14-1414 Creating Lake Concord Overlay District and Design Standards

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a. To create an attractive pond edge and to provide an environmental benefit to the wetland area, the southernmost pond on the residential parcel shall be vegetated along the shoreline with a minimum of fifty (50) percent of native species. The plantings shall be spaced a maximum of thirty (30) inches apart with at least three rows of emergent species and three rows of appropriate upland species. Distribution of plantings may be spatially adjusted subject to site geometry of the pond. b. Physical boundaries (hedges, or landscaped walls or fences) surrounding commercial buildings shall be no higher than three (3) feet. c. A hedge may be provided up to six (6) feet in height to separate the public and private residential areas providing that vehicular sight visibility obstructions are not created. d. Restaurants and eateries will be encouraged to provide designated outdoor eating areas which are dog friendly. F. Size and dimension regulations Setbacks. Differing land uses and /or the height and mass of a building can create impacts upon neighboring properties and /or buildings. Effort shall be made to minimize these impacts through the use of setbacks. A suitable distance shall be provided between properties or buildings within the overlay district and outside of the overlay district, to provide safety, light, and air circulation and enhancement of privacy. The following minimum setbacks shall be required: a. Adjoining parcel - The minimum setback from the property line is nine (9) feet. b. Adjacent to right -of -way i. US Highway 17 -92 — Twenty (20) feet (This may include land from the back of curb of the roadway where a pedestrian area is provided as defined in Subsection E, "Urban Realm. ") ii. Other roadways — Seven and a half (7.5) feet iii. A greater setback may be required on the corner of rights -of -way to ensure that the site visibility requirements are met. Requirements shall meet either the City Code requirements (Article VI, Sight distance and roadside hazards and Section 82 -182 - Obstructions to sight distance at intersections) or FDOT standards. c. Between buildings — Setbacks shall be based upon the required fire separation of ten (10) feet. For buildings in excess of thirty -five (35) feet in height, an additional fifteen (15) foot separation between buildings shall be required for each additional ten (10) feet in height. 2. Floor area ratio (FAR) - 1.0 3. Maximum height of buildings - six (6) stories 4. Minimum first floor ceiling height a. Twelve (12) feet— Commercial b. Nine (9) feet - Residential 5. Pervious Surface Areal) — Twenty (20) percent minimum Ordinance 14 -1414 Page 6