21-2202 Amending Development Code to Create a Country Estates Zoning Category ORDINANCE NO. 21-2202
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LONGWOOD, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE LONGWOOD
DEVELOPMENT CODE ARTICLE I GENERAL PROVISIONS, ARTICLE II LAND USE DISTRICTS AND
OVERLAY DISTRICTS, ARTICLE III DEVELOPMENT DESIGN STANDARDS, ARTICLE V
SUPPLEMENTAL STANDARDS, ARTICLE VI SIGNS, TO CREATE A "COUNTRY ESTATES" ZONING
CATEGORY AND ADOPTING A ZONING MAP TO DESIGNATE AND REZONE THAT CERTAIN
PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1800 LAKE EMMA ROAD HAVING SEMINOLE COUNTY TAX PARCEL ID
30-20-30-300-007G-0000 FROM COUNTY AGRICULTURAL (A-1) ZONING TO CITY OF
LONGWOOD COUNTRY ESTATES (CE); PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, CODIFICATION,
SEVERABILITY AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, on May 6, 2002, the City Commission of the City of Longwood enacted the
Longwood Development Code (Ordinance 02-1599), as was amended from time to time,
pursuant to the requirements of Chapter 163.3202, and Chapter 166.041, Florida Statutes; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 163.3174(4) (c), Florida Statutes, requires the Land Planning Agency
to review proposed land development regulations, or amendments thereto, for consistency with
the adopted Plan, as may be amended; and
WHEREAS, the Land Planning Agency (LPA) held a public hearing on July 14, 2021 to
consider the amendment of the Longwood Development Code; made certain findings of fact
regarding said amendments, determined the proposed changes are consistent and
recommended the proposed ordinance be enacted by the City Commission; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to create a new zoning category and to adopt a zoning map
amendment to implement the new zoning category as a legislative act of the City; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission desires to protect the character of residential and
commercial areas and preserve the value of the property throughout the City; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission determines that this Ordinance is consistent with the
Comprehensive Plan and in the best interest of the public health, safety and welfare.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
LONGWOOD, FLORIDA,AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The Longwood Development Code shall be Amended as follows (Words that are
+riot are deletions; words that are underlined are additions; Articles, Sections,
Subsections and Provisions not referenced in this ordinance are not modified):
ARTICLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
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2.2.0. -Adoption of districts.
2.2.2. Country Estates (CE). The CE district is designed to support higher-acre, lower-density
single-family residential development at densities up to 0.50 units per acre and to support
equestrian activities as an accessory use subject to supplemental standards in appropriate areas,
particularly those areas that have historically had such uses. Allowable uses include single-family
detached homes and customary residential accessory structures that are incidental to the
principal single-family residential use or accessory equestrian activities, including horse riding
and boarding stables, horse riding facilities, storage containers for manure and feed, and horse
trailer parking. Other uses are allowable, as shown in section 2.3.0 (table of allowable uses),
subject to the supplemental standards in section 5.4.0(supplemental standards for specific uses).
The minimum lot size in this district is 2.0 acres.The minimum lot size for accessory commercial
equestrian boarding operations is 5.0 acres. The minimum living area square footage of single-
family dwelling units within the CE land use district shall be 900 square feet for any new dwelling
unit applying for a building permit after March 4, 2019. Single-family dwelling units built in
accordance with a valid building permit issued prior to March 4, 2019 that are non-conforming
to the aforesaid minimum living area square footage requirement shall not be required to come
into compliance with such minimum living area requirement if the "substantial improvement"
threshold of LDC 9.1.2 is triggered.
2.3.0.Allowable uses.
2.3.1. Table of allowable uses.The following uses are allowable,subject to the standards, regulations,and
criteria of this Code and the Longwood Comprehensive Plan,and may be further restricted by the planning districts
in the Longwood Design Guidebook.All uses,unless exempted specifically or by supplemental standards or
definition, must be contained within a principal structure.A principal structure may not be a tent,trailer,canopy,
shed,tent,or similar structure.The use table is intended to apply to new development or changes of use that
create impacts that are not supported by the site:
A=allowable,subject to the standards,regulations and criteria of this Code.
#=allowable only adjacent to U.S. Hwy 17-92.
S=allowable,subject to the standards,regulations,and criteria of this Code and supplemental standards of
section 5.4.0, pertaining to the specific use.Where a use is subject to supplemental standards,the
specific section is included in parentheses.
C=subject to a Conditional Use Permit
PD=subject to planned development approval
*=Uses allowed only as an accessory use
o=Allowed only in multi-unit centers
•=Prohibited on properties adjacent to CR 427 south of SR 434
A=Prohibited on properties adjacent to SR 434 and CR 427
•=Prohibited on properties adjacent to CR 427 south of SR 434(except as developed with superior
architectural design which exceeds standard LDC requirements as well as superior streetscaping and
landscaping)
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Bars A A
Bed and breakfast establishment(5.4.4) S S S S
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Civic facilities(museum,library,and similar) C C C C A A A
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Community centers A A A
Community garden(5.4.16) C C C C C C C C
Community residential homes(5.4.8) S S S S S
Convenience stores with gasoline sales C A. A.
Convenience Stores without gasoline sales C A A
Crematorium(5.4.18) S' S'
Day care and pre-school facilities S S S S A A
Dog kennels without outdoor runs(5.4.1) C A A A
Dog kennels with outdoor runs(5.4.1) S S
Duplexes(2.3.5) S S S
Fast-food restaurants(with drive-thru) A+
Fast food(no drive-thru) A A*
Financial institutions(no drive-thru) C A A
Financial institutions(with drive-thru) A.
Funeral home A A
General offices,including government offices,and C A A A A
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Government services,such as public works yard, A A
utility facilities,emergency services facility,
substations,etc.
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Horse Keeping and Horse Boarding(5.4.21) S
Hospitals(5.4.7) S S
Hotels and motels A A
Large-scale discount stores Am
Light repair(indoor) A A A
Lodges or clubs(private) A A
Manufacturing,processing,assembly,or A A
fabrication(indoor)
Manufacturing, processing,assembly,or A
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Massage therapy establishments per F.S.ch.480 S S
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Medical/dental offices and clinics A A A
Mini-storage facilities(5.4.20) S A
Multifamily dwellings A A A A*
Nursery,plant(5.4.15) C A
Neighborhood community facilities A A A A A A
Nursing and convalescent care facilities(5.4.6) S S
Outdoor recreation facilities(active) A A A A
Outdoor storage(5.4.11) S S
Package store(alcoholic beverage sales) C A
Package sales(with drive-thru) A#
Pain management clinics(5.4.19) S
Parking,structured with liner buildings C C C C
Passive recreation facilities A A A A A A A A A
Pawn shop A o
Personal services A A A
Pharmacy A A
Pharmacy(over 10,000 sq.ft.) (with drive-thru) A A*
Print shop(retail service for personal or business A A A
use,such as photocopy, blueprint, laser print,and
similar reproduction services,etc.)
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Professional services C A A A
Religious institutions(5.4.10) C C C C S S S
Research facilities A A
Retail facilities(no drive-thru) C A A A
Schools C C C C A A A
Security buildings/guard house A A A A A A A A
Shopping centers A A
Single-family dwellings A A A A A
Sit-down restaurants A A A
Tattoo parlor A o
Theaters A A A
Tiny homes and tiny home communities(3.2.5) S S
Trade/vocational schools A A
Utility collection or distribution systems(cables, A A A A A A A A A
lines, pipes, pumping stations)
Vehicle rental facilities(cars,light trucks and vans) S S
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Vehicle rental facilities(other)(5.4.3) S
Vehicle sales with/without accessory body shop SO SD
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Vehicle service and repair(5.4.3) S■ S
Veterinary clinics(indoor), C A A
Warehousing(indoor storage) A A
Warehousing(outdoor storage 5.4.11) S S
Wholesale facilities A A
Woodworks(cabinet makers and similar A A
woodworking)
ARTICLE III: DEVELOPMENT DESIGN STANDARDS
3.2.1.A.Table of Dimensional Standards.
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TMaximum
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Land Use [ Residential Side Rear p Residential Maximum
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(CE) Max.0.25 ' 20 7 15 25 25 35'
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Residential Max 4.0. 1 20
ARTICLE V: SUPPLEMENTAL STANDARDS
5.4.21. Horse Keeping and Boarding
A. The keeping of horses is only allowed on properties in the County Estates zoning category,
and only on properties of two acres or more.
B. The total number of horses that may be kept shall not exceed two per acre. For purposes
of this section, this calculation shall exclude permanently submerged areas from the
acreage.
C. Commercial horse boarding and/or horse riding lessons and associated features such as
riding stables and arenas are only allowed on properties subject to the following
standards:
a. Commercial horse boarding and/or horse riding lessons are only allowed within
the Country Estates zoning on properties that are five acres or more in size.
b. Where the number of horses exceeds one per acre, the operation must have a
feeding plan for additional nutrition sources to supplement grass and pasture
areas, including hay.
c. Private horse riding lessons are allowed, but are limited to ten (10) riding lessons
and/or customers per day,and only between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 6:00 P.M.
d. In addition to permits required for fencing and certain accessory structures, the
site layout must be approved and inspected through a site work construction
permit at no fee prior to the beginning of the commercial operation. The
Community Development Director may impose conditions on this permit to
mitigate impacts to neighboring properties.
e. No areas that will be in regular use for commercial operations (boarding, lessons,
etc.) shall be directly adjacent to properties where there is another single family
residential use within 100 feet of the property line. In this situation, a minimum
20' Buffer B of new or existing will be required.The specifications of Buffer B may
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be modified, but the intent is for trees to form a continuous visual buffer between
the commercial use and the single-family property, and the placement and
selection of trees should maximize opacity.
f. Opaque fencing of at least 6 feet is required along property lines where there is
an adjacent single-family residential home within 100 feet of that property line.
Existing fencing, including on the adjacent property, meeting this standard will
satisfy the requirement.
g. Training arenas shall have base mats or other systems capable of ensuring that
the ground is stable.
D. Perimeter fencing appropriate for horses is required around all areas that horses will be
present. Along public rights of way, the fence shall be a wood or PVC post and rail type
fence, or similar.
E. Any structure used to stable horses or to store tack or feed shall maintain a minimum
setback of fifty(50)feet from property lines and a minimum setback of one hundred (100)
feet from any residential structure on an adjacent lot or parcel, unless the structure was
existing prior to the Country Estates zoning being applied.
F. The grounds must be maintained in an appropriate manner to prevent dirt, sand, and
dust from affecting neighboring properties.
G. Stables shall maintain a working fly and mosquito control system at all times.
H. Manure shall not be allowed to accumulate in such a way as to cause a nuisance or hazard
to the health, welfare, or safety of humans, animals, or water bodies.
I. The outside storage of manure in piles shall not be permitted within 100 feet of any lot
line and/or any residence. Commercial boarding operations will need to have a manure
plan including the off-site disposal of manure on at least a weekly basis at an appropriate
facility.
J. Horse trailer parking is allowed on parcels zoned Country Estates. Horse trailer parking
areas must be set back at least fifty(50)feet from property lines and screened from view
from public rights-of-way.
K. No vehicle parking within the public rights-of-way(including grass shoulders)is permitted,
including for any guests or customers relating to any equestrian activities.
ARTICLE VI: SIGN REGULATIONS
6.4.3(D)Residential(LDR, Country Estates, MDR,MDR-15)Sign Allowance.
Permits are required for all sign types unless otherwise noted.Signage is for non-residential developments
unless otherwise noted.Single-family and duplex properties within these primary commercial categories shall
utilize the standards of 6.4.3(D).All signs shall be located no closer than five feet from any right-of-way or public
property unless otherwise stated(6.6.2)(H)and shall not be located within the sight-line triangle described in
3.8.0.
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Sign Type Copy Area Max. Max. Max. Material Lighting Additional
Height Size Number Standards
Monument •Max.24 SF 4 feet External •1 Consistent •Indirect •Allowed for
Sign per sign support monument with the non-residential
structure sign per style,color, developments
may be development material, and
25% and finish of subdivision
more the principal entrances
than buildings on •Base and
copy site body must be
area at least 75
percent and no
more than 125
percent of the
width of the
copy area
•Brick,
decorative
block,stone,
stucco, or
alternative
material of like
quality,
appearance,
and function
•Monument
signs may have
a clear area
between the
base and the
signage, but
the clear area
shall be no
more than
one-third of
the height of
the copy area
of the sign,
and the sign
shall be no
taller than ten
feet when a
clear area is
included in the
sign design.
Ground Sign Max 16 SF 6 feet 16 SF •1 per •Wood, •Indirect 'Allowed for
•Freestanding business metal,or non-residential
Hanging Sign like developments
materials •Signs shall be
consistent set back 5 feet
with the from the right-
style,color, of-way
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material
and finish of
the principal
buildings on
site
•Decorative
furnishings
Subdivision •32 SF per •8 ft. •32 SF •2 per •Brick, •Indirect
Entrance Sign sign per sign subdivision decorative
•Monument •64 SF per or block,
Sign development commercial stone,
•Incorporated or entrance stucco,or
into wall subdivision alternative
•Free- material of
standing like quality,
Hanging Sign appearance
and
function
On-Site •4 SF •3.5 4 SF •4 •Direct •Allowed only
Directional ft. for non-
Signage residential or
multi-family
developments
or single-
family
subdivisions
SECTION 2. ZONING MAP AMENDMENT. A Zoning Map amendment designating and rezoning
that certain real property located at 1800 Lake Emma Road having Seminole County Tax Parcel
ID 30-20-30-300-007G-0000 from County Agricultural (A-1) Zoning To City of Longwood Country
Estates (CE) Zoning as shown in Exhibit A is hereby adopted.
SECTION 3. CONFLICTS. If any ordinance or part thereof is in conflict herewith, this Ordinance
shall control to the extent of the conflict.
SECTION 4: CODIFICATION. Section 1 of this Ordinance shall be codified;that such sections may
be renumbered or relettered to accomplish the intent of this Ordinance. Grammatical,
typographical and similar or like errors may be corrected, and additions, alterations, and
omissions not affecting the construction or meaning of this ordinance and the City Code may be
freely made.
SECTION 5: SEVERABILITY. The provisions of this Ordinance are declared to be separable and if
any section, paragraph,sentence or word of this Ordinance or the application thereto any person
or circumstance is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other sections or words or
applications of this Ordinance. If any part of this Ordinance is found to be preempted or
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otherwise superseded, the remainder shall nevertheless be given full force and effect to the
extent permitted by the severance of such preempted or superseded part.
SECTION 6:This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its adoption. However, Section 2
of this Ordinance(zoning map amendment) is not effective until Ordinance No.21-2203 becomes
effective.
LAND PLANNING AGENCY HEARING:July 14, 2021
FIRST READING: July 19,2021
SECOND READING AND ADOPTION: August 2, 2021
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 2nd DAY OF August, 2021
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BRIAN D. SACKETT IAYO.
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L Eft` O C C, FCRM, CITY CLERK
Approv rm and legality for the use and reliance of the City of Longwood, Florida, only.
DANIEL W. LAN ( ,CYPY AYORNEY
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