HomeMy Public PortalAboutORD 91/06ORDINANCE NO. 91/6
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN COMMISSION OF THE
TOWN OF GULF STREAM, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER
4 (BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS) BY
ADDING SECTION 4-9 SO AS TO PROVIDE SHORELINE
PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR
REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; PROVIDING
FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF GULF
STREAM, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Code of Ordinances of the Town of Gulf
Stream, Florida, is hereby amended by adding Section 4-9 to read
as follows:
SECTION 4-9. SHORELINE PROTECTION
(1) All real property having frontage or direct and
immediate access to frontage on the Intracoastal
Waterway canal or other body of water located
within or bordering the boundaries of the Town of
Gulf Stream, wherein the water is in any proportion
saline or brackish, or levels of which fluctuate by
reason of tidal influences, shall be required to
construct at the Owner's expense, seawalls
bulkheading the entire frontage exposed to contact
with the water or alternatives to vertical
bulkheads which will meet good Engineering Design
Standards. Seawalls or their alternatives shall be
structurally maintained at the Owner's expense so
as not to cause a nuisance or a hazard to
navigation or safety. This Section is not intended
to require seawalls or bulkheading along those
sections of property fronting on the Atlantic
Ocean.
(2) All construction plans for seawalls or alternative
shoreline protection methods shall be approved by the
Town Commission. Seawall, or alternatives shall not be
constructed without obtaining prior written approval of
all applicable regulatory agencies.
(3) During construction of seawall or alternative shoreline
protection methods, the contractor shall be responsible
to have approved turbidity screens in place during any
and all clearing, excavating, jetting and backfilling
operations which totally enclose the construction site.
Screens are to remain in place at least 24 hours after
construction ceases or until turbidity is at
preconstruction turbidity levels. Screens must extend
from the water surface to the bottom and be adequately
weighed to keep them in place during all operations.
There shall be adequate flotation at the surface to
prevent overflow. The flotation shall be brightly
colored to maximize visibility.
Section 2. Severability.
If any provision of this Ordinance or the application thereof
is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the other
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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 are hereby declared severable.
Section 3. Repeal of ordinances in Conflict.
All other ordinances of the Town of Gulf Stream, Florida, or
parts thereof which conflict with this or any part of this
Ordinance are hereby repealed.
Section 4. Codification.
This Ordinance shall be codified and made a part of the
official Code of Ordinances of the Town of Gulf Stream.
Section 5. Effective Date.
This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its passage
and approval, as provided by law.
PASSED AND ADOPTED in a regular, adjourned session on first
reading this 7th day of January , 1991, and for a second and
final reading on this 21st day of January , 1991.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
TOWN CLERK
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