Code of Ordinances Supplement 72SUPPLEMENT NO. 72
September 2019
CODE OF ORDINANCES
Village of
NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
Looseleaf Supplement
This Supplement contains all ordinances deemed advisable to be included at this time
through:
Ordinance No. 2019-08, adopted August 8, 2019.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Officials of the Village. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . iii
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . v
Adopting Ordinance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . vii
Readopting Ordinance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . x.i
Checklist of Up-to-Date Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . [1]
Supplement History Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . SH:1
PART I
CHARTER
Charter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 1
Art. I. Corporate Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Art. I.A. Vision Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Art. II. Territorial Boundaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Art. III. Legislative. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 10.5
Art. IV. Administrative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Art. V. Qualifications and Elections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Art. VI. Transition Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Charter Comparative Table. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 65
PART II
CODE OF ORDINANCES
Chapter
1. General Provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 77
2. Administration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 133
Art. I. In General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134.3
Art. II. Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138.7
Div. 1. Generally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138.7
Div. 2. Rules of Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138.8
Art. III. Administrative Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138.9
Div. 1. Generally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138.9
Div. 2. Audit Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Div. 3. Department of Finance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Div. 4. Department of Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Div. 5. Police Department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Div. 6. Fire Rescue Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142.1
Div. 7. Department of Public Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142.1
Div. 8. Department of Library. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142.2
Div. 9. Department of Country Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Div. 10. Department of Recreation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Div. 11. Department of Community Development. 143
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Art. IV. Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Art. V. Pensions and Retirement Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Div. 1. Generally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Div. 2. Social Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Div. 3. Pension and Certain Other Benefits for
General Employees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Div. 4. Pension and Certain Other Benefits for
Fire and Police Employees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152.3
Div. 5. Length of Service Award Plan for Volunteer
Firefighters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Div. 6. ICMA Defined Contribution Pension Plan. 164.1
Art. VI. Code Enforcement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164.2
Art. VII. Alternate Method of Code Enforcement . . . . . 169
3. Alcoholic Beverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 211
4. Animals and Fowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 263
Art. I. In General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Art. II. Dogs and Cats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Art. III. Rabies Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
5. Boats, Docks and Waterways. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 319
Art. I. In General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Art. II. Boat Launching Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Art. III. Construction Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Div. 1. Generally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Div. 2. Canals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Div. 3. Bulkheads and Seawalls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Div. 4. Docks and Piers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Div. 5. Erosion Control Structures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Art. IV. Marine Sanctuaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Art. V. Waterways Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336.1
6. Buildings and Building Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 381
Art. I. In General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383
Art. II. Minimum Construction Standards . . . . . . . . . . . 383
Art. III. Appearance Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
Div. 1. Generally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
Div. 2. Reserved. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
Div. 3. Certificate of Appropriateness. . . . . . . . . . . . 387
Art. IV. Abatement of Unsafe or Unsanitary Buildings 388
Art. V. Signs and Outdoor Displays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392.1
Art. VI. Reserved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
Art. VII. Reserved. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
7. Fill Permits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 453
Art. I. In General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 455
Art. II. Filling Permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 455
8. Emergency Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 507
Art. I. In General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 509
Art. II. Civil Disorders and Disturbances . . . . . . . . . . . . 510
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Art. III. Exempt Employee Emergency Duty . . . . . . . . . 511
9. Country Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 559
Art. I. In General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 561
Art. II. Golf Advisory Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 562
Art. III. Finances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 563
10. Elections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 615
Art. I. In General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 617
Art. II. Reserved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 618
Art. III. Reserved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 618
Art. IV. Polling Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 618
11. Electricity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 671
Art. I. In General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 673
Art. II. Electrical Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 673
11.5. Emergency Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 695
Art. I. In General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 697
Art. II. Emergency Medical Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 697
12. Fire Prevention and Protection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 723
Art. I. In General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 725
Art. II. Florida Fire Prevention Code. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 725
Art. III. Reserved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 726
Art. IV. Recovery of Costs for Cleanup, Abatement and
Removal of Hazardous Substances. . . . . . . . . . . 726
12.5. Flood Damage Prevention. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 777
Art. I. Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 779
Art. II. Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .789
Art. III. Flood Resistant Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 794
13. Reserved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 839
14. Health and Sanitation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 889
Art. I. In General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 891
Art. II. Garbage, Trash and Refuse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 891
Div. 1. Generally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 891
Div. 2. Garbage Collection and Disposal . . . . . . . . . 891
Div. 3. Reserved. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 893
Art. III. Reserved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 894
Art. IV. Abatement of Public Nuisances on Private
Property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 894
15. Housing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 945
Art. I. Property Maintenance Standards. . . . . . . . . . . . . 947
Art. II. Abandoned Real Property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 951
Art. III. Minimum Housing Standards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 953
16. Library. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 997
Art. I. In General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 999
Art. II. Library Advisory Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 999
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17. Licenses and Miscellaneous Business Regulations. . . . .. . . 1051
Art. I. In General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1053
Art. II. Local Business Tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1057
Art. III. Businesses Located Outside Village Limits . . 1060.4
Art. IV. Simulated Gambling Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1063
Art. V. Ambulances. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1065
Art. VI. Garage and Other Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1066
Art. VII. Business Advisory Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1066
Art. VIII. Peddlers and Solicitors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1067
17.5 Reserved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 1121
18. Motor Vehicles and Traffic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 1171
Art. I. In General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1173
Art. II. Operation of Vehicles Generally . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1173
Art. III. Stopping, Standing and Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . 1174
19. Offenses and Miscellaneous Provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 1225
Art. I. In General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1227
Art. II. Sexual Offenders and Sexual Predators . . . . . . 1230
Art. III. Offenses Against Property. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1230
Art. IV. Offenses Against Public Morals . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1230
Art. V. Offenses Against Public Peace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1231
Art. VI. Noise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1231
Art. VII. Reserved. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1234
Art. VIII. Weapons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1234
Art. IX. Water Shortage Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1237
Art. X. Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1238
Art. XI. Wellfield Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1242
20. Parks, Playgrounds and Recreation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 1289
Art. I. In General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1291
Art. II. Meetings and Gatherings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1292
Div. 1. Generally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1292
Div. 2. Permit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1292
Art. III. Recreation Advisory Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1293
21. Planning and Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 1343
Art. I. In General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1345
Art. II. Planning Commission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1347
Art. III. Board of Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1348
Art. IV. Concurrency Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1350
Art. V. Stormwater Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1363
Art. VI. Archaeological Site Protection Regulations. . . 1366.1
22. Reserved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 1411
23. Police. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 1463
Art. I. In General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1465
Art. II. Reserved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1465
Art. III. Reserve Force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1465
24. Streets, Sidewalks and Public Places . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 1517
Art. I. In General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1519
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Art. II. Work Performed Within Rights-of-Way . . . . . . . 1519
Art. III. Sidewalks and Driveways . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1520.3
Div. 1. Generally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1520.3
Div. 2. Permits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1523
Art. IV. Environmental Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1523
25. Swimming Pools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 1573
Art. I. In General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1575
Art. II. Reserved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1575
Art. III. Reserved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1576
26. Taxation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 1627
Art. I. In General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1629
Art. II. Insurance Excise Taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1629
Art. III. Utility Tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1629
Art. IV. Telecommunications Service Tax . . . . . . . . . . . . 1630
27. Trees and Shrubbery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 1681
Art. I. In General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1683
Art. II. Trees in Swale Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1683
Art. III. Landscaping. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1684
Div. 1. Generally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1684
Div. 2. Reserved. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1686
Div. 3. Requirements for Certain Yard Areas, Off-
Street Parking and Other Vehicular Use
Areas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1686
Art. IV. Fertilizer-Friendly Use Ordinance . . . . . . . . . . . 1690
28. Use of Rights-of-Way for Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 1739
29. Communications Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 1781
Appendices
A. Appearance Plan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 2043
B. Subdivisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 2353
Art. I. In General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2355
Art. II. Procedures for Subdivision Plat Approval . . . . 2358
Art. III. Design Standards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2365
Art. IV. Required Improvements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2368.1
Art. V. Enforcement Provisions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2372
Art. VI. Amendments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2378
Art. VII. Legal Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2379
C. Zoning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 2479
Art. I. In General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2481
Art. II. Generally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2486
Art. III. District Regulations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2488.10
Arts. IV, V. Reserved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2529
Art. VI. Amendments—Fees; Waiting Periods . . . . . . . . 2529
Art. VII. Nonconforming Uses of Land and Structures 2530
D. Franchises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 2619
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Statutory Reference Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 2819
Code Comparative Table—1970 Code. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 2869
Code Comparative Table—Laws of Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 2873
Code Comparative Table—Ordinances. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 2875
Charter Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 2933
Code Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 2935
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2015-15 9-24-15 Omitted 63
2015-16 9-24-15 Omitted 63
2015-17 1-14-16 Omitted 63
2015-18 9-24-15 Omitted 63
2015-19 11-12-15 Included 63
2015-20 11-12-15 Included 63
2015-21 12-10-15 Omitted 63
2015-22 12-10-15 Included 63
2016-02 1-14-16 Omitted 63
2016-03 1-14-16 Omitted 63
2016-01 4-28-16 Omitted 64
2016-04 1-28-16 Omitted 64
2016-05 3-24-16 Omitted 64
2016-06 5-12-16 Included 64
2016-25(Res.) 5-12-16 Omitted 64
2016-07 9- 8-16 Included 65
2016-08 9-22-16 Omitted 65
2016-09 9-22-16 Omitted 65
2016-10 11-10-16 Omitted 65
2016-11 12- 8-16 Omitted 65
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2017-02 1-12-17 Included 65
2017-03 1-26-17 Included 65
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2017-08 5-25-17 Omitted 66
2017-10 7-27-17 Omitted 66
2017-11 8-24-17 Included 66
2017-12 9-28-17 Omitted 66
2017-13 9-28-17 Included 66
2017-14 9-28-17 Omitted 66
2017-15 9-28-17 Omitted 66
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2017-18 10-12-17 Included 67
2017-19 11- 9-17 Omitted 67
2017-20 11- 9-17 Omitted 67
2017-21 12-14-17 Included 67
2017-22 12-14-17 Included 67
2017-23 12-14-17 Included 67
2017-24 12-14-17 Included 67
2017-25 12-14-17 Omitted 67
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2018-07 10- 1-18 Omitted 70
2018-08 10- 1-18 Omitted 70
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2019-01 3-14-19 Included 71
2019-02 4-11-19 Omitted 71
2019-04 5-23-19 Included 71, Add.
2019-03 6-27-19 Included 72
2019-05 6-27-19 Omitted 72
2019-06 7-11-19 Included 72
2019-07 7-25-19 Included 72
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Chapter 5
BOATS, DOCKS AND WATERWAYS*
Article I. In General
Sec. 5-1. Definitions.
Sec. 5-2. Speed limit; wakes.
Sec. 5-3. Swimming in restricted waters.
Sec. 5-4. Exhibition boats exempted from certain restrictions.
Sec. 5-5. Water skiing.
Sec. 5-6. Disturbing other boats.
Sec. 5-7. Use of searchlights.
Sec. 5-8. Abandoned boats.
Sec. 5-9. Mooring at private or public docks without permission.
Sec. 5-10. Observance of village health and conduct rules.
Sec. 5-11. Cleanliness of docks.
Sec. 5-12. Refuse disposal.
Sec. 5-13. Pollution of waterways.
Sec. 5-14. Hours for running engines in residential districts.
Sec. 5-15. Living aboard boats restricted.
Sec. 5-16. Mooring limitations in waterways (private docks and piers).
Sec. 5-17. Authority of village to board boats violating chapter.
Sec. 5-18. Prohibition of floating structures.
Sec. 5-19. Unlawfully anchored or moored vessels—Department of law
enforcement to impound.
Sec. 5-20. Same—Owner to be notified upon impoundment.
Sec. 5-21. Same—Procedure in event owner cannot be found.
Sec. 5-22. Same—Unclaimed vessel to be sold; certification of sale.
Sec. 5-23. Same—Claiming of vessel of floating structure by owner; pay-
ment of costs.
Sec. 5-24. Same—Reclamation of owner after sale.
Sec. 5-25. Occupancy of live aboard boats, floating structure or vessels in
village waterways.
Sec. 5-26. Reserved.
Secs. 5-27—5-32. Reserved.
Article II. Boat Launching Area
Sec. 5-33. Designated; use restricted.
Sec. 5-34. Repairs prohibited.
Sec. 5-35. Vehicle/trailer parking in designated areas; permits required.
Sec. 5-36. Abandoned boats and equipment—Disposition.
Sec. 5-37. Same—Recovery.
Sec. 5-38. Violation; penalty.
Secs. 5-39—5-48. Reserved.
Article III. Construction Requirements
Division 1. Generally
Secs. 5-49—5-55. Reserved.
*Cross references—Bulkhead lines, Ch. 7; parks, playgrounds and recreation, Ch. 20.
State law references—Beautification and improvement of waterways, F.S. § 342.03;Florida Vessel Registration and Safety
Law, F.S. ch. 327.
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Division 2. Canals
Sec. 5-56. Compliance with division required.
Sec. 5-57. General requirements.
Sec. 5-58. Navigation canals.
Sec. 5-59. Drainage canals.
Sec. 5-60. Canal crossings.
Sec. 5-61. Surety bond prerequisite to issuance of building permit in
certain cases.
Secs. 5-62—5-68. Reserved.
Division 3. Bulkheads and Seawalls
Sec. 5-69. Compliance with division required.
Sec. 5-70. Submission of plans and specifications.
Sec. 5-71. Specifications.
Sec. 5-72. Minimum design requirements for seawalls.
Sec. 5-73. Permitting and inspection.
Secs. 5-74—5-80. Reserved.
Division 4. Docks and Piers
Sec. 5-81. Definitions.
Sec. 5-82. Generally.
Sec. 5-83. Minimum design requirements.
Sec. 5-84. Regulations governing construction in waters other than Lake
Worth and Atlantic Ocean.
Sec. 5-85. Regulations governing construction in Lake Worth and Atlantic
Ocean.
Sec. 5-86. Variances.
Secs. 5-87—5-92. Reserved.
Division 5. Erosion Control Structures
Sec. 5-93. Definition.
Sec. 5-94. When permitted.
Sec. 5-95. Construction.
Sec. 5-96. Control.
Secs. 5-97—5-100. Reserved.
Article IV. Marine Sanctuaries
Sec. 5-101. Designation of waters as marine sanctuaries.
Article V. Waterways Board
Sec. 5-102. Created.
Sec. 5-103. Composition; terms.
Sec. 5-104. Duties.
Sec. 5-105. Reserved.
Sec. 5-106. Reserved.
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ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL
Sec. 5-1. Definitions.
As used in this chapter, unless the context
indicates otherwise, the following terms shall
have the indicated meanings:
Anchor shall mean any appliance used to
secure a vessel or floating structure other than
to a pier, dock or bulkhead which is carried
aboard such vessel as regular equipment when
under way and cast or dropped overboard.
Boat means any watercraft, including seaplanes
when not airborne, in or upon or docked, moored
or upon boat lifts at any place in any waterway
within the boundaries of the village.
Floating structure shall mean a floating entity,
with or without accommodation built thereon,
which is not primarily used as a means of
transportation on water but which serves purposes
or provides services typically associated with a
structure or other improvement on real property.
The term includes, but is not limited to, an entity
used as a residence, place of business or office
with public access, a hotel or motel, a restaurant
or lounge, a clubhouse, a meeting facility, a
storage or parking facility, or similar facility or
entity represented as such. Floating structures
are expressly excluded from the definition of the
term vessel as defined in both F.S. § 327.02 and
this section. Incidental movement upon water or
resting partially or entirely on the bottom does
not, in and of itself, preclude an entity from
being classified as a floating structure nor shall
registration of the entity as a vessel in accordance
with F.S. ch. 327.
Live-aboard boat or vessel means:
(a) Any boat or vessel used solely as a
residence and not for navigation;
(b) Any boat or vessel represented as a place
of business or a professional or other
commercial enterprise; or
(c) Any boat or vessel for which a declara-
tion of domicile has been filed pursuant
to F.S. § 222.17. A commercial fishing
boat is expressly excluded from this defini-
tion.
Mooring shall mean the securing of a vessel or
floating structure by any means.
NAVD88 or the North American Vertical Datum
of 1988 means the vertical datum used for
vertical control surveying in the coterminous
United States and Alaska.
Prohibited area shall mean all water bottom
lands within the village not authorized by this
Code for the anchorage or mooring of vessels.
Vessel is synonymous with boat as referenced
in section 1(b), Article VII of the State Constitu-
tion and includes every description of watercraft,
barge and air boat, other than a seaplane on the
water, used or capable of being used as a means
of transportation on water.
Waterway means any waters, waterway, lake,
river, tributary, canal, lagoon or connecting waters
within the boundaries of the village.
(Code 1970, § 11-1; Ord. No. 212-70, § 2; Ord.
No. 12-98, § 1, 4-23-98; Ord. No. 11-99, § 1,
2-11-99; Ord. No. 2010-03, § 2, 1-28-10; Ord. No.
2015-19, § 1, 11-12-15; Ord. No. 2018-04, § 2,
5-10-18; Ord. No. 2019-07, § 2, 7-25-19)
Cross reference—Rules of construction and definitions
generally, § 1-2.
Sec. 5-2. Speed limit; wakes.
No person shall operate a boat or any other
vessel, including water sport apparatus or other
physical object capable of transporting human
beings or cargo on water, at a speed in excess of
five (5) miles per hour, in any of the waterways
within the corporate limits of the village, with
the exception of the waters of Lake Worth and
the Intracoastal Waterway, except in cases of fire
or extreme emergency.
In addition to the five-mile-per-hour speed
limit, no person shall operate a boat or any other
vessel, including water sport apparatus, or other
physical object capable of transporting human
beings or cargo on water, which shall cause a
wake in any of the waterways within the corporate
limits of the village, with the exception of the
waters of Lake Worth and the Intracoastal
Waterway, except in cases of fire or extreme
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emergency. A wake is defined as causing white
water to be seen breaking off the bow of the boat
or vessel.
(Code 1970, § 11-43; Ord. No. 212-70, § 6; Ord.
No. 5-87, § 1, 2-26-87)
Sec. 5-3. Swimming in restricted waters.
No person shall engage in swimming in any
waters lying within one thousand (1,000) feet of
the intersection of the Earman River and the
North Palm Beach Waterway.
(Code 1970, § 11-44)
Sec. 5-4. Exhibition boats exempted from
certain restrictions.
The provisions of this chapter shall not be
construed to prohibit the running of racing or
exhibition boats, muffled or unmuffled, during a
publicly announced and supervised and
adequately patrolled regatta or speed trial or
exhibition.
(Code 1970, § 11-48; Ord. No. 212-70, § 7)
Sec. 5-5. Water skiing.
No person shall water ski in any of the
waterways located within the corporate limits of
the village, nor shall any person operate any
boat for towing a person on water skis in any of
the waterways located within the corporate limits
of the village; provided, however, that, nothing in
this section shall be construed to prohibit water
skiing in the waters of Lake Worth or the
Intracoastal Waterway.
(Code 1970, § 11-50; Ord. No. 212-70, § 10)
Sec. 5-6. Disturbing other boats.
No person shall operate a boat in such a
manner as to unjustifiably or unnecessarily annoy
or frighten or endanger the occupants of any
other boat, or throw up a dangerous wake when
approaching another boat.
(Code 1970, § 11-51; Ord. No. 212-70, § 11)
Sec. 5-7. Use of searchlights.
No person operating a boat shall use
searchlights indiscriminately or in such manner
as to annoy or disturb other persons or boats.
(Code 1970, § 11-52; Ord. No. 212-70, § 12)
Sec. 5-8. Abandoned boats.
Every boat in a waterway which is abandoned
or unseaworthy, or sinks, grounds or becomes
otherwise disabled, is hereby declared to be a
nuisance and the person in charge thereof shall
abate such nuisance within ten (10) days after
notice from the director of public safety.
(Code 1970, § 11-53; Ord. No. 212-70, § 13)
Sec. 5-9. Mooring at private or public docks
without permission.
No person shall moor a boat at a private or
public seawall or dock or beach if upon private or
public property within the village without the
permission of the owner or public entity thereof.
(Code 1970, § 11-56; Ord. No. 212-70, § 16; Ord.
No. 11-99, § 2, 2-11-99; Ord. No. 2018-04, § 2,
5-10-18)
Sec. 5-10. Observance of village health and
conduct rules.
No person in charge of or occupying boats
docked at or moored to land, docks, piers or
wharves abutting waterways shall fail to observe
all the health and sanitary regulations of the
village, and all ordinances of the village relating
to the conduct of persons and prohibiting acts
contrary to public health, morals, safety or public
peace.
(Code 1970, § 11-57; Ord. No. 212-70, § 17; Ord.
No. 2018-04, § 2, 5-10-18)
Cross reference—Health and sanitation, Ch. 14.
Sec. 5-11. Cleanliness of docks.
Persons in charge of or occupying boats shall
at all times keep the docks, seawalls and premises
adjacent to such watercraft in a neat and orderly
manner and free from trash, rubbish, repair
parts, machinery, equipment and debris of all
kinds.
(Code 1970, § 11-58; Ord. No. 212-70, § 18)
Sec. 5-12. Refuse disposal.
No person in charge of or occupying a boat
shall dump or throw or permit to be dumped or
thrown garbage, paper, bottles, cans, refuse or
debris into waterways. Persons in charge of
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boats moored or docked in the waterways shall
provide garbage cans of sufficient size to hold
garbage and refuse.
(Code 1970, § 11-59; Ord. No. 212-70, § 19; Ord.
No. 2018-04, § 2, 5-10-18)
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ing a currently effective permit issued under
section 5-35 of this chapter, has abandoned such
boat, boat trailer or piece of boat equipment.
(b) Thereupon, it shall be lawful for the vil-
lage, through its officers or employees, to remove
such abandoned material from such area, destroy-
ing that which is junk and disposing of all other
material for the best price, and upon the best
terms available. The net proceeds of any such
sale shall be deposited in the general fund of the
village.
(Code 1970, § 11-14)
Sec. 5-37. Same—Recovery.
At any time within ninety (90) days after the
disposition of any boat, boat trailer or equipment
under section 5-36 of this chapter, the owner, or
any person having any alleged interest in such
disposed of property, may, upon making proof of
such ownership or interest, recover back from
the village the proceeds of the sale, less all the
expenses of caring for, moving, advertising and
making such sale.
(Code 1970, § 11-15)
Sec. 5-38. Violation; penalty.
Violation of any provision of section 5-33,
Designated;use restricted or section 5-35, Vehicle/
trailer parking in designated areas; permits
required, shall result in a civil fine of fifty dollars
($50.00) for a first offense and one hundred
dollars ($100.00) for any subsequent violation.
(Ord. No. 2006-08, § 3, 6-8-06)
Secs. 5-39—5-48. Reserved.
ARTICLE III. CONSTRUCTION
REQUIREMENTS*
DIVISION 1. GENERALLY
Secs. 5-49—5-55. Reserved.
DIVISION 2. CANALS
Sec. 5-56. Compliance with division
required.
All canals for navigation and/or drainage
purposes to be dug or constructed within the
corporate limits of the village, either in whole or
in part, whether or not such canal is dedicated to
the public, shall be subject to the requirements
set forth in this division.
(Code 1970, § 11-21)
Sec. 5-57. General requirements.
(a) All canals shall be provided with reinforced
or prestressed concrete bulkheads which shall
meet the requirements of the village building
code and the village ordinances concerning zoning
as they are concerned with bulkheads.
(b) All canals to be constructed in areas
proposed to be platted shall meet the require-
ments of the subdivision ordinance of the village,
as set out in Appendix B of this volume, and
amendments thereto, and must be approved as
part of the plan of development of the proposed
platted area.
(c) Canals to be constructed in unplatted areas
shall meet the requirements of the village build-
ing code and all ordinances of the village relating
to zoning, and plans for the construction of any
canal must be approved by the engineers of the
village prior to the issuance of a building permit
for such canal.
(Code 1970, § 11-24)
Cross reference—Zoning, App. C.
Sec. 5-58. Navigation canals.
Canals which may be used for navigation shall
have a minimum width of eighty (80) feet face to
face of bulkheads constructed on the sides thereof,
with the exception of the bottom profile require-
ments dictated by the bulkhead design. All such
canals shall have a minimum bottom elevation of
minus eight (-8) feet mean sea level.
(Code 1970, § 11-22)
*Cross references—Buildings and building regulations,
Ch. 6; coastal construction code, § 6-151 et seq.
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Sec. 5-59. Drainage canals.
Canals which are constructed or dug for drain-
age purposes only and which may be used for
drainage purposes only shall be of the width
required to provide sufficient cross section for
drainage requirements and shall have a minimum
bottom elevation of minus eight (-8) feet mean
sea level. The determination of whether or not
the intended use of a canal is for drainage
purposes only shall be set forth on the dedication
of a plat if such canal is included in a platted
area, and such determination for canals in unplat-
ted areas shall be made by the village building
inspector. The village building inspector shall
determine that a canal has been constructed for
drainage purposes only if the canal cannot be
used for navigational purposes by virtue of its
width, other construction features or by virtue of
inability of boats to travel thereon continuously
to open water.
(Code 1970, § 11-23)
Sec. 5-60. Canal crossings.
All roadway crossings for all proposed canals
for navigation purposes or for navigation and
drainage purposes shall have a minimum verti-
cal clearance of sixteen (16) feet above mean
high water and a minimum horizontal clearance
of twenty (20) feet face to face of piling or
bulkhead. Plans for all crossings of navigation
canals or navigation and drainage canals shall
be submitted to the village engineers and must
be approved by them in writing prior to being
constructed.
(Code 1970, § 11-25)
Sec. 5-61. Surety bond prerequisite to issu-
ance of building permit in certain
cases.
(a) Before a building permit is issued for the
digging or construction of a canal in an unplat-
ted area or in an area where such canal is not to
be dedicated to the public, the applicant for such
permit shall furnish a surety company bond
satisfactory to the village council, guaranteeing
that within twelve (12) months from the date of
the permit the construction of the canal, together
with the bulkhead or seawall requirements set
forth herein, shall be entirely completed in full
accordance with the approved plans submitted
under this chapter, and copies of these regula-
tions shall be attached to and constitute a part of
the bond agreement.
(b) No permit shall be issued for the construc-
tion or digging of any such canal without such
bond.
(c) Extensions of the bond required herein or
waiver of such bond may be made by the village
council where it is determined by the council
that the financial resources and the integrity
and reliability of the applicant for a permit is
satisfactory and acceptable to the village council
and such bond is not necessary for the performance
of the terms of this chapter.
(Code 1970, § 11-31)
Secs. 5-62—5-68. Reserved.
DIVISION 3. BULKHEADS AND SEAWALLS*
Sec. 5-69. Compliance with division
required.
All bulkheads or seawalls constructed within
the corporate limits of the village shall meet the
requirements set forth in this division.
(Code 1970, § 11-26; Ord. No. 2019-07, § 3,
7-25-19)
Sec. 5-70. Submission of plans and specifica-
tions.
Plans and specifications for any bulkhead or
seawall constructed within the corporate limits
of the village shall be submitted by an engineer
registered in the state and shall bear his or her
certification and seal on the face thereof. The
village engineer shall review all applications for
bulkhead or seawall repair or reconstruction.
(Code 1970, § 11-27; Ord. No. 2019-07, § 3,
7-25-19)
*Cross reference—Bulkhead lines generally, Ch. 7.
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Sec. 5-71. Specifications.
All bulkheads and seawalls constructed within
the village shall be subject to the requirements
of this division. Material substitutions and devia-
tions and alternative construction methods may
be administratively approved with the mutual
consent of both the village engineer and the
village building official.
(1) All materials and construction methods
utilized in construction shall conform to
the applicable portion of the latest edi-
tion of the Florida Department of
Transportation (FDOT) Standard
Specifications for Road & Bridge Construc-
tion. All precast prestressed concrete
piles shall be produced at an FDOT
certified prestress manufacturing facil-
ity.
(2) Bulkheads and seawalls may be of either
the king pile or concrete sheet pile type.
(3) All bulkheads and seawalls shall be
capped with a continuous reinforced
concrete cap. All concrete corners shall
be chamfered three quarters () of an
inch minimum.
(4) The design of the bulkhead wall shall
conform to recognized engineering
standards and calculation methods for
bulkhead structures and shall take into
account the following:
(a) Load and resistance factors
applicable for the engineering
analysis and design of the wall;
(b) Differential hydrostatic pressure due
to tides and stormwater runoff;
(c) Surcharge loads on the bulkhead
wall;
(d) Potential for erosion at the toe of
the wall; and
(e) Backflow prevention for drainage
outfalls, where applicable.
(5) The dimensions of each component of the
concrete wall shall be sized so that the
concrete cover over the steel reinforcing
bar is a minimum of four (4) inches for all
external surfaces and surfaces exposed
to saltwater and cast against earth and a
minimum of three (3) inches for all formed
surfaces not in contact with saltwater.
(Code 1970, § 11-28; Ord. No. 2019-07, § 3,
7-25-19)
Sec. 5-72. Minimum design requirements for
seawalls.
All bulkheads and seawalls constructed shall
within the village shall comply with the
dimensional and compatibility requirements of
this section. The provisions of this section shall
not apply to repairs to existing bulkheads and
seawalls where the total cost of the repairs is
less than fifty (50) percent of the replacement
cost of the bulkhead or seawall.
(1) Seawalls and bulkheads shall not be
constructed beyond the rear property
line, provided however, a property owner
may reconstruct an existing seawall or
bulkhead no more than eighteen (18)
inches waterside of the property line.
Any extension waterside beyond eighteen
(18) inches from the property line shall
only be approved by the village council in
accordance with the fill permit process
set forth in chapter 7 of this code.
(2) Seawall caps shall extend no farther
than three (3) feet from the wet face of
the seawall or bulkhead or the rear
property line, whichever is greater. A
portion of the seawall cap may exceed
this limitation provided that it meets the
required setbacks and dimensions for
docks.
(3) The seawall or bulkhead cap shall be
placed at the following established
minimums and maximum cap elevations:
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Property Location
Minimum Cap
Elevation Maximum Cap Elevation (NAVD88)
Zone X & X500 - not
in the FEMA Special
Flood Hazard Area or
Coastal High Hazard
Area
Four feet (4')
NAVD88
Six inches (6") above grade or four feet and
six inches (4'6") NAVD88, whichever is
greater. The grade (natural elevation) shall
be calculated by selecting a minimum of two
(2) elevation points within 1 foot (1') of the
rear property line on each adjoining side
property line and calculating the average of
the selected elevation points.
In the FEMA Special
Flood Hazard Area or
Coastal High Hazard
Area with an
established base flood
elevation (BFE)
Four feet (4')
NAVD88
Six inches (6") above grade as defined above
or five feet (5') NAVD88, whichever is
greater.
In the FEMA Special
Flood Hazard Area or
Coastal High Hazard
Area with an
established base flood
elevation (BFE), and
in the waters of the
Intracoastal, Lake
Worth or the Atlantic
Ocean
Five feet (5')
NAVD88
Six inches (6") above grade as defined above,
or six (6') NAVD88, whichever is greater; or
Equal in elevation to BFE shown on the
flood insurance rate map published by the
Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA), provided that mitigation measures
for aesthetic compatibility and other impacts
to adjacent properties for seawall cap
heights greater than six feet (6') NAVD88
are approved by the Community Develop-
ment Director, the Village Engineer and the
Building Official.
(4) Seawall caps placed at an elevation
greater than the adjacent property shall
provide a wall return of the same mate-
rial and type as the seawall cap. All
areas visible from adjacent property shall
have a finished appearance equivalent to
or better than painted concrete stucco.
The height of any wall or fence placed on
top of the return shall be measured from
the grade of the adjacent property.
(Ord. No. 2019-07, § 3, 7-25-19)
Sec. 5-73. Permitting and inspection.
All seawalls and bulkheads shall be subject to
the following permit and inspection require-
ments:
(1)Permitting.In addition to building and
zoning review, the village engineer shall
review all permits for seawalls and
bulkheads for structural integrity and
consistency with the requirements of this
division. All permit applications shall
include the following information:
(a) Engineering plans signed and sealed
by a professional engineer licensed
in the State of Florida.
(b) A Standard Penetration Test (SPT)
soil boring report containing the
required soil design parameters for
the location of the proposed wall
prepared by a geotechnical engineer
licensed in the State of Florida. The
location and required depth of the
boring shall be determined by the
geotechnical engineer. The depth of
the boring shall be a minimum of
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five (5) feet lower than the deepest
component of the proposed bulkhead
wall.
(c) A soil boring profile signed and
sealed by the geotechnical engineer.
(d) A plan view of the proposed bulkhead
wall clearly indicating the location
of the soil boring.
(e) A cross section of wall indicating
the channel bottom elevation, the
cap elevation and identifying the
type, size and location of wall
components.
(f) Fundamental soil data from the soil
boring used in the design including
saturated and submerged unit soil
weight, coefficient of active pres-
sure, coefficient of passive pressure,
friction angle (for cohesionless soils),
and cohesion (for cohesive soils).
(g) Documentation demonstrating that
all concrete satisfies the require-
ments of ACI 318 Exposure Class
C2.
(h) Plans demonstrating that exposed
steel tie back anchor rods and other
anchors shall be coated with a heavy-
duty protective coating to prohibit
corrosion.
(i) A copy of the pollution control plan
required by the Florida Department
of Environmental Protection (FDEP)
permit depicting the location and
types of pollution control mitigation
measures. During the course of
construction, the permittee shall be
required to submit to the village all
reports required by the National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (NPDES) permit prior to
the village's issuance of a certificate
of occupancy.
(2)Inspection.The permittee shall notify
the village building inspector at least
forty-eight (48) hours prior to the follow-
ing events so as to allow for inspection:
(a) the first installation of any structural
support, including a king pile or
concrete sheet;
(b) the backfilling of structural sup-
ports, including any anchors or tie
rods;
(c) the pouring any cast-in-place
construction; and
(d) the final cap pouring.
(Code 1970, § 11-30; Ord. No. 2019-07, § 3,
7-25-19)
Editor’s note—Ord. No. 2019-07, § 3, adopted July 25,
2019, amended § 5-73 and in so doing changed the title of
said section, as set out herein.
Secs. 5-74—5-80. Reserved.
DIVISION 4. DOCKS AND PIERS
Sec. 5-81. Definitions.
As used in this division, the following terms
shall have the indicated meanings, unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
Batter pile means pile that is designed and
installed on a slope other than vertical in order
to resist horizontal as well as vertical forces.
Commercial dock means a wharf, dock or pier
facility for tenants of hotels, apartment houses,
condominiums and for commercial uses and shall
be constructed only in zoning districts other than
R-1 and R-2.
Floating vessel platform means a structure
that floats at all times in the water and is used
solely for the purpose of supporting a vessel so
that the vessel is out of the water when not in
use. A floating boat lift shall be included within
the definition of floating vessel platform.
Pier means a dock that extends more than five
(5) feet from the property line and is perpendicular
to a bulkhead or shoreline.
Private dock, pier, mooring buoy and floating
anchor mean those that shall only be used by the
occupant and his family and shall be constructed
only in R-1 and R-2 Zoning Districts. A private
dock, pier, mooring buoy or floating anchor shall
not be rented or leased.
Shore or shoreline shall mean, in the absence
of a bulkhead, the mean high-water mark.
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Wave break means a structure designed only
to break up waves or boat wakes, not to be used
for mooring or docking boats.
(Code 1970, § 11-32; Ord. No. 3-71, § 2; Ord. No.
1-73, § 1; Ord. No. 35-90, § 1, 9-27-90; Ord. No.
13-98, § 1, 5-14-98; Ord. No. 04-2001, § 1, 2-8-01;
Ord. No. 2018-04, § 3, 5-10-18; Ord. No. 2019-
07, § 3, 7-25-19)
Cross reference—Rules of construction and definitions
generally, § 1-2.
Sec. 5-82. Generally.
(a) Docks, piers, mooring buoys and anchors,
boat davits and other boat-lifting devices and
other approved structures shall be owned and
constructed only by the adjacent upland
landowner. For the purposes of this section,
upland shall be defined as a buildable lot with a
zoning designation and legal access and shall not
include upland portions of a canal right-of-way.
(b) Boat davits and other boat-lifting devices
shall require a building permit.
(c) Docks, piers, mooring buoys and anchors
and other waterside structures shall require a
building permit.
(d) The length or width of a dock or pier, as
applicable, shall include all protrusions therefrom.
(e) All construction documents for new docks
or piers or modifications to docks or piers shall
be signed and sealed by a professional engineer
licensed in the State of Florida.
(f) Where applicable, applications for a build-
ing permit must provide a copy of the pollution
control plan required by the Florida Department
of Environmental Protection (FDEP) permit
depicting the location and types of pollution
control mitigation measures.
(g) Side property line fencing on waterfront
lots may extend waterward beyond the rear
property line to the edge of the bulkhead or
seawall cap and any fencing affixed to a bulkhead
or seawall cap must be constructed of aluminum
or equivalent.
(Code 1970, § 11-33; Ord. No. 3-71, § 2; Ord. No.
10-2000, § 1, 4-13-00; Ord. No. 2018-04, § 3,
5-10-18; Ord. No. 2019-07, § 3, 7-25-19)
Sec. 5-83. Minimum design requirements.
(a)Coverings.Any sun, wind or weather cover-
ing to be constructed over a dock or pier shall
require a permit and shall be classified as a
canopy and shall meet the building code as such.
(b)Decking elevation.The main deck of a dock
or pier shall be placed at a minimum of of two
and one-half (2 ) feet NAVD88 and at a maximum
elevation equal to the elevation of the adjacent
bulkhead or seawall cap.
(c)Wave break.The bottom wave breaking
stringer shall not extend below mean low water.
(d)Floating docks.Free-standing piling for
floating docks shall be prestressed concrete,
steel pipe or timber.
(e)Floating vessel platforms.
(1) Floating vessel platforms shall be secured
in the same manner as floating docks as
specified above, or in the manner speci-
fied by the manufacturer, or as designed
by a Professional Engineer licensed in
the State of Florida.
(2) The vessel on top of the floating platform
must be independently secured to a fixed
dock, seawall, or similar structure on the
property to which it is accessory by a
mooring line or chain of sufficient strength
and condition as if the vessel were float-
ing independently.
(3) Floating vessel platforms shall use flota-
tion materials that are either fully
encapsulated or suitable for marine use,
resistant to puncture and loss of internal
components, resistant to fire, cracking
and peeling, and generally impervious to
water or fuel damage.
(f)Construction material.Construction mate-
rial for piers and docks shall meet the following
requirements:
(1) Piling, dolphins and tie poles.
a. Piles, dolphins and tie poles shall
have enough penetration into
subsurface soils to resist the
horizontal design loads.
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b. Piles shall be prestressed concrete
or steel. The properties, number
and spacing shall be selected to
resist the horizontal design loads.
(2) Stringers and bracing. Stringers and brac-
ing, if lumber, shall be a minimum two-
inch by eight-inch.
(3) Decking. Decking, if lumber, shall be a
minimum two-inch by six-inch.
(4) Fasteners.
a. All bolts, nuts, washers and nails
shall be hot dipped galvanized or
zinc plated or equal.
b. Stringers and braces shall be
fastened with minimum one-half-
inch bolts.
(5) Dock lumber. All dock lumber shall be
pressure treated or equal.
(6) Concrete strength. All concrete shall be
a minimum strength of thirty-five hundred
(3,500) psi in twenty-eight (28) days.
(7) Existing bulkhead. If a dock or pier is to
be supported by an existing bulkhead,
the permittee shall demonstrate by
performing a structural analysis that the
existing bulkhead is capable of support-
ing the applied dock or pier loads.
(g)Structural equivalents permitted.Docks
and piers of other design and material may be
permitted when structurally equivalent to the
above and approved with the mutual consent of
both the village engineer and the village build-
ing official.
(h)Commercial docks and piers.All com-
mercial docks and piers are to be designed by a
Florida registered professional engineer.
(i)Commercial marinas.All fixed docks and
piers to be constructed in commercial marinas
shall be concrete or equal.
(Code 1970, § 11-34; Ord. No. 4-74, § 1; Ord. No.
35-90, §§ 2—6, 9-27-90; Ord. No. 2008-04, § 2,
1-24-08; Ord. No. 2018-04, § 3, 5-10-18; Ord. No.
2019-07, § 3, 7-25-19)
Sec. 5-84. Regulations governing construc-
tion in waters other than Lake
Worth and Atlantic Ocean.
All docks or other approved structures to be
constructed waterside of bulkheads or land in
the lagoons, waterways or other bodies of water
in the village, other than the waters of Lake
Worth and the Atlantic Ocean, shall be constructed
in accordance with the following requirements
and regulations:
(1) Prior to a permit being issued by the
village, a permit shall be obtained from
such other authority that has a vested
interest in the waterway.
(2) In regard to construction waterside of
any lot having fifty-foot or less frontage
on the water, docks shall not be placed
within five (5) feet of the side property
line extended.
(3) In regard to construction waterside of
any lot having greater than fifty-foot
frontage on the water, docks shall not be
placed within ten (10) feet of the side
property line extended.
(4) Dead end lagoon. In regard to construc-
tion waterside of any platted lot at the
dead end of a lagoon, a dock or a pier may
be placed zero (0) feet from the side
property line extended when all the fol-
lowing requirements are complied with:
a. The lot/lots shall be in a R-1 Single
Family Dwelling District.
b. Building permits shall be obtained
as required by section 5-82 of this
chapter.
c. At least one (1) lot shall have less
than seventy-five (75) feet frontage
on the water.
d. A dock or pier, but not both, shall be
constructed at the same time on
both sides of the common property
line in question or, in the alterna-
tive, if one (1) of the property owners
chooses to construct the dock or pier
at a future date, that property owner
shall record a deed restriction in the
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public records, in a form acceptable
to the village attorney, limiting the
location of the future dock or pier to
the property line and requiring that
it mirror the dock or pier constructed
on the adjacent property. No permit
shall be issued until the restriction
is recorded.
e. The dock or pier on a lot shall be
structurally independent of the dock
or pier on the adjacent lot.
(5) Docks shall extend a maximum of five (5)
feet waterward from the rear property
line. Notwithstanding the foregoing, float-
ing docks constructed within the North
Palm Beach Waterway may extend a
maximum of ten (10) feet waterward
from the rear property line; provided,
however, that the mooring of vessels to
such extended floating docks, for purposes
other than loading or unloading, is
prohibited.
(6) Piers shall not exceed six (6) feet in
width and shall not be closer to the side
property line extended than half of its
extension waterside from the rear property
line.
(7) Piers may extend waterside a maximum
distance from the rear property line as
follows:
a. fifteen (15) feet into lagoons;
b. twenty (20) feet into the North Palm
Beach Waterway;
c. twenty-five (25) feet into West Lake;
d. forty (40) feet into North Lake;
e. forty (40) feet into Prosperity Harbor
for properties on Teal Way;
f. not more than twenty-five (25)
percent of the waterway width of
the Earman River;
A pier may extend waterside a maximum
of fifty-five (55) feet when connected with
a commercial marina operation in a com-
mercial zoned piece of property so long as
said construction leaves a minimum clear
water distance of forty (40) feet between
the pier and any opposite bulkhead or
water structure which may be constructed
in accordance with this chapter.
(8) Piers located in the Earman River may
be constructed with L heads,T heads,
or other configurations that may allow
for the docking of vessels parallel to the
shore provided the maximum allowable
length waterside is reduced by twelve
(12) feet.
(9) In lagoons, dolphin poles, wave breaks,
mooring posts, mooring buoys or floating
anchors shall be placed a maximum of
twenty (20) feet from the rear property
line or the shore; provided, however, that
wave breaks shall be allowed only at
lagoon entrances opening into Lake Worth.
(10) In the North Palm Beach Waterway,
dolphin poles, mooring posts, mooring
buoys or floating anchors shall be placed
a maximum of thirty (30) feet from the
rear property line or the shore.
(11) In the Earman River, dolphin poles, wave
breaks, mooring posts, mooring buoys or
floating anchors shall be placed not more
than twenty-five (25) percent of the
waterway width from the rear property
line or the shore; provided, however, that
wave breaks shall be allowed only at the
entrance to Lake Worth.
(12) In West Lake, and North Lake, and
water front properties along Teal Way,
dolphin poles, mooring posts, mooring
buoys or floating anchors shall be placed
a maximum of fifty (50) feet from the face
of the rear property line or the shore.
(13) Dolphin or mooring post location shall be
inside the side property line extended
and shall be determined by the building
department.
(14) In no instance shall any structure extend
more than twenty-five (25) percent of the
width of the water.
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(15) Floating vessel platforms may be installed
with minimum side setbacks as specified
above for docks, and with maximum
waterside extension as specified above
for dolphin poles and mooring posts.
(Code 1970, § 11-35; Ord. No. 3-71, § 2; Ord. No.
6-73, § 1; Ord. No. 36-95, §§ 1, 2, 12-14-95; Ord.
No. 28-98, §§ 1—3, 12-10-98; Ord. No. 09-2001,
§ 1, 4-12-01; Ord. No. 27-2003, § 1, 9-9-03; Ord.
No. 2011-11, § 2, 6-23-11; Ord. No. 2014-02, § 2,
3-27-14; Ord. No. 2018-04, § 3, 5-10-18; Ord. No.
2019-07, § 3, 7-25-19)
Sec. 5-85. Regulations governing construc-
tion in Lake Worth and Atlantic
Ocean.
All residential piers, docks or other approved
structures to be constructed waterside of the
rear property line in Lake Worth, or the mean
low-water mark of the Atlantic Ocean, shall
meet the following regulations and require-
ments:
(1) Prior to a permit being issued by the
village, a permit shall be obtained from
such other authority that has a vested
interest in the waterways. Nothing
contained in this division shall be
construed to affect the rights or obliga-
tions connected with spoil areas located
in Lake Worth within one hundred (100)
feet lakeward of the bulkhead line referred
to above and the granting of a permit by
the village does not release the applicant
from personally determining what, if any,
effect such spoil areas may have upon
any construction done in accordance with
this division.
(2) No pier or finger pier shall extend beyond
a line fifty (50) feet waterside from and
parallel to the rear property line.
(3) The centerline of all piers shall be on a
uniform alignment.
(4) Piers may be constructed with L heads
or T heads of fifty (50) feet. A finger
pier extending from the L or T head
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 in
width.
(5) No point on any pier shall be closer than
twenty (20) feet to either side property
line projected along a line parallel to the
pier center line or closer than forty (40)
feet to any part of another pier.
(6) Piers shall have a maximum width of ten
(10) feet, and a minimum width of six (6)
feet.
(7) Dolphins or mooring posts may be
installed adjacent to piers, with location
to be determined by the building depart-
ment.
(8) In regard to construction waterside of
any lot having fifty (50) feet or less
frontage on the water, docks shall not be
placed within five (5) feet of the side
property line extended.
(9) In regard to construction waterside of
any lot having greater than fifty (50) feet
frontage on the water, docks shall not be
placed within ten (10) feet of the side
property line extended.
(10) Freestanding wave breaks shall not be
permitted.
(11) Mooring buoys and anchors shall be
designed and located in such a manner
as to not allow the moored vessel to cross
the side property lines extended. Moor-
ing buoys and anchors shall be located
parallel to the bulkhead no more than
one hundred fifty (150) feet from the rear
property line. No live-aboards are allowed.
The upland landowner shall not moor or
anchor more than one (1) boat.
(12) Floating vessel platforms may be installed
with minimum side setbacks as specified
above for docks, and with maximum
waterside extension as specified above
for piers.
(Code 1970, § 11-36; Ord. No. 3-71, § 2; Ord. No.
35-90, §§ 7, 8, 9-27-90; Ord. No. 13-98, § 2,
5-14-98; Ord. No. 11-99, § 3, 2-11-99; Ord. No.
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10-2000, § 2, 4-13-00; Ord. No. 2008-04, § 2,
1-24-08; Ord. No. 2018-04, § 3, 5-10-18; Ord. No.
2019-07, § 3, 7-25-19)
Sec. 5-86. Variances.
The board of adjustment created and described
in section 21-21 of this Code shall have the
power to authorize a variance from the
dimensional requirements of this division in
accordance with the criteria and procedures set
forth in that section.
(Ord. No. 1-82, § 1, 1-28-82; Ord. No. 28-98, § 4,
12-10-98; Ord. No. 2009-16, § 3, 11-12-09; Ord.
No. 2019-07, § 3, 7-25-19)
Secs. 5-87—5-92. Reserved.
DIVISION 5. EROSION CONTROL
STRUCTURES*
Sec. 5-93. Definition.
As used in this division,erosion control
structures shall mean seawalls and/or groins
designed to control and prevent erosion of exist-
ing land masses which lie outside established
bulkhead lines or property lines in waterways,
lakes, rivers, lagoons or other bodies of water in
the village.
(Code 1970, § 11-40; Ord. No. 4-74, § 2)
Cross reference—Rules of construction and definitions
generally, § 1-2.
Sec. 5-94. When permitted.
Erosion control structures shall be permitted
to be constructed in the village only where land
masses exist waterward of any property line or
bulkhead line in the village and within the
rights-of-way of any waterway, lake, river, lagoon
or other body of water in the village other than
the Atlantic Ocean. Erosion control structures
shall be permitted when the village engineer and
village council determine that such structure is
necessary to prevent a land mass as described
above from eroding into the adjacent body of
water.
(Code 1970, § 11-40; Ord. No. 4-74, § 2)
Sec. 5-95. Construction.
Construction plans and location of erosion
control structures shall be prepared by a Florida
registered engineer and be approved by the
village engineer. Prior to a permit being issued,
permits shall also be obtained from any other
authority having a legal interest in the waterway,
lake, river, lagoon or other body of water involved.
(Code 1970, § 11-40; Ord. No. 4-74, § 2)
Sec. 5-96. Control.
Every erosion control structure shall be owned
and maintained by the village and shall be
altered or removed under the authority and
decision of the village council. Erosion control
structures may be constructed by upland landown-
ers under the supervision of the building official
of the village. All erosion control structures shall
meet the minimum design requirements set forth
in this chapter, including permits, fees, surety
bonds, minimum design requirements and other
regulations.
(Code 1970, § 11-40; Ord. No. 4-74, § 2)
Secs. 5-97—5-100. Reserved.
ARTICLE IV. MARINE SANCTUARIES†
Sec. 5-101. Designation of waters as marine
sanctuaries.
(a)Definition.Marine sanctuary is defined as
those areas within the village where the tide
ebbs and flows including, but not limited to,
Lake Worth, the Intracoastal Waterway and
other water areas throughout the village which
under normal circumstances support vegetation
typically adapted for life in the water and for the
preservation and growth of fish breeding,
recreation and aesthetic areas.
*Cross reference—Coastal construction code, § 6-151 et
seq.
†Editor’s note—Ord. No. 18-79, § 1, adopted Sept. 13,
1979, amended the Code by adding § 7-25. However, for
purposes of classification, the new provisions have been
redesignated as Ch. 5, Art. IV, § 5-101, at the editor's
discretion.
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(b)Areas designated.The village nominates
all water areas within its corporate limits, and,
in particular, Lake Worth and the Intracoastal
Waterway, to be designated as a marine and
wildlife sanctuary as provided for under Title
III of the Marine Protection, Research and
Sanctuaries Act of 1972. The village clerk is
hereby directed to request the secretary of com-
merce to so designate those portions of North
Palm Beach to be marine sanctuaries.
(c)Area to be regulated.The village hereby
declares the waters of Lake Worth and the
Intracoastal Waterway within its municipal
boundaries to be a marine sanctuary in accordance
with its findings that these waters support
substantial fish breeding and are one of the last
known fish breeding areas in Lake Worth, and
contain therein unique mangrove species, mud
flats and other areas conducive to fish breeding
and ecological conservation of marine life. Further,
that such areas are necessary to be conserved for
their ecological purposes, as well as for the
substantial recreational purposes of fishing and
boating which occur thereon, as well as for the
aesthetic value of the substantial expanse of
water, together with the marine life, mangroves
and foliage connected therewith. Accordingly,
the village council hereby undertakes to regulate
water areas, mangrove areas and other fish
breeding and recreation areas within the village
to the extent that such regulations do not conflict
with either state or federal law, and no disturbance
of existing areas within the village where the
tide ebbs and flows may occur without the
specific authorization, permit and license of the
village, after due notice and hearing as to the
ecological, conservation, recreation and aesthetic
affect upon these areas shall be had.
(d)Construction of section.The terms of this
section shall be in addition to any other terms
set forth in this Code which are concerned with
applications for dredge and fill permits, applica-
tions for building, setback applications, etc., and
shall not be considered to be in lieu of any
requirements contained in the village Code.
(Ord. No. 18-79, § 1, 9-13-79)
Cross reference—Filling permits, §§ 7-16—7-20.
ARTICLE V. WATERWAYS BOARD
Sec. 5-102. Created.
A waterways board (hereinafter referred [to]
as the board ) for the village is hereby created.
(Ord. No. 18-2004, § 1, 7-22-04)
Sec. 5-103. Composition; terms.
(a)Composition. The waterways board shall
consist of seven (7) members who shall be village
residents.
(b)Terms. The village council shall appoint
members on an annual basis during April of each
year to take effect the following May 1 of each
year for staggered terms of three (3) years as
determined by the village council.
(Ord. No. 18-2004, § 1, 7-22-04; Ord. No. 2006-
09, § 1, 6-22-06; Ord. No. 2019-01, § 4, 3-14-19)
Editor’s note—Ord. No. 2019-01, § 4, adopted March 14,
2019, amended § 5-103 and in so doing changed the title of
said section from Composition;terms;vacancies to Composi-
tion; terms,as set out herein.
Sec. 5-104. Duties.
The waterways board shall have the following
missions and responsibilities:
(1) The mission of the waterways board is to
ensure that the waterways located within
the Village of North Palm Beach and the
marina located at Anchorage Park are
maintained, operated and improved to
provide the safest, most efficient, economi-
cal and environmentally-sound water
transportation route in the village and to
provide sound use of village waterways
that serve business, commercial fisheries
and recreation.
(2) The board shall identify, analyze, address
and publicize issues that affect the vil-
lage waterways, village citizens and users.
(3) The board shall endeavor to build a
growing community of support through
education of its members, prospective
members, community groups and relevant
government officials.
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Chapter 7
FILL PERMITS*
Article I. In General
Sec. 7-1. Filling operations beyond property line; prohibited.
Sec. 7-2. Unlawful fill; removal.
Secs. 7-3—7-15. Reserved.
Article II. Filling Permit
Sec. 7-16. Required.
Sec. 7-17. Public hearing.
Sec. 7-18. Application; issuance.
Sec. 7-19. Application fees.
Sec. 7-20. Expiration date; renewal; revocation.
*Editor’s note—Ord. No. 2019-07, § 4, adopted July 25, 2019, amended ch. 7 and in so doing changed the title of said
chapter, as set out herein.
Cross references—Boats, docks and waterways, Ch. 5; buildings and building regulations, Ch. 6; parks, playgrounds and
recreation, enforcement of Ch. 7 by code enforcement officer, § 2-171 et seq.; Ch. 20; planning, Ch. 21; streets, sidewalks and
public places, Ch. 24; subdivision regulations, App. B; zoning regulations, App. C.
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ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL*
Sec. 7-1. Filling operations beyond property
line; prohibited.
No fill shall be made, deposited or maintained
in the waters of Lake Worth or other tidal waters
within the corporate limits of the village, water-
ward or outward from any shoreline, in such a
manner so that such fill shall extend beyond any
property line except as provided in article II
below.
(Code 1970, § 7-2; Ord. No. 2019-07, § 4, 7-25-19)
Sec. 7-2. Unlawful fill; removal.
Any fill which shall be made contrary to the
provisions of this chapter shall be unlawful and
subject to removal upon order of the village
council.
(Code 1970, § 7-7; Ord. No. 2019-07, § 4, 7-25-19)
Secs. 7-3—7-15. Reserved.
ARTICLE II. FILLING PERMIT†
Sec. 7-16. Required.
(a) No person may make or deposit any fill or
undertake the filling, creation or extension of
land by pumping, dredging, pumping sand, rock
or earth or otherwise within the water of Lake
Worth or other tidal waters within the limits of
the village without first having received a permit
therefor from the village council. All filling shall
be made in accordance with the plans and
specifications designated in the application for
such permit.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, a fill permit
shall not be required for any fill associated with
the replacement or reconstruction of an existing
seawall or bulkhead no more than eighteen (18)
inches waterward of the property line as provided
in section 5-72(1) of this code.
(Code 1970, § 7-3; Ord. No. 2019-07, § 4, 7-25-19)
Sec. 7-17. Public hearing.
(a) Before any petition or application for a
permit to fill or dredge, the village council shall
consider all applications for a fill permit at a
duly noticed public hearing.
(b) Notice of the public hearing shall be
published in a newspaper of general circulation
at least seven (7) days prior to the hearing at
which the application is considered. Addition-
ally, notice shall be mailed to all property owners
of record within three hundred (300) feet of the
property to which the application relates, as
derived from the official tax roll of Palm Beach
County, at last ten (10) days prior to the hearing.
The applicant shall provide an affidavit attest-
ing to the completeness and accuracy of the
property owner's list and confirming that the
notice was sent to all property owners included
on the list. The notice shall contain the following
information:
(1) A brief description of the fill permit
application;
(2) Time, date and location of the public
hearing;
(3) The street address of the property upon
which the fill activities are proposed (or
in the event there is no address, a legal
description and location map); and
(4) Name, address and telephone number of
the office where additional information
may be obtained.
(c) The terms of this chapter shall be in
addition to any terms set forth in this Code
which are concerned with applications for dredge
and fill permits, and shall not be considered to be
in lieu of any requirements contained herein.
(Code 1970, § 7-3.1; Ord. No. 194-69, §§ 1—3;
Ord. No. 2019-07, § 4, 7-25-19)
*Editor’s note—Ord. No. 2019-07, § 4, adopted July 25,
2019, repealed § 7-1 and in so doing, renumbered §§ 7-2 and
7-3 as §§ 7-1 and 7-2, as set out herein. The former § 7-1
pertained to established; designated and derived from Code
1970, § 7-1.
†Cross references—Regulations for marine sanctuaries,
§ 5-101(d); licenses and miscellaneous business regulations,
Ch. 17.
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Sec. 7-18. Application; issuance.
(a) Applications for the permit required by
this article shall be in writing and directed to the
community development director and shall be
accompanied by a surveyor's sketch plan of what
is proposed to be done and shall also show the
details of any proposed construction, the proposed
area to be filled, the area to be dredged for
procuring fill materials, if the proposed construc-
tion is intended to be created from dredged
material, and such other information and data
as may be pertinent to the proposed filling.
(b) The village council shall not grant any fill
permit that would violate any statute, zoning
law, ordinance or other applicable restriction. In
determining whether to grant, grant with condi-
tions or deny any fill permit application, the
village council shall consider:
(1) whether any harmful obstruction to or
alteration of the natural flow of the
adjacent navigable waters will arise from
the proposed construction;
(2) whether any harmful or increased ero-
sion, shoaling of channels or stagnant
areas of water will be created thereby;
and
(3) whether any material injury or monetary
damage to adjoining land will accrue
from the proposed activities. All fill
permits are subject to approval by the
trustees of the internal improvement fund
of the state and by the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers, as applicable.
(Code 1970, § 7-4; Ord. No. 2019-07, § 4, 7-25-19)
Sec. 7-19. Application fees.
Each application shall be accompanied by a
deposit of the estimated costs of the village in
processing the application. Upon the village
determining the actual costs, applicants shall
pay the balance, if any, in full of such costs
including advertising and cost of review by the
village engineer prior to final consideration of
the application by the village council. If the
deposit exceeds actual costs, the balance shall be
refunded to applicant. Each change in plans and
specifications subsequent to the issuance of a
permit shall be the subject of a new or
supplemental application and a like fee shall be
paid upon the filing of such application as was
paid in the case of the original application.
(Code 1970, § 7-5; Ord. No. 06-2001, § 1, 3-22-01;
Ord. No. 2019-07, § 4, 7-25-19)
State law reference—Authority to set fees, F.S. § 253.125.
Sec. 7-20. Expiration date; renewal; revoca-
tion.
(a) All permits issued under this article shall
be valid for a period of two (2) years from the
date thereof, but shall be automatically revoked
if the proposed work is not completed within
such period except for good cause shown.
(b) The renewal of any permit prior to sixty
(60) days after its expiration may be granted by
the community development director for good
cause shown.
(c) For violation of or noncompliance with the
terms of a permit, such permit may be revoked
after notice of intention to do so has been
communicated to the holder and opportunity
afforded within a reasonable time for a hearing
thereon before the village council.
(Code 1970, § 7-6; Ord. No. 2019-07, § 4, 7-25-19)
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these roadways on a temporary basis to the
extent authorized by sections 18-35 and 18-35.1
of this article.
(Ord. No. 8-92, § 1, 6-25-92; Ord. No. 25-93, § 1,
10-14-93; Ord. No. 19-96, § 1, 5-23-96; Ord. No.
9-99, § 1, 2-11-99; Ord. No. 2018-09, § 2, 12-13-
18)
Editor’s note—Ordinance No. 8-92, adopted June 25,
1992, did not specifically amend this Code; hence, inclusion
of § 1 as § 18-34.1 was at the discretion of the editor.
Sec. 18-35. Boats and boat trailers; parking
on residential property
restricted in R-1 and R-2
residential zoning districts.
Boats and boat trailers shall be parked in the
side or rear yard, or within completely enclosed
garages on sites containing a single family or
duplex residence, subject to the following condi-
tions:
(1) A maximum of two (2) pieces of such
equipment, inclusive of recreational
vehicles provided for in section 18-35.1,
shall be permitted on a site at one (1)
time, excluding those stored within a
completely enclosed garage. Boats or
personal watercraft shall be on trailers,
and a boat or up to two (2) personal
watercraft on a trailer shall be considered
collectively as one (1) piece of equipment.
(2) Such parking shall be limited to such
equipment owned or leased by and for
the use of the occupant of the site, except
as otherwise provided in subsection (3)
below.
(3) The location for such parked equipment
shall be in the rear yard at least five (5)
feet from the rear property line or in the
side yard not projecting beyond the front
building line. Equipment, including equip-
ment owned by a guest of an occupant,
may be temporarily parked on the site
from the front building line to the paved
street or alleyway (including the swale/
rights-of-way as long as no portion extends
into any sidewalk or street, but exclud-
ing the front yard) for a period of time
not to exceed seventy-two (72) hours in
any thirty (30) day period unless
prohibited by section 18-34.1.
(4) Such equipment shall, at all times, be
currently registered and licensed as
required by the laws of the State of
Florida, and, if applicable, shall display a
current registration sticker and have
attached a current vehicle license plate.
(5) When parked on the site, such equip-
ment shall not be used for living or
sleeping quarters or for housekeeping or
storage purposes and shall not have
attached thereto any water, sewer, electric
or gas service connection, except for the
purpose of recharging a vehicle's storage
batteries.
(6) Such equipment shall not exceed the
maximum length, width, height and
weight permitted under applicable provi-
sions of the motor vehicle laws of the
State of Florida; provided, however, the
maximum length of the boat exclusive of
the trailer shall not exceed thirty (30)
feet and the maximum height shall not
exceed twelve (12) feet, as measured
from the ground. The length of the boat
shall be determined utilizing the boat's
state registration.
(7) Such equipment shall be securely affixed
to the ground or removed immediately
upon the issuance of a hurricane or
tropical storm warning by a recognized
government agency so that it will not be
a hazard or menace during high winds or
hurricanes.
(8) All such equipment, when parked on site,
shall be visually screened from the view
of abutting properties, street rights-of-
way, and alleyways in accordance with
subsections (a) and (b) below. The line of
sight shall be from the edge of abutting
properties, street rights-of-way and
alleyways closest to the site.
(a) Screening shall be in the form of a
properly anchored opaquewall, fence,
or gate (meeting all building code
requirements) or an opaque hedge.
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Walls, gates or fences shall be
constructed in accordance with sec-
tion 45-36(D), and the use of chain
link fencing with windscreens is
prohibited. Hedges or other living
vegetation shall be planted in the
ground on the property on which
the equipment is located and shall
be of sufficient height to screen
such equipment. If screening
requires vegetation greater than four
(4) feet in height, vegetation shall
be planted a minimum of four (4)
feet at grade and shall reach a
sufficient height to screen such
equipment within two (2) years.
Vegetation shall be maintained at
all times so as not to encroach onto
neighboring properties or rights-of-
ways.
(b) All boat hulls shall be fully screened,
provided, however, that consoles,
t-tops, canopies, outriggers, electron-
ics and similar appurtenances atop
the boat may project beyond the
screening material Notwithstand-
ing the foregoing, boats with cabins
must be fully screened on all sides.
(9) If covers are provided for the open part of
boats, they shall be tightly fitted such
that they conform to the contours of the
boat. Covers shall be a solid color. No
tarps shall be used.
(10) All such equipment and the associated
parking areas shall be kept in a clean,
neat and presentable condition. Such
equipment shall not be inoperable,
wrecked, junked, partially dismantled or
abandoned. Major repairs or overhauling
shall not be conducted on the site.
(11) The village council finds that, as a matter
of fact, boats are a customary accessory
use of the land in R-1 and R-2 zoning
districts in the village.
(12) Such parked equipment shall not be used
in the course of any commercial activity.
For this purpose, commercial activity
shall include any type of business or
activity which is conducted on or off the
subject premises.
(13) Any person seeking to store on his or her
property equipment that does not meet
the dimensional requirements of subsec-
tion (6) above or the setback from the
rear property line required by subsection
(3) above may file an application for a
special exception on a form supplied by
the community development depart-
ment.
(a) An applicant seeking an exception
to the dimensional requirements
shall be required to demonstrate
that due to the size, shape or physi-
cal configuration of the property
and the location of the equipment,
the applicant meets all non-
dimensional requirements of this
section, including, but not limited
to, setbacks and required screening.
An applicant seeking an exception
to the rear setback requirement shall
be required to demonstrate that due
to the size, shape or physical
configuration of the property, there
is no suitable alternate storage loca-
tion on the property and the
applicant meets all other require-
ments of this section including, but
not limited to, required screening.
(b) The application shall, at a minimum,
be accompanied by a survey
demonstrating the precise location
proposed for storage of the equip-
ment relative to adjacent properties
and rights-of-way, and a site plan
showing the proposed screening
material, including all walls, fences,
gates and landscaping.
(c) The community development depart-
ment shall review the application to
ensure it is complete and prepare
the necessary documentation for
review by the planning commission.
The planning commission shall
review the application at a public
hearing and forward a recommenda-
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tion of approval, approval with condi-
tions or denial to the village council.
The village council shall conduct a
public hearing and approve, approve
with conditions or deny the applica-
tion. The village council's final
determination shall be set forth in a
written order.
(d) The procedure and notice require-
ments for consideration of the special
exception application shall be as set
forth in sections 45-16.2(e) and (f) of
the village code.
(Code 1970, § 30-1; Ord. No. 26-72, § 1; Ord. No.
11-79, § 1, 6-14-79; Ord. No. 27-93, § 1, 12-9-93;
Ord. No. 38-97, § 1, 8-28-97; Ord. No. 33-99, § 1,
10-28-99; Ord. No. 2016-07, § 3, 9-8-16; Ord. No.
2019-06, § 2, 7-11-19)
Editor’s note—Ord. No. 2016-07, § 3, adopted September
8, 2016, amended § 18-35 to read as set out herein. Previ-
ously § 18-35 was titled Recreational, boating and camping
equipment and personal recreational use trailers; parking on
residential property restricted.
Sec. 18-35.1. Recreational vehicles and trail-
ers; parking on residential
property restricted in R-1 and
R-2 residential zoning districts.
Recreational, campers, and camping equip-
ment in the form of travel and/or camping trail-
ers, motor homes, personal use recreational use
trailers including motorcycle and all terrain
vehicle trailers and vans, designed and used
exclusively as temporary living quarters for
recreation, for camping, for travel and for other
personal recreation use, shall be parked in the
side or rear yard, or within completely enclosed
garages on sites containing a single family or
duplex residence, subject to the following condi-
tions:
(1) A maximum of two (2) pieces of such
equipment, inclusive of those provided
for in section 18-35 at a time shall be
permitted on a site, excluding those stored
within a completely enclosed garage. No
more than one (1) recreational vehicle
shall be permitted on site.
(2) Such parking shall be limited to such
equipment owned or leased by and for
the use of the occupant of the site.
(3) The location for such parked equipment
shall be in the rear yard at least five (5)
feet from the rear property line, or in the
side yard not projecting beyond the front
building line. Equipment, including equip-
ment owned by a guest of an occupant,
may be temporarily parked on the site
from the front building line to the paved
street or alleyway (including the swale/
rights-of-way as long as no portion extends
into any sidewalk or street) for a period
of time not to exceed seventy-two (72)
hours in any thirty (30) day period unless
prohibited by section 18-34.1.
(4) Such equipment shall, at all times, be
currently registered and licensed as
required by the laws of the State of
Florida and, if applicable, shall display a
current registration sticker and have
attached a current vehicle license plate.
(5) When parked on the site, such equip-
ment shall not be used for living or
sleeping quarters or for housekeeping or
storage purposes and shall not have
attached thereto any water, sewer, electric
or gas service connection, except for the
purpose of recharging a vehicle's storage
batteries.
(6) Such equipment shall not exceed the
maximum length, width, height and
weight permitted under applicable provi-
sions of the motor vehicle laws of the
State of Florida; provided, however, the
maximum length of the equipment
exclusive of the trailer shall not exceed
thirty (30) feet and the maximum height
shall not exceed ten (10) feet.
(7) Such equipment shall be securely affixed
to the ground or removed immediately
upon the issuance of a hurricane or
tropical storm warning by a recognized
government agency so that it will not be
a hazard or menace during high winds or
hurricanes.
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(8) All such equipment, when parked on site
shall be visually screened from the view
of abutting properties, street rights-of-
way, and alleyways. The line of sight
shall be from the edge of abutting proper-
ties, street rights-of-way and alleyways
closest to the site.
Screening shall be in the form of a properly
anchored opaque wall, fence or gate (meet-
ing all building code requirements) or an
opaque hedge. Walls, gates or fences
shall be constructed in accordance with
section 45-36(D), and the use of chain
link fencing with windscreens is
prohibited. Hedges or other living vegeta-
tion shall be planted in the ground on the
property on which the equipment is
located and shall be of sufficient height
to screen such equipment. If screening
requires vegetation greater than four (4)
feet in height, vegetation shall be planted
a minimum of four (4) feet at grade and
shall reach a sufficient height to screen
such equipment within two (2) years.
Vegetation shall be maintained at all
times so as not to encroach onto neighbor-
ing properties or rights-of-ways.
(9) All such equipment and the associated
parking areas shall be kept in a clean,
neat and presentable condition. Such
equipment shall not be inoperable,
wrecked, junked, partially dismantled or
abandoned. Major repairs or overhauling
shall not be conducted on the site.
(10) The village council finds that, as a matter
of fact, recreational equipment and camp-
ing equipment are customary accessory
uses of the land in R-1 and R-2 zoning
districts in the village.
(11) Such parked equipment shall not be used
in the course of any commercial activity.
For this purpose, commercial activity
shall include any type of business or
activity which is conducted on or off the
subject premises.
(12) Any person seeking to store on his or her
property equipment that does not meet
the dimensional requirements of subsec-
tion (6) above or the setback from the
rear property line required by subsection
(3) above may file an application for a
special exception on a form supplied by
the community development depart-
ment.
(a) An applicant seeking an exception
to the dimensional requirements
shall be required to demonstrate
that due to the size, shape or physi-
cal configuration of the property
and the location of the equipment,
the applicant meets all non-
dimensional requirements of this
section, including, but not limited
to, setbacks and required screening.
An applicant seeking an exception
to the rear setback requirement shall
be required to demonstrate that due
to the size, shape or physical
configuration of the property, there
is no suitable alternate storage loca-
tion on the property and the
applicant meets all other require-
ments of this section including, but
not limited to, required screening.
(b) The application shall, at a minimum,
be accompanied by a survey
demonstrating the precise location
proposed for storage of the equip-
ment relative to adjacent properties
and rights-of-way, and a site plan
showing the proposed screening
material, including all walls, fences,
gates and landscaping.
(c) The community development depart-
ment shall review the application to
ensure it is complete and prepare
the necessary documentation for
review by the planning commission.
The planning commission shall
review the application at a public
hearing and forward a recommenda-
tion of approval, approval with condi-
tions or denial to the village council.
The village council shall conduct a
public hearing and approve, approve
with conditions or deny the applica-
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tion. The village council's final
determination shall be set forth in a
written order.
(d) The procedure and notice require-
ments for consideration of the special
exception application shall be as set
forth in sections 45-16.2(e) and (f) of
the village code.
(Ord. No. 2016-07, § 4, 9-8-16; Ord. No. 2019-06,
§ 3, 7-11-19)
Sec. 18-36. Parking in violation of signs.
It shall be unlawful, when signs have been
erected giving notice thereof, to stop, stand or
park a vehicle in violation of signs regulating or
prohibiting the stopping, standing or parking of
vehicles.
Sec. 18-37. Violations; fines—Handicap
spaces.
The fine for stopping, standing or parking in
handicap parking spaces in violation of F.S.
sections 316.1955, 316.1956 shall be in the amount
of one hundred dollars ($100.00).
(Ord. No. 32-90, § 1, 8-9-90)
Editor’s note—Ordinance No. 32-90, adopted Aug. 9,
1990, did not specifically amend this Code; hence, inclusion
of § 1 as § 18-37 was at the discretion of the editor.
Sec. 18-38. Same—Non-handicap spaces.
The fine for stopping, standing and parking a
vehicle in violation of provisions, other than
handicap parking provisions, of this article shall
be in the amount of twenty-five dollars ($25.00).
(Ord. No. 40-90,, § 1, 12-13-90; Ord. No. 5-96,
§ 1, 1-25-96)
Editor’s note—Ordinance No. 40-90, adopted Dec. 13,
1990, did not specifically amend this Code; hence, inclusion
of § 1 as § 18-38 was at the discretion of the editor.
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(4) The applicant must to the fullest extent
practicable, demonstrate to the village
that the antenna tower and accessory
equipment buildings will be screened
from view by architectural features,
landscaping, existing natural vegetation,
or will be aesthetically designed to blend
into and harmonize with the area or
location surrounding the antenna or
antenna tower site in accordance with
the village of North Palm Beach Appear-
ance Plan.
(5) Antenna or antenna towers shall not be
artificially lighted except as required for
public safety purposes, or by the Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA). Signage
shall not be allowed except as required
for public safety purposes, or by the
Federal Communications Commission
(FCC).
(6) To the extent not in conflict with the
provisions described above, any proposed
antenna or tower or accessory equipment
building will be subject to all applicable
village codes and regulations.
(Ord. No. 12-97, § 1, 2-27-97; Ord. No. 2015-11,
§ 3, 6-25-15)
Editor’s note—Section 45-21, relative to oceanfront land
in the R-1 district, has been repealed by Ord. No. 4-82, § 1,
enacted Jan. 28, 1982. The former section did not bear a
history note. Subsequently, Ord. No. 12-97, § 1, adopted Feb.
27, 1997 added new provisions pertaining to telecommunica-
tions antenna and antenna towers as herein set out.
Sec. 45-22. Oceanfront land—Ocean
setback.
There shall be a building setback line of not
less than fifty (50) feet from the dune line, or one
hundred (100) feet from the highwater line,
whichever distance is greater, for all property
bordering on the Atlantic Ocean. The measure-
ment of the setback from the dune line and the
highwater line shall be to the closest edge of any
building to be constructed on the Atlantic
oceanfront.
(Ord. No. 23-72, § 1)
Sec. 45-23. Emergency generators required
for automotive service stations.
All newly constructed automotive service sta-
tions shall have a permanently installed
emergency generator. Existing automotive service
stations shall be required to install permanent
emergency generators whenever such service
station is rebuilt after being destroyed to an
extent of more than fifty (50) percent of its
assessed value or whenever a revised site plan
for such service station is submitted for approval
which enlarges upon or alters in any way the
original site plan for that service station. All
others shall have a transfer installed within two
(2) years of the passage of this section, to allow
for a portable generator to be easily connected to
the service station. For the purposes of this
section, an automotive service station means any
commercial establishment engaged in the retail
sale of gasoline.
(Ord. No. 2006-22, § 2, 9-14-06)
Sec. 45-24. Group living facilities.
All community residences providing personal
care, community residential homes, and assisted
living facilities shall be required to obtain a
business tax receipt from the village in accordance
with the provisions of chapter 15 of this code and
are subject to the annual fire safety inspection
set forth in section 12-17 of this code. At the time
of business tax renewal, a community residence
providing personal care shall provide proof that
it remains a Florida Association of Recovery
Residences (FARR) certified recovery residence
and is managed by a certified recovery residence
administrator.
(Ord. No. 2017-22, § 2, 12-14-17; Ord. No.
2019-08, § 2, 8-8-19)
Sec. 45-25. Reasonable accommodation
procedure.
(a)Purpose and general provisions.
1. This procedure addresses requests for
reasonable accommodation to the Vil-
lage's zoning or land development
ordinances, rules, policies, and procedures
for persons with disabilities and facili-
ties serving them as provided by the
Federal Fair Housing Amendments Act
(42 U.S.C. 3601, et seq.) (FHA ), Title II
of the Americans with Disabilities Act
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(42 U.S.C. Section 12131 et seq.) (ADA ),
and other applicable state and federal
regulations.
2. The following general provisions shall be
applicable:
a. The Village shall display a notice in
the Village's public notice bulletin
board (and shall maintain copies
available for review in the Village
Clerk's Office) advising the public
that disabled individuals and qualify-
ing entities may request reasonable
accommodation as provided herein.
b. A disabled individual or qualifying
entity may apply for a reasonable
accommodation on his/her or its own
behalf or may be represented at all
stages of the reasonable accommoda-
tion process by a person designated
in writing by the disabled individual
or qualifying entity.
c. The Village shall provide assistance
and accommodation as is required
pursuant to the FHA and ADA in
connection with a disabled person's
request for reasonable accommoda-
tion, including, without limitation,
assistance with reading application
questions, responding to questions,
and completing the necessary forms
to ensure the process is accessible.
(b)Definitions.For purposes of this chapter, a
disabled individual or person is an individual
that qualifies as disabled and/or handicapped
under the FHA, ADA or other state and federal
regulation. Any person who is disabled or a
qualifying entity serving disabled persons may
request a reasonable accommodation with respect
to the Village's land use or zoning laws, rules,
policies, practices and/or procedures as provided
by the FHA, ADA and other state and local
regulations pursuant to the procedures set out
herein.
(c)Procedure.
1. A request by an applicant for reasonable
accommodation shall be made in writing
by completion of a reasonable accommoda-
tion request form. The form shall be
maintained by, and shall be submitted to,
the Community Development Depart-
ment.
2. All applications for a community residence
shall demonstrate that it meets each of
the following:
a. The community residence is located
a sufficient distance from any exist-
ing community residence so that
the proposed community residence
neither lessens nor interferes with
the normalization and community
integration of the residents of exist-
ing community residences and does
not, taking into account existing
community residences, contribute to
the creation or intensification of a
de facto social service district.
b. The community residence operates
as the functional equivalent of a
family that fosters normalization
and community integration of its
residents.
c. The community residence is a Florida
Association of Recovery Residences
(FARR) certified recovery residence,
meeting all of the requirements set
forth in Section 397.487, Florida
Statutes, as amended, and is man-
aged by a certified recovery residence
administrator.
3. The Community Development Director,
or his/her designee, shall have the author-
ity to consider and make a recommenda-
tion to the Village Council on requests
for reasonable accommodation. The Com-
munity Development Director, or his/her
designee, shall issue a written recom-
mendation within forty-five (45) calendar
days of the date of receipt of a completed
application and may recommend:
a. Granting the accommodation
request;
b. Granting a portion of the request
and denying a portion of the request,
and/or imposing conditions upon the
grant of the request; or
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c. Denying the request.
If reasonably necessary to reach a recom-
mendation on the request for reasonable
accommodation, the Community Develop-
ment Director, or his/her designee, may,
prior to the end of said forty-five-day
period, request additional information
from the requesting party, specifying in
sufficient detail what information is
required. The requesting party shall have
fifteen (15) calendar days after the date
of the request for additional information
to provide the requested information. In
the event a request for additional informa-
tion is made, the forty-five-day period to
issue a written recommendation shall no
longer be applicable, and the Community
Development Director, or his/her designee,
shall issue a written recommendation
within thirty (30) calendar days after
receipt of the additional information. If
the requesting party fails to provide the
requested additional information within
said fifteen-day period, the Community
Development Director, or his/her designee,
shall issue a written notice advising that
the requesting party has failed to timely
submit the additional information, and
therefore the request for reasonable
accommodation shall be deemed
abandoned and/or withdrawn and no
further action by the Village with regard
to said reasonable accommodation request
shall be required.
Once the written recommendation is
complete, the Community Development
Director shall request that the Village
Manager place the matter on the next
available Village Council agenda. Along
with the written recommendation, the
Community Development Director shall
provide the Village Council with copies of
all materials considered by the Com-
munity Development Director, including,
but not limited to, all materials submit-
ted by the requesting party. Other than
public comment, no testimony or
additional evidence shall be submitted to
the Village Council at the public meet-
ing. The Village Council shall, after due
consideration of the Community Develop-
ment Director's written recommendation
and all other materials submitted and
considered by the Community Develop-
ment Director, enter a final written
determination accepting, accepting with
modification or rejecting the Community
Development Director's written recom-
mendation.
The notice of determination shall be sent
to the requesting party (i.e., the disabled
individual, the qualifying entity or the
individual's or entity's representative) by
certified mail, return receipt requested.
Notice shall be deemed complete when
deposited in the U.S. Mail.
4. In determining whether the reasonable
accommodation request shall be granted
or denied, the requesting party shall be
required to establish that they are
protected under the FHA, ADA or other
applicable state or federal regulation by
demonstrating that they are handicapped
or disabled, as defined in the FHA, ADA
or other state or federal regulation.
Although the definition of disability is
subject to judicial interpretation, for
purposes of this section the disabled
individual must show:
a. A physical or mental impairment
which substantially limits one (1) or
more major life activities; and
b. A record of having such impair-
ment; or
c. That they are regarded as having
such impairment.
The requesting party shall further
demonstrate that the proposed accom-
modations being sought are reasonable
and necessary to afford handicapped/
disabled persons equal opportunity to
use and enjoy housing. The foregoing (as
interpreted by the courts), as well as the
applicant's ability to demonstrate compli-
ance with the requirements set forth in
subsection (c)(2) above (where applicable)
shall be the basis for the Community
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Development Director's recommendation
and the Village's Council determination
on the reasonable accommodation request.
5. While an application for reasonable accom-
modation is pending before the Village,
the Village will not enforce the subject
zoning or land development ordinance,
rule, policy, or procedure against the
requesting party.
(d)Fee.There shall be no fee imposed by the
Village in connection with a request for reason-
able accommodation under this section or an
appeal of a determination, and the Village shall
have no obligation to pay a requesting party's (or
an appealing party's) attorneys' fees or costs in
connection with a request or an appeal.
(Ord. No. 2017-22, § 2, 12-14-17; Ord. No.
2019-08, § 2, 8-8-19)
Sec. 45-26. Reserved.
ARTICLE III. DISTRICT REGULATIONS*
Sec. 45-27. R-1 single-family dwelling
district.
A.Uses permitted.Within any R-1 single-
family dwelling district no building, structure,
land or water shall be used except for one (1) or
more of the following uses:
1. Single-family dwellings with accessory
buildings customarily incident thereto,
subject to each of the requirements set
forth in this section and throughout this
chapter.
2. Public schools.
3. Parks and recreation facilities owned or
leased by or operated under the supervi-
sion of the Village of North Palm Beach.
4. Detached fence storage areas.
5. Satellite dish antenna.
6. Community residential homes. Com-
munity residential homes of six (6) or
fewer residents which otherwise meet
the definition of a community residential
home, provided that such homes shall
not be located within a radius of one
thousand (1,000) feet of another existing
such home with six (6) or fewer residents.
7. Family day care home.
8. Lamp post.
9. Decorative post structure.
B.Building height regulations.No main build-
ing shall exceed two (2) stories in height and no
accessory building more than one (1) story.
C.Building sitearea regulations.Theminimum
lot or building site area for each single-family
dwelling shall be seven thousand five hundred
(7,500) square feet and have a width of not less
than seventy-five (75) feet, measured at the
building line.
D.Yard space regulations.
1.Front yard.There shall be a front yard of
not less than twenty-five (25) feet
measured from the street line to the
front building line.
2.Rear yard.There shall be a rear yard of
not less than twenty (20) feet measured
from the rear building line to the rear lot
line.
3.Side yards.There shall be a side yard on
each side of the side building line of not
less than ten (10) feet. In the case of
corner lots, no building and no addition
to any building shall be erected or placed
nearer than twenty (20) feet to the side
street line of any such lot.
(a) For a distance of one block on streets
intersecting U.S. #1, measured from
the right-of-way line of said U.S. #1,
side yards of at least twenty-five
(25) feet in depth shall be provided.
E.Off street parking regulations. At least one
parking space measuring at least nine (9) feet by
eighteen (18) feet (one hundred sixty-two (162)
square feet) shall be provided. All parking spaces
shall consist of a durable surfaced area as
approved by the community development direc-
tor, and may be enclosed in the dwelling, in an*Cross reference—Home occupations, § 17-2.
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accessory building or in an unenclosed area or a
driveway. All vehicles parking on a lot must be
parked on a durable surface.
F.Accessory structures.One detached
automobile garage and one open-air pavilion
may be constructed on any lot within the R-1
single-family dwelling district provided that all
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C.Dumpsters and similar containers.
Dumpsters and similar containers, including
recycling bins, compactors, etc., shall be screened
in a manner consistent with the following:
1. Similar containers shall be located only
at the rear of a building or structure.
2. Enclosures shall be constructed in a
manner consistent with the architectural
style, color, materials, etc., of the principal
building, and shall screen the dumpsters
on all four (4) sides of the enclosure from
public view.
a. An opaque concrete wall or similar
material shall screen both sides and
the rear of such facilities.
b. The front of a screen enclosure shall
be gated and shall consist of durable
opaque materials consistent with
the overall design of the project.
c. Dependent upon the location of an
enclosure on the site, landscaping
may be required in addition to the
opaque screening material.
3.Alternative dumpster location.When it is
not possible to locate the enclosure in the
rear of the site, the dumpster shall be
enclosed by landscaping to the greatest
extent possible.
4. Access to the dumpster should be provided
from a secondary street.
5. Enclosures are to be designed to provide
space to accommodate recycling bins.
D.Sidewalks.Sidewalks shall be provided
along all roadways on both sides of the street. At
corners handicapped ramps shall be provided
and sidewalks shall continue across driveway
and parking lot surfaces using decorative paving
materials to delineate crosswalks. All new
construction or substantial renovation of exist-
ing buildings and structures shall include one (1)
or more-clearly delineated walkways from the
public sidewalk to the private sidewalk, arcade,
pedestrian way, etc. Examples of other
complementary materials include the following:
1. Paver blocks or alternative style or color;
2. New and used brick; and
3. Concrete stamped with a pattern.
E.Retaining walls.Retaining walls shall be
constructed as necessary, provided such walls
are constructed utilizing the same architectural
style, materials, and color of the principle
structure.
F.Alley screening walls.All new construction
or substantial renovation of existing buildings
and structures shall construct or reconstruct a
solid masonry or concrete wall a minimum of six
(6) feet in height.
1. The wall shall be located along the rear
property line of the parcel being improved.
2. Chain link and wooden fences are
prohibited.
3. Properties within the marine district of
the NBOZ are exempt from this require-
ment.
G.Underground utilities.The village may
require existing overhead utilities to be placed
underground when located on properties subject
to new construction or substantial renovation.
H.Shopping carts.If a use requires shopping
carts, they shall not be allowed to accumulate in
any outside area including parking lots and
loading areas, and shall be removed from cart
corrals in a timely manner and relocated to
designated storage areas near the principle
structure.
I.Mailboxes.Mailboxes, including special drop
boxes, may be clustered within buildings, grouped
under a kiosk, or individually freestanding. In
all cases the design and installation of mailboxes
shall comply with the following standards:
1. The village and the U.S. Postal Service
shall approve the size, type, and location
of mailboxes.
2. Mailboxes shall be landscaped consistent
with and architecturally compatible to
the development.
J.Satellite dishes.Satellite dishes may be
installed provided the dishes are not visible from
any street, and the color is compatible with the
surrounding environment. Plans for the instal-
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lation of communication equipment, such as
dishes and antennas, shall be submitted for
review during the planning phase of a project.
K.Telephones, vending machines, and
newspaper racks.All public telephones, vending
machines, newspaper racks, and facilities dispens-
ing merchandise or services on private property
shall be enclosed within a building, enclosed
within a structure, attached to a building, or
enclosed in a separate area.
1. Attachedandfreestandingstructuresshall
be landscaped consistent with and
architecturally compatible with the
principal structure.
2. Public telephones. Wall-mounted and
freestandingpublictelephonesvisiblefrom
a public right-of-way shall be fully or
partially enclosed.
3. Vending machines.
a. Vending machines dispensing bever-
ages, food, ice, and related consumer
products shall not be visible from a
public right-of-way.
b. Vending machines may be located
in outdoor enclosures, provided such
enclosures are constructed utilizing
the same architectural style, materi-
als, and colors as the principal
structure.
(Ord. No. 05-2003, § 1, 2-27-03; Ord. No. 2011-
02, § 3, 2-10-11; Ord. No. 2011-05, § 2, 4-14-11;
Ord. No. 2012-07, §§ 2—4, 7-26-12)
Sec. 45-36. General provisions.
The provisions of this article shall be subject
to the following provisions and exceptions:
A. Chimneys, water tanks, radio or televi-
sion towers, telecommunications antenna/
towers, church spires, elevator lofts,
flagpoles and parapet walls may be erected
above the height limits herein established.
A-1. No addition to any building and no
structure or object shall be erected, placed
or maintained or built to a height which
exceeds four (4) stories or sixty (60) feet
where any portion of said building or of
the property upon which it is located is
within five hundred feet of any R-1,
single-family dwelling district.
B. Swimming pools shall be set back at
least seven and one-half (7
1/2) feet from
the back property line measured from
the rim of the pool and not less than five
(5) feet from the side property line includ-
ing the two-and-one-half-foot walk around
the pool. The highest projection of the
swimming pool shall not exceed two (2)
feet. Outdoor fireplaces not exceeding six
(6) feet in height may be erected and
maintained, said structure, however, shall
not be erected within five (5) feet of any
rear lot line.
(a) Swimming pools may be enclosed by
screening provided same are not
erected closer than five (5) feet from
the side and rear yard lines.
(b) No swimming pool shall be located
in the area lying between the front
property line and the front building
line in the R-1 and R-2 zoning
districts.
C. Detached garages not more than one (1)
story in height may be erected and
maintained within seven and one-half
(71/2) feet of the rear line of any such lot.
D. Walls and fences built within the area
between the property line and the build-
ing setback line shall not exceed six (6)
feet in height; provided, however, that no
walls or fences may be erected between
the required front yard setback and the
front property line except as provided in
subsection D-2 below, nor may walls or
fences exceed four (4) feet in height for a
distance of forty (40) feet from any body
of water located within the village. On
corner lots, walls or fences shall not
exceed four (4) feet in height for a distance
of twenty (20) feet from the side property
line, subject to the following:
a. No wall or fence shall be located
within three (3) feet of the side
property line; and
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b. For properties where the rear yard
of the lot abuts the rear yard of an
adjacent lot, a six (6) foot fence may
be located ten (10) feet from the side
property line provided that a continu-
ous row of landscaping, in the form
of shrubs or hedges at least four (4)
feet tall at planting, is provided
along the entire section of the wall
or fence facing the side street.
On all building permits for walls or
fences greater than four (4) feet in height
that are to be located outside building
setback lines, there shall be a prominent
notice that a village building permit in
no way offsets the deed covenants, and
that the applicant should also check the
deed covenants to protect himself.
D-1. On vacant lots adjacent to any water-
body, a non-opaque galvanized metal,
wrought-iron or chain link fence no greater
than four (4) feet in height may be
constructed within five (5) feet of the
seawall or bulkhead line to restrict access
to the waterbody from the vacant lot.
Chain link fences may also be vinyl
coated.
D-2. Where a parcel within a residential zoning
district abuts a parcel within a com-
mercial or industrial zoning district, a
wall or fence not exceeding six (6) feet in
height may be erected along the side
property line between the front yard
setback and the street line provided that
such wall or fence is set back at least
three (3) feet from the front property line
or as otherwise required to comply with
the sight triangle and clear zone require-
ments of the Florida Department of
Transportation's Manual of Uniform
Minimum Standards for Design, Construc-
tion, and Maintenance of Streets and
Highways, whichever is greater.
D-3. The restrictions on the height of walls
and fences set forth in this section shall
not apply to properties within the Public
(P) zoning district where the Village
Council determines, in the exercise of its
discretion, that a greater height is neces-
sary to protect the public health, safety
or welfare.
D-4. The height of a gate affixed to a wall or
fence shall not exceed the maximum wall
or fence height, provided, however, that
on residential lots, one (1) gate up to
twenty (20) feet in width (inclusive of
gate posts) may exceed the maximum
height by up two (2) feet.
E. In the event one (1) lot, or portion thereof,
and the whole or a portion of a contigu-
ous lot, all in one (1) ownership, shall be
used as one (1) building site for one (1)
residence building, and its appurtenant
outbuildings permitted by this ordinance,
then while so owned and used the side
lines and rear line of such site shall be
deemed to be the side and rear lot lines of
such sites.
F. No business, professional, or commercial
activity shall be conducted upon any
portion of real property zoned R-1 single-
family dwelling district, R-2 multiple-
family dwelling district and R-3 apartment
dwelling district or within any dwelling
thereon or upon a dock, pier or other
waterside structure appurtenant thereto
and attached to such real property, other
than as provided by section 17-2.
G. In all multifamily residential buildings
two (2) stories or greater in height, and
in all commercial buildings over four (4)
stories in height, which are not equipped
with elevators provided with standby
emergency power and having minimum
cab dimensions which will permit the use
of the elevator cab by normal size
emergency ambulance stretchers, and in
all commercial buildings two (2) stories
to four (4) stories in height which are not
equipped with elevators having minimum
cab dimensions which will permit the use
of the elevator cab by normal size
emergency stretchers, there shall be a
minimum of one (1) access stairway serv-
ing every story. Such stairway shall have
the following minimum dimensions:
(1) Minimum width of stairway to be
five (5) feet.
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(2) Minimum dimensions of all land-
ings to be ten (10) feet by six (6)
feet, six (6) inches.
H. Patios connected to the rear of a dwelling
unit may be enclosed by screening
provided there shall be a rear yard of not
less than fifteen (15) feet measured from
the rear of the screened enclosure to the
rear lot line.
I. There shall be a front yard of not less
than forty (40) feet measured from the
street line to the front building line in
the case of Lots 11 to 35 inclusive, Block
3, as shown on the plat of Village of
North Palm Beach, Plat 1, recorded in
plat book 24, page 205, Public Records of
Palm Beach County, Florida.
J. Whenever, by this ordinance, off-street
parking is required in any commercial
district or in any R-3 apartment dwelling
district, no such parking facilities shall
be hereafter constructed until a permit
therefor shall have been issued by the
building inspector, and until the plans
and specifications therefor are such that:
a. Such off-street parking area is
designed with appropriate means of
vehicular access to a public street or
alley.
b. Such off-street parking area is
designed with appropriate vehicular
maneuvering areas.
c. Such off-street parking area is paved
with an asphaltic or concrete surfac-
ing, or other material designed to
prevent dust.
d. Such off-street parking area is so
constructed, graded and surfaced as
to prevent surface water from drain-
ing onto public right-of-way, or on
adjoining properties, the outlets for
such surface waters to be connected
directly or indirectly to storm sewer
conduits terminating in existing
publicly controlled waterways or in
other seepage areas approved by
the building department.
e. Such off-street parking areas shall
be used for vehicular traffic only,
with no sales, dead storage, repair
work, dismantling or servicing of
any kind unless expressly permit-
ted by the zoning of the district in
question.
f. If lighting of such areas is to be
provided, the plans therefor shall
be such that such lighting shall
reflect away from any public street
and at such an angle as to prevent
glare or undue illumination of
residential properties in the
neighborhood.
K. No carnival, fair, amusement park or
circus shall be carried on in any residential
or commercial zoning district in the Vil-
lage of North Palm Beach, including
zoning districts R-1, R-2A, R-3, C-A, C-1A,
C-1 and C-2; provided, however, that a
carnival, fair or circus may be carried by
a nonprofit organization to collect funds
to further the purposes of such organiza-
tion at the premises where the organiza-
tion is located within the Village of North
Palm Beach. No such carnival, fair or
circus shall extend for more than three
(3) consecutive days, and no such carnival,
fair or circus may be open to the public
between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and
10:00 a.m. during any day. A permit for
such permitted carnival, fair or circus
must be obtained from the office of the
village manager. There will be no charge
or fee for such permit.
L. No gasoline or oil filling stations and no
service station shall be erected within
five hundred (500) feet of any church,
hospital, school or other similar institu-
tion where large numbers of pedestrians
congregate, nor within five hundred (500)
feet of the location in said village of
another gasoline or oil filling station or
service station. No church, hospital, school
or similar institution where large numbers
of pedestrians congregate shall locate or
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operate within five hundred (500) feet of
any gasoline or oil filling station or service
station.
The method of measurement that shall
apply in such cases shall be by measure-
ment of the airline distance made or
taken from the nearest boundary of the
lot or premises of a gasoline or oil filling
station or service station to the nearest
boundary of the lot or premises of a
church, hospital, school or other similar
institution.
M.Building height regulations.
(1) Within the area of the Village of
North Palm Beach which lies north
of the Intracoastal Waterway and
west of U.S. Highway No. 1, no
building or structure shall exceed
sixteen (16) stories or one hundred
sixty (160) feet.
(2) Within the area of the Village of
North Palm Beach which lies north
of the Intracoastal Waterway and
east of U.S. Highway No. 1, no
building or structure shall exceed
twenty-two (22) stories or two
hundred twenty (220) feet.
(3) Within the area of the Village of
North Palm Beach which lies south
of the Intracoastal Waterway and
east of U.S. Highway No. 1, no
building or structure shall exceed
four (4) stories or forty (40) feet.
(4) Within the area of the Village of
North Palm Beach which lies south
and west of the Intracoastal
Waterway and west of U.S. Highway
No. 1, no building or structure shall
exceed four (4) stories or forty (40)
feet.
N. Location of business for retail sales of
alcoholic beverages.
(1) No licensed retail sales of alcoholic
beverages shall be carried on where
the proposed place of business is
within one thousand (1,000) feet of
a church or other place of worship,
public or private school, hospital,
park or playground, or a place of
business of another licensed retail
seller of alcoholic beverages;provided
further, that no licensed retail sales
of alcoholic beverages shall be car-
ried on in the C-3, Regional Busi-
ness District, where the proposed
place of business is within five
hundred (500) feet of a church,
synagogue, temple or other place of
worship.
(2) The measurements provided above
shall be made or taken from the
main front entrance or entrances of
such church or other place of wor-
ship, public or private school,
hospital, park or playground, or a
place of business of another licensed
retail seller of alcoholic beverages,
to the main front entrance of the
applicant's proposed place of busi-
ness along the route of ordinary
pedestrian traffic.
(3) The restrictions of subsection N.(1)
shall not apply to the sale of beer,
ale or wine at retail, not to be
consumed on the premises.
(4) The restrictions of subsection N.(1)
pertaining to distances from other
licensed sellers of alcoholic bever-
ages shall not apply to:
a. Any bona fide restaurant
operating under a Florida
4-COP-SRX license as a
restaurant with full kitchen
facilities, and fifty-one (51)
percent or more of the gross
sales are derived from the sale
of food and non-alcoholic bever-
ages (alcoholic beverages are
to be served only when the
restaurant is open for the sale
and service of food);
b. Any bona fide restaurant
operating under a Florida
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2-COP license as a restaurant
with full kitchen facilities
where:
(i) the entire restaurant,
including, but not limited
to, kitchen facilities, work
and storage areas, rest-
rooms and eating areas,
consists of at least two
thousand (2,000) square
feet; and
(ii) Alcoholic beverages are
served for on premises
consumption only when
the restaurant is open for
the sale and service of
food.
(5) Nothing in subsection N.(1) shall
prohibit the conduct of licensed retail
sales of alcoholic beverages within
one thousand (1,000) feet of the
North Palm Beach Country Club.
(6) Churches and other houses of wor-
ship, public and private schools,
hospitals, parks, and playgrounds
may locate and operate within one
thousand (1,000) feet of an existing
business licensed for the retail sale
of alcoholic beverages, and, in such
event, the existing business engaged
in the licensed retail sale of alcoholic
beverages shall not be in violation
of section 45-36N.(1).
O.Xeriscape landscaping practices.Proper-
ties within all zoning districts are encour-
aged to utilize xeriscape landscaping
practices to simultaneously enhance the
appearance of the property while requir-
ing less water and energy. Xeriscape
practices in the village shall be based on
the latest published South Florida Water
Management District xeriscape manual.
P.Maximum floor-area ratio.Maximum
gross floor area ratios for commercial
development within the area of the vil-
lage defined by PGA Boulevard on the
north, Lake Worth on the east and the
Intracoastal Waterway on the south and
west shall be limited as follows: retail -
0.25;professional office - 0.35;and mixed-
use - 0.35.
Q.Outdoor seating.
(1)Applicability.Outdoor seating shall
be permitted as an accessory use to
a building in which a food service
establishment is operated, provided
that:
a. The outdoor seating area is
adjacent to that portion of the
food service establishment
which is inside the building.
b. The outdoor seating is located
on property which is either
owned or leased by the adjacent
food service establishment or
the landlord of such food service
establishment.
c. The outdoor seating can be
accommodated without imped-
ing the access of the general
public, including persons with
disabilities, to the portion of
the food service establishment
which is located inside the
building, or to any other com-
mercial business or other use.
d. The outdoor seating can be
accommodated without creat-
ing a need for additional park-
ing spaces which could not be
provided on the same site as
the building for which the
outdoor seating would be an
accessory use or would create
a non-conforming status for
existing parking provided for
such building.
e. No outdoor seating shall be
permitted for adult entertain-
ment establishments.
(2)Permitting process.An applicant for
approval of outdoor seating shall
include the proposed outdoor seat-
ing as part of an overall application
for a building permit and/or
certificate of appropriateness or shall
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seek amendment of an existing build-
ing permit and/or certificate of
appropriateness to allow for outdoor
seating, pursuant to the applicable
provisions of this Code. Every
application involving outdoor seat-
ing shall include the following, in
addition to and not in place of
anything else which may otherwise
be required by any other provision
of this Code:
a. A site plan, drawn to scale,
which shows at least the build-
ing for which outdoor seating
will be an accessory use; the
location of the food service
establishment which will use
the outdoor seating; the loca-
tion of the outdoor seating and
all related fencing screening,
or dividing materials; the loca-
tion
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by requesting a hearing before
the code enforcement special
magistrate.
d. Not more than one permit, per
calendar year, for a portable
storage container or a roll-off
dumpster shall be issued by
the village to the same occupant
of any property, or in the case
of multi-family residential
property with more than one
unit, the same occupant of any
unit.
(6)Additional requirements.
a. No storage container or roll-off
dumpster shall exceed the
height of the roofline of the
principal building or structure
located on the property.
b. No portable storage container
or roll-off dumpster shall be
located within a utility ease-
ment,drainageeasement,right-
of-way, front yard area, alley
right-of-way or street right-of-
way. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, a portable storage
container or roll-off dumpster
shall be placed on the driveway
or designated parking area in
the R-1 or R-2 zoning districts
unless otherwise approved by
the community development
department.
c. No portable storage container
or roll-off dumpster shall be
stored within a required side
yard setback between a build-
ing and an adjacent street or
property line. For non-
residential properties, no
portable storage container or
roll-off dumpster shall be
located in any required
landscape or buffer area.
d. No portable storage container
or roll-off dumpster shall
contain any signage other then
the name, address and
telephone number of the person
or firm engaged in the busi-
ness of renting or providing
the container or dumpster.
e. No flammable or hazardous
materials may be placed, stored
or kept in any portable storage
container or roll-off dumpster.
f. The portable storage container
or roll-off dumpster must be
owned or leased by the occupant
of the property and may not be
used for living or sleeping
purposes or for any use other
than storage or disposal of
construction debris.
(7)Severe weather conditions.
a. Upon the issuance of a tropical
storm watch and/or a hur-
ricane watch by the National
Weather Service, the occupant
of the property on which a
portable storage container or
roll-off dumpster is located shall
use every reasonable and best
effort to remove, or to arrange
for the removal of, the portable
storage container or roll-off
dumpster from the property.
b. In the event removal is not
possible, the storage container
or the roll-off dumpster and its
contents, shall be secured
against windloads of up to one
hundred and fifty (150) miles
per hour.
c. The occupant of a property upon
which a portable storage
container or roll-off dumpster
is located shall be subject to
civil liability and/or code
enforcement action for dam-
ages and/or code violations
caused by an unsecured
portable storage container or
roll-off dumpster and its
contents.
(Ord. No. 209-70, § 1; Ord. No. 2-71, § 1; Ord.
No. 1-72, § 1; Ord. No. 11-74, § 1; Ord. No.
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2512.9Supp. No. 72
11-75, § 1, 9-11-75; Ord. No. 2-76, § 1, 2-26-76;
Ord. No. 3-77, § 1, 2-24-77; Ord. No. 15-85, § 1,
9-12-85; Ord. No. 21-90, § 2, 6-28-90; Ord. No.
7-91, § 1, 3-14-91; Ord. No. 20-95, § 1, 7-27-95;
Ord. No. 34-96, § 1, 8-22-96; Ord. No. 3-97, § 1,
1-9-97; Ord. No. 12-97, §§ 3, 4, 2-27-97; Ord. No.
2-98, § 1, 1-8-98; Ord. No. 6-99, § 1, 1-28-99; Ord.
No. 03-2002, § 1, 2, 2-14-02; Ord. No. 04-2005,
§ 1, 2-10-05; Ord. No. 2006-28, § 11, 12-14-06;
Ord. No. 2010-21, § 5, 11-18-10; Ord. No. 2011-
02, §§ 3, 4, 2-10-11; Ord. No. 2011-09, § 2,
5-26-11; Ord. No. 2014-01, § 2, 1-23-14; Ord. No.
2015-20, § 2, 11-12-15; Ord. No. 2017-23, § 2,
12-14-17; Ord. No. 2019-03, § 2, 6-27-19; Ord.
No. 2019-06, § 4, 7-11-19)
Sec. 45-37. Historic site overlay district.
A.Purpose.The historic site overlay district
is used to impose special development restric-
tions on identified areas. The locations of this
overlay district are established by the Village
based on the need for special protective measures
at those locations. The historic site overlay
district imposes different standards than those
that would otherwise apply.
B.Definitions.[For purposes of this section,
the following words shall have the meaning
ascribed to them in this subsection:]
Building.A structure created to shelter any
form of human activity. This may refer to a
house, barn, garage, church, hotel, or similar
structure. Buildings may refer to a historically
or architecturally related complex, such as
municipal buildings, or a house and barn. Park-
ing lots and garages are hereby deemed to be
buildings.
Cultural resource.A site, object, structure,
building or district listed in the Village's register
of historic sites.
Demolition.The tearing down or razing of
twenty-five (25) percent or more of a structure's
external walls.
District.A geographically definable area pos-
sessing a significant concentration, linkage, or
continuity of sites, buildings, structures, objects,
or areas, which are united historically or aestheti-
cally by plan or physical development. A district
may be comprised of individual resources which
are separated geographically but are linked by
association or history.
Object.A material thing of functional, aesthetic,
cultural, historical or scientific value that may
be, by nature of design, movable, yet related to a
specific setting or environment.
Ordinary maintenance.Work which does not
require a construction permit and that is done to
repair damage or to prevent deterioration or
decay of a building or structure or part thereof as
nearly as practicable to its condition prior to the
damage, deterioration, or decay.
Original appearance.That appearance (except
for color) which, to the satisfaction of the village
council, closely resembles the appearances of
either:
(1) The feature on the building as it was
originally built or was likely to have been
built, or
(2) The feature on the building as it pres-
ently exists so long as the present appear-
ance is appropriate, in the opinion of the
village council, to the style and materials
of the building.
C.Creation of local register of historic sites.A
local register of historic sites is hereby created as
a means of identifying and classifying various
sites, buildings, structures, objects and districts
as historic and/or architecturally significant. The
local register will be kept by the director of
community development.
D.Initiation of placement on local register.
Placement of sites, buildings, structures, objects
or districts on the local register may be initiated
by the village council. In addition, placement
may be initiated by the owner of the site, build-
ing, structure, object or area; or, in the case of a
district, by the owner of a site, building, structure,
object or area within the proposed district. By
adoption of this ordinance, those sites within the
Village of North Palm Beach that have been
classified as a Florida historic site by the
Division of Archives, History and Records Manage-
ment, Florida Department of State, are hereby
placed on the local register.
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STATUTORY REFERENCE TABLE
This table shows the location within this Code, either in the text or notes
following the text of references to the state law or related matters.
Section
Section
this Code
1.01 27-31
1.01 et seq. 1-2
ch. 22F App. B, Art. II,
§ 36-10
ch. 39 App. C, § 45-2
Ch. 50 2-181
50.041 2-181
50.051 2-181
55.03 29-5(a)
ch. 98 Ch. 10
101.657 10-7
112.181 2-161(e)(9)
ch. 121 2-155
161.55(1)(d) 6-156
161.041 6-153
161.053 6-154
ch. 162 2-174
162.12(2) 2-180
ch. 163 12.5-1
21-1
21-11
21-43, 21-44
App. B, Art. I,
§ 36-2, App. B, Art.
I, § 36-4
App. B, Art. II,
§ 36-16
App. B, Art. VI
163.01 2-4(f)
163.161 et seq. 21-01
ch. 163.170,
§163.3164(17)
App. B, Art. II,
§ 36-10
163.295 6-150
163.3161 et seq. Ch. 21, Art. II
163.3177 21-44
163.3178 6-155
21-44
163.3180(12) 21-48
ch. 166 6-16
Ch. 24
Ord. No. 2478 § 3
166.021 Ch. 17, Art. II
166.221 17-34
166.231 Ch. 26, Art. III
ch. 170 21-2
170.01 Ch. 24
Section
Section
this Code
ch. 175 2-167
175.061((7) 2-169
175.071(1) 2-166
175.071(8) 2-166
175.101 26-17
175.333 2-162
ch. 177 App. B, Art. I,
§ 36-2
App. B, Art. II,
§ 36-8
App. B, Art. II,
§ 36-15
App. B, Art. IV,
§ 36-27
ch. 185 2-167
185.05(6) 2-169
185.06(1)(b) 2-166
185.06(7) 2-166
185.08 26-16
202.195 29-8(m)
203.012 26-51, 29-3
29-5(b)
203.012(5)(b) 26-51
ch. 205 Ch. 17, Art. II
205.043(2),
205.043(3) 17-24, 17-25
205.053 17-20
205.192 17-22
210.03 17-33
ch. 212 26-53
215.473 2-166
222.17 5-1
ch. 252 Ch. 8
8-4(a)(2)
252.38 et seq. 8-6
253.125 7-19
Ch. 280 2-4
280.04 2-4
286.011 2-1
Ch. 316 18-20
316.008 Ch. 18
316.1955, 316.1956 18-37
320.01(1) 14-37
ch. 327 Ch. 5
5-1
327.02 5-1
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Section
Section
this Code
5-33
19-99
335.065 App. B, Art. IV,
§ 36-29.1
337.29 29-2
337.401 29-2, 29-3
29-5(a), (e)
29-6(a)
337.401(3) 28-3
337.403, 337.404 29-7
342.03 Ch. 5
362.01 29-2
364.02 29-3
ch. 373 19-200
ch. 380 21-44
App. B, Art. II,
§ 36-10
380.04 21-103
393 App. C, § 45-2
ch. 394 App. C, § 45-2
ch. 395 App. C, § 45-36
397.311(18) App. C, § 45-38
397.487 App. C, § 45-25
ch. 400 App. C, § 45-2
ch. 401 11.5-21
ch. 402 App. C, § 45-2
App. C, § 45-34.1
402.302(4),
402.302(5) 17-33
413.08 4-27(d)
ch. 419 17-33
App. C, § 45-2
429.02 App. C, § 45-2
ch. 458 App. C, § 45-36
ch. 459 App. C, § 45-36
471.003 29-8(c)(1)
ch. 472 App. B, Art. I,
§ 36-6
ch. 480 App. C, § 45-2
ch. 495 1-10
ch. 553 6-16
553.73 11-11
553.73(2) 6-2
561.01 3-1
561.01 et seq. Ch. 3
563.01 3-1
564.01 3-1
565.01 3-1
628.901 29-12(d)
633.35 2-159
633.025 12-16
633.0215 12-16
ch. 650 Ch. 2, Art. V, Div. 2
Section
Section
this Code
2-136
650.02 2-136
658.12 2-4
ch. 760 App. C, § 45-2
768.28 29-12(d)
775.082, 775.083 2-169(f)
2-255
794.011 19-31
800.04 19-31
827.071 19-31
ch. 828 4-13
ch. 847 App. C, § 45-20
847.0145 19-31
870.041 8-21
870.44 8-22
870.45 8-22
872.05 2-104
893.03 45-36
893.035 45-36
893.0356 45-36
943.10(6) 2-159
943.10(8) 2-159
943.14 2-159
943.25(13) 1-9
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Ord. No.
Adoption
Date Section
Section
this Code
2014-13 12-11-14 2 Added Ch. 6, Art. IV, §§ 6-
72—6-86
2014-14 12-11-14 2 2-4
2015-03 3-12-15 2 Added Ch. 17, Art. VIII,
§§ 17-81—17-94
2015-04 4- 9-15 2 Added 19-12
2015-05 4- 9-15 2 2-159(b)
3 2-163(a)(1)
2015-07 4-23-15 2 14-30(4)
2015-10 6-11-15 2 App. C, § 45-2
3 Added App. C, § 45-32 A.9.,
C.2.
App. C, § 45-32 E.7.
Added App. C, § 45-32 F.3.
4 App. C, § 45-35.1
II.A.8.
2015-11 6-25-15 2 App. A, § III
3 App. C, § 45-21(2)b.
4 Added App. C, § 45-38
2015-12 6-25-15 2 Ch. 2, Art. III, Div.
5 (Tit.)
2-76(b), (c)
2015-13 7-23-15 2 Added App. C, § 45-16.2
3 21-3(a)
2015-19 11-12-15 1 5-1
Added 5-18
5-19—5-25
2015-20 11-12-15 2 45-36 N.
2015-22 12-10-15 2 19-99
2016-06 5-12-16 2 Rpld Ch. 24, Art. II, Divs.
1, 2, §§ 24-16—26-
20, 26-28, 26-29
Added Ch. 24, Art. II,
§§ 24-16—24-27
2016-07 9- 8-16 2 Added 18-33
3 18-35
4 Added 18-35.1
5 2-173
2017-02 1-12-17 2 2-151(a), (b)
2017-03 1-26-17 2 Rpld Ch. 29, §§ 29-1—
29-16
Added Ch. 29, §§ 29-1—
29-20
2017-11 8-24-17 2 Rpld Ch. 12, Arts. I—III,
§§ 12.5-1—12.5-11,
12.5-21—12.5-24,
12.5-41—12.5-45
Added Ch. 12.5, Arts.
I—III, §§ 12.5-1—
12.5-8, 12.5-21, 12.5-
31—12.5-37
3 Added 6-21
2017-13 9-28-17 2 Added Ch. 27, Art. IV,
§§ 27-71-27-84
2017-18 10-12-17 2 10-5
2017-21 12-14-17 2 45-2
3 45-38B., C., D.24
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2895Supp. No. 72
Ord. No.
Adoption
Date Section
Section
this Code
Added 45-34
2017-22 12-14-17 2 45-2
Added 45-24, 45-25
2017-23 12-14-17 2 Added 45-36D-3.
2017-24 12-14-17 2 12-16(a), (b)
3 Rpld 15-1, 15-2
Added 15-1—15-6
Added 15-21—15-27
2018-01 1-11-18 2 2-4(i)
2018-04 5-10-18 2 5-1
5-9
5-10
5-12
5-16
3 5-81—5-85
2018-09 12-13-18 2 18-34.1
2019-01 3-14-19 2 2-1
Rpld 2-3
3 2-52
Rpld 2-55
4 5-103
Rpld 5-104
Rnbd 5-105
as 5-104
Rpld 5-106
5 Rpld 6-18
6 9-17
7 16-16
16-17
Rpld 16-18—16-20
Rnbd 16-21
as 16-18
Rnbd 16-22
as 16-19
Rpld 16-23, 16-24
8 17-72
Rpld 17-73
Rnbd 17-74
as 17-73
9 20-61, 20-62
Rpld 20-63—20-65
Rnbd 20-66
as 20-63
10 21-11
11 21-21
12 Added 24-61—24-63
2019-03 6-27-19 2 45-36
2019-04 5-23-19 2 Rpld 2-53
Rnbd 2-54
as 2-53
3 Rpld 9-18
Rnbd 9-19
as 9-18
2019-06 7-11-19 2 18-35
3 18-35.1
4 45-36
2019-07 7-25-19 2 5-1
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2896Supp. No. 72
Ord. No.
Adoption
Date Section
Section
this Code
3 5-69—5-71
Added 5-72
5-73
5-81—5-86
4 Rpld 7-1
Rnbd 7-2
as 7-1
Rnbd 7-3
as 7-2
7-16—7-20
2019-08 8- 8-19 2 App. C, §§ 45-24,
45-25
CODE COMPARATIVE TABLE
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B
BATHING
Diseased persons prohibited from bathing
in public pools, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-3
BICYCLES
Park regulations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-6
Subdivisions, required improvements re
bikeways. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36-29.1
BILLBOARDS. See: SIGNS AND
BILLBOARDS
BIRDS. See: ANIMALS AND FOWL
BLOCKS
Subdivision design standards. . . . . . . . . . . . 36-18
BOARDS, COMMITTEES AND COMMIS-
SIONS. See: DEPARTMENTS AND
OTHER AGENCIES OF VILLAGE
BOATS, DOCKS AND WATERWAYS
Abandoned boats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Abatement of public nuisances on private
property. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-79 et seq.
Anchoring and mooring
Mooring limitations in waterways
(private docks and piers) . . . . . . . . 5-16
Unlawfully anchored or moored vessels
Claiming of vessel of floating structure
by owner; payment of costs. . . . 5-23
Department of law enforcement to
impound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
Owner to be notified upon impound-
ment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20
Procedure in event owner cannot be
found . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
Reclamation of owner after sale . . . . 5-24
Unclaimed vessel to be sold;certifica-
tion of sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22
Authority of village to board boats violat-
ing chapter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
Boat launching area
Abandoned boats and equipment
Disposition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-36
Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37
Designated; use restricted . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-33
Permits required
Boats remaining for more than 24
hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-35
Repairs prohibited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-34
Vehicle/trailer parking in designated
areas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-35
Violation; penalty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-38
Code enforcement, applicability re. . . . . . . 2-173
Construction requirements
Bulkheads and seawalls
Compliance with provisions required 5-69
Inspection required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-73
Minimum design requirements for
seawalls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-72
BOATS, DOCKS AND WATERWAYS (Cont'd.)
Permit fee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-72
Permitting and inspection. . . . . . . . . . 5-73
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-71
Submission of plans and specifica-
tions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-70
Canals
Canal crossings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-60
Compliance with provisions required 5-56
Drainage canals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-59
General requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-57
Navigation canals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-58
Surety bond prerequisite to issuance
of building permit in certain
cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-61
Docks and piers
Construction in waters other than
Lake Worth and Atlantic Ocean,
regulations governing. . . . . . . . . 5-84
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-81
Generally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-82
Lake Worth and Atlantic Ocean,
regulations governing construc-
tion in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-85
Minimum design requirements . . . . . 5-83
Variances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-86
Erosion control structures
Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-95
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-96
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-93
Permitted, when. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-94
Piers. See within this subheading: Docks
and Piers
Seawalls. See within this subheading:
Bulkheads and Seawalls
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
Disturbing other boats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Exhibition boats exempted from certain
restrictions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Fill permits lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1 et seq.
See: FILL PERMITS
Flood damage prevention provisions . . . . . 12.5-1 et seq.
See: FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION
Health and sanitation requirements
Cleanliness of docks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Observance of village health and conduct
rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
Pollution of waterways . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Refuse disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
Live aboard boats
Living aboard boats restricted . . . . . . . . 5-15
Occupancy of live aboard boats, floating
structure or vessels in village
waterways. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-25
Marine sanctuaries
Designation of waters as marine
sanctuaries
Area to be regulated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-101(c)
Areas designated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-101(b)
Construction of provision . . . . . . . . . . 5-101(d)
CODE INDEX
Section Section
2937Supp. No. 72
BOATS, DOCKS AND WATERWAYS (Cont'd.)
Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-101(a)
Mooring, docking, or beaching of boats on
public or private property without
permission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Noise control
Radios or other mechanical sound-
making devices or instruments in
vessels, operation of. . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-103
Parking
Boats and boat trailers; parking on
residential property restricted in
R-1 and R-2 residential zoning
districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-35
Prohibited parking upon right-of-way
of specific roadways . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-34.1
Prohibition of floating structures . . . . . . . . 5-18
Running engines, hours in residential
districts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
Searchlights, use of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Speed limits; wakes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Subdivision provisions re waterways. . . . . 36-22 et seq.
See: SUBDIVISIONS (Appendix B)
Swimming in restricted waters . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Water skiing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Waterways board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-102 et seq.
BONDS
Administrative code; bonds required of
certain officers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-42
Canal construction; surety bond
prerequisite to issuance of building
permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-61
Communications services
Construction bond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29-14
Finance director, duties re . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-59(7)
Village manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-117
BRUSH. See: WEEDS AND BRUSH
BUILDINGS
Abatement of unsafe or unsanitary build-
ings
Appeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-81
Authority to expend funds . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-85
Enforcement and right of entry . . . . . . . 6-74
Hearing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-79
Implementation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-80
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-75
Lien, imposition of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-84
Performance of work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-82
Placard posting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-78
Provisions supplemental. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-86
Purpose and scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-72
Recovery of costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-83
Service of notice of violation . . . . . . . . . . 6-77
Unsafe or unsanitary buildings and
structures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-73
Violations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-76
Appearance code
Appeals and review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-35
BUILDINGS (Cont'd.)
Appearance plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-33
Certificate of appropriateness
Final hearings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-57
Follow-up by community develop-
ment department. . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-60
Planning commission
Action of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-58
Approval by . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-59
Preliminary consideration. . . . . . . . . . 6-56
Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-31
Intent and purposes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-32
Planning commission, powers and duties
re . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-36
Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-30
Appearance plan (Appendix A). See that
subject
Code enforcement, applicability re. . . . . . . 2-173
Codes
Appearance code. See herein that subject
Building code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-17
Electrical code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-11, 11-12
Fire prevention code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-16 et seq.
Country club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1 et seq.
See: COUNTRY CLUB
Electrical code. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-11, 11-12
Flood damage prevention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.5-1 et seq.
See: FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION
Landscaping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-31 et seq.
See: LANDSCAPING
Minimum construction standards
Authority. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-16
Codes adopted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-17
Technical amendments to the Florida
Building Code, Residential. . . . . . . 6-21
Violations and penalty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-19
Missiles, throwing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-83
Obstructing passageway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-47
Outdoor displays. See herein: Signs and
Outdoor Displays
Park and recreation facilities; erecting
buildings or structures. . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-3
Public land, construction on prohibited . . 6-1
Signs and outdoors displays. . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-110 et seq.
See: SIGNS AND BILLBOARDS
Smoke, dust, odors, liquids, etc. . . . . . . . . . 19-9
Spitting in public places prohibited . . . . . . 19-5
Stormwater management; level of finished
floor of structures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-63
Subdivision regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36-1 et seq.
See: SUBDIVISIONS (Appendix B)
Swimming pools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-1 et seq.
See: SWIMMING POOLS
Zoning regulations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45-1 et seq.
See: ZONING (Appendix C)
BULKHEADS
Bulkheads and seawalls, construction
requirements re . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-69 et seq.
See: BOATS, DOCKS AND
WATERWAYS
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Section Section
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BUSINESS ADVISORY BOARD
Composition; terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-72
Created . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-71
Mission; duties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-73
BUSINESS REGULATIONS
Ambulances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-50, 17-51
Business advisory board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-71 et seq.
See: BUSINESS ADVISORY BOARD
Businesses located outside village limits
Application for certificate of regulation 17-34.2
Certificate of business regulation
required; basis of one year. . . . . . . 17-34
Commercial vehicles, marking of. . . . . . 17-34.13
Compliance by principal deemed compli-
ance by agent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-34.8
Delinquency penalty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-34.4
Doing business not covered by certificate
of regulation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.34-7
Duplicate certificates of regulation . . . . 17-34.6
Duration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-34.3
False statements
Certificate obtained void ab initio . . 17-34.7
Engaging in business without
certificate of regulation or under
certificate issued on . . . . . . . . . . 17-34.11
Fee exemptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-34.10
Fee schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-34.12
Half-year certificate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-34.3
Issuance of certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-34.3
Noncompliance of principal . . . . . . . . . . . 17-34.8
Nonprofit enterprise, special permit for 17-34.5
Refund of fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-34.9
Registration required. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-34.1
Renewal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-34.4
Suspension or revocation of certificate. 17-34.9
When due and payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-34.3
Garage and other sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-61 et seq.
See: GARAGE AND OTHER SALES
Home occupations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-3(a) et seq.
See: HOME OCCUPATIONS
Local business tax
Application for business tax receipt . . . 17-18
Business tax exemptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-31
Business tax imposed; basis of one year 17-16
Business tax receipt renewal;
delinquency penalty. . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-20
Business tax schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-33
Compliance by principal deemed compli-
ance by agent; noncompliance of
principal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-29
Declaration where fee depends on vari-
able factors within applicant's
knowledge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-23
Doing business not covered by receipt;
receipt obtained by false state-
ments void ab initio . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-28
Duplicate receipts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-27
BUSINESS REGULATIONS (Cont'd.)
Engaging in business without receipt
or under receipt issued on false
statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-32
How tax construed as to specified profes-
sions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-21
Issuance of receipt; duration; half-year
receipt; when due and payable . . . 17-19
Marking of commercial vehicles. . . . . . . 17-33.1
Receipt to be posted or carried . . . . . . . . 17-26
Special permit for nonprofit enterprise 17-22
Suspension or revocation of receipt;
refund of fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-30
Transfer of receipts to new location . . . 17-25
Transfer of receipts to new owner . . . . . 17-24
Peddlers and solicitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-81 et seq.
See: PEDDLERS AND SOLICITORS
Simulated gambling devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-40 et seq.
See: SIMULATED GAMBLING
DEVICES
Wellfield protection
Regulation of business activities with
potential to contaminate land and
water resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-221
Zoning
Location of business for retail sales of
alcoholic beverages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45-20(2),
45-36.N
C-3 Regional Business District . . . . . 45-34.1(9)
C
CABLE TELEVISION. See: TELEVISION
CAMPING
Recreational vehicles and trailers; park-
ing on residential property restricted
in R-1 and R-2 residential zoning
districts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-35.1
Unauthorized lodging and camping . . . . . . 19-11
CANALS
Construction requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-56 et seq.
See: BOATS, DOCKS AND
WATERWAYS
CATS
Regulations enumerated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24 et seq.
See: ANIMALS AND FOWL
CERTIFICATES
Appearance code;certificate of appropriate-
ness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-56 et seq.
See: BUILDINGS
Boats, docks and waterways; unlawfully
anchored or moored vessels
Unclaimed vessel to be sold; certifica-
tion of sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22
Businesses located outside village limits,
certificate of business regulations re 17-34 et seq.
See: BUSINESS REGULATIONS
Emergency medical services. . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.5-21
CODE INDEX
Section Section
2939Supp. No. 72
CERTIFICATES (Cont'd.)
Historic site overlay district; certificate of
appropriateness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45-37(H)
CIVIL DISORDERS AND DISTURBANCES.
See: EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
CLERK
Department of records, provisions re vil-
lage clerk and deputy village clerk. . 2-67 et seq.
See: DOCUMENTS AND PUBLIC
RECORDS
CLUBS
Country club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1 et seq.
See: COUNTRY CLUB
CODE ENFORCEMENT, ALTERNATE
METHOD OF
Codes to be enforced by citation . . . . . . . . . 2-253
Failure to accept citation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-255
Form and contents of citation . . . . . . . . . . . 2-252
Issuance of citations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-251
Provisions additional and supplemental. . 2-256
Right to hearing; maximum penalty . . . . . 2-254
CODE ENFORCEMENT
Actions for money judgments
Limitation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-182
Alarm regulations, enforcement re. . . . . . . 19-217
Applicability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-173
Conduct of hearing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-176
Declaration of legislative intent . . . . . . . . . 2-171
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-172
Enforcement procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-175
Fines; liens
Appeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-180
Copies of orders imposing fines . . . . . . . 2-178(d)
Determination of amount of fine . . . . . . 2-178(b)
Duration of lien. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-179
Generally. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-178(a)
Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-181
Reduction of fine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-178(c)
Provisions supplemental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-183
Special magistrates
Appointment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-174(a)
Power and authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-174(b)
Powers of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-177
Qualifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-174(c)
CODE OF ORDINANCES*
Altering Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Amendments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Catchlines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
CODE OF ORDINANCES (Cont'd.)
Court cost
Assessment of additional court costs for
criminal justice education
expenditures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Definitions and rules of construction. . . . . 1-2
Designated and cited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
References to chapters or sections . . . . . . . 1-3
Repeal of ordinances, effect of . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Severability of parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Village clerk, duties re recording ordinances 2-67(3)
Village logo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Violations, penalty and prosecution costs. 1-8
COIN-OPERATED AMUSEMENTS
Proximity to schools restricted . . . . . . . . . . 19-4
COMBAT AUTO THEFT (CAT)
Establishment, regulations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-19
COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS. See:
DEPARTMENTS AND OTHER AGEN-
CIES OF VILLAGE
COMMUNICATIONS
Communications services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29-1 et seq.
See: COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
Telecommunications service tax . . . . . . . . . 26-51 et seq.
See: TAXATION
COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
Appeals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29-8
Compliance with other laws; police power 29-11
Conditional use of public rights-of-way. . . 29-9
Construction bond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29-14
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29-3
Enforcement remedies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29-16
Force majeure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29-17
Insurance; surety; indemnification. . . . . . . 29-13
Intent and purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29-2
Involuntary termination of registration . . 29-10
No liability or warranty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29-19
Pass-through provider fees and charges . . 29-20
Placement or maintenance of a communica-
tions facility or a wireless communica-
tions facility in public rights-of-way 29-6
Registration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29-4
Reservation of rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29-18
Security fund. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29-15
Suspension or denial of permits . . . . . . . . . 29-7
Telecommunications service tax . . . . . . . . . 26-51 et seq.
See: TAXATION
Title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29-1
Transfer of control; sale or assignment. . . 29-12
Underground installation; damage to vil-
lage facilities;emergencies;abandon-
ment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29-5
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPART-
MENT
Buildings
Appearance code
*Note—The adoption, amendment, repeal, omissions, effec-
tive date, explanation of numbering system and other mat-
ters pertaining to the use, construction and interpretation of
this Code are contained in the adopting ordinance and
preface which are to be found in the preliminary pages of this
volume.
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPART-
MENT (Cont'd.)
Certificate of appropriateness
Follow-up by community develop-
ment department . . . . . . . . . . 6-60
Director's duties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-111
Divisions
Code compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-112(2)
Permits and inspections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-112(1)
Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-112(3)
COMPUTATION OF TIME
Definitions and rules of construction. . . . . 1-2
CONCURRENCY MANAGEMENT
Provisions enumerated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-41 et seq.
See: PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
COUNCIL. See: VILLAGE COUNCIL
COUNTRY CLUB
Finances
Delinquent accounts; penalties. . . . . . . . 9-32
Golf advisory board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-16 et seq.
See: GOLF ADVISORY BOARD
Premises
Disfiguration and/or removal of build-
ing or other property . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1(1)
Enforcement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1(2)
Signs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Violations and penalties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
COUNTY
Definitions and rules of construction. . . . . 1-2
COURTS
Court cost
Assessment of additional court costs for
criminal justice education
expenditures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
D
DECALS
Combat Auto Theft (CAT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-19
DEPARTMENTS AND OTHER AGENCIES
OF VILLAGE
Administrative code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-39 et seq.
See: ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
Appearance board. See: APPEARANCE
PLAN (Appendix A)
Audit committee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-56 et seq.
See: AUDITS
Boards and committees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Business advisory board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-71 et seq.
See: BUSINESS ADVISORY BOARD
Code enforcement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-171 et seq.
Community development department . . . . 2-111 et seq.
See: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT
DEPARTMENTS AND OTHER AGENCIES
OF VILLAGE (Cont'd.)
Environmental committee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-61 et seq.
See: STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND
PUBLIC PLACES
Finance, department of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-59
See: FINANCES
Fire and police retirement board of trustees 2-164 et seq.
See: PENSIONS AND RETIREMENT
Fire rescue department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-81 et seq.
See: FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT
General employees retirement board. . . . . 2-151 et seq.
See: PENSIONS AND RETIREMENT
Golf advisory board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-16 et seq.
See: GOLF ADVISORY BOARD
Law enforcement, department of (police
department). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-75, 2-76
See: LAW ENFORCEMENT, DEPART-
MENT OF (POLICE DEPART-
MENT)
Library board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-16 et seq.
Library, department of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-93
Planning and development board of adjust-
ment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-21
Planning commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-11, 21-12
Public works, department of. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-84, 2-85
See: PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Records, department of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-67 et seq.
See: DOCUMENT AND PUBLIC
RECORDS
Recreation department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-110
Recreation advisory board . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-61 et seq.
See: PARKS, PLAYGROUNDS AND
RECREATION
Reserve police force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23-42 et seq.
See: POLICE
Village council. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16 et seq.
Waterways board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-102 et seq.
DEVELOPMENTS. See: PLANNING AND
DEVELOPMENT
DISABLED AND HANDICAPPED PERSONS
Applicability of dog prohibitions to guide
and service dogs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-27(d)
Parking violations re handicap spaces . . . 18-37
DISTRICTS
Zoning regulations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45-16 et seq.
See: ZONING (Appendix C)
DISTURBANCES. See: CIVIL DISORDERS
AND DISTURBANCES
DOCKS. See: BOATS, DOCKS AND
WATERWAYS
DOCUMENTS AND PUBLIC RECORDS
Department of records
Deputy village clerk
Appointment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-68
Duties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-69
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DOCUMENTS AND PUBLIC RECORDS
(Cont'd.)
Village clerk; duties
Election records, keeping. . . . . . . . . . . 2-67(5)
Expiration of term, notice of. . . . . . . . 2-67(7)
Official seal, keeping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-67(8)
Record ordinances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-67(3)
Village council
Keep records of council . . . . . . . . . . 2-67(2)
Public council action . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-67(4)
Serve as clerk of council . . . . . . . . . 2-67(1)
Vital statistics, keeping . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-67(6)
Village clerk and deputy village clerk. See
herein: Department of Records
DOGS
Regulations enumerated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24 et seq.
See: ANIMALS AND FOWL
DRAINAGE
Property maintenance standards
Exterior of structures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-3
Roofs and drainage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-3(g)
Stormwater management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-61 et seq.
See: STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
Subdivision design standards re ease-
ments and rights-of-way . . . . . . . . . . . 36-22(b)
Zoning; surface water management
C-3 Regional Business District. . . . . . . . 45-34.1(8)
DROUGHT
Water shortage emergencies. . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-200 et seq.
See: WATER SHORTAGE EMERGEN-
CIES
E
ELECTIONS
Candidacy
Candidates for office; qualifying. . . . . . . 10-5
Preservation of notice of candidacy. . . . 10-6
Conduct of elections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-6
Early voting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-7
General elections, notice of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3
Polling locations
Designated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-76
Special elections
Notice of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4
When held. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
State laws
Applicable state laws adopted. . . . . . . . . 10-1
Voting machines may be used; state law
applicable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-7
Village clerk, duties re keeping election
records. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-67(5)
Voting machines may be used; state law
applicable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-7
ELECTRICAL CODE
Amendments, corrections, additions . . . . . 11-12
Code enforcement, applicability re. . . . . . . 2-173
EMERGENCIES
Ambulances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-50, 17-51
Communications services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29-5
Emergency management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1 et seq.
See: EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
Emergency medical services
Fees
Billing and collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.5-23
Establishment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.5-22
Generally. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.5-21
Fire rescue department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-81 et seq.
See: FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT
Water shortage emergencies. . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-200 et seq.
See: WATER SHORTAGE EMERGEN-
CIES
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
Applicability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
Civil disorders and disturbances
Declaration of a state of emergency . . . 8-22
Mayor designated local authority for
preservation of public peace . . . . . 8-21
Declaration of a state of emergency. . . . . . 8-5
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
Emergency management structure. . . . . . . 8-3
Exempt employee emergency duty
Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-31
Powers, duties and responsibilities . . . . . . 8-4
Termination of a state of emergency . . . . . 8-6
EMPLOYEES. See: OFFICERS AND
EMPLOYEES
ENCLOSURES. See: FENCES, WALLS,
HEDGES AND ENCLOSURES
ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS
Environmental committee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-61 et seq.
See: STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND
PUBLIC PLACES
EROSION CONTROL STRUCTURES
Construction regulations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-93 et seq.
See: BOATS, DOCKS AND
WATERWAYS
EXCAVATIONS
Fill permits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1 et seq.
See: FILL PERMITS
Stormwater management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-61 et seq.
See: STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
EXCRETA
Dog waste, removal provisions re . . . . . . . . 4-31, 4-32
F
FENCES, WALLS, HEDGES AND
ENCLOSURES
Landscaping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-31 et seq.
See: LANDSCAPING
Swimming pool requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . 25-5
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FERTILIZER-FRIENDLY USE ORDINANCE
Applicability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-75
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-72
Enforcement; penalties; appeals . . . . . . . . . 27-84
Appeals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-84(d)
Enforcement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-84(a)
Disposition of penalty funds . . . . . . . . . . 27-84(c)
Penalties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-84(b)
Exemptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-81
Fertilizer
Application practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-79
Content and application rates. . . . . . . . . 27-78
Free zones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-77
Findings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-73
Licensing of commercial applicators . . . . . 27-83
Management of grass clippings and vegeta-
tive matter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-80
Purpose and intent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-74
Timing of fertilizer application . . . . . . . . . . 27-76
Title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-71
Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-82
FILL PERMITS
Code enforcement, applicability re. . . . . . . 2-173
Filling operations beyond property line;
prohibited. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
Filling permit
Application fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-19
Application; issuance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-18
Expiration date; renewal; revocation . . 7-20
Public hearing prerequisite to
consideration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-17
Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-16
Unlawful fill; removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
FINANCES
Budget procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Country club
Delinquent accounts; penalties. . . . . . . . 9-32
Court cost
Assessment of additional court costs for
criminal justice education
expenditures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Department of finance
Finance director; duties
Accounts of receipts and expenditures 2-59(8)
Budget duties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-59(2)
Cancellation of evidences of old debt 2-59(9)
Collect moneys and fees due village. 2-59(12)
Examine books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-59(6)
Financial statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-59(3)
Fiscal supervision over officers . . . . . 2-59(5)
Keep accounts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-59(4)
Pay village employees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-59(11)
Prescribe form. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-59(1)
Receive and disburse moneys. . . . . . . 2-59(10)
Responsibility for proceeds of bonds 2-59(7)
Emergency management
Exempt employee emergency duty
Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-31
Investment policy of the village . . . . . . . . . 2-4
FINANCES (Cont'd.)
Pensions and retirement. See also that
subject
Length of service award plan for
volunteer firefighters. . . . . . . . . . . . 2-170 et seq.
Pension and certain other benefits for
fire and police employees . . . . . . . . 2-159 et seq.
Pension and certain other benefits for
general employees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-146 et seq.
Planning and development; filing fees and
cost for changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-1, 21-2
Social security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-136 et seq.
See: SOCIAL SECURITY
Taxation. See that subject
Village manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-118
FINES, FORFEITURES AND OTHER
PENALTIES
Code enforcement; fines and liens . . . . . . . 2-178
Code of ordinances, provisions re general
penalty, continuing violations, and
prosecution costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Parking violation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-37, 18-38
Pension and certain other benefits for fire
and police employees
Board of trustees for; forfeiture of
membership on board for absentee-
ism. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-164(b)
Contributions; forfeitures. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-163(d)
FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
Barbecue grills and similar cooking devices 19-10
Code enforcement, applicability re. . . . . . . 2-173
Fire rescue department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-81 et seq.
See: FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT
Florida fire prevention code
Adopted by reference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-16
Annual fire inspection and establish-
ment of fee schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-17
Review of construction plans and fire
suppression, detection and alarm
systems and establishment of fee
schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-18
Hazardous substances, cost recovery for
cleanup, abatement and removal of
Authority of public safety fire rescue
department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-102
Cost reimbursement to village . . . . . . . . 12-103
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-101
Exceptions for fire suppression services 12-105
Late fee for failure to reimbursement . 12-106
Records. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-104
Remedies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-107
Pension and certain other benefits for fire
and police employees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-159 et seq.
See: PENSIONS AND RETIREMENT
Volunteer firefighters, length of service
award plan for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-170 et seq.
See: PENSIONS AND RETIREMENT
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2943Supp. No. 72
FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT
Composition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-83
Emergency medical services. . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.5-21 et seq.
See: EMERGENCIES
Fire chief's duties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-81
Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-82
Disaster response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-82(6)
Emergency medical services . . . . . . . . . . 2-82(5)
Fire fighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-82(3)
Fire prevention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-82(4)
Maintain equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-82(2)
Report losses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-82(1)
Interference with police and fire rescue
department telephone trunk lines
prohibited. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-215
FIREARMS AND WEAPONS
Concealed weapons, carrying . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-184
Forfeiture; disposition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-186
Possession . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-183
Sales restricted
Record of sales required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-185(c)
Specified weapons, display and sale of. 19-185(b)
Switchblade knives prohibited . . . . . . . . 19-185(a)
Stench bombs prohibited. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-82
See: STENCH BOMBS
FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION
Administration
General provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.5-1
Coordination with the Florida Build-
ing Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.5-1(d)
Disclaimer of liability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.5-1(f)
Intent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.5-1(c)
Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.5-1(b)
Title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.5-1(a)
Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.5-1(e)
Applicability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.5-2
Abrogation and greater restrictions. 12.5-2(f)
Areas to which chapter applies . . . . . 12.5-2(b)
Basis for establishing flood hazard
areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.5-2(c)
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.5-2(a)
Interpretation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.5-2(g)
Other laws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.5-2(e)
Submission of additional data to
establish flood hazard areas. . . 12.5-2(d)
Duties and powers of the floodplain
administrator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.5-3
Applications and permits. . . . . . . . . . . 12.5-3(c)
Designation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.5-3(a)
Floodplain management records . . . . 12.5-3(i)
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.5-3(b)
Inspections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.5-3(g)
Modifications of the strict applica-
tion of the requirements of the
Florida Building Code . . . . . . . . 12.5-3(e)
Notices and orders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.5-3(f)
Other duties of the Floodplain
Administrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.5-3(h)
FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION (Cont'd.)
Substantial improvement and
substantial damage determina-
tions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.5-3(d)
Inspections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.5-6
Buildings, structures and facilities
exempt from the Florida Build-
ing Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.5-5(c)
Final inspection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.5-5(e)
Lowest floor inspection . . . . . . . . . . 12.5-5(d)
Development other than buildings
and structures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.5-5(b)
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.5-5(a)
Manufactured homes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.5-5(f)
Permits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.5-4
Application for a permit or approval. . . 12.5-4(d)
Buildings, structures and facilities
exempt from the Florida Build-
ing Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.5-4(c)
Expiration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.5-4(f)
Floodplain development permits or
approvals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.5-4(b)
Other permits required . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.5-4(h)
Permits required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.5-4(a)
Suspension or revocation. . . . . . . . . . . 12.5-4(g)
Validity of permit or approval . . . . . . 12.5-4(e)
Site plans and construction documents 12.5-5
Additional analyses and certifica-
tions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.5-5(c)
Information for development in flood
hazard areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.5-5(a)
Information in flood hazard areas
without base flood elevations. . 12.5-5(b)
Submission of additional data . . . . . . 12.5-5(d)
Variances and appeals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.5-7
Appeals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.5-7(b)
Conditions for issuance of variances 12.5-7(h)
Considerations for issuance of vari-
ances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.5-7(g)
Functionally dependent uses . . . . . . . 12.5-7(f)
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.5-7(a)
Historic buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.5-7(e)
Limitations on authority to grant
variances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.5-7(c)
Restrictions in floodways. . . . . . . . . . . 12.5-7(d)
Violations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.5-8
Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.5-8(b)
Penalties for noncompliance. . . . . . . . 12.5-8(d)
Unlawful continuance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.5-8(c)
Violations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.5-8(a)
Definitions
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.5-21
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.5-21(d)
Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.5-21(a)
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J
JOINT AUTHORITY
Definitions and rules of construction. . . . . 1-2
K
KNIVES. See: FIREARMS AND WEAPONS
L
LAKE WORTH
Marine sanctuary, designation as. . . . . . . . 5-101
Regulations governing construction of
docks, piers in Lake Worth and
Atlantic Ocean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-85
LAND
Buildings; construction on public land
prohibited. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Planning and development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-01 et seq.
See: PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
Subdivision regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36-1 et seq.
See: SUBDIVISIONS (Appendix B)
LANDSCAPING
Accessways. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-36
Appearance plan (Appendix A). See that
subject
Application of provisions; enforcement . . . 27-33
Certain yard areas, off-street parking and
other vehicular use areas
Existing plant material. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-67
Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-60
Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-61
Parking area interior landscaping. . . . . 27-65
Perimeter landscaping relating to abut-
ting properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-64
Plant material
Ground covers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-62(e)
Lawn grass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-62(f)
Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-62(a)
Shrubs and hedges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-62(c)
Tree species. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-62(b)
Vines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-62(d)
Required landscaping adjacent to public
rights-of-way . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-63
Scope, applicability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-59
Sight distance adjacent to public rights-
of-way and points of access . . . . . . 27-66
Certificate of completion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-35
Code enforcement, applicability re. . . . . . . 2-173
Completed landscaping required for
certificate of use and occupancy . . . . 27-37
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-31
Fertilizer use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-71 et seq.
See: FERTILIZER-FRIENDLY USE
ORDINANCE
Improved nonresidential properties in
existence on September 23, 1971
Applicable requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-40(b)
Exceptions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-40(c)
LANDSCAPING (Cont'd.)
Objectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-40(a)
Planning commission, submission of
plans to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-40(d)
Objectives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-32
Off-street parking landscape manual . . . . 27-38
Plot use plan approval prerequisite to
issuance of permits for building and
paving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-37
Property maintenance standards
Exterior property areas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-2
Landscaping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-2(c)
Refuse container areas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-41
Scope; applicability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-34
Zoning ordinance, conflict with . . . . . . . . . . 27-39
LAW ENFORCEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF
(POLICE DEPARTMENT)
Boats, docks and waterways; unlawfully
anchored or moored vessels
Department of law enforcement to
impound. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
Chief of police's duties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-75
Composition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-76
Generally. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-76(a)
Operations division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-76(b)
Operations support division. . . . . . . . . . . 2-76(c)
LIBRARY
Damaging property unlawful . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-1
Department of library
Librarian. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-93
Library board
Appointment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-17
Composition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-17
Established. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-16
Organization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-18
Powers and duties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-19
Term of office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-17
LICENSES AND PERMITS
Alarm permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-208 et seq.
See: ALARMS
Boat launching area permits . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-34
Bulkheads and seawalls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-72
Code enforcement, applicability re. . . . . . . 2-173
Communications services
Suspension or denial of permits. . . . . . . 29-7
Community development department
Permits and inspections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-112(1)
Driveways. See herein: Sidewalk and
Driveway Permits
Emergency medical services. . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.5-21
Fill permits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-16 et seq.
See: FILL PERMITS
Flood damage prevention development
permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.5-22
Garage, related sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-62
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LICENSES AND PERMITS (Cont'd.)
Home occupations. See also that subject
Generally. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-16 et seq.
Business tax receipt for home occupa-
tions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-3(c) et seq.
Park and recreation facilities; meeting
and gathering permits . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-31 et seq.
See: PARKS, PLAYGROUNDS AND
RECREATION
Peddlers and solicitors permit . . . . . . . . . . . 17-83 et seq.
See: PEDDLERS AND SOLICITORS
Seawalls. See herein: Bulkheads and
Seawalls
Sidewalk and driveway permits . . . . . . . . . 24-55 et seq.
See: STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND
PUBLIC PLACES
Street excavation permits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-28, 24-29
Swimming pool permits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-3
Utilities
Use of rights-of-way for utilities; writ-
ten permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-2, 28-3
LOCAL BUSINESS TAX
Regulations enumerated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-16 et seq.
See: BUSINESS REGULATIONS
LODGING
Unauthorized lodging and camping . . . . . . 19-11
LOGO
Village logo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
LOTS
Subdivision design standards. . . . . . . . . . . . 36-18
Zoning regulations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45-1 et seq.
See: ZONING (Appendix C)
M
MANAGER. See: VILLAGE MANAGER
MANGROVE STANDS
Flood damage prevention provisions . . . . . 12.5-45
MAPS. See: SURVEYS, MAPS AND PLATS
MARINE SANCTUARIES
Designated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-101
MAY, SHALL
Definitions and rules of construction. . . . . 1-2
MAYOR
Civil disorders and disturbances
Mayor designated local authority for
preservation of public peace . . . . . 8-21
Village council; presiding officer at meet-
ings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18
MEASURES. See: WEIGHTS AND
MEASURES
MEDICAL SERVICES
Emergency medical services. . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.5-21 et seq.
See: EMERGENCIES
MEETINGS. See: ASSEMBLIES
MISSILES, STONES, ETC.
Throwing missiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-83
MONTH
Definitions and rules of construction. . . . . 1-2
MONUMENTS
Subdivisions, required improvements re . 36-27
MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
Ambulances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-50, 17-51
Businesses located outside village limits;
marking of commercial vehicles . . . . 17-34.13
Combat Auto Theft (CAT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-19
Discarded vehicles, etc.)
Abatement of public nuisances on private
property. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-79 et seq.
See: NUISANCES
Hitchhiking prohibited. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-6
Local business tax; marking of com-
mercial vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-33.1
Motorized scooters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-20
Park regulations re traffic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-5
Parking. See herein: Stopping, Standing
and Parking
Property maintenance standards
Exterior property areas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-2
Motor vehicles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-2(i)
Stopping, standing and parking
Boats and boat trailers; parking on
residential property restricted in
R-1 and R-2 residential zoning
districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-35
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-33
Parking restricted. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-34
Recreational vehicles and trailers;park-
ing on residential property
restricted in R-1 and R-2
residential zoning districts . . . . . . 18-35.1
Signs, parking in violation of . . . . . . . . . 18-36
Vehicle, trailer or boat parking
prohibited upon paved or unpaved
area of the road right-of-way of
specific roadways . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-34.1
Violations; fines
Handicap spaces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-37
Non-handicap spaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-38
Vehicular operation
Speed limits
Generally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-16
Weight limitations on certain roads . . . 18-18
N
NOISE CONTROL
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-99
Dissemination of information. . . . . . . . . . . . 19-106
Enforcement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-104
Exemptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-101
Permissible time for construction activity 19-105
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