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Zoning Resolution Z-6 41 ZONING RESOLUTION NO. Z-6 WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida desires to amend the Monroe County Zoning Regulations, as adop- ted by Resolution No. Z-l, by adding thereto a new section, to be known as "Section 9-A RU-3-T Townhouses!', now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, that the Monroe County Zoning Regu- lations, as adopted by Resolution No. Z-l, be, and the same are hereby amended by adding the following section thereto: SECTION ~A. RU-3-T ~OWNHOUSES II II SECTION 1. DEFINITION. - As USED INTHIS SECTION, A TOWNHOUSE IS A FAMILY DWELLING UNIT OF A GROUP OF THREE OR MORE SuCH UNITS SEPARATED BY FIRE WALL AS DEFINED BY THE SOUTHERN STANDARD BUILDING CODE, EACH UNIT BEING CONSTRUCTED UPON A SEPARATE LOT AND SERVICED WITH SEPARATE UTILITIES AND OTHER FACILITIES AND BEING OTHERWISE INDEPENDENT OF ONE ANOTHER. THE SPACING BETWEEN STRUCTURES IN A GROUPING, SHALL BE 4",THE OPEN AREA INBETWEEN WHICH SHALL HAVE A POURED CONCRETE FLOOR OR BASE (SMOOTH SURFACED) CONTAINING A 111 MINIMUM DROP IN ITS LENGTH. SECTION 2. USES PERMITTED.- No LAND,BODY OF WATER OR STRUCTURE SHALL BE USED OR PERMITTED TO BE USED, AND NO STRUCTURE SHALL BE HEREAFTER ERECTED, CONSTRUCTED, MOVED, OR RECONSTRUCTED, STRUCTURALLY ALTERED OR MAINTAINED FOR ANY PURPOSE ON THE PROPERTY WHICH IS DESIGNED, ARRANGED OR INTENDED TO BE USED OR OCCUPIED FOR ANY REASON OR PURPOSE, EXCEPT FOR ONE OF THE FOLLOWING USES; (1) THOSE USES PERMITTED IN RU-3 DISTRICT. (2) TOWNHOUSES: (A) GROUPING LENGTH: A GROUPING OF TOWNHOUSES SHALL NOT EXCEED 200 FEET IN LENGTH. (B) UNIT SIZE: No TOWNHOUSE :SHALL BE SMALLER THAN 575 SQUARE FEET, AND THE AVERAGE SIZE OF THE TOWNHOUSES IN ANY GROUP SHALL BE A MINIMUM OF 800 SQUARE FEET. (C) HEIGHT:THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT FOR ANY TOWNHOUSES SHALL BE 40 FEET. (Q) SIZE OF DEVELOPMENT SITE: THE MINIMUM SIZE OF THE SITE TO BE DEVELOPED FOR TOWNHOUSES SHALL BE (1) ACRE. (E) SITE AREA FOR EACH UNIT: No TOWNHOUSE SITE SHALL CON- TAIN AN AREA OF LESS THEN 1800 SQUARE FEET AND THE AVERAGE SIZE FOR A GROUP SHALL NOT BE LESS THEN 2000 SQUARE FEET, AND EACH UNIT SHALL HAVE ITS FOUNDATION ON ITS INDIVIDUAL SITE. (f) FRONT YARD REQUIREMENTS:THE MINIMUM fRONT BUILDING SET- BACK SHALL BE 15 FEET. WHERE OFF-STREET PARKING SPACES ARE PROV' OED I N THE FRONT YARD AREA, FRONT BU I LO I Nt', SET- BACK SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF PARA- GRAPH (K) Of THIS SECTION. (G) REAR YARD REQUIREMENTS: THE MINIMUM REAR BUILDING ~ (H) SIDE YARD REQUIREMENTS: A MINIMUM SIDE YARD or 10 FEET SHALL BE PROVIDED BETWEEN THE END or A GROUP or TOWNHOUSES AND AN INTERIOR SIDE LOT LINE, AND 15 fEET BETWEEN THE END or SUCH A GROUP AND A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE STREET, SUCH 15 rOOT SETBACK TO BE UNENCUMBERED BY WALLS, fENCES OR OTHER STRUCTURES OR BUILDINGS. A SPACING or 20 FEET SHALL BE PROVIDED BETWEEN EACH SUCH GROUP OF TOWNHOUSES, AND AN ADDITIONAL 10 rEET SHALL BE REQUIRED If A DRIVEWAY IS PROVIDED BETWEEN SUCH GROUPS. SUCH SEPARATION BETWEEN SUCH GROUPS SHALL BE UNENCUMBERED WITH WALLS, OR OTHER STRUCTURES OR OTHER OBSTRUCTIONS WHICH WILL PREVENT EMERGENCY VEHICULAR ACCESS BETWEEN SUCH GROUPS. (I) ~TREET fRONTAGE: EACH TOWNHOUSE SITE MUST HAVE A CLEAR. DIRECT FRONTAGE ON PUBLIC STREETS OR TO ACCESS-WAYS. (J) UTILITIES AND SERVICES: EACH TOWNHOUSE SHALL BE INDE- PENDENTLY SERVED BY SEPARATE HEAtING, AIR-CONDITIONING, SEPTIC TANK SEWER, WATER, ELECTRIC POWER, GAS, AND OTHER FACILITY AND UTILITY SERVICES, WHEREVER SUCH UTILITIES AND SERVICES ARE PROVIDED, AND NO TOWNHOUSE SHALL BE IN ANY WAY DEPENDENT UPON SUCH SERVICES OR UTiliTY LINES LOCATED WITHIN ANOTHER UNIT OR ON OR IN ANOTHER TOWNHOUSE OR TOWNHOUSE SITE, EXCEPT AS MAY BE IN- STALLED IN PUBLIC EASEMENTS. PROPER AND ADEQUATE ACCf.~ FOR fiRE-riGHTING PURPOSES, AND ACCESS TO SERVICE AREAS TO PROVIDE GARBAGE AND WASTE COLLECTION, AND rOR OTHER NECESSARY SERVICES SHALL BE PROVIDEO. (K) PARKING: A MINIMUM or ONE OFr-STREET PARKING SPACE SHALL BE PROVIDED rOR EACH TOWNHOUSE. SUCH PARKING SPACES MAY BE PROVIDED ON THE LOT Of THE TOWNHOUSE OR IN A COMMONLY OWNED AND MAINTAINED orr-STREET PARKING BAY OR rACILITY; PROVIDED, THAT NO PACKING SPACE SHALL BE MORE THAN 150 FEET, BY THE MOST DIRECT PEDESTRIAN ROUTE, FROM THE DOOR or THE TOWNHOUSE IT IS INTENDED TO SERVE. WHERE ONE PARKING SPACE IS PROVIDED IN THE FRONT YARD AREA, THE FRONT SETBACK OF THE BUILDING SHALL BE A MINIMUM DISTANCE or 20 FEET, WITH DRIVEWAY THEREFOR TO BE LIMITED IN W~DTH TO PROVIDE rOR ONLY . ONE AUTOMOBILE, WITH THE BALANCE OF THE FRONT YARD TO BE LANDSCAPED. WHERE TWO PARKING SPACES ARE PROVIDED IN THE FRONT YARD AREA, THE FRONTAGE OF THE LOT INVOLVED MUST BE INCREASED TO A MINIMUM OF 30 FEET AND THE FRONT SETBACK OF THE BUILDING SHALL BE A MINIMUM OF 25 FEET, WITH THE TWO DRIVEWAYS TO BE LIMITED IN WIDTH TO PROVIDE FOR ONLY TWO AUTOMOBILES WITH THE BALANCE OF THE FRONT YARD AREA TO BE LANDSCAPED. WHERE THE REQUIRED OFF- STREET PARKING IS PROVIDED OFF-SITE, WITHIN THE BUILDING OR IN THE REAR YARD AREA, THE MINIMUM FRONT SETBACK OF THE BUILDING SHALL BE 15 FEET. EACH TOWNHOUSE SITE MUST PROVIDE ITS OWN OFF-STREET PARKING AREA AND DRIVE- WAY THERETO WHERE ON-SITE OFF-STREET PARKING IS TO BE PROVIDED. (L) STREET RIGHT OF WAY WIDTHS AND IMPROVEMENTS: THE RIGHT OF WAY WIDTH OF PUBLIC STREETS AND PRIVATE STREETS SERVING THE TOWNHOUSES AND THE IMPROVEMENTS THeREIN SHALL CONFORM TO ALL APPLICABLE MINIMUM MONROE COUNTY STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR SUCH STREETS. (M) PATIOS AND SERVICE AREAS: THERE SHALL BE PROVIDED ON EACH TOWNHOUSE SITE AT LEAST 500 SQUARE FEET OF PATIO LIVING AREA EXCLUSIVE OF PARKING AND SERVICE AREAS FOR EACH TOWNHOUSE, SUCH FOOTAGE MAY CONSIST OF ONE OR MORE PATIO AREAS. OPEN ROOF AREAS AND BALCONIES DESIGNED AND PLANNED FOR PATIO PURPOSES MAY BE CREDITED FOR NO MORE THAN 50% OF THE REQUIRED AREA, AND ONLY 50% OF SUCH ROOF AND BALCONY AREA MAY BE COUNTED TOWARD PATIO AREA. It (N) ACCESSORY BUILDINGS: No ACCESSORY BUILDING SHALL BE PER M I T TED IN' U Nt-I ALL ED ARE A SON 5 I T E S CON T A I N I N GAT 0 W N- HOUSE, AND WHERE LOCATEO WITHIN AN AREA ENCLOSED WITH WALLS, SHALL NOT EXTEND ABOVE THE HEIGHT OF THE WALLS. (0) MAINTENANCE OF COMMON AREA: PROVISIONS SHALL BE MADE TO ASSURE THAT NON-PUBLIC AREAS AND FACILITIES FOR THE COMMON USE OF OCCUPANTS OF A TOWNHOUSE DEVELOPMENT, BUT NOT IN INDIVIDUAL OWNERSHIP Of SUCH OCCUPANTS, SHALL BE MAINTAINED IN A SATISFACTORY MANNER. SUCH MAY BE PRO- VIDED BY THE INCORPORATION Of AN AUTOMATIC MEMBERSHIP HOME ASSOCIATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONTINUOUSLY HOLDING TITLE TO SUCH NON-PUBLIC AREAS AND fACILITIES, AND LEVYI" ASSESSMENTS AGAINST EACH TOWNHOUSE SITE, WHETHER IMPROVED OR NOT, fOR THE PURPOSE Of PAYING THE TAXES AND MAIN- TAINING SUCH NON-PUBLIC AREAS AND FACILITIES WHICH MAY INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, RECREATIONAL AREAS, OFF-STREET PARKING BAYS, PRPVATE STREETS, SIDEWALKS, STREET LIGHTS AND COMMON OPEN AND LANDSCAPED AREAS. SUCH ASSESSMENTS SHALL BE A LIEN SUPERIOR TO ALL OTHER INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, MORTGAGE LIENS, SAVE AND EXCEPT TAX LIENS. (p) ANY OTHER PROVISIONS IN CONfLICT WITH THIS SECTION (2) ARE HEREBY DECLARED TO BE NOT APPLICABLE TO TOWNHOUSES ONLY. Section 3. Public Hearings. - For the purpose of emphasis and clarity, no area shall be re-zoned RU-3-T Townhouses, nor shall such use be per- mitted in any other zone, until after the Zoning Board holds a public hearing in relation thereto. Dated February 24th, 1966.