Lighthouse Point City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
ARTICLE II
ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT2
Sections
- DIVISION 2. - COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING
- DIVISION 3. - DEVELOPMENT PERMIT
- Subdivision I. - In General
- Sec. 42-66. - Purpose.
- Sec. 42-67. - Development review administration.
- Sec. 42-68. - Application and requirement for development permits.
- Sec. 42-69. - Major review.
- Sec. 42-70. - Minor review.
- Sec. 42-71. - Exempt development.
- Sec. 42-72. - Service charges and cost recovery.
- Sec. 42-73. - Development review procedures.
- Subdivision II. - Development Review Requirements
- Subdivision I. - In General
- DIVISION 4. - SITE PLANS
- Subdivision I. - In General
- Subdivision II. - Standards and Requirements
- Sec. 42-131. - Compliance with provisions of subdivision.
- Sec. 42-132. - Off-street parking facilities.
- Sec. 42-133. - Loading facilities.
- Sec. 42-134. - Vehicular reservoir areas.
- Sec. 42-135. - Access for vehicles other than automobiles.
- Sec. 42-136. - Setbacks.
- Sec. 42-137. - Driveway entrance from public right-of-way.
- Sec. 42-138. - Limitations on improvements in the ultimate right-of-way.
- Sec. 42-139. - Sight distance.
- Sec. 42-140. - Design of traffic corridors.
- Sec. 42-141. - Design of nontrafficway corridors.
- Sec. 42-142. - Pervious area and greenspace.
- Sec. 42-143. - Sidewalks.
- Sec. 42-144. - Water and wastewater easements.
- Sec. 42-145. - Access to trafficway corridors.
- Sec. 42-146. - Design standards and requirements for traffic control of local streets.
ARTICLE III
SUBDIVISION AND PLATTING3
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - GENERALLY
- DIVISION 2. - PLATS
- Sec. 42-191. - Mandatory platting and exceptions.
- Sec. 42-192. - Requirements in lieu of platting.
- Sec. 42-193. - Plats required; effect.
- Sec. 42-194. - Preparation of plat; minimum lot size and dimensions.
- Sec. 42-195. - Mandatory preliminary plat review.
- Sec. 42-196. - Final plat approval procedural requirements.
- Sec. 42-197. - Development review requirements.
- Sec. 42-198. - Planning and zoning board recommendation on plats.
- Sec. 42-199. - Plat approval.
- Sec. 42-200. - Drainage to be shown prior to plat approval.
- DIVISION 3. - REQUIREMENTS FOR IMPROVEMENTS
- Sec. 42-216. - Requirements for improvement completion bonds.
- Sec. 42-217. - Constructing, improving, extending streets.
- Sec. 42-218. - Opening, changing, closing or abandoning streets.
- Sec. 42-219. - Completion of streets, water mains and hydrants.
- Sec. 42-220. - Completion of bulkheads and seawalls.
- Sec. 42-221. - Sidewalks.
ARTICLE IV
- ZONING
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - GENERALLY
- Sec. 42-241.- Short title.
- Sec. 42-242. - Definitions.
- Sec. 42-243. - Permits not to authorize violations; correcting plans and specifications.
- Sec. 42-244. - Penalty for violating article.
- Sec. 42-245. - Interpretation of provisions.
- Sec. 42-246. - Compliance with provisions; buildings to be located on lots.
- Sec. 42-247. - Time limits for completing construction and repair.
- DIVISION 2. - ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT[5]
- Subdivision II. - Planning and Zoning Board[6]
- Subdivision III. - Nonconforming Uses
- DIVISION 3. - ZONING DISTRICTS ESTABLISHED; ZONING MAP
- DIVISION 4. - DISTRICT REGULATIONS
- Sec. 42-341.- RS-3, single-family residential districts.
- Sec. 42-342. - RS-5, single-family residential district.
- Sec. 42-343. - RD-10, two-family residence district.
- Sec. 42-344. - RM-16, four-family residential district.
- Sec. 42-345. - RM-25, apartment districts.
- Sec. 42-346. - B-1, neighborhood business districts.
- Sec. 42-347. - B-2, community business districts.
- Sec. 42-348. - B-2A, planned business districts.
- Sec. 42-349. - B-3, general business districts.
- Sec. 42-350. - B-3A, special business districts.
- Sec. 42-351. - CF, community facility district.
- Sec. 42-352. - S-1, recreation and open space district.
- Sec. 42-358. - Retail sale of dogs and cats.
- Sec. 42-359. - Reasonable accommodation.
- Sec. 42-360. - Conditional uses.
- Sec. 42-361. - Additional conditional use criteria for three-story townhouses in RM-16.
- Sec. 42-361.1. - Additional conditional use criteria for two-story townhouses in RM-16.
- Sec. 42-362. - Additional conditional use criteria for full service dry cleaners in B-1.
- Sec. 42-363. - Additional conditional use criteria for children's dance school.
- Sec. 42-364. - Additional conditional use criteria for fortune teller or similar use.
- Sec. 42-365. - Additional conditional use criteria for gaming establishment, golf driving range, miniature golf course, playground, playfield, or similar use (indoor/outdoor).
- Sec. 42-366. - Additional conditional use criteria for nightclubs or similar uses.
- Sec. 42-367. - Additional conditional use criteria for check cashing stores or payday loans or similar use.
- Sec. 42-368. - Additional conditional use criteria for theater, sports arena or similar use.
- Sec. 42-369. - Additional conditional use criteria for pawnshop or similar use.
- Sec. 42-370. - Additional conditional use criteria for a consignment shop or similar use.
- Sec. 42-370.1. - Additional conditional use criteria for healthcare uses other than medical offices.
- Sec. 42-370.2. - Additional conditional use criteria for hospitals.
- Sec. 42-370.3. - Additional conditional use criteria for thrift shop or similar uses.
- DIVISION 5. - SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIFIC USES
- Sec. 42-371.- Yard encroachments.
- Sec. 42-372. - Pools, terraces, hot tubs and spas.
- Sec. 42-373. - Easterly building construction line.
- Sec. 42-374. - Lot coverage.
- Sec. 42-375. - Construction of fences.
- Sec. 42-376. - Walls, fences, hedges in nonwaterfront residential lots.
- Sec. 42-377. - Walls, fences, hedges and patios on waterfront residential lots.
- Sec. 42-378. - Boat davits, lifts, elevators, ramps floating vessel platforms and floating boat lifts.
- Sec. 42-379. - Wall heights for business property abutting residential property and optional fence heights for residential property abutting business property.
- Sec. 42-380. - Docks, piers and pilings on canals.
- Sec. 42-381. - Seawall height and raising or capping seawalls.
- Sec. 42-382. - Rip-rap seawalls.
- Sec. 42-383. - Construction of driveways.
- Sec. 42-384. - Grading undeveloped lots.
- Sec. 42-385. - Satellite dish antennas.
- Sec. 42-386. - Amateur radio and television transmission and receiving antennas.
- Sec. 42-387. - Designation and use of historic structure, site or place.
- Sec. 42-388. - Adult bookstores and adult motion picture theaters.
- Sec. 42-389. - Boat slip prohibition.
- Sec. 42-390. - Recreational fencing.
- Sec. 42-391. - Medical marijuana treatment center dispensing facilities prohibited.
- Sec. 42-392. - Synthetic turf.
- DIVISION 6. - OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING[7]
- Sec. 42-406.- General requirements.
- Sec. 42-407. - Requirements for general commercial uses.
- Sec. 42-408. - Plans.
- Sec. 42-409. - Design standards.
- Sec. 42-410. - Minimum parking requirements.
- Sec. 42-411. - Limitations on use of required parking facilities.
- Sec. 42-412. - Parking other than on-site location.
- Sec. 42-413. - Off-street loading; general provisions.
- DIVISION 7. - COMMERCIAL LANDSCAPING[8]
- DIVISION 8. - TRANSIENT RENTALS
- Sec. 42-440.- Purpose.
- Sec. 42-441. - Definitions.
- Sec. 42-442. - Certificate of compliance required.
- Sec. 42-443. - Application for certificate of compliance.
- Sec. 42-444. - Fees for certificate of compliance.
- Sec. 42-445. - Responsible party required.
- Sec. 42-446. - False information.
- Sec. 42-447. - Minimum requirements for issuance of a certificate of compliance.
- Sec. 42-448. - Transient rental standards.
- Sec. 42-449. - Initial and routine compliance inspections of transient rentals.
- Sec. 42-450. - Certificate of compliance is not transferable.
- Sec. 42-451. - Expiration of certificate of compliance.
- Sec. 42-452. - Suspension and revocation.
- Sec. 42-453. - Complaints.
- Sec. 42-454. - Enforcement
- Sec. 42-455. - Reasonable accommodation.
ARTICLE V
- SIGNS9
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - GENERALLY
- Sec. 42-461. - Definitions.
- Sec. 42-462. - Penalties and violations.
- Sec. 42-463. - Statement of purpose.
- Sec. 42-464. - Applicability of article.
- Sec. 42-465. - Liability of sign owner and property owner.
- Sec. 42-466. - Reconstruction of damaged or destroyed sign.
- Sec. 42-467. - Maintenance.
- Sec. 42-468. - Certain signs or sign structures prohibited.
- Sec. 42-469. - Posting on public or private property.
- Sec. 42-470. - Legal notices.
- DIVISION 2. - ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT[10]
- Subdivision I. - In General
- Subdivision II. - Permit
- DIVISION 3. - REGULATIONS FOR SPECIFIC TYPES OF SIGNS[11]
- Subdivision I. - In General
- Sec. 42-531. - Canopy signs.
- Sec. 42-532. - Credit card signs.
- Sec. 42-533. - Directional signs.
- Sec. 42-534. - Directory signs.
- Sec. 42-535. - Flat signs.
- Sec. 42-536. - Flags.
- Sec. 42-537. - Office buildings.
- Sec. 42-538. - Monument signs.
- Sec. 42-539. - Gas service stations.
- Sec. 42-540. - Shopping centers.
- Sec. 42-541. - Signs in right-of-way.
- Sec. 42-542. - Reserved.
- Sec. 42-543. - Window signs.
- Sec. 42-544. - Misleading statements.
- Sec. 42-545. - Indecent displays.
- Subdivision II. - Electric Signs
- Sec. 42-561. - General requirements.
- Sec. 42-562. - Licensed electrician to perform work.
- Sec. 42-563. - Approved apparatus only to be installed.
- Sec. 42-564. - Moisture protection.
- Sec. 42-565. - Inspections.
- Sec. 42-566. - Conformity to specified technical provisions required.
- Sec. 42-567. - Discontinuance of nonconforming signs.
- Sec. 42-568. - Nuisance.
- Subdivision I. - In General