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"r. ?:f?}? r H ORDINANCE NO. 2516-81 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 2451-81, AND READOPTING SECTION 131.006, DEFINITIONS OF CHAPTER 131, ZONING, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF CLEARWATER, TO REMOVE ANY CONFUSION CAUSED BY EXTENSIVE REVISION OF THE SECTION; PROVIDING FOR THE SEPARABILITY OF THE PROVISIONS HEREOF; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH;' PROVIDING FOR PROPER NOTICE OF PROPOSED ENACTMENT; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE. WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Clearwater passe ?P r Ordinance No. 2451-81, which readopted Section 131.006, Definitions, of Chapter 131, Zoning, of the Code of Ordinances; and WHEREAS, it has been ascertained that there were certain errors and omissions in said Ordinance and the same should be repealed; and `rk WHEREAS, several changes have been made in the definition section of the r3 `Y" current zoning code; and <<1 WHEREAS, the City of Clearwater has been involved in an extensive '"gg''?•} ti °.. . recodif [cation program; and WHEREAS, it is necessary for clarity and uniformity to readopt such definition section; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA; •.; Section 1. Ordinance No. 2451-81 which was passed and adapted on ° ,.1. September 17, 1981, is hereby repealed in its entirety. Section 2. That Section 131.006, Definitions, of Article I, Generally of Chapter 131, Zoning, of the Code of Ordinances, be and the some is hereby readopted to read as follows: Sec. 131.006. Definitions. G (a) For the purpose of this chapter certain terms and words are hereby defined as follows: The word "building" includes the word 41- "structure;" the word "other" shall not be limited to things of similar r ` character; the word "lot" includes the word "plot;" the words "use" and "occupy" include the words "designed or intended to be occupied;" and the word "shall" is mandatory and not directory. ' (b) The following words, terms and phrases are hereby defined as follows and shall be interpreted as such throughout this chapter. Terms not herein defined shall have the meaning customarily assigned to them. Accessory building: A subordinate building or portion of main building, the use of which is incidental to that of the main building. Accessory uses: Uses customarily incident to the principal use of a building or plot as permitted or restricted by the principal use. :f1 Alley: A way designated to public use other than a street or place. Apartment house: A building which Is used or intended to be used as :. a home or long term residence for more than two (2) families living Ord #2516-81 11/19/81 ?t' •i ,t.< '<S.%"'Y. - .i. :?`b'?. ,..i: `•a' ?i.. .??':°`?; .•p?.,?, .i v'u •?>Nx „sc'l "r.??. ..yy°'???r.? ,•l. •3'-'4 _f ?:Y'?` ,.-k.r .s?' arts ??.':'? mt.,.r ?_}S i" ',•}°:?•yr i,:: '!, ,.? ;,9.. ?s .u; ,+ ••? rd?f3j? '?? ,.p'. •.?' _?>. ='?T ` ,r',•?;:" •Q„'; .;»T`r. .:%, r r.. ,. ,'i .'{t; .?-.a..q.d? G `?.j., SJir.. :? «;. s:?r• '?s'.? z?..rs,• ;'L. .'.t,x `:t:` .. Y'-.? pt ;. V': '+s'•r .E,: u: 5 a,e': rA.y•" .: r;`.' ?S 'r .i.:'Yr`.. .i! "•1 't:'' .ice: is ?.P :.. ,% t„r„ ?F:.k a ^t.' :.t? ,'? ^'??` _r.. f,:: ?E: ,-??• ?r'?:.?,..:,... ?:r,h".`?f' !5 ? d7vs ? Y cJ II `f:'r, t" .?i..?`a; `-'1'?C'' h?:? 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Boardinghouse: A building other than hotel where meals and lodging are provided for compensation and for a total of five (5) to nineteen (19) boarders. Buildable area of a lot: That portion of a lot bounded by the required rear and side yards and the building setback line. Building: Any structure with roof intended for shelter, housing or enclosure of persons, animals or chattel. Does not include swimming pool or swimming pool enclosure without roof. Building coverage: The area of the lot covered by the ground floor area of all roofed buildings or structures on the lot, as measured from the exterior faces of exterior walls or from the centerline of walls separating buildings on distinct lots, with such area expressed as a percentage of the net land area of the lot. Building, main or principal: A building in which is conducted the principal use of the lot on which it is situated. In any residential district any dwelling shall be deemed to be a main building on the lot on which it is situated. Club, private: An organization catering exclusively to members and their guests, or premises and buildings for recreational or athletic purposes which are not conducted primarily for gain, providing that any vending stands, merchandising or commercial activities are conducted only as required generally for the membership of such club. Core central business district (CBD): That area between Drew Street on the north and Chestnut Street on the south, and between Myrtle Avenue on the east and Clearwater Harbor on the west. Court: Means an open, uncovered, unoccupied space on the same lot with a building: (1) Outer court: Means a court other than a yard having at least one side thereof opening onto a street, alley or yard or other permanent open space. (2) Inner court: Means any court other than an outer court or yard. Day nurseries, private: Any place, home or institution which receives ,Y4k six (6) or more young children, conducted for cultivating the normal aptitude for exercise, play, observation, imitation and construction. Density: Term used in computation of net or gross density as the number of units located on a net or gross acre, whichever applies. r' ??Fi V3 Design capacity: The maximum number of persons which can be accommodated at any one time with a reasonable degree of comfort, 4yr=, safety and convenience. N, District: Any section of the city for which the regulations governing the use of land and the use, density, bulk, height and coverage of F." buildings and other structures are uniform. Dormitory: A lodging house or rooming house for twenty (20) or more ;,... • students which may or may not provide dining room for occupants. 1 4 ? ? ? rr z J -2- y` 1`.I -- fS?? d Q7 y /? n Ins--- .,}, }?, •y: fir;"k'.i, af' `! 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'?i'. -g. f-. •s, : -'1.? ..,.-?s`; r;Co:.<zv, s .,tire. .s' .. _l??"c..,§ti'.. a!...*:$?a::... - -- -. ?',:,, a:f •r °.; 5e.. -?.s, ,, <_?l:-?•:_.., -,_ .?.,i. ,,.?:.?t;. •..t. a •t. >t q •? t.; .>v ,1': ?• y? ? a r- Er. 0 Dwelling, one family: A detached building designed for or occupied exclusively by one family; no portion of which building interior, including any complete kitchen, shall be so designed, arranged or closed off as to eliminate access thereto or exit therefrom. As used herein, a complete kitchen is one which contains a cooking unit such as a range, stove, oven, microwave oven or similar device, a refrigeration unit and a sink either together as a unit or as separate component parts. Dwelling, two families: A detached, semi-attached building or part of a building designed for or occupied exclusively by two (2) families, commonly called a "duplex." A single-family house or dwelling becomes a "duplex" when the building interior, including any complete kitchen, shall be so designed, arranged or closed off so as to eliminate access thereto or exit therefrom. A complete kitchen is one which contains a cooking unit such as a range, stove, oven, microwave oven or similar device, a refrigeration unit and a sink either together as a unit or as separate component parts. Dwelling, three families: A detached or semi-attached building designed for or occupied exclusively by three (3) families, commonly called a "triplex:' Dwelling, multiple: A building or portion thereof used or designed as a residence for three (3) or more families, or households living Independently of each other. (1) Townhouse structure: A multi-family structure constructed in such a manner so that it will be separated into individual single family units located each on its own plot of land with individual title to each separate plot of land and the structure built thereon and appurtenant thereto. This type of structure contemplates a possible common partition wall between units but with each unit having its own separate public access with its own means of ingress and egress for pedestrian and vehicular traffic and utility services. (2) Townhouse structure, site development plan: A scaled drawing from accurate survey indicating structural location, public right-of-way dedication, access and easements serving each unit of the townhouse structure, areas to be paved, driveway usage, individual off-street parking, utility service areas, fences and sidewalks, location of entrances to individual units, general existing and proposed drainage pattern on proposed site. (3) Townhouse subdivision plan: A plat for a townhouse structure prepared for recording purposes in accordance with subdivision regulations. Dwelling unit: A building or portion thereof providing independent living facilities for one family including provision for living, sleeping, and complete kitchen facilities. As used herein, a complete kitchen is one which contains a cooking unit such as a range, stove, oven, microwave oven or similar device, a refrigeration unit and a sink, either together as a unit or as separate component parts. Efficiency apartment: A household unit or separate living quarters used or intended to be used as a home or long-term residence, including a stand'-in, built-in or other kitchen type, with cooking facilities and without a separate sleeping area or bedroom. Emergency shelter: A structure or portion of a structure, above or below the ground, so constructed as to provide emergency shelter from the hazards of storm or destructive forces of enemy attack. Family: One or more persons (commonly identified by society as a "family") occupying a premises, living as a single housekeeing unit and doing their cooking on the premises. Floor area ratio: The total floor area of the building or buildings on a lot, divided by the area of the lot. The total floor area for this purpose is the total horizontal area of the several floors of all -3- Ord #2516-81 11/19/81 .. ii s1J°h .7."?,+?•,. 1.{',, tir' 1.J I;,+ .a.rl• ?.• a?L, `tS?{, +Ny'.7 ?', i•1•i .4. ?'+:i, s.. ?L. ..tom '!:. , ?R' Y1r.Y jsd ?;?'•': :` •,«. ?,i; :;e` ,•?µ?: .:'/•> v?. is'? t''•,' `%?•{`,?f,: , .:air ?7 .r•s ;i; .1i;tiro. .i•. (+ '.l?-!Z ;?: s. :r ('-?,. ,?ri. ';T e'i .E , :5: it ? . 1{. 't' ''J ? :f: k?. S'"...n ..}•:, rL' j'"'4 C ?,:t?- mac..?? :! yj.-r `'-e! .? . i•?'. 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'.e>E. ,.j 1' r'?>.k? ?c: xt x :air 3:'r>t ''J.§ •?, +?'t :?',?' .r,1,:::•° : ??.r'- r a?. z t:??s ,?° ?wb ?''!3, ?i?r't'•: ,a "C`r:y?'C:t a.„3 s »+ w; E x y ii 4?t'' ti E,?•` i a try ! itfa. Cf ;':t-,-?.i?'iJ,y y ?' '. r.•:";?R?d.'? r' ?a-t,.."ti'tl.`'f!, e` : ,t }} itt 3? z ..rt d ,;.J.=.P.:v r: ?7;. _ :as'x`. _.". ?'>:.:f _rti...: ;'3: :4?;k s',..:•K?.r• ..4:i': ?'F y?,?s; ?"•..... ._as. 4: ? ,ti. T. ? r is .,_ t7.,`,t.',c•1ittS.::,r ,.4 is";:.°`,?>_> t,i.::? . , z,:. 5'fi.?i?' L?. ?vr?":a'1,Y ?..E': f,lr 0 buildings on the lot, but shall not include exterior unenclosed private r k`?< terraces, balconies, breezeways or porches, or covered or enclosed ?z$r 1 parking areas. r' Front of lot: The front of any lot is that which faces any street f id b k ll _ es o a s ac s, a right-of-way. For the purpose of determining set rs1{?FSof` lot having frontage on street right-of-way shall maintain front setbacks. In any case only one rear setback shall be required and shall be the side opposite that designated as the front for the sy 3 building. , zn.Y Garage apartment: An accessory building with storage capacity for not more than four (4) self-propelled vehicles and "trailers" attachable thereto, the second floor or other portion of the building :?-•?" ned as a residence for not more than one family bein desi ?.-•;.,1 . g g private: A building used for the storage of self-propelled Garage '? '%nGt>' , vehiles and "trailers" attachable thereto, in which building no business, service or industry connected directly or indirectly with '"-'F`,:'=: ;i?y?:;•''. motor vehicles is carried on. '`> s' rF?' `' . Garage, repair: A buldin9 in which are provided facilities for the . ? ? .. ? c fr b care, servicing, repair or equipping of motor vehicles. y 9 Ss , ;;;_; :: T. ?;,?^?;{??t, ,• . •{,. Garage, storage: An remises except those described as a private or public garage used exclusively for the storage of self-propelled r:.':' }•.` vehicles and "trailers" attachable thereto. Gasoline service station: Any area of land, including structures thereon, that is used for the retail sale of gasoline or oil but not butane or propane fuels, or automobile accessories, and incidental services including facilities for lubricating, handwashing and • ' cleaning, or otherwise servicing automobiles, but not including . :' = f.`i:`;'` ?r` painting, major repair or automatic washing. Grade: With reference to determining a building height means the average of the average grades of the land adjacent to all exterior structural walls of the building. either in square feet or acreage, within a Gross land area: That area , contiguous parcel of ownership inclusive of existing or proposed public and private roadways, rights-of-way and easements of access. Height: As applied to a building, means the vertical distance from the building grade to the highest finished roof surface in the case of a building with a flat roof, or the vertical distance from the building grade to a point at the median height of the roof of a building having ' ` ' a itched roof ••;aa' ; y`y, _' •F•,,y'?..) p . Heliport: An area, located at round level or elevated on a structure used by a helicopter or any similar motor vehicle or contrivance for ?; •'g?•;•t 'f;?,_?.?,?, vertical flight now known or hereafter invented for landing and , takeoff and shall include support facilities necessary for such craft, including but not limited to parking areas waiting room facilities ;' -Jr , "{a:> ;, •?'' storage areas and fuel and maintenance facilities. F elevated Helistop: Shall mean a heliport located at ground level or E; i'.`•t?l, on a structure for the landing and takeoff of a helicopter or any similar motor vehicle or contrivance for vertical flight now known or hereafter invented, excluding therefrom all support and maintenance facilities. . 'r • 'Y ra . a? Home Occupation, Customary: An occupation, craft or profession otherwise required to be licensed by Title VII of the Code of Ordinances carried on entirely within and incidental to the use of a dwelling unit so as not to change the residential character thereof. In particular the term customary home occupation as used in this Chapter shall be limited to such uses permitted as special exceptions by the Board of Adjustment and Appeal on Zoning where provided for in the respective zoning districts in accord with the specific criteria set forth in Section 131.016 applicable to such uses. -4- Ord #2516-81 11/19/81 4: 'E `.FS ` `t _n. .r'i ,•g z.ry+S. t L.y,. ',f?. ??{`i1t??F of ?. •.g ?i .' •?V?• -,?itPi'f ar ,y=)'?•. :.'T..?.? i'.l'? ?? ?,°• ` tel.,. ?j?!.'_b .?Ifw '3?-• 1?'4 n,=?l -?' M16.??.? ai f? l' ?:.3., }v';.i a'??? ??... '?`v??S n.t?Tf ??P ?,r'w i?e ??S`7?.lyi .? ?i.B tE•:? '11I Srl=a "???, .c....'.1.'. L{=. ..z S: t:.?:4Y:.'N :, i Y}. ?'.: r'i''. - ..° ,.!f"'. ?'tt ?••(,.4'z _ q '.w • x+y s.1 S ?N. s' ?•S .•t: 1• t ;i_:`ri• ?t'' Si'a". ice:"i':-i.,+.+?r!.4,,.... Hotel/Motel: A building or portion thereof designed primarily to provide sleeping accommodations for transient guests for a daily rental charge and including such ancillary office, meeting, eating and drinking facilities as are integral to its primary function. This definition shall not include an interval ownership or timesharing unit. Hotel/Motel Unit: An individual sleeping room available for rent in a hotel or motel, without provision for complete kitchen facilities. As used herein a complete kitchen is one which contains a cooking unit such as a stove, oven, microwave oven or similar device, a refrigeration unit and a sink, either together as a unit or as separate .?.?.? component parts. For the purpose of applying the density standards of this Ordinance, each individual sleeping room will constitute a unit and each separate suite or like combination.of individual rooms will ?sY constitute not less than two (2) units. Impermeable Lot Coverage: Any permanent installation, on or improvement to the natural earth surface so as to prevent the absorption of precipitation and surface water in a natural manner expressed as a percentage of net land area of the lot computed as follows: (1) Building coverage, driveways, sidewalks, patios, pool decks, and stone, shell or grovel surfacing constructed of or underlaid by impervious materials shall be construed to be one hundred per cent (100%) impermeable, and (2) Swimming pools, ornamental ponds, wooden decks, ungrouted cut-stone or tile walkways, turf block, installed gravel or shell and similar installations, providing for intermittent or partial permeability shall be construed to be fifty per cent (50%) permeable. Interval Ownership/Timesharing Unit: A dwelling unit, the ownership or contractual use of which is for a specified period of time, designed to be utilized as a temporary place of residence and counted as a dwelling unit for the purpose of applying the density standards of this Chapter. Junk.and/or salvage yards: Any parcel of land or building for which the principal or accessory use is the abandonment, collection, demolition, dismantling, keeping, storage, bailing, salvaging or sale of used, discarded, wornout or scrapped, machinery, parts of machinery, vehicles, vehicle parts, scrap metal, chains, used pipes, waste paper, rags, enamelware, furniture, bottles, cans, rope, iron, copper or other scrap or discarded materials. Lodging house or rooming house: An establishment (other than a hotel/motel, hotel/motel unit, apartment house, duplex or triplex) where lodging is provided for compensation; on a weekly or longer basis; other than in dwelling units; for from five (5) to nineteen (19) :.r.' persons. ,D For lodging with meals, see 'Boardinghouse." ' For lodging for twenty (20) or more, see "Dormitory" or "Hotel." Lot: A parcel of land occupied or to be occupied by a building and its accessory buildings, together with such open spaces as are required under this Chapter, and having its principal frontage upon a street or officially approved place. One or more lots or a lot and a contiguous portion of a lot under one ownership shall be considered as one building lot; in such case the outside line may be considered as one lot line. Medical facilities: (1) Convalescent, rest or nursing home: A health facility where persons are housed and furnished with meals and continuing nursing care for compensation. (2) ?. r Ord #2516-81 Dental clinic or medical clinic: A facility for the examination and treatment of ill and afflicted human out-patients provided, -5- 11/19/81 .C>?• "T?'" as•' '°1. kr Yom. `-l.. '.L;.i.• ,!?. .ys• .:. 'ai; :.i°.'• i.s`i.i• 'F`_. {?. its.,a.?'J .?. ???4: a_ ?1•? 6? ?^' S f .,5 ti? wi ?.r. w'Y:r _ i. '•'lr.n ?'j}f" ,s!'A' "F, •.?tv .l + ; !° . x. ,.''1 ':4.: ,s."•-•'?•" .uS :t?n`::'• -`e"",' ..t"%K. -'?. <S ?-.`,?.,.. -.S N Z i?S. yir''?" Y?l4'^S ,.?+ ?,r _,.::..'??""'r"":",_'?..s`s•?->..... ....i.:-F .....: st; Ei; ... .. .. ..... .?'. .is?'."'•4-' :. ?.? ': z•......-..i.x:-.. .W.. ,. s_: .... :-.....-zE?Y}.!"..-3M ;. .... yY':.hc'..tY...?....,.ai7F.L?.?r-.,?k...??LtiS, aic!'i?i however, that patients are not kept overnight except under emergency conditions. (3) Dental office or doctors office: Same as Dental or medical clinic. (4) Hospital: An institution providing health services primarily for human in-patient medical or surgical care for the sick or injured and including related facilities such as laboratories, out- patient departments, training facilities, central services facilities, and staff offices which are an integral part of the facilities. °"fa (5) Sanitarium or sanitorium: An institution providing health facilities for in-patient medical treatment or treatment and recuperation using natural therapeutic agents. Mobile home: A vehicular portable structure assembled at the factory as a complete living unit on a chassis and designed to be used without a permanent foundation as a dwelling to be connected to F: required utilities. «{ =X Mobile home park: Any area, tract, site or plot of land not less than , sk ten (10) acres in area whereupon mobile homes as herein defined are placed, located or maintained, or intended to be placed, located or maintained, and shall include all accessory buildings used or intended yyr* `'?5 "' f' 'ti:.s s1, to be used as part of the equipment thereof. CC ,r :- Mobile home space: A plot of ground within a mobile home park Y which is designed for and designated as the location for only one automobile and one mobile home and not used for any other purposes whatsoever other than the customary accessory use thereof. ?ri'3 Model home: A model home is a residence structure occupied or p erson, unoccupied, regardless of location or ownership, used by any firm or corporation as a model Ian or example for the construction ' rani: of or the sale of the same or similar building at any other location. d i ng or propose Net acre: That gross land area in acres less exist public and private roadways, rights-of-way, and easements of access. Nonconforming lot: A lot of record as established under Section 131.020 of this Chapter, which lot does not conform with the minimum lot area and/or width dimensions required for a specified use in the zoning district in which it is situated and where the owner .' of said lot does not own any adjoining unimproved property, the subdivision of which would allow the creation of one (1) or more conforming lots. Nonconforming Structure: A building or structure which does not .?'{• conform to the requirements for location or dimension of such building or structure in the zoning district in which it is situated as ` i regards minimum yard dimensions, maximum height or maximum lot ;.}n _ coverage. s Nonconforming use: Any use of a building, structure or land that '' •' does not comply with the Permitted Use or Special Exception provisions for the zoning district in which such use is situated, and where the use existed legally on the effective date of the applicable provisions of the Zoning Ordinance. Nonconformity: Any lot, structure, use or other feature of the property regulated under the provisions of this Chapter which does not comply with the requirements therefor, but which situation existed legally on the effective date of the applicable provisions of the Zoning Ordinance. Notice: Where notice Is required by this chapter to be given, it may be given actually or by deposit of written notice in the mail to the last known address of the person required to be notified, or by advertising In any daily newspaper regularly published in the city for two (2) consecutive publication days. -6- 11/19/81 to .'?.. ,+J. 'P?` •tar ''? `f ;:;b--??'a •?,,{i-?? ':'C. 4y1 h [:a/ ,.t'5. .. 'mot. ?.?.. •..' i,?; :{.. .'f.4'>>'.?i:" .'p ,: +.AS .i)..: :. .f • 't'om •>.' ".f , _ ..i'.- :-; ''• -7'' : 4t,; { t'.':i'. Yi _ '.f v.f :+'. Y. ry' • ?y`,3':?', . •t?: 5".V si??" ?;a..•? i.7•.`S1 )?` :?? ?.;': ,.?a•.+ ?,%," \\?'f`? t_ p ?yi'.',1::.:1''••1.?}.e. 'r. .'a%Ija' r .S e?_ y "k;C ]l.y?:a • f,. 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'.?% ?. :s: xt y ?r f s.y L^ .:t., ? ?? _ ?`?. ?3a°Z'.?:5?p? .,?..r 7= ,i(; :.? ; i ? , s • 't-.'.-?' 'r°°.'%,• w:T;•. f,+(•J;r. » L? •?' f. f,??^, rr??, '+: { ` ._: .,;;.,ice-,5'4,. «,• r.d ?},'fYc.i{r:. ,.s,n K..£;'s,! ?ra:a,w (r}x.,x,;:,a ?«';,%a:.' a t +•?•`:'+''r.,Rc,?'K??':•?t 7`=;it'L+ ?'r.ky?. '•; `e _: Hv ? :3; > 03=.,.yr't?4,? e?l[;?' "3f a i??'r:., y,?%. "?.?.? i<-" ?' e• ?t^ tt x??:'r ?S'?N , ""fi.".c+Y,.,'if' + `rt:?,•i?y`r3? 'r?.".i:'?:?i ?•+f.•,?3• ?5 .;^YSIi^.*ie ,??'? a? .!?.. r:••,.?, ;•j.. a•,r i':? r' ;5 , ? Str s? • ,..... , .. . ".1F •, F.:. ?dti ..v !..: • :.'.?, :. 4?" ....r.. ._ !:' .''tit,•.:r.r.-:b.r•1::..a'?'• .b?[ 1 r.e. e". d'y:`? ?' ? ` ?:[? ` c, `, ?.•?:. ..do-;' `?s y:t, "'iP. a1 . f . .r. t'.. ,.o .._ .. .r _'tif .?i,[__i ..,-:'r.=?_:' ?, y... ?54?•w.St3.'.rr3._9 ?. (1) Notice for rezoning and for zoning with annexation: Notice of public hearing shall be at least fifteen (15) days but not more than thirty (30) days in advance of the hearing. (2) Notice for appeals to the board of adjustment and appeal on zoning involving variances and special exceptions: Notice of public hearing shall be at least one week in advance of hearing. Noxious matters: Material (in gaseous, liquid, solid, particulate, or any other form) which is capable of causing injury to living organisms by chemical reaction or is capable of causing detrimental effects upon the social, economic or psychological well-being of individuals. Parking lot: An off-street facility including parking spaces along with adequate provision for drives and aisles for maneuvering and giving access, and for entrance and exit all laid out in a way to be usable for the parking of more than four N automobiles. Parking space: An off-street space available for the parking of one motor vehicle and having an area of not less than two hundred eighty (280) square feet inclusive of passageways and driveways appurtenant thereto, and giving access to a street or alley. Person: Shall include corporate and other legal entities, their officers, representatives, and agents. Place: An open unoccupied space of not less than thirty (30) feet wide, permanently reserved for purposes of access to abutting property. Plat: A map, plan or layout indicating the location and boundaries of individual properties. Portable building: A portable building is any building or vehicle comprised of one or more units designed, manufactured or converted for transportation on the public streets or highways on wheels, arriving at the site substantially ready for occupancy, whether for residential, office, commercial or manufacturing use. Removal of packing, baffles, and other travel supports; assembly of units; and connection of or to utilities shall not be considered in determining whether a unit or units are substantially ready for occupancy. The towing hitch, wheels, axles, and other running gear may be removable for the placement of the portable building and may be reinstalled to permit its further movement. A mobile home or mobile office including any doublewide mobile home or office is a portable building. Prefabricated structure: A structure of prefabricated construction, assembled by unit on the site, is not registered as a mobile home but is assessed and taxed totally as real property. Principal use: The specific primary purpose for which land or a building is used. Public uses: Public parks, schools and administrative, cultural and service buildings. Required setbacks: A distance required to obtain the minimum front, side and rear yards required in this chapter. Residential planned' development (RPD), recreational planned development (RecPD), commercials planned development (CPD), industrial planned development (IPD): A special designated area requiring an approved master plan before development in total and/or in phase thereof. Sales yard: Area or yard intended for the display of vehicles, equipment or products for sales purposes. Does not include loading zone or area used for transfer of supplies. Shopping center: A group of commercial establishments, planned, developed, owned and managed as a unit, with off-street parking provided on the property, and related in its location, size and type of shops to the trade area which the unit serves. -7- a`'.lflf1l:,il"?i ?l r?'.•J rM1r ?? •ye . .`+"P1?k?ra?f', '•;?'?efi-•' SFr :?rFfi: Ord #2516-81 11/19181 • - .'}?' . !r. , ".ii gyn. - ??f 'lf?. r?l r• ! •e ( ,x i `. - "f'' as r:'•• h ^tS A ? ' ~ ? • . r' ?V ::v ,'.ei. ?7.• . ?. ? -!" eGa.h -s; •A ,.f•"f<-'..?5` '' "4;t. a'? ? r} r ., •' - '.. ?••f • s '}a' i: F.•' • e : ;^ ' "?? •? " • '. ' • ' ? -' ?` , F? , r %, ? • 4 .i •1?•' r, ;., tit .i V a , C . 9 t 1 .* `' , , s}„ ,. IY F .7Y e fE : .7•? ! . + `t l•' 4 c # •. ..try .'Y!' tt :? , {.t'r ?x3 ' d? .+f > ?- ,• irk' ,r rT;.?' :'{ • ` wp .,^? ;art _} .y • ar ,i. ?. =44 v ;i'i • ""r" , :! ?'-?. :fir -;.-? •]'"• .7•,> .'.4? •y p' .:: Ju,'r Y°.. S5?? ? C 2.It&?.?. ? ? 1?. _.. .. _..n.V.., e?-'rt.?S. ?: •,r .. .... -`ii" _c.. ... .Jlx':i*E'r _.... .. x•.z1._._•l ?''?i :... .,...._ _..es .,. a...-_.... ..•. .'4.c _.. .... ?h.'.. .... ,?i:,'-d-.... ..., a.__?.r.._kd?:^a.:5A.1?....a ,.. s..L .•rx. ?i:h'k?4`$?.. ?1Y? n r ? r 0 Storage yard: Area or yard Intended for the storage of work vehicles, products or equiment, usable supplies or materials for building and/or operation of a business. Does not include parking area for clientele or daily use of staff or employees. Story: That portion of a building included betwen the surface of any floor and the surface of the floor next above it, or if there be no floor above it, then the space between such floor and the ceiling next above it. , " Story, half: A story under a gable, hip or gambrel roof, the wall plates of which on at least two (2) opposite exterior walls are not more than two (2) feet above the floor of such story. Street: A permanent right-of-way or thoroughfare not less than thirty (30) feet wide. aA. Structure: Anything constructed or erected, the use of which ordinarily requires permanent location an the ground or attached to something having a permanent location on the ground. Temporary building: A building or structure erected or placed as a non-permanent installation designed to serve a temporary need related to construction, education or emergency housing purposes. Such temporary location or erection shall not exempt such building or structure from meeting all applicable requirements of the Southern Standard Building Code. Trailer, travel or camping (also camper trailers or trucks): A portable or mobile living unit used for temporary human occupancy - away from the place of residence of the occupants and not constituting the principal place of residence of the occupants. See section 131.207 for greater definition. i' Usable open space: That part of the total lot area devoted to outdoor living, recreation, but does not include private roadways, or off- street parking space, or loading space, or submerged lands. r Use: The specific purpose for which land or a building is designed, arranged, intended or for which it is or may be occupied or maintained. The term "permitted use" or its equivalent shall not be deemed to include any nonconforming use. Vehicle/equipment sales and service: A business or commercial activity involving the display, sale and service of automobile, truck, recreational living units, heavy equipment, mobile home and like vehicular or transport mechanism. Yard: An open space on the same lot with a building, unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward, except as otherwise provided in this chapter. Yard, front: The minimum horizontal distance between the street line and the front line of the building extending across the full width of the lot or any projection thereof excluding steps and unenclosed porches. Yard, rear: A yard, unoccupied except by an accessory building as hereinafter permitted, extending across the full width of the lot between the rear line of the building and the rear lot line. Yard, side: A yard, between the building and the side line of the lot and extending from the front yard to the rear yard. Section 3. The City of Clearwater does hereby certify that the measures contained In this ordinance are consistent and in conformance with the City's Comprehensive Plan and individual elements thereof adopted pursuant to the LGCPA and directs that same be forwarded to the LPA for their receipt and appropriate action. -g- ..;'1=Try f~ 1. F} ?Rf ? ? o 'A,? ? ? t f4-'y y Section 4. Should any part or provision of this ordinance be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the some shall not affect the validity of the ordinance as a whole, or any part thereof other than the part declared to be invalid. Section S. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are to the extent of such conflict hereby repealed. Section 6. Notice of the proposed enactment of this ordinance has been properly advertised In a newspaper of general circulation in accordance with Section 166.041, Florida Statutes. Section 7. The Planning Director is directed to include and set out and show upon the official zoning atlas of the City of Clearwater the foregoing amendments as hereinabove set out. Section B. The provisions of this ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its passage. PASSED ON FIRST READING November 5, 1981 PASSED ON SECOND AND FINAL November I 1 READING AND ADOPTED 9, 981 ayor-Commissioner ATTEST: City Clerk -9- Ord #2516-81 11/19/8.1 CLEARWATER SUN ?u Publishrd (hilly 0earwater, 11nrll11m Giant). Florida .STATE OF FLORIDA COUNTY OF PINELLAS: Before the undersigned uuihority personally appeared Mae) Anti 3larvareili, whit on oath kuym 11t111 i she is the Classified Sales Manager of the C:learwnlrr Suit, a-dully newspaper puhli¦hed ,it Clearwater In Innellus County, Florida; illnt Ihr mitirlird ropy of otherdnem •m, bring it ........................ 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Affinnl further Figs dui the maid Clearwater Sun Is to nrwpnilxr puhlishrd tit Urnr%mcr, in mild liintllam Giunty, Florida, anti that the mold newspaper link lierrioforr horn vanilla oukly puhlb..hr11 in maid tiinc11el County, 1`701711111, c11rit 1111)' and hum beret catered ilk mtrond rhtmk mull Illarler ni Ihr last Offirr in Clrarwnlre, hi mnld liftirlla¦ (sanely, Flori1111, for it prrind of our year neat pre•edIng Ihr first puhlirntban of the attached rally of udkerilmnnrntt anti affiant birilour minx that she hue uritltrr poll tit r pr0iul..ii any fx•rson, firm or rnr wtradon nny dlkcoual, rehuir, rutun&;hm or refund fur t Ir purpa..e of "rearing this tit,vrrll.mett for publication in the kuid newspaper, t Sworn to and subscribed before me l lm g.............ttiny off....0otohev ,A.D.ItJe,I. OCT 28 1981 ` L . y.. /;! Cpl Matury Public CITY C CS-309 .?.I I? ,t ,TE OF FLORIDA AL tAPG. .._ .. i,,......V.'r. iIRA vt NOTICE 419,"PROPOK&.`?.• ENACTMENT'GE', I C?iarYiafar,"jEClljr ",fd lywltlrwM' Otlatiefrr`1 ,• Nmrerdlxr,c5:uf1/I;' bapI Ifi?. a? :.5100 P.M.,: Cornmlulalt" ?iArafitq Rdbit?r„City 'Hall.'r,Tuj aamidar." '+a tlar`ott "brdlflanear ffal?7r;_ " AN" ORMNANCE f UOR11L? IN6 E ISSUA!?CELL??Ii.? _*r'.IIXC?lIDlNCi+? NOT0`1 r TH., UELIN i; ?.oe Vhf ordtlilina and/or may In-;. j ambit it, pribr fo"above"110161 air Il1/ Aiforn?r?s Qfticb,+]rd f{oorr?l C "CEf?l"of Ciilif? • '-'Ltic111a 1MllII ' ?I :CINIc '?. t .:Z1 I Ordinance 2517-81 FAILED 11/5/81