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Date: 112700
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COMMISSION AGENDA
ITEM D
Consent
Informational
Public Hearing
Regu lar X
November 13. 2000
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REQUEST: The Community Development Department-Code Enforcement Division
requests the City COlmnission consider infonnation regarding P.G.D.S., portable on
demand storage units and give direction to Staff.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this agenda item is to request the City Commission consider
information Regarding P.O.D.S., portable on demand storage units and give direction to Staff
APPLICABLE LAW AND PUBLIC POLICY:
P.O.D.S. are portable storage units of varying size with signage that are delivered to a
residential or commercial lot, placed in the yard or driveway and either removed to a separate
facility or left for an indeterminate period oftime at the site. Currently, the building division does
not regulate these portable structures. Our current code restricts other accessory structures to
rear yards, with setbacks, installation requirements such as tie-downs, and building permits.
CONSIDERA TIONS:
Staff has received numerous complaints regarding the placement of these units in residential areas
of the city. A recent survey of other municipalities resulted in the following:
City of Boca Raton- Currently has no regulation, but is anxiously awaiting the decision of the City
of Winter Springs.
City of Naples-Allows only for 10 days with a permit.
City of Winter Park-Allows for only 24 hours with a permit.
City of Casselberry-Prohibits, but will allow temporary structures on construction sites with
permit.
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REGULAR AGENDA ITEM D
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City of Sanibel-Prohibits
City of Jupiter-Does not regulate.
City of Longwood- Allows for up to 7 days without a permit. A permit is required for 8 to' 28
days.
Seminole County- Does not regulate. Is inter~sted in how we respond.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Our current regulations require permits for pre-constructed storage sheds in residential areas.
Accessory structures are allowed with appropriate building permits and must meet set-back and
safety requirements, such as tie-downs and wind load limits. Because these P.O.D.S. units mayor
may not meet accepted wind-load limits, because they mayor may not be secure in high winds
without acceptable tie-downs, because they feature commercial advertisement on the side of the
unit that is larger than most advertising on commercial vehicles, and because the placement on the
driveway does not meet setback requirements, Staff recommends that permits be
required for the installation of these units. Staff requests direction from the Commission
concerning this matter.
ATTACHMENTS:
A. Section 6-84, City of Winter Springs code
B. Photographs of some P.O.D.S. installed in the City of Winter Springs
C. Information from the P.O.D.S. website
D. Section 104, Standard Building Code, with commentary
E. Definition, Standard Building Code, with commentary
COMMISSION ACTION:
ATTACHMENT A
9 6-83
WINTER SPRINGS CODE
analysis has been made of the building and
such building can safely support the spe-
cific antenna with a minimum wind load-
ing of one hundred (100) miles per hour.
Television dish antennas or satellite anten-
nas shall not be installed in front of the
front line of any residential, commercial, or
industrial building.
Television dish antennas or satellite anten-
nas may only be installed in side yards or
back yards of any building.-' ..~ (d) Permits. A building permit shall be re-
quired before construction or placement can take
No portion of any antenna or support struc- place. No accessory building shall be permitted
ture shall be closer than five (5) feet from prior to construction of the principal building.
any property line.
Television dish antennas or satellite anten-
nas shall not be located on any public way,
easement, or parkway.
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
Television dish antennas or satellite anten-
nas shall not be installed in any designated
parking area of any building.
Mobile mounted television dish antenna or
satellite antenna structure shall comply
with all requirements (1) through (7) above.
(8)
(b) Apartment and condominium buildings.
Apartment or condominium buildings above three
(3) stories in height shall be treated as commer-
cial structures for the purpose of these regula-
tions for television dish antenna or satellite an-
tennas.
(c) Height restriction. The installation of any
television dish antenna or satellite antenna shall
not exceed the height restriction set forth in the
zoning ordinance for that location.
(Code 1974, S 5-9)
Sec. 6-84. Accessory buildings.
(a) General. Accessory building means a de-
tached, subordinate structure, the use of which is
clearly incidental to, customarily associated with,
and related to the principal structure or use of the
land, and which is located on the same lot as the
principal structure or use. Accessory buildings
shall include storage buildings, toolhouses, party
houses, bathhouses (used in conjunction with
swimming pool) and similar uses. No more than
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two (2) accessory buildings shall be allowed on
any single lot. Accessory buildings shall not be
used as living quarters.
(b) Height and size restrictions. The maximum
height shall be twelve (12) feet measured from
ground level. The maximum size of any structure
shall be two hundred forty (240) square feet.
(c) Location. All accessory buildings _sh~lll;>e,
located to the rear of the existing,1iillldings line.
(e) Setback requirements. When an accessory
building is attached to a principal structure by a
breezeway, passage or otherwise, it shall become
a part of the principal structure and shall be
subject to the required setbacks of the principal
structure.
(1) Comer setback-On all comer lots the min-
imum open sideyard setback shall be that
of the principal building.
(2) Rear yard setback-Shall be a minimum of
six (6) feet.
(3) Side yard setback-Shall be that of the lot
on which the building is to be located.
(4) Easements-If an easement on the lot where
the building is to be located is greater than
that addressed above, then the easement
size shall prevail. No building shall be
constructed or placed on an easement.
(Code 1974, S 5-10; Ord. No. 460, ~ 1, 6-26-89)
Secs. 6-85--6-100. Reserved.
ARTICLE ~ ELECTRICITY*
Sec. 6-101. Electrical code adopted.
The city hereby adopts in its entirety that
certain electrical code known as the National
Electric Code, 1996 Edition as published by the
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.Cross references-Electrical requirements for installa-
tion of swimming pools, 9 6-220; fire prevention and protec-
tion, Ch. 7.
State law reference-Electrical code, F.S. 9 553.19.
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ATTACHMENT D
104 - 104.1.5
mentation to the building official that demonstrates that
the alternate materials and methods of construction are
equivalent to requirements in the code regarding quali-
ty, strengtll, effectiveness, fire resistance, durability,
and safety. This documentation may be in the form of
independent laboratory tests, calculations sealed by a
registered architect or engineer, or other means accept-
able to the building oHicial.
SECTION 104
PERMITS
104.1 Permit application
104.1.1 When required. Any owner. authoril-ed agent, or
contractor who desires to construct. enlarge, alter. repair,
move, demolish, or change the occupancy of a building or
structure, or to erect, install. enlarge, alter, repair, remove,
convert or replace any electrical, gas, mechanical or
plumbing system, the installation of which is regulated by
the technical codes, or to cause any such work to be done,
shall first make application to the building official and
obtain the required permit for the work.
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Exception: Permits shall not be required for the fol-
lowing mechanical work:
I. any portable heating appliance;
2. any portable ventilation equipment;
3. any portable cooling unit;
4. any steam, hot or chilled water piping within any
heating or cooling equipment regulated by this
code;
5. replacement of any part which does not alter its
approval or make it unsafe;
6. any portable evaporative cooler;
7. any self-contained refrigeration system contain-
ing 10 lb (4.54 kg) or less of refrigerant and actu-
ated by motors of 1 horsepower (746 W) or less.
104_1.2 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 struc-
tures shall be completely removed upon the expiration of
the time limit stated in the permit.
Recognizing that there are occasions when tempo-
rary structures are necessary, the code gives only
basic requirements for such structures. This allows
the building oHicial the opportunity to use judgement
in applying the requirements of the code. For
instance, a construction shed that will be located
within close proximity to a property line may not be
required to meet the fire resistance requirements of
Table 600. After reviewing the proposed location and
surroundings, the building official can determine the
requirements of the code that should be applied to
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A temporary reviewing stand with a canopy built on
the street to view a parade would be required to
meet the live load requirements of Section 1604, but
may not be required to comply with Chapter 32,
Construction In the Public Right of Way, and Chapter
33, Site Work, Demolition, and Construction.
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A permit must be obtained which allows the building
official the opportunity to review the project. A time
limit for such a temporary structure is set which guar-
antees that it will not be used permanently in viola-
tion of the code.
104.1.3 Work authorized. A building, electrical, gas,
mechanical or plumbing pennit shall carry with it the right
to construct or install the work, provided the same are
shown on the drawings and set forth in the specifications
filed with the application for the pennit. Where these are
not shown on the drawings and covered by the specifica-
tions submitted with the application, separate permits
shall be required.
Approval of a permit is conditional upon acceptance
of the work specifically described in the drawings
and specifications. Work that is not described
through drawings or specifications is not approved,
and therefore, approval requires the issuance of a
separate permit. This section is not intended to
require separate permits for submittal of details that
clarify the intent of the proposed work. Frequently,
complex buildings, such as malls and high rise build-
ings, require additional data to insure code compli-
ance. This section is not intended to prohibit a juris-
diction from utilizing a combination building, electri-
cal, gas, mechanical, or plumbing permit, but rather,
to require separate permitting for additional work that
is not adequately delineated in other permits.
104.1.4 Minor repairs. Ordinary minor repairs may be
made with the approval of the building official without a
pennit, provided that such repairs shall not violate any of
the provisions of the technical codes.
This section allows the building official the opportuni-
ty to use judgement to approve minor repairs, such
as replacing wall and floor finishes, repairing holes in
gypsum wallboard, and replacing broken window
glazing, without issuing a building permit. The build-
ing official should first verify that the repairs are,
indeed, minor and will not violate any code provi-
sions.
104.1.5 Information required. Each application for a
pcrmit, with the required fcc, shall he filed with the build-
ing official on a form furnished for that purposc and shall
conlain a general description or the proposed work and its
location. The applic;ltion shall he signed hy the owner. or
I,is :Iulliori/.ed agent. Tlie 1l\lIld,"~; perlllll ;lpplic:llioll skdl
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ATTACHMENT E
202
STORY. llwt portion of a building included bel ween {he
upper surface of a noor and upper surface of lhe 110m or roof
next above.
(See Figure: HEIGHT, BUilDING. See also 104.2.3,
308.2.2. 407, Table 408.3.2. 409, 412, 415, 503, Table
500, 605.2.2, 609.2.3, Table 600, 704, 705, Table
705.1.2, 803.1.1, Table 803.3, 903, 904, 905, 1004,
1005,1006,1007.1,1008,1011.3,1014.1.4,1020.1,
1021.1,1024,1025.1,1026.1.1,1027.1.1,1105.4,
1106.10,1403,1404,1405.1,1505,1517.1,1607,
. Table 1607.3.4.1, Table 1607.3.4.2, Table 1607.3.5.3,
Table 1607.3.7, 1709.1.2, 1804, 1805.6.2, 1904.2.2,
1912.2.3, 2105.1.1, 2108.1.1, 2113.2.2, 2303.2.2,
2308, Table 2308.2.2A, 2312.4, 2603, 2604, 3003.4.1,
3104.3, 3105.5.3, 3304.1, and Appendices C-G.)
STORY DRIIT RATIO. The story drift divided by the
story height.
(See 1607.3.4.2.)
STORY SHEAR. The summation of design lateral forces at
levels above the story under consideration.
(See 1607.3,1607.4, and 1607.5.)
STREET. Any public thoroughfare. street, avenue, boule-
vard, park or space more than 20 ft (6096 mm) wide which
has been dedicated or deeded to the public for public use.
(See 104.4.4, 403.1, 404.3.1.1, 407, 408, 411, 503,
705.1, 905.1.1, 1006.2.5, 1008, 1011.1.2, 1012.3.4,
1019,1020.1,1103,1203.1.2,1403.6.7.1,1803.2.5.2,
2603.4.1,3108.4.1.2,3206.2,3301.2,3303.2,3304.1,
3305,3307,3308,3309,3310, 3313, and Appendix F.)
STREET LINE. A lot line dividing a lot from a street.
(See 104.4.4, 408.6.2, and 1803.2.5.2.)
STRUCTURAL WORK OR ALTERATION. The installa-
tion or assembly of any new structural components, or any
change to existing structural components, in a system, build-
ing, or structure.
(See 101, 102, 103, 104,108.4,408.4,1001.2,3304.2,
3311.4, 3401, 3403, and Appendix F.)
STRUCTURE. That which is built or constructed.
(See Chapter 1, Chapter 3, 403.5, 407, 408, 411,
413.1,503, Table 500, 610.3, Table 600, 701.3, 704,
705,804.1,1001.1,1004.1,1019.11.1,1027.1,1103.2,
1104.6, 1105.4, 1512.2, 1517, Chapter 16, Cllapter 18,
Ctlapter 19, 2002.2, 2105.1, 2212. 221 ~l. Ct13pter 23.
2603.1,2604,2701.1,2901.1. ]00:3, J 105. J 1 on. 3304.
3312.3401.3403, and ^ppcJl(jicc~; ['J.F &. H.)
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T RATING. 'llle lillle period lil;1I lile penelration firestop
system, including the penetrating item, limils the maximum
temperature rise to 325 degrees F ;lLJo\'e its initial tempera-
ture through the penetration on lile nonlire side. when lested
in accordance with ASTM E 814.
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(See 705.6.1.2.)
TANK. A vessel containing more lhan 60 gallons (227 L).
(See 404.2, 407, 503.2, 1517.3, Table 1607.6.4A,
1708.9.1, and Appendices 0 & F.)
TANK, PORTABLE. Any packaging over 60 U.S. gallons
(227 L) capacity and designed primarily to be loaded into or
on or temporarily attached to a transport vehicle or ship and
equipped with skids, mounting or accessories to facilitate
handling of the tank by mechanical means. It does not
include any cylinder having less than a 1,000 lb (454 kg)
water capacity, cargo tank, tank car tank or trailers carrying
cylinders of over 1,000 Ibs (454 kg) water capacity.
(See 407.5, and 3311.2.)
TANK, STATIONARY. Any packaging designed primarily
for stationary installations not intended for loading, unload-
ing or attachment to a transport vehicle as part of its normal
operation in the process of use. It does not include cylinders
having less than 1,000 Ib (454 kg) water capacity.
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(See 407.5, and 1517.3.)
TECHNICALLY INFEASIBLE. An alteration of a build-
ing or a facility that has little likelihood of being accom-
plished because existing structural conditions would require
removing or altering a load bearing member which is an
essential part of the structural framc, or because other exist-
ing physical or site constraints prohibit modification or addi-
tion of elements, spaces, or features which are in full and
strict compliance with the minimum requirements for new
construction and which are necessary to provide accessibili-
ty.
(See 3403 and commentary to 1102.)
TENANT. Any person, agent. lil'ln, corporation or division,
who uses or occupies land, a building, or portion of a build-
ing by title, under a lease. by paymenl of rent. or who exer-
cises limited control over the space.
A tenant is considered similar to an owner in that the
tenant exercises control, although limited, over a spe-
cific area of a building or property but has no control
over adjacent tenant space(s). (See OWNER commen-
tary. See also 412.3. 413, 60132. 704, Table 705.1.2,
705. 1001.1.3. 100ti2.1. 10062.2. 1009.3. 1012.7,
1024.1.3,1103.1,1205.2305, :3003.7, and 3312.)
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