Seminole City Zoning Code

   Whenever the specific district regulations pertaining to one district permit the uses of a more restricted district, such uses shall be subject to the conditions as set forth in the regulations of the more restricted district unless otherwise specified.

(Prior Code, § 12-2C-1)

   (A)   Restricted to certain building or structure. No open space or lot area required for a building or structure shall, during its life, be occupied by or counted as open space for any other building or structure.

   (B)   Projections into yards. Open eaves, cornices, window sills and belt courses may project into any required yard a distance not to exceed one foot. Open porches may project into a front or rear yard a distance not to exceed five feet.

   (C)   Front yard and building setback line. Where the dedicated street right-of-way on which the main building fronts is less than 50 feet, the depth of the front yard and building setback line shall be measured starting at a point 25 feet from the centerline of the street right-of-way.

   (D)   Street ingress and egress. No dwelling shall be erected on a lot which does not abut on at least one street for at least 35 feet and have a width of at least 60 feet at the building line. A street shall form the direct and primary means of ingress and egress for all dwelling units. Alleys, where they exist, shall form only a secondary means of ingress and egress. A garage apartment may be built to the rear of a main dwelling if all other provisions of these regulations are complied with.

   (E)   Corner lot, sight triangle. On any corner lot on which a front or side yard is required, no wall, fence, sign, structure or any plant growth having a height in excess of three feet above the elevation of the lowest point of the crown of the adjacent roadway shall be maintained in a triangle formed by measuring from the point of intersection of the front and exterior side lot lines a distance of 30 feet along such front and side lot lines and connecting the points so established to form a right triangle on the area of the lot adjacent to the street intersection.

   (F)   Private garages.

      (1)   An attached or detached private garage which faces on a street shall not be located closer than 25 feet to the street easement line.

      (2)   A private garage located in an R Residential Zone shall not be used for storage of more than one commercial vehicle which does not exceed one and one-half tons’ rated capacity per family living on the premises. No more than two spaces shall be rented to persons not residing on the premises for storage of noncommercial passenger vehicles only.

(Prior Code, § 12-2C-2)

   (A)   Scope of regulations. The regulations herein set forth, qualify or supplement, as the case may be, the specific district regulations appearing in this chapter.

   (B)   Measuring heights. In measuring heights, a habitable basement or attic shall be counted as a story; provided, that a story in a sloping roof, the area of which story at a height of four feet above the floor, does not exceed two-thirds of the floor area of the story immediately below it and which does not contain an independent apartment, shall be counted as a half story.

   (C)   Projections. Chimneys, elevators, poles, spires, tanks, towers and other projections not used for human occupancy may extend above the height limit.

   (D)   Churches, schools, public buildings. Churches, schools, hospitals, sanatoriums and other public and semipublic buildings may exceed the height limitation of the district if the minimum depth of rear yards and the minimum width of the side yards required in the district are increased one foot for each two feet by which the height of such public or semipublic structure exceeds the prescribed height limit.

   (E)   Utility lines. Utility lines, when crossing public rights-of-way or easements, shall maintain a minimum clearance of 17 feet measured at the crown of the roadway.

(Prior Code, § 12-2C-3)

   In approving building groups planned as a unit such as shopping centers, industrial parks, schools, civic centers, churches or housing projects consisting of a group of two or more buildings to be constructed on a plot of ground of at least two acres not subdivided into the customary streets and lots, and which will not be so subdivided, or where the existing or contemplated street and lot layout makes it impracticable to apply the requirements of this chapter to the individual buildings in such project, the application of such requirements to such project shall be done by the City Council upon recommendations of the Planning Commission in a manner that will be in harmony with the character of the neighborhood, will ensure a density of land use no higher and a standard of open space at least as high as required by this chapter in the district in which the proposed project is to be located. In no case shall a use or building height or density of population be permitted which is less than the requirement of the district in which the housing project is to be located.

(Prior Code, § 12-2C-4) (Ord. 1075, passed 3-11-2008)

   Animals and fowl in any district shall be kept only in accordance with city ordinances and codes.

(Prior Code, § 12-2C-5)

   The use of land or buildings for the commercial wholesale or retail storage of liquefied petroleum gases shall be in accordance with the codes and ordinances of the city and the regulations of the liquefied petroleum gas administration of the state.

(Prior Code, § 12-2C-6)

   (A)   Shipping containers. Unless expressly designated as a conditional use, the placement, storage and use of shipping containers shall be prohibited.

   (B)   Temporary portable storage containers. Temporary portable storage containers for the purpose of moving and storage of residential household goods are allowed for a period not to exceed ten days.

(Prior Code, § 12-2C-7) (Ord. 1056, passed 11-13-2007) Penalty, see § 156.999

   (A)   Definition. For the purpose of this section, a DRIVE-IN RESTAURANT shall be defined as any establishment whose principal business is the sale of foods, frozen desserts or beverages which are served directly to the customer in a motor vehicle either by an individual, through a service window or any other means which eliminates the need for the customer to exit the motor vehicle.

   (B)   Trash receptacles.

      (1)   All persons owning, operating or in charge of a drive-in restaurant as defined above shall provide the premises with a minimum of two waste receptacles.

         (a)   Drive-through windows. The containers shall be placed so that patrons utilizing the drive through lanes may deposit waste or unwanted materials in the containers, without leaving their vehicles, immediately after the pick-up window(s).

         (b)   Drive-in restaurants/beverage shops. The containers shall be placed so patrons of said restaurant can leave their respective parking space and utilize a trash container from their vehicle before leaving the premises.

      (2)   All such receptacles provided for use of patrons shall be manufactured of plastic or metal, constructed in such manner so that trash deposited therein will not escape, and shall be fixed with hinged or swinging covers at the top, or a side door in which to slide a waste container to and from the receptacle for access to can liners. Receptacles shall be secured in a manner that the container cannot be removed or relocated by third parties.

      (3)   All persons owning, operating or in charge of a drive-in restaurant, as defined in division (A) above, shall ensure that waste receptacles placed on the premises are not allowed to overflow resulting in littering the premises or surrounding areas. Trash receptacles shall be outfitted with removable liners, and changed on a regular basis as to not attract pests, animals or other public or private nuisances.

(Prior Code, § 12-2C-8) (Ord. 1130, passed 4-12-2011; Ord. 1292, passed 8-8-2023)