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Home My WebLink About1985-55INDIAN RIVER COUNTY ORDINANCE NO. 85-55 AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING APPENDIX A OF THE CODE OF LAWS AND ORDINANCES, KNOWN AS THE ZONING CODE, BY CREATING, SECTION 14, "R-BCID: BLUE CYPRESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT; PROVIDING A PURPOSE AND INTENT STATEMENT; ESTABLISHING PERMITTED USES, SPECIAL EXCEPTION USES, AND ACCESSORY USES AND STRUCTURES WITHIN THE DISTRICT; SETTING FORTH DIMENSION- AL REGULATIONS, PERMITTED SIGNAGE, REGULATIONS FOR WALLS AND FENCES, AND MINIMUM OFF-STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS; STIP- ULATING COMPLIANCE WITH MAP OF RECORD, MOBILE HOME UNDERCAR- RIAGE SKIRTING, CENTRAL WASTEWATER FACILITIES, AND FLOOD PROTECTION; APPLICABILITY OF CODE; AND PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORDINANCES, CODIFICATION, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY C01M-MISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, that: SECTION 1 Section 14, entitled "R-BCID: Blue Cypress Ionprovezent District", is hereby incorporated into the Zoning Code and shall be read as follows: "SECTION 14. R-BCID: BLUE CYPRESS INPK07EME4T DISTRICT 14 A. PURPOSE AND INTENT The R-BCID Blue Cypress Irprovement District is designed to implement Comprehensive Plan policies for r,anaging development and resource conservation within the Blue Cypress Irprove:-ent District as designat- ed on the Comprehensive Plan Land Use Hap. Based on findings of the County Environmental Health Depart.ent and the St. John's Water Management District, the Co.-prehensive Plan irandates improvements within this district and requires develop,-•ent of a land management program guide development within the district. The expressed intent of this district is to provide a regulatory framework for promoting needed improvements within the district. The R-BCID is intended to restrict development options in order to avoid potential adverse impacts of continued uncontrolled development. The R-BCID shall continue to accommodate residential and transient housing needs of persons desiring to pursue water oriented recreation- al activities on a periodic basis. The land use mix is restricted to single family performance standards. The R-BCID is not intended for use outside specified boundaries delineated on the Comprehensive Plan. 14 B. PERMITTED USES In the R-BCID Blue Cypress Improvement District no building or struc- ture shall be erected, altered or used, except for one or more of the following. Minor site plan review shall be required for all new uses on lots that are undeveloped as of the date of this ordinance, pursu- ant to the provisions of Section 23. 1. Residential Uses. - Single Family Dwellings - Mobile Homes 2. Community Service Uses. - Emergency Services 14 C. (RESERVED) 14 D. SPECIAL EXCEPTION USES BE ORDINVZ 85-55 The following uses may be permitted within the R-BCID Blue Cypress Improvement District, subject to the specific use criteria established in Section 25.1 "Regulations for Specific Land Uses" and review procedures established in Section 25.3, "Regulation of Special Excep- tion Uses". 1. Utility Uses. (Section 25.1(I)) Public and Private Utilities, Limited 14 E. ACCESSORY USES AND STRUCTURES As provided in Section 25(G), "Accessory Uses and Structures". 14 F. DIMENSIONAL REGULATIONS As provided Table 14, herein, and Section 3.1, "Application of Dis- trict Regulations". 14 G. PERMITTED SIGNAGE As provided in Section 25(0), "Signs". 14 H. WALLS AND FENCES As provided in Section 25(I), "Walls and Fences". 14 I. MINIMUM OFF-STREET PARKING REQUIREP!ENTS leach dwelling unit shall require two (2) off-street parking spaces. 14 J. ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS 1. Compliance With Map of Record. The raximum density of future development shall be one 1 unit per lot as shown on the record- ed map of the development filed in the Indian River County Official Record Book 453, page 310. 2. Mobile Home Undercarriage Skirting. The frames, axles, wheels, Crawl space storage area and utility connections of all mobile homes shall be concealed fron view through the use of durable all-weather materials and shall effectively cover the undercar- riage areas. 3. Central Wastewater S stem. Prior to any development, expansion, or addition to a lot, building site, or structure within the R-BCID, except additions of docks, utility buildings or similar accessory uses on lots with existing structures, plans for providing a central wastewater system to the District shall be approved by the County, the Department of Environmental Regu- lation and the St. John's River• Water Management District. The County shall require assurances to guarantee availability of the central wastewater system prior to any further development of the area. 4. Flood Protection. A minimum ground floor elevation for single family dwellings and mobile homes shall be 28.5 feet NGVD (i.e., two (2) feet above the ten (10) year flood elevation reported by the St. John's River Water Management District). -2- ORDINAa ). 85-55 TABLE 14: SIZE AND DIMENSION CRITERIA BCID:_BLUE CYPRESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ZONING DISTRICT BCID REGULATION UNIT OF MEASURE MAX. DENSITY 10* d.u. per gross acre MIN. LOT SIZE 3600 square feet MIN. LOT WIDTH 60 feet MIN. YARD - Front 10 - Side 5 feet - Rear/Water Front 0 MIN. FLOOR AREA 400 square feet per dwelling unit MAX. BLDG. HEIGHT 35 feet MAX. LOT COVERAGE 40 h of lot MIN. OPEN SPACE 35 % of gross area MIN. DISTRICT SIZE 10 gross acres *NOTE: Maximum density is limited to one (1) residential unit per lot as shown on the unplatted subdivision of Blue Cypress Fishing Club, located in Township 22 South, Range 36 East, Fellsmere Farms Subdivision, OR 453/310. -3- ORDINAL... 'E'). 85-55 SECTION 2 APPLICABILITY OF CODE The requirements of this ordinance shall only be applicable to all new struc- tures, additions, expansions and redevelopment. All development, structures and uses in existence as of the date of adoption of this ordinance that would be prohibited by this ordinance are hereby declared legally existing nonconforming development, structures and uses under the provisions of this ordinance. SECTION 3 REPEAL OF CONFLICTING PROVISIONS All previous ordinances, resolutions, or motions of the Board of County Commis- sioners of Indian River County, Florida which conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict. All Special Acts of the legislature applying only to the unincorporated portion of Indian River County and which conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict. SECTION 4 INCORPORATION IN CODE The provisions of this ordinance shall be incorporated into the County Code and the word "ordinance" may be chanced to 'section", "article", or other appropri- ate word, and the sections of this ordinance nay be renumbered, reserved or a relettered to accomplish such intentions. CfrTTnN R CFVFRARTI TTV If any section, part of a sentence, paragraph, phrase or -fiord of this ordinance is for any reason held to be unconstitutional, inoperative or void, such hold- ings shall not affect the remaining portions hereof and it shall be construed to have been the legislative intent to pass this ordinance without such unconstitu- tional, invalid or inoperative part. SECTION 6 EFFECTIVE DATE The provisions of this ordinance shall become effective upon receipt from the Florida Secretary of State of Official Acknowledgement that this ordinance has been filed with the Department of State. Approved and adopted by the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, on this 12th day of June 1985. BOARD 0 DUN Y COMMISSIONERS OF I AN RI R COUNTY BY. at ick . Lyo Chairman -4- ORDINA-- ^). 85-55 Acknowledgment by the Department of State of the State of Florida this 28th day of June , 1985. Effective Date: Acknowledgment from the Department of State received on this 8th day of 7ulY 1985, at 10:00 A.M.//P/X. and filed in the Office of the Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida. APPROVES TO F RM AND LEGAL UFFIC CY. A -5-