§ 8-248. Floating docks for residential structures.

(a)

Steel bolts, fittings, nuts, washers, and hardware shall be no lower quality than hot dip galvanized.

(b)

All bolt heads and nuts shall have a flat washer. Use of lag or anchor bolts must comply with the manufacturers' specifications. Carriage bolts are permitted for minor additions (such as ladders).

(c)

All wooden members and pilings shall be pressure treated with a minimum treatment of 2.5.

(d)

Ramp to dock hinges shall be no less than one-fourth-inch steel.

(e)

All floating docks must have a minimum of twenty (20) pounds per square foot flotation.

(f)

All ramps must be connected to the seawall with no less than three-eighths-inch by three-inch lag bolts with lead shields per hinge.

(g)

All floating docks with single ramps must be safely secured to the seawall from each inside corner of dock with no less than one-fourth-inch steel cable.

(h)

All ramps will be a minimum width of thirty-six (36) inches.

(Ord. No. 2016-4, § I, 3-22-16)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 2016-4, § I, adopted March 22, 2016, amended § 8-248 in its entirety to read as set out herein. Former § 8-248, pertained to wood docks for residential structures and derived from Ord. No. 91-14, § 4, adopted Jan. 29, 1991; Ord. No. 92-35, § 4, adopted Dec. 22, 1992.