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CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCES #1-64 AND #72-6,
KNOWN AS THE ZONING ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
TAMARAC, BY ADDING NEW ARTICLE, ARTICLE XXI, LIM-
ITED AGRICULTURAL A-1 DISTRICT; REPEALING ALL
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE;
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF TAMARAC,
FLORIDA:
SECTION 1: That Ordinances #1-64 and #72-6 of the City of
Tamarac be amended by the creation of a new article, Article XXI
thereof, to read as follows:
Article XXI. Limited Agricultural A-1 District
The following regulations shall apply in all A-1 Districts:
SECTION 21.1 - PURPOSE OF DISTRICT
The A-1, Limited Agricultural District is intended to
apply to those areas of Tamarac, the present or prospective use of
which is primarily agricultural.
SECTION 21.2 - USES PERMITTED
No building or structure, or part thereof, shall be
erected, altered or used, or land or water used, in whole or in
part, for other than one or more of the following specified uses:
1. One -family dwelling on a plot at least 35,000 square
feet in area with 125 feet street frontage, except that a plot
platted as a sinZle lot or acquired prior to effective date of this
Ordinance may be utilized for a one -family dwelling if plot has at
least 10,000 square feet of area and 100 feet street -frontage,
2. Church, convent, monastery, parish house, cemetery
and crematorium.
3. Library, museum and similar institution of a non-
commercial nature.
4. Publicly -owned or operated building and uses, in -
eluding community buildings, public parks, playgrounds, beaches,
but excluding dumps, sanitary fill or incinerators.
5. Grove, produce farm, truck garden, horticultural
farming, botanical garden, floriculture, nursery, sod farm, crop
raising, hydroponic garden, greenhouse, slat house, forestry, bee
keeping with use of keeping of animals only as incidental and
accessory thereto.
6. Cattle or stock grazing, dairy farm, not including
hog raising. Dude ranch, riding stable, livery stable, boarding
stable.
7. Raising of fish.
8. Accessory uses and structures.
SECTION 21.3 - USES PROHIBITED
The permissible uses enumerated in Section 21.3 above
shall not be construed to include, either as a principal or accessory
use any of the following which are listed for emphasis:
1. Manufacturing or industrial establishments.
2. Wholesale, warehouse or storage establishments.
3. Junk yards, house wrecking yard, automobile wrecking,
used auto parts, display, storage or sale.
4. Automobile, truck or trailer: display, storage,
service, repair or sale.
5. Oil, asphalt, or petroleum products: drilling,
removal, storage, processing or sale.
6. Building supplies or material: display, storage, or
sale.
7. Contractor, construction or equipment yard.
8. Display, storage or sale of merchandise.
SECTION 21.4 - HEIGHT
No building or structure shall be erected or altered to a
height exceeding 40 feet.
SECTION 21.5 - PLOT SIZE
Plots for any permitted use shall have a minimum area of 35,000
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square feet and a minimum street frontage of 125 feet, except as herein-
after provided. A plot having a minimum area of 10,000 square feet and a
minimum width of 100 feet, and platted as a single lot or acquired by the
present owner prior to the effective date of the Zoning Ordinance, may be
utilized for a single-family dwelling.
SECTION 21.6 - PLOT COVERAGE
The combined area occupied by all main and accessory buildings
and structures shall not exceed 20 per cent of the plot area for a plot
one acre or more in area, and shall not exceed 25 per cent of the plot
area for a plot less than one acre in area.
SECTION 21.7 - FRONT YARD
Every plot shall have a front yard not less than 25 feet in
depth.
SECTION 21.8 -SIDE YARDS
1. Every plot shall have a side yard on each side, each of
which shall be not less than 25 feet in width unless a greater width
is required under Section 21.11 following, except that a side yard for
a one -family dwelling shall not be required to exceed 10 feet unless a
greater width is required under Paragraph 2 below.
2. Upon corner plots there shall be a front yard as hereinbefore
specified and a side yard on the side street at least 25 per cent of the
plot width in width, provided that no such street side yard shall be
required to exceed 25 feet in width.
SECTION 21.9 - REAR YARD
Every plot shall have a rear yard not less than 25 feet in depth.
SECTION 21.10 - YARD MODIFICATIONS
The yard requirements specified in Sections 21.7, 21.8 and 21.9
above shall be subject to the following:
1. Yard requirements shall not apply to portions of land or land
used for permissible uses and which do not contain buildings, and which do
not contain structures over 20 feet in height.
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2. Where a portion of a tract of land is utilized for a building
or buildings as the principal use, the plot of land occupied by such build-
ings shall be provided with all required yards, the measurement of which shall
be from such building or buildings.
3. The minimum front, side and rear yards hereinbefore specified
shall be increased as follows:
a. Where a plot contains a building exceeding 30 feet in
height, all front, side and rear yards shall be increased by at least one
foot for each foot by which the height of such building exceeds 30 feet.
b. Any structure 20 feet or more in height shall be set
back from all plot lines at least 1 foot for each 2 feet by which the
height of the structure exceeds 20 feet.
4. This Section shall not supersede Section 21.11 following:
SECTION 21.11 - LIMITATIONS OF USES
For the purpose of this Section, livestock shall mean cattle,
horses, sheep, goats and the like, except hogs and poultry.
1. Structures for livestock raising, boarding or housing, such as
barns, feed lofts and stables, shall not be located within 100 feet of any
plot line, provided that a stable with a capacity of not over 4 horses may
be located at least 50 feet from a side or rear plot line.
SECTION 21.12 - MINIMUM FLOOR AREA
The minimum floor area of a single-family dwelling shall be 1,000
square feet.
SECTION 2: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith
are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.
SECTION 3: Should any section or provision of this ordinance or any
portion hereof or any paragraph, sentence or word be declared by a Court
of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall not affect
the validity of the remainder hereof as a whole or any part hereof other
than the part declared to be invalid.
SECTION 4: This ordinance becomes effective immediately upon its
final passage.
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PASSED FIRST READING THIS /_ .DAY OF
PASSED SECOND READING THIS �Z7 DAY OF
PASSED THIRD READING THIS DAY OF
I HEREBY CERTIFY that I have
approved the form and correctness
of this ORDINANCE.
CITY ATTO
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RECORD OF COUNCIL VOTE
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