The intent of Article X is to provide an orderly streamlined process for persons wishing to develop property within the Interchange Commercial Zoning District. To achieve that end, the processes established herein shall be followed. Deviations from the established process may result in the City being unable to issue permits until deviations are corrected. It is also the intent that Article X contain rules and regulations of the City of Midway specific to the IC Interchange Commercial Zoning District. Building Codes and other regulatory codes not specific solely to the IC Interchange Commercial Zoning District are contained in other land development regulations and statewide codes specific to construction in the City of Midway and the state of Florida.

10.00.01.

Generally. These procedures are adopted for the following general purposes:

a.

To promote a business-friendly atmosphere which provides for orderly economic development between the City of Midway and potential business owners and operators to prevent haphazard, premature or scattered land development.

b.

To protect and promote the health, safety and general welfare of the residents and business owners of Midway.

c.

To stimulate orderly economic growth and provide jobs for people living in Midway and surrounding areas including Gadsden and Leon Counties.

d.

To ensure that developers and property owners located in the IC Zoning District are treated reasonably and fairly in all business dealings without compromising the intent and integrity of the City of Midway Land Development Regulations.

e.

To provide rules, regulations and standards to guide the orderly development of land contained in the district in order to allow development without peril from flood, fire or other danger.

f.

To insure safe and convenient traffic control.

g.

To insure the installation of adequate physical improvements and infrastructure concurrent with the development of land.

10.00.02.

Code Remedial. Article X of the land development regulations is declared to be remedial and shall be construed to secure the beneficial interests and purposes thereof, which are public safety, health and general welfare through structural strength, stability, sanitation, adequate light and ventilation, and safety to life and property from fire and other hazards attributed to the built environment including alteration, repair, removal, demolition, use and occupancy of buildings, structures or premises, and by regulating the installation and maintenance of all electrical, gas, mechanical and plumbing systems.

10.01.01. Definitions. The following definitions, in addition to those contained in other Articles of the Land Development Regulations, shall apply in the IC Interchange Commercial Zoning District. Where such definitions conflict between this article and other articles in the land development regulations with respect to the IC Interchange Commercial Zoning District, the definitions contained in this section shall apply only to the IC Interchange Commercial Zoning District and to no other zoning district in the City.

Abutting property - any property that is immediately adjacent or contiguous to, or immediately across any road or right-of-way from any subdivision, lot or tract.

Administrative official - an official designated by the governing body to administer and enforce the land development regulations of the City of Midway.

Approval - the final acceptance of the proposal by the Midway City council.

Arterial road - a roadway providing relatively continuous service, high traffic volume, long trip length and a high operating speed (all U.S. Numbered highways).

Berm - an earthen bank designed to direct stormwater.

Block - a piece or parcel of land entirely and immediately surrounded by streets or highways, watercourses, subdivision boundaries and/or rights-of-way or any combination thereof.

Building - any structure built for support, shelter, or enclosure for any occupancy, business or storage.

Building and other applicable codes - the Florida building codes, 2001, and subsequent amendments, are adopted as the Building Code and other associated construction codes for the City of Midway.

Building height - no restrictions are placed on the height of buildings other than the building must be a habited structure and that ground conditions are suitable, as certified by an engineer registered in the State of Florida.

Building Official - the officer or other designated authority, or their duly authorized representative, charged with the administration and enforcement of these regulations and the Florida building codes.

Capacity - the amount of traffic that a given street or highway can carry during a specified time at a specified level of service.

City - the City of Midway, Florida.

City-designated engineer - a person currently licensed and registered to practice engineering in the State of Florida and retained by the City to oversee the appropriate provisions of these regulations.

Cluster development - a development approach in which buildings are grouped to maximize open space on a site.

Collector road - a roadway providing service which is of a relatively moderate traffic volume, moderate trip length, and moderate operating speed. Collector roads collect and distribute traffic between local roads and arterial roads.

Comprehensive plan - the officially adopted document including any amendments thereto which includes goals, objectives, policies and maps that will guide the physical development of the City of Midway.

Cul-de-sac - a short local road having but one end open for vehicular traffic, the opposite end being terminated with a permanent turnaround.

D.C.A. - the Florida department of community affairs.

D.E.P. - the Florida department of environmental protection.

Developer - an individual, partnership, corporation or other legal entity, or agent thereof, who undertakes proceedings under these regulations to effect the subdivision of land hereunder or add or change the land use classification of a tract or structure for himself or for another. The term "developer" may include "subdivider," "owner" or "builder."

Development or development activity - any of the following activities:

1.

Construction, clearing, filing, excavating, grading, paving, dredging, mining, drilling, or otherwise significantly disturbing the soil of a site.

2.

Building, installing, enlarging, replacing or substantially restoring a structure, impervious surface, or water management system, and including the long-term storage of materials.

3.

Subdividing land into three or more parcels.

4.

Erection of a permanent sign unless expressly exempted by Article X of this Code.

5.

Alteration of a historic property for which authorization is required under this Code.

6.

Changing the use of a site so that the need for parking is increased.

7.

Construction, elimination or alteration of a driveway onto a public street.

D.O.T. - the Florida Department of Transportation.

Drainage right-of-way - the land required for the installation of stormwater sewers, ditches, swales or other structures necessary to ensure the proper flow and disposal of stormwater as required in F.A.C. ch. 17-25, the stormwater discharge regulations of DER.

Easement - a grant by a property owner of the use of land for a specific purpose or purposes by the general public, or a corporation or a certain person or persons.

Final plat - the final plat of all, or a portion of, the subdivision which is presented for approval, in accordance with these regulations and which, if approved, shall be filed and recorded with the City and Gadsden County Clerk of Court.

Flood prone areas - areas inundated by a flood level which occurs on the average of once in one hundred years. These areas are delineated on the Flood Hazard Boundary Map series put out the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Floor - the top surface of an enclosed area in a building, including basement, i.e., the top of slab in concrete construction or top of wood flooring in wood frame construction. The term does not include the floor of a garage used solely for parking purposes.

Frontage - the length of the front property line of the lot, lots, or tract of land abutting a public street or road right-of-way.

Governing body - the City council of the City of Midway.

Growth Management Director - an official designated by the governing body to administer and enforce the City of Midway comprehensive plan.

Health Department - the environmental health unit of the Gadsden County health department.

Improvements - physical changes made to raw land, and structures place on or under the land surface in order to supply the infrastructure needed to serve the projected population.

Land surveyor - a land surveyor duly registered to practice in the State of Florida.

Local road - a road that provides only access to adjacent properties and by nature of its layout does not serve vehicles passing through the area with neither origin nor destination within the area.

Lot - a portion of a subdivision, the boundaries of which have been clearly designated upon the plat according to Florida law or any piece of land described by a legally executed and recorded deed.

Open space - undeveloped land suitable for passive recreation or conservation uses.

Planning and Zoning Board - the board established in these land development regulations.

Public improvements - physical changes made to raw land in order to supply the infrastructure needed to serve the projected population and dedicated to the City.

Regionally significant road - a road that is part of the roadway evacuation system as set forth in the Apalachee Regional Planning Council Hurricane Evacuation Plan.

Resubdivide - a change in the map of an approved or recorded subdivision plat if such change affects any street layout on such map or area reserved thereon for public use, or any lot line; or if it effects any map or plan legally recorded prior to the adoption of any regulations controlling subdivisions.

Right-of-way - a strip of land occupied or intended to be occupied by a street, road, electrical transmission line, oil or gas pipeline, water main, sanitary or storm sewer main or for any other special use. The use of the term "right-of-way" for land platting purposes shall mean that every right-of-way hereafter established and shown on a final plat is to be separate and distinct from the lots or parcels adjoining such right-of-way and not included within the dimensions or areas of such lots or parcels. Rights-of-way intended for uses that will require maintenance by a public agency shall be dedicated to the public use.

Road - any avenue, street, boulevard, lane, parkway, place, viaduct or other way which is an existing State, County or City roadway, or a way or a road shown on a plat heretofore approved, pursuant to law or approved by official action; or a road or way shown on a plat duly recorded by the City.

Setback line - an imaginary line drawn from the property line to the vertical wall of a structure.

Sewer system, central - a public or private sewage system designed to serve more than two structures including collection and advanced treatment facilities. This system must be approved by the Gadsden County Environmental Health Unit.

Stormwater retention basins - a surface area used to store runoff for a selected design storm or specified treatment volume. Stormwater is retained on site, with the storage volume recovered when the run-off percolates into the soil or evaporation transpires.

Surveyor - a Florida registered land surveyor.

Tower, telecommunication tower, or telecommunications structure - means a structure used in the provision of services described in the definition of "wireless telecommunications facilities."

Utility - manmade systems that supply the basic necessities for habitation. This includes, but it not limited to, water systems, sewer systems and power supply.

Water system, central - a public or private water system created to serve more than two structures or dwelling units. This system must be approved by the Gadsden County environmental health unit.

Wetlands - lands where the soil or substrate are at least periodically saturated or covered by water.

Wireless telecommunications facilities - means and includes "telecommunications tower" and "tower" and "telecommunications site" and "personal wireless facility" and means a structure, facility, or location designed, or intended to be used as, or used to support, antennas, or other transmitting or receiving devices. This includes without limit, towers of all types and kinds and structures that employ camouflage technology, including, but not limited to structures such as a multi-story building, church steeple, silo, water tower, sign or other structures that can be used to mitigate the visual impact of an antenna or the functional equivalent of such, including all related facilities such as cabling, equipment shelters and other structures associated with the site. It is a structure and facility intended for transmitting and/or receiving radio, television, cellular, paging, 911, personal telecommunications services, commercial satellite services, microwave services and services not licensed by the FCC, but not expressly exempt from the City's siting, building, and permitting authority, excluding those used exclusively for the City's fire, police or exclusively for private, non-commercial radio and television reception and private citizen's bands, amateur radio and other similar non-commercial telecommunications where the height of the facility is below the height limits set forth in this article and other City ordinances relating to telecommunications facilities.

Unlike development procedures contained in other Articles of the land development regulations, the process and procedures for obtaining conceptual approval and site plan approval in the Interchange Commercial Zoning District shall be done concurrently and on the entire district which shall encompass all land annexed into the City of Midway with the intent to include said land in the Interchange Commercial Zoning District. A property owner who owns property located in the Interchange Commercial Zoning District may, at his or her discretion, elect not to be part of the site plan approval for the entire district, and may elect to request separate site plan approval in accordance with these regulations, in which case site plan approval would be subject to other sections of these regulations.

The City council may subsequently bring other lands into the Interchange Commercial Zoning District through either a rezoning of property currently in the City of Midway at the request of the property owner or through voluntary annexation and any such additional voluntarily annexed land may go through this same process. Any additional lands rezoned to Interchange Commercial must be reasonably contiguous to the intersection of Interstate 10 and US 90 and may not be in other areas of the City. Any such rezoning shall not be accomplished in a haphazard or sporadic manner, interspersed between residential areas in the City.

10.02.01.

Generally; permitted uses. Land owners and developers owning the property which was voluntarily annexed under the IC-Interchange Commercial Land Use are restricted to the type(s) of development which may occur, to the uses established in Ordinance 2003-19, and included in article II, sections (C) and (D), and by deed restrictions placed on the property, notwithstanding the Gadsden 10/90 Commerce Park DRI development order. Any conceptual plan approval and site plan approval by the planning and zoning board, City council and growth management director shall be deemed to be approvals only of the type(s) of development which may occur in the Interchange Commercial Zoning District as established by Ordinance 2003-19 and Article II, Sections (C) and (D) of these Land Development Regulations.

10.02.02.

Land uses prohibited. The land uses not allowed in the IC Interchange Commercial Zoning District, article II, section 2.09 (E), are considered "heavy industrial" uses and are meant to be inclusive even though a prohibited use may not be specifically named, however, in the event there is a question as to whether the proposed use might be considered heavy industry, the growth management director shall follow the guidelines as established by City of Midway Ordinance 2003-26 which are also contained in Chapter 18, Article III of the City Code.

10.02.03.

Procedure. Land owners and developers who own property within the IC Zoning District who elect to proceed with the concurrent conceptual review and site plan review or an individual property owner or owners who own property located in the IC Zoning District who have elected to request separate concurrent conceptual and site plan review shall comply with the requirements of Article 3.02.04 of the Subdivision Regulations.

1.

Names and addresses of the land owners to be included in the conceptual plan approval and site plan approval process.

2.

In the event a group of land owners and developers elect to proceed with a collective concurrent conceptual approval and site plan review approval, collectively the group shall provide maps, drawings and surveys showing the location of each property owners land, which shall also depict the location of streets and other infrastructure including electric, sewer lines, water lines, and stormwater lines, if existing. Although the maps, drawings and surveys of each land owner do not necessarily have to be on a total area site plan map, they should be drawn in such a fashion that a reasonable person could place the drawings together in a contiguous fashion depicting all of the land to be included in the conceptual review and site plan review. In lieu of the above, the group of land owners and developers can elect to present one set of drawings which clearly indicates each land owners' property. The maps and drawings shall also clearly depict:

a.

Any plat or replat which has been approved by any governmental agency and the date of approval and also clearly indicate the boundaries of the Gadsden Station 10/90 DRI, if applicable.

b.

Lot lines, lot numbers and block letters and the total number and size of each lot in acres, if land has previously been platted, replatted or subdivided.

c.

Each individual's total acreage and a sum total of all acreage subject to conceptual approval and site plan approval.

d.

The location of natural features including any ponds, lakes, reservoirs, streams, wetlands, floodplains and conservation areas, if applicable.

e.

A map depicting contour lines at ten foot intervals, or smaller intervals if deemed necessary by the City.

f.

Date, bearing base, north arrow and graphic scale of land.

g.

The location of any fire hydrants.

h.

Approvals from other governmental agencies, as required.

i.

Copies of any deed restrictions, covenants or other restrictive documents.

j.

Soil profiles to a minimum depth of six feet using the USDA Soil Classification methodology. Profiles shall be performed on a minimum of 25 percent of the total area and performed at equal distance throughout the proposed annexation area, to provide adequate information on the overall suitability for the use of onsite soil absorption systems. Soil analysis must be performed by a soil engineer or any person certified in soil analysis by the state of Florida.

10.02.04.

Site plan approval and building related permit fees. In accordance with Article II, Section K, the one-time site plan approval fee shall be $50.00 per acre. All building-related permit fees in force and effect as of August 2003 shall remain in effect until January 1, 2010, for any land located in the IC Interchange Commercial District and shall not be increased until after January 1, 2010. This section shall not apply to any other zoning district or land use category in the City. The one-time site plan approval fee shall only affect those areas that were annexed between August 2003 and July 31, 2004 and contained in areas which were zoned IC-Interchange Commercial. Lands annexed after July 31, 2004 which receive the IC Interchange Commercial Land Use designation shall follow the procedures contained in other parts of these Land Use Regulations. The one-time site plan approval fees collected between August 2003 and July 31, 2004, shall be used specifically for uses contained in Ordinance 2003-19 and Article II, Section 2.09(K).

10.02.05.

Planning and zoning board action.

1.

The planning and zoning board shall review the concurrent conceptual approval and site plan to determine if the site plan is consistent with concepts contained in the IC Interchange Commercial Zoning District, and Gadsden County, if necessary, and any regulations in the Gadsden Station or 10/90 DRI.

2.

The planning and zoning board shall also review the concurrent conceptual approval and site plan to determine if all requirements are met consistent with respect to the DRI, if applicable, or as amended by deed restrictions which were placed on the land by the property owners, which deed restrictions travel with the land, and between the City of Midway and the Florida department of community affairs or such department as the department of community affairs may become known as through Florida legislative actions.

3.

Once the planning and zoning board makes the determination on conceptual approval and site plan approval, it shall forward approval of the conceptual plan and site plan to the City council for its approval.

10.03.01.

General. After receiving general site plan approval of the area provided for in section 10.02.00 above, when a property is ready to be developed, the property owner or developer shall deliver a site specific plan to the growth management department for review. The growth management department shall review the site plan for compliance with this Article, other City codes and the Florida building code, as appropriate. Site plan review shall take no longer than 21 working days, at the end of which the growth management department shall specify in writing any changes that must be made to the site plan to bring the site into compliance with this Article, other City codes, and the Florida building code, as appropriate.

10.03.02.

[Option.] The property owner or developer shall have the option of bringing in a site plan or site plan and building plans with the understanding that if the site plans are not approved, the building plans may have to be modified.

10.03.03.

Number of copies required. Five sets of plans and all necessary documentation shall be submitted to the growth management department for review. All site plans must be a scaled drawing.

10.03.04.

Required submissions. Any person wishing to develop land or construct any structure on property located in the IC Interchange Commercial District shall provide the Growth Management Department with all of the documentation contained in the Florida building code, Section 104 and shall follow the procedures therein.

Staged inspections during construction are required, and it shall be the responsibility of the developer, or his contractor, to notify the City and arrange for the required inspections. When special testing is required by these standards, an appropriate person or agency shall be engaged, by the developer or his contractor, to perform the tests and provide a certified report to the city as to the test results. Certain tests may require certification by an engineer licensed to practice in Florida and qualified in the field associated with the type of testing being performed. Other tests may be performed by an appropriate person or agency certified by the state of Florida as competent in the type of testing being performed.

The City will require a minimum of 24 hours' notice to schedule inspections. The purpose of these inspections is to ensure compliance with the approved plans and to advise the City council whether or not the roads, storm drainage, utilities, and other required improvements being constructed appear to qualify for acceptance by the City. The city accepts no responsibility or liability for the work or for any contractual conditions involving acceptance, payment, or guarantees between the contractor and the developer, by virtue of these stage inspections. The city assumes no responsibility or commitment guaranteeing acceptance of the work, or for subsequent failure, by virtue of these stage inspections, however, if any aspect of the work being performed does not comply with acceptable standards, corrections will be required by the City as a condition for city acceptance. All required improvements shall be installed, and have the approval of the city engineer or other city departments, as required, prior to acceptance by the City council.

The developer shall be required during the entire construction period to control, regulate and maintain the development in such a manner as to prevent the accumulation of trash and debris, resulting from his construction activities, on both the site and adjacent public and private property, which would detract from the enjoyment and pleasure in the natural scenic beauty of the city, and, in turn, injuriously affect the economic well-being of the public. This should be interpreted to include controlling the tracking of sediments by traffic out of the construction area, the overflow of stormwater out of the construction site during severe storms and the blowing of soil, dust and other debris from the site. The use of lots in nearby developments or substantially complete phases of the same development, under the ownership and control of said developer, for the bulk storage of construction materials substantially unrelated to the development of those lots is prohibited.

10.05.01.

Final as built plans. The Midway growth management department is required to keep building plans indefinitely under F.S. ch. 119. Upon completion of the development and prior to the issuance of a certificate, a final "as-built" set of plans showing the location of the building with all water sewer, and other utility locations, all stormwater retention and stormwater holding ponds, and complete building plans shall be submitted to the growth management department.

10.06.01.

Setbacks. Setbacks in the IC Zoning District shall be from the property lines. Stormwater best management practices areas shall be used.

10.07.01.

Assignment of building numbers. At the time of issuance of a building permit for the construction of a new building, the property owner shall obtain a building number (address) from the Gadsden County 9-1-1 Coordinator. Permanent building numbering shall be installed prior to final building inspection and issuance of a certificate of occupancy. Prior to the first inspection of a permitted building, the contractor shall post the assigned building numbers on the property such that they are visible and legible from the street. These building numbers shall be maintained until such time that the permanent building numbers are installed.

10.08.01.

Certificate of occupancy. certificates shall be issued in accordance with section 106 of the Florida building code.

a.

Building occupancy. A new building shall not be occupied or a change made in the occupancy, nature or use of a building or part of a building until after the City has issued a certificate of occupancy. Said certificate shall not be issued until all required electrical, gas, mechanical, plumbing and fire protection systems have been inspected for compliance with the technical codes and other applicable laws and ordinances and released by the building official.

b.

Issuing certificate of occupancy. Upon completion of construction of a building or structure and installation of electrical, gas, mechanical and plumbing systems in accordance with the technical codes, reviewed plans and specifications, and after the final inspection, and after verification that all required local and state requirements have received an approved final inspection where applicable, the building official shall issue a certificate of occupancy stating the nature of the occupancy permitted, the number of persons for each floor when limited by law, and the allowable load per square foot for each floor in accordance with the provisions of this code.

c.

Temporary or partial occupancy. May be issued for a portion or portions of a building, which may safely be occupied prior to final completion of the building at the discretion of the building official.

10.08.02.

Certificate of completion. A certificate of completion is proof that a structure or system is complete and for certain types of permits is released for use and may be connected to a utility system. This Certificate does not grant authority to occupy or connect a building, such as a shell building, prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy.

10.08.03.

Service utilities.

a.

Connection of service utilities. No person shall make connections from a utility source of energy, fuel or power to any building or system, which is regulated by the technical codes for which a permit is required, until released by the building official and a certificate of occupancy or completion is issued.

b.

Temporary connection. The building official may authorize the temporary connection of the building or system to the utility source of energy, fuel or power for the purpose of testing building service systems for use under a temporary certificate of occupancy.

c.

Authority to disconnect service utilities. The building official shall have the authority to authorize disconnection of utility service to the building, structure or system regulated by the technical codes in case of emergency where necessary to eliminate an immediate hazard to life or property. The building official shall notify the serving utility, and whenever possible the owner and occupant of the building, structure or service system of the decision to disconnect prior to taking such action. If not notified prior to disconnecting, the owner or occupant of the building, structure or service system shall be notified in writing, as soon as practical thereafter.

10.08.04.

Posting floor loads.

a.

Occupancy. An existing or new building shall not be occupied for any purpose, which will cause the floors thereof to be loaded beyond their safe capacity.

b.

Storage. It shall be the responsibility of the owner, agent, proprietor or occupant of any occupancy where excessive floor loading is likely to occur, to employ a competent architect or engineer in computing the safe load capacity. All such computations shall be accompanied by an affidavit from the architect or engineer stating the safe allowable floor load on each floor in pounds per square foot uniformly distributed. The computations and affidavit shall be filed as a permanent record of the building department.

c.

Signs required. In every building or part of a building used for storage, the safe floor loads, as reviewed by the building official on the plan, shall be marked on plates of approved design which shall be supplied and securely affixed by the owner of the building in a conspicuous place in each story to which they relate. Such plates shall not be removed or defaced, and if lost, removed or defaced, shall be replaced by the owner of the building.

d.

Storage of materials classified in Florida division of the fire marshal Rule 4A-62.

10.09.01.

Trailers. Property owners, developers, contractors and subcontractors may have construction trailers on site once building permits have been obtained from the City, or upon approval by the growth management director. Mobile home-type trailers must be properly tied down in accordance with manufacturer's instructions. Other construction trailers (i.e., semi-truck trailers) shall be limited to one trailer per contractor or subcontractor and shall be allowed on the site only during the time the contractor or subcontractor is actually doing construction and not to be left on the site. All construction trailers shall be removed from the site within 30 days of issuance of a certificate of occupation.

For an erosion and sediment control program to be effective, it is imperative that provisions for control measures be made in the planning stage. These planned measures, when conscientiously and expeditiously applied during construction, will result in orderly development without environmental degradation and with cost savings. The following principles should be used to the maximum extent possible.

10.10.01.

Plan the development to fit the particular topography, soils, drainage patters and natural vegetation of the site. Detailed planning should be employed to assure that roadways, buildings and other permanent features of the development conform to the natural characteristics of the site. Large graded areas should be located on the most level portion of the site. Slope length and gradient are key elements in determining the volume and velocity of runoff and its associated erosion. As both slope length and steepness increase, the rate of runoff increases and the potential for erosion is magnified. Where possible, steep vegetated slopes should be left undisturbed. Areas with slope and soils limitations should not be used unless sound conservation practices are employed. For instance, where it is necessary to build on long steep slopes, the practices of benching, terracing, or constructing diversions should be used. Areas subject to flooding should be avoided or used as part of the stormwater management system. Flood plains should be kept free from filling and construction activities since they temporarily store excess runoff, thereby helping to avoid erosion and flooding problems downstream. Erosion control, development, and maintenance costs can be minimized by selecting a site suitable for a specific proposed activity, rather than by attempting to modify a site to conform to that activity. This kind of planning can be more easily accomplished where there is a general land use plan based upon a comprehensive inventory of soils, water and other related resources.

10.10.02.

Minimize the extent of the area exposed at one time and during the duration of exposure. When land disturbances are required and the natural vegetation is removed, keep the area and the duration of exposure to a minimum. Plan the stages of development so that only areas which are actively being developed are exposed. All other areas should have a good cover of either temporary or permanent vegetation, or mulch. Grading should be completed as soon as possible after it has begun. Immediately after grading is completed, a permanent vegetative cover should be established. As cut slopes are made and as fill slopes are brought up to grade, these areas should also be revegetated. This is known as staged revegetation. Minimizing grading of large or critical areas during the rainy season (time of maximum erosion potential) reduces the risk of erosion.

10.10.03.

Apply perimeter control practices to protect the disturbed area from offsite runoff and to prevent sedimentation damage to areas below the development site. This principle relates to using practices that effectively isolate the development site from surrounding properties, and especially to controlling sediment once it is produced thereby preventing its transport from the site. Diversion, dikes, sediment traps, vegetative filters, and sediment basins are examples of practices to control sediment. Vegetative and structural sediment control measures can be classified as either temporary or permanent depending on whether or not they will remain in use after development is complete. Generally, sediment can be retained by two methods: (a) filtering runoff as it flows through an area and (b) impounding the sediment-laden runoff for a period of time so that the soil particles settle out. The best way to control sediment, however, is to prevent erosion as discussed in 10.10.04.

10.10.04.

Apply erosion control practices to prevent excessive on-site damage. This principle relates to using practices that control erosion on a site to prevent excessive sediment from being produced. Keep soil covered as much as possible with temporary or permanent vegetation, or with various mulch materials. Special grading methods such as roughening a slope on the contour or tracking with a cleated dozer may be used. Other practices include diversion structures to direct surface runoff from exposed soil and grade stabilization structures to control surface water. "Gross" erosion in the form of gullies must be prevented by these water control devices. Lesser types of erosion, such as sheet and rill erosion, should be prevented, but often scheduling or the large number of practices required makes this impractical. However, when erosion is not adequately controlled, sediment control is more difficult and expensive.

10.10.05.

Keep runoff velocities low and retain runoff on the site. The removal of existing vegetative cover and the resulting increase in impermeable surface area during development will increase both the volume and velocity of runoff. These increases must be taken into account when providing for erosion control. Keeping slope lengths short and gradients low and preserving natural vegetative cover can keep stormwater velocities low and limit erosion hazards. Runoff from development should be safely conveyed to a stable outlet using storm drains, diversions, stable waterways or similar measures. Consideration should be given to the installation of stormwater detention structures to prevent flooding and damage to downstream facilities resulting from increased runoff from the site. Conveyance systems should be designed to withstand the velocities of projected peak discharges. These facilities should be operational as soon as possible after the start of construction.

10.10.06.

Stabilize disturbed areas immediately after final grand has been attained. Permanent structures, temporary or permanent vegetation, and mulch, or a combination of these measures, should be employed as quickly as possible after the land is disturbed. Temporary vegetation and mulches can be most effective under conditions where it is not practical to establish permanent vegetation. Such temporary measures should be employed immediately after rough grading is completed if a delay is anticipated in obtaining finished grade. The finished slope of a cut or fill should be stable and ease of maintenance should be considered in the design. Stabilize roadways, parking areas, and paved areas with gravel sub-base whenever possible.

10.10.07.

Implement a thorough maintenance and follow-up program. This last principle is vital to the success of the other principles. A site cannot be effectively controlled without thorough, periodic inspections of the erosion and sediment control practices. These practices must be maintained just as construction equipment must be maintained and materials checked and inventoried. An example of applying this principle would be to start a routine and "end of day check" to make sure that all control practices are working properly.

10.10.08.

[Integrated principles.] - Usually these seven principles are integrated into a system of vegetative measures and structural measures along with management techniques to develop a plan to prevent erosion and control sediment. In most cases, a combination of limited grading, limited time of exposure and a judicious selection of erosion control practices and sediment trapping facilities will prove to be the most practical method of controlling erosion and the associated production and transport of sediment.

10.11.01.

Fire protection systems must comply with the Florida building code and the National Fire Protection Association standards.

10.13.01.

Signage. Signage in the interchange commercial district shall meet the following criteria:

a.

Each development within the district shall establish a uniform sign design for all signs.

b.

All wall signs shall be internally illuminated individual letters or an internally illuminated logo not exceeding 80 square feet in area. No other wall signs are permitted. Signs composed solely of upper case letters shall not exceed 45 inches in height including the decender.

c.

No roof signs are permitted.

d.

One free standing sign per public street frontage per site is permitted. Free standing signs shall be constructed with a base using material found on the principal structure or other aesthetically pleasing material. Free standing signs shall not exceed 400 square feet in area per sign face nor have more than two faces nor exceed 50 feet in height.

e.

Reserved.

f.

Temporary signs, not to exceed 30 days of display per calendar year are permitted, except for "For Sale" and "For Lease" signs which are not subject to this limitation.