§ 38-1259. Student housing.

The following criteria shall be satisfied for a student housing development:

(a)

A student housing development plan shall require approval through a public hearing before the Board of County Commissioners. Prior to the public hearing, a community meeting shall be held.

(b)

A student housing development shall maintain a minimum distance separation of four hundred (400) feet from any single-family zoned property as measured from the property line of the proposed student housing development to the nearest property line of the single-family zoned property.

(c)

A student housing complex, including a multi-phase complex, shall contain not more than seven hundred and fifty (750) total bedrooms.

(d)

A six (6) foot high masonry, brick or block wall shall be constructed whenever a student housing development is located adjacent to any right-of-way. The height shall be measured from the finished elevation of the side of the wall which is highest.

(e)

The site development plan shall include a plan for crime prevention through environmental controls that is consistent with the Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design ("CPTED") Manual used by the International CPTED Association and Florida CPTED Network. Improvements identified by the plan shall be constructed or implemented prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy.

(f)

Parking spaces shall be provided at the ratio required under section 38-1476.

(g)

For density calculation to determine consistency with the Comprehensive Policy Plan, one bedroom shall count as one-half dwelling unit (1 bedroom = ½ dwelling unit).

(h)

Maximum building height shall be three (3) stories (forty (40) feet).

(Ord. No. 2000-08, § 8, 4-11-00)