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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY 6 ' I I
*^ ORDINANCE NO. 71-2
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An Ordinance to be entitled:
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An Ordinance establishing minimum blocking, minimum
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ground anchor standards, minimum tie down standards,
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and general requirements for mobile homes, modular
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homes and house trailers and providing penalties for
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violation, and providing an effective date.
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Be it ordained by the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River
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Section 1. That, after the effective a i Ordinance, v y
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mobile home, modular home and house trailer occupied as a dwelling shall
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be blocked and anchored in accordance with the following standards:
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Section 2. MINIMUM BLOCKING: STANDARD
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1. Pier foundations shall be installed directly under the main frame (or
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chasis) of the mobile home. or travel trailer. The piers shall not be further
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apart than 10 feet on centers and the main frame, front or back, shall not
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extend further than one foot beyond the center line of the end piers.
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2. All grass and organic material shall be removed and the pier foundation.
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placed on stable soil. The pier foundation shall be a 16" x 16" x 4" concrete
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, ast-or- geure"ii place.
be 8" 8" 16" block, with
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3. Piers may constiucted of regular x x concrete
open cells vertical, placed abov.. the foundation block. A 2" x 8" wood plate
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shall be placed on top of the pier with hardwood shims fitted and driven tight
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between the wood plate and the main frame.
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Section 3. MINIMUM GROUND ANCHOR STANDARDS.
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1. Anchors shall be installed on both sides of the unit for every 12' of trailer
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length. There shall be a minimum of three, regardless of length, with the
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further requirement that one set shall be on each end.
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2. Anchors shall be of the screw auger type or of the deadman type.
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3. If screw augers are used, they shall be of no less than 5/8" hot dipped
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galvanized steel. Penetration to a depth of no less than three feet .with a
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welded eye on one end and no less than a 4" auger cup on the other.
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4. If the deadman type is used, they shall be of poured -in-place
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no less than 8" in diameter and a depth of no less than 2' in rock or 4' in
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soil. In this deadman, there shall be cast to a minimum depth of 24" a
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5/8" hot galvanized steel rod with a welded eye.
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5. Any of the patented or expansion type bolts with a minimum of 5/8"
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diameter and inserted in solid rock formation to a mimimum depth of 12"
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may be-usedJor--ground anchors.39
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shall he capable f withstanding a vertical stress component
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6. Ali anchors
of 2000 lb. minimum.
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Section 4. MINIMUM TIE DOWN STANDARDS
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1. Each mobile home orrave trailer -shall -be provided -with.- minimum _of
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three sets of tie -downs as described erem,
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2, Ties shall be made of no less than 1/2" galvanized steel turnbuckles connected
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to ground anchors, with no less than 3/8" galvanized wire rope, or equal. Ties
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will be placed as near adjacent to the front and rear piers as possible with
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no less than one tie down for each 12 feet of trailer length, with a minimum
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of three, regardless of length.
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3, No less than three of the required tie -downs shall pass over the trailer
mobile home Tf only three are used, two of these will be at the front and
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rear of the unit. Tie -downs passing over the coach shall be reinforced at
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points of contact with the unit so the cable cannot cause cutting damage there- i
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-_ fastened -to -the frame of the unit. _
to. er.requirecrtie downs�rra�be- ,.
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Section 5. REQuInEMENTS
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1. It shall be the responsibility of the owner of the property or operator
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on which a unit is parked to provide the required ground
of a trailer park �
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anchors installed.
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2. It shall be the responsibility of the owner of the unit to provide required
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tie -downs and install same.
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3. Travel trailers that are not to be in the County more than 15 days shall
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62 4. Other types of piers and methods of blocking, ground anchors or tie -
63 downs cable or cables or couplings may be approved by the County if
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65 approval is given by the County.
66 5. Onl clny�e_dropped forged turnbuckles -and metal components-
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AtdipN"lvanized finish -shall -be permitted.
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61. _The enforcement of -these provisions shall rest with the City -County
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71 2. Written notice shall be given to anyone in violation of these provisions,
72 specifying same. A period of ten days shall be granted for correction and
73 the person .or persons correcting the.violation shall sign a citation verifying
74 correction of same. If violations are not corrected within the specified time,
75 a warrant shall be served by the Building Official. Minimum fine for each
76 violation shall be no less than $50.00 or five days in the Countv Jail.
77 Se-etion 7. EFFECTM DATE
78 1—Th"ffective-date -of #his --Ordinance sha11 be Juno 1971.
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