Fort Walton Beach Ordinance — 1861--Adoption of the 2012 Land Development Code — reading text

applicable to principal buildings shall not prohibit or restrict the installation of a retaining wall. 5. Fences, perimeter hedges, and walls shall not be located within the required clear visibility area designed in Section 6. 03. 00. 6. Fences, perimeter hedges, and walls shall not obstruct, hinder, or impede the safe movement of pedestrian, bicycle, or vehicular traffic. B. Materials and appearance requirements 1. Fences and walls shall be constructed of wood, masonry, stone, wrought iron, chain link, vinyl, or composite materials. 2. The following fence types are prohibited: wire and welded wire. 3. All fences shall be installed with the finished side facing outward. 4. Fences located at the front yard setback or in the area between the front yard setback and the front property line shall not be solid and shall be a minimum of fifty (50) percent open. 5. A fence installed for security purposes for industrial uses- may include barbed wire, provided that the barbed wire is eight ( 8) feet above ground. C. Electrical fencing may be installed for security purposes and shall meet the following standards: 1. Electrical fencing may be installed on the top of a fence in the CG, CTP, or MB  Land Dc. rlon.. i" A Cod, zoning districts, provided that the electrical fencing is a minimum of six ( 6) feet above the ground. 2. Electrical fencing may be installed in residential areas provided that such fencing shall be limited to rear yards and shall be contained within a fence structure. 3. All electrical fencing shall be accompanied by signs to provide a warning of the type of fence and the voltage of the fence. Warning signs in shall be placed at each corner of the enclosed area; additional signs shall be placed fifteen ( 15) feet apart along the entire fence. Warning signs shall not exceed four ( 4) square feet in area each. D. Mandatory fencing Where the YC zoning district abuts property zoned to allow residential use, a fence or hedge shall be installed on or at the abutting property line. The fence or hedge shall be opaque and shall be a minimum of six ( 6) feet in height. E. Height standards 1. Fence and wall height shall be measured from the natural grade at the base of the fence to the topmost part of the fence. 2. The maximum height for a fence on a lot line on property zoned R -IE, R -1, or R- 2 and adjacent to a property zoned for nonresidential use shall be six ( 6) feet. 3. Height standards are provided in Table 5. 01. 08. Table 5. 01. 08. Standards for Fence Heights. Maximum Height in a Maximum Height in a Zoning District Side or Rear Yard (feel) Front Yard ( feel) R -lE 6 4 R -1 6 4 R -2 6 4 YC 6 4 CF 6 6 CG S 6 MX- 1 6 6 MX -2 6 6 CTP B 8 MB 8 6 REC 6 6 The from yard is the area between the principal structure and the born propcoy line. 5.01. 09 Building Attachments (awnings, porches, carports, etc) A. Awnings All awnings placed on or attached to buildings in the R - IE, R -1, R -2, CG, MX -1, MX -2, CTP, and MB zoning districts shall meet the following standards: 1. The front edge of the awning in the R -1E, R- 1, R -2, CG, MX -1, MX -2, and MB zoning districts may encroach into the required setback, provided that the front edge of the awning shall be a minimum of four (4) feet from the property line, 2. An awning located on a building in the CTP zoning district shall not encroach into a required setback. Dmclopmcnl Standards Pog, 5 - I t Fors oa1c". Beach D" doonu•ot ( ode 3. All supporting poles or structures shall be located outside the public right -of -way. 4. The lowest part of the awning, including supporting poles, structures, or other framework, shall be a minimum of eight ( 8) feet above the ground or paved surface under the awning. B. Porches Porches may be included in the initial construction 4'N M or added to a principal building in any zoning district, subject to the following standards: 1. An existing porch in R -IE, R -1, and R -2 zoning districts may encroach into a required front or Figure 5. m Location of rear yard setback up to ten ( 10) feet- A roof Arcno gs Awinng overhang of up to eighteen ( 18) inches is permissible. An encroachment into a required side yard setback is prohibited. 2. An existing porch that encroaches into a required yard setback may be enclosed with transparent insect screening so long as the original design features, such as railings, columns, and other building details are maintained. 3. An existing porch that does not encroach into a required yard setback may be enclosed with Iirr x. i walls, windows, and/ or doors. The building -- w materials, roof style and materials, architectural style, and color of the porch enclosure shall be consistent with the principal building, such that the porch forms an integral part of the principal building. I m 4. A porch may be added to an existing principal building, provided it complies with the Figure 5.01. 09 on. Porch encroachment into a required following standards: setback a. A proposed porch shall be compatible with the principal building in scale and mass. b. The porch shall not be enclosed except with screen. c. The porch may encroach into a required front or rear yard setback in R -IE, R- 1, and R -2 zoning districts up to ten ( 10) feet, provided that such encroachment is not more than ten ( 10) feet, measured to the outermost edge of the porch. A roof overhang of up to eighteen ( 18) inches or the depth of the roof overhang on the existing principal structure, whichever is less, is permissible d. A roof overhang of up to eighteen ( 18) inches or the depth of the roof overhang on the existing principal structure, whichever is less, is permissible. e. A porch in all remaining zoning districts shall comply with the required front and rear yard setbacks. f. A porch shall not encroach into any required side yard setback. g. The building materials, roof style and materials, architectural style, and color of the porch shall be consistent with the principal building, such that the porch forms an integral part of the principal building. C. Carports Ucrcloprnenl standard, Pm „ c ; - 12 I oil Dalton nwch 1 : uu1 D, dopntanl Code Attached earpons may be included in the initial construction or added to a principal building in any zoning district, subject to the following standards: 1. A carport shall be attached to the principal building on at least one ( 1) side. 2. The support columns shall be consistent with the materials, style, and color of building materials for the principal building. Notwithstanding this provision, decorative wrought iron columns may be used. 3. The lowest structural member of the carport shall be a minimum of eight ( 8) feet and a Carport Figure 5. 01. 09 maximum of ten ( 10) above the ground. height requiremuireni ents 4. The area under the carport shall not exceed 600 s. f. 5. The area under the carport shall be paved or a stabilized all- weather surface. 6. A carport located in a side or rear yard shall be setback at least three ( 3) feet, measured to the outermost edge of the carport, including the eave. m 7. A carport may be located within a required front yard setback in a R -IE, R -1, or R -2 zoning iv w district provided that such encroachment is not more