This article establishes zoning districts; establishes the relationship between the county's future land use map and zoning map; establishes the relationship between the residential densities set forth in the future land use element of Putnam County's Comprehensive Plan and the zoning districts that permit residential uses; provides a list of use categories; and establishes the use categories, as well as certain uses and structures that may be allowed within each zoning district. It also provides regulations for accessory and temporary structures and uses. The zoning districts and list of allowed uses and structures are intended to provide for coordinated and orderly growth by implementing the future land use map and related comprehensive plan goals, objectives and policies regarding land use, including the intensity and density of the allowed uses. The location, timing, density and intensity of any proposed development in a given zoning district may be further defined in other provisions of this Code, including article III (Supplemental Use Regulations); article IV (Overlay and Floating Zones); article VI (Resource Protection Standards); article VII (Development Design and Improvement Standards) and article XII (Administration and Enforcement).

The county is divided into zoning districts on a set of zoning maps kept and maintained by the planning and development services department. The zoning districts listed below are delineated on the county's zoning district map dated April 26, 2005. The county's zoning district map is declared a part of this Code, and may be amended from time to time as provided for under article XII, division 11 of this Code.

The following rules apply in interpreting the zoning maps:

(1)

Boundaries indicated as approximately following the centerline of a street, highway or alley shall be construed to follow such centerline.

(2)

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

(3)

Boundaries indicated as approximately following city limits shall be construed as following such city limits.

(4)

Boundaries indicated as approximately following railroad lines shall be construed to be midway between the main tracks.

(5)

Boundaries indicated as following shorelines shall be construed to follow such shorelines. In the event of a change in shorelines, the boundaries shall be construed as moving with the change except where such moving would change the zoning status of a lot or parcel and in such case, the boundary shall be interpreted in such a manner as to avoid changing the zoning status of any parcel or lot.

(6)

Boundaries indicated as parallel to the extension of features indicated in paragraphs (1) through (5) above shall be construed as indicated. Distances not specifically indicated on the zoning maps shall be determined by the scale of the map.

(7)

Where a district boundary divides a lot of record that was in single ownership at the time this Code was adopted, the department may permit an allowed use to extend up to a distance of 50 feet beyond the district line into the remaining portion of the lot.

(a)

Where the term "residentially zoned" is used, or the context indicates a provision applies to all residentially zoned property, the term refers to the R, RE, and RMH zoning districts.

(b)

Where the term "commercially zoned" is used, or the context indicates a provision applies to all commercially zoned property, the term refers to the CPO and C zoning districts.

(c)

When the term "industrially zoned" districts" is used, or the context indicates a provision applies to all industrially zoned property, the term refers to the IL and IH zoning districts.

(d)

Where the term "agriculturally zoned" is used, or the context indicates a provision applies to all agriculturally zoned property, the term refers to the A and AE zoning districts.

Unless otherwise specifically provided, all uses shall be housed in a fully enclosed building.

Table 2.01A below shows which zoning districts are consistent with and implement the future land use categories described in the Putnam County Comprehensive Plan and depicted on the future land use map in the future land use element of the county's comprehensive plan.

TABLE 2.01A: ZONING DISTRICTS THAT MAY BE ALLOWED IN THE FUTURE LAND USE CATEGORIES (1-1-16)

Generally: The table is for illustrative purposes only. Each specific land use in the county, including the over-all development scheme for each use, should be analyzed for consistency with the entire comprehensive plan, regardless of the zoning district. Compliance with the requirements of the zoning district is only one step in that consistency analysis. Density and intensity of uses within zoning categories are subject to development standards in article VII, supplemental regulations in article III, additional restrictions for overlay zones in article IV, and resource protection standards in article VI.

(1)

Property located in this future land use category may continue to be used as allowed by indicated zoning district, but property located in this future land use category may not be changed or rezoned to the indicated zoning district.

(2)

Lots in vested subdivisions or existing lots of record may be assigned a zoning in which the use of lots, the lot dimensions, and lot area generally comply with the standards of the assigned zoning district, notwithstanding the density requirements of the future land use category.

(a)

This section establishes use categories that will be allowed in each zoning district. A use category defines the types of uses that fit within a given category and then lists examples of the uses that fit the definition.

(b)

Where a proposed use could be said to fall within more than one category, the director shall determine in which category the use most closely fits based on the description of the use category and the examples of uses in the category.

(a)

Residential—Single family. A use that provides dwellings or structures intended for housekeeping for a single family unit as defined by the Florida Building Code, and may, depending on the particular zoning district, include any one of the dwelling units listed as examples in paragraph (b), below.

(b)

Examples.

Conventional, site built single-family (attached or detached)

Accessory apartment

Modular home

Mobile home, unless expressly prohibited in the zoning district

(a)

Residential—Multi-family. A use that provides dwellings or structures intended for housekeeping for two or more family units as defined by the Florida Building Code, and may, depending on the particular zoning district, include any one of the dwelling units listed as examples in paragraph (b), below.

(b)

Multi-family may include, but not be limited to, duplex, triplex, quadplex, garden apartments, villas and townhouses, mid-rise and high-rise apartment buildings, and garage apartments.

(c)

Any ownership arrangement is allowed, such as condominium or cooperative, unless specifically prohibited in a zoning district.

(a)

This category includes all uses where the primary activity is the sale of goods to the public. This use category includes the sale of packaged food, sale on non-alcoholic beverages, and the sale of alcohol beverages for off-site consumption.

(b)

Examples:

Antique shop

Art gallery

Auto parts store

Bait and tackle shop

Camera supplies

Convenience store

Craft supplies

Drug store

Florist

Fruit market

Grocery store

Hardware store

Hobby supplies

Jewelry store

Office supplies

Pet shop

Souvenir shop

Toy store

Vegetable market

(a)

This use category includes all uses where the primary activity is the preparation of food to be served to the public for onsite consumption, for take-out by the public, or for delivery to the public.

(b)

Examples:

Restaurant

Delicatessen

Ice cream parlor

Candy store

Bakery

(a)

This use category includes all uses where the primary activity is the provision of services to the public.

(b)

Examples:

Banking

Hair stylist and barbers

Tattoo parlor

Advertising

Repair of appliances, shoes, furniture, clothing and other non-automotive consumer goods

Veterinary facilities: Small animal

Laundry, retail

Employment agency

Funeral home

Fitness centers

Palmist and psychic

Photography studio

Copy centers

Printing of stationary, cards, envelopes, posters, etc.

Publishing

Clinics

Dance/music studios

(a)

This use category includes all uses where the primary activity is the provision of office space for professional, administrative, or clerical activities. It does not include retail sales of merchandise related to the office use (i.e. pharmaceutical sales or frames for glasses).

(b)

Examples of offices:

Physician (but not a clinic)

Attorney

Accountant

Chiropractor

Opticians

Architect/engineer

Graphic artist

Insurance agent

Real estate agent

Model home

Construction office (no outdoor storage)

(a)

This use category includes all uses where the primary activity is the provision of teaching and classroom facilities.

(b)

Examples:

Public and private schools

Colleges

Technical and vocational schools

Business schools

(a)

This use category includes all uses where the primary activity is the provision of meeting places or other facilities for private organizations. It does not include casinos, nightclubs, bottle clubs or other establishments operated or maintained for profit. It does not include boarding houses that may be associated with the allowed clubs.

(b)

Examples:

Fraternal organizations

Masonic orders

(a)

This use category includes all uses where the primary activity is the provision of recreation or entertainment in an outdoor setting.

(b)

Examples:

Mini-golf

Go-kart

Drive-in theater

Amphitheater

Outdoor skating rinks

Skateboard parks

Paintball

Golf course

Archery range

Waterpark

Marina

(a)

This use category includes all uses where the primary activity is the provision of recreation or entertainment in an indoor setting.

(b)

Examples:

Bowling alley

Amusement arcade

Theater

Auditorium

Indoor skating rinks

(a)

This use category includes all uses where the primary activity is the provision of short-term lodging.

(b)

Examples:

Hotel

Motel

Bed and breakfast

(a)

This use category includes uses where the primary activity is providing a personal service in the form of culture, fine arts displays, exhibits, and similar activities. Specifically not included in this category are theaters and auditoriums or other similar places of assembly.

(b)

Examples:

Libraries

Galleries

Museums

(a)

This category includes all uses where the primary activity is the provision of governmental services to the public.

(b)

Examples:

Courthouse

Police station

City Hall

County administration building

(a)

This use category includes industrial, manufacturing, processing, warehouse, distribution, and assembly uses that are not objectionable to surrounding land uses with regard to danger, smoke, odor, fumes, noise, and truck traffic.

(b)

An industrial, manufacturing, processing, warehouse, distribution, or assembly use may be categorized as light industrial if the county receives reasonable assurance that:

(1)

The use will not be a danger to surrounding uses or activities;

(2)

The use will not create odors, fumes, dust, or other emissions that will cross the property lines of the site; and

(3)

Tractor trailer and other heavy vehicle traffic to and from the use will not exceed an average of 40 trips per day (20 in and 20 out) or the use shall have frontage access to a paved, public roadway with a classification of collector road or higher and shall be within one-half mile of an arterial roadway for all truck traffic, subject to the concurrency and capacity requirements of this Code and the comprehensive plan.

This use category includes all industrial, manufacturing, processing, warehouse, outdoor storage, bulk storage, distribution, and assembly.

Agricultural uses are those related to the production, keeping, or maintenance, whether for sale or personal use, of plants and animals for food, forage, fiber, or ornamental purposes. Agricultural uses are characterized as predominantly outdoor activities, with structures covering a very small portion of the land, and include aquaculture activities. However, some specific production activities may require relatively large amounts of land coverage, such as greenhouses. Trip generation is very low; the number of employees per acre is very small.

(a)

This category includes all agricultural uses requiring a waste disposal permit from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.

(b)

Examples:

Feedlots

High intensity dairies, hog farms, and poultry farms

Solar farms (solar energy production and solar generation stations)

(Ord. No. 2024-024, 12-10-2024)

(a)

This category includes commercial uses directly related to agricultural production.

(b)

Examples:

Livestock auction

Feed store

Saw mill (where wood is from trees grown on the site of the saw mill)

Slaughterhouse (where animals to be slaughtered are pastured on the site of the slaughterhouse)

Veterinary facilities: Large or small animal

Riding academy

Airstrip for crop dusting

Solar farms (solar energy production and solar generation stations)

(Ord. No. 2024-024, 12-10-2024)

(a)

This category includes public recreational uses that primarily rely on natural resources as the attraction.

(b)

Examples:

Public and private parks

Public and semi-private beaches

(a)

This category includes public recreational uses that primarily rely on facilities sports and other active recreational activities as the attraction.

(b)

Examples:

Ballparks and fields

Playgrounds

Boat ramps

Public docks/boat moorings

(a)

This category includes small-scale public facilities and services that are typically and necessarily spread throughout the community. This category does not include structures or uses for commercial activities such as sales of related merchandise or collection of bills in districts in which such activities would otherwise be prohibited.

(b)

Examples:

Water treatment plants (with a capacity less than 500,000 gallons per day)

Wastewater treatment plants (with a capacity of less than 500,000 gallons per day)

Natural gas pumping stations

Telephone equipment installations

Electrical substations

Microwave relay stations or other towers (not exceeding 25 feet in height)

(a)

This category includes government activities or government-sponsored activities that are necessary for adequate response to the public in case of emergency.

(b)

Examples:

County fire department units including volunteer fire departments

Sheriff substations

EMS rescue units

County emergency operations facilities

(a)

This section establishes the use categories allowed in each zoning district, either by right or by special use permit. Certain uses have unique characteristics that require the use to be identified separate from any use category. Where a certain use is listed, the regulations as they relate to that certain use shall apply.

(b)

Article VII of this Code establishes the site design requirements for each zoning district, including setbacks, minimum lot sizes, lot widths, maximum lot coverage, maximum building heights, minimum road frontages etc.

(c)

Article III of this Code establishes supplemental use regulations that may further define conditions that are particular to certain uses allowed in each zoning district.

(d)

Any development proposed to establish an allowed use in a given zoning district, whether by right or by special use permit, is subject to development review as provided in article XII of this Code.

(e)

The use provisions in the various zoning districts are exclusive, and any use category or specified land use not listed as a permitted use or a use allowed by special use permit in the zoning district under this section or elsewhere in this Code shall be prohibited unless otherwise determined by the director. Nothing herein shall alter the director's authority to interpret whether a given land use type fits under a use category as defined and described under article II, division 2 of this Code.

(f)

Uses not specifically listed as allowable by right or special use permit within a zoning district may be allowable when determined by the director or his/her designee to be:

(1)

Appropriate by reasonable implication and intent of the district;

(2)

Similar to other uses explicitly allowable by right or special use permit; and

(3)

Not specifically prohibited within the district.

Any determination by the director under this provision may be appealed pursuant to article XII, division 13 of this Code.

(a)

Purpose. The primary purpose of the agriculture zoning (AG) district is to implement the agriculture land use classification shown on the Putnam County Future Land Use Map. It also serves as a holding zone in certain other future land use categories, such as urban service, urban reserve, rural center and rural residential, which will allow the AG districts and certain agriculture uses to remain in place until development more consistent with future land use category are ready to locate.

(b)

Use categories allowed in the AG district.

(1)

Residential—Single family

(2)

Agriculture: General

(3)

Recreation: Resource-based

(4)

Recreation: Activity-based (excluding motor sports facility)

(5)

Educational

(c)

Certain uses allowed in the AG district.

(1)

Artificial ponds that are five acres or less in size

(2)

Livestock, residential

(3)

Mobile home

(4)

Religious facility (less than 10,000 square feet of gross floor area) on a "minor collector" or higher roadway functional classification

(5)

Community residential homes having six or less residents

(6)

Solar farms (solar energy production and solar generation stations)

(d)

Use categories that require a special use permit to locate in an AG district.

(1)

Agriculture: Intensive

(2)

Commercial: Agriculture-related

(3)

Essential public services

(4)

Emergency services

(e)

Certain uses that require a special use permit to locate in an AG district.

(1)

Bed and breakfast

(2)

Child and adult day care

(3)

Group home having seven or more residents

(4)

Religious facility (equal to or greater than 10,000 square feet of gross floor area)

(5)

Religious facility (less than 10,000 square feet of gross floor area) on a county road that is not a "minor collector" or higher roadway functional classification

(6)

Migrant farm labor camp, which shall be defined herein as provided in F.S. § 381.008

(7)

Borrow areas greater than one-eighth of an acre

(8)

Kennel

(9)

Raising, breeding and/or grooming of household pets or exotic animals other than livestock or Poultry

(10)

Communication tower

(11)

Cemeteries

(12)

Aircraft landing facility, private

(13)

Outdoor shooting range, paintball, or archery range

(14)

Land application of treated septage and residuals from waste water treatment plants in accordance with chapter 18, article VI, Putnam County Code

(15)

Construction trades

(16)

Golf course

(17)

Primitive campground

(18)

Wildlife pets

(19)

Construction and demolition debris (CDD) and land clearing debris (LCD) landfills

(Ord. No. 2024-024, 12-10-2024)

(a)

Purpose. The purpose of the agriculture estate zoning district is to implement the agriculture land use classification shown on the Putnam County Future Land Use Map.

(b)

Use categories allowed in the AE district.

(1)

Residential—Single family. Except that allowed housing types shall be limited to site-built and modular detached single-family housing. Mobile homes are prohibited.

(2)

Agriculture—General

(3)

Recreation: Resource-based

(4)

Recreation: Activity-based

(c)

Certain uses allowed in the AE district.

(1)

Artificial ponds, one acre or less in size

(2)

Livestock, residential

(3)

Solar farms (solar energy production and solar generation stations)

(d)

Use categories that require a special use permit to locate in the AE district.

(1)

Essential public services

(2)

Emergency services

(e)

Certain uses that require a special use permit to locate in the AE district.

(1)

Bed and breakfast

(2)

Religious facility

(3)

Artificial ponds, more than one acre in size

(4)

Communication tower

(5)

Wildlife pets

(Ord. No. 2024-024, 12-10-2024)

(a)

Purpose. The purpose of the residential estate zoning district is to establish a larger lot residential use district to implement the residential use policies of the agriculture and rural residential land use classification shown on the Putnam County Future Land Use Map.

(b)

Use category allowed in the RE district.

(1)

Residential—Single family. Except that allowed housing types shall be limited to conventional, site-built and modular detached single-family housing. Mobile homes are prohibited.

(2)

Recreation: Resource-based

(3)

Recreation: Activity-based

(4)

Artificial ponds less than one acre in size

(c)

Uses categories that require a special use permit to locate in the RE district.

(1)

Essential public services

(2)

Emergency services

(d)

Certain uses that require a special use permit to locate in the RE district.

(1)

Artificial ponds greater than one acre in size

(2)

Golf course

(3)

Bed and breakfast

(4)

Wildlife pets

(5)

Keeping of a horse

(a)

Purpose. The purpose of the residential-1 (R-1, R-1A and R-1HA) zoning districts is to provide a residential zoning district for use primarily in the rural residential, rural center, urban service and urban reserve land use classifications shown on the Putnam County Future Land Use Map. It may also be used to implement the residential use policies of the agriculture future land use category.

(b)

Use category allowed in the residential-1 districts.

(1)

Residential—Single family. Except that allowed housing types shall be limited to site-built and modular detached single-family housing. Mobile homes are prohibited.

(2)

Community residential homes having six or less residents.

(3)

Recreation: Resource-based

(4)

Recreation: Activity-based

(c)

Use categories that require a special use permit to locate in the residential-1 districts.

(1)

Education

(2)

Cultural

(3)

Essential public services

(4)

Emergency services

(d)

Certain uses that require a special use permit to locate in the residential-1 districts.

(1)

Golf course

(2)

Bed and breakfast

(3)

Child day care

(4)

Religious facility (less than 10,000 square feet of gross floor area)

(a)

Purpose. The purpose of the residential-2 (R-2 and R-2HA) zoning districts is to provide a residential zoning district that is inclusive of mobile homes for use in the rural residential, rural center, urban service and urban reserve land use classifications shown on the Putnam County Future Land Use Map. It may also be used to implement the residential use policies of the agriculture future land use categories.

(b)

Use category allowed in residential-2 districts.

(1)

Residential—Single family

(2)

Mobile home

(3)

Community residential home having six or less residents

(4)

Recreation: Resource-based

(5)

Recreation: Activity-based

(c)

Use categories that require a special use permit to locate in the residential-2 zoning districts.

(1)

Education

(2)

Cultural

(3)

Essential public services

(4)

Emergency services

(d)

Certain uses that require a special use permit to locate in the residential-2 district.

(1)

Golf course

(2)

Bed and breakfast

(3)

Child and adult day care

(4)

Religious facility (less than 10,000 square feet of gross floor area)

(5)

Group home having seven or more residents

(6)

Wildlife pets

(7)

Keeping of a horse

(a)

Purpose. The purpose of the R-3 zoning district is to provide a residential zoning district for use in the rural center, urban service and urban reserve land use classifications shown on the Putnam County Future Land Use Map.

(b)

Use categories and certain uses allowed in the R-3 district.

(1)

Residential—Multi-family. Except that the density shall not exceed six dwelling units per acre.

(2)

Religious facility (less than 10,000 square feet of gross floor area)

(3)

Community residential home having six or less residents

(4)

Recreation: Resource-based

(5)

Recreation: Activity-based

(c)

Uses categories that require a special use permit to locate in the R-3 district.

(1)

Residential—Single family

(2)

Education

(3)

Club

(4)

Cultural

(5)

Essential public services

(6)

Emergency services

(d)

Certain uses that require a special use permit to locate in the R-3 district.

(1)

Golf course

(2)

Bed and breakfast

(3)

Child and adult day care center

(4)

Group home having seven or more residents

(5)

Assisted living facilities having seven or more residents

(6)

Religious facility (equal to or greater than 10,000 square feet of gross floor area)

(7)

Nursing home

(8)

Boarding house/single-room occupancy

(a)

Purpose. The purpose of the R-4 zoning district is to provide a residential zoning district for use in the rural center, urban reserve and urban service future land use classifications shown on the Putnam County Future Land Use Map.

(b)

Use categories and certain uses allowed in the R-4 district.

(1)

Residential—Multi-family

(2)

Religious facility (less than 10,000 square feet of gross floor area)

(3)

Community residential home having six or less residents

(4)

Recreation: Resource-based

(5)

Recreation: Activity-based

(c)

Uses categories that require a special use permit to locate in the R-4 district.

(1)

Residential—Single family

(2)

Education

(3)

Club

(4)

Cultural

(5)

Essential public services

(6)

Emergency services

(d)

Certain uses that require a special use permit to locate in the R-4 district.

(1)

Golf course

(2)

Bed and breakfast

(3)

Child and adult day care

(4)

Boarding house/single-room occupancy

(5)

Group home having seven or more residents

(6)

Assisted living facilities having seven or more residents

(7)

Nursing home

(8)

Religious facility (equal to or greater than 10,000 square feet of gross floor area)

(a)

Purpose. The purpose of the RMH zoning district is to provide a residential zoning district for the manufactured home park land use in the rural center, urban reserve and urban service future land use classifications shown on the Putnam County Future Land Use Map.

(b)

Use categories and certain uses allowed in the RMH district.

(1)

Manufactured home park

(2)

Lodging

(3)

Mobile home

(4)

Recreational vehicle site (up to a maximum of four within the manufactured home park and subject to the temporary occupancy requirements for overnight recreational parks set forth in section 3.02)

(5)

Recreation: Resource-based

(6)

Recreation: Activity-based

(7)

Residential—Single family

(c)

Use categories that require a special use permit to locate in the RMH district.

(1)

Residential—Multi-family, provided the use will not exceed the density of the applicable future land use designation.

(2)

Education

(3)

Club

(4)

Cultural

(5)

Essential public services

(6)

Emergency services

(d)

Certain uses that require a special use permit to locate in the RMH district.

(1)

Recreational vehicle site (greater than four within a manufactured home park and subject to the temporary occupancy requirements for overnight recreational parks set forth in section 45-131)

(2)

Golf course

(a)

Purpose. The purpose of the commercial professional office zoning district is provide a commercial zoning district for the professional office land use in the rural center, urban reserve, urban service and commercial future land use classifications shown on the Putnam County Future Land Use Map.

(b)

Uses categories and certain uses allowed in the CPO district.

(1)

Office

(2)

Religious facility

(3)

Cultural

(4)

Hospitals

(5)

Nursing homes

(6)

Assisted living facilities

(7)

Child and adult day care centers

(c)

Uses categories that require a special use permit to locate in the CPO district.

(1)

Retail sales—General

(2)

Retail sales—Food

(3)

Services, except that tattoo parlors shall be prohibited

(4)

Essential public service

(5)

Emergency services

(6)

Any drive-through facility

(a)

Purpose. The purpose of the C-1 zoning district is to provide a commercial zoning district for neighborhood commercial land use in the rural center, urban reserve, urban service, commercial future land use classifications, and in some limited cases the rural residential future land use classification shown on the Putnam County Future Land Use Map.

(b)

Use categories allowed in the C-1 district.

(1)

Retail sales—General

(2)

Retail sales—Food

(3)

Services, except tattoo parlors

(4)

Office

(5)

Child and adult day care center

(c)

Use categories that require a special use permit to locate in the C-1 district.

(1)

Clubs

(2)

Essential public services

(3)

Emergency services

(4)

Cultural

(d)

Certain uses that require a special use permit to locate in the C-1 district.

(1)

Religious facility

(2)

Any drive-through facility

(a)

Purpose. The purpose of the C-2 zoning district is to provide a commercial zoning district for light commercial land use in the rural center, urban service, urban reserve and commercial future land use classifications shown on the Putnam County Future Land Use Map.

(b)

Use categories and certain uses allowed in the C-2 district.

(1)

Retail sales—General

(2)

Retail sales—Food

(3)

Services

(4)

Office

(5)

Commercial recreation and entertainment—Indoor

(6)

Cultural

(7)

Civic

(8)

Religious facility

(9)

Child and adult day care centers

(10)

Nursing home

(11)

Hospital

(12)

Assisted living facility

(13)

Passenger vehicle service limited to tire, battery and oil changes

(14)

Lodging

(15)

Emergency services

(16)

Carwash

(17)

Drive-through facilities

(18)

Club

(c)

Use categories that require a special use permit to locate in the C-2 district.

(1)

Education

(2)

Essential public services

(d)

Certain uses that require a special use permit to locate in the C-2 district.

(1)

Nightclub

(2)

Portable building sales

(3)

Mini-warehouse

(a)

Purpose. The purpose of the C-3 zoning district is to provide a general commercial zoning district for a mixture of light and medium intensity commercial uses that require immediate access to major and minor arterial roadways in the rural center, urban reserve, urban service and commercial future land use categories shown on the Putnam County Future Land Use Map.

(b)

Use categories and certain uses allowed in the C-3 district.

(1)

Retail sales—General

(2)

Retail sales—Food

(3)

Services

(4)

Office

(5)

Club

(6)

Commercial recreation and entertainment—Outdoor

(7)

Commercial recreation and entertainment—Indoor

(8)

Lodging

(9)

Cultural

(10)

Civic

(11)

Religious facility

(12)

Emergency services

(13)

Child and adult day care center

(14)

Passenger vehicle sales, rental and service (excluding auto body repair shops)

(15)

Recreational vehicle and boat sales and service

(16)

Portable building display and sales

(17)

Mini-warehouses

(18)

Hospital

(c)

Use categories that require a special use permit to locate in the C-3 district.

(1)

Educational

(2)

Essential public services

(d)

Certain uses that require a special use permit to locate in the C-3 district.

(1)

Outdoor auction

(2)

Auto body repair shops

(3)

Child and adult day care center

(4)

Group residential home

(5)

Nursing home

(6)

Assisted living facility

(7)

Heavy vehicle sales, rental and service

(8)

Flea market

(9)

Nightclub

(10)

Kennel

(11)

Communication towers

(12)

Heavy equipment sales and service

(a)

Purpose. The purpose of the C-4 zoning district is to provide a general commercial zoning district for intensive commercial uses that require immediate access to major and minor arterial roads.

(b)

Use categories and certain uses allowed in the C-4 district.

(1)

Office

(2)

Retail sales—General

(3)

Retail sales—Food

(4)

Services

(5)

Recreation and entertainment—Outdoor

(6)

Recreation and entertainment—Indoor

(7)

Lodging

(8)

Cultural

(9)

Civic

(10)

Emergency services

(11)

Essential public services

(12)

Religious facilities

(13)

Manufactured housing sales and service

(14)

Auto body repair shop

(15)

Truck stop

(16)

Passenger vehicle sales, service and repair

(17)

Recreational vehicle and boat sales, service and repair

(18)

Heavy vehicle sales, service and repair

(19)

Heavy equipment sales, service and repair

(20)

Mini-warehouses

(c)

Use categories that require a special use permit to locate in the C-4 district.

(1)

Educational

(2)

Light industrial

(d)

Certain uses that require a special use permit to locate in the C-4 district.

(1)

Outdoor auction

(2)

Bulk storage of toxic or hazardous materials

(3)

Dry dock

(4)

Flea market

(5)

Hospital

(6)

Nightclub

(7)

Communications towers

(8)

Construction trades with outdoor storage

(a)

Purpose. The purpose of the IL zoning district is to provide an industrial zoning district for use in the industrial and mixed use land use classifications shown on the Putnam County Future Land Use Map.

(b)

Use categories allowed in the IL district.

(1)

Light industrial

(2)

Emergency services

(3)

Construction trades with outside storage

(4)

Auto body repair shop

(5)

Truck stop

(6)

Passenger vehicle sales, service and repair

(7)

Recreational vehicle and boat sales, service and repair

(8)

Heavy vehicle sales, service and repair

(9)

Heavy equipment sales, service and repair

(10)

Mini-warehouses

(c)

Use categories that require a special use permit to locate in the IL district.

(1)

Education

(2)

Essential public services

(3)

Retail sales—General

(4)

Retail sales—Food

(d)

Certain uses that require a special use permit to locate in the IL district.

(1)

Outdoor auction excluding livestock

(2)

Bulk storage of toxic or hazardous materials

(3)

Communication towers

(4)

Flea market

(5)

Outdoor storage

(6)

Dry dock

(a)

Purpose. The purpose of the IH zoning district is to provide an industrial zoning district for use in the industrial and mixed use land use classifications shown on the Putnam County Future Land Use Map.

(b)

Use categories allowed in the IH district.

(1)

Light industrial

(2)

Heavy industrial

(3)

Emergency services

(4)

Warehouses and mini-warehouses

(c)

Use categories that require a special use permit to locate in the IH district.

(1)

Retail sales—General

(2)

Retail sales—Food

(3)

Essential public services

(d)

Certain uses that require a special use permit to locate in the IH district.

(1)

Outdoor auction

(2)

Bulk storage of toxic or hazardous materials

(3)

Communications tower

(4)

Dry dock

(5)

Manufacturing of explosives

(6)

Petroleum refinery

(7)

Vehicle salvage yards

(8)

Commercial airport

(9)

Construction and demolition debris (CDD) or land clearing debris (LCD) landfills

(10)

Recycling or composting operations

(a)

Purpose. The purpose of mining zoning district is to implement the mining land use classification shown on the Putnam County Future Land Use Map.

(b)

Use categories and certain uses allowed in the mining district.

(1)

Agriculture: General

(2)

Mining

(3)

Borrow areas

(c)

Certain uses that require a special use permit to locate in the mining district.

(1)

Communication towers

(2)

Construction and demolition debris (CDD) or land clearing debris (LCD) landfills and associated recycling or composting operations

(3)

Commercial gun ranges, outdoor

(a)

Purpose. The purpose of the P-1 zoning district is provide a zoning district to implement the public buildings, grounds future land use classification and other future land use classifications shown on the Putnam County Future Land Use Map that allow for certain lighter public facilities.

(b)

Use categories and certain uses allowed in the P-1 district.

(1)

Educational

(2)

Cultural

(3)

Civic

(4)

Recreation: Activity-based

(5)

Recreation: Resource-based

(6)

Essential public services

(7)

Cemeteries

(c)

Uses that require a special use permit to locate in the P-1 district.

(1)

Construction and demolition debris (CDD) or land clearing debris (LCD) landfills and associated recycling or composting operations;

(2)

Communication towers;

(3)

Land application of treated septage and residuals from a wastewater treatment plant in accordance with chapter 18, article VI, Putnam County Code.

(a)

Purpose. The purpose of the P-2 zoning district is provide a zoning district to implement the public buildings, grounds future land use classification and other future land use classifications that are shown on the Putnam County Future Land Use Map that allow for certain heavy public facilities.

(b)

Use categories and uses allowed in the P-2 district.

(1)

Educational

(2)

Cultural

(3)

Civic

(4)

Recreation: Activity-based

(5)

Recreation: Resource-based

(6)

Essential public services

(7)

Emergency services

(c)

Uses that require a special use permit to locate in the P-2 district.

(1)

Solid waste facilities including transfer stations, composting and recycling operations;

(2)

Land application of treated septage and residuals from a wastewater treatment plant in accordance with chapter 18, article VI, Putnam County Code;

(3)

Communication towers;

(4)

Intense infrastructure facilities such as power plants, heavy equipment maintenance and storage yards, wastewater and water treatment plants with a capacity greater than 500,000 gallons per day, correctional facilities and other similar or related uses.

(a)

Purpose. The purpose of the conservation (CN) zoning district is to implement the conservation future land use classification shown on the Putnam County Future Land Use Map.

(b)

Use categories and certain uses allowed in the CN district.

(1)

Residential—Single family, which shall be limited as follows:

a.

On public and semi-public lands the residential use shall be limited to caretaker/security residence only. All other residential uses may only be approved by special use permit.

b.

Privately-owned lands shall not be designated CN except by application of the landowner and in such case shall be limited to a maximum density of one dwelling unit per 30 acres.

(2)

Recreation: Resource-based, subject to paragraph (c) below

(3)

Primitive campgrounds

(4)

Silviculture

(5)

Hunting clubs

(c)

Non-residential uses limited to public or private facilities providing for resource-based recreation and education shall be allowed in the CN district. Development shall be limited to a maximum of five percent impervious surface area on the site. All new non-residential uses in the CN district shall be approved by a special use permit, which shall not be issued unless the location, intensity, and all other aspects of the proposed use are found to be consistent with the objectives and policies for the conservation land use classification in the Putnam County Comprehensive Plan.

It is the purpose of this section to regulate the installation, configuration, and use of accessory structures, and the conduct of accessory uses, in order to protect the health, safety and general welfare and to ensure that such structures and uses do not have a harmful physical or visual impact on residents and surrounding areas.

(a)

Unless otherwise provided for in this Code, the general regulations in this section apply to accessory uses and structures.

(b)

The standards provided in other parts of this Code apply for height, location, setbacks, lot coverage and floor area unless specifically addressed otherwise in this article.

(a)

Accessory uses and structures are permitted in the various zoning districts provided such uses and structures are of a nature customarily incidental and clearly subordinate to a permitted principal use or structure. They are used to serve the principle use rather than support a separate and distinct land use.

(b)

Accessory uses shall not involve or be used for operations or structures not in keeping with the character of the district.

(a)

Accessory uses and structures must be located on the same lot or parcel as the principal use, or a contiguous lot or parcel in the same ownership. Accessory uses or structures cannot be located on any parcel adjoining the parcel developed with the principal use unless the zoning of the adjoining parcel also allows the principal use.

(b)

In order to place an accessory structure on a lot or parcel separated by a public or private street from the principal use or structure, the property owner must obtain a variance from the zoning board of adjustment or an administrative deviation from the administrative deviation committee following the requirements provided in article IX, division 4 of this Code.

(a)

Setback distances for accessory structures will be measured from the exterior wall of the structure in accordance with section 45-503 of this Code.

(b)

Where the building code specifies a specific setback requirement, the more restrictive of the building code or this Code shall apply.

(c)

Accessory structures or uses located on waterfront are subject to the setback requirements for waterfront development in article VI, division 3 of this Code.

(d)

In residential, AG and AE zoning districts, accessory structures greater than 150 square feet that are not used for habitation shall meet the setback requirements for the zoning district in which the structure is located, as provided in article VII of this Code, and shall be set back three feet from any other structure.

(e)

In residential, AG and AE zoning districts, accessory structures not used for habitation that are 150 square feet or less in size shall meet the front setback, waterfront setback and wetland setback requirements for the zoning district in which the structure is located as provided in articles VI and VII of this Code; however, such a structure may be set three feet from any side or rear (non-waterfront) lot line, as measured from the furthest projection of the structure. It shall also be set back three feet from any other structure, with the following exceptions:

(1)

Carports may be located directly adjacent to a principal structure, subject to any requirements of the Florida Building Code. However, a carport located less than three feet from a principal structure shall be required to meet standard setback requirements from the property line as provided in article VII.

(2)

Docks and unenclosed boathouses may be located in any required waterfront setback subject to the supplemental provisions provided in section 45-110 below.

(3)

A single, unenclosed gazebo may be located within the required waterfront setback provided that the gazebo is less than 150 square feet in area.

(f)

In zoning districts other than residential, AG and AE, accessory structures which are not for habitation must meet the setback requirements from the front and side property lines for the zoning district in which the structure is located. In addition, a minimum setback of five feet must be maintained from the rear property line and from all other structures, and the waterfront and wetland setbacks set forth in article VI, division 3 shall apply. Exceptions are as provided in paragraphs (e)(1) and (2) above.

(g)

In all zoning districts accessory structures for habitation must meet the setback requirements of the zoning district in which the structure is located, and must be set back ten feet from any other structure for habitation, and meet the requirements in paragraphs (e) and (f) above for setbacks from any structure which is not for habitation.

(h)

Accessory structures are not allowed in a street right-of-way, unless expressly authorized by the owner of the right-of-way, and in any event, such structures shall be limited to structures that support authorized utilities or mail pickup and delivery.

(a)

A structure that is attached to a principal structure shall be considered part of the principal structure and shall not be considered an accessory structure.

(b)

In residential zoning districts, an accessory structure may not be placed on the property and used prior to establishment of a principal use or structure unless the property owner has submitted a development permit application that includes plans for the principal structure and a site plan showing the location of the proposed principle structure in relation to all property lines and other structures. This restriction does not apply to the following:

(1)

Docks

(2)

Boat houses

(c)

In commercial and industrial zoning districts an accessory structure may be placed on the property and used prior to establishment of a principal structure on the lot.

(d)

In the agricultural general (AG) zoning district, an accessory structure may be placed on the property prior to a principal structure as follows:

(1)

Parcels five acres or larger, or bonafide farms, may place an accessory structure on a lot prior to the establishment of a principal use structure with proper permits.

(2)

Parcels between two acres and 4.99 acres may place one accessory structure 2,500 square feet or less with proper permits.

(3)

Parcels less than two acres must have a main use structure, or building permits issued for a main use structure and the proposed accessory structure, prior to having an accessory structure placed on them.

(4)

An owner may apply for an administrative deviation to the standards in this subparagraph (d) pursuant to section 45-836 or may apply for a variance to the standards in this subparagraph (d) pursuant to section 45-832.

In all zoning districts the size of structures is limited by the floor area ratio, impervious surface area ratio, lot coverage, and height standards in article VII.

Building permits are required for accessory structures in accordance with the applicable building codes as adopted and implemented by the county.

Table 2.04A, below, provides a list of typical accessory uses and structures, and the zoning districts in which they are allowed. Accessory uses and structures allowed in the zoning districts are indicated by an X. Accessory uses and structures that may require a special use permit are indicated by an "SUP." Section 45-110, below defines each of the listed accessory uses and provides for supplemental regulations. Table 2.04A is not intended to be a complete list of all accessory uses and structures allowed. For accessory structures that are not listed, the director will make a determination whether or not an accessory use or structure meets the requirements of section 45-103 and is consistent with the requirements of the applicable zoning district.

Table 2.04A—Table of Accessory Uses and Structures

This section provides definitions and supplemental regulations for the accessory uses listed in the table of accessory uses and structures in section 45-109 above. These supplemental regulations should be read in conjunction with the site development standards found in articles II, IV, VI, VII, VIII, and IX.

(1)

Accessory equipment. In all zoning districts, equipment designed to serve the main structure, including air conditioning compressors, solar panels, propane tanks, water softeners, generators and other similar equipment may be located in any required side or rear set back, but no closer than five feet to any lot line. No such equipment shall be located within the required front setback. In all cases, a site plan shall be submitted demonstrating compliance with this section. Any storage of propane which equals or exceeds a total of 2,000 gallons shall be deemed to be bulk storage of a toxic and/or flammable substance and require a special use permit where allowable. In the commercial and industrial zoning districts, additional screening and buffering may be required as per article VII, division 3 of this Code.

(2)

Boathouses and docks.

a.

The term "boathouse" means a structure where a personal, recreational watercraft is stored, and includes the term boat shelter. A dock, or pier, is a boardwalk type structure that extends over water to allow direct access to the water for fishing, swimming or boating, and may include a boathouse.

b.

A boathouse or dock cannot be enclosed or used as a habitable structure. The dock or boathouse must remain open on all sides.

c.

The boathouse or dock structure, including any electrical or plumbing services, must be in compliance with all other regulatory agencies' requirements, including, but not limited to, Florida Department of Environmental Protection and Army Corps of Engineers permitting requirements.

d.

The dock and/or boathouse cannot be used as a revenue generating or income related activity unless such activity is permitted in the zoning district in which the property is located.

e.

Up to 600 square feet of boat slip areas, including the footprint of the roof covering the slip(s) plus the footprint of any portions of the catwalk that extends beyond the roof line may be covered. The roof may be constructed over catwalks or accessory platforms that are adjacent to the boat slip(s). Portions of the roof that overhang the access pier or terminal platform are not included in the 600 square foot limitation. The boathouse shall not exceed 600 square feet in area unless a special use permit is obtained.

f.

The main access pier shall not exceed five feet in width.

g.

Catwalks shall not exceed three feet in width.

h.

The boathouse must be at least ten feet from any principal structure.

i.

There shall be only one boat house per lot or parcel unless a special use permit or development agreement approved by the board of county commissioners allows for more than one boat house.

(3)

Fences are allowed to be located inside any required setback area subject to the requirements in article VII, division 4 of this Code. Privacy, buffer and decorative walls are considered fences for purposes of this section and article VII, division 4 of this Code. Article VII, division 4 of this Code establishes standards for the height and appropriate materials for fences and privacy/buffer walls.

(4)

Garage, private. A private garage is an accessory structure designed or used for inside parking of private passenger vehicles by the occupants of the principal structure. A private garage attached to or a part of a principal structure is considered part of the principal structure. For purposes of this Code, attached shall include any structure within three feet of the principal structure. An unattached private garage is to be considered as an accessory structure.

(5)

"Gazebo" means a free-standing, roofed, open-sided structure, sometimes known as a pavilion, which provides a shady resting place and is usually situated so as to command a view.

(6)

Accessory dwelling unit.

a.

Definition. An "accessory dwelling unit" is a dwelling unit located on the same lot as the principal residential structure which may be separate from the principal residential structure or contained within it. Accessory dwelling unit shall be an allowed use in all single-family residential zoning districts, including Agriculture and agriculture estate, subject to the provisions listed below. Accessory dwelling units shall not be counted as an additional residential unit for purposes of the overall density limitations for the property.

b.

The accessory dwelling unit is intended to be used only for occupancy by guests or family members on a non-fee basis and shall not be sold separately from the main use structure unless a lot split is approved by Putnam County.

c.

The parcel must be a minimum of one-half acre in size and all requirements of the Florida Department of Health must be met. The one-half acre minimum lot size shall not apply if the parcel is served by central water and sewer and the proposed accessory dwelling unit conforms to the dimensional requirements of the subject zoning district in which the accessory dwelling unit is located.

d.

No more than one accessory dwelling unit is allowed to serve the primary residence.

e.

The primary residence must be constructed as a conventional, site built or modular residence.

f.

The accessory dwelling unit must be constructed as conventional, site built or modular housing. A mobile home or park model shall not be permitted to serve as a guest house in any zoning district.

g.

The accessory dwelling unit may have a kitchen, in addition to other typical amenities, such as a living area, bathroom, and bedroom(s).

h.

The accessory dwelling unit shall be no smaller than 375 square feet and no larger than 75 percent of the enclosed square footage of the primary residence, not to exceed 2,000 square feet of enclosed living space. In all cases, accessory dwelling units shall be smaller in size and, and clearly subordinate to the primary residence.

i.

The accessory dwelling unit shall be limited to two bedrooms. A maximum of one additional bedroom for an accessory dwelling unit may be allowed if approved by a special use permit from the zoning board of adjustment. Under no circumstance will an accessory dwelling unit be permitted to have four or more bedrooms.

(7)

Home occupation.

a.

Defined. A "home occupation," also known as a "home based business," is a business, profession, occupation or trade conducted entirely within a residential building or structure accessory thereto, which is clearly accessory, incidental and secondary to the use of the building for dwelling purposes and does not change the residential character or appearance of such building and property.

b.

Authorization required.

1.

All home occupations or home-based businesses located on property occupied for residential use and within residentially or agriculturally zoned property meeting the following criteria shall be allowed by right.

i.

The employees of the business who work at the residential dwelling must also reside in the residential dwelling, except that up to a total of two employees or independent contractors who do not reside at the residential dwelling may work at the business. The business may have additional remote employees that do not work at the residential dwelling;

ii.

Parking generated by the business may not be greater in volume than would normally be expected at a similar residence where no business is conducted;

iii.

For residentially zoned property, heavy vehicles shall not be parked or stored on the property. For agriculturally zoned property, no more than one heavy vehicle shall be parked or stored on the property;

iv.

For residentially zoned property, heavy equipment shall not be stored or used in the conduct of the business on the property;

v.

External modifications made to a residential dwelling to accommodate a home based business must conform to the residential character and architectural aesthetics of the neighborhood. The home-based business may not conduct retail transactions at a structure other than the residential dwelling.

vi.

No equipment or process shall be used in such home occupation which creates noise, vibration, heat, smoke, dust, glare, fumes, noxious odors or electrical interference detectable to the normal senses on or off the lot. In the case of electrical interference, no equipment or process shall be used which creates visual or audible interference in any radio or television receivers off the premises, or causes fluctuations in line voltage off the premises.

vii.

All business activities shall comply with any relevant state and federal regulations with respect to the use, storage, or disposal of any corrosive, combustible, or other hazardous or flammable materials or liquids.

2.

Special use permit. With the exception of bone fide agricultural uses in agriculture zoning districts, a special use permit shall be required for any home occupation that exceeds any one of the following standards:

i.

The business employs three or more persons or independent contractors, other than persons residing on the premises, to engage in the occupation on the premises.

ii.

For residentially zoned property, the business requires one or more heavy vehicle(s) to be used, parked or stored outside at the premises. For agriculturally zoned property, the business requires two or more heavy vehicles

iii.

For residentially zoned property, the business requires heavy equipment to be used, parked or stored outside at the premises.

c.

Standard conditions.

1.

Each home occupation, including those approved by special use permit, shall include the following conditions:

i.

The use of the premises shall be clearly incidental and subordinate to its use for residential purposes and shall, under no circumstance, change the residential character thereof.

ii.

There shall be no change in outside appearance of building or premises, or other visible evidence of the conduct of such home occupation, except that one non-illuminated sign, not exceeding two square feet in area, may be mounted flat against the wall of the building, at a position not more than two feet from the main entrance to the building.

iii.

No traffic shall be generated by such home occupation in greater volumes than would normally be expected in a residential neighborhood and any need for parking, generated by the conduct of such home occupation, shall be met off the street, in the front or at the side of the residence, and shall be setback in accord with the required front or side yard setbacks.

iv.

No equipment or process shall be used in such home occupation which creates noise, vibration, heat, smoke, dust, glare, fumes, noxious odors or electrical interference detectable to the normal senses on or off the lot. In the case of electrical interference, no equipment or process shall be used which creates visual or audible interference in any radio or television receivers off the premises, or causes fluctuations in line voltage off the premises.

v.

Prior to commencing the proposed use, the applicant will submit written confirmation that the proposed site and use have been reviewed for compliance with applicable rules and regulations concerning sewage disposal by the Florida Department of Health, Environmental Health Unit for Putnam County with no objections.

2.

Additional conditions may be placed on a home occupation including, but not limited to, conditions addressing the following:

i.

Activities allowed outside the residence

ii.

Parking

iii.

Hours of operation

iv.

Number of employees

v.

Storage of materials

vi.

Conduct of retail sales

d.

Prohibited uses. The following uses shall, in all circumstances, be prohibited as home occupations:

1.

Mechanical, paint and body repair, and/or detailing services upon any motor vehicles, and trailers, including, but not limited to, automobiles, trucks, boats, motor homes, buses, tractors, heavy equipment, mobile homes, and travel trailers;

2.

Health salons, gyms, dance studios, aerobic exercise studios, massage and tattoo parlors;

3.

Limousine service or taxi service where more than one limousine or taxi vehicle is kept on the premises;

4.

Medical or dental office or laboratory, or nursing home facility;

5.

Private clubs;

6.

Tow truck services or other trucking services;

7.

Veterinary facility;

8.

Gift shop or thrift store.

(8)

"Plant nursery" means a place where such items as trees, shrubs, vines, flowers, or ferns are propagated for transplanting or for use as stock or grafting.

(9)

Satellite dish antenna.

a.

Definition. A "satellite dish antenna" is a device in the shape of a shallow dish, cone, horn, or cornucopia used to transmit and/or receive radio or electromagnetic waves.

b.

Allowed in CPO and C-1 zoning districts subject to meeting the following setbacks:

1.

The standard front setback for the zoning district.

2.

Five feet from rear or side property line.

c.

Allowed in C-2, C-3, IL and IH zoning districts subject to meeting the following setbacks:

1.

Ten feet from front property line.

2.

Three feet from rear or side property line.

d.

Allowed in residential, AG, AE, and public use zoning districts subject to meeting the following:

1.

Only one freestanding unit per lot or parcel.

2.

Units over 36 inches in diameter must be installed as a freestanding unit.

3.

Any number of units with diameters of 36 inches or less and which are mounted on a building may be allowed.

4.

No unit shall be located so as to impair the vision of traffic.

5.

Units may not be located in the standard front or side set back area unless it can be demonstrated that it is necessary to locate the unit in that area.

6.

No portion of a unit shall be located closer than three feet from a side or rear property line.

7.

No unit shall exceed a height of 14 feet.

(10)

Storage building. A motor home, mobile home, truck body, camper, or other similar unit, with or without wheels, may not be used as a permanent storage building. Cargo shipping containers may be permitted as a permanent storage building provided they are:

a.

Installed in accordance with the Florida Building Code, as determined by the building official;

b.

Used only in the AG or AE zoning districts;

c.

Visually buffered from view from adjoining parcels by a type "A" buffer five feet in width or an acceptable alternative approved by the director.

(11)

Swimming pool (private).

a.

Definition. In this article, "private swimming pool" means any body of water in an artificial or semi-artificial receptacle or other container located outdoors which is constructed in such a manner as to permit a water depth of 24 inches or more and is used or intended to be used for swimming or wading.

b.

A private swimming pool shall be allowed as an accessory use only if it fully complies with the following conditions:

1.

The pool is intended and is to be used solely for the enjoyment of the occupants of the dwelling to which the pool is accessory, or to the bona fide guests thereof.

2.

The pool shall meet the required setbacks of the applicable zoning district as provided in subsection 45-503(c)(7).

3.

The pool shall be constructed and enclosed in compliance with the requirements set forth in the applicable building code as adopted and amended by Putnam County.

Certain temporary uses are allowed in zoning districts as set forth in Table 2.05A below, and are subject to the permitting requirements and supplemental regulations beginning with section 45-123 below. Temporary uses, including temporary signs, are prohibited in established public or private rights-of-way. Where a temporary use is not specifically listed in Table 2.05A, below, the director shall determine which temporary use category the use most closely fits based on the description of the use. The proposed temporary use shall be placed in the most specific category in which it fits and subject to the same permitting requirements and regulations. All temporary uses shall, at a minimum, be consistent with applicable future land use category for the property on which the use is to take place.

The following table identifies certain temporary uses permitted within the various zoning districts. The table also provides a cross reference to applicable supplemental regulations for each such temporary use.

Table 2.05A—Temporary Use Table

(a)

Unless expressly exempt by this section, a temporary use permit must be obtained from the director of planning and development services, or designee, prior to establishment of a temporary use.

(b)

The director may issue a temporary use permit for a temporary use within the zoning districts as indicated in Table 2.05A above, provided the following conditions and requirements are met:

(1)

The application shall be accompanied by:

a.

A site plan showing location and dimensions of the use, the access to the use, the parking that will serve the use, the number, type, location and dimensions of any proposed signage, and other necessary facilities,

b.

An affidavit of written permission by the property owner or property manager of record when the applicant is not the owner,

c.

Copy of the recorded deed, and

d.

The applicable fee, if any.

(2)

Prior to granting the temporary use permit, the director may require that other appropriate county or state agencies review the application to ensure the protection of the public health, safety, and general welfare. In addition, particular attention shall be given to traffic flow and control, automobile and pedestrian safety, and the effect that such use and activity will have on surrounding uses, particularly where the adjoining use is residential. The temporary sale shall not create a traffic hazard, or other hazard to the public. The director may place appropriate conditions upon the permit to ensure the protection of the public health, safety, and general welfare. If there is clear and convincing evidence that no conditions can be attached to the permit that will ensure the public safety, the director may deny the temporary use permit.

(3)

The applicant shall provide all required information on an application and provide the information as required by this part in order to be considered for a temporary use permit.

(4)

A temporary use shall not continue beyond the time limits established for the use in the sections below. Provided, however, that the director may allow reasonable additional time for setting up and/or break down the temporary use. Such additional set up or break down time shall be set forth in writing as a condition of the permit and may extend up to 72 hours prior to and after the event. If the applicant desires to exceed the time constraints of this section for any proposed temporary use or event, he must apply for an extension of time with the director of planning and development services. Such a request will be subject to the notice requirements of article XII, division 6 of this Code.

(5)

Any party granted a permit under this subsection shall also comply with all other applicable federal, state, or local regulatory or statutory requirements.

(6)

The applicant must provide proof that health department and handicapped requirements for bathrooms are met.

(7)

The applicant must provide a Florida sales tax identification number or exemption certificate, if applicable.

(8)

When in the opinion of the director it is deemed necessary, the applicant may be required to post a bond or otherwise provide adequate assurance that the site of the temporary activity will be returned to its original or an improved state when the selling activity has ceased.

(c)

The conditions of the permit shall be stated in the permit documents, and shall include, at minimum, the type of use allowed under the permit, the hours of operation, the duration of the use and a site plan on 8.5-inch by 11-inch paper depicting the location of the use, access, parking, signage, and other necessary facilities.

(d)

The permit documents shall be kept at the site of the temporary use and immediately made available upon request by a Putnam County Code Enforcement Officer or Officer of the Putnam County Sheriff's Office. Failure to produce the permit documents upon request shall be deemed a violation subject to enforcement action under section 45-125 below.

(e)

Any final decision of the director or other administrative official with reference to the provisions of this subsection may be appealed to the zoning board of adjustment in the manner prescribed in article XII of the Land Development Code.

Signs for any temporary uses authorized by this section shall be limited to two signs located within the property for which the permit is issued, and shall not exceed 24 square feet in surface area for each sign. All temporary use signs shall otherwise meet all applicable standards of the county's sign regulations. Signs shall not be placed in any road right-of-way and shall not be placed so as to create a traffic hazard of any kind. Signs shall be removed when the permit expires. Failure to adhere to the requirements of this section, including the timely removal of the signs, shall be deemed a violation subject to enforcement action under section 45-125, below.

(a)

A code enforcement officer or an officer of the Putnam County Sheriff's Office, finding probable cause that a person has committed an act in violation of this temporary use section, may issue that person a citation as provided in article XII of this Code.

(b)

A property owner that allows a temporary use to operate on his or her property shall be deemed to have violated this article when the temporary user operates in violation of this article and may be issued a written notice of violation from the codes enforcement officer.

(c)

A violation by the property owner shall be subject to the code enforcement procedures provided in article XI and XII of this Code.

(a)

Carnivals, fairs, circuses, and midways may be allowed without need of a temporary use permit in P-1 and P-2 districts. Nothing herein shall be read to obviate the authority of the board of county commissioners or the fair board to establish such policies, rules or contracts as they deem appropriate to further restrict the temporary use of lands in the P-1 and P-2 districts.

(b)

Carnivals, fairs, circuses, and midways may be allowed by temporary use permit in AG, C-2, C-3 and C-4 districts subject to the following: the duration of the permit shall not exceed 14 days.

If the temporary use is for the sole purpose of raising funds to support a community service organization or public charity supported by such an organization, the use may take place on the property normally used for community services without need of a permit. Such a temporary use for fund raising may also take place on any commercially zoned property without need of a permit, subject to the following conditions:

(1)

The temporary use must take place in an area that will not impede the normal flow of vehicular and customer traffic for the existing stationary use so as to create a traffic hazard, or other hazard to the public.

(2)

The organization has the permission of the landowner or the owner/operator of the existing stationary use.

(3)

The duration of a sale shall not exceed 72 hours. Except that (1) a fund raiser that is associated with holiday seasonal sales (i.e. Christmas trees at Christmas, fireworks at the 4th of July or pumpkins at Halloween) shall be allowed for duration of 45 days ending the day following the applicable holiday; or (2) a fund raiser that takes place inside the building envelope of the stationary commercial use shall not be subject to a specified duration.

Community service organizations, as used herein, shall be read to mean not-for-profit clubs or organizations that are registered and approved as 501(c)(3) corporations by the Internal Revenue Service and organizations affiliated with a local school.

Temporary placement of a modular building for non-residential use may be allowed by temporary use permit as provided below:

(1)

It is allowed by the zoning district under Table 2.05A above.

(2)

As a temporary sales office or construction office incidental to construction or development of the premises upon which the temporary structure is located. The temporary use permit for such a temporary structure shall provide that the structure may remain on the site so long as appropriate permits for the associated construction have been issued and the construction is being diligently pursued. The temporary structure shall be removed within one month of the completion of construction on the site.

(3)

The modular building is tied down per Florida Building Code.

(4)

Any electric connection is properly permitted.

(5)

Any permanent or portable water or sewer services meets the requirements of the Florida Department of Health.

Outdoor music festivals may be allowed subject to the following:

(1)

Outdoor music festivals may be allowed without need of a temporary use permit in P-1 and P-2 districts. Nothing herein shall be read to obviate the authority of the board of county commissioners or the fair board to establish such policies, rules or contracts as they deem appropriate to further restrict the temporary use of lands in the P-1 and P-2 districts.

(2)

Outdoor music festivals require a temporary use permit to locate in AG, C-2, C-3 and C-4 districts, subject to the following: the duration of the musical entertainment shall not exceed 72 hours (i.e. three days), and the total time frame for the festival, including set-up and break down of the festival, shall not exceed 14 days.

(3)

In all cases, a waiver of the noise ordinance for the duration of the festival must be obtained from the board of county commissioners.

Outdoor promotional sales shall be read to include all types of temporary sales of goods or services that are not considered sales of produce, special event sales, yard sales, fund raisers, mobile food and beverage vendors or on-site temporary promotional sales by a lawful, permanent business. In addition to the general criteria and conditions of this section, a temporary use permit for outdoor promotional sales shall be subject to the following:

(1)

The duration of the permit shall be limited to four days (96 hours).

(2)

No more than two temporary use permits per location shall be issued in any given calendar year.

(3)

No business shall be allowed to have more than two outdoor promotional sales per year, except as allowed under subsection (5) following.

(4)

With regard to temporary uses in C-2, the proposed temporary use must otherwise be permitted by right or special exception as a permanent use in the C-2 zoning category.

(5)

On-site temporary promotional sales by a lawful, permanent business are exempt from permitting requirements; however, such on-site sales shall not exceed a duration of 72 hours; shall not take place in the public right-of-way; shall not impede the normal flow of vehicular and customer traffic for the existing stationary use so as to create a traffic hazard, or other hazard to the public; and shall comply with the county's sign regulations.

(6)

Any lighting used at the sale shall be designed, hooded or shielded to direct light so that the illumination source does not create glare or a nuisance to any adjoining property or unreasonably interfere with the lawful use and enjoyment of any adjoining property or any roadway.

(7)

There shall be a minimum of a 30-day hiatus between sales.

(8)

Any vendor that violates the conditions of this subsection may lose his privilege of obtaining a temporary permit in Putnam County for up to the rest of the calendar year and the next calendar year after a hearing before the special magistrate. The vendor will be given an opportunity to come into compliance prior to this hearing being scheduled. If the code enforcement officer believes the violations are significant and the vendor is not being cooperative, the code enforcement officer may order the vendor to cease and desist until he comes into compliance.

This section describes when a recreational vehicle (RV) may be allowed as a temporary shelter on property other than a lawfully established RV park. Article III of this Code regulates the use of RVs in an RV park.

(1)

Permit required. The temporary use of RVs for shelter may be allowed on agriculturally zoned or residentially zoned property by temporary use permit as follows:

a.

Pursuant to a temporary use permit during land clearing of the site where a new dwelling unit is proposed to be located. The maximum duration of the temporary use permit for this purpose shall be 60 days. All wastewater and solid waste shall be disposed of properly at a licensed facility.

b.

Pursuant to temporary use permit for use during construction of a home subject to the following:

1.

All building and construction related permits for the principal dwelling unit have been secured, and construction will commence within 90 days.

2.

Payment of the permit fee for the electrical and plumbing inspections, in addition to the application fee is required.

3.

All units must be self-contained or lawfully connected to an outside source of electrical power, potable water, and sewage disposal (septic tank).

4.

The temporary use permit shall have a duration limited to six months from time approval of the setup of the RV is received, subject to an extension of time of up to six months if the director or designee finds that construction of the principle residence is diligently proceeding. Maximum time allowed for set-up is 12 months. Use of the RV as shelter shall discontinue within 30 days of final inspection of the principal dwelling.

c.

For use during demonstrated extreme hardship situations such as a medical emergency, subject to the following:

1.

The permit shall have a maximum duration of six months.

2.

The recreational vehicle shall be self-contained or shall be lawfully connected to an outside source of electrical power, potable water, and sewage disposal.

3.

The recreational vehicle is located on the same parcel of land as the principal structure.

(2)

Permit not required—Residential zoning districts. RVs may be used for temporary shelter on residentially zoned property containing an existing dwelling unit without need of a temporary use permit under the following conditions:

a.

The use is for temporary visits on a non-fee basis by the property owner or by friends and family members of the owner or occupant of the property, with permission of the property owner.

b.

The RV is self-contained.

c.

The extent of the stay of the RV does not exceed 14 consecutive days or 60 non-consecutive days.

d.

The RV is not parked inside any of the required setbacks for the zoning district.

e.

There is no more than one RV on the premises at any one time.

(3)

Permit not required—Agriculture zoning districts. RVs may be used for temporary shelter on agriculturally zoned property containing an existing dwelling unit without need of a temporary use permit under the following conditions:

a.

For lots or parcels that are one acre or less in size or for lots less than five acres in size that are part of a vested subdivision plan, use of an RV as a temporary shelter shall be as provided in paragraph (2) above.

b.

For all other agriculturally zoned lots or parcels, RVs may be used for temporary shelter subject to the following conditions:

1.

The use is for temporary visits on a non-fee basis from the property owner or from friends and family members with the express permission of the property owner.

2.

The RVs are self-contained or lawfully connected to an outside source of electrical service, a potable water well and sewer or septic facilities that have been installed pursuant to permits issued by the health department and the planning and development services department, where required.

3.

The extent of the stay in the RV does not exceed 90 consecutive days or 180 non-consecutive days in a given calendar year.

4.

The RV is not parked inside any of the required setbacks for the zoning district.

5.

There is no more than one RV per acre of land on the premises at any one time, with a maximum of ten RVs regardless of the acreage.

(4)

Permit not required—Religious facilities. It is hereby recognized that the temporary use of RVs for visiting pastors, speakers or choral groups, as well as for temporary evangelical gatherings where allowed, is common practice for religious facilities. As a result, RVs may be used for temporary shelter without need of a temporary use permit when used in connection with a lawfully established religious facility, subject to the following conditions:

a.

The use is for temporary visits on a non-fee basis for matters directly related to the religious facility.

b.

The religious facility is allowed in the applicable zoning district by right or by an approved special use permit.

c.

The RVs are self-contained or they are lawfully connected appropriate electrical, well and sewer/septic facilities that have been installed pursuant to permits issued by the health department and the planning and development services department, where required.

d.

The extent of the stay of the RV does not exceed 14 consecutive days or 60 non-consecutive days in a given calendar year.

e.

The RV is not parked inside any of the required setbacks for the zoning district.

f.

The lot or parcel is at least one acre in size and there is no more than one RV per acre of land on the premises at any one time, with a maximum of ten RVs regardless of the acreage.

g.

Nothing contained in this section shall limit property used for religious facilities from using RVs for temporary shelter as provided in paragraphs (1) through (3) above.

(5)

Permit not required. RVs may be used for temporary shelter without the need for a temporary use permit following the declaration of a state of emergency issued by the governor for a natural emergency during which a permanent residential structure was damaged and rendered uninhabitable. The use of the RV for temporary shelter is subject to the following conditions:

a.

Located on the same lot or parcel as the damaged residential structure;

b.

The extent of the temporary RV shelter does not exceed 36 months after the date of the declaration or until a certificate of occupancy is issued on the permanent residential structure on the property, whichever occurs first.

c.

The resident(s) make a good faith effort to rebuild or renovate the damaged permanent residential structure, including, but not limited to, applying for a building permit, submitting a plan or design to the county, or obtaining a construction loan.

d.

The temporary shelter is connected to water and electric utilities and does not present a threat to health and human safety.

(6)

No permanent use allowed. Under no circumstances will an RV be permitted to serve as a permanent shelter or housing solution within any zoning district. An RV shall not be attached in any way to a permanent foundation or other structure, and shall not have any permanent connections to utilities.

Temporary sale of produce not grown by farms within the county, or sale of produce grown by farms within the county, but being sold on property not owned, leased or rented by the grower, may be allowed by temporary use permit subject to the following:

(1)

The produce may only be sold during the harvest season for such produce and the duration of the temporary use permit shall be 90 days. The director of planning and development services can administratively extend this time frame depending on the length of the growing season of what is being sold.

(2)

The sale may be located on AG, C-1, C-2, C-3 or C-4 zoned property. In all cases, the applicant must have lawful access (i.e. a permitted driveway) and adequate off street parking areas so as to not create a traffic hazard, or other hazard to the public.

(3)

No more than two temporary use permits per applicant per location shall be issued in any given 12-month period, with a minimum two-week hiatus between issuance of such permits.

(4)

The provision of shade or shelter that exceeds 120 square feet in size, in the aggregate, must be a permitted structure.

(5)

The seller of the produce must be the owner of the property or have express written permission to be on the property for the purpose of selling produce.

(6)

Customers must have access to handicap accessible bathroom facilities within 500 feet of the temporary use. This requirement may be waived if the health department determines that: (1) the operator does not have any employees working at the produce stand, and (2) the nature of the use is such that it will result in brief stops (i.e. the operator is selling one or two types of produce), and (3) the operator will bring the goods to the customer's vehicle if a disability prevents them from accessing the goods directly. Such a waiver shall only apply to the temporary sale event.

(7)

Sale of produce that exceeds 90-day time period, or the administratively approved time period, shall be treated as a permanent land use and should only take place in appropriate zoning district that allows for retail sales—general and shall be subject to the same development and building code standards as any other land use classified as retail sales—general, including, but not limited to, square footage limitations of the zoning district, enclosure and facility requirements, parking, landscaping, buffering, accessibility, fire safety, building code etc.

A secondary living unit may be allowed by temporary use permit in cases of medical hardship subject to the following:

(1)

The applicant shall provide proof that the secondary living unit is necessary to house one or more immediate family members of the property owner who are receiving care. An immediate family member includes only the following: grandfather, grandmother, father, father-in-law, mother, mother-in-law, son, son-in-law, daughter, daughter-in-law, brother, brother-in-law, sister and sister-in-law, adoptive parent and adoptive child.

(2)

The applicant shall provide a written certification from a licensed physician that a medical hardship requires constant or recurring physical care and assistance.

(3)

A secondary living unit must be constructed or erected in manner that is consistent with the zoning district.

(4)

A site plan shall be submitted showing the location of the secondary living unit and the manner in which all setbacks and building separation requirements are met.

(5)

The property on which a secondary living unit is placed shall not be subdivided so as to create two lots unless all requirements in this Code for the subdivision of land, including minimum lot size, and the density limitations of the applicable future land use designation are met.

(6)

Once the medical hardship ends, one of the living units must be removed within 90 days.

(7)

A temporary use permit for a secondary living unit shall be limited in duration to one year. The permit may be renewed based on a showing by the applicant that all requirements of this section have been and will be complied with and the provision by the applicant of an updated certification from a licensed physician as required in subsection (2) above.

A special event sale is a temporary sale held in conjunction with a sporting event, parade, festival or other such event. Special events sales may be allowed by temporary use permit. The duration of the permit shall not exceed the period approved for the associated special event.

Mobile food dispensing vehicle as used herein shall mean any vehicle that is a public food service establishment and that is self-propelled or otherwise movable from place to place and includes self-contained utilities including, but not limited to, gas, water, electricity, or liquid waste disposal. A mobile food dispensing vehicle is allowed by right in any zoning district subject to obtaining a license from the division of hotels and restaurants of the department of business and professional regulation pursuant to F.S. ch. 509.

A tent revival may be allowed by temporary use permit subject to the following:

(1)

The duration of the permit shall not exceed 14 days.

(2)

No permit is required when the revival is held on a site where a religious facility has been lawfully constructed or a site previously approved by the county for outdoor revival meetings by ordinance or special use permit.

A yard sale, also known as a "garage sale" or "estate sale," is a sale of household merchandise that is used or stored as part of that residential use by the property owner where the sale is to take place. Any other sale of household merchandise that does not meet the definition of a "yard sale" under this subsection, or that does not meet the definition of "fund raiser" under section 45-127 above, shall be considered an established retail use and subject to requirements of this Code for established retail uses, including, but not limited to, the zoning, location, dimensional, parking, landscaping, ingress/egress, facility and accessibility requirements, as well as the requirement that such established retail uses take place inside an enclosed building. A yard sale may be allowed without a temporary use permit subject to the following:

(1)

The sale must take place on the residential property where the items to be sold were used or stored as part of that residential use or a neighboring residential use.

(2)

No more than two sales are allowed on the same property within any 12-month period.

(3)

The duration of a sale shall not exceed 72 hours.

(a)

Scope and prohibitions.

(1)

Zoning districts. Mud bogging is not permitted within the unincorporated boundaries of Putnam County except as provided herein. Subject to the provisions in subsection (3) below, mud bogging is allowed by temporary use permit on property zoned AG, C-3, C-4 or IH, so long as said property is not part of a vested subdivision. Otherwise, mud bogging may be allowed in a PUD zoning district as provided in section 45-193, Putnam County Land Development Code. Mud bogging is also restricted by the following locational requirements:

a.

Any mud bogging activity shall be a minimum of 100 feet from a jurisdictional wetland or lake bottom, and the wetland/lake bottom must be protected from encroachment by adequate barriers.

b.

Mud bogging activities shall not take place within 500 feet of a vested subdivision.

c.

Mud bogging shall not take place within 500 feet of a church synagogue, mosque or other recognized place of worship. If a temporary use permit allows a distance less than 500 feet, the event shall not take place within 30 minutes before or after scheduled services.

(2)

Use of vehicles on public land. The use of vehicles is permissible on publicly owned lands in accordance with the rules and standards established by the public owner. However, in the absence of such rules or standards, the use of any vehicle on public land that has not been improved or designed to facilitate conventional vehicular traffic shall require a temporary use permit or PUD zoning district that allows for such use. The terms and conditions of the use shall be established in the permit or PUD. Use of vehicles in publicly owned drainage improvements, except in connection with construction or maintenance of the drainage improvements, is expressly prohibited.

(b)

Definitions. The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation, enforcement and intent of this article:

Enforcement officer includes officers working for the sheriff and code enforcement officers working for the department of planning and development services.

Jurisdictional wetlands means wetlands that fall under the jurisdiction of the department of environmental protection.

Mud bogging means the use of a vehicle to engage in what is commonly known as mud bogging, which includes, without limitation, traveling across terrain that is chosen for such travel because of its wet or muddy characteristics. The term does not include (i) bona fide agriculture, silviculture, or construction activities; (ii) governmental, fire, law enforcement or military personnel engaging in activities within the scope of their employment or duties; or (iii) the use of up to eight vehicles by the record owner of the land (and his family or guests) on such land for any activity, even if such activity would otherwise constitute mud bogging hereunder.

Vehicle means any motor vehicle, motorcycle, truck, buggy, all-terrain vehicle or other mechanically driven equipment or conveyance.

(c)

Supplemental provisions. Unless expressly modified under an approved PUD zoning district that allows mud bogging, all mud bogging shall be subject to the following minimum standards:

(1)

The boundaries of the private land where mud bogging is to take place shall be clearly delineated and recognizable to the enforcement officer by use of fencing or signage or other means.

(2)

The property must be ten acres or greater in size, and the activity must take place at least 100 feet from the property line.

(3)

The temporary use permit is to be posted at the site during the operation of the event.

(4)

The person who is given the temporary use permit shall be on site during the mud bogging activity.

(5)

A site plan, drawn to scale, will be required to be submitted at the time of application. Said site plan shall contain at a minimum the following:

a.

Delineation of the area to be used for the actual mud bogging.

b.

Off-street parking for all vehicles to be at the site.

c.

Delineation of any known jurisdictional wetlands.

d.

Location of the driveway.

(6)

Mud bogging shall only be allowed from a half an hour after official sunrise to a half an hour before official sunset.

(7)

A driveway permit must be obtained and the driveway must be installed per the conditions of approval prior to the issuance of the temporary use permit. The director may allow for the driveway to be installed after the issuance but before that proposed activity takes place.

(8)

Temporary sanitary facilities shall be provided with proper health department approvals if required.

(d)

Violations; penalty. An enforcement officer finding probable cause that a person has committed an act in violation of ordinance may issue a citation pursuant to section 45-1144 of the Land Development Code. If an enforcement officer finds that the conditions of a temporary use permit or PUD are not being met, he may shut down the mud bogging operation until such time as the conditions have been met. When a use of a vehicle is subject of a temporary use permit or PUD, and the use violates the conditions of the permit of PUD, the matter may be brought before the special magistrate, after a properly noticed hearing as prescribed under article XI, division 6 of the Land Development Code, and the special magistrate, after a properly noticed hearing as prescribed under article XI, division 6 of the Land Development Code, and the special magistrate may suspend or revoke the permit or PUD. The provisions of this section are additional and supplemental means of enforcement. Nothing contained in this section shall prohibit the county from enforcing its codes or ordinances by any other lawful means, including, without limitation, a proceeding under article XI, division 6 or article XII, division 18 of the Land Development Code.