3.01.01. Establishment of zoning districts. The City of Palm Coast, Florida is hereby divided into the following zoning districts. Each zoning district allows a set of uses that are consistent with its purpose and also a set of land development regulations designed to achieve the purpose of the district.

A.

AGR—Agriculture District

B.

EST-1; EST-2—Rural and Suburban Estate Districts

C.

SFR-1; SFR-2; SFR-3; SFR-4; SFR-5—Single-Family Residential Districts

D.

DPX—Duplex Residential District

E.

MFR-1; MFR-2—Multifamily Residential Districts

F.

MHD—Mobile Home District

G.

MPD—Master Planned Development District

H.

COM-1; COM-2; COM-3—Commercial Districts

I.

OFC-1; OFC-2—Office Districts

J.

IND-1; IND-2—Industrial Districts

K.

PSP—Public/Semipublic District

L.

P&G—Parks and Greenways District

M.

PRS—Preservation District

3.01.02. Official zoning map.

A.

Zoning district boundaries. The boundaries of the zoning districts are hereby established and shall be delineated on the Official Zoning Map for the City. The Map shall be kept on file in the offices of the City Clerk and shall be the official record of the zoning designation of properties within the City.

B.

Establishment of the Master Planned Development (MPD) zoning district. This chapter establishes the Master Planned Development (MPD) zoning district to replace the following mixed use zoning districts: Village Center (VGC-1 and VGC-2), Golf Course Community (GCC), Planned Unit Development (PUD) and Planned Rural Development (PRD). These former mixed use zoning districts are now referenced in this Code as "former VGC-1," "former VGC-2," "former GCC," "former PUD," and "former PRD," and will remain on the Official Zoning Map; however, these districts are depicted by a hatch pattern that identifies them as "former" zoning districts. The map legend shall state that these hatched pattern zoning districts were designated prior to the adoption of the current Official Zoning Map, in effect as of November 16, 2008, and that after this date no parcels of land may be rezoned to any of the zoning districts designated as "former."

3.01.03. Adoption, identification, and amendments. The following shall apply to adoption and amendments to the Official Zoning Map:

A.

The City of Palm Coast Official Zoning Map shall be adopted by ordinance of the City Council after considering the recommendations of the Planning and Land Development Regulation Board.

B.

If, in accordance with the provisions of this LDC and F.S. ch. 163, changes are made in district boundaries or other matter portrayed on the City of Palm Coast Official Zoning Map, such changes shall be entered on the Official Zoning Map after enactment of the amending ordinance.

C.

Change of any nature shall be made on the Official Zoning Map or matter shown thereon except in conformity with procedures set forth in this LDC or in F.S. ch. 163. Any unauthorized change shall be null and void and have no force or effect.

D.

Regardless of the existence of purported copies of the Official Zoning Map that may from time-to-time be made or published, the Official Zoning Map shall be the final authority as to the current zoning status of land and water areas, buildings, and other structures in the City.

E.

Unless a prior Official Zoning Map has been lost or has been totally destroyed, the prior map or any significant parts thereof remaining shall be preserved, together with all available records pertaining to its adoption or amendment, in the office of the City Clerk.

3.01.04. Future land use map—Zoning district compatibility. All development in the City shall be consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and the Future Land Use Map (FLUM). Each future land use category contains a set of zoning districts that may be permitted within its boundaries. No property shall be rezoned unless it is to a district that is compatible with the future land use designation of the site. The following table correlates individual zoning districts with the compatible future land use categories.

Table 3-1: Future Land Use Map/Zoning District Compatibility

3.01.05. Rules for interpretation of district boundaries. Where uncertainty exists as to the boundaries of districts as shown on the City of Palm Coast Official Zoning Map, the following rules shall apply and shall be implemented by the Land Use Administrator:

A.

Boundaries indicated as approximately following the centerlines of streets, highways, or alleys shall be construed to follow such centerlines.

B.

Boundaries indicated as approximately following platted lot lines or parcel lines shall be construed as following such lot lines or parcel lines.

C.

Boundaries indicated as approximately following City Limits shall be construed as following the City Limits.

D.

Boundaries indicated as following railroad lines shall be construed to be midway between the rails of the main line.

E.

Boundaries indicated as following shorelines shall be construed to follow the mean high water line, and in the event of change in the shoreline shall be construed as moving with the line.

F.

Boundaries indicated as approximately following the centerlines of streams, rivers, canals, lakes, or other bodies of water shall be construed to follow such centerlines.

G.

Boundaries indicated as parallel to or extensions of features indicated above shall be so construed.

H.

Where physical features such as streets, railroad lines, rivers, streams and such, existing on the ground are at variance with those shown on the City of Palm Coast Official Zoning Map, or in other circumstances not covered above, the Land Use Administrator shall make a written interpretation of the district boundaries.

I.

The Land Use Administrator may require that a professional survey be submitted prior to making a boundary determination.

3.01.06. Uses not permitted in the city. The following uses may be permitted by a super majority vote of the City Council subsequent to an affirmative or negative recommendation by the Planning and Land Development Regulation Board. This is due to their potential incompatibility with current development trends in the City, their potential deleterious effects upon the public health, safety, and welfare, and the potential likelihood that they will create nuisances and significant adverse impacts upon adjacent land uses. The list is not all-inclusive and other uses found by the Land Use Administrator to be similar in nature and character to the listed uses shall also require approval by the City Council in the aforementioned manner.

Asphalt Manufacturing Plants

Animal Feed Lots and Livestock Operations

Bottle Clubs

Business of Outdoor Advertising*

Deep Well Injection of Waste Products

Dog Farms

Hog and Poultry Farms

Incinerator Plants

Junkyards, Salvage Yards

Motor Vehicle Race Tracks

Paper and Pulp Mills

*The business of outdoor advertising means the business of erecting, operating, using, maintaining, leasing, or selling outdoor advertising structures, outdoor advertising signs, or outdoor advertisements that are prohibited in this code.

3.01.07. Uses not listed in this chapter. The listing of permitted principal uses, special exception uses, accessory uses and limited uses in a zoning district is not meant to be all-inclusive, nor is the list of uses that are not permitted intended to be all inclusive. Uses not specifically listed shall be reviewed by the Land Use Administrator to determine if the proposed use is similar in nature and character to others listed in the zoning district. The North American Industry Classification System manual, as amended, shall serve as a general guideline in making this determination. Based on the determination, the proposed use shall be classified in the same manner as those similar uses listed in terms of it being permitted as a principal, special exception, accessory, or limited use. The Land Use Administrator may also determine that other uses are not permitted on the basis that they are not similar in nature or character to the other uses listed in the zoning district. Determinations may be appealed in accordance with the appeal procedures established in Chapter 2.

(Ord. No. 2016-4, § 2, 3-15-16; Ord. No. 2024-11, § 2, 4-2-24)