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WJ § 911.15 INDIAN RIVER COUNTY CODE parked or stored in a completely enclosed garage or building. In any agricultural district, one such vehicle is permitted in the rear yard, completely screened from view of neighboring homes and proper- ties. (b) Parking or storage of automobiles. A max- imum of three (3) automobiles (not includ- ing recreational vehicles) may be parked in an unenclosed area on a single-family zoned lot. However, one additional vehicle .for each licensed driver permanently re- siding at the premises may be parked on the lot. No automobile may be parked or stored in any required yard area. The provisions of this section shall not pre- clude the parking of automobiles by per- sons visiting a single family home. (5) Setback and buffer requirements. (a) Street and road setbacks. In the event of the recording of any proposed street or road in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Indian River County, or in the event of the designation or estab- lishment by the Board of County Commis- sioners of any proposed public street or road, the same shall thereupon immedi- ately be used as the reference point for the purpose of determining setbacks for new construction under the terms of this ordinance. This provision shall not pre- vent the reconstruction of a full or par- tially damaged or destroyed legally non- conforming structure so long as the rebuilt structure is consistent with the county's building code. (b) Required setbacks from natural waterbod- ies. All residential properties which abut the intracoastal waterway, Indian River or other natural water bodies shall pro- vide for a minimum rear yard setback of fifty (50) feet for unplatted parcels and twenty-five (25) feet for existing platted lots, between all structures and the waterbody. In no case, however, with ref- erence to existing parcels or lots of record, shall the buffer exceed twenty (20) per- cent of the parcel or lot depth perpendic- ATTACHMENT 3 ular to the applicable waterway. Addi- tional setbacks may apply to properties adjacent to the St. Sebastian River and Indian River Lagoon Aquatic Preserve as set forth in Chapter 929, Upland Habitat Protection. (c) S.R. 60 front building setback require- ment. All developments adjacent to S.R. 60 right-of-way shall have a minimum front setback of seventy-five (75) feet from the S.R. 60 right-of-way. This seventy -five- foot setback shall not apply to individual lots of record lawfully created prior to October 9, 1992 having a depth of one hundred fifty (150) feet or less as mea- sured from S.R. 60 road right-of-way. (d) Interstate 95 buffer requirement. All de- velopments that are adjacent to the 1-95 right-of-way and that require major site plan approval shall preserve or provide a Type C buffer between any outdoor stor- age area(s) and I-95 where the outdoor storage areas(s) is not visually screened by an intervening building or structure. (6) Required corner visibility. (a) Location. On every comer lot, the triangle formed by the street lines of such lot and a line drawn between points on such street lines which are thirty (30) feet from the intersection thereof shall be clear of any structure or planting of such nature and dimension as to obstruct lateral vision; provided that this requirement shall gen- erally not apply to the trunk of a tree, (but shall apply to branches and foliage), or a post, column or similar structure which is no greater than one foot in cross section or diameter. In addition, when applicable, all sight distance requirements of the Indian River County landscape chapter shall also be maintained. (b) Vertical clearance. Such lateral vision shall be maintained between a height of thirty (30) inches and ten (10) feet above the average elevation of the existing surface of both streets measured along the centerlines adjacent to the visibility trian- gle. Supp. No. 101 911/50.14 312