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equipment shall be shielded from view on all sides by a material
consistent with that of the vending kiosk or building.
5. 04. 19 Golf Course
A. A golf course may be public or private and may include the following buildings and
accessory uses:
1. Clubhouse, with or without a pro shop;
2. Retail sales of golf supplies and accessories;
3. Restaurant or snack shop;
4. Can rental;
5. Equipment building for maintenance, minor repairs, and storage. Storage may
include grounds maintenance equipment, fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides;
and
6. Driving range.
B. The types of golf courses that are permissible include par 3, executive, or regulation.
C. The following site development standards are required for all golf course
development:
1. The minimum setback from any property line for buildings, greens, and fairways
shall be sixty ( 60) feet.
2. Safety netting is required for a driving range and shall be located on the perimeter
of the playing area where such area abuts a public right -of -way. The safety
netting shall be a minimum of thirty -two ( 32) feet in height.
3. Outdoor lights for driving ranges, tees, greens, fairways, or buildings shall be
directed and shielded to avoid direct illumination of adjacent properties.
4. Loudspeaker or paging systems are prohibited.
5. Golf cart crossings of pedestrian paths or public rights -of-way shall be plainly
marked and located for safety of the cart users, pedestrians, and motorists.
6. Outdoor areas for storage of golf carts shall be fully screened from view from
adjacent properties and any public right -of -way.
5. 04. 20 Gardens, Freestanding
A garden may be an accessory use, subject to the standards for all accessory uses set forth in
Section 5. 01. 02. A garden may be a freestanding principal use, subject to the standards set
forth below.
A. The garden plot shall be located as follows:
1. The minimum setback from the front property line shall be twenty ( 20) feet.
2. The minimum setback from side and rear property lines shall be five (5) feet.
B. A storage building may be placed on site, provided such building is in compliance
with the standards for storage buildings set forth in Section 5. 01. 07.
C. A fence may be placed on site, provided that the fence is transparent and complies
with the standards for fences set forth in Section 5. 01. 08.
D. Proper City and State licensing and permit/ inspections shall be obtained, including
approval from the Florida Department of Agricultural and Consumer Services ( only
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for commercial sites).
E. In R -1E, R -1, and R -2 zoning districts, no sales shall take place at the garden site. No
distribution of goods to or from the site is allowed.
F. In commercial and mixed -use districts, landscaping standards do not apply.
G. Parking requirements are as follows:
1. In R - IE, R -1, and R -2 zoning districts, two ( 2) off- street parking spaces shall be
provided. Such spaces shall be provided in compliance with the standards set
forth in the Engineering Standards Manual of Fart Walton Beach.
2. In all other zoning districts, parking shall be provided as set forth in Section
6. 04. 02 for farmer' s markets.
5. 04. 21 Restaurants, Drive -Up, or Drive -Through
A. The drive -up window( s) for restaurants with drive -up or drive -through service shall
not be located adjacent to property that is used or zoned for residential use. Where
the site configuration does not allow for locating the drive -up or drive -through
window on property lines adjacent to nonresidential uses, the drive -up or drive -
through window shall be a minimum of fifty ( 50) feet from the property line abutting
property used or zoned for residential development.
B. All drive -up or drive -through lanes shall comply with the stacking standards in
Section 6. 05. 02 of this LDC.
C. All drive -up or drive -through lanes shall be designed and located to avoid lights from
vehicles in the drive -up or drive -through lanes shining toward or onto residential
property. This standard may be met through the installation of a solid wall or solid
fence.
D. Speaker systems shall be located to avoid sound that is audible above daytime
ambient noise at the property line.
5. 04. 22 Schools, Academic, Charter, Public, or Private
All academic schools, whether charter, public, or private, shall be located a minimum of 500
feet from any establishment where selling alcohol for on -site consumption is a primary use.
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CHAPTER SIX
STANDARDS FOR TRANSPORTATION,
ACCESS, PARKING, AND LOADING
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6. 00. 00 GENERALLY 6 -3
6.00. 01 Purpose 6 -3
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6.00. 02 Applicability
6. 01. 00 STREETS, ACCESS MANAGEMENT, AND RIGHT -OF -WAY 6 -3
PROTECTION
6. 01. 01 Purpose 6 -3
6. 01. 02 Right -of -Way Requirements 6 -3
6. 01. 03 Use of Rights -of -Way 6 -3
6. 01. 04 Access Management 6 -4
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6. 01. 05 Street Access and Driveway Design Requirements
6.01. 06 Mobility Requirements for Developments in the Transportation 6- 6
Concumency Exemption Area ( TCEA)
6.02. 00 BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN WAYS 6 -7
6 -7
6. 02. 01 Generally
6 -7
6. 02.02 Bicycle Way Access and Connectivity
6.02. 03 Sidewalks 6 -7
6. 03. 00 VISIBILITY AT INTERSECTIONS 6 -8
6. 03. 01 Purpose 6 -8
6. 03. 02 Clear Visibility for Driveways 6 -8
6. 03. 03 Clear Visibility for Intersecting Streets 6 -8
6. 04.00 REQUIREMENTS FOR PARKING AND LOADING 6 -8
6. 04. 01 Generally 6 -8
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6. 04.02 Standards for Parking
6.04. 03 Standards for Parking Lot Design 6 - 12
6.04.04 Standards for Loading Spaces 6 - 13
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6. 04.05 Standards for Parking Off the Development Site
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6. 04.06 Parking Studies
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6. 05. 00 STANDARDS FOR STACKING LANES AND DRNE- THROUGH 6 - 17
FACILITY LANES
6.05. 01 Stacking Space Requirements 6 - 17
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6.05. 02 Design Requirements for Stacking Lanes
6. 06.00 REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANSIT STOPS 6 -17
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List of Tables
Table 6. 01. 02. Required Minimum Right -of -Way Widths. 6 -3
Table 6. 01. 04. Separation of Access Points. 6- 4
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Table 6. 01. 06.A Trip Generation Performance Criteria in the TCEA.
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Table 6.01. 06. 13 Acceptable Trip Generation Mitigation Strategies.
Table 6.02. 03. Minimum Sidewalk Widths. 6 -8
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Table 6. 04.02. Required Parking Spaces for Vehicles and Bicycles.
Table 6. 04.04. 6 - 13
Required Off -Street Loading Spaces.
Table 6. 05.01. Stacking Space Requirements for Drive -Up and Drive -Through 6 - 17
Services.
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6. 00.00 GENERALLY
6. 00. 01 Purpose
This chapter is provided to establish standards and requirements for the entire transportation
system, including access, streets, bicycle ways, sidewalks, off-street parking, on- street
parking, loading areas, stacking lanes for drive -thin situations, and transit.
6. 00. 02 Applicability
All development and redevelopment shall be designed, constructed, and established in
compliance with the standards set forth in this chapter.
6. 01.00 STREETS, ACCESS MANAGEMENT, AND RIGHT -OF -WAY PROTECTION
6. 01. 01 Purpose
The purpose of this section is to ensure a safe and efficient traffic circulation system, manage
access, establish right -of -way widths for future transportation facilities, and prohibit
encroachment of structures into existing rights -of -way.
6.01. 02 Right -of -Way Requirements
Minimum right -of -way widths for new roadways are provided in Table 6. 01. 02.
Table 6. 01. 02. Required Minimum Right-of-Way Widths.
