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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity of Tamarac Ordinance O-1973-062introduced by r CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA ORDINANCE NO. �- AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCES NO. 1-64 AND 72-6 OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC BY ADOPTING A NEW ZONING DISTRICT, R-lC; PRESERVING THE EXISTING R-lB CLASSIFICATION IN THE CITY OF TAMARAC, BY AMENDING ARTICLE III, ONE -FAMILY DWELLING - R-lB DISTRICT, AMENDING PLOT SIZES AND MINIMUM FLOOR AREAS; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; REPEALING LAWS IN CONFLICT; AND PRO- VIDING 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 amending Article III thereof, as follows: "ARTICLE III. ONE -FAMILY DWELLING - R-lB AND R-lC DISTRICTS. The following regulations shall apply in all R-lB and R-lC Districts: Section 3.1 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 of the following uses: 1. One -family dwelling. 2. Recreation buildings and facilities, playgrounds, play - fields, parks, beaches, owned and operated by Federal, State, County or Municipal Government, and Municipal governmental buildings including City Hall, fire and police facilities. 3. Publicly owned and operated library, art gallery or yL-P-10JUNq 4. Church, and church or parochial school incidental to a church on the same premises. Such use shall be lo- cated on a plot having at least 40,000 square feet of plot area and having at least 200 feet of street frontage. The coverage of all roofed -structures shall not exceed 25 percent of the plot area. No building or roofed structure shall be located within 40 feet of any other residentially zoned property. No park- ing area shall be located within 10 feet of any plot line. 5. Sewage lift or pumping stations, containing no treat- ment facilities, subject to the following requirements: a. Where the station is of the underground type, all parts of which are at least 3 feet below grade except for an access tube not over 5 feet in maxi- mum horizontal dimension extending not over 3 feet above grade, and meters and switches on a post extending not over 5 feet above grade, such access tube and meter or switch post may be located within a utility easement but not less than 15 feet from any street line. If not located in a utility easement, all such above ground structures shall be at least 25 feet from any street line and at least 15 feet from any plot line. b. Where the station is wholly or partially above grade, there shall be a yard at least 30 feet in depth ad- jacent to all residentially zoned property. These requirements shall supercede the requirements of Sections 3.2, 3.5, 3.6 and 3.7. All yards and plot area shall be landscaped and shall screen the lift stations with grass, shrubbery and trees which shall be kept in a healthy, growing condition, properly watered and trimmed. 6. Transformer substation, subject to the following re- quirements: a. The plot shall be provided with yards not less than 30 feet in depth or width adjacent to all street lines and plot lines of other residentially zoned property and a yard at least 25 feet in depth ad- jacent to a rear plot line. The yards required under this paragraph shall be fully landscaped with grass, shrubbery and trees, and shall not be used for any fence, wall, building or structure, except that a fence properly screened may be erected at least 30 feet from any street line. Minimum driveways or walkways necessary for access may cross required yards. All landscaped areas shall, be maintained in healthy growing condition, properly watered and trimmed,. 7. Uses accessory to any of the above uses when located on the same plot and not involving the conduct of any business, trade, occupation or profession. Section 3.2 SIZE OF PLOT Every plot upon which a residential structure is hereafter erected shall not be less in size than the following: R--1B Districts: Plot width of 75 feet and plot area of 7,500 square feet. R-lC Districts: Plot width of 60 feet and plot area of 6,000 square feet. Provided, however, that in areas subdivided prior to the effective date of Zoning Resolution, a plot consisting of a lot of record may be utilized for a one -family dwelling. Every plot upon which a permitted non-residential struc- ture or use is erected or placed shall be not less than 100 feet in width and 10,000 square feet area. Section 3.3 PLOT COVERAGE The combined area occupied by all principal and accessory buildings shall not exceed 40 percent of the area of the plot. Section 3.4 HEIGHT No building or structure, or part thereof, shall be erected or altered to a height exceeding either two stories or 30 feet, ex- cept that a steeple or tower on a church may extend to a height of 50 feet. Section 3.5 FRONT YARD 1. Residential Uses Every plot used for a one --family dwelling shall have a front yard not less than 25 feet in depth. L.. 2. Non -Residential Uses Every plot utilized for a non-residential building, structure or use, except accessory buildings, struc- tures or uses, shall have a front yard not less than 30 feet in depth. Section 3.6 SIDE YARDS 1. Residential Uses Every plot used for a one -family dwelling shall have a side yard on each side, each of which shall be at least 7-1/2 feet wide, except that where a plot is less than 60 feet in width, each side yard shall be at least 5 feet in width. 2. Non -Residential Uses Every plot utilized for a non --residential building, structure or use, except accessory buildings, struc- tures or uses, shall have a side yard on each side, each of which shall be not less than 20 feet in width with an increase of one foot in width of each side yard for every two feet in height of the structure in excess of 20 feet. 3. Corner Plots Upon corner plots there shall be a front yard as here- inbefore specified, and in addition thereto a side yard at least 15 feet in width on the side of the plot abutting on the side street. Section 3.7 REAR YARD 1. Residential Uses Every plot used for a one -family dwelling shall have a rear yard not less than 15 feet in depth. 2. Non -Residential Uses Every plot utilized for a non-residential building, structure or use, except accessory buildings, struc- tures or uses, shall have a rear yard not less than 25 feet in depth. Section 3.8 MINIMUM FLOOR AREA A one -family dwelling shall have a minimum floor area of 1,000 square feet in an R-lB District and 600 square feet in an R-lC District." 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 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 3: All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in con- flict 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-�- DAY OF PASSED SECOND READING THIS DAY OF PASSED THIRD READING THIS 11 ATTEST: C T LERK RECORD OF COUNCIL VOTE Mayor Seltman Vice Mayor Lange Councilman Johnson Councilman Shultz Councilman Socker , 1973. , 1973. , 1973. to