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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
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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.
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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.
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