(A)

Purpose. This district is composed of those areas of the City whose principal use is and ought to be single-family dwellings and single-family attached Townhouse dwellings. This district is characterized by dwelling units with separate and distinct owners who own and reside within the dwelling units or rent these units. This district is intended to create and preserve areas of essentially single-family residential character, and promote a single-family residential neighborhood environment.

(B)

Use Regulations:

(1)

Dwellings, one family.

(2)

Townhouses.

(3)

Accessory buildings, including private garage and bona fide servants' quarters, not for rent. When the accessory building is directly attached to the main building it shall be considered an integral part of the main building. When the accessory building is attached to the main building by a breezeway, the breezeway may be considered a part of the accessory building. The floor area of all accessory buildings on the lot shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the gross floor area of the principal structure.

(4)

Temporary buildings to be used for construction purposes only, and which shall be removed upon the completion or abandonment of the construction work.

(5)

Field offices for the sale of real estate for the specified development which shall be used for temporary offices only, to be removed after sales are closed, and to be used on the site only. A building permit is required for the installation of a field office and shall be valid for a one (1) year period, renewable upon expiration if sales are still active.

(6)

Special Exceptions: Public Service Facility; Residential accessory uses in a vacant lot that is contiguous with a residential single family lot having a principal building under common ownership

(C)

Height Regulations. No building shall exceed forty-five (45) feet, when measured vertically from the center line of the street to the highest point of the building.

(D)

Area Regulations:

(1)

Front yards:

(a)

There shall be a front yard having a depth of twenty-five (25) feet.

(b)

Where lots have double frontage, running through from one street to another, the required front yard shall be provided upon both streets.

(c)

Corner lots shall provide the minimum front yard setback along both streets, with the exception of corner lots on Laguna and Gulf Boulevards. The front yard setback for both the Laguna and Gulf Boulevard frontages or corner lots shall be ten (10) feet.

(2)

Side yards:

(a)

There shall be a side yard on each side of the lot having a clear width of not less than five (5) feet, including projections of the side of the building such as eaves, cornices, porches, stairways, carports, etc.

(b)

In all cases where the side yard is adjacent to a side street, the side yard shall not be less than ten (10) feet.

(c)

Where canals, bay front, beach front, and/or yacht basins occur at the side of lots, buildings may extend to the bulkhead abutting such canals, bay front, beach front, and/or yacht basins.

(3)

Rear yards. Same as District "A" (minimum of 20 feet), except:

(a)

The structure may have decks and/or balconies extending within 10 feet of the rear property line, as long as said decks or balconies are not enclosed and shall only have enclosures thereabouts as may be required as a good building practice. Any open deck or patio that undertakes to extend beyond the twenty (20) feet rear yard setback within ten (10) feet of the rear property line as provided for herein, shall be erected or placed in such a manner after a permit specifically therefore is issued by the Building Inspector. The open deck allowed within said area may not in any manner be enclosed, and by way of illustration and not by limitation, such as awnings, shutters, walls or having fixtures or any other type of device other than that which is required as a safety measure under the Building Codes. Any subsequent enclosure on a lawfully extended deck hereunder shall be deemed a violation of this Ordinance.

(b)

Where canals, bay front, beach front, and/or yacht basins occur at the rear of lots, buildings may extend to the bulkhead abutting such canals, bay front, beach front, and/or yacht basins.

(c)

All of the provisions contained above in Section 20-6(3)(a through g) regarding the approval, dimensions and specifications of docks, pier, and slips also apply herein as part of District E's requirements.

(4)

Area of lot:

(a)

For a single-family dwellings the minimum area of a lot shall be 5,000 square feet, or as recorded in the County Courthouse as of November 7, 1979.

(b)

For attached single-family Townhouse dwellings, the minimum area of a lot shall be 2,500 square feet per dwelling unit.

(5)

Width of lot:

(a)

For a single-family dwelling, the minimum width of a lot shall be fifty (50) feet.

(b)

For attached single-family Townhouse dwellings, the minimum width of a lot shall be twenty-five (25) feet.

(6)

Depth of lot. The minimum depth of a lot shall be one hundred (100) feet.

(7)

Sanitation. There shall be no sewage disposal without water carriage. Chemical toilets may be erected on a temporary basis during construction only.

(8)

Special Area Requirements. In no instance shall more than four (4) single-family attached Townhouses be connected as a single unit.

(9)

Driveways. All driveways shall be limited to a maximum of twenty-six (26) lineal feet in width. No driveway shall extend beyond the required five (5) foot sideyard setback on either side of the residence. For Townhouse uses, an additional minimum open space area of one (1) foot on each Townhouse lot shall be required between the driveways of each adjoining Townhouse along the length of the common, interior property line for the length of the driveway.

(10)

Reserved.

(11)

Any condominium building which existed on August 3, 1994 that does not conform to the height limitations of this District shall be deemed a conforming structure and may re-build to the same size and height that it was on August 3, 1994.

(12)

Any structure which exists on August 3, 1994 that does not conform to the standards of this District shall be deemed a conforming structure and may re-build to the same size and height that it was on August 3, 1994.

(13)

Any land use that exists on August 3, 1994 that does not conform to the standards of the District "E" shall be deemed a conforming use and may continue the use as it was on August 3, 1994.

(Ord. No. 24-05, 10-2-2024)