The purpose of this Article is to describe the specific uses and restrictions that apply to land use districts in the land use element of the comprehensive plan. These regulations are intended to allow development and use of property only in compliance with the goals, objectives, and policies of [the] Village as expressed in the Village Comprehensive Plan.

For the purpose of this Code certain terms and words are herein defined. Words used in the present tense include the future; the words "used for" include the meaning "designed for"; the word "structure" includes the word "building"; the word "shall" is mandatory, and not directory; the word "lot" includes the words "plot" and "tract"; the words "area" and "district" may indicate and include the meaning "zone."

a.

Accessory Building. An "accessory building" is a subordinate freestanding building which is located on the same lot as the main building.

b.

Accessory Uses. "Accessory uses" are customarily incidental to the principal uses as permitted.

c.

Family. A "family" is one or more persons living together as a single housekeeping unit, supplied with a kitchen or facilities for doing their cooking on the premises.

d.

Fence. A fabricated vertical physical barrier extending above grade and anchored below it, but not constructed as a wall.

e.

Floor area. The gross floor area measured from the exterior faces of the exterior walls, the exterior faces of supporting exterior columns for any floor not enclosed by exterior walls, or as measured from the exterior face of the projection, the area of which is included in this definition. Floor area does include:

1.

Floor space in interior balconies or mezzanines.

2.

Exterior corridor space from which access is gained to dwelling units.

Floor area does not include:

1.

Covered or enclosed parking areas.

2.

Exterior enclosed private balconies.

f.

Height. The "height" of all buildings and structures shall be measured from grade to the uppermost part of the roof or structure. Chimneys, parapet walls, and elevator towers and the like, necessary to the design and function of a building but not designed for human occupancy shall not be included in the measurement of overall height of a building.

g.

Garage. A "garage" is an area or room which is part of the main building and is used exclusively for the shelter of motor vehicles and in which no business, service, and industry is carried on and in which there is no sleeping accommodations for individuals.

h.

Grade. The natural elevation of the ground, established relative to the required base floor elevation for the applicable coastal flood zone designated by the current Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), or in the case of varied elevations within the same site or varied elevations between adjacent lots, grade shall be established by the Director of Building and Zoning.

i.

Lot. A "lot" is a parcel of land fronting on a street which is or may be occupied by a building, including the open spaces required, and which parcel of land is divided, as shown on the Plat as set forth below.

j.

Lot, corner. A "corner lot" is a lot abutting on two or more streets at their intersection.

k.

Lot, depth. The "depth of a lot," for the purposes of this Code, is the distance measured in the mean direction of the side lines of the lot from the midpoint of the street lot line to the opposite main rear line of the lot.

l.

Lot, interior. An "interior lot" is a lot other than a corner lot.

m.

Lot widths. "The width of a lot," for the purposes of this Code, is its mean width measured at right angles to its depth.

n.

Nonconforming use. "Nonconforming use" is a building or land occupied by a use that does not conform with the Regulations or the use District in which it is situated.

o.

Setback. A "setback" is the minimum horizontal distance between a principal structure and the building lines of the lot on which situated.

p.

Street. A "street" is a thoroughfare which affords principal means of access to abutting property and includes avenues, boulevards, courts, terraces or public ways.

q.

Structure. A "structure" is anything constructed or erected, the use of which requires more or less permanent location on the land, or attached to something having a permanent location on the land.

r.

Structural alterations. "Structural alterations" are any changes in the supporting members of a building, such as bearing walls, columns, beams or girders.

s.

Yard. A "yard" is an open space on the same lot with the principal structure, which space is unoccupied and unobstructed by any structure from the ground upward except as otherwise may be provided herein.

t.

Yard, front. A "front yard" is an unoccupied area between the front property line and the front line of any principal or accessory structure, measured at its least dimension and extending from one side yard to the other, exclusive of steps and open terraces.

u.

Yard, rear. A "rear yard" is an unoccupied area extending across the full width of the lot between the rear line of any principal or accessory structure and the rear line of the lot and measured at its least dimension.

v.

Yard, side. A "side yard" is an unoccupied area between an accessory or principal structure and the side line of the lot, and extending from the street line to the rear yard, measured at its least dimension.

w.

Plot. A "plot" is a parcel of ground containing more than one lot upon which a building has been or may be erected.

x.

Residence. A "residence" is a building occupied or intended to be occupied by one family.

y.

Wall. A fabricated vertical physical barrier extending above grade and anchored below it; not including bulkheads and seawalls on the intracoastal waterway.

z.

Hedge. A physical growth arranged in such a fashion as to amount to a physical barrier extending above grade and anchored by its roots below it.

aa.

Parking space. A "parking space" is an off-street parking area for the parking of motor vehicles, having an area of not less than 171 square feet for each car intended to be parked thereon, with necessary and adequate space for the approach, turning and exit of automobiles.

bb.

Plat. The "plat" filed for record on the 29th day of May, 1956 in Plat Book 40, Page 29 of the Public Records of Broward County, Florida.

cc.

Interior waters. The lakes as shown on the Plat.

dd.

Rear boundary. The boundary of premises opposite the street, serving it except in the case of lots having frontage on the intracoastal waterway or the interior waters.

ee.

Waterfront boundary. The frontage on the intracoastal waterway or on the interior waters, in case of lots having such frontage.

ff.

Side boundary. The boundary of a lot other than the rear boundary, the waterfront boundary or that on the street serving such premises.

(Ord. No. 2023-02, § 2, 5-17-23)

Land use districts for the Village are established in the Comprehensive Plan, Future Land Use Element. The land use districts and classifications defined in the Future Land Use Element of the Village Comprehensive Plan and delineated on the Future Land Use Map shall be the determinants of permissible activities on any parcel in the jurisdiction. Allowable uses are shown in Section 2.02.03 to correlate individual land use activities with land use districts.

Residential, single family detached dwellings with an allowable maximum gross density of 3 dwelling units per acre.

(Ord. No. 83-1, § 2, 6-14-83)

A Planned Business Center is designated to implement the commercial designation of the Comprehensive Plan by providing for a business area to meet the shopping and service needs of the Village.

(Ord. No. 83-1, § 2, 6-14-83)

Community facility district intended for public institutions and facilities.

(Ord. No. 83-1, § 2, 6-14-83)

Recreation and open space district intended to serve recreational or conservation needs of the Village.

(Ord. No. 83-1, § 2, 6-14-83)

This part defines and prescribes the specific uses allowed within each land use district described in the Comprehensive Plan and this Code.

Except as otherwise provided hereunder, the entire Village of Sea Ranch Lakes shall be residential. Such classification shall, however, be without prejudice to the right of the municipally [municipality] to construct any and all needful buildings and structures for municipal purposes.

(Ord. No. 83-1, § 3, 6-14-83)

A.

Commercial.

Planned Business Center. The following area of the Village of Sea Ranch Lakes is hereby designated commercial: Acreage on the southeast corner of the Village of Sea Ranch Lakes, as bordered on the south by Pine Avenue, on the north by the platted area of Sea Ranch Lakes subdivision, on the east by Florida Route A-1-A, on the west by the platted area of the aforesaid Sea Ranch Lakes subdivision; such land is presently owned by the North American Company whose Post Office address is 100 East Las Olas Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

It is declared to be within the purpose and intent of this section and Section 2.01.03 above that the area referred to as being available for and classified as commercial use, shall be in the nature of a planned business center for which there is a need for proper design of building and structures, access and circulation and relation to surrounding areas to provide for efficient functioning of the permissible uses, especially business and commercial uses, and for adequate protection to the adjacent and nearby residential area. These objectives can only be defined in general terms, and their realization can only be attained by adequate yards and setbacks and limitation on principal and accessory uses where the plot is contiguous to or near residentially designated property. The building and land use restrictions on this district shall be as follows:

(1)

Uses Permitted: Buildings and premises, including pertinent structure and other needful improvements appertaining thereto may be used and a building (buildings) with its (their) usual accessories may be erected or altered for the following uses and purposes and for no other uses.

Permitted Uses Are: drugstores, restaurants or restaurants with liquor service (but not including nightclubs); food markets; meat markets; supermarkets (merchandising typical supermarket functions); electric and gas utility retail stores; barbershops (including shoeshine and manicurial functions); beauty parlors; liquor package stores; flower shops; retail bakery shops; card and gift shops; stationery stores; business machine retail stores; paint and wallpaper stores; interior design stores or offices; sporting goods shops; optical and/or hearing aid stores; television and/or radio repair and sales stores; glass and china stores; art gallery and supplies; arts and crafts shops; jewelry stores; travel agencies; camera shops; pickup stations for laundry and dry cleaning; coin-operated laundry and/or dry cleaning shops; hardware stores; clothing stores and furniture stores; appliance shops; shoe sales and/or repair shops; candy, fruit and nut shops; childrens clothing and accessory shops; toy shops; mens and womens fashions and accessory shops; department stores and "five and dime stores"; cabana and sportswear shops; jewelry shops and jewelry repair shops; household accessory shops; china and glassware shops, dressmaking, tailor and alteration shops; ice cream or dairy stores; real estate brokers office; insurance offices; accountants; auditors and bookkeepers offices; analytical chemists offices; architects offices; attorney-at-law offices; chiropractors offices; civil engineers and surveyors offices; dentists offices; detective or investigators offices; dietician offices; doctor, physician, surgeon and medical specialists offices; electrical or mechanical engineers offices; laboratory technician (including dental and medical) offices; landscaping architect offices; optician optometrist or oculist offices; osteopath offices; podiatrist offices; physiotherapist offices; psychiatrist offices; financial institutions or companies (banks and savings and loan associations); abstracting, land title and title insurance offices; blueprinting, photostating or similar reproduction shops; stock, bonds or commodity brokers, ship and yacht brokers offices (but displays of ships, yachts or boats are prohibited); mortgage commodity brokers; real estate developer offices; offices of building contractors and subcontractors; employment agency offices and public stenographers offices. Other uses for retail or mercantile establishments not hereinbefore set forth shall be permitted as the Village Council shall from time to time approve, or as shall otherwise be provided. However, unless a use is specifically permitted in this Code, such use shall not be impliedly permitted by mention thereof in another Code of this Village.

(2)

Uses prohibited: Automobile and vehicle service stations; nightclubs; dry cleaning and laundry processing plants other than coin-operated plants; fee type amusement centers; shooting galleries; dance studios; dancehalls; day and/or nursery schools; auction houses; pawnshops; vocational schools; drive-in restaurants and/or stands; wholesale establishments; animal and/or pet shops; veterinary clinics; auto laundries; used car sales; machinery or mechanical repair shops; other than television, radio or small electrical appliances, business machines; massage parlors, bingo parlors; adult bookstores; fortunetellers, clairvoyants, mindreaders, faith healers and the like; and any other use not specifically permitted in this Code.

(3)

Medical marijuana treatment centers created pursuant to Art. X, § 29 of the Florida Constitution and licensed by the Florida Department of Health are hereby prohibited from establishing medical marijuana dispensaries within the municipal boundaries of the Village of Sea Ranch Lakes.

(Ord. No. 83-1, § 4, 6-14-83; Ord. No. 2017-03, § 4, 8-16-17)

B.

Residential. The balance of the entire Village not otherwise designated shall be, as hereinbefore stated, classified as Single-family Residential. This district allows single-family detached dwellings at a maximum gross density of 3 dwelling units per acre.

1.

Uses prohibited: A boarding or rooming house business which shall be defined as a one-family dwelling where lodging is provided to individuals with or without meals, for monetary or non-monetary consideration under two or more separate agreements or leases, either written or oral, or a dwelling with three or fewer guest rooms or suites of rooms, where lodging is provided to individuals with or without meals, for monetary or non-monetary consideration under two or more separate agreements or leases, either written or oral.

(Ord. No. 2013-04, § 2, 7-29-13)

No building or structure, or part thereof, shall be erected, altered or used, or land or water used in whole or in part for any use other than one single-family dwelling.

(Ord. No. 88-1, § 3.1)

C.

Community Facility. This district includes community property used as civic, educational and cultural buildings, government buildings and facilities. The Village Hall and police station are the community municipal facilities in the Village of Sea Ranch Lakes. Additional buildings and structures proposed in this category shall be subject to prior approval by the Village Council.

(Ord. No. 83-1, § 6, 6-14-83)

D.

Recreation and Open Space. The area east of Highway A1A within the Village of Sea Ranch Lakes shall be designated Recreation and Open Space. The Sea Ranch Lakes Beach Club is the only active recreational facility within the Village. In addition, two internal lakes which provide open space within the Village, Lake Cayuga and Lake Seneca, are so designated. All buildings and structures to be used for recreation or open space purposes shall be subject to prior approval by the Village Council.

(Ord. No. 83-1, § 5, 6-14-83)