The "R-1" Single-family Residential District is established to identify and stabilize those geographic areas within the City of Pinellas Park that are presently platted or developed for urban low density and low medium density, single-family residential use. This district is limited primarily to single-family detached dwellings, together with accessory uses and public facilities customary for such an environment, on an individual lot(s) typically platted for such use. This district is appropriate for areas designated on the Official Land Use Plan Map as Residential Urban (RU), Residential Low Medium (RLM) or Community Redevelopment District (CRD).

(Ord. No. 3748, § 3, 10-28-2010; Ord. No. 4079, § 1(Att. A)30., 3-14-2019)

A maximum density of seven and two-tenths (7.2) dwelling units per net acre shall be permitted in the "R-1" Single-Family Residential District.

For lots located within the Residential Urban (RU) and Residential Low Medium (RLM) Land Use Plan Map categories, public/semi-public uses (except Public Educational Facilities) shall not exceed a maximum area of five (5) gross acres. Any such use, alone or when added to existing Ancillary nonresidential or Transportation/Utility uses shall not exceed a maximum of three (3) acres. 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 future land use plan 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)31., 3-14-2019)

No building or land in the "R-1" 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 below 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 18-1509.3 and other applicable conditions of this district and Article. Office: Personal Service/Office Support: Retail Commercial uses, singularly or combined with abutting or functionally abutting uses shall not exceed one (1) acre. Any exceedance of this threshold shall require a Land Use Plan Map amendment to a category that permits the use.

Table 18-1509.3 Authorized Uses in R-1 District

(Ord. No. 3748, § 3, 10-28-2010; Ord. No. 3928, § 5, 1-22-2015; Ord. No. 4030, § 2, 8-10-2017; Ord. No. 4079, § 1(Att. A)32., 3-14-2019; Ord. No. 4205, § 5, 7-27-2023)

(A)

MINIMUM LOT REQUIREMENTS.

1.

For lots platted prior to May 20, 1987, the following dimensional regulations shall apply:

(a)

Lot Area: Six thousand (6,000) square feet.

(b)

Lot Width: Sixty (60) feet, except on a corner eighty (80) feet is required.

(c)

Lot Depth: Ninety (90) feet.

2.

For lots platted on or after May 20, 1987, the following shall apply:

(a)

Lot Area: Seventy-five hundred (7,500) square feet.

(b)

Lot Width: Seventy-five (75) feet, except on a corner ninety (90) feet is required.

(c)

Lot Depth: Ninety (90) feet.

3.

Lots not meeting the lot area, width or depth requirements of this Section and having been of record prior to December 10, 1970 may be used for a permitted or conditional use provided that all other dimensional regulations will apply.

(B)

MINIMUM YARD SETBACK REQUIREMENTS.

1.

For lots platted prior to May 20, 1987, the following shall apply:

(a)

Front Yard Setback: Twenty (20) feet.

(b)

Secondary Front Yard Setback: Twenty (20) feet. Where the provisions of Section 18-1504.4, "Nonconforming Lots" apply, the secondary yard may be reduced to a minimum of twelve (12) feet.

(c)

Side Yard Setback: Minimum of ten (10) feet on one side and six (6) feet on the other side. Side yards on corner lots shall be eight (8) feet on each side. Where the provisions of Section 18-1504.4, "Nonconforming Lots" apply, side yards may be reduced to a minimum of five (5) feet.

(d)

Rear Yard Setback: Fifteen (15) feet, or ten (10) feet if abutting an alley.

2.

For lots platted on or after May 20, 1987, the following shall apply:

(a)

Front Yard Setback: Twenty-five (25) feet.

(b)

Secondary Front Yard Setback: Twenty-five (25) feet.

(c)

Side Yard Setback: Ten (10) feet.

(d)

Rear Yard Setback: Fifteen (15) feet.

3.

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

4.

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

5.

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

(C)

MINIMUM LIVEABLE FLOOR AREA.

1.

For lots platted prior to May 20, 1987: Eight hundred (800) square feet.

2.

For lots platted on or after May 20, 1987: Nine hundred (900) square feet.

(D)

MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT. Thirty-five (35) feet. See Section 18-1503.13, "Exclusion from Height Limits", for height limit exclusions.

(E)

MAXIMUM LOT COVERAGE. Nonresidential Uses: Fifty-five (55) percent in RU; sixty-five (65) percent in RLM; seventy-five (75) percent in CRD.

(F)

FLOOR AREA RATIO.

1.

Nonresidential Uses:

(a)

Thirty-hundredths (0.30) in RU;

(b)

Forty-hundredths (0.40) in RLM;

(c)

Thirty five - hundredths (0.35) in CRD.

(G)

MINIMUM BUILDING SEPARATION. Must meet Florida Building Code separation requirements.

(Ord. No. 3748, § 3, 10-28-2010; Ord. No. 4279, § 4, 11-26-2024)

(A)

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

(B)

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

(C)

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

(D)

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

(Ord. No. 3748, § 3, 10-28-2010)

(A)

The City will consider the rezoning of property to "R-1" under the following conditions:

1.

The property is being annexed, and "R-1" is the closest compatible zoning district; or

(a)

The lot under petition to be rezoned is adjacent to, at least on two (2) sides, lots of record zoned "R-1", and is a logical extension of the adjacent "R-1" zoning district; and

(b)

The lot under petition to be rezoned has a current land use plan designation that is compatible with the requested zone. (It is not the intent of this provision to promote the initiation of Land Use Plan Amendments); and

(c)

A satisfactory water supply and sewer services are readily abutting to the lot under petition to be rezoned at the time the petition is filed; and

(d)

All rights-of-way for access in the vicinity of the lot have been developed to City standards as determined by the City Engineer.

(e)

Under no circumstances shall conditions (a) through (d) be waived except as provided below.

(f)

Where deemed appropriate, the City may initiate a rezoning for "R-1" even though not all of the above referenced criteria have been satisfied.

(Ord. No. 3748, § 3, 10-28-2010)

(A)

The City may authorize the platting of substandard size lots under the following conditions:

1.

All the abutting properties are zoned "R-1."

2.

The proposed interior lots will have a minimum lot area of six thousand (6,000) square feet, with a minimum lot width of sixty (60) feet. All proposed corner lots will have a minimum lot area of seventy-two hundred (7,200) square feet, with a minimum lot width of eighty (80) feet and a minimum lot depth of ninety (90) feet.

(B)

Under no circumstances shall these conditions be waived. In determining whether the platting of such substandard lots should be approved, City Council shall consider the following criteria: character of the immediately surrounding development; size of the parent parcel; configuration; and natural features of the land to be developed; adequacy of the off-site public facilities; traffic impacts; and nature of the proposed development.

(C)

The setbacks for the lots will be the same as those for lots platted prior to May 20, 1987.

(Ord. No. 3748, § 3, 10-28-2010)