§ 38-1370. Intent and purpose.

The intent and purpose of these guidelines are as follows:

(1)

To implement the "Four Corners Community Village Center" special area study.

(2)

To supplement and complement the CVC guidelines and standards set forth in division 6, article VIII, of this chapter.

(3)

To ensure that the Four Corners CVC, which was located within the Windermere Rural Settlement with a residential density of only one (1) unit per acre prior to the adoption of the community village center objectives and policies, is developed with nonresidential and residential uses in a responsible and careful manner.

(4)

To preserve the major visual amenity in the area of the Four Corners CVC, Lake Down.

(5)

To protect the environmental integrity of Lake Down, an Outstanding Florida Water.

(6)

To create a pedestrian-friendly, mixed-use, village center.

(7)

To ensure that each development in the village center reflects an architectural character that is harmonious with development in the Four Corners CVC area.

(8)

To create a village with a pedestrian scale and sense of place.

(9)

To create a pedestrian-friendly village center through the use of sidewalks, shade trees, mini-parks, and careful design of vehicular parking areas.

(10)

To design streetscapes that are pedestrian in scale, safe, secure, and offer protection from climatic elements.

(11)

To develop an effective, design-criteria framework to guide, develop, and control signage lighting and architectural character.

(12)

To provide open space as a social gathering place for residents, visitors, and workers.

(13)

To create a distinct streetscape with a defined edge along the major roads.

(14)

To maintain a pedestrian scale in terms of building height.

(15)

To provide that these four (4) corners (CVC) regulations shall be administered by the county zoning division, except that any non-zoning aspects of these regulations shall be administered by the appropriate department or division.

(Ord. No. 96-36, § 1, 11-12-96; Ord. No. 2016-19 , § 29, 9-13-16)