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NDIAN RIVER COUNTY ORDINANCE NO. 75-4 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO MOBILE HOMES, AMENDING INDIAN RIVER COUNTY ORDINANCES 71-2, 74-22 AND 75-2, PROVIDING FOR ON SITE INSPECTION, RE- QUIRING BLOCKING AND ANCHORING, ESTABLISIiING MINIMUM STANDARDS, ESTABLISHING RESPONSIBILITY FOR COMPLIANCE, PROVIDING EXCEPTIONS, PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES OF OCCUPANCY AND ENFORCEMENT AND PROV�DING AN EFFECTIVE DATE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, That Indian River County Ordinances 71-2, 74-22 and 75-2 are hereby amended to read as follows: Section 1: That, after the effective date of this Ordinance, every mobile home, modular homn- and house trailer occupied as a dwelling shall be blocked and anchored in accordance with the following standards: Section 2.• Minimum Pier Standards. (a) Pier foundations shall be installed directly under the main frame (or chassis) of the mobile homes. The T iers shall not be further apart than ten (10) feet on centers, and the main frame, frcnt or back, shall not extend further than two (2) feet beyond the center line of the end of the piers. (b) All grass and organic material shall be removed i and the pier foundation placed on stable soil. The pier j foundation shall be a 16" x 16" x 4" solid concrete pad, j precast or poured in place, or equivalent. (c) Piers must be constructed of regular 8" x 8" x 16" concrete blocks, open cells, solid, or equivalent (with open cells vertical), placed above the foundation. A 7." x 8" x 16" pressure treated wood plate, or equivalent, shall be placed on top of the pier with shims fitted and driven tight from both sides of the I -Beam, between the wood plate and the main frame. Shims shall not occupy more than one (1) inch of vertical space. Single tiered block piers shall be installed perpendicular to the main I -Beam.