For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning. These definitions shall be supplemented by the definitions contained in §§ 153.020 through 153.032, and also by the definitions contained in the building codes and mobile home structure codes adopted hereunder. All of the foregoing definitions shall be applicable to this subchapter.
ADDED ROOM. A structure that adds living area to a building or to a mobile home or trailer and which may or may not be constructed on a separate chassis from that of the mobile home or trailer, but which shall be connected to the building, mobile home or trailer.
AWNING. An accessory structure to a building or to a mobile home or trailer consisting of a patio roof or covering open on three sides.
BUILDING OFFICIAL. A person or designee who is licensed and competent to administer the Florida Building Code in accordance with F.S. Ch. 553, and who is retained by the town to perform permitting, plan review and inspections pursuant to the Florida Building Code. The Building Official or designee may also serve as the town's Mobile Home Inspector if so qualified. See § 153.123 below.
MOBILE HOME INSPECTOR. A person or designee who is competent in the area of mobile home installation and renovation and who is retained and reports to the Building Official to perform onsite inspections of mobile homes including but not limited to structural adequacy, and interior plumbing, mechanical, and electrical systems. The Mobile Home Inspector may be the same person as the Building Official or the Building Official's designee. See also § 153.123 below.
MOBILE HOME SET-UP. The placing, blocking and anchoring of a mobile home, as well as the removal of an existing mobile home, should there be one on the site.
PATIO. A flat concrete or wood floor not over seven and one-half inches above the ground with no railing.
PORCH. A concrete or wood floor higher than seven and one-half inches above the ground and generally with a railing around it.
TEMPORARY HOUSING NEED. A need for temporary housing within the town created by a hurricane or other disaster-related event that has damaged or destroyed a substantial number of the permanent places of residence within the town causing the displacement of the occupants thereof who need safe, sanitary and adequate housing to continue their residency within the town until their homes can be repaired, rebuilt or replaced.
TEMPORARY HOUSING NEED DECLARATION. A declaration by the Town Council that an emergency exists producing a serious threat to the public, health, safety and general welfare due to the damage or destruction of the town from a hurricane or other disaster related event that has displaced a substantial number of residents from their homes and has created an emergency need for temporary housing units to provide them with safe, sanitary and adequate housing for their continued shelter until their homes can be repaired, rebuilt or replaced, and that also authorizes the use of temporary housing units for such purpose. The Town Council shall enact a declaration for the need for temporary housing units whenever required to protect the public against a serious threat to its health, safety and general welfare.
TEMPORARY HOUSING UNIT. Including any unit that may be supplied for such purpose by a governmental agency, FEMA or any other bona fide disaster relief agency, is hereby defined as any self-contained trailer, travel trailer or motorized recreational vehicle, except a pop-out or a tent, that is designed and constructed for temporary or continuous use for human habitation, provided that it also meets all temporary housing requirements of the town’s Building Code.
TRAVEL TRAILER. Same as TRAILER or MOBILE HOME OR MANUFACTURED HOUSING UNIT as defined in § 153.020.
(Ord. 1-90, passed 1-31-1991; Ord. 2-08, passed 9-25-2008; Ord. 01-2020, passed 5-28-2020)