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Page 1: CITY OF CORAL SPRINGS, FLORIDA - OrdinanceWatch™ordinancewatch.com/files/localgovernment/localgovernment14826.pdf · AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CORAL SPRINGS,
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ORDINANCE NO. 2007-115

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CORAL SPRINGS, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 25 OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, ENTITLED "ZONING," TO PROVIDE UPDATED AND CLARIFIED LANGUAGE; PROVIDING FOR THE CREATION OF REGULATIONS TO ADDRESS REDEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS; AMENDING PARKING REQUIREMENT REGULATIONS; ADDRESSING STREET TREE LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS; PROVIDING FOR REQUIREMENTS AND REGULATIONS CONCERNING DEMOLITION; CREATING, DELETING AND AMENDING NUMEROUS DEFINITIONS, INCLUDING SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING, ANCHOR TENANTS AND CARPORTS; TO ELIMINATE OUTDATED TERMINOLOGY; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE (1D-LDA-07)

WHEREAS, the Land Development Code of the City of Coral Springs contains

regulations to guide the physical development of the City; and

WHEREAS, these regulations are regularly updated to account for emerging

trends, changes to associated documents, changes to state/county laws and practical

recommendations from staff; and

WHEREAS, the City Commission adopted its FY 06/07 Business Plan, which

included an initiative entitled Redevelopment Code Study Phase II as the City is now

substantially built out and most future development will be in the form of redevelopment;

and

WHEREAS, this review looked into adopting long term redevelopment standards

for the City; and

WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Coral Springs believes it is in the

best interests of the citizens of this community to incorporate the recommendations of

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City staff into the Land Development Code by amending Chapter 25 entitled "Zoning;"

now, therefore

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CORAL

SPRINGS, FLORIDA:

Section 1. The foregoing "WHEREAS" clauses are hereby ratified and

confirmed as being true and correct and are hereby made a specific part of this Ordinance

upon adoption hereof.

Section 2. Section 250105 of the Land Development Code of the City of

Coral Springs entitled "Definitions," shall be amended to read as follows:

Sec. 250105. Definitions.

For the purposes of this chapter, unless otherwise provided, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated. When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense include the future, words in the singular number include the plural and words in the plural number include the singular number. The word "shall" is always mandatory and not merely directory. The word "building" shall include the word "structure." The word "used" shall include arranged, designed, constructed, altered, converted, rented, leased or intended to be used. The word "land" shall include water surface and land under water. Definitions pertaining to landscaping are located in section 250832 under definitions.

Abut: For the purposes of this chapter, plots shall be considered to abut, or be abutting, or adjacent to, when the plots border upon, adjoin, or are across from plots of dissimilar land use or zoning without a roadway of a minimum classification or without a separator of a minimum distance between dissimilar plots. Dissimilar plots separated by a water body are considered to abut, or be abutting, regardless of the placement of the zoning line unless the district regulations only require a separator of a minimum distance between the dissimilar plots. The district regulations include the minimum distance of any separator and the minimum classifications of the roadways for the more intensive zoning districts.

Accessory building or structure: A subordinate building or structure on the same plot with, or a part of, the main building, which is occupied by, or devoted to, an accessory use.

Accessory structure: A subordinate structure on the same plot with, or a part of, the main building, which is occupied by, or devoted to an accessory use.

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Anchor tenant: A retail tenant in a multi-tenant retail center or building whose space has the largest square footage or the most significant and identifiable brand identity, (either local or nationally recognized).

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Canopy, Portable: A portable, non-permanent structure made typically of silk, cotton, canvas, fabric or similar pliable material intended to provide protection from the outside elements.

Carports: A structure intended for vehicle storage not completely enclosed by walls and doors. A permanent roofed structure providing space for the parking of a car, truck, recreational vehicle or motorcycle and enclosed on two (2) sides that is properly screened.

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Family: One or more persons occupying a single dwelling unit, having one set of culinary facilities provided that unless all members are related by blood or marriage, no such family shall contain over five (5) persons, but further provided that domestic servants employed on the premises may be housed on the premises without being counted as a family or families.

Family: One or more persons related by blood, marriage or legal adoption occupying a single dwelling unit, having one set of culinary facilities and living as a single housekeeping unit as distinguished from a group occupying a boarding or rooming house, hotel or motel. The definition of family may also include no more than two (2) additional, unrelated natural persons in addition to the above definition of family. Legal custodians of individuals who have not attained the age of eighteen (18) and those individuals, shall be considered family members.

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Fence: A physical barrier which is less than twenty-five (25) percent opaque. An artificially constructed barrier erected to enclose, screen or separate an area.

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Height of accessory structure: The vertical distance of an accessory structure measured from the average elevation of the finished grade surrounding the accessory structure to the highest point of the accessory structure.

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Immediate streetside: The area of a plot located between any street and the minimum required building setback from that street plus an additional distance of twenty-five (25) feet.

Impervious area: Land surfaces, which do not allow, or minimally allow the penetration of water. Examples include building roofs, normal concrete and asphalt pavements and some fine grained soils such as clays.

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LEED: The certification process for sustainable construction as developed and maintained by the United States Green Building Council, which stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design.

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Opaque screen: A screen that consists of a decorative masonry wall or similar material, earthen berm, or combination thereof.

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Parking: The temporary, transient storage of motor vehicles used for transportation, while their operators are engaged in other activities. It shall not include storage of new or used motor vehicles for sale, services, rental or any other purpose other than specified above. "Parking" as defined herein shall apply only to open-air storage of motor vehicles.

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Plot line: A line of record bounding a lot or property that divides one lot from another lot or from a public or private street or any other public space.

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Property Line: See Plot Line.

Redevelopment: Any demolition of an existing structure or portion of a structure and reconstruction on the same site or any proposed expansion or addition to an existing structure on the same site.

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Shopping center outparcel: A site for a freestanding building, or buildings, located on a parent shopping center plot which fronts on a public street and lies between said public street and the principal shopping center site to the rear, thereby potentially interfering with the site visibility of the principal shopping center building or buildings whether it is owned separately from the principal shopping center to the rear or not.

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Storage: Any parking of a motor vehicle that does not fall within the definition of "parking" as defined in this section.

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Structure: Anything constructed or erected, which requires location on the ground or attached to something having a location on the ground, such as buildings, trailers, fences, signs, swimming pools, patios, terraces and poles. However, the definition of structure does not include sidewalks, pathways, driveways, parking areas and mailboxes. A material or combination of materials to form a construction for use, occupancy, or ornamentation whether installed on, above, or below the surface of land or water.

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Vehicle: Any automobile, truck, bus, trailer, camper, motorcycle, recreational vehicle or motor home used to transport people or goods.

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Vehicular storage: Any parking of a motor vehicle that does not fall within the definition of "parking" as defined in this section.

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Section 3. Section 250126 of the Land Development Code of the City of

Coral Springs entitled "Yard encroachments and building separation encroachments,"

shall be amended to read as follows:

Sec. 250126. Yard encroachments and building separation encroachments.

Every part of every required yard or building separation shall be open and unobstructed from the ground to the sky except as follows, or as otherwise permitted in this chapter:

(1) Sills or belt courses may project not over twelve (12) inches into a required yard or building separation.

(2) Cornices, eaves or gutters may project not over one third ( 1/3) of the required yard or building separation with a maximum of five (5) feet, in width.

(3) Chimneys, fireplaces or pilasters may project not over two (2) feet into a required yard or required building separation.

(4) Movable awnings may be placed over doors or windows in any required yard or building separation, but such awnings shall not project closer than one (1) foot to any plot line.

(5) Fire escapes, stairways or balconies which are unroofed and unenclosed may project not over five (5) feet into a required rear yard or rear building separation, or not over three (3) feet eight (8) inches into a required side yard or side building separation of any district except RS and RD. Roofed or enclosed fire escapes, stairways and balconies are subject to the setback of the main structure. Permanent awnings, hoods, canopies or marquees: These devices may encroach up to one-third ( 1/3) or ten (10) feet of the required yard or building separation, whichever is less.

(6) Unenclosed, except for railings, or unroofed porches, patios or terraces may extend not over five (5) feet into a required front yard or required front building separation, not over three (3) feet into a required side yard

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or side building separation, and not over ten (10) feet into a required rear yard or rear building separation in any district except RS and RD. Unenclosed patios and terraces in RS and RD districts may extend into a required side or rear yard if located no closer than five feet to a property line. Enclosed or roofed porches, patios and terraces are subject to the setback or building separation of the main structure in all districts. Fire escapes, stairways or balconies which are unroofed and unenclosed may project not over five (5) feet into a required rear yard or rear building separation, or not over three (3) feet eight (8) inches into a required side yard or side building separation of any district except RS and RD. Roofed or enclosed fire escapes, stairways and balconies are subject to the setback of the main structure.

(7) Energy conservation devices not exceeding five (5) feet in height: These devices may encroach up to five (5) feet into any side or rear yard or any side or rear building separation. Such devices shall be effectively screened from abutting street rights-of-way. Unenclosed, except for railings, or unroofed porches, patios or terraces may extend not over five (5) feet into a required front yard or required front building separation, not over three (3) feet into a required side yard or side building separation, and not over ten (10) feet into a required rear yard or rear building separation in any district except RS and RD. Unenclosed patios and terraces in RS and RD districts may extend into a required side or rear yard if located no closer than five feet to a property line. Enclosed or roofed porches, patios and terraces are subject to the setback or building separation of the main structure in all districts.

(8) Awnings, hoods, canopies or marquees: These devices may encroach up to one-third ( 1/3) or ten (10) feet of the required yard or building separation, whichever is less.

(9) Fences, walls or hedges shall be permitted in required yards or required building separations. However, no fence or wall shall be located closer than two and one-half (2 1/2) feet to any street right-of-way. If a utility easement exists adjacent to a street side property line, no setback shall be required. However, if a sidewalk is located in the right-of-way, fences and walls shall be located at least two and one-half (2 1/2) feet from the edge of the sidewalk.

(10) Fallout shelters for protection against radioactive rays, may be located in a required front yard or street side yard, or required front or side building separations, if constructed entirely below ground with no projections above grade except as hereinafter specified. An entrance hatch may extend not over one (1) foot above ground, and intake and exhaust pipes for ventilation not over twelve (12) inches in outside diameter may extend not over forty-eight (48) inches above ground.

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Section 4. Section 250128 of the Land Development Code of the City of

Coral Springs entitled "Fences, walls and hedges," shall be amended to read as follows:

Sec. 250128. Fences, walls and hedges.

(1) Fences and walls constructed or hedges planted within a required setback of a property zoned in the following categories shall not exceed the height specified in Tables (A) and (B), except as provided herein:

Table A - Maximum Height of Fences and Walls (in feet)

Residential and Non-Residential Zoning Districts

TABLE INSET: Zoning

District(s) Yards

Front

Rear

Side

eol;(Interior)

Side eol;(Street)

All

Residential 4 6 6 4 5

All Non-Residential

4 8 8 4 5

Table B - Maximum Height of Hedges (in feet)

Residential and Non-Residential Zoning Districts

TABLE INSET: Zoning District(s) Yards

Front

Rear

Side eol;(Interior)

Side eol;(Street)

RS-1 (Estate) 6 10 10 6 All Other Residential

4 10 10 6

All Non-Residential

4 10 10 4

(2) All portions of fence, post and concrete shall be placed within the plot line excluding zero lot line developments.

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(3) Fences, walls or hedges shall be permitted in required yards or required building separations. However, no fence or wall shall be located closer than two and one-half (2 1/2) feet to any street right-of-way. If a utility easement exists adjacent to a street side property line, no setback shall be required. However, if a sidewalk is located in the right-of-way, fences and walls shall be located at least two and one-half (2 1/2) feet from the edge of the sidewalk.

(2) (4) Entry columns at driveways shall be permitted in RS-1, RS-3, RS-4, and RS-5 zoning districts. Columns may exceed the maximum height of fences by no more than twenty (20) percent.

(3) (5) In all districts, no fence, wall or hedge shall be erected, constructed, maintained or grown to a height exceeding three (3) feet above the street grade nearest thereto within a triangle formed by the intersection of two (2) or more public rights-of-way with two (2) sides of the triangular area being thirty (30) feet in length along the abutting public right-of-way lines, measured from their point of intersection, and the third side being a line connecting the ends of the other two (2) lines.

(4) (6) The following regulations shall apply whenever a property owner seeks to include barbed wire in fencing or on walls:

(a) Barbed wire shall be restricted use material in every zoning district except A-1.

(b) No barbed wire shall be used in residential districts or on the property line between a residential district and any other district.

(c) In all zoning districts other than A-1 and where consistent with other regulations in the land development code which permit fencing, barbed wire may be utilized at or above a height of six (6) feet that shall be measured from grade.

(d) Barbed wire shall be permitted in the following circumstances:

1. On a construction site where there is an active building permit, provided that said fencing does not obstruct any public easement or right-of-way.

2. On utility sites.

3. On the location of any essential public service where the city manager determines that the risk to persons or property is greater without such fencing than with it.

4. In commercial districts and industrial districts where the outside storage of materials is permitted under the land development code, an application may be made to the director of building for a permit to utilize barbed wire. The property owner shall provide documentation that the risk to persons and property is substantially greater without the barbed wire than with it. Only upon the property owner meeting the above standard may the director of building issue the requested permit. Appeal of the director of

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building's final decision can be made as provided elsewhere in the land development code.

5. On properties of five (5) acres or more in any district which is used for livestock grazing provided barbed wire shall not be used at a height greater than five (5) feet or within fifteen (15) feet of a street line or platted residential lot line.

(e) It shall be the duty of the property owner to ensure that barbed wire fencing is maintained in a rust-free and taut condition.

(f) Installation of barbed wire in any district shall be evidence that the property owner has expressly assumed all of the risks associated with this material.

(5) (7) The following regulations shall apply whenever opaque screens are mandated by buffer requirements contained in Chapter 2 or this chapter. in Chapter 25, Section 250441 as amended from time to time.

(a) If a wall is provided to satisfy a requirement for an opaque screen, a concrete or masonry wall shall be provided with a minimum height of four (4) feet or greater as specified in the respective regulations, as measured from the crown of the nearest street right-of-way.

(b) Walls can meander through required buffer areas; however, a minimum of five (5) feet shall be provided between any right-of-way and a wall unless waived by the community development director.

(c) An opaque screen required for a single-family subdivision shall be located within or on one of the following:

1. On the single-family property lot provided that at least the minimum rear or side yard depth is maintained between the opaque screen and the building;

2. On the boundary or within the area of a landscape buffer area;

3. At a minimum of five (5) feet from the boundary of any right-of-way; or

4. On an abutting B or I zoned plot.

(d) In nonresidential zoning districts, an additional 15 feet of buffer width beyond the minimum mandated may be provided to eliminate the requirement of an opaque screen. This provision does not apply when a wall is required to satisfy other requirements not related to buffers between dissimilar plots, such as screening overhead doors.

(e) Where the required opaque screen cannot be provided for single-family subdivisions, as determined by the community development director, the setback on the RS or RD plot be increased by fifteen (15) feet.

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(f) Landscaped berming Earthen berms may be used in lieu of wall height for the purpose of creating the required opaque screen. The berm shall not be located within any required setback for single-family developments. The height of berms shall be measured as the average height of the high points and low points of the berm.

Berms constructed pursuant to this section shall have a maximum slope of one (1) to three (3). If a berm is utilized, the minimum yard shall be provided in addition to any area occupied by the berm.

(6) (8) In all districts, fences, even though otherwise permitted, shall not be connected to any source of power or electrified in any manner whatsoever.

(7) (9) In all residential zoning districts, no chain link fencing shall be permitted in the front yard area.

(8) (10)In all zoning districts, only pressure treated pine, or redwood and cedar wood shall be acceptable for wood fence construction.

(9) (11)All wood used for fencing shall have a nominal thickness of one (1) inch five eighths (5/8) of an inch.

(10)(12)In all residential zoning districts, front yard fencing shall be decorative only.

(11)(13)All walls must include aesthetic design features such as columns, trim, and varying textures.

(12)(14)In all zoning districts, fences shall be screened with shrubs along each perimeter adjacent to a street, canal right-of-way, a linear separate parcel that lies between a public right-of-way and the property line to be fenced or other water body. The maximum spacing between each shrub shall be three and one-half (3 1/2) feet on center.

Shrubs will not be required if the following exists:

A. If a fence adjacent to a canal right-of-way, or other water body, is a black or bronze coated vinyl chain link fence, metal rail fence or wrought iron fence; or

B. If a fence is immediately adjacent to a deck or patio without having any separation between the fence and deck.

(13)(15)All wooden fences shall have a recognizable finished side facing adjacent properties and rights-of-way.

(16) Slats made of metal, vinyl or any other material will not be allowed in chain link fences including gates for dumpster enclosures, throughout the City of Coral Springs.

(17) Opaque fences are prohibited along the rear property line that is adjacent to any type of waterway that is directly to the rear of the primary residence.

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(18) The use of different types of fencing material within the same property that are connected or directly adjacent and not distinctly separated is strictly prohibited unless the property backs up to a body of water.

(19) Wood fences must be maintained in their natural state or stained to preserve their

natural state. The painting of wood fences that conceals the natural wood is prohibited except for picket fences.

(20) Board-on-board or stockade fences made of wood, PVC (vinyl) or similar

materials are prohibited. Opaque fences must be offset shadowbox type fences to provide increased airflow and higher aesthetic appeal. Other fences such as picket fences and decorative fences are permitted provided they allow airflow through them and are not completely opaque.

(21) Bare metal or galvanized chain link fences are prohibited. All chain link fences

must be vinyl coated. (22) If an opaque fence is utilized, irrigation heads cannot be blocked to prevent

watering of landscaped areas on opposite side of such fence, including public rights-of-way or linear parks.

(23) Any existing fence that is repaired or replaced equal to or greater than fifty (50)

percent of the entire fence, must conform to current code.

Section 5. Section 250129 of the Land Development Code of the City of

Coral Springs entitled "Accessory structures," shall be amended to read as follows:

Sec. 250129. Accessory structures.

The following provisions shall apply to accessory structures:

(1) General provisions:

(a) Except as provided below or elsewhere in this chapter, all accessory structures in residential districts shall be located in rear yards no closer than five (5) feet to the rear plot line and all accessory structures in nonresidential districts shall be located on that half of the plot the farthest distance-wise from any abutting street or streets, unless located within the building area:

1. Fallout shelters conforming to recommended standards of the U.S. government may be located in required front and street side yards if they conform to other requirements of this chapter. Mailboxes.

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2. Flagpoles.

3. Entrance guardhouse not exceeding three hundred (300) square feet in area and located so as not to create interference of any existing or proposed traffic plan or pattern, as determined by the city administration.

4. Accessory buildings and structures for essential services which shall not be subject to the dimensional requirements of any zoning district, but shall be subject to the city engineer's locational requirements.

5. Mechanical and plumbing equipment including air conditioner compressors, lawn irrigation pumps, swimming pool accessories, and other equipment customarily associated with residential uses of land may be located within a side yard but not forward of a line extended across the width of the plot at the front wall of the main structure closest to a street.

6. Light fixtures.

(b) All accessory structures permitted to be located in other than the rear yard in residential districts shall be at least four (4) feet from a side plot line, ten (10) feet from a side corner plot line, and at least fifteen (15) feet from any other street line. All conduits, electrical meters, air conditioners, plumbing, and pipes shall be enclosed or painted the same color as the adjacent structure. Sidewalks or pathways located in the sides or rear yards of residential developments may be located up to four (4) feet to the side or rear plot line.

(c) An accessory or ancillary building or structure shall not be of greater height than a principal building on the plot, except in industrial districts and for corporate park uses.

(d) Accessory structures shall not occupy more than thirty-five (35) percent of required yard area.

(e) Where no other provision is applicable, no accessory structure excepting fences and walls, shall be located within five (5) feet of any plot line nor placed within any easement or placed within any right-of-way. However, no fence or wall shall be located closer than five (5) feet to any street right-of-way.

(f) Fences, walls and other accessory structures located in easements shall require written approval of the City of Coral Springs and appropriate owner of easement.

(g) Fences, walls and other similar structures of greater height than the permissible height for fences according to this chapter, shall be

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considered accessory structures and subject to the provisions of this section.

(h) (g) Roof-mounted accessory structures, including but not limited to air conditioning systems and antennas, shall be screened and be located so as to be substantially hidden from view at eye level from street rights-of-way and any adjacent residential properties. Whenever possible, solar panels must be placed on the slope of the roof away from the front of the structure or away from the side facing the road. Vent pipes, whip antennas, nonmotorized turbines, skylights, cupolas, steeples, solar collectors and chimneys shall not be subject to this provision. Roof-mounted equipment shall be compatible with, or painted the same color as, the building.

(i) (h) All basketball hoops and backboards in front yard areas shall be permitted on the front of the building or on a pole on the driveway only. Permanent basketball poles shall be located no closer than ten (10) feet to any property line.

(j) No appendages, such as table or umbrellas, shall be attached to any solid waste receptacle.

(k) (j) Where possible, all utility storage shall be located to the rear of the building and not within the front yard area.

(l) (j) Telephones, vending machines or any facility dispensing merchandise shall be confined to a space built into the building or enclosed in a separate structure compatible with the building. Newspaper boxes shall be exempt from this regulation.

(m) (k) Play equipment shall not be located within any required setback with the following exception: play equipment less than eight (8) feet in height may be permitted in the rear one-half ( 1/2) of a required rear yard setback (closest to the structure). No game courts or related paved areas shall be permitted in any required setback.

(l) Permanent and portable accessory generators must be a minimum of five (5) feet from any property line and fifteen (15) feet from any street right-of-way as close to the main structure as possible and still remain a safe enough distance not to create a hazard near openings to such structure and never beyond the front line of the main structure.

(2) Special provisions for swimming pools as accessory uses or structures:

(a) Swimming pools may be placed in required side or rear yards, subject to the limitations outlined below, but shall not be placed in required front or street yards except where specifically permitted:

1. Any part of a pool which is covered by a roof, enclosed by

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side walls over five (5) feet in height, or enclosed with open mesh screening shall be subject to limitations on locations of a main structure and shall not be placed in any required yard unless otherwise permitted.

2. No pool shall be located closer than seven and one-half (7 1/2) feet to any property line. No pool patio or decking shall be located closer than five (5) feet to any property line. No such pool, patio or decking shall exceed two (2) feet above the average grade of the plot.

(3) Special provision for accessory game courts, fields and paved activity areas:

(a) Tennis, basketball or similar game courts or fields may be located in a required side or rear yard subject to the limitations below, but in no event shall be placed in required front or street side yards except where specifically permitted:

1. All game playing surfaces shall be located no closer than ten (10) feet from any plot line. or the required building setback, whichever is less.

2. Any fence exceeding five (5) feet in height located around the perimeter of any court or field shall be subject to required setbacks of the main structure. No fence or wall shall exceed ten (10) feet in height. If a fence or wall is erected, it shall be screened from adjacent properties with a continuous planting strip, as defined in this chapter.

3. Lighting fixtures for said facilities shall be located no closer than ten (10) feet to any plot line. No lighting standards and fixtures shall be placed in a required setback.

4. Driveways may not be enlarged to serve as a game court. Markings on driveways used as gamecourts shall be permitted if necessary to play the game (free throw lines, three point lines). These markings shall be limited to inconspicuous colors.

5. Game courts and associated paved areas shall not be located within the side and rear yard setback and shall be at least fifteen (15) feet from any property line.

(4) Special provision for storage area screening as accessory uses or structures:

(a) Storage areas shall be screened with hedges, walls or fencing materials and be located so as to be substantially hidden from view at eye level from adjacent properties and street rights-of-way. Such screening shall be deemed necessary and adequate for areas

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occupied by air-conditioning compressors, generators, above ground propane tanks, pumps, transformers, and other similar equipment as well as for the storage of refuse or garbage containers of a size capable of being carried without use of mechanical equipment. All properties shall comply with this regulation by March, 2000.

(b) The screening of dumpster shall be achieved through the use of walls and shrubs. Such screening shall be in accordance with the standard design and engineering specifications maintained in the building department. Such design standards shall provide for a masonry wall enclosure extending to a height at least six (6) inches above the top of the dumpster with gated vehicular access opening and separate pedestrian opening; a concrete floor and service apron; an exterior appearance which is compatible with the building or buildings it serves; and a location or orientation which facilitates safe vehicular movements, convenience for users and accessibility for servicing vehicles.

(5) Special provisions for flagpoles:

(a) In all zoning districts, there shall be a maximum of two (2) flags per pole, unless otherwise restricted in Chapter 18.

(b) Unless otherwise permitted, there shall be a maximum of one (1) flagpole per property.

(6) Special provisions for screen enclosures:

(a) Screen enclosures in rear yards, whether they enclose a swimming pool or not, are subject to the same setback requirements as the primary structure except as described below.

(b) Pool screen enclosures may be located up to five (5) feet from a rear property line subject to the following conditions:

1. The subject site shall be located in an RS-3, 4, 5 or 6 zoning district.

2. The entire rear property line shall abut permanent open space greater than forty (40) feet in width.

3. Permanent open space shall include only parks, environmental preserves, canals, lakes, golf courses and transmission line easements or rights-of-way.

(7) Special provisions for portable storage units.

(a) Portable storage units may be located in single-family and two-family zoning districts. Portable storage units may be allowed in other multi-family districts only upon the applicant demonstrating, to the satisfaction of city staff, that the specific location/complex

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has sufficient space to place a portable storage unit and continue to provide adequate parking, public safety access and comply with all health, safety and welfare concerns. Portable storage units are expressly prohibited in all other zoning districts.

(b) Prior to commencing business in the city, the portable storage company must obtain an annual permit from the city outlining the obligations and requirements prior to conducting business in the city. In addition, the portable storage company must provide a cash bond or letter of credit to ensure the timely removal of the portable storage units and compliance with this section.

(c) The total square footage for portable storage units on any site shall not exceed one hundred thirty (130) square feet in area.

(d) Portable storage units in single-family and two-family zoning districts shall be placed only in the driveway and be set back a minimum of ten (10) feet from the front property line.

(e) No portable storage unit shall remain at a site in excess of three (3) consecutive days. No portable storage units shall be placed at any one (1) location in excess of six (6) days in a calendar year for single-family and two-family zoning districts. Notwithstanding the time limitations as stated above, all portable storage units shall be removed immediately upon the issuance of a hurricane warning by a recognized governmental agency. The removal of the storage units during a hurricane warning is the responsibility of the provider/owner of the unit.

(f) Prior to placing a portable storage unit on any site, the owner/operator of the unit must apply for a site permit. The exterior of the storage unit shall have a weatherproof clear pouch which must display the site permit. The portable storage units must be of a color approved by the city.

(g) Other than the permit pouch, there shall be no signs, lettering or other markings allowed on any portable storage unit.

(h) The owner, operator and/or renter of the portable storage unit shall be responsible to ensure that the portable storage unit is in good condition, free from evidence of deterioration, weathering, discoloration, rust, ripping, tearing or other holes or breaks. When not in use, the portable storage unit shall be kept locked. The owner and operator of any site on which a portable storage unit is placed shall also be responsible that no hazardous substances are stored or kept within the portable storage units.

(i) It shall be unlawful for any person to place or permit the placement of a portable storage unit on property which he or she owns, rents, occupies or controls without first obtaining a site permit and

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approval from the zoning division.

(j) Violations of any part of this section are subject to fines as described in section 1-8 of the Municipal Code of the City of Coral Springs.

(k) The above provisions notwithstanding, persons who place or permit the placement of a portable storage unit without first obtaining a site permit shall be provided a twenty-four-hour grace period from delivery to remove the portable storage unit or obtain a site permit. Should the person not obtain a permit or not remove the portable storage at the termination of the grace period, the person shall be considered in violation of the code.

(l) Carports shall meet the required setbacks of the applicable zoning district.

Note: It should be noted that § 4 of Ord. No. 2003-106, adopted March 18, 2003, provides, "While industrial and commercial zoning districts do not currently allow the placement of portable storage units, the City Commission may consider the placement of storage units in those zoning categories during the next year."

Section 6. Section 250130 of the Land Development Code of the City of

Coral Springs entitled "Height limits," shall be amended to read as follows:

Sec. 250130. Height limits.

(1) In general: Maximum height of structures shall be limited in accordance with the height limitations as specified in each zoning district, subject to the additional limitations and exclusions of this section.

(2) Antennas:

(a) Single-family district.

1. Outside antennas, antenna poles, antenna masts or antenna towers shall be permitted as accessory uses or structures in all one-family or two-family residentially zoned districts.

2. In order to ensure the safety and integrity of outside antennas, antenna poles, antenna masts and antenna towers, the antenna user must obtain an electrical permit for all installations. Additionally, f For outside antennas, antenna poles, antenna masts and antenna towers which must extend more than twelve (12) feet over the roofline in order to receive signals, the antenna owner must ensure the safety and integrity of the antenna by obtaining a structural permit for the installation of same.

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(b) Multiple-family district.

1. Except as provided for in subsection 3. below, in multiple-family residentially zoned districts, tenants may install outside antennas, antenna poles, antenna masts or antenna towers on outdoor areas, which are part of the tenant's leased space and are under exclusive use or control of the tenant.

2. In order to ensure the safety and integrity of outside antennas, antenna poles, antenna masts and antenna towers, the antenna user must obtain an electrical permit for all installations. Additionally, f For outside antennas, antenna poles, antenna masts and antenna towers which must extend more than twelve (12) feet over the roofline in order to receive signals, the antenna owner must ensure the safety and integrity of the antenna by obtaining a structural permit for the installation of same.

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Section 7. Section 250135 of the Land Development Code of the City of

Coral Springs entitled "Commercial business in residential garage or residence," shall be

amended to read as follows:

Sec. 250135. Commercial business in residential garage. or residence.

No commercial business shall be conducted in a residential garage. or residence. Space in residential garage or residence shall not be leased for commercial purposes.

Section 8. Section 250137 of the Land Development Code of the City of

Coral Springs entitled "Vehicular driveways," shall be amended to read as follows:

Sec. 250137. Vehicular driveways.

Wherever vehicular driveways intersect a public street, the number, width and distance apart of said driveways shall be subject to the most restrictive of the standards of the following agencies having jurisdiction upon such street: Florida Department of Transportation, Broward County Traffic Engineering Division, Coral Springs Community Development Department Division and Engineering Division City Engineering standards.

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Section 9. Section 250144 of the Land Development Code of the City of

Coral Springs entitled "Exterior lighting," shall be amended to read as follows:

Sec. 250144. Exterior lighting.

(a) Definitions.

(1) "Exterior lighting" shall be defined as illumination emanating from any source, including walkways, marquees and hallways exposed toward the property line.

(2) “Full cutoff lighting shall be defined as a light that does not emit towards or above the horizon as rated by the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America.

(2)(3) "One footcandle" shall be defined as the amount of illumination provided by one lumen uniformly distributed on one square foot of surface.

(b) General provisions. Lighting shall not be used as advertising nor shall it draw more attention to the area at night then during the day. Lighting shall be compatible with the neighborhood.

(c) Measurement. Footcandles shall be measured with a direct reading portable low range light meter, having an accuracy range of within plus or minus eight (8) percent at 1.2 footcandles. The accuracy of the meter shall have certified to by an independent commercial photometric laboratory within one year of the date of its use. One reading shall be made with the meter aimed directly at the light source(s) and a second reading shall be made from the same point horizontally to achieve the lowest reading away from the source. The difference between the two (2) readings shall then be compared with the maximum permissible footcandles listed in the following subsection.

(d) Maximum footcandles at property lines. No more than the following footcandle limitations shall emanate from nonpublic exterior lighting as measured from any adjacent private property:

(1) Zoned single-family, two-family, cluster, or agricultural . . . .2

(2) Multifamily residential . . . 1.0

(3) All other districts . . . 3.0

(e) Height limitations. No lighting fixture located on private property shall exceed the following heights from ground level:

(1) Ten (10) feet in single-family, two-family, cluster, and agriculturally zoned districts. Seventeen and one-half (17 1/2) feet shall be permitted for tennis court lighting.

(2) Twenty-two and one-half (22.5) feet in multifamily residentially zoned

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districts.

(3) Twenty (20) feet within all other zoning districts excluding Parks (P) zoning district that portion of commercial and industrially zoned districts located within fifty (50) feet of residentially zoned property and thirty-two and one-half (32 1/2) feet for those sites more than fifty (50) feet from residentially zoned districts.

(f) Lineal and exposed lighting. Any roof lighting or lighting source forming a lineal pattern shall be recessed within the structure or fixture in which it is located. No lamp, including neon, fluorescent and incandescent, shall extrude from any exterior lighting fixture, except during traditional holiday seasons when such bulbs not exceeding seven and one-half (7.5) watts, may extrude from lighting fixtures.

(g) New installation. All new exterior lighting shall be installed in conformance with the provisions of this section and in accordance with plans submitted pursuant to the development and site planning sections of the land development code. Lighting fixtures are to be selected for their aesthetic value as well as their functional value.

(h) Nonconforming lighting. Notwithstanding any other section of the land development code, any existing exterior lighting not in conformance with the maximum footcandle limitations as specified in subsection (c) above within six (6) months of date of adoption of this section shall be permanently removed or corrected.

(i) Parking lot lighting. All parking lot lights shall be shoe box a full cutoff type and shall be horizontal to the ground. A maximum fifteen (15) degree angle is permitted if the source of the light is not visible and the angled direction does not face a residential zoning district. The angle will be measured horizontal to the ground.

(j) Parking garage lighting. Lighting on the top floor of any parking garage shall be a full cutoff type horizontal to the ground and shall be shielded to eliminate visibility of the bulb, reflectors or lenses from all residential properties. The illuminated bulb, reflector or lenses of light fixtures internal to the open air parking areas shall not be visible from any residential properties.

(j) (k) Prohibited lighting. No light source shall illuminate the awning of any building.

(l) Footcandle inspections. A certified report from a credible electrical or lighting engineer/contractor to verify that the photometric plan that is required through the Development Review Committee process complies with the allowable footcandles at the property lines and the interior parking lots, as defined by this Section, prior to the City issuing a certificate of occupancy for any project greater than four (4) residential units.

(k) (m) Required lighting.

(i) Pole lights shall be required to illuminate all parking lots located in the

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rear of buildings to an average of one (1) footcandle measured at the surface of the pavement on all property that has not received site plan approval on or before June 10, 1997.

(ii) Wall mounted flood lights shall be required on all structures which have received site plan approval prior to June 10, 1997 and which had no exterior parking lot lighting. The wall mounted flood lights shall illuminate rear entrances and the adjacent areas to a minimum of one (1) footcandle measured one (1) foot above ground. Wall mounted lighting at rear entrances and the adjacent area for these facilities must be in place on or before December 31, 1997.

Section 10. Section 250153 of the Land Development Code of the City of

Coral Springs entitled "Procedures and requirements for conditional uses," shall be

amended to read as follows:

Sec. 250153. Procedures and requirements for conditional uses.

(a) No building permit for any structure or occupational license for any use shall be issued for any uses listed as conditional uses until the following procedure has been completed:

(1) An application for conditional use consideration shall be filed with the

community development department at least twenty (20) calendar days prior to the planning and zoning board meeting at which it will be considered. A fixed fee of five hundred ninety-five dollars ($595.00) shall be paid by the petitioner upon filing of the application. For fee requirement, see Chapter 3 of the Municipal Code of Ordinances.

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Section 11. Section 250154 of the Land Development Code of the City of

Coral Springs entitled "Procedures and requirements for mixed use developments," shall

be amended to read as follows:

Sec. 250154. Procedures and requirements for mixed use developments.

* * *

(11) Conditional use procedures: Under the provision of this section, certain uses and locations will require approval through the conditional use process. No building permit for any structure or occupational license for any use, location or dwelling units that requires conditional use approval shall be issued until the following

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procedure and requirements have been completed:

(a) An application for conditional use consideration shall be filed with the community development department at least thirty (30) calendar days prior to the planning and zoning board meeting at which it will be considered. A fee for conditional use approval per the requirements of section 250153 plus, as applicable, a fixed fee of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) to off-set the costs associated with any economic analysis required by the city shall be paid by the petitioner upon filing of the application. For fee requirement, see Chapter 3 of the Municipal Code of Ordinances.

* * * Section 12. Section 250230 of the Land Development Code of the City of

Coral Springs entitled "Minimum roofing standards," shall be amended to read as

follows:

Sec. 250230. Minimum roofing standards.

Pitched roofs shall have a minimum pitch of 4:12. Deviation from the minimum may be approved for gambrel and similar type roofs. Roofing materials shall be allowed as specified in the Residential Architectural Guidelines. Cedar shingle, asphalt shingle, metal roofs, and polyurethane foam on sloped roofs over any finished roofing material are not permitted. No roof color shall be changed of paint or any other coating without approval of the City of Coral Springs. Flat roofs may be permitted if the flat roof area does not comprise over twenty-five (25) percent of the total roof area. Such flat roofs may be permitted over porches, Florida rooms, and utility rooms located to the rear of the dwelling unit. Screen enclosures with screen roofs or flat roofs that are not sloped and structures with existing cedar of or asphalt shingles shall be exempt from this provision.

Section 13. Section 250251 of the Land Development Code of the City of

Coral Springs entitled "Walls and fences," shall be deleted in its entirety.

Section 14. Section 250252 of the Land Development Code of the City of

Coral Springs entitled "Minimum roofing standards," shall be amended to read as

follows:

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Sec. 250252. Minimum roofing standards.

Pitched roofs shall have a minimum pitch of 4:12. Deviation from the minimum may be approved for gambrel and similar type roofs. Roofing materials shall be allowed as specified in the Residential Architectural Guidelines. Cedar shingle and asphalt shingle roofs are not permitted when an approved roofing material has been originally permitted, except asphalt shingle is permitted in legal subdivisions that were originally permitted with an asphalt shingle roofing material for at least two-thirds ( 2/3) of the total homes in that legal subdivision. Polyurethane foam or metal on sloped roofs over any finished roofing material is not permitted. A dimensional asphalt shingle roofing material is allowed only if the city's building department determines that a roof truss currently supporting a cedar shake roofing material can not support a tile roofing material. No roof color shall be changed of paint or any other coating without approval of the City of Coral Springs. Flat roofs may be permitted if the flat roof area does not comprise over twenty-five (25) percent of the total roof area. Such flat roofs may be permitted over porches, Florida rooms, and utility rooms located to the rear of the dwelling unit. Screen enclosures with screen roofs or flat roofs that are not sloped and structures with existing cedar or asphalt shingles shall be exempt from this provision.

Section 15. Section 250272 of the Land Development Code of the City of

Coral Springs entitled "Minimum roofing standards," shall be amended to read as

follows:

Sec. 250272. Minimum roofing standards.

Pitched roofs shall have a minimum pitch of 4:12. Deviation from the minimum may be approved for gambrel and similar type roofs. Roofing materials shall be allowed as specified in the Residential Architectural Guidelines. Cedar shingle and asphalt shingle roofs are not permitted when an approved roofing material has been originally permitted, except asphalt shingle is permitted in legal subdivisions that were originally permitted with an asphalt shingle roofing material for at least two-thirds ( 2/3) of the total homes in that legal subdivision. Polyurethane foam or metal on sloped roofs over any finished roofing material is not permitted. A dimensional asphalt shingle roofing material is allowed only if the city's building department determines that a roof truss currently supporting a cedar shake roofing material cannot support a tile roofing material. No roof color shall be changed of paint or any other coating without approval of the City of Coral Springs. Flat roofs may be permitted if the flat roof area does not comprise over twenty-five (25) percent of the total roof area. Such flat roofs may be permitted over porches, Florida rooms, and utility rooms located to the rear of the dwelling unit. Screen enclosures with screen roofs or flat roofs that are not sloped and structures with existing cedar or asphalt shingles shall be exempt from this provision.

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Section 16. Section 250288 of the Land Development Code of the City of

Coral Springs entitled "Minimum roofing standards," shall be amended to read as

follows:

Sec. 250288. Minimum roofing standards.

Pitched roofs in RC-6 districts shall have a minimum pitch of 4:12. Pitched roofs in RC-12 and RC-15 districts shall have a minimum pitch of 3:12. Deviation from the minimum may be approved for gambrel and similar type roofs. Roofing materials shall be allowed as specified in the Residential Architectural Guidelines. Cedar shingle, asphalt shingle, metal roofs and polyurethane foam on sloped roofs over any finished roofing material are not permitted. No roof color shall be changed of paint or any other coating without approval of the City of Coral Springs. Flat roofs may be permitted if the flat roof area does not comprise over twenty-five (25) percent of the total roof area. Such flat roofs may be permitted over porches, Florida rooms, and utility rooms located to the rear of the dwelling unit. Screen enclosures with screen roofs or flat roofs that are sloped and structures with existing cedar or asphalt shingles shall be exempt from this provision.

Section 17. Section 250306 of the Land Development Code of the City of

Coral Springs entitled "Individual unit ownership," shall be amended to read as follows:

Sec. 250306. Individual unit ownership.

Each unit in an attached or semi-attached dwelling may be acquired and owned separately from the other unit, subject to the following conditions:

(1) Individual water and sewer service shall be provided to each dwelling unit at the expense of the unit owner according to city standards and specifications.

(2) All exterior improvements, such as, but not limited to painting, awnings, roofing materials, fencing and landscaping shall be designed and maintained in a compatible and complementary manner so as to function as a singular and integrated structure.

(3) All attached or semiattached dwelling units shall comply with the applicable provisions of the South Florida Building Code relating to individual ownership of said dwelling units. Roofing material shall be of the same profile, material and color hue so as to function as a singular and integrated structure in semi-attached dwellings.

(4) Roofing material shall be of the same profile, material and color so as to function as a singular and integrated structure in attached dwellings that have an uninterrupted roofing system.

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(3) (5) All attached or semi-attached dwelling units shall comply with the applicable provisions of the South Florida Building Code relating to individual ownership of said dwelling units.

Section 18. Section 250311 of the Land Development Code of the City of

Coral Springs entitled "Minimum roofing standards," shall be amended to read as

follows:

Sec. 250311. Minimum roofing standards.

(1) Pitched roofs shall have a minimum pitch of 4:12. Deviation from the minimum may be approved for gambrel and similar type roofs. Roofing materials shall be allowed as specified in the Residential Architectural Guidelines. Cedar shingle and asphalt shingle roofs are not permitted when an approved roofing material has been originally permitted, except asphalt shingle is permitted in legal subdivisions that were originally permitted with an asphalt shingle roofing material for at least two-thirds (2/3) of the total homes in that legal subdivision. Polyurethane foam or metal on sloped roofs over any finished roofing material is not permitted. A dimensional asphalt shingle roofing material is allowed only if the city's building department determines that a roof truss currently supporting a cedar shake roofing material cannot support a tile roofing material. No roof color shall be changed of paint or any other coating without approval of the City of Coral Springs. Flat roofs may be permitted if the flat roof area does not comprise over twenty-five (25) percent of the total roof area. Such flat roofs may be permitted over porches, Florida rooms, and utility rooms located to the rear of the dwelling unit. Screen enclosures with screen roofs or flat roofs that are not sloped and structures with existing cedar or asphalt shingles shall be exempt from this provision.

(2) Roofing material shall be of the same profile, material and color hue so as to function as a singular and integrated structure in semiattached dwellings whether owned separately or jointly.

(3) Roofing material shall be of the same profile, material and color so as to function as a singular and integrated structure in attached dwellings that have an uninterrupted roofing system whether owned separately or jointly.

Section 19. Section 250341 of the Land Development Code of the City of

Coral Springs entitled "Minimum roofing standards," shall be amended to read as

follows:

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Sec. 250341. Minimum roofing standards.

Pitched roofs shall have a minimum pitch of 3:12. Deviation from the minimum may be approved for gambrel and similar type roofs. Roofing materials shall be allowed as specified in the Residential Architectural Guidelines. Cedar shingle, asphalt shingle, metal roofs and polyurethane foam on sloped roofs over any finished roofing material are not permitted. No roof color shall be changed of paint or any other coating without approval of the City of Coral Springs. Flat roofs may be permitted if the flat roof area does not comprise over twenty-five (25) percent of the total roof area. Such flat roofs may be permitted over porches, Florida rooms, and utility rooms located to the rear of the dwelling unit. Screen enclosures with screen roofs or flat roofs that are not sloped and structures with existing cedar of asphalt shingles shall be exempt from this provision.

Section 20. Section 250371 of the Land Development Code of the City of

Coral Springs entitled "Minimum roofing standards," shall be amended to read as

follows:

Sec. 250371. Minimum roofing standards.

Pitched roofs shall have a minimum pitch of 3:12. Deviation from the minimum may be approved for gambrel and similar type roofs. Roofing materials shall be allowed as specified in the Residential Architectural Guidelines. Cedar shingle, asphalt shingle, metal roofs and polyurethane foam on sloped roofs over any finished roofing material are not permitted. No roof color shall be changed of paint or any other coating without approval of the City of Coral Springs. Flat roofs may be permitted if the flat roof area does not comprise over twenty-five (25) percent of the total roof area. Such flat roofs may be permitted over porches, Florida rooms, and utility rooms located to the rear of the dwelling unit. Screen enclosures with screen roofs or flat roofs that are not sloped and structures with existing cedar of asphalt shingles shall be exempt from this provision.

Section 21. Section 250401 of the Land Development Code of the City of

Coral Springs entitled "Minimum roofing standards," shall be amended to read as

follows:

Sec. 250401. Minimum roofing standards.

Pitched roofs shall have a minimum pitch of 3:12. Deviation from the minimum may be approved for gambrel and similar type roofs. Roofing materials shall be allowed as specified in the Residential Architectural Guidelines. Cedar shingle, asphalt shingle, metal roofs and polyurethane foam on sloped roofs over any finished roofing material are

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not permitted. No roof color shall be changed of paint or any other coating without approval of the City of Coral Springs. Flat roofs may be permitted if the flat roof area does not comprise over twenty-five (25) percent of the total roof area. Such flat roofs may be permitted over porches, Florida rooms, and utility rooms located to the rear of the dwelling unit. Screen enclosures with screen roofs or flat roofs that are not sloped and structures with existing cedar of asphalt shingles shall be exempt from this provision.

Section 22. Section 250431 of the Land Development Code of the City of

Coral Springs entitled "Minimum roofing standards," shall be amended to read as

follows:

Sec. 250431. Minimum roofing standards.

Pitched roofs shall have a minimum pitch of 3:12. Deviation from the minimum may be approved for gambrel and similar type roofs. Roofing materials shall be allowed as specified in the Residential Architectural Guidelines. Cedar shingle, asphalt shingle, metal roofs and polyurethane foam on sloped roofs over any finished roofing material are not permitted. No roof color shall be changed of paint or any other coating without approval of the City of Coral Springs. Flat roofs may be permitted if the flat roof area does not comprise over twenty-five (25) percent of the total roof area. Such flat roofs may be permitted over porches, Florida rooms, and utility rooms located to the rear of the dwelling unit. Screen enclosures with screen roofs or flat roofs that are not sloped and structures with existing cedar of asphalt shingles shall be exempt from this provision.

Section 23. Section 250441 of the Land Development Code of the City of

Coral Springs entitled "Required perimeter buffering adjacent to abutting properties,"

shall be amended to read as follows:

Sec. 250441. Required perimeter buffering adjacent to abutting properties.

When other than the front yard of a B zoned plot abuts or is across a water body or local or collector street from any R zoned plot, a buffer shall be provided on the B zoned property. This buffer area shall not apply where the adjacent R zoned plot is used for business related parking. The buffer area shall be used to create a solid opaque screen such as a decorative masonry wall, or earthen berm, or combination thereof with a minimum height of five (5) feet, provided, however, that the solid opaque screen for designated loading areas, docks, and overhead doors shall have a minimum height of eight (8) feet. The requirements for a solid opaque screen of a minimum height of five (5) feet on the B zoned plot shall not be required when:

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Section 24. Section 250636 of the Land Development Code of the City of

Coral Springs entitled "Purpose of district," shall be amended to read as follows:

Sec. 250636. Purpose of district.

The Industrial, Research and Development (IRD) District is intended to provide lands for the purpose of business and industry which support the economic base of the city and contribute to its economic growth and self-sufficiency. Permitted uses are intended to include those businesses and industries primarily involved in the distribution of goods and services outside of the vicinity of the City of Coral Springs. The nature of uses shall include the research, development and manufacture of products making use of processes of manufacturing that are compatible with adjacent residential and nonresidential uses. The development standards of this district are intended to result in an open, uncrowded and attractive appearance through various site design standards.

Section 25. Section 250637 of the Land Development Code of the City of

Coral Springs entitled "Uses permitted," shall be amended to read as follows:

Sec. 250637. Uses permitted.

No building or structure, or part thereof, shall be erected, altered, occupied or used, or land or water area occupied or used, in whole or in part, for other than one (1) or more of the following general uses. Unless otherwise specified, all uses shall be conducted entirely within an enclosed building. (The listing of specific uses under the generalized use categories are intended to be illustrative rather than all inclusive.)

(1) Manufacture of such products as:

Aerospace composites;

Apparel related products;

Assembled paper products;

Ceramics;

Computer components;

Cosmetics;

Electronic and electrical equipment, systems, components, instruments, and peripherals;

Fabricated metal products;

Finish wood products;

Food processing and packaging;

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Footwear;

Furniture and fixtures;

Image recognition;

Jewelry;

Leather products;

Machinery;

Manufacturing technology;

Medical equipment and supplies;

Musical instruments;

Optics;

Pharmaceuticals and medicines;

Robotics;

Transportation parts and equipment.

(2) Artificial intelligence;

Computer software development;

Educational, scientific, industrial and manufacturing research and development such as:

Medical and biomedical technology;

Research and testing laboratory.

(3) Warehouse and storage buildings associated with manufacturing, assembly and distribution not including self storage facilities.

(4) The following service and trade establishments provided that they do not offer walk in retail services on the same premises. Conditional Approval may be obtained for retail services per section 250638:

Bakery;

Boat building and repair;

Bookbinding;

Cheese making;

Cleaning and dyeing establishments;

Communication - information/data processing;

Cutting or blending of liquor;

Diaper service;

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Drapery and blind fabrication and service;

Egg storage, handling or processing;

Electroplating;

Exterminating;

Food catering;

Glass and mirror shop;

Janitorial;

Laundry;

Linen supply;

Machinery repair;

Magazine wholesale agency;

Manufacture of powder blends, potting compounds and plastisols;

Motion picture studio/recording studio;

Pattern making;

Plumbing or electrical shop;

Printing, publishing, lithography and engraving;

Telecommunication;

Tool, die and gauge shop including the use of automatic screw machines.

(5) Heliports, helistops and off-heliport landing sites, subject to the requirements as outlined in this chapter.

(6) Offices as contained in a corporate park use as defined elsewhere in this chapter.

(7) Nursery schools or childcare centers as accessory uses that have at least one (1) completely fenced and secure play lot which shall be established, maintained and used for children at play. The fence shall not be less than five (5) feet in height.

(8) Non-recreational health club facilities as accessory uses.

(9) Accessory uses and structures.

Section 26. Section 250638 of the Land Development Code of the City of

Coral Springs entitled "Conditional uses," shall be amended to read as follows:

Sec. 250638. Conditional uses.

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The following uses are not permitted by right, but may be permitted in the IRD District subject to the procedures and requirements provided elsewhere in this chapter and subject to the availability of sufficient flexibility for commercial uses as permitted by the comprehensive plan.

(1) Sales, rental and display of the following that are located in a single user stand-alone building:

Building, electrical and plumbing fixtures and supplies including flooring materials, and lighting fixtures stores catering primarily to the building trade; and lumber yards;

Construction equipment;

Electronic supplies;

Glass and mirrors;

Machinery;

Medical and dental equipment and supplies;

Monuments;

Photographic equipment and supplies;

Restaurant, hotel and store supplies, fixtures and equipment;

Ship chandlery;

Sign painting;

Swimming pool supplies;

Tires and batteries;

Welding equipment and supplies.

(2) Restaurants limited to three thousand (3,000) square feet in gross floor area.

(3) The following repair and shop uses that are located in a single user stand-alone building:

Awning and canvas;

Carpenter and cabinet;

Contractor shop;

Electronic equipment repair;

Furniture repair.

Home appliance repair;

Lawn mower and motorcycle repair;

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Locksmith;

Sharpening and grinding;

Taxidermist;

Upholstering shop.

(4) Blacksmith and welding.

(5) The rental and/or storage of motor vehicles, motor homes, boats, trucks and trailers, subject to the following conditions:

(a) New or used motor vehicles, motor homes, boats, trucks and trailers, offered for rent shall occupy not more than one-half ( 1/2) of the lot on which the business is located.

(b) Any business which permits the rental and/or storage of motor vehicles, trucks and trailers, motor homes and boats bearing signs, painted or otherwise affixed to the vehicles which signs advertise a franchiser or company name shall store such vehicle within a completely enclosed building or shall provide a vehicle storage area as set forth below. All motor vehicles, motor homes, boats, trucks or trailers bearing such signs must be stored within this vehicle storage area or in the enclosed building.

(c) Vehicular storage areas must be screened on all sides providing for necessary ingress and egress by a solid eight-foot high masonry wall. The landscape area outside the wall shall consist of a two-foot high continuous hedge at the time of planting and a tree every twenty (20) feet with a minimum height of twelve (12) feet and a spread of six (6) feet at planting.

(d) All maintenance, washing and repairs must be within an enclosed area.

(6) Newspaper and job printing plants.

(7) Auto towing subject to the following conditions:

Vehicular storage areas must be screened on all sides providing for necessary ingress and egress by a solid eight-foot high masonry wall. The landscape area outside the wall shall consist of a two-foot high continuous hedge at the time of planting and a tree every twenty (20) feet with a minimum height of twelve (12) feet and a spread of six (6) feet at planting.

(8) Self storage facilities.

(9) Crating, packing, distribution, shipping and soft drink bottling.

(10) Vocational, technical, business and secretarial, trade, private and public secondary and post secondary schools.

(11) Nursery school or child care centers as a single user stand-alone building

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intended for corporate park users that have at least one (1) completely fenced and secure play lot which shall be established, maintained and used for children at play. The fence shall not be less than five (5) feet in height. This use shall be located only on the eastern and southern perimeters of the Corporate Park.

(12) Carpet and rug cleaning;

(13) Hotel uses shall be permitted in this district provided that the following conditions are satisfied:

(a) Purpose: To promote the public health, safety and welfare by allowing these uses in an industrial, research and development district while insuring, as much as practicable, that the use will be buffered, screened and otherwise integrated harmoniously and safely into the surrounding area. Should a hotel be constructed near a school, the impact on the school shall be mitigated to the maximum extent possible to ensure the safety of the students by requiring an acceptable traffic circulation study and adequate buffering.

(b) Location: The proposed plot shall have frontage and direct access onto an arterial or designated collector.

(c) Development criteria: A development plan for a hotel use shall meet all applicable ordinances and laws and, in addition, shall be required to provide:

1. A landscape strip not less than twenty-five (25) feet in depth between any side or rear plot line and any vehicular use area. The strip shall contain a berm, wall or combination thereof a minimum of five (5) feet in height with landscaping as required elsewhere in the Land Development Code. This height provision shall not apply to any area designated as necessary for proper traffic safety visibility, those sight distances are regulated elsewhere in the Land Development Code.

2. That any outdoor recreation areas or facilities shall be located only at ground level. Further, such areas or facilities shall be at least twenty-five (25) feet from any plot line.

3. That all exterior lights and lighting shall be designed and located in conformity with regulations for commercial and industrially zoned property.

4. The minimum lot area shall be no less than two (2) acres.

5. Every plot shall have a front yard of not less than fifty (50)

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feet.

6. No building or structure shall be more than five (5) stories. No building or structure shall be erected or altered to a height exceeding sixty (60) feet.

7. Every plot shall have a side and rear yard setback of at least twenty-five (25) feet plus one (1) foot for every two (2) feet in building height over twenty (20) feet.

8. The area of the plot occupied by buildings and roofed structures shall not exceed forty (40) percent of the plot area.

(14) Large scale buildings or a grouping of buildings under single ownership, occupying a footprint greater than one hundred thousand (100,000) square feet are subject to the following:

(a) Subject to the criteria set forth in the Architectural Guidelines for large scale commercial development.

(b) The petitioner shall submit a noise study by an acoustical consultant which demonstrates that the noise generated to receiving land uses is within acceptable levels established by the noise ordinance. The noise study will be reviewed by the city, or the city's designee, and the cost shall be paid by the petitioner.

(c) A traffic study shall be submitted by a registered, professional engineer which identifies the impact of the project on the external roadway system as well as internal traffic circulation patterns, parking configurations and turning movements. The traffic study will be reviewed by the city, or the city's designee, and the cost shall be paid by the petitioner.

(d) The petitioner shall enter into a maintenance agreement to monitor the proper preparation of planting beds, material quality and long term maintenance. A comprehensive inspection schedule by an independent landscape professional will be required as part of the agreement. The agreement will require either a letter of credit or cash in the amount of fifty (50) percent of the fair market value be placed with the city prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy.

(e) If an addition of more than five (5) percent of the original floor area is being added to any of the uses described in this section which had previously qualified as a legal non-conforming use, then the above regulations for each use shall apply.

(f) If an addition of more than five (5) percent of the original floor

area is being added to the use described above which had

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previously qualified as a legal non-conforming use, then the above regulations shall apply.

Section 27. Section 250642 of the Land Development Code of the City of

Coral Springs entitled "Setbacks," shall be amended to read as follows:

Sec. 250642. Setbacks.

(1) No building or roofed structure shall be located less than fifty (50) feet from any street line nor less than twenty-five (25) feet from any plot line other than a street line.

(2) No more than one-half ( 1/2) of the depth of any required setback area measured from a street line or a plot line may be used for parking and such parking shall be located on the half of the required setback furthest from the street or front plot line. The balance of the setback area shall be landscaped and used for no other purpose. other than required sidewalks, public art, bus stops or bus shelters.

(3) All required setback areas except where used for permitted parking, shall be landscaped. A required landscaped area shall not be crossed by more than the minimum of walkways and driveways necessary for access to the building.

(4) Signs, light standards and fences shall be permitted in required setback areas as

hereinafter specified.

Section 28. Section 250661 of the Land Development Code of the City of

Coral Springs entitled "Required perimeter buffering adjacent to abutting properties,"

shall be amended to read as follows:

Sec. 250661. Required perimeter buffering adjacent to abutting properties.

When a MC, CF, SU, GU or EC District abuts or is across a water body or local or collector street from any R zoned plot, a buffer area shall be required on the MC, CF, SU, GU or EC parcel. This buffer area shall be used to create a solid opaque screen, such as a decorative masonry wall or earthen berm, or combination thereof with a minimum height of five (5) feet, provided however, that the solid opaque screen for designated loading areas, docks and overhead doors shall have a minimum height of eight (8) feet. The requirement for a solid opaque screen of a minimum height of five (5) feet on the miscellaneous zoned plot shall not be required when:

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Section 29. Section 250814 of the Land Development Code of the City of

Coral Springs entitled "Size and character of required parking," shall be amended to read

as follows:

Sec. 250814. Size and character of required parking.

(1) Size: Each parking space required and provided pursuant to the provisions of this article shall be not less than nine (9) feet in width and eighteen (18) feet in length. See figure 1 in Zoning Appendix.

(2) Parallel Parking: Parallel parking shall be utilized for supplemental parking only and not for required parking. The minimum size shall not be less than ten (10) feet in width and twenty-five (25) in length. See Figure 2 in Zoning Appendix. Parallel parking shall not impede or adversely alter pedestrian connections, traffic flow or mass transit connections either to the interior or exterior of any property as determined by the City Manager or his designee.

(3) Curbing: The use of continuous class “D” type curbing in lieu of individual wheel stops is required in all parking lots unless specific reasons for the use of wheel stops can be justified through the City Engineer. This will allow sixteen (16) feet of asphalt and a two (2) foot car bumper overhang. The two (2) foot car bumper overhang shall be in addition to the required landscape area, required buffer area or to a sidewalk. See Figure 3A and 3B in the Zoning Appendix.

(2)(4) Striping: All parking spaces shall be divided with painted double lines as per specifications on file in the Community Development department division except for single family homes, zero lot line developments, townhouses and duplexes where the parking spaces are on a single family site or as otherwise permitted in this chapter. See fFigure 2 3 in Zoning Appendix.

(3)(5) Accessibility: In all zoning districts, the width of access aisles and driveways shall be in conformance with the standards set forth in Figure 1 in the Zoning Appendix. Each space shall be accessible without driving over or through another parking space. Back-out parking onto any public right-of-way is only permitted in RS and RD zoned properties, and then only onto public rights-of-way of less than eighty (80) feet in width. Parking stalls abutting the same continuous drive aisle shall have the same angle and orientation. Drive aisles shall be one-way only which are less than twenty-four (24) feet wide or which abut parking stalls with angles less than ninety (90) degrees. Parking stall angles and drive aisle direction of flow may change only when the drive aisle is interrupted by a circulation drive or structure. These standards are set forth according to the City’s Minimum Engineering Standards.

(4)(6) Identification: Parking facilities, including access aisles and driveways, shall be identified in accordance with Chapter 18 of the land development code as to

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purpose and as to location when not clearly evident from a street or alley. The permitted direction shall be clearly marked with painted directional arrows at each end of the one way aisles.

(5)(7) Composition: Parking facilities, including access aisles and driveways shall be surfaced with brick, asphalt or concrete surfacing maintained in a smooth, well-graded condition, through the use of restriping, resurfacing and resealing with standards set forth according to the office of the city engineer City’s Minimum Engineering Standards, provided, however, that the following exceptions shall apply:

(a) For the following specified uses up to twenty (20) percent of the required off-street parking facilities may be provided through the utilization of a grass or lawn alternate parking surface:

Business

Professional

Industrial

Nursing home

Sanitariums

Housing for the elderly

Theater

Private club

Governmental

Manufacturing

Hospital

Dormitories

Schools

(b) Eighty (80) percent of the required off-street parking facilities may be provided through the utilization of a grass or lawn parking surface area when the use of the property for which the off-street parking is required is for the following:

Church

Funeral home

Stadium or other sports facility

(c) Required base for alternate parking surface: The base for any alternate parking surface elected under subsection (5)(a) and (b), supra, shall meet the following criteria:

1. Four (4) inches of compacted limestone as sub base, and

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2. Four (4) inches of topsoil over the compacted limestone, and

3. Solid grass sod or grass seed.

(d) Maintenance-note and penalty for failure to maintain: Each owner electing the alternate parking surface as provided in subsection (5)(a) and (b) shall maintain said surface in a healthy and viable condition.

(6)(8) Drainage: All off-street parking facilities shall be drained so as not to cause any nuisances on adjacent or public property. Such drainage facilities shall be arranged for convenient access and safety of pedestrians and vehicles with standards set forth and recorded in the office of the city engineer according to the office of the city engineer. according to the City’s Minimum Engineering Standards.

Section 30. Section 250816 of the Land Development Code of the City of

Coral Springs entitled "Amount of off-street parking," shall be amended to read as

follows:

Sec. 250816. Amount of off-street parking.

The minimum number of parking spaces to be provided and maintained for each use or occupancy shall be as follows:

(1) Residential uses:

(a) Dwelling, one-family and two-family: Two (2) parking spaces shall be required for each dwelling unit for which primary access is by a street fifty (50) feet in width or greater. Dwellings shall provide a garage or carport for one (1) such space. Such carport shall effectively screen an automobile from view on three (3) sides utilizing a wall, fence, or hedge at least four (4) feet in height. However, for each individual dwelling which contains four (4) bedrooms for which primary access is by a street less than fifty (50) feet in width, a fully enclosed garage designed for storage of at least two (2) automobiles shall be required. In addition to the above stated requirement, each individual dwelling which contains five (5) or more bedrooms for which access is by a street less than fifty (50) feet in width, shall provide one (1) additional parking space within three hundred (300) feet of the affected dwelling.

(b) Dwelling, multiple-family:

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1. Efficiency and one (1) bedroom units: One and one-half (1 1/2) parking spaces for each unit.

2. One (1) bedroom units with den, two (2) bedroom units and three (3) bedroom units:

(a) Two (2) parking spaces for each unit in buildings thirty-five (35) feet or less in height.

(b) One and three-quarters (1 3/4) parking spaces for each unit in buildings over thirty-five (35) feet in height.

3. Three (3) bedroom units with den and four (4) or more bedroom units:

(a) Two and one-quarter (2 1/4) parking spaces for each unit in buildings thirty-five (35) feet or less in height.

(b) Two (2) parking spaces for each unit in buildings over thirty-five (35) feet in height.

4. Refer to section 250147 for parking requirements for townhouse subdivisions.

5. In addition to the above, multiple-family buildings shall be required to provide supplemental guest parking space equal to a minimum of ten (10) percent of the spaces required per building. Such supplemental parking shall be installed pursuant to this chapter.

(c) Dormitories, fraternities: One (1) parking space for each bed.

(d) Hotels and motels, including clubs: One (1) parking space for each sleeping room. If, in addition to sleeping rooms, there are other uses operated in conjunction with and/or as part of the hotel/motel, additional off-street parking spaces shall be provided for such other uses as would be required by this section if such uses were separate from the hotel/motel to the extent of thirty-five (35) percent of the off-street parking specified in this article for retail stores, offices, services, establishments, bars, restaurants, dining roms rooms, night clubs, cabarets, ballrooms, banquet halls meeting rooms, auditoriums.

(e) Housing for elderly: One (1) parking space for each unit.

(f) Residential care facility, Category 2 and 3: one and twenty-six hundredths (1.26) parking spaces for each sleeping room.

(2) Commercial uses: One (1) parking space is required per square footage indicated in each category:

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60 square feet:

Bars

Beer gardens

Cafeterias

Cocktail lounges

Night clubs

Taverns

100 square feet:

Telemarketers/Call Center

125 square feet:

Convenience stores

150 square feet:

Bakery – Take Out Only

Butcher shop

Delicatessens - Take Out Only

Dry cleaning

Grocery

Ice cream - Take Out Only

Laundry

Liquor store

Package store

Self-service laundry

Take-out foods – No Seating

200 square feet:

Auction galleries

Auto repair shop

Auto service station

Bank and savings and loan

Barbershop

Business school

Car wash

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Child care center

Civic clubs

Community centers (non-governmental)

Dancing school

Dental clinic

Drugstores

Financial institutions Health institutions Health/Fitness facility

Fitness Class Facility

Indoor display area for vehicle sale or rental

Kennel

Library

Medical and dental offices

Medical clinic

Post office

Trade school

Vocational school

300 square feet:

Animal hospitals

Barbershop

Building supplies

Business and professional offices

Contractor Shops:

General

Electrical

Plumbing

Roofing

Air conditioning, etc.

Financial companies

Governmental offices

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Household equipment

Household repairs

Hardware

Marine supplies

Personal service shops Personal care services

Pet grooming

Retail stores

Swimming and pool supplies

Travel agencies

Veterinarians Clinic

Wholesale medical supplies

Wholesale stores

500 square feet:

Art gallery

Carpet and flooring materials retail stores

Furniture store

Industrial uses

Manufacturing uses

Outdoor display area for vehicle sale or rental

Printing and engraving

Research and testing laboratories

Sign shop

Storage buildings

Telephone exchange housing automatic equipment only

660 square feet:

Boarding facilities ancillary to an animal hospital or veterinary clinic

750 square feet:

Warehouses under 40,000 square feet

1,000 square feet:

Warehouses 40,000 square feet and over

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2,000 square feet:

Self-storage warehouse facilities

(3) Miscellaneous uses:

(a) Hospitals: One and one-half (1 1/2) parking spaces for each bed.

(b) Places of public assembly, assembly halls, convention halls, exhibition halls, dance halls, skating rinks, sport arenas, community center, libraries, community theater, museums, indoor recreation or amusement centers: One (1) parking space for each five (5) seats or one (1) parking space for each two hundred (200) square feet of gross area; whichever is greater. This provision does not include places of worship.

(c) Places of worship: One (1) parking space for each fifty (50) square feet of auditorium, chapel area and places of public assembly, not including the following uses when accessory to the place of worship:

1. Sunday Religious School classrooms.

2. Offices.

A place of worship which includes non-accessory uses such as an elementary school, university or college, senior high school, middle school, public or private school or another use which is not accessory to the place of worship shall calculate and compare the number of parking spaces for the house of worship per the above formula and the number of parking spaces for the other non-accessory uses and provide the higher number of parking spaces.

(d) Funeral homes: One (1) parking space for each four (4) fixed seats in public rooms, plus one (1) parking space for ninety (90) square feet in public rooms with movable seat.

(e) Bowling centers: Six (6) parking spaces for each lane.

(f) University or college, senior high schools, middle schools, public or private schools: One (1) parking space for each classroom, plus one (1) parking space for each five (5) students or one-half ( 1/2) of the additional parking spaces for rooms used for public assembly as otherwise required by this section, whichever may be greater.

(g) Elementary schools, public or private: One (1) parking space for each classroom, plus one-half ( 1/2) of the additional parking spaces for rooms used for public assembly as otherwise required by this section.

(h) Private clubs, lodges, fraternal buildings, union halls: One (1) parking space for each one hundred (100) square feet of assembly

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hall and auditorium, or one (1) parking space for each fifty (50) square feet of gross floor area occupied by guests, customers, patrons, members or other occupants, whichever may be greater.

(i) Sanitariums, asylums, orphanages, convalescent homes, home for infirms: One (1) parking space for each five (5) beds for patients.

(j) Stadiums: One (1) parking space for each five (5) seats.

(k) Restaurants: One parking space for every one hundred (100) square feet of building is (1:100). Restaurants shall include any food establishment that provides seating to consume the food product onsite.

Required parking for "open air seating" of a restaurant shall be calculated at fifty (50) percent of the square footage of said open air seating area in the requirements provided herein shall be defined as follows:

1. Any seating area without a heating or cooling system, and

2. Seating area with or without a roof where a maximum of two (2) sides are open or consist of a substantially nonrigid material such as, but not limited, to canvas or screening.

(l) Shopping centers:

1. One (1) parking space for each two hundred twenty-five (225) square feet of gross floor area in shopping centers with less than two hundred thousand (200,000) square feet of gross leasable area. One (1) parking space for each two hundred (200) square feet of gross leasable area in shopping centers with two hundred thousand (200,000) square feet or more of gross leasable area.

2. Shopping centers which have gross floor areas over forty thousand (40,000) square feet of gross leasable area and under two hundred thousand (200,000) square feet shall not have more than ten (10) percent of its gross leasable area occupied by any one or any combination of the following uses:

Bars

Beer Gardens

Cafes

Cafeterias

Cocktail lounges

Convenience stores

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Night clubs

Restaurants

Taverns

Theaters

3. Shopping centers which have a gross floor area of forty thousand (40,000) square feet or more and are owned by a single entity or subject to a cross access/cross parking agreement, may petition the city commission for approval of shared parking. The petition for shared parking shall include an independent parking study in a form acceptable to the city, which includes but is not limited to, information indicating that the shopping center uses are such that a sufficient disparity in peak demand for parking spaces exists to support the concept of shared parking.

4. Parking requirements for shopping centers not meeting these criteria shall be calculated on a use by use basis.

(m) Private court club: Five (5) spaces per court.

(n) Movie theaters: One (1) space per three (3) seats.

(o) Large office buildings:

1. Large office buildings which meet the criteria of this subsection shall be permitted to calculate required parking using the following formula: one parking space for each three hundred (300) square feet of eighty (80) percent of the gross floor area, one parking space for each two hundred (200) square feet for twelve and one-half (12.5) percent of the gross floor area, and one parking space for each seventy five (75) square feet for seven and one half (7.5) percent of the gross floor area. In addition, a credit of ten (10) percent of the total parking requirement shall be deducted from the actual number of spaces calculated in the above formula.

2. Criteria: To qualify for parking calculations under this subsection, a large office building shall:

a. Contain a minimum of one hundred fifty thousand (150,000) square feet for the total gross floor area of the building;

b. Restrict the ultimate occupancy of the building to a minimum of two thirds ( 2/3) office uses;

c. Exclude theaters.

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3. Limitation: The parking calculations for each occupancy of a large office building taking advantage of this subsection shall be made on the basis of the percent of gross floor area given the following ratios:

A minimum of eighty (80) percent for permitted uses otherwise requiring a 1:300 calculation

A maximum of twenty (20) percent for permitted uses otherwise requiring more than a 1:300 calculation and further provided that within this twenty (20) percent, only seven and one-half (7.5) percent shall be of the uses requiring a 1:75 or greater calculation.

(p) Golf course: Eight (8) spaces per playing hole, two (2) spaces per practice driving tree, plus any parking necessary to satisfy requirements for other facilities on site.

(q) Corporate park use: A rational and reasoned analysis shall be submitted to the director of community development based on the number of employees the use will contain that will ensure the correct amount of required parking. This shall be in the form of a letter or report and a signed and sealed floor plan showing the corresponding workstations, that will identify the maximum amount of employees that building will hold in the employee/office portion of the building only. In no case will required parking be calculated below nine-tenths (0.9) parking spaces per one (1) employee. Any remaining floor area that is dedicated to fabrication, storage and wholesale of products shall be calculated by the parking ratio described elsewhere in this chapter. The option of using the standard office-parking ratio in the employee/office portion of the building described elsewhere in this chapter is allowable if a rational analysis methodology cannot be utilized.

(4) Calculating required parking spaces:

(a) Uses not specifically mentioned: The requirements for off-street parking for any unspecified uses in this section shall be the same as provided in this section for the use most similar to the one sought as determined by the Community Development department division. It is the intent to require all uses except agricultural to provide off-street parking.

(b) Fractional spaces: When units or measurements determining number of required off-street parking spaces result in requirement of fractional space, any such fraction equal to or greater than one-half ( 1/2) shall require a full off-street parking space.

(c) Mixed uses: In the case of mixed uses, the total requirements for

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off-street parking shall be the sum of the requirements of the various uses computed separately, and off-street parking space for one use shall not be considered as providing the required off-street parking for any other use. However, when a business which has been issued an occupational license conditioned upon the operation of the business only between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m., excluding all day holidays and Sundays the following parking credits shall apply:

1. Said business may utilize up to sixty (60) percent of the parking spaces required for the building in which the business is located.

2. Said business within the designated master parking area may utilize up to sixty (60) percent of the parking spaces within one hundred fifty (150) feet of the property line in the computation of the off-street parking spaces required for the business.

(d) Measurements:

1. For the purposes of this article, gross floor area shall mean the floor area inside of the exterior walls excluding elevators, stair wells, common corridors, trash rooms, common lobbies, common rest rooms, meter rooms and power equipment rooms. In hospitals, bassinets shall not count as beds. In stadiums, sport arenas, places of worship and other places of assembly in which occupants utilize benches, pews or other similar seating facilities, each twenty (20) lineal inches of such seating shall be counted as one (1) seat for the purpose of computing off-street parking requirements.

2. In outdoor display areas for vehicle sales or rental, only

areas designated for vehicle parking shall be measured. Driveway aisles and landscaped medians are not intended to be included in the measured area.

Section 31. Section 250819 of the Land Development Code of the City of

Coral Springs entitled "Drive-through service windows, lanes, markings and stacking

spaces required," shall be amended to read as follows:

Sec. 250819. Drive-through service windows, lanes, markings and stacking spaces required.

(a) Businesses that provide a drive-through service are required to provide drive-through service lane or lanes, whether for stacking or queuing, as separate and

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distinct lanes from the circulation lanes necessary for entering or exiting the property.

(b) Each drive-through lane shall be separated from other on-site lanes. Each such drive-through lane shall be curbed striped, marked or otherwise distinctly delineated.

(c) A separate and distinct escape lane shall be provided. Neither a lane otherwise necessary for site circulation nor a public street or alley shall be counted as an escape lane. The minimum width of such lane is ten (10) feet if there are no overhead canopies less than fourteen (14) feet in height over the escape lane. If an overhead canopy is less than fourteen (14) feet in height over the escape lane, the minimum width of the escape lane shall be fifteen (15) feet.

(d) Drive-through lanes and escape lanes shall not conflict, or otherwise hamper access, to or from any parking space.

(e) Pedestrian walkways shall be clearly separated from drive-through lanes.

(f) Stacking spaces necessary for the provisions of drive-through lanes shall be determined using the following table:

TABLE INSET: Type of Facility Inbound Vehicles Outbound Vehicles Drive-in bank 6 spaces per service

position 1 space per service position

Drive-in beverage, food sales

6 spaces per service position

1 space per service position

Laundry 3 spaces per service position

1 space per service position

Attendant car wash 10 spaces per service to wash line

6 spaces between end of wash stall and other circulation lane

Automatic car wash 6 spaces per service position

4 spaces per service position

Automatic car wash as an accessory use

3 spaces per service position

2 spaces per service position

Service station 4 spaces per service position

1 space per service position

Gatehouse (residential)

5 spaces 1 space

(g) A stacking space is hereby defined as being twenty-two (22) feet in length and ten (10) feet in width.

(h) Inbound stacking requirements shall be counted from the first stopping point. Outbound stacking requirements shall be counted from the last stopping point.

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(i) Any business not listed shall have the same requirements as the most similar use described above as determined by the director of planning.

Section 32. Section 250832 of the Land Development Code of the City of

Coral Springs entitled "Definitions," shall be amended to read as follows:

Sec. 250832. Definitions.

* * *

(13) Landscaping material: Any of the following or a combination thereof such as, but not limited to: Grass, ground cover, shrubs, vines, hedges, trees or palms; other non-living materials such as rocks, pebbles, sand, mulch but not including paving.

* * *

Section 33. Section 250833 of the Land Development Code of the City of

Coral Springs entitled "Minimum landscape requirements for zoning districts," shall be

amended to read as follows:

Sec. 250833. Minimum landscape requirements for zoning districts.

* * * (7) Special provisions:

(c) Landscape material shall be placed on all areas not covered by main and accessory structures, walks and vehicular use areas. Landscape material shall extend to any abutting street pavement edge and to the mean water line of any abutting canal, lake or waterway (not to exceed thirty (30) feet from the property line). Where the slope does not exceed 2:1, landscape material shall be used and installed in such a manner as to allow reasonable maintenance. Where existing slopes are steeper than 2:1, they shall be cut back at time of construction to result in a slope of 2:1 or less. No slope shall be changed without approval of the city engineer and water control district having jurisdiction. No landscaped area shall be constructed with more than ten (10) percent of the total area of gravel,

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stone, concrete, asphalt, or other similar material non-living landscape material, excepting necessary walks and vehicular use areas.

(f) The city manager or his designee may consider a written request by a property owner to allow the planting of less than the minimum required landscaping if one (1) of the following conditions is met:

1. The size or configuration of the property does not allow for the planting of the required trees or shrubs;

2. Trees or shrubs planted will not thrive due to existing site specific features. Examples include but are not limited to:

(i) Conflicts with existing improvements, utilities or structures that will require extensive and/or repeated pruning of branches or roots;

(ii) Existing and established mature trees that preclude the establishment of smaller younger trees.

(g) Street trees: Street trees shall be shade trees or palm trees as described

below, unless restricted by other provisions of this chapter and placed in rights-of-way by the developer or builder prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy and maintained in accordance with this article. The function of a street tree is to provide canopy and shade thereby reducing the heat generated by adjacent impervious surfaces (heat island effect). Any pruning that significantly reduces the ability of the street tree to fulfill this function will be considered tree abuse. Variety and species shall be according to the approved list maintained by the development services department. Minimum size shall be in accordance with the standards set forth in this article for the zoning of the project for which the trees are required. One (1) tree shall be required for every forty (40) feet of street frontage or fraction thereof with a minimum of one (1) street tree per property. Accessways permitted in accordance with the land development code from the public rights-of-way through all such landscaping shall be permitted to service the parking of other vehicular use areas. Such accessways may be subtracted from the lineal dimensions used to determine the number of trees required. Trees shall be planted no further apart than sixty-foot (60) intervals and no closer than fifteen (15) feet apart. All street trees are to be placed in a location in accordance with the requirements of the city engineer in order to accommodate location of utilities and street widening. If insufficient rights-of-way exists for street tree installation, these requirements shall be added to the overall requirements of the site. Street trees are required in all zoning districts in accordance with the street tree requirements stated above. The number, location and size classification of street trees may be field verified by the City Manager or his designee to avoid infrastructure conflicts or other existing conditions (i.e. too close to sidewalk, street light, sight distance triangle, fire hydrant, overhead wires or existing trees). The following

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subdivisions must comply with the street tree requirements described in this Section within two (2) years of the adoption of this ordinance (2007-115): Brokenwoods Estates Forest Hills South Castlewood Forest Hills West Chevy Chase Glenwood Chevy Chase Amended Maplewood Clusters Oakwood Coquina Cove Villas Pine Glen Coral Springs Hills Ramblewood (Kenilworth) Coral Springs Lakes Ramblewood South Coral Springs Subdivision 1 Ramblewood Villas Coral Springs Subdivision 2 Riverview Country Club Royal Palm Point Country Club West Running Brook Hills Country Club West Addition Shadow Wood Country Club Estates Springs Park Deer Run Springs Thunderbird Village Dells Village Green Dells Addition Westchester Forest Hills Windings

Use of palm trees as street trees:

1. Existing shade trees utilized for street trees may not be removed for

the sole purpose of planting palm trees. 2. Palm trees used for the purpose of street trees must be in accordance

with the definition for palm trees in this section and be able to reach a mature height of at least twenty (20) feet. See the landscape manual for more details on accepted species.

3. Palm trees used for the purpose of street trees must be planted in clusters of three (3) with no palm being planted further than ten (10) feet apart.

4. Exceptions to the above are the use of large growing palms such as Bismarkia, Royal palms and Date palms (not Pygmy). See the landscape manual for more details on acceptable species.

5. B, IC, CF-G, CF-E, SU, GU, IRD, MC, EC and RM districts can use palm trees as outlined above for perimeter planting but no more than twenty-five (25) percent of the required perimeter trees may be palm trees.

(8) Sight distance for landscaping adjacent to public right-of-way and points of access:

(a) When an accessway intersects a public right-of-way, or when the subject property abuts the intersection of two (2) or more public rights-of-way, all

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landscaping within the triangular areas described below shall provide unobstructed cross-visibility at a level between thirty (30) inches and six (6) feet provided that they are located so as not to create a traffic hazard, with the following exceptions:

1. Trees or palms having limbs and foliage trimmed in such a manner that no limbs or foliage extend into the cross-visibility area;

2. Horizontal rail fences;

3. No landscaping other than grass or ground cover shall be permitted in the public right-of-way without written approval of the city engineer;

4. Required grass or ground covers.

(b) Any landscaping located within the triangular areas described herein shall be maintained to the standards set forth in the “City of Coral Springs Minimum Engineering Standards” so as to not create an obstruction. The triangular areas referred to above are:

1. The areas of property on both sides of an accessway formed by the intersection of each side of the accessory and the public right-of-way line with two (2) sides of each right-of-way line with two (2) sides of each triangle being twenty (20) feet in length from the point of intersection and the third side being a line connecting the ends of the other two (2) sides.

2. The area of property located at a corner formed by the intersection of two (2) or more public rights-of-way with two (2) sides of the triangular area being thirty (30) feet in length along the abutting public right-of-way lines, measured from their point of intersection, and the third side being a line connecting the ends of the other two (2) lines.

3. When the pavement surface is less than ten (10) feet from the abutting property line the triangular areas shall be determined by an onsite inspection of existing conditions. Said determination shall be made by the city engineer and shall not be less than the distance described above.

4. When road modifications occur or when existing conditions do not conform to the above criteria, the property owner shall modify the landscaping to conform to the above standards.

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LANDSCAPING RELATING TO PERIMETERS

* * * (15) Street trees: Street trees shall be shade trees, unless restricted by other provisions of this chapter and placed in rights-of-way by the developer or builder prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy and maintained in accordance with this article. The function of a street tree is to provide canopy and shade thereby reducing the heat generated by adjacent impervious surfaces (heat island effect). Any pruning that significantly reduces the ability of the street tree to fulfill this function will be considered tree abuse. Variety and species shall be according to the approved list maintained by the development services department. Minimum size shall be in accordance with the standards set forth in this article for the zoning of the project for which the trees are required. One (1) tree shall be required for every forty (40) feet of street frontage with a minimum of one (1) street tree per property. Accessways permitted in accordance with the land development code from the public rights-of-way through all such landscaping shall be permitted to service the parking of other vehicular use areas. Such accessways may be subtracted from the lineal dimensions used to determine the number of trees required. Trees shall be planted no further apart than sixty-foot (60) intervals and no closer than fifteen (15) feet apart. All street trees are to be placed in a location in accordance with the requirements of the city engineer in order to accommodate location of utilities and street widening. If insufficient rights-of-way exists for street tree installation, these requirements shall be added to the overall requirements of the site.

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Section 32. Section 2501017 of the Land Development Code of the City of

Coral Springs entitled "Purpose," shall be created to read as follows:

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ARTICLE XV. REDEVELOPMENT

Sec. 2501017. Purpose.

This Article provides regulations for the redevelopment of all properties within the City of Coral Springs. The purpose of the regulations is to ensure that redeveloped properties are consistent with City standards for character, quality, and the protection of property values during and after demolition of existing structures and for new construction. The following criteria are intended to accomplish this purpose: a. Methods of compliance, which encourage urban techniques and design generally

consistent with the Land Development Code and Architectural Guidelines; b. Site requirements for connectivity to pedestrian, bicycle and mass transit routes; c. Encouragement of redevelopment that reduces the impact of the building and site

on the natural environment and energy use;

d. Safe and visually buffered property.

Section 33. Section 2501018 of the Land Development Code of the City of

Coral Springs entitled "Demolition of structures," shall be created to read as follows:

Sec. 2501018. Demolition of structures.

1. Definitions.

Building pad: The building footprint plus an additional five (5) foot extension beyond the exterior walls or; the extent of overhangs, porches, loading docks or covered walkways, whichever is greater. Demolition: Means any dismantling, intentional destruction or removal of any or part of any structures, utilities, public or private right-of-way surfaces, or similar property. Temporary construction fence: An opaque fence that is a maximum of eight (8) feet in height and does not encroach into any sight visibility triangle, and must not encroach beyond the plot line.

2. Demolition Permit Requirements.

(a) The plan must ensure that all applicable utility connections will

be disconnected and secured in such manner that no unsafe or

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unsanitary conditions shall exist during or after demolition operations as required by Section 109.2.5.2. in the Florida Building Code as amended from time to time.

(b) Initial inspections must be approved by the Building Division’s applicable disciplines after all utility connections have been disconnected and secured in such a manner that no unsafe or unsanitary conditions shall exist during or after demolition operations.

(c) All hazardous building components and materials shall be removed prior to the approval of a demolition permit.

(d) The plan must contain an asbestos notification statement, which indicates the owner’s or operator’s responsibility to comply with provisions of Section 469.003 of the Florida Statutes and to notify the Department of Environmental Protection of their intentions to remove asbestos, when applicable, in accordance with State and Federal law.

(e) The plan must include removal and/or remediation of any contaminated soil.

(f) The plan must indicate that water will be available onsite to minimize the spread of dust or other materials.

(g) The plan shall indicate that the total square footage of the structures being demolished.

(h) The plan will not be approved until all National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit requirements are met.

(i) A tree permit is required for the preservation, relocation or removal of any existing trees, prior to the approval of a demolition permit.

(j) A temporary construction fence permit is required prior to the approval of a demolition permit if the site is to be redeveloped in the immediate future.

(k) A temporary construction fence may be required for any demolition project, whether it is immediately to be redeveloped or not, as determined by the City Manager or his designee.

(l) The owner, lessee, or authorized representative responsible for future maintenance of site prior to any redevelopment must be identified for authorization and contact purposes.

(m) A demolition permit is valid for sixty (60) days after issuance.

3. Demolition Permit Inspection Approval Requirements.

(a) A final inspection must be approved by both the Building and Community Development Divisions after all demolition work is completed to ensure the following:

(b) That all building debris, materials and accessory structures shall be completely cleared from the property.

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(c) That the surface of the building pad and adjacent areas contained within the temporary construction fence shall be compacted and graded in an even manner to allow for future maintenance of site.

(d) That the pre-approved temporary construction fence be erected in the approved location if required.

(e) If demolition is only for portion of unified site, and remaining portions will be accessible to general public, all other aspects of the Land Development Code and Florida Building Code shall be maintained.

(f) The site that has been demolished must not interfere or create a hazardous or unsafe condition for any adjacent properties.

Section 34. Section 2501019 of the Land Development Code of the City of

Coral Springs entitled "Redevelopment criteria," shall be created to read as follows:

Sec. 2501019. Redevelopment criteria.

1. Redevelopment criteria: During the redevelopment process, the following items will require bringing the entire site up to current code requirements including landscaping, parking, mass transit requirements, pedestrian sidewalks or bikeways, signage, screening of accessory equipment, building colors and other structures that exist within the property should one or more occur:

(a) Demolition and reconstruction or reconfiguration of one-third (1/3) or

more of an existing structure over a two (2) year period; (b) Demolition and reconstruction or reconfiguration of one-third (1/3) or

more of an existing sites exterior area over a two (2) year period; (c) Proposed expansion or addition of the interior footprint or floor area of an

existing structure located on a unified property that exceeds five (5) percent or one thousand (1000) square feet;

(d) Building elevation changes, excluding minor cosmetic items such as painting, lighting fixtures, awnings and signs, involving fifty (50) percent or more of the exterior walls of a roofed structure on the property within a two (2) year period. A modification to only part of a building elevation shall constitute a change in the entire elevation of that exterior wall;

(e) Any tenant change for a stand-alone non-residential structure that also involves any change to any building elevation, excluding minor cosmetic items such as painting, lighting fixtures, awnings and signs;

(f) Any tenant change for a non-residential structure that is the anchor tenant of a property that also involves any change to any building elevation, excluding minor cosmetic items such as painting, lighting fixtures, awnings and signs.

2. Public Art: Compliance of the public art program for redeveloped buildings is as

follows:

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Contribution into Fund

The public art ordinance does not apply to any existing structure that complied with the public art ordinance within the last twenty (20) years from the date of the certificate of occupancy.

Installation Onsite When a property is redeveloped that formerly complied with the public art ordinance and installed an artwork on the property, the owner must maintain the original artwork on the property unless otherwise determined by the City Manager or his designee.

Calculation of Square Footage

When a structure is redeveloped, the total square footage for the public art ordinance calculation shall be the sum of the square feet of each and every room, internal corridor and other habitable space in which structural roofs, floors, exterior walls, full height partitions or ceilings have been demolished, replaced or added in whole or part.

Section 35. Section 2501020 of the Land Development Code of the City of

Coral Springs entitled "Parking lot compliance," shall be created to read as follows:

Sec. 2501020. Parking lot compliance.

1. Parking lot compliance: Parking lots that do not meet code requirements with regards to the size of landscaped parking island dimensions must increase the size of such islands to meet code requirements to such a level that will not substantially reduce actual parking spaces below required parking as required by Section 250816. The City will make this determination after the City and property owner have done a complete review of required parking and existing and proposed uses in the property. This process will be initiated by criteria detailed in Section 2501019 regarding Redevelopment criteria. The following options may be employed, as an alternative to accomplish this objective:

a. Smaller size trees may be substituted in parking islands as

determined by the City Manager or his designee. b. Parking islands may be eliminated and grouped to provide

larger parking islands in other areas of the property as described in Section 250833.

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c. A combination of the above options may be employed to

maximize the amount of larger islands and maintaining required parking spaces for the property.

2. In addition to the above, property owners shall maintain or create both

pedestrian and vehicular connectivity between adjacent properties, where applicable as determined by the City Manager or his designee. In the event that this objective would create a deficit of required parking spaces, staff shall require the property owner to study the level of parking and staff shall make the final determination of acceptable parking.

Section 36. Section 2501021 of the Land Development Code of the City of

Coral Springs entitled "Building, remodeling and repainting," shall be created to read as

follows:

Sec. 2501021. Building, remodeling and repainting.

1. Strip shopping centers, campus style office complexes, outparcels and shopping centers that are unified in ownership or have been developed previously to appear as a unified property must remodel or repaint exterior building elevations in one of the following ways:

(a) The building elevations must match the other existing

structures within the property regarding all aspects of building materials, color and other accessory architectural features, or;

(b) The building elevations must employ a compatible style utilizing materials, color and other accessory architectural features that the overall development will still appear relatively uniform and act as a planned scheme as determined by the City Manager or his designee.

2. Freestanding buildings such as office, office warehouse or mixed-use

developments must maintain the shell structures one-hundred (100) percent in uniformity at all times. Any changes to any part of a structure must be applied to all like structures, including the painting of all evaluations of a buildup at the same time. The only exceptions that may apply are planned painting/color schemes where all structures relate to a particular palette and is applied in an unified manner as approved by the City. The association or owners should submit an adopted plan prior to any modifications.

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3. Residential properties that involve more than one (1) building must employ a compatible style utilizing materials, color and other accessory architectural features that the overall development will still appear relatively uniform and act as a planned scheme as determined by the City Manager or his designee.

4. Developments that have been previously approved for a Master Signage

Program must adhere to the original agreement regarding all signage unless the City approves a new agreement.

5. All buildings must receive color approval that follow the acceptable

criteria set forth in the City’s Architectural Guidelines prior to any work.

Section 37. Section 2501022 of the Land Development Code of the City of

Coral Springs entitled "Bicyclists, pedestrians and mass transit users," shall be created to

read as follows:

Sec. 2501022. Bicyclists, pedestrians, and mass transit users. 1. Bicycle Racks

(a) For all non-residential properties and residential properties greater than a four-plex, bicycle racks must be provided according to the following calculation:

1. One (1) bicycle rack that will hold a minimum of three (3)

bicycles. 2. In addition to the above requirement, one (1) bicycle space

shall be provided for each forty (40) parking spaces. For rounding purposes, any such fraction equal to or greater than one half (1/2) shall require an additional bicycle space.

(b) Bicycle racks must be designed and constructed in an aesthetic

manner. 2. Sidewalks

(a) For commercial properties that utilize Master Parking areas, a pedestrian pathway, involving sidewalks that are a minimum five (5) feet in width, and drive aisle crossings, must be constructed across the site from property line to property line, parallel with the adjacent right-of-way or drive-aisle connecting to an existing approved pathways on adjacent properties or rights-of-way.

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(b) In all properties other than non-single-family and duplex dwellings

that are adjacent to street rights-of-way, a minimum five (5) foot wide concrete sidewalk must be constructed adjacent to the property line, parallel with the adjacent right-of-way, along all applicable road rights-of-way. The sidewalks must connect to any existing or planned sidewalks on adjacent properties including properties across roads.

(c) The location and use of sidewalks are subject to review by the City

Engineer, and in certain cases, may not be required. 3. Walkways, Greenways and Linear Parks

(a) For selected properties within the City, the City Commission may

adopt pedestrian sidewalk and bikeways plans to create citywide linked systems. Property owners will be required to accommodate these plans through the DRC process. In the event that this objective would create a deficit of required parking spaces, staff shall require the property owner to study the level of parking and staff shall make the final determination of acceptable parking.

4. Mass Transit

(a) Bus stops with shelters and the necessary connections to such shelter that are either onsite or offsite must be constructed if required by the City or Broward County by the property owner during any new development or redevelopment as required in Section 2501019. Bus shelters must comply with all applicable regulations regarding design guidelines and ADA requirements.

Section 38. Section 2501023 of the Land Development Code of the City of

Coral Springs entitled "LEED certified structures," shall be created to read as follows:

Sec. 2501023. LEED certified structures.

The City strongly encourages that renovated and redeveloped structures

achieve LEED certification. The owner shall submit with the site plan, a LEED checklist

that notes the LEED features that will be achieved. The total points will be reported on

the site plan documents.

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Section 41. Severability.

If any section, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Ordinance is held to be invalid or

unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, then said holding shall in no way

affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance.

Section 42. Inclusion in Code.

It is the intention of the City Commission of the City of Coral Springs, Florida,

that the provisions of this Ordinance shall become and be made a part of the City of Coral

Springs Code of Ordinances; and that the sections of this ordinance may be renumbered

or relettered and the word "ordinance" may be changed to "section," "article," or such

other appropriate word or phrase in order to accomplish such intentions.

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Section 43. Effective Date.

This Ordinance shall become effective upon adoption by the City Commission.

PUBLISHED the day of ___________ , 2007.

PASSED FIRST READING the __ day of ______ , 2007.

PASSED SECOND READING the __ day of ______ __ , 2007.

CITY OF CORAL SPRINGS FLORIDA

_________________________________ ATTEST: SCOTT J. BROOK, Mayor Doc# 86279 __________________________________________ PETER M.J. RICHARDSON, CRM, CITY CLERK Unanimous ___ Motion/2nd Yes No ___ ____ Mayor Scott Brook ___ ___ ___ ____ Vice Mayor Gold ___ ___ ___ ____ Commissioner Boccard ___ ___ ___ ____ Commissioner Bruck ___ ___ ___ ____ Commissioner Mena ___ ___

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ORDINANCE NO. 2007-116

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CORAL SPRINGS, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 18 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CORAL SPRINGS, ENTITLED "PARKING AND/OR STORAGE OF COMMERCIAL AN/DOR RECREATIONAL VEHICLES," REDEFINE AND CLARIFY DEFINITION OF CARPORT; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE (1-GA-07)

WHEREAS, the Code of Ordinances of the City of Coral Springs contains

regulations pertaining to the parking and/or storage of certain motor vehicles within the

City; and

WHEREAS, these regulations are regularly updated to account for emerging

trends, changes to associated documents, changes to state/county laws and practical

recommendations from staff; and

WHEREAS, the City Commission adopted its FY 06/07 Business Plan, which

included an initiative entitled Redevelopment Code Study Phase II as the City is now

substantially built out and most future development will be in the form of redevelopment;

and

WHEREAS, this review looked into adopting long term redevelopment standards

for the City; and

WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Coral Springs believes it is in the

best interests of the citizens of this community to incorporate the recommendations of

City staff into the Code of Ordinances of the City by amending Chapter 18 entitled

"Parking and/or storage of commercial and/or recreational vehicles;" now, therefore

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CORAL

SPRINGS, FLORIDA:

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Section 1. The foregoing "WHEREAS" clauses are hereby ratified and

confirmed as being true and correct and are hereby made a specific part of this Ordinance

upon adoption hereof.

Section 2. Section 18-5 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Coral

Springs entitled "Parking and/or storage of commercial and/or recreational vehicles,"

shall be amended to read as follows:

Sec. 18-5. Parking and/or storage of commercial and/or recreational vehicles.

* * *

(C) Restrictions: Except as hereinafter provided, no owner or person having the use of a commercial vehicle, or recreational vehicle shall park said vehicle for any period of time between 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. or for any period of time on Sunday on a public right-of-way adjacent to or on private property zoned "R." This restriction shall not apply, however, to the following: (1) Vehicles parked in a garage or carport, providing that the carport shall completely screen the vehicle from view with the use of a wall, approved opaque fence or continuous landscaping that immediately provides a complete visual screen on three (3) two (2) sides and utilize a permanent roof that matches the primary structure. utilizing an immediately adjacent wall, fence, or hedge at least four (4) feet in height. Said wall, fence or hedge shall be permitted only when placed in accordance with the applicable building and zoning codes.

* * * Section 3. Severability.

If any section, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Ordinance is held to be invalid or

unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, then said holding shall in no way

affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance.

Section 4. Inclusion in Code.

It is the intention of the City Commission of the City of Coral Springs, Florida,

that the provisions of this Ordinance shall become and be made a part of the City of Coral

Springs Code of Ordinances; and that the sections of this ordinance may be renumbered

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or relettered and the word "ordinance" may be changed to "section," "article," or such

other appropriate word or phrase in order to accomplish such intentions.

Section 5. Effective Date.

This Ordinance shall become effective upon adoption by the City Commission.

PUBLISHED the day of ___________ , 2007.

PASSED FIRST READING the __ day of ______ , 2007.

PASSED SECOND READING the __ day of ______ __ , 2007.

CITY OF CORAL SPRINGS FLORIDA

_________________________________ ATTEST: SCOTT J. BROOK, Mayor __________________________________________ PETER M.J. RICHARDSON, CRM, CITY CLERK Unanimous ___ Motion/2nd Yes No ___ ____ Mayor Scott Brook ___ ___ ___ ____ Vice Mayor Gold ___ ___ ___ ____ Commissioner Boccard ___ ___ ___ ____ Commissioner Bruck ___ ___ ___ ____ Commissioner Mena ___ ___

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