Fort Walton Beach Ordinance — 1872 - Amend LDC Sec. 4.07.04 Requirements — reading text

M11 ORDINANCE 1872 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF FORT WALTON BEACH, AMENDING THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE TO AMEND SECTION 4. 07. 04, SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR ZERO LOT LINE DEVELOPMENT, SECTION 5. 01. 02, ACCESSORY STRUCTURES AND USES IN ALL ZONING DISTRICTS, SECTION 5. 01. 07, STORAGE BUILDINGS, STORAGE SHEDS, GREENHOUSES, AND DETACHED GARAGES OR CARPORTS, SECTION 5. 01. 08, FENCES, HEDGES, AND WALLS, SECTION 5. 01. 11 ACCESSORY STRUCTURES IN THE R -IE ZONING DISTRICT, AND SECTION 5.03. 05 TEMPORARY SIGNS, TO CLARIFY REQUIREMENTS AND PROVIDE FOR INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Authority and Intent The authority for enactment of this ordinance is contained in Chapter 166.021, 163. 3202, and other provisions ofthe Florida Statutes and section 2 ofthe City Charter. Section 2. Amendment of Section 4. 07.04, Site Development Standards for Zero Lot Line Development Section 4. 07. 04 ( C)( 3), Site Development Standards for Zero Lot Line Development, of the Land Development Code, is hereby amended as follows: C. Site development standards 1. The uses permissible on a lot in a zero lot line development are limited to detached single -family dwellings on individually platted lots, including customary accessory uses according to standards for accessory uses set forth in Chapter 5. 2. Fencing, walls, trellises, and other similar features may be used as connecting elements between single -family dwellings on adjacent lots. Garages, carports, and utility storage structures shall not be constructed or used as connecting elements. 3. Lots shall be designed and buildings placed to meet the setback standards in Table 4. 07. 04. There is no minimum lot width or lot area requirement. The lot width and lot area shall be determined by the site design, meeting_ the lot coverage and building setback requirements. Table 4. 07.04. Site Development Standards for Zero Lot Line Development. Developtement Fea[ are R -1 R-2 Setback inrior side yard Own 0 0 Setback opposite interior side yard ifeen 15 10  ORDINANCE 1872 Setback, side street 5 15 Setback, front yard 25 20 Setback, rear yard 20 15 Setback, adjacent subdivis9on 10 10 4. Setbacks shall not include connecting elements. Patios, garden elements, and other similar elements are permissible within the side setback area. 5. The total lot coverage shall not exceed fifty (50) percent of the total lot area. 6. The maximum building height shall not exceed thirty -five ( 35) feet. 7. Access of a total of ten ( 10) percent of the linear length of the total perimeter wall area of the dwelling unit, as measured in plan form, shall be provided to exterior patio and court areas. Such access shall be totally visible and physically passable. 8. The wall of the dwelling located on the lot line shall have no windows, doors, air conditioning units, or other openings. However, atriums or courts shall be permitted on the zero -lot line side when the court or atrium is enclosed by three 3) walls of the dwelling unit and a solid wall of at least eight (8) feet in height is provided on the zero -lot line. Such wall shall be constructed of the same material as the exterior walls of the unit. Section 3. Amendment of Section 5. 01. 02, Accessory Structures and Uses in all Zoning Districts Section 5. 01. 02( C)( 3), Accessory Structures and Uses in all Zoning Districts, of the Land Development Code, is hereby amended as follows: C. Site development standards for accessory buildings 1. An accessory building in the R -1E, R -1, R -2, YC, MX -1, and MX -2 zoning districts shall not exceed one ( 1) story, except where an accessory dwelling unit is approved in the second story above a garage. 2. An accessory building in the ME, R -1, R -2, YC, MX -1, and MX -2 zoning districts shall have a roof pitch of 4: 12 or shall match the roof pitch of the principal building. 3. An aeeessory building in the R 1E, dis! Fiets shall not exeeed 600 .. " n°- area. The required side and rear yard setbacks for accessory buildings in the R -1E, R -1, R -2, YC, MX -1, 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 in excess of 200 s. f. in floor area shall be setback seven and one -half (7 1/ 2) feet from side and rear property lines. c. Accessory buildings on a comer lot shall have a setback of fifteen ( 15) feet from the property line abutting a street. 43. 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  ORDINANCE 1872 exceeds five (5) percent, the rear setback shall be fifty (50) feet. 5A. Accessory buildings in the CF and CG zoning districts shall have a minimum rear yard setback of seven and one -half (7 Yz) feet. Section 4. Amendment of Section 5. 01. 07, Storage Buildings, Storage Sheds, Greenhouses, and Detached Garages or Carports Section 5. 01. 07, Storage Buildings, Storage Sheds, Greenhouses, and Detached Garages or Carports, of the Land Development Code, is hereby amended as follows: A. Stemge buildings, storage sheds' --- d gfeenliBuses shall net exeeed 600 s. f. of floe titea, except as forth in ceetien 5. 01. 07.B. B. Storage buildings, storage sheds, and detached garages in the CG,°, and MB zoning districts ff ay that exceed 600 s. f. of floor area,, must provided -that brick veneer, stone, stucco, or other similar decorative materials are -added to the fagade on all sides of the building that are visible from the public right -of w - ay. C. Detached garages and carports shall not exceed twenty ( 20) feet in height. D. A detached garage eFSarpert may be located within the front yard in the R -lE zoning, provided that the detached garage or carport shall comply with the setback standards for the R -1E zoning district set forth in Section 4. 01. 01. E. Storage buildings, storage sheds, greenhouses, detached garages, and carports shall not be located within any required buffer area, required landscaped area, required parking lot landscaping, stormwater management area, driveway, or easement. F. Vehicles shall not be used as storage buildings, utility buildings or other such uses. Vehicles includes: travel trailers, motor homes, and similar recreational vehicles; manufactured housing and mobile homes; trucks; cargo trailers; or other similar vehicles. Section 5. Amendment of Section 5. 01. 08, Fences, Hedges, and Walls Section 5. 01. 08( E), Fences, Hedges, and Walls, of the Land Development Code, is hereby amended as follows: 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 Side Maximum Height in a Front Zoning District or Rear Yard (feet) Yard' ( feet) R - IE 6 46 R-/ 6 4 R- 2 6 4 Y 6 CF 6 66  ORDINANCE 1872 CG 8 6 MX 1 - 6 6 MX -2 6 6 CTP 8 8 MB IT 6 EEC 6 6 The front yard is the area between the principal stru m, e and the front property hip Section 6. Amendment of Section 5. 01. 11, Specific Requirements for Accessory Structures in the R -1E Zoning District Section 5. 01. 11, Specific Requirements for Accessory Structures in the R -lE Zoning District, of the Land Development Code, is hereby amended as follows: The following accessory structures may be located within the rear yard of lots zoned R -lE, provided that such structures are located a minimum of tweiny five 5) ten 10 feet from the mean high water line or the seawall: pool and pool deck; gazebo; cabana with shower and/ or rest room facilities; outdoor kitchen, which may include a grill, wet bar, and associated storage; deck; paved or wooden terrace; and a walkway connecting to a dock, provided that the walkway is limited to a maximum of four (4) feet in width. Section 7. Amendment of Section 5. 03. 05, Temporary Signs Section 5. 03. 05, Temporary Signs, of the Land Development Code, is hereby