Fort Walton Beach Ordinance — 2133--Amend LDC Chapter 6 Driveway Design Requirements — reading text

4DIPIGsDATE 1 a; ORDINANCE 2133 i AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA; AMENDING CHAPTER 6 OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE FOR STREET ACCESS AND DRIVEWAY DESIGN REQUIREMENTS; PROVIDING FOR AUTHORITY; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE WHEREAS, the Growth Management Department has identified numerous situations where the Land Development Code would prohibit driveway access to certain properties. 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 of the Florida Statutes and Section 2 of the City Charter. Section 2. Amendment of Land Development Code Chapter 6 — Standards for Transportation, Access, Parking, and Loading 6.01. 05. Street Access and Driveway Design Requirements. All ingress and egress driveways onto a City street shall be located to allow the greatest degree of safety to both pedestrian and vehicular traffic on a City street. All proposed development shall meet these standards for vehicular access and circulation: A. Access points shall be able to accommodate all vehicles entering the site, including delivery vehicles. B. Access design shall ensure that an entering standard passenger vehicle will not encroach upon the exit lane of a two- way driveway. C. Access design shall ensure that a right -turning exiting vehicle shall be able to use only the first through traffic lane available without encroaching into the adjacent through lane. D. There shall be sufficient onsite storage to accommodate queued vehicles waiting to park or exit without using any portion of the street right-of-way or in any other way interfering with street traffic. E. Number, location and separation requirements for driveways. Driveways shall be designed to adequately accommodate the volume and normal character of vehicles anticipated to be attracted to the development. 1. The number of driveways shall be determined by existing site conditions and ensuring safe and efficient access and use for both pedestrian and vehicular traffic on the City street. 2. Minimum distance of driveway to a street intersection.  STREET I 25' MIN. f w K N I iOf0 FigureFigure 6.6. 01.01. 0505( ( E-E- 2).2). MinimumMinimum drivewaydriveway intersectionintersection distances distances a.a. TheThe edgeedge ofof aa drivewaydriveway forfor allall usesuses otherother thanthan aa singlesi- ngle- familyfamily residentialresidential dwellingdwelling shallshall bebe locatedlocated aa minimumminimum ofof seventy-seventy- fivefive ( ( 75)75) feetfeet fromfrom thethe proposedproposed right-right- of-of- wayway lineline ofof aa streetstreet intersection.intersection. IfIf lotlot widthwidth doesdoes notnot permit,permit, thethe distancedistance cancan bebe modified,modified, butbut shallshall bebe notnot lessless thanthan fiftvfiftv ( ( 50)50) percentpercent ofof thethe lotlot widthwidth and,and, regardlessregardless ofof lotlot width,width, shallshall notnot bebe lessless thanthan twenty-twenty- fivefive 2525 feet.feet. b.b. TheThe edgeedge ofof aa drivewaydriveway forfor aa single-single- familyfamily residentialresidential dwellingdwelling shallshall bebe locatedlocated aa minimumminimum ofof twenty-twenty- fivefive ( ( 25)25) feetfeet fromfrom thethe proposedproposed right-right- of-of- wayway lineline ofof aa streetstreet intersection.intersection. 3.3. OtherOther thanthan one-,one-, two-,two-, oror three-three- familvfamilv residentialresidential dwellings.dwellings. WwhereWwhere twotwo ( ( 2)2) oror moremore drivewaysdriveways connectconnect aa singlesingle developmentdevelopment sitesite toto anyany oneone 1) CityCity street,street, aa minimumminimum clearclear distancedistance ofof fiftyfifty ( ( 50)50) feet,feet, measuredmeasured alongalong thethe curbcurb lineline ofof thethe tangentstangents ofof thethe proposed proposed drivewaydriveway curbcurb radii,radii, shallshall bebe provided.provided. 4.4. TheThe edgeedge ofof aa drivewaydriveway forfor usesuses otherother thanthan one-,one-, two-,two-, oror three-three- familyfamily a—a—aingLe-aingLe- familyresidential familyresidential dwellingsdwellings shallshall bebe locatedlocated aa minimum minimum ofof twentytwenty wewe tenten( ( 2510)2510) feetfeet fromfrom thethe proposedproposed anyany propertyproperty lineline adjacent adjacent toto one-,one-, two-,two-, oror three-three- familyfamily residentialresidential dwellings.dwellings. WhereWhere aa propertyproperty lineline isis thethe samesame asas thethe right-right- of-of- wayway lineline referencedreferenced inin SectionSection 6.6. 01.01. 05.05. E(E( 2)(2)( a),a), thethe minimumminimum distancedistance shallshall bebe thethe standardstandard inin SectionSection 6.6. 01.01. 05.05. E(E( 2)(2)( a).a). 5.5. Opposing Opposing driveway driveway intersections.intersections. a.a. OpposingOpposing drivewaydriveway intersectionsintersections forfor usesuses otherother thanthan aa single-single- familyfamily dwellingdwelling shallshall bebe locatedlocated directlydirectly acrossacross fromfrom eacheach otherother alongalong CityCity streets.streets. b.b. IfIf conditionsconditions prohibitprohibit locatinglocating aa proposedproposed drivewaydriveway intersectionintersection directlydirectly oppositeopposite anan existingexisting oror proposedproposed drivewaydriveway intersectionintersection alongalong aa CityCity street,street, thethe offsetsoffsets betweenbetween thethe existing existing andand proposed proposed intersectionsintersections shallshall bebe aa minimumminimum ofof oneone hundredhundred fiftyfifty ( ( 150)150) feet.feet. 6.6. DrivewaysDriveways shallshall bebe locatedlocated andand designeddesigned toto ensureensure thatthat vehiclesvehicles dodo notnot backback ontoonto thethe CityCity right-right- of-of- way,way, exceptexcept forfor drivewaysdriveways servingserving aa singlesi- ngle- familyfamily dwellingdwelling inin single-single- familyfamily developmentsdevelopments andand residential residential zoningzoning districts.districts. F.F. DrivewayDriveway design.design.  1. Depressed curbing may be required across driveway openings, in order to promote the continual flow of street stormwater runoff. 2. Driveways shall intersect the City street at an angle as near ninety 90) degrees as site conditions permit, and in no case shall be less than seventy- five 75) degrees. 3. All driveway aprons shall be paved from the existing or proposed edge of pavement back to the existing or proposed right- of-way line. Paving within this area shall comply with the City's paving specifications as set forth in the Engineering Standards Manual for Fort Walton Beach. Additional paving or a reinforced concrete driveway may be required, depending upon the type and amount of expected vehicular traffic. 4. All driveways shall be fully maintained by the property owners served by the driveways. G. Driveways located within a State or County right-of-way shall be designed in accordance with State or County standards. Section 3. Applicability For the purposes of jurisdictional applicability, this ordinance shall apply in the City of Fort Walton Beach. This ordinance shall apply to all applications for development, including building permit applications and subdivision proposals, submitted on or after the effective date of this ordinance. Section 4. Inclusion into the Land Development Code It is the intent of the City Council that the provisions of this ordinance shall become and be made a part of the City of Fort Walton Beach' s Land Development Code, and that the sections of this ordinance may be renumbered or relettered and the word " ordinance" may be changed to section," " article," " regulation," or such other appropriate word or phrase in order to accomplish such intentions. Section 5. Severability In the event any provision of this Ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, it is the intent of City Council that such invalidity shall not affect any other provisions of the Ordinance which may be given effect without the invalid provision or application and, to this end, the provisions of this Ordinance are declared severable. Section 6. Findings The City Council of the City of Fort Walton Beach finds that the Local Planning Agency reviewed and recommended approval of the ordinance on January 41h, 2024. The City Council of the City of Fort Walton Beach finds that the proposed ordinance is consistent with the goals, objectives, and policies of the City' s Comprehensive Plan. The City Council of the City of Fort Walton Beach finds that all notice requirements for enactment of the ordinance have been met in accordance with the Florida Statutes and the City' s Land Development Code. Section 7. Effective Date  This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon approval on second reading by the City Council and signature of the Mayor. Adopted: TawLAA +t Q31aoa4 pL a— A Richard A. Rynearson, Mayor Attest: Approved as to legal form and sufficiency