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1021 HARDEE RD
Section 8-108. Demolition by neglect.
Demolition by neglect is any failure to comply with the minimum required maintenance standards of this Section, whether deliberate or inadvertent. The owner of any building, structure, landscape feature, improvement, site or portion thereof which has been historically designated pursuant to the Historic Preservation provisions of this Article shall be required to properly maintain and preserve such building or structure in accordance with the standards set forth in the applicable sections of the Florida Building Code, and this Article.
It is the intent of this Section to preserve from deliberate or inadvertent neglect, the interior, exterior, structural stability and historic and architectural integrity of any historically designated building, structure, landscape feature, improvement, site or portion thereof. All such properties, building and structures shall be maintained in accordance to minimum maintenance standards, preserved against decay, deterioration and demolition and shall be free from structural defects through prompt and corrective action to any physical defect which jeopardizes the building’s historic, architectural and structural integrity; such defects shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
A. Deteriorated and decayed facades or façade elements, facades which may structurally fail and collapse entirely or partially;
B. Deteriorated or inadequate foundations;
C. Defective or deteriorated flooring or floor supports or any structural members of insufficient size or strength to carry imposed loads with safety;
D. Deteriorated walls or other vertical structural supports, or members of walls, partitions or other vertical supports that split, lean, list or buckle due to defective material or deterioration;
E. Structural members of ceilings, roofs, ceiling and roof supports or other horizontal members which sag, split or buckle due to defective material or deterioration;
F. Deteriora...
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