The purpose of this chapter is to promote public health, safety, morals, convenience, comfort, amenities, prosperity and general welfare of the citizens of Coral Springs and to provide a wholesome, serviceable and attractive city, through regulations and restrictions that increase the safety and security of home life; preserve and create a more favorable environment in which to rear children; develop permanent good citizenship; stabilize and enhance property and civic values; provide for a more uniformly just land-use pattern and tax assessment basis; facilitate adequate provisions for increased safety in traffic and for transportation, vehicular parking, park, parkways, recreation, schools, public requirements; lessen congestion, disorder and danger which often enter in unregulated development; prevent overcrowding of land and undue concentration of population; and provide more reasonable and serviceable means and methods of protecting and safeguarding the economic structure upon which the good of all depends.

In order to protect and promote the general welfare more effectively and to accomplish the aims and purposes of this chapter, the City of Coral Springs is divided into districts of such number, shape and area, and of such common unity of purpose, adaptability or use, that are deemed most suitable to: Provide for the best general civic use; protect the common rights and interests of all; and promote improved wholesome, sightly, harmonious and economic results in civic service, activities and operations; and, to limit the location, uses and occupancy of buildings, structures and land to be used for trade, industry, residence or other purposes, and the location, height, bulk, occupancy and uses of building and other structures, including the percentage of plot occupancy and coverage, street setback lines, sizes of yard and other open spaces.

(Code 1972, § 20-1)

(1)

This chapter shall be known and cited as the "Coral Springs, Florida, Zoning Ordinance."

(2)

The purpose of this chapter is to: Regulate and restrict the erection, reconstruction, alteration, location and use of buildings, structures, land and water for industry, trade, residence, agriculture or other purposes; regulate and restrict the size of buildings and other structures hereafter erected or altered, the size and dimensions of yards, courts and other open spaces surrounding buildings; regulate and restrict building lines and the percentage of plot that may be occupied and the density of population; and, for said purposes, to divide the City of Coral Springs as shown on the official zoning map into districts of such number, shape and area as may be deemed best suited to carry out the Land Development Code, and for each such district to impose regulations and restrictions designating the kinds or classes of industries, trades, residences, agriculture or other purposes for which other structures, or premises may be permitted to be erected, altered or used; to provide for the regulation of conforming and nonconforming uses; to repeal all ordinances in conflict herewith; and to prescribe penalties for the violation of the provisions of this chapter.

(Code 1972, § 20-2)

The land development regulations of the city include but are not limited to the following:

(a)

Subdivision regulations—See Chapter 2 of the Land Development Code.

(b)

Zoning regulations of the city which regulate the use of land and water, ensure consistency with permitted use/density requirements of and open space/compatibility provisions—See Chapter 25 of the Land Development Code.

(c)

Wellfield protection which controls land uses and activities within identified zones of influence for potable water wells and wellfields in order to protect the potable water supply—See section 250179 of the Land Development Code.

(d)

Drainage and stormwater management which controls areas subject to seasonal and periodic flooding and requires the provision of adequate drainage facilities—See section 204 of the Land Development Code.

(e)

Environmentally sensitive land protection—See section 212 of the Land Development Code.

(f)

Sign regulations—See Chapter 18 of the Land Development Code.

(g)

Concurrency management system which provides that public facilities and services that meet or exceed the standard established in the capital improvement element of the city comprehensive plan are available concurrent with the impacts of development—See sections 250191 to 250204 of the Land Development Code.

(h)

On-site traffic flow and parking regulations which provide for public safety and convenience—See Chapter 25, Article VIII of the Land Development Code.

(i)

All persons doing business within the city are also advised to consult the Municipal Code and the city's comprehensive plan for additional regulations.

(Code 1972, § 20-2.1; Ord. No. 2023-101, § 115, 4-19-23)

The areas assigned to these districts, the designation of same, and the boundaries of said districts shown upon the maps hereto attached and made a part of this chapter, are hereby established, said maps being designated as the "Coral Springs, Florida, Zoning Maps" and said maps and the proper notations, reference and other information shown thereon, shall be as much a part of this chapter as if the matters and information set forth by said map were fully described herein. Said maps are identified by the signatures of the mayor and city clerk together with the number of the ordinance and its effective date from which Chapter 25 is derived.

Each district shall be subject to the regulations stipulated in this chapter.

(Code 1972, § 20-3)

For the purposes of this chapter, unless otherwise provided, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated. When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense include the future, words in the singular number include the plural and words in the plural number include the singular number. The word "shall" is always mandatory and not merely directory. The word "used" shall include arranged, designed, constructed, altered, converted, rented, leased or intended to be used. The word "land" shall include water surface and land under water. Definitions pertaining to landscaping are located in section 250832 under definitions.

Abut: For the purposes of this chapter, plots shall be considered to abut, or be abutting, or adjacent to, when the plots border upon, adjoin, or are across from plots of dissimilar land use or zoning without a roadway of a minimum classification or without a separator of a minimum distance between dissimilar plots. Dissimilar plots separated by a water body are considered to abut, or be abutting, regardless of the placement of the zoning line unless the district regulations only require a separator of a minimum distance between the dissimilar plots. The district regulations include the minimum distance of any separator and the minimum classifications of the roadways for the more intensive zoning districts.

Accessory building: A subordinate building on the same plot with, or a part of, the main building, which is occupied by, or devoted to, an accessory use.

Accessory structure: A subordinate structure on the same plot with, or a part of, the main building, which is occupied by, or devoted to an accessory use.

Accessory or ancillary use: A use naturally and customarily incidental to, subordinate to, and subservient to the main use of the premises, and unless defined elsewhere in the Code, is limited to no more than one-third (⅓) or less of the gross floor area of the principal building or use.

Accessways: A means for vehicular ingress or egress, which area shall be excluded from the perimeter required to be landscaped pursuant to this chapter.

Active recreation: Use of land such as swimming pools, tennis courts, cabanas and clubhouses or recreation buildings.

Alley: A public thoroughfare or way, not more than thirty (30) feet in width except for necessary turnarounds and which normally provides a secondary means of access to abutting property.

Alteration: Any change in size, shape, character, occupancy or use of a building or structure.

Anchor tenant: A retail tenant in a multi-tenant retail center or building whose space has the largest square footage or the most significant and identifiable brand identity, (either local or nationally recognized).

Antenna: See chapter 25, article XVI.

Apartment, efficiency: A dwelling unit in a multiple dwelling, consisting of not more than one habitable room, together with kitchen or kitchenette and sanitary facilities.

Architectural guidelines: See article I, section 250156.

Assisted living facility: Has the same meaning as provided for in F.S. § 429.02(5), as may be amended from time to time. For purposes of this chapter, an assisted living facility that does not comport with the definition of "community residence" is a congregate living facility.

Automobile wrecking: The dismantling or disassembling of used motor vehicles or trailers, or the storage, sale or dumping of dismantled, partially dismantled, obsolete or wrecked vehicles or their parts.

Bar: Any place devoted primarily to the retailing and drinking of malt, vinous or other alcoholic beverages, or any place where any sign is exhibited or displayed indicating that alcoholic beverages are obtainable for consumption on the premises.

Base building line: The line formed by the minimum setbacks of the zoning district, behind which the primary structures may be built.

Boarding or rooming house: A building other than a hotel, motel, residential inn, or bed and breakfast used to provide lodging for compensation, and where more than one (1) of the partitioned sections are occupied by separate families or rent is charged separately for the individual rooms or partitioned areas occupied by the renter or occupant. Individual living units may or may not be equipped with kitchen facilities. Congregate dining facilities may be provided for the guest. A boarding or rooming house is not a community residence nor a recovery community.

Boat: A water-borne vessel propelled by oars, paddles, sail or power, including but not limited to inboard, outboard, airboats, rowboats and similar craft.

Building: Any structure, either temporary or permanent, having a roof, and used or built for the shelter or enclosure of persons, animals, chattels or property of any kind. This definition shall include tents, awnings or vehicles situated on private property and serving in any way the function of a building.

Business services: Any activity where the primary function is to support commercial office uses, such as secretarial, graphics, advertising, accounting and similar services.

Business zoned property: Any land or water area whose zoning district classification is "business" under this chapter.

Canopy, portable: A portable, non-permanent structure made typically of silk, cotton, canvas, fabric or similar pliable material intended to provide protection from the outside elements.

Carports: A permanent roofed structure providing space for the parking of a car, truck, recreational vehicle or motorcycle and enclosed on two (2) sides that is properly screened.

Change of occupancy: A discontinuance of an existing use and the substitution therefor of a use of a different kind of class. Change of occupancy is not intended to include a change of tenants or proprietors unless accompanied by a change in the type of use.

Club, night: A restaurant, dining room, bar or other similar establishment providing food or refreshments wherein floor shows or other forms of entertainment are provided for guests.

Club, private: Associations and organizations of a fraternal, social or recreational character. The term "private club" shall not include night clubs.

Cluster: A group of two (2) or more buildings, each of which may contain one or more housing units, grouped to form a unified development, with usable open area in either common or individual ownership.

Commercial vehicle: Any vehicle designed, intended or used for transportation of people, chattel, goods or things other than private passenger vehicles, trailers, motor homes and campers for private nonprofit transport of goods and boats.

Commission or city commission: The Board of City Commissioners of Coral Springs.

Common lobbies: That area of a building's space that is used to accommodate visitors waiting to transact business in another part of the building. Areas of a lobby that are used to conduct commercial transactions are specifically excluded from this definition.

Community facility: A building or facility owned and operated by a governmental or nonprofit entity which is open to the public or a designated part of the public for recreational, social and educational activities which primarily serve the immediate community in which the facility is located.

Community residence: A residential living arrangement for five (5) to ten (10) unrelated individuals with disabilities except that up to fourteen (14) individuals may be allowed when licensed as a "community residential home" pursuant to F.S. § 419.01, living as a single functional family in a single dwelling unit who need the mutual support furnished by other residents of the dwelling unit as well as the support services, if any, provided by any staff of the community residence. Residents may be self-governing or supervised by a sponsoring entity or its staff, which provide habilitative or rehabilitative services related to the residents' disabilities. A community residence emulates a biological family to foster normalization of its residents, integrate them into the surrounding community, and use neighbors as role models. Supportive inter-relationships between residents are an essential component. Its primary purpose is to provide shelter; foster and facilitate life skills; and meet the physical, emotional, and social needs of the residents in a mutually supportive family-like environment. Medical treatment is incidental as in any home but does not include detoxification which is more than incidental.

A community residence is considered a residential use of property for purposes of all city regulations. The term does not include any other group living arrangement for unrelated individuals who are not disabled nor any recovery community, congregate living facility, institutional or medical use, shelter, lodging or boarding or rooming house, extended-stay hotel, nursing home, vacation rental, or other use as defined in this Code.

Community residences include, but are not limited to, those residences that comport with this definition licensed by the Florida Agency for Persons with Disabilities, the Florida Department of Elder Affairs, the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration, and the Florida Department of Children and Families, pursuant to F.S. ch. 419, Community Residential Homes; and Level 1 or 2 Recovery Residences certified by the state's designated credentialing entity established under F.S. § 397.487, Substance Abuse Services.

A community residence occupied by five (5) to ten (10) unrelated individuals with disabilities can be a "family community residence" or a "transitional community residence" as defined in section 250105 of the Land Development Code.

Community theater: A theater with live performances.

Compact deferral area: The geographic area which is a two-mile band having a centerline which is coincident with the centerline of the congested link, extending parallel to the congested link for a distance of one-half (½) mile beyond each end point of the congested link.

Completely enclosed building: A building separated on all sides from adjacent open space, or from other buildings or other structures, by a permanent roof and by exterior walls or party walls, pierced only by windows and normal entrance or exit doors.

Congregate living facility: A facility that provides long-term care, accommodations, food service, and one (1) or more assistive care services to persons not related to the owner or administrator by blood or marriage. A congregate living facility is a permanent or temporary group living arrangement for people without disabilities, a group living arrangement too large to emulate a family, a group living arrangement in which normalization and/or community integration are not integral elements, intermediate care or assisted living facilities that do not emulate a family, a group living arrangement that is an alternative to incarceration for people who pose a direct threat to the health or safety of others, a group living arrangement for people undergoing treatment in a program at the same site, and a facility for the treatment of substance use disorder where treatment is the primary purpose and use whether it provides only services or includes a residential component on site. A congregate living facility is not a community residence or recovery community.

Contractor shops: Business encompassing an activity where the primary function is construction relating to residential, farm, industrial, commercial, or other buildings including miscellaneous types of construction work other than buildings (including, but not limited to, painting and papering, lawn maintenance, residential swimming pool contracting and water well contracting). This does not include general contractors engaged in heavy construction (including new work, additions, improvements, maintenance and repair) such as highways and streets, bridges, sewers, railroads, irrigation projects, flood control projects and marine construction.

Convalescent home: A building, or portion thereof, wherein for compensation, living accommodations and care are provided for persons suffering from illness, other than mental or contagious, which is not of sufficient severity to require hospitalization, or for persons requiring further institutional care after being discharged from a hospital other than a mental hospital. A convalescent home that does meet the definition of "community residence" is a congregate living facility.

Corporate park use: A corporate park use is a technology, information, communication, research, medical, financial, or consumer products-based corporate facility where corporate offices and support facilities in addition to ancillary fabrication, storage and wholesale of products may be located. It is not intended for typical business uses that attract the general public for walk-in retail or walk-in office uses that are permitted in the city's commercially zoned areas.

Coverage: The percentage of a plot area covered or occupied by buildings or roofed portions of structures. Shuffleboard courts, swimming pools, barbecue pits, terraces and other appurtenances not roofed over with other than open mesh screening are not included in computing coverage.

Disability: A physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one (1) or more of an individual's major life activities, impairs an individual's ability to live independently, having a record of such an impairment, or being regarded as having such an impairment as defined in the Fair Housing Act and Americans with Disabilities Act. People with disabilities do not include individuals who are currently using alcohol, illegal drugs, or using legal drugs to which they are addicted, nor individuals who constitute a direct threat to the health and safety of others. People with disabilities include, but are not limited to:

(1)

An elderly person with disabilities as defined in F.S. § 429.65(9), as amended.

(2)

A person with physical disabilities as defined in F.S. § 760.22(7)(a), as amended.

(3)

A person with developmentally disabled disabilities as defined in F.S. § 393.063(11), as amended.

(4)

A person with mental illness as defined in F.S. § 394.455(3), as amended.

(5)

A person in recovery from a substance use disorder, also known as a drug and/or alcohol addiction, as defined in F.S. § 397.311(46), as amended.

District or zoning district: A portion of the territory of the City of Coral Springs within which certain uniform regulations and requirements or various combinations thereof apply under the provisions of this chapter.

Drive-in restaurant or refreshment stand: Any place or premises used for the sale, dispensing or serving of food, refreshments or beverages to patrons who enter upon the premises in automobiles and receive service in automobiles, and for consumption of food, refreshments or beverages in automobiles.

Drive-thru: A facility designed to accommodate pickup of food, merchandise or services by a motor vehicle momentarily at rest in a driveway expressly designed for that purpose.

Dwelling: Any building, structure or vehicle or part thereof, occupied in whole or in part, as the residence or living quarters of one or more persons, permanently or temporarily, continuously or transiently.

Dwelling, one-family: A dwelling occupied by not more than one family.

Dwelling, two-family: A dwelling occupied by not more than two (2) families.

Dwelling, multiple-family: A dwelling occupied by three (3) or more families.

Dwelling unit: A space, area or portion of a building designed for and occupied by one family as a dwelling, with cooking facilities for the exclusive use of such family.

Efficiency: See Apartment, efficiency."

Energy conservation device: Any device, such as a solar heating unit, which is designed to alter energy use patterns so as to provide the same level of services while requiring less total energy expenditures.

Erected: Built, constructed, reconstructed, moved upon or any physical operations on the premises required in building. Excavation, fill, drainage and the like shall be considered a part of erection.

Established grade: The average elevation of the public sidewalks around or abutting a plot, or in the absence of sidewalks, the average elevation of the public streets abutting the plot as measured at the crown of the road.

Essential services: Any structure, or facility (not including buildings over two hundred (200) square feet in interior area) required by a utility owned by the city or franchised to operate within the city limits, which by its nature, is customarily required to be located in a specific proximity to the area it serves, as determined by the city engineer.

Family: One (1) or more persons related by blood, marriage, or legal adoption occupying a single dwelling unit, having one (1) set of culinary facilities and living as a single housekeeping unit as distinguished from a group occupying a boarding or rooming house, hotel or motel. Any person living alone, or any number of people related by blood, marriage, adoption, or guardianship; two (2) unrelated individuals in a domestic partnership who have made a commitment to share their lives, living as a single housekeeping unit along with their children including stepchildren, adopted children, and children under guardianship; or up to four (4) unrelated individuals not living in a domestic partnership.

Family community residence: A community residence that provides a relatively permanent living arrangement which, in practice and/or under its rules, charter, or other governing document, does not limit how long a resident may live there. The intent is for residents to live in the family community residence on a long-term basis of at least one (1) year. Typical uses can include, but are not limited to, the following uses:

(1)

Community residential home licensed under F.S. ch. 419, as amended;

(2)

Assisted living facility for the elderly or other people with disabilities licensed under F.S. § 429.02(5), as amended;

(3)

Adult family-care home licensed under F.S. § 429.60, as amended;

(4)

Intermediate care facility for people with developmental disabilities licensed under F.S. § 400.96, as amended;

(5)

Housing licensed under F.S. ch. 394, as amended;

(6)

Recovery residences certified under F.S. ch. 397, as amended, currently administered by the Florida Association of Recovery Residences, typically Levels 1 and 2 certified homes, where residency is characteristically at least one (1) year; and

(7)

Oxford House or other similar self-governed long-term housing for people in recovery from substance use disorder, and with no limit on tenancy in practice or in its charter or rules.

Fast food restaurant: An establishment where the principal business is the sale of food to the consumer in a ready to consume state and where the design or principal method of operation is that of a fast food or drive-in restaurant offering quick food service, where orders are generally not taken at the customer's table, where food is generally served in a disposable wrapping or containers and where food and beverages may be served directly to the customer in a motor vehicle.

Fence: An artificially constructed barrier erected to enclose, screen or separate an area.

Floor area: The area within the perimeter of the outside walls of the building with no deduction for corridors, stairs, closets, thickness of wall, columns or other features but excluding utility rooms not accessible from the interior of a dwelling, unenclosed porches, terraces or breezeways and carports or garages.

Floor area ratio (FAR): The total floor area of the building or buildings on a plot, divided by the area of the plot.

Frontage of a building: The side or wall of a building approximately parallel and nearest to a street.

Garden apartment: A structure which contains three (3) or more dwelling units and is one (1) to three (3) stories in height.

Grade: See "Established grade."

Gross acre: Forty-three thousand five hundred sixty (43,560) square feet of land or water.

Group housing: Two (2) or more buildings for dwelling purposes erected or placed on the same plot.

Hazardous substance: A substance which, by reason of being explosive, flammable, poisonous, corrosive, oxidizing, irritating, or otherwise harmful, is likely to cause death or injury.

Hedge: A continuous planting of shrubs constituting a visual screen serving a function similar to a fence or wall.

Height of accessory structure: The vertical distance of an accessory structure measured from the average elevation of the finished grade surrounding the accessory structure to the highest point of the accessory structure.

Height of building: The vertical distance from the established grade at the center of the front of the building to the highest point of the roof surface for a flat roof, to the deck line for a mansard roof and to the mean height level between eaves and ridge for gable, hip and gambrel roofs.

Heliport: A designated landing area, other than an airport, used primarily for the operation and basing of rotocraft.

Helistop: A designated landing area, other than an airport, used regularly for the operation of rotocraft where no basing facilities are provided.

High-rise apartment: A structure which contains dwelling units and is nine (9) or more stories in height.

Home occupation: An accessory use of a portion of a dwelling unit as a personal office or business by a resident of the dwelling only.

Hotel: A building or part thereof in which rental sleeping units are offered to the public and which maintains an inner lobby through which all occupants must pass to gain access; catering to transient occupancy; with no cooking facilities, permanent or portable, for use by the occupants.

Housing for the elderly: Eight (8) or more new or rehabilitated living units which are specially designed for use and occupancy by elderly persons.

Impervious area: Land surfaces, which do not allow, or minimally allow the penetration of water. Examples include building roofs, normal concrete and asphalt pavements and some fine grained soils such as clays.

Industrially zoned property: Any land or water area whose zoning district classification is industrial commerce and industrial, research and development under this chapter.

Inflammable liquid: Any liquid which under operating conditions gives off vapor which, when mixed with air, is combustible and explosive.

Junk yard: A place, structure or plot where junk, waste, discarded salvage, or other similar materials such as old metals, wood, lumber, glass, paper, rags, cloth, bagging, cordage, barrels, containers, etc., are bought, sold, exchanged, baled, packed, disassembled or handled, including auto wrecking yards, used lumberyards, housewrecking yards and yards or places for storage or handling of salvages house wrecking and structural steel materials. The term shall not include pawn shops and establishments for the sale, purchase or storage of usable secondhand cars, salvaged machinery, used furniture, radios, stoves, refrigerators or similar household goods and appliances; nor shall it apply to the processing of used, discarded or salvaged materials as part of manufacturing operations.

Kennel: Any place or premises where four (4) or more dogs or cats over four (4) months of age are kept.

Land, developed: A plot for which building plans have been reviewed and approved by the city administration and physical construction has begun.

Land, improved: A plot which has usable water and sewer service immediately accessible to the site as determined by the city engineer.

Land, platted: Any land recorded by plat in the public records of Broward County.

Landscaped open space: Usable open space and all portions of the plot not intended or used as a vehicular use area or covered or occupied by buildings or roofed portions of structures not roofed over with other than open mesh screening. Landscaped areas located off-site, but within three hundred (300) feet of the site, may be counted toward twenty (20) per cent of the minimum landscaped open space requirement. Where off-site areas are counted toward minimum landscaped open space requirements, a common ownership or unity of title shall be provided.

Landscaping: See definitions, chapter 25, article IX, section 250832.

Land, unplatted: Any land or part thereof, not recorded by plat in the public records of Broward County.

Large scale retail establishment: A retail establishment or any combination of retail establishments in a single building (single bay), occupying more than forty thousand (40,000) square feet of gross floor area.

LEED: The certification process for sustainable construction as developed and maintained by the United States Green Building Council, which stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design.

Marquee: A canopy or covered structure projecting from and supported by a building when such canopy or covered structure extends beyond the building, building line, or property line.

Medical marijuana cultivation facility: Any facility or area of a facility licensed by the Florida Department of Health that is used for the cultivation of marijuana.

Medical marijuana dispensing facility: Any facility or area of a facility licensed by the Florida Department of Health to sell, distribute, or dispense products containing medical marijuana and medical marijuana delivery devices.

Medical marijuana processing facility: Any facility or area of a facility licensed by the Florida Department of Health that is used for processing forms of marijuana suitable for medical use.

Mid-rise apartment: A structure which contains three (3) or more dwelling units and is four (4) to eight (8) stories in height.

Mixed-use development: A development in which residential and business uses are allowed in the same development, where the permitted residential structures are limited to townhouses, apartment buildings and mixed business/residential unit buildings, and no more than fifty (50) per cent of the floor area of the development is utilized for residential uses.

Motel: A building or part thereof, in which sleeping, and/or living accommodations are offered to the public primarily on a short-term or transient basis, with access to the individual units from the exterior of the building and parking facilities for use of guests near their quarters. Cooking facilities whether permanent or portable, are not permitted.

Nonaccess easement, line or strip: A method by which vehicular access is controlled on a piece of property.

Nonconforming structure: A structure or portion thereof, existing at the effective date of this chapter or any amendment thereto, which was occupied, designed, erected, intended or structurally altered so that it does not conform to all of the regulations applicable to the district in which it is located.

Nonconforming use: The use of a structure or premises, existing at the effective date of this chapter, or any amendment thereto, for any purpose not permitted in the district in which it is located.

Nursing home: A home for aged, chronically ill or incurable persons in which three (3) or more persons not of the immediate family are received, kept, or provided with food and shelter or care for compensation, but not including hospitals, clinics or similar institutions devoted primarily to the diagnosis and treatment of the sick or injured. A state-licensed facility or any identifiable component of any facility in which the primary function is to provide, on a continuing basis, nursing services and health-related services for the treatment and inpatient care of five (5) or more non-related individuals, including facilities known by varying designations such as rest homes, convalescent homes, skilled care facilities, intermediate care facilities, extended care facilities, and infirmaries. Accessory uses may include dining rooms and recreation and physical therapy facilities for residents, and offices and storage facilities for professional and supervisory staff. This use type does not include the home or residence of any individual who cares for or maintains only persons related to them by blood or marriage. It also does not include assisted living facilities. A nursing home is a congregate living facility.

Nursery school: A place for the day care and instruction of children not remaining overnight.

Occupied: Arranged, designed, built, altered, converted, rented or leased, or intended to be occupied.

Off-heliport land site: Take-off and landing area intended for temporary or occasional rotocraft use, but not formally designated as a heliport.

Off-road vehicle: A vehicle designed primarily for use in areas normally not accessible by other vehicles. This term shall also include any vehicle used for any purpose regardless of vehicle registration, and so designed with oversized tires and/or tracks to enable said vehicle to operate in a swampy or off-road area.

Off-site parking: Any vehicular parking area located on a plot other than that which the parking serves.

Off-street parking: Any vehicular parking area located on private property

Opaque screen: A screen that consists of a decorative masonry wall or similar material, earthen berm, or combination thereof.

Open space: See "Landscaped open space" or "Usable open space" or "Usable open area."

Open wood trellis: A decorative wooden structure designed in accordance with specifications maintained in the building department.

Package store: A place where alcoholic beverages are dispensed or sold in containers for consumption off the premises.

Pain management clinic: Any clinic, facility, or office that is required to be registered with the Florida Department of Health pursuant to F.S. § 458.3265 or F.S. § 459.0137, as amended from time to time.

Parent shopping center plot: A plot of three (3) or more acres which is zoned for business use and which is used or to be used for shopping center purposes.

Parking: The temporary, transient storage of motor vehicles used for transportation, while their operators are engaged in other activities. It shall not include storage of new or used motor vehicles for sale, services, rental or any other purpose other than specified above.

Pedestrian zone: The setback of any building wall from the vehicular use area.

Person: Individual, association, firm, partnership or corporation.

Personal and professional services: Any business activity of a personal or professional nature provided to the general public, such as banking, barbershops, beauty shop, dry cleaning pickup and medical or dental.

Phase: A portion of a cluster development project as set forth in the master site plan scheduled for construction and occupancy as an entity apart from other phases of the development.

Planting strip or planting easement: Any portion of land which is set aside in order to separate two (2) areas or uses with a buffer of landscaping.

Plot: Land occupied or to be occupied by a building or use, and its accessory buildings and accessory uses, together with such yards and open spaces as are required by this chapter. A plot may consist of one, or more and/or portions of a platted lot or lots and/or unplatted land.

Plot area, usable: The plot area less easements, setbacks and yard spaces.

Plot, corner: A plot where the interior angle of two (2) adjacent sides at the intersection of two (2) streets is less than one hundred thirty-five (135) degrees. A plot abutting upon a curved street or streets shall be considered a corner plot if the arc is of less radius than one hundred fifty (150) feet and the tangents to the curve at the two (2) points where the plot lines meet the curve or the straight lines extend from an interior angle of less than one hundred thirty-five (135) degrees.

Plot, depth: The average distance between the front and rear plot lines.

Plot, interior: A plot other than a corner plot.

Plot, key: The first plot to the rear of a reversed corner plot whether or not separated by an alley therefrom.

Plot line: A line of record bounding a lot or property that divides one lot from another lot or from a public or private street or any other public space.

Plot line, front: A line separating the narrowest street frontage of the plot from a street. On through plots, both street frontages of the plot shall be considered to have front plot lines unless there is a planting and non-access easement or strip. On a corner, the narrowest street frontage shall be considered to be the front plot line unless a longer street frontage is more compatible with the orientation of adjacent plots as determined by the city manager or their designee. On a corner where both lines are equal length, the city manager or their designee will determine the front plot line. All front setbacks for structures shall be considered as measured from the front plot lines.

Plot line, rear: The plot line opposite or most distant from the front plot line whichever is most compatible with setbacks of adjacent properties. In the case of triangular or gore-shaped lot wherein the two (2) side plot lines converge in the rear, the rear plot line shall be considered to be a line ten (10) feet in length within the plot parallel to and at the maximum distance from the front plot line.

Plot line, side: Any plot line other than a front or rear plot line. A side plot line separating a plot from a street is a side street plot line. A side plot line separating a plot from another plot or plots is an interior or side plot line.

Plot line, street or alley: A plot line separating the plot from a street or alley.

Plot, reversed corner: A corner plot the side street line of which is substantially a continuation of the front plot line of the first plot to its rear.

Plot, through: A plot abutting on two (2) streets, not at their intersection, if any, which may be either a corner or interior plot.

Plot, width: The average distance between the side plot lines.

Porch: A roofed-over space attached to the outside of an exterior wall of a building, which has no enclosure other than exterior walls of such building.

Portable storage unit: Any container designed for the storage of personal property which is typically rented to owners or occupants of property for their temporary use and which is delivered and removed by truck.

Principal building: A building which is occupied by, or devoted to, a principal use or an addition to an existing principal building which is larger than the original existing building. In determining whether a building is of primary importance, the use of the entire parcel shall be considered. There may be more than one principal building on a parcel.

Principal use: The primary or main use of a parcel of land as distinguished from an accessory use. There may be more than one principal or main use on a parcel of land.

Private court club: Racquetball, paddleball, handball or tennis courts with accessory lounge, snack bar and exercise area constituting together not more than fifteen (15) per cent of total building/court area. All accessory facilities are to be used only by those entering the club for the purpose of using court facilities, which shall be available on a membership basis only.

Property line: See "plot line."

Recovery community: Multiple dwelling units in multi-family housing, attached single-family dwellings, or a group of detached single-family dwellings that are not held out to the general public for rent or occupancy, that provide a mutually supportive drug-free and alcohol-free living arrangement for people in recovery from a substance use disorder which, taken together, do not emulate a single biological family and are under the auspices of a single entity or group of related entities. A recovery community provides no more treatment than the sort of incidental treatment expected in residences. Recovery communities include land uses for which the operator is eligible to apply for certification from the State of Florida, pursuant to F.S. ch. 397, as amended. The term does not include any other group living arrangements for people who are not disabled nor any community residence, congregate living facility, institutional or medical use, shelter, lodging or boarding house, extended stay hotel, nursing home, vacation rental, or other use defined or used in this Code.

Each dwelling unit in a recovery community located in a multi-family structure shall be classified as a multi-family dwelling unit. Each dwelling unit in a recovery community located in attached single-family dwellings shall be classified as an attached single-family dwelling. Each detached single-family dwelling that a recovery community occupies shall be classified as a single-family dwelling unit.

Redevelopment: Any demolition of an existing structure or portion of a structure and reconstruction on the same site or any proposed expansion or addition to an existing structure on the same site.

Remodeling, redecorating or refinishing: Any change, removal, replacement or addition to walls, floor, ceilings, and roof surfaces or coverings which do not support any beam, ceiling, floor loadbearing partition, columns, exterior walls, stairways, roofs or other structural elements of a building or a structure.

Residentially zoned property: Any land or water area whose zoning district classification is RS, RD, RC, RM under this chapter.

Restaurant: A building or part of a building where food is prepared and served for compensation for consumption on the premises.

Roof: Any structure or material serving as the top of an enclosure or protective covering of an area intended for occupancy by people or animals, or storage of goods or materials. A roof may be permanent impervious structure or may be porous, such as screening or canvas.

Room: For the purpose of determining the required plot area, room shall mean an unsubdivided portion of the interior of a dwelling, having a floor area of eighty (80) square feet or more intended or adopted for living and/or sleeping purposes. Space in a dwelling used only for bathroom, storage, hallway, utilities or similar purposes shall not be included as a room under this definition.

Separator: Permanent open space, such as a canal or right-of-way.

Service station: Any building or land used for retail sale dispensing of automobile motor fuel. A filling station may furnish supplies, equipment, and minor repair services.

Setback: The minimum required distance between any property line and the location of a building or structure.

Shed: An accessory structure used for storage purposes that is not greater than one hundred (100) square feet and is designed without electricity or plumbing. The structure is intended to store lawn, garden, pool or other household equipment.

Shoe box lighting: Pole mounted down light with light source recessed in a box-shaped fixture.

Shopping center: A group of commercial establishments, built on a site that is planned, developed, owned or managed as an operating unit related in location, size and type of shops to the trade areas that the unit serves; it provides on-site parking in definite relationship to the type and total size of the stores. The lower limit of a shopping center shall not be less than forty thousand (40,000) square feet of gross leasable area.

Shopping center outparcel: A site for a freestanding building, or buildings, located on a parent shopping center plot which fronts on a public street and lies between said public street and the principal shopping center site to the rear, thereby potentially interfering with the site visibility of the principal shopping center building or buildings whether it is owned separately from the principal shopping center to the rear or not.

Sign: (See definitions contained in Sign Ordinance, Chapter 18.)

Site: A piece, parcel, tract, or plot of land occupied or to be occupied by one (1) or more buildings or uses and their accessory buildings and accessory uses which is generally considered to be one (1) unified parcel.

Street: A public or private thoroughfare twenty (20) feet or more in width which affords principal means of access to abutting property.

Structure: A material or combination of materials to form a construction for use, occupancy, or ornamentation whether installed on, above, or below the surface of land or water.

Structural alteration: Any change, in supporting members of a building or structure, such as bearing walls, columns, beams or girders.

Tent: Any structure or enclosure, the roof of which and/or one-half or more of the sides, are of silk, cotton, canvas, fabric, plastic or light-weight material.

Theme restaurant: A restaurant that specifically intends to serve food and provide entertainment to children who are accompanied by adults. Entertainment shall be in the form of interactive games and coin-or-token operated mechanical devices designed for use by children approximately twelve years of age or younger. Each theme restaurant shall have a policy of prohibiting the entrance of a minor without an accompanying adult and discouraging the entrance of an adult without an accompanying minor. There shall be a limit of one (1) coin-or-token-operated mechanical device for every two hundred (200) square feet of floor area of the theme restaurant. At least one-half (½) of the gross revenues of a theme restaurant shall be derived from the sale of food and beverages.

Time sharing: Occupancy of a residential dwelling unit pursuant to a written agreement whereby different entities, natural or corporate, have the right to occupy the said unit for a specific time each year.

Townhouse: A dwelling unit located in a group of three (3) or more attached dwelling units with no other dwelling unit located above or below another and with each dwelling unit having at least one (1) interior common wall and a private exterior entrance. However, where property is developed under section 250147, the definition of townhouses may include groups of two (2) or more units, at the discretion of the city manager, whenever the physical configuration of the property would otherwise create an unnecessary hardship.

Trailer: Any vehicle or structure constructed so as to permit occupancy thereof as sleeping or living quarters, or the conduct of any business, trade or occupation, or use as selling or advertising device, or use for storage or conveyance for chattel, tools, equipment or machinery, and so designed that it is or may be mounted on wheels and used as a conveyance on highways and streets propelled or drawn by its own or other motive power. This term shall include, but not be limited to: Automobile, motorcycle, boat utility trailers, trailer coaches and mobile homes.

Transitional community residence: A community residence that provides a relatively temporary living arrangement for unrelated people with disabilities with a limit on length of tenancy typically less than one (1) year which may be measured in weeks or months as determined either in practice or by the rules, charter, or other governing document of the transitional community residence. Typical uses can include, but are not limited to, the following uses:

(1)

Halfway houses for people with disabilities that emulate a family, including, but not limited to, people with mental illness, substance use disorder, or physical disabilities;

(2)

Community residential home licensed under F.S. ch. 419, as amended;

(3)

Housing licensed under F.S. ch. 394, as amended, with only outpatient treatment;

(4)

Recovery residences certified under F.S. ch. 397, as amended, currently administered by the Florida Association of Recovery Residences, where residency is typically less than one (1) year;

(5)

The separate community housing component for people with substance use disorder who may be undergoing detoxification or treatment at another location such as a day or night residential treatment center licensed under F.S. § 397.311, as amended.

Use: The purpose for which land or a structure thereon is designed, arranged or intended, to be occupied or utilized, or for which it is occupied or maintained.

Use, residential: A noninstitutional use for living or sleeping purposes such as a one-family, two-family or multiple dwelling, community residence, recovery community, villa, hotel or motel.

Usable open area: As used in the RC District regulations, land or water area other than buildings, parking and roadways held in either common or individual ownership. However, water area shall not be included as usable open area unless it will be developed and maintained as usable recreation area. Land area designated as usable open area may include up to twenty-five (25) per cent of any roof, surface or deck provided that at least one of the two (2) following provisions are satisfied.

(1)

Said twenty-five (25) per cent area is landscaped in accordance with the Land Development Code; or

(2)

Developed with recreational facilities.

Usable open space: Common land areas, either landscaped or developed in active recreation, but not located within a residential structure, that have a minimum dimension of twenty (20) feet in length and width and that comprise a contiguous area of not less than two thousand (2,000) square feet. Land areas with a slope of greater than 8-to-1 shall not be counted as usable open space. Spaces located between the ends of buildings which are individually less than two thousand (2,000) square feet in area shall not be counted as usable open space. Perimeter landscape buffers located between vehicular use areas and public rights-of-way or perimeter property lines shall not be counted towards required usable open space. Usable open space located off-site, but within three hundred (300) feet of the primary site, may only comprise twenty (20) per cent of the minimum usable open space requirements. Where such areas are counted towards the usable open space requirement, a common ownership or unity of title shall be provided.

Ground level open patios or courtyards that have a depth not less than fifteen (15) feet and are oriented towards individual units may be counted as usable open space.

Use, first permitted in "X" District: A use which in the sequence of successively less restricted districts occurs as a permitted use for the first time in the "X" District.

Use of land: The use of any real estate including the use of water surfaces and land under water to the extent covered by zoning districts, and over which the City of Coral Springs has jurisdiction.

Use, principal or main: The primary use of the plot as distinguished from secondary or accessory use. There may be more than one principal or main use on the plot.

Use, nonresidential: A use other than residential.

Use, residential: A noninstitutional use for living or sleeping purposes such as a one-family, two-family or multiple dwelling, villa, hotel or motel.

Use, transitional: A use of land or buildings located or permitted to be located on certain plots abutting a zoning district boundary line in the more restricted of the two (2) different zoning districts on either side of such boundary line in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, which use is not among the uses generally submitted in other locations in said more restricted district.

Vehicle: Any automobile, truck, bus, trailer, camper, motorcycle, recreational vehicle or motor home used to transport people or goods.

Vehicle repair, light: Repair of any vehicle of less than ten thousand (10,000) pounds gross weight not including major vehicle repair.

Vehicle repair, major: Vehicle paint and body work, frame straightening and similar vehicular repair.

Vehicle encroachment: Any protrusion of a vehicle outside of a vehicular use area into a landscaped area.

Vehicular storage: Any parking of a motor vehicle that does not fall within the definition of "parking" as defined in this section.

Vehicular use area: Any area utilized or designed for vehicular circulation, parking access, delivery or emergency service.

Wall: A physical barrier which is more than twenty-five (25) per cent opaque and made of concrete block and stucco, brick, or other solid material.

Water control district: The governmental agency with primary responsibility for the conveyance or retention of stormwater within an established area.

Yard: A space on the same plot with a structure or use, open and unobstructed from the ground to the sky except by encroachments specifically permitted in this chapter. Yard measurements shall be the minimum horizontal distances. Yards shall extend and be measured inward from the respective plot lines.

Yard, front: A yard extending across the full width of the plot between the front plot line and the required setback line.

Yard, rear: A yard extending across the full width of the plot between the rear plot line and the required setback line.

Yard, required: The minimum yard required by this chapter. Any yard space supplied in excess of the minimum amount specified shall not be deemed to be a required yard. The width of a yard shall be the shortest distance between the plot line and the required setback line.

Zero lot line dwelling: A detached one-family dwelling unit with usable private side and rear yard areas, and developed in accordance with the provisions of section 250148 of this chapter.

Zoning board: The Planning and Zoning Board of the City of Coral Springs.

(Code 1972, § 20-4; Ord. No. 93-146, § 1, 9-21-93; Ord. No. 94-147, § 2, 11-1-94; Ord. No. 94-151, § 2, 1-3-95; Ord. No. 95-038, § 2, 6-20-95; Ord. No. 96-110, § 2, 3-19-96; Ord. No. 97-135, § 2, 9-16-97; Ord. No. 99-121, § 1, 8-17-99; Ord. No. 99-123, § 1, 9-7-99; Ord. No. 2001-125, § 2, 11-6-01; Ord. No. 2003-106, § 2, 3-18-03; Ord. No. 2003-109, § 2, 7-15-03; Ord. No. 2004-129, § 2, 1-18-05; Ord. No. 2007-115, § 2, 11-20-07; Ord. No. 2008-106, § 2, 5-6-08; Ord. No. 2011-127, § 3, 11-1-11; Ord. No. 2018-104, § 5, 6-6-18; Ord. No. 2019-104, § 3, 4-3-19; Ord. No. 2023-101, § 117, 4-19-23; Ord. No. 2023-114, § 4, 9-13-23)

For the purpose of regulating the use of land, water and building, and height, bulk, population density, the intensity of use and open space, the City of Coral Springs is hereby divided into the following districts:

Limited Agricultural (A-1) District

Residential Districts

RS: Residential Single Family

RS-1: Estate

RS-3: One-Family Dwelling

RS-4: One-Family Dwelling

RS-5: One-Family Dwelling

RS-6: Special One-Family

RD: Residential Duplex

RD-8: Two-Family Dwelling

RC: Residential Cluster

RC-6: Residential Cluster

RC-12: Residential Cluster

RC-16: Residential Cluster

RM: Residential Multiple

RM-15: Low Medium Density Multiple-Family

RM-20: Medium Density Multiple-Family

RM-30: Medium High Density Multiple-Family

RM-40: High Density Multiple-Density

Business Districts

B-1: Neighborhood Business

B-2: Community Business

B-3: General Business

Industrial Districts

IC: Industrial Commercial

IRD: Industrial, Research and Development Park

Miscellaneous Districts

EC: Employment Center

MC: Medical Center

G: Golf Course and Recreation

P: Parks and Recreation

CF-E: Community Facility Educational

CF-G: Community Facility General

SU: Special Utility

GU: General Utility

The abbreviation included in the residential zoning district titles have meaning as follows:

R—Residential

S—Single-Family

D—Duplex

C—Cluster

M—Multiple-Family

The number next to the "R" districts represents the gross maximum density that the zoning district permits. Actual permitted density may, in some instances, be less due to the limitations of the Density Monitoring System (DMS) and site design standards of the City of Coral Springs.

(Code 1972, § 20-5)

Unless otherwise shown, the district boundaries are the center lines of streets, alleys, canals and lakes, or the subdividing or boundary lines or recorded plats, or the extension thereof, and where the districts designated on maps accompanying and made a part of this chapter are approximately bounded by the center lines of streets, alleys, canals and lakes or the subdividing or boundary lines of recorded plat, such lines or the extensions thereof shall be considered to be district boundaries.

Where due to the scale or illegibility of the zoning map or due to the absence of a street, alley or recorded subdivision of plat lines, there is any uncertainty, contradiction or conflict as to intended location of any district boundary, the commission shall have the power and duty of interpreting the intent of said zoning maps so as to determine and designate the proper location for such district boundary in accordance with the spirit and purpose of this chapter. The ordinance causing the rezoning of land, along with its specific legal description of lands rezoned, shall be the primary basis for determining district boundaries.

(Code 1972, § 20-6)

Where not otherwise indicated on zoning maps or specified in amendments to the zoning maps, rights-of-way are hereby placed in the same zoning district as indicated or specified for contiguous property. Publicly and privately owned rights-of-way shall be permitted in any zoning district. Privately owned street rights-of-way shall be designed and constructed to meet city standards. A private streets agreement with the city, providing for easements, access, and protection of any infrastructure, shall be approved by the city commission prior to the issuance of a building permit.

(Code 1972, § 20-7; Ord. No. 93-146, § 1, 9-21-93)

No building or structure, or part thereof, shall hereafter be erected, constructed, reconstructed or altered and maintained, and no existing use, new use or change of use of any building, structure or land, or part thereof, shall be made or continued, except in conformity with the provisions of this chapter.

(Code 1972, § 20-8)

When any public use ceases, or when title of unzoned public land passes into private ownership, public land or buildings shall not be used for private purposes until they shall have been zoned by the commission.

(Code 1972, § 20-9)

Essential services shall be permitted as authorized and regulated by law and resolutions of the City of Coral Springs, it being the intention hereof to exempt such essential services from the application of this chapter.

(Code 1972, § 20-10)

The provisions of this chapter are not intended, and shall not be construed, to preclude the use of any property by the City of Coral Springs for any essential services. City-owned parks and community facilities of five (5) acres or less or those sites not designated in the Coral Springs Land Use Plan shall be a permitted use in any agricultural or residential zoning district.

(Code 1972, § 20-11)

Any property which has not been placed in a zoning district, or which has not otherwise been zoned, is hereby classified in an A-1 District, it being the intent of this chapter to regulate and control the use and development of all land and water in the incorporated portions of the City of Coral Springs.

(Code 1972, § 20-12)

Whenever unincorporated property is annexed by the City of Coral Springs pursuant to the Florida Statutes and when said property had been previously zoned by a unit of local government, the transition schedule shall follow state law for the prescribed time periods. Any petition for rezoning shall be considered based on the land use regulation of the City of Coral Springs.

(Code 1972, § 20-13)

Where a right-of-way shown on a zoning district map is vacated, the land formerly in such right-of-way shall be included within the zoning district of adjoining property on either side of said vacated right-of-way. In the event such right-of-way was a district boundary between two (2) or more different zoning districts, the new district boundary shall be the former center line of such vacated right-of-way.

(Code 1972, § 20-14)

No plot, yard, setback, clearance, parking area or other space shall be reduced in area or dimension so as to make it less than the minimum required by this chapter. If the above area is already less than the minimum required by this chapter for a new building or use, the area or dimension shall not be further reduced.

(Code 1972, § 20-15)

The requirements of this chapter as to minimum plot area, depth or width shall not be construed to apply to those plots granted a zoning designation in accordance with regulations in effect at the time of such action.

(Code 1972, § 20-16)

No plot of land which has less than the minimum depth, width and area requirements for the district in which it is located may be cut off from a larger plot of land for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of building or development as a separate plot.

(Code 1972, § 20-17)

Where the city commission or administrative zoning review committee has approved or granted a special exception or the planning and zoning board has approved or granted a variance pursuant to the terms of chapter 1 and this chapter, such approval or grant shall become null and void unless a building permit pursuant thereto, when required, is issued within one (1) year of the date of such action by the City of Coral Springs.

(Code 1972, § 20-18; Ord. No. 93-146, § 1, 9-21-93; Ord. No. 2015-106, § 8, 7-1-15; Ord. No. 2015-106, § 8, 7-1-15; Ord. No. 2016-113, § 10, 10-5-16)

No building or structure not completed in substantial conformance with plans and specifications upon which the building permit for its construction was issued, shall be maintained, or be permitted to remain unfinished for more than six (6) months after active construction operations have been suspended or abandoned.

(Code 1972, § 20-19)

(1)

The issuance or granting of a permit or approval of plans and/or specifications shall not be deemed or construed to be a permit for, or an approval of, any violation of any of the provisions of this chapter. No permit presuming to give the authority to violate or cancel the provisions of this chapter shall be valid except insofar as the work or use which it authorizes is lawful.

(2)

The issuance of a permit upon plans and specifications shall not prevent the enforcing officer from thereafter requiring the correction of errors in said plans and specifications or from preventing building operations being carried on thereunder when in violation of this chapter, or any regulations of the City of Coral Springs.

(Code 1972, § 20-20)

In any resubdivision, no plat shall be created of lesser size than the minimum plot required in the district within which such land is located.

(Code 1972, § 20-21)

(1)

Residential: Where a residential plot is bounded on two (2) opposite sides by streets, front yards shall be provided on both streets except when a planting and nonaccess easement or strip is located along the full length of one of said street plot lines. Accessory buildings shall not be located in either front yard. The planting and nonaccess easement or strip exception shall not apply to RM Districts.

(2)

Nonresidential: Where a nonresidential plot, in any district other than RM, is bounded on two (2) opposite sides by streets sixty (60) feet in width or greater, front yards shall be provided on both streets except when a planting and nonaccess easement or strip is located along the full length of one of said street plot lines. Where a nonresidential plot is bounded by a street less than sixty (60) feet wide, a yard not less than twenty-five (25) feet in depth shall be required for the secondary front yard. The street yard requirements for RM Districts can be found in the appropriate district regulations.

(Code 1972, § 20-22)

Any plot occupied for a primary use shall have located thereon a permanent building for such use except as may be permitted in Agricultural (A-1) and Industrial Commercial (IC) districts. Where a plot is to be occupied for a permitted use without buildings, the side yards and front yard required for such plot shall be provided and maintained unless otherwise stipulated in this chapter, except that side yards and rear yards shall not be required on plots used for private garden purposes without buildings or structures nor on plots used for public recreation areas. In lands zoned B or I, parking or storage of motor vehicles shall be permitted only within parking facilities approved in accordance with this chapter.

(Code 1972, § 20-23)

Where one (1) or more building(s) for dwelling purposes are erected and placed on a plot in any RC District, minimum front, side and rear yards shall be provided as required by this chapter. The following regulations apply to each multifamily project, superseding any zoning district regulations to the contrary.

(1)

A minimum fifteen-foot wide landscape strip shall be required between any internal vehicular use area and an abutting right-of-way, with the exception of master parking areas. However, if the abutting right-of-way is an arterial identified on the Broward County Trafficways Plan, the required landscape strip shall be twenty-five (25) feet in width.

(2)

Sidewalks required.

(a)

All buildings, parking areas and amenities shall be connected by sidewalks or interior walkways, and sidewalks along interior circulation drives shall connect with off-site sidewalks.

(b)

When parking is provided in front, behind or on the side, of a building along an interior circulation drive, a concrete sidewalk with raised curb shall be constructed between the parking spaces and the building, with connecting sidewalks to the building entrance. If such sidewalk is provided on only one side of an interior circulation drive, it shall be at least five (5) feet in width. If sidewalks are provided on both sides of the interior circulation drive, they shall be a minimum of four (4) feet wide.

(c)

When garages are provided resulting in vehicles backing out onto interior circulation drives, a concrete sidewalk shall be constructed between the driveway reservoir and the drive lane.

(3)

Maximum allowable building length.

(4)

Building separations.

BUILDING SEPARATIONS

*If the height of the end of the building is lower than the height of the adjacent roof section on the same building by at least five (5) feet over a width of at least twenty (20) feet, the lower height may be used in calculating the average height of building for this section.

(5)

Special separations for buildings in linear form. Whenever buildings are arranged in a linear form with a combined length in excess of three hundred (300) feet, they shall have a minimum separation twice the distance specified above; except that buildings staggered at least fifteen (15) feet or angled greater than fifteen (15) degrees shall not be considered in linear form.

(6)

Variations in building height.

(a)

For buildings of two (2) or three (3) stories in height and not exceeding one hundred (100) feet in length, at least fifteen (15) per cent of the roof line shall have a variation in height, or an average variation in height, of at least five (5) feet.

(b)

For buildings of two (2) or three (3) stories in height and in excess of one hundred (100) feet in length, at least two (2) portions of the building shall have a variation in height, or an average variation in height, of at least five (5) feet. The combination of said required variations in height shall amount to not less than fifteen (15) per cent of the length of the building.

(c)

For buildings of four (4) or more stories in height at least fifteen (15) per cent of the roof line shall have a variation in height, or an average variation in height, of at least ten (10) feet.

(7)

Variations in building facade.

(a)

For buildings not exceeding one hundred (100) feet in length, at least fifteen (15) per cent of the building face shall have a variation in setback of at least five (5) feet.

(b)

For buildings in excess of one hundred (100) feet in length, at least two (2) portions of the building shall have a variation in setback of at least five (5) feet. Variations of less than five (5) feet shall not count toward this requirement. The combination of said required variations in setback shall amount to not less than fifteen (15) per cent of the length of the building.

(8)

Minimum unit widths. The minimum permissible width for an individual dwelling unit, center of common wall to center of common or exterior wall, shall be twenty (20) feet for the majority of the unit.

(9)

Provision of emergency access. Each multifamily building shall have at least one (1) face accessible within fifty (50) feet of paved or stabilized access for emergency vehicles, and all faces of each building shall be within two hundred (200) feet of paved or stabilized access.

(10)

Traffic enforcement agreement required. The owner and/or management of each multifamily project shall enter into a Traffic Enforcement Agreement permitting the city to enforce traffic laws including moving violations, parking requirements, towing of illegally parked vehicles, maintaining emergency vehicle access to each unit, and marking or signing areas adjacent to fire hydrants or other fire connections to prohibit blocking access thereto when deemed necessary by city officials at their sole discretion. Signage shall comply with the "Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices" and shall be installed at the owners expense.

(11)

Minimum useable open space.

(a)

Multifamily development shall contain minimum usable open space in accordance with the following schedule:

(b)

Multifamily developments of five (5) acres or more in size shall provide an improved recreation area. Said improved recreation area shall have at least fifteen (15) square feet of area for each dwelling unit with two (2) or more bedrooms. The minimum size for any improved recreation area shall be seven hundred fifty (750) square feet. The improved recreation area shall either be located away from streets, lakes or canals or shall be fenced. The multifamily development shall locate the improved recreation area in an area which is not directly adjoining or across a water body from any RS, RC-6 or RD-8 zoned plot unless it is impractical, as determined by the director of development services, or the multifamily development employs other site planning criteria such as increased and staggered plantings to reduce noise. The improved recreation area and equipment shall be constructed in accordance with the United States Consumer Products Safety Commission guidelines. A plot may use all or a portion of its usable open space requirement to satisfy the requirement to provide an improved recreation area. However, the requirement for an improved recreation area will not be applied to multifamily developments, or those portions of a multifamily development, restricted by deed, a notation on the face of the plat or other recorded instrument which in the opinion of the city attorney creates said restriction to age-restricted communities.

(12)

Balconies. Balconies designed for other than purely ornamental purposes shall be a minimum of six (6) feet in depth.

(Code 1972, § 20-24; Ord. No. 97-135, § 2, 9-16-97; Ord. No. 2023-101, § 117, 4-19-23)

Every part of every required yard or building separation shall be open and unobstructed from the ground to the sky except as follows, or as otherwise permitted in this chapter:

(1)

Sills or belt courses may project not over twelve (12) inches into a required yard or building separation.

(2)

Cornices, eaves or gutters may project not over one third (⅓) of the required yard or building separation with a maximum of five (5) feet, in width.

(3)

Chimneys, fireplaces or pilasters may project not over two (2) feet into a required yard or required building separation.

(4)

Movable awnings may be placed over doors or windows in any required yard or building separation, but such awnings shall not project closer than one (1) foot to any plot line.

(5)

Permanent awnings, hoods, canopies or marquees: These devices may encroach up to one-third (⅓) or ten (10) feet of the required yard or building separation, whichever is less.

(6)

Fire escapes, stairways or balconies which are unroofed and unenclosed may project not over five (5) feet into a required rear yard or rear building separation, or not over three (3) feet eight (8) inches into a required side yard or side building separation of any district except RS and RD. Roofed or enclosed fire escapes, stairways and balconies are subject to the setback of the main structure.

(7)

Unenclosed, except for railings, or unroofed porches, patios or terraces may extend not over five (5) feet into a required front yard or required front building separation, not over three (3) feet into a required side yard or side building separation, and not over ten (10) feet into a required rear yard or rear building separation in any district except RS and RD. Unenclosed patios and terraces in RS and RD districts may extend into a required side or rear yard if located no closer than five feet to a property line. Enclosed or roofed porches, patios and terraces are subject to the setback or building separation of the main structure in all districts.

(Code 1972, § 20-25; Ord. No. 93-146, § 1, 9-21-93; Ord. No. 98-111, § 1, 5-5-98; Ord. No. 2007-115, § 3, 11-20-07)

Where in the Land Development Code the development or construction results in the encroachment into an area of recorded easement, such encroachment is subject to the approval of the City of Coral Springs or other appropriate public body governing said easement. However, only approval from an applicable water and/or drainage district easement owner shall be required for fences in residential districts.

(Code 1972, § 20-26; Ord. No. 2021-110, § 2, 8-4-21)

(1)

Fences and walls constructed or hedges planted within a required setback of a property zoned in the following categories shall not exceed the height specified in Tables (A) and (B), except as provided herein:

Table A - Maximum Height of Fences and Walls (in feet)
Residential and Non-Residential Zoning Districts

Table B - Maximum Height of Hedges (in feet)
Residential and Non-Residential Zoning Districts

Table C - Approved Fence Types and Materials

P = Permitted Fence Type and Material

NP = Not Permitted Fence Type and Material

If a different type of fence and/or material, other than those listed above, is proposed, the request shall be evaluated by the Architectural Review Committee with final approval by the City Manager or designee.

(2)

The following regulations shall apply to wood fencing on the property:

(a)

In all zoning districts, only pressure treated pine, redwood and cedar wood shall be acceptable for wood fence construction. The painting or staining of wood fences shall be consistent with the City's approved fencing paint and stain palette.

(b)

All wood used for fencing shall have a nominal thickness of five-eighths (⅝) of an inch.

(c)

All wooden fences shall have a recognizable finished side facing adjacent properties and rights-of-way.

(3)

The following regulations shall apply to chain link fencing on the property:

(a)

In all residential zoning districts, no chain link fencing shall be permitted in the front yard area.

(b)

Slats made of metal, vinyl or any other material are not allowed in chain link fences including gates for dumpster enclosures, throughout the City of Coral Springs.

(c)

All chain link fences must be vinyl coated and green, black or bronze. Bare metal or galvanized chain link fences are prohibited.

(4)

The following regulations shall apply to opaque fencing on the property:

(a)

If the opaque fence is made of wood, the opaque fence must also comply with the regulations set out in subsection two (2) above.

(b)

Opaque fences are prohibited along any property line that is adjacent to any type of waterway.

(c)

If an opaque fence is utilized, irrigation heads cannot be blocked to prevent watering of landscaped areas on the opposite side of such fence, including public rights-of-way or linear parks.

(d)

Opaque fences must be semi-private fencing (shadowbox and tongue-and-groove with lattice) to provide higher aesthetic appeal and shall meet the following requirements:

1.

Shadowbox shall require a minimum distance separation of ¾″;

2.

Tongue-and-groove shall require between nine (9) inches and fifteen (15) inches of lattice (excluding framing) at the top of the fence.

(5)

The following regulations shall apply whenever a property owner seeks to include barbed wire in fencing or on walls:

(a)

Barbed wire shall be restricted use material in every zoning district except A-1.

(b)

No barbed wire shall be used in residential districts or on the property line between a residential district and any other district.

(c)

In all zoning districts other than A-1 and where consistent with other regulations in the Land Development Code which permit fencing, barbed wire may be utilized at or above a height of six (6) feet that shall be measured from grade.

(d)

Barbed wire shall be permitted in the following circumstances:

1.

On a construction site where there is an active building permit, provided that said fencing does not obstruct any public easement or right-of-way.

2.

On utility sites.

3.

On the location of any essential public service where the city manager determines that the risk to persons or property is greater without such fencing than with it.

4.

In commercial districts and industrial districts where the outside storage of materials is permitted under the Land Development Code, an application may be made to the director of development services for a permit to utilize barbed wire. The property owner shall provide documentation that the risk to persons and property is substantially greater without the barbed wire than with it. Only upon the property owner meeting the above standard may a permit be issued. Appeal of the director of development services' final decision can be made as provided elsewhere in the Land Development Code.

5.

On properties of five (5) acres or more in any district which is used for livestock grazing provided barbed wire shall not be used at a height greater than five (5) feet or within fifteen (15) feet of a street line or platted residential lot line.

(e)

It shall be the duty of the property owner to ensure that barbed wire fencing is maintained in a rust-free and taut condition.

(f)

Installation of barbed wire in any district shall be evidence that the property owner has expressly assumed all of the risks associated with this material.

(6)

The following regulations shall apply whenever opaque screens are mandated by buffer requirements contained in Chapter 25, Section 250441 as amended from time to time.

(a)

If a wall is provided to satisfy a requirement for an opaque screen, a concrete or masonry wall shall be provided with a minimum height of four (4) feet or greater as specified in the respective regulations, as measured from the crown of the nearest street right-of-way.

(b)

Walls can meander through required buffer areas; however, a minimum of five (5) feet shall be provided between any right-of-way and a wall unless waived by the director of development services or designee.

(c)

An opaque screen required for a single-family subdivision shall be located within or on one (1) of the following:

1.

On the single-family property lot provided that at least the minimum rear or side yard depth is maintained between the opaque screen and the building;

2.

On the boundary or within the area of a landscape buffer area;

3.

At a minimum of five (5) feet from the boundary of any right-of-way; or

4.

On an abutting B or I zoned plot.

(d)

In nonresidential zoning districts, an additional fifteen (15) feet of buffer width beyond the minimum mandated may be provided to eliminate the requirement of an opaque screen. This provision does not apply when a wall is required to satisfy other requirements not related to buffers between dissimilar plots, such as screening overhead doors.

(e)

Where the required opaque screen cannot be provided for single-family subdivisions, as determined by the director of development services or designee, the setback on the RS or RD plot shall be increased by fifteen (15) feet.

(f)

Earthen berms may be used in lieu of wall height for the purpose of creating the required opaque screen. The berm shall not be located within any required setback for single-family developments. The height of berms shall be measured as the average height of the high points and low points of the berm.

Berms constructed pursuant to this section shall have a maximum slope of one (1) to three (3). If a berm is utilized, the minimum yard shall be provided in addition to any area occupied by the berm.

(7)

All portions of fence, post and concrete shall be placed within the plot line excluding zero lot line developments or when a special district has granted written permission for all or a portion of the fence and/or post to lie within its right-of-way (as outlined in section 250128(17)).

(8)

Fences, walls or hedges shall be permitted in required yards or required building separations. However, no fence or wall shall be located closer than two and one-half (2½) feet to any street right-of-way. If a utility easement exists adjacent to a street side property line, no setback shall be required. However, if a sidewalk is located in the right-of-way, fences and walls shall be located at least two and one-half (2½) feet from the edge of the sidewalk.

(9)

Entry columns at driveways shall be permitted in RS-1, RS-3, RS-4, and RS-5 zoning districts. Columns may exceed the maximum height of fences by no more than twenty (20) per cent.

(10)

In all districts, no fence, wall or hedge shall be erected, constructed, maintained or grown to a height exceeding three (3) feet above the street grade nearest thereto within a triangle formed by the intersection of two (2) or more public rights-of-way with two (2) sides of the triangular area being thirty (30) feet in length along the abutting public right-of-way lines, measured from their point of intersection, and the third side being a line connecting the ends of the other two (2) lines.

(11)

In all districts, fences, even though otherwise permitted, shall not be connected to any source of power or electrified in any manner whatsoever.

(12)

In all residential zoning districts, front yard fencing shall be decorative only.

(13)

All walls must include aesthetic design features such as columns, trim, and varying textures.

(14)

In all zoning districts, fences shall be screened with a hedge along each perimeter adjacent to a street, canal right-of-way, a linear separate parcel that lies between a public right-of-way and the property line to be fenced or other water body.

Hedges will not be required if the following exists:

A.

If a fence adjacent to a canal right-of-way, or other water body, is a black or bronze coated vinyl chain link fence, metal rail fence or wrought iron fence; or

B.

If a fence is immediately adjacent to a deck or patio without having any separation between the fence and deck.

(15)

The use of different types of fencing material is permitted. However, if the fence is adjacent to a major arterial, as identified in the Broward County Trafficways Plan, the new fencing material shall match that of a directly adjacent neighboring property.

(16)

If fifty (50) per cent or more of an existing section of fence is to be repaired or replaced, that section of fence must be repaired or replaced in its entirety and in conformance with the current code.

(17)

In such cases where a special district has granted written permission for the fence and landscaping to be placed within their right-of-way, the following conditions shall be met:

(a)

Fences and landscaping (where required under this section) shall be placed no closer than twenty (20) feet from the normal water line within the right-of-way as determined by the district, including on-site inspection;

(b)

Fences shall meet all screening requirements as listed in this section;

(c)

Gates shall be incorporated as directed by the special district to allow access to the canal right-of-way; and

(d)

All landscaping to be included in the right-of-way shall be native materials.

(Code 1972, § 20-27; Ord. No. 93-146, § 1, 9-21-93; Ord. No. 94-147, § 3, 11-1-94; Ord. No. 98-111, § 2, 5-5-98; Ord. No. 2004-105, § 2, 3-16-04; Ord. No. 2004-105, § 2, 3-16-04; Ord. No. 2007-115, § 4, 11-20-07; Ord. No. 2013-108, § 2, 7-17-13; Ord. No. 2014-129, § 2, 1-21-15; Ord. No. 2019-121, § 2, 9-4-19; Ord. No. 2023-101, § 118, 4-19-23)

The following provisions shall apply to accessory structures, other than accessory structures as provided in chapter 25, article XVI:

(1)

General provisions:

(a)

Except as provided below or elsewhere in this chapter, all accessory structures in residential districts shall be located in rear yards no closer than five (5) feet to the rear plot line and all accessory structures in nonresidential districts shall be located on that half of the plot the farthest distance-wise from any abutting street or streets, unless located within the building area:

1.

Mailboxes.

2.

Flagpoles.

3.

Entrance guardhouse not exceeding three hundred (300) square feet in area and located so as not to create interference of any existing or proposed traffic plan or pattern, as determined by the city administration.

4.

Accessory buildings and structures for essential services which shall not be subject to the dimensional requirements of any zoning district, but shall be subject to the city engineer's locational requirements.

5.

Mechanical and plumbing equipment including air conditioner compressors, lawn irrigation pumps, swimming pool accessories, and other equipment customarily associated with residential uses of land may be located within a side yard up to four (4) feet from a side plot line, but not forward of a line extended across the width of the plot at the front wall of the main structure closest to a street.

6.

Light fixtures.

(b)

All accessory structures permitted to be located in other than the rear yard in residential districts shall be at least four (4) feet from a side plot line, ten (10) feet from a side corner plot line, and at least fifteen (15) feet from a front plot line. All conduits, electrical meters, air conditioners, plumbing, and pipes shall be enclosed or painted the same color as the adjacent structure. Underground equipment, such as propane tanks, or similar, are permitted in the front yard and are required to be four (4) feet from a side plot line and ten (10) feet from any street side plot line.

(c)

For residential districts, sidewalks or pathways located in the side or rear yards, shall have a side setback of one-half (½) of the width of the sidewalk or pathway, with a minimum of three (3) feet. Driveways shall be at least five (5) feet from any side plot line. Circular driveways shall have a minimum setback of five (5) feet, as measured from the front plot line to the apex or center of the arch of the driveway for the purpose of landscaping within the property.

(d)

An accessory building or structure shall not be of greater height than a principal building on the plot, except in industrial districts and for corporate park uses or as otherwise stated elsewhere in this chapter.

(e)

Accessory structures shall not occupy more than thirty-five (35) per cent of required yard area.

(f)

Where no other provision is applicable, no accessory structure excepting fences and walls, shall be located within five (5) feet of any plot line nor placed within any easement or placed within any right-of-way.

(g)

Fences, walls and other accessory structures located in easements shall require written approval of the City of Coral Springs and appropriate owner of easement. However, only approval from an applicable water and/or drainage district easement owner shall be required for fences in residential districts.

(h)

Roof-mounted accessory structures, including but not limited to air conditioning systems, shall be screened and be located so as to be substantially hidden from view at eye level from street rights-of-way and any adjacent residential properties. Whenever possible, solar panels must be placed on the slope of the roof away from the front of the structure or away from the side facing the road. Vent pipes, nonmotorized turbines, skylights, cupolas, steeples, solar collectors and chimneys shall not be subject to this provision. Roof-mounted equipment shall be compatible with, or painted the same color as, the building.

(i)

All basketball hoops and backboards in front yard areas shall be permitted on the front of the building or on a pole on the driveway only. Permanent basketball hoops shall be located no closer than ten (10) feet to any property line. Temporary or portable hoops shall be located within the property line.

(j)

Where possible, all utility storage shall be located to the rear of the building and not within the front yard area.

(k)

Telephones, vending machines or any facility dispensing merchandise shall be confined to a space built into the building or enclosed in a separate structure compatible with the building. Newspaper boxes shall be exempt from this regulation.

(l)

Play equipment shall not be located within any required setback with the following exception: play equipment less than eight (8) feet in height may be permitted in the rear one-half (½) of a required rear yard setback (closest to the structure). No game courts or related paved areas shall be permitted in any required setback.

(m)

Permanent and portable accessory generators must be a minimum of five (5) feet from any property line and fifteen (15) feet from any street right-of-way as close to the main structure as possible and still remain a safe enough distance not to create a hazard near openings to such structure and never beyond the front line of the main structure.

(2)

Special provisions for swimming pools as accessory uses or structures:

(a)

Swimming pools may be placed in required side or rear yards, subject to the limitations outlined below, but shall not be placed in required front or street yards except where specifically permitted:

1.

Any part of a pool which is covered by a roof or enclosed by side walls over five (5) feet in height shall be subject to limitations on locations of a main structure and shall not be placed in any required yard unless otherwise permitted.

2.

No pool shall be located closer than seven and one-half (7½) feet to any property line. No pool patio or decking shall be located closer than five (5) feet to any property line. No such pool, patio or decking shall exceed two (2) feet above the average grade of the plot.

(3)

Special provision for accessory game courts, fields and paved activity areas:

(a)

Tennis, basketball or similar game courts or fields may be located in a required side or rear yard subject to the limitations below, but in no event shall be placed in required front or street side yards except where specifically permitted:

1.

All game playing surfaces shall be located no closer than ten (10) feet from any plot line or the required building setback, whichever is less.

2.

Any fence exceeding five (5) feet in height located around the perimeter of any court or field shall be subject to required setbacks of the main structure. No fence or wall shall exceed ten (10) feet in height. If a fence or wall is erected, it shall be screened from adjacent properties with a continuous planting strip, as defined in this chapter.

3.

Lighting fixtures for said facilities shall be located no closer than ten (10) feet to any plot line. No lighting structures or fixtures shall be placed in a required setback.

4.

Driveways may not be enlarged to serve as a game court. Markings on driveways used as gamecourts shall be permitted if necessary to play the game (free throw lines, three point lines). These markings shall be limited to inconspicuous colors.

(4)

Special provision for storage area screening as accessory uses or structures:

(a)

Storage areas shall be screened with hedges, walls or fencing materials and be located so as to be substantially hidden from view at eye level from adjacent properties and street rights-of-way. Such screening shall be deemed necessary and adequate for areas occupied by air-conditioning compressors, generators, above ground propane tanks, pumps, transformers, and other similar equipment as well as for the storage of refuse or garbage containers of a size capable of being carried without use of mechanical equipment. All properties shall comply with this regulation by March, 2000.

(b)

The screening of dumpsters shall be achieved through the use of fences or walls and shrubs. Such screening shall be in accordance with the standard design and engineering specifications maintained in the building department. Such design standards shall provide for a masonry wall, PVC fence, or molded polyethylene composite fence enclosure extending to a height at least six (6) inches above the top of the dumpster with gated vehicular access opening and separate pedestrian opening; a concrete floor and service apron; an exterior appearance which is compatible with the building or buildings it serves; and a location or orientation which facilitates safe vehicular movements, convenience for users and accessibility for servicing vehicles. Gate material may be of metal, PVC or molded polyethylene composite. Chain-link fence for gates is not permitted.

(5)

Special provisions for flagpoles:

(a)

In all zoning districts, there shall be a maximum of two (2) flags per pole, unless otherwise restricted in chapter 18.

(b)

Unless otherwise permitted, there shall be a maximum of one (1) flagpole per property.

(6)

Special provisions for screen enclosures:

(a)

Screen enclosures in rear yards, whether they enclose a swimming pool or not, are subject to the following:

1.

May be located up to seven and one-half (7½) feet from a rear property line and are subject to the same side setback requirements as the primary structure.

2.

Pool screen enclosures may be located up to five (5) feet from a rear property line subject to the following conditions:

a.

The subject site shall be located in an RS-3, 4, 5 or 6 zoning district.

b.

The entire rear property line shall abut permanent open space greater than forty (40) feet in width.

c.

Permanent open space shall include only parks, environmental preserves, canals, lakes, golf courses and transmission line easements or rights-of-way.

(7)

Special provisions for portable storage units.

(a)

Portable storage units may be located in single-family and two-family zoning districts. Portable storage units may be allowed in other multi-family districts only upon the applicant demonstrating, to the satisfaction of city staff, that the specific location/complex has sufficient space to place a portable storage unit and continue to provide adequate parking, public safety access and comply with all health, safety and welfare concerns. Portable storage units are expressly prohibited in all other zoning districts.

(b)

Prior to commencing business in the city, the portable storage company must obtain an annual permit from the city outlining the obligations and requirements prior to conducting business in the city. In addition, the portable storage company must provide a cash bond or letter of credit to ensure the timely removal of the portable storage units and compliance with this section.

(c)

The total square footage for portable storage units on any site shall not exceed one hundred thirty (130) square feet in area.

(d)

Portable storage units in single-family and two-family zoning districts shall be placed only in the driveway and be set back a minimum of ten (10) feet from the front property line.

(e)

No portable storage unit shall remain at a site in excess of five (5) consecutive days. No portable storage units shall be placed at any one (1) location in excess of ten (10) days in a calendar year for single-family and two-family zoning districts. Notwithstanding the time limitations as stated above, all portable storage units shall be removed immediately upon the issuance of a hurricane warning by a recognized governmental agency. The removal of the storage units during a hurricane warning is the responsibility of the provider/owner of the unit.

(f)

Prior to placing a portable storage unit on any site, the owner/operator of the unit must apply for a site permit. The exterior of the storage unit shall have a weatherproof clear pouch which must display the site permit. The portable storage units must be of a color approved by the city.

(g)

Other than the permit pouch, there shall be no signs, lettering or other markings allowed on any portable storage unit.

(h)

The owner, operator and/or renter of the portable storage unit shall be responsible to ensure that the portable storage unit is in good condition, free from evidence of deterioration, weathering, discoloration, rust, ripping, tearing or other holes or breaks. When not in use, the portable storage unit shall be kept locked. The owner and operator of any site on which a portable storage unit is placed shall also be responsible that no hazardous substances are stored or kept within the portable storage units.

(i)

It shall be unlawful for any person to place or permit the placement of a portable storage unit on property which they own, rent, occupy or control without first obtaining a site permit and approval from the zoning division.

(j)

Violations of any part of this section are subject to fines as described in section 1-8 of the Municipal Code of the City of Coral Springs.

(k)

The above provisions notwithstanding, persons who place or permit the placement of a portable storage unit without first obtaining a site permit shall be provided a twenty-four (24) hour grace period from delivery to remove the portable storage unit or obtain a site permit. Should the person not obtain a permit or not remove the portable storage unit at the termination of the grace period, the person shall be considered in violation of the code.

(8)

Special provision for sheds.

(a)

All sheds require a building permit under Section 105, of the Florida Building Code. Sheds, utilized as an accessory structure in any residential zoning district, may not be larger than one hundred fifty (150) square feet in size. The height of any shed is limited to the "height of an accessory building" as defined elsewhere in this chapter. Sheds must be compatible in color and material of the main structure. Sheds may be painted to match the main structure. Shed roofs must have a comparable roof pitch to the main structure: flat roofs are not permitted.

(b)

Electricity or plumbing is not permitted in the shed.

(c)

Sheds shall be located in the rear yards or side yards only. All sheds are to maintain a minimum five (5) foot setback from property lines. Sheds are not permitted in the front yard area. Sheds to be located on water lots, golf course lots, or lots adjacent to open spaces will only be approved when placed adjacent to the main building.

(d)

All sheds must be fully screened from public view or adjacent property views with views of landscaping or fencing except for the ingress/egress area. The minimum spacing of the hedge installation is one (1) plant every eighteen (18) to twenty-four (24) inches with a minimum height of eighteen (18) to twenty-four (24) inches, when measured immediately after planting.

(e)

All sheds must be anchored on a concrete slab or in another manner in accordance with the Florida Building Code.

(f)

Special variation provisions. The city manager or their designee may consider a written request by a property owner to allow a variation in shed location if one (1) of the following conditions is met:

1.

The size of the lot and the denseness of the landscaping screens the shed from neighboring property views.

2.

Hardscape features of the lot fully screen the shed from street or adjacent property views.

(9)

Special provisions for freestanding accessory buildings.

(a)

Freestanding accessory buildings (i.e., gazebos, pergolas, tiki huts, chickee huts, pool houses, carports, insulated flat roof structures and similar roofed structures) are structures which are clearly incidental or subordinate to the principal residence and customary within one-family residential home sites of the same zoning district. Except as provided elsewhere in this chapter, freestanding accessory buildings shall be subject to the following regulations:

1.

The maximum height shall be no greater than eighty (80) percent of the height of the main structure with a maximum of fourteen (14) feet.

2.

The building shall be located at least five (5) feet from the rear property line and interior side property lines. It shall be located ten (10) feet from an interior street side. Carports shall comply with the setbacks of the main structure for the zoning district in which they are proposed to be located.

3.

Gazebos, pergolas, and similar structures shall be compatible with the main structure with architectural features incorporated into the design.

4.

Pool houses, carports, and similar structures shall have a comparable roof pitch to the main structure. Flat roofs are not permitted.

5.

Overhangs shall not encroach more than forty (40) percent into the required setback.

(Code 1972, § 20-28; Ord. No. 93-146, § 1, 9-21-93; Ord. No. 94-147, § 4, 11-1-94; Ord. No. 95-059, § 2, 12-5-95; Ord. No. 98-105, § 2, 4-7-98; Ord. No. 98-111, § 3, 5-5-98; Ord. No. 99-100, § 1, 4-6-99; Ord. No. 2003-106, § 3, 3-18-03; Ord. No. 2005-102, § 2, 3-22-05; Ord. No. 2005-118, § 3, 10-18-05; Ord. No. 2007-115, § 5, 11-20-07; Ord. No. 2008-106, § 3, 5-6-08; Ord. No. 2018-104, § 6, 6-6-18; Ord. No. 2019-121, § 3, 9-4-19; Ord. No. 2021-110, § 3, 8-4-21; Ord. No. 2022-105, § 2, 4-20-22; Ord. No. 2023-101, § 119, 4-19-23)

(1)

In general: Maximum height of structures shall be limited in accordance with the height limitations as specified in each zoning district, subject to the additional limitations and exclusions of this section.

(2)

Antennas: See chapter 25, article XVI.

(3)

Exceptions:

a.

Flagpoles: Flagpoles in all residentially zoned areas shall not be greater than twenty (20) feet in height above ground level and thirty-five (35) feet in height above grade in non-residential districts. Flagpoles permitted by subsection 1805 for a model row which shall not exceed thirty-five (35) feet.

b.

Exclusion from height limits:

1.

Mechanical equipment rooms, penthouses, towers, cupolas, steeples and domes not exceeding in gross area, at maximum horizontal section, thirty (30) per cent of the roof area may exceed the permissible zoning by not more than twenty (20) feet;

2.

Flagpoles in all nonresidential districts may exceed the maximum height allowed under the applicable zoning by not more than twenty (20) feet;

3.

Chimneys, stacks and tanks, used only for ornamental or mechanical purposes, may exceed the maximum height allowed under the applicable zoning by not more than twenty (20) feet;

4.

Parapet walls not exceeding ten (10) feet above the height of a building.

(Code 1972, § 20-29; Ord. No. 93-146, § 1, 9-21-93; Ord. No. 99-125, § 2, 10-19-99; Ord. No. 2001-119, § 2, 6-4-02; Ord. No. 2005-118, § 3, 10-18-05; Ord. No. 2007-115, § 6, 11-20-07; Ord. No. 2018-104, § 7, 6-6-18; Ord. No. 2023-101, § 120, 4-19-23)

The following regulations shall apply where a plot in a nonresidential district is utilized for an accessory permitted residential use where the residential use is not included in a mixed-use development:

(1)

Such use and such plot shall conform to the district regulations for plot size, plot coverage, front yard, side yards, rear yard and density specified for that particular residential district in which such residential use would first be permitted from a height limit standpoint, except as modified by subparagraphs (2) and (3) following.

(2)

Where a residential use is located on the first or ground floor and there is also a principal nonresidential use on the first or ground floor, such plot shall be provided with a rear yard and with side yards extending to the rear yard, for the portion of the plot occupied by the residential use.

(3)

Where the residential use is located above a principal nonresidential use, such plot shall be provided with a rear yard and with side yards on each side, provided that such yards may begin at the level of the lowest floor used for residential purposes, and a side yard shall not be required on a street of the plot.

(Code 1972, § 20-30; Ord. No. 93-146, § 1, 9-21-93)

It is the intent of this section to prevent the use of residential neighborhood streets as access to nonresidential uses. Access to nonresidential uses shall be from a collector or arterial roadway.

Residential plots, except those used for business-related parking, and local neighborhood streets within a residential neighborhood, shall not be used for access to adjoining nonresidential uses unless specifically permitted elsewhere in this chapter.

(Code 1972, § 20-32)

Nothing shall be allowable on the premises in any district, provided for in this chapter, that shall in any way be offensive or obnoxious to adjacent properties or to the community by reason of the creation or emission of odors, gases, dust, smoke, vibration, light, glare or noise including any noises or odors emanating from any animal, fish or fowl. Nor shall anything be constructed, maintained or operated on any public or private property that would in any way constitute an eyesore or nuisance to adjacent property owners or residents or to the community.

(Code 1972, § 20-33)

It is the intent of this section to allow mobile homes as permanent housing units while protecting the lives of residents and protecting adjacent properties.

(1)

The following regulations shall apply to mobile homes to be utilized as dwelling units within mobile home parks:

(a)

Each mobile home, including caretakers quarters, will count as one (1) dwelling unit for the purpose of determining the total allowable units permitted by the comprehensive plan.

(b)

Each plot of land to be used for a mobile home park shall be entirely enclosed with a masonry wall of at least eight (8) feet in height interrupted only for ingress and egress.

(c)

The required wall shall not be located within any setback area required for the parcel and the setback area will be landscaped in accordance with the requirements of this chapter.

(d)

Each plot of land to be used as a mobile home park will include a hurricane shelter which provides one hundred fifty (150) square feet of shelter space for every mobile home permitted in the mobile home park.

(e)

No mobile home structure shall be located closer than sixty (60) feet to any other structure.

(2)

The following regulations shall apply to trailers which are not located within a mobile home park:

(a)

A trailer shall not be considered to be permissible as an accessory building.

(b)

No person shall park, store or occupy more than one trailer for living or business purposes on a parcel of land, not less than forty (40) acres in area, which is zoned agricultural and which is used primarily for the growing of fruit, vegetables, produce, sod or crops, and where the use of the trailer is an accessory to such agricultural use.

(c)

Trailers may be used as temporary offices or shelters incidental to construction on, or development of the plot on which the trailers are located provided that such trailer shall not be placed prior to the issuance of the first building permit and may remain no longer than two (2) weeks subsequent to the issuance of the final certificate of occupancy. In cases or projects of phase development, the said trailer shall be located only on that portion of said plot under construction. No trailer may be used for sales purposes subsequent to the issuance of the first certificate of occupancy for any unit within the project.

(d)

One mobile home or house trailer may be permitted per industrial or corporate park use plot as a residence for security personnel and their families for the purpose of providing security.

(e)

One mobile home or house trailer may be permitted per public school as a residence for law enforcement officers and their families.

(f)

Except as hereinbefore provided, no trailer shall be parked or stored on residentially zoned property except in a garage or other accessory building or shall be used as a permanent residence.

(Code 1972, § 20-34; Ord. No. 93-146, § 1, 9-21-93)

No commercial business shall be conducted in a residential garage. Space in residential garage or residence shall not be leased for commercial purposes.

(Code 1972, § 20-35; Ord. No. 2007-115, § 7, 11-20-07)

No building or structure shall be moved from one plot or premises to another unless such building or structure shall thereupon be made to conform with all the provisions of this chapter relative to buildings or structures hereafter erected upon the plot or premises to which such building or structure shall have been moved.

(Code 1972, § 20-36)

Wherever vehicular driveways intersect a public street, the number, width and distance apart of said driveways shall be subject to the most restrictive of the standards of the following agencies having jurisdiction upon such street: Florida Department of Transportation, Broward County Traffic Engineering Division, Coral Springs Development Services Department and City Engineering Standards.

(Code 1972, § 20-37; Ord. No. 93-146, § 1, 9-21-93; Ord. No. 2007-115, § 8, 11-20-07; Ord. No. 2023-101, § 121, 4-19-23)

(a)

Statement of intent. It is the stated intent of this section to allow flexibility in the location of rear door delivery areas for business establishments in commercial and industrially zoned areas of the city while also ensuring that such rear door delivery areas are not located in such a way as to adversely impact adjacent property, particularly, but not limited to, residential property. If, in the opinion of the director of development services, a particular property does not meet the criteria set forth below, the affected property owner may petition for a special exception pursuant to the provisions of the Land Development Code.

(b)

Business zones.

(1)

All deliveries to business zoned establishments shall be made, when physically possible, by rear door only. For the purposes of this section, "rear" shall be the area to the rear of the building or shopping center including the side of any of the interior business establishments within a shopping center, but excluding the immediate street side or the sides of the outer most business establishments of a shopping center which abut on a right-of-way greater than one hundred (100) feet in width.

(2)

Where feasible, the service and delivery area for each business establishment, shall be located so as to maximize its distance from any abutting property within a residential land use, except where the abutting property within a residential land use is utilized for business related parking.

(3)

Service and delivery areas shall be effectively screened in accordance with appropriate section of the municipal code [or the Land Development Code], from abutting residential land uses and public rights-of-way.

(c)

Industrial zones.

(1)

No service and delivery area shall be located on or within the immediate street sides of building.

(2)

Service and delivery areas shall be effectively screened in accordance with appropriate sections of the Land Development Code, from abutting residential land uses and public rights-of-way.

(d)

Application. No site or building plans shall be approved from the effective date of this chapter when said plans do not provide access for deliveries as required by this section.

(Code 1972, § 20-38; Ord. No. 93-146, § 1, 9-21-93; Ord. No. 2023-101, § 122, 4-19-23)

Heliports, helistops and off-heliport landing sites shall be permitted only in the zoning districts in which they are specifically permitted and only when approval, on a use by use basis, has been granted by the city commission subject to the following procedures:

(1)

Procedure required prior to city commission review:

(a)

Application: An application for heliport, helistop and off-heliport landing site use shall be made to the planning division on forms prepared by that division. Application may be made by the owner of property upon which a heliport, helistop or off-heliport landing site is proposed, or by the City of Coral Springs. The application shall be accompanied by a two hundred fifty dollar ($250.00) processing fee, except when the city is the applicant. If the application is in order it shall be placed on the agenda of the planning and zoning board.

(b)

Planning and zoning board review: Upon filing of application the planning division shall schedule said application for review at a public hearing by the planning and zoning board.

(c)

Notice required for planning and zoning board review: At least ten (10) days prior to the hearing of the planning and zoning board, the owners of property within a one thousand-foot radius of the plot upon which the proposed site is to be located shall be notified. Said notification shall be made by certified mail, return receipt requested. For purposes of this notification, the property owner shall be deemed to be the person shown on the tax rolls of the Broward County property appraiser.

(d)

Planning and zoning board recommendation: Following said public hearing the planning and zoning board shall advise the city commission, by appropriate resolution, the results of their deliberations regarding the application for heliport, helistop or off-heliport landing site use.

(2)

City commission review:

(a)

Notice required: Within thirty (30) days of receipt of the planning and zoning board recommendation the city commission at a public hearing shall consider the planning and zoning board recommendation regarding the proposed use. Property owners shall be renotified in accordance with subsection (1)(c) of this section ten (10) days prior to the city commission meeting.

(b)

City commission order: At the conclusion of the public hearing provided for in subsection (2)(a), the city commission by appropriate order, shall approve or disapprove, and in no event later than thirty (30) days from the date of the public hearing, the requested use based upon the health, safety and general welfare of the citizens of the City of Coral Springs but in no event without prior approval for the requested use for the Federal Aviation Administration and the Florida Department of Transportation.

(Code 1972, § 20-39; Ord. No. 2023-101, § 123, 4-19-23)

(1)

Purpose. Master parking is a concept designed to limit driveways on to certain roadways and otherwise improve traffic circulation while affording property owners the opportunity to have continuous off-street access, shared use of parking areas and driveways, and coordinated parking design.

(2)

Definitions:

(a)

Master parking corridor: A designated roadway and the parking areas serving the adjoining properties for which access and parking lot design are coordinated by the City of Coral Springs to protect the functioning of the roadway.

(b)

Master parking area: A designated area within a master parking corridor containing two (2) or more abutting building sites of similar or compatible land uses that together provide for access across properties (cross-access); shared entrances and exits (access points); uniform parking lot design; shared or coordinated development of utilities, drainage, lighting or landscaping; shared second uniform maintenance; parking spaces calculated on a front footage basis; or some combination thereof.

(3)

Designation by city commission:

(a)

Master parking corridors: The city commission may, by ordinance, designate master parking corridors in order to achieve the purposes of this section.

(b)

Master parking areas: The city commission may, by resolution, after a public hearing with public notice pursuant to the provisions of section 125 designate master parking areas within the corridors in order to achieve the purposes of this section. The planning manager shall keep a map and a file displaying all city commission approved master parking areas and standard design information.

(c)

The following are designated master parking corridors:

1.

Sample Road Master Parking Corridor, including the areas along the north and south sides of Sample Road within the municipal limits.

2.

University Drive Master Parking Corridor, including the areas along the east and west sides of University Drive within the municipal limits.

3.

Wiles Road Master Parking Corridor, including the area along the north and south sides of Wiles Road within the municipal limits.

(4)

Design, approval and exceptions:

(a)

The city commission may approve a uniform or standard design for master parking areas.

(b)

In the event that fifty (50) per cent or more of the required parking for a development is located in the rear of a building, an access drive connecting the rear parking area to the master parking area shall be required.

(c)

The planning manager and the city engineer shall review and approve the layout of all parking areas within master parking corridors for conformance with all applicable city and county standards and with any city commission approved designs for master parking areas within the corridors.

(d)

Exception to approved standard designs: A directly affected property owner, or the city administration, may request an exception to or an amendment of the city's approved standard design or to appeal the decision of the planning manager and the city engineer with respect to approval of a specific parking layout upon petition to the city commission. Petitioner shall pay a fee in an amount established from time to time by resolution adopted by the city commission for processing of the proposed exception or amendment. After public hearing, the city commission may grant any such exception or amendment that it deems to be consistent with the intent of this section in order to prevent any unnecessary hardship or improve traffic circulation and safety. However, such exemption shall not be used to increase the density or intensity of use of the land.

(5)

Parking, setbacks, landscaping and plot area calculations. If a master parking area is or becomes the property of the City of Coral Springs, said area shall be credited to the adjoining development toward meeting the parking, setback, landscaping and plot area requirements of this chapter.

(6)

Easement requirements:

(a)

Where a master parking corridor or area serves multiple building sites, the city may require that property owners grant cross-parking, cross-access, utility and drainage easements to the public.

(b)

Any easements required must be accepted by the city commission prior to issuance of any building permit.

(7)

Parking calculations:

(a)

Required parking for developments associated with master parking corridors shall be calculated based on the number of spaces actually constructed within the corridor.

(b)

Required parking for developments associated with master parking areas shall be calculated pursuant to the schedule below. Any spaces deleted from the standard design to accommodate access drives to on-site parking outside of the master parking areas shall not be counted towards required parking, unless said access drive provides access to an alley or rear parking serving more than the individual site.

Type of Master Parking Area:

(8)

Improvements within master parking corridors and master parking areas:

(a)

No improvement on or within a master parking corridor or master parking area shall be undertaken without notification to and acknowledgement by the city engineer. All such improvements shall conform with approved design standards and other regulations found in the Land Development Code.

(9)

Temporary access to public streets. Where it is demonstrated that it is unreasonable to require access to a building site in conformance with a master parking plan, temporary access to a public street may be permitted provided that all of the following conditions are satisfied:

(a)

The property owner agrees to eliminate such temporary access, at their sole cost and expense, when the adjacent property is developed.

(b)

The property owner agrees, at their sole cost and expense, to remove, repair, restore and relocate landscaping, driveways, curbing, traffic control signage and any other appurtenances installed to serve the temporary access drive. In order to ensure the restoration and completion of the master parking area, a bond or other security satisfactory to the city manager and city attorney and equal to one hundred ten (110) per cent of the estimated cost for such restoration and completion shall be posted with the city engineer.

(c)

The property owner agrees to undertake, at their sole cost and expense, any and all work necessary to provide continuity of master parking as required by the Land Development Code and the approved site plan for this project in a timely fashion with all work to be completed within three (3) months after written notification by the city engineer.

(d)

All other relevant provisions of the Municipal Code [and the Land Development Code] are satisfied.

(10)

Major reconstruction, schedule to apply:

(a)

Where any building using a master parking area and receiving credits for required parking located therein under a previously adopted credit schedule undergoes major reconstruction, expansion or increase in the intensity of use, the latest adopted regulations shall be applied.

(b)

In no event shall either a vacancy in tenancy or a mere change in use not requiring additional parking be construed to be a discontinuance of use sufficient to divest the property of legal nonconforming status.

(c)

For convenience, the immediate past adopted schedule is placed in the Land Development Code;

Type of Master Parking Area:

(11)

Repair and maintenance:

(a)

Property owners shall be responsible for the inspection, repair and maintenance of the abutting portion of master parking areas including landscaping, appurtenances, resurfacing and pavement marking.

(b)

All master parking areas shall be maintained and repaired to at least the following standards:

1.

Pavement shall be structurally sound and free from potholes;

2.

Pavement markings shall be clearly visible to the traveling public;

3.

Appurtenances shall be maintained in good condition;

4.

Landscaping shall meet the minimum standards found elsewhere in this chapter; and

5.

All improvements located on or within a master parking area shall be maintained and repaired to a standard consistent with that required for new construction.

(c)

Failure to inspect, repair, maintain or otherwise keep the master parking area in good condition shall constitute a violation of the Land Development Code. Enforcement of this section shall be the responsibility of the code enforcement board except in those situations outlined in section (11)(d) below.

(d)

Any condition which poses a threat to the health or safety of the traveling public shall be corrected by the property owner immediately upon receipt of written notification by the city manager or their designee of the problem and correction necessary. Notice shall be by certified mail or personal service. Failure to take necessary corrective action within the time stated in the written notice shall be construed as consent for the city to enter the property, perform the necessary work and upon its completion, assess all costs against the property owner.

(12)

Designation of customer parking spaces: All properties served by master parking may designate up to forty (40) per cent of the required parking for customers only subject to the following conditions:

(a)

Customer parking restrictions shall only apply from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

(b)

All designated spaces shall be located directly in front of the business they serve. The space shall be considered directly in front of the business if, by drawing straight lines from the edges of the building space occupied by the business, the parking spaces are located completely between the lines.

(c)

Customer parking spaces shall be designated by property owners and approved by the city. Tenants may not designate spaces for customer parking.

(d)

Designated customer parking spaces shall be grouped together to minimize identification signage.

(e)

All customer parking spaces shall be clearly designated by signs subject to the following regulations:

1.

A permit shall be required.

2.

One (1) freestanding sign shall be placed at each end of a row of designated customer parking spaces with arrows indicating the location of the designated spaces. No more than one (1) sign for each five (5) designated spaces shall be permitted within the end of row signs.

3.

Sign text on all signs shall state only "customer parking only" and "8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m." Sign shall not designate any business type or name.

4.

Freestanding signs shall not exceed one (1) foot by one and one-half (1½) feet. Signs shall be constructed of aluminum and shall be placed on a green, steel U-channel post. The bottom of the sign shall be located seven (7) feet above the pavement. Signs shall have a white background and black or green text.

5.

Wall signs may be permitted if freestanding signs cannot be erected and shall not exceed one (1) foot by one and one-half (1½) feet and shall not exceed five (5) feet in height above the base of the structure.

6.

Black or white text may be painted on any wheel stops for designated spaces.

(f)

Violations of this section are subject to fines as described in Section 1-8 the Municipal Code of the City of Coral Springs.

(g)

Handicapped spaces shall be exempt from the provisions of this section.

(Code 1972, § 20-40; Ord. No. 97-122, § 2, 7-1-97; Ord. No. 2020-112, § 23, 8-19-20; Ord. No. 2023-101, § 124, 4-19-23)

(1)

Use as residence: No boats, motor homes, tents or campers shall be used for sleeping or living purposes or as a place of residence.

(2)

Use as a business: No boat, motor home, tent or camper shall be used or maintained for a permanent or temporary place of business, except for construction related structures, pursuant to Chapter 2 of the Land Development Code.

(Code 1972, § 20-41; Ord. No. 93-146, § 1, 9-21-93)

(a)

No land shall be used for the storage of building materials or construction equipment except when incidental to construction operations on the site for which a building permit is in effect, except where such storage is a permitted use.

(b)

Pursuant to the requirements of Chapter 13 of the Land Development Code, construction waste and trash shall be contained on the site for which a building permit is in effect. No construction waste and trash shall be placed or permitted to scatter or spread on rights-of-way or onto adjacent property.

(Code 1972, § 20-42)

Wherever any provisions of this chapter impose more stringent requirements, regulations, restrictions or limitations than are imposed or required by the provisions of any other laws or resolutions, then the provisions of this chapter shall govern.

(Code 1972, § 20-1)

(a)

Definitions.

(1)

"Exterior lighting" shall be defined as illumination emanating from any source, including walkways, marquees and hallways exposed toward the property line.

(2)

"Full cutoff lighting" shall be defined as a light that does not emit towards or above the horizon as rated by the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America.

(3)

"One (1) footcandle" shall be defined as the amount of illumination provided by one (1) lumen uniformly distributed on one (1) square foot of surface.

(b)

General provisions. Lighting shall not be used as advertising nor shall it draw more attention to the area at night then during the day. Lighting shall be compatible with the neighborhood.

(c)

Measurement. Footcandles shall be measured with a direct reading portable low range light meter, having an accuracy range of within plus or minus eight (8) per cent at one and two-tenths (1.2) footcandles. The accuracy of the meter shall have certified to by an independent commercial photometric laboratory within one (1) year of the date of its use. One (1) reading shall be made with the meter aimed directly at the light source(s) and a second reading shall be made from the same point horizontally to achieve the lowest reading away from the source. The difference between the two (2) readings shall then be compared with the maximum permissible footcandles listed in the following subsection.

(d)

Minimum and maximum footcandles.

(1)

Minimum footcandles. The following minimum footcandles shall emanate throughout the property:

     Minimum

(a)

Zoned single-family, two-family, cluster, or agricultural .....—-

(b)

Multifamily residential .....1.0

(c)

All other districts .....1.0

For multifamily residential and all other districts, the above minimum footcandles shall be required to emanate at least one (1) hour after closing or the end of an event. These minimum footcandle requirements shall only apply to new development or redevelopment in accordance with Chapter 25, Article XV of the Land Development Code.

(2)

Maximum footcandles at property lines. No more than the following footcandle limitations shall emanate from nonpublic exterior lighting as measured from any adjacent private property.

     Maximum

(a)

Zoned single-family, two-family, cluster, or agricultural .....2.0

(b)

Multifamily residential .....1.0

(c)

All other districts .....3.0

(e)

Height limitations. No lighting fixture located on private property shall exceed the following heights from ground level:

(1)

Ten (10) feet in single-family, two-family, cluster, and agriculturally zoned districts. Seventeen and one-half (17½) feet shall be permitted for tennis court lighting.

(2)

Twenty-two and one-half (22.5) feet in multifamily residentially zoned districts.

(3)

Twenty (20) feet within all other zoning districts excluding Parks (P) zoning district within fifty (50) feet of residentially zoned property and thirty-two and one-half (32½) feet for those sites more than fifty (50) feet from residentially zoned districts.

(f)

Lineal and exposed lighting. Any roof lighting or lighting source forming a lineal pattern shall be recessed within the structure or fixture in which it is located. No lamp, including neon, fluorescent and incandescent, shall extrude from any exterior lighting fixture, except during traditional holiday seasons when such bulbs not exceeding seven and one-half (7.5) watts, may extrude from lighting fixtures.

(g)

New installation. All new exterior lighting shall be installed in conformance with the provisions of this section and in accordance with plans submitted pursuant to the development and site planning sections of the Land Development Code. Lighting fixtures are to be selected for their aesthetic value as well as their functional value.

(h)

Nonconforming lighting. Notwithstanding any other section of the Land Development Code, any existing exterior lighting not in conformance with the maximum footcandle limitations as specified in subsection (c) above within six (6) months of date of adoption of this section shall be permanently removed or corrected.

(i)

Parking lot lighting. All parking lot lights shall be a full cutoff type and shall be horizontal to the ground. A maximum fifteen (15) degree angle is permitted if the source of the light is not visible and the angled direction does not face a residential zoning district. The angle will be measured horizontal to the ground.

(j)

Parking garage lighting. Lighting on the top floor of any parking garage shall be a full cutoff type horizontal to the ground and shall be shielded to eliminate visibility of the bulb, reflectors or lenses from all residential properties. The illuminated bulb, reflector or lenses of light fixtures internal to the open air parking areas shall not be visible from any residential properties.

(k)

Prohibited lighting. No light source shall illuminate the awning of any building.

(l)

Footcandle inspections. A certified report from a credible electrical or lighting engineer/contractor to verify that the photometric plan that is required through the development review committee process complies with the allowable footcandles at the property lines and the interior parking lots, as defined by this section, prior to the city issuing a certificate of occupancy for any project greater than four (4) residential units.

(m)

Required lighting.

(1)

Pole lights shall be required to illuminate all parking lots located in the rear of buildings to an average of one (1) footcandle measured at the surface of the pavement on all property that has not received site plan approval on or before June 10, 1997.

(2)

Wall mounted flood lights shall be required on all structures which have received site plan approval prior to June 10, 1997 and which had no exterior parking lot lighting. The wall mounted flood lights shall illuminate rear entrances and the adjacent areas to a minimum of one (1) footcandle measured one (1) foot above ground. Wall mounted lighting at rear entrances and the adjacent area for these facilities must be in place on or before December 31, 1997.

(Code 1972, § 20-44; Ord. No. 94-147, § 5, 11-1-94; Ord. No. 97-125, § 2, 7-1-97; Ord. No. 2007-115, § 9, 11-20-07; Ord. No. 2013-109, § 2, 11-20-13)

(a)

Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:

(1)

"Adult bookstore" is a place where books, magazines, written or printed material, records, photographs, moving pictures, video tape or other recordings are sold, which has as its principal purpose the offering for sale to adults of books, magazines, records, photographs, written or printed material, moving pictures, video tape or other recordings, or other merchandise which have as their dominant or primary theme matters depicting, describing or relating to specified sexual activities or to specified anatomical areas.

(2)

"Adult motion picture booth" is an area within an adult motion picture theater designed for or used for the viewing by one or two (2) persons of motion pictures, video tape or other recordings which have as their dominant or primary theme matters depicting, describing, or relating to specific sexual activities or to specified anatomical areas.

(3)

"Adult motion picture theater" is a place where motion pictures, including but not limited to film and video tape recordings, are shown, or a section, department, or part of any business set aside for the purpose of showing of motion pictures, which has as its principal or incidental purpose the offering for viewing to adults of motion pictures which have as their dominant or primary theme matters depicting, describing, or relating to specified sexual activities or to specified anatomical areas.

(4)

"Adult motel or hotel" is a place where motion pictures, including but not limited to film and video tape recordings, are shown in rooms designed primarily for lodging, which said motion pictures have as their dominant or primary theme matters depicting, describing or relating to specified sexual activities or to specified anatomical areas.

(5)

"Cabaret" is a place which features topless and/or bottomless dancers, go-go dancers, exotic dancers, strippers, male or female impersonators, nude entertainers, or similar entertainers.

(6)

"Massage parlor" is a business establishment which provides massage and/or body manipulation services. This definition shall not apply to the following individuals while engaged in the performance of their duties of their respective professions:

a.

Physicians, surgeons, chiropractors, osteopaths, physical therapists, masseurs, or masseuses who are duly licensed to practice their respective professions in the State of Florida.

b.

Nurses who are registered under the laws of the State of Florida.

c.

Manicurists, pedicurists, barbers and beauticians who are duly licensed under the laws of the State of Florida, except that this exemption shall apply solely to the massaging of the hands, feet, shoulder, neck, face, scalp, and hair of the customer or client.

(7)

"Specified sexual activities" as defined as:

a.

Human genitals in a state of sexual stimulation or arousal;

b.

Acts of human masturbation, sexual intercourse, or sodomy; and

c.

Fondling or other erotic touching of human genitals, pubic region, buttock, or female breast.

(8)

"Specified anatomical areas" is defined as:

a.

Less than completely and opaquely covered:

1.

Human genitals, pubic region;

2.

Buttock; and

3.

Female breast below the point immediately above the top of the areola; and

b.

Human male genitals in a discernibly turgid state, even if completely and opaquely covered.

(b)

Distance requirements. No adult bookstore, adult motion picture theater, adult motel or hotel, cabaret or massage parlor shall be located within one mile radius, property line to property line, or any other aforementioned establishments or within one thousand (1,000) feet, property line to property line, of any establishment selling beer or intoxicating liquor for consumption on the premises; hotels; motels; public lodging houses; churches; schools; kindergartens, nursery schools, day care centers; pawnshops; pool or billiard halls; or within one thousand (1,000) feet of any area zoned for residential use.

(Code 1972, § 20-45)

(a)

It is the intent of this regulation that all developments of any type within the municipal limits of the City of Coral Springs shall display identification in such a manner and place that location of a particular address can be ascertained from the nearest street or access driveway servicing the development.

(b)

All buildings shall display their street address on each building so that numerals and/or letters shall be visible from the street or right-of-way upon which said building faces.

(c)

All commercial and industrial businesses located within the municipal limits of the City of Coral Springs shall display its business name and street address on the rear entrance of their business in numerals and letters at a height between three (3) inches and four (4) inches which are readily visible to those who approach the rear entrance of said business. Each contiguous commercial or industrial complex shall have a consistent style of lettering or stencilling on all rear doors located within the complex. Any business with existing lettering on its rear door which exceeds the maximum height limitation of four (4) inches will be allowed to continue as a nonconforming address.

(d)

A building which does not face a street or right-of-way and which contains more than four (4) dwelling units, shall display, in addition to individual unit addresses, the range of addresses assigned to units therein. Such address range shall be displayed in numerals and/or letters, not less than three (3) inches nor more than nine (9) inches in height and shall be displayed on an exterior building wall and be located so as to be visible from the nearest public street or access driveway serving the building.

(e)

Multifamily residential developments having more than one building where said buildings are located in a manner which prevents visibility of address numerals or letters from the access driveway serving the development, shall display on a sign at the access drive, the range of addresses and appropriate directional arrows indicating other buildings within the development and shall include additional direction signs as determined necessary through the site plan process to direct emergency vehicles through the development.

(f)

Required size of numerals and/or letters. When a building displays an address as required by the provisions of this section, the size of the numerals and/or letters shall increase by one (1) inch for each increment of twenty-five (25) feet which exceeds the first seventy-five (75) feet between the building and the centerline of a public street or access driveway, providing that a three-inch minimum and a nine-inch maximum character height is maintained. For new unified commercial developments over five (5) acres in size, the measurement provided for in this paragraph shall be from the centerline of the nearest public street rather than an access driveway.

(g)

Duty to maintain. It is the intent of this section to establish a duty for all property owners in the City of Coral Springs to install and maintain required signage. Property developed as of the effective date of this section shall be brought into compliance, at the expense of the property owners, within one (1) year from the date of enactment of this section.

(Code 1972, § 20-46; Ord. No. 93-146, § 1, 9-21-93; Ord. No. 95-047, § 2, 10-2-95)

(a)

Purpose. The intent of the following provisions is to permit and regulate an alternative form of home ownership and development not provided elsewhere in the Land Development Code.

(b)

The city has established architectural review guidelines which promote superior design standards. These standards, as defined in section 250156, shall apply to all townhouse developments.

(c)

Applicability. Townhouse developed in accordance with this section may be conveyed along with the land underneath the particular unit and its associated lot provided that all of the land upon which the townhouse itself and its accessory appurtenances are constructed is conveyed in unity with the townhouse, and provided further that all land other than the individual townhouse sites is conveyed in common to all of the individual owners, to a duly constituted property owners' association or to the public pursuant to a subdivision action by the city commission.

(d)

The following municipal regulations apply to each townhouse subdivision development superseding any zoning district regulations to the contrary:

(1)

Townhouse subdivision developments shall be permitted in the following zoning districts. RC-6, RC-12, RC-15, RM-15 and RM-20 provided that a plat exemption has been granted or the property has been platted to accommodate the development.

(2)

Overall development size. For townhouse developments, the overall development size shall be the same as required in the zoning district assigned to the property. However, all townhouse developments created through a plat exemption shall contain at least twenty (20) dwelling units.

(3)

Minimum site area. The minimum area for each individual townhouse site shall not be less than the total land area beneath the townhouse unit plus a minimum of a ten (10) foot deep private front yard and a minimum fifteen (15) foot deep private rear yard or side yard, and shall include facilities associated with the individual townhouse unit.

(4)

Density. The overall density of a townhouse subdivision development shall not exceed the density allowed by the applicable zoning district or twelve (12) units per acre, whichever is less.

(5)

Setbacks from public or private streets, drive aisles, or project boundaries. For purposes of this section, a drive aisle is any paved roadway serving not more than twenty-four (24) townhouse units which in total generate not more than two hundred (200) average vehicle trips per day. Further, drive aisles should connect to not more than one other street or drive aisle and are not intended to move vehicular traffic to an exterior street or from one area to another within the project.

a.

For public and private streets, no townhouse unit shall be located closer than twenty (20) feet to the edge of right-of-way. For a drive aisle, no townhouse unit shall be located closer than twenty (20) feet to a sidewalk or edge of pavement in the absence of a sidewalk. Accessory, single-story garages may be located as follows:

1.

No closer than ten (10) feet to a right-of-way of a private or public street provided the driveway serving such garage shall have a reservoir of not less than twenty (20) feet from the right-of-way.

2.

For a drive aisle, single story garages shall be located no closer than ten (10) feet to the edge of a sidewalk or the edge of pavement in the absence of a sidewalk provided the driveway serving such garage shall have a reservoir of not less than twenty (20) feet from the edge of pavement or sidewalk.

b.

No townhouse unit shall be located closer than fifteen (15) feet to any overall project boundary.

c.

All townhouse buildings shall have at least one face accessible within fifty (50) feet of paved or stabilized access for emergency vehicles and all faces of a townhouse building shall be within two hundred (200) feet of paved or stabilized access.

(6)

Separations and spacing. No separation is required between individual townhouse sites or units within the same development except:

a.

Other applicable codes. Any separation required to comply with building code and fire protection requirements;

b.

Building length. No single grouping of townhouse units shall exceed one hundred twenty (120) feet in length in the RC-6 zoning district. In all other zoning districts the average of all groupings of townhouse buildings for each individual project shall not exceed one hundred thirty (130) feet nor shall any single grouping of townhouse buildings exceed one hundred sixty (160) feet in length.

c.

Building separation. Each grouping shall be separated from all other groupings of townhouse units according to the following table (except as may be modified by subsequent provisions of this section):

** When there is a variation in the building height of five (5) feet or more at the end of a grouping of buildings over a distance of at least twenty (20) feet, then the lower building height may be used in computing the combined building heights.

d.

Wherever buildings are arranged in a linear form with a combined length in excess of three hundred (300) feet, they shall have a minimum separation twice the distance specified above; except that groupings of buildings staggered fifteen (15) feet or more, or angled fifteen (15) degrees or more, from one another shall not be considered to be in lineal form.

In addition, there shall be an unobstructed access at least ten (10) feet in width on two (2) sides of each individual townhouse unit.

e.

In an RC-6 zoning district, when a grouping of townhouse buildings exceeds one hundred (100) feet in length, an additional side yard setback or separation between groups of buildings of one (1) foot for each three (3) feet of building length in excess of one hundred (100) feet will be required. The additional required separation shall be calculated utilizing the average length of the subject grouping and the adjacent grouping.

f.

In all zoning districts other than an RC-6, when a grouping of townhouse buildings exceeds one hundred thirty (130) feet in length, an additional side yard setback or separation between groups of buildings of one (1) foot for each three (3) feet of building length in excess of one hundred thirty (130) feet will be required. The additional required separation shall be calculated utilizing the average length of the subject grouping and the adjacent grouping.

g.

In townhouse groupings of five (5) or fewer units, at least one (1) unit shall have a variation in height for the majority of the roof line of at least five (5) feet from that of an adjoining unit. Further at least one (1) unit in such grouping shall have a variation in setback of at least five (5) feet from that of an adjoining unit. Such required setback shall comprise at least one-half (½) of the unit.

As an alternative, the equivalent number of linear feet of the facade of the building may be set back at least five (5) feet from adjacent facade sections provided, however, that no setback involving a portion of the building less than five (5) feet in width so set back shall be counted in meeting the equivalency.

h.

In townhouse groupings of six (6) or more units, at least two (2) units shall have a variation in height for the majority of the roof line of at least five (5) feet from that of an adjoining unit. Further, at least two (2) units in such grouping shall have a variation in setback of at least five (5) feet from that of an adjoining unit. Such required setback shall comprise at least one-half (½) of each unit.

As an alternative, the equivalent number of linear feet of the facade of the building may be set back at least five (5) feet from adjacent facade sections provided, however, that no setback involving a portion of the building less than five (5) feet in width so set back shall be counted in meeting the equivalency.

(7)

Unit access. Each townhouse unit shall contain windows and exterior access on at least two (2) sides in addition to the separations from individual townhouse site property lines required by the building code for such openings.

(8)

Individual unit widths. The minimum permissible width for an individual unit, center of common wall to center of common or exterior wall, shall be sixteen (16) feet for the majority of the unit. The average width of all units within a townhouse grouping shall be at least twenty (20) feet. Further, no single townhouse grouping shall contain more than two (2) units with a width of less than twenty (20) feet, nor shall the number of townhouse units with widths of less than twenty (20) feet comprise more than thirty (30) per cent of all units in the townhouse project.

(9)

Height. No townhouse unit shall exceed thirty-five (35) feet in height but no more than two (2) stories shall be allowed.

(10)

Required parking, number and location.

a.

Number of parking spaces. Each townhouse unit shall provide two (2) resident parking spaces; plus one-quarter (¼) space for each unit with four (4) or more bedrooms as overflow parking; plus one (1) additional space for each four units in a grouping of buildings, or fraction thereof, for guest parking.

b.

Garages. A garage, a fully enclosed structure designed for storage of at least one (1) automobile or similar motor vehicle, shall be required for each individual townhouse unit.

c.

Location of parking spaces. Each townhouse unit shall have reasonable access to the parking spaces required by the Land Development Code.

1.

For units twenty (20) or more feet wide, the two (2) required resident parking spaces must be located on-site, one of which shall be located within a garage.

2.

For units less than twenty (20) feet in width, one resident parking space shall be located within a garage; the second may be located off-site in a parking bay, parking lot, cul-de-sac or drive aisle median, or in approved on street parking, provided that such space shall be located within one hundred (100) feet of the front or rear door of the unit with which it is associated.

3.

Overflow parking shall be located within one hundred (100) feet of the front or rear door of the unit with which it is associated. Overflow parking may be located in a parking bay, parking lot, cul-de-sac or drive aisle median, or in approved on-street parallel parking.

4.

Guest parking must be located within one hundred fifty (150) feet of the grouping of buildings with which the guest parking is associated. Guest parking may be located in a parking bay, parking lot, cul-de-sac or drive aisle median, or in approved on-street parallel parking.

5.

Distances shall be measured in the most direct line from the front door or building facade to the parking space. The director of development services shall have the authority to approve projects which vary by up to fifty (50) per cent from the required distances.

(11)

Utilities. Individual feeders, meters, lines and shut-offs shall be provided for each townhouse unit, comparable to those for single-family detached development utilizing city standards for construction and dedication. No townhouse unit may be served from or through an adjoining townhouse or auxiliary structure. Water meters shall be located in a protected, grassed area, readily accessible from the street or drive aisle serving the unit.

As an alternative to individual water meters, a master meter may be approved provided that the developer demonstrates that there is a legally and fiscally responsible entity from whom billings for service can be collected.

(12)

Drainage. Each townhouse unit shall drain to a common or public drainage area or easement and no townhouse site may drain onto or through an adjoining townhouse site except through a drainage easement.

(13)

Accessory buildings and structures.

a.

No accessory buildings or structures shall be permitted on individual townhouse sites with the exception of garages, pools, spas, hot tubs, decks, cabanas, screen enclosures, walls, fences, awnings, trellises, and mechanical equipment with its enclosure.

b.

Whenever the city and developer intend to allow the installation of accessory uses and structures such as swimming pools, hot tubs, spas, trellises, decks and the like within the private rear yard areas of townhouse units, a masonry wing wall, a minimum of five (5) feet in height and having a minimum length of ten (10) feet but not more than one third the distance between adjacent townhouse buildings, shall be installed along the common side property lines between the units, extending from the back of the units. Walls or fences constructed across the common rear line of the private exterior yard areas shall be required to provide for emergency personnel access.

c.

Screened patios may be located within the required fifteen (15) foot private rear yard provided no more than fifty (50) per cent of the required private yard area is roofed-over or covered by impervious surfaces. Screened patio areas shall extend no closer than five (5) feet to the unit's rear property line, or one third (⅓) the required building separation, whichever is less.

d.

Private balconies shall be a minimum of two (2) feet in depth.

(14)

Replacement. In the event that any townhouse unit is destroyed or removed by or for any cause, said unit, if replaced, shall be replaced with a townhouse of a size, shape and appearance substantially similar to the original or to adjoining townhouses.

(15)

Association required. A property owners' association shall be established and shall have at least the following duties, powers, responsibilities, and provisions:

a.

Every property owner is required to be a member of the association;

b.

The association shall be responsible for maintenance of all common property and facilities, all exterior building surfaces of townhouse units, and all landscaping located outside of enclosed private yard or patio areas;

c.

The association and its agents shall be granted the right to enter common and private areas and facilities for the purpose of necessary repairs or maintenance;

d.

The association shall be empowered to make and collect assessments for the maintenance, repair and replacement of common areas and facilities specifically including, but not limited to, water and sewer lines, exterior building surfaces and yard areas of individual townhouse sites;

e.

The association shall be responsible for necessary maintenance, repair, and replacement of all common facilities specifically including, but not limited to, water and sewer lines, exterior building surfaces and yard areas, and shall ensure that all townhouses and common facilities are maintained to the standards enumerated elsewhere in the Land Development Code. The association documents shall put the property owners and potential purchasers on notice that the City of Coral Springs has the right to enforce said maintenance and to assess the individual association members their pro rata share of the cost of such enforcement.

f.

The association shall have a traffic enforcement agreement with the city and be responsible for enforcing parking requirements, towing illegally parked vehicles, maintaining emergency vehicle access to each townhouse unit, and marking or signing areas adjacent to fire hydrants or other fire connections to prohibit blocking access thereto.

(16)

Sidewalks.

a.

Townhouse projects located in an RC-6 zoning district, or encompassing fewer than one hundred (100) units, shall provide a sidewalk at least five (5) feet wide on one (1) side of each public or private street and drive aisle.

b.

Townhouse projects encompassing one hundred (100) or more units shall provide sidewalks at least four (4) feet wide on both sides of each public or private street and drive aisle. However, if functional interior walkways are provided, only one (1) five (5) foot wide sidewalk along one (1) side of each street and drive aisle shall be required. Certain portions of private streets, which are determined by the city engineer to function as collector roadways, may be required to have sidewalks on both sides, even if interior walkways are provided.

c.

Sidewalks shall be required to connect individual units to driveways, parking lots or streets. Sidewalks along drive aisles shall connect with sidewalks along the private streets, and sidewalks along private streets shall extend and connect with off-site sidewalks.

d.

Required sidewalks shall be constructed of concrete, brick pavers or other approved surface but not asphalt, stepping stones, loose rock or mulch.

(17)

Private street or access drives. Any private streets or access drives serving townhouse developments shall be so designed and constructed as to meet the city's standards. A private streets agreement with the city, providing for easements, access and protection of any public infrastructure, shall be approved prior to the issuance of a building permit.

(18)

Required usable open space and play areas.

a.

Each townhouse development encompassing one hundred (100) or more units shall provide a minimum of four (4) per cent of its gross acreage in usable open space.

b.

Each townhouse development encompassing fifty (50) to ninety-nine (99) units shall provide a minimum of three (3) per cent of its gross acreage in usable open space.

c.

Each townhouse development of less than fifty (50) units shall provide a minimum of two (2) per cent of its gross acreage in usable open space.

d.

Each townhouse development of fifty (50) or more units shall provide at least one (1) improved recreation area. Space for improved recreation areas shall be provided at the rate of ten (10) square feet per dwelling unit with two (2) or more bedrooms. Minimum size of any individual recreation area shall be seven hundred fifty (750) square feet.

(19)

Landscaping requirements.

a.

No one species of tree shall exceed twenty-five (25) per cent of the minimum required landscaping. Neither existing vegetation nor landscaping in excess of the minimum required will be subject to this limitation.

b.

Townhouse subdivisions shall be required to employ appropriately scaled berms, or tiered landscaping beds, with a variety of colors, heights, textures and species along site perimeters abutting public rights-of-ways.

c.

All required shade trees shall be a minimum of twelve (12) feet in height with a five (5) foot spread immediately upon installation.

d.

A fifteen (15) foot landscape buffer shall be required between vehicular use areas and all external public street frontages, except for arterial streets identified on the Trafficways Plan which shall have a twenty-five (25) foot landscape buffer.

e.

Perimeter landscaped buffers between vehicular use areas and rights-of-way or perimeter property lines shall not be counted towards usable open space requirements.

(20)

Preliminary site plan review. All townhouse subdivisions shall be required to submit plans for preliminary review.

(21)

Security plan. All townhouse subdivisions shall be required to submit a security plan as part of the final site plan submittal. The security plan shall include graphic and textual materials addressing the following public safety issues:

a.

Provision of natural surveillance.

1.

Placement and design of physical features to maximize visibility. This will include building orientation, windows, entrances and exits, parking lots, walkways, guard gates, landscape trees and shrubs, fences or walls, signage and other physical obstructions.

2.

The placement of persons and/or activities to maximize surveillance possibilities.

3.

Lighting that provides for nighttime illumination of parking lots, vehicle service areas, pedestrian areas, walkways, entrances and exits.

b.

Provision of natural access control.

1.

Use of sidewalks, pavement, lighting and landscaping to clearly guide the public to and from entrances, exits, and the like.

2.

Use of fences, walls or landscaping to prevent or discourage public access to and from dark or unmonitored areas, while still providing for adequate emergency access.

c.

Provision of territorial reinforcement.

1.

Use of pavement treatments, landscaping, art, signage, screening or fences to define and outline ownership of property.

2.

Placement of windows, transparent or translucent, in locations to enhance security and surveillance.

d.

Maintenance to fulfill safety and security principles.

1.

Continued maintenance of landscaping and lighting treatment to facilitate natural surveillance, natural access control and territorial reinforcement.

2.

The use of low-maintenance landscaping and lighting treatment.

(22)

Review by design professional. In the event the city manager or their designee determines that a project has special requirements that require the services of a design professional to provide a review of the project, the city may contract with such professional and the reasonable cost of such review will be borne by the applicant. The applicant shall be informed, in writing, of the city's intent to contract with a design professional to review the project and the cost of such review shall be set forth in the letter of notification to the applicant.

(23)

Conflict with other provisions. In the event that any provision of this section conflicts with any other provisions of the Land Development Code, the provisions of this section shall control to the extent of such conflict.

(Code 1972, § 20-47; Ord. No. 93-146, § 1, 9-21-93; Ord. No. 96-158, § 2, 1-7-97; Ord. No. 97-129, § 2, 7-15-97; Ord. No. 97-135, § 2, 9-16-97; Ord. No. 2023-101, § 125, 4-19-23)

(a)

Purpose. The intent of the following provisions is to permit and regulate an alternative form of home ownership and development not provided elsewhere in the Land Development Code.

(b)

The city has established Architectural Review Guidelines which promote superior design standards. These standards, as defined in section 250156, shall apply to all zero lot line developments.

(c)

Applicability. Zero lot line dwelling sites developed in accordance with this section may be conveyed in fee simple along with the land underneath the particular unit and its associate site improvements, provided that all of the land upon which the zero lot line dwelling, its private yard areas, and its accessory appurtenances are constructed is conveyed in unity with the zero lot line dwelling, and provided further that all land other than the individual zero lot line dwelling sites is either conveyed in common to all of the individual owners, to a duly constituted property owners' association or to the public pursuant to an acceptance of dedication action by the city commission.

(d)

The following municipal regulations apply to each zero lot line dwelling subdivision development superseding any zoning district regulations to the contrary:

(1)

Permitted in certain zoning districts. Zero lot line dwelling subdivision development shall be permitted in the following zoning districts: RS-6, RC-6, RC-12, RC-15, RM-15 and RM-20.

(2)

Overall development size. The overall development size shall be the same as permitted by the zoning district assigned to the property. However, each such zero lot line dwelling subdivision development shall contain at least twenty (20) units.

(3)

Minimum site area. The minimum area for each individually owned zero lot line dwelling site shall not be less than the total land area beneath the zero lot line dwelling and shall include accessory uses and private yard areas associated with the individual dwelling.

(4)

Minimum density. The density of a zero lot line development constructed within a Moderate (2-7.99 du/acre) residential land use category shall be in conformance with that range of du/acre. Those zero lot line developments constructed in Medium (8-20.00) du/acre shall be at least five (5) du/acre but in no case more than ten (10) du/acre.

(5)

Buffering, setbacks, separation, and spacing. Zero lot line dwelling subdivision developments and individual zero lot line dwellings and accessory buildings shall conform to the following setbacks, separation and spacing requirements:

a.

Required buffering adjacent to abutting properties. When a zero lot line dwelling subdivision is constructed, a fifteen (15) foot buffer shall be required on the zero lot line development adjacent to any overall development boundary. This buffer shall not be required wherever the overall project boundary abuts a canal or permanent open area greater than forty (40) feet in width.

b.

Where a zero lot line dwelling subdivision shares a common property line with any RS-4 or RS-5 single family subdivision, the zero lot line subdivision is required to place a wall between the two (2) properties. The wall shall have a minimum height of four (4) feet and a maximum height of six (6) feet. The wall shall be landscaped in accordance with the provisions set forth elsewhere in this chapter.

c.

No screen enclosure, pool or other accessory structures other than fences and walls shall be placed within the above referenced buffer. This buffer shall be landscaped in accordance with the provisions set forth elsewhere in this chapter.

d.

Overall development boundary setbacks. No zero lot line dwelling or screen enclosure shall be located closer than twenty (20) feet to a street external to the development. No one story zero lot line dwelling shall be located closer than fifteen (15) feet to any other overall project boundary. No two story zero lot line dwelling shall be located closer than twenty-five (25) feet to any other overall project boundary except where a two-story zero lot line dwelling abuts another zero lot line development on a project boundary, the rear yard setback may be reduced to fifteen (15) feet.

e.

Accessory structures, including pools and screen enclosures, may be located up to five (5) feet to an overall project boundary only where said boundary abuts a canal or similar permanent open area greater than forty (40) feet in width.

f.

Overall development boundary setbacks for zero lot line dwelling subdivisions on RM-20 zoned lands:

1.

Setbacks for developments located adjacent to a trafficway identified on the Broward County Trafficways Plan. No zero lot line house or screen enclosure shall be located closer than thirty-five (35) feet to the edge of the right-of-way. Within this area, a four (4) foot wall or berm, or a combination thereof, shall be constructed fifteen (15) feet from the edge of the trafficway.

2.

Setbacks for developments located adjacent to commercial (B), medium-high density residential (RM-30) or high-density residential (RM-40). No zero lot line house or screen enclosure shall be located closer than twenty-five (25) feet to any property line separating the dissimilar plots. Within this area, a four (4) foot wall or berm, or combination thereof, shall be constructed on the property line between the dissimilar zoning designations to provide adequate buffering. No wall is required when the abutting plot has an existing wall at least four (4) feet in height constructed along the common property line.

g.

Other separation and spacing requirements within the development. The following separation and spacing requirements within the development shall be measured from the right-of-way line of streets, from the edge of curb (or edge of pavement), if no curb exists for driving aisles, from the edge of designated parking lots and spaces (whether paved or not), and from the outside faces of buildings walls. Separations and spacing required between dwellings, accessory buildings, streets, driving aisles, parking lots, and property lines within the development shall be as follows:

1.

Each zero lot line dwelling shall have usable open space areas with an average width of at least ten (10) feet located on at least one (1) side and on the rear of the dwelling. Dwellings may be off-set from the zero lot line to accommodate building footings, roof overhangs, utilities and drainage, provided:

i.

That the usable side yards on the opposite side of the dwelling is not reduced to an average width of less than seven and one-half (7½) feet, and

ii.

That easements are granted to the adjoining dwelling for the use and enjoyment of open space, landscaping [,] irrigation, paving and related purposes over any off-set areas between the zero lot line and the outside face of the building wall,

so that each dwelling shall have the use and enjoyment of usable open space areas with an average width of at least ten (10) feet.

2.

No zero lot line dwelling or its accessory building shall be located closer than ten (10) feet to any other zero lot line dwelling or its accessory buildings, twenty (20) feet to an internal street, driving aisle or parking lot. However, a zero lot line dwelling may be located within an average of ten (10) feet of another provided that the closest distance between the two (2) buildings shall not be less than seven and one-half (7½) feet at any point.

3.

Each zero lot line dwelling site shall have separations and openings required to permit emergency (non-vehicular) access to the front of the dwelling.

4.

Each zero lot line dwelling shall contain windows and exterior access on at least two (2) elevations of the dwelling.

5.

The minimum frontage for an individual zero lot line site shall be thirty (30) feet measured along the street or access driveway.

6.

Swimming pools may be located in required rear or side yard areas; however, no pool shall be located closer than two (2) feet to a lot line and any pool located closer than seven and one-half (7½) feet to a lot line shall be effectively screened from any adjoining lot by a masonry or stucco finished screening fence or wall not less than five (5) feet in height.

(6)

Common property line requirements. The following special requirements apply to the portion of the zero lot line dwelling and site adjacent to common property lines between zero lot line dwellings:

a.

Clearstory windows or other similar openings which do not permit eye level views across a common property line into the private yard areas of an adjoining zero lot line dwelling site are permitted in the building wall adjacent to a common property line or adjacent to the private, enclosed outdoor side or rear yard areas of an adjoining dwelling, provided any applicable building code requirements relating to such windows or openings are met.

b.

Building walls, footings and roof eaves may project up to, but not over a common property line if adequate gutters are provided to prevent runoff onto the adjoining property.

(7)

Height. No zero lot line dwelling shall exceed thirty-five (35) feet in height.

(8)

Location of parking. Each zero lot line dwelling shall have convenient access to the parking spaces required by the Land Development Code. Parking lots may be used to serve more than one (1) dwelling; provided, however, that parking lots shall be configured so that each dwelling owner has convenient access to the number of parking spaces required by the Land Development Code. Notwithstanding the requirements of section 250129(1)(b) of this chapter, driveways serving individual zero lot line dwellings may be located no closer than two (2) feet from a side site line provided that there is a separation of at least six (6) feet between driveways serving adjacent dwellings.

(9)

Garages. A fully enclosed garage designed for storage of at least one (1) automobile shall be required for each individual zero lot line dwelling which primary access is by a street fifty (50) feet in width or greater. However, each individual zero lot line dwelling which contains four (4) or more bedrooms which primary access is by streets less than fifty (50) feet in width, a fully enclosed garage designed for storage of at least two (2) automobiles shall be required.

(10)

Utilities. Individual feeders, meters, lines and shut-offs shall be provided for each zero lot line dwelling, comparable to those provided for standard single-family detached development utilizing city standards for construction. No dwelling may be served from or through an adjoining dwelling or accessory structure. Water meters shall be located in a protected, grassed area, readily accessible from the street or drive aisle serving the dwelling.

(11)

Drainage. Each zero lot line dwelling shall drain to a common or public drainage area or easement and no dwelling site may drain onto or through an adjoining dwelling or site except through a drainage easement.

(12)

Accessory buildings and structures. Accessory buildings or structures permitted on individual zero lot line dwelling sites are limited to garages, enclosed storage buildings, pools, spas, hot tubs, decks, cabanas, screen enclosures, walls, fences, awnings, trellises, and mechanical equipment with its enclosure, provided that any accessory walls, fences or other structures are finished in the same or compatible materials and colors as the principal dwelling. Screen enclosures that extend above any enclosing walls are permitted only in the side or rear yard areas and must be set back a minimum of five (5) feet from the property line.

(13)

Sidewalks:

a.

Sidewalks shall be required to connect entrances to individual dwellings to driveways, parking lots or streets.

b.

Sidewalks shall be constructed of materials approved by the City of Coral Springs.

(14)

Private streets or access drives. Any private streets or access drives serving zero lot line dwelling developments shall be designed and constructed as to meet the city's standards. If water, sewer, or drainage facilities are to be located within private streets or access drives, then a private streets agreement with the city, providing for easements, access and protection of any public infrastructure, shall be consummated prior to the issuance of the first building permit for a principal dwelling.

(15)

Replacement. In the event that any zero lot line dwelling is destroyed or removed by or for any cause, said dwelling, if replaced, shall be replaced with a dwelling of a size, shape and appearance substantially similar to the original or to adjoining dwellings.

(16)

Association required. A property owners' association shall be established whose duties, powers, responsibilities, and provisions shall include, but shall not be limited to the following:

a.

Every property owner is required to be a member of the association;

b.

The association shall be responsible for ensuring the necessary maintenance, repair, and replacement of all common facilities and exterior building surfaces specifically including any water, sewer, irrigation and drainage lines within areas of common maintenance, exterior building surfaces, and paved and landscaped areas located outside of enclosed private yards, and shall ensure that all such facilities are maintained to the standards enumerated in section 215(3) of the Land Development Code. The association documents shall put the property owners and potential purchasers on notice and shall provide that the City of Coral Springs has the right to enforce said maintenance and to assess the individual association members their pro-rata share of the cost of such enforcement;

c.

As the nature of zero lot line dwelling construction and maintenance requires entry upon the yard areas of the adjoining dwelling for the purposes of constructing, maintaining, and repairing that portion of the building and accessory privacy walls built adjacent to the common property line, and for the purposes of maintaining and utilizing any outdoor yard area which might lie between the outside face of the zero lot line wall and the zero lot line property line, non-exclusive rights over the necessary portions of the adjacent yard areas shall be granted in favor of the adjoining property owners and the property owners' association for such purposes as may be applicable;

d.

The association shall be empowered to make and collect assessments for the maintenance, repair and replacement of common and exterior areas and facilities;

e.

Prior to the conveyance of the first zero lot line site, the developer shall furnish a recorded copy of the property owners' association documents containing the above described provisions to city.

(17)

Legal descriptions for individuals sites. Prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for each individual zero lot line dwelling, a legal description for the individual site, keyed to the approved site reference plan, shall be approved by the city engineer and recorded in the Public Records of Broward County, Florida.

(Code 1972, § 20-48; Ord. No. 93-179, § 1, 1-18-94; Ord. No. 94-110, § 1, 3-1-94; Ord. No. 95-038, § 3, 6-20-95; Ord. No. 96-110, § 3, 3-19-96; Ord. No. 97-113, § 2, 4-1-97; Ord. No. 98-111, § 4, 5-5-98; Ord. No. 2023-101, § 126, 4-19-23)

The land development regulations contained herein together with other provisions and procedures contained within the Municipal Code [and the Land Development Code] are designed to be consistent with and to further the goals, objectives and policies of the comprehensive plan. In no event shall a development permit be issued in violation of the comprehensive plan.

Special note. To ensure compliance with the requirements of the comprehensive plan, the following regulations are among those that apply to all districts:

(1)

Trafficways. No development permit shall be issued for a structure or use which would interfere with the existing or future cross-section of a roadway shown on the Broward County Trafficways Plan or shown on any other appropriate plan maintained by the city.

(2)

Potable water supply wellfield protection. No storage, handling, use or production of hazardous or toxic substances shall be permitted which would violate the Potable Water Supply Wellfield Protection Ordinance.

(3)

Permitted uses and residential density. All uses, densities and activities shall comply with the land use element of the comprehensive plan and with the density monitoring system as described in the Land Development Code.

(4)

Concurrency and capital facilities. No development shall be permitted unless the required public facilities will be available at the prescribed levels of service concurrent with the impact of the development on those facilities as described in the city's comprehensive plan and concurrency management system.

(5)

Environmentally sensitive land. Within designated local areas of particular concern and urban wilderness areas development permits issued by the city shall comply with the Broward County Environmental Impact Report Conditions of plat approval.

(Code 1972, § 20-50)

The purpose of the density monitoring system (DMS) is to:

(1)

Secure compliance with the city comprehensive plan and county land use plan by assuring that the maximum number of units permitted is within the parameters allowed by these plans.

(2)

Provide the city with an accurate accounting of all dwelling units, existing, permitted or probable by each flexibility zone provided for in the city land use element of the comprehensive plan.

(3)

Comply with the Broward County Planning Council's requirement to have a monthly review of the status of building in Coral Springs.

Under the DMS, the planning manager submits a report to the city commission on a monthly basis. The report shall be utilized by the city as an "early warning system" that would alert the city of any tendency to exceed the following two (2) levels of ultimate maximum dwelling units: warning system and critical warning system.

To provide that densities shall not exceed maximum densities, an "assured" density for each residential zoning district is assigned by the comprehensive plan. No development permit shall be issued for any residential development which reflects a residential density higher than specified by the assured densities unless the planning manager determines there are reserve units available in the flexibility zone. In no case, however, may the density of any residential development exceed the density designated on the future land use map of the comprehensive plan or fail to comply with the other regulations of the Land Development Code which may affect density.

(Code 1972, § 20-51; Ord. No. 2023-101, § 127, 4-19-23)

Any arrangement of dwelling units within a residential development is allowed as long as the maximum number of dwelling units designed for the development is in compliance with the density monitoring system and the arrangement is allowable under the land development regulations contained in the Land Development Code. Review for compliance with the density provisions for single-family and duplex development shall be determined at the time of plat approval. Individual single-family or duplex lots within a plot or portion of a plat do not have to satisfy the density requirements as long as the plat or portion of the plat satisfies the density requirements. The allowable number of dwelling units for multifamily developments will be determined for each plat or portion of a plat referred to herein as a plot. For the purposes of calculating density, "plot" shall mean the entire area occupied by a residential project, including areas occupied by buildings, yards, setback, parking, driveway, recreation, service facilities, and other acreage eligible to be counted toward density under the definition of gross acreage.

The following additional requirements apply when calculating the number of dwelling units for multifamily parcels:

(1)

The maximum number of dwelling units calculated for a residential development plat or portion of a plat shall be determined by rounding down to the nearest whole number.

(2)

When the combining of platted residential lots, tracts, or parcels, each less than one (1) acre occurs without replatting, the maximum number of dwelling units allowed shall not exceed the sum total of whole number units allowed on each individual lot, tract or parcel.

(3)

When the combining of platted residential lots, tracts, or parcels, of which at least one (1) is equal to or greater than one (1) acre occurs without replatting, the maximum number of units allowed shall be based on the total plot size created.

(Code 1972, § 20-51.1)

Group residential living arrangements for people with disabilities are categorized as family community residences, transitional community residences, and recovery communities as defined in section 250105 of the Land Development Code.

Family community residences, transitional community residences, recovery communities, and congregate living facilities are permitted within individual zoning districts subject to the standards stated in this section, including Table "A."

TABLE "A"
FAMILY COMMUNITY RESIDENCES, TRANSITIONAL COMMUNITY RESIDENCES, RECOVERY COMMUNITIES, AND CONGREGATE LIVING FACILITIES PERMITTED DISTRICTS

P* = Permitted as of right when the standards in subsection 250152(1) or (2) are met. When these standards are not met, the use shall be allowed when it meets the standards for a reasonable accommodation as specified in this section.

RA = Permitted as a reasonable accommodation when the standards specified in this section are met.

P** = Permitted as of right when the standards in subsection 250152(3)a are met. When these standards are not met, the use shall be allowed when it complies with the standards for a conditional use as specified in subsection 250152(3)b.

N = Not permitted.

(1)

Family and transitional community residences.

(a)

Except as required by state law, a proposed community residence shall be allowed as of a right in zoning districts where designated in Table "A" as a permitted use only when the director of development services, or their designee, finds that it meets all of the following standards:

1.

It is located at least seven hundred fifty (750) linear feet or nine (9) lots, whichever is greater, from the closest existing community residence, recovery community, or congregate living facility, as measured from the nearest lot line of the proposed family community residence to the nearest lot line of the closest existing community residence, recovery community, or congregate living facility; and

2.

The proposed community residence or its operator has been issued or shows it has applied for:

a.

The license or certification that the State of Florida requires to operate the proposed family community residence; or

b.

Provisional certification from the Florida Association of Recovery Residences and then permanent certification within one hundred fifty (150) calendar days of the date on which provisional certification was granted; or

c.

A "conditional" Oxford House Charter within thirty (30) calendar days of the date on which the first individual occupies the Oxford House and a "permanent" Oxford House Charter within one hundred eighty (180) calendar days after the "conditional" charter was issued; and

3.

No more than ten (10) individuals will occupy the community residence.

4.

Per state law, community residences for people with developmental disabilities located in a "planned residential community" as defined by F.S. § 419.001(1)(d), as amended, are exempt from the spacing requirements between community residences and/or recovery communities established in this ordinance.

5.

The off-street parking requirements provided for in this chapter are satisfied.

6.

A community residence which does not comply with all of the standards of this paragraph (a) may be approved only by way of a reasonable accommodation issued pursuant to subsection 250152(1)(b).

(b)

When a proposed community residence does not comply with the standards in subsection 250152(1)(a), it shall be allowed as a reasonable accommodation only when the following standards are met:

1.

Proposed location within the spacing distance. A family or transitional community residence proposed to be located within seven hundred fifty (750) linear feet or nine (9) lots, whichever is greater, of an existing community residence, recovery community, or congregate living facility shall be granted a reasonable accommodation only when it is found that the applicant has demonstrated by clear and convincing evidence that both of the following two (2) standards are met:

a.

The proposed community residence will not interfere with the normalization and community integration of the residents of any existing community residence, recovery community, or congregate living facility and that the presence of other community residences, recovery communities, and/or congregate living facilities will not interfere with the normalization and community integration of the residents of the proposed community residence; and

b.

The proposed community residence, in combination with any existing community residences, recovery communities, and/or congregate living facilities will not alter the residential character of the surrounding neighborhood by creating an institutional atmosphere or by creating or intensifying an institutional atmosphere or de facto social service district by clustering community residences, recovery communities, and/or congregate living facilities on a block face or concentrating them in a neighborhood.

2.

No license or certification available. When the State of Florida does not offer a license or certification for the type of community residence proposed and the population it would serve, or the proposed community residence is not eligible to be granted an Oxford House Charter, a reasonable accommodation shall be approved only when it is found that the applicant has demonstrated by clear and convincing evidence that all of the following four (4) standards are met:

a.

The proposed community residence will be operated in a manner effectively similar to that of a licensed or certified community residence; and

b.

Staff who reside and/or work in the community residence will be adequately trained in accordance with standards typically required by licensing or state certification for a community residence; and

c.

The community residence will emulate a biological family and be operated to achieve normalization and community integration; and

d.

The rules and practices governing how the community residence operates will actually protect the residents from abuse, exploitation, fraud, theft, neglect, insufficient support, use of illegal drugs or alcohol, and misuse of prescription medications.

3.

More than ten (10) occupants. Except as required by F.S. § 419.001, as amended, no more than ten (10) unrelated individuals may occupy a family or transitional community residence. A reasonable accommodation to house more than ten (10) unrelated individuals shall be approved only when it is found that the applicant has demonstrated by clear and convincing evidence that all of the following four (4) standards are met:

a.

The proposed number of residents greater than ten (10) is necessary to ensure the therapeutic and/or financial viability of the proposed community residence; and

b.

The primary function of the proposed community residence is residential where any medical treatment is merely incidental to the residential use of the property; and

c.

The proposed community residence will emulate a biological family and operate as a functional family rather than as a boarding or rooming house; nursing home; short-term rental; continuing care facility; motel; hotel; treatment center; rehabilitation center; institutional use; assisted living facility that does not comport with the definition of family community residence, transitional community residence, or congregate living facility; or other nonresidential use; and

d.

The requested number of residents in the proposed community residence will not interfere with the normalization and community integration of the occupants of closest existing community residence, recovery community, or congregate living facility.

(c)

A transitional community residence in zoning districts designated in Table "A" as a reasonable accommodation must obtain a reasonable accommodation which shall be approved only when it is found that the applicant has demonstrated by clear and convincing evidence that all of the following standards are met:

1.

The proposed transitional community residence will not interfere with the normalization and community integration of the residents of any existing community residence, recovery community, or congregate living facility and that the presence of other community residences, recovery communities, and/or congregate living facilities will not interfere with the normalization and community integration of the residents of the proposed transitional community residence; and

2.

The proposed transitional community residence, alone or in combination with any existing community residences, recovery communities, or congregate living facilities, will not alter the residential character of the surrounding neighborhood by creating an institutional atmosphere or by creating or intensifying a de facto social service district by clustering community residences, recovery communities, or congregate living facilities on a block or concentrating them in a neighborhood; and

3.

The proposed transitional community residence will be compatible with the residential uses allowed as of right in the zoning district; and

4.

The proposed community residence or its operator has been issued or shows it has applied for:

a.

The license or certification that the State of Florida requires to operate the proposed family community residence; or

b.

Provisional certification from the Florida Association of Recovery Residences and then permanent certification within one hundred eighty (180) calendar days of the date on which provisional certification was granted; or

c.

A "conditional" Oxford House Charter within thirty (30) calendar days of the date on which the first individual occupies the Oxford House and a "permanent" Oxford House Charter within one hundred eighty (180) calendar days after the "conditional" charter was issued.

d.

When the State of Florida does not offer certification or require a license for this type of transitional community residence and the population it would serve, the applicant shall demonstrate that:

1.

The proposed transitional community residence will be operated in a manner effectively similar to that of a licensed or certified community residence; and

2.

Staff will be adequately trained in accordance with standards typically required by licensing or state certification for a community residence; and

3.

The transitional community residence will emulate a biological family and be operated to achieve normalization and community integration; and

4.

The rules and practices governing how the transitional community residence operates will actually protect residents from abuse, exploitation, fraud, theft, neglect, insufficient support, use of alcohol or illegal drugs, and misuse of prescription medications.

5.

No more than ten (10) unrelated individuals may occupy the proposed transitional community residence, except as required by F.S. § 419.001, as amended. A reasonable accommodation to house more than ten (10) unrelated individuals shall be approved only when it is found that the applicant has demonstrated by clear and convincing evidence that all of the following standards are met:

a.

The proposed number of residents greater than ten (10) is necessary to ensure the therapeutic and/or financial viability of the proposed transitional community residence; and

b.

The primary function of the proposed transitional community residence is residential where any medical treatment is merely incidental to the residential use of the property; and

c.

The proposed transitional community residence will emulate a biological family and operate as a functional family rather than as a boarding or rooming house; nursing home; short-term rental; continuing care facility; motel; hotel; treatment center; rehabilitation center; institutional use; assisted living facility that does not comport with the definition of family community residence, transitional community residence, or congregate living facility; or other nonresidential use; and

d.

The requested number of residents in the proposed transitional community residence will not interfere with the normalization and community integration of the occupants of closest existing family or transitional community residence, recovery community, or congregate living facility.

(d)

Zoning approval shall be revoked when the operator of a community residence fails to provide evidence of permanent licensure, certification, or Oxford House Charter within one hundred eighty (180) calendar days of the date on which provisional certification or licensure or conditional Oxford House Charter was issued. An operator that has not received licensure, certification, or Oxford House Charter, or where a license or certification was denied or revoked, shall not be allowed to operate in the City of Coral Springs and zoning approval shall become null and void upon termination of such license, certification, or Oxford House Charter. An operator must notify the director of development services, or their designee, that its license, certification, or Oxford House Charter has been denied or revoked within five (5) calendar days of the operator being notified of the denial or revocation. Such an operator shall cease operation and vacate the premises within sixty (60) calendar days and the operator of the community residence shall safely return residents to their families or relocate them to a safe and secure living environment.

(2)

Recovery communities.

(a)

Except as required by state law, a proposed recovery community shall be allowed as of right in zoning districts where designated in Table "A" as a permitted use only when the director of development services, or their designee, finds that it meets all of the following standards:

1.

As measured from the nearest property line of the proposed recovery community to the nearest property line of the closest existing recovery community, community residence, or congregate living facility, the proposed recovery community is located no less than the distance specified immediately below in subsections a. through e. from the closest recovery community, community residence, or congregate living facility:

a.

A proposed recovery community housing up to sixteen (16) occupants is located at least seven hundred fifty (750) feet or seven (7) lots, whichever is greater,

b.

A proposed recovery community housing seventeen (17) to thirty (30) occupants is located at least eight hundred fifty (850) feet or eight (8) lots, whichever is greater,

c.

A proposed recovery community housing thirty-one (31) to fifty (50) occupants is located at least one thousand (1,000) feet or ten (10) lots, whichever is greater,

d.

A proposed recovery community housing fifty-one (51) to one hundred (100) occupants is located at least one thousand two hundred (1,200) feet or eleven (11) lots, whichever is greater,

e.

A proposed recovery community housing more than one hundred (100) occupants is located at least one thousand three hundred (1,300) feet or thirteen (13) lots, whichever is greater; and

2.

The operator or applicant has received provisional certification from the State of Florida's designated licensing or certification entity as established by F.S. § 397.487, as amended, or subsequent state statute. Permanent annual certification must be issued within one hundred eighty (180) calendar days of the date on which provisional certification was granted; and

3.

The off-street parking requirements provided for in this chapter are satisfied.

4.

A recovery community residence which does not comply with all of the standards of this paragraph (2)(a) may be approved only by way of a reasonable accommodation issued pursuant to subsection 250152(2)(b).

(b)

Recovery community reasonable accommodation. When a recovery community is proposed to be located within the distances provided for in subsection 250152(2)(a)(1) of an existing community residence, recovery community, or congregate living facility, a reasonable accommodation shall be granted when the proposed use meets, by clear and convincing evidence, the following standards:

1.

The proposed recovery community will not interfere with the normalization and community integration of the residents of any existing family or transitional community residence, recovery community, or congregate living facility and that the presence of other family or transitional community residences, recovery communities, and/or congregate living facilities will not interfere with the normalization and community integration of the residents of the proposed recovery community; and

2.

The proposed recovery community, in combination with any existing family or transitional community residences, recovery communities, and/or congregate living facilities, will not alter the residential character of the surrounding neighborhood by creating an institutional atmosphere or by creating or intensifying an institutional atmosphere or de facto social service district by clustering recovery communities, family or transitional community residences, and/or congregate living facilities on a block face or concentrating them in a neighborhood.

(c)

Revocation of zoning approval. Zoning approval shall be revoked when the operator of a recovery community fails to provide evidence of permanent certification or licensure within one hundred eighty (180) calendar days of the date on which provisional certification or licensure was issued. An operator that has not received certification or licensure, or where certification or a license was denied or revoked, shall not be allowed to operate in the City of Coral Springs and zoning approval shall become null and void upon termination of such certification or license. An operator must notify the director of development services, or their designee, that its certification or license has been denied or revoked within five (5) calendar days of the operator being notified of the denial or revocation. Such an operator shall cease operation and vacate the premises within sixty (60) calendar days and the operator of the recovery community shall safely return residents to their families or relocate them to a safe and secure living environment.

(3)

Congregate living facilities.

(a)

Except as required by state law, a proposed congregate living facility shall be allowed as of right in zoning districts where designated in Table "A" as a permitted use only when the director of development services, or their designee, finds that it meets all of the following standards:

1.

It is located at least one thousand three hundred (1,300) linear feet or thirteen (13) lots, whichever is greater, from the closest existing community residence, recovery community, or congregate living facility as measured from the nearest lot line of the proposed congregate living facility to the nearest lot line of the closest existing community residence, recovery community, or congregate living facility; and

2.

The congregate living facility or its operator has been issued or shows it will be issued the license or certification that the State of Florida requires to operate the proposed congregate living facility; and

3.

The off-street parking requirements provided for in this chapter are satisfied.

(b)

A congregate living facility proposed to be located within one thousand three hundred (1,300) linear feet or thirteen (13) lots, whichever is greater, of an existing community residence or recovery community that is located in a residential or mixed use zoning district, or within one thousand three hundred (1,300) linear feet or thirteen (13) lots, whichever is greater, of an existing congregate living facility, must obtain a conditional use which shall be approved only when it is found that the applicant has demonstrated by a preponderance of the evidence that it meets the standards for conditional uses specified in section 250153 and that the following standard is met: The proposed congregate living facility will not interfere with the normalization and community integration of the residents of any existing community residence, recovery community, or congregate living facility and that the presence of other community residences, recovery communities, and/or congregate living facilities will not interfere with the normalization and community integration of the residents of the proposed congregate living facility.

(Ord. No. 2023-114, § 5, 9-13-23)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 2023-114, § 5, adopted September 13, 2023, repealed and reenacted section 250152 in its entirety to read as herein set out. Formerly, section 250152 pertained to residential care facilities and derived from the Code of 1972, § 20-52; Ord. No. 93-146, § 1, adopted September 21, 1993; Ord. No. 2016-109, § 2, adopted May 18, 2016, and Ord. No. 2023-101, § 128, adopted April 19, 2023.

(a)

No building permit for any structure or business tax receipt for any use shall be issued for any uses listed as conditional uses until the following procedure has been completed:

(1)

An application for conditional use consideration shall be filed with the development services department at least thirty (30) calendar days prior to the planning and zoning board meeting at which it will be considered. The fee shall be an amount established from time to time by resolution adopted by the city commission.

(2)

The application shall contain or be accompanied by all information necessary for the city to determine that the proposed structure(s) or use(s) shall satisfy the requirements for conditional uses specified in the land development code. Such information shall include a site plan, landscape and buffer plan, proposed hours of operation, proposed use limitations, and any other information which may be required by the city manager or their designee in order to determine compliance with the requirements of the land development code. It shall be the applicant's burden of proof to satisfy all applicable requirements for the proposed conditional use.

(3)

Public notice shall be provided pursuant to section 121 of the land development code.

(4)

The application shall be presented to the planning and zoning board, along with the recommendation of the city manager or their designee, for consideration at a public hearing. The board shall, in turn, make a specific recommendation to the city commission containing any reasonable conditions necessary to permit the requested use and satisfy the requirements for conditional uses as specified in the land development code. If the board determines that the proposed conditional use does not meet the requirements of the land development code, the board shall recommend denial.

(5)

No sooner than fifteen (15) calendar days from the date of the planning and zoning board recommendation, the city commission shall consider the application along with the recommendation of the city manager or their designee and the planning and zoning board. If approved with conditions, the building permit or business tax receipt, as appropriate, shall contain those conditions.

(6)

No conditional use, however, shall be granted unless the commission makes a finding that all the following requirements, in addition to those specified elsewhere in the land development code, have been met:

(a)

Use does not negatively impact adjacent residential areas or other existing or proposed uses.

(b)

Use furthers the goals, objectives and policies of the comprehensive plan.

(c)

Use satisfies buffering requirements outlined below:

When a conditional use is permitted within an R zoned plot, buffer areas shall be required for the plot requesting the conditional use except where the plot abuts a non-residential use or there is a road right-of-way, for at least a collector roadway between the uses. Buffering requirements shall also apply to non-residential uses within residential districts. The minimum width of this buffer area shall be as follows:

Where the conditional use is located in a residential zoning district that directly abuts a more intense R zoned plot, the buffering requirement indicated for the more intense R zoned plot shall apply. Buffer areas shall be landscaped in accordance with the provisions established in this chapter.

(7)

In addition to the above criteria, no conditional use shall be approved within an Industrial Research and Development (IRD) District zoned plot unless the commission makes a finding that the following has been satisfied:

(a)

The proposed use shall be determined to be consistent with the Industrial Architectural Guidelines, as amended from time to time.

(b)

The criteria above shall not apply to conditional uses granted in accordance with chapter 25, article XVI.

(c)

[Fees.] The fees shall be an amount established from time to time by resolution adopted by the city commission. Any and all other provisions of this section shall remain in effect, to the extent not in conflict with the provisions of said resolution.

(Code 1972, § 20-53; Ord. No. 93-146, § 1, 9-21-93; Ord. No. 94-138, § 7, 7-19-94; Ord. No. 98-135, § 1, 1-19-98; Ord. No. 2004-121, § 16, 9-7-04; Ord. No. 2007-115, § 10, 11-20-07; Ord. No. 2016-113, § 11, 10-5-16; Ord. No. 2018-104, § 8, 6-6-18; Ord. No. 2020-112, § 24, 8-19-20; Ord. No. 2023-101, § 129, 4-19-23)

(1)

Statement of intent: It is the intent of the Land Development Code to allow for mixed use development on business zoned properties, in a manner consistent with the requirements of the City of Coral Springs Comprehensive Plan and the Broward County Land Use Plan. The development services director shall be responsible for ensuring compliance with the flexibility provisions for residential uses within areas designed commercial as permitted by the comprehensive plan and for determining the availability of reserve units in the respective flexibility zone.

Certain locations and uses have been assigned herein as being areas where mixed use developments are permitted subject to the standards contained herein for mixed use developments. Other uses and additional locations for mixed use developments are subject to conditional use approval in addition to the standards contained herein.

A mixed land use development may occur on a single plot of land, or a mixed use development may be comprised of more than one plot. A mixed use development may be composed of buildings which are used entirely for permitted residential uses, non-residential uses or a combination thereof. All mixed use developments, whether comprised of a single parcel or multiple parcels, single-use buildings or mixed use buildings shall exhibit the characteristics of a unified mixed use development with respect to compatible mix of uses, traffic and pedestrian circulation, unifying design elements, and the inter-relationships between the various uses.

(2)

Permitted uses: The permitted uses shall be determined by reference to Table B.

TABLE "B"
MIXED USE DEVELOPMENTS
PERMITTED USES

O Permitted subject to standards.

+ Permitted subject to standards and provided that the building does not include a residential use or abut a residential use without a separation of twenty-five (25) feet unless the use is processed and approved as a conditional use.

* Requires conditional use approval.

Note: Development must also comply with any specific restrictions contained in the applicable business zoning district.

(3)

Location and mixed use developments: The following commercial areas are eligible for mixed use development in accordance with the Land Development Code:

(a)

University Drive/Westview Drive (all four (4) quadrants).

(b)

Coral Ridge Drive/Sawgrass Expressway interchange (all quadrants within the municipal limits).

(c)

Atlantic Boulevard/Sawgrass Expressway interchange (northeast and southeast quadrants).

(d)

State Road 7/Sawgrass Expressway interchange (southwest quadrant).

(e)

Wiles Road/State Road 7 (southwest quadrant).

(f)

Sample Road/State Road 7 (northwest and southwest quadrants).

(g)

Sample Road/University Drive (southeast quadrant).

(h)

Any additional area zoned for B-2 or B-3 use approved through the conditional use process.

(4)

Limitations on uses, activities and structures for all mixed use developments:

(a)

No more than fifty (50) per cent of the total floor area of the mixed use development may be devoted to residential uses.

(b)

The total number of dwelling units in a mixed use development shall not exceed fifteen (15) dwelling units per gross acre of the overall mixed use development.

(c)

There shall be sufficient reserve units in the flexibility zone as defined by the Broward County Land Use Plan and consistent with the city's Density Monitoring System (DMS), as determined by the development services director, to accommodate the proposed residential uses. Sufficient reserve units shall be allocated to the property to permit the proposed residential units at the time of site plan approval except as provided herein.

(d)

Within each flexibility zone, no more than twenty (20) per cent of the acreage designated for commercial use shall be used for residential uses, or mixed residential/commercial uses. The development services director shall make a finding that sufficient commercial flexibility exists.

(e)

All activities of permitted uses involving sale, display preparation or storage of goods, fixtures, or equipment used or sold in the course of business shall be conducted within a completely enclosed building except for the following activities some of which are required to receive conditional use approval:

1.

Open air retail sales and display as a temporary use for a period not to exceed seventy-two (72) hours when authorized by the city manager or their designee by a temporary use permit.

2.

Seating areas for food and beverage service accessory to a restaurant, private club, cafeteria, or catering establishment.

3.

Outdoor play areas of schools and day care centers.

4.

Drive-up or drive-through businesses.

5.

Motor fuel dispensing.

6.

Outdoor recreation facilities.

(f)

Overhead garage or loading doors larger than eight (8) feet in width or height shall not be located on immediate streetside elevations of buildings nor be oriented toward abutting residential uses, unless effectively screened from view and sound.

(g)

Electrical and mechanical equipment shall be effectively screened from view from public areas, streets, adjoining properties and residential uses.

(5)

Allocation of comprehensive plan flexibility: Proposed mixed use developments, which do not require conditional use approval, may reserve flexibility before approval of a site plan subject to obtaining a letter of approval from the city manager or their designee. Such reservation may include allocation of a specific number of reserve units and a determination that a specific acreage satisfies the criteria that no more than twenty (20) per cent of the acreage designated for commercial use shall be used for residential uses, or mixed residential/commercial uses, within each flexibility zone. The applicant shall make any such request for reservation by submitting a written request to the city manager or his designee. No flexibility will be reserved unless it is consistent with the city's comprehensive plan. The development services director shall make the determination as to consistency with the city's comprehensive plan. The development services director may also assign flexibility to eligible locations by including the resulting numbers in the density monitoring report.

(6)

Minimum plot size regulations: The minimum size of a mixed use development shall be nine (9) acres. Individual parcels within a mixed use development shall be no less than one (1) acre in size.

(7)

Minimum floor area ratio and maximum pervious area: Uses shall be limited to a floor area ratio of no more than two (2) to one (1) and to a plot coverage of buildings and other pervious areas of no more than eighty (80) per cent.

(8)

Setback regulations: Nonresidential buildings and mixed residential/nonresidential buildings shall be located no closer than sixty-five (65) feet from any street right-of-way external to the development. Residential buildings shall be located no closer than twenty-five (25) feet from any street located outside the boundaries of the mixed use development except where prohibited by the Broward County Trafficways Plan.

Nonresidential buildings and mixed residential/nonresidential buildings shall be located no closer than fifteen (15) feet from the edge of pavement of any drive aisle, parking lot or turn lane of any street internal to the development.

No building shall be located closer than twenty-five (25) feet from any overall mixed use development project boundary.

No window, door, or private balcony of a residential unit shall face any other building across a distance of less than twenty (20) feet at the same elevation.

Where apartments are located above a permitted nonresidential use, there is no minimum building separation requirement. However, the buildings shall satisfy any building setback requirements provided elsewhere in this chapter for the permitted nonresidential use.

Where freestanding apartment buildings are located adjacent to nonresidential buildings or free standing apartment buildings, the buildings shall be separated by at least the sum of the building heights divided by two (2). Where townhouse units are permitted, the setbacks, separation and spacing requirements for townhouses found elsewhere in this chapter shall apply.

(9)

Buffer/landscaping requirements: Mixed use developments which do not require conditional use approval shall conform to the landscaping and buffering requirements contained elsewhere in the Land Development Code. Where uses require conditional use approval, a buffer and landscaping shall be provided consistent with the intent of this chapter and approved by the city commission.

(10)

Site plan approval: Mixed use developments, or the individual components or phases thereof, shall be subject to approval of a site development plan pursuant to section 201 of the Land Development Code regardless of whether conditional use approval is required. In addition to the requirements and criteria of Section 201, mixed use developments shall comply with the following additional planning criteria:

(a)

The proposed development shall be consistent with all development regulations contained within this section.

(b)

The proposed uses and arrangement of uses within the development shall be complementary and compatible with one another and with adjoining property uses.

(c)

The different uses, components and phases of a mixed use development shall be related to one another. Examples of inter-relationship may include, but are not limited to shared use of vehicular access, parking, open spaces, landscaping and pedestrian walkways, unified design features and signage, internal vehicle trip capture and/or complementary peak/off-peak use characteristics.

(d)

The development shall provide functional and attractive pedestrian connections between the various uses, components and phases of the overall mixed use development.

(e)

The development shall exhibit unifying physical design elements. Examples of unifying elements may include, but are not limited to, building materials and design features, color, pavement treatment, street furniture, signage, landscape materials and decorative features.

(11)

Conditional use procedures: Under the provision of this section, certain uses and locations will require approval through the conditional use process. No building permit for any structure or business tax receipt for any use, location or dwelling units that requires conditional use approval shall be issued until the following procedure and requirements have been completed:

(a)

An application for conditional use consideration shall be filed with the development services department at least thirty (30) calendar days prior to the planning and zoning board meeting at which it will be considered. The fee shall be an amount established from time to time by resolution adopted by the city commission.

(b)

The application shall contain or be accompanied by all information necessary for the city to determine that the proposed structure(s) or use(s) shall satisfy the requirements for conditional uses as specified in Section 250153 of the Land Development Code and this section. Such information shall include the following, if applicable, to the project:

1.

Economic impact information including, but not limited to:

2.

A master development plan map describing the development in text and map form including the following specific elements:

a.

Traffic circulation element including pedestrian, bikeway and roadway system.

b.

Project data required for site plan submittal pursuant to section 201 of the Land Development Code.

c.

List of permitted uses.

d.

Recreational facilities.

3.

A traffic analysis demonstrating the ability to achieve an internal trip capture concurrent with the buildout of the project.

4.

A parking plan demonstrating adequate parking.

5.

A phasing schedule demonstrating that the commercial component of the plan will be met.

(c)

Before the conditional mixed use development application is placed on the agenda of the planning and zoning board for public hearing, the city manager or their designee must make a finding that the following restrictions are satisfied:

1.

Within each flexibility zone of the Broward County Land Use Plan, no more than twenty (20) per cent of the acreage designated for commercial use shall be used for residential uses, or mixed residential/commercial uses.

2.

There are sufficient reserve units in the flexibility zone as defined by the Broward County Land Use Plan and consistent with the city's Density Monitoring System (DMS) to accommodate the proposed residential uses. Sufficient reserve units shall be allocated to the property to permit the proposed residential uses.

3.

Density of residential uses on property designated for commercial land use shall not exceed fifteen (15) dwelling units per gross acre and the residential component contains multifamily dwellings in townhouses, mixed use buildings or apartment buildings.

4.

Dwelling units and commercial uses may be combined within the same building or may be contained in separate buildings; however, no more than fifty (50) per cent of the total floor area of the development may be residential uses.

5.

The application materials include all the information necessary for the city to determine that the proposed structure(s) or use(s) shall satisfy the requirements for conditional mixed use developments.

(d)

In addition to making the findings listed previously for conditional uses in Section 250153 of the Land Development Code, the city commission shall make a finding that the development satisfies the following:

1.

The mixed use development shall demonstrate that the residential uses will not inhibit the city's ability to meet the goals of its economic element of the city comprehensive plan. Projected revenue sources must be identified to meet any deficit in projected revenues identified by the city manager or their designee in the review of this project.

2.

A mixed land use development shall demonstrate the ability to achieve an internal trip capture concurrent with the buildout of the project.

3.

The phasing plan must provide reasonable assurances that the commercial uses will be provided reasonably concurrent with the residential development.

4.

Recreational opportunities shall be provided to meet the need of the population within the mixed use development.

5.

The buildings in the mixed use development are complementary and functionally related to one another and must be compatible with the adjacent development.

6.

The development will require pedestrian connections between the component uses of the mixed use development and the connections must be functional and attractive to pedestrians.

(12)

[Fees.] The fees shall be an amount established from time to time by resolution adopted by the city commission. Any and all other provisions of this section shall remain in effect, to the extent not in conflict with the provisions of said resolution.

(Code 1972, § 20-54; Ord. No. 93-146, § 1, 9-21-93; Ord. No. 2004-121, § 16, 9-7-04; Ord. No. 2007-115, § 11, 11-20-07; Ord. No. 2020-112, § 25, 8-19-20; Ord. No. 2023-101, § 130, 4-19-23)

(1)

Purpose and intent. It is the intent of the Land Development Code to permit certain uses, customarily located within corporate parks, on business-zoned properties located adjacent to an industrial-zoned area or adjacent to an arterial interchange, in a manner consistent with the requirements of the City of Coral Springs Comprehensive Plan and the Broward County Land Use Plan. For the purposes of the Land Development Code, uses may be permitted on the same plot with other uses permitted within the applicable zoning district or upon separate plots. The regulations are intended to apply only to plots or the portions of plots occupied by corporate park uses and research facilities and laboratories and not to the other uses that are permitted in the applicable zoning district. The development standards of this section are intended to result in an open, uncrowded and attractive appearance through various site design standards.

(2)

Location. Corporate park uses and research facilities and laboratories are permitted on business-zoned property at the following locations:

(a)

University Drive/Westview Drive (all four (4) quadrants).

(b)

Coral Ridge Drive/Sawgrass Expressway interchange (all quadrants within the municipal limits).

(c)

Atlantic Boulevard/Sawgrass Expressway interchange (northeast and southeast quadrants).

(d)

State Road 7/Sawgrass Expressway interchange (southwest quadrant).

(e)

Wiles Road and State Road 7 (southwest quadrant).

(f)

Sample Road/State Road 7 (northwest and southwest quadrants).

(g)

University Drive and Atlantic Boulevard (all four (4) quadrants).

(h)

Wiles Road/Coral Ridge Drive intersection (northwest quadrant).

(3)

Uses. The following uses are permitted under this section of the Land Development Code;

(a)

Corporate park uses, including ancillary wholesale, storage, light fabrication and warehouse uses.

(b)

Educational, scientific and industrial research facilities, research laboratories, and medical or dental laboratories.

(4)

Additional site plan criteria: Corporate parks and research facilities and laboratories shall be subject to approval of a site development plan pursuant to section 201 of the Land Development Code; uses shall comply with the following additional site planning criteria:

(a)

Uses shall be limited to a floor area ratio of no more than two (2) to one (1), and to a plot coverage of buildings and other pervious areas of no more than eighty (80) per cent.

(b)

The proposed uses and arrangement of uses within the development shall be complementary and compatible with one another and with adjoining uses.

(c)

Any overhead doors, loading or service areas associated with a corporate park use or research facility or laboratory shall be effectively screened from view from off-site. No overhead garage doors, loading or service areas shall be located on the immediate streetside of any building facing directly upon any adjoining residential property or any property with approval for residential use.

(d)

No bulk storage of noxious or corrosive chemicals, flammable liquids or explosive or radioactive materials is permitted.

(5)

Other land development requirements: Corporate parks and research facilities shall be subject to the land development requirements of the respective B zoning district where not in conflict with this section.

(Code 1972, § 20-55; Ord. No. 93-146, § 1, 9-21-93)

A.

Architectural guidelines. The community development department shall prepare, and from time to time revise, architectural guidelines and make the same available to the public, which shall provide an illustrative interpretation of the standards and suggested guides for design features of residential, commercial and industrial developments.

B.

Purpose. Architectural guidelines shall provide an illustrative guide of the standards required for development. These guidelines are intended to give potential developers an understanding of what characteristics are to be incorporated into their design. Guidelines are not static or fixed in time. All designers are encouraged to be creative and attempt new and better design ideas which can be incorporated into the guidelines from time to time. However, innovative ideas should be submitted for design review early in the design process. Elements listed as encouraged do not require review by the architectural review committee (ARC). When an element is listed as discouraged it should be a clear indication to a designer that trying to work with that element will be difficult, and may be submitted to the ARC for its professional input. In rare instances, these discouraged elements when coupled with innovative design may receive design approval.

C.

Architectural review committee. The architectural review committee (ARC) shall consist of the following individuals:

(1)

Seven (7) members who live in the City of Coral Springs and are trained in any of the following fields: building, architecture, landscape architecture, interior design, general contracting, a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified professional, planning or engineering. The architect or landscape architect professional shall be allowed to live or work within the City of Coral Springs.

(2)

A minimum of two (2) members must be licensed Florida architects.

(3)

Four (4) members are to be appointed for three-year terms in odd numbered years and three (3) members shall be appointed for three-year terms in even numbered years. When a term has ended, the city commission shall appoint members to serve as of June 1st of each year. Vacancies on the committee shall be filled by the city commission for the balance of the unexpired term. Existing ARC members may be reappointed upon approval of the city commission.

(4)

Three (3) absences from regular committee meetings during any twelve-month period shall be deemed adequate cause for removal unless such absence is excused officially by the city commission.

(5)

If any member of the ARC shall find that the member's private or personal interests are involved in the matter coming before the committee, this member shall disqualify himself or herself from all participation in that matter.

(6)

The committee may review any development plans which do not meet the design guidelines promulgated by the City of Coral Springs. The committee will provide its input on preferred architectural and site planning treatments which are consistent with the adopted guidelines. Development approval will remain at the administrative level, and the resources of both the ARC and the design guidelines will be used to create aesthetically pleasing and sustainable development within Coral Springs.

D.

Approval of paint colors.

(1)

As approved by the architectural review committee, the architectural guidelines of the City of Coral Springs shall include a color palette for paint colors for the exterior of buildings, including perimeter walls and fences. For non-residential properties, the applicant shall submit an application for paint color to the department of development services on the forms established by the department. Upon the approval of the application for exterior paint color for non-residential properties, the applicant, or their designated agent, shall have sixty (60) calendar days from the date of issue of the approved paint color application to complete the painting.

(2)

The director of development services is hereby authorized to approve an extension for extenuating circumstances including, but not limited to weather conditions, a financial hardship and code violations which must be corrected prior to finalizing the painting.

(3)

When the color white is used for painting perimeter walls and fences, a paint color approval is not required.

(Ord. No. 96-110, § 4, 3-19-96; Ord. No. 2001-127, § 3, 11-20-01; Ord. No. 2011-108, § 2, 4-26-11; Ord. No. 2023-101, § 131, 4-19-23)

(a)

Definitions.

(1)

"Accessory use" is a use that (a) is located on the same lot and in the same building as the principal use; (b) contributes to the comfort, convenience, or necessity of the principal use; and, (c) does not exceed thirty (30) per cent of the gross floor area (the area within the perimeter of the inside walls of the building/bay with no deduction for corridors, stairs, closets, thickness of wall, columns or other features but excluding utility rooms).

(2)

"Body art studio" is a use that is accessory to a personal care service or medical and health care facility; involves the practice of tattooing and most frequently features custom, fine art design and "by appointment" services only.

(3)

"Personal care service" is an establishment (not having as its primary function the sale of retail goods) primarily engaged in providing appearance care and/or beauty services to individual consumers such as beauty salons, piercing and spas.

(4)

"Tattoo parlor" is an establishment whose business activity is a principal or main use to which the premise is devoted and the primary purpose involves the practice of tattooing; advertises itself with a garish exterior, neon signage or offers "pictures-off-the-wall" assembly-line service.

(5)

"Tattooing" is any method of placing permanent designs, letters, scrolls, figures or symbols upon or under the skin with ink or any other substance, by the aid of needles or any other instrument designed to touch or puncture the skin, resulting in either the coloration of the skin, or the production of scars or scarring, including permanent makeup.

(b)

Uses permitted. Body art studios are permitted as an accessory use to a personal care service or medical and health care facility in the B-2 (Community Business) zoning district subject to the following conditions:

(1)

Body art studios shall be required to have a separate room for the purpose of tattooing. Each room shall be limited to one (1) customer chair and shall be apart from the waiting room and the public. The room(s) shall not be visible to the general public.

(2)

Body art studios shall not have any neon signage that is visible from the exterior of the building.

(c)

Uses prohibited.

(1)

Tattoo parlors.

(2)

Body art studios are prohibited in all zoning districts except as an accessory use in the B-2 (Community Business) zoning districts.

(d)

Licenses, permits and inspections.

(1)

No person shall operate a body art studio or engage in the practice or business of body art unless the person has first secured the required permits and licenses from the City of Coral Springs, Broward County Health Department and other applicable governmental or non-governmental entities.

(2)

At time of application or renewal of business tax receipt, the supervising physician for each tattooist must provide a letter confirming that they are the supervising physician as required under Florida law and provide proof of insurance except as provided in subsection (d)(3).

(3)

Each supervising physician who does not have insurance pursuant to Chapter 458 Florida Statutes, must post notice, which shall be prominently displayed on the premises of the body art studio. The notice must be easily visible to the customer and consistent with Section 458.320, Florida Statutes, as amended.

(4)

The city may conduct on-site inspections of any body art studio for the purpose of determining whether or not said establishment and the person(s) performing the practice of body art therein are in compliance with all applicable health provisions, codes and ordinances.

(Ord. No. 2003-100, § 2, 2-4-03; Ord. No. 2023-101, § 132, 4-19-23)

(1)

Purpose. To establish conditions and requirements under which a sidewalk cafe permit will be issued for sidewalk cafes.

(2)

Definitions.

(a)

"Accessory use" is a use that (a) is located on the same lot as the principal use; (b) contributes to the comfort, convenience or necessity of the principal use; and, (c) does not exceed thirty (30) per cent of the gross floor area (the areas within the perimeter of the inside walls of the building/bay with no deductions for corridors, stairs, closets, thickness of wall, columns or other features, but excluding utility rooms).

(b)

"Sidewalk cafe" is a portion of a restaurant or eating establishment located outside of the principal building (unenclosed, without a permanent structural roof covering) on a private or public sidewalk which provides a sit down area for food and/or beverage consumption purposes or a sit-down area.

(c)

"Sidewalk cafe permit" is a permit issued after approval has been granted by the City based on the criteria outlines below.

(3)

Uses permitted/permit application. Sidewalk cafes are permitted as an accessory use to a restaurant or eating establishment in the B-2 (Community Business) and B-3 (General Business) zoning districts. Application for a sidewalk cafe permit shall be made to the development services department. If approved, a permit for a sidewalk cafe will be issued for one (1) year and shall be automatically renewed by the development services department if the use remains in compliance with all conditions stated herein. Such permit will not be transferable in any manner.

(4)

Permit types. Sidewalk cafes greater than four hundred (400) square feet in area shall be approved by the city's development review committee. Development review committee fees for sidewalk cafes greater than four hundred (400) square feet in area shall be paid in accordance to the fees established in the development review committee application.

(5)

Submittal requirements. All site plans (including architectural plans) for sidewalk cafes shall include a sketch; existing interior floor plans; exterior floor plans; building elevations; setbacks; types of landscaping/ground covering; signs; lighting; location of tables, chairs and other furniture; pedestrian ingress and egress (clear path) and other information that is deemed necessary for review. In addition, photographs, drawings, or manufacturers' brochures describing the appearance of the proposed tables, chairs, umbrellas or other objects related to the sidewalk cafe shall be provided.

(6)

Development standards and criteria. In order to protect the public health, safety, convenience and general welfare of the surrounding uses, sidewalk cafes shall be subject to the following criteria:

(a)

The operations of such sidewalk cafe seating area shall be conducted in such a way as to not interfere with the circulation of pedestrian or vehicular traffic on the adjoining streets or sidewalks. There shall be a minimum of four (4) feet of clear distance. The minimum four (4) foot requirement will be measured and maintained when chairs and tables are occupied. The sidewalk cafe dining area shall be located adjacent to the building facade, with the four (4) foot clear pedestrian passage provided between the dining area and the edge of the pavement;

(b)

All kitchen equipment and refuse containers used to service the sidewalk cafe shall be located inside the primary restaurant unless not enclosed under a permanent roof structure. Service counters or pass through windows are permitted;

(c)

Required parking for the sidewalk cafe shall be calculated similar to the "open air seating" requirements stated in Article VIII of the Land Development Code: One (1) parking space for every two hundred (200) square feet of dining area. A sidewalk cafe which contains four hundred (400) square feet or less of dining area is exempt from providing additional parking;

(d)

The restaurant owner/operator shall be responsible for maintaining the sidewalk cafe in a clean, neat, orderly and safe condition. All debris and litter shall be removed daily. Private trash containers in the sidewalk cafe dining area are prohibited. Public sidewalk trash containers shall not be used as a means of disposing of table waste generated by restaurant consumers;

(e)

Sidewalk cafe furniture must be kept in a clean, orderly and safe condition. White plastic furniture is not permitted in sidewalk cafe areas. All white plastic furniture currently in place shall be removed within three (3) years from the date of adoption of this ordinance;

(f)

Restaurants may serve alcoholic beverages in the sidewalk cafe dining area provided the restaurant complies with state law and section 11-3 of the Municipal Code;

(g)

Audio/visual devices (televisions) are permitted in the sidewalk cafe dining area provided the devices are located under a permanent roof, are not visible from the public right-of-way and are not audible across property boundaries or through partitions common to two (2) or more parties within a building. Loud speakers or public address systems in the sidewalk cafe dining area are prohibited for those sidewalk cafes where the principal structure abuts residentially zoned property;

(h)

One (1) menu board or sandwich sign is allowed per restaurant and shall be limited to six (6) square feet in area. There shall be no signage or logos displayed on umbrellas or awnings that can be seen from the public right-of-way;

(i)

The hours of operation for the sidewalk cafe shall be no greater than that of the principal restaurant and may be less as determined in the review process; and

(j)

Upon the issuance of a hurricane warning, all outdoor furniture shall be removed from the sidewalk cafe dining area.

(7)

Liability and insurance for sidewalk cafe dining:

(a)

Prior to the issuance of a permit, the applicant shall provide the city with certified copies of all insurance policies providing coverage as required.

(b)

Prior to the issuance of a permit, the applicant shall furnish the city with a signed statement from an authorized officer, or legal representative, of the restaurant that the permittee shall hold harmless the city, its officers and employees and shall indemnify the city, its officers and employees for any claims for damages to property or injury to persons arising out of or in any way contributed by the use, maintenance, or operations of the restaurant. Proof of worker's compensation coverage shall also be provided.

(c)

The applicant shall furnish and maintain such public liability, food products liability, and property damage insurance from all claims and damage to property or bodily injury, including death, which may arise from the use, maintenance or operations of the sidewalk cafe dining area. Coverage shall specifically include policies of not less than one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) for bodily injury, and property damage respectively per occurrence. Such insurance shall name as additional insured, the city, its officers and employees, and shall further provide that that policy shall not terminate or be canceled prior to the completion of the permit period without thirty (30) days written notice to the city. Such insurance will be primary to any insurance or self-insurance whether collectible or not which may be available to the city, its officers or employees.

(d)

For restaurants with sidewalk cafes that serve alcoholic beverages, liquor liability insurance in the amount of one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) per occurrence for bodily injury and property damage is required. The applicant shall furnish and maintain such public liability, liquor products liability, and property damage insurance from all claims and damage to property or bodily injury, including death, which may arise from operations under the permit or in connection therewith. Coverage shall not be less than one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) for bodily injury, and property damage respectively per occurrence. Such insurance shall be without prejudice to coverage otherwise existing therein and shall name as additional insured, the city, its officers and employees, and shall further provide that that policy shall not terminate or be canceled prior to the completion of the permit period without thirty (30) days written notice to the city. Such insurance will be primary to any insurance or self-insurance whether collectible or not which may be available to the city, its officers or employees.

(e)

An endorsement must be issued as part of the policy reflecting compliance with these requirements.

(f)

All of the policies of insurance so required to be purchased and maintained shall contain a provision or endorsement that the coverage afforded shall not be canceled, materially changed or renewal refused until at least thirty (30) calendar days written notice has been given to the city by certified mail.

(g)

The required insurance coverage shall be issued by an insurance company duly authorized and licensed to do business in the State of Florida with the following minimum qualifications in accordance with the latest edition of A.M. Best's Insurance Guide: Financial Stability: B+ to A+.

(8)

Revocation, suspension of permit; emergencies:

(a)

A sidewalk cafe permit may be revoked or suspended by the city manager or their designee upon a finding that a violation of the provisions of this section occurred, or the sidewalk cafe is being operated in a manner which constitutes a nuisance, that unduly impedes or restricts the movement of pedestrians or in any way contributes an undue liability. The revocation or suspension shall be in writing, setting forth specific reasons and providing an effective date.

(b)

A sidewalk cafe may be suspended by the city manager or their designee for community or special events, utility, sidewalk or road repairs, or emergency situations or violations of provisions contained herein. The length of the suspension shall be for a duration as determined by the city manager or their designee. Removal of all tables, chairs and related obstructions shall be the responsibility of the restaurant owner/operator.

(Ord. No. 2003-121, § 2, 12-16-03; Ord. No. 2023-101, § 133, 4-19-23)

Mobile food vendors are authorized to operate on public or private property subject to the following regulations:

(a)

Mobile food vendors based in Coral Springs shall obtain a Coral Springs business tax receipt.

(b)

Mobile food vendors shall remain stationary during their operation and shall not drive from place to place to look for customers.

(c)

Mobile food vendors shall not operate between the hours of 11:00 PM and 8:00 AM.

(d)

Mobile food vendors shall obtain written authorization from the property owner of a site prior to operating at any site.

(e)

Mobile food vendors shall not operate within one thousand (1,000) feet of any brick-and-mortar restaurant unless such restaurant gives written authorization to the mobile food vendor or otherwise expressly authorized in writing by the City.

(f)

While operating, mobile food vendors shall post conspicuously for inspection by any person at all times, the following: proof of licensure from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants, or its successor agency, a certification issued within the previous twelve (12) months from a fire inspector with an active license issued by the Broward County Board of Rules and Appeals that the specific vehicle operating as a mobile food vendor successfully passed a fire inspection, inspection results from most recent health department inspection, and a copy of the business tax receipt from the municipality which the Mobile Food Vendor is based.

(g)

Mobile food vendors shall only operate at locations when three (3) business days advance notice was provided to the Community Development Division. The notification shall include, at a minimum, the following information: the date and times of operation; the location of the operation; a general site plan that includes the location of the vehicle, available parking, restroom facilities, and police and fire access locations.

(h)

Mobile food vendors shall not operate on any public or private property if such operation obstructs or otherwise hinders the free flow of traffic.

(i)

Depending on the location selected by a mobile food vendor, such as a parking lot, if the total number of parking spaces will be reduced by the Mobile Food Vendor, a temporary use permit may be required.

(j)

Violations of this Section shall be a $500.00 fine, which may be enforced in accordance with this Land Development Code, or Chapter 162, Florida Statutes. All code compliance officers, and law enforcement officers are authorized to require the mobile food vendor to cease operations if they are in violation of any provision herein.

(Ord. No. 2018-103, § 4, 5-2-18; Ord. No. 2021-109, § 4, 6-2-21; Ord. No. 2023-101, § 134, 4-19-23)

(1)

Purpose. The City Commission finds that certain transitory uses of residential property tend to affect the residential character of the community and are injurious to the health of the community. Therefore, it is necessary and in the interest of the public health, safety, and welfare to monitor and provide reasonable means for citizens of the City of Coral Springs to mitigate impacts created by such transitory uses of residential property within the City of Coral Springs. It is unlawful for any owner and/or operator of any property within the geographic bounds of the City of Coral Springs, Florida, to rent or operate a vacation rental contrary to the procedures and regulations established in this Section or applicable state statute, except as provided for in this Section.

(2)

Definitions. For the purpose of this Section, the following terms, phrases, words, abbreviations and their derivations shall have the meaning given herein. When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense include the future tense, words in the plural number include the singular number, and words in the singular number include the plural number. The word "shall" is always mandatory and not merely directory.

(a)

Garbage shall mean and include all waste and accumulation of animal, fruit, or vegetable matter that attends or results from the preparation, use, handling, cooking, serving or storage of meats, fish, fowl, fruit, vegetable matter of any nature whatsoever, which is subject to decay, putrefaction, and the generation of noxious and offense gases and odors, or which may serve as breeding or feeding materials for flies and/or germ-carrying insects. Garbage, for the purposes of this Section, shall also include recyclable materials designated by the City for pickup by contractor.

(b)

Owner-occupied shall mean a vacation rental that is the primary and permanent residence of the owner of the property.

(c)

Permanent residence means that place where a person has their true, fixed, and permanent home and principal establishment to which, whenever absent, they have the intention of returning. A person may have only one (1) permanent residence at a time; and, once a permanent residence is established in a foreign state or country, it is presumed to continue until the person shows that a change has occurred. The establishment of a permanent residence in the City is a factual determination to be made by the Broward County Property Appraiser and evidence of the granting of homestead exemption by the property appraiser shall be prima facie evidence of the establishment of a permanent residence.

(d)

Residential property shall mean property which is zoned DTMU, RS-1, RS-3, RS-4, RS-5, RS-6, RC-6, RC-12, RC-15, RD-8, RM-15, RM-20, RM-30 or RM-40 and which is used for a residential use or which is vacant.

(e)

Responsible party shall mean the owner or the person designated by the owner of the property to be called upon to answer for the maintenance of the property and the conduct and acts of occupants of residential properties.

(f)

Sleeping room shall mean a room or space within a dwelling unit primarily designed and used or intended to be used for sleeping purposes, excluding living rooms, kitchens, bathrooms, shower rooms, water closet compartments, laundries, pantries, foyers, connecting corridors, closets and storage space. In the event a garage is converted or partially converted to a dwelling unit, that garage shall be considered a Sleeping room. All sleeping rooms shall:

1.

Have a gross floor area of not less than seventy (70) square feet, and when occupied by more than one (1) occupant, shall have a gross floor area of not less than fifty (50) square feet for each occupant. Gross area shall be calculated on the basis of total room area that is deemed habitable. The maximum number of occupants per sleeping room shall be two (2);

2.

Have a closet, provided that closet space will not be considered or counted toward gross square footage required for a sleeping room;

3.

Have a minimum room width of eight (8) feet;

4.

Have a ceiling height of not less than seven (7) feet for at least one-half (½) the gross floor area. Any portion of a habitable room having a ceiling height of five (5) feet or less shall not be included in the total gross floor area.

(g)

Transient occupants means any person, or guest or invitee of such person, who occupies or is in actual or apparent control or possession of residential property registered as or required pursuant to this article to be registered as a vacation rental. It shall be a rebuttable presumption that any person who holds themselves out as being an occupant or guest of an occupant of the vacation rental is a transient occupant.

(h)

Vacation rental shall mean any unit or group of units in a condominium or cooperative or any individually or collectively owned single-family, two-family, three-family, or four-family house or dwelling unit that is advertised and/or rented to transient occupants more than three (3) times in a calendar year for periods of less than thirty (30) days or one (1) calendar month, whichever is less, or which is advertised or held out to the public as a place regularly rented to transient occupants, but that is not a timeshare project.

(3)

Registration required.

(a)

It is unlawful for any person to allow another person to occupy any residential property as a vacation rental within the City of Coral Springs, or offer such property for rent as a vacation rental within the City of Coral Springs, unless the owner of the property in fee simple title or their authorized representative has registered the property as a vacation rental property with the City of Coral Springs and the vacation rental property has been issued a certificate of compliance in accordance with the provisions of this Section.

(b)

An application for registration as a vacation rental is deemed pending when the application has been filed, all applicable fees have been paid, a certificate of compliance has not been issued for the property and the application has not been rejected. A registration application rejected as incomplete is not pending. Notwithstanding subsection (a) above, a person may allow another person to occupy residential property, for which a certificate of compliance has not been issued, as a vacation rental, when an application is pending if:

1.

The residential property has an effective and valid license as a vacation rental classification of public lodging establishment issued by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulations prior to the date this Ordinance was first advertised; and

2.

The residential property is not in violation of any section of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Coral Springs or the Land Development Code of the City of Coral Springs (collectively referred to as the "Code"); and

3.

An application for registration of the residential property as a vacation rental has been filed pursuant to Subsection (4), Application for Registration, and all applicable fees have been paid; and

4.

That said occupancy was scheduled prior to the date this Ordinance was first advertised as evidenced by a written and validly executed rental agreement or contract provided to the Director of Development Services or designee at least ten (10) calendar days prior to the beginning of the rental period.

(c)

A vacation rental shall be registered annually on or before the thirtieth (30th) day of September.

(d)

The advertising or advertisement for the rental of a single-family, two-family, three-family, or four-family house or dwelling unit for periods of time less than thirty (30) days or one (1) calendar month is direct evidence of offering a property for rent as a vacation rental in violation of Subsection 250160(3)(a) and the advertising or advertisement is admissible in any enforcement proceeding. The advertising or advertisement evidence raises rebuttable presumption that the residential property named in the notice of violation or any other report or as identified in the advertising or advertisement was used in violation of this Section.

(4)

Application for Registration.

(a)

A separate application shall be required for the registration of each Vacation Rental. Applications shall be submitted to the Director of Development Services or designee and shall set forth at minimum:

1.

The legal description of the property offered for rental (i.e., address, lot, block, subdivision, and folio number);

2.

Name, address, electronic mail address, and phone number of owner of said property;

3.

Name, address, electronic mail address, and emergency contact phone number of the responsible party for said property, which shall be a twenty four (24) hour, seven (7) days a week contact number;

4.

Acknowledgments by the owner of the following:

i.

That the phone number for the responsible party will be answered twenty four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week by the responsible party.

ii.

That all vehicles associated with the vacation rental must be parked within the subject property in compliance with the Code;

iii.

That it shall be unlawful to allow or make any noise or sound that exceeds the limits set forth in Chapter 11 of the Code of Ordinances;

iv.

That no solid waste container shall be located at the curb for pickup before 7:00 p.m. of the day prior to pick up and solid waste container shall be removed before 7:00 p.m. the day of pickup;

v.

That whoever, without being authorized, licensed, or invited, willfully enters or remains in any structure or conveyance of a property, or, having been authorized, licensed, or invited, is warned by the owner or lessee, to depart the property and refuses to do so, commits the offense of trespass in a structure or conveyance;

vi.

That other properties are not jointly shared commodities and should not be considered available for use by transient occupants of the property subject to the application; and

vii.

That the owner shall comply with all applicable city, county, state and federal laws, rules, regulations, ordinances and statutes;

6.

Proof of owner's current ownership of the property;

7.

Proof of registration with the Florida Department of Revenue for sales tax collection and Broward County for Tourist Development Tax; and

8.

Proof of licensure with the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation for a transient public lodging establishment; and

9.

Proof of compliance with Subsection 6, Responsible Party Required;

10.

Authorization letter if the application is being submitted on behalf of the owner of the property by their authorized representative;

11.

A survey of the property;

12.

A dimensioned floor plan that is pre-approved by the City before application submittal; and

13.

A fully executed agreement with the City of Coral Springs authorizing police officers of the Coral Springs Police Department to issue trespass warnings on behalf of the property owner.

(b)

Submission of an incomplete application form shall result in rejection of the application. The failure to obtain the required inspection in subparagraph (10), below, within sixty (60) days after the submission of a completed application shall result in rejection of the application.

(c)

An application for the modification of a vacation rental registration is required when any of the following changes to the vacation rental are proposed:

1.

A change in the gross square footage.

2.

A change in the number of bedrooms.

3.

A change in the maximum occupancy.

4.

A change in the number of parking spaces, or a change in the location of parking spaces.

5.

A change in ownership.

Upon completion of the changes or alterations to the vacation rental property, or the vacation rental operation the owner shall notify the city within ten (10) days of completion. A new certificate of compliance may be issued if the conditions of this Section have been met and all required permits have been issued for the changes or alterations.

(5)

Fees for Registration. The City of Coral Springs charges reasonable fees for registration to compensate for administrative expenses. The fees for registration shall be provided for, from time to time, by resolution adopted by the City Commission. Registration fees shall not be prorated. Registration fees are nonrefundable.

(6)

Responsible Party Required. Whenever any property is required to be registered under this Section, the owner shall appoint a natural person to serve as the responsible party for service of notices as are specified herein, and notices given to the responsible party shall be sufficient to satisfy any requirement of notice to the owner. An initial responsible party shall be designated on the application for registration, and the Director of Development Services or their designee shall thereafter be notified of any change of responsible party at least ten (10) days prior to such change becoming effective. Further, it is the affirmative duty of the responsible party to:

(a)

Provide all guests, prior to occupancy of the property, with a written summary of applicable City of Coral Springs ordinances concerning noise, vehicle parking, garbage, and common area usage. The summary shall include citations to the applicable City ordinances and instructions on how to access the complete written text. The summary shall be posted in the interior of the structure prominently near the main entrance of the vacation rental; and

(b)

Maintain all properties under their control in compliance with the Code of Ordinances and the Land Development Code of the City of Coral Springs; and

(c)

See that the provisions of this Section are complied with and promptly address any violations of this Section or any violations of law which may come to the attention of the responsible party; and

(d)

Be available with authority to address and coordinate solutions to problems with the rental of the property twenty four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week; and

(e)

Be situated close enough to the property as to be able to respond in person within one (1) hour of being notified by a vacation rental occupant, law enforcement officer, emergency personnel, or the City, of issues related to the vacation rental. Responsible party shall respond when requested; and

(f)

Keep available a register of all guests, including license plate numbers of all vehicles authorized to remain at the vacation rental overnight, which shall be open to inspection by authorized personnel of the City of Coral Springs at all times; and

(g)

Maintain the entire property free of garbage and litter, provided, however, that this subsection shall not prohibit the storage of garbage and litter in authorized receptacles for collection; and

(h)

Conduct an on-site inspection of the vacation rental at the end of each rental period to ensure continued compliance with the requirements of this Section.

(7)

False information. It shall be unlawful for any person to give any false or misleading information in connection with any application for registration, modification, or renewal of a vacation rental as required by this Section. Vacation rental applications shall be sworn to under penalty of perjury. Any false statements made in an application shall be a basis for the revocation of any license issued pursuant to such application.

(8)

Minimum Requirements for Issuance of a Certificate of Compliance. The Director of Development Services or designee may issue a certificate of compliance to the applicant upon proof of the following:

(a)

The owner or responsible party completes the City of Coral Springs registration application form; and

(b)

The non-refundable registration fee has been paid to the City of Coral Springs; and

(c)

A business tax receipt from the City of Coral Springs pursuant to Section 1001 of the Land Development Code; and

(d)

A business tax receipt from Broward County; and

(e)

A Florida Department of Revenue certificate of registration for purposes of collecting and remitting tourist development taxes, sales surtaxes and transient rental taxes; and

(f)

A Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation license as a transient public lodging establishment; and

(g)

An affidavit, demonstrating maintaining initial and ongoing compliance with vacation rental standards contained herein, plus any other applicable local, state and federal laws, regulations and standards to include, but not be limited to, Chapter 509, Florida Statutes, and Rules, Chapter 61C and 69A, Florida Administrative Code; and

(h)

A copy of the form vacation rental/lease agreement to be used when contracting with transient occupants and guests; and

(i)

That the vacation rental has satisfied the inspection requirements contained in this Section; and

(j)

That the vacation rental is not subject to a suspension pursuant to this Section.

(9)

Vacation Rental Standards. The following standards shall govern the use of any vacation rental, required to be registered under this Section, as a permitted use:

(a)

Minimum life/safety requirements:

1.

Swimming pool, spa and hot tub safety. A swimming pool, spa or hot tub shall comply with the current standards of the Residential Swimming Pool Safety Act, Chapter 515, Florida Statutes.

2.

Dwelling Units. All dwelling units shall meet the minimum requirements of the Florida Building Code.

3.

Smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) detection and notification system. A smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) detection and notification system within the vacation rental unit interconnected, hard-wired, and receiving primary power from the building wiring. The smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) detection and notification system shall be installed and continually maintained consistent with the requirements of Section R314, Smoke Alarms, and Section R315, Carbon Monoxide Alarms, of the Florida Building Code - Residential. Any smoke alarm required by this subsection shall meet all standards for new construction that may be contained within the Florida Building Code and/or Florida Fire Prevention Code.

4.

Fire extinguisher. A portable, multi-purpose dry chemical 2A:10B:C fire extinguisher shall be installed, inspected and maintained in accordance with NFPA 10 on each floor/level of the unit. The extinguisher(s) shall be installed on the wall in an open common area or in an enclosed space with appropriate markings visibly showing the location.

5.

That all vehicles associated with the vacation rental must be parked within a driveway located on the subject property and in compliance with the Code.

6.

Local telephone service. At least one (1) landline telephone with the ability to call 911 shall be available in the main level common area in the vacation rental with the vacation rental address posted predominantly next to the landline telephone.

7.

Emergency lighting. Hard wired emergency lighting shall be installed at the primary ingress and egress of the vacation rental.

8.

Whole unit rental required. Vacation rentals shall be rented as a whole to a transient occupant. In no event may a sleeping room be offered for rent or rented individually.

(b)

Maximum occupancy:

1.

The maximum number of registered transient occupants authorized to stay overnight at any vacation rental shall be limited to two (2) persons per sleeping room. The maximum number of registered transient occupants shall not exceed sixteen (16) in accordance with the foregoing maximum overnight occupancy calculation. The number of sleeping rooms shall be confirmed by on-site inspection by a representative of the City; and

2.

The maximum number of persons allowed to gather at or occupy a vacation rental shall not exceed one and one-half (1 ½) times the maximum occupants authorized to stay overnight at that site, as shown on the certificate of compliance, and in no event shall a gathering exceed nineteen (19) persons. This subsection shall not apply to owner-occupied vacation rentals when the property owner is physically present on the site during the gathering, and

3.

Up to four (4) persons under thirteen (13) years of age are exempt from and shall not count towards the occupancy limits set in subsections 1. and 2. above.

4.

Notwithstanding subsections 1, 2, or 3, above, the total occupancy shall be reduced and set at an amount determined by the Building Official and/or Fire Marshal, in their sole discretion, if such place cannot safely accommodate the number of people otherwise permitted at the vacation rental.

5.

No more than three (3) unregistered occupants may be present, in, or upon the vacation rental at any given time and no unregistered occupants may remain on the property from 10:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m. Sunday through Thursday or 11:00 p.m. through 6:00 a.m. Friday and Saturday.

(c)

Solid waste handling and containment. Chapter 8, Article I, of the Code of Ordinances shall be complied with in its entirety. Appropriate screening and storage requirements for solid waste containers as required by the Code and LDC shall apply. For purposes of this section, a solid waste and/or recycling container shall not be placed at curbside before 7:00 p.m. of the day prior to solid waste pickup, and the solid waste container shall be removed from curbside before 7:00 p.m. of the day of pickup.

(d)

Minimum vacation rental/lease agreement wording. The vacation rental/lease agreement shall contain the minimum information as provided for in this subsection.

(e)

Minimum vacation rental lessee information. The vacation rental lessee shall be provided with a summary of the information required in this Section with instructions on how to access the full text and shall post the following conspicuously within the establishment:

1.

A statement advising the occupant of the City's noise ordinance provided for in Chapter 11 of the Code of Ordinances;

2.

A sketch or photograph of the location of the off-street parking spaces;

3.

The days and times of trash pickup;

4.

The location of the nearest hospital;

5.

The City's non-emergency police phone number; and

6.

There shall be posted, next to the interior door of each bedroom a legible copy of the building evacuation map - Minimum 8 ½ by 11".

(f)

Designation of a vacation rental responsible party capable of meeting the duties provided in Subsection 6, Responsible Party Required.

(g)

Advertising. Any advertising of the vacation rental unit shall conform to information included in the vacation rental certificate of compliance and the property's approval, particularly as this pertains to maximum occupancy. A statement stating "it is unlawful for a sexual offender or sexual predator to occupy this residence" if so determined pursuant to Section 14-3 of the Code of Ordinances. The certificate of compliance number shall be included in all advertising. Additionally, the property owner or designated representative of the vacation rental shall have a continuing obligation to provide to the City all venues and websites in which the vacation rental is listed.

(h)

Sexual offenders and sexual predators. It is unlawful for any property owner or designated representative to allow another person to occupy any residential property as a vacation rental within the City of Coral Springs, as a transient occupant, if such property owner or designated representative knew or should have known that the vacation rental will be occupied by a person prohibited from establishing a permanent residence or temporary residence at said residential property pursuant to Chapter 14 of the City's Code of Ordinances, if such place, structure, or part thereof, trailer or other conveyance, is located within two thousand five hundred (2,500) feet of any school, designated public school bus stop, day care center, park, playground or other place where children regularly congregate. Property owner or designated representative shall determine, prior to submission of an application for a certificate of compliance, whether the vacation rental property is located in an area in which it is unlawful for sexual offenders or sexual predators to establish residence pursuant to Chapter 14 of the Code.

(i)

Posting of certificate of compliance. The certificate of compliance shall be posted on the back of or next to the interior of the main entrance door and shall include at a minimum the name, address and phone number of the responsible party, the maximum occupancy of the vacation rental, and a statement stating "it is unlawful for a sexual offender or sexual predator to occupy this residence" if so determined pursuant to Chapter 14 of the Code.

(j)

Vacation Rental must be maintained in compliance with standards contained with the Code of Ordinances and the Land Development Code of the City of Coral Springs.

(k)

Noise Control. Each Vacation Rental shall contain a noise sensing device with the capability of notifying the Responsible Party when the noise level from the Vacation Rental exceeds the allowable limits of the Code. The responsible party shall notify the registered occupant of the vacation rental if noise levels exceed allowable limits.

(l)

It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in any commercial or non-residential activity at a vacation rental. Such commercial and/or non-residential activities includes, but is not limited to, use of the vacation rental for manufacturing, storing, distribution, or repair of merchandise; allowing employees, clients, or customers on the premises for the purpose of engaging in activities as clients or customers; use of the address of the premises for purposes of advertising the premises other than its intended use as a vacation rental; posting or displaying signs on the premises which indicates the premises are being used for a use other than its intended use as a vacation rental; and any violation of the code that prohibits commercial or nonresidential uses.

(10)

Initial and Routine Compliance Inspections of Vacation Rentals.

(a)

An inspection of the dwelling unit for compliance with this section is required prior to issuance of an initial vacation rental certificate of compliance. If violations are found, all violations must be corrected and the dwelling unit must be re-inspected prior to issuance of the initial vacation rental certificate of compliance as provided herein.

(b)

Once issued, a vacation rental unit must be properly maintained in accordance with the vacation rental standards herein and will be re-inspected annually. The applicant may submit an affidavit, in the form approved by the City, affirming the dwelling unit's continued compliance with this Section in lieu of a renewal reinspection. For an inspection, all violations must be corrected and re-inspected within thirty (30) calendar days. Failure to correct such inspection deficiencies in the timeframes provided shall result in the suspension of the vacation rental certificate of compliance until such time as the violations are corrected and re-inspected.

(c)

The inspections shall be made by appointment with the vacation rental responsible party. If the inspector has made an appointment with the responsible party to complete an inspection, and the responsible party fails to admit the officer at the scheduled time, the owner shall be charged a "no show" fee in an amount to be determined by resolution of the City Commission to cover the inspection expense incurred by the City.

(d)

If the inspector(s) is denied admittance by the vacation rental responsible party or if the inspector fails in at least three (3) attempts to complete an initial or subsequent inspection of the rental unit, the inspector(s) shall provide notice of failure of inspection to the owner at the address shown on the existing vacation rental certificate of compliance or the application for vacation rental.

1.

For an initial inspection, the notice of failure of inspection results in the certificate of compliance not being issued; the vacation rental is not permitted to operate without a valid certificate of compliance.

2.

For a subsequent inspection, the notice of failure of inspection is considered a violation and is subject to enforcement remedies as provided herein.

(e)

The City Commission may, by resolution, prescribe the circumstances under which the inspections required by this section may be waived.

(11)

Registration Not Transferable. No registration issued under this Section shall be transferred or assigned or used by any person other than the one to whom it is issued, or at any location other than the one for which it is issued.

(12)

Expiration of Registration. All registrations for which a certificate of compliance has been issued under the provisions of this Section shall be valid for no more than one (1) year, and all registrations and certificates of compliance shall expire on September 30th of each year. The application for renewal must be submitted no later than sixty (60) days prior to the September 30 ^th expiration date. Late renewal fees shall be established by resolution of the City Commission and shall be charged to an application for renewal submitted prior to the expiration date but after the sixty (60) days required by this section. All applications for renewal received after September 30th shall be processed as a new application and subject to all applicable fees. All registrations for which certificates of compliance were issued within one hundred eighty (180) days prior to September 30th shall remain valid and shall not expire until September 30th of the following year.

(13)

Penalties, Offenses, and Suspension.

(a)

Any certificate of compliance issued pursuant to this Section may be denied, or suspended by the Director of Development Services or designee upon the adjudication of a violation of this Section, any City ordinance, or state law by the responsible party, property owner or transient occupant attributable to the property for which the certificate of compliance is issued. Such denial or suspension is in addition to any penalty provided herein.

(b)

Offenses/violations.

1.

Non-compliance with any provisions of this Section shall constitute a violation of this Section.

2.

Separate violations. Each day a violation exists shall constitute a separate and distinct violation, except that violations of Subsection (9)(b), regarding occupancy, shall constitute a single violation for a rental period.

(c)

Remedies/enforcement.

1.

Code enforcement activities will be in accordance with Chapter 1, Article V of the Land Development Code. However, any such fines imposed pursuant to this Section shall not be subject to reduction by the Special Magistrate or Administrative Panel.

2.

The City Commission of the City of Coral Springs hereby declares maximum occupancy violations, nonresidential and commercial use of property violations of this Code to be irreparable or irreversible in nature and therefore, the Special Magistrate of the City of Coral Springs shall have the authority to issue fines up to fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000.00) per violation.

3.

Additional remedies. Nothing contained herein shall prevent the City from seeking all other available remedies which may include, but not be limited to, suspension of a vacation rental certificate of compliance, injunctive relief, liens and other civil and criminal penalties provided by law, as well as referral to other enforcing agencies.

(d)

Suspension of vacation rental certificate of compliance. In addition to any fines and any other remedies described herein or provided for by law, City Manager or designee may suspend a vacation rental certificate of compliance in accordance with the following:

1.

Suspension time frames.

i.

Upon a second violation of this Section the vacation rental certificate may be suspended for a period up to thirty (30) calendar days.

ii.

Upon a third violation of this Section the vacation rental certificate may be suspended for a period up to one hundred eighty (180) calendar days.

iii.

Upon a fourth violation of this Section the vacation rental certificate may be suspended for a period up to three hundred sixty-five (365) calendar days.

iv.

For each additional violation of this Section the vacation rental certificate may be suspended for an additional thirty (30) calendar days. For example, the fifth violation may be up to three hundred ninety (395) calendar days; the sixth violation may be up to four hundred fifteen (415) calendar days, and so on.

v.

A vacation rental certificate of compliance shall be subject to temporary suspension beginning five (5) working days after a citation or notice of violation is issued for a violation of the Florida Building Code, or Florida Fire Prevention Code. Such suspension shall remain in place until the vacation rental is reinspected and it is determined that the violation no longer exists by the City.

2.

Suspension restrictions. A vacation rental may not provide transient occupancy during any period of suspension of a vacation rental certificate of compliance.

i.

The suspension shall begin immediately following notice of suspension, commencing either:

a.

at the end of the current vacation rental lease period; or

b.

within thirty (30) calendar days, whichever date commences earlier, or as otherwise determined by the special magistrate.

ii.

Operation during any period of suspension shall be deemed a violation pursuant to this Section and shall be subject to daily fine, up to one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or to the maximum amount as otherwise provided in Florida Statutes for repeat violations, for each day that the vacation rental operates during a period of violation.

iii.

An application for a renewal may be submitted during the period of suspension; however, no certificate of compliance may be issued for the vacation rental until the period of suspension has expired. Once suspended, a vacation rental certificate for the same address shall not be issued to any of the individuals, collection of individuals, or owners of any companies or subsidiaries which owned the property at the time the suspension begins for the remainder of the license year (which begins October 1) or for a minimum of six months, whichever is longer.

3.

Appeal. All appeals of suspensions shall be to the Special Magistrate in accordance with Section 190(D)(2) of the Land Development Code of the City of Coral Springs.

(14)

Complaints. Whenever a violation of this Section occurs, or is alleged to have occurred, any person may file a written complaint. Such complaint, stating fully the causes and basis thereof, shall be filed with the Director of Development Services or designee. The Director of Development Services or designee shall promptly record such complaint, investigate, and take action thereon in accordance with this Section and Chapter 1, Article V of the Land Development Code.

(15)

Enforcement. The provisions of this Section shall be enforced as provided in Chapter 1, Article V of the Land Development Code.

(Ord. No. 2021-107, § 2, 6-2-21; Ord. No. 2022-109, § 2, 4-6-22; Ord. No. 2023-101, § 135, 4-19-23)