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

7.un( nq 1$ strkK and I! sc, Pawc 2 - 2  I). 1" nmmnt 1` nA, Accessory uses in this district may include onsite amenities, such as recreation facilities, carports, garages, storage buildings, parking lots, transit stops, and community buildings. Day care centers and public schools may be permissible when complying with supplemental standards set forth in Chapter 5. The maximum density is twenty ( 20.0) dwelling units per acre. Bonus provisions may be authorized to allow a maximum density up to thirty ( 30.0) dwelling units per acre. 2. 01. 02 Mixed Use Districts A. MX -1 — Mixed -use ( Medium Intensity) Zoning District The mixed -use zoning district is established to provide for a wide variety of land uses, including single- family housing, multifamily structures, commercial and office uses, artisan studios, and cottage industries. Accessory uses for residential developments include onsite amenities, such as recreation facilities, carports, garages, storage buildings, parking lots, transit stops, and community buildings. Accessory uses for nonresidential developments include such onsite amenities as parking lots, parking structures, storage buildings, or transit stops. Open space in the form of plazas and courtyards may be provided. Waterfront locations may include accessory uses such as docks, boardwalks, or facilities for direct water access to support water - dependent uses. Uses within the MX -1 zoning district may be mixed within one ( 1) parcel or lot and may be mixed within one ( 1) building. The maximum density is twenty ( 20.0) dwelling units per acre. Bonus provisions may be authorized to allow a maximum density up to thirty ( 30.0) dwelling units per acre. The maximum floor area ratio ( FAR) for nonresidential development is one ( 1. 0) FAR. Bonus provisions may be authorized to allow a maximum floor area ratio of one and one- half ( 1. 5) FAR. B. MX -2— Mixed -use ( High Intensity) Zoning District The mixed -use zoning district is established to provide for a wide variety of land uses, including multifamily structures, commercial and office uses, artisan studios, and cottage industries. Accessory uses for residential developments include onsite amenities, such as recreation facilities, carports, garages, storage buildings, parking lots, transit stops, and community buildings. Accessory uses for nonresidential developments include such onsite amenities as parking lots, parking structures, storage buildings, or transit stops. Open space in the form of plazas and courtyards may be provided. Waterfront locations may include accessory uses such as docks, boardwalks, or facilities for direct water access to support water- dependent uses. Uses within the MX -2 zoning district may be mixed within one ( 1) parcel or lot and may be mixed within one ( 1) building. The maximum density is thirty ( 30.0) dwelling units per acre. Bonus provisions may be authorized to allow a maximum density up to forty -five ( 45. 0) dwelling units per acre. The maximum floor area ratio for nonresidential development is two ( 2.0) FAR. Bonus provisions may be authorized to allow a maximum floor area ratio of three ( 3. 0) FAR. C. YC —Yacht Club Zoning District The yacht club zoning district is a specialized district designed for waterfront residential development with integrated private and semiprivate yacht clubs and associated accessory uses. Residential development is limited to single -family dwellings with a maximum density of six ( 6. 0) dwelling units per acre. zunm' N' Uuts and t -' c, R, pr_' - 3 I oct o' ton 1 e"" h Land Dr, dupnnni C « Ir 2. 01. 03 Institutional, Commercial, and Industrial Districts A. CF— Community Facilities Zoning District The community facilities zoning district is established to provide for civic, cultural, government operations, utility, academic school, and park uses. B. CG— Commercial Zoning District The commercial zoning district is established to provide for offices, a wide range of retail uses, large scale discount centers, personal service uses, day care, light repair such as small appliances, small equipment, jewelry, shoes, computers and small electronic equipment, etc.), entertainment and hospitality uses, lodging facilities, medical facilities and uses, commercial or trade schools, civic or cultural uses, vehicle sales and rentals, vehicle repair, commercial parking in lots or structures, parks and recreation, and similar activities. Uses may be limited by location due to impacts and compatibility issues. Accessory uses and structures include parking lots and structures, plazas, courtyards, transit stops, and may include employee support facilities such as fitness centers, day care centers, or cafeterias. Prohibited uses include manufacturing, distribution centers, or similar industrial activities. Residential uses are prohibited, except that one ( 1) onsite caretaker dwelling may be permissible. C. CTP —Commerce and Technology Park Zoning District The commerce and technology park zoning district is established to provide locations for a wide range of industrial and high -tech industrial activities that may be carried out primarily within a building or an enclosed outside space. Included in this zoning district are assembly, fabrication, processing, repair, warehousing or storage, distribution, intense industrial activities that may be associated with nuisance or pollution, and ancillary uses directly associated with the industrial activities such as office operations. Onsite administrative and operations offices for industrial activities are permissible. Permissible uses may be mixed on a development site or within a single building. Accessory uses and structures include parking lots or structures, plazas, courtyards, fences, hedges, walls, dumpsters, storage buildings, transit stops, and may include employee support facilities such as fitness centers, day care centers, or cafeterias. Residential uses are prohibited, except that one ( 1) onsite caretaker dwelling may be permissible. Freestanding commercial and office uses are prohibited. D. MB —Mixed Business and Manufacturing Zoning District The mixed business and manufacturing zoning district is intended to provide for a mix of light industrial activities, high -tech industrial activities, commercial, and office uses. The industrial activities include assembly, repair, warehousing or storage, and distribution, all conducted within a building or an enclosed outdoor space. Ancillary industrial activities on the industrial site may include such uses as office operations or storage, which may be provided in an enclosed outdoor location. Permissible commercial activities include retail, large scale discount centers, restaurants, personal services, offices, medical facilities and uses, commercial or trade schools, vehicle sales and rentals, vehicle repair, commercial parking in lots or structures, and similar Entertainment, hospitality, and lodging are activities. prohibited. Uses may be limited by location due to impacts and compatibility issues. 2on{ n' P " t, "' and Uses P:, ge`_ - J Purl AA; dtun n,ea' h I and D" rlupment (' nde Accessory uses and structures include parking lots and structures, plazas, courtyards, transit stops, and may include employee support facilities such as fitness centers, day care centers, or cafeterias. Residential uses are prohibited, except that one ( 1) onsite caretaker dwelling may be permissible. 2. 01. 04 Recreation and Open Space Districts A. REC —Recreation and Open Space Zoning District The recreation and open space zoning district is established to provide locations for passive recreation uses, such as passive parks, open spaces, and areas designated for protection, such as water bodies, shorelines, and habitats for protected species. 2. 01. 05 Zoning District Comparison to Future Land Use Categories A. The Future Land Use Map of the Comprehensive Plan establishes allowable land uses within the City. The zoning districts set forth within this LDC must be consistent with the Future Land Use Map. Any rezoning of land must maintain this consistency. Table 2.01. 05 sets forth the allowable zoning districts which are consistent with each land use category from the Future Land Use Map. 13. From time to time it is necessary to assign a zoning district to land due to annexation or to assign a new zoning district in a rezoning action. The following criteria shall be applied to the determination of the appropriate zoning district. 1. Whether the requested zoning district is consistent with the future land use category according to Table 2. 01. 05. 2. Whether the uses within the requested zoning district are compatible with the uses in adjacent zoning districts. Compatibility is determined by considering scale of use; intensity of use as determined by floor area ratio and impervious surface coverage; hours of operation; impacts from noise in parking lots or structures; noise from outdoor gathering places ( recreation areas, plazas, courtyards); noise from outdoor speakers; noise from processes such as from body shops, equipment shops, and industrial activities; lighting from parking lots or structures and vehicles; and security lighting. Compatibility shall consider the range of allowable uses on parcels adjacent to the proposed rezoning parcel and the typical impacts for those uses. 3. Whether the requested use is substantially more intense or less intense than allowable development on adjacent parcels. The range of uses permissible