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Home My WebLink About1975-4NDIAN 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. r (d) All. piers over forty (40) inches in height shall be double tiered with blocks interlocked and capped with a 4" x 16" x 16" solid concrete block, or equivalent, and cushioned with wood shims or pressure treated plate. (e) All corner piers over three (3) blocks high shall be double tiered, with blocks interlocked, and capped with a 4" x 16" x 16" solid concrete block, or equivalent, and cushioned with wood shims or pressure treated plate. Section 3. Minimum Anchor Standards. (a) Anchors shall meet: the specifications established in Chapter 15C-1.10 of the Florida Administrative Code. (b) As a minimum standard, anchors shall be installed on both sides of the unit for every twelve (12) feet of trailer length. There shall be a minimum of three (3) regardless of length, with the further requirement that one (1) set shall be on each end. Section 4. Minimum. Tie Down Standards. Unless otherwise specified in this section, the tie -down specifications are as follows: ..2_. (Excluding hitch) i Nominal length of Mobile Home I .i Up to 40 4' to 60' 61' & up Single -wide MH Frame ties per side 3 5 7 Single -wide MH Over= -the -roof _ - ties -per side 3 3 3 Single -wide MIi Number of anchors per side 3 5 7 Double -wide MH Frame ties only per side 3 5 7 i ..2_. (b) Tiedown straps.. All tie -down straps shall be 1 1/4" x .035" galvanized (.30 oz. per sq. ft.) steel strap conforming to federal spec. QQ-S-781F,Type l., Class B. Grade 1 (or equivalent). (c) Single -wide Mobile Homes The first over -the -roof and frame tie point must be within twenty-four (24) inches or at first stud and truss from each end. If the frame does not extend to back end wall, then the tie shall be installed within six (6) inches of the end of the chassis. All other over -the -roof and frame ties shall be as equally spaced as is feasible. All frame ties shall be secured to the main steel beam that runs the length of the home. (d) Double -wide Mobile Homes Double-wides shall have frame ties installed within twenty-four (24) inches of each end and at intervals as described on preceding chart (outside main beams only). If the frame does DOu extend to back end wall, then the tie shall be installed within six (6) inches of the end of the chassis. I Section 5. Permitted exceptions. (a) Mobile homes having a permanent type structure j adequate to provide structural rigidity and stability, meeting the design loads for hurricane zones, as specified in the ANSI A119.1 f standards, of twenty-five (25) pounds horizontal and fifteen (15) pounds uplift, or meets local building codes, and extending a minimum of two-thirds (2/3) of the length of the mobile home to which is attached, shall be deemed to have complied with tie - down standards. (b) Mobile ',comes of a model year prior to 1971 may be exempt f.roai over. -the -roof ties, except for a minim= of one (1) at each end of the mobile home. Frame ties shall be provided as per rcgu.lations. -3- (c) Mobile homes having a concrete slab, the top of which is vertically within twelve (12") inches or less of the bottom of the floor of the mobile home, and where the bottom of the floor is within sixteen (16") inches or less of the ground, will be exempt from having a frame tie, or ties, installed in this area only_ The end frame ties, however, shall riot be exempt. Provided, that those mobile homes which are presently tied down in compliance with the requirements of the insurance company insuring same, and have been approved by the insurer, shall be deemed to have complied with the tie -down standards of this Ordinance. Upon relocation of such mobile homes, however, tie down requirements shall apply. (d) Other types of piers and methods of blocking, ground anchors or tie -down cable or cables or couplings may be approved by the County if deemed the equivalent of the foregoing speci- fications, and specific written approval is given by the county. (e) Travel trailers that are not to be in the County more than fifteen (1.5) days shall be excluded from this section. Section 6. New Mobile Homes. (a) That after the effective date of this Ordinance, prior to occupancy, every new mobile home, occupied as a dwelling, must be issued a Certificate of Occupancy after an on site inspection insuring compliance with State laws, this Ordinance and State and local regulations, regarding such functions as blocking and leveling, anchoring, tie -downs, utility connections, conversion of appliances, and external improvement on the mobile home. Section 7. Requirements. (a) It shall be the responsibility of the owner of the property or operator of a trailer park on which a unit is parked to provide the required ground anchors installed. Section 8. Enforcement and Penalty Section. (a) The enforcement of these provisions shall. rest with Lhe City --County building Department. (b) Certificates of Occupancy shall be issued by the -4- Building Department when the new mobile home complies with this Ordinance or State law. (c) The Building Department shall establish reasonable fees for the service performed in making the on site inspections and issuing Certificates of Occupancy, consistent with State regulations. (d) Written notice shall be given to anyone in violation of these provisions, specifying same. A period of forty-five (45) days shall be granted for correction and the person or persons correcting the violation shall sign a citation verifying correction of same. (e) Upon conviction, violations of this Ordinance shall constitute a misdemeanor and shall be punishable in accordance with lata. Section 9. Intent. It is the legistative intent of this Ordinance to be consistent with all State laws and regulations. Where the provisions of this Ordinance are more restrictive than State laws and regulations, State Law shall control. Section 10. Effective date. The effective date of this Ordinance shall be Tune 27, 1975. ; INDIAN RIVER = B A g� OF COMMISSIONERS Alma Le oy, Chairman rrg Attest: _ Ralph Harris, Clerk