HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-029ORDINANCE 2012-029
AN ORDINANCE OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA CONCERNING AN
AMENDMENT TO ITS LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS (LDR); PROVIDING FOR
AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 954, OFF-STREET PARKING, BY REVISING PARKING
STANDARDS; AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES SECTION 954.05; BY REVISING NON -
CONCURRENT PARKING STUDY SECTION 954.08(2); BY REVISING NO SIMILAR USE
STUDY SECTION 954.08(3); BY REVISING UNPAVED VEHICLE STORAGE LOTS
SECTION 954.08(6); AND BY REVISING OFF-STREET LOADING REGULATIONS
SECTION 954.09; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF CONFLICTING PROVISIONS;
CODIFICATION; SEVERABILITY; AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER
COUNTY, FLORIDA THAT THE INDIAN RIVER COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT
REGULATIONS (LDRS) CHAPTER 954, OFF-STREET PARKING, BE AMENDED AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION #I:
Amend LDR Section 954.05, Parking standards; automotive vehicles, to read as follows:
The following standards shall apply to the uses as noted:
(1) Amusement game parlors, pool halls, and other similar recreational buildings. One
space per two hundred (200) square feet of gross building area.
(2) Automotive, boat, and trailer sales. One space per five hundred (500) square feet of
gross building area plus one space per twenty-five hundred (2,500) square feet of
outside display area. The display area for boat sales shall be either paved, fully
sodded or otherwise stabilized as approved by the public works director.
(3) Auto repair, auto body, and diagnostic shops. A minimum of six (6) parking spaces
is required for buildings under two thousand (2,000) square feet in size. For
buildings two thousand (2,000) square feet or larger one parking space shall be
required for every four hundred (400) square feet of gross building area. All
customer parking shall be clearly marked. In addition to required parking spaces
and driveway lanes, paved staging area for vehicles awaiting service or after -
service pick up shall be provided at a rate of one hundred fifty (150) square feet
per one thousand (1,000) square feet of building area. Service bays may not be
counted as parking spaces.
(4) Banks and other financial institutions frequented by the public. One space per two
hundred (200) square feet of gross building area.
(5) Beauty parlor, barber shop, or other personal services. One space per two hundred
(200) square feet of gross floor area.
(6) Bed and breakfast. Two (2) spaces plus one space per rentable room. In the A-1, A-
2, A-3, RS -6, and RT -6 zoning districts, parking spaces may be stabilized as
approved by the public works director.
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(7) Bowling alleys. Five (5) spaces per each bowling lane.
(8) Building supply. One space per two three hundred (L300) square feet of enclosed
gross floor area and one space per five hundred (500) square feet of outdoor garden
center, outdoor or covered storage. One space per five hundred (500) square feet of
gross floor area is required for detached accessory storage buildings.
(9) Bus terminal. One space per two hundred (200) square feet of building area, up to
fifty (50) percent of which may be fully sodded or otherwise stabilized as approved
by the public works director. For any such facility, a minimum of six (6) spaces shall
be provided.
(10) Car wash. Two (2) spaces per bay, plus two (2) car lengths paved queuing area for
each bay. Half of the total spaces may be provided at vacuum or other car
preparation stations.
(11) Carry -out restaurant. One space per two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor
area.
(12) Churches, temples, places of worship, public buildings, auditoriums, stadiums and
other places of public assembly. One space for every three (3) seats. For places of
worship that occupy multi -tenant commercial buildings, up to 80% of the
required spaces for the place of worship can be shared with other uses and
satisfy parking demand for commercial uses on the same site, provided that
regular worship services are not scheduled on weekdays from 8:00 am to 5:00
(13) Contractors office or trades building.
(a) Buildings of three thousand (3,000) square feet or less shall require one space
per three hundred (300) square feet of gross floor area. A minimum of five
(5) spaces are required for any building.
(b) Buildings greater than three thousand (3,000) square feet shall require one
space per three hundred (300) square feet of gross floor area for the first three
thousand (3,000) square feet, and one space per five hundred (500) square
feet of gross floor area for building area over three thousand (3,000) square
feet.
(14) Convalescent homes, homes for the aged retirement homes, nursing homes and
other similar health care facilities. 0.65 spaces per bed shall be provided. One
beds, pius one spaee per- ten (10) beds, pitts one sp iee per- two
required fef these uses-.
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(15) Convenience stores. One space per one hundred fifty (150) square feet of gross floor
area.
(16) Electronic telephone switching stations. One space per station; the space shall be
either paved or fully sodded or otherwise stabilized as approved by the public works
director.
(17) Fire stations. One space per five hundred (500) square feet of gross floor area.
(18) Flea markets and farmer's markets. There shall be one and one-half (1 1/2) parking
spaces for each booth or stand. In addition, each stand or booth shall have one
backup loading parking space adjacent to each stand or booth. All parking spaces
and driveway aisles shall be either paved or otherwise stabilized as approved by the
public works director.
(19) Funeral chapel. One space per three (3) seats within the chapel.
(20) Funeral homes, mortuaries and crematoriums. There shall be one space per three (3)
seats within the chapel, plus one space per three hundred (300) square feet of gross
floor area for all other building areas or uses.
(21) Furniture, carpet and major appliance stores.
(a) One space per three hundred (300) square feet of gross floor area for the
showroom, plus one space for every seven hundred fifty (750) square feet of
gross floor area for product storage area for stores containing display and
storage area.
(b) One space per four hundred (400) square feet of gross building area for stores
containing display area only.
(22) Gas station. One space at each fueling position. The space cannot conflict with the
overall traffic circulation system for the site.
(a) With automotive repair. One space per four hundred (400) square feet of
building are devoted to automotive repair in addition to spaces for other uses.
The spaces cannot conflict with overall traffic circulation system for the site.
Service bays or other areas devoted to automotive repair/storage shall not be
credited towards satisfying parking requirements.
(b) Gas station with accessory retail sales. One space per one hundred seventy-
five (175) feet of gross floor area devoted to retail sales in addition to spaces
for other uses. The spaces cannot conflict with the overall traffic circulation
system for the site.
(c) With fast food with drive through: One space per one hundred (100) square
feet of gross floor area devoted to fast food in addition to spaces required for
other uses. The spaces cannot conflict with the overall traffic circulation
system for the site.
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(d) With accessory car washes, parking and/or queuing as specified for car
washes shall be provided in addition to the requirements for gas stations.
(23) General commercial. One space per two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor
area.
(24) Golf courses.
(a) Private courses not open to the public or serving primarily on-site users: An
executive course requires three (3) spaces per hole; a championship course
requires four (4) spaces per hole. Up to twenty-five (25) percent of the spaces
may be fully sodded or otherwise stabilized as approved by the public works
director.
(b) Courses open to the public. An executive course requires four (4) spaces per
hole and a championship course requires five (5) spaces per hole. Up to
twenty-five (25) percent of the spaces may be fully sodded or otherwise
stabilized as approved by the public works director.
(25) Golf driving range. One and three -tenths (1 3/10) spaces per tee; twenty-five (25)
percent of the spaces may be fully sodded or otherwise stabilized as approved by the
public works director.
(26) Governmental and institutional, frequented by the public. One space per two hundred
sixty (260) square feet of gross floor area.
(27) Group home, including adult living facilities (ALF). One space per two (2) beds.
(27.1) Health and fitness center. One space per two hundred (200) square feet of building
area, for any health and fitness center without outdoor facilities (e.g. pools, tennis
courts, etc.).
One space per three hundred (300) square feet of building area for centers with
outdoor facilities, plus additional spaces as required based in the type of outdoor
facilities.
(28) Hospitals, sanitariums and other similar health care facilities. One space shall be
provided and reserved for doctors for each ten (10) patient beds, plus one space per
four (4) patient beds, plus one space per one and one-half (1 1/2) employees (total
for all shifts), exclusive of doctor parking spaces.
(29) Hotels and motels. One space per rentable room, plus one space for each three (3)
seats for accessory restaurant or lounge area.
(30) Junkyard. Junkyards shall require a minimum of six (6) spaces, and shall require one
space per five thousand (5,000) square feet of junkyard area.
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(31) Laundromats. One space per three hundred (300) square feet of gross building area,
or one space per three (3) washers, whichever is greater.
(32) Libraries and museums. One space per three hundred (300) square feet of gross
building area.
(3 3) Malls, regional (developments of regional impact). One space per two hundred (200)
square feet of gross leasable area, and including kiosks, food court areas, offices and
administration areas. Other independent "stand alone" uses (e.g. a restaurant on an
out -parcel) will require parking for the individual use(s) as specified in this chapter.
Up to twenty-five (25) percent of the total number of required spaces may be fully
sodded or otherwise stabilized as approved by the public works director. Such spaces
shall only be those located the greatest distance from the building(s) served.
(34) Manufacturing, wholesaling and storage businesses which do not sell over the
counter products to the general public_from the premises.
(a) Single use buildings of ten thousand (10,000) square feet or less shall require
one space per five hundred (500) square feet of gross floor area. A minimum
of four (4) spaces is required.
(b) Single use buildings greater than ten thousand (10,000) square feet shall
require one space per five hundred (500) square feet of gross floor area for
the first ten thousand (10,000) square feet, a d one space per seven hundred
fifty (750) square feet of gross floor area for the next bug -area eve ten
thousand (10,000) square feet of gross floor area, and one space per twelve
hundred (1,200) square feet of gross floor area over twenty thousand
(20,000) square feet of building area.
(c) Multiple use (business) buildings shall provide one space per five hundred
(500) square feet of gross area.
(35) Marinas. One space per three hundred (300) square feet of principal building area
plus one space per three (3) boat storage spaces or slips and one (1) space per boat
slip designated for live -aboard vessel use.
(36) Medical and dental offices and outpatient clinics. General requirement of one (1)
space per one hundred and seventy-five (175) square feet of gross floor area.
(37) Medical labs and diagnostic or research facilities not frequented by the public. One
space per three hundred (300) square feet of gross floor area.
(38) Miniature golf courses. Two (2) parking spaces per hole for the first eighteen (18)
holes, one parking space per hole for every additional hole, plus one parking space
per two hundred (200) square feet of interior floor area devoted to accessory
commercial or amusement area. The site design shall provide for a customer drop-off
area.
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(39) Mini storage facilities. Mini storage facilities shall have a minimum of four (4)
parking spaces or one (1) space per one hundred (100) storage units, whichever is
greater. All spaces shall be located in the proximity of the office. Two (2) additional
spaces shall be provided if a manager/watchman residence is included on site. A
minimum twenty -eight -foot drive aisle for two-way traffic or twenty (20) feet for
one-way traffic shall be provided contiguously along the side of the self -storage
facility containing the access points or doors to the individual storage areas.
(a) Outdoor storage of vehicles may occur on paved surfaces or stabilized
surfaces as approved by the public works director. The outdoor storage area
must be screened from any public rights-of-way or adjacent residentially
zoned areas by a Type "B" buffer.
(40) Mobile home or recreational vehicle sales. One space per five hundred (500) square
feet of gross floor area plus one space per twenty-five hundred (2,500) square feet of
outside display area. The display area shall be fully sodded.
(41) Multiple family dwellings.
(a) Two (2) spaces per each dwelling unit; for each dwelling unit over forty (40)
units, one-half (1/2) space per unit of the required parking may be fully
sodded or otherwise stabilized as approved by the public works director.
1. All parking spaces required for multifamily residential uses should be
located no further than the following distances from the units they
serve:
Resident parking: Two hundred (200) feet.
Visitor parking: Two hundred fifty (250) feet.
Distances shall be measured from a dwelling unit's entry to the
parking space. Where a stairway or elevator provides access to
dwelling units, the stairway or elevator shall be considered to be the
entrance to the dwelling unit. For purposes of measuring these
distances, each required parking space shall be assigned to a specific
unit on the development plan, whether or not the developer will
actually assign spaces for the exclusive use of the specific unit.
(b) No recreational vehicles may be parked in required parking spaces but may
be stored in areas that are specifically designed for the storage of recreational
vehicles. Such recreational vehicle storage areas shall be buffered from
adjacent rights-of-way and with a Type "C" buffer.
(42) Multi -slip dock. One parking space per three (3) slips.
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(43) Nurseries or greenhouses. One space per one hundred fifty (150) square feet of gross
floor area of enclosed buildings where merchandise is displayed or where
transactions occur. Pole barns, mist houses, shade houses, and accessory structures
shall not be included for purposes of determining parking requirements.
(44) Nursery schools, kindergartens, and child care facilities. One and one-half (1 1/2)
spaces per staff person (total number) required for the licensed capacity of the
facility pursuant to local or state agency staff ratio requirements.
(45) Packing house. One space per five hundred (500) square feet of gross floor area for
the first thirty thousand (30,000) square feet of building area and one space per one
thousand (1,000) square feet after the first thirty thousand (30,000) square feet. Up to
thirty (30) percent of the parking for the packing house may be fully sodded or
otherwise stabilized as approved by the public works director.
(a) Tractor trailer spaces, having a minimum dimension of fourteen (14) feet by
thirty (30) feet shall be provided at a rate of one space per two thousand
(2,000) square feet of gross floor area.
(b) Other associated uses within the packing house facility or complex shall
require parking as follows:
(1) Retail sales. One space per two hundred (200) square feet of gross
floor area;
(2) Office, administration, marketing. One space per three hundred (300)
square feet of gross floor area.
(46) Private club or country club.
(a) One space per three hundred (300) square feet of gross floor area, plus the
required parking area for each associated structure or use creating user
parking demand.
(b) Private clubs located within residential projects serving primarily on-site
users are required to provide one space per three hundred (300) square feet of
gross floor area, plus the required parking area for each associated structure
or use creating user parking demand. Up to twenty-five (25) percent may be
fully sodded or otherwise stabilized as approved by the public works director.
(47) Professional and general offices. One space per three hundred (300) square feet of
gross building area.
(48) Public parks, parks open to the public, and ew---private commercially operated
recreational complexes and associated structures not including stadiums. Two (2)
spaces per gross acre for each acre of open space generating user parking demand,
plus one space per enethree hundred (440300) square feet of gross floor area for
associated support buildings, plus the required number of spaces for each
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recreational use specified in Chapter 954. Up to fifty (50) percent of the required
spaces may be fully sodded or otherwise stabilized as approved by the public works
director.
(49) Racquetball and tennis courts.
(a) Open to the public. Three (3) spaces per court;
(b) Private. Two (2) spaces per court;
(c) With spectator seating. Two (2) spaces per court plus one space per three (3)
seats. Spectator seating parking spaces may be fully sodded or otherwise
stabilized as approved by the public works director.
(50) Radio and other communications towers (unmanned). One space per tower. The
space and driveway serving the space may be fully sodded or otherwise stabilized as
approved by the public works director.
(50.1) Residential migrant housingfacility.
(a) For facilities utilizing a single-family, multiple -family or mobile homes
residential structures: Two (2) parking spaces for each residential unit, either
single-family, multiple -family or mobile home.
(b) For facilities utilizing dormitory or barracks residential structures: One (1)
parking space for every three (3) residents of the facility's maximum licensed
capacity, whether or not the facility is fully occupied.
(c) For facilities utilizing both residential structure types previously listed in (a)
and (b), the facility shall utilize both calculation methods as appropriate for
each structure to obtain the total parking liability.
(51) Restaurants or bars. One space per seventy-five (75) square feet of gross floor
area. and one half (1 1/2) spaees per- one undr-ed (100) Squafe feet of gross
;
(52) Rooming and boardinghouses, or dormitories. Two (2) spaces plus one space per
two (2) beds.
(53) Schools.
(a) Colleges, universities, and technical/vocational schools. One space per two
(2) seats of classroom seating capacity.
(b) High schools. Twelve (12) spaces for each classroom plus one space per each
teaching, administrative or staff position.
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(c) Junior high and elementary schools. Two and one-half (2 1/2) spaces per
each classroom, plus one space per each teaching, administrative or staff
position.
(d) Business schools. One space for each two (2) seats of classroom capacity,
plus one space per each teaching, administrative or staff position.
(54) Sewer and water plants (major utility uses). A minimum of five (5) spaces of which
two (2) shall be paved; the remaining spaces may be fully sodded or otherwise
stabilized as approved by the public works director.
(55) Shopping centers greater than forty thousand
(40,000) square feet. For all uses within the center, one space per two hundred
(200) square feet of gross floor area is required. Other independent "stand alone"
uses (e.g. a large restaurant) on an outnareel will require parking to be provided for
those uses as specified in this subsection.
(56) Single-family dwellings and duplexes. Two (2) spaces for each dwelling unit; single-
family dwellings and duplexes shall be exempted from all other requirements in
subsection 954.07(4) and 954.10. Uncovered parking spaces shall be exempted from
the front yard setback requirements.
(57) Skating rinks. One space per two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area. The
design shall provide for a customer drop off area.
(58) Shuffleboard courts. Four (4) spaces per five (5) courts.
(59) Stadiums. One space per three (3) seats of the seating capacity.
(60) Swimming pools. One space per one hundred seventy (170) square feet of pool area.
(60.1) Tenant dwellings. Two (2) spaces for each dwelling unit.
(61) Theaters.
(a) Single theaters. One space per three (3) seats.
(b) Multiplex theaters. One space per four (4) seats. Theaters located within shopping
centers having twenty-five thousand (25,000) square feet or more of floor area and a minimum of
one hundred twenty-five (125) common parking spaces shall provide parking according to the
following standards:
Gross Retail Area sq. ft.
Parking Standard
25,000-49,999
1 space per 5 seats
50,000--79,999
1 space per 6 seats
80,000--99,999
1 space er 7 seats
100,000 and over
1 space per 8 seats
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(62) Veterinary hospitals or boarding kennels. One space per three hundred (300) square
feet of gross building area excluding animal runs.
(63) Other uses. Off-street parking requirements for any use not specifically mentioned in
this section shall be the same as for the most similar use listed. The most similar use
will be determined by the community development director. If an applicant for
approval of a use not specifically listed in section 954.05 does not agree that the
community development director's determination of the most similar use listed
accurately reflects the parking demand of his use, the applicant may at his expense
prepare a parking study in accordance with section 954.08.
SECTION #2:
Amend LDR Section 954.08(2), Non-current parking (shared over time) study, to read as
follows:
(2) Non -concurrent parking (shared over time) study. The required amount of parking
for a project with a mix of uses having different peak parking demand characteristics (i.e.
retail, restaurant, residential, gym, bowling alley, or other uses) may be reduced from the
requirements of section 954.05, as specified herein, upon submittal and review of the following
information, a determination by the public works director or his designee, in coordination with the
community development director or his designee, that the standards specified herein have been
met, and approval by the planning and zoning commission.
(a) A parking accumulation study mus shall be prepared by a r-egister-eFlorida-
licensed professional engineer and submitted with the site plan application. The
study mustshall be signed and sealed by a Florida -licensed professional engineer.
(b) A pre -study meeting is required between the petitioner's engineer and the county
public works director or his designee to set forth the parameters of the study (number
of days, hours of the day, site(s) to be studied).
(c) All parking studies at a minimum shall:
Cover at least a three-day period;
2. a. Proposed projects. Cover at least three (3) existing project sites
having a similar mix of uses and design characteristics as the proposed use;
b. Existing projects: Cover at least three (3) existing proiect sites
having a similar mix of uses and design characteristics as the
subject project; ruse one of the three sites; used may bemg the
existing subject project site;
3. Record occupied parking spaces within the study area at fifteen -minute
increments;
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4. Record the information on sketch;
5. Summarize the information for each day of the study and compile the
information for analysis; and
6. Factor in a peak season demand;
7. Include an analysis section that derives a total parking demand number and
compares that number plus the fifteen (15) percent safety factor referenced in
8. Include a conclusions section which, based upon the date and analysis,
proposes a reduced total parking number, if warranted.
(d) In lieu of the information required in (c) above, the public works director or his
designee may accept empirical studies of parking rates for a land use that is the
same as or similar to the proposed use, if the study conforms to methodological
Standards acceptable to the traffic engineering and planning professions.
(de) Fifteen (15) percent of the highest fifteen -minute accumulation period Faustshall be
added as a safety factor to the maximum number of spaces occupied during the
highest fifteen -minute period.
(ef) The signed and sealed parking accumulation study shall be reviewed by the county
public works director or his designee, in coordination withand the community
development director or his designee. The petition and the recommendations of the
county public works director or his designee, in coordination with them
community development director or his designee wi44shall then be forwarded to the
planning and zoning commission for final action. Any appeal shall be handled the
same as a site plan appeal pursuant to Chapter 902.
SECTION #3:
Amend LDR Section 954.08(3), No similar use study, to read as follows:
(3) No similar use study. For uses which are not listed in section 954.05 of this chapter
and where the applicant so desires, the applicant may conduct a parking accumulation study to
determine a parking standard for the subject use. The parking standard for the subject use willshall
be determined after submittal and review of the following information, a determination by the
public works director or his designee in coordination with thea-nd community development
director or his designee, that the standards specified herein have been met, and approval by the
planning and zoning commission.
(a) A parking accumulation study shall be prepared by a registered engineer and
submitted with a site plan application. The study mus shall be signed and sealed by a
Florida -licensed, professional engineer.
(b) A pre -study meeting is required between the petitioner's engineer and the county
public works director or his designee to set forth the parameters of the study (number
of days, hours of the day, site(s) to be studied).
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(dc) All parking studies at a minimum shall:
Cover at least a three-day period;
2. Cover at least three (3) site(s) having a similar mix of uses and design
characteristics as the proposed use;
3. Record occupied parking spaces within the study area at fifteen -minute
increments;
4. Record the information on a sketch;
5. Summarize the information for each day of the study and compile the
information for analysis;
6. Factor in a peak season demand;
7. Include an analysis section that states the parking demand number for each
use on each site, along with the average parking demand number for each use
studied (all sites). Said numbers shall include the fifteen (15) percent safety
factor in (d) below;
8. Include a conditions section which, based upon the data and analysis,
proposes a standard parking rate (a certain number of spaces per a certain
number of square feet gross building area) for a particular use category.
(ed) Fifteen (15) percent of the highest fifteen -minute accumulation period Mustshall be
added as a safety factor to the maximum number of spaces occupied during the
highest fifteen -minute period.
(fe) The signed and sealed parking accumulation study wi44shall be reviewed and
approved by the county public works director or his designee in coordination
withand the community development director or his designee and shall than be:
Th petition will the he forwarded to the planning and zoning commission for final
action. Any appeal shall be handled the same as a site plan appeal pursuant to
Chapter 902.
SECTION 44:
Amend LDR Section 954.08(6). Unpaved vehicle storage lot regulations, to read as follows:
(6) Unpaved vehicle storage lots. Unpaved vehicle storage lots may be approved and
established via the provisions of Chapter 914 subject to the following conditions:
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a. The vehicle storage lot use is allowed in the zoning district in which the storage lot is
proposed.
b. The storage lot surface shall be stabilized, in a manner suitable for the proposed use,
as approved by the public works director or his designee.
C. A type "CO" buffer with six (6) foot (or greater) opaque feature shall be provided on
the storage lot site where the site abuts a collector or arterial roadway, or a local
roadway where property opposite the storage lot site is not zoned CH, IL, or IG.
Along a local roadway where property opposite the storage lot site is zoned CH, IL,
or IG, a type "CO" buffer with three (3) foot (or greater) opaque feature shall be
provided.
d. The storage lot shall be buffered from any residentially designated property as
required in Chapter 911.
e. Stormwater management facilities shall provide the greater of:
Detention or retention of the increase in runoff from the mean annual twenty-
four -hour storm; or
2. One (1) inch of runoff.
f. The site plan shall note that all required parking spaces are provided separately from
the storage lot surface and that the required parking space surface conforms with the
requirements for such parking spaces.
SECTION 95:
Amend LDR Section 954.09. Off-street loading regulations, to read as follows:
These requirements shall apply to all commercial and industrial uses.
(1) A minimum number of loading spaces or berths shall be provided and maintained as
follows:
Building(s) Size in sq. ft. Over
but not over
No. of Spaces/Berths
5,000
24,999
Restaurants and Industrial: 1
25,000
59,999
Industrial and Commercial: 2
60,000
119,999
Industrial and Commercial: 3
120,000
199,999
Industrial and Commercial: 4
200,000
Industrial and Commercial: 5
Note: packing houses shall provide loading spaces as specified in section 954.05, also
convalescent homes shall provide a loading space as specified in section 954.05.
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(2) Loading spaces or berths shall have minimum dimensions of fourteen (14) feet by
thirty (30) feet for single unit delivery truck, or twelve (12) feet by sixty (60) feet
for semi -trailer loading spaces, plus each space or berth shall have an additional
two hundred fifty (250) square feet of loading or maneuvering area immediately
contiguous to the space or berth.
(3) Any facility required to have loading facilities may be permitted to have a driveway
of a width adequate to handle the size of the delivery vehicles. The width of the
driveway is to be approved by the public works director or his designee.
(4) Service alleys or driveways shall have minimum width of twenty (20) feet.
SECTION #6: SEVERABILITY.
If any clause, section or provision of this Ordinance shall be declared by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be unconstitutional or invalid for any cause or reason, the same shall be eliminated
from this Ordinance and the remaining portion of this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect and
be as valid as if such invalid portion thereof had not been incorporated therein.
SECTION #7: REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORDINANCES.
The provisions of any other Indian River County ordinance that are inconsistent or in conflict with
the provisions of this Ordinance are repealed to the extent of such inconsistency or conflict.
SECTION #8: INCLUSION IN THE CODE OF LAWS AND ORDINANCES.
The provisions of this Ordinance shall become and be made a part of the Code of Laws and
Ordinances of Indian River County, Florida. The sections of the Ordinance may be renumbered or
relettered to accomplish such, and the word 'ordinance" may be changed to "section", "article", or
any other appropriate word.
SECTION #9: EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Ordinance shall take effect upon filing with the Department of State.
This ordinance was advertised in the Press -Journal on the 9th day of June, 2012, for a public
hearing to be held on the 19th day of June, 2012, and on the 30th day of June, 2012 for a second
public hearing to be held on the 10th day of July, 2012, at which time it was moved for adoption
by Commissioner O'Bryan, seconded by Commissioner Solari, and adopted by the following vote:
Chairman Gary C. Wheeler
Aye
Vice Chairman Peter D. O'Bryan
Aye
Commissioner Bob Solari
Aye
Commissioner Wesley S. Davis
Aye
Commissioner Joseph E. Flescher
Aye
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY
Gary C. Wheel , Chairman
ATTEST: Jeffrey R. Smith, Clerk of Court and Comptroller
BY: ( x -J+- 62u -A,
Deputy Clerk
This ordinance was filed with the Department of State on the following date:
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGAL SUFFICIENCY
' Alan S. Polackwich, Sr., County Attorney
APPR VED AS TO PLANNING MATTERS
RobertM. Keating, Al ; Commu Development Director
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