Ordinance 388AN ORDINANCE OF THE CAS THE SITE
PLAN
OF LONCEI D,
ON RRI DI I KNOWN LAN VIE ORDINANCE; REQUIRING AND DRIHIATING
THE PREPARATION AND PAREENTATIO OF SITE
p "N" FOR THE 'E"' REENT OF LANDS AND THE
CONEIRITION OF DWELLING" ON GARIELY 01
LAND
ZONED
C. THE CLASSIFICATIONS ` 1;
F_I C " R I
LEI' AT 4S OF IFICKILY GETIN D N
ORDINANCE 11 ED. 1 3 AND AS AEURNMED AND
E OFFAINEENTE OF THE CITY OF LON—D,
—RIFAt TITLE; DEFINITIONS; GENERAL PRO-
VISIONS; PROCEDURES; FINAL BUILDING
AFPEOVAI; PENALTY; R-RRRSILITI; CON-
FLICTS AND EFFECTIVE INIT.
WHEREAS, the Site Plan A—i— is a FII—y p-111I
which —,— orderly d—I.p.— and —,— the best
i-- If the citizens by providing -— planning for
the d.—I.P—t If P-P—ti— within the categories listed i.
the Caption If this Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, III City Council If the City If Longwood,
Florida, I-- it I—Ily t, —tlblisb procedures and guide-
lines for the review If site PI.— for the dC—I.t If all
parcels Of property to be improved within the districts defined
and within the purview If this -di—- in —der that the
following objectives sh. Il 01
1. T. —I that the p"OcId D,.j,,t I, iI
1—f—ity with the goals and objectives
If ——. Comprehensive Plan.
0. 1. --- that the planned
project
il
__t iblI with the S .... HONiOq and11 t il ill —I,. b. enhance the I —I
character If th.t — and the city.
3.T'that adequate provisions a
madesfor vehicular traffic a ingress,
i.—011 Fit—'Itill I'D p"'i", t—fiI T.—.1, pedestrian IF.—.t I -
safety, ....... Y —cl. -- —
Iltil—t "ip—t .—g—
T. that adequate c
s e ing and
buffering detail., will beprovided be-
e planned project and contiguous
properties.
planned for utilities; drainage; and
all public s rvi ces, including garbage/
refuse collection, delivery s
postal s
school busy Loadingiandnunloadinglcuti li ty
and e r lighting, and Other s
necessaryito the maintenance of the health
that adeqte provisions have
beensmade for luaight, a aand pri-
acy in the a angement o£buildings a
they relate t other improvements, t
public roads and streets, to internal
1. 11 that the n ral qualities and
characteristics of t euI— will be p-
d, andha
t yethehre
zo p— s wi11 be
appropri_lylandscaped and pxo vis ions
established £or the maintenance of same.
e. that adequate r space
wipro aided within the planned project
andd th,tthat provisions su a made £or the per -
vision and mai ntena nceethereof.
9. that the aesthetic and architec-
turalsdetails o£ r
the planned project
ompaa
tible w un
taing a and
v o enhance thescharacter ofthat
NOW, THERE£ORB, BE IT OREAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF LONOWOOD, FLOAIDA, AB FOLLOWS:
ARTICLE I - General Provisions
Si-i— 1 - Title - This Ordinance shall be known as
the Site elan Review Ordinance if the City o£ Longwood, Florida.
Section 2 - Ee £ini tion of T For the purposes of
this ordinance, certain terms and words are hereby defined.
Words used in the present tense shall include the future to use:
words used in the singular shall include the plural number, and
words used in the plural n.ssMer shall include the singular
number; the words "used for" shall include the meaning "designed
for"; the word "building" shall include the word "structure
the word "lot" sha11 include the words "plot", "parcel", or
tract , the word "shall" is mandatory, and not directive; the
word may" is permissive and not mandatory, and the word "person"
includes ... individual, group of persons, firm, corporation,
association, organization, and any legal public entity.
A. Site Plan i the development plan for the project
under side ra Lion including all _ants, deed
ti—and other conditions relating L tr location, and bulk of buildings, density
development, open space and related facilities.
The Plan shall include sc information a
required by Article 11 ofthis Ordinance.
h. Gros
s Acreage - The total n wa of within
thepe rimeter boundaries ofthe project.
c, tal number of a ithin
the pr er boundaries of the project, we -
cludingia s devoted t parking areas, relakes, pziva to so pentspace and
O. veloper - A developer i any person, firm,
iation, syndicate, partnership, o -
poration, o a land which is developing a
project under --id— ion, and which i
ually involved in the construction ofsany
project.
Section 3- Bllis for A I t d R
The regulations and requirements herein set forth have been
made in accordance with hongwood's comprehensive Plan with
reasonable consideration, among other things, to the prevailing
land uses, growth characteristics and the character of the
respective districts and their peculiar use of land throughout
the city.
Section 4 - retat'on and Conflicts -
In their interpretation and application, the provisions o£ this
Ordinance shall be the minimum requirements £ox the promotion
of public health, safety, conve nre nce, comfort, morals, pros-
perity and general welfare: to conserve the taxable value of
land and buildings and to protect the character and main tarn
the stability of residential, business and industrial areas
within the City and to promote the orderly and beneficial
development of such areas. Among other purposes, such provisions
are intended to provide adequate light, air, privacy and con-
venienec of access to property; to avoid undue concentration
and density of population; and to provide for open spaces
surrounding buildings.
It is not intended by this Ordinance to interfere
with, abrogate or repeal any ordinances, rules, requlati ons,
or permits previously adopted or issued by the City, and not rn
conflict with any of — provisions o£ this Ordinance, or which
shall be adopted or issued pursuant to law re latinq to the use
of buildings or premises, and likewise not in conflict with this
Ordinance, nor rs it intended by this Ordinance to interfere
impose a greater restriction, this Ordinance shall control
ARTICLE. II - Procedure
Section 1 - Establishment of R w Procedures o
Site Plan - The procedure for obtaining approval of a site
shall be as follows:
A. placation Conferences - The pplit—
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encouraged to confer witb the Zoning Board, Mayor and City
Engineer prior to formally submitting a request for approval of
a site plan. The purpose of these mee tinge is to aid in com-
plying with the guidelines of the site plan review.
b. velopment Plan A111-1 -
1. Application submittal - The applicant shall
submit to the City request for approval of a site plan prior
to issuance of a building permit on C, M, R-M, B-1 or MH-1.
Each request shall be accompanied by each if the following items.
a. check made payable to the City of
Longwood i ua eql to $1.00 £or
ach a Ifathempr0ject, computed o
gross a eage basis. However, no fee shal
be lessc than $30.00 nor more than $300.00;
b. billblack or blue Sine prints of a .aster
development plan of the e
showing proposed land u vopen
tspace,
and s thoroughfares, drawn t
ca len maller than 100 feet t0 1 itch
appropriate scale acceptable to the
City
nEngineer.
c. A minimum of two copies of tlI following;
(1) A ent listing the n of the
developer, the o 0f theereal pro-
perty which i subject 0f the
tle ve lopment, t of the proposed
ve lopmen o
tf all
0bjeItivestgavang the general purpose
and character of the proposed develop-
(27 A ity map showing t e Location o£
e ipropos.d s e plan, relationship
_ding
vs and thorough-
fares a lana
ing z Wing o s [he
undingta and e ingv na
vse on the site and surrounding areas.
(3) A boundary s vey and legal descriptio
If
the property, prepared by a -
veyor regisl.ered an the State of
Florida.
11,11,111it ——showingy showing _. drawn t. . —1. f IN feet
1 1 �b, —h I i-.—
of
five feet a "bbb"I
elevations —, — the most
rec—t
-it.d St.— Geodetic Survey t.,
g—bhic data prepared by a --y-
- —gib- who are registered in <he
state of
-11,showing
h—i ........rth: parcel
under —and � table I
p—p—d.— —b, densities ti—
for —id—tialand uses.
,I—, —i ay
,,d potable —, supply prepared by
Z i� the State.1
FlorI- —d by the Departmentof P.II.ti.. Control of the State
of
Florida.
(7) A bt.t ... tt indicating the type f
i—tr-- that will —i—1 and provide for perpetual ...9 .... t
—ibt—t— f common areas, if
any
(1, 1 It ... t the type of
_.__ t. b. c nstructed a
siaential — �itbin the sit, --.— location,
jltilllhi,�ld compatibility if
rel
ationship t. the p—
tt ... t — —p describing the 'I_.b _,_ f
(IG) The lite plan shall — all —.tt....
ibt j_bg tb—ti— --i— fl...
pa thwalks, parking a
'it, �11 —il gf—It"It". ll :1 sages withinbI t .1 tit
any ot—elements may .y b ' .
d and the B—I f
preservation(11J Plans for the specific of
all f and other growth with
t.t.—t f i-- regarding the
of t oraanee with
Article p2 i, sectronr4 e)e
(12) A of peak hour traffic and
raffic t related t raffi
potent ialue ingsand e ing the
proposed parcel from allXe
and exists that serve saadnparcels
2. Application b—i— - The application shall be
considered by the 2oni nq Board of the City of Longwood, after th
City £ngi neer, Building Inspector, and other necessary City
per-t. determine the feasibility and suitability of such
receipt of all required material, the Board shaI reco
recommendations to the City Council. in addition to standards
specified in Ordinance No. 143 and as amended and supplemented
and elsewhere in this Ordinance, the Board shall consider the
following in air wing at their recommendations and findings:
a. ompatibility within the s e plan and
relationships with surrounding areas,
b, of e n and degrading o£
surrounding areas,
c. n for future education
n facilities, t nsportation,ew
supply, s rage disposal, surface d
flood c and s
the requirements forrxmpacteS—ies, should
their need be determined.
d. e nand compatibility of
specifiedstagesof the development plan.
4. Review by City Council - Before the City
Council approves the site plan, the Zoning Board shall make
findings and recommendations with eT,p,t to the following;
a. Comprehensive Zoning Plan.
b. Traffic.
c. On -site and off -site streets.
d. Site Usage.
e. Landscaping.
f. architectural re vvew.
g. Light standards.
h. Miscellaneous matters.
The Zoning Board shall specifically consider the
following:
Section a. - Comprehensi Plan - The project is
conformity with objectives of the City's Comprehensive Zoning P
access ways are adequate, but not excessive in nwwer, adequate
rn grade, width, aIighment and visibility, and not located too
near street corners, entrances to schools or places of public
pattern is adequate in grade, width and safety markings. That
proper traffic and parking controls are provided. To f—ber
these ends the developer shall provide the Zoning Board with
e strmates of peak hour traffic and traffic turnover.
section c, site and off -site s All
roadways, both on-ai to and --it, are provided with vertical
I— and gutters of monolithic construe tvon. sidewalks con-
--Id in all areas other than commercial to minimum sub-
division standards shall be provided on all off -site streets and
those on -site streets and parking areas deemed necessary by the
Zoning Boae d. However, no off -site street in a commercial area
shall have less than a six (6) foot sidewalk.
Section I. - That adequate provis io
has been made for light, air, access and privacy in the arrange-
ment of the building (one to another). In residential develop-
ments, each dwelling unit shall have a minimum of one (1)
exterior exposure, gnats shall be furnished with laundry
facilities, including washing machine and clothes dryers, which
sfia11 be available on premises for use by all occupants. A11
parking facilities and —hi — storage shall be properly
buffered from the street, either through use of landscaped areas
or acceptable decorative walls. Also, in residential develop-
ments, no parking lot should be closer than 25 feet to the front
ways providi nq access shall not apply. In the case of residential
development, at least 25% of the gross acreage shall be set aside
and dedicated as recreatio space, of which total percent, 15%
shalL be open green recreation space. This is to be exclusive
If all on -site roads and parking lots.
In residential developments other than M11-1 hereunder,
the front or rear of any building may be no closer to the front
/"` rear of other building than 4o feet. The side of any
building may be no closer to the side, front or re ax of any
It— building than 30 feet.
The maximum length If any group of attached structure
may not exceed 150 feet. A building group may not be arranged
It as to be inaccessible by land -operated emergency vehicles.
Section I. and—p q That the proposed sit
it properly landscaped in the following areas. >n and around
buildings, along sidewalks and buffering neighboring land.
The topographical features of the site shall be taken into
consideration thus assuring the retention of appropriate pro-
portion of trees that have a mrnrmum trunk diameter of four (4)
inches, that do not interfere with planned structures. The
developer, furthermore, shall make provisions for the continued
maintenance of landscaped areas, open spaces and rec re atronal
areas. Other screening and buffering may also be required when
necessary.
Board and the City Council review the site plan to insure that
5 ectron g. - Light standards - Adequate light
This shall include the placement of light poles with appropriate
i llvmination appropriately spaced.
Section h. - MiscellaneoIs -
1. The drainage plan to be approved by the City
Engineer and the developer required to place in escrow a fair
share, based upon acreage, fox providing ..jot through -City .,
drainage. -�
2. Provisions —11 be —de for —1.—d 9—b.9.
storage areas which are screened f..m public view.
3. Provrs cons shall b. .— for the aged and
handicapped in I— to a11 parts If the development, including
—p, park benches, and i.1 equipment in public t
d. Fire hydrants - —b— and location. To
provide fire hydrants II further than 350 feet apart in high
—1— and high hazard Id industrial. --, and in
multi -family residential —. within safety --- as deter -
any such building or buildings, —1— all facilities ib-
-- in the site plan have been provided i. ---h with the
conditions for approval of the project.
2. -f— the City Council --id— the .ppli—
Zllilg Board. Further, the applicant shall b, furnished —b
written notice If the date, time and place of the Council meeting
at —,], the Council will --id., the application
for site plan —li, III —p— If —ibg B ... d. Further, the
applicant —11 have the right t. b. present at all meetings
-- his application for site plan --, i. t. or may b. con-
sidered by the City ouncrl and 1-1 be given —t— —iof
-
I,t 1— than ten d If such meetings —11— said h—i
shall constitute a continuation of a prior scheduled meeting.
3. No building permit will be issued without final
sv to review approval by the City Council pursuant to the pro-
vi svons of this Ordinance.
4. If
and in the event a building permit for
approved plan is not obtained within six 16' months of date of
final site plan revre approval for single construction develop-
ment and initial permit for multiple construction development,
additional site plan review approval shall be required prior to
1
validation of sv to plan. On request for validation, the City
Council may waive formal requirements of this Ordinance, absent
substantial change in the area Of proposed development.
ARTICLE IV - Penalty -
Any persond/or persons, firm or corporation violating
any of the terms anor provisions specified within this
rdinance oe failing to omply with any order issued pursuant
any section hereof, shall be, upon conviction, guilty of a
isdem—l— and upon conviction of such misdemeanor, aFall. pay
a fine of not more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200. 00) for each '~
offense or be imprisoned for a period not to exceed sixty (60)
days in the City Tail, or botb such fine and imprisonment.
ach day that a violation occurs or is permitted to exist, shall
ns titute a separate offense hereunder.
The developer, owner, or tenant of any building, struc-
Cure, parcel, premises or any part thereof, and any architect,
building contractor, agent, or other person who commits, parti-
cipates I"
ass is to n, or may n[avns that which is a violation of
this Ordinance eh all be classified as a principal in the first de+�
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