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

pitch of the principal building. 3. An accessory building in the R -IE, R -1, R -2, YC, MX -1, and MX -2 zoning districts shall not exceed 600 s. f in floor area. The required side and rear yard setbacks for accessory buildings in the R -IE, R -1, R -2, YC, MX -I, and MX -2 zoning districts are shown below. a. Accessory buildings up to 200 s. f. in floor area shall be setback three (3) feet from side and rear property lines. b. Accessory buildings of 201 to 600 s. f. in floor area shall be setback seven and one -half (7 1/ 2) feet from side and rear property Tines. c. Accessory buildings on a corner lot shall have a setback of fifteen ( 15) feet from the property line abutting a street. 4. An accessory building in the YC zoning district shall be setback from the rear property line ten ( 10) feet when the cumulative total square feet of floor area in all buildings is less than five ( 5) percent of the land area required for the wetland buffer. When the cumulative total square feet of floor area in all buildings exceeds five ( 5) percent, the rear setback shall be fifty (50) feet. 5. Accessory buildings in the CF and CG zoning districts shall have a minimum rear yard setback of seven and one -half (7 Y) feet. D. Standards for specific accessory structures are set forth in Section 5. 01. 03 through 5. 01. 16. Pogc- - 6 Uece o be r I a GO II Ue, eb n" a Stands nl, Packet Pg. 99  3. 1. a fort AYanoa 11' adi IN %1 land 1)... kopmcnt Code 5. 01. 03 Accessory Dwellings in Residential Zoning Districts A. Purpose 1. The purpose of this section is to help ensure a wide variety of housing choices to City residents and allow opportunities for extended family living. 2. This section provides for accessory dwellings, also called accessory apartments, guesthouses, helper quarters, mother -in -law suites, and granny flats. 3. The intent of this section is to ensure that the establishment of an accessory dwelling in a residential zoning district maintains compatibility of the area by minimizing or avoiding potential negative impacts from a secondary dwelling o N> unit. B. Applicability Accessory dwelling units are permissible in R -lE and R -1 when established in o compliance with the standards set forth in this section. 0 C. No more than one ( 1) accessory dwelling shall be established on a single- family lot. u D. Standards for an accessory dwelling located within the principal dwelling EE o I_ An accessory dwelling shall be an integral part of the principal dwelling structure. It shall not be construed to be located within a principal dwelling when it is u o connected to the principal dwelling only by a breezeway or roofed passageway. 2. An accessory dwelling shall not be permissible within a nonconforming dwelling. m 3. The establishment of an accessory dwelling shall only be permissible when the principal dwelling can continue to meet all site development standards, including setbacks, height limits, stormwater management, landscaping and tree protection, and impervious surface coverage after establishment of the accessory dwelling unit. An accessory dwelling shall not be permissible where a variance or waiver m is necessary in order to allow the accessory dwelling. 4. One ( 1) additional parking space shall be provided, either within an existing garage, carport, or driveway. Where on- street parking is established for the neighborhood, on- street parking may be counted to meet this requirement. No ry parking shall be located within or on a front or side yard setback. 5. An accessory dwelling shall be limited to a maximum of twenty -five ( 25) percent m of the total livable floor area of the principal dwelling. 6. An accessory dwelling shall not result in changes to the exterior appearance of the o principal dwelling that are inconsistent and incompatible with the style and appearance of the neighborhood. p` 7. The existence of an accessory dwelling shall not be construed to allow additional 7@ LL accessory structures on a single- family parcel beyond the number and type of accessory structures permissible with the principal dwelling. 8. There shall be no additional signage to identify the accessory dwelling, other than E the signage permissible for the principal dwelling. Standards for signs in a residential zoning district are set forth in Section 5. 03. 00. 9. There shall be no additional mailbox, exterior utility equipment, or other evidence of an accessory dwelling unit. An accessory dwelling shall not have separate metered utility service, except as otherwise provided in the Florida Building Code. E. Standards for an accessory dwelling within a detached garage structure 1. An accessory dwelling shall be an integral part of the detached garage structure. Dci rinymem Siandunls Pages Demafl" 15, 2011 Packet Pg. 100  3. 1. a P. rrI NN ' It.... Ruch I V, % 1, Land The accessory dwelling may be located on the ground floor or a second floor above the garage, provided that the height limit for the zoning district is met. 2. An accessory dwelling shall not be permissible within a nonconforming structure. 3. A garage with an accessory dwelling shall not be located in a front yard. 4. The garage together with the accessory dwelling shall comply with all site development standards pertaining to the district, except that setback standards for a detached garage are applicable as set forth in Section 5. 01. 07. 5. An accessory dwelling located within a detached garage shall not exceed 600 square feet or twenty -five ( 25) percent of the total living area of the principal dwelling on the site, whichever is less. 6. One ( 1) additional parking space shall be provided, either within an existing garage, carport, or driveway. Where on- street parking is established for the neighborhood, on- street parking may be counted to meet this requirement. No parking shall be located within or on a front or side yard setback. 7. The existence of an accessory dwelling shall not be construed to allow additional accessory structures on a single- family parcel beyond the number and type of accessory structures permissible with the principal dwelling. 8. There shall be no additional signage to identify the accessory dwelling, other than the signage permissible for the principal dwelling. Standards for signs in a residential zoning district are set forth in Section 5. 03. 00. 9. There shall be no additional mailbox, exterior utility equipment, or other evidence of an accessory dwelling unit. 10. The exterior appearance of the detached garage together with the accessory dwelling shall be consistent and compatible with the principal dwelling, considering architectural style, color, building materials, and roof design and materials. 5. 01. 04 Caretaker / Security Dwellings ( Accessory Dwellings) in Specified Nonresidential Zoning Districts A. Purpose The purpose of this section is to provide for a dwelling unit as an accessory to commercial and industrial uses where such dwelling provides for security and caretaking of the principal use. B. Applicability One ( 1) caretaker dwelling shall be permissible as an accessory structure in the CG, CTP, and MB zoning districts. C. Standards 1. There shall be no more than one ( 1) caretaker dwelling unit per lot or business establishment, whichever is more restrictive. 2. The caretaker dwelling shall be provided for the manager, owner, or caretaker of the principal use. 3. The caretaker dwelling shall be located only within a side or rear yard. 4. The caretaker dwelling shall not exceed 750 square feet. 5. The caretaker dwelling shall be included in calculations of maximum impervious surface coverage for the site. 6. The caretaker dwelling shall not be located in any required buffer, landscaped Du rlupnwnt S« mdnrds Page; - R