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Altamonte Springs City Zoning Code

DIVISION 18

MOC-1 MIXED OFFICE COMMERCIAL DISTRICT

3.18.1 - Description of district.

This zoning district is intended to promote a mixture of low intensity office, retail-commercial, service and institutional uses with medium density residential uses permitted on a selected basis. It is intended that a minimum number of points of ingress and egress be utilized in order to reduce the impact of traffic on adjacent streets and thus enhance traffic circulation.

3.18.2 - Permitted uses.

(a)

Retail stores and shops with no outside storage;

(b)

Restaurants with or without lounges;

(c)

Personal service uses;

(d)

Offices, professional, business, physician or governmental;

(e)

Dental/medical clinics and laboratories;

(f)

Cinemas but not drive-ins (activity centers only);

(g)

Laundry and dry cleaners on-premises only, does not include distribution centers;

(h)

Broadcasting studios, but not freestanding communication towers;

(i)

Quick copy printing shops;

(j)

Health and fitness centers;

(k)

Garage, parking;

(l)

Child care centers;

(m)

Multifamily dwellings and customary accessory uses and structures (as part of a multi-use or mixed-use project);

(n)

Nursing homes;

(o)

Retirement centers, adult congregate living facilities;

(p)

Data processing and computer centers;

(q)

Public parks, recreation areas;

(r)

Fire and police stations;

(s)

Post offices;

(t)

Financial institutions;

(u)

Business service uses (see definitions);

(v)

Convenience stores except gasoline auto service;

(w)

Veterinary clinics with no outside kennels;

(x)

Commercial uses in mixed office commercial projects of ten acres or 100,000 square feet in size must develop a minimum of 20 percent of the project for office or noncommercial use;

(y)

Any other similar uses if determined compatible and in harmony with the spirit of the division by the growth management director;

(z)

Professional service uses;

(aa)

Hardware stores;

(bb)

Supermarkets (but not to include wholesale food club);

(cc)

Auto/home supply stores;

(dd)

Furniture, furnishings and equipment;

(ee)

Public colleges and universities.

(Ord. No. 1344-99, § 11, 12-5-2000; Ord. No. 1652-12, § 2, 12-4-12)

3.18.3 - Conditional uses.

(a)

Public local schools, and private and parochial schools (pre-kindergarten through grade 12);

(b)

Libraries, community centers, civic centers, museums;

(c)

Hospitals;

(d)

Treatment and rehabilitative facilities;

(e)

Vocational, trade and business schools;

(f)

Nonprofit clubs;

(g)

Funeral homes;

(h)

Major alcohol establishments;

(i)

Automobile service stations;

(j)

Carwashes;

(k)

Wholesale distributors with no outdoor storage;

(l)

Houses of worship with their attendant educational and recreational buildings and off-street parking;

(m)

Gasoline pumps as an accessory use;

(n)

Public utility installations where need can be demonstrated;

(o)

Private colleges and universities.

(Ord. No. 1599-09, § 1, 3-3-09; Ord. No. 1652-12, § 2, 12-4-12)

3.18.4 - Building height regulations.

The maximum height of a building or structure is seven stories when a project/property has lot frontage on a state arterial roadway. The maximum height for a building or structure in projects/properties not fronting on a state arterial road is three stories; however, inside activity centers, building height may exceed three stories but shall not exceed seven stories through development bonuses. A shading study may be required to determine any effects of shadows cast on neighboring lands or structures. Results of the shading study will be reviewed by the growth management director (see division 46 for development bonus information).

3.18.5 - Lot requirements.

3.18.5.1 Minimum lot area. None except to meet other requirements set forth herein and all other applicable city regulations.

3.18.5.2 Minimum lot width. 100 feet at front lot line or building line.

3.18.6 - Building setback requirements.

3.18.6.1 Front yard. A minimum distance of 25 feet shall be provided from the closer of the front lot line or the existing or planned rights-of-way to the building site.

3.18.6.2 Side yard. A minimum distance of ten feet shall be provided. If a side yard abuts a right-of-way, the setbacks shall be computed as front yards.

3.18.6.3 Rear yard. A minimum distance of ten feet shall be provided from the rear lot line.

3.18.6.4 Abutting residential. A minimum distance of 30 feet shall be provided from the property line to the building site. Where the building exceeds 30 feet in height, the setback shall be equal to the height of such structure and parking will not be permitted in the first 30 feet closest to the property line. Low intensity lighting for parking lots may be required on a case-by-case basis. These requirements shall be in effect when abutting one- and two-family dwellings.

3.18.6.5 Additional setback requirements. Greater setbacks may be required on certain properties in order to accommodate cross-access easements and may be required under article XI, Access control, division 7, Joint driveways and service road provisions of this Code.

3.18.7 - Landscape and buffer requirements.

All landscape and buffer requirements must be in accordance with article VIII, Landscaping and tree protection, of this Code.

3.18.8 - Parking regulations.

Parking may be allowed in any required yard, but shall not encroach into any required landscape area or where otherwise prohibited. For complete design standards see division 41, article III of this Code.

3.18.8.1 Parking reductions. In order to reduce overall parking needs, the parking space requirements and the size of parking stalls may be reduced for any site where the owner/developer provides to the city a parking management plan. This plan must demonstrate effective measures to reduce the need for parking on-site. Such measures are not limited to the following:

(a)

Cross-access for vehicles;

(b)

Pedestrian ways and bicycle facilities;

(c)

Circulation design to integrate adjoining uses;

(d)

Encourage transit ridership or provide transit facilities on-site;

(e)

Use of car pooling, van pools or any other system which reduces the number of normally required parking spaces;

(f)

Payments in lieu of parking to a trust fund for structures parking garages;

(g)

Staggered work hours;

(h)

Shared parking agreements.

3.18.8.2 On-site loading dock requirements. A loading dock management plan will be required, if deemed necessary by the growth management director. This plan is to accompany each site plan and graphically depict the proposed loading area(s) and describe the frequency and hours of deliveries.

3.18.9 - Sign regulations.

Signs for this district shall be the same as provided in the district regulations for the use most similar to the one in question. The determination of which regulations will apply shall be made by the growth management director. When a mixture of uses exists within a development, different regulations may be applied without regard to phases or artificial boundaries within the development. See division 42 of article III of this Code.

3.18.10 - Intensity and density regulations.

Refer to division 30, development intensity standards, for density and intensity requirements.

(Ord. No. 1588-08, § 2, 5-20-08; Ord. No. 1652-12, § 2, 12-4-12)

3.18.11 - Sector plan and DRI requirements.

Sector plans (for properties outside the regional business center) and/or areawide developments of regional impact (DRI's) shall be required where properties and/or projects are of the magnitude and size as follows:

(a)

DRI applications are required for properties and/or projects that meet or exceed the DRI thresholds found in F.S. ch. 380.06, Developments of Regional Impact.

(b)

Residential projects greater than 1,000 units and nonresidential projects greater than 150,000 square feet are required to submit a sector plan (see section 3.44.24, Sector plan).

3.18.12 - Open space requirements.

See division 44, article III.

3.18.13 - Dwelling size requirements.

The minimum dwelling size for a residential unit shall be 500 square feet with an overall average for the entire project to be 725 square feet.

3.18.14 - Reserved.

Editor's note— Ord. No. 1588-08, § 1, adopted May 20, 2008, repealed the former § 3.18.14, which pertained to development bonuses and enacted a new art. III, div. 46, which set out similar provisions.