Mulberry City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
ARTICLE 1
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sections
- 1.01.00 - Title.
- 1.02.00 - Authority.
- 1.03.01 - General Applicability.
- 1.04.00 - Repeal of Conflicting Local Laws.
- 1.05.00 - Interpretation.
- 1.05.01. - Generally.
- 1.05.02. - Responsibility for Interpretation.
- 1.05.03. - Computation of Time.
- 1.05.04. - Delegation of Authority.
- 1.05.05. - Gender.
- 1.05.06. - Number.
- 1.05.07. - Shall, May.
- 1.05.08. - Written or In Writing.
- 1.05.09. - Year.
- 1.05.10. - Day.
- 1.05.11. - Boundaries.
- 1.05.12. - Relationship to Specific/General Provisions.
- 1.05.13. - State Law Requirements.
- 1.06.00 - Penalties for Violation.
- 1.07.00 - Severability.
- 1.08.00 - Enactment and Effective Date.
- 1.09.00 - Amendment of this Code.
- 1.10.00 - Rules of Transition.
ARTICLE 2
REGULATIONS FOR SPECIFIC DISTRICTS
Sections
- 2.01.00 - General Provisions.
- 2.01.01 - Development Approval.
- 2.01.02 - Interpretation—Materially Similar Uses.
- 2.02.01 - Regulations for Historic Sites.
- 2.02.02 - Special Needs Facilities.
- 2.02.03 - Family Foster and Day Care Homes.
- 2.02.04 - Moving of Buildings.
- 2.02.05 - Requirements for Lots Divided by a Right-of-Way.
- 2.02.06 - Alteration of Lot Size.
- 2.02.07 - Agricultural Uses and Limitations.
- 2.02.08 - Limitations on Animals.
- 2.02.09 - Fence Requirements and Limitations.
- 2.02.10 - Regulations for Gated Communities.
- 2.02.11 - Prohibition of Landfills and Solid Waste Facilities.
- 2.02.12 - Measurement of Setbacks.
- 2.02.13 - Foundation Requirements; Door Apron.
- 2.02.14 - Temporary Uses.
- 2.02.15 - Minimum Housing Standards.
- 2.02.15.01 - Minimum requirements for plumbing systems.
- 2.02.15.02 - Minimum requirements for electrical systems.
- 2.02.15.03 - Exterior and interior of structures.
- 2.02.15.04 - Heating facilities.
- 2.02.15.05 - Cooking and heating equipment.
- 2.02.15.06 - Light and ventilation.
- 2.02.15.07 - Bathroom.
- 2.02.15.08 - Minimum dwelling space.
- 2.02.15.09 - Minimum ceiling height.
- 2.02.15.10 - Occupancy of dwelling unit below grade.
- 2.02.15.11 - Sanitation requirements.
- 2.02.15.12 - Maintenance.
- 2.02.15.13 - Mobile homes.
- 2.03.01 - Sale of Alcoholic Beverages.
- 2.03.02 - Adult Entertainment Establishments.
- 2.04.00 - Establishment of Districts.
- 2.04.01 - Zoning District Summary Tables.
- 2.04.02 - Establishment of Zoning Districts.
- 2.04.02.01 - R-1L Single Family Residential.
- 2.04.02.02 - R-1H Multiple Family Residential.
- 2.04.02.03 - MH Manufactured (mobile) Home Planned Development.
- 2.04.02.04 - C-1 Central Business District.
- 2.04.02.05 - C-2 Highway Commercial.
- 2.04.02.06 - I-L Light Industrial.
- 2.04.02.07 - I-H Heavy Industrial.
- 2.04.02.08 - P-I Public Institutional District.
- 2.04.02.09 - O-R Outdoor Recreation District.
- 2.04.02.10 - CN Conservation District.
- 2.04.02.11 - AG Agriculture.
- 2.04.02.12 - Planned Development District.
- 2.05.00 - General Regulations for Accessory Uses.
- 2.05.01 - Swimming Pools.
- 2.05.02 - Boat Slips/Ramps, Docks, Boat Houses and Fishing Piers.
- 2.05.03 - Satellite Dishes and Antennas.
- 2.05.04 - Bulk Propane Gas Storage and Sales.
ARTICLE 3
DEVELOPMENT DESIGN AND IMPROVEMENT STANDARDS
Sections
- 3.01.01 - Purpose.
- 3.01.02 - Responsibility for Improvements.
- 3.01.03 - Principles of Development Design.
- 3.02.01 - General Provisions.
- 3.02.02 - Base Building Lines.
- 3.02.03 - Street Design Standards.
- 3.02.04 - Sidewalks.
- 3.02.05 - Access Points onto Streets.
- 3.02.06 - Standards for Drive-in Facilities.
- 3.03.01 - Applicability.
- 3.03.02 - Off-Street Parking.
- 3.03.03 - Off-Street Loading Requirements.
- 3.03.04 - Design Standards for Off-Street Parking and Loading Areas.
- 3.03.05 - Bicycle Parking.
- 3.04.01 - Requirements for All Developments.
- 3.04.02 - Design Standards.
- 3.04.03 - Utility Easements.
- 3.05.00 - Stormwater Management.
- 3.05.01 - Stormwater Management Requirements.
- 3.05.02 - Design Standards.
- 3.05.03 - Special Considerations.
- 3.05.04 - Dedication or Maintenance of Stormwater Management Systems.
- 3.06.01 - General Provisions.
- 3.06.02.01 - Vibration.
- 3.06.02.02 - Smoke.
- 3.06.02.03 - Noise.
- 3.06.02.04 - Dust and Dirt.
- 3.06.02.05 - Industrial Sewage and Waste.
- 3.06.02.06 - Hazardous Wastes.
- 3.06.02.07 - Odors.
- 3.06.02.08 - Glare.
- 3.06.02.09 - Fumes, Vapors and Gases.
- 3.06.02.10 - Heat, Cold, Dampness, or Movement of Air.
- 3.06.02.11 - Fire and Safety Hazard.
- 3.06.02.12 - Radioactive Emission.
- 3.06.02.13 - Electromagnetic Radiation.
- 3.07.01 - Purpose and Intent.
- 3.07.02. - Applicability and Exemptions.
- 3.07.03. - Landscape Plans and Permits.
- 3.07.04. - Landscaping.
- 3.07.04.01. - Selection of New Trees and Shrubs; Site Conditions.
- 3.07.04.02. - Preservation of Existing Trees and Shrubs.
- 3.07.04.03. - Exotic and Nuisance Plants.
- 3.07.04.04. - Minimum Tree Planting Height, Planting Area and Distance from Pavement.
- 3.07.04.05. - Minimum Shrub Planting Requirements.
- 3.07.04.06. - Ground Covers.
- 3.07.04.07. - Lawn Grass.
- 3.07.04.08. - Mulch.
- 3.07.04.09. - Planting Beds.
- 3.07.04.10. - Landscaping for Decorative and Masonry Walls.
- 3.07.04.11. - Tree Requirements for Residential Properties.
- 3.07.04.12. - Encroachments.
- 3.07.05. - Canopy Coverage and Tree Species.
- 3.07.05.01. - Vehicular Use Areas Interior Landscaping and Canopy Requirements.
- 3.07.06. - Buffer Yards.
- 3.07.06.01. - Buffer Yards Between Proposed and Abutting Land Uses and Vacant Property.
- 3.07.06.02. - Buffer Yards along Rights-of-Way.
- 3.07.06.03. - Buffer Yards for Free Standing or Satellite Parking Lots.
- 3.07.06.04. - Buffer Yard Diagrams.
- 3.07.06.05. - Buffer Yards, Utilities and Utility Easements.
- 3.07.07. - Installation, Irrigation, Inspection, Certificate of Occupancy/Completion and Maintenance.
- 3.07.08. - Violations and Penalties.
- 3.07.09. - Plant Species List.
- 3.08.00 - Development Standards for Uses Permitted by Special Exception.
- 3.08.01 - Single Family Detached Dwelling Units.
- 3.08.01.01 - Manufactured (mobile) Home Parks.
- 3.08.01.02 - Recreation Vehicle Parks (RV) and Campgrounds.
- 3.08.02.01 - Group Home.
- 3.08.02.02 - Nursing Home.
- 3.08.03.01 - Communications Tower.
- 3.08.04.01 - Mini-Warehouses.
- 3.08.05.01 - Service Stations.
- 3.08.05.02 - Auto Salvage Yards.
- 3.08.06 - Junkyards.
- 3.08.07 - Truck Stop.
- 3.09.01. - Intent and Purpose.
- 3.09.02. - Definitions.
- 3.09.03. - Efficient Plumbing Requirements.
- 3.09.04. - Florida Water Star Certification; Effect.
- 3.09.05. - Irrigation System Design and Installation Standards.
- 3.09.06. - Maintenance of Irrigation Systems.
- 3.09.07 - Exemptions.
- 3.09.08 - Alternative Compliance.
- 3.09.09 - Enforcement.
ARTICLE 5
RESOURCE PROTECTION STANDARDS
Sections
- 5.01.01 - Administration.
- 5.01.02 - Applicability.
- 5.01.03 - Duties and Powers of the FloodPlain Administrator.
- 5.01.04 - Permits.
- 5.01.05 - Plans and Construction Documents.
- 5.01.06 - Inspections.
- 5.01.07 - Variances and appeals.
- 5.01.08 - Violations.
- 5.01.09 - Buildings and Structures.
- 5.01.10 - Subdivisions.
- 5.01.11 - Site Improvements, Utilities and Limitations.
- 5.01.12 - Manufactured Homes.
- 5.01.13 - Recreational Vehicles and Park Trailers.
- 5.01.14 - Tanks.
- 5.01.15 - Other Development.
- 5.02.01 - Purpose and Intent.
- 5.02.02 - Establishment of Wellfield Protection Zone.
- 5.02.03 - Wellfield Protection Zone Permits.
- 5.02.04 - Wellfield Protection Restrictions.
- 5.02.05 - Modification of Requirements.
- 5.02.06 - Maintenance, Repair, or Replacement.
- 5.02.07 - Out-of-Service Storage Systems.
- 5.02.08 - Appeals.
- 5.02.09 - Fee Resolution.
- 5.02.10 - Location of New Wells.
- 5.03.01 - Purpose and Intent.
- 5.03.02 - Relationship to Other Requirements Relating to Wetlands Protection.
- 5.03.03 - Protection Zones Established.
- 5.03.04 - Permits Required.
- 5.03.05 - Exemptions.
- 5.03.06 - Development Standards.
- 5.03.07 - Mitigation.
- 5.03.08 - Prohibited Ongoing Activities.
- 5.04.01 - Purpose and Intent.
- 5.04.02 - Shoreline Protection Zones Established.
- 5.04.03 - Development Standards for Shoreline Protection Zones.
- 5.04.04 - Prohibited Ongoing Activities.
- 5.05.01 - Required Soil Conservation Measures.
- 5.06.00 - Conservation Easements.
ARTICLE 6
PUBLIC FACILITY MONITORING AND PERMITTING
Sections
- 6.01.01 - General Provisions.
- 6.01.02 - Concurrency Management System.
- 6.01.03 - Fees.
- 6.01.04 - Developments to be Consistent with Concurrency Test Statements.
- 6.01.05 - Allocation of Municipal Services.
- 6.01.06 - Levels of Service.
- 6.01.07 - Required Determinations.
- 6.01.08 - Monitoring.
- 6.01.09 - Appealing City's Adequacy Determination.
- 6.01.10 - Options for Achieving Compliance.
- 6.02.01 - Authority.
- 6.02.03 - Procedures.
- 6.02.04 - Contents and Duration of Development Agreement.
- 6.02.05 - Review, Amendment, Termination.
- 6.02.06 - Recording and Enforcement.
- 6.03.01 - Dedication of Sites for Public Uses or Fee In Lieu.
- 6.03.02 - Dedication of Utility Easements.
ARTICLE 7
DEVELOPMENT APPROVAL PROCESS
Sections
- 7.01.00 - Pre-Application Conference.
- 7.02.01 - Intent and Purpose.
- 7.02.02 - Contents of the Application for Plan Amendments.
- 7.02.03 - Planning Board Standards for Evaluation.
- 7.02.04 - Public Hearings.
- 7.02.05 - Findings and Recommendation to Approve a Plan Amendment.
- 7.02.06 - Findings and Recommendation to Deny a Plan Amendment.
- 7.02.07 - Decision By City Commission.
- 7.03.01 - Purpose and Intent.
- 7.03.02 - Contents of the Application.
- 7.03.03 - Planning Board Standards for Evaluation.
- 7.03.04 - Public Hearings.
- 7.03.05 - Findings and Recommendation to Approve a Rezoning.
- 7.03.06 - Findings and Recommendation to Deny a Rezoning.
- 7.03.07 - Decision by City Commission.
- 7.04.01 - Purpose of Site Development Plan Requirements.
- 7.04.01.01 - Development Review Committee.
- 7.04.01.02 - Pre-Application Conference.
- 7.04.01.03 - Concept Plan Requirements.
- 7.04.01.04 - Development Review Application.
- 7.04.02 - Site Development Plans.
- 7.04.02.01 - Development Requiring Site Plan Approval.
- 7.04.02.02 - Site Development Plan Requirements.
- 7.04.02.03 - Development Site to be Unified.
- 7.04.02.04 - Modification of Approved Site Plans.
- 7.04.02.05 - Effect of Site Plan Approval.
- 7.04.02.06 - Non-Compliance.
- 7.05.01.01 - Purpose and intent.
- 7.05.01.02 - Applicability.
- 7.05.02 - Procedure.
- 7.05.02.01 - Pre-Application Conference.
- 7.05.03 - Concept Plan Review.
- 7.05.04 - Administrative Approval of Minor Subdivisions.
- 7.05.05 - Preliminary Subdivision Plat.
- 7.05.05.01 - Submission of Preliminary Subdivision Plat.
- 7.05.05.02 - Term of Preliminary Subdivision Plat.
- 7.05.06 - Construction Plans.
- 7.05.06.01 - Submission of Construction Plans.
- 7.05.06.02 - Performance Bond.
- 7.05.06.03 - Construction Inspection.
- 7.05.06.04 - Engineering drawings.
- 7.05.06.05 - Maintenance Guarantee.
- 7.05.07 - Final Plat.
- 7.05.07.01 - Submission of Final Plat.
- 7.05.08.01 - Vacating of Plat by Owner.
- 7.05.08.02 - Vacating of Plat by City.
- 7.05.09 - Access to Individually Owned Parcels.
- 7.06.00 - Procedure for Obtaining a Special Exception.
- 7.06.01 - Application.
- 7.06.02 - Review of Proposed Special Exception.
- 7.06.03 - Expiration or Abandonment of Special Exception Use.
- 7.07.00 - Home Occupations.
- 7.07.01 - Procedure for Approval of a Home Occupation.
- 7.08.00 - Variances.
- 7.08.01 - Criteria for Granting a Variance.
- 7.09.00 - Nonconformities.
- 7.09.01 - Nonconforming Uses.
- 7.09.02 - Nonconforming Lots of Record.
- 7.09.03 - Nonconforming Structures.
- 7.09.04 - Nonconforming Manufactured (mobile) Home Parks.
- 7.09.05 - Nonconforming Manufactured (mobile) Homes.
ARTICLE 8
ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
Sections
- 8.01.00 - Development Officials and Committees.
- 8.01.01 - City Manager, or his/her designee.
- 8.01.02 - Building Director.
- 8.02.00 - Administrative Approvals by the City Manager, or his/her designee and/or Building Director.
- 8.03.01 - Planning Board.
- 8.03.02 - Zoning Board of Appeals.
- 8.03.03 - Code Enforcement Boards and Special Magistrates.
- 8.04.00 - Duties of City Commission.
- 8.05.00 - Official Zoning Map.
- 8.06.00 - Public Hearings/Public Notice.
- 8.06.01 - Advertisement of Public Hearings for Zoning Changes that are Petitioner Initiated—(F.S. 166.041).
- 8.06.02 - Advertisement of Public Hearings for Zoning Changes Involving Less than 10 Acres that are City Initiated—(F.S. 166.041).
- 8.06.03 - Advertisement of Public Hearings for Zoning Changes Involving Ten Acres or More that are City Initiated—(F.S. 166.041).
- 8.06.04 - Advertisement of Public Hearings for Changes to the Actual List of Permitted, Conditional, or Prohibited Uses within a Zoning Category.
- 8.07.00 - Statutory Requirements for Comprehensive Plan Amendments.
- 8.07.01 - Expedited State Review Process (consistent with F.S. 163.3184).
- 8.07.02 - State Coordinated Review Process (consistent with F.S. 163.3184).
- 8.07.03 - Small Scale Plan Amendments Exempt from DEO Review (consistent with F.S. 163.3184 and 163.3187).
- 8.08.00 - Public Records.
- 8.09.00 - Fees.
- 8.10.00 - Enforcement of Development Permits and Orders.
- 8.10.01 - Certificate of Occupancy.
- 8.10.02 - Administrative Approval of Minor Field Adjustments.
- 8.10.03 - Major Deviation from Development Permits and Development Orders.
- 8.10.04 - Revocation of Development Order.