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Earliest and most rudimentary King Hammurabi (Babylonian Empire) 2000BC
building codes of which we have
knowledge are attributed to
Rome enacted regulations for 27 A.D.
the safety of public buildings in
One of the earliest building Assize of Buildings
codes was promulgated by the
Mayor of London in 1189, known
as the
In 1666, a great fire in London London Building Act
burned out of control for 5 days,
prompting Legislation of the
In 1871 the Chicago Fire that enact a building and fire prevention ordinance
killed 250 people and 100,000
homes prompted the city to
The three model building codes in the 20th Century
currently in use in this country
were all developed
was published in 1927, (replacing the 1905 National Building
Uniform Building Code
Code). It is used extensively in the western U.S
Southern Standard Building (now Standard Building Code), published in 1945 is used
Code predominantly in the southeast
The Basic /National Building published in 1950, is widely used in the northeast and midwest
Code
, The three code organizations active throughout the United
BOCA, SBCCI, and ICBO
States are
In an effort to consolidate adopting the State of Florida Building Code in March of 2002.
codes and produce one
standard that can be used,
BOCA, ICBO, and SBCC] united
and formed the International
Code Council and the
International Building Codes.
Florida elected not to adopt the
International Code instead
The history of housing codes in to the general health and safety of the people.
the United States began during
the colonial period. As
settlement of the colonies
spread settlers discovered that
certain conditions were not
conducive
Authorities have refined housing the creation of substandard dwellings and slums
codes through the years and
now enforce them in many areas
of this and other countries.
These codes establish minimum
standards for health, safety, and
welfare and are targeted at
preventing
Local governments face a whole community standards.
new problem when lack of
maintenance on buildings
causes deterioration. This
"blight" can spread rapidly
through residential and business
districts alike. This occurs unless
there are restrictions or
enforcement of
is usually understood to mean a close observation of actual
The term "inspection" conditions existing on properties' structures and their approved
uses.
trained, qualified, and competent to determine whether
Code officers/inspectors must
conditions that they observe meet the minimum requirements
be
specified in the locally adopted codes.
with the court or code enforcement punitive process and
Code officer/inspectors should
appellate procedures. In addition, code officer/inspectors
be familiar
should know process is necessary to appeal code requirements.
The administrative elements deal must also guard against unlawful search and seizure.
with the procedures to ensure
the observation of the
constitutional doctrines of
reasonableness, equal
protection under the law, and
due process. The procedures