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Seminole County Unincorporated
City Zoning Code

PART 5

- PERMITTED USES BY ZONING DISTRICT

Sec. 30.5.1.- General requirements.

30.5.1.1 Table 5.2 specifies uses that are permitted, permitted on a limited basis, permitted by special exception, or prohibited in each zoning district. Numbers in parentheses refer to footnotes following the tables.

Uses may be subject to additional standards or restrictions based on the applicable zoning district or as described in:

(a)

Part 6. Additional Use Standards

(b)

Part 9. Supplemental Regulations

30.5.1.2 Interpretation of Permitted Uses Table.

(a)

Where permitted, uses are subject to all the provisions, conditions, and standards of this Code.

(b)

Unlisted Similar Use. If a use is not listed but is similar in nature and impact to a permitted use within a zoning district, the Planning Manager may interpret the use as permitted. The Planning Manager may refer to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for a use interpretation. The unlisted use is subject to any additional standards applicable to the similar permitted use.

(c)

Unlisted Dissimilar Use. If a use is not listed and cannot be interpreted as similar in nature and impact to a permitted use, the use may only be permitted if submitted to the Planning and Zoning Commission for recommendation and approved by the Board of County Commissioners.

(d)

Where any cell is blank, the use is prohibited.

(e)

Where a use or structure is described as accessory, this means the nature of the use is customarily incidental and subordinate to a primary use on the same lot or parcel. The accessory use may only be operated in conjunction with the primary use. The primary use or structure must be established first.

(f)

P - Permitted Uses: Indicates the specific use is permitted in the specific zoning district.

(g)

L - Limited Uses: Certain uses may be allowed when meeting specified conditions, and after review by the Planning Manager, subject to the terms and conditions contained herein. The Planning Manager may impose additional conditions and limitations in furtherance of the public health, safety, and welfare.

(h)

S - Special Exception: The Board of County Commissioners may permit uses designated as Special Exception within a given zoning district upon making the findings of fact required by Section 30.3.3.1.5 of this Code; providing, however, such uses may be subjected to or limited by conditions of the Board.

(Ord. No. 2024-02, § 7(Exh. B), 1-9-24).

Sec. 30.5.2. - Permitted use table and footnotes.

Table 5.2 — Land Use Table
Use
A-10, A-5, A-3
A-1
RC-1
R-1AAAA,
R-1AAA, R-1AA
R-1A
R-1
R-1B
R-1BB
R-2
R-3A
R-3
R-4
R-AH
MM
RM-1
RM-2
RM-3
PLI
RP
OP
CN
CS
C-1
C-2
C-3
MUCD
M-1A
M-1
M-2
Residential and Lodging Uses
Assisted living facility S S 4 S 4 S 4 S 4 S 4 S 4 S 4 S S S S S 4 S 4 S P 13 P 13 S
Bed and breakfast S S P P P
Boarding house / Dormitories S S S S
Campground / RV Park P
Community residential home (1—6 unrelated persons) L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L
Community residential home (7—14 unrelated persons) S 4 S 4 S 4 S 4 S 4 S 4 S 4 S 4 S 4 L L L L L P L
Dwelling, multiple-family P P P L L P 13 P 13 P
Dwelling, two-family or duplex P P P P L
Dwelling, single-family P P P P P P P P P P L P P
Dwelling unit, accessory P P P P P P P P
 Guest cottage P P P S S S S S S
Dwelling unit, accessory for employee L S S S S P P S
 Farmworker housing S S
Hotels & motels (exc. Bed & breakfast) P P P P P
Home Occupation P P P P P P P
Home Office P P P P P P P P P
Live-Work Unit L P
Mobile homes or manufactured homes P L P P P
Transient parking of recreational vehicles, campers, etc. L L P
Public and Civic Uses
Cemetery or mausoleum S S
Child-care facilities
 Family Day Care Home P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P
 Day Care Center S S S S S S S S P P P P P P P
Civic Assembly
 Neighborhood S L S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S L P S S P P P P L P P
 Community S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S P S S L L P P L L L
 Regional S S L
Fire Stations P P P P P P
Libraries P P P P P P
Medical facilities
 Hospital S S S 17 S S S S P
 Clinic, Medical or Dental S P P P P P P P P P
 Retail Pharmacy P P P P L P P
 Pain management clinic P P P
 Residential facility, nursing home or rehabilitation center S S 17 S S S S P
Recreational Facilities, Private P 7 S 10 S 10 S 10 S 10 S 10 S 10 S 10 S 10 S 10 S 10 S 10 S 10 S 10 P P P S S
Community Buildings, accessory P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P
Schools
 Free-standing Kindergarten and/or VPK program S S S S S S S S P P
 Elementary school, Public or private P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P S P S
 Middle school, Public or private S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S P P P P P P S P S
 High school, Public or private S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S P P P P P P S S S
 Vocational, business and professional (non-industrial) S 16 S P P P
 Industrial Trade Schools P P
 College or university S P S
Commercial Uses
Automobile sales & service
 Car wash P P P P
 Automobile, mobile home, and RV sales (excludes repair) P P P P
 Automobile service & repair P P P
 Mechanical garages, bus, cab and truck repair, and storage S P 22 P P
 Paint & body shop S P P P
Bank S 17 P P P P
Convenience store L 24 P P P P P
 Self-service gasoline pumps as an accessory use S S S S P
Dry cleaning (pick-up and drop-off only) P 14 P 14 P P
Food and Beverage
 Alcoholic beverage establishment S S S
 Delicatessen / Café P P P P P P P P P
 Ice cream / Coffee / Tea shop P P P P P P P
 Restaurant, drive-through P P P
 Restaurant, standard P P P P P P P
Funeral home S 17 P 29 P 29 P 29 P 29 P 29 P 29 P 29
Indoor recreation P P P P
 Museum P P P P
 Studios, Physical Fitness (includes dance, martial arts) P P P P P P P P P
Indoor assembly and entertainment
 Theaters and Cinemas P P P P P P
Commercial Kennels S S P P P P
Laundry, self-service P P P P P
Office uses P S P P P P P P P P P P
Outdoor advertising signs (Billboards) L L
Outdoor entertainment and assembly
 Theater, drive-in S
 Stadiums, racetracks, and speedways S 8
Outdoor recreation and amusement uses, intensive P 7 L 25 P P P
Outdoor recreation uses, extensive S 5 S 5 L 25
Outdoor storage of merchandise and/or materials P 22 P 22 P 22 P 22 P 22
Personal Services P P P P P P
Retail Sales/Services
 Light Retail P P P P P P L 27
 General Retail P P P P L P P
 Grocery store P P P P P
 Agricultural Supplies P P P
 Building and plumbing supplies P P
 Flea market S
 Furniture warehouse with retail sales P P P P
 Marine sales and service P P P P
 Printing and book binding shops P P P P P P
Retail, rural
 Produce stand P 3 P 3
 Temporary sale of agricultural products S 12 S 12 S 12 S 12 S 12
Sexually oriented businesses P
Studios, Radio/television (excluding towers) P P P P P P P
Studios, Artist (includes music, photographic) P P P P P P P
Veterinary Clinic 1 S P P P P P P
Industrial Uses
Automobile wrecking lots S S
Bottling and distribution plants P P P P
Cabinetry and woodworking shops P P P
Data processing services P P P
Incineration of organic materials S P
Junk and Recycling Yards S S
Laundry and dry cleaning plants P P 18 P 18 P
Lithography and publishing plants P P P
Machine shops P 26 P 26 P 26
Machinery sales and storage P P P
Manufacturing, Light P P P
Manufacturing, Heavy S S
 Soap S S
 Feed Mill S S
 Fertilizer S S
 Concrete block plants and redi-mix concrete plants S S
 Animal Processing S S
 Water-based and/or epoxy-based coatings, adhesives, sealants and paints P P
Sawmill S
Storage
 Contractors' equipment storage yards P 22 P P
 Self-Storage Facility P P P
Testing of materials, equipment and products P P P
Trade shops (including upholstery, metal) P P P
Warehouse and Distribution P 22 P 22 P 22 P
 Cold storage and frozen foodlockers P P P P
 Lumber Storage and Distribution S P P P
 Wholesale storage of flammable liquids or gases S 23 S 23
 Wholesale meat and produce distribution P P P
Infrastructure and Transportation
Airplane landing field or heliport S S S S
Communications tower, camouflage design S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S P P P P S P
Communications tower, general S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S L 15 L 15 L 15 L 15
Landfill, Sanitary S S S
Parking garages or lots, primary use P P P P P 28 P P
Sewage treatment and related facilities, public S P 11 P
Sewage and/or water treatment plant, subdivision S S S S S S S S
Solid waste transfer, storage and recovery station S S
Solar Energy Systems (ES)
 Roof-Mounted Solar P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P
 Building-Integrated Solar P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P
 Ground-Mounted Solar, Accessory P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P
 Ground-Mounted Solar, Medium P P P S S S S P P P
 Ground-Mounted Solar, Large P P P S S S
Temporary asphalt plants for public road construction S
Truck Terminal P P P
Utility and service structures, public S S S S S S S S S P P S S S S S P 20 P P
Water treatment plant S P 11 P
Agricultural and Other Uses
Agriculture uses generally P 2 P 2
 Commercial Pig Farm S
 Poultry and livestock production (except pigs) P 2 P 2
 Fishing hatcheries or fish pools P P
Equestrian Facilities
 Keeping of horses for use of occupant P P S
 Riding stables limited to 10 lessons and/or customers per day P S 9
 Riding stables exceeding 10 lessons and/or customers per day S
Nurseries, Greenhouses, and Silviculture
 Landscape contractor accessory to wholesale nursery or tree farm P S
 Greenhouses — Wholesale Only P 6 P 6 P P P
 Plant nursery — Wholesale Only P 6 P 6 P P P P P
 Plant nursery — Retail P P P P P
 Plant nursery — On-site produce Only L L
 Tree Farm P P

 

P — Permitted
L — Limited Uses
S — Special Exceptions

Footnotes to Table 5.2:

1.

No overnight boarding except for animals being treated on the premises

2.

Agricultural operations and attendant structures; greenhouses (not involved with retail sales to the general public); including, but not limited to, poultry production, apiculture, dairy farms, plant nurseries, dairies, silviculture (including fish hatcheries and bait production); groves and farms for the cultivation and propagation of citrus, vegetables, fruits, berries, nuts, grass sod and trees; pastures and grasslands for cultivation and propagation of livestock. Barns, sheds, silos, granaries, and related agricultural structures.

3.

Roadside stands for the sale of fruits, vegetables and similar products produced on the premises, provided such stand is placed no closer than twenty-five (25) feet to a property line.

4.

Community residential homes having seven (7) to fourteen (14) unrelated residents, provided that the location does not create an over-concentration of such homes or substantially alter the nature and character of the area, all as defined in Florida Statutes as amended from time to time.

5.

When making use of the land with nominal impacts to natural resources as determined by the Planning Manager.

6.

Plant nurseries and greenhouses not involved with retail sales to the general public.

7.

Neighborhood recreation areas, when approved as part of a subdivision plat.

8.

Privately owned and operated recreational facilities open to the paying public, such as, athletic fields, stadiums, racetracks, and speedways if the use is located along a major roadway or has immediate accessibility thereto.

9.

Riding stables, provided that no structure housing animals is located nearer than one hundred (100) feet from a property line.

10.

Private recreational facilities constructed as an accessory use to civic, fraternal, or social organizations if the existing use is located in a predominantly residential area as determined by the Planning Manager.

11.

Where no other such facilities are available. Must be located within the park and not closer than two hundred (200) feet from any property line. All such facilities shall conform to State and County water and sewer plant regulations and shall be enclosed with a six (6) foot chain-link fence and shielded by screen planting.

12.

Parking of semi-tractor trailers and cargo trailer boxes in rural areas for the sale of feed, hay, or other agricultural products when such products are offered for retail sale from said trailer and when the trailer is located outside of the urban/rural boundary.

13.

Density and design criteria must conform to the standards for properties assigned the R-3 zoning classification.

14.

Dry cleaners utilizing a Perman R308 dry cleaning machine or machine, found to be similar in nature by the Planning Manager, which provide dry cleaning services to only those customers bringing clothing and other materials to the site for service; provided, however, that this provision shall not apply to dry cleaning businesses with pick-up service or satellite facilities or to a dry cleaning plant.

15.

Communication towers when monopole in design if the tower is under one hundred forty (140) feet in height. Communication towers when monopole in design if the tower is over one hundred forty (140) feet in height may be permitted by Special Exception.

16.

Private vocational, business, and professional schools which do not have an industrial character. Location on a roadway having a right-of-way width of not less than eighty (80) feet shall be required.

17.

Location on a roadway having a right-of-way width of not less than eighty (80) feet shall be required.

18.

Only nonflammable solvents shall be used. (Class IV National Fire Protective Association Code.)

19.

Reserved.

20.

Provided, however, no sewer plant shall be located closer than two hundred (200) feet to the perimeter of the district nor shall any other utility plant, station, or distribution office be located closer than one hundred (100) feet to the perimeter of the district.

21.

Reserved.

22.

Outside storage of parts, supplies or materials shall be permitted only in an enclosed or fenced area.

23.

Wholesale storage of gasoline, liquefied petroleum, gas, oil, or other inflammable liquids or gases, provided they meet the regulations of N.F.P.A. and the Seminole County Building Code and, further, that all overhead storage tanks are diked.

24.

A service store, with living quarters, if desired, to provide groceries, bottle gas, a snack bar, and supplies for occupants of the park.

25.

Recreational facilities, such as, golf courses, swimming pools, tennis courts, marinas, etc. Petroleum products may be sold in marina areas only for marina use.

26.

Using only electrically fired forges

27.

Retail sales if ancillary to a use permitted by this section. For purposes of this subsection, "ancillary" shall mean supplementary, or secondary, not of primary importance.

28.

Subject to landscaping and screening requirements of the MUCD district.

29.

No cremation.

(Ord. No. 2024-02, § 7(Exh. B), 1-9-24; Ord. No. 2024-21, § 4, 7-23-24).

Sec. 30.5.3. - Use consolidation.

(a)

Detailed use categories have been consolidates as described in the Use Consolidation Table.

(b)

See table below.

Use Consolidation Table
Civic Assembly, not for profit
 Community centers
 Meeting halls
 Places of worship, houses of worship, religious institutions
 Recreation centers
Indoor recreation
 Bowling Alley
 Museum
 Historical and cultural exhibits
 Dance and music studios
Indoor Private Assembly and Entertainment
 Arenas
 Theaters
 Cinemas
 Banquet halls
Office uses
 Architects
 Attorneys
 Engineering
 Finance offices (accounting, auditing, bookkeeping)
 Insurance
 Medical and dental
 Office showroom
 Real estate
 Telephone business offices and exchanges
Retail sales and services, light
 Book, stationery, and newsstands
 Candy Stores
 Florist and gift shops
 Hobby and craft shops
 Interior decorating and draperies
 Jewelry stores
 Locksmiths
 Luggage shops
 Pharmacies
 Sporting goods
 Tobacco shops
 Toy stores
 Wearing apparel shoes
Personal Services
 Barber and beauty shops
 Shoe repair
 Tailoring shops
 Watch and clock repair
Retail sales / service uses (general)
 Appliance stores
 Bakeries
 Pet stores
 Employment agencies
 Furniture stores
 Hardware stores
 Quick print shops
Light industrial uses (exc. Water treatment plant)
 Bottling and distribution plants
 Cold storage and frozen foodlockers
 Data processing services
 Laundry and dry cleaning
 Machine shops
 Assembling of metal, plastic or cardboard containers
 Testing of materials, equipment and products
 Cabinetry and woodworking shops
Manufacturing, Light
 Garments
 Photographic equipment and supplies
 Bakery products
 Boats
 Ceramics, pottery (using electrically fired kilns)
 Chemical products and processing
 Dairy products
 Electrical machinery and equipment
 Furniture
 Glass and glass products (using electrically fired kilns)
 Pharmaceutical products
 Shoes and leather goods (exp leather processing)
 Brooms and brushes
 Candy and confectionaries
 Cosmetics and toiletries (exp soap)
 Candles
 Jewelry
 Optical equipment
 Perfume
 Precision instruments and machinery
 Plastic products (exp pyroxylin)
 Silverware
 Spices and spice packing
 Stationary
 Toys
 Electronic equipment and assembling
 Assembling of metal, plastic or cardboard containers
Outdoor recreation uses, extensive
 Country Club
 Golf Course
 Golf Driving Range
 Gun club
 Fishing club or camp
 Marina
Outdoor recreation uses, intensive
 Swimming pools
 Sports courts (e.g. Tennis, Basketball, Pickleball, Volleyball, Handball)

 

(Ord. No. 2024-02, § 7(Exh. B), 1-9-24; Ord. No. 2024-21, § 4, 7-23-24).