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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance_363_04/28/1988 ORDINANCE 363 • • AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 355, PERTAINING TO TRAILERS OR TEMPORARY STRUCTURES OR VEHICLES; PROVIDING REGULATIONS FOR SAME; AND PROVIDING A PENALTY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS: Section I.: Section X (K) of Ordinance No. 355 is hereby amended to read as follows: Section X (K): Trailers or Temporary Structures or Vehicles (1) On construction sites, trailers, temporary structures, or vehicles used for construction offices on a construction site or in a subdivision shall be permitted during the period of construction only after a building permit for the construction job has been issued. (a) Such trailers, temporary structures, or vehicles, must be removed from the building site or subdivision in accordance with the provisions Chapter 5, Section 501 of the Standard Building Code/1985, and Section 103.6.1 of the Palm Beach County Uniform Countywide Amendments to the Standard Building Code. (b) Such permitted trailers, structures, or vehicles, may be used for sales habitation or promotional purposes, only upon permission of the Village Council and shall be permitted only after receiving a permit from the Building Official for each such trailer. (c) A trailer, or temporary structure, or vehicle used for a construction office on a construction site located within a residentially zoned district of the Village shall not have an interior dimension greater than ninety-six (96) square feet. The interior • dimension restriction shall not apply to trailers, or temporary structures, or vehicles which may be permitted for subdivision infrastructure construction. Only one (1) such trailer, or temporary structure, or vehicle used for a construction office on a construction site shall be permitted for each owner-builder or prime contractor within any given subdivision for which the Village has previously accepted the tangible improvements required prior to the granting of approval of the final plat. Section 2: If any provision of this Ordinance or application thereof is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the other provisions or applications of this Ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or applications and to this end the provisions of this ordinance a.re hereby declared severable. Section 3: All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Section 4: This Ordinance shall be codified and made a part of the Official Code of Ordinances of the Village of Tequesta, Florida. ~ ~ - 2 - • Section 5: This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its passage and approval, as provided by law. THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE was offered by Councilmember Edward C. Howell who moved its adoption. The Ordinance was seconded by Councilmember Joseph N. Capretta; and upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows: FOR ADOPTION ~ti'illiam E. Burclcart Ron T. Mackail Joseph N. Capretta Edward C. Howell AGAINST ADOPTION The Mayor thereupon declared the Ordinance duly passed and adopted this 28th day of April 1988• MAYOR OF TEQUESTA i Gam] Ron T. Mackail r. ~_. . ATTEST: ~~ Bill C. ascav lis Village Cle • • CHAPTER 5 • SPECIAL OCCUPANCY REQUIREMENTS 501-TEMPORARY STRUCTURES A special building permit for a limited time shall be obtained before the erection of temporary structures such as construction sheds, seats, canopies, tents and fences used in construction work or for temporary purposes such as reviewing stands. Such structures shall be completely removed upon the expiration of the time limit stated in the permit. 502 -GREENHOUSES 502.1 Greenhouses constructed totally of noncombustible materials and used ; exclusively for the cultivation of live plants, may be unlimited in area. 502.2 Greenhouses more than 35 ft high shall have a noncombustible structural frame. Greenhouses not over 400 sq ft in area and not over IS ft high, shall be considered accessory structures and may be of any construction, except that a greenhouse with wood frame construction shall s be located not less than 5 ft from an adjoining structure or property line. 502.3 Maximum allowable deflection for structural members of greenhouses shall not extend I / l20 of span. '_ 503-REVIEWING STANDS, GRANDSTANDS AND BLEACHERS 503.1-SCOPE Reviewing stands, grandstands and bleachers shall conform to the provisions of this section. See 202 for definitions. 503.2-HEIGHT OF GRANDSTANDS AND BLEACHERS 503.2.1 Grandstands and bleachers may be of the types of construction permitted for Group A occupancy with nonworking stage shown in Table 400. There shall not be more than three seating terraces or balconies in a single story. 503.2.2 When spaces under grandstands or bleachers are used for purposes other than toilet rooms, ticket booths less than 100 sq ft in area, and open ramps or level exiting facilities, such spaces shall be separated by not less than 1-hour fire resistant construction. 503.2.3 The highest level of seat platforms of any grandstand or bleacher having a combustible structural frame of less than heavy timber sizes shall be not more than 20 ft. See 604. 503.2.4 Combustible material may be used for seatboard, toeboards, bearing or base pads or footboards. 504-FARM BUILDINGS Farm buildings shall include those structures, other than residences and structures appurtenant thereto, for on-farm use (barns, sheds, poultry houses, etc.). Maximum allowable deflection for structural members of such farm buildings shall not exceed 1 / 180 of span. Design limitations based on deflection as prescribed elsewhere in this Code shall not be applicable. Standard Building Code/1985 77 ~ r ' ~ ~ 'T ~. j' ,,~~ i 03.5-GlUAL I F I CAT I ON OF APPLICANT ~'` Application far permits will be accepted only from contractors • currently licensed in their respective field and far whom na revocation or suspension of license is existing except that a sole owner may make application far permit and supervise the Kark in connection with the construction, maintenance, alterations, or repairs of a single family or two family residence for his own use and occupancy and not intended for sale. The construction of mare than one residence by an individual owner in any 12 month period shall be construed as contracting, and such owner shall then be required to be licensed as a contractor. Such licensed contractor or sale owner shall be held responsible to the Building Official for the proper supervision and conduct of all work covered thereby. An owner or tenant of any building leasehold may make application far permit to repair or remodel any building when non-structural work is involved eat to exceed X5,000.00 in value within any 12 month period. /~ 103.6-CONDITIONS OF THE PERMIT 103.6.1 PERMIT INTENT A permit issued shall be construed to be a license to proceed with the work and shall eat be construed as authority to violate, cancel, alter, ar set aside any of the provisions of this Code, nor shall such issuance of a permit prevent the Building Official from thereafter requiring a correction of errors in plans ar in construction, or. of violation of this Cade. Every permit issued shall become invalid unless the wank authorized by such permit is commenced within 6 months after its issuance,. or if the work authorized by such permit is suspended or abandoned for a period of 6 months after the time the work is commenced. One or more extensions of time, for periods not more than 90 days each, may be allowed for the permit, provided the extension is requested in writing and justifiable cause is demonstrated, and such extensions shall be in writing by the Building Official. 103.6.2 SPECIAL INSPECTOR On new buildings or additions of Type I or Type II construction, on all major structural alterations, on concrete work where the design is based on f'c in exceser of 3,000 pounds per sq in, and on buildings of area greater than 20,000 sq ft on buildings more than 2 stories in height, and an buildings and structures off unusual design or methods of construction, the Building Official may require the owner to employ a special inspector for the inspection of the structural framework and such special inspector shall be present at all times that wank is in progress on the structural frame. The Building Official may require a special inspector an pile driving. (Florida State Statute 553 requires a special inspector under certain circumstances.) Such special inspector shall be a registered architect or engineer, ar an employee of either, or any other carnpetent person ar agency whale qualifications are approved by the Puilding Official who shall be responsible far the control of the materials and methods of construction. He shall be responsible far compliance with this Code and shall submit weekly progress reports of daily inspections to the Puilding Official.