§ 98-1670. Construction of prefabricated buildings.

(a)

No packaged prefabricated building shall be erected in the city, except that prefabricated utility sheds shall be allowed on residential lots where residences are situated and except as otherwise provided herein. Such prefabricated utility sheds shall have an exterior constructed entirely of metal and/or fiberglass and shall be approved by and constructed in accordance with the requirements of the Miami-Dade County Products Control Division, if applicable, and the Florida Building Code or the South Florida Building Code, if adopted by the city. All utility sheds that are not prefabricated may be constructed with concrete block, stucco or other materials approved by and in accordance with the requirements of the Florida Building Code or the South Florida Building Code, if adopted by the city. All utility sheds shall be permitted only in rear yards subject to a three-foot perimeter setback, provided that no utility shed is located within an easement reserved for public utilities, drainage or wall maintenance. Utility storage sheds in R-Z zero lot line development districts shall comply with the setbacks of zero lot line development set forth in this chapter.

(b)

All utility sheds shall be a maximum of 100 square feet in floor area and eight feet high and erected on a concrete slab. All utility sheds shall be used only for storage purposes and shall not be used in any way as living quarters for animals or humans. The installation or operation of plumbing or any other utility, with the exception of electricity, shall not be permitted within the confines of a utility shed.

(c)

For the installation of utility sheds, it will be necessary to obtain a building permit from the building division.

(d)

Temporary use of a prefabricated, modular building used as a construction or business office or trailer shall be allowed in connection with new construction or major renovations that is actively ongoing for limited period of 180 days, with an option to extend the time period for additional 90-day increments, if needed, pursuant to a city permit. The permit requirements include payment of a $500.00 permit fee for the initial 180 days or any portion thereof and $250.00 for each 90-day renewal period or any portion thereof, submission of an exterior elevation, facade rendering, and a site plan with landscaping for the proposed prefabricated, modular building. The building shall comply with all applicable building codes, but is not required to comply with zoning or landscape regulations, except insofar as the city may require landscaping and setbacks based on the individual circumstances.

(e)

Temporary use of Portable On Demand Storage (PODS) containers having dimensions of 8 feet × 8 feet × 12 feet or 8 feet × 8 feet × 16 feet shall be used for no more than ten days as temporary storage in connection with moving in and out of property zoned residential or for a limited period of 90 days for renovations or roof repair on properties zoned residential, commercial or industrial, with an option to extend the time period for additional 90-day increments, if needed, pursuant to a city permit. The city reserves the right to deny a renewal permit after 180 days. The fee for the initial permit and the renewal permits is $50.00. The POD may be located on the front of residential property or in a private driveway if used for moving. To the extent feasible, the POD shall be located on the side yard or rear yard of residential property if the container is storing personal effects during renovations of the residence or roof repairs. There is a limit of only one POD on residential property. Upon announcement of a hurricane warning, a property owner must either remove the POD from the property or place the POD inside a building.

(f)

Temporary use of a prefabricated, modular building used as a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) facility or trailer shall be allowed subject to the following limitations:

(1)

The dimensions of the building shall not exceed 500 square feet in total area. The building shall comply with all applicable building codes.

(2)

A MRI facility shall serve patients only of the medical office located on the property where the MRI facility is situated.

(3)

A MRI facility shall not be located for more than two days at a site of the same medical office during each week. On the days that a MRI facility is not in operation, the MRI facility must be removed from the property.

(4)

The owner of the MRI facility shall obtain a temporary use permit prior to its operation. The city shall approve a location plan before issuing a temporary use permit. The temporary use permit shall not exceed one year upon payment of a fee of $1,000.00.

(5)

A MRI facility may not be located within a parking lot where the spaces that the MRI facility would occupy are considered required parking spaces for the commercial or industrial property that the parking lot serves.

(Ord. No. 771, § 3, 1-26-1954; Ord. No. 788, §§ III—IX, 5-25-1954; Ord. No. 986, §§ 1, 2, 10-23-1956; Ord. No. 1053, § 1, 8-13-1957; Ord. No. 1180, § 1, 2-10-1959; Ord. No. 1188, § 1, 3-24-1959; Code 1960, § 32-7(5); Ord. No. 1247, § 1, 1-24-1960; Ord. No. 1823, § 1, 12-14-1965; Ord. No. 1859, § 1, 4-26-1966; Ord. No. 1872, § 1, 5-24-1966; Ord. No. 2247, § 1, 5-13-1969; Ord. No. 2269, § 1, 7-22-1969; Ord. No. 2297, § 1, 1-27-1970; Ord. No. 2325, § 1, 3-24-1970; Ord. No. 2354, § 2, 7-14-1970; Ord. No. 2417, § 1, 3-23-1971; Ord. No. 2448, §§ 1, 2, 6-8-1971; Ord. No. 2624, § 1, 8-8-1972; Ord. No. 2668, § 1, 11-14-1972; Ord. No. 2670, §§ 5, 6, 11-14-1972; Ord. No. 2708, § 1, 2-27-1973; Ord. No. 2709, § 1, 2-27-1973; Ord. No. 2836, § 1, 2-26-1974; Ord. No. 2850, § 1, 4-9-1974; Ord. No. 2893, § 1, 7-23-1974; Ord. No. 2907, § 1, 9-24-1974; Ord. No. 3000, § 2, 6-10-1975; Ord. No. 77-34, § 1, 3-8-1977; Ord. No. 78-36, § 1, 3-28-1978; Ord. No. 78-38, §§ 1, 2, 4-11-1978; Ord. No. 78-72, § 2, 7-25-1978; Ord. No. 80-119, § 2, 10-28-1980; Ord. No. 81-25, § 1, 2-24-1981; Ord. No. 81-36, § 1, 4-14-1981; Ord. No. 81-42, § 1, 4-28-1981; Ord. No. 81-60, § 1, 5-12-1981; Ord. No. 81-89, § 1, 8-11-1981; Ord. No. 81-157, § 1, 12-8-1981; Ord. No. 82-78, § 1, 6-22-1982; Ord. No. 83-64, § 1, 6-14-1983; Ord. No. 83-145, §§ 1, 2, 11-22-1983; Ord. No. 83-160, §§ 1—3, 12-13-1983; Ord. No. 84-01, § 1, 1-10-1984; Ord. No. 84-14, § 1, 1-24-1984; Ord. No. 84-15, § 1, 1-24-1984; Ord. No. 85-78, § 1, 5-28-1985; Ord. No. 87-46, § 1, 8-11-1987; Ord. No. 88-139, § 1, 11-22-1988; Ord. No. 89-77, § 1, 8-22-1989; Ord. No. 92-35, § 1, 4-14-1992; Ord. No. 94-07, § 1, 1-25-1994; Ord. No. 94-32, §§ 2, 3, 4-12-1994; Ord. No. 94-66, § 1, 6-28-1994; Ord. No. 94-71, § 1, 9-13-1994; Ord. No. 94-114, § 3, 12-13-1994; Ord. No. 95-16, § 2, 2-28-1995; Ord. No. 95-21, §§ 1, 2, 5, 3-14-1995; Ord. No. 95-22, § 1, 3-14-1995; Ord. No. 95-112, § 2, 12-12-1995; Ord. No. 96-72, § 1, 9-10-1996; Ord. No. 96-74, § 1, 9-10-1996; Ord. No. 96-119, § 1, 12-10-1996; Ord. No. 99-71, § 2(32-7), 5-25-1999; Ord. No. 99-71, § 2(32-7), 5-25-1999; Ord. No. 2003-81, § 1, 10-28-2003; Ord. No. 2006-22, § 1, 4-11-2006)