[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Commission of the City of South Pasadena
3-10-1998 by Ord. No. 98-01. Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
- DECK AREA
- That portion of a dock that consists of decking installed parallel
to the water and intended to support the weight of a person walking or sitting.[Added 5-9-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-01]
- DOCK
- Any structure, including a pier, wharf, loading platform, accessory
structure or boat lift, which is constructed on piling over open water or
which is supported by floatation on the waters of South Pasadena.[Amended 5-9-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-01]
- PRIVATE DOCK
- Any dock which will be used by an individual owner, family and friends of the owner on property which is developed as single-family residential property. This definition does not include any dock which is owned in common or used by the residents of a condominium, apartment complex or mobile home park.
- TIE POLE
- Includes dolphin, batter, sister or mooring piles which are placed to provide anchorage, mooring, structural support or space for a boat or ship.
- WATERS OF SOUTH PASADENA
- All waters of Boca Ciega Bay lying within the legal boundaries of South Pasadena.
[Amended 5-9-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-01]
Docks not requiring a special exception use permit.
[Amended 5-9-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-01]
Tie poles not requiring a special exception use permit:
A.
Tie pole(s) proposed at a commercial dock or slip that will not increase the number of permanent mooring spaces above the number approved at the time the dock was constructed. For commercial docks where no record exists as to the number of approved slips, the number shall be presumed to be the number of slips existing as of January 1, 2006. In addition, the tie pole(s) must meet the applicable criteria set forth in § 86-6 without the need for a variance.
A City-issued building permit is required for the installation of any dock or tie pole within the waters of South Pasadena. A special exception use permit issued by the City Commission is a prerequisite to applying for a building permit, except in cases of exact replacement or for projects which meet one of the exceptions set forth in § 86-2 or 86-3 of this chapter. It shall be a violation of this chapter for any person to undertake or allow a third person to undertake on their behalf construction of a dock or installation of a tie pole without a City permit. Violations shall be subject to the general penalty set forth in § 1-16 of this Code.
Each applicant shall file an application for a building permit which
includes the following information:
A.
A completed application form as supplied by the Department
of Community Improvement.
B.
A statement describing the existing upland use, the current
zoning category and the future land use designation of the property.
C.
Evidence of title to the adjacent uplands. An affidavit
attesting to the fact that the applicant owns the bottom lands on which the
construction is proposed or has the right to construct a dock upon the bottom
lands.
D.
The width of the water body at the proposed project location.
E.
Permit sketches clearly depicting the proposed project,
including:
(1)
Property address of adjacent uplands.
(2)
North arrow.
(3)
Scale (not less than one inch equals 10 feet).
(4)
Location of all existing structures (docks and tie poles)
located in or floating over aquatic lands and exact square footage of said
structures.
(5)
Water depths at low tide taken at the seawall and every
20 feet, including the proposed end of the dock.
(6)
Linear footage of riparian shoreline.
(7)
Location of any mangroves on the upland property or submerged
lands.
(8)
Location of any sea grasses under the area proposed for
the dock or boat lifts.
F.
All applications other than those for private docks and
tie poles at existing docks shall include plans signed and sealed by a professional
engineer.
[Amended 5-9-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-01]
A.
All docks (private and commercial) and all tie poles
shall comply with the following criteria:
(1)
Not project into the navigable portion of a waterway
more than 25%.
(2)
Not extend waterward of the seawall or mean high tide
water line a distance greater than 300 feet.
(3)
Not be located closer than 150 feet from the center line
of the Intracostal Waterway.
(4)
Not impede the rights of other waterfront property owners
to install docks in accordance with this chapter.
(5)
Not include any covered boat slip or covered boat lift.
B.
Commercial docks shall be limited in width to a maximum
of 75% of the width of the property at the waterfront, and the length from
the seawall or mean high-water line shall not exceed 75% of the width of the
property. Tie pole(s) associated with commercial docks shall also be located
within these parameters.
C.
Private docks shall not exceed 50 feet in length. The deck area
of private docks shall not exceed 500 square feet. Private docks, including
all components of any boat lift, shall be located within the middle 1/3 of
the applicant’s property measured at the seawall. Tie poles at private
docks shall be located no more than 50 feet waterward from the seawall or
mean high-water line. Said tie poles shall not be required to be located within
the middle 1/3 of the applicant’s property. Tie poles shall not be closer
than four feet from the extension of the sidelines of the upland property.
Private docks shall not provide permanent mooring for more than two vessels
over 10 feet in length.
The following minimum construction specifications shall be required
for all dock construction:
A.
All pilings shall be either precast IV concrete, as specified
by the Florida Department of Transportation, Standard Specifications for Road
and Bridge Construction, 3,500 pounds per square inch or better in 28 days,
or southern pine piles conforming in physical quality to the American Society
for Testing and Materials Specifications D 25-55, which have been treated
in conformance with American Wood Preservers Association Standard C-3 with
chromated copper arsenate (CCA type A, B or C) in accordance with American
Wood Preservers Association P-5, and which have a minimum butt size of a nine-inch
diameter and tip sizes of no less than a six-inch diameter. When southern
pine piles are used, testing may be required to show a minimum retention and
distribution of solid preservative of 2.5 pounds per cubic foot within 1.5
inches of the surface and 1.5 pounds per cubic foot in the zone from 1.5 to
2 inches from the surface.
B.
All other timber shall be pressure-treated.
C.
Concrete pilings shall be at least eight inches square
in cross section and shall contain a minimum of five steel rods, each a minimum
of five-eighths-inch diameter. All rods shall be completely coated in epoxy
and tied or welded in the form of a three- to four-inch square cage and be
covered by a minimum of two inches of concrete.
D.
All piling shall be installed at least six feet into
the submerged bottom. If impenetrable material is encountered, work shall
cease, the Building Official shall be notified and sealed plans showing an
acceptable alternate installation shall be required.
E.
All metal fastenings shall be hot-dip galvanized or better.
F.
Spacing of pile bents shall not exceed 12 feet on-center.
For timber-decked dock construction, the second bent shall not exceed 14 feet
in front of the beginning of the dock. The first bent of piling shall be located
no further than 2 feet from the mean high water or the seawall. Outside stringer
systems shall be doubled two-inch by eight-inch pressure-treated timber or
greater. Five-eighths-inch-diameter galvanized bolts or greater are to be
used for attachment of stringers to piling. Intermediate stringers shall be
single two-inch by eight-inch or greater, with a maximum three feet zero inches
on-center spacing. Decking shall be two-inch by six-inch, or greater, pressure-treated
lumber. All pile bents shall have pile caps, two inches by eight inches, bearing
stringers to support deck joists on the main dock and only on docks with wood
pilings. All intersections (stringers) shall be bolted.
G.
All floating docks must have a minimum of 20 pounds per
square foot flotation.
H.
The intersection of the main dock and finger piers will
be constructed by the installation of a pile under the finger pier at the
intersection, or by an approved bolted connection; in no case will nailed
connections be used.
I.
If, due to space restrictions, double stringers must
abut the seawall, pile caps are to be doubled two inches by eight inches and
bolted at each pile.
J.
Wave break devices, when necessary, shall be designed
to allow for maximum water circulation and shall be built in such a manner
as to be part of the dock structure or tie poles.
K.
Docks shall be constructed to allow for maximum light
penetration. Special restrictions may be applied where natural resources are
present on a case-by-case basis.
L.
Where appropriate, structures shall provide for passage
of pedestrian traffic by elevation or design so as not to obstruct normal
pedestrian traffic on lands along the shoreline. The dock or pier shall be
constructed in a manner that would minimize harm to natural resources.
M.
Walkways to dockhead intersections not supported directly
by piles under the connection must be diagonally bolted through the intersecting
stringers (minimum triple two-inch by eight-inch dock head stringers) or the
use of a two-inch by four-inch by one-forth-inch galvanized angle bracket
or larger must be utilized.
N.
Catwalks supported by a single pile at each bent and
cantilevered structures shall be no wider than 30 inches.
O.
No buildings shall be permitted to be constructed over
the waters of the city.
