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ORDINANCE NO. 5107-91
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA,
RELATING TO THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE; CREATING A NEW
DIVISION 23A WITHIN CHAPTER 135, CODE OF ORDINANCES, TO
ESTABLISH A NEW RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND OFFICE PARK
DISTRICT; ESTABLISHING DISTRICT SIZE REQUIREMENTS,
PERMITTED AND CONDITIONAL USES, USE LIMITATIONS, AND
DIMENSIONAL AND NUMERICAL DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS;
AMENDING SECTION 136.025, CODE OF ORDINANCES, TO
ESTABLISH SUPPLEMENTARY STANDARDS FOR THE APPROVAL OF
BUSINESS SERVICES, HOTELS/MOTELS, MANUFACTURING USES,
MARINA FACILITIES, PERSONAL SERVICES, RESIDENTIAL
SHELTERS, AND RESTAURANTS AS CONDITIONAL USES IN THE
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND OFFICE PARK DISTRICT;
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA:
Section 1. Division 23A of Chapter 135, consisting of Sections 135.1521
through 135.1526, Code of Ordinances, is created to read:
Division 23A. Research, Development and
Office Park District (RD)
Sec. 135.1521. General description.
This district is created to reserve certain land areas for research,
development and office park uses with complementary service uses.
Sec. 135.1522. Establishment/contraction.
It is intended that four (4) acres or more be provided to establish a new
Research, Development and Office Park District and that no existing Research,
Development and Office Park District be contracted to an area of less than four
(4) acres, unless the city commission by ordinance determines that a reduced area
is in the public interest.
Sec. 135.1523. Permitted uses.
V. Within Research, Development and Office Park Districts, only the following
uses (and structures designed to serve such uses) shall be permitted:
(1) Business and professional offices, other than medical and dental
offices and medical and dental clinics.
(2) Research facilities and laboratories.
(3) Photographic processing facilities.
(4) Printing and publishing facilities.
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(5) Processing, manufacturing, or compounding of drugs and other
medicinal and pharmaceutical products, including but not limited to optical
products.
(6) Assembly of electronic components and precision instruments.
(7) Assembly and production of jewelry, silver and plated ware, and art
goods.
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public.
(10)
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Production of confectionery or baked goods.
Medical clinics/laboratories not principally dealing with the general
Accessory dwellings for security purposes.
Accessory uses.
135.1524. Conditional uses.
Within Research, Development and Office Park Districts, the following uses
may be permitted as conditional uses:
(1) Alcoholic beverage sales (consumption on premises).
(2) Business services.
(3) Hotels/motels.
(4) Manufacturing uses.
(5) Marina facilities.
(6) Personal services.
(7) Residential shelters.
(8) Restaurants.
Sec. 135.1525. Use limitations.
(1) One accessory dwelling may be provided for security purposes on any
property having a lot area of 40,000 square feet or more.
(2) All alcoholic beverage sales shall comply with' all applicable
provisions of chapters 12 and 1361.
(3) Residential shelters shall have a maximum density of twenty-eight
(28) units per net acre.
(4) Accessory uses shall comply with Section 136.008.
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(5) Marina facilities shall be located only on waterfront property where
conditional use approval for a commercial marina has been obtained for such
property.
(6) No operations or activities associated with the use shall be
conducted outside any enclosed structures.
(7) Any emissions into the atmosphere associated with any use shall be
odorless and colorless, and pose no risk to the health and safety of persons in
the vicinity of the use.
(8) No outdoor storage of any materials, products, or wastes shall occur
other than the occasional (i.e., not more often than once a week) and temporary
(i.e., for not more than 24 hours) storage of materials, products, or wastes
received in or prepared for shipment.
(9) All uses, whether permitted, conditional or nonconforming, shall be
conducted in compliance with the use standards contained in Section 236.005.
Sec. 135.1526. Dimensional and numerical development requirements.
The following dimensional and numerical requirements shall apply to
development within Research, Development and Office Park Districts:
(1) Minimum lot area: Forty thousand (40,000) square feet.
(2) Minimum lot width at setback line: One hundred fifty (150) feet.
(3) Minimum lot depth: One hundred fifty (150) feet.
(4) Minimum setbacks: Structures shall be afforded setbacks which
measure not less than hereinafter referenced nor less than any higher standard
which may be applicable to a particular property in accordance with the uniform
development regulations contained in chapter 136.
a. Principal and accessory structures:
1. From a street right-of-way: Forty (40) feet.
2. From a side or rear property line abutting a nonresidential
zone: Twenty (20) feet.
3. From a side or rear property line abutting a residential zone:
Twenty-five (25) feet.
4. From a side or rear property line abutting a railroad right-of-
way: None required.
b. Reserved,
(5) Maximum height: Fifty (50) feet, except that such height limitation
shall, where applicable, be increased or reduced in accord with the height bonus
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provisions, airport restrictions, and other regulations contained in section
136.004.
(6) Minimum open space:
a. For the lot: Forty (40) per cent of the lot area.
b. For the front yard:
1. Fifty (50) per cent of the front yard area, for properties
developed with a sixty (60) foot or greater setback from street rights-of-way.
2. Seventy-five (75) per cent of the front yard area, for
properties developed with less than a sixty (60) foot setback from street rights-
of-way.
(7) Maximum floor area ratio: 0.4.
(8) Minimum building separation distance within a development: Each
building within a development shall be separated from each other building within
the same development by a distance equal to forty (40) per cent of the sum of the
heights of such two (2) adjacent buildings, but in no case shall the separation
distance be less than twenty (20) feet.
(9) Maximum building coverage: Forty (40) per cent.
Section 2. In Subsection (c) of Section 136.025, Code of Ordinances,
Paragraphs 6 , 24.1), and (25) and the introductory sentence of Paragraph (17)
are amended, and Paragraphs (12.1), (16.1), and (22.1) are added, to read:
Sec. 136.025. Conditional use standards.
(c) Supplementary standards, by category of use. The following standards
(which apply to the identified category of use) shall supplement the general
standards of use identified above and no conditional use shall be authorized
unless determined to meet all of the standards applicable thereto.
(6) Business services may be permitted within the Neighborhood Commercial
Districts upon determination that the use complies with all of the general
standards contained in subsection preeed ng--paragraph (b) of this section.
Business services may be permitted within the Research, Development and Office
Park District upon determination that:
a. The use provides, as its primary purpose, services to a property or
properties containing one or more of the permitted uses of the Research,
Development and Office Park District, and is located not more than one uaa rter
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b. The use complies with all of the oenei
subsection (b) of this section.
(12.1) Hotel/motels may-be permitted i_n_ the
Office Park District upon determination that:
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a. The hours of operation are compatible with surrounding uses;
b. The volume of traffic ctenerated ty the use is-compatible _ with
surrounding uses; -
C. Any noise generated by the use is compatible with surrounding uses;
and
d. The use complies with all of the aeneral standards contained in
(17) Except as provided herein, marina facilities may be permitted in the
Beach Commercial, Resort Commercial "Twenty-Four" and "Twenty-Eight," General
Commercial, Research Development and Office Park and Public/Semi-Public
Districts, subject to the following:
i and Office Park District upon determination that:
a. Ine use proviges, as its primary purpose, services to a proper
rties containina one or more of the permitted use of the Rese
such orooertv or Dronerties: an
b. The use complies with all of the general standards contained in
subsection b of this section.
(24.1) Residential shelters may be permitted within the Multi-Family
Residential Districts, and the Limited Office, Neighborhood Commercial, General
Commercial, Highway Commercial, Limited Industrial, Research, Development and
Office Park and Public/Semipublic Districts upon determination that the use
complies with all of the general standards contained in subsection preeediRg
(b) of this section.
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(25) Restaurant and indoor retail sales may be permitted in conjunction
with a golf course in an Open Space/Recreational District upon determination that
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the use complies with all of the general standards contained in
u r-- (b) of this section. Restaurants may be a
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b. The use complies with all of the general standards contained in
subsection (b) of this section.
Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
PASSED ON FIRST READING - -August 1, 1991
PASSED ON SECOND AND FINAL
READING AND ADOPTED AS AMENDED August 15, 1991
Attest:
Cy-nV., a E. Gouaeau
Cit lerk
Approved as to form
and corre::tness:
M. A. Galbraith, Jr:
City Attorney
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Mayor-Commissioner
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