10-1342 Amending ULDR - allowing 8 foot high fences

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WHEREAS, increasing the maximum allowed height of a fence or wall in the residential districts requires conformity throughout the text within the Unified Land Development Regulations; and WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Casselberry held a duly noticed public hearing on the proposed changes set forth herein and hereby finds this Ordinance to be in the best interests of the public health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the City of Casselberry and to be consistent with the City of Casselberry's Comprehensive Plan; and WHEREAS, words with double underlined type shall constitute additions to the original text and strike through shall constitute deletions to the original text. SECTION 1. The Code of Ordinances for the City of Casselberry Part III, Unified Land Development Regulations, Chapter Il, District and General Regulations, Article VII, "General Regulations ", Section 2 -7.9, Accessory Structures, is hereby amended as follows: Section 2.7.9. Accessory structures. F. Tent -Like Structures as Accessory Structures. Erection of tent -like structures (to include tent or canopy structures) to serve as accessory structures shall be subject to the following criteria: 1. The tent -like structure must be built in the back yard (i,e. behind the principal structure). In the case of corner or through lots, tent -like structures are allowed in the portion of the lot that is commonly used as the back yard by the occupant. 2. The tent -like structure shall be screened from any street by up to an eight (8) foot high a six feet fence, wall or hedge to provide 100 percent opacity. It shall not be a violation of this section if up to two feet of the top of the tent -like structure is visible from the street, provided that the six feet eight (8) foot high fence, wall or hedge is in place. 3. If the tent -like structure is used to protect a parked vehicle, a paved driveway or permanent designated area shall be constructed to connect the parking area to the driveway (per Section 3- 10,9AA.a). Ordinance 10 -1342 Page 2 of 4