Fort Walton Beach Ordinance — 100.304 - Establish Regulations CRA area — reading text

d. Development of waterfront promenade with alignment, width, and improvement approved by the Fort Walton Beach Redevelopment Agency; e. Elevation of first habitable story, including all horizontal components for its support, to a height not less than two ( 2) feet above base flood eleva- tion as established by the Federal Flood Insurance Agency; f. Development of exterior plaza or landscaped open space to serve the public by providing access between buildings or activity areas, or by providing restful areas with pedestrian conveniences, or providing access to adjoining shops and restaurants; g. Development of internal pedestrian arcade or other enclosed space to be used for landscaping, art display, pedestrian promenade, area for informal assembly, facilities for public convenience such as serving areas for food and beverages, benches, and restrooms. If the internal arcade or atrium is treated as public open space, that part of the floor area devoted to uses listed above shall not be included when determining the gross floor area or lot coverage of a build- ing; h. Landscape treatment of not less than twenty ( 20) percent of the lot area by use of grass, trees, shrubs, pavement design, sculptures, fountains, lighting, benches, and similar amenities with particular emphasis on the area between the principal building and its frontage street; i. Attractively designed parking lot making use of features such as curbed and landscaped islands, mature trees, textured and/ or vari- colored pavements, security lighting, protected pedestrianways, and other features that break the monotony of asphalt and cement and reduce reflected heat. j. Provision of top floor restaurants, lounges, or other public facilities pro- viding vistas to the Gulf and Sound; k. Other amenities which, in the opinion of the Redevelopment Agency add to the attractiveness, public convenience, and/ or economic function of the district; 1. Arrangement of high- rise buildings to prevent shading that would not be in the best interest of the public health, welfare, safety, and morals. Sec. 24- 2. 5 DC- 4 Downtown District A. INTENT The Downtown District is intended to be an intensely developed, pedestrian oriented, retail trade and service center for the City and its surrounding region. A signifi- cant part of its trade will be generated by the development of nearby high density residential areas and transient accommodations. Its ground level floor space will be occupied primarily by retail trades with service activities and offices being located on upper floor levels. A major objective is to create continuous retail frontages to facilitate comparison shopping. B. PERMITTED USES Usespermitted in the DC- 4 Downtown District include all uses permitted in the DC- 3 Community Commercial District with the exception of the following: 1. Gasoline service stations; 2. Rental of trucks or trailers; 3. Sale of automobiles, vehicles, heavy equipment, boats, mobile homes, or similar commodities; 4. Drive- in establishments of all types; 12- I, 5. Commercially operated vocational or trade schools; 6. Wholesale and distribution establishments; 7. Repair of automobiles, other vehicles, boats, or heavy equipment; 8. Residences of any kind including transient accommodations. C. SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS 1. Maximum Height - no requirement. 2. Minimum Yard Setbacks Front Side Rear Structures under three none Side yards are not required, none habitable stories in however, if any bldg. is set- back from a side lot line, height the setback shall not be less than ten ( 10) feet Structures three none 10 ft. + 1 ft. for each habitable none habitable stories or story above the 2nd habitable more in height story 3. Maximum Lot Coverage A structure may cover 100 percent of lot area. 4. Maximum Gross Floor Area Maximum gross floor area shall not exceed 200 percent of lot area. 5. Parking Within the DC- 4 District, no off- street parking is required for any permitted use. Sec. 24- 3. Additional Off- Street Parking Requirements A. APPLICATION of the Fort Thefollowing off- street parking requirements shall apply to all parts Walton Beach Redevelopment Area except the DC- 4 Downtown District. B. DESIGN STANDARDS 1. Required Landscaping: a. At least ten ( 10) percent of the total area intended for an off- street parking lot shall be suitably landscaped; b. Such landscaping shall include a landscaped island with a mature shade tree at intervals of not more than twelve ( 12) parking spaces. be of sixteen ( 16) separate landscaped island or must Each area a mlnlmum c. square feet if it is to be counted toward the minimum landscaped area re- quirement; from vehicular encroachment by use of d. Landscaped areas shall be protected curbing or wheel stops; e. The owner, tenant and/ or agency, jointly and severally if any, shall be responsible for watering and maintaining landscaping in a healthy, neat, all of and orderly condition, replacing it when necessary, and keeping it free refuse and debris. C. PARKING AREA DIMENSIONS the shall be in accordance with the follow- The design and dimensions of parking area ing dimensions: 13-  Angle of Curb Access Parking Length Stall Driveway degrees) Per Car Depth Width** 0* 23' 0" 9' 0" 12' 0" 45 12' 9" 19' 10" 13' 0" 60 10' 5" 21 ' 0" 18' 0" 90 9' 0" 19' 0" 24' 0" Parking parallel to the curb. The minimum width of two- way access driveways within parking areas shall be twenty- four ( 24) feet. D. PAYMENT IN LIEU OF PARKING SPACES In the DC- 3 and DR- 5 Districts developer required to provide on- site any owner or parking spaces may, subject to the approval of the Redevelopment Agency, elect to meet such requirement by contributing the sum of $ 2, 000 to the Fort Walton Beach Re-