Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 01-24-12 special ldc — reading text

following purposes: I. To establish the standards for the division of land within the City and ensure proper legal description, identification, monumentation, and recordation of real estate boundaries; 2. To assure the orderly layout of parcels, blocks, and lots; 3. To provide suitable building sites; 4. To provide for well -planned neighborhoods; and 5. To promote the public health, safety, and general welfare. C. Procedures for preparing, reviewing, approving, and recording plats are set forth in Chapter 9. 4.07.02 Generally A. A proposal to subdivide a parcel into three ( 3) or more lots is considered a subdivision. A subdivision shall comply with the design standards set forth in Section 4. 07. 03. B. A proposal to divide a parcel into two (2) lots shall be considered a minor lot split and shall comply with the standards set forth in Procedures, Chapter 9. A proposal to adjust the common lot lines between two ( 2) or more parcels or defining ownership of Pagc4 - IS UcccmLer L. 2011 De. riopmuii S1zndxds Packet Pg. 82  3. t. a 11_ DtUF I I : mA Ucretnpmtnl is oAe Prrl li -, Iim1 ISUSCh property by describing parcel as parts of existing platted lots shall be considered a lot line adjustment. A lot line adjustment shall comply with the standards set forth in Procedures, Chapter 9. 4.07. 03 Design Standards for Subdivisions A. Blocks 1. The lengths, widths, and shapes of blocks shall be determined with due regard to: a. The provision of adequate building sites suitable to the special needs of the type of use contemplated; b. The need for convenient and safe access, circulation and control of pedestrian and vehicular traffic; c. Zoning requirements as to lot sizes and dimensions; and d. Limitations and opportunities of topography. 2. Blocks shall be a minimum of 500 feet and a maximum of 1, 320 feet in length. 3. Rights -of -way for pedestrian crosswalks may be required in order to provide direct pedestrian access to schools, shopping centers, and parks. Such crosswalks shall be a minimum of ten ( 10) feet in width. B. Lots 1. The lot size, width, depth, shape, orientation, and the minimum building setback lines shall comply with the requirements for the zoning district set forth in this LDC. 2. Corner lots for residential use shall have extra width to permit appropriate building setback from, and orientation to, adjacent streets on all sides. 3. Side lot lines shall be approximately at right angles to straight right -of -way lines or radial to curved right -of -way lines. 4. Double frontage and reverse frontage lots shall be avoided. Where such lots are necessary to provide separation of residential development from arterial streets or to meet specific orientation requirements, the access to such lots shall be from the street with the lower functional classification. A landscaped buffer strip, in addition to landscaping and buffering required by Section 4.08. 05 shall be --- r--- -- - - provided along the property line abutting I FLAG LOT I Jflog the street with the higher functional 1 classification. j - - - - -- C. Specific requirements for flag lots 9 1. A flag lot is any lot that does not front on t a public street. Frontage is provided by a STREET private driveway. See Figure XX for an Figare 4. W. 03. C. Illustration illustration of a flag lot 2. Flag lots are permissible in the R -1 zoning district and shall be measured and meet the dimensional requirements set forth in Sections 4. 00.02. 0 and Table 4. 01. 01. 3. Each private driveway shall serve only one ( 1) flag lot. 4. There shall be no more than two ( 2) abutting private driveways. 5. The design, dimensions, and construction requirements for driveways shall comply with the Engineering Standards Manual ofFort Walton Beach. 1' ap, 1 - 19 D- 011IC" 15. 71111 De' dl' V' rWyIandax. 1, Packet Pg:.83  3. t. a I IN 11. DR ki I 1. unA Derclnpment Code Pori NA " Itoo ncach 6. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit flag lots in a planned unit development or zero lot line development. D. Access requirements 1. Each lot shall have frontage on and permanent access to an existing or proposed paved public street. 2. A subdivision plat shall include streets as established by transportation plans in the Comprehensive Plan and plans by the Transportation Planning Organization. The arrangement, character, extent, width, grade, and location of all streets shall conform to the plans of the State, Okaloosa County, and the City, respectively, and shall be considered in their relation to existing and planned streets, to topographical conditions and to public convenience and safety. 3. Alleys shall be provided to serve multifamily development, commercial development, and industrial development. 4. Private streets are prohibited. 5. All streets shall be designed and constructed in compliance with the standards of the City set forth in the Engineering Standards Manual of Fort Walton Beach. All costs shall be paid by the subdivider. 6. Subdivisions shall include sidewalks and bicycle paths or lanes in compliance with the standards set forth in the Engineering Standards Manual of Fort Walton Beach. E. Easements All lots within a subdivision shall provide easements for storrnwater drainage, water systems, sanitary sewer systems, gas lines, electric lines, cables, telephone lines, and utility poles. Standards for such utility easements are set forth in the Engineering Standards Manual ofFort Walton Beach. F. Site improvements 1. All subdivisions shall be required to have underground utility service ( electrical, cable television and telephone) unless all lots within the subdivision front existing streets that currently are serviced above ground. 2. Land shall be dedicated for parks if the subdivision plat proposes 10 lots or more. The amount of land to be dedicated shall equal at least five ( 5) percent of the gross area of the land to be subdivided. The park shall be deeded to the City and open to the public for park purposes. 3. Land which is determined to be unsuitable for subdivision due to Flooding, bad drainage or other features likely to be harmful to the health, safety and general welfare of future residents, shall not be subdivided, unless adequate methods of correction are formulated by the subdivider and approved by the City. 4. All standards for site preparation and improvement set forth in Section 4. 09.00 shall be met. 5. All applicable standards set forth in Chapter 3, Resource Protection, shall be met. 4. 07. 04 Specific Requirements for Zero Lot Line Development A parcel may be platted and developed as a zero lot line development, according to the standards set forth in this section. A. Purpose Zero lot line development is intended to meet the following purposes. Page 4 - 20 Dvarvdmr 15. 20; 1 l) e > alnpmeni Smodard, Packet Pg 84  3. 1. a IRS: At. ]) It" I Land Deselnpmrnl lode tiaitmt Dcacb 1. More efficient and affordable single -family development. 2. Design of dwellings that integrates and relates internal -external living areas, resulting in more pleasant and enjoyable living facilities. 3. Designing and using outdoor space to its maximum benefit by placing the dwelling along one ( 1) property line. B. Applicability 1. Zero lot line development shall be permissible in R -1 and R -2 zoning districts. 2. Zero lot line development shall comply with the standards of the R -1 and R -2, except where such standards are in conflict with the standards set forth in this section. The standards in Section 4.07. 05 shall supersede the standards for the applicable zoning district. 3. Zero lot line development shall meet the subdivision standards set forth in Section 4.07. 03, except where such standards are in conflict with the standards set forth in this section.