§ 38-806. Site development standards.

Site development standards are hereby established in order to insure adequate levels of light, air, coverage and density; to maintain and enhance locally recognized values of community appearance and design particularly through the combination of smaller parcels into functional sites; to promote functional compatibility of uses; to promote the safe and efficient circulation of pedestrian and vehicular traffic; and to otherwise provide for orderly site development and protect the public health, safety, and general welfare:

(1)

Floor area ratio shall not exceed 3.0.

(2)

Minimum site size shall be ten thousand (10,000) square feet.

(3)

Minimum site width shall be eighty-five (85) feet.

(4)

Minimum front yard shall be twenty-five (25) feet.

(5)

Minimum rear yard shall be thirty (30) feet, provided that building setbacks from the normal high water elevation of every natural surface water body shall be a minimum of fifty (50) feet.

(6)

Minimum side yard shall be ten (10) feet for one- and two-story buildings, plus two (2) feet for each additional story.

(7)

Minimum floor area shall be five hundred (500) square feet.

(8)

Maximum building height shall be thirty-five (35) feet.

(9)

Minimum open space shall be in accordance with Orange County Code, chapter 24, article II, open space regulations.

(Ord. No. 92-42, § 9, 12-15-92)

(10)

Lighting devices for the illumination of the ground, driveways, walkways, signs, parking areas, and building exteriors or interiors shall be installed and maintained in such a manner as to confine direct rays to the premises and prevent direct rays and glare onto neighboring properties and highways. Flashing lights are prohibited.

(11)

Landscaping and buffer requirements shall be as provided for in the Orange County Code, chapter 24.

(Ord. No. 92-42, § 13, 12-15-92)

(12)

Refuse or solid waste areas shall comply with the following:

a.

Shall not be located within any front yard;

b.

Shall not be located within any landscape buffer;

c.

Shall be located at least five (5) feet from any side or rear property line;

d.

Shall be located at least fifteen (15) feet from any side street; and

e.

Disposal areas shall be screened in accordance with and otherwise comply with sections 9-560 and 24-4(f), Orange County Code.

(P & Z Res., art. XXXI, § 6; Ord. No. 95-16, § 21, 6-27-95; Ord. No. 2016-19 , § 13, 9-13-16)