1990-35 Docks & PiersORDINANCE N0.35-90
AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
AMENDING CHAPTER 5, BOATS, DOCKS AND WATERWAYS; ARTICLE 3,
CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS; DIVISION 4, DOCKS AND PIERS, OF
THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALId BEACH CODE, TO MODIFY THE REQUIRED
CONFIGURATION OF PIERS AND WAVE BREAKS IN LAKE WORTH AND TO
' CHANGE CERTAIN TECHNICAL AND ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION AND
DESIGN REQUIREMENTS OF MARINE STRUCTURES IN VILLAGE WATERWAYS
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF
NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA:
Section 1. That Section 5-81 of the Village Code is
amended by changing the definition of Private Dock to read as
follows:
Private Dock shall mean one which shall only be used by
the owner and his family and shall be constructed only in R-1
and R-2 zoning districts. A private dock shall not be rented
or leased.
Section 2.
amended to read That Section
as follows: 5-83 (b) of the Village Code is
(b) Decking
shall be placed elevation. The main deck
at the minim of a dock or pier
feet above mean um
sea level. of three and five-tenths (3.5)
The steps from th
bulkhead cap sha
ll not exceed e ground or
seven (7) inches for each step.
Section 3.
as follows That Section 5-83 (e) (i) is amended to read
:
(1) Piling
a. Mittimum bottom penetration is to be six (6) feet.
b. Concrete piling is to be minimum eight (8) inch
by eight (8) inch or eight (8) inch diameter
reinforced with four (4) number 5 rods with
number two hoops eight (8) inches on center.
c. Wood piling is to be minimum ten (10) inch butt
diameter and the treatment shall conform to AWPB
MP1, MP2 or MP4. Pile cutoff shall be treated in
accordance with AWPA M4.
d. All piling are to be set a maximum of ten (10)
feet on center for timber deck construction.
Section 4. That Section 5-83 (e) (2). is amended to
read as follows:
(2) Stringers and bracing. Stringers and. bracing, if
' lumber „ shall be a minimum two (2) inch by eight (8)
inch.
Section 5. That Section 5-83 (e) (3), is amended to
read as follows:
(3) Decking. Decking, if lumber, shall be a minimum two
(z) inch by six (5) inch.
dockord _ 1 -
rev9.13.90
Section 6. That Section 5-83 (i) (1) is amended to read
as follows:
(1) Bottom penetration is to be a minimum of six (6)
feet.
Section 7. That Section 5-85 (5) is amended to read as
follows:
' (5) Piers may be constructed with "L" heads or "T" heads
of fifty (50) feet. A finger pier shall not exceed
twenty two (22) feet in length and shall be a maximum
of six (6) feet and a minimum of three (3) feet 1n
width.
Section 8. That Section 5-85 (11) is amended to read as
follows:
(11) Free standing wave breaks shall not be permitted.
Section 9. This ordinance shall take effect immediately
upon passage.
PLACED ON FIRST READING THIS 13th DAY OF September
PLACED ON SECOND READING AND FINAL READING AND PASSED THIS 27th
DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1990..
MAYOR
ATTEST:
VILLAGE CLERK
dockord rev9.27.91