Miami Beach |
Code of Ordinances |
SubPart A. GENERAL ORDINANCES |
Chapter 46. ENVIRONMENT |
Article VII. EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE RESTRICTIONS FOR FLOATING DOCKS, FLOATING PLATFORMS, AND BUOYS |
§ 46-209. Definitions.
The following words, terms, and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Buoy means any floating device used as a waterway marker or a navigation aid.
Code compliance officer means a code inspector as defined in section 30-3 of the City Code and shall include, without limitation, police officers.
Expanded polystyrene means blown polystyrene and expanded and extruded foams that are thermoplastic petrochemical materials utilizing a styrene monomer and processed by any number of techniques including, but not limited to, fusion of polymer spheres (expandable bead foam), injection molding, foam molding, and extrusion-blown molding (extruded foam polystyrene).
Floating dock means a structure supported by expanded polystyrene foam flotation and held in place by pilings and or mooring devices and which includes, but is not limited to, boarding floats, gangways, ramps, walkways, marinas, or any combination thereof.
Floating platform means a structure supported by expanded polystyrene foam flotation which includes, but is not limited to, such structures used to clean, repair, or service a boat or a fixed or floating dock, and which structures may be attached to a boat or a fixed or floating dock by ropes or mooring devices.
Polystyrene means a thermoplastic polymer or copolymer comprised of at least 80 percent styrene or para-methyl styrene by weight.
Unencapsulated expanded polystyrene means expanded polystyrene that is not completely encapsulated or encased within:
(a)
Polyurethane ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA);
(b)
Polyethylene;
(c)
Other comparable materials approved by and acceptable to the city's public works department and environmental and sustainability department; or
(d)
A protective covering that is warranted by the manufacturer for eight years or more against cracking, peeling, sloughing, and deterioration from ultra violet rays and physical contacts.
(Ord. No. 2017-4068, § 1, 1-11-17)