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Home My WebLink AboutCity of Tamarac Ordinance O-2014-006Temp. Ord. #2299 March 26, 2014 Page 1 CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA ORDINANCE NO. 2014 - Q (P , AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA AMENDING CHAPTER 24 OF THE CITY'S CODE OF ORDINANCES, ENTITLED "ZONING" BY AMENDING ARTICLE III, DIVISION 13 ENTITLED "RECREATIONAL DISTRICT" BY SPECIFICALLY AMENDING SECTION 24-307 ENTITLED "PURPOSE AND CHARACTERISTICS", AMENDING SECTION 24- 308 ENTITLED "PERMITTED USES", AMENDING SECTION 24-310 ENTITLED "LANDSCAPING", AMENDING SECTION 24-311 ENTITLED "HEIGHT OF BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES" TO ESTABLISH PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE OR HIGH SCHOOL AS A SPECIAL EXCEPTION. USE IN THE S-1 ZONING DISTRICT IN CONFORMITY WITH THE CITY OF TAMARAC COMPREHENSIVE PLAN; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City of Tamarac (the "City") seeks to amend its regulations to establish public or private elementary, middle or high school as a special exception use in the Recreational Zoning District (R-1); and WHEREAS, Policy 1.2a of the Future Land Use Element of the City's Comprehensive Plan allows educational facilities as a permitted use in the corresponding Recreation Land Use designation; and WHEREAS, the City recognizes that the uses enumerated in S-1 zoning district under Section 24-308 of the City Code is not consistent with the allowed uses in the Recreation Land Use designation of the Comprehensive Plan; and WHEREAS, the City Commission finds that amending the code to establish public and private elementary, middle or high school in the R-1 zoning district is consistent with the goals, objectives and policies of the Comprehensive Plan; CODING: Words in type are deletions from existing law; Words in underlined type are additions. Temp. Ord. #2299 March 26, 2014 Page 2 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The foregoing recitals are hereby ratified and confirmed as being true and correct and are hereby made a specific part of this Ordinance upon adoption hereof. SECTION 2. Chapter 24, Article III, Division 13, Section 24-307 entitled "Purposes and characteristics" of the City of Tamarac Code of Ordinances is hereby amended as follows: Sec. 24-307. — Purposes and characteristics. The S-1 recreational district is intended for outdoor sports and recreational activities in which participants may be actively or passively engaged. The activities for which the S-1 district is provided are normally and primarily conducted in the open air, while related accessory uses may be in the open air or in a building or structure. The functional characteristics of an S-1 district may require its location within, or in close relationship to, residential areas, schools, public recreational areas or scenic areas. Because of the nature of uses involved and the variety of arrangement of uses and facilities on the site plan of development, broad general regulations for plot size, yards, setbacks and height must be adequate for any location at which an S-1 district may be established. SECTION 3. Chapter 24, Article III, Division 13, Section 24-308 entitled "Permitted uses" of the City of Tamarac Code of Ordinances is hereby amended as follows: Sec. 24-308. — Permitted uses. In S-1 districts , 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 (1) or more of the following specified uses: CODING: Words in type are deletions from existing law; Words in underlined type are additions. Temp. Ord. #2299 March 26, 2014 Page 3 (1) Public or private country club. A dining room, bar and grill and snack bar may be operated at a public or private country club through special exception approval of the city commission. Such special exception approval shall be consistent with the provisions governing special exceptions as set out in this Code and consistent with the regulations concerning restaurants in section 24-434. No external advertising of the dining room, bar and grill and snack bar shall be permitted. (2) Golf course. (3) Shuffleboard court. (4) Swimming pool. (5) Tennis courts. (6) Neighborhood or community club operated by nonprofit or public corporation. (7) Public parks and open spaces. (8) Public and private elernenta middle or high schools on properties areater than 6.5 acres in size with a Land Use designation of "Recreation", sub'ect to the special exception procedures set ,forth in Chapter 24, Article IV of the City's Code of Ordinances. Private schools shall offer curricula substantially equivalent to public schools of comparable grades and shall meet the academic requirements of the state department of education. The operation of any recreation area shall, regardless of anything else in this chapter, be subject to the reasonable control and direction of the city and the city commission as regulatory authorities. SECTION 4. Chapter 24, Article III, Division 13, Section 24-310 entitled "Landscaping" of the City of Tamarac Code of Ordinances is hereby amended as follows: Sec. 24-310. — Landscaping. (a) In S-1 districts, all required yards and open spaces adjacent to streets and contiguous to residential property shall be planted and properly maintained with suitable planting in the form of grass, shrubs, hedges and trees to present an attractive appearance appropriate to the neighborhood. CODING: Words in Ezbrike th.ret.Algh type are deletions from existing law; Words in underlined type are additions. Temp. Ord. #2299 March 26, 2014 Page 4 (b) Any site upon which a golf course is developed shall be landscaped and maintained in a neat and clean, live, healthy and growing condition, properly watered and trimmed, free of any structure, refuse or debris, for a distance of not less than one hundred (100) feet from any abutting property Zoned for residential use. (c) Any use that seeks relief by a special exception must ensure the following actions are completed or are proposed to be completed through a site plan revision or building permit prior to approval by the city commission: (1) The entire site in which the proposed use is located shall be in compliance with current landscaping requirements to the greatest extent possible as stated in Chapter 11, Landscaping (2) All vehicular use areas shall be in compliance with current requirements to the greatest extent possible as stated in Chapter 9, Health, Sanitation and Nuisances, Chapter 24, Zoning and in the citv's engineering standards. SECTION 5. Chapter 24, Article III, Division 13, Section 24-311 entitled "Height of buildings or structures" of the City of Tamarac Code of Ordinances is hereby amended as follows: Sec. 24-311. — Height of buildings or structures. n S-1 districts, no building or structure, or part thereof, shall be erected or altered to a height exceeding`-k NNW/ 'e - s. xty (60) feet. This requirement shall not include wireless or light poles and antennas installed by the city for government use or a city related purpose. SECTION 6. Codification. It is the intention of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac 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, re lettered and the word "Ordinance" may be changed to "Section", "Article" or such other word or phrase in order to accomplish such intention. CODING: Words in type are deletions from existing law; Words in underlined type are additions. Temp. Ord. #2299 March 26, 2014 Page 5 SECTION 7, Conflicts. That all Ordinances or parts of Ordinances, Resolutions or parts thereof in conflict herewith, be and the same . are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict. SECTION 8. Severability. Should any section, provision, paragraph, sentence, clause of word of this Ordinance or portion hereof be held or declared by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional or invalid, in part or application, it shall be considered as eliminated and shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions or applications of this Ordinance. SECTION 9. Effective Date. adoption. This Ordinance shall become effective upon THE REST OF THIS PAGE HAS BEEN INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK. CODING: Words in c+riL�va0 type are deletions from existing law; Words in underlined type are additions. PASSED, FIRST READING this q&dav of PASSED, SECOND READING ATTEST: PATRICIA Tl CITY CLERK I HEREBY CERTIFY that I have approved this ORDINANCE as to form: SAMUEL S. GOREN CITY ATTORNEY `% j,,1111,, ``` � A M �rrr. tT� • 9 «. ��. .0 couvo\\\ 11111110 this��ay of A 920148 2014. Temp. Ord. #2299 March 26, 2014 Page 6 BY: MAYOR HARRY DRESSLER RECORD OF COMMISSION VOTE: 1ST Reading MAYOR DRESSLER DIST 1: COMM. BUSHNELL DIST 2: WM GOMEZ DIST 3: COMM. GLASSER DIST 4: COMM. PLACKO RECORD OF COMMISSION VOTE: 2ND Reading MAYOR DRESSLER DIST 1: BUSHNELL DIST 2: V/M GOMEZ DIST 3: COMM. GLASSER DIST 4: COMM. PLACKO CODING: Words in type are deletions from existing law; Words in underlined type are additions.