It is the purpose of this Article to regulate the installation, configuration, and use of accessory structures, and the conduct of accessory uses, in order to ensure that they are not harmful either aesthetically or physically to residents and surrounding areas.

Any number of different accessory structures may be located on a parcel, provided that the following requirements are met:

A.

There shall be a permitted principal development on the parcel, located in full compliance with all standards and requirements of this Code.

B.

All accessory structures shall comply with standards pertaining to the principal use, unless exempted or superseded elsewhere in this Code.

C.

Accessory structures shall not be located in a required buffer, landscape area, or minimum building setback area.

D.

Accessory structures shall be included in all calculations of impervious surface and storm water runoff.

E.

Accessory structures shall be shown on any concept development plan with full supporting documentation as required in Article X of this Code.

A.

Generally.

1.

No disk, bowl, planar or similarly shaped structure intended for use as a radio or television signal receiving antenna, or similar purpose, shall be placed or erected within the boundaries of the Village of Sea Ranch Lakes without permit from the Village.

2.

Application for permit shall be made to the Village building inspector approved by a site sketch showing the dimension and location of the antenna in relation to the site boundaries, setback lines and the existing structures on the site; and drawings by a licensed structural engineer showing the method of permanently anchoring said antenna and listing the materials to be used; or South Florida Building Code product approval.

3.

The fee for a permit shall be one hundred dollars ($100.00).

4.

All such antenna and supporting reinforced concrete slabs shall be permanently affixed to the ground and shall be constructed in accordance with the provisions of the South Florida Building Code, Broward County Edition, and the Village of Sea Ranch Lakes Building Code, and all applicable codes, ordinances and deed restrictions pertaining to the lands upon which such placement or erection is proposed, and in no case shall such antenna and supporting reinforced concrete slabs be placed within the front, rear or side setback lines of any property within the Village, except as allowed in this section.

5.

No such antenna shall be placed upon the roof of any structure situated on any property within the Village.

6.

No such antenna installed upon any property within the Village shall exceed forty (40) inches in diameter.

7.

No such antenna shall be installed so as to exceed six (6) feet above ground level and all such antennas shall further be enclosed within a Village of Sea Ranch Lakes Code approved enclosure which is permanently anchored to the ground and is installed or constructed in accordance with the provisions of the Village of Sea Ranch Lakes Building Code. Said enclosure shall further be of such construction as to fully and completely conceal all such antennas from the view of any property adjacent to said antenna.

(Ord. No. 85-3, 1-14-86)

B.

Residential Zone. This section shall apply only in the non-commercial single family district. No satellite television antenna shall be erected, constructed, maintained or operated except in conformance with the following requirements after first obtaining a building permit:

[1.

Definitions.]

1.1.

Satellite television antenna is an apparatus capable of receiving communications from a transmitter or a transmitter relay located in planetary orbit.

1.2.

Usable satellite signals are satellite signals, from the major communications satellites that, when viewed on a conventional television set, are at least equal in picture quality to those received from local commercial television stations or by way of cable television.

[2.

Location.]

2.1.

In a noncommercial or single family zone, subject to the provisions contained herein, such antenna shall be located only in the rear yard of any lot and not closer than 12 feet from the lot line. If usable satellite signals cannot be obtained from such rear yard, the antenna may be located on the side yard and not closer than 12 feet from the lot line.

2.2.

In the event that usable satellite signals cannot be received by locating the antenna on the rear or side yard of the property, such antenna may be placed in the front yard but not closer that 12 feet from the lot line (or on the roof of the dwelling structure, if a usable satellite signal cannot be obtained from said front yard), provided that a special satellite use permit is obtained prior to such installation. Such permit shall be issued upon a showing by the applicant that usable satellite signals are not receivable from the rear or side yard. Upon application for such permit, the applicant shall submit an affidavit from the manufacturer or its agent reciting that usable satellite signals cannot be obtained from the rear yard or side yard of applicant. Upon such application accompanied by said affidavit the Clerk shall issue such permit without a public hearing; if an affidavit is not submitted, a public hearing before the Village Council shall be scheduled at which time the Council shall issue such permit upon a showing that a usable satellite signal cannot be obtained from the rear yard or side yard of applicant. The Council shall not require expert testimony.

2.3.

If a usable satellite signal cannot be obtained from any location set forth above except within the 12 foot setback, then applicant may locate such antenna within the 12 foot setback first in the rear yard; if not, then the side yard. If usable satellite signals cannot be obtained under this Section in the rear or side yard, it may be placed in the front yard provided a special satellite permit is obtained prior to such installation. Section 2.2 with regard to the special satellite permit shall be fully applicable herein.

3.

Antenna Size and Installation.

3.1.

In a noncommercial or single family zone, a satellite television antenna shall not exceed 12 feet in diameter, and a ground-mounted satellite television antenna shall not exceed 20 feet in height, including any platform or structure upon which said antenna is mounted or affixed.

3.2.

If usable satellite signals cannot be obtained from an antenna installed in compliance with the height limitation imposed by Section 3.1, such antenna may be installed at a greater height, provided that a special satellite use permit is obtained prior to such installation. Such permit shall be issued upon a showing by the applicant that installation at a height greater than 20 feet is necessary for the reception of usable satellite signals. No fee shall be assessed and no public hearing shall be required for the issuance of such permit.

3.3.

Except in a commercial, industrial or multifamily residential district, satellite television antennas shall be located and designed to reduce visual impact from surrounding properties at street level and from public streets.

3.4.

Antennas shall meet all manufacturers' specifications, be of noncombustible and corrosive-resistant material, and be erected in a secure, wind-resistant manner, and the installation shall otherwise comply with the provisions of the South Florida Building Code.

3.5.

Every antenna must be adequately grounded for protection against a direct strike of lightning.

(Ord. No. 87-6, 11-9-87)

C.

Commercial District.

1.

Structures for the receipt or transmission of communication signals may be permitted by the Village Council in the Commercial District within the Village, providing an application for the installation and operation of such structure is submitted with an application fee of $100.00 to the Village Council for approval.

2.

The Village Council shall consider such application at its regular council meeting, and may issue its approval conditioned upon such matters as the Council deems appropriate to insure that the installation, use or operation of such device takes place continually in a manner that promotes and insures the health, safety and welfare of the Village.

3.

Any application for permit to install and/or operate or use such structure shall fully disclose all details of installation and operation including the placement, location, sizes and dimensions of all components, and the method of use or operation.

4.

The owner and/or operator of any structure erected without a permit shall be subject to a fine of up to $500.00 per day for each day such structure remains without a permit. Any permitted structure which is installed, operated or used in a manner not in compliance with any conditions imposed by the Village Council shall be removed or corrected upon notification of such noncompliance within ten (10) days, or such owner and/or operator shall be subject to a fine of up to $500.00 per day for each day such noncompliance continues.

5.

In addition to the foregoing, the Village Council may remove any nonpermitted or noncomplying structure if the owner or operator thereof fails for fifteen (15) days after notice of violation is posted upon the premises where such structure is located to correct such noncompliance or to obtain a permit thereof. If the Village removes any structure, the Village shall be entitled to sell such structure or any components thereof including any removable appurtenances thereto to pay the cost of removal and any fines imposed for violations.

6.

The sale of any such removed structure shall be accomplished in the manner provided or by State law in cases of abandoned property.

(Ord. No. 87-3)

D.

Nonconforming Antenna. Any satellite dish antenna lawfully installed prior to the enactment of this Code shall be allowed to remain, until such time as it is replaced or moved. At the time of replacement or relocation, the provisions of this Code shall be met.

A.

No accessory buildings shall be allowed, built or used.

(Ord. No. 88-1, § 3.1)

No pool or patio area nor any pool and patio shall be permitted closer than 5 feet from the rear lot line.

(Ord. No. 88-1, § 3.14)

A.

Lots abutting on the Intracoastal Waterway. Docks, piers and mooring posts shall be constructed only in accordance with plans and specifications approved by the United States Army Corps of Engineers and approved in writing by the Committee.

(Restrictive Covenants, § 5(a); Ord. No. 88-1, § 3.3)

B.

Lots abutting on the interior waters. No boathouse shall be allowed on or adjacent to any lot abutting on the interior waters nor shall boat landings, docks, piers and mooring posts be constructed on or adjacent to such lots; but the owners and occupants of the entire subdivision shall have an easement in common for purposes of navigation, fishing and swimming such as are permitted by the Deed restrictions common to the district.

(Restrictive Covenants, § 5(b); Ord. No. 69-4, § 4, 12-23-69; Ord. No. 88-1, § 3.3)

Wherever a fence or wall is installed, if one side of the fence or wall appears more "finished" than the other (e.g., one side of a fence has visible support framing and the other does not, or one side of a wall has a textured surface and other does not), then the more "finished" side of the fence shall face the exterior of the lot rather than the interior of the lot. However, in the event that a wood fence is constructed against a significant obstacle on the adjoining property such as a hedge or another fence, that line of fence against the obstacle may be constructed with posts on the outside of the fence.

(Ord. No. 2021-02, § 4, 9-22-21)

A.

Fences, hedge, Walls and Other Structures. No hedge or fence over three feet in height, or any impervious surface except for the seawall shall be permitted on any lot abutting interior waters or intracoastal waterways for a distance of 15 feet from the mean water line or property line whichever is furthest landward, and no hedge or fence over 15 feet in height shall be permitted from such point to the setback line, except hedges exceeding 15 feet in height shall be permitted in the rear of the lots located at the north, south and east boundaries of the R-1 District. No hedge or fence shall be permitted any closer than five feet from the edge of the street and no hedge or fence over three feet shall be permitted any closer than 15 feet from the edge of the street; to assure continuity, this limitation will apply to both sides of a corner lot fronting on a street. No fence over six feet in height shall be permitted within the remaining boundary lines on a lot, and no hedge over eight feet in height shall be permitted within the remaining boundary lines on a lot.

(Ord. No. 88-1, § 3.8; Ord. No. 98-1, § 2, 12-9-97; ; Ord. No. 2016-03, § 2, 10-12-16; Ord. No. 2021-02, § 4, 9-22-21; Ord. No. 2024-02, § 2, 12-12-24)

B.

Walls. No wall over four feet in height shall be permitted on any waterfront lot between the waterfront and the setback line nearest the waterfront. No wall over six feet in height shall be permitted on any lot except within the area in which a building may be constructed. No wall shall be erected atop a seawall.

No wall of any height shall be constructed on any lot until after the height, type and approximate location thereof have been approved in writing by the Committee. The heights or elevations mentioned herein shall be measured from the existing elevations of any adjacent property at or along the applicable points or lines. Any question as to such heights may be conclusively determined by the Committee.

(Restrictive Covenants, § 9; Ord. No. 2021-02, § 4, 9-22-21)

C.

Seawalls.

(1)

For the purposes of this article, the following terms, phrases, words, and their derivation shall have the meanings given herein, except when the context clearly indicates a different meaning. In the interpretation and application of this article, the definitions provided for herein shall control over definitions that may be included in other documents or manuals, including, but not limited to, the Florida Building Code. Words used in the present tense include the future tense, words in the plural number include the singular number, and words in the singular number include the plural number. The word "shall" is mandatory and the word "may" is permissive.

a.

Mooring structure means a boat dock, slip, davit, hoist, lift, floating vessel platform, mooring pile, or similar structure attached to land or to a seawall, to which a vessel can be moored.

b.

North American Vertical Datum (NAVD88) means the vertical control for datum of orthometric height established for vertical control surveying in the United States of America based upon the General Adjustment of the North American Datum of 1988.

c.

Public nuisance means a condition injurious to the public health or safety of the community or neighborhood, or injurious to any considerable number of persons, or a condition that obstructs the free passage or use, in the customary manner, of any public right-of-way.

d.

Seawall means a vertical or near vertical (often interlocking) structure placed between an upland area and a waterway or waterbody for erosion control.

e.

Seawall cap means a concrete box structure (usually reinforced) that connects seawall panels, piles, and anchoring system (if present) together at the top.

f.

Shoreline means a tidally influenced area where land meets water.

g.

Substantial repair or substantial rehabilitation means:

(a)

Any modification to the shoreline or a shoreline structure along more than fifty percent (50%) of the length of the property's shoreline; or

(b)

Any modification, alteration, or installation of an appurtenant structure (such as a mooring structure) that exceeds fifty percent (50%) of the cost of a tidal flood barrier along the property's shoreline.

h.

Tidal flood barrier means any structure or shoreline feature including, but not limited to, seawalls, seawall caps, or other infrastructure that impedes tidal waters from flowing onto adjacent property or public right-of-way, and located within or along a tidally influenced area. This definition is not meant to include rip-rap, derelict erosion control structures, or permeable earthen mounds that do not provide an impermeable water barrier to tidal flooding.

i.

Tidally influenced area means the real property adjacent to, or affected by, a waterway with water level changes in response to the daily tide.

(2)

Minimum elevations for coastal infrastructure within tidally influenced areas.

a.

All new or substantially repaired or substantially rehabilitated seawalls, seawall caps, upland stem walls, or other similar infrastructure shall be designed and constructed to perform as tidal flood barriers. Tidal flood barriers shall have a minimum elevation of five (5) feet NAVD88. Applications for new or substantially repaired or substantially rehabilitated tidal flood barriers submitted prior to January 1, 2035, may be permitted a minimum elevation of four (4) feet NAVD88, if designed and constructed to accommodate a minimum elevation of five (5) feet NAVD88 by January 1, 2050.

b.

All property owners must maintain a tidal flood barrier in good repair. A tidal flood barrier is presumed to be in disrepair if it allows tidal waters to flow unimpeded through or over the barrier and onto adjacent property or public right-of-way. Failure to maintain a tidal flood barrier in good repair shall be a code violation. The owner of the tidal flood barrier shall demonstrate progress towards repairing the subject violation within sixty (60) days after receiving a violation and shall complete repairs within three hundred sixty-five (365) days after receipt of the violation. If the required repair or rehabilitation meets the substantial repair or substantial rehabilitation threshold, no later than three hundred sixty-five (365) days after receipt of the citation, the property owner shall design, obtain permits, cause to be constructed, and obtain final inspection approval of seawall improvements that meet the minimum elevation and design requirements.

c.

Tidal flood barriers below a minimum five (5) feet NAVD88 elevation shall be improved, designed, and constructed so as to prevent tidal waters from impacting adjacent property or public right-of-way. Causing, suffering, or allowing the trespass of tidal waters onto adjacent property or public right-of-way is hereby declared a public nuisance and a citable code violation requiring abatement. The owner shall demonstrate progress toward addressing the citation concern within sixty (60) days after receipt of the citation and complete the construction of an approved remedy no later than three hundred sixty-five (365) days after receipt of the citation.

d.

Tidal flood barriers shall be designed and constructed to prevent tidal waters from flowing through the barrier, while still allowing for the release of upland hydrostatic pressure.

e.

To the extent practicable, tidal flood barriers shall be designed and constructed to adjoin immediately proximate tidal flood barriers to close gaps and prevent trespass of tidal water.

f.

All tidal flood barriers undergoing substantial repair or substantial rehabilitation shall be constructed along the property's entire shoreline. Tidal flood barriers capable of automatically being elevated in advance of high tides to prevent tidal flooding are permissible, provided that automation cannot require daily human intervention.

(Restrictive Covenants, § 7; Ord. No. 88-1, § 3.5; Ord. No. 94-1, § 2, 3-8-94; Ord. No. 98-1, § 2, 12-9-97; Ord. No. 2015-01, § 2, 4-15-15; Ord. No. 2021-02, § 4, 9-22-21)

D.

Perimeter walls. Notwithstanding the provisions in this Section, any walls or fences constructed on either the northern, southern or eastern boundary lines or perimeters of the Village of Sea Ranch Lakes shall be permitted to be eight feet in height.

(Ord. No. 2003-01, § 2, 3-25-03)

E.

A property owner whose residential, commercial, or beach club property is unoccupied and undergoing construction, remodeling, rehabilitation or repair shall post a minimum of two no trespassing signs on the property. The no trespassing signs to be posted on the improvement shall be of 8½ inches by 11 inches. The no trespassing sign shall be highly visible in color and remain posted until the project is substantially completed.

(Ord. No. 2008-02, § 2, 6-17-08)

F.

Fences, Hedges, and Walls Abutting Interior Waters or Intracoastal Waterways. For purposes of this Code, the heights referenced herein shall be measured from the existing elevations of any adjacent property at or along the applicable points or lines as determined by the triangular land area formed by the intersection of the rear lot line with an interior side lot line not abutting a canal or waterway—with two sides of the triangle running along the rear and interior lot lines and being equal in length as per the required setbacks in 6.01.06, as may be amended, to the minimum rear yard depth, and the third side being a line connecting the ends of the other two sides.

(Ord. No. 2021-02, § 4, 9-22-21)

Accessory use to any building or structure shall not include tennis courts.

(Ord. No. 88-1, § 3.7)

Solar Hot Water Heaters shall not be permitted unless they are hidden from view.

(Ord. No. 88-1, § 3.9)

It shall be the duty of the owner of any dwelling unit, building or place of business to which a number has been assigned, to display such number in numeral form in accordance with the following standards:

(1)

All address numbers assigned pursuant to this section shall be clearly legible and shall be visible from the roadways within the Village.

(2)

Address numbers shall be no less than three inches high in legible fonts, that are visible from any distance up to 100 feet from the centerline of roadway fronting the property.

(3)

Numerals shall be placed on a sharply contrasting background if placed on a freestanding address display stand or shall be of a sharply contrasting color if placed on the building wall or other structure.

(4)

Address numbers shall be placed in such a location mounted on a permanent structure or freestanding address display stand so as to be visible from the centerline of the roadway facing the numerals.

(5)

The maximum setback for address numbers mounted on a building or other permanent structure shall be 100 feet from the centerline of the roadway fronting the property.

(6)

Address numbers mounted on a fence, wall or freestanding address display stand shall be placed within 25 feet of the driveway, walkway or other obvious entry onto the premises from the fronting roadway.

(7)

Any address numbers that are illuminated by neon or LED lightening are prohibited.

(Ord. No. 2008-01, § 2, 1-22-08)