HomeMy WebLinkAbout1973-11INDIAN RIVLR COUNTY ORDINANCE' NO. 73- L
An Ordinance entitled "An Ordinance adding section 10-C
11-2C.k4 Family^Dislrict:" To Tndian River County
Ordinance No. 71-3; providing uses permitted, special
exceptions, building height, minimum lot size and floor
area, yard requirements, open space and parking and
providing an effective date.
Be it ordained, by the Board of County Commissioners of
Indian River County, Florida, that Section 10, Indian River
County Ordinance No. 71-3 is hereby amended by adding the
following:
Section 10-C, R -2C Multiple Family District:
(A) Uses Permitted. In this district a building or premises may
be used only for the following purposes:
(1) Single family dwellings
(2) Parks and playgrounds owned or operated by the County,
State or Federal governments or by the property owners
within a development or by civic associations or similar
non-profit groups or agencies.
(3) Accessory uses and structures customarily associated
with and subordinate to the above uses, subject to
conditions expressed in Section 25, sub -paragraph (G).
(B) Secial Exceptions. The following uses may be permitted
by the County Zoning Commission after site plan
approval according to Section 23.
(1) Multiple family dwellings
(2) Cultural and civic facilities
(3) Churches, school and public buildings
(4) Country clubs, Yacht clubs, and Beach clubs
(5) Golf courses, tennis courts, horse stables, airstrips, which
are not lighted for night use except for putting courses.
(C) Building Height Limit. No building or structure shall exceed
thirty-five(35) feet in height, exclusive of elevator shafts and/or
air conditioning condensing units and/or cooling towers. and
except as provided in Section 25, paragraphs (A) and (P) of this
Ordinance.
(D) Minimum Lot Size and Floor Area Required. For the following
specific uses every lot or parcel of land on which living quarters
are located shall provide a living quarters area and a land area
of at least the amount indicated:
Square feet area Square feet of
of living quarters land area required
No. of Dwellings per (family) unit per (family) unit
Single family 8, 500
one story: 1000
two story: first floor 750
Total 1000
Two family 1000 3, 600 each
Three or more family 1000 3, 604 each
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In computing the floor space as required above, the areas occupied
by porches, patios, terraces, attached garages, carports, covered
parking spaces or non -roofed areas shall be excluded.
The minimum width of any lot used for, a single family dwelling shall
be eighty-five (85) feet, for a two or more family dwelling, one -hundred
(100) feet.
(E) Lot Coverage. No principal structure and its accessory buildings
shall occupy more than thirty (30%) percent of the lot area
exclusive of swimming pools.
(F) Separation Between Principal Buildings on the Same Lot.
Detached principal buildings on the same lot shall be located no
closer together than forty (40) feet plus one (1) foot additional
for each additional two(2) feet in height over twenty-five (25)
feet in height.
(G) Front Yard. Every lot shall have a front yard or street yard of
not less than twenty-five (25) feet in depth for a building or
structure up to and including twenty-five (25) feet in height,
provided that when the structure exceeds twenty-five(25) feet in
height, the front yard shall be increased by one(1) foot for each
additional two (2) feet of height or portion thereof.
(H) Rear Yard. Same as front yard above.
(I) Side Yards. A side yard shall be provided on each side of every
Tot of not less than ten (10) feet for single family dwellings.
Multiple family dwellings shall be required to provide a side
yard on each side according to the following;
Up to 25 feet in height - 15 feet
25 feet and over - 15 feet plus one (1) foot additional for each
additional two (2) feet in height.
(J) Open Space. Every lot in this district used for dwelling purposes
shall have a minimum of thirty (30%) percent of the total area
set aside for open recreational or landscaped area. No part of
any open area shall be used for driveways or parking area. All
landscaped areas shall be planted and appropriately maintained in
lawn, sod, natural foliage, gardens or ponds.
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(K) Parking Regulations Off-street parking spaces shall be provided
in accordance with the requirements for specific uses set forth in
Section 24 of this Ordinance.
(L) This Ordinance shall become effective September 6, 1973 .
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