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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
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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:
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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.
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{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
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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
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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_;;
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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
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(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.
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Sec. 24-529. - Sper►ial regulations for lots „f five asreer less Impervious area
and outside storage.
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n-et gross lot area.
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(7� (2) No outside storage {eq of material, supplies, finished products or
equipment shall be permitted.
{�} ) Regulations on signage, chapter 18; parking and lighting standards,
sections 24-576 through 24-585; landscaping, sections 9-36 through 9-42, 9-
58, chapter 11, and sections 24-631 through 24-635; except as specifically
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amended by this section, shall be required as specified in such provisions of
the City of Tamarac Code.
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
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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
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I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT I HAVE
APPROVED THIS ORDINANCE
AS TO FORM
SAIVUEL S. GOREN
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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
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DIST 2: COMM. GOMEZ .
DIST 3: VIM GLASSER-=-
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DIST4: COMM. DRESSLRr::'