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ORDINANCE NO. 2813-82 ,,i.,,+ v r,• 4u:aty 4t4
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AN ORDINANCE F THE CITY OF CLEARWATER
AMENDING CHAPTER 131, ZONING, OF TITLE XI, BUILDING AND
t ZONING REGULATIONS, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY
OF CLEARWATER TO CHANGE THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM ? '`?'" •° ` `
"HOME OCCUPATION, CUSTOMARY"; TO REVISE THE
STANDARDS GOVERNING THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT AND
APPEALS ON ZONING IN GRANTING CUSTOMARY HOME
£ OCCUPATION SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS AND CREATING A NEW': "-
SECTION TO GOVERN CUSTOMARY HOME OCCUPATIONS;
PROVIDING FOR THE SEPARABILITY OF THE PROVISIONS
HEREOF; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ORDINANCES OR
PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING
-tr FOR PROPER NOTICE OF PROPOSED ENACTMENT; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE.
Y"fir •? WHEREAS, on August 19, 1982 , the City Commission of the t`'?F?;y•' ?F;j,?x'1'`1t i
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y City of Clearwater, after proper public notice, held a public hearing on certain
proposed changes to the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Clearwater in accordance
with procedure as established; and F .A i'•; `'
WHEREAS, the City Commission has fully considered the recommendations
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• and report of the Planning and Zoning Board relative to the certain proposed changes
to the Zoning Ordinance; and
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WHEREAS, certain of the proposed changes and amendments to the Zoning
Ordinance were approved by the City Commission after its evaluation of all evidence I
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presented at the said public hearing; and `
WHEREAS, the Local Government Comprehensive Planning Act (LGCPA)
t' requires that ail development regulations and amendments thereto related to an
adopted comprehensive plan or element thereof be reviewed by the Local Planning
Agency (LPA) for conformance with plans adopted pursuant to the LGCPA; and
y r WHEREAS, the Pinellas County Planning Council (PCPC) has been
designated the Local Planning Agency for Pinellas County and the PCPC has adapted.
guidelines with reference to such required referral process; and
WHEREAS, this Ordinance has been referred to and considered by the f.
PCPC under said process;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION' ,
OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA:
5Section I. That the paragraph entitled "Home occupation, customary" as
set forth in Section 131.006, Definitions, of Article 1, Generally, of Chapter iii,
Zoning, of the Code of Ordinances, City of Clearwater, be and the same Is hereby
amended to read as follows:
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Section 131.006. Definitions.
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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 end 4ne4dentel to the use of of a
dwelling unit except as such occupation shall be conducted from or
dependent upon t e -utilization o a motor vehicle in which a
dwelling unit shall be located for the sole ur se or travel from Tne
home occupation site tote premises on which the business, service
incidental to the residential use of the dwelling unit ana of a nature
so as not to change the residential character thereo . 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; or alternatively, to such uses
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Section 2. That subparagraph M 17) of Section 131.016 Board of
Adjustment and Appeal on Zoning be and the same is hereby amended to read as
follows:
Section 131.016. Board of Adjustment and Appeal on Zoning.
(h) Same - Enumeration. The following list identifies most,
but not all, special exceptions. Attention is directed to the specific
zoning district text for the list of special exceptions.
(17) Customary home occupation. The board of adjustment
and appeal shall authorize such special exception only
upon a finding that:
a. No sale of or trading in merchandise is carried on,
except that incidental and clearly secondary to the
primary nature of the occupation.
b. No person other than members of the family
residing on the premises shall be engaged in such
occupation.
C. No internal change in the structural form of the
building is necessary to accommodate the home
occupation, and such occupation shall be restricted
to one room in the dwelling, and the floor area of
such room may not exceed twenty-five (25) per cent
of the total floor area of such dwelling, and all
material, equipment or facilities shall be kept
therein; except that such materials equipment or
mises may be stored in a totally enclosed and
ermitted motor vehicle not to exceed ten
id 0,000 pounds gross vehicle weight
on the property of the home occupation in a
d. No occupation shall be conducted outside the
dwelling unit or in any accessory building except as
such occupation shall be conducted from or
dependent upon the utilization of a motor vehicle in
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e. Traffic generated by such home occupation shall be
in no greater volume than would normally be
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expected at a similar residence where no customary
home occupation is sought;
f. The occupation shall not involve the use of a
commercial vehicles for delivery of materials to or
from the premises except for travel from the home
occupation site for a resident thereof to a to
location or locations an to return such tr s not to
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exceed on t Re average more than-
day.
g. No marked vehicle or equipment used In conjunction
with the home occupation shall be parked on the
public right-o€-way or on the property so as to
identify, advertise or otherwise attract attention to
the home occupation;
h. No occupation shall be conducted or equipment or
process associated with such occupation used which
creates noise, vibration, glare, fumes, odors, dust,
smoke or electrical interference detectable to the
normal senses at the lot fine or beyond the lot line,
if the occupation is conducted or equipment used in
a detached single-family residence or beyond the
exterior or any common walls in a joined or
multifamily residential unit. In the case of
electrical interference, no equipment or process
shall be used which creates visual or audible
interference in any radio or television receivers off
the premises, or causes fluctuations in line voltage
off the premises;
I. No display of projects, operations, signs, or name
plates is visible from outside the dwelling.
j. All provisions of the Clearwater fire code shall be
complied with.
k. The requested use is an occupation regulated by
Title VII, Code of Ordinances, and will otherwise
comply therewith. Further that the applicant is
willing to prepare and file an affidavit agreeing to
comply with these and any other conditions of the
home occupation that may be established by the
board in authorizing same, recognizing the need to
renew the requisite occupational license annually or
as may otherwise be required, that any departure
from the conditions authorizing such special
exception shall be grounds for the revocation of the
applicable occupational license, and further
agreeing to permit reasonable inspection of the
premises to which the home occupation applies to
ensure compliance with the conditions thereof.
Section 3. That Division 27 Supplementary Regulations of Article III
District Regulations of Chapter 131, Zoning, of Title XI, Building and Zoning
Regulations, of the Code of Ordinances, City of Clearwater, be and the same is hereby
supplemented by the enactment of new Section 131.2057 Home Occupations to read as
follows:
Section 131.2057. Home Occupations
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(b) No home occupation shall be established or occu ational
license issued therefor; nor shall registration or reciprocity
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granted for licenses Issued in other municipal jurisdictions based
upon on adddress or location used for one or all of the fo low g
purposes: .-? ?.
A duplicafe or multiple business registry in a per
The Buildina Inspection Department shall establish an
administrative procedure to review and approve, approve
with conditions, or deny such requests for home
occupation- statuses
(2) The administrative procedure for review by the Building
Inspection Department shall be according to the
following:
(0 An application shall be filed with the department on
a form prescribed and shall include completion of
the affidavit attached thereto;
(ii) The application shall be reviewed and a point
recommendation made b the Zoning Enforcement
Officer and Occupational License Inspector to the
Building Director based upon and consistent with the
criteria set forth for the establishment of a home
occupation in Section 3 .0 h a. through .;
{iii) The Building Director shall determine whether the
application com lies with the above-referenced
criteria for a home occupation, and based upon that
determination authorize den or condition issuance
of the necessary permit and/or license;
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{vj An use denied under this process and not
sv_ seguently approved by the Board ofAdjustment
and Appeal on Zonincit or the Hearing Officer on
appeal from the Board, shall not be established or
operate as a home occupation.
(3? U n authorization b the Buildin Ins ection Department
to establish a home occupation, the requisite occupations
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Section 4. 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 some be forwarded to the LPA for their receipt and appropriate
action.
Section 5. 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 6. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
to the extent of such conflict hereby repealed.
Section 7. Notice of the proposed enactment of this ordinance has been
properly advertised in a newspaper of general circulation In accordance with Section
166.441, Florida Statutes.
Section 8. The provisions of this ordinance shall take effect immediately
upon its passage.
PASSED ON FIRST READING September 2, 1982
PASSED ON SECOND AND FINAL
READING AND ADOPTED September 16, 1982
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license may be issued to the home address of the
applicant according to the otherwise applicable
requirements.