Off-street parking area including required parking spaces, accessways, buffers and related off-street parking appurtenances, shall be provided for all buildings and uses on the premises; or, if approved by the planning and zoning commission, such off-street parking may be located a maximum distance of 300 feet from the premises it serves and/or may be consolidated into a large parking area serving other buildings and uses provided that such off-street parking space shall be maintained, regulated and enforced as if it were actually located on the premises it is designed to serve. The administrative official shall require a plan, deed or other proof necessary to show that the required parking space, if approved to be located off the premises it serves, is controlled by and available to, the applicant for as long as the use it is intended to serve is in existence.

A.

Size of spaces. Each off-street parking space shall consist of a minimum net area of 200 square feet, excluding accessways, buffers and related off-street parking appurtenances, with a minimum width of ten feet and a minimum length of 20 feet. Minimum accessway shall be 12 feet for one-way traffic and 24 feet for two-way traffic.

B.

Number of spaces. Minimum off-street space requirements for trucks and other similar company vehicles shall be one space for every such truck or other such vehicle operated by the establishment on the premises and for automobiles as shown in Schedule H, Minimum Automobile Off-Street Parking Space Requirements provided however, there shall be no off-street space requirements for nonresidential uses of 1,000 square feet or less when such uses are located within 800 feet of an off-street parking area owned by the City of Sanford and when such uses are located in an SC-3, Special Commercial zoning district. The number of off-street parking spaces required shall be interpreted and approved by the administrative official.

C.

Off-street parking structures. All off-street parking structures designed to accommodate five or more vehicles shall comply with all area and dimension regulations for principal buildings as well as all off-street parking area buffer strip requirements included herein. All off-street parking structures designed to accommodate four or less vehicles, shall be considered as accessory buildings unless attached to a principal building. If attached to a principal building, such off-street parking structures shall be subject to all the regulations of these land development regulations for principal buildings and, if detached, such off-street parking structures shall be subject to all the regulations contained herein for accessory buildings.

D.

Building alterations. The city shall determine the amount of parking spaces required for commercial uses based on a building's gross usable floor area and not the net usable floor area so as to accommodate any future alterations in the use of interior space. The city shall prohibit off-street parking for principal uses not allowed in the subject zoning district.

A.

Stalls, aisles and driveways. Parking stalls shall be ten feet wide by 20 feet long; and shall be nine feet wide by 23 feet long for parallel parking stalls. Aisle dimensions shall comply standard specifications on file with the building official. Angle parking shall be restricted to angles of 90 degrees, 60 degrees, 45 degrees or 30 degrees. The following criteria are applicable to all parking spaces, excepting single-family homes.

1.

Each parking stall shall be accessible from an aisle or driveway and designed so that no automobile shall back into a public street in order to exit a parking stall. The internal design of the parking lot shall be designed to facilitate vehicular circulation and avoid conflict between pedestrian and vehicular movements. Internal circulation also shall be designed so as not to create conflict with access into or egress from the site and shall be consistent with the landscape requirements of these land development regulations.

2.

No door or pedestrian entrance at ground level shall open directly upon any driveway or access aisle unless the doorway or pedestrian entrance is at least three feet or more from said driveway or access aisle and appropriate improvements are provided to allow for safe pedestrian access to the door.

3.

All paved parking spaces shall have lines between spaces to indicate individual stalls, and each stall may be required to be equipped with wheel stops if deemed appropriate by the planning and zoning commission based on recommendations of city staff.

Wheel stops for stalls adjacent to landscaped strips shall be located 2½ feet from the front end of the stall to prevent encroachment into required landscaped areas. The front two feet of the stall may be kept as a maintained vegetative ground cover area although no credit will be extended toward the open space requirements of these regulations.

4.

All publicly maintained and operated parking facilities intended for public use and all businesses, firms, or other persons licensed to do business with the public shall comply with requirements for access established in the Accessibility Requirements Manual published by the Department of Community Affairs, Florida Board of Building Codes and Standards. Also see Schedule N, section 5.1.

A.

Required area. Off-street loading, unloading and service area space shall be provided on the premises of all public and semi-public, commercial, transient lodging and entertainment, automotive, miscellaneous business and services, industrial and agricultural processing establishment uses so that no loading, unloading or servicing of buildings by refuse collection, fuel or other public or private service type vehicular activity will be generated on any required off-street parking space or on any street. Each required off-street loading, unloading and service area space shall be at least 60 feet in depth, 12 feet in width, with an overhead clearance of not less than 16 feet for each such space required; or, if approved by the administrative official, a total area at finished grade of at least 720 square feet devoted to such use with an overhead clearance of not less than 14 feet for each such space required regardless of actual space dimensions and design.

B.

Arrangement. The off-street loading, unloading and service area space shall be arranged so that it may be used without blockage or interference with the use of adjacent streets, accessways or off-street vehicular or pedestrian traffic circulation.

C.

Number of spaces. The administrative official shall interpret and approve the amount of loading, unloading and service area space required for all public and semi-public, commercial, transient lodging and entertainment, automotive, miscellaneous business and services, industrial and agricultural processing establishment uses based on the following total aggregate floor area of each building located on the premises:

1.

Five thousand square feet or more, but less than 25,000 square feet, of floor area: One space.

2.

Twenty-five thousand square feet or more, but less than 60,000 square feet, of floor area: Two spaces.

3.

Sixty thousand square feet or more, but less than 120,000 square feet, of floor area: Three spaces.

4.

For each additional 100,000 square feet, or major fractional proportion thereof, over 120,000 square feet of floor area: One additional space.

D.

Building alterations. The city shall determine the amount of off-street loading, unloading, and service area for commercial uses based on a building's gross usable floor area and not the net usable floor area so as to accommodate any future alterations in the use of interior space. The city shall prohibit off-street loading, unloading and service areas for principal uses not allowed in the subject zoning district.

E.

All nonfunctioning roadway access points shall be removed. All non-permitted or hazardous roadway access points shall be either removed or reconstructed to city standards. All disturbed rights-of-way shall be restored to city standards by the permittee.

A.

Vehicular access—General. Off-street parking, loading, unloading and service area space shall have vehicular access to a street. Vehicular access points to off-street parking, loading, unloading and service area space shall be subject to the following provisions:

1.

There shall be only one vehicular access point, not to exceed 36 feet in width, or two vehicular access points, not to exceed 30 feet in width each, located on any one street adjacent to and serving the premises in question provided, however, that one additional vehicular access point, not to exceed 36 feet in width, or two additional vehicular access points, not to exceed 30 feet in width each, shall be permitted for every 400 feet of parcel frontage on a single street.

Two-way driveways of 24 feet in width and one-way driveways of 16 feet in width shall be considered the initial width allowed without documentation or engineering studies for review and approval by the administrative official.

2.

All vehicular access points shall be located at least 100 feet, or two-thirds the distance of the parcel frontage on a street, whichever is less, from the intersection of any right-of-way lines of streets or a street and a railroad.

3.

All vehicular access points serving corner lots or tracts with less than 200 feet of frontage on only one street classified as an arterial, collector or local feeder in the Traffic Circulation Element of the Comprehensive Plan shall be located on the street that intersects the arterial, collector or local feeder roadway in question.

4.

The minimum distance between subject driveway and adjacent driveways shall be regulated as follows:

Distances between adjacent one-way driveways with the inbound driveway upstream from the outbound driveway can be one-half the distances shown above if approved by the administrative official.

5.

All vehicular access points shall have a minimum width of at least 12 feet.

B.

Buffer. Off-street parking and/or loading, unloading and service area space shall have a buffer of at least five feet in depth provided along all streets on which the off-street parking and/or loading, unloading and service area space is located. The required buffer referred to here may not be calculated and included as fulfilling part of the required area for off-street parking space but may be provided for and included within any other buffer required by the provisions of these regulations to be located along streets.

C.

Accessways. Accessways designed to serve nonresidential uses located in RMOI, RC-1 GC-2, SC-3, RI-1, MI-2 or PD zoning districts shall not be permitted to be located in SR-1AA, SR-1A, SR-1, SR-2, MR-1, MR-2, MR-3 or AG zoning districts or residential areas in PD zoning districts.

D.

Lighting facilities. All lighting facilities provided for off-street parking, loading, unloading and service area space shall be subdued, shaded and focused so as not to create traffic hazards or subject adjoining premises to undue glare or adverse interference.

In the case of multifamily residential developments, the storage of recreational and other such equipment shall be regulated as follows:

A.

Any development with more than 25 dwelling units shall provide a designated area for the parking and storage of recreational vehicles and equipment.

B.

This designated area shall be at a distance most remote from the dwelling units. The parking area shall be screened with plant material, decorative walls, fences, berms or any combination thereof, in an effort to diminish any visual impact the area may have on the rest of the site.

C.

The area shall be a paved surface consistent with the rest of the parking area within the development and shall provide ample ingress and egress and space for easy maneuverability for the type of vehicles and equipment using the area.

D.

Each multifamily development shall provide a minimum of one space per 25 dwelling units for the purpose of parking and storing recreational vehicles and equipment. Any fraction of 25 shall require spaces rounded up to the next whole number.

A.

Applicability. The administrative official, in conjunction with the recommendation of the plans review committee, shall require the provision of common vehicular access points between abutting lots or tracts when all of the following criteria are met:

1.

The proposed use is nonresidential.

2.

The lot or tract has frontage on a street classified as a major thoroughfare in the Traffic Circulation Plan Element of the Comprehensive Plan.

3.

The provision of common vehicular access points and related common accessways will help mitigate future adverse transportation impact of the proposed use upon traffic safety and vehicular operating capacity of the major thoroughfare in question.

4.

The existing or anticipated land uses adjacent to the lot or tract in question are generally of a similar or compatible character to the proposed use of the lot or tract in question.

5.

The provision of common vehicular access points between lots or tracts is not impractical due to the configuration of existing buildings, structures or other related circumstances.

B.

Design of common vehicular access points. When common vehicular access points are required, the following design criteria shall apply:

1.

Common vehicular access points shall provide two-way traffic circulation to accommodate a 12-foot-wide accessway in each direction.

2.

Common vehicular access points should be located between the parcel line with frontage on the major thoroughfare and the required front yard building setback or base building line, whichever is greater.

3.

Stub-outs and other design features shall be provided to the parcel line in question in order to tie together on-site vehicular traffic circulation of abutting properties.

4.

Off-street parking, common vehicular accessways and related facilities shall be arranged in a manner that coordinates on-site vehicular circulation between abutting lots and tracts.

C.

Submittal of draft common vehicular access point agreement. When a common vehicular access point agreement is required, a draft copy of such agreement, easement or other similar instrument shall be submitted with a proposed site plan or a proposed preliminary subdivision plan, whichever is applicable.

D.

Recording and evidence of common vehicular access point agreement. All common vehicular access point agreements, easements or other similar legal instruments required by the provisions of this schedule shall be recorded by the clerk of the circuit court of Seminole County. A notarized copy of such recorded agreement, easement or instrument shall be provided to the administrative official prior to the issuance of a site development permit or certificate of completion.

E.

Identification of common vehicular access point agreements on the zoning district map. Upon receipt of evidence of common vehicular access point agreement, the administrative official shall cause such agreement to be identified on the lot or parcel in question by appropriate symbol or footnote on the Zoning District Map of the City of Sanford, Florida.

F.

Temporary vehicular access points. When the lot or tract in question is developed prior to an abutting lot or tract, a temporary vehicular access point on a major thoroughfare may be approved provided however, that a condition of approval of such temporary vehicular access point shall be removal of same when development of the abutting lot or tract provides common vehicular access and a coordinated system of on-site traffic circulation for both premises. The administrative official shall notify the owner of record of the parcel in question by certified mail as to when the temporary vehicular access point shall be removed and any applicable conditions for its removal. The owner shall be responsible for all costs involved in removing the temporary vehicular access point.

G.

Auxiliary lanes (right and left turn lanes). Requirements for auxiliary lanes are contained in Schedule N, section 4.1 of these regulations.

Existing off-street parking, loading, unloading and service area space for any premises shall not be reduced unless it exceeds the requirements of these land development regulations. Where the use of an existing premises is changed, the new use and premises shall conform with the off-street parking, loading, unloading and service area space and vehicular access requirements of this ordinance. Any existing use not provided with conforming off-street parking, loading, unloading and service area space and vehicular access shall conform with the requirements of these regulations at the time of any alteration or expansion of the use. In any case, the city shall prohibit off-street parking for principal uses not allowed in the subject zoning district.

Base building lines are hereby established for the streets specifically listed. The entire area between the existing street right-of-way line and the base building line shall be deemed a front yard and shall be unoccupied and unobstructed by a portion of the principal building from the finished grade to the sky, or below the finished grade, except where such occupancy, obstruction or encroachment is specifically permitted by these land development regulations.

Designated right-of-way lines are hereby established for the streets specifically listed. The purpose of the designated right-of-way lines shall be to reserve sufficient space for the future circulation of vehicular traffic and to reduce the undesirable and adverse impact of noise, congestion and related safety hazards associated with the intensified use of land resulting from new growth and development. All designated street right-of-way lines shall be located and measured from the centerline of the existing or proposed street right-of-way.

Base building lines and designated right-of-way lines shall be as indicated for the streets specifically listed in Schedule I, Base Building Line and Designated Right-of-Way Line Requirements for Specific Streets. All base building line requirements and distances shall be measured from the centerline of the existing or proposed street right-of-way unless otherwise provided for by these land development regulations. Where a base building line requirement differs with a minimum front yard requirement of these regulations for a particular use, the base building line requirement shall prevail.

Structures that abut U.S. Highway 17 and 92 and/or Seminole Boulevard where those streets are adjacent to Lake Monroe shall comply with the following requirements:

A.

The lakeside parcel line shall be that boundary line of any parcel that abuts the southerly right-of-way line of U.S. Highway 17 and 92 and/or Seminole Boulevard where the north side of such streets abut Lake Monroe and/or the sea wall adjacent to Lake Monroe. The minimum building setback from the lakeside parcel line shall be 35 feet. At least 75 percent of the parcel area located within the minimum lakeside building setback shall be maintained as open space other than that provided in vehicular circulation and off-street parking area.

B.

The relationship between the maximum building height and the maximum building area for all parcel area within 100 feet of the lakeside parcel line shall be as follows:

The planning and zoning commission, upon request by an applicant, may grant a conditional use (ref. Administration: section 3.9) in order to modify the requirement for off-street parking and/or loading, unloading and service area space and/or base building line compliance providing the following determinations are made:

A.

Construction of the required off-street parking and/or loading, unloading and service area space and/or complying with the base building line requirements on the premises would:

1.

Prevent the continuous development of a compact and coordinated row of already existing and adjacent buildings fronting on an already established street, block or developed area.

2.

Detract from the overall desirability of the adjoining buildings and premises and would result in the incompatible mixing of vehicles, buildings and pedestrians.

B.

The required off-street parking space cannot be reasonably provided off the premises in accordance with these land development regulations, within the principal building being proposed or within a parking structure located on the premises.

C.

The required loading, unloading and service area space is excessive in regard to the specific use proposed and is not necessary in order to properly serve the premises and the occupants thereof.

D.

1.

There is an existing building located on a parcel immediately adjacent to the parcel in question and such building does not comply with the base building line requirements of these regulations. In addition, the existing building shall be located within 200 feet of the parcel in question and shall front on the same side of the street as the parcel in question.

2.

The required base building line is unreasonable and excessive.

3.

No base building line requirement shall, however, be reduced to the extent that any building shall be permitted to encroach upon the designated street right-of-way line or to be located any closer to the street than the existing building located on the adjacent parcel.

The administrative official shall, at the request of an applicant, reduce the base building line requirements of this schedule subject to the following conditions:

A.

There is an existing building located on each parcel immediately adjacent on both sides of the parcel in question and neither of which comply with the base building line requirements of this schedule. In addition, each of the existing buildings shall be located within 100 feet of the parcel in question and shall front on the same side of the street as the parcel in question.

B.

No base building line requirement shall, however, be reduced to the extent that any building shall be permitted to encroach upon the designated street right-of-way line or to be located any closer to the street than the existing principal buildings located on the adjacent parcels.