Ordinance 1971-003 Construction of Dock & PiersORDINANCE N0. 3-71
AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA,
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SETTING FORTH CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS FOR DOCKS, PIERS AND OTHER
APPROVED STRUCTURES IN THE WATERWAYS OF THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM
BEACH.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE VILL?1GE COUNCIL OF NORTH PALM BEACH,
FLORIDA:
Section 1. That Section 11-32 of the Village of North
Palm Beach Code is hereby repealed.
Section 2. That the Village of North Palm Beach Code
is hereby amended by adding new sections to be numbered Sections
11-32 through 11-37, both inclusive, which said sections shall
read as follows:
"Sec. 11-32. DOCKS AND PIERS---DEFINITIONS---
(1) Private Dock. Private Dock is one which will
be used by the owner, his family, and occasionally
by family friends and shall be constructed only
' in R-1 and R-2 Zoning Districts,
(2) Commercial Dock, 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,
(3) Wave Break. Structure designed only to break
up waves or boat wakes. Not to be used for mooring
or docking boats.
(4) Pier. A dock that extends more than five (5)
feet perpendicular to a bulkhead or shoreline.
"Sec. 11-33. SAME---IN GENERAL---(1) Docks, piers
and other approved structures shall be owned and
constructed only by upland land owner.
(2) Boat davits and other boat lifting devices
shall require a building permit.
(3) Docks, piers and other waterside structures
shall require a building permit.
' '!Sec. 11-34. SAME---MINIMUM DESIGN REQUIREMENTS---
(1) Coverings. Any sun, wind or weather covering
to be constructed over a dock or pier shall require
a permit and shall be classified a canopy and shall
meet the building code as such.
(2) Decking Elevation. The main deck of a dock or pier
shall be placed at a minimum of 3.5 feet above mean
sea level. The steps from the ground or bulkhead
cap shall not exceed ten (10) inches for each step.
(3) Wave Break. Bottom wave breaking stringer
shall not extend below mean low water.
(4) Floating Docks. Free standing piling for floating
docks shall be a minimum schedule 40, six (6) inch
diameter, pea rock concrete filled steel pipe or
six (6) inch plastic pipe filled with pea rock concrete
and two equally spaced #4 reinforcing bars, suitably tied.
Attaching rings shall be steel or chain. Smaller
piling may be allowed when properly structurally designed.
(5) Construction Material.
(a) Piling
1. Minimum bottom penetration to be
four (4) feet:
2. Concrete piling to be minimum
6" x 6" or 6" diameter reinforced with 4
#5 rods with #2 hoops eight (8) inches on
center.
3. Wood piling to be minimum eight (8)
inch butt diameter, creosoted or Greenhart with
suitable cap.
4. All piling to be set a maximum of
' ten (10) feet on center for timber deck
construction. If prestressed concrete
stringers or decking is used, plans shall
be submitted to the Building Department
for approval.
(b) Stringers and bracing, if lumber, shall
be minimum 2" x 6".
(c) Decking. If lumber, shall be minimum 2"
by 4", or if smaller, proper spacing and lumber
grade to be structurally adequate.
(d) Fasteners
1. All bolts, nuts, washers and nails
shall be hot dipped galvanized or zinc plated
or equal.
2. Stringers and braces to be fastened with
minimum 1/2" bolts.
(e) All dock lumber to be pressure treated or
equal.
' (f) All concrete to be a minimum strength
of 3500 psi in 28 days.
(g) If dock is to be supported by a bulkhead,
4" x 4" blocks or equal shall be bolted to bulkhead
wall. Stringer to be bolted to 4" x 4" blocks.
(6) Docks and piers of other design and material may
be permitted when structurally equivalent to the above.
(7) All commercial docks and piers to be designed
by a Florida Registered Professional Engineer.
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(8) All docks and piers to be constructed in Lake
Worth and the Atlantic Ocean shall be of reinforced
concrete construction and be fixed docks and piers.
(9) Doluhins and Tie Poles
(a) Bottom penetration to be minimum of four (4)
feet.
' (b) Materials and construction to be the same
as dock and pier pilings.
(10) All fixed docks and piers to be constructed in
commercial marinas shall be concrete or equal.
"Sec. 11-35. SAME---REGULATIONS GOVERNING CONSTRUCTION
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 of North Palm
Beach, other than the waters of Lake Worth ar~d the Atlantic
Ocean, shall be constructed in accordance with the
following requirements and regulations:
(1) Prior to permit being issued by the
Village, a permit shall be obtained from such other
authority that has a vested interest in the waterway,
(2) Construction waterside of any lot having
50 foot or less frontage on the water:
(a) Docks shall not be placed within
five (5) feet of the side property line extended.
' (3) Construction waterside of any lot having
greater than 50 foot frontage on the water:
(a) Docks shall not be placed within
ten (10) feet of the side property line extended.
(4) Docks shall extend a maximum of five (5)
feet out from the face of the bulkhead wall.
(5) Piers not exceeding six (6) feet in width
may extend waterside a maximum of 15 feet in lagoons,
20 feet in the North Palm Beach Waterway and Prosperity
Harbor, 25 feet in West Lake, North Lake and the Earman
River. No pier shall be located closer to the side
property line extended than its extension waterside.
(6) In lagoons, dolphin poles, wave breaks, mooring
posts, mooring buoys or floating anchors shall be placed
a maximum of twenty (20) feet from the face of the bulk-
head or the shore. Wave breaks shall be allowed only
at lagoon entrances opening into Lake Worth.
(7) In the North Palm Beach Waterway and Prosperity
Harbor, dolphin poles, mooring posts, mooring buoys
or floating anchors shall be placed a maximum of thirty
(30) feet from the face of the bulkhead or the shore.
(8) In the Earman River, dolphin poles, wave breaks,
mooring posts, mooring buoys or floating anchors shall
be placed at a maximum of forty (40) feet from the face of the
bulkhead or the shore. Wave breaks shall be allowed only
at the entrance to Lake Worth.
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(9) In West Lake and North Lake, dolphin poles,
mooring posts, mooring buoys or floating anchors
shall be placed a maximum of fifty (50) feet from
the face of the bulkhead or the shore.
(10) Dolphin or mooring post location shall be
determined by the Building Department.
(11) In no instance shall any structure extend
more than 25% of the width of the water.
"Sec. 11-36. SAME---REGULATIONS GOVERNING CONSTRUCTION
IN LAKE WORTH AND ATLANTIC OCEAN---All piers, docks or
other approved structures to be constructed waterside of
the bulkhead line or land of the Village in Lake Worth,
or the mean low water mark of the Atlantic Ocean, shall
meet the following regulations and requirements:
(1) The design of any pier to be constructed
under the provisions of this ordinance shall be
performed by an engineer registered in the state,
and detailed construction drawings shall be sub-
mitted bearing the certification and seal of such
engineer.
(2) Prior to 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 ordinance
shall be construed to affect the rights or
obligations connected with spoil areas located in
Lake Worth within one hundred 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
ordinance.
(3) No pier shall extend beyond a line
fifty feet waterside from and parallel to the
bulkhead line of the Village.
(4) The centerline of all piers shall be on a
uniform alignment.
(5) Piers may be constructed with "L" heads
of twenty-five feet or "T" heads of fifty feet. A
finger pier shall not exceed twenty-two feet in
length and a maximum of six feet and a minimum of
three feet in width. It shall not extend in any
direction beyond the main pier.
(6) No point on any pier shall be closer
than twenty feet to either side property line
projected along a line parallel to the pier
' centerline or closer than forty feet to any
part of another pier.
(7) All piers shall be constructed with
all major components including piling, beams,
decks, etc., constructed of reinforced concrete.
Piers shall have a maximum width of ten feet,
and a minimum width of six feet.
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(8) Dolphins or mooring posts may be
installed adjacent to piers, with location to
be determined by the Building Department.
(9) Construction waterside of any lot
having 50 foot or less frontage on the water:
(a) Docks shall not be placed within
five feet of the side property line extended.
(10) Construction waterside of any lot having
greater than 50 foot frontage on the water:
(a) Docks shall not be placed within
ten feet of the side property line extended,
(11) Wave breaks shall not be allowed.
PLACED ON FIRST READING THIS 22ND DAY OF APRIL, 1971.
PLACED ON SECOND, FINAL READING AND PASSED THIS 13TH DAY OF MAY, 1971.
/s/ H. Mallory Privett, Jr.
MAYOR
' ATTEST:
/s/ Dolores R. Walker
Village Clerk
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