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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity of Tamarac Ordinance O-2012-022Temporary Ordinance No. 2260 August 29, 2012 1 't Revision — September 5, 2012 Page 1 CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA ORDINANCE NO. 2012- .� AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA, TO AMEND THE REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO THE LIGHT INDUSTRY ZONING DISTRICT BY SPECIFICALLY AMENDING CHAPTER 24, ZONING, ARTICLE III, DIVISION 23 ENTITLED "LI-1 LIGHT INDUSTRY DISTRICT" AND CHAPTER 11, LANDSCAPING, SECTION 11-8 ENTITLED "LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS BY ZONING DISTRICT" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA, PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Tamarac (hereinafter referred to as the "City"), seeks to amend its regulations pertaining to the City's Light Industry Zoning District by specifically amending Chapter 24, Zoning, Article III, Division 23 entitled "LI-1 Light Industry District" and Chapter 11, Landscaping, Section 11-8, entitled "Landscaping Requirements by Zoning District"; and WHEREAS, the City recognizes a need to improve these code sections and bring them into current industry standards; and WHEREAS, the City recognizes a need to regulate required zoning regulations and landscaping for the purpose of clarifying and organizing these code sections ; and WHEREAS, the City recognizes that by amending Chapter 24, Zoning, Article III, Division 23 entitled "LI-1 Light Industry District" and Chapter 11, Landscaping, Section 11-8, entitled "Landscaping Requirements by Zoning District", will clarify the Code of Ordinances of the City; and WHEREAS, the Director of Community Development recommends approval of these amendments; and Temporary Ordinance No. 2260 August 29, 2012 1 st Revision — September 5, 2012 Rage 2 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, Zoning, Article III, Division 23 entitled "LI-1 Light Industry District" and Chapter 11, Landscaping, Section 11-8, entitled "Landscaping Requirements by Zoning District", of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Tamarac, Florida in an effort to clarify and organize these code sections to provide for a more quality product in accordance with the developed light industrial properties. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA: 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; all exhibits attached hereto are incorporated herein and made a specific part of this Ordinance. SECTION 2: That the City of Tamarac Code of Ordinances Chapter 24, Zoning, Article III, Division 23 entitled "LI-1 Light Industry District" and Chapter 11, Landscaping, Section 11-8, entitled "Landscaping Requirements by Zoning District" is hereby amended to read as follows: E Temporary Ordinance No. 2260 August 29, 2012 1 st Revision — September 5, 2012 Page 3 Chapter 11, Landscaping Section 11-8, Landscape requirements by zoning district. (d) Light industryW district (0-1 district): (1) In the LI-1 (light industrial) district, -minim, rn of tnn (I Q) peFGeRt Gf tho tetai let the pervious area not covered by buildings, vehicular use areas, waterways and walkways shall be landscaped, with one (1) tree and five (5) shrubs for every two thousand (2,000) square feet. A minimum of fifty (50) percent of these trees shall be shade trees. (2) In addition, whenever the parking areas abut the street right-of-way, it shall be required that a hedge be planted at a minimum of twenty-four (24) inches high when planted, and maintained no higher than a maximum of thirty (30) inches in height, or a berm thirty (30) inches high shall be installed to screen such a parking area from the street right-of-way. Appropriate sight triangles shall be maintained. (3) The area between the street pavement and the property line (swale) shall be sodded. All other ground area, not to be covered with buildings or paving, shall be covered with turf, ground cover, trees, shrubs or other decorative landscape material. (4) The planning board may recommend and the city commission may require that additional landscaping be provided to screen utility or other structures. Temporary Ordinance No. 2260 August 29, 2012 1st Revision — September 5, 2012 Page 4 �� wr ■ a■ ■w ■ IN III■1111111►w ■ FIJVF■ aw ■ •■ w w ■ w IN w w ■ ■■■ ■ ■ w w w 1� ■ ■ w • w • {84 (5) The interior of all required walls or fences shall be landscaped with shade trees at least fifteen (15) feet high at the time of planting, no more than twenty-five (25) feet on center in addition to other landscaping requirements within this chapter. {9 ) Accessory structures such as but not limited to generators, air conditioning units, irrigation pumps, swimming pool pumps and heaters and utility boxes shall be screened with shrubs or an opaque fence on all applicable sides. Shrubs planted for this purpose shall be in addition to the above requirements. (j) Buffer requirements: (1) Where multifamily residential plots abut single-family and/or two-family residentially zoned plots, a buffer area shall be provided on the multi- family plot. This area shall be a minimum continuous depth of ten (10) feet of landscaped area and shall contain a minimum of three (3) trees, with one (1) tree being a shade tree for every forty (40) linear feet or major Temporary Ordinance No. 2260 August 29, 2012 1st Revision — September 5, 2012 Page 5 fraction thereof and a continuous hedge or shrub grouping to provide a separation between the different land use areas. (2) This requirement is in addition to other requirements in this Chapter except along a street frontage where only two (2) trees, with one (1) tree being a shade tree and a continuous hedge is required in addition to the street tree requirement. The hedge or shrub grouping shall reach a height of four (4) feet within eighteen (18) months of planting and shall be maintained at not less than the minimum height. (3) B-1, B-2, B-3, B-5, B-6, 1-1, L-1, and SU zoned property that directly abuts or is directly across from any road right-of-way, canal, other water body or any other separator any residentially zoned plot or a plot zoned open space including golf courses and S-1 zoning districts, a buffer area shall be provided on the nonresidential plot. This area shall be a minimum continuous depth of twenty-five (25) feet of landscaped area. A solid masonry wall, stuccoed and painted or earthen berm, or combination thereof, of at least six (6) feet in height shall be required within this buffer unless the buffer is a front yard or a major arterial or Broward County collector street. On the side of the wall or earthen berm that abuts the residential plot or S-1 zoning district including golf courses, two (2) trees, with one (1) tree being a shade tree, for every thirty (30) linear feet or major fraction thereof and a continuous hedge shall be provided. On the side of the wall or earthen berm that is interior to the nonresidential plot, one (1) shade tree spaced every forty (40) lineal feet and a continuous hedge shall be provided. if a berm is utilized, one (1) continuous hedge shall be installed at the top of the berm only. The wall shall contain a door Temporary Ordinance No. 2260 August 29, 2012 1$t Revision — September 5, 2012 Page 6 to permit access necessary for the owners to maintain the required landscaping material. The nonresidential user is responsible for maintenance of both sides of any wall. An optional design or material of such wall may be considered by the city manager or his designee as long as such wall is designed to be an architectural enhancement to the overall property other than strictly for separation purposes. Additional buffer width will be required on plots where the building height is five (5) stories or higher when the B, 1-1, L-1 or SU zoned plot abuts or is across a water body from an R zoned plot. In this case, Tthe minimum width of the buffer shall be thirty-five (35) feet where there is a water body separator and fifty (50) feet where there is no water body separator between the parcels. (4) Property zoned or used for business, commercial or industrial purposes when separated by a street, alley, canal or public open space from any residentially used or zoned property shall have a minimum of twenty-five (25) feet of landscaped buffer area along such right-of-way or property line. Chapter 24 Zoning Article III. District Regulations Division 23. Light Industry District Sec. 24-526. — Mot size. There shall be no minimum required size of plot in an LI-1 district, except there shall be at least one (1) acre for each freestanding building or structure_;; - - -1111--- - -• - - -- - •. . r _ Temporary Ordinance No. 2260 August 29, 2012 1 St Revision — September 5, 2012 Page 7 Sec. 24-527. - Yards. (a) The front yard setback or any setback along any street right-of-way is to be a minimum of fifty (50) feet. Where U-1 d+StFiGt-is separated by a street from IM1.1 . R-MEMMM. MEM11I I IIII I I I I I Ia . a a r . • + . + a ■ . . • . a + . . . . r . . . (b) Where an U-1 district directly abuts on a residential district without any separator between, such as a street, alley, canal or other public open space, any plot in such nonresidential district shall be provided with a yard at least fifty (50) feet in depth, adjacent to the residentially zoned property, and there shall be constructed along such abutting residential district line a concrete wall eight (8) feet in height. (c) Side and rear yard setbacks to be a minimum of thirty-five (35) feet. REM .. . . . . . . Sec. 24-529. - Sper►ial regulations for lots „f five asreer less Impervious area and outside storage. • •_ - - - - - - - e - -- -- { }The maximum impervious area allowed is sixty 60 percent of the n-et gross lot area. 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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 the Sections of this Ordinance may be renumbered, 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 application, and to this end the provisions of this Ordinance are declared to be severable. SECTION 6: passage and adoption. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its Temporary Ordinance No. 2260 August 29, 2012 is' Revision — September 5, 2012 Page 10 PASSED, FIRST READING this day of - , 2012. PASSED, SECOND READING this " day of �f f- 2012. ATTEST: PETER M. J. RIHARDSON, G''RM, CMC CITY CLERK LI) I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT I HAVE APPROVED THIS ORDINANCE AS TO FORM SAIVUEL S. GOREN f CITY ATTORNEY BETH fALABISCb, MAYOR RECORD OF COMMISSION VOTE: 1 ST READING MAYOR TALABISCO DIST 1: COMM. BUSHNECL DIST 2: COMM. GOMEZ DIST 3: VIM GLASSER DIST 4: COMM. DRESSLEA . RECORD OF COMMISSION VOTE: 2ND READING MAYOR TALABISCO DIST 1: COMM. BUSH11 LL B ?�_ DIST 2: COMM. GOMEZ . DIST 3: VIM GLASSER-=- r DIST4: COMM. DRESSLRr::'