The "R-6" Multi-Family Residential District is established to identify and stabilize those geographic areas within the City of Pinellas Park that are appropriate for the development and maintenance of a well-designed medium density multi-family residential environment and certain controlled light commercial uses. Two (2) or more story construction is encouraged by means of lot size regulations to provide more open space.

This district is appropriate for areas designated on the Official Land Use Plan Map as Residential Medium (RM), Residential/Office/Retail (R/O/R), Residential/Office General (R/OG), Commercial General (CG) or Community Redevelopment District (CRD). The establishment of mixed commercial and residential uses require a Land Use Plan Map designation of Residential/Office/Retail (R/O/R), Residential/Office General (R/OG) or Community Redevelopment District (CRD). The establishment of commercial offices requires a Land Use Plan Map designation of Residential/Office General (R/OG), "Residential/Office/Retail" (R/O/R), Commercial General (CG) or Community Redevelopment District (CRD).

(Ord. No. 3748, § 3, 10-28-2010; Ord. No. 4079, § 1(Att. A)47., 3-14-2019)

A maximum of fifteen (15.0) dwelling units per net acre shall be permitted in the "R-6" Multi-Family Residential/Commercial District.

For lots located within the Residential Medium (RM), Residential/Office/Retail (R/O/R) and Residential/Office General (R/OG) Land Use Plan Map categories, public/semi-public uses, (except Public Educational Uses) shall not exceed a maximum area of five (5) gross acres. Ancillary nonresidential, Office, Personal Services/Office Support, Retail Commercial, and Transportation Utility uses shall not exceed three (3) acres. For lots located in the Commercial General (CG) Land Use Plan Map category, Public/Semi-Public and/or Transportation/Utility uses shall not exceed a maximum of five (5) acres. Any such use, alone or when added to existing abutting or functionally abutting like uses, which exceeds the threshold stated above shall require a Land Use Plan Map amendment to Institutional (I), Transportation/Utility (T/U) or other Land Use Plan Map category (as appropriate), which shall include such use and all abutting or functionally abutting like uses.

(Ord. No. 3748, § 3, 10-28-2010; Ord. No. 4079, § 1(Att. A)48., 3-14-2019)

No building or land in the "R-6" district shall be used, and no building shall be hereafter erected, structurally altered or enlarged, except for the permitted and conditional uses listed below. The uses listed as conditional uses may be permitted if their site locations and proposed development site plans are first approved, as provided in the procedure for approval of conditional uses under Section 18-1531, "Conditional Use Regulations", of this Article. Uses that are similar to any permitted or conditional use, as determined by the Planning and Development Services Director, shall be permitted in the same manner (i.e. permitted versus conditional) as the listed use to which it is similar, provided that any similar use specifically permitted in another zoning district shall not be permitted. Permitted (P) and conditional (C) uses shall be subject to the conditions established in the following Table 18-1514.3 and other applicable conditions of this district and Article.

Table 18-1514.3 Authorized Uses in R-6 District

(Ord. No. 3748, § 3, 10-28-2010; Ord. No. 3928, § 10, 1-22-2015; Ord. No. 4079, § 1(Att. A)49., 3-14-2019; Ord. No. 4177, § 1, 1-26-2023; Ord. No. 4205, § 10, 7-27-2023)

(A)

MINIMUM LOT REQUIREMENTS.

1.

Lot Area:

(a)

Residential: Multi-family dwellings: Ten thousand four hundred fifty-five (10,455) square feet of net lot area, One Story: Four thousand three hundred fifty-six (4,356) square feet of net lot area/unit (maximum density of ten (10) dwelling units/acre), Two or more stories: Three thousand four hundred eighty-four and eight-tenths (3,484.8) square feet of net lot area/unit (maximum density of twelve and one-half (12.5) dwelling unit/acre), two thousand nine hundred four (2,904) square feet of net lot area/unit (maximum density of fifteen (15) dwelling unit/acre).

(b)

Duplex Dwellings: Seven thousand two hundred (7,200) square feet, Single-family Detached Dwelling: Five thousand (5,000) square feet.

(c)

Nonresidential or other uses: Ten thousand (10,000) square feet of net lot area).

NOTE: Lots of record less than seven thousand two hundred (7,200) square feet shall be developed with a single-family detached dwelling only.

2.

Lot Width: One hundred (100) feet. Lots with a width of less than one hundred (100) feet but greater than seventy (70) feet can be developed with a duplex or a single-family detached dwelling only. Lots with a width of seventy (70) feet or less can be developed with a single-family detached dwelling only.

(B)

MINIMUM YARD SETBACK REQUIREMENTS.

1.

For lots platted prior to January 14, 1982, the following shall apply:

(a)

Front Yard Setback: Thirty (30) feet plus three (3) feet per story for each story in excess of two (2) stories. For single-family residential development, the minimum front yard setback is twenty (20) feet.

(b)

Secondary Front Yard Setback: Twelve (12) feet.

(c)

Side Yard Setback: Five (5) feet or ten (10) percent of lot width, whichever is greater.

(d)

Rear Yard Setback: Twenty (20) feet. For single-family residential development, the minimum rear yard setback is fifteen (15) feet.

2.

For lots platted on or after January 14, 1982, the following shall apply:

(a)

Front Yard Setback: Thirty (30) feet plus three (3) feet per story for each story in excess of two (2) stories.

(b)

Secondary Front Yard Setback: Thirty (30) feet plus three (3) feet per story for each story in excess of two (2) stories.

(c)

Side Yard Setback: Fifteen (15) feet; twenty (20) feet if abutting a residential or mixed use zoning district.

(d)

Rear Yard Setback: Twenty (20) feet.

(e)

For corner, double frontage and multiple frontage lots, see Section 18-1503.7 "Yard Determinations."

(f)

Refer to Section 18-1503.8 for measurement of yard setbacks on lots adjacent to rights-of-way of insufficient width.

(g)

Refer to Section 18-1504.3(G)(2) for special yard setbacks for additions to buildings in existence as of August 14, 1997.

(C)

BUILDING REQUIREMENTS.

1.

Minimum Building Separation: Must meet Florida Building Code separation requirements.

2.

Maximum Building Height: Forty (40) feet. See Section 18-1503.13, "Exclusion from Height Limits", for height limit exclusions.

(D)

MINIMUM LIVABLE FLOOR AREA.

1.

Efficiency: Four hundred fifty (450) square feet.

2.

One-bedroom: Five hundred fifty (550) square feet.

3.

Two-bedroom: Six hundred fifty (650) square feet.

4.

Three-bedroom: Eight hundred (800) square feet.

(E)

MAXIMUM LOT COVERAGE. Seventy-five (75) percent.

(F)

FLOOR AREA RATIO.

1.

Nonresidential Uses: Five-tenths (0.50).

(Ord. No. 3748, § 3, 10-28-2010; Ord. No. 4079, § 1(Att. A)50., 3-14-2019; Ord. No. 4279, § 9, 11-26-2024)

(A)

DESIGN CRITERIA. Continuous unvaried linear facades are not permitted. Variation in the vertical plane of the facade is required as prescribed below.

1.

Front building lines (measured at foundation line where unit entries are located) must be staggered four (4) feet at intervals of one hundred twenty (120) linear feet or every four (4) units ground floor; whichever is less; or

2.

Use of recessed or protruding stairwells, entryways, balconies, or staggered roof lines shall achieve variation in the facade design (front building line).

(B)

LANDSCAPING AND BUFFERING. See Section 18-1533, "Landscaping Regulations."

(C)

FENCES. See Section 18-1530.10, "Fences, Walls and Hedges" for fence regulations and setbacks.

(D)

DUMPSTER ENCLOSURES (See Section 18-1530.20, "Dumpsters"), AND ALSO SUPPLEMENTAL USE REGULATIONS (See Section 18-1530, "Accessory Use and Supplementary District Regulations").

(E)

OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING. See Section 18-1532, "Parking and Loading Regulations."

(Ord. No. 3748, § 3, 10-28-2010)