This Chapter shall be known as the "Zoning Regulations for North Bay Village, Florida; 2024 Revision."

(Ord. No. 2024-004, § 2(Exh. A), 3-12-24)

The purpose of this Chapter is to encourage and promote, in accordance with present and future needs, the safety, morals, health, order, conveniences, prosperity and general welfare of the citizens of the Village, and to provide for efficiency and economy in the process of development, for the appropriate and best use of land, for preservation, protection, development and conservation of the natural resources of land, water and air, for convenience of traffic and circulation of people and goods, for the use and occupancy of Buildings, for healthful and convenient distribution of population, for adequate public utilities and facilities, for promotion and the civic amenities of beauty and visual interest, for promotion of large-scale developments as a means of achieving unified civic design, and for development in accord with the Village's adopted Comprehensive Plan, by establishing Zoning Districts and by regulating the location and use of buildings, Signs and other Structures, and land and water for trade and residence by regulating and limiting or determining the height, bulk and access to light and air of buildings and structures, the area of Yards and other Open Spaces, and the density of use. To accomplish this intent, the regulations and districts and have been designed with reasonable consideration, among other things, to the character of the districts and their suitability for particular Uses.

(Ord. No. 2024-004, § 2(Exh. A), 3-12-24)

In order to regulate and restrict the location of commercial, public and semi-public uses, and residences, and the location of buildings erected or altered for specific uses, to regulate or limit population density and the intensity of the use of lot areas, and to regulate and determine the areas of yards, courts, and other open spaces within and surrounding such buildings, the following zoning districts are hereby established:

A.

Single-Family Residential Districts.

1.

RS-1 Low Density Single-Family Residential District (See Section 8.10.A).

2.

RS-2 Medium Density Single-Family Residential District (See Section 8.10.B).

B.

Multiple Family Residential Districts.

1.

RM-40 Medium Density Multiple Family Residential District (See Section 8.10.C).

2.

RM-70 High Density Multiple Family Residential District (See Section 8.10.D).

C.

CG General Commercial District (See Section 8.10.E).

D.

Urban Core Zone (Kennedy Causeway) T6 (See Chapter 15).

1.

T6-24.

2.

T6-24 Municipal Use (MU).

3.

T6-30.

E.

Public Buildings and Grounds.

1.

Government Facilities.

2.

Public Schools.

3.

Parks and Recreation.

(Ord. No. 2024-004, § 2(Exh. A), 3-12-24)

For the purpose of reference hereafter in these regulations, unless specifically provided to the contrary, the term Residential shall include both single-family and multi-family districts.

Such land and the Zoning District classification thereof shall be shown on a map designated as the Zoning District Map of the Village, dated and certified by the Village upon adoption. This Zoning District Map and all notations, dimensions, references, and symbols shown thereon pertaining to such districts, shall be as much a part of these regulations as if fully described herein, and shall be filed as part of these regulations. The map and any later alterations shall be available for public inspection in the offices of the Village Manager or designee. These regulations shall be similarly dated, filed, and made available for public reference.

(Ord. No. 2024-004, § 2(Exh. A), 3-12-24)

A.

The Village Manager or a designee shall cause to be published, or prints made available, no later than March 31 of the year following adoption of these regulations, the Official Zoning District Map, clearly showing the Zoning District Boundaries and zoning district names and designations for the incorporated area of the Village. In each calendar year thereafter, if there have been any changes in the zoning district boundaries or in reorganization of districts and district classifications in the preceding year, such amended map shall be published no later than March 31, and shall reflect all changes as of December 31 of the preceding year.

B.

Any person desiring a copy of the Official Zoning District Map shall pay a Fee for each copy, as set by ordinance.

(Ord. No. 2024-004, § 2(Exh. A), 3-12-24)

A.

Map symbols. A district name or letter-number combination shown on the Zoning District Map indicates that the regulations pertaining to the district designated by that name or letter-number combination extend throughout the whole incorporated area of the Village, bounded by the district boundary lines within which the name or letter-number combination is shown or indicated, except as otherwise provided by this Section.

B.

Interpretation. Where uncertainty exists with respect to the boundaries of the various districts as shown on the map accompanying and made a part of these regulations, the following rules shall apply:

1.

In cases where a boundary line is given a position within a Street, Alley, or Easement, it shall be deemed to be in the center of the Right-of-Way of the Street, Alley, or Easement. If the actual location of the street, alley, or easement varies slightly from the location as shown on the Zoning District Map, then the actual location shall control.

2.

In cases where a boundary line is shown as being located a specific distance from a Street Line or other physical feature, this distance shall control.

3.

Where the District Boundaries are not otherwise indicated and where the property has been or may hereafter be divided into blocks and lots, the district boundaries shall be construed to be the Lot Lines, and where bounded approximately by lot lines, said lines shall be construed to be the boundary of such districts unless the boundaries are otherwise indicated on the map or by ordinance.

4.

In un-subdivided property, unless otherwise indicated, the district boundary line shall be determined by the use of the scale contained on the Zoning District Map.

5.

All water areas within the zoning jurisdiction are considered to be within a zoning district and controlled by applicable district regulations. District Boundaries over water areas are located by noted or scaled dimensions, by relation to physical features, by coincidence with Village limit lines, or by a straight-line projection of the centerlines of streets as indicated on the Zoning District Map. Straight line district boundaries over water areas shall be assumed to continue as straight lines until they intersect with each other, with Village limit lines or county limit lines.

(Ord. No. 2024-004, § 2(Exh. A), 3-12-24)

Any land hereafter created within or annexed to the corporate area of the Village shall take the classification of "RS-1" - Low Density Single-Family Residential, unless the appropriate classification is otherwise determined by a zoning map amendment put forth upon annexation based on the Village's closest zoning classification, or on the land use designation closest to the Village's Comprehensive Plan. This shall include the extension of existing bulkhead lines or the creation of islands not contiguous to existing islands.

(Ord. No. 2024-004, § 2(Exh. A), 3-12-24)