Surf City City Zoning Code
§ 30-7.4
Building Areas and Dimensions.
[Ord. No. 72-7 § 7D; Ord. No. 78-11; Ord. No. 2017-02; Ord. No. 2017-08]
a.
The enclosed ground floor area of any main building in this zone shall be not less than 900 square feet, exclusive of open or covered porches or patios.
b.
The maximum height of the main building shall be no more than 33 feet above the elevation of the center line of the street upon which the lot fronts. The minimum finished grade elevation for newly constructed and substantially improved buildings, including the slab, shall not be lower than one foot above the centerline of the street. The minimum finished grade elevation for existing buildings, including the slab, shall not be lower than four inches above the edge of the pavement of the street. For the purposes of this section, existing dwellings shall mean dwelling units for which an original certificate of occupancy has been issued prior to the effective date of this ordinance[1].
[Amended 5-13-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-03; 4-14-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-07]
Exceptions: |
1.
The maximum height of a building shall be no more than 34 feet above the average finished grade (excluding designated driveways) provided the grade elevation is a minimum of 24 inches and no more than 30 inches above the centerline of the street upon which the lot fronts.
2.
Buildings on lots which are crossed by the oceanfront building line shall not exceed 34 feet in height from an elevation determined by striking a line, perpendicular to the building line, at the elevation thereof and running to the lot elevation at the setback line at the opposite side of the lot from the building line. The thirty-four-foot height limitation is to be measured from the elevation established at the midpoint in the line so struck between the building line and the opposite side setback line.
3.
Chimneys may exceed the height limitations, herein established.
[1]
Editor's Note: Ord. No. 2021-07 was adopted 4-14-2021.
c.
The maximum height of any accessory building in this zone shall be one story or 15 feet at the center peak with side walls not to exceed 10 feet above the established basic street grade.
d.
The combined total ground floor area of all structure(s) on the plot shall not exceed 35% of the area of the plot.
[Amended 12-11-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-17]
f.
The following may exceed the height limitations herein established: Chimneys, railings and temporary decorative ornaments, including, but not limited to weather vanes.