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READING DATE
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ORDINANCE 1777
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA;
AMENDING SECTIONS 13. 203 - 210, DEVELOPMENT PROCEDURES AND
ACCOMPANYING TABLES, SECTION 13.402, AND SECTION 13. 407,
PLANNING 101, ORDINANCE 1756, TO ABOLISH DEVELOPMENT REVIEW
COMMITTEE AND ESTABLISH PROCEDURES FOR REVIEW OF EXPEDITED
AND MINOR DEVELOPMENTS; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS AND
SEVERABILITY; AND SETTING 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 & Intent
The authority for enactment of this ordinance is pursuant to the powers for
the City of Fort Walton Beach, provided in Section 2 of the City Charter, and
Section 166.021( 1), Florida Statutes.
Section 2. Amendment of Sections 13. 203-. 210, Development Procedures,
and Accompanying Tables, of Planning 101, Ordinance 1756
A. Sections 13. 203-. 210, Development Procedures, and the
accompanying tables, of Planning 101, Ordinance 1756, are hereby amended as
follows.
13. 203. De\feloplReRt Rete- ie.."
PFGGe88.
A. DevelapeFS shall camply \\' ith procedures outlined in Table 1 J 1: Development
Determinatian & Appraval Pr:acess Chart and in this sestion.
1. I\n applicatioR for de'.'elopmeAt al must be obtained fr.gm the City, which
appro!.'
shall be iR the form presQribed by the CDS Dire-dor ans shall be completed by
the d8Veleper or the developer's authorized agent.
2. The completed applicatioR shall constitute a r:equest from the eloper for
se'.'
se': elopmeAt approval ' f/ heR submitted to the direGtor along with the site plan
re€luiremRts specified in sectioR 13. 204.
B. DesigRatioR of plaRs. For purposes of these revi&\\' procedur-es, all
de\~ lopment plans shall be designated by the CDS Director as either 8* pedited,
minor, or major accordiRg to the criteria below. Before s~ bmitting a development
plan for re'/ iew, the de'/ eloper shall provide the CDS Department \\' ith sufficient
information to make this determination. The City determination shall be
s~ pported by written findiRgs. ( See Table 13 1:
JeloplRent DeteFlRinatieR &
De'"
al PreGeas Chart)
Appr-9'.-
C. Pre J'..
pplisatieR CORfereRce.
1. lixpedited, and Minor De'JeleplReRts. No pre application Conference is
required. '
2. Major De'/ eloplRents. Prior to filiRg for major de'Jelopment re!.'ie'JI, the
developer shall meet with the CDS Director to discuss the development r8.: ie'll
process and to be informed of \ amich staff members to confer '.....
ith about the
application. No per-son may rely upon any oomment concerning a proposed
major de'/ elopment, or any expression of any nat~re about the proposal made by
1
ny . participant at the . prea~ phcatioR GORfo19Rse . a . 19P19I19RIatiOR or
ImphGalioR tIIat tIIo lie ultimately apPIO',
19 l8J~ d iR aRY foR'
ll e:Sor
pre applicatioR ~":~ 0 IS required for dGWlI! mIRB~ expedit-- dBllelopmORi
NIO
p a~s. applicaRl will lie R ffi I~ of tile defiGiBRGies an: ~~.
e. le\
r: 111 not proceed a: '.\'
until all tile lIefiGieRGies ha~'e een corrected.
1. & xpedited De'~elo pment. In the ent an a . . saIIO~ for 8IIpellited r8\liow
e!.~
meets all the a . Ii le CaEle requiremeRts aR:~~ ulallORs, B6 GeElifiell withiR
tile . Code of i:: cf~
of ~he. City, suGh devel: ent may direGlly mak
a~pllG3ti9R for a I Uilgdi:espeFRIII without fuFlher
a~ plieable board o~ f8'''
u!~
I~~ ~
City CouRoil. The DlrGGI9r sl1all make tII~ S:'': IRaliOR regardiRg lIthe
expellitell applieali~~: etIIor tile apPlieatio: go beforG the
Dwelgpm. Rt R....iew c:~.:::I .. ( al8o referred tg as th ~ RC).
a. . Gt.Plmes subj8GI te expedlted
. · re'Jie\\' are.
1) C9nstruGtion 9F reRO\lati9R of a . slRgle
. du p I ex,
family IIw911ing . tnplex, or
, R .ORe let or parsel'
Eluadpl ex O
2) R RG-JatIOR, expaRsi9R ' ' or other similar a Cfu. , .IAvolvlA"
I. It} . ad~ I'tl'^RS t0 an
eXisting, resideAf la It'
s ructur~ ithin
'.... tlo..
H e... -DF^ .+
p8.,y liRBS OR hi: h 6INGturG is
tII"e -.... u'
10Gate~. ^ F
3) " IgRage So:" _ aGti'JiIy" iRGludin g.. the ooR6INGtioR loeaflOR,
. or IRstallatioR of sigRs
pURluaRlIg Ghapter 16
4) Commersial teRaRt' fini s h es.
,
5) Temp9fary uses.
b CRt eRa
. for r8\-
iR-'
1) Compliance ith e genera. l staRdards . .
u'
n it; R sectiOR 13. 102;
2) .4Atendant Ui~ meR16 iR =~~~~~
3) Sito plaR r::::.:~ ~
R section 13.204; 3Rd
4) Other applicable sta nards
d as specified in GhapteRl of this Code.
G. Building POR'llit ma ' .be Issyed after re" I'eu, aR~ u --"
appf91' alll y lIIe CDS DireGlor.
1· I~~ r.DwelGplR. Rt. ---...
a. . .ct1'.~ltles s~ bject
J t^' .
g minor re'~leu'. Inc I ude: n
L~ \ ^ :
I . . ny esideRtial . ..
n9nr- bUllslngs and a~~ I.t'10RS Rot d eemell as major
developments.
2\ ^. R)
. ' ....
prOjeGt6 in\l9l' JiR oh ange of yse acti~'ities.
3) .^. ny de'/ elopmeAt of ~ 2 5 ~ cres or less' '
' f8lopment of b UI
1) Any constro ''' tl.9R . .IR" ol" IR g d e~.
gg -- . Is.IRgS up Ig 3 Glories of
h a b.t
I able space; and ..
6) Any proj8GI inGOFPoFaliR ho~ sing units
6) TCYNnhouse projects. In.
" o \llAg gla!for9able less than 3 units .
b. Criteria for r:e" l.eu" . n
1'
I
+h e. general staRdards
s peclfied
. . IA seGtion 1 ~ .. 0,.,.
18.'
2) Concur:renc" glrGmeRts
Fe'" ,. set ~ FIh iR Ghapter
.... ..
3' S.Ite,.. 681 tortlllR
plaR requirements ..... ~ seGtiOR 13.204:
4) Other applieallle <Ie" e I opmeRtstaRdards as ified i n other chapters of th.IS spes'
GeEIe, .
G Bu'I ld'lAg Permit ma' b e. Issued after reviev: and approval by the DRC and the
CDS Director. ~
o
d. The CDS Director ma ' uest the recommendations of the M~ 13 or the CRA
1""
for minor developments, ;:~~~
2
E. After the FaGt 'JielatioRs of Site PlaR AppFG"/al.After a building permit has
been issued, it shall be unl~: A~1 ta cha~ ge, modify, alter or otherwise se'Jiate
from the terms or conditions of the per:mit ':.~ ithot:jt fir:st obtaining a modification of
the permit. An amendment may be applied for pt:jFSuant to Sec. 13. 203. .'\
A.
cOAct:jr enGY fe\' iew may also be Fect:YiFed. v: ritten resard of the amendment
shall be entere- d ypon the origiA31 permit aAC;)
maintaiAed iA the files of the issuing
departmeAt. .t\mendment of the permit must be made in aSQerdaAce ' J.~ ith the
procedures for site plan ret.'ie- N for any moaificatioA falling into the scope sf the
reviS':: prosess. A stop \ V9Fk ar.aer shall be issued for after the faGt deviations
and no further V.fOrk shall continue or commenQe on that part of the de'Jelopment
prior to the issuance of a permit at:jthorizng the 'J: ork.
13.201. Retfiw:t Peried. All applications for ge'.~ elopment approval shall be
st:jbmit ed to the CDS DireGtor. Required revi8\\'s and sYbsequent
recommeAaations shall be oompleted by staff the Cit}' '.~ ithin six ':Ieeks after tho
date staff is satisfied that the. application contains aU re€luired informatioA, 8* Cept
for affordable housing applicatioAs '.vhich shall be completed '!: ithin 25 days.
Applications which are determined to be incomplete shall be pFOmptly r-eturned to
the applicant.
13. 201. WithdFa~ 1 of AppliGatieRs. Application for developmeAt appFo'.'al may
be ': JithdmWA at any time prior ta final astion. Any fees ar chafges required for
de\' elopment r- e\' ie\.\'
shall be forfeited by the applicant ~ pon the 'Nithdrawal of
