As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:

Acceptance of or accepted application for development—An application for development contains sufficient information, pursuant to existing regulations, to allow continuing review under this division or other regulatory ordinances.

Application for development—Any documentation which contains a specific plan for development, including the densities and intensities of development, where applicable, that is presented by any person for the purpose of obtaining a development order or development permit.

Approved final site plan—Any site development plan that has been accepted, reviewed, and approved by the town.

Certificate of concurrency—The certificates issued by the Town of Redington Shores upon finding that an application for a development permit will not result in the reduction of the level of service standards set forth in the comprehensive plan for public facilities and services.

Comprehensive plan—The Comprehensive Plan adopted by Ordinance No. 89-11 on September 12, 1989, by the Board of Commissioners pursuant to F.S. pt. II, ch. 163, as said plan may be amended from time to time.

Concurrency—That the necessary public facilities and services to maintain the adopted level of service standards are available when the impacts of development occur.

Concurrency management monitoring system—The data collection, processing and analysis performed by the town to determine levels of service for public facilities and services. Data maintained by the concurrency management monitoring system shall be the most current information available to the town.

Concurrency management system—The procedures and processes utilized by the Town of Redington Shores to determine that development permits, when issued, will not result in the reduction of the level of service standards set forth in the Comprehensive Plan for the Town of Redington Shores.

Currently available revenue sources—An existing source and amount of revenue available to the town.

Development—Any construction, reconstruction or any use of real property which requires issuance of a development permit.

Development permit—Any approved final site plan, building permit, zoning clearance, rezoning, special exception, variance, conditional use, or any other official action of the town having the effect of permitting the development of land.

Final local development order—A building permit issued on or after April 1, 1990.

Level of service (LOS)—A measure of performance and/or of demand versus available capacity of public services and facilities.

Public facilities and services—The public facilities and services for which level of service standards have been established in the comprehensive plan:

A.

Potable water.

B.

Wastewater.

C.

Solid waste.

D.

Recreation/open space.

E.

Stormwater management.

(Ord. No. 15-03, § 5, 2-10-2016)

A certificate of concurrency shall be required prior to the issuance of a building permit. A certificate of concurrency shall automatically expire simultaneously with the expiration of the building permit to which it applies. In the event that a time extension is granted prior to the expiration of a building permit, then the accompanying certificate of concurrency shall be automatically renewed for the length of the time extension.

Levels of service standards shall be as follows:

(Ord. No. 15-03, § 5, 2-10-2016)

If a proposed development relates to land use of such a low intensity as to have minimal effect, if any, upon the level of service standards set forth in the comprehensive plan, the development shall be exempt from concurrency review.

(Ord. No. 15-03, § 5, 2-10-2016)

The Town of Redington Shores permits single-family and multifamily residential development, tourist accommodations and commercial/office uses. All services/facilities, with the exception of parks and recreation and stormwater management, are provided by Pinellas County. Pinellas County has either committed to provide the facilities/services (water, wastewater, solid waste) or has established a threshold for concurrency review which exceeds the town's demand (140 trips). Accordingly, based on the limited development potential of the town and the ability to meet projected demand for both parks and recreation and stormwater management, the concurrency management system for the Town of Redington Shores will be limited to a yearly monitoring of capacity draw down and an update of facility consumption with the five-year evaluation and appraisal report.

The concurrency management system, as contained in this article, is mandated by F.S. § 163.3202 to provide that public facilities and services meet or exceed the level of service standards set forth in the Comprehensive Plan. The Comprehensive Plan was adopted as the Comprehensive Plan of Redington Shores on September 12, 1989, and the application of the concurrency management system shall be effective as to all building permits issued on or after April 1, 1990.

Chickee huts. A hut built on stilts, with open sides and a thatched roof of palm fronds, that does not incorporate any electrical, plumbing or other non-wood features, and is constructed exclusively by either the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida or the Seminole Tribe of Florida.

Sun shelter. For the purpose of this article, a sun shelter shall have the same meaning as chickee hut.

Thatched roof. A roof constructed of palm fronds in an open web type of construction and attached in such a manner that they are sacrificed in winds exceeding 70 mph.

(Ord. No. 19-01, § 1, 2-13-2019)

(1)

All construction must meet at least the minimum requirements of the Florida Building Code as adopted by the Town of Redington Shores, and as amended to date, and as may be subsequently amended.

(2)

No sun shelters shall be permitted except those supported by either:

(a)

One central pole of a diameter not to exceed ten inches; or

(b)

A maximum of eight poles.

(3)

The maximum coverage allowed under roof, including overhangs shall be 150 square feet.

(4)

The maximum height of the sun shelter shall be 14 feet measured from the patio or land on which the sun shelter is constructed. Should the surface on which the sun shelter is constructed have a grade, the measurement required by this subsection shall be from the lowest point of the grade under the sun shelter, including overhangs.

(5)

The minimum height of the palm fronds composing the sun shelter shall be six feet, measured in subsection (4) above.

(6)

No sun shelter shall incorporate any electrical, plumbing or other non-wood features.

(7)

Any sun shelter not constructed by the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida or the Seminole Tribe of Florida is subject to the Florida Building Code and not exempt from building permit requirements.

(Ord. No. 19-01, § 1, 2-13-2019)

(1)

Sun shelters are allowed only in residential zoning districts.

(2)

Sun shelters shall not be constructed within five feet of any rear lot line.

(3)

Sun shelters shall not be constructed within three feet of any side lot line.

(4)

No sun shelter shall be permitted to attach to existing living structures on the property and must comply with all separation requirements under the Florida Fire Prevention Code.

(Ord. No. 19-01, § 1, 2-13-2019)

A sun shelter to which palm fronds are attached so as not to be sacrificed in winds exceeding 70 mph is hereby declared to be a danger to the health and safety of the citizens of the Town of Redington Shores. No such condition shall be allowed to exist.

(Ord. No. 19-01, § 1, 2-13-2019)

(1)

Sun shelters/chickee huts constructed by the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida and/or the Seminole Tribe of Florida are exempt from the Florida Building Code and do not require a building permit. They are not, however, exempt from zoning district regulations.

(2)

The following is required to be submitted to the Town prior to construction of any sun shelter by the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida or the Seminole Tribe of Florida for a zoning clearance approval:

(a)

A zoning clearance application fee of $89.00 payable to the Town of Redington Shores.

(b)

Site plans showing the proposed location of construction (all setbacks are required to be shown on the site plan).

(c)

Proof of identification (business card, tribe ID card, driver's license).

(d)

Letter from the tribe member stating that only they will be doing the work to construct and erect the sun shelter.

(3)

Any structure larger than 150 square feet, whether or not it is constructed by the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida or the Seminole Tribe of Florida, requires a permit and would require engineered plans and any variances that might be required.

(Ord. No. 19-01, § 1, 2-13-2019)

Any property owner with an existing sun shelter that was constructed by the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida or the Seminole Tribe of Florida prior to the adoption of this Ordinance 19-01, shall have a 120-day period (beginning from the date this Ordinance 19-01 is adopted) to submit all regulatory paperwork required to prove compliance with the standards set forth in this section. There shall be no approval fee required for pre-existing sun shelters during the 120-day grace period.

(Ord. No. 19-01, § 1, 2-13-2019)