Fort Walton Beach — 153 - Subdivision Development Layout Design

l'~ ORDINANCE NO. 153 AN ORDINANCE TO BE ENTITLED: AN OHDINANCE REGtJLATIf' JG THE DEVELOPMENT, LAY OUT AND DESIGN OF' SUBI'IVISIONS OF REAL ESTATE vHTHIN THE COR? O'RPTE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF FORT ,,'<TALTON BEACH, PEOVIDING FOR ST:BlvIISSION OF PLAT OF NE1V' SUPDIVISIONS AND THE APPROVAL THEREOF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, PROVIDING FOE STANDARDS OF LOCATION, DESIGN, CLASS ANT:' TYPE OF STREETS, ROADS, WALKS, J'rILITIES AND ES ENl' ' IAL SERVICES, AND PROVIDING FOR ES> BNTIAL AI-mAS FOR EDtiCATIONAL, RECREATIONAL AND COJl'J1ERCIAL PURPOSES: PROHIEI'I' ING FURNISHING UTILITIES UNTIL APPROVAL OF PLAT AND PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES FnR VIOU\ TInN OF P!:tOVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE. vlliEREAS, the City of Fort Walton Beach has areas not subdivided, and it is necessary th2t acreage lying within the City of Fort Walton Beach be properly laid out and subdivided in order to protest the peace, health and v-relfare of the City of Fort Walton Beach, and an emergency be, and is hereby found and detennined to exist Idthin the limits of the City of Fort Walton Beach; NO",!, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE ( jITY OF FORT vvALTON BEACH, FLORIDA: SECTION 1. That no real property Tithin i.< the City of Fort Walton Beach may be divided, bdivided, sl) recorded or offered for sale, unless a plat of said real estate shall have been submitted 2nd accepted by the City Council of the City of Fort vval t.on Beach in confcrmi ty with the Subdivision Regulations as set out in the attached Subdivision Regula- tions hereto part of this ordinance and incorporated herein and am de a and which 1Jlatirns hereby adopted as the ordinance governing all re[: are development, layout and design of subdivisions of real estate within the corporate limits of the City of Fort Walton Beach, at least three copies of which regluations shall be and remain on file with the City Clerk of the City of Fott Walton Beach. SECTION 2. No lJtilities of the City of Fort Walton Beach or Dublic lJtilities of any kind and nature ," JhatsoBver shall be provided to any parcel of property within the City of Fort Walton Beach, unless and until the subdivision or area in which said parcel of land lies, has been accepted by the City of Fort vvalton Beach as pro- platted and vided in the Subdivision ReglJlations attached hereto and made a part of this ordinance, and no street, area or throughfare shall be laid out, opened or permitted, except in accordance with the reglJlations as provided for herein. SECTION 3. Any violation of the provlslons herein contained and as set forth in the regulations as set out in the attached Subdivision Regl11a tions shall be punishable as provided by the Charter and Code of Ordinances of the City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida.  i. 0 tis All ordinances or parts of ordinances SECTION in conflirbt herewith' are hereby repealed, provided, however, that nothing in this ordinance shall effect, modify or repeal the existing Zoning Ordinances of the City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida. SECTION 5. This ord"inance relating to the public peace, health and general welfare of the City of Fort Walton Beach is hereby declared to be and is an emerg~ ncy ordinance, and shall tjke effect i@nediately upon its passage by the City Council and shall be published. Passed: November 9, 1954 ATTEST: sl O. K. Rodgers Approved; sl Thom. E9 Brooks City Clerk Hayor SUB D I V I S ION S R~ G U L A T ION S Section L DECLARATION OF PtffiPOSE The procedures and standards for the development, layout and de- sign of subdivisions of real estate ~ rrthin the corporate limits of the City of Fort Walton Beach, as prescribed in this ordinance, are in- tended to: A) Guide and assist the developer( s) in the correct procedures to be followed and inform them of the f1mdamental standards required. B) Assist the developer( s) in the most efficient design and utilization of real estate. C) Protect the pl) blic interests, by controlling the location, design, calss and type of streets, roads~ walks, utilities and essential serv.1ces, required. D) Provide for the pl1blic welfare the essential areas required for educational, recreational and commercial purposes. Section 2 PROCEDURE FOR SECURING PLAT APPROVAL 2- 1 PRELIMI~\ RY PLAT APPROVED BY PLANNING BOARD. Before real property within the city; can be divided, recorded and offered for sale, a preliminary plat must be submitted to the City Planning Board fro approval. A subdivider must submit 6 or property owner copies of the preli- minary plat to the City Plannine: Office at least two weeks before a scheduled meeting of the FlarLl1ing Board. Before granting ap!:>roval or rejecting the proposed subdivision plat, the Planning Board will be advised by the City Enzineer and Director of Plan.': ling as to com- pliance or lack of compliance lfl th the Naster Plan, this o rdincmce, l . J: '" a.nd other i terns 1-Thich effect good plannfng or Engineering pra. ctice may the public interest. 2- 2 FINAJ~ PLr\ T APFR OVAL BY CITY COUNGIL After approv-al by the Ci t:! Planning Board, the plat Till 1,- be for- warded, together with the Planning Board' s recommendations to the City Manager for presentation to the Council for final action. Section 3 DEFINITIONS ARTERIAL STREETS - Major throughfares used for fast and heavy traffic. BLOCK - A parcel of land entirely surrounded by public streets, water course, railway, right of way, parks, eta., or a combination thereof~ CITY - Signifies the city Fort Walton Beach, Florida. CITY Signifies the City Engineer of Fort Walton Beach, Fla. ENGINEER.. CITY Signifies the City JVlanager of Fort Walton Beach, Fla. HANAGER.. l1ARGINAL ACCESS STREETS - Signifies minor streets l.. Jhich are adjacent to and parallel arterial streets and which provide access to abutting pronerties' and properties and protection from through traffic. MASTER PIA N ... Signifies any map or plan adopted by the Council. ITNOR STREETS ... Signifies streets used primarily to provide access to abutting properties. NF.IGHBOHHOOD - The neighborhood is approximately one square mile in which residents may all share common services, social activities and facilities required in the vicinity of the dwelling. It is a unit which will permit organization of physical S11rr01mding to eliminate inconven- iences and hazards and for planning purposes the extent of the neighbor- hood is determined by the service area of an elementary school. '. PLANNING B.D ... Signii'i es the Planning Board of Fort ' Halton Bee ch, Fla. BOA.. P~ NNING DIRECTOR - Signifies the Planning Director of Fort Walton Beach, Florida. STREET - Signifies a way for vehicular traffic to travel from one point to another and is designated as a street, highway, thorouchfare, parkway, road, avemJe, bOl.Jlevard, lane, place, drive, or otherwise. Su'EDIVSICN- Signifies the division of a parcel of land into tlvO or more lots or p,grcels for the purpose of transfer of ownership 6": t" 1rtJild- ing cevelopment, or, if a nsv-; street is involved, any division of a p2rcel of land; provided ct a division th!' of land for agricultural into lots or parcels of five acres or more and not involving purposes a nelT\stre t shall not be deemed a subdivision. The term includes reslJbdivisiol1 end shall rel~ te, to the process of sllbdividing or to the land subdivided.  14; ZONING OF. DINANCE - Signifies the zoning ordinance of the City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida. Section 4 DESIGN STANDARI6 All subdivisions shall confirm to the overall master plan for the most advntageous development neighborhood. The of the entire location of all streets shall conform to the general conununity plan, and provide easy access to and from proposed and existing streets in adjoining or surrounding areas. 4- 1 ~ lINOR STREETS Ninor Streets shall be laid out so that their use by thr01Jgh trdffic is discourged. 4- 2 SlJBDIVISIONS ADJOINING ARTERIAL STREETS 1/Imere a slJbdivision contains abuts arterial streets the or City Planning Board may require marginal access streets or reverse frontage to separate local and through traffic and for protection of' residential properties. 4- 3 BLOCK LENGTHS The length of a block shall be not more than 1400 ft. or not less than 400 ft. Where blocks are 7~YJ ft. or longer the planning board may reql1ire a 20 ft. nedestrian easement thro' ugh th(~ Long block.. blocks should be oriented for drainage and to'lJ - ard focal points such as the shopping center and school. 4- 4 BLOCK ! AJIDTH Blocks shall be at least ' TiITide eno'L1gh to allow' 2 tiers of lot. except when reverse frontage is used) and should be a miniIt1J111 vndth of 240 ft. 4- 5 LOT~;, B( lILDING SITE AREA AND YARD HESTHICTIONS Ninimmll building site area and yard restrictions shall be governed by the req1iirements and restrict. ions as set forth in the zonin.g ordinance. Every parcel of land shall abut a public street. 4- 6 STREErr l'JAHES A proposed new street, Hhich is in alignment v.Ji th or a continuation of an existing street, shall ha.ve the same name as: the existing street. In no case ( including numbered or lettered streets) shall ne" streets have names or numbers " ihich duplicate or ' l- ihich are phonetically similar to existing street names, regardless of the prefix or slJffix used such as " Avenue" - TtBoulevard" - " Courtlt ... Lrive" ... " Place" - ItCrescenttl..." Street" and " Terrace". 14U All street names shall be sl) b,ject to approval of the Planning roO' Boi'! Note: In this suggested that the respect it is develop.er' J~ check proposed street names ~ dth local over his postal authorities before sumbitting his plat to the Planning Board for approval. 4- 7 HINnmrv1 STR. EET TrJIDTHS The minirm1m lridth of rroposed streets and aLleys measured from right of way line to right of way line shall be as follows: A) : tJIa, jor arterial strerts l- Jhich nCl\ T serve or may serve heavy traffic in the metropolitan area 100 ft. B) Arterial streets connecting important divisions of the metropolitan area and surrounding neighborhood areas 100 ft. C) Minor or residential streets 60 ft.' CD) Alleys in comraercial or indl)strial areas 24 ft._ E) Alleys in residential areas 20 f~. h- 8 INTERSECTIONS All street intersections whall meet at a right angle if possible and no intersection shall meet at an angle less than 60 degrees. 4- 9 DEAD- END STREETS Dead- end streets, designed to be so permanently shall be no longer than 500 feet and sha11 be provided at the closed end v.J'ith a turn around having a)~ right of way diameter of at least 100 ft. and a roadway dia- meter of at least 80 feet. h- 10 STREET GRADES Gra des and transition of grades must be approved by the City Engineer and in no case be less than 0. 2%. h- ll CaRNER RADII There shall be a minimum radius at the property line of 15 feet at all intersecticns. Where streets intersect with an arterial street the Planning Board may require a greater radius. SEC'I' ION 5 STREET GPADING All subdivisions have streets shall graded to the full width of the right- by of- way s) or the subdivider( s) to plans and specifi- Dwner( cations inspected and approved by the Oi ty I' Tanager 1mless a performance or surety bond is filed '\iIJ"i th the city or a certified check or cash is  l ~ ~ installation by the City before the deposited vJith the city to insure slJch the City Cmmcil. plat is eligible for final approval by SECTION 6 SITES FOR FUBLIC USES servation of sui table sites for The Planning Board shall reqlJire I'i? schools which sites shall be reserved and pinpointed according to the Has- teI' Plan of tl1e Planning Board of the City of Foi~t itJalton Beach and which shall be made available for the refus8l or acceptance thereof by the Board of Public InstrlJction of the Cmmty of Okaloosa. 6- 2 The Subdividers or mmers shall make outright dedication of an area off' Ol.Jr percent of the total of said are;:!, subdivision vThich dedication shall be to the City of Fort Walton Beach for park uses and for playgrounds. In the event the subdivision is too smCill to be practical the owner shall Fort Walton Beach such of money equal in value to pay unto the City of sum four percent of said area after slJbdivision thereof 1"Jhich sum sh8.l1 be used Walton Beach for the of acquiring parks and by City of the Fort purpose plaYfrc' mds. 6- 3 All streets delineated on all p10ts submitted to the City Council shall be dedicated to all public uses including the use thereof by public utilities. SECTION 7 Vl.RIANCES 7- 1 vJhere s+ rict adherence to all of the provisions of. tlJis ordinance would cam; e hardship, due to topogrephical or other ccndit: Lons unnecessary peculier to the site, the Planning Board may recommend and the City C01mcil may apDrove a variance. 7- 2 The reasons for the gra.nting of any such variance shall be, clearly sDecified and entered in the minutes of V" e Plannine; Board and the City Cormcil. SECTION 8 PR' LIHINP, HY PLAT PLAN 8- 1 The shall be dra~m to scale of hundred preliminary Pl~ t Plan a one feet to the-;.inch, and 8h211 sho1fT the follm"iing: A) Subdivision or development name, name of the owner( s) or of and designer, north arro'W developer( s) name( s) surveyor and date. L. LJ B) The names, locations and dimensions of streets, proposed alleys, eas emen ts, park and school si tes, lots and boundaT" J lines. c) Sites, if any, provided or reserved for churches, theaters, hotels, and shopping centers. 13') Ground contours at intervals not than greater two ft. E) Orientation of sHbdiirision or development in : relation with surveyors bench marks and monuments. SECTION 9 FINAL PLAT 9- 1 The final Dlat shall conform to Section l027S of the State of Florida Plat Act of InS a~ amended. SECTION 10 APPROVAL 10- 1 Approval of a subdivision or land use pla.t by the City lVlanager or the City Council shall be granted. A) Upon the specific lmderstanding that the developer ( s) have complied with a~ plicable Federal, State and local laws and B) Upon the condition that true a copy of the plat as approved shall be registered and filed by the developer( s) vnthin 60 days from the date of such approval, with the Clerk of Court in Okalo08a COiJnty, Florida. SECTION 11 NON~ COHPLJANCE 11- 1 The City shall exercise its legal perrogatives in order to obtain reasonable compliance with all provi"sions of this ordinance. 11- 2 Any person or persons violating or failing tQ comply with the terms and provlslons specified in this ordinance, shall convictir' n, and at upon the discretion of the C01Jrt, be fined a S1Jm not exceeding $ 500. 00. SECTION 12 INVALHJITY OF ANY PART OR POHTION OF TIUS ORDINANCE 12- 1 Should any section, TJrovlslon, part or portion of this ordinance be rnled unconstitutional or invalid by the COlJrts, such C01Jrt decision shall not affect the validity of the remainder of this ordinance.  1_ ~ \ J SECTION 13 EFFECTIVE DATE 13- 1 the 1 !f.-'-' I qJ '/ day This ordinance shall be come effpctive on j"" ( of , 1954.