The Large Resort District is intended to primarily support and encourage full-service integrated resort redevelopment projects to promote economic balance and compatibility of land uses. Large Resort District regulations provide higher density and intensity of temporary lodging use than provided in any other district in the city to support and encourage redevelopment of resort hotels and in consideration of the larger size and depth of the parcels that are adjacent to the Gulf beaches.

(Ord. No. 2011-32, § 1(Exh. A), 11-22-11)

The following terms are defined and shall apply to development and redevelopment within the Large Resort District only:

(a)

Large-scale development shall mean development or redevelopment of a buildable site that:

(1)

Is three acres in size or greater; and

(2)

Large scale development may also include secondary commercial uses pursuant to section 35.3.

(b)

Small-scale development shall mean all other developments that fall below the thresholds of Large-scale development.

(Ord. No. 2011-32, § 1(Exh. A), 11-22-11; Ord. No. 2015-22, § 7, 12-15-15)

Subject to the provisions or restrictions contained in this section and elsewhere in this Code, permitted uses and structures in the LR District are as follows:

(a)

Primary uses.

(1)

Temporary lodging uses, including hotels, motels, resort condominium hotels 50 feet or less in building height or a density of 30 temporary lodging units per acre or lower;

(2)

Multi-family residential.

(b)

Primary uses requiring conditional use approval. Subject to the provisions or restrictions contained in this section and elsewhere in this Code, allowable primary uses requiring conditional use approval in the LR District are as follows:

(1)

Temporary lodging uses, including hotels, motels, resort condominium hotels greater than 50 feet in building height or a density above 30 temporary lodging units per acre.

(2)

Eating and drinking establishments, full-service restaurant, outdoor dining and/or drinking areas that may provide for outdoor music, roof dining and/or drinking areas, subject to section 6.24 of this Code as may be applicable.

(3)

Commercial parking lot/structure.

(c)

Secondary uses. Secondary commercial uses may be developed as an additional nonresidential use bonus floor area that is not located within the principal building, provided that the secondary commercial development is constructed with a minimum of 200 temporary lodging units. Secondary commercial uses located within one-hundred and fifty (150) feet of the westerly right-of-way line of Gulf Boulevard may be under separate ownership from the primary use when approved by the city as part of an overall site plan incorporating the primary and secondary uses as an integrated project. Secondary commercial uses include:

(1)

Retail;

(2)

Eating and drinking establishments, full-service restaurant, limited-service restaurant, bar/lounge, outdoor dining and/or drinking areas that do not provide for outdoor music, subject to section 6.24 of this Code as may be applicable;

(3)

Indoor commercial entertainment facilities;

(4)

Vehicles for hire.

(d)

Secondary uses requiring conditional use approval. Subject to the provisions or restrictions contained in this section and elsewhere in this Code, allowable secondary uses requiring conditional use approval in the LR District are as follows.

(1)

Commercial kitchen;

(2)

Commercial parking structure;

(3)

Eating and drinking establishment—Take-out restaurant, outdoor dining and/or drinking areas that provide for outdoor music except as permitted under Section 35.4(b), roof dining and/or drinking areas, subject to section 6.24 of this Code as may be applicable;

(4)

Off-premise parking lot and/or structure.

(Ord. No. 2011-32, § 1(Exh. A), 11-22-11; Ord. No. 2015-03, § 7, 5-26-15; Ord. No. 2015-22, § 8, 12-15-15; Ord. No. 2017-30, § 2, 2-27-18; Ord. No. 2020-24, § 2, 12-1-20)

(a)

Uses and structures, as regulated in sections 6.12 and 6.13, which are customarily accessory and clearly incidental and subordinate to permitted or permissible uses and structures and are not of a nature prohibited under section 35.5.

(b)

A temporary lodging use may include accessory uses such as management office space, housekeeping facilities, security and maintenance areas, recreational facilities, restaurants, bars, and other eating and drinking establishments, guest office centers, concierge services, personal service uses, retail uses, meeting rooms and conference areas, fitness centers, spa facilities, parking structures, and other uses commonly associated with temporary lodging uses, subject to the intensity limits established in section 35.7(d)(2). New outdoor dining and/or drinking areas associated with accessory restaurants and bars shall be permitted to provide for outdoor music, provided that the area meets all of the yard requirements for the property and the property does not abut a single- or two-family residential development or a residential development outside of the Community Redevelopment District, in which case any new outdoor dining and/or drinking area shall require a conditional use permit subject to Division 4 of this Code. Any new or expanded roof dining and/or drinking area shall also require a conditional use permit subject to Division 4 of this Code.

(c)

Home occupations for residential uses only, subject to the conditions set forth in section 6.5 of this Code. Home occupational licensing shall be prohibited for any temporary lodging unit and any affordable workforce living accommodation.

(d)

Temporary structures under the provisions of section 6.11 of this Code.

(Ord. No. 2011-32, § 1(Exh. A), 11-22-11; Ord. No. 2020-24, § 2, 12-1-20)

(a)

All uses and structures not of a nature specifically or conditionally permitted herein are hereby prohibited in the LR District.

(Ord. No. 2011-32, § 1(Exh. A), 11-22-11)

(a)

Variances to any maximum development standard established in the comprehensive plan, including but not limited to density, intensity, impervious surface ratios, and height, shall not be granted.

(Ord. No. 2011-32, § 1(Exh. A), 11-22-11)

(a)

Density limitations on temporary lodging uses mixed with residential uses. Residential and temporary lodging units are permitted to be developed as separate buildings within the same development site or combined within one building, provided that a minimum of 200 temporary lodging units shall be constructed on the development site subject to the height limitations provided in section 35.8. Density shall be calculated based upon the pro rata acreage allocated to each land use. Temporary lodging units existing, or approved to be developed or redeveloped in the LR District shall be prohibited from converting to residential dwelling units that exceed the density limitation of 15 residential dwelling units per acre based on the pro-rata acreage.

(b)

Density limitations on temporary lodging lockout units. For the purposes of this division, lockout temporary lodging units shall count against specified density limitations. A lockout unit shall be defined as a room or rooms with sanitary facilities, with or without cooking facilities, which is attached and has access to a temporary lodging unit by means of a door or doors that are lockable from within the lockout unit, and that has a separate lockable access to the public areas or corridors. A lockout unit is capable of being functionally separated from the temporary lodging unit to which it is attached and rented as a separate room.

(c)

Density.

(1)

Existing and/or small scale development, as defined in section 35.2 above, shall not exceed the following density:

a.

Fifty temporary lodging accommodation units per acre; or

b.

Fifteen residential units per acre, except as may be provided for in section 39.18 of this Code.

(2)

Large-scale development as defined in section 35.2 above shall not exceed the following density:

a.

Seventy-five temporary lodging units per acre; or

b.

Fifteen residential units per acre, except as may be provided for in section 39.18 of this Code; or

c.

A combination of residential and temporary lodging units which shall be prorated on an acreage basis allocated to each use, provided that a minimum of 200 temporary lodging units will be constructed on the development site.

(d)

Intensity.

(1)

Existing and small scale development. Floor area ratio shall not exceed 1.8.

(2)

Large-scale development floor area ratio shall not exceed 2.6.

(3)

Secondary commercial as part of a large scale development: Secondary commercial uses permitted in section 35.3(b) shall not exceed an additional floor area ratio of 0.15 of the buildings site.

(4)

On-site parking structures are exempt from the floor area ratio limits.

(Ord. No. 2011-32, § 1(Exh. A), 11-22-11; Ord. No. 2015-22, § 9, 12-15-15; Ord. No. 2020-14, § 2, 9-28-20)

(a)

Restrictions and limitations. The maximum height for each use within the LR District shall not exceed:

(1)

Residential use only or any temporary lodging use mixed with residential in the same building. Building height shall not exceed 50 feet above base flood elevation.

(2)

Any temporary lodging or commercial use building located within 200 feet of a property occupied by an existing residential use located outside the Community Redevelopment District. Building height shall not exceed 50 feet above base flood elevation or the height of the adjacent residential building located outside the Large Resort District, whichever is greater.

(3)

Temporary lodging use only. Building height shall not exceed 116 feet above base flood elevation not including any decorative features or rooftop amenities extending twelve feet or less in height above the roofline.

(4)

Secondary bonus commercial uses. Buildings containing the secondary commercial uses described in section 35.3(b) shall not exceed a maximum height of 28 feet.

(Ord. No. 2011-32, § 1(Exh. A), 11-22-11; Ord. No. 2015-22, § 10, 12-15-15)

(a)

Any conforming use or structure built prior to the adoption of these regulations is exempt from the setback requirements of [section] 35.9. Additions to existing structures and all new construction shall comply with the required setbacks below:

(1)

Front Yard. The minimum front yard setback for buildings 50 feet in height or lower shall be 25 feet. The minimum front yard setback for that portion of a building rising above 50 feet in height shall be equal to the height of the building. The city commission, through the conditional use process, may reduce the required front yard setback to provide for increased compatibility with adjoining properties.

(2)

Side yards. The minimum side yard setback shall equal ten (10) percent of the lot width of the subject property, or thirty (30) feet on one side, whichever is less, not to exceed sixty (60) feet combined for both setbacks. Provided, however, when the subject property is adjacent to an existing residential use located outside the Large Resort District, the minimum side yard setback shall equal twenty (20) percent of the lot width of the subject property or 60 feet, whichever is less, provided that in no event shall the setback be less than 30 feet, for that side yard abutting the existing residential use. The city commission may increase the minimum side yard setback for that portion of a proposed building rising above 50 feet in height when determined to be in the public interest upon evaluating a conditional use permit request.

(3)

Rear yards. For non-waterfront parcels, the minimum rear yard setback shall be 20 feet. For waterfront parcels, the minimum rear yard setback shall be the Florida Coastal Construction Control Line, provided, however, when the subject property is adjacent to an existing residential use located outside the Large Resort District, the minimum rear yard setback as follows:

a.

50 feet landward of the Florida Coastal Construction Control Line or in alignment with the existing rear yard setback of the adjacent residential use, whichever is less, for buildings 50 feet in height or lower.

b.

50 feet landward of the Florida Coastal Construction Control Line plus an additional one-half foot of rear yard setback for every one-foot in building height for that portion of the building above 50 feet.

(Ord. No. 2011-32, § 1(Exh. A), 11-22-11; Ord. No. 2012-14, § 1(Exh. A), 9-12-12; Ord. No. 2015-22, § 11, 12-15-15)

Within the LR Large Resort District, temporary lodging uses shall, at a minimum, comply with the following:

(a)

Temporary lodging operational and occupancy restrictions, limitations and prohibitions. All temporary lodging uses shall be subject to the operational and occupancy restrictions, limitations and prohibitions provided in Division 39 of the LDC.

(b)

Temporary lodging services and amenity requirements.

(1)

The following guest amenities are the minimum required for all new development of temporary lodging uses regardless of size or density:

a.

Housekeeping services;

b.

Swimming pool or spa;

c.

Fitness facility; and

d.

Business center.

(2)

The following guest amenities are the minimum required for all large-scale development of temporary lodging use and one or more of these amenities are strongly encouraged for all other temporary lodging uses:

a.

Concierge services;

b.

Restaurants and other food services that include full service of a minimum of two meals daily open to the public as well as hotel guests;

c.

Retail space serving hotel guests and the public; and

d.

Meeting rooms or conference facilities available to serve the public and hotel guests.

(3)

Existing temporary lodging uses are exempt from the requirements of [section] 35.10(b).

(Ord. No. 2011-32, § 1(Exh. A), 11-22-11)

(a)

In general. The maximum impervious surface ratio for any new development or redevelopment project regardless of size shall be as follows:

(1)

Temporary lodging uses with or without secondary commercial uses shall not exceed 0.85; or

(2)

Residential use shall not exceed 0.70; or

(3)

Combined temporary lodging and residential uses. In the event a portion of a development site is redeveloped in part as temporary lodging use and in part as residential use subject to the limitations and restrictions set forth in this division, the impervious surface ratio shall be provided for each use as required above on a pro rated basis per acre dedicated to each use.

(Ord. No. 2011-32, § 1(Exh. A), 11-22-11)

Shall be in accordance with the requirements of Division 23 of the Land Development Code, Off Street Parking and Loading.

(Ord. No. 2011-32, § 1(Exh. A), 11-22-11)

Shall be in accordance with the requirements of Division 22 of the Land Development Code, Landscaping and Tree Protection. In cases where new construction of a temporary lodging or commercial use exceeds 50 feet in building height or adjoins an existing residential property located outside the Large Resort District, the applicant shall provide a minimum 30 foot wide landscape buffer along the entire length of a required side yard with the specific landscape plan to be reviewed and approved as part of the conditional use permitting process. The landscape buffer may contain any required public access to the beach, but no accessory uses. New construction of a temporary lodging or commercial use adjoining an existing residential property located outside the Large Resort District shall include the same buffer for rear yard along the adjoining residential property line, if applicable. The city commission may reduce the width of the required buffer by up to 50 percent based upon its design and compatibility review of the project and any superior alternatives presented unless it adjoins an existing residential use located outside the Large Resort District, in which case there shall be no reduction to the required buffer width.

(Ord. No. 2011-32, § 1(Exh. A), 11-22-11; Ord. No. 2015-22, § 12, 12-15-15)

Shall be in accordance with the requirements of Division 39.

(Ord. No. 2011-32, § 1(Exh. A), 11-22-11)

Shall be in accordance with Division 26.

(Ord. No. 2011-32, § 1(Exh. A), 11-22-11)