A.

Purpose. The City of North Port incentivizes specific development types to help make the city more sustainable, affordable, and functional. Density and intensity bonuses are incentives for development types in areas of the City where they are permissible primary uses. When a development type that is not a permissible primary use is proposed, bonuses and incentives for that development type do not apply Density and intensity bonuses can be in addition to the bonus density from Transfer of Development Rights in Chapter 1, Article IV.

B.

Table 3.6.1.1. Bonuses and Incentives, summarizes the bonuses and incentives the City has created for the indicated development types. The individual sections within this article provide details on each of the development types that must be met to obtain the bonus. Unless noted otherwise, the density and intensity bonuses may stack. The developer is responsible for providing documentation proving satisfaction of the requirements for the bonus or incentive.

(1)

FAR Bonuses. The FAR bonus is added to the permitted FAR in the zoning district for non-residential and mixed-use projects.

(2)

Density Bonus (DU/Ac). The density bonus is added to the permitted density in the zoning district for residential uses.

(3)

Height. The height bonus shall not stack. The intention of providing additional height is to accommodate the additional FAR or density provided in the table. When more than one (1) incentive with a height bonus is utilized, the largest height bonus shall apply.

(4)

Impervious Surface Ratio (ISR). The impervious surface ratio bonus is added to the maximum allowable ISR per the zoning district regulation.

(5)

Buffer. The buffer bonus is a percentage subtracted from the width of the required buffer per Chapter 4, Article III., Section 4.3.12. of this ULDC.

(6)

Setbacks. The setback bonus is a percentage subtracted from the required setbacks per the requirements of the zoning district. In instances where the setback is zero (0), the setback may not be reduced.

TABLE 3.6.1.1.

Bonuses and Incentives

A.

Adaptive play areas and equipment are playgrounds that meet ADA regulations and ensure that persons of all ages, with or without disabilities, have access to and can use playground or recreation equipment. Adaptive play areas and equipment may include, but are not limited to:

(1)

Playgrounds; and

(2)

Recreation equipment such as accessible kayak launches.

B.

Adaptive play area facilities must be open and accessible to the public to receive the bonus.

C.

Accessible play areas shall include the appropriate ADA-compliant access points.

[Added 8-6-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-13, § 3.03(Exh. A)]

A.

Generally. The affordable housing density and FAR bonus applies in the AC-1, AC-2, AC-3, AC-4, AC-5, AC- 6, AC-8, AC-9, AC-10, R-2, and R-3, zoning districts.

B.

Percent Affordable. A minimum of thirty-five percent (35%) of all units shall be offered at a defined level of affordability to receive the bonus.

C.

Duration. The affordable housing created to facilitate bonuses shall be maintained as an affordable unit for a minimum of thirty (30) years. Affordability shall be included in a Land Use Restriction Agreement (LURA) with annual reporting to ensure affordability is maintained.

D.

Density and Intensity. When affordable housing is proposed as part of a mixed-use development, only the FAR bonus applies, unless the project meets the qualifications under the Live Local Act, in which case only the density bonus applies.

E.

Access. Affordable housing units in mixed-income developments shall be located throughout the development and have the same access and adornments as market-rate units.

F.

Levels of Affordability. The City recognizes the following income levels as affordable housing to support housing access for all:

(1)

Affordable Housing, eighty-one (81) to one hundred and twenty percent (120%) AMI.

(2)

Affordable Housing, fifty-one (51) to eighty percent (80%) AMI.

(3)

Affordable Housing, thirty-one (31) to fifty percent (50%) AMI.

(4)

Affordable Housing, thirty percent (30%) AMI and Below.

G.

Age-Restricted Affordable Housing. Affordable Housing at any income level listed in subsection F above may be age-restricted for a bonus.

[Added 8-6-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-13, § 3.03(Exh. A)]

A.

Percent affordable. Affordable nonresidential development shall comprise a minimum of fifty percent (50%) of the proposed development to obtain the bonus.

B.

Duration. The affordable nonresidential spaces created with the bonus shall remain affordable for a minimum of ten (10) years.

C.

Types. Affordable nonresidential development may include, but is not limited to, the following:

(1)

Microunits, Nonresidential;

(2)

Co-working Space;

(3)

Pop-up Space;

(4)

Affordable Live-Work Units;

(5)

Nonresidential development created through a Community Land Trust or Co-operative; and

(6)

Food Truck Parks.

[Added 8-6-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-13, § 3.03(Exh. A)]

To obtain the development bonus, public or private community gardens shall be:

(1)

a minimum of one quarter (0.25) acre;

(2)

compliant with Section 3.9.6.; and

(3)

maintained as community space in perpetuity.

[Added 8-6-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-13, § 3.03(Exh. A)]

A.

New Development. Buildings shall be placed to maintain natural wetlands, preserve heritage trees, and maximize energy efficiency. To obtain this bonus:

(1)

Buildings shall be placed with the long axis of the structure running east to west;

(2)

Clear glazing shall be minimized on the east and west facades to provide year-round temperature control by reducing the solar heat gain;

(3)

A minimum of seventy-five percent (75%) of the wetlands shall remain intact; and

(4)

All healthy heritage trees shall be preserved.

B.

Redevelopment. Redevelopment of existing buildings or previously developed sites may also utilize this bonus when the design meets the following conditions:

(1)

The design does not propose additional impervious surfaces;

(2)

Redevelopment meets all FEMA flood elevation standards;

(3)

A minimum of seventy-five percent (75%) of the existing wetlands shall be preserved, enhanced, and/or restored; and

(4)

All healthy heritage trees shall be preserved.

[Added 8-6-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-13, § 3.03(Exh. A)]

A.

Generally. To qualify for the bonus, the additional EV charging stations shall be open to the public.

B.

Qualifying EV Chargers. Bonuses and incentives are available for the following types of EV charging stations:

(1)

EV Charging, DC Fast Chargers, Level 3.

(2)

EV Charging, Level 2.

(3)

EV DC Fast charging station co-located with other uses.

(4)

EV charging station, covered.

[Added 8-6-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-13, § 3.03(Exh. A)]

A minimum of seventy-five percent (75%) of the vegetative materials used for landscaping shall be Florida-native to receive the bonus. When developing a previously undeveloped parcel, existing, non-invasive vegetative materials may be preserved to help satisfy this requirement.

[Added 8-6-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-13, § 3.03(Exh. A)]

Hurricane Resistant construction shall include, but may not be limited to, the following:

(1)

New or renovated existing structures hardened to withstand hurricanes; or

(2)

A battery backup system designed to collect and store energy for use in an emergency.

[Added 8-6-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-13, § 3.03(Exh. A)]

Land assembly bonuses shall be obtained by assembling contiguous pre-platted lots to provide for development alternative to single-family detached uses, as allowed by the zoning district assigned to the assembled parcels. When parcels are assembled, access to collector or arterial roads may be limited.

[Added 8-6-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-13, § 3.03(Exh. A)]

Bonuses for vertical mixing of uses may be obtained when the mixing of uses is required or elective provided that residential uses shall be located on, or above, the second floor, and the mixture facilitates distinct and separate uses contained within one (1) structure. The whole development may include vertical and horizontal mixed-use, but the bonus may only be obtained to be utilized toward the vertical mixed use building(s).

[Added 8-6-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-13, § 3.03(Exh. A)]

A.

Generally. Parking garages may be public or private to receive the bonus.

B.

Types. Parking garage bonuses may be obtained through any combination of the following:

(1)

Parking garage in lieu of surface parking;

(2)

Parking garage, vertical mixed-use; and/or

(3)

Parking garage, retail-wrapped.

[Added 8-6-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-13, § 3.03(Exh. A)]

Impervious surface areas may be offset with pervious pavers or other permeable surface materials. The property owner shall maintain all permeable surface materials to the installation standard to ensure the material remains pervious over time. The proposed permeable surface materials shall comply with all other applicable engineering standards for paved surfaces.

[Added 8-6-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-13, § 3.03(Exh. A)]

Development which includes an industry indicated as a targeted industry in Chapter 58 of the City Code is eligible for a development bonus.

[Added 8-6-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-13, § 3.03(Exh. A)]

The density or intensity bonus applies when the proposed development offsets its energy consumption by fifty percent (50%) or more through a renewable source.

[Added 8-6-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-13, § 3.03(Exh. A)]

Site stormwater facilities that are engineered above and beyond the City's requirement. The bonus of available for projects designed to meet the one hundred (100) Year, seventy-two (72) hour storm, one hundred (100) Year, seven (7) day storm, or five hundred (500) Year event.

[Added 8-6-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-13, § 3.03(Exh. A)]