5186-920
ORDINANCE NO. 5186-92
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA,
RELATING TO MARINE IMPROVEMENTS; AMENDING SECTIONS
145.01 THROUGH 145.11, CODE OF ORDINANCES, RELATING TO
DOCKS, PIERS, SEAWALLS, BRIDGES, AND OTHER MARINE
STRUCTURES; PROVIDING FOR DEFINITIONS; PROVIDING FOR
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS AND SPECIFICATIONS; REASSIGNING
CERTAIN DUTIES AMONG CITY OFFICIALS AND BOARDS;
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA:
Section 1. Sections 145.01 through 145.11, Code of Ordinances, are
amended to read:
Sec. 145.01. Permit required, generally.
No sea wall, bulkhead, groin, marine improvement, bridge or other
similar marine structure ef any nature shall be built within the city until
the city building official has issued -d4=eEteshall first issue a permit for
such work
rubffl4tt An__aulication for a permit shall be accompanied by detailed plans
and specifications, which shall be sub'ect to the review and approval of the
city engineer. Such plans and specifications shall be prepared by a Florida
professional e* engineer -duly --reg4steFed in the state,, and said plans and
specifications shall bear the seal and signature of said engineer, except
sicned and sealed plans shall not be required for the repair or replacement of
decking . stringers, railing, lower landings, tie piles or the patching or
reinforcing of existing piling on private and commercial docks for which a
city permit was originally issued. The city engineer is authorized to
establish minimum specifications for all such marine improvements, bridges, or
other similar marine structures, and is hey authorized to approve or
disapprove said plans and specifications in his sound discretion.
Sec. 145.015. Definitions.
As used in this chapter,'the following words and terms shall have the
following meaning unless a different meaning is clearly intended:
Gity shall ef -C1earwatep, Pierida,
Commercial dock shall mean any dock used in connection with or owned by
a hotel, motel, apartment house (three (3) or more units), condominium, co-
operative apartment, restaurant, social or fraternal club or organization, or
f. commercial enterprise of any type whatsoever.
Construction as used in 049 chapter- shall mean completely new work,
to existing structures except
repairs, replacements, remothe val and?_extensions
that it shall not inelu? Fepai?" or replacement GTJ-
Dock as used in this chapter shall mean any structure, otherwise known
as a pier, wharf, loading platform, or boat lift, which is constructed on
pilings, over open water, or which is supported by flotation on the water.
Marina facility shall mean any facility or enterprise where mooring
slips or docking facilities for watercraft are available for rent, lease or
sale.
Navigable waters as-used in t-his--cater shall mean any stream or body
of water which can be put to public use whether or not it can be used for
commercial navigation.
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Residential dock shall mean any dock adjacent to a single-family or
duplex lot which will be used by an individual owner, his family and friends
and not included in the definition of "commercial dock" above.
Tie piles when used ? this ordi ance shall include dolphins or mooring
piles which are placed to provide anchorage, mooring or space for a ship or
boat, or any pile not carrying a vertical load.
Where lumber sizes are referred to herein, they refer to nominal sizes.
Sec. 145.02. Minimum elevation of sea walls on Clearwater Harbor.
The elevation of sea wails on the west shore of Clearwater Harbor or
Clearwater Bay shall be not less than six (6) feet above mean sea level.
M.S.L. (mean, sea !eye-!), The elevation of sea walls on the east shore of
Clearwater-Harbor or Clearwater Bay and on the shore of the Gulf of Mexico
shall be not less than six (6) feet above mean sea level. Mir
Sec. 145.03. Maximum width, length and position of residential docks,
piers and wharves.
The dimensional requirements for residential docks-, piers and wharves
shall be as set forth in section 136.013.
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Sec. 145.04. Minimum specifications for residential dock construction.
(a) All pilings shall be of precast concrete testing three thousand
(3000) pounds or better in twenty-eight (28) days; or of ereesete poles,
pressure-treated
southern wood piles conforming tie in physical quality to specification
ASTM X25-88 025 55, which have been treated in conformance with AWPA Standard
C-3 with preservatives meetina standards of
Type-A, 9 er G) in-aecerda ee with AWPA Standard P- 5-r
and !,-,- miniffluffl
butt d-tip s4zes equal-te the5e speeifiedfe; ereeseto piles a. When
southernwood piles treated in accordance with AWPA standard C-3 w4#
r_rpe-A, $-8 are used, analysis by assay extraction in accordance with
AWPA Standard A-2 may be required to show a minimum retention and distribution
of solid preservative of two and five-tenths (2.5) p.c.f. in the zone zero
inches to one and five-tenths (1.5) inches from the surface and one and five-
tenths (1.5) p.c.f. in the zone and one and five-tenths (1.5) inches to two
(2.0) inches from the surface. Concrete piling shall be at least eight (8)
inches square in cross-section. In no event shall penetration be less than six
(b) feet, zero inches, unless such -1 pre?,r ng, weyer-that t iz penetration
is impractical does not ereate a hardsh4p due to rock or impenetrable
material.
(b) Concrete piling shall incorporate at least four (4) one--half-inch-
diameter steel rods running the entire length thereof which are VVff4 covered by
a least two (2) inches of concrete. All reinforcing steel shall be epoxy
coated.
(c) Tie pilings shall project above the surface of the water or land
only as high as may be reasonably necessary for use and application, and all
such piling shall be either twenty-twe- pound--press -treated craeesete ,.wed
concrete; or wood 50Ut-hern p4-P,& piling treated in conformance with AWPA
Standard C-3 or as
approved by the city engineering department.
(d) All fastenings shall be hot-dip galvanized or better.
(e) All other timber shall be pressure-treated_,_in__accordance with
AWPA standards,
(f) Span spacing between pile bents shall riot exceed twelve (12) feet,
zero inches. For timber decked dock construction, the second bent shall not
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pier, lift attaehed to a perm4tted as an
wharf or lead4ng platferm shall be
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exceed twelve (12) feet, zero inches in front of the beginning of the dock.
Outside stringer systems shall be doubles two-inch by eight-inch pressure
treated timber or greater. Five-eights-inch diameter galvanized bolts or
greater are to be used for attachment of stringers to caps on piling.
Intermediate stringers shall be single two-inch by eight-inch with a maximum
three (3) feet, zero inches on-center spacing. Decking shall be two-inch by
six-inch,-two-4neh-by eight ;neh s4ze- or greater, pressure-treated timber.
(g) All floating private docks shall 4n the e4ty
to be censtrueted must have a minimum of twenty (20) pounds per square foot flotation.
(h) Covered boat lifts:
(1) All roof designs shall must conform to the Standard Building Code
applicable to the type of construction being used to cover the lift.
(2) In no case shall administrative approval be given for the
enclosing of the sides of any boat lift.
Sec. 145.05. Minimum specifications for commercial docks.
(a) Commercial docks shall be constructed in such a manner as to equal
or better the construction requirements set out herein for residential docks
and the dimensional requirements set forth in section 136.013.
(b) All commercial dock applications, except f-eT- applications for tie
pilings only, shall require the signature and seal of a Florida professional
Fler4da gistered engineer to be affixed to the plans submitted for approval.
Sec. 145.06. Variance requirements:
(a) The development code ad justment board board eft ent and
appealon -gig-- shall have the power to grant variances from the
standards relating to width, length and position of marine structures
r+- contained in this chapter and in section 136.013 upon formal
application W nh-'Wade to the board pursuant to section 137.012 the
Clearwater Code of 044nanees and for good cause shown.
(b) The building/flood board of adjustment and appeal en bum
shall have the power to grant variances from any of the minimum standards
relating to construction material requirements contained..in this chapter, upon
application being made to the board and for good cause shown.
Sec. 145.07. Permits required for dock construction,
(a) No person, shall undertake construction-,-,a-s,
defiRed in this ehapter, of any commercial or residential dock on any of the
navigable water in the city without having first obtained a permit from the
building official department.
(b) The documents required to be submitted in support of the
application for a permit -pursuant tosubsection (a) of this
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specifications, engineer's drawings, surveys, construction contracts and other
pertinent information which the building official d'T deems necessary for
proper consideration of the application.
(c) Permits for docks issued by the building official 4epartment shall
be effective for six (6) months from date of issuance. Such permits may be
renewable for an additional term of ninety (90) days upon the written request
of the applicant at least thirty (30) days prior to the expiration date of the
permit and for justifiable cause.
Sec. 145.08. Docks in a state of disrepair, or dilapidated docks.
(a) If any pier or dock, existing, presently is permitted to fall into disrepair so as to
become a dangerous structure creatinq_an unreasonable risk of bodily-in•iur Y to
of tie-c an-ty er- nd4,.idwa4 mem e. - ereef, such structure shall must be
either removed or repaired so as to conform with the requirements of this
chapter. Upon determination by the building official d-r,-eeter er--his-
that any pier or dock has become a dangerous
structure, written notice thereof shall be given by registered or certified
mail to the Property owner. Any property owner party so informed shall have
sixty (60) days from the date of the notice within which to remove or repair
said structure to conform with the requirements of this chapter.
(b) Repair or replacement of any residential dock, catwalk, boat lift
or portion of a dock, catwalk or boat lift that involves fifty (50) per cent
or more of the dock, catwalk or boat lift shall require that the -r-epaiped--er
replaeed dock, catwalk or boat lift conform to the length, width and position
requirements as set forth in section 136.013 144.93 -hea=eel.
Sec. 145.09. Periodic inspection requirements.
-(-a+ All existing commercial docks ands marina facility docks ark-a-1-1-
( deems hernafter-eenstrueted-except shall be inspected to
determine their condition and compliance with the minimum standards of this
coder with such inspections to be conducted at three-year intervals by an
'engineer trained in the construction of such docks, and the owner of such
docks shall submit a report bearing the seal of such engineer to the building
official diFeeter er his designated repre ens'+11`? demonstrating that'such
dock or docks whether presently , comply
with the minimum standards set forth in this code.
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Sec. 1.45.10. Certificate of competency required for persons
constructing docks, etc.
All persons, firms or Porperations prior to commencing construction or
repair or replacement of any dock, pier or wharf subsequent +R_-th effeetiYe
1 shall present to the building official directr-nr --h4
des49nated FeppeseRtat;ye evidence that such person, holds
a certificate of competency issued by the Pinellas County building advisory
board.
Sec. 145.11. County ordinance not applicable.
The area included within the corporate limits of Clearwater shall not be
subject to 4s deleted from the provisions of Pinellas County Ordinance No. 70-
2, as amended, est W ed
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Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
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PASSED ON FIRST READING
PASSED ON SECOND AND FINAL
READING AND ADOPTED
March 19, 1992
April 2, 1992
A?L iA? ,
Rita Garve
Mayor-Commissioner
Approved as to form and correctness:
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M. A. Galbraith-,
C i t! Attorney Jr
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Attest:
Cynt G deau
City erk
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