§ 2-1182. Powers and Duties.

The Building Board shall have the following powers and duties:

(a)

To review and approve, with or without modifications or conditions, or deny an appeal from a decision of the building official with regard to a variance from the mode or manner of construction proposed to be followed, or materials to be used, in the erection or alteration of a building or structure, or when it is claimed that the provisions of the Florida Building Code and Florida Fire Prevention Code, as listed in Chapter One, do not apply, or that an equally good or more desirable form of construction can be employed in any specific case, or when it is claimed that the true intent and meaning of such building codes and technical codes or any of the regulations thereunder, have been misconstrued or wrongly interpreted by the building official;

(b)

To accept appeals and render decisions pursuant to interlocal agreements between the County and independent fire districts which have entered into such agreements;

(c)

To recommend to the BCC additional or amended rules of procedure to govern the Building Board's proceedings; and

(d)

To make its special knowledge and expertise available upon reasonable written request and authorization of the BCC to any official, department, board, commission, or agency of the County, state, or federal governments.

(Ord. No. 2009-31, § 1)