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ZONING REGULATIONS
ADOPTED BY ORD NO. 2-83
2ND PRINTING
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C I T Y O F C A P E C A N A V E R A L
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ADOPTED
ORDINANCE NO. 2-83
FEBRUARY 15, 1983
2ND PRINTING
JULY 22, 1985
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ZONING REGULATIONS
CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section
Zoning Regulations, Establishment and
Purpose 631
Purpose 631.01
Repeal of Conflicting Ordinances 631.03
Short Title 631.05
Zoninq Definitions 632.01
Establishment of Districts: Provision for
Official Zoning Map 633
Official Zoning Map 633.01
Replacement of Official Zoning Map 633.03
Rules for Interpretation of District
Boundaries 633.05
Application of District Regulations 635
Conformity With Regulations
635.01
Structure Height, Maximum Units, Lot Area
Percentage, Setbacks
635.03
Setback, Open Space, Parking, Loading
Requirements for Additional Buildings
635.05
Area Used for density Calculations Cannot
Be Reused for Additional Density Cal-
culations
635.07
Dimension or Area Reduction Below Minimum
Requirements
635.09
Lot and Street Requirements for Structures
635.11
Zoning Classification of Annexations
635.13
Unusual Uses or Uses Not Specifically
Permitted
635.15
Coastal Construction Setback and
Control Lines
635.25
Schedule of District Reaulations 637
R-1 Low Density, Residential District 637.01
Principal Uses and Structures 637.03
Accessory Uses and Structures 637.05
Special Exceptions 637.07
Prohibited Uses and Structures 637.09
Area and Dimension Regulations 637.11
Minimum Setback Requirements 637.11
Off -Street Parking and Access 637.13
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Section
R-2 Medium Density Residential District
637.15
Principal Uses and Structures
637.17
Accessory Uses and Structures
637.19
Special Exceptions
637.21
Prohibited Uses dnd Structures
637.23
Area and Dimension Regulations
637.25
Minimum Setback Requirements
637.25
Off -Street Parking and Access
637.27
R-3 Medium Density Residential District
637.29
Principal Uses and Structures
637.31
Accessory Uses and Structures
637.33
Special Exceptions
637.35
Prohibited 'Uses and Structures
637.37
Area and Dimension Regulations
637.39
Minimum Setback Requirements
637.39
Off -Street Parking and Access
637.41
Minimum Breeze Requirement
637.43
Dune Crossover Required
637.44
C-1 Low Density Commercial District 637.45
Principal Uses and Structures 637.47
Accessory Uses and Structures 637.49
Special Exceptions 637.51
Prohibited Uses and Structures 637.53
Area and Dimension Regulations 637.55
Minimum Setback Requirements 637.55
Landscaping, Screening and Parking 637.57
Off -Street Parking and Access 637.59
M-1 Light Industrial and Research and
Development District
638.01
Principal Uses and Structures
638.03
Accessory Uses and Structures
638.05
Special Exceptions
638.07
Prohibited Uses and Structures
638.09
Area and Dimension Regulations
638.11
Minimum Setback Requirements
638.11
Landscaping, Screening and Parking
638.13
Performance Standards
638.15
Parking and Loading
638.17
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Section
Performance Standards 639
Off -Street Parking 639.01
Off -Street Loading 639.03
Home'Occupations 639.05
Permitted Home Occupations 639.07
Home Occupation Requirements 639.09
Occupational License Required 639.11
Garage Sales
639.13
Application of Performance Standards
639.15
Building Setback Lines
639.17
Erection of More than One Principal Structure
on a Lot
639.19
Setback Encroachments
639.21
Accessory Structures
639.23
Visibility at Intersections
639.25
Fences, Walls and Hedges
639.27
Structures to Have Access
639.31
Location of Recreational Vehicles, Camping
Equipment, Boats and Boat Trailers
639.33
Living Aboard Boats
639.35
Living or Residing in Automotive Vehicles
639.36
Parking and Storage of Certain Vehicles
639.37
Minimum Width of Courts
639.39
Water Areas
639.41
Landscaping and Screening for Commercial and
Industrial Zoning Districts
639.43
Sewage Disposal
639.45
Swimming Pools and Enclosures
639.47
Vehicular Use Areas
639.49
Atomic Energy Uses
639.51
Building Required
639.53
Sidewalks Required
639.55
Dedicated Public Land
639.57
Preservation of Trees In All Districts
639.59
Earth Station Antenna Regulations
639.61
Townhouse Regulations 640
Area and Dimension Regulations 640.03
Minimum Setback Requirements 640.03
Off -Street Parking 640.05
Utilities 640.07
Preservation of Trees 640.09
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Section
Individually Platted Lots 640.11
Procedures 640.13
Development Schedule 640.15
Schedule of Special Exceptions Permissible by
Board of Adjustment 641
Establishments Serving Alcoholic Beverages 641.01
Legally Established Non -Conforming Lots, Non -
Conforming Structures and Non -Conforming Uses 643
Intent 643.01
Mobile Home Parks and Single Family Mobile
Home Districts 643.03
Non -Conforming Structures 643.05
Non -Conforming Uses 643.07
Repairs and Maintenance 643.09
Structures and Uses Approved by Special
Exception 643.11
Variance 643.13
Temporary Uses 643.15
Administration and Enforcement - Building Permits
and Certificates of Occupancy 645
Administration and Enforcement
645.01
Building Permits Required
645.03
Application for Building Permit
645.04
Site Plan Submittal and Review Procedures
645.05
Certificate of Occupancy Required
645.07
Certificate of Occupancy For Hotels & Motels
645.08
Times and Conditions of Building Permit
645.09
Construction and Use to be as Provided in
Applications, Plans, Permits and Certif-
icates of Occupancy
645.11
Board of Adjustment; Establishment and
Procedure
645.13
Proceedings of the Board of Adjustment
645.15
Board of Adjustment; Powers and Duties
645.17
Administrative Review
645.19
Special Exceptions; Conditions Governing
Applications; Procedures
645.21
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Written Findings; Violation of Safeguards
Variances; Conditions Governing Applications;
Procedures
Applicants
Decisions of the Board of Adjustment
Reconsideration of Administrative Review,
Special Exception or Variance
Appeals from the Board of Adjustment
Zoning Ordinance Interpretation and
Enforcement
Schedule of Fees, Charges and Expenses
Provision of Ordinances Declared to be
Minimum Requirements
Complaints Regarding Violations
Penalties for Violation
Separability Clause
Amendments
Procedures
Limitations
Reconsideration
Changes
of District Boundary
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Section
645.23
645.25
645.27
645.29
645.31
645.33
645.35
645.37
645.39
645.41
645.43
645.45
647
647.01
647.03
647.05
631 ZONING REGULATIONS
CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA
An Ordinance establishing comprehensive zoning regulations
for the City of Cape Canaveral, Florida, and providing for
the administration, enforcement and amendment thereof, in
accordance with the provisions of Florida Statutes, and the
Charter of the City of Cape Canaveral, and for the repeal of
all Ordinances in conflict herewith.
631.01 PURPOSE
WHEREAS Florida Statutes and the Charter of the City of Cape
Canaveral empower the City to enact a Zoning Ordinance and
to providefor its administration, enforcement and amend-
ment, and
WHEREAS the City Council deems it necessary for the purpose
of promoting the health, safety, morals and general welfare
of the City to enact such an Ordinance, and
WHEREAS the City Council pursuant to the provisions of
Florida Statutes, has appointed a Planning and Zoning
Board to recommend the boundaries of the various original
districts and appropriate regulations to be enforced
therein, and
WHEREAS the Planning and Zoning Board has divided the City
into districts and has prepared regulations pertaining to
such districts in accordance with a Comprehensive Plan and
designed to lessen congestion in the streets, to secure
safety from fire, panic, and other dangers; to promote
health and the general welfare; to provide adequate light
and air; to prevent the over -crowding of land; to avoid
undue concentration of population; to facilitate the
adequate provision of transportation, water, sewerage,
schools, parks and other public requirements, and
WHEREAS the Planning and Zoning Board has given reasonable
consideration, among other things, to the character of the
districts and their peculiar suitability for particular
uses, with a view to conserving the value of buildings and
encouraging the most appropriate use of land throughout the
Municipality, and
WHEREAS the Planning and Zoning Board has made a preliminary
report and held public hearings thereon, and submitted its
final report to the City Council, and
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WHEREAS the City Council has given due public notice of
hearings relating to zoning districts, regulations and
restrictions, and has held public hearings, and
WHEREAS all requirements of Florida Statutes, with regard
to the preparation of the report of the Planning and Zoning
Board and subsequent action of the City Council has been
met;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the
City of Cape Canaveral, Florida, as follows:
631.03 REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORDINANCES
Ordinance No. 10-75 of the City of Cape Canaveral, as
amended, is hereby abolished and repealed, and all other
City Ordinances, Resolutions or General Laws, or any part
thereof, in conflict with any provisions of this Ordinance
are hereby abolished and repealed.
631.05 SHORT TITLE
This Ordinance shall be known and may be cited as "The
Zoning Ordinance of the City of Cape Canaveral, Florida."
632.01 ZONING DEFINITIONS
For the purposes of this Ordinance, certain terms or words
used herein shall be interpreted as follows:
The word person includes a firm, association, organization,
partnership, trust, company or corporation as well as
individual. The present tense includes the future tense,
the singular number includes the plural, and the plural
number includes the singular. The word shall is mandatory;
the word may is permissive. The words used or occupied in-
clude the words intended, designed or arranged to be used or
occupied. The word.lot includes the words plot or parcel.
Access Easement - See Utility Access Easement.
Accessory Use - A use or structure on the same lot with
and of a nature customarily incidental and subordinate to
the principal use or structure.
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Adult Congregate Living Facilities - As defined by Statute
400.402, Florida Statutes 1981 Edition, and any amendments
thereto.
Alcoholic Beverage - As defined by Section 561.01 (4) (a),
Florida Statutes.
Alley - Any public or private right-of-way set aside for
secondary public travel and servicing which is less than
thirty (30) feet in width.
Apartment - See Dwelling, Multiple Family.
Apartment Hotel - A building designed for or containing
both apartments and individual guest rooms or rental units,
under resident supervision and which maintains an inner
lobby through which all tenants must pass to gain access tc
apartments, rooms or units.
Approved Structure - That which is built or constructed or
an edifice or building of any kind in which collected non-
hazardous material may be stored.
Automotive Vehicle - Any self-propelled vehicle or convey-
ance designed and used for the purpose of transporting or
moving persons, animals, freight, merchandise or any sub-
stance. The phrase shall include passenger cars, trucks,
buses, motor homes, motorcycles, scooters and station
wagons, but shall not include tractors, construction equip-
ment or machinery or any device used for performing a job
except as stated above.
Automotive Repair Facilities - This term shall include all
mechanical engine overhaul or repair, and body work and
painting of automotive vehicles.
Awning - A detachable, rooflike cover, supported by the
walls of a building for protection from sun or weather.
Block - Area between two adjacent streets, or if no
streets are present, an area not to exceed 600' in length or
width.
Bottle Club - A membership composed of a group of people
which permits the consumption of alcoholic beverages on a
premises without charge. Membership shall be for a period
of not less than one (1) year.
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Building - Any structure built for the support, shelter or
enclosure of persons, animals, chattels, or property of any
kind which has enclosing walls for fifty (50) percent of its
perimeter. The term "building" shall be as if followed by
the words "or part thereof". (For the purpose of this
Ordinance each portion of a building separated from other
portions by a fire wall shall be considered as a separate
building.) For the purpose of area and height limitations
this definition shall be applicable to sheds and open sheds.
Shed - Any structure built for the support, shelter or
enclosure of persons, animals, chattels, or property of
any kind which has enclosing walls for less than fifty
(50) percent of its perimeter.
Open Shed - Any structure that has no enclosing walls.
Building Official - The official charged with the admin-
istration and enforcement of this Ordinance as provided for
in Section 645.01.
Camper (Truck Mounted) -A portable structure designed to
be mounted on a truck or similar type vehicle for the
purpose of converting said vehicle into a movable living
unit and customarily used for recreational or camping use.
Camper Trailer - See Recreational Vehicle.
Church - Any building occupied on a permanent basis for
religious exercises as a primary use.
Clinic - A building where patients, who are not lodged
overnight, are admitted for examination and treatment by one
person or group of persons practicing any form of the heal-
ing arts services to individuals, whether such persons be
medical doctors, chiropractors, osteopaths, chiropodists,
naturopaths, optometrists, dentists or any similar pro-
fession, the practice of which is licensed in the State of
Florida. The term Clinic does not include a place for the
treatment of animals.
Common Open Space - A parcel, parcels or area of land or
land and water, other than a dedicated canal, within the
site and designed and intended for the use or enjoyment of
residents living within the zone or development area.
Common Open Space may contain such complementary structures
and improvements as are necessary and appropriate for the
benefit and enjoyment of the said residents.
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Containers - Any cans, barrels, drums or tanks (except
stationary tanks) which would be used for the outside
storage of non -hazardous materials.
Construction Site - A lot or parcel upon which development
is immediately proposed or in progress, as authorized by a
current building permit.
Convalescent Home - A building where regular nursing care
is provided for more than one person, not a member of the
family, which resides on the premises.
Court - An unoccupied open space on the same lot with the
principal building and enclosed on at least three adjacent
sides by walls of the principal building.
Courtesy Notice - A notice of a public hearing, not re-
quired bylaw, mailed at the City's discretion to property
owners within five -hundred (500) feet of property subject of
said public hearing.
Dedication - The deliberate appropriation of land by its
owner for any general and public uses, reserving to himself
no other rights than such as are compatible with the full
exercise and enjoyment of the public uses to which the
property has been devoted.
Dish Antenna - See earth station antenna.
Drive (Private) - A private way set aside for vehicular
traffic that does not exceed two -hundred (200) feet in
developed length and/or serves less than four (4) resi-
dential, commercial, or any combination of residential and
commercial units.
Drive -In Restaurant or Refreshment Stand - Any place or
premises used for sale, dispensing, or servicing of food,
refreshments, or beverages in automobiles, including those
establishments where customers may serve themselves and may
eat or drink the food, refreshments, or beverages on the
premises.
Dwelling, Single Family - A detached residential dwelling
unit other than a mobile home, designed for and occupied by
one family.
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Dwelling, Mobile Home - A detached residential dwelling
unit over eight (8) feet in width, which bears a seal from
the Department of Housing and Urban Development of the
United States Government, designed for travel over
highways/streets or for house accommodations (or both),
manufactured on an integral chassis (or undercarriage) and
arriving at the site where it is to be occupied except for
minor and incidental and packing and assembly operations,
locations on jacks or other temporary or permanent
foundations, connections to utilities and the like.
Dwelling, Two Family - A detached residential building
containing two dwelling units, designed for occupancy by not
more than two families.
Dwelling, Multiple Family - A residential building de-
signed for or occupied by three or more families, with the
number of families in residence not exceeding the number of
dwelling units provided.
Dwelling Unit or Living Unit - One room or rooms connected
together, constituting a separate independent housekeeping
establishment for owner occupancy, or rental or lease on a
weekly, or longer, basis and physically separated from any
other rooms or dwelling units which may be in the same
structure, and containing independent cooking and sleeping
facilities.
Earth Station Antenna - An antenna, usually a dish
antenna, whose purpose it is to receive communications or
other signals primarily from orbiting satellites.
Easement - A right-of-way granted for limited use of
private property for a public or quasi -public purpose.
Fair Market Value - Fair Market Value for the purpose of
this Ordinance, shall be deemed to be the valuation of such
structure by the Tax Assessor of Brevard County in his
assessment for the levying of ad valorem taxes for the tax
year the damage was sustained.
Family - An individual or a group of persons related to
each other by blood or marriage or a group of not more than
four (4) adults who are not necessarily so related, living
together under one roof as a single household unit.
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Fence - A structure forming a physical barrier which is sc
constructed that no less than fifty (50) percent of the
vertical surface is open to permit the transmission of
light, air and vision through such surface in a horizontal
plane. Also see Section 639.27.
Fire District - shall include that territory or area
consisting of:
A. Two or more adjoining blocks, exclusive of intervening
streets, where at least fifty (50) percent of the ground
area is built upon and more than fifty (50) percent of
the built on area is devoted to group "S" occupancy or
group "H" occupancy as defined in the 1982 edition of
the Standard Building Code.
B. Where four (4) contiguous blocks or more comprise a fire
district, there shall be a buffer zone, as determined by
the Fire Marshal, of up to 200 feet around the perimeter
of such district. Streets, rights-of-way and other open
spaces not subject to building construction may be in-
cluded in the buffer zone.
Floor Area - The sum of the gross horizontal areas of the
several floors of a building or buildings, measured from the
exterior faces of exterior walls or from the centerline of
walls separating two attached buildings. The required
minimum floor area within each district shall not apply to
accessory uses.
Garage, Storage - A building or portion of a building
thereof designed or used exclusively for the storage or
parking of automobiles. Service other than storage at such
storage garage shall be limited to lubrication, washing,
waxing and polishing. When used for such a purpose, such
property may not be used in combination with any other use
with the exception of mini -storage.
Guest House - Living quarters within a detached accessory
building located on the same lot with the main building for
use by temporary guest of the occupants of the premises,
such quarters having no kitchen facilities or separate
utility meters and not rented or otherwise used as a
separate dwelling.
Hedge - A row of bushes or small trees planted close to-
gether in such a manner as to form a boundary or barrier.
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Height of Building - The vertical distance from twelve
(12) inches above the crown of the fronting road or natural
grade at the building line, whichever is highest, to (a) the
highest point of flat roof; (b) the deck line of a mansard
roof; (c) the average height between the eaves and ridge for
gable, hip and gambrel roofs. Measurement must be in com-
pliance with the 100 year flood level, as determined by the
Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Home Occupation - Any occupation conducted entirely within
a dwelling unit and carried on by an occupant thereof, which
occupation is clearly incidental and secondary to the use of
the dwelling for dwelling purposes and does not change the
residential character thereof.
Hospital - A building or group of buildings, having room
facilities for one or more overnight patients, used for
providing services for the in-patient medical or surgical
care of sick or injured humans, and which may include
related facilities, such as laboratories, out-patient
departments training facilities, central service facilities,
and staff offices; provided, however, that such related
facility must be incidental and subordinate to the main use
and must be an integral part of the hospital operations.
Hotel - A building in which lodging is provided and
offered to the public for compensation, and in which ingress
and egress to and from all rooms are made through an inside
lobby or office supervised by a person in charge at all
times. In no event shall the number of efficiency units or
units with kitchen facilities exceed a maximum of
twenty-five (25) percent of the units per building. There
shall be a minimum of six (6) guest rooms per building and a
minimum of 150 guest rooms per hotel. Guest rooms shall be
defined as those rooms intended or designed to be used, or
which are used, rented or hired out, to be occupied or which
are occupied, for sleeping purposes by guests.
Landscape Buffer - That portion of the building setback
area which is located along property lines adjacent to
streets or abutting lots and which in its entirety contains
landscaping.
Landscaping - The arrangement of vegetation such as trees,
bushes and grass, together with other suitable materials in
complementary fashion over a tract of land for aesthetic
effect.
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Living Area - The minimum floor area of a dwelling as
measured by its outside dimensions exclusive of carports,
porches, sheds and attached garage.
Loading Space, Off -Street - Space logically and
conveniently located for bulk pickups and deliveries, scaled
to delivery vehicles expected to be used, and accessible to
such vehicles when required off-street parking spaces are
filled. Required off-street loading space is not to be
included as off-street parking space in computation of
required offstreet parking space.
Lot - For purposes of this Ordinance, a lot is a parcel of
land of at least sufficient size to meet minimum zoning
requirements for use, coverage and area, and to provide such
setbacks and other open spaces as are herein required. In
no case of division or combination of parcels shall any
residual lot or parcel be created which does not meet the
requirement of this Ordinance, except townhouses. Such lot
may consist of:
A. A lot of record; or
B. A portion of a lot of record; or combination of portions
of lots of record;
C. A combination of complete lots of record, or complete
lots of record and portions of lots of record; and/or
D. A parcel of land described by metes and bounds.
Lot, Corner - A lot located at the intersection of two or
more streets. A lot abutting on a curved street or streets
shall be considered a corner lot if straight lines drawn
from the foremost points of the side lot lines to the fore-
most point of the lot meet at an interior angle of less than
one hundred thirty-five degrees (135).
Lot, Dimensions:
A. Depth - Of a lot shall be considered to be the distance
between the midpoints of straight lines connecting the
foremost points of the side lot lines in front and the
rearmost points of the side lot lines in the rear.
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B. Width - Of a lot shall be considered to be the distance
between straight lines connecting front and rear of the
required front setback, provided, however, that width
between side lot lines at their foremost points (where
they intersect with the street lines) shall not be less
than eighty (80) percent of the required lot width
except in the case of lots on the turning circle of
cul-de-sacs, where the eighty (80) percent requirement
shall not apply; provided, however, that all lots shall
have a minimum of twenty-five (25) feet facing a street.
Lot, Frontage - The front of a
portion of the lot fronting on
maintained street right-of-way.
lot shall be the narrowest
a dedicated, accepted or
Lot, Interior - A lot with only one frontage on a street.
Lot Line - The boundary line of a lot.
Lot of Record - A lot whose existence, location and dimen-
sion have been legally recorded or registered in a deed or
on a plat.
Lot, Reversed Frontage - A lot on which the frontage is at
right angles or approximately right angles (interior angle
less than one hundred thirty-five (135) degrees) to the
general pattern in the area. A reversed frontage lot may
also be a corner lot, an interior lot or a through lot.
Lot, Through - A lot other than a corner lot with frontage
on more than one street. Through lots abutting two streets
may be referred to as a double frontage lot.
Major Recreational Equipment - Boats and boat trailers,
travel trailers, trailers for transporting motorized
vehicles, pickup campers or coaches (designed to be mounted
on automotive vehicles), motorized dwellings, tent trailers
and the like, including the coverings.
Manufactured Housing/Building - A closed structure,
building assembly, or system of sub -assemblies, which may
include structural, electrical, plumbing, heating,
ventilating, or other service systems manufactured in
maufacturing facilities for installation or erection, with
or without other specified components, as a finished
building or as part of a finished building, which shall
include, but not be limited to, residential, commercial,
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institutional, storage and industrial structures. This part
does not apply to mobile homes. Manufactured building may
also mean, at the option of the manufacturer, any building
of open construction made or assembled in manufacturing
facilities away from the building site, for installation, or
assembly and installation, on the building site.
Marina - A place for docking boats or providing services
to boats and occupants thereof, including servicing and
repair to boats, sale of fuel and supplies, and provision of
food, beverages, and entertainment as accessory uses. A
yacht club shall be considered as a marina, but a hotel,
motel, or similar use, where docking of boats and provision
of services thereto, is incidental to other activities shall
not be considered as a marina, nor boat docks accessory to a
multiple family dwelling where no boat -related services are
rendered.
Mini -Storage - The renting of storage space which is
utilized for the incidental storage of personal effects
which space shall not exceed two hundred eighty (280) square
feet of net floor area. When used for such a purpose, such
property may not be used in combination with any other use
with the exception of storage garage.
Mobile Home Parks
there are sites to
purpose of parking
A single parcel of ground on which
be leased or rented to tenants for the
mobile homes.
Motel - A building in which lodging is provided and
offered to the public for compensation. As such it is open
to the public the same as a hotel, except that the buildings
are usually designed to serve tourists traveling by auto-
mobile, ingress to rooms need not be through a lobby or
office, and parking usually is adjacent to the dwelling unit.
In no event shall the number of efficiency units or units
with kitchen facilities exceed a maximum of twenty-five (25)
percent of the units per building. There shall be a minimum
of six (6) guest rooms per building and a minimum of 150
guest rooms per motel. Guest rooms shall be defined as
those rooms intended or designed to be used, or which are
used, rented or hired out, to be occupied or which are
occupied, for sleeping purposes by guests.
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Motor Travel Home - A self-propelled vehicle containing
living facilities and customarily used for camping or
recreational uses.
Net Residential Acre - The horizontal acreage of a lot or
lots devoted exclusively to residential uses and their
appurtenant accessory uses. Such area shall include the
building site, recreation areas, open space, swimming pools,
parking, drives, setbacks areas and the like. Net
residential acreage does not include areas used for
non-residential purposes, streets, waterways, offices, golf
courses, or any other use not developed for the. exclusive
use of the property's residents.
Non -Conformity - Any lot, use of land, use of structure,
use of structure and premise or characteristics of any use
which was lawful at the time of enactment of this Ordinance
but which does not conform with the provisions of the
district in which it is located.
Non -Hazardous Material - Any material which does not
increase nor cause an increase of the hazard of menance of
fire to a greater degree than that customarily recognized as
normal by persons in the public service regularly engaged in
preventing, supressing or extinguishing fire.
Occupied - The use of structure or land for any purpose,
including occupancy for residential, business, industrial,
manufacturing, storage and public use.
Oceanfront Lots - A lot that is contiguous with the ocean
beach and which is considered as fronting on a public access
easement and include those lots adjacent to a dedicated
street. All lots contiguous with the ocean beach shall be
considered interior lots.
Open Space Area - That area of the lot which is to be left
open for free circulation of air and which provides an area
for recrational and/or leisure pursuits. Not to be included
as part of open space area: building setbacks, area occupied
by all building structures, parking area, roads, and drives.
Recreational areas may be included. Swimming pools may be
included in the calculation of minimum open space.
Open Shed - See Building.
Patio - See Terrace.
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Parking Space, Off Street - For the purposes of this
Ordinance the term "off street parking space" shall consist
of a minimum paved area two hundred (200) square feet for
parking an automobile, exclusive of access drives or aisles
thereto.
Playground/s - An area of land set aside for outdoor
recreation, used by children for play and often equipped for
specific activities. May also be that part of a park or
outdoor recreation facility set aside for such use by
children. A playground may be public or private, however,
any recreational area established for pre -kindergarten
children only, or for adults or college students primarily,
shall not be considered a playground.
Principal Use of Structure - A building in which is
conducted the principal use of the lot on which it is
situated. In a residential district any dwelling shall be
deemed to be the principal building on the lot on which the
same is situated. An attached carport, shed, garage, or
any other structure with one or more walls or a part of one
wall being a part of the principal building and structurally
dependent, totally or in part, on the principal building,
shall comprise a part of the principal building. A detached
and structurally independent carport, garage, or other
structure shall conform to the requirements of any accessory
building. A detached and structurally independent garage,
carport, or other structure conforming as an accessory
building may be attached to the principal buildings by an
open breezeway not to exceed six (6) feet in width. A
connecting roof breezeway in excess of six (6) feet and
enclosed on one or both sides including louvers, lattice or
screening, shall cause the entire structure to be construed
as the principal building and shall be subject to the
regulations applicable to the principal building.
Public Use - Any use of land or structures owned and
operated by a municipality, county, state or the federal
government or any agency thereof and for a public service or
purpose.
Recreational Vehicle - Units designed as temporary living
quarters for recreational, camping or travel use, which
either have their own motive power or are mounted on or
drawn by another vehicle. Includes travel trailer, camping
trailer, truck camper, motor home and wheel recreational
trailer.
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Residential District - That area set aside primarily for
use as low and medium density residental housing.
Restaurant - Any building or structure or portion thereof,
in which food is prepared and served for pay to any person
not residing on the premises.
Right -of -Way - Land reserved, used or to be used for a
street, alley, walkway, drainage facility or other public
purpose.
Schoolgrounds - All the land included in the lot or parcel
upon which a school building is regularly used (except
vacation periods) by elementary and/or secondary school
students. The school and/or land may be public or private.
Service Station - Buildiings and premises where petroleum
products are supplied at retail, as a primary use, and
where, in addition, services may be rendered and sales made
as specified by this Ordinance.
Setback - A required open space on the same lot with a
principal building, which space is unoccupied and un-
obstructed by buildings from the ground upward, except as
specified in Sections 639.21 and 639.23.
Shed - See Building.
Shopping Center - Three (3) or more units for purposes of
mercantile.
Sign - As defined in Chapter 23 of the Standard Building
Code, current edition.
Special Exception - A Special Exception is a use that
would not be appropriate generally or without restriction
throughout the zoning division or district but which, if
controlled as to number, area, location, or relation to the
neighborhood, would promote the public health, safety,
welfare, morals, order, comfort, convenience, appearance,
posterity or general welfare. Such uses as may be permitted
by the Board of Adjustment are identified for each zoning
district as Special Exceptions.
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Story - That portion of a building included between the
floor surface and the upper surface of the floor next above,
or any portion of a building, used for human occupancy be-
tween the top -most floor and roof. A basement or cellar not
used for human occupancy shall not be counted as a story.
Street - A street for the purposes of this section shall
be a public or private right-of-way set aside for public
travel.
Street Right -of -Way - The property line which bounds the
right-of-way set aside for use as a street.
Street Centerline - The midpoint of the street right-
of-way.
Street (Private) - A private way set aside for vehicular
traffic that exceeds two hundred (200) feet in developed
length and/or serves four (4) or more residential, com-
mercial, or any combination of residential and commercial
units. Private streets shall be installed in accordance
with Section 530.09(C) of the Subdivision of Land
Regulations.
Structure - That which is built or constructed.
Swimming Pool - Any portable pool or permanent structure
containing a body of water eighteen (18) inches or more in
depth and/or two hundred fifty (250) square feet of surface
area or more of water service area, including an ornamental
reflecting pool or fish pond or other type of pool
regardless of size, unless it is located and designed so as
not to create a hazard or not be used for swimming or
wading.
Tent - A collapsible shelter of canvas or other fabric
type material.
Terrace - An open space adjacent to the principal building
on one or two sides, prepared with a hard, semi -hard, or
improved surface, for the purpose of outdoor living.
Total Floor Area or Gross Floor Area - The areas of all
floors of a building, including finished attics, finished
basements and all covered areas, including porches, sheds,
carports and garages.
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Townhouse - A single family dwelling unit constructed in a
series or group of attached units with property lines
separating such units.
Trailer - A portable structure having no foundation other
than wheels, jacks or blocks that will not be a hazard to
adjacent buildings and also fully enclosed, operable and
licensed.
Trailer Park - An area duly licensed by the City of Cape
Canaveral and approved by the Florida State Board of Health,
which is designed, constructed, equipped, operated and
maintained for the purpose of providing space for and
otherwise servicing mobile homes and/or trailers.
Travel Trailer - See Recreational Vehicle.
Utility Access Easement - An easement less than twenty
(20) feet wide, dedicated and used for utilities and utility
vehicles. Not qualified as an alley per subdivision code.
Vacant - A building or parcel of land which is neither
occupied nor used.
Variance - A variance is a relaxation of the terms of the
zoning ordinance where such variance will not be contrary to
the public interest and where, owing to conditions peculiar
to the property and not the result of the actions of the
applicant. A literal enforcement of the Ordinance would
result in unnecessary and undue hardship. As used in this
Ordinance, a variance is authorized only for height, area,
size of structure or size of yards and open spaces;
establishment or expansion of a use otherwise prohibited
shall not be allowed by variance, nor shall a variance be
granted because of the presence of non -conformities in the
zoning district or used in an adjoining zoning district.
Wall - A structure forming a physical barrier which is so
constructed that less than fifty (50) percent of the
vertical surface from ground level to its top is open to
permit the transmission of light, air and vision through
such surface in a horizontal plane.
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Wall, Concrete Boundary - shall be a structure constructed
using concrete, either poured or in block form, along the
property boundary or within the setback and used as a
dividing line between parcels of property in a residential
zone, specifically excluding townhouse interior party walls.
Yard - All open space on the same lot as the principal
building, which space is unoccupied and unobstructed by
buildings from the ground upward except as otherwise pro-
vided. Generally applies to the area from each lot line to
the principal building and its attached porches, sheds, car-
ports, garages and storage areas.
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633 ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTRICTS:
PROVISION FOR OFFICIAL ZONING MAP
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633.01 OFFICIAL ZONING MAP
The City is hereby divided into zones, or districts, as
shown on the Official Zoning Map, which together with all
explanatory matter thereon, is hereby adopted by reference
and declared to be part of this Ordinance. The Official
Zoning Map shall be identified by the signature of the Mayor
attested to by the City Clerk, and bearing the seal of the
City under the following words: "This is to certify that
this is the Official Zoning Map referred to in Section
633.01 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Cape
Canaveral, Florida" together with the date of the adoption
of this Ordinance.
The Official Zoning Map in effect at the time of passage of
this Ordinance shall remain in effect and shall be re -
identified as provided above. If, in accordance with the
provisions of this Ordinance and Florida Statutes, changes
are made in district boundaries or other matter portrayed on
the Official Zoning Map, such changes shall be made on the
Official Zoning Map promptly after the amendment has been
approved by the City Council, together with an entry on the
Official Zoning Map as follows: "On (date), by official
action of the City Council, the following (change(s) were
made in the Official Zoning Map: (brief description of
nature of change)" which entry shall be signed by the Mayor
and attested by the City Clerk. The amending Ordinance
shall provide that such changes or amendments shall not
become effective until they have been duly entered upon the
Official Zoning Map or matter shown thereon except in
conformity with the procedures set forth in this Ordinance.
Any unauthorized change of whatever kind by any person or
persons shall be considered a violation of this Ordinance
and punishable as provided in Section 645.43.
Regardless of the existence of purported copies of the
Official Zoning Map which may from time to time be made or
published, the Official Zoning Map which shall be stored in
City Hall when not in use, and readily available to the
public, shall be the final authority as to the current
zoning status of land and water areas, buildings and other
structures in the City.
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633.03 REPLACEMENT OF OFFICIAL ZONING MAP
In the event that the Official Zoning Map becomes damaged,
destroyed, lost or difficult to interpret because of the
nature or number of changes and additions, the City Council
may by resolution adopt a new Official Zoning Map which
shall supersede the prior Official Zoning Map. The new
Official Zoning Map may correct drafting or other errors or
ommissions in the prior Official Zoning Map, but no such
correction shall have the effect of amending the original
zoning ordinance or any subsequent amendment thereof. The
new Official Zoning Map shall be identified by the signature
of the Mayor attested by the City Clerk, and bearing the
seal of the City under the following words: "This is to
certify that this Official Zoning Map supersedes and re-
places the Official Zoning Map adopted (date of adoption of
map being replaced). as part of Ordinance No. 2-83 of the
City of Cape Canaveral, Florida." Unless the prior Official
Zoning Map has been lost, or has been totally destroyed, the
prior map or any significant parts thereof remaining. shall
be preserved together with all available records pertaining
to its adoption or amendment.
633.05 RULES FOR INTERPRETATION OF DISTRICT BOUNDARIES
Where uncertainty exists as to the boundaries of districts
as shown on the Official Zoning Map, the following rules
shall apply:
A. Boundaries indicated as approximately following the
center lines of streets, highways or alleys shall be
construed to follow such center lines;
B. Boundaries indicated as approximately following platted
lot lines shall be construed as following such lot
lines;
C. Boundaries indicated as approximately following City
limits shall be construed as following City limits;
D. Boundaries indicated as following shore or bulkhead
lines shall be construed to follow such shore or bulk-
head lines, and in the event of change in the shore or
bulkhead line, shall be construed as following the
original shore or bulkhead line; boundaries indicated as
approximately; following the center lines of streams,
rivers, canals, lakes or other bodies of water_ shall be
construed to follow such center lines;
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E. Boundaries indicated as parallel to or extensions of
features indicated in subsections (A) through (D) above
shall be so construed. Distances not specifically in-
dicated on the Official Zoning Map shall be determined
by the scale of the map;
F. In cases where the actual location of physical features
varies from those shown on the Official Zoning Map, or
in other circumstances not covered by subsections (A).
through (D) above, the Board of Adjustment shall inter-
pret the district boundaries.
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635 APPLICATION OF DISTRICT REGULATIONS
The regulations set by this Ordinance within each district
shall be minimum regulations and shall apply uniformly to
each class or kind of structure or land, and particularly:
635.01 CONFORMITY WITH REGULATIONS
No building, structure or land shall hereafter be used or
occupied, and no building or structure or part thereof shall
hereafter be erected, constructed, reconstructed, moved or
structurally altered unless in conformity with all of the
regulations herein specified for the district in which it is
located.
635.03 STRUCTURE HEIGHT, MAXIMUM UNITS, LOT AREA
PERCENTAGE, SETBACKS
No building or other structure shall hereafter be erected or
altered:
A. To exceed the height;
B. To accommodate or house a greater number of families;
C. To occupy a greater percentage of lot area
D. To have narrower or smaller rear setback, front setback,
side setbacks, or other open spaces than herein re-
quired; or in any other manner contrary to the
provisions of this Ordinance.
635.05 SETBACK, OPEN SPACE, PARKING, LOADING REQUIREMENTS
FOR ADDITIONAL BUILDINGS
No part of a setback, or other open space, or off-street
parking or loading space required in connection with any
building for the purpose of complying with this Ordinance,
shall be included as part of a set -back, open space, or
off-street parking or loading space similarly required for
any other building.
635.07 AREA USED FOR DENSITY CALCULATIONS CANNOT BE
REUSED FOR ADDITIONAL DENSITY CALCULATIONS
The area used in either a site plan or plot plan to de-
termine the number of living units allowed on that area,
shall not be reused in computing the number of living units
for that area, or for any subsequent area used with that
area.
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The Building Department shall maintain a file of site plans
or plot pl-ans and a map which shall evidence which areas
have been used in computing numbers of living units. Upon
application to the Planning and Zoning Board, the Board
shall have the discretion to accept a revised site plan
provided that the revised site plan shall not exceed the
maximum number of living units for any or all of the site.
635.09 DIMENSION OR AREA REDUCTION BELOW MINIMUM
REQUIREMENTS
No setback or lot existing at the time of passage of this
Ordinance shall be reduced in dimension or area below the
minimum requirements set forth herein. Setbacks or lots
created after the effective date of this Ordinance shall
meet the minimum requirements established by this Ordinance.
635.11 LOT AND STREET REQUIREMENTS FOR STRUCTURES
Every building or structure hereafter erected shall be
located on a lot as defined herein and shall be on a lot
adjacent to a public street, or with access to a public
street. In the case of .a parcel of land which is not
adjacent to a public street, the front of such parcel shall
be that boundary -side which is adjacent to the legal access.
635.13 ZONING CLASSIFICATION OF ANNEXATIONS
The zoning classification of all property which may here-
after be annexed to the City shall be determined by the City
Council upon recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Board
at the time of annexation.
635.15 UNUSUAL USES OR USES. NOT SPECIFICALLY PERMITTED
Any use which in the opinion of the Building Official is
similar to a permitted use, shall be treated in the same
manner as the use to which it is similar. Any application
to permit a use which in the opinion of the Building
Official is not similar to a listed permitted use, or due to
its nature is an ''unusual use, shall be referred to the Board
of Adjustment which will, according to the procedures set
forth for a Special Exception determine the proper zone for
such use. The Board of Adjustment may prescribe appropriate
additional conditions and safeguards in the public interest.
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635.25 COASTAL CONSTRUCTION SETBACK AND CONTROL LINES.
A. Cape Canaveral Coastal Construction Setback Line
Established. There shall be established and exist a Cape
Canaveral Coastal Construction Setback Line (City Setback
Line) for all property located within the incorporated
areas of the City of Cape Canaveral, Florida, East of State
Road AlA. Said Cape Canaveral Coastal Construction Setback
Line shall be located twenty-five (25) feet landward of the
Coastal Construction Control Line (CCCL) established by the
State of Florida Department of Natural Resources, pursuant
to the provision of § 161.053, Florida Statutes, and shall
run parallel thereto.
B. Structures Prohibited.
1. No major structures, either habitable or non -habitable,
facilities, utilities, or any site alteration or minor
structures appurtenant thereto, which are minimum
requirements by the City of Cape Canaveral for the
issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy for said
property, shall be constructed seaward of the Cape
Canaveral Coastal Construction Setback Line (City
Setback Line) except for repairs to already exisitng
structures that in no way enlarge the existing
structure but merely bring it to its original
construction.
2. For purposes of this section, "habitable major
structures" shall include house, mobile homes, modular
homes, travel trailers, multi -family residential
buildings, condominiums, motels, hotels, restaurants,
towers, and other types of residential, commercial, or
public buildings.
3. For purposes of this section, "non -habitable major
structures" shall include swimming pools, bathhouses,
detached garages, cabanas, pipelines, piers, canals,
lakes, ditches, drainage structures, and other water
retention structures, roads, streets, highways, parking
areas, and other paved areas exceeding 10% of the site
area located between the Florida State Coastal
Construction Control Line and the Cape Canaveral
Coastal Construction Setback Line, underground storage
tanks and similar structures.
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4. For purposes of this section, "minor structures" shall
include pile -supported, elevated dune and beach
walkover structures, beach access ramps and walkways,
stairways, viewing platforms, gazebos, boardwalks,
impervious areas not exceeding 10% of the site area
located between the Florida State Coastal Construction
Control Line and the Cape Canaveral Coastal
Construction Setback Line, life guard support stands,
cantilevered decks or porches on new or existing
structures, earth retaining walls, sand fences, privacy
fences, ornamental projects and other similar
structures and projects. Usage will not be the only
criterion used to classify structures as minor, but it
shallalsobe a characteristic of minor structures that
they are considered to be expendable under design wind,
wave, and storm forces.
5. For purposes of the section, "seaward" shall mean a
direction toward the Atlantic Ocean.
6. For purpose of this section "landward" shall mean a
direction away from the Atlantic Ocean.
C. Structures Permitted. Minor structures which are not
minimum requirements by the City of Cape Canaveral for the
issuance of a Certificate of Occupany for said property,
may be constructed seaward of the Cape Canaveral Coastal
Construction Setback Line; provided, however, that all
other applicable federal, state, and local zoning,
building, and construction codes and regulations are
satisfied.
D. Variances. The Zoning Board of Adjustment of the City of
Cape Canaveral, Florida, is hereby allowed the authority to
allow variances to Sec. 635.25(B), and such variances may
be granted after public hearing, pursuant to the following
criteria and procedures:
1. A fully completed application for variance shall be
submitted by the property owner of record, or his
authorized representative, to the City of Cape
Canaveral Planning and Zoning Department, on a form
provided by the City of Cape Canaveral.
2. The Zoning Board of Adjustment may grant the requested
variance after public hearing, in those cases where the
facts presented at the pubic hearing evidence the
following:
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a. The imposition of the Cape Canaveral Coastal
Construction Setback Line causes the applicant
unnecessary and undue hardship.
b. That the granting of the variance will not be
contrary to the public interest.
c. That the State of Florida Department of Natural
Resources, Bureau of Beaches and Shores, February,
1985, Survey Information, indicates the subject
property experienced less than twenty-five (25)
feet of beach dune erosion during the period of
September 1972, through February 1985. A copy of
said February 1985 survey is kept on file in the
office of the City Clerk.
d. The granting of the Variance will not be injurious
to other adjacent properties.
e. The conditions upon which a request for Variance
are based are peculiar to the property for which
the variance is sought and are not generally
applicable to other property and do not result from
actions of the applicant.
f. The variance is consistent with the intent and.
purpose of the City of Cape Canaveral Zoning
Ordinance, the City of Cape Canaveral Comprehensive
Plan, and the requirements of this chapter.
g. If the Board approves a variance, the Board may
attach such conditions to the variance as will
assure that the variancae will comply with the
intent and purpose of this chapter.
3. The extent of the variance to the Cape Canaveral
Coastal Construction Setback Line granted under this
procedure may not exceed the difference between
twenty-five (25) feet and the actual erosionexperience
on the subject property, as evidenced by the State of
Florida Department of Natural Resources, Bureau of
Beaches and Shores, February, 1985, Survey Information
4. Regulation; of construction seaward of the established
State of Florida Department of Natural Resources
Coastal Construction Control Line shall remain within
the ambit of the State of Florida Department of Natural
Resources permitting procedures.
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5. All other federal, state, and local zoning, building
and construction codes, rules and regulations shall be
satisfied.
E. Cape Canaveral Coastal Construction Control Line. There
shall be established and exist a Cape Canaveral Coastal
Construction Control Line for all property located within
the incorporated area of the City of Cape Canaveral,
Florida. Said Cape Canaveral Coastal Construction Control
Line shall be located as depicted as the State of
Florida on the State of Florida Department of Natural
Resources, Bureau of Beaches and Shores March 1985, Aerial
Map which is kept on file in the office of the City Clerk.
F. Construction Controlled. Prior to site plan approval or
the issuance of any building permit by the City of Cape
Canaveral Building Official, for construction of any
structures seaward of the established Cape Canaveral
Coastal Construction Control Line, 'the following
conditions shall specifically be met:
1. All habitable structures shall be set as far landward
as possible while still meeting existing City of Cape
Canaveral Building and Zoning Setback requirements.
Where a seawall or other coastal or shore protection
structure exists, proposed major structures shall be
located a sufficient distance landward of the coastal
or shore protection structure to allow for future
maintenance or repair of the coastal or shore
protection structure and seawall or bulkhead tie -backs.
2. All structures shall be designed so as to minimize any
expected adverse impact on the beach -dune system for
adjacent properties and structures, and shall be
designed consistent with policies set forth in Section
16B-33.05, Florida Administrative Code.
3. Structures shall be constructed pursuant to all
applicable requirements set forth in Section 16B-33.07,
Florida Administrative Code.
G. Additional Permit Application Requirements and Procedures.
In addition to those permit application requirements and
procedures for the issuance of a building permit by the
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City of Cape Canaveral Building Official, any person
desiring to construct seaward of the established Cape
Canaveral Coastal Construction Control Line shall satisfy
the following additional application requirements and
procedures prior to the issuance of the building permit:
1. A statement describing the proposed work, activity, or
construction seaward of the established Cape Canaveral
Coastal Construction Control Line.
2. A statement giving specific reasons why the applicant
believes that the building permit should be approved,
and why construction seaward of the established Cape
Canaveral Coastal Construction Control Line is
necessary for the reasonable use of the property.
3. Two copies of a topographic survey of the subject
property, prepared or verified for accuracy not more
than six months prior to the date of application, and
certified by a land surveyor registered in the State of
Florida. The topographic survey shall include the
following specific information.
a. The location of the contour line corresponding to
elevation 0 NGVD.
b. The location of any existing vegetation line on the
subject property.
c. The location of the established State of Florida,
Department of Natural Resources Coastal
Construction Control Line, the Cape Canaveral
Coastal Construction Control Setback Line for the
full width of the subject property, including the
location and number of the two nearest State of
Florida Department of Natural Resources' baseline
monuments.
d. The location of any existing structures on the
subject property, and the location of any proposed
construction or activity showing their
relatioinship to the established State of Florida
Department of Natural Resources CCCL, the Cape
Canaveral Coastal Construction Control Line and the
Cape Canaveral Coastal Construction Setback Line.
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4. The street address of the property, if available.
5. The applicant shall also submit two copies of detailed
final construction plans and specifications for all
proposed structures or excavation, including all
planned appurtenant structures and utilities. For
major structures and rigid coastal and shore protection
structures, these documents shall be signed and sealed
by the design engineer or architect, as appropriate,
who must be registered in the State of Florida.
6. The City of Cape Canaveral Building Official may
require the applicant to provide other site specific
information or calculations as is necessary for proper
evaluation of the application.
7. The above described conditions for issuance of a
building permit for construction seaward of the Cape
Canaveral Coastal Construction Control Line shall be
administered by the City of Cape Canaveral Building
Official.
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637 SCHEDULE OF DISTRICT BOUNDARIES
637.01 R-1, LOW DENSITY, RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
The provisions of this district are intended to apply to an
area of single family unattached residential development.
Lot sizes and other restrictions are intended to promote and
protect a high quality of residential development.
637.03 R-1, PRINCIPAL USES AND STRUCTURES
Single family dwellings. In•no case shall there be more
than one (1) principal structure per lot or parcel.
637.05 R-1, ACCESSORY USES AND STRUCTURES
A. Non-commercial piers, bathhouses and loading places
intended solely for the use of the adjoining residences,
providing that the following conditions are met:
1. No dock or pier shall extend over five (5) feet
beyond the property line unless the abutting water-
way is over one hundred (100) feet in width at such
point where the pier or dock is constructed.
2. No water craft moored to such use shall be used as
living quarters, except as provided by Section
639.35.
3. All applicable regulations and restrictions of the
Corps of Engineers and other Federal, county, state
and local controls shall be adhered to.
B. Non-commercial botanical nurseries and greenhouses.
C. Customary accessory uses of a residential nature,
clearly incidental and subordinate to the principal use,
including garages, carports and the like, in keeping
with the residential character of the district.
D. Home Occupations subject to the provisions of Chapter
639.
637.07 R-1, SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS PERMISSIBLE BY
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
Public and semi-public parks, playgrounds, playfields,
recreation facilities and Adult Congregate Living
Facilities.
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All uses not specifically or provisionally permitted herein;
and any use not in keeping with the single family residential
character of the district, including two family and multiple
family dwellings, townhouses and mobile home parks are pro-
hibited.
637.11 R-1, AREA AND DIMENSION REGULATIONS
Minimum Lot Area:
Minimum Lot Width:
Minimum Lot Depth:
Maximum Lot Coverage:
Minimum Living Area:
Maximum Height:
7,500 square feet
75 feet
100 feet
30 percent
1,100 square feet
Not to exceed 25 feet
R-1, MINIMUM SETBACK REQUIREMENTS
Front: 25 feet
Side (Interior Lot Line):
8 feet or 10 percent of
lot, whichever is
greater, up to 20
feet
Side (Corner Lot Line): 25 feet
Rear: 25 feet; 20 feet when
abutting an alley
Public or Private Street 25 feet
637.13 R-1 OFF-STREET PARKING AND ACCESS
Off-street parking area and access to a public or private
street shall be provided in accordance with Chapter 639.
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637.15 R-2, MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
The provisions of this district are intended to apply to an
area of medium density residential development with a
variety of housing types. Lot sizes and other restrictions
are intended to promote and protect medium density residential
development maintaining an adequate amount of open space for
such development.
637.17 R-2, PRINCIPAL USES AND STRUCTURES
Single family dwellings, two family dwellings and multiple
family dwellings, provided however, that in no case shall
there be more than fifteen (15) dwelling units per net
residential acre.
637.19 R-2, ACCESSORY USES AND STRUCTURES
A. Non-commercial piers, bathhouses and loading places
intended solely for the use of the adjoining residences,
provided that the following conditions are met:
1. No dock or pier shall extend over five (5) feet
beyond the property line unless the abutting
waterway is over one hundred (100) feet in width at
such point where the pier or dock is constructed.
2. No water craft moored to such use shall be used as
living quarters, except as provided by Section
639.35.
3. All applicable regulations and restrictions of the
Corps of Engineers and other Federal, county, state
and local controls shall be adhered to.
B. Non-commercial botanical nurseries and greenhouses.
C. Customary accessory uses of a residential nature,
clearly incidental and subordinate to the principal use,
including garages, carports and the like, in keeping
with the residential character of the district.
D. Home Occupations subject to the provisions of Chapter
639.
E. Parking lots and facilities in conjunction with one or
more principal uses.
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637.21 R-2, SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS PERMISSIBLE BY
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
A. Public utility; uses and rights -of -way essential to
serve the neighborhood in which it is located.
B. Public and non-profit private schools with con-
ventional curriculums; public libraries.
C. Churches and other places of worship; parish houses.
D. Public safety structures and equipment, such as fire
sub -stations, civil defense facilities and the like.
E. Public and semi-public parks, playgrounds, play -
fields and recreation facilities.
637.23 R-2, PROHIBITED USES AND STRUCTURES
All uses not specifically or provisionally permitted herein.
637.25 R-2, AREA AND DIMENSION REGULATIONS
Minimum Lot Area
One and two family: 7,500 square feet
Multiple family: 10,000 square feet
Minimum Lot Width: 75 feet
Minimum Lot Depth: 100 feet
Maximum Lot Coverage: 35 percent
Minimum Living or Floor Area
One family:
Two family:
Multiple family:
Efficiency
One -bedroom
1,100 square feet per
dwelling unit
750 square feet per
dwelling unit
450 square feet per
dwelling unit
650 square feet per
dwelling unit
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Two -bedrooms
Additional bedrooms
Maximum Height:
Maximum Building Length or
Width:
R-2, MINIMUM SETBACK
Front:
750 square feet per
dwelling unit (plus
200 square feet for
each additional
bedroom)
Not to exceed 25 feet
Not to exceed 185
feet
REQUIREMENTS
25 feet (See Note)
Side (Interior Lot Line):
Side (Corner Lot Line):
Rear:
Public or Private Street
8 feet or 10 percent of
width of lot,
whichever is greater,
up to 15 feet
25 feet; on all
nonconforming lots of
record, 15 feet
15 feet
25 feet
Note: See 639.17 for Special Setbacks
637.27
R-2, OFF-STREET PARKING AND ACCESS
Off-street parking and access to a public or private street
shall be provided in accordance with Chapter 639.
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637.29 R-3, MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
The provisions of this district are intended to apply to an
area of medium density residential development with.a
variety of housing types. Lot sizes and other restrictions
are intended to promote and protect medium density residential
development maintaining an adequate amount of open space for
such development.
637.31 R-3, PRINCIPAL USES AND STRUCTURES
Single family dwellings, two family dwellings and multiple
family dwellings, provided however, that in no case shall
there be more than fifteen (15) dwelling units per net
residential acre.
637.33 R-3, ACCESSORY USES AND STRUCTURES
A. Non-commercial piers, bathhouses and loading places
intended solely for the use of the adjoining residences,
provided that the following conditions are met:
1. No dock or pier shall extend over five (.5) feet
beyond the property line unless the abutting
waterway is over one hundred (100) feet in width at
such point where the pier or dock is constructed.
2. No water craft moored to such use. shall be used as
living quarters, except as provided by Section
639.35.
3. All applicable regulations and restrictions of the
Corps of Engineers and other Federal, county, state
and local controls shall be adhered to.
B. Non-commercial botanical nurseries and greenhouses.
C. Customary accessory uses of a residential nature,
clearly incidental and subordinate to the principal use,
including garages, carports and the like, in keeping
with the residental character of the district.
D. Home Occupations subject to the provisions of Chapter
639.
E. Parking lots and facilities in conjunction with one or
more principal uses.
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637.35 R-3, SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS PERMISSIBLE BY
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
A. Public utility; uses and rights -of -way essential to
serve the •neighborhood in which it is located.
B. Public and non-profit private schools with conventional
curriculums; public libraries.
C. Churches and other places of worship; parish houses.
D. Public safety structures and equipment, such as fire
substations, civil defense facilities and the like.
E. Public and semi-public parks, playgrounds, play -
fields and recreation facilities.
637.37 R-3, PROHIBITED USES AND STRUCTURES
All uses not specifically or provisionally permitted herein.
637.39 R-3, AREA AND DIMENSION REGULATIONS
Minimum Lot Area
One and two Family:
Multiple family:
Minimum Lot Width:
Minimum Lot Depth:
Maximum Lot Coverage:
Minimum Living or Floor Area
One family:
Two family:
Multiple family:
Efficiency
One bedroom
7,500 square feet
10,000 square feet
75
100
35
feet
feet
percent
1,100 square feet per
dwelling unit
750 square feet per
dwelling unit
450 square feet per
dwelling unit
650 square feet per
dwelling unit
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Two bedrooms
Additional bedrooms
750 square feet per
dwelling unit (plus
200 square feet for
each additional.
bedroom)
Maximum Height: Not to exceed 45
feet.
Maximum Building Length or
Width: Not to exceed 185
feet.
R-3, MINIMUM SETBACK REQUIREMENTS
Front: 25 feet (See Note 1)
Side (Interior Lot Line):
Side (Corner Lot Line):
8 feet or 10 percent of
width of lot.,
whichever is greater,
up to 15 feet (See
Note 2)
25 feet; on all
nonconforming lots of
record, 15 feet
Rear: 15 feet
Public or Private Street: 25 feet
Note 1. See 639.17 for Special Setbacks.
Note 2. Side setbacks for all lots contiguous with the
ocean beach shall be 10 feet, or ten (10) percent
of the width of the lot, whichever is greater, up
to .15 feet.
637.41 R-3, OFF-STREET PARKING AND ACCESS
Off-street parking and access to a public or private street
shall be provided in accordance with Chapter 639..
637.43 R-3, MINIMUM BREEZE REQUIREMENT
At least twenty-five percent (25%) of the North/.South
dimension of the property shall be open to the breeze in an
East/West direction. This -shall include required setbacks.
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637.44 R-3,;DUNE CROSSOVERS REQUIRED
Site plans with four (4) or more units on parcels on the
Atlantic Ocean shall provide dune crossovers conforming to
specifications of the State of Florida, Department of
Natural Resources. All such crossovers shall be maintained
in a safe condition by the owners of the. property. All
crossovers will be allowed to be built within the setback
area provided a DNR permit is obtained and there will be no
requirement for a variance to allow these structures to be
built in the setback area.
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637.45 C-1, LOW DENSITY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
The provisions of this district are intended to apply to an
area adjacent to major arterial streets and convenient to
major residential areas. The types of uses permitted are
intended to serve the consumer needs of nearby residential
neighborhoods as well as the commercial needs of the
motorist. Lot sizes and other restrictions are intended to
reduce conflict with adjacent residential uses and to
minimize the interruption of traffic along thoroughfares.
All buildings in this district shall be considered in the
fire district as per the definition in 632.01 and built in
conformance with the rules and regulations of fire
districts.
637.47 C-1, PRINCIPAL USES AND STRUCTURES
The following usesand structures are permitted:
A. Retail stores, sales and display rooms.
B. Personal service establishments such as beauty and
barber shops, laundy.and dry cleaning pickup
stations, tailor shops and similar uses.
C. Professional offices, studios, clinics,
laboratories, general offices, business schools
and similar uses.
D. Hotels, motels - in no case shall there be more than
thirty (30) rental units per net acre; nor shall a
rental unit have a floor area less than three hundred
(300) square feet. Hotel and motel units containing
provisions for cooking or light housekeeping shall have
a minimum floor area not less than four hundred (400)
square feet. Motels and hotels may not be converted to
other types of dwellings at more than the density
required in this Ordinance for such dwellings.
E. Eating establishments.
F. Public and semi-public parks, playgrounds, clubs
and lodges, cultural facilities, hospitals,
clinics, mortuaries, funeral homes,
government offices, schools, churches and similar
uses.
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G. Banks and financial institutions.
H. Commercial recreation such as driving ranges,
bowling alleys and similar uses.
I: Plant nurseries and greenhouses, providing that all
outside display merchandise shall be contained in the
required setbacks.
J. Repair service establishments, such as household
appliances, radio and TV and similar uses, but not
including automobile repairs.
K. Kindergartens and child care facilities.
L. Shopping centers and malls.
M. Retail sale of beer and wine for off -premise
consumption.
637.49 C-1, ACCESSORY USES AND STRUCTURES
Customary accessory uses of one or more of the principal
uses clearly incidental and subordinate to the principal
use, in keeping with the low density commercial character of
the district are permitted.
637.51 C-1, SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS PERMISSIBLE BY
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT.
A. After public notice and hearing, the Board of Adjustment
may permit special exceptions which are compatible to
permitted uses and which are able to meet the minimum
requirements and performance standards as set forth in
this zoning district.
B. The Board of Adjustment may adjust setbacks and
provisions noted in Chapter 639 as necessary and
appropriate in granting special exceptions.
C. Veterinary hospitals and clinics.
D. Radio and television studios, broadcasting towers
and antennas.
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E. Service stations, subject to the following provisions:
1. All setbacks shall be no less than twenty-five (25)
feet from any portion of the building, including
pump island.
2. Underground storage is required for all receptacles
for combustible materials in excess of fifty-five
(55) gallons.
3. Curb Cuts: The number of curb cuts or driveways
shall not exceed (2) for each street frontage. Such
curb cuts shall be a maximum of thirty (30) feet
wide and shall be located no closer to any in-
tersection than twenty-five (25) feet, and no closer
to any rear or side lot than fifteen (15) feet.
Curb cuts and driveways shall be constructed
according to City specifications.
4. No service stations shall be erected or located
within one hundred fifty (150) feet of the property
line of any church, hospital, school or park.
5. A visual screen, meeting the specifications of
Chapter 639.43 shall be provided along any property
line abutting a residential district.
6. Services and sales permissible include only the
following:
(a) Sale and servicing of spark plugs, batteries
and distributor parts.
(b) Tire servicing and repair, but not recapping or
regrooving.
(c) Replacement of muffler and tail pipes, water
hose, fan belts, brake fluid, light bulbs,
fuses, floor mats, seat covers, windshield
wipers and wiper blades, grease retainers,
wheel bearings, mirrors and the like.
(d) Radiator cleaning and flushing and repairs,
including removing of tanks or recoring of
radiators.
(e) Washing and polishing, and the sale of
automotive washing and polishing materials.
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(f) Greasing and lubrications.
(g) Providing and repairing fuel pumps, carburetor
and lines.
(h) Wiring repairs.
(i) Adjusting and repairing brakes.
(j) Minor motor adjustments not involving removal
of the head or crankcase or racing the motor.
(k) Sale of cold drinks, package foods, tobacco and
similar convenience goods for service station
customers, as accessory and incidental to
principal operation.
(1) Provision of road maps and other informational
material to customers, provision of restroom
facilities.
(m) The rental of moving or travel trailers and
trucks.
7. Vehicles may not be parked outside the building for
more than four (4) days, said four (4) days to be
considered as an accumulated parking time, whether
consecutive or accumulated.
8. Uses permissible at a service station do not include
body work, straightening of body parts, painting,
welding (other than minor repairs), storage of
automobiles not in operating condition or other work
involving noise, glare, fumes, smoke or other
characteristics to an extent greater than normally
found in service stations. A service station is not
a major repair garage nor a body shop.
F. Places in which goods are produced and sold at retail
upon the premises.
G. Vocational and trade schools not involving operations
of an industrial nature.
H. Commercial establishments which sell, dispense, serve or
store alcoholic beverages or which permit the
consumption of alcoholic beverages on their premises.
Also see Section 637.47(m).
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I. Dry cleaning establishments using non -inflammable
solvents and cleaning fluids as determined by the Fire
Chief.
J. Retail stores using outside display areas providing
the following provisions are met:
1. The area of outside display shall not exceed in size
one-third (1/3) the enclosed area of the principal
structure.
2. The outside display area shall be considered the
same as the floor area for the purpose of
calculating off-street parking requirements, setback
and lot coverage regulations.
K. New and used automobiles, major recreational equipment
and mobile home sales or rentals with accessory
services, subject to the following restrictions:
1. All outside areas where merchandise is displayed
shall be paved.
2. All ingress and egress points to abutting streets
shall be marked clearly and placed not closer than
one hundred fifty (150) feet apart on the same
street.
3. All servicing and repair activities, except gasoline
pumps shall be located in an enclosed structure.
4. There shall be no storage of junked or wrecked
automobiles, other than temporary storage (not to
exceed thirty (30) days), and these vehicles shall
be in an enclosed area and not be visible from
outside the property.
5. Ingress and egress points shall not be placed so as
to endanger pedestrian traffic.
L. Single family dwellings, two family dwellings,
townhouses and multiple family dwellings, provided,
however, that in no case shall there be more than
fifteen (15) dwelling units per net residential acre.
See requirements in the R-2 Zoning Category, Sec. 637.15
through 637.27. These requirements apply to residential
construction in the C-1 District.
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M. Commercial establishments for the storage or parking of
recreational vehicles, trailers and trailerable items,
providing it meets the following requirements as a
minimum:
1. Minimum lot size of 10,000 square feet.
2. Vehicle storage area must be obscured from view by
either walls, fences, or hedges.
3. Walls, fences, and hedges must comply with all City
rules and regulations and must be kept in good
condition so as to ensure obstruction from view.
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637.53 C-1, PROHIBITED USES AND STRUCTURES
A. All uses not specifically or provisionally permitted
herein.
B. Any use which fails to meet "Performance Standards"
specifications as provided in Section 639.15.
C. Theatres, drive-in theatres, photographic studios,
bookstores and bottle clubs.
D. Dance studios.
637.55 C-1, AREA AND DIMENSION REGULATIONS
Minimum Lot Area
Service Stations, Hotels
and Motels:
All other principal uses
and structures:
Minimum Lot Width
Service Stations, Hotels
and Motels:
All other principal uses
and structures:
Minimum Lot Depth:
Maximum Lot Coverage:
Minimum Living or Floor Area
Hotels and Motels: 300 square feet per
rental unit
12,000 square feet
5,000 square feet and in
addition, the ratio
of gross floor area
to lot area shall not
exceed 1.5:1.0
100 feet
Hotel and motel units
containing provisions
for cooking or light
housekeeping:
50 feet
100 feet
50 percent
Not less than 400
square feet.
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All other principal uses
and structures:
Maximum Height
Hotels and Motels:
All other principal uses
and structures:
300 square feet
45 feet
40 feet
C-1, MINIMUM SETBACK REQUIREMENTS
Front: 25 feet (See Note)
Side (Interior Lot Line):
0 feet; 25 feet when
abutting a
residential zoned
district.
Side (Corner Lot Line): 25 feet
Rear:
10 feet; 2.5 feet when
abutting a
residential zoned
district.
Public or Private Street: 25 feet
Note: See Section 639.17 for Special Setbacks.
637.57 C-1, LANDSCAPING, SCREENING AND PARKING
Defined in Chapter 639.43 (supplementary District
Regulations) of this Ordinance.
637.59 C-1, OFF-STREET PARKING AND ACCESS
Off-street parking and access to a public or private street
shall be provided in accordance with Chapter 639.01.
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638.01 M-1, LIGHT INDUSTRIAL AND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
DISTRICT
The provisions of this district are intended to apply to an
area located in close proximity to transporation facilities
and which can serve light manufacturing, research and
development, distribution and other industrial functions.
Restrictions herein are intended to minimize adverse
influences of the industrial activities. All principal uses
permitted in this zone shall be contained in an enclosed
structure. All buildings in this district shall be
considered in the fire district as per the definition in
632.01 and built in conformance with the rules and
regulations of fire districts.
638.03. M-1, PRINCIPAL USES AND STRUCTURES
The following uses and structures are permitted provided any
use or group of uses that are developed, either separately,
or if developed as a unit with certain site improvements
shared in common, provided they meet requirements of Chapter
639.
A. General offices, studios, clinics, laboratories,
data processing and similar uses.
B Engineering, laboratory, scientific and research
instrumentation and associated uses.
C. Manufacturing of:
1. Instruments for controlling, measuring and
indicating physical characteristics;
2. Optical instruments and lenses;
3. Surgical, medical and dental instruments and
supplies;
4. Ophthalmic goods;
5. Watches, clocks, clockwork operated devices and
parts;
6. Photographic equipment and supplies;
7. Jewelry, silverware, plated ware;
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8. Musical instruments and parts;
9. Toys, amusements, sporting and athletic goods;
10. Radio, TV, phonograph and electronics instruments
and parts;
11. Pens, pencils and other office and artist materials;
12. Costume jewelry, costume novelties, buttons, and
notions;
13. Other similar uses.
D. Mini -Storage and Storage Garages.
E. Paint and Body Shops.
F. Motor Vehicle Repair Shops
638.05 M-1, ACCESSORY USES AND STRUCTURES
A. Retail sales of products manufactured upon the
premises.
B. Customary accessory uses of one or more of the principal
uses, clearly incidental and subordinate to the principal
use in keeping with the light industrial and research and
development character of the district.
638.07 M-1, SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS PERMISSIBLE BY BOARD OF
ADJUSTMENT
A. After public notice and hearing, the Board of Adjustment
may permit special exceptions which are compatible to
permitted uses and which are able to meet the minimum
requirements and performance standards as set forth in
this zoning district.
B. The Board of Adjustment may adjust setbacks and
provisions of Section 639.43 as deemed necessary and
appropriate in granting a special exception.
C. Outside storage within provisions of Section 639.43.
D. Freight handling facilities; transportation terminals.
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E. Temporary security facilities subject to annual review.
F. Service stations, subject to the provisions designated
in C-1.
G. Veterinary hospitals and clinics, subject to the
provisions designated in C-1.
H. Storage of liquified petroleum products providing that
all such uses comply with the standards set out in the
National Fire Protection Association Code. Above ground
storage of liquified petroleum products in excess of
3,000 gallons shall bein an established Fire District.
I. Recycling activities for the collection of non -hazardous
materials, provided that all storage of such materials
shall be in approved structures, containers or trailers.
J. Radio and T.V. Studios.
K. Shopping Center — Provided the shopping center is on a
minimum ten (10) acre plot and has a minimum of
seventy-five thousand (75,000) square feet of interior
space under roof. All shopping centers shall be built in
conformance with the criteria for the classification of
shopping centers as set forth in the Standard Building
Code.
638.09 M-1, PROHIBITED USES AND STRUCTURES
A. All uses not specifically or provisionally permitted
herein; and uses not in keeping with the light industrial
and research and development character of the district.
B. Any use deemed objectionable by the standards established
in Chapter 639 (Performance Standards of this Ordinance).
638.11 M-1, AREA AND DIMENSION REGULATIONS
Minimum Lot Area: 10,000 square feet
Minimum Lot Width: 75 feet
Minimum Lot Depth: 100 feet
Maximum Lot Coverage: 50 percent
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Minimum Floor Area: 300 square feet
Maximum Height: 40 feet
M-1, MINIMUM SETBACK REQUIREMENTS
Front: 25 feet (See Note)
Side (Interior Lot Line): 15 feet, except where
industrial property
abuts a residential
district, in which
case the minimum side
interior lot shall be
25 feet
Side (Corner Lot Line):
Rear:
25 feet
15 feet, except where
industrial property
abuts a residential
district, in which
case the minimum rear
yard requirement
shall be 25 feet.
Public or Private Street: 25 feet
Note: See Section 639.17 for Special Setbacks.
638.13 M-1, LANDSCAPING, SCREENING AND PARKING
Defined in Chapter 639 (Supplementary District Regulations)
of this Ordinance.
638.15 M-1, PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
Defined in Chapter 639 (Performance Standards) of this
Ordinance.
638.17 M-1, PARKING AND LOADING
Defined in Chapter 639 (Off-street Parking and Loading
Regulations) of this Ordinance.
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639.01 OFF-STREET PARKING REGULATIONS
A. Requirements for Off -Street Parking. There shall be
provided at the time of the erection or change of use of
any main building or structure, or at the time any main
building or structure is enlarged or increased in
capacity by adding dwelling units, guest rooms, floor
area or seats, minimum off-street automobile parking
space with adequate provisions for ingress or egress in
accordance with the following requirements:
1. Auditorium,. Theatres, Clubs, Lodges, Restaurants and
Other Places of Assembly. One (1) space for each
three (3) seats or seating places, or one (1) space
for every one hundred(100) square feet of floor
area of the main assembly hall, whichever is
greater.
2. Churches, Temples or places of Worship. One (1)
space for each four (4) seats or seating places, or
one (1) space for each one hundred twenty-five (125)
square feet of floor area of the main assembly hall,
whichever is greater.
3. Hospitals. Two (2) spaces for each patient bed plus
one (1) space for each employee on the largest work
shift.
4. Libraries, Museums. Off-street parking spaces equal
in area to fifty (50) percent of the floor area open
to the public.
5. Manufacturing and Industrial Uses. One (1) space
for each employee on the largest work shift.
6. Medical or Dental Clinics. Three (3) spaces for
each examination or treatment room plus one (1)
space for each employee.
7. Mortuaries. One (1) space for each five (5) seats
or seating places, exclusive of areas needed for
ambulances.
8. Nursing or Convalescent Homes and Sanitariums. One
(1) space for each four (4) patient beds plus one
(1) space for each employee on the largest work
shift.
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9. Commercial, Office and Professional Buildings
(excluding Medical and Dental Clinics). One (1)
space for each three hundred (300) square feet of
gross floor area.
10. Public Buildings. One (1) space for each five (5)
seats or seating places or one (1) space for every
one hundred fifty (150) square feet of floor area in
the main assembly room, whichever is greater.
11. Residential Uses (including Single, Two and Multiple
Family Dwellings and Mobile Homes). Two (2) spaces
for each living unit.
12. Colleges, Technical and Vocational Schools. One (1)
space for each student and faculty member.
13. Hotels/Motels. One (1) space for each sleeping
unit, plus one (1) space for twelve .(12) sleeping
units for employee parking.
14. All Other Uses. To be determined by the Building
Official of the City of Cape Canaveral, who shall
use the above ratios as a standard for determining
the requirements.
B. Location of Off -Street Parking Spaces
1. Parking spaces for all residental uses shall be
located on the same property as the main building,
except that one-half (1/2) the total number of
required spaces for multiple -family dwellings,
townhouses and mobile homes may be located in a
common parking facility not more than two hundred
(200) feet distant from the nearest boundary of the
site.
2. Parking spaces for other uses shall be provided on
the same lot or not more than five hundred (500)
feet distant.
3. Parking requirements for two (2) or more uses of the
same or different types, may be satisfied by the
allocation of the required number of spaces for each
use in a common parking facility.
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4. Required off-street parking areas for seven (7) or
more automobiles shall have individual spaces
marked, and shall be so designed, maintained and
regulated that no parking or maneuvering shall be on
any landscaped buffer, public street, walk, or
alley, and so that any automobile may be
parked/unparked without moving another, allowing
however, a driveway or driveways of not more than
twenty-four (24) feet total on any street or alley
for ingress or egress to said off-street parking
area.
639.03 OFF-STREET LOADING
A. Requirements for Off -Street Loading Spaces
1. Every permitted use requiring the receipt or
distribution by vehicles of materials or merchandise
and having a floor area of ten thousand (10,000)
square feet or more, shall have at least one-(1)
permanently maintained off-street loading space for
each ten thousand (10,000) square feet or fraction
thereof of gross floor area.
2. Single -occupancy retail operations, wholesale and
industrial operations with a gross floor area of
less than ten thousand (10,000) square feet shall
provide sufficient receiving space on the property
so as not to hinder the movement of vehicles and
pedestrians over a sidewalk, street or alley.
B. Location and Dimensions of Off -Street Loading Space
Loading Space. Each space shall have direct access to
an alley or street and shall have the following minimum
dimensions:
Length: 45 feet
Width: 12 feet
Height: 14 feet
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639.05 HOME OCCUPATIONS
639.07 PERMITTED HOME OCCUPATIONS
Customary home occupations which are incidental to the
permitted residential use shall be allowed in any district
which permits home occupations.
639.09 HOME OCCUPATION REQUIREMENTS
A. Home occupations are permitted within the confines of
any dwelling unit, provided all restrictions of Section
639.09 are complied with.
B. The primary use of the building shall remain residential
and the operator of the home occupation shall remain a
resident thereof.
C. No structural additions, enlargements or exterior
alterations changing the residential appearance to a
business or commercial appearance shall be permitted.
D. No home occupation shall occupy an area greater than
twenty-five percent (25%) of the first floor area of the
dwelling unit, exclusive of the area of any open porch
or attached garage or similar space not suited or
intended for occupancy as living quarters. No rooms
which have been constructed as an addition to the
residence, nor any attached garage or porch which has
been converted into living quarters, shall be considered
as floor area until two (2) years after the date of
completion thereof.
E. No additional and separate entrance incongruent with the
residential structural design shall be constructed for
the purpose of conducting the home occupation.
F. The home occupation shall be conducted entirely within
the dwelling unit used as the residence.
G. For single family, duplex or townhouse structures, no
display of goods or external evidence of the home
occupation shall be permitted other than one (1)
non -illuminated name plate, not exceeding two (2) square
feet in area, which may be displayed affixed flat
against the exterior surface at a position not more than
two (2) feet distant from the main entrance of the
dwelling unit concerned.
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For structures housing multi -family or mixed uses, no
external evidence of the home occupation shall be
permitted.
H. No provision for off-street parking or loading
facilities, other than the requirements of the dwelling
district in which the use is located, shall be permitted.
Occupations which generate greater volumes of traffic
than would normally be expected in a residential
neighborhood are prohibited.
I. No stock in trade or commodities, other than those
prepared, produced or created on the premises by the
operator of the home occupation, shall be kept or sold
on the premises.
J. No motor power other than electric motors shall be used
in conjunction with a home occupation. The total
horsepower of such motors shall not exceed three (3)
horsepower, or one (1) horsepower for any single motor.
K. No equipment or process shall be used in a home
occupation which creates noise, vibration, glare, fumes
or odors, detectable to the normal senses off the lot.
No equipment or process shall be used which creates
visual or audible interference in any radio or
television receivers, or causes fluctuation in line
voltage outside the dwelling unit. No home occupation
shall interfere with the reasonable enjoyment of
adjoining or nearby dwelling units or properties.
639.11 OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE REQUIRED
Permitted home occupations shall comply with the City of
Cape Canaveral Occupational License Tax.
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639.13 GARAGE SALES
The non-commercial sale of privately owned items at retail
from residential premises, commonly known as a garage sale
(or yard sale), shall comply with the following regulations.
A. Hours of sale shall be restricted to daylight hours.
B. The sale may continue for two (2) periods of not more
than three (3) consecutive days each. The two (2)
periods of sale shall be separated by a minimum of four
(4) non -sale days and the total sale days be completed
within fifteen (15) consecutive calendar days.
C. Yards shall be cleared of salable items on all non -sale
days.
D. Subsequent garage sales conducted on the same premises
by the same household are permitted one hundred eighty
(180) days after the close of the preceeding such sale.
E. A sign specifying a garage or yard sale may be
displayed on the premises of the sale on sale days only.
Such sign shall not exceed four (4) square feet in size.
F. The person in charge of the sale shall insure that
automotive vehicles of potential or actual customers do
not interfere with pedestrian or vehicular traffic in
the vicinity.
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639.15 APPLICATION OF PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
A. Any use, building, structure or land developed,
constructed or used for any permitted principal use, or
any use permissible as a special exception, or any
accessory use, shall comply with all of the performance
standards set by Federal, State and County Regulations.
B. If any existing use or building or other structure is
extended, enlarged or reconstructed, the performance
standards involved shall apply with respect to such
extended, enlarged or reconstructed portion or portions
of such use, building or other structure.
639.17 BUILDING SETBACK LINES
A. The following shall be the minimum building setback
lines along the listed roads:
1. Highway A1A (Portions known as North Atlantic Avenue
and Astronaut Boulevard)
Setback, each side, from the northern City boundary
to the southern City boundary shall be fifty (50)
feet from the highway right-of-way.
2. North Atlantic Avenue (that portion of North
Atlantic Avenue also known as Palm Avenue and S.R.
401)
Setback, each side, from its intersection with
Monroe Avenue to the northern City boundary shall be
fifty (50) feet from the right-of-way.
3. Ridgewood Avenue
Setback, each side, from the southern City boundary
to the northern City boundary of Ridgewood Avenue
shall be twenty-five (25) feet from the
right-of-way.
B. On the Atlantic Ocean the setback shall comply with the
Coastal Construction Setback. See Section 635.25
C. In determining the setback requirements for any building
proposed to be erected, the setback requirements herein
above shall be construed as a minimum setback, and if a
greater setback is required under any; of the zoning
districts, then such greater setback requirements shall
be enforced.
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639.19 ERECTION OF MORE THAN ONE PRINCIPAL STRUCTURE ON
A LOT
In any district, except R-1, more than one (1) structure
housing a permitted or permissible principal use may be
erected on a single lot, provided that setback and other
requirements of this Ordinance shall be met for each
structure.
Distance Between Buildings
20' for first two (2) stories
25' for first three (3) stories
30' for first four (4) stories
And two (2) additional feet for each
story above four (4).
639.21 SETBACK ENCROACHMENTS
Every part of every required setback shall be open and
unobstructed from the ground to the sky except as
hereinafter provided or as otherwise permitted in this
Ordinance.
A. Sills or belt courses may project not over eighteen (18)
inches into a required setback.
B. Movable awnings may project not over three (3) feet into
a required setback.
C. Chimneys, fireplaces or pilasters may project not over
two (2) feet into a required setback.
D. Fire escapes, stairways and balconies which are unroofed
and unenclosed may project not over five (5) feet into a
required rear setback or not over three (3) feet into a
side setback and shall not project into a required front
setback of a multiple dwelling, hotel or motel.
E. Hoods, canopies, or marquees may project not over three
(3) feet into a required setback.
F. Fences, walls and hedges shall be permitted in required
setback subject to the provisions established herein.
G. Accessory parking may. be located in a required rear
setback for single family and two (2) family dwellings.
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H. In the Commercial and Industrial zoning districts,
required off-street parking space may be located in the
front setback except that no parking shall be permitted
within ten (10) feet of the front lot line.
I. Other than listed above in G and H, no required
landscape buffer shall be used for any parking space or
backout area.
J. Open, enclosed porches, platforms, or paved terraces not
covered by a roof or a canopy, and which do not extend
above the level of the first floor of the building, may
extend or project into the required setback.
K. Primary parking may be located in a required front
setback for multiple family dwellings.
L. Signs for on -site advertising in conformance with the
City of Cape Canaveral Sign Code.
639.23 ACCESSORY STRUCTURES
No accessory structure shall be erected in any front yard
and shall not cover more than thirty (30) percent of any
required rear setback. No separate accessory structures
shall be erected within ten (10) feet of any building on the
same lot nor within five (5) feet of any lot line and shall
not exceed twenty-four (24) feet in height. However, lots
with a one or two family residence only may erect one (1)
additional accessory structure per unit not to exceed one
hundred (100) square feet with a maximum height of ten (10)
feet if detached, or thirty-two (32) square feet with
maximum height of ten (10) feet if attached in rear setback.
In new construction an accessory building may not be
constructed prior to the construction of the main building.
No accessory building shall be used for any home occupation
or business nor for permanent living quarters; it shall
contain no kitchen or cooking facilities. It may be used
for housing temporary guests of the occupants of the main
building. It is not to be rented or otherwise used as a
separate dwelling.
Storage (utility) sheds of a temporary nature, without a
permanent foundation, not over one hundred (100) square feet
in size, nor more than seven (7) feet high, are exempt from
this paragraph, provided they are in the rear yard only.
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639.25 VISIBILITY AT INTERSECTIONS
On a corner lot in any district, nothing (with the exception
of traffic signs and utility poles) shall be erected,
placed, planted or allowed to grow between a height of two
and one-half (2 1/2) feet and ten (10) feet above the
centerline grades of the intersecting streets in the
triangular area bounded on two sides by the street
right-of-way lines, and on the third side by a straight line
drawn between two points on the street right-of-way line
located twenty-five (25) feet from the point of the
intersection of the street right-of-way lines.
639.27 FENCES, WALLS AND HEDGES
A. Fences, Walls and Hedges may be permitted in any yard,
except as specified in Section 639.25, provided that in
any residential district, no fence, wall or hedge in any
side or backyard shall be over six (6) feet in height
nor over four (4) feet in height within twenty-five (25)
feet of any yard abutting any street.
B. Nowall shall be built along unimproved property
boundaries until and unless the owner has obtained and
paid for a building permit for the principal structure.
C. All concrete boundary walls are to be finished by
stuccoing or painting in neutral colors at the time they
are constructed.
D. 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 (7) days of notification to the owner by
the City.
E. Any concrete boundary wall in excess of four (4) feet in
height shall have the excess height be open to fifty
percent (50%) air and light in any residential district.
639.29 EXCEPTIONS TO HEIGHT REGULATIONS
The height limitations contained in the schedule of District
Regulations do not apply to spires, belfries, cupolas,
antennas, water tanks, solar panels, ventilators, chimneys,
elevator equipment, air conditioning or other necessary
equipment room usually required to be placed above the roof
level, and not intended for human occupancy.
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639.31 STRUCTURES TO HAVE ACCESS
Every building shall be on a lot fronting on a public street
or on an approved private street or with legal access to a
public street, and shall have a safe and convenient access
for servicing, fire protection and required off-street
parking. All lots upon which structures are built shall
have a minimum access width of fifteen (15) feet to a public
right-of-way or an approved private right-of-way. See
Section 645.03(C)
639.33 LOCATION OF RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, CAMPING
EQUIPMENT, BOATS AND BOAT TRAILERS
A. No person shall occupy or reside in any travel trailer,
camper trailer, camper (truck mounted), motor travel
home or tent in any location within the City other than
a duly licensed and approved trailer park, except as
hereinafter provided.
B. Any person desiring to locate their travel trailer, boat
and boat trailer, camper (truck mounted), motor travel
home or tent in any space other than a duly licensed and
approved trailer park as aforesaid, shall be required to
secure written permission from the Building Official.
All such permits issued under this section shall be for
a temporary period (not to exceed (15) days) and shall
expire at the time designated in the permit. The
building official shall ascertain that permission of the
land owner has been given for the location of such
equipment thereon prior to issuance of said temporary
permit.
C. Parking of any of the aforementioned recreational or
camping equipment, or boats, or boat trailers, shall be
permitted only in the rear yard of any resident within
the City, when such equipment is owned by the owner or
tenant of such residence and not used for human
habitation or carrying on of a business.
D. No parking shall be allowed on the side setbacks due to
their use as fire lanes.
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639.35 LIVING ABOARD BOATS
Any boat moored or parked within one hundred (100) feet of
the shoreline within the City limits of Cape Canaveral shall
not be used as a residence for a. period exceeding fifteen
(15) days unless certification is given to the Building
Official that any discharge from said boat meets applicable
Federal regulations.
639.36 LIVING OR RESIDING IN AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES
No person or persons shall live or reside in any automotive
vehicles, such as an automobile, truck, bus or recreational
vehichle, or the like, in the City of Cape Canaveral,
Florida, for a period in excess of twenty-four (24) hours,
with the exception of recreational vehicles in an approved
and permitted site used for recreational vehicles, or as
permitted by the Building Official in accordance with Sec.
639.33 of the zoning regulations.
639.37 PARKING AND STORAGE OF CERTAIN VEHICLES
A. Automotive vehicles or trailers of any kind or type
without current license plates shall not be parked or
stored on any residentially zoned property, other than
in completely enclosed buildings. Any automotive
vehicle not in running condition shall not be parked or
stored on any residentially zoned property for a period
exceeding seventy-two (72) hours, other than in
completely enclosed buildings. Automotive vehicles or
trailers of any kind shall not be stored or parked on
any vacant lot unless the following conditions are met:
1. Consent of the lot owner.
2. Current license plates displayed on vehicle or
trailer.
3. Vehicle or trailer shall be in operable condition.
B. Construction trailers located on a construction site may
be usedas an office, work, or security trailer. Use of
these trailers as living quarters is expressly
prohibited. In each case, 'and for every trailer,
temporary permits shall be required. The temporary
permits shall be limited to ninety (90) days with ninety
(90) day extensions permitted subject to the need
thereof as determined by the Building Official. No
temporary trailer permits shall be issued prior to
issuance'of construction permit/s.
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639.39 MINIMUM WIDTH OF COURTS
The minimum width of a court shall be thirty (30) feet for
one-story buildings, forty (40) feet for two-story buildings
and sixty (60) feet for four-story buildings. For every
five (5) feet of height over forty (40) feet, the width of
such a court shall be increased by two (2) feet, provided
that open unenclosed porches may project into a required
court not more than twenty-five (25) percent of the width of
such court. Nominal insets in the building facade of six
(6) feet or less shall be exempt from the minimum width
requirement.
639.41 WATER AREAS
All areas within the City which are under water and not
shown as included within any district, shall be subject to
all the requirements of the district which immediately
adjoins or abuts the water area. If the water area adjoins
two or more districts, the boundaries of each district shall
be construed to extend into the water area in a straight
line as projected until they intersect a projected line from
other district boundaries.
639.43 LANDSCAPING AND SCREENING FOR COMMERCIAL AND
INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICTS
Wherever the boundary of a commercial or industrial zoning
district abuts upon a residential zoning district, a visual
screen shall be provided within the required setbacks of
such commercial or industrial zoning district, meeting the
following specifications:
A. Such visual screen shall be provided along the entire
length of the commercial or industrial zoning boundary
which abuts upon any residential zoning district.
B. Such visual screen shall consist of decorative or
ornamental fencing and/or decorative or ornamental trees
and shrubs, designed and placed in a manner rendering
such visual screen at least eighty (80) percent opaque,
within a period of two (2) years after such screen is
provided, and shall be not less than four (4) feet in
height nor more than six (6) feet in height.
C. Landscaping area for parking areas of more than ten (10)
spaces shall comprise at least ten (10) percent of the
total parking area, and shall consist of islands of
grass, hardy shrubs or evergreen ground cover.
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D. All areas not paved shall be landscaped with grass,•
hardy shrubs or evergreen ground cover.
E. Location of screening and landscaping and subsequent
maintenance shall be. subject to the approval of the
Building Official. '
639.45 SEWAGE DISPOSAL
No building permit shall be issued unless provisions are
included to connect into the City's sewage collection
system, except for single family residences which shall
otherwise comply with the City's sewer ordinances and
regulations.
639.47 SWIMMING POOLS AND ENCLOSURES
Swimming pools, open and unenclosed, or covered by a screen
enclosure, may occupy a required rear or side yard provided
they are not located closer than five (5) feet to a rear lot
line, or ten (10) feet to an interior side lot line. A walk
space at least eighteen (18) inches wide shall be provided
between pool walks and fences or screen enclosure walks.
Every swimming pool shall be protected by an approved safety
barrier and comply with the Swimming Pool Code of the
Southern Building Code Congress.
639.49 VEHICULAR USE AREAS
All commercial and industrial areas used for the display or
parking of any and all types of vehicles, boats or
heavy construction equipment, and all land upon which
vehicles traverse the property as a function of the primary
use, including but not limited to drives, parking, service
and display areas, shall be paved.
639.51 ATOMIC ENERGY USES
All atomic energy uses shall meet the standards established
by and have the approval of the Florida State Board of
Health and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. In addition,.
such uses shall require the approval of the City Council
which shall act only after receiving written recommendations
from the City Engineer and the Planning and Zoning Board.
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639.53 BUILDING REQUIRED
All commercial uses shall provide at least the minimum size
building required for the district in which the use is to be
located. Said building shall contain plumbing facilities
adequate to serve the needs of the customers and employees
of the commercial use.
639.55 SIDEWALKS REQUIRED
A. Construction of sidewalks shall be required in
conjunction with the construction of any building or
development on property. abutting any paved street,
public and private, within the City limits.
B. Sidewalks constructed in residential zoned district
shall be four (4) feet wide and five (5) feet wide in
commercial and all other districts. Sidewalks and
concrete aprons will not be required across asphalt
paved driveways, but said asphalt driveways must be
maintained in good repair by the property owner.
Sidewalks along State Road AlA will require a permit
from the Florida Department of Transportation and shall
be five (5) feet wide.
C. Sidewalks being installed on a street within the same
block which already has sidewalks or portions of
sidewalks installed must conform in width with the
existing sidewalks, but not to exceed five (5) feet in
width.
D. Sidewalks shall normally abut the property line but may
be installed anywhere within or without the right-of-way
to permit alignment with existing sidewalks, or to
accommodate trees or other objects which are not desired
to be moved, altered or removed.
E. Construction of said sidewalks shall be completed prior
to the issuance of Certificate of Occupancy and/or final
inspection. Costs of construction shall be borne by the
property owner. Construction of sidewalks shall be in
accordance with the City specifications, as adopted by
Resolution.
F. Sidewalks contiguous with, or a part of, the bicycle
path system, shall provide for a smooth transition
between surfaces.
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639.57 DEDICATED PUBLIC LAND
Dedicated public streets, walkways, alleys or accessways
may be closed or relocated as part of or in conjunction with
any private development phase upon an application being made
to the. City Council, after review of and recommendation from
the Planning and Zoning Board, and if said application is in
the best interest of the City. However, in no event shall
the vacated land be used as acreage for any density
calculations. Any request for vacating a dedicated public
street, walkway, alley or accessway, must be submitted no
later than thirty (30) days prior to the Planning and Zoning
Board meeting at which it is to be cohsidered.
639.59 PRESERVATION OF TREES IN ALL DISTRICTS
During the development of any project, all trees of four (4)
inches in diameter or larger shall be preserved or replaced
unless they.exist within:
A. A proposed public or private easement.
B. Proposed structure dimension.
C. A proposed driveway or designated parking area.
D. Ten (10) feet of a proposed structure.
639.61 EARTH STATION ANTENNA REGULATIONS
A. Anyone wishing to install an earth station antenna shall
obtain.a building permit and shall document the
installation to the Building Official's satisfaction.
B. No earth station antenna shall be mounted onto the top
or side of any single family building; duplex or triplex.
They shall be placed at ground level for single family
buildings, duplexes or triplexes.
. Earth Station Antennas may be allowed in the rear yard.
but notallowed in the front or side yard.
D. All electrical and antenna wiring shall be placed
underground.
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E. The maximum height of a ground mounted antenna shall be
ten (10) feet to the highest point of the antenna.
F. The maximum diameter of the antenna shall be eight (8)
feet.
G. There shall be a maximum of one (1) antenna per lot.
H. All earth station antenna shall be screened by a six (6)
foot fence that is at least 80% opaque.
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640 TOWNHOUSE REGULATIONS
Townhouses are permitted as an allowed use in R-2 and R-3
areas.
640.03 TOWNHOUSE AREA AND DIMENSION REGULATIONS
Minimum Area to be Developed
Minimum Lot Area
Minimum Lot Width
Minimum Lot Depth
Maximum Lot Coverage
By All Buildings 35% of Site Area
6,250 square feet
1,600 square feet
16 feet
70 feet
Minimum Floor Area
One Bedroom
Two Bedrooms
Additional -Bedrooms
650 square feet per
dwelling unit
750 square feet.per
dwelling unit
200 square feet per
bedroom
Maximum Building Length or
Width 185 feet
TOWNHOUSE MINIMUM SETBACK REQUIREMENTS
Front 25 feet
Side, End Unit 8 feet
Side, Interior Unit 0 feet
Rear 15 feet
Side, Corner Lot 25 feet; on all
nonconforming lots
of record, 15 feet
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640.05 TOWNHOUSE OFF-STREET PARKING
There shall be two (2) spaces for each living unit located
on the same property as the main building.
640.07 TOWNHOUSE UTILITIES
A. All utility distribution systems including, but not
limited to, television cable, telephone and electrical
systems, shall be installed underground. Primary
facilities providing services to the site may be
excluded.
B. A five (5) foot public access easement shall be provided
along each side and across the rear of the site.
640.09 PRESERVATION OF TREES
During the development of the subdivision, all trees of four
(4) inches in diameter or larger shall be preserved or_
replaced unless they exist within:
A. A proposed public or private.. easement.
B. Proposed structure dimension.
C. A proposed drivewayor designated parking area.
D. Ten (10) feet of a proposed structure.
640.11 TOWNHOUSE INDIVIDUALLY PLATTED LOTS
Each townhouse unit shall be located on an individually
platted lot. If there exists areas for common use of the
occupants, the plat will not be approved until satisfactory
arrangements are made for maintenance and presented to the
City. Individual maintenance procedures shall be submitted
to the Planning and Zoning Board to assure that all public
areas in common open spaces shall be maintained in a
satisfactory manner without expense to the City of Cape
Cananveral.
640.13 PROCEDURES
The developer must file an application for a Building Permit.
The application must be in a format approved by the Building
Official and include all elements necessary for multi -family
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construction in accordance with Section 645.05. The
expiration date of the Building Permit shall be in
accordance with Section 106.3 of the Standard Building Code,
as amended.
640.15 TOWNHOUSE DEVELOPMENT SCHEDULE
A development schedule shall be submitted for review to the
City of Cape Canaveral Planning and Zoning Board who may
approve, approve subject to conditions, or disapprove. When
submitted, the development schedule shall indicate:
A. The staging of construction and the -staging of open
space or other common use areas for conveyance,
dedication, or reservation; the geographic stages in
which the project will be built, the approximate date
when construction of each stage shall begin, and its
anticipated completion date. Provision for the
construction of cultural and recreational facilities
which are shown on the -site plan shall proceed at an
equivalent or greater rate as the construction of the
dwelling units.
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641 SCHEDULE OF SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS PERMISSIBLE BY
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
641.01 ESTABLISHMENTS SERVING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES.
A. Establishments which shall require a special exception
by the Board of Adjustment are those, whether or not
licensed by the Florida Department of Business
Regulation, division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco,
which dispense, sell, serve, store or permit consumption
on the premises of alcoholic beverages. In
consideration of a special exception application, the
Board of Adjustment shall not approve the application
unless it is totally consistent with all the conditions
as set forth above and also the following conditions:
1. The establishment shall not be within three hundred
(300) feet of any existing church, school grounds or
playgrounds; measurement shall be made from the main
entrance of the establishment to the closest lot
line of the church, school grounds or playgrounds by
following the shortest route to ordinary pedestrian
travel along the public thoroughfare, street or
road.
2. The establishment of a vendor license by the Florida
Beverage Department permitting on -premise
consumption of beverages shall not be located within
two thousand (2,000) feet of another establishment
so licensed; the specific distance shall be measured
following the shortest route to ordinary pedestrian
travel along the public thoroughfare, street or road
from the main entrance of the establishment to the
main entrance of the establishment(s) similarly
licensed by the Florida Beverage Department.
3. .Package retail sales of alcoholic beverages for
carry -out shall comply with Al, A4, A5(c), A5(e) and
B3(e) hereof only.
4.. Parking: One (1) parking space shall be provided for
each three (3) seats or seating places; all seats
or seating places; whether located within a
restaurant area or a bar/lounge area, will be
included in the calculation of the required number
of parking spaces.
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Package retail sales establishments shall provide
parking as determined by the Building Official of the
City of Cape Canaveral, who shall use the ratios
established in Chapter 639.
5. Each application for a Special Exception shall be
accompanied by a vicinity map, a site plan map and a
building floor plan. The vicinity map shall be drawn
at a scale of one (1) inch equals four hundred (400)
feet and shall indicate the following information:
a. The outer boundary of the vicinity map shall be at
least two thousand five hundred (2,500) feet from
the centroid of the proposed establishment's
property.
b. Location of all existing public streets between the
proposed establishment and other establishments and
land uses as described in sub -paragraph 1 and 2.
c. Location of all existing churches, .school grounds
or playgrounds which are within the vicinity map
area with specific distance(s) to the proposed
establishment affixed per sub -paragraph 1.
d. Location of all establishments licensed by the
Florida Beverage Department (including package
retail sales), which are within the required
vicinity map area with specific distance(s) to the
proposed establishment affixed per sub -paragraph 2.
e. Existing zoning for all properties within three
hundred (300) feet to the property of the proposed
establishment shall be indicated.
The site plan map shall be drawn at a scale not
less than one (1) inch equals one hundred (100)
feet and shall indicate the following information:
(a) Location and dimension of the proposed
establishment's property lines, all existing
and proposed structures, driveways, parking
spaces and ingress/egress points.
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(b) The following information shall be presented in
tabulated form:
-number of parking spaces
- number of restaurant seats
-number of bar/lounge seats
- building area
- lot area
(c) The building floor plan shall be of a scale of
not less than one -eight (1/8) inch equals one
(1) inch and shall detail room layouts and
exits.
B. Exceptions to the requirement of paragraph A-2 are:
1. Restaurants seating two hundred (200) or more.
2. Hotels and motels with fifty (50) or more guest
rooms.
3. Restaurants licensed by the Florida Beverage
Department for malt beverages only or malt beverages
and/or wine only, provided the following conditions
are complied with:
a. Seating capacity of the establishment shall be at
least fifty (50) or more for restaurant purposes
only; no area within the establishment may be
specifically designed for a bar/lounge operation.
b. Wine or malt beverages shall be served with meals
only.
c. Consumption of food and malt beverages or wine
shall be on -premise only; however, food carryout
without said alcoholic beverages may be permitted.
d. Fifty (50) percent or more of income shall be from
the on -premise consumption of food; sworn
statements accompanied by appropriate sales records
shall be submitted to the City Clerk, at the
request of .the City Manager, verifying the major
source of income is consistent with the
requirements of this paragraph.
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e. Sale or ;,consumption of malt beverages and/or wine
shall be' limited to the time period set by the City
Code Chapter 733.
4. Charters or incorporated clubs or veteran's fraternal
organizations conforming to Chapter 565.02 (4) of the
Florida Statutes, 1978 edition.
C. The Special Exception may be subject to cancellation by
the Board of Adjustment if the Board finds that the
establishment has been detrimental to the health, safety,
welfare and morals of the public and that all laws
pertaining to the establishment's operation have not been
complied with.
D. The Special Exception shall be limited to apply to the
licensee listed by the Florida Beverage Department only.
E. For on -premise consumption of liquors, restaurants or
cocktail lounges shall have a minimum building area of
two thousand (2,000) square feet and a seating capacity
of one hundred (100) patrons.
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643 LEGALLY ESTABLISHED NON -CONFORMING LOTS,
NON -CONFORMING STRUCTURES,
AND NON -CONFORMING USES
Page 73
643.01 INTENT
Within the districts established by this Ordinance (or
amendments which may later be adopted), there exists lots,
structures, placement of structures, uses of land and/or
structures and characteristics of us.e which were lawful
prior to enactment of this Ordinance (or amendment hereof),
but which would be prohibited, regulated, or restricted
under the terms of this Ordinance (or amendment hereof). It
is the intent of this Ordinance to permit these
non -conformities to continue, but not to encourage their
continuance. Such non -conformities are hereby declared
incompatible with permitted lots, structures, placement of
structures, uses and characteristics of use in applicable
districts. It is further the intent of this Ordinance that
non -conformities shall not be used as grounds for adding
other structures or uses prohibited elsewhere in the same
district.
A. Any building which is made non -conforming by virtue of
the amendments outlined in Ordinance No. 18-83 shall be
allowed to be replaced in the event of their destruction
to the same standards that they were prior to the
adoption of Ordinance No. 18-83 (September 6, 1983).
This shall also include those projects which are yet to
be completed, but have applied for site plan approval
prior to adoption of Ordinance No. 18-83 and will obtain
a building permit before February 28, 1984. In the event
a rebuilding is required, all efforts shall be made,
where practicable, to conform to the existing zoning
ordinance.
B. All non -conforming lots of record as of the date of
adoption of Ordinance No. 18-83 (September 6, 1983) shall
be allowed to be used in constructing structures that
have been destroyed. The rebuilt structure will be
rebuilt as close as practicable to the original building
and shall make every effort to conform to the existing
zoning ordinance.
C. These provisions shall not be construed to allow for the
extension or enlargement of a non -conforming lot or
building but are merely intended to allow the rebuilding
of structures after the result of a catastrophe in as
near a similar fashion as practicable.
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643.03 MOBILE HOME PARKS
SINGLE FAMILY MOBILE HOME DISTRICTS
Mobile home parks and single family mobile home districts in
existence on October 28, 1975, provided the number of spaces
shall not exceed those licensed or previously platted to
said mobile home parks or districts, on that date, and
provided further that said mobile home parks shall not
exceed the limits of property also on that date under unity
of title and shall be in accordance with Florida Statutes.
A. Mobile Home Permits. Removal and/or installation of a
mobile home unit shall be done only after a permit is
issued for this purpose by the Building Official.
643.05 NON-CONFORMINGSTRUCTURES
Where a lawful structure exists at the effective date of
adoption or amendment of this Ordinance that could not be
built under the terms of this Ordinance by reason of
restrictions on area, lot coverage,. height, setback or
other characteristics of the structure or its location on
the lot, such structure may be continued so long as it
remains otherwise lawfully subject to the following
provisions:
A. Such structure may not be enlarged or altered in a way
which increases its non -conformity, but any structures or
portion thereof may be altered to decrease its
non -conformity.
B. Should such structure be destroyed by any means to an
extent of more than fifty (50) percent of its fair market
value at time of destruction, it shall not be
reconstructed except in conformity with the provisions of
this Ordinance.
C. Should such structure be moved for any reason for any
distance whatever, it shall thereafter conform to the
regulations of the district in which it is located after
it is moved.
D. Where a lawful dwelling structure, located on a single
lot of record, exists at the effective date of adoption
or amendment of this Ordinance that could not be built
under the terms of this Ordinance, such structure may be
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repaired, enlarged, extended, rebuilt, reconstructed, or
structurally altered, provided that setback dimensions,
maximum lot coverage requirement, building setback lines
and other requirements of the additional structure
conform to the regulations for the district in which such
lot is located. Any additional construction (to an
existing structure that encroaches on setback
requirements) must conform to the setback requirements of
the zoning district. Any legally established
encroachment on setback requirements may be repaired,
rebuilt, reconstructed, or structurally altered (but not
enlarged or extended), provided the encroaching portion
of the structure is an integral part of the structure.
643.07 NON -CONFORMING USES
A. Non -Conforming Uses of Land
In any zoning district, at the effective date of adoption
or amendment of this Ordinance, where lawful use of land
exists that is made no longer permissible under the terms of
this Ordinance as.enacted or amended, and where such
use involves no individual structure with a replacement cost
exceeding two thousand five hundred (2,500) dollars, such
use may be continued, so long as it remains otherwise
lawful, subject to the following provisions:
1. No such non -conforming use shall be enlarged, increased
or extended to occupy a greater area of land than was
occupied at the effective date of adoption or amendment
of this Ordinance; unless such use is changed to a use
permitted in the district in which such use -is located.
2. No such non -conforming use shall be moved in whole or in
part to any other portion of the lot or parcel occupied
by such use at the effective date of adoption or
amendment of this Ordinance.
3. If any such non -conforming use of land ceases for any
reason for a period of more than ninety (90) consecutive
days, any subsequent use of such land shall conform to
the regulations specified by this Ordinance for the
district in which such land is located.
4. No additional structure which does not conform to the
requirements of this Ordinance shall be erected in
connection with such non -conforming use of land.
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B. Non -Conforming Uses of Structures or of Structures and
Premises in Combination
If a lawful use involving individual structures or of
structures and premises in combination (with a replacement
cost of two thousand five hundred (2,500) dollars or more
per individual structure), exists at the effective date of
adoption or amendment of this Ordinance, that would not be
allowed in the district under the terms of this Ordinance,
the lawful use may be continued so long as it remains
otherwise lawful, subject to the following provisions:
1. No existing structure devoted to a use not permitted by
this Ordinance in the district in which it is located
shall be enlarged, extended, constructed, reconstructed,
moved or structurally altered except in changing the use
of the structure to a use permitted in the district in
which it is located.
2. Any non -conforming use may be extended throughout any
parts of a building which were manifestly arranged or
designed for such use at the time of adoption or
amendment of this Ordinance, but no such use shall be
extended to occupy any land outside such building.
3. Any structure, or structure and land in combination, in
or on which a non -conforming use is superseded by a
permitted use, shall thereafter conform to the
regulations for the district in which such structure is
located, and non -conforming use may not thereafter be
resumed.
4. When a non -conforming use of a structure, or structure
and premises in combination, is discontinued or abandoned
for six (6) consecutive months or for eighteen (18)
months during any three (3) year period (except when
government action impedes access to the premises), the
structure, or structures and premises in combination,
shall not thereafter be used except in conformance with
the regulations of the district in which it is located.
5. Where non -conforming use status applies to a structure
and premises in combination, removal or destruction of
the structure shall eliminate the non -conforming status
of the land. Destruction for the purpose of this
subsection is defined as damage to an extent of more than
fifty (50) percent of the fair market value at time of
destruction.
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6. The following schedule shall be followed in terminating
non -conforming use of structures or of structures and
premises, except for residential uses.
Such termination period shall commence August 4, 1971.
Current Assessed Valuation Time Allowance
of Improvements Termination
$ 1,000 - $ 2,499
2,500 - 4,999
5,000 - 9,999
10,000 - 24,999
25,000 - 49,999
50,000 - over
5 years
10 years
20 years
30 years
40 years
50 years
Non -conformities not involving the use of a principal
structure or accessory buildings, e.g. open storage,
building supplies, implement and machinery storage, junk
yards, commercial animal yards and the like, shall be
discontinued within thirty (30) days of adoption of this
Ordinance.
7. Any new or additional use which is non -conforming shall
not be permitted.
643.09 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE
On any building devoted in whole or in part to any
non -conforming use, work may be done in any period of twelve
(12) consecutive months on ordinary repairs, or on repair or
replacement of non -bearing walls, fixtures, wiring or
plumbing to an extent not exceeding ten (10) percent of the
current replacement value of the building, provided that the
cubic content of the building as it existed at the time of
passage or amendment of this Ordinance shall not be
increased; and provided further, that such repair or
replacement shall not affect the "assessed valuation -time
allowance before termination" setting the time limit for
conformity, set forth in Section 643.07, B, 6.
Nothing in this Ordinance shall be deemed to prevent the
strengthening or restoring to a safe condition of any
building or part thereof declared to be unsafe by an
official charged with protecting the public safety, upon
order of such official.
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643.11 STRUCTURES AND USES APPROVED BY SPECIAL EXCEPTION
A Special Exception is not deemed non -conforming. Any
structure or use for which a Special Exception is granted as
provided in this Ordinance shall be deemed, as to that
particular Special Exception, to have all the rights and
privileges of a conforming use, restricted, however, by the
terms of that specific Special Exception as granted.
643.13 VARIANCE
Variance shall be obtained only through action of the Board
of Adjustment. The specific terms of each variance are
binding and may not be changed except by a new variance or
by reversion to conformity with this Ordinance.
643.15 TEMPORARY USES
The casual, intermittent, temporary or illegal use of land
or structures shall not be sufficient to establish the
existence of a non -conforming use. Such use shall not be
validated by the adoption of this Ordinance unless it
complies with the terms of this Ordinance.
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645 ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT - BUILDING PERMITS
AND CERTIFICATES OF OCCUPANCY
645.01 ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
The Building Official, under the supervision of the City
Manager or Department Head duly delegated and appointed by
the City Manager, shall administer and enforce this
Ordinance. He shall be provided with assistance of such
other officers and employees of the City as may be necessary
to enforce the provisions of this Ordinance. If the
Building Official finds that any of the provisions of this
Ordinance are being violated, he shall notify, in writing,
the person responsible for such violation, indicating the
nature of the violation and ordering the action necessary to
correct it. He shall order discontinuance of illegal work
being done; or shall take any other action authorized by
this Ordinance to insure compliance with or to prevent
violation of its provisions.
645.03 BUILDING PERMITS REQUIRED
A. No building or other structure shall be erected, moved,
added to or structurally altered without a permit issued
by the Building Official. No building permit shall be
issued except in conformity with the provisions of this
Ordinance and Section 106 of the Standard Building Code.
or other codes and statutes as applicable,except after
written order from the Board of Adjustment in the form of
an administrative review, Special Exception or Variance
as provided by this Ordinance.
B. The issuance of a permit upon plans and specifications
shall not prevent the Building Official from thereafter
requiring the correction of errors in said plans and
specifications, and requiring the correction of building
operations being carried on thereunder to conform to
corrected plans and specifications, when in violation of
any City Ordinance.
C. No permit shall be issued for a building or use on a lot
or parcel, in any land use classification, that does not
abut on a public street; or an approved private street or
easement dedicated and accepted by the City, providing
legal access to a public street.
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645.04 APPLICATION FOR BUILDING PERMIT
A. All applications for building permits required under this
Ordinance shall be made in conformity with the provisions
of this ordinance and other applicable city ordinances or
codes, including those ordinances or codes applicable to
the building and construction industry. All applications
for building permits shall be accompanied by plans in
duplicate, drawn to scale, showing the legal description
and the actual dimensions and shape of the lot to be
built upon; the exact sizes and locations on the lot of
buildings already existing, if any, and the size, shape
and location of the building or alteration, including
accessory buildings or structures, if any. The
application shall include such other information as
lawfully may be required bythe building inspector,
including existing or proposed building or alteration;
existing or proposed uses of the building and land; the
number of families, housekeeping units or rental units
the building is designed to accommodate; conditions
existing on the lot; and such other matters as may be
necessary to determine conformance with and provide for
the enforcement of, this Ordinance.
B. It shall be unlawful for any person to continue
construction of any building or structure beyond the
foundation until a plot plan showing the foundation of
the building or structure has been prepared in duplicate
by a licensed surveyor and approved by the building
official. One copy of the plot plan shall be returned to
the owner, and one copy shall be filed with the City.
C. One copy of the plans shall be returned to the applicant
by the building inspector, after he shall have marked
such copy as permitted for construction and attested to
same by his signature on such copy. This copy of the
plans shall be available at the site of construction
during all times when construction is being carried on.
The second copy of the plans, similarly marked, shall be
retained by the building inspector.
D. No building permit shall be granted for the construction,
addition or alteration of a place of assembly unless
plans signed by a registered architect or registered
engineer, according to the laws of the State of Florida
governing the practice of architecture, accompany the
permit application.
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645.05 SITE PLAN SUBMITTAL AND REVIEW PROCEDURES
A. Site Plan Submittal and Review Required
Site plan submittal and review are required for:
1. New commercial building or structure.
2. New residential structures with four or more dwelling
units.
3. Commercial additions exceeding 850 square feet of
gross floor area.
B. Site Plan Review Procedures
1. Five copies of the site plan, prepared, signed and
sealed by a professional engineer, licensed by the
State of Florida shall be filed with the Building
Official no.later than thirty (30) days prior to the
meeting date the applicant is seeking Planning and
Zoning Board review. Filing fees shall be paid at
this time.
2. Said site plan shall be submitted by the Building
Department, to the following department heads for
their review and comments:
(a) City Engineer
(b) Building Department
(c) Fire Marshal
(d) Florida Department of Natural Resources (All
phases calling for buildings located on the
Atlantic Ocean and Banana River are to be reviewed
by this Department).
3. Within fourteen (14) days of the time the plans are
received by the various department heads, they shall
submit, in writing, to the Building Department, a
written report commenting on factors relating to the
site plan.
4. The Building Department shall give a copy of the
written comments to the applicant or his
representative to review, respond to and make any
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changes he deems appropriate to conform to the
comments and recommendations from the department
heads.
5. Applicant shall submit seven (7) copies of the revised
site plan, along with his architect/engineer's
comments in response to the department heads' reviews,
to the Building Department no later than five (5) days
prior to the meeting.
6. All plans shall be made available to the Planning and
Zoning Board. All site Plans required under this
section ghall be reviewed for approval by the Planning
and Zoning Board. The Building Official shall prepare
a site plan checklist to be submitted to the Planning
and Zoning Board when a site plan is reviewed.
C. Site Plan Criteria Required
1. Plan drawn to scale no greater than one inch to fifty
(50) feet, on sheets two (2) feet by three (3) feet,
showing the following site data:
(a) Size, height, number of units and location of
proposed and existing structures and their
relationship to property lines, setbacks,
easements, streets, etc.
(b) Dimensions and total gross acreage of site and
percentage devoted to structures and percentage of
parking area devoted to landscaping with curbs and
water provisions.
(c) Total number of units proposed; total number and
size of on -site parking spaces and loading zones.
(d) Traffic flow diagram to insure that an orderly and
safe traffic flow is permitted within the site,
and that no traffic problems are created by the
proposed ingress and egress routes.
(e) Calculation of density (dwelling units per acre).
(f) Location and dimension of areas for parks, canals,
waterways, boat slips, parking areas, swimming
pools, driveways, recreation, trash and garbage
pickup, sidewalks, dune crossovers, etc.
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(g) In those site plans which require a subdivision of
land, no site plan shall be approved until the
Planning and Zoning Board has given approval to
the preliminary plat.
(h) The type of enclosure for and location of communal
type trash containers (dumpsters). Type of
enclosure shall be subject to approval and
acceptance of the Planning and Zoning Board.
(i) Fire alarm and standpipe data, when required.
(j) Site vicinity map.
2. Topographic Survey including:
(a) USC and G.S. datum plane.
(b) Existing and/or proposed street lights, water,
sewer, paving, storm drains, fire hydrants,
sidewalks, etc.
(c) Lot lines and dimensions of all setbacks,
'structures and easements.
(d) Location of established seawall line and
information for construction, if required.
(e) Surveyor's certification.
(f) Elevations to be given on one foot intervals.
(g) Range markers and coastal construction setbacks
line, where required.
(h) Location and type of existing trees 4" in diameter
or larger.
3. Engineering data including:
(a) Finished grades for entire parcel, finished
elevations for floors, streets, parking lots,
sidewalks, 10" of adjoining property, etc.
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(b) Details, sections, and specifications required of
all improvements such as street lights, water and
sewer (structures, pipes, appurtences), paving and
drainage, curbs, storm drainage and sidewalks.
(c) Engineer's seal required in drawings.
(d) Engineering storm drainage design calculation and
drainage maps.
4. Square footage of building:
(a) Living
(b) Parking
(c) Other
(d) Total under roof
5. Drawing notes required:
(a) Sidewalk and sanitary sewers to be constructed .to
City of Cape Canaveral Standards.
(b) Water lines to conform to City of Cocoa standards.
(c) (Where applicable), fire alarm system to
be installed and connected to City of Cape
Canaveral Fire Department standards.
6. For mean high water, survey shall be done by
procedures established by Florida State Statute 177,
Part II.
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645.07 CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY REQUIRED
No land or building or part thereof hereafter erected or
altered in its use or structure shall be used until the
Building Official shall have issued a Certificate of
Occupancy stating that such land, building or part thereof,
and the proposed use thereof is found •to be in conformity
with the provisions of this Ordinance. Within three (3)
days after notification that a building or premises, or part
thereof, is ready for occupany or use, it shall be the duty
of the Building Official to make a final inspection thereof
and to issue a Certificate of Occupancy if the land,
building or part thereof and the proposed use thereof is
found to conform with the provisions of this Ordinance or,
if issuance of such Certificate is refused, to state such
refusal in writing with the cause. A temporary Certificate
of Occupancy may be issued by the Building Official for a
period not exceeding six (6) months during alterations or
partial occupancy of a building pending its. completion,
provided that such temporary Certificate may require such
conditions and safeguards as will protect the safety of the
occupants and the public.
645.08 CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR HOTELS AND MOTELS
Certificates of Occupancy issued for hotels and motels shall
be issued for the entire hotel or motel project up to one
hundred fifty (150) units and after one hundred fifty (150)
units, shall be issued in minimums of fifty (50) units per
each Certificate of Occupancy. All units within any one
building of a hotel or motel shall be completed before a
Certificate of Occupancy is issued.
645.09 TIMES AND CONDITIONS OF BUILDING PERMIT
The expiration date of the building permit shall be in
accordance with Section 106.3 of the Standard Building Code,
as amended.
645.11 CONSTRUCTION AND USE TO BE AS PROVIDED IN
APPLICATIONS, PLANS, PERMITS AND CERTIFICATES OF
OCCUPANCY
Building permits or Certificates of Occupancy issued by the
building department on the basis of plans, specifications,
intended uses and applications, and approved by the building
official, authorizing use, arrangement, construction and
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design shall only be as described in plans, specifications,
intended uses and applications. Use, arrangement,
construction and design at variance with those authorized by
the plans, specifications, intended uses and applications,
shall be deemed a violation of this Ordinance and shall
enable the building official to have the electrical meter
removed from the unit until such violation is corrected and
the building permit or Certificate of Occupancy is brought
current.
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645.13 BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT; ESTABLISHMENT AND PROCEDURE
A Board of Adjustment is hereby established, which shall
consist of five (5) members and two (2) alternate members
appointed by the City Council. Members and alternate
members of the Board of Adjustment shall have been residents
of .the City of Cape Canaveral for at least one (1) year
prior to their appointment. Members of the initial Board of
Adjustment shall be appointed as follows:
Two (2) members for a term of two (2) years; three (3)
members for a term of three (3) years; and two (2) alternate
members for a term of two (2) years. In addition, the
Chairman of the Planning and Zoning Board, or his duly
authorized representative, shall be an ex-officio member of
the Board of Adjustment.
645.15 PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
The Board of Adjustment shall adopt rules necessary to the
conduct of its affairs, and in keeping with the provisions
of this Ordinance. Meetings shall be held at the call of
the chairman and at such other times as a majority of the
Board of Adjustment may determine. The chairman, or in his
absence the acting chairman, may administer oaths and compel
the attendance of witnesses. All meetings shall be open to
the public.
The Board of Adjustment shall keep minutes of its
proceedings, showing the vote of each member upon each
question, or if absent or failing to vote, indicating which
fact, and shall keep records of its examinations and other
official actions, all of which shall be a public record and
be immediately filed in the office of the City Clerk for the
Board of Adjustment.
645.17 BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, POWERS AND DUTIES
The Board of Adjustment shall have the following powers and
duties: (See following pages)
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645.19 ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW
To hear and decide appeals where it is alleged there is
error in any order, requirement, decision or determination
made by the Building Official or in the enforcement of this
Ordinance.
A. Hearings: Appeals, Notice
Appeals to the Board of Adjustment may be taken by the
City Council, the Planning and Zoning Board or by any
person aggrieved or affected by any decision of the the
Building Official in the interpretation of any portion of
these regulations.
Such appeals shall be taken within a reasonable time not
to exceed sixty (60) days of the date of said decision,
of such lesser period as may be provided by the rules of
the Board of Adjustment, by filing with the Building
Official and with the Board of Adjustment a notice of
appeal specifying the grounds therefore. The Building
Official shall forthwith transmit to the Board of
Adjustment all papers constituting the record upon which
the action appealed from was taken. The Board of
Adjustment shall fix a reasonable time for hearing of the
appeal, give public notice thereof at least fifteen (15)
days in advance of public hearing, as well as due notice
to the.parties in interest and decide the same within a
reasonable time. At the hearing, any party may appeal in
person or by agent or attorney.
B. Stay of Proceedings
An appeal stays all proceedings in furtherance of the
action appeal from, unless the Building Official from
whom the appeal is taken certifies to the Board of
Adjustment after the notice of appeal is filed with him,
that by reason of facts stated in the certificate, a stay
would in his opinion, cause imminent peril to life and
property. In such case, proceedings shall not be stayed
other than by a restraining order, which may be granted
by the Board of Adjustment or by a Court of Record on
application. The restraining order shall take effect on
notice to the administrative official charged with the
enforcement of this act and from whom the appeal is taken
and on due cause shown.
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645.21 SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS: CONDITIONS GOVERNING
APPLICATIONS; PROCEDURES
To hear and decide only such Special Exceptions as the Board
of Adjustment is specifically authorized to pass on by the
terms of this Ordinance; to decide such questions as are
involved in determining whether Special Exceptions should be
granted; and to grant Special Exceptions with such
conditions and safeguards as are appropriate under this
Ordinance or other applicable Ordinances; or to deny Special
Exceptions when not in harmony with the purpose and intent
of this Ordinance. A Special Exception shall not be granted
by the Board of Adjustment unless and until:
A. A written application for a Special Exception is
submitted indicating the section of this Ordinance under
which the Special Exception is sought, and stating the
grounds on which the Special Exception is sought and
stating the grounds on which it is requested.
B. All proposed Special Exceptions shall be submitted to the
Planning and Zoning Board for study and written
recommendation. Such proposal shall be submitted at
least fourteen (14) days prior to the Planning and Zoning
Board meeting at which it is to be considered. The Board
of Adjustment shall consider the recommendation of the
Planning and Zoning Board as part of the official record
when hearing an application for a Special Exception.
C. Notice shall be given at least fifteen (15) days in
advance of public hearing. The owner of the property for
which Special Exception is sought or his agent shall be
notified by certified mail. Notice of such hearing shall
be posted on the property for which Special Exception is
sought, at the City Hall, and shall be published in a
newspaper of regular circulation within the City of Cape
Canaveral.
D. A courtesy notice may be mailed to the property owners of
record within a radius of five hundred (500) feet,
provided however, that failure to mail or receive such
courtesy notice shall not affect any action or
proceedings taken hereunder.
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E. Any party may appear in person; or be represented by an
attorney at the public hearing; the Board of Adjustment
shall make such findings as it is empowered under the
various sections of this Ordinance, but in no case shall
grant a Special Exception that in any way adversely
affects the public interest.
645.23 WRITTEN FINDINGS: VIOLATION OF SAFEGUARDS
Before any Special Exception shall be issued, the Board of
Adjustment shall make written findings certifying compliance
with the specific rules governing individual Special
Exceptions, and that satisfactory provision and arrangement
has been made concerning the following, where applicable:
A. Ingress and egress to property and proposed structures
thereon with particular reference to automotive and
pedestrian safety and convenience, traffic flow and
control and access in case of fire or catastrophe.
B. Off-street parking and loading areas where required, with
particular attention to the items in A above, and
economic, noise, glare or odor effects of the Special
Exception on adjoining properties and properties
generally in the district.
C. Refuse and service areas, with particular reference to
the items in A and B above.
D. Utilities, with reference to locations, availability and
compatibility.
E. Screening and buffering with reference to type,
dimensions and character.
F. Signs, if any, and proposed exterior lighting with
reference to glare, traffic safety, economic effect and
compatibility and harmony with properties in the
district.
G. Required setback and other open space.
H. Height.
I. Landscaping.
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J. Renewal and/or termination dates.
K. That the use will be reasonably compatible with
surrounding uses in its function, its hours of operation,
the type and amount of traffic to be generated, the
building size and setbacks, its relationship to land
values and other facts that may be used to measure
compatibility. In granting any Special Exception, the
Board of Adjustment may prescribe appropriate conditions
and safeguards in conforming with this Ordinance.
Violation of such conditions and safeguards, when made a
part of the terms under which the Special Exception is
granted, shall be deemed to be a violation of this
Ordinance and punishable as provided by this Ordinance.
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645.25 VARIANCES: CONDITIONS GOVERNING APPLICATIONS;
PROCEDURES
To authorize upon appeal in specific cases such Variance
from the terms of this Ordinance as will not be contrary to
the public interest, when owing to special conditions a
literal enforcement of the provisions of this Ordinance
would result in unnecessary hardship. A Variance from the
terms of this Ordinance shall not be granted by the Board of
Adjustment unless and until:
A. A written applilcation for a Variance is submitted
demonstrating:
1. That special conditions and circumstances exist which
are peculiar to the land, structure or building
involved, and which are not applicable to other lands,
buildings or structures in the same district.
2. That literal interpretation of the provisions of this
Ordinance would deprive the applicant .of rights
commonly enjoyed by other properties in the same
district under the terms of this Ordinance.
3. That the special conditions and circumstances referred
to in 1 above do not result from the actions of the
applicant.
4. That granting the Variance requested will not confer
on the applicant any special privilege that is denied
by this Ordinance to other lands, structures or
dwellings in the same district.
No non -conforming use of neighboring lands, structures
or buildings in the same district, and no permitted
use of land, structures or buildings in other
districts shall be considered grounds for the issuance
of a Variance.
B. All proposed Variances shall be submitted to the Planning
and Zoning Board for study and written recommendation.
Such proposal shall be submitted at least fourteen (14)
days prior to the Planning and Zoning Board meeting at
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which it is to be considered. The Board of Adjustment
shall consider. the recommendation of the Planning and
Zoning Board as part of the official record when hearing
an application for a Variance.
C. Notice of Public Hearing shall be given as specified for
Special Exception.
D. A courtesy notice may be mailed to the property owners
of record within a radius of five hundred (500) feet,
provided however, that failure to mail or receive such
courtesy notice shall not affect any action or
proceedings taken hereunder.
E. Any party may appear in person, or be represented by an
agent or by attorney at the public hearing.
F. The Board of Adjustment shall make findings that the
requirements of A above have been met by the applicant
for a Variance.
G. The Board of Adjustment shall further make a finding that
the reasons set forth in the application justify the
granting of the Variance, and that the Variance is the
minimum Variance that will make possible reasonable use
of the land, building or structure.
H. The Board of Adjustment shall further make a finding that
the granting of the Variance will be in harmony with the
general purpose and intent of this Ordinance, will not be
injurious to the neighborhood, or otherwise detrimental
to the public welfare.
In granting any Variance, the Board of Adjustment may
prescribe appropriate conditions and safeguards in
conformity with this Ordinance. Violation of such
conditions and safeguards, when made a part of the terms
under which the Variance is granted, shall be deemed a
violation of this Ordinance and punishable as provided by
this Ordinance. Under no circumstances shall the Board
of Adjustment grant a Variance to permit a use not
generally or by Special Exception permitted in the
district involved, or any use expressly or by implication
prohibited byIlthe terms of this Ordinance.
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645.27 APPLICANTS FOR BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT HEARINGS
All hearings for Special Exceptions or Variances before the
Board of Adjustment shall be initiated by (1) the owner or
owners of at least seventy-five (75) percent of the
property described in the application; (2) tenant or
tenants, with owners sworn consent; (3) duly authorized
agents evidenced by a written power of attorney; (4) City
Council; (5) Planning and Zoning Board; (6) department or
agency of the City.
645.29 DECISIONS OF THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
In exercising any of the above listed powers, the Board of
Adjustment may, so long as the action is in conformity with
the terms of this Ordinance, reverse or affirm wholly or
partly, or may modify the order, requirement, decision or
determination appealed from and may make such order,
requirement, decision or determination as should be made,
and to that end shall have all of the powers of the Building.
Official from whom the appeal was taken. The concurring
vote of four (4) members of the Board of Adjustment shall be
necessary to reverse any order, requirement, decision or
determination of the Building Official, or to decide in
favor of the applicant on any matter upon which it is
required to pass under this Ordinance, or to effect any
variation in the application of this Ordinance.
645.31 RECONSIDERATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW,
SPECIAL EXCEPTION OR VARIANCE
When.a- petition -for administrative review, special exception
or variance has been acted on by the Board of Adjustment and
disapproved or failed to pass, such petition in the same or
substantially similar form shall not be reconsidered by the
Board of Adjustment for a period of two (2) years. This
restriction shall not apply to the property owner if the
original request was initiated by any official, department,
board or agency of the City acting in any official capacity,
or shall not apply to any petition initiated by the City
Council.
645.33 APPEALS FROM THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
Any person or persons, jointly or severally aggrieved by any
decision of the Board of Adjustment, or any taxpayer, or any
official, department, board or bureau of the governing body
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of said municipality, may present to a Circuit Court a
petition for issuance of a Writ of Certiorari, duly
verified, setting forth that such decision is illegal, in
whole or in part, specifying the grounds of the illegality
in the manner and within the time provided by the Florida
Appellate rules.
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645.35 ZONING ORDINANCE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT
It is the intent of this Ordinance that all questions of
interpretation and enforcement shall be first presented to
the Building Official, and that such questions shall be
presented to the Board of Adjustment only on appeal from the
decision of the Building Official, and that recourse from
the decisions of the Board of Adjustment shall be to the
courts as provided by law and particularly by Florida
Statutes. It is further the intent of this Ordinance that
the duties of the City Council in connection with this
Ordinance shall not include hearing and deciding questions
of interpretation and enforcement that may arise. The
procedure for deciding such questions shall be as stated in
this section and this Ordinance. Under this Ordinance the
City Council shall have only the duties (1) of considering
and adopting or rejecting proposed amendments. or the repeal
of this Ordinance, as provided by law, and (2) of
establishing a schedule of fees and charges.
645.37 SCHEDULE OF FEES, 'CHARGES AND EXPENSES
The fees and charges, in connection with matters pertinent
to zoning petitions, zoning ordinance amendments, special
exceptions, variances and appeals, shall be established by
resolution of the City Council and have been established as
follows by Resolution No. 83-7:
Application for Rezoning
Proposed Amendment to Zoning Ordinance
Application for a Special Exception or Variance
Appeal of Administrative Decision
$100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
No permit or certificate shall be issued and no inspection,
public notice or other action relative to zoning, zoning
ordinance amendments, petitions for changes in zoning
districts, or appeals, shall be instituted until after such
fees, costs and charges have been paid, except in those
cases wherein fees are waived as specified in this section.
When in accordance with the provisions of this section, a
fee is paid and application is filed, there shall be no
return or rebate of any funds so received, regardless of the
City's determination in the matter involved. All fees,
costs and charges, upon collection, shall be deposited in
the General Fund of the City.
Fees for Zoning Ordinance Amendment/s or Appeal of
Administrative Decision/s shall be waived, provided:
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1. The petition for amendment or appeal is sponsored by a
majority of the City Council or the Planning and Zoning
Board.
Compliance with the above renders the petition an official
City mandate for presentation to the Board of Adjustment or
the City Council, as appropriate, for final decision,
without fee. Where plans and specifications for
construction in the City of Cape Canaveral, Florida are
revised by the City Engineer, the actual costs of such
review shall be paid by the applicant, whether a building
permit is issued or not. The Building Official shall
require a deposit of estimated cost upon receipt of
application for building permit.
645.39 PROVISION OF ORDINANCES DECLARED TO BE MINIMUM
REQUIREMENTS
Whenever the requirements of this Ordinance are at variance
with the requirements of any other lawfully adopted rules,
regulations or Ordinances, the most restrictive of that
imposing the higher standards shall govern.
645.41 COMPLAINTS REGARDING VIOLATIONS
Whenever a violation of this Ordinance occurs, or is alleged
to have occured, any person may file a complaint. Such
complaint stating fully the causes and basis thereof shall
be filed with the Building Official. He shall record
properly such complaint, immediately investigate and take
action thereon as provided by this Ordinance.
645.43 PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION
Any person, firm or corporation who violates, disobeys,
omits, neglects or refuses to comply with, or who resists
the enforcement of any of the provisions of this Ordinance,
shall be punished as provided by Section 801.03 of the City
Code of the City of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
645.45 SEPARABILITY CLAUSE
Should any section or provision of this Ordinance be
declared by the courts to be unconstitutional or invalid,
such decision shall not affect the validity of the Ordinance
as a whole, or any part thereof. other than the part so
declared to be unconstitutional or invalid.
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647 AMENDMENTS
The regulations, restrictions and boundaries set forth in
this Ordinance may, from time to time, be amended,
supplemented, changed or repealed in the manner prescribed
by law.
647.01 PROCEDURE
A. A district boundary change may be initiated by (1) the
owner or, owners of at least seventy-five (75) percent of
the property described in the application; (2) tenant or
tenants with owners sworn consent; (3) duly authorized
agents evidenced by a written power of attorney; (4) City
Council; (5) Planning and Zoning Board; (6) any
department or agency of the City. Any amendment to this
Ordinance, other than a district boundary change, may be
proposed by (1) City Council; (2) Planning and Zoning
Board; (3) any department or agency of the City; (4) any
individual, corporation or agency.
B. All proposed amendments shall be submitted to the
Planning and Zoning Board for study and recommendation.
The Planning and Zoning Board shall study such proposals
to determine:
1. The need and justification for change.
2. When pertaining to the rezoning of land, the effect of
the change, if any, on the particular property and on
surrounding properties.
3. When pertaining to the rezoning of land, the amount of
undeveloped land in the general area and in the City
having the same classification as that requested.
4. The relationship of the proposed amendment to the
purpose of the City's plan for development, with
appropriate consideration as to whether the proposed
change willifurther the purposes of this Ordinanceand
the plan. a
C. The Planning and Zoning Board shall submit the request
for change or amendment to the City Council with written
reasons for its recommendation within thirty (30) days
following its official action on the request. City
Council may extend this time limit for good cause.
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D. No recommendation for change or amendment may be
considered by the City Council until due public notice
has been given of a public hearing. Public notice of the
hearing shall be given only after the Planning and Zoning
Board has submitted its recommendation concering the
change or amendment, and said public notice of the
hearing shall be given at least fourteen (14) days in
advance of the hearing by the publication in a newspaper
of regular and general circulation in the City of Cape
Canaveral, and notice shall be posted at City Hall.
E. A courtesy notice may be mailed to the property owner of
record within a radius of five hundred (500) feet,
provided however, that failure to mail or receive such
courtesy notice shall not affect any action or
proceedings taken hereunder.
F. When any proposed change of a zoning district boundary
lies within five hundred (500) feet of the boundary of an
incorporated or unincorporated area, notice may be
forwarded to 'the Planning and Zoning Board, or governing
body of such incorporated or unincorporated areas in
order to give such body an opportunity to appear at the
hearing and express its opinion on the effect of said
district boundary change.
G. When the City Council proposes a change in zoning
classification of a single parcel or a group of not more
than five hundred (500) parcels of any property within
its jurisdiction, it shall be the duty of said Council to
give notice by mail to each property owner whose zoning
classification is proposed to be changed. Such notice
shall be mailed to the owner's current address of record,
as maintained by the Assessor of Taxes, for the
jurisdiction proposing the change and be postmarked no
later than ten (10) days prior to the first scheduled
hearing concerning the proposed change. The notice shall
contain the legal description of the affected property,
the existing zoning classification, the proposed zoning
classification, and the time and place of any scheduled
hearing concerning the proposed zoning change. Prior to
the effective date of any zoning classification change,
the City Council shall cause an affidavit to be filed
with the City Clerk certifying that said Council has
complied with the provisions of this section. The filing
of said affidavit shall be prima facie proof of
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compliance with the requirements of this section. A
failure to give notice shall not affect the validity of
zoning except as to the property of the complaining
owner.
647.03 LIMITATIONS
No proposal for zoning change or amendment affecting
particular property or properties shall contain conditions,
limitations or requirements not applicable to all other
property in the district to which the particular property is
proposed to be rezoned.
647.05 RECONSIDERATION OF DISTRICT BOUNDARY CHANGES
When a proposed change in district boundaries has been acted
upon by the City Council and disapproved or failed to pass,
such proposed change, in the same or substantially similar
form shall not be reconsidered by the City Council for a
period of two (2) years.. Such restriction shall not apply
to the property owner if the original request was initiated
by the City Council, Planning and Zoning Board or any
department or agency of the City, nor shall such restriction
apply to the City Council, the Planning and Zoning Board or
any department or agency of the City.
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Access
easement, 2
structure, 59
Accessory
structures, 57
use, 2, 29, 31, 34, 39
Administrative Review, 88, 94
Adult Congregate Living
Facilities, 3
Alcoholic Beverages, 3, 39,
41, 69
Alley, 3, 64
Amendments, 98
Antennas, 39
Annexation, 22
Apartment, 3
Appeals, 88
Area & Dimension Regulations,
30, 32, 35, 43, 47, 66
Atomic Energy, 62
Automobiles, 42
Automotive
repair facilities, 3, 39
vehicle, 3, 60
Awning, 3
B
Banks, 39,
Bathhouses, 31, 34
Barber Shops, 38
Beer & Wine, 39
Block, 3
Board of Adjustment, 22, 24,
29, 32, 35, 39, 46, 87, 94
Boats
display, 62
location, 59
living aboard, 60
parking, 62
Bottle Club, 3, 43
Bookstores, 43
Bowling Alleys, 39
Breeze Requirement, 36
Building, 3
official., 4, 22, 79
permit, 26, 79, 85
Business Schools, 38
INDEX
C
C-1, Low Density Commercial
District, 38
Camper
trailer, 4, 59
truck mounted, 4, 59
Certificate of Occupancy, 85
hotels and motels, 85
Churches, 4, 32, 35, 38
Clinics, 4, 38, 39, 45, 47
Clubs, 38
Coastal Construction
setback line, 23
control line, 26
Common Open Space, 4
Complaints, 97
Containers, 5
Construction
site, 5
trailer, 60
Convalescent Home, 5
Court, 5, 61
Courtesy Notice, 5, 99
D
Dance Studios, 43
Dedicated Public Land, 64
Dedication, 5
Density Calculations, 21
Dish Antenna, 5
District Boundaries, 19,. 21
Dock, 29, 31, 34
Drive
private, 5
Drive -In
restaurant, 5
theatre, 43
Driving Ranges, 39
Dry Cleaning Establishments,
42.
Dune Crossovers, 37
Dwellings, 5, 6
E
Earth Station Antenna, 6, 64
Easement, 6
utillity, 16
Eating Establishments., 38
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F
Fair Market Value, 6
Family, 6
Fence, 6, 58
Fire
district, 7
stations, 35
Floor Area, 7, 15
Funeral Homes, 38
G
Garage
sales, 54
storage, 7
Greenhouses, 31, 34, .39
Guest House, 7
H
Hedge, 7, 58
Height of Building, 8, 21,
30, 33, 36, 44, 48, 58
Home Occupation 8, 31, 34, 52
Hospital, 8, 38
Hotels, 8, 38, 71, 85
I
Intersections, 58
Interpretation, 96
K
Kindergartens, 39
L
Laboratories, 38,
Landscaping, 61
Laundry, 38
Library, 31
Living Area, 9
Loading Space
off-street, 9,
Lodges, 38
Lot, 9, 21, 22
corner, 9
dimensions, 9
frontage, 10
line, 10
of record, 10
reversed frontage, 10
through, 10
M
M-1, Light Indsutrial &
Research & Development, 45
Malls, 39
Manufactured Housing/Building
10
Manufacturing, 45
Marina, 11
Maximum Units, 21
Mini -storage, 11, 46
Mobile Home
district, 74
parks, 11, 74
permits, 74
Mortuaries, 38
Motel, 11, 38, 71, 85
N
Net Residential Acre, 12
Non -Conformity
definition, 12
lots, 73
structures, 73, 74, 76
uses, 73, 75
uses of land, 75
uses of structures, 76
Non -Hazardous Material, 12
Nurseries, 31, 34
45 0
Occupational License, 53
Occupied, 12
Oceanfront lots,
Offices, 38, 45
Off-street
21, 51 parking, 13, 46, 49,
loading, 9, 51
Open Shed, 4,
Open Space, 12, 21
12
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Paint and Body Shops, 46
Parking 13, 21, 36, 44, 60
Parks, 32, 35, 38
Paving, 62
Penalties, 97
Performance Standards, 55
Photographic Studios, 43
Pier, 31, 34
Playgrounds, 32, 35, 38
Plant Nurseries, 39
Profes.sional Offices, 38
Principal Uses & Structures,
29, 31, 34, 38, 45
Public Utility, 32
R
Radio & Television Studios,
39
Recreational
equipment, 10
facilities, 32, 35
vehicle, 13, 42A, 59
Restaurants, 14, 71
Retail Stores, 38, 42, 46
Repair Shops, 39, 46
Rezoning, 96, 99
Right-of-way, 14, 15
S
Sales and Display Rooms, 38
Schools, 14, 32, 38, 41
Screening, 61
Service Stations, 14, 40, 47
Setback, 21
along roads, 55
coastal construction, 23
definition, 14
encroachments, 56
requirements, 30, 33, 36,
44, 48
Sewage, 62
Shed, 4
Shopping center, 39, 47
Sidewalks, 63
Site Plan, 81
Special Exception, 14, 69,
78, 89, 94, 96
INDEX
Storage, 60
garages, 46,
mini, 11, 46
outside, 46
Story, 15
Street, 15
right-of-way, 15
centerline, 15
private, 15
Studios, 38, 45
Swimming Pools, 15, 62
T
Tailor Shops, 38
Terrace, 15
Townhouse
definition, 16
regulations, 66
Trees, 64, 67
Trailer, 16, 42A
V
Variance, 16, 24, 78, 92,
94, 96
Vehicles, 62
Veterinary Hospital, 39, 47
Visibility
at intersections, 48
W
Wall, 58
definitions, 16, 17
Water area, 61
Y
Yard, 16
Z
Zoning Map, 18
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