§ 38-1391. In general; purpose and intent.

(a)

BVN district established. A special design overlay district is hereby established to be known as the Buena Vista North District ("BVN district"). Generally speaking, the BVN district is located in southwest Orange County in the area situated east of Apopka-Vineland Road and Amy Road, north of Lake Street, south of Fenton Street, and west of Interstate 4, inclusive of those rights-of-way (except for I-4). The BVN district's boundaries are identified on the map, which is incorporated herein by reference as appendix A [available for inspection in the office of the county clerk].

(b)

Purpose and intent. This division 9 is intended to provide specific design standards for the BVN district with the purpose of promoting a diverse mixed-use community that applies imagination, innovation, and variety, by focusing on unique design principles and encouraging creative solutions that accomplish the following:

(1)

Foster higher quality developments through unique design elements, including building materials, signs, and landscaping, etc.

(2)

Guide future developments as a transition area between higher intensity nonresidential development and the lower density single-family residential homes north of the BVN district.

(3)

Encourage unified developments where small individual parcels of land can be collectively planned for infrastructure improvements, coherent land use mix and unified physical appearance.

(4)

Minimize incompatible surroundings and visual clutter, which prevent orderly community development and reduce community property values.

(5)

Sustain the comfort, health, tranquility, and contentment of residents with a desirable environment.

(6)

Balance the man-made system with the natural environment, through mitigation and enhancement of impacted natural resources.

(7)

To provide that these BVN district regulations shall be administered by the zoning division, except that any non-zoning aspects of these regulations shall be administered by the appropriate department or division.

(Ord. No. 2001-04, § 1, 2-13-01; Ord. No. 2016-19 , § 32, 9-13-16)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 2016-19 , § 32, adopted Sept. 13, 2016, amended § 38-1391 and in so doing changed the title of said section from "In general" to "In general; purpose and intent," as set out herein.