HomeMy WebLinkAbout1981-01INDIAN RIVER COUNTY ORDINANCE NO. 81-1
AN ORDINANCE CREATINr A NEW ZONING DISTRICT
TO BE REFERRED TO AS R -2D MULTIPLE -FAMILY
DISTRICT, PROVIDING FOR PERMITTED USES,
PROVIDING FOR SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS, PROVIDING
FOR BUILDING HEIGHT LIMITS, PROVIDING FOR
MINIMUM LOT AND FLOOR AREA REQUIREMENTS,
PROVIDING FOR MAXIMUM LOT COVERAGE, PROVID-
ING FOR SEPARATION BETWEEN PRINCIPAL BUILD-
INGS ON THE SAME LOT, PROVIDING FOR FRONT,
SIDE AND REAR SETBACKS, PROVIDING FOR OPEN
SPACES, PROVIDING FOR PARKING REGULATIONS,
AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA.
SECTION 10D. R -2D 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 government, or by the
property owners within a development or by civic
associations or similar nonprofit groups or
agencies.
(3) Accessory uses and structures customarily asso-
ciated with and subordinate to the above uses,
subject to conditions expressed in Section 25,
subparagraph (g).
(b) Special 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, schools and public buildings.
(4) Country clubs, yacht clubs, and beach clubs.
(5) Golf courses which are not lighted for night
use except for putting courses, tennis courts,
horse stables, and airstrips.
(c) Building height limit. No building or structure
shall exceed thirty-five (35) feet in height, exclu-
sive of elevator shafts and/or air conditioning con-
densing units and/or cooling towers and except as
provided in Section 25, paragraphs (a) and (p) of
this Ordinance.
(d) Minimum lot 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
Number of dwellings of living quarters land area required
per (family) unit per (family) unit
Single family
750
or
more
7,200
One story:
_ Two story:
First floor
750
or
more
_ Total
750
or
more
Two family
750
or
more
7,200
Three or more family
750
or
more
7,200
In computing the floor space as required above,the
areas occupied by porches, patios, terraces, attached
garages, carports, covered parking spaces or nonroofed
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 (2)
or more family dwelling, one hundred (100) feet.
(e) Lot coverage. No principal structure and its
accessory buildings shall occupy more than twenty-five
(25) 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 twenty (20)
feet plus one 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 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 lot 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 accord-
ing to the following:
Up to twenty-five (25) feet in height,
fifteen (15) feet.
Twenty-five (25) feet and over, fifteen (15)
feet plus one foot additional for each ad-
ditional two (2) feet in height.
(j) Open space. Every lot in this district used for
dwelling purposes shall have a minimum of forty (40)
percent of the total area set aside for open recrea-
tional or landscaped area. No part of any open area
shall be used for driveways or parking area, or required
minimum setbacks, or spacing for structures or buildings.
All landscaped areas shall be planted and appropriately
maintained in lawn, sod, natural fdliage, gardens or
ponds.
(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.
This Ordinance shall become effective according to law.
Adopted January 14, 1981.
This Ordinance shall take effect January 19, 1981.
STATE OF FLORIDA
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY
THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THIS IS
A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF
THE ORIGINAL ON FILE IN THIS
OFFICE.
()),, FREDA WRIGHT,-'JCLERK
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