Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 10-09-12 regular-with petitions — reading text

irrigation. National Geodetic Vertical Datum ( NGVD) ( as corrected in 1929): A vertical control used as a reference for establishing varying elevation within the floodplain. C' Owner: The person in whom is vested the fee ownership, dominion, or title of property. Packet Pg. 93  ORDINANCE ( ID # 1996) Cl Parcel.- A unit of land within legally established property lines. Planned Unit Development ( PUD): A parcel or combination of contiguous parcels designed and developed as a single, integrated unit rather than as an aggregate of individual lots or buildings, with design flexibility from the development standards applicable to the zoning district. Plat: A map or drawing depicting the division of lands and lots, blocks, parcels, tracts, or sites, and streets. Pollutant: Any substance, contaminant, noise, or manmade or man -induced alteration of the chemical, physical, biological, or radiological integrity of air or water in quantities or at levels which are or may be potentially harmful or injurious to human health or welfare, animal or plant life, or property, or which unreasonably interfere with the enjoyment of life or property, including outdoor recreation. Premises: A parcel of land consisting of a lot, tract, parcel, other unit, or combinations thereof, recorded in the public records of Okaloosa County. Principal use or huilding. The main or primary purpose for which a structure or lot is designed, arranged, or intended or for which it may be occupied or maintained. Retention: The collection and storage of water runoff without subsequent surface discharge to surface waters. Right -of w - ay ( ROW): land dedicated, deeded, used or to be used, for a street, alley, walkway, boulevard, drainage facility, access for ingress, egress, or other purpose. Runoff. Water which is not absorbed by the soil or landscape to which it is applied and flows from the area. Sign, Any writing, pictorial presentation, number, illustration, or decoration, banner or pennant, or other device which is used to announce direct attention to, identify, advertise, or otherwise make anything known. The term " sign” shall not be deemed to include the terms building" or " landscaping," or any architectural embellishment of a building not intended to communicate information. Animated sign. A sign that flashes or moves or otherwise changes at intervals more frequently than once each six ( 6) seconds. Awning sign. Any sign attached to, in any manner, or otherwise made a part of any awning or awning -like structure which projects beyond a building or extends along and projects beyond the wall of the building, generally designed and constructed to provide protection from the weather. Banner sign: A sign constructed of cloth, paper, or other non -rigid material, with or Packet Pg. 94  ORDINANCE ( ID # 1996) without frames, and secured at both ends. Flags are not banners. Bench sign: Any sign painted on or attached to a bench. Changeable copy sign: A sign that is designed so that characters, letters, or illustrations can be changed or rearranged without altering the face or the surface of the sign. Copy.: The linguistic or graphic content of a sign. Directional sign: A sign located on premises to identify exits, entrances, driveways, or off - street parking. Ground sign: A sign that is supported by one ( 1) or more columns, upright poles, or braces extended from the ground or from an object on the ground, or that is erected on the ground, where no part of the sign is attached to any part of a building. Illuminated sign: A sign which contains a source of light or which is designed or arranged to reflect light from an artificial source including indirect lighting, neon, incandescent lights, backlighting, and shall also include signs with reflectors that depend upon automobile headlights for an image. Monument sign: A sign, which is attached to a self supporting structure and is not attached or affixed in any way to a building or other structure. Pole sign: A freestanding sign that is not attached or affixed in any way to a building or other structure. The sign must have a concealed means of support equal to a minimum of thirty ( 30) percent of the overall sign width. Portable sign: Any sign which is manifestly designed to be transported by trailer or on its own wheels, including such signs even though the wheels may be removed and the remaining chassis or support structure converted to an A- or T -frame sign and attached temporarily or permanently to the ground. Projecting sign: A sign attached to and supported by a building or other structure and which extends at any angle therefrom. Real estate sign: A sign on premises that are offered for sale or lease. Roof sign: A sign erected over or on the roof, or extending above the roof line, which is dependent upon the roof, parapet or upper walls of any building, or portion thereof, for support. Sandwich or sidewalk sign: A moveable sign not secured or attached to the ground constructed in such a manner as to form an " A" or a tent -like shape, hinged or not hinged at the top. Sign face: The part of a sign that is or may be used for copy. Sign face area: The area of any regular geometric shape which contains the entire surface area of a sign upon which copy may be placed. Snipe sign: Any sign of any material whatsoever that is attached in any way to a utility pole, tree, or any object located or situated on any public road rights -of w - ay, easements, or alleys. Temporan, sign- An attached on- premises sign made of nonrigid materials and intended to be displayed for a limited time period. Vehicle sign: A sign affixed to or painted on the surface of a transportation vehicle, Packet Pg. 95  ORDINANCE ( ID # 1996) including automobiles, trucks, boats, and trailers. Wall sign: A sign, painted on an exterior wall, or a separate structure which is approximately parallel to and supported by a wall or other enclosure, and protrudes no more than six ( 6) inches from the wall surface. Window sign: A sign affixed or applied to the exterior of a window, or located on the inside of a window or within ten ( 10) feet of a window or enclosed structure, and which is visible from the street or building exterior through a window or other opening. Site: Any tract, lot or parcel of land or combination of tracts, lots, or parcels of land which are in one ( 1) ownership, or are contiguous and in diverse ownership where development is to be performed as part of a unit, subdivision, or project. Sketch plan: An informal plan indicating the salient existing features of a site and its surroundings, and the general layout of a proposed development. Structure. Anything constructed, installed, or portable, the use of which requires a location on a parcel of land. It includes a movable structure while it is located on land which can be used for housing, business, commercial, agricultural, or office purposes either temporarily or permanently. " Structure” also includes fences, billboards, swimming pools, poles, pipelines, transmission lines, tracks, and advertising signs. Specifically excluded from the definition of "structure" are canvas or vinyl covers up to 120 square feet in area. Use: The specific purpose, activity, or function for which land, a building, a lot, a sign, or a structure is intended, designated, arranged, occupied, or maintained. Waterbody or surface waterbody: Any natural or artificial pond, lake, reservoir, or other area which ordinarily or intermittently contains water and which has a discernible shoreline. Waters of the State. Includes, but is not limited to, rivers, lakes, streams, springs, impoundments, wetlands, and all other waters or bodies of water, including fresh, brackish, saline, tidal, surface, or underground waters. Water's edge or wetland's edge: The water' s or wetland' s edge shall be determined by whichever of the following indices yields the most landward extent of waters or wetlands: 1. The boundary established by the average annual high water mark; 2. The landward boundary of hydric soils; or 3. The landward boundary of wetland vegetation, based on the wetland vegetation index. Water use zone: A grouping of sprays, sprinklers, or micro irrigation emitters so that they can be operated simultaneously by the control of one ( 1) valve according to the water requirements of the plants used. Wetlands: Areas saturated by surface water or groundwater at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances do support, a dominance of Packet Pg. 98  11 1- 7 ORDINANCE ( ID # 1996) vegetation adapted for life in saturated soil conditions. Wetlands covered under this chapter shall include the following: I. Areas within the dredge and fill jurisdiction of the State Department of Environmental Protection. 2. Areas within the jurisdiction of the U.S. Amy Corps of Engineers, as authorized by Section 404, Clean Water Act of section 10, River and Harbor Act. 3. Areas within the jurisdiction of the Northwest Florida Water Management District. 4. Areas identified by the state natural areas inventory. r • c Yard: An open space on the same lot with a building, unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward, except by trees or shrubbery or as otherwise provided in this LDC. Yard, front: The yard across the full width of the lot, extending from the front line of the building to the front line of the lot, excluding steps. Yard, rear: A yard extending across the full width of the lot and measured between the rear line of the lot and the rear line of the main building. Yard, side: An open unoccupied space on the same lot with the main building, situated between the side line of the building and the adjacent side line of the lot and extending from the rear line of the front yard to the front line of the rear yard. Yard, side facing a . street. An open unoccupied space on the same lot measured between the side line of the building and the adjacent side line of the lot and extending from the rear line of the front yard to the front line of the rear yard along the side street. Section 3. Effective Date This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon approval by the City Council and signature of the Mayor. Adopted: Mike Anderson, Mayor Attest: Approved for legal sufficiency. Helen Spencer, City Clerk Hayward Dykes, City