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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 07-2000 ORDINANCE NO. 07 -2000 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL, BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING SECTION 110 -470, FENCES, WALLS AND HEDGES; REPEALING FENCE EXCEPTIONS; PROVIDING PERFORMANCE STANDARDS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL, BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, as follows: SECTION 1. Section 110 -470, Fences, Walls and Hedges, of the Code of Ordinances is hereby repealed in its entirety, and the following is adopted in lieu thereof: Sec. 110 -470. Fences, walls and hedges. (a) Fences, walls and hedges may be permitted in any yard, except as specified in section 110 -469, provided the following height and placement restrictions shall apply: L1) In any residential district (R -1, R -2 or R -3), no fence, wall or hedge in any side or rear yard shall be over six feet in height or over four feet in height if within 25 feet of any yard abutting any public right - of -way, unless otherwise specified in this Section. (2) In any residential district (R -1, R -2, R -3) where property abuts a public beach access parking area, the fence, wall or hedge in a side, rear or front yard which abuts the public parking area shall not exceed six (6) feet in height. (3) In any residential district (R -1, R -2, R -3) where property has a permanent swimming pool installed in a side or rear yard which abutts a public right of way, the fence, wall or hedge in said side or rear yard shall not exceed six (6) feet in height. (4) In any commercial (C -1) and industrial (M -1) districts, no fence, wall or hedge in any side or rear yard shall be over eight feet in height or over four feet in height if within 25 feet of any yard abutting any public right -of -way. When the boundary of a commercial or I I . 111 City of Cape Canaveral, Florida Ordinance No. 07 -2000 Page 2 commercial or industrial zoning district abuts any residential zoning district, the maximum height of a fence, wall or hedge shall be six feet. • (3) No wall shall be built along unimproved property boundaries until and unless the owner has obtained and paid for a building permit for the principal structure. (b) All concrete boundary walls are to be finished by stuccoing or painting in neutral colors at the time they are constructed. (c) No words or symbols, other than street addresses and names of occupants in residential districts, shall be permitted on exterior boundary walls. If there are such , non - allowed words or symbols, they shall be covered within seven days of notification to the owner by the city. SECTION 2. SEVERABILITY. If any section, paragraph, phrase, or word of this Ordinance is held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such portion shall not affect the remaining portions hereof, and it shall be construed to have been a legislative intent to pass this Ordinance `„ without such unconstitutional or invalid part. SECTION 3. CONFLICTING PROVISIONS. Any ordinance or resolution, or parts of an ordinance or resolution, in conflict herewith are repealed. SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its adoption. • 1 City of Cape Canaveral, Florida [1 Ordinance No 07 -2000 Page 3 i ADOPTED BY the City Council of the City of Cape Canaveral, Florida, this 18th day of July, 2000. CQ -40C-Ne.A I Rocky Randels, MAYOR i ATTEST: FOR AGAINST 0 7( Burt Bruns Motion Sandra .0 SmithCITY CLERK Buzz Petsos Second t Rocky Randels X f Richard Treverton X APPROVED AS TO FORM: [ , Larry Weber X Iffik Kohn Be -'' * ATTORNEY First Reading: June 20, 2000 Posted: June 21, 2000 Published: July 8, 2000 t Second Reading: July 18, 2000 te \\ Cape- nt\ cityclerk \CityClk \Ordinances\Fences Walls And Hedges - Providing Performance Standards - Redlined.doc t ' i r t t i f t [ i 1 I t. 1 i i f