HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity of Tamarac Ordinance O-1973-061CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA
ORDINANCE NO. -- k
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCES NO. 1-64 and
72-6, KNOWN AS THE ZONING ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF TAMARAC, BY ADDING A NEW ARTICLE IV -A,
LOW DENSITY MULTIPLE R-3 DISTRICT; PROVIDING A
SAVINGS CLAUSE; REPEALING LAWS IN CONFLICT;
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1: That Ordinances No. 1-64 and 72-6 of the
City of Tamarac be amended by the creation of a new article,
Article IV -A thereof, as follows:
ARTICLE IV -A. LOW DENSITY MULTIPLE R-3 DISTRICT.
The following regulations shall apply in all R-3 Districts:
Section 4A-1 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. Any use permitted in an R-lB, R-lC or R-2 District,
subject to the limitations, requirements and procedure
specified for such use.
2. Multiple dwellings.
3. Public, private or parochial: elementary, junior or
senior high schools. Private and parochial schools
shall offer curricula substantially equivalent to public
schools of comparable grades and shall meet the academic
requirements of the State Department of Education.
4. Uses accessory to any of the above uses not involving
the conduct of any business, trade, occupation of
profession, including a distributor transformer station
for direct service to customers.
Section 4A.2 SIZE OF PLOT
Every plot shall be not less than 1/2 acre in area.
Section 4A.3 PLOT COVERAGE
The combined area occupied by all main and accessory
buildings and structures shall not exceed 30 percent of the area
of the plot for two-story buildings or 35 percent for one-story
buildings.
Section 4A.4 HEIGHT
No building or structure, or part thereof, shall be
erected or altered to a height exceeding either two stories or
30 feet, except that a steeple or tower on a church may extend
to a height of 50 feet.
Section 4A.5 FRONT YARD
1. Residential Uses
Every plot used for dwelling purposes shall have
a front yard not less than 25 feet in depth.
2. Non --Residential Uses
Every plot whose principal use is non-residential
shall have a front yard not less than 30 feet in
depth.
Section 4A.6 SIDE YARDS
1. Residential. Uses
Every plot used for dwelling purposes shall have a
side yard on each side, each of which shall be at
least 7-1/2 feet in width for a one -family or a
two-family dwelling and at least 10 feet in width
for other residential uses.
2. Non -Residential Uses
Every plot whose principal use is non-residential
shall have a side yard on each side, each of which
shall be not less than 25 feet in width with an
increase of one foot in width for each 2 feet in
height of the structure in excess of 20 feet.
3. Corner Plots
Upon corner plots there shall be a front yard as
hereinbefore specified, and also a side yard at
least 15 feet in width on the side of the plot
abutting on a side street.
Section 4A.7 REAR YARD
1. Residential Uses
Every plot whose principal use is residential shall
have a rear yard not less than 15 feet in depth,
except that a rear yard abutting upon a waterway
shall be at least 25 feet in depth.
2. Non -Residential. Uses
Every plot whose principal use is non-residential
shall have a rear yard not less than 25 feet in
depth.
Section 4A.8 PLOT AREA PER DWELLING UNIT
Every plot used for dwelling purposes shall provide a
plot area per dwelling unit of not less than 2,900 square feet.
Section 4A.9 MINIMUM FLOOR AREA
The minimum floor area of a one -family dwelling shall
be 1,000 square feet, the minimum floor area of a dwelling unit in
a two-family dwelling shall be 600 square feet, and the minimum
floor area of a dwelling unit in a multiple dwelling shall be 400
square feet."
SECTION 2: 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 in-
valid, 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 3: All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in
conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.
SECTION 4: This Ordinance shall become effective im-
mediately upon its final passage.
PASSED FIRST READING THIS 1 3' DAY OF
PASSED SECOND READING THIS Sjt1e, DAY OF
PASSED THIRD READING THIS 11vp, DAY OF
ATTEST:
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Mayor Seltman
Vice Mayor Lange
Councilman Johnson
Councilman Shultz
Councilman Socker
, 1973.
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