14-1414 Creating Lake Concord Overlay District and Design Standards

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b. Large scale retail (Eighteen thousand (18,000) square feet or more) c. Restaurants that include drive - thm (except for the West District(2)) d. Enclosed amusements. (I> This use shall be permitted where the use is in association with a multiple - family dwelling. Two family dwellings shall not form more than ten (10) percent of the overall dwelling units of the development. (2) As provided in Exhibit B to this ordinance [Ordinance No. 14- 1414]. E. Urban realm. 1. Streetscape elements such as hardscape and street furniture shall be of a similar style and design throughout the urban realm and are hereby attached to [Ordinance No. 14 -1414] as Exhibit E and by this reference made a part hereof. 2. Areas that create animated and attractive spaces are encouraged within the urban realm. This includes decorative plazas, fountains, pocket parks, public art, landscaped strips, and pedestrian amenities. 3. Soft and natural features such as plantings, low walls, or decorative low fencing, should be used to create some distinction between the public space and private residential and commercial spaces. 4. Public urban realm. The standards for the public urban realm apply to all publicly owned land including public park land and other public property, the privately owned street frontage along US Hwy 17 -92 and the public easements provided through the privately owned portions of the Lake Concord District to provide pedestrian connectivity. a. US Highway 17 -92. A comfortable safe sidewalk shall be provided along US Highway 17 -92 which provides a landscape buffer between the sidewalk and the road and the sidewalk and the overlay district parcels /properties. A twenty (20) foot wide area shall be provided, with the City retaining title to the property or obtaining an easement. The boardwalk area shall be exempt from this requirement. An exception may be made where the pedestrian area impacts upon wetland, flood plain or other conservation area. Approval will be required from the Florida Department of Transport (FDOT) and other relevant government agencies. b. Gateway. Artistic gateway features shall be created at the eastern entrance to the LCOD at the corner of Triplet Lake Drive and US Highway 17 -92. The design intent for each of these gateway features is to establish a distinctive design character for the City of Casselberry and to create an attractive memorable gateway that defines the overlay district and also the residential neighborhoods beyond. c. Events. The public park land within the LCOD shall be known as Lake Concord Park. Lake Concord Park is a designated special use park and is not regulated by Chapter 14, Division 2, Special Events. The City's Parks and Recreation Division schedules and regulates activities that occur within the City's special use parks. 5. Private urban realm. The standards for the private urban realm shall apply to all privately owned portions of the Lake Concord District. Ordinance 14 -1414 Page 5