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CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA
ORDINANCE NO. 0-2005-
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA, AMENDING
CHAPTER 24 ENTITLED, "ZONING", ARTICLE 111,
"DISTRICT REGULATIONS", OF THE CITY OF
TAMARAC CODE OF ORDINANCES BY
CREATING DIVISION 25, "MXD MIXED USE
DISTRICT", PROVIDING FOR THE REGULATION
OF REDEVELOPMENT REVITALIZATION AND
NEW CONSTRUCTION WITHIN THE MIXED USE
DISTRICT TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING
SECTIONS: 24-535, "PURPOSE AND INTENT",
24-536, "MIXED -USE CORRIDOR DESIGNATION",
24-537, "PERMITTED USES", 24-538, "PROPERTY
DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS", 24-539,
"DEVELOPMENT INTENSITY", AND 24-540,
"SPECIAL REGULATIONS", AND TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS
AND PROVISIONS FOR MIXED USE ZONED
PROPERTIES (CASE NO. 14-Z-05); PROVIDING
FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR
CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, a feasibility study entitled "57 th Street/Main Street Study" was
completed by Civic Design Associates and approved by the City Commission on February
12, 2003, which determined the feasibility and appropriateness of creating a Main Street
Program along a portion of NW 57 th Street; and
WHEREAS, two (2) public workshops, October 19, 2004 and June 1, 2005, were
held on the mixed use zoning district to provide information and to solicit comments from
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the public on the district; and
WHEREAS, it is determined to be in the best interest of the City of Tamarac to
establish development requirements and provisions for Mixed Use zoned properties; and
WHEREAS, Community Development staff researched this issue and decided upon
development requirements and provisions for Mixed Use zoned properties that are in the
best interest of the City; and
WHEREAS, the Director of Community Development recommends approval of this
ordinance amendment; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Tamarac has deemed it to be in the
best interest of the citizens and residents of the City of Tamarac to amend Chapter 24
entitled, "Zoning", Article III, "District Regulations", of the City of Tamarac Code of
Ordinances by creating Division 25, "MXD Mixed Use District", providing for the regulation
of redevelopment revitalization and new construction within the Mixed Use District to
include the following sections: 24-535, "Purpose and Intent", 24-536, "Mixed Use Corridor
Designation", 24-537, "Permitted Uses", 24-538, "Property Development Regulations", 24-
539, "Development Intensity" and 24-540, "Special Regulations", and to provide additional
development requirements and provisions for Mixed Use zoned properties.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA:
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SECTION 1: That the foregoing "WHEREAS" clauses are hereby ratified and
confirmed as being true and correct and are hereby made a specific part of the Ordinance
upon adoption hereof.
SECTION 2: That Chapter 24, Article III, Division 25, "MXD Mixed Use
District", of the City of Tamarac Code of Ordinances is hereby established with regulations
as follows:
DIVISION 25. IVIXD MIXED USE DISTRICT
Sec. 24-535. Purpose and intent.
The City Commission finds and determines that the I?urpose of the MXD Mixed Use District
is to create vibrant social and economic centers within the City of Tamarac by encouragLng
the mixture of complimenta!y mixed -used development. Mixed use shall consist of
housing, retail, office, commercial services, recreational and civic uses and provide for
roadway and pedestrian connections to residential areas. Furthermore, the Cit
Commission finds and determines that the creation of the MXD Mixed Use District will
serve to reinforce streets as public places within the City that encourage pedestrian and
bicycle travel and also serve to encourage efficient land use by facilitating compact, higher
density development and minimizing the amount of land that is needed for surface parking
while reducing vehicle trips. It is also the intent of the City -Commission that this MXD
Mixed Use District will serve to provide transitions between -neighborhoods and high traffic
streets existing within the City of Tamarac.
Sec. 24-536. Mixed -use corridor designation.
In each MXD District there shall be designated a main pedestrian activity corridor. All
properties abutting the MXD mixed use district corridor shall comply with Section 24-
540. Special Regulations.
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(a) LIC
57 th Street bound on the east by University Drive and the west by NW 94 th
Avenue
Sec. 24-537. Permifted uses.
In an MXD Mixed -Use District, no building, structure or land and water use shall be
permitted except a§ -permitted by the permitted uses master list as set forth in Division 19
of this Article,
Sec. 24-538. ProRerty deveippment requ[g#gn�.
(a) Minimum lot area and dimensions in an MXD District shall be as follows:
Area ....................... ........ 2 acres
Width ....... ...... 300 feet
Depth ...... ...................... 200 feet
Frontage .................. ....... 300 feet
Exception: For any pEoperties sWarated bV_!g__roadway and Loined
twether at time of development, a unity of title shafi be required.
Ub Minimum yard setback requirements shall be as follows:
Mixed -Use District corridor frontage ............... 10 ft Build -to Line
All other street frontages ............. 15 ft setback
Rear ........ ..... ................................. 15 ft setback
Side (interior) .................................................. 10 ft setback
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(c) Height shall be as follows:
Minimum building height ......... ................. thirty -five (35) fee
Maximum building height .................................. sixty (60) feet
Exceptions:
No portion of a building within 600 feet of existing single
family residential property shall exceed fifty (5QIfeet in
height.
The maximum building height may be increased by ten (10)
feet to accommodate elevator towers, mechanical equipment
and screening, including parapet walls, clock or bell towers or
other ornamental devices; provided, however, that-thetop
horizontal area of all height encroachments shall not exceed
more than fifteen percent (15%) of the area of the roof.
Sec. 24.539. Development Intensity.
Ua Residential Density.
East of Pine Island Road: A maximum density for residential uses shall be
ten (10) dwelling units/acre.
West of Pine Island Road: A maximum density for residential uses shall be
twenty-five 1251 dwelling units/acre.
Ub Residential Density Increase.
A residential density increase may be requestedin accordance with the
provisions of the affordable housing density bonus rules of the Broward
County Land Use Plan.
An additional ten (110) dwellina units/acre mav be reauested for develODment
east of Pine Island Road for a maximum of twenty (20) dwelling units/acre.
Development west of Pine Island Road may reguest an additional ten (10)
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dwelling units/acres for a maximum of 35 dwelling units/acre.
An increase in residential density requires review and approval by the
Community Development Director. The impact of the added density must be
compensated by one (1) or more of the following means:
(a) Public open space
(b) Additional pedestrian connections
(c) Water feature
(d) Additional street furniture
(e) Public art.
Lc) Allowable Plot Coverage and Floor Area Ratio.
The maximum for plot coverage and Floor Area Ratio shall be aa-gpecified in
Table 24-539(c) below.
Table 24-539(c)
Allowable Plot Coverage and Floor Area Ratio
Building Height Coverage Floor Area Ratio
35' -
40'
.30
.6o
41'—
50'
.30
.90
51'—
60'
.29
1.00
Exceptions:
(1) Floor area ratio in Table 24-539(c) does not include parking structures.
(2) The maximum plot coverage, including building and parking structures on
@_U site shall not exceed eighty percent (80Loj of the total plot area,
The minimum open space shall be twenty -percent (2Q L/olof the gross plo
area.
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Sec. 24.540. Special Regulations.
f J1 Bulk and massir�q cegulations.
(a) The development shall have its prima[y orientation towards the designated
mixed use corridor: any buildings not primarily oriented towards the
desicinated mixed use corridor shall be permitted if they are integrated
through unified architecture, decorative walkways, and connecting pergola.,
breeze ways, other solid roof structures or other similar design features to
assure that these buildings shall be accessible by pedestrians and shall
constitute part of a unified, homo-genous development.
All buildings with frontage along the designated mixed -use corridor shall not
exceed 300 feet in length without a pedestrian walkway or vehicular drive at
the ground floor to access parking behind the buildiM.
Up A 1 0-foot build -to line shall be established for the first twenty-five (25) feet in
elevation along the designated mixed -use corridor except to provide a
vehicular access driveway if none can be provided from a secondary
roadway. This build -to line requirement for the ground floor elevation maybe
reduced to 0 feet if an arcade or colonnade is provided along the street front
sidewalk.
Any portion of a building along the designated mixed use corridor greater
than twenty-five (25) feet in height shall be stepped back an additional ten
(10) feet from the buildina facade of the lower floors.
Le) A minimum of fifty percent (50%) of the ground floor fagade of the building
fronta-ge along the designated mixed -use corridor shall consist of transparent
elements such as windows, doors and other fenestration. All -ground floor
space designed for pedestrian oriented uses shall have external entrances
directly accessible from the public sidewalk space. At least one (1) external
entrance shall be located along the frontage of the mixed -use designated
corridor or on a corner intersection. Additionally, each building use shall
have separate entrances and shall consist primarily of transparent materials.
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02 Building functionality.
La) A minimum of seventy-five percent (75yoLof the building- frontage along the
designated mixed -use corridor shall contain ground floor uses desiqned . to
accommodate retail, restaurant -entertainment, and other uses that promote
pedestrian activity. The remaining maximum twe!2ty-five percent (25%) shall
be dedicated to entrances, lobbies, customer driveways, architectural
treatment, or non�pedestrian oriented uses.
Double frontage lots shall have all vehicular access from a secondary
roadway and not from the designated mixed -use corridor unless buildings
are greater than 300 feet in width, Reverse frontage lots shall not be
permitted.
Uc Service access and service loading areas shall not be permitted alona a
mixed -use designated corridor when access can be provided from a
secondary roadway. Dumpsters shall be enclosed within --- buildings o
screened from public view with architectural walls and/or landscaping.
All rooftop mechanical equipment, stair and elevator towers shall be
designed as an integral part of the building volume and/or adequately
screened from public view with parapets and/or landscaping.
-(e) All ground level mechanical equipment including all handling units, exhaust
outlets, transformer boxes, electric switching units. -utility boxes, meters, etc.
shall be appropriately screqufd-by planting and/or low walls wherever it
cannot be concealed within the building volume.
Q) Architectural standards.
Ua Building entrances shall be emphasized through a change in mass or the
incorporation of architectural features that include extrusions or recessions in
the building fagade.
Ub Ground street frontages shall be architecturally distinguished from the upper
floor by -such means as a change in material, scale of openings, change of
plane, etc.
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Lc) In order to discourage blank fagades a minimum of two (2) different building
materials and textures (excluding glass) shall be used on the building fagade.
This may include, but is not limited to, modular unit masonry, either brick
concrete block or cut stone, cement sidinq, stone -panels and architectural
precast concrete panels.
M A minimum of three (3) of the following architectural features shall be
incorporated into the design of the building: varying rooflines, architecturally
significant roof overhangs or cornices, prominent vertical features, repetitive
architectural details, balconies, porches, clocks or bell towers, or projections
and recesses in the fagade.
Ue Due to the South Florida climate shading measures for buildings should be
maximized, including but not limited to the following shading devices: roof
overhangs, arcades, awnings, porches and verandahs, shutters, trellises or
landscaping, Arcades and colonnades shall be at least eight (8) feet wide
and twelve (12) feet high. Canopies, trellises, and similar unenclosed shade
structures no greater than twelve (12) feet in height may be 12rovided at the
ground level to enhance public outdoor uses and pedestrian gathering areas.
�4j DesLqnated mixed -use corridor streetscape des4qn standards.
These desian standards are to be used in coniunction with the reauirements of
Chapter 11 of the City of Tamarac Code of Ordinances. At such time the City
Commission adopts Design Guidelines with respect to the Mixed Used District, all
develooment shall comr)lv with the aDolicable auidelines as mav be amended from
time to time.
Ua Sidewalks. A minimum thirteen(l 3) foot wide paver or stamped decorative
concrete sidewalk shall be provided along the street front, including plant
beds, however a minimum five (5) foot wide must remain clear of all
obstructions to ensure adequate pedestrian circulation.
(b) Pedestrian crossings. A minimum ten (1 Qj foot wide paver or stamped
concrete band with a concrete divider shall be Drovided at all intersections.
Uc On -street parking. On -street parking shall be reguired to promote ground
floor retail activity.
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Street furniture. Street furniture shall be part of the streetscape to encourage
pedestrian activity. Benches shall be provided at a minimum of three
hundred (300) foot intervals. Bicycle racks shall be provided at six hundred
LQOO) foot intervals. Trash/recycling receptacles shall be provided at ev@M
intersection. Pedestrian lighting shall not exceed fifteen (15) feet in overall
height and shall be consistent in scale and style throughout the corridor as
approved by the community development department. All street signs
throughout the district shall be of a consistent style and scale. These may be
located in the pedestrian areas as long as pedestrian flow patterns are
continuous.
Le) Landscaping.
11 Shade Trees shall be provided along the street front at a maximum
spacing of forty (40) foot on center with an eight (8) foot continuous
canopy sprea at planting
i-with a three (3) inch caliper. Shade trees
shall have a minimum heiaht of fourteen (14) feet at _pLantinq and
maintain a minimum height of twenty-five (25) feet at matqfty. Str et
trees may be placed in on -street parking bulb -outs or in sidewalk plant
beds provided that a fifteen (15) foot minimum horizontal clearance from
structures is maintained. Shade trees located in the median shall be
spaced at intervals of no more than thirty (30) foot on center.
2) Palm trees shall be orovided three (3) feet to five (5) feet from the
curbline located in sidewalk plant beds or 5'x 5' planters at intervals of
no more than fifteen (151 feet on center. Large palms shall have a
minimum height of sixteen (16) feet and small palms shall have a
minimum height of eight (BLfeet. Palm trees located in the median shall
bg-Maced at intervals of no more than thirty (3QLfoot on center.
3) Accent trees shall be provided in sidewalk plant beds at intervals of no
more than twelve (12) foot on center. All species shall be native to
Florida or have sub -tropic, drought tolerant characteristics.
L5) Parking.
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�qj Required on -site parking. All new development shall provide on -site parking
in accordance with the provisions of Section 24-581, except as specified
herein.
Liner buildings if less than thirty (30) feet deep shall not have parking
requirements.
f bj Allowable reductions in reguired on -site parking. The required amount of on -
site parkin_q may be reduced in accordance with any of the following
provisions:
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Shared parking. For mixed uses on the same site, the parking may be
shared among the uses in accordance with the following provisions:
0i Calculate parking required for each use separately.
ffli Refer to Table 24-540(5)(b)(2) for the permissible shared parking
divisor for any two (2) uses. The minimum shared parking
requirement is determined by dividing the sum of the parking required
for each use inder)endentiv bv the divisor indicated for that Darticular
combination of uses.
Table 24-540(5)(b)(2)
Shared Parking Divisors
Residential
Office
Retail
Lodgina
Recreational
Institutional
Residential
1.0
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Office
1.4
1.0
Retail
1.2
1.0
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Lodging
1.1
1.6
1.3
1.0
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Civic
(recreational)
1.1
1.5
1.2
1.2
1.0
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Civic
(institutbn_al
1.3
1-1
1.2
1.4
1.4
1.0
Example: A mixed use development combines residential and retail uses on
one (1) site. Calculated separately, the residential reguires 120 ��Pqqes and
the retail requires forty (40) ��paces. The permissible minimum parking for
both uses combined is-1 33 §paces Ll 20+4Q)Zl. 2
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(�Hi) For deveigpments that mix three 3 or more uses on a site, a shared
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parking reduction shall only be r)ermifted for one (1) combination of
uses. The developer may use whichever combination yields the
largest reduction in required parking, and then add the parking
required for the other uses.
Civ) Regardless of the result of the shared parking calculation, the total
parking on a site shall not be reduced to an amount less than that
required for any use by itself.
Z) Connections to ad
Lacentparking. Parking areas of adiacent properties are
encouraged to interconnect to facilitate cross access and traffic flow
through parkinglots. Parking areas designed to connect to adjoining or
future adjoiniog lots -shall be granted a five percent (5%) reduction in the
amount of required parking. This five percent f5%) reduction shall be
deducted from the final calculated parking re�Luirernent, after all other
eligible reductions are taken into consideration.
Surface paLking areas and parking ra,
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.1) Surface pating-areas and parking garages shall not front on the mixed -
use designated corridor and parking garages must be lined with active
uses on the ground floor level or screened from public view through the
use of architectural treatment or landscape buffers.
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gn of surface parking areas.
Surface parking areas shall be setback a minimum of fifty (50) feet from
the roadway and shall, to the greatest extent practicable, be located
behind the principal buildin_q.
2) Pedestrian circulation shall be considered in the design of parking areas.
Pedestrian crosswalks shall be provided where necessary and
pppro istinquished by textured or special paving such as
priate, shall be dis�—
brick pavers or stamped concrete, and shall be integrated into the
pedestrian network of sidewalks.
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3) A fifteen (1 51-foot landscape buffer shall be provided adjacent to the publi
right-of-way and internal landscaping shall be provided in accordance with
the Drovisions of Sec. 11.9 (1) of the Tamarac Code.
Ue Landscaping of parking lots.
Landscaping and on -site water retentions shall be located in such a
manner as to divide and break up the expanse of paving and provide a
measure of shade and visual relief.
Landscaping shall be located so as to enable the interconnection of
parking aisles on abutting properties.
SECTION 3: It is the intention of the City Commission and it is hereby
ordained that the provisions of this Ordinance shall become and be made a part of the
Code of Ordinances of the City of Tamarac, Florida, and that Sections of this Ordinance
may be renumbered or relettered and the word "Ordinance" may be changed to "Section",
"Article" or such other word or phrase in order to accomplish such intention.
SECTION 4: All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances, and all Resolutions or
parts of Resolutions in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.
SECTION 5: If any provision of this Ordinance or the application thereof to
any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions
or applications of this Ordinance that can be given affect without the invalid provision or
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application, and to this end the provisions of this Ordinance are declared to be severable.
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SECTION 6: This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its
passage and adoption.
PASSED, FIRST READING this b1cqtj dayof JUne 2005.
PASSED, SECOND READING this 1.3ih day of JL)111-1
ATTEST:
-�j4 SWENSON, CMI�
CITY CLERK
JOE SCHREIBER
MAYOR
RECORD OF COMMISSION VOTE. 1st Reading
MAYOR SCHREIBER
DIST 1: COMM. PORTNER,
DIST 2: V/M TALABISCO
DIST 3: COMM. SULTANOF
DIST 4: COMM. ROBERTS
I HEREBY CERTIFY that
I have approved this
ORDINANCE as to form. RECORD OF COMMISSION VOTE: 2nd Reading
MAYOR SCHREIBER A\je-
DIST 1: COMM. PORTNER
DIST 2: V/M TALABISCO Ai
DIST 3: COMM. SULTANOF 44 Lo,
DIST 4: COMM. ROBERTS
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M�MUEL S. 60REN
INTERIM CITY ATTORNEY
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