(A) Side. No piers, docks, or boathouses shall be constructed so as to encroach upon the riparian rights of other property owners.
(B) (1) Permitted uses. Only the mooring of boats, and recreational, pleasure, or sport fishing use of the docks, piers, and boathouses as an accessory use shall be permitted. Boathouses or other structures with walls or sides shall be prohibited.
(2) Only one (1) covered boathouse, without walls or sides, shall be permitted on, abutting or serving a lot. Overhangs shall be included in square footage calculations. Only one (1) dock shall be permitted per lot, on, or abutting or serving said lot.
(C) Conditional uses. More than one (1) dock, pier, or boathouse shall be considered a marina and must obtain conditional use approval per Chapter 185.
(D) Length. Piers, docks and boathouses, alone or together in combination to include the boat, boat mooring spaces and pilings, shall not project into a waterway more than thirty three percent (33%) of the minimum width of the waterway or two hundred fifty (250) feet, whichever is less, measured from the point at which the pier, dock or boathouse is proposed to be extended into the waterbody. Piers, docks, and boathouses shall also be set back at least twenty five (25) feet from any channel established and physically marked by either an agency of the State of Florida or the federal government.
(E) Width. All docks, piers and boathouses shall be limited to a minimum width of three (3) feet.
(F) Height. No pier or dock deck shall be higher than four (4) feet above the mean or ordinary high water line. Piles and pilings and a guard rail may be permitted up to four (4) feet above the height of the pier or dock deck. The guard rail may be no more than twenty five percent (25%) opaque. No boat lift or boathouse shall exceed twenty (20) feet in height, as measured from the mean or ordinary high water line to the highest point of a boat lift or boathouse.
(G) Maximum square footage for docks. The maximum square footage of the surface area of any dock or pier (including walkways), shall be limited to twelve (12) times the total length of the pier or dock permitted or eight hundred (800) square feet, whichever is greater. Marinas approved by the City Council as a conditional use are exempt from this subsection.
(H) Maximum square footage for boathouses. The maximum square footage of the surface allowed shall be one thousand (1,000) square feet for a covered boathouse.
(I) Lighting. All lighting of any pier, dock or boathouse shall be shielded or shaded in such a manner that the light source does not shine directly into adjacent homes.
(J) Completion. Upon completion of the pier, dock or boathouse, a final survey prepared and certified by an engineer or surveyor showing the as-built location and depicting compliance with the minimum setback requirements of the pier, dock or boathouse shall be submitted to the Building Division for final approval.
(K) Maintenance. No owner, lessee, or other person otherwise occupying any lot shall permit any piers, docks, or boathouses under said person's control or ownership located on or adjacent to said lot under said owner's control to become dilapidated, deteriorated, structurally unsound or a safety hazard. Piers, docks, and boathouses shall be kept free from debris, signage or other conditions which would otherwise cause an unsightly appearance.
(L) Marking. All pilings and other mooring devices located in a waterway shall be marked with red or yellow reflectors or other acceptable reflectorized markings on each side.
(Ord. 2002-71, passed 11-21-02)