4.11.1. Districts and intent.

The O Office category includes one zone district: O. This district is intended for business and professional offices, banks and financial institutions, and public and semi-public buildings and facilities and accessory structures as may be desirable with such development, as well as surrounding development. This district is not to be deemed a commercial district and shall be located within designated urban development areas as defined by the county's comprehensive plan.

4.11.2. Permitted principal uses and structures.

1.

Medical and dental offices, clinics, and laboratories.

2.

Business and professional offices.

3.

Banks and financial institutions.

4.

Residential dwelling units which existed within this district on the date of adoption or amendment of these zoning regulations.

For uses under (1), (2), and (3) [paragraphs 1, 2, and 3] above with one (1) acre or more of land or twenty thousand (20,000) square feet of building floor area, site and development plan approval is required (see section 14.11).

4.11.3. Permitted accessory uses and structures.

1.

Uses and structures which:

a.

Are customarily accessory and clearly incidental and subordinate to permitted or permissible uses and structures.

b.

Are located on the same lot as the permitted or permissible principal use or structure, or on a contiguous lot in the same ownership.

c.

Do not involve operations or structures not in keeping with the character of the district.

2.

On-site signs. (See also section 4.18.22.)

3.

On the same premises and in conjunction with permitted principal uses and structures, dwelling units only for occupancy by owners or employees thereof.

4.11.4. Prohibited uses and structures.

Any use or structure not specifically, provisionally or by reasonable implication permitted herein or permissible by special exception, including the following which are listed for emphasis:

1.

New residential uses, except as specified under O accessory uses.

2.

Sales, display, or outside storage of goods or merchandise.

3.

Restaurants.

4.

Automotive service stations and car washes.

5.

Bars, cocktail lounges, taverns, and package store for sale of alcoholic beverages.

6.

Off-site signs.

4.11.5. Special exceptions. (See also articles 12 and 13.)

1.

Public or private schools offering curricula comparable to that of public schools.

2.

Parks maintained by any private association of persons residing in the district.

3.

Public buildings and facilities, except those otherwise specified.

4.

Art galleries, community or little theaters (but not moving picture theaters or drive-in movies).

5.

Private clubs and lodges.

6.

Churches and other houses of worship.

7.

Funeral homes without crematories.

8.

Hospitals, nursing homes, and residential homes for the aged.

9.

Home occupations. (See section 2.1.)

10.

Professional, business, and technical schools, provided all activities are conducted in completely enclosed buildings.

11.

Child care centers and overnight child care centers provided:

a.

No outdoor play activities shall be conducted before 8:00 a.m. or after 8:00 p.m.

b.

Provision is made for areas for off-street pick-up and drop-off of children.

12.

Recovery homes.

13.

Residential treatment facilities.

14.

Pharmacies.

4.11.6. Minimum lot requirements (area, width).

1.

Permitted or permissible uses and structures:

None, except as needed to meet all other requirements set out herein.

4.11.7. Minimum yard requirements (depth of front and rear yard, width of side yards). (See section 4.18.30 for right-of-way setback requirements.)

1.

Public and private schools, child care centers, overnight child care centers, churches and other houses of worship, private clubs and lodges, nursing homes, residential homes for the aged, public buildings, and facilities (unless otherwise specified):

2.

Medical and dental offices, clinics, and laboratories; hospitals; business and professional offices; banks and financial institutions; and all other permitted or permissible uses unless otherwise specified:

Special provisions: As a minimum, no less than one-half (½) the depth of any required front yard shall be maintained as a landscaped areas; the remainder may be used for off-street parking, but not for buildings.

The depth of this landscaped area shall be measured at right angles to property lines and shall be established along the entire length of and contiguous to the designated property line or lines. This landscaped area may be penetrated at right angles by driveways.

A minimum thirty-five (35) foot natural buffer shall be required from all wetlands and perennial rivers, streams and creeks. For all uses other than single-family residential, agricultural and silvicultural adjacent to a "Work of the District" as established in F.A.C. ch. 40B-4, as amended, a minimum buffer setback shall be required for rivers, streams and creeks, and their floodways, as required within such rule.

3.

Existing conventional single-family dwellings and duplexes:

4.

Existing multiple-family dwellings: (to be applied to site perimeters).

Special provisions: Where two (2) or more multiple-family structures are located together on one (1) side, no detached residential structure shall be closer than twenty (20) ft. to another.

4.11.8. Maximum height of structures. No portion shall exceed (see also section 4.18): thirty-five (35) ft.

4.11.9. Maximum lot coverage by all buildings.

Unrestricted, except as necessary to meet requirements as set out herein.

Note: In addition to providing the required lot, yard, building height, lot coverage, landscaped buffering and off-street parking requirements of this section, no structure shall exceed a 1.0 floor area ratio.

4.11.10. Minimum landscaped buffering requirements. (See also section 4.18.)

1.

All permitted or permissible uses (unless otherwise specified):

Where a use listed under [paragraph] 1 above is erected or expanded on land abutting a residential district, then the proposed use shall provide a landscaped buffer which shall be not less than ten (10) feet in width along the affected rear and/or side yards, as the case may be.

2.

Public schools and existing residential dwelling units:

None, except as necessary to meet other requirements set out herein.

4.11.11. Minimum off-street parking requirements. (See also section 4.18.)

1.

Medical or dental offices, clinics, and laboratories: one (1) space for each fifty (50) sq. ft. of floor area.

2.

Business and professional offices: one (1) space for each two hundred (200) sq. ft. of floor area.

3.

Banks and financial institutions: one (1) space for each one hundred fifty (150) sq. ft. of non-storage floor area.

4.

Public buildings and facilities (unless otherwise specified): one (1) space for each two hundred (200) sq. ft. of floor area.

5.

Art galleries: one (1) space for each three hundred (300) sq. ft. of floor area.

6.

Community or little theaters: one (1) space for each four (4) seats.

7.

Dance, art, and music studios: one (1) space for each three hundred fifty (350) sq. ft. of floor area.

8.

Private clubs and lodges: one (1) space for each three hundred (300) sq. ft. of floor area.

9.

Churches and other houses of worship: one (1) space for each six (6) permanent seats in the main auditorium.

10.

Funeral homes: one (1) space for each three (3) seats in chapel.

11.

Elementary and junior high schools: two (2) spaces for each classroom or office room, plus one (1) space for each three (3) seats in any auditorium or gymnasium.

12.

Senior high school: four (4) spaces for each classroom or office room, plus two (2) spaces for each three (3) seats in any auditorium or gymnasium.

13.

Professional, business, and technical schools: one (1) space for each two hundred (200) sq. ft. of floor area.

14.

Hospitals: two (2) spaces for each bed.

15.

Nursing homes: one (1) space for each two (2) beds.

16.

Child care centers and overnight child care centers: one (1) space for each three hundred (300) sq. ft. of floor area devoted to child care activities.

17.

Group living facilities: one (1) space for each bedroom.

18.

Residential homes for the aged: one (1) space for each dwelling unit.

19.

Foster care facilities: two (2) spaces for each dwelling unit.

20.

Group home facilities: one (1) space for each bedroom.

21.

Recovery homes: one (1) space for each bedroom.

22.

Residential treatment facilities: one (1) space for each bed.

23.

Pharmacies: one (1) space for each one hundred fifty (150) sq. ft. of non-storage floor area.

24.

For other special exceptions as specified herein: to be determined by findings in the particular case.

State Law reference— Provisions for vehicle parking required, F.S. § 163.3202(1)(h).