Surfside City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
ARTICLE I
- IN GENERAL
Sections
- Sec. 90-1.- General rules of construction.
- Sec. 90-2. - Definitions.
- Sec. 90-3. - Enforcement, interpretation, purpose and conflict.
- Sec. 90-4. - Policy and objectives.
- Sec. 90-5. - Compliance with regulations.
- Sec. 90-6. - Zoning in progress, applicability, temporary hold on permits and licenses.
- Sec. 90-7. - Buildings under construction.
- Sec. 90-8. - Outstanding permits.
- Sec. 90-9. - Relationship to the comprehensive plan.
- Sec. 90-10. - Provision for storm drainage.
- Sec. 90-11. - Charges for consulting services established.
- Sec. 90-12. - Escrow accounts.
- Sec. 90-13. - Collection of fees.
ARTICLE II
ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD
- Sec. 90-14. - Created.
- Sec. 90-15. - Membership/quorum, minimum qualifications, officers, terms of officers, vacancies, general regulations, recommendations, expenditures, indebtedness.
- Sec. 90-16. - Meetings: board year; timeframe; order of presentation; location.
- Sec. 90-17. - Powers and duties.
- Sec. 90-18. - Design review.
- Sec. 90-19. - Single-family and two-family development review process.
- Sec. 90-20. - Development review requirements for submittals other than single-family and two-family.
- Sec. 90-21. - Certificate of occupancy.
- Sec. 90-22. - Changes and amendments.
- Sec. 90-23. - Conditional uses.
- Sec. 90-24. - No-fee operational licensing of not-for-profit places of public assembly.
- Sec. 90-25. - Home-based and common-area based assembly uses.
- Sec. 90-26. - Home offices.
- Sec. 90-27. - Certificates of use.
- DIVISION 2. - NONCONFORMING USES, LOTS AND STRUCTURES
- Sec. 90-28. - Nonconforming uses and structures—Purpose and scope.
- Sec. 90-29. - Nonconforming lots.
- Sec. 90-30. - Nonconforming use of buildings.
- Sec. 90-31. - Discontinuance of nonconforming uses.
- Sec. 90-32. - Existence of nonconforming use.
- Sec. 90-33. - Alterations or enlargement of nonconforming structures.
- Sec. 90-34. - Nonconforming uses not validated.
- DIVISION 3. - SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS, ZONING CHANGES, CONDITIONAL USES AND VARIANCES
- Sec. 90-35. - Planning and zoning board; town commission; applications for site plan, amendments to the land use plan, special exceptions, zoning changes, conditional uses and variances; public noticing requirements; rules of procedure.
- Sec. 90-36. - Variances.
- Sec. 90-36.1. - Temporary use or structure permit.
- Sec. 90-37. - Special exceptions.
- Sec. 90-38. - Lapse of special exception or variance.
ARTICLE IV
DISTRICT REGULATIONS
Sections
- Sec. 90-41.- Regulated uses.
- Sec. 90-41.1. - Short term rental of single family dwellings, two-family dwellings, multi-family dwellings and townhomes.
- Sec. 90-42. - Minimum unit sizes.
- Sec. 90-43. - Maximum building heights.
- Sec. 90-44. - Modifications of height regulations.
- Sec. 90-45. - Setbacks.
- Sec. 90-45.1. - Aggregation of lots.
- Sec. 90-46. - Projections into required setbacks.
- Sec. 90-47. - Yards generally, allowable projections.
- Sec. 90-48. - Modification of side and rear yard regulations.
- Sec. 90-49. - Lot standards.
- Sec. 90-49.1. - Entrances, windows and storefronts.
- Sec. 90-49.2. - Awnings and canopies.
- Sec. 90-49.3. - Materials and finishes.
- Sec. 90-49.4. - Structured parking garages.
- Sec. 90-49.5. - Nonhabitable understory.
- Sec. 90-49.6. - Issuance of demolition permits.
ARTICLE V
- DESIGN STANDARDS
Sections
- Sec. 90-50.- Architecture and roof decks.
- Sec. 90-50.1. - Sustainability and resiliency.
- Sec. 90-50.3. - Rooftop photovoltaic solar systems.
- Sec. 90-51. - Maximum frontage of buildings and facade articulations.
- Sec. 90-52. - Required clearances.
- Sec. 90-53. - Portable storage units.
- Sec. 90-54. - Accessory buildings and structures in the H30A and H30B districts.
- Sec. 90-55. - Accessory buildings and structures in the H30C, H40, SD-B40 and H120 districts.
- Sec. 90-56. - Fences, walls and hedges.
- Sec. 90-57. - Marine structures.
- Sec. 90-58. - Carports.
- Sec. 90-59. - Outdoor receiving and broadcasting antennae.
- Sec. 90-60. - Construction adjacent to bulkhead lines.
- Sec. 90-61. - Paving in front and rear yards in H30 and H40 districts.
- Sec. 90-62. - Outdoor lighting.
- Sec. 90-63. - Miscellaneous elevations for seawalls, and groins.
- Sec. 90-64. - Combined lots.
- Sec. 90-65. - Boat parking.
- Sec. 90-66. - Temporary storage of campers and house trailers.
- Sec. 90-67. - Emergency power generators.
- Sec. 90-67.1. - Service areas and mechanical equipment.
- Sec. 90-67.2. - Underground and above-ground utilities.
- Sec. 90-67.3. - Rooftop mechanical equipment in H30A and H30B districts.
ARTICLE VI
SIGNS2
Sections
- Sec. 90-68.- General and miscellaneous provisions.
- Sec. 90-69. - Definitions.
- Sec. 90-70. - Sign permits.
- Sec. 90-71. - Sign design and appearance.
- Sec. 90-72. - Sign removal.
- Sec. 90-73. - Permanent signs by district.
- Sec. 90-74. - Temporary signs.
- Sec. 90-75. - Prohibited signs.
- Sec. 90-76. - Prohibited sign locations.
- Sec. 90-76.1. - Non-conforming signs.
- Sec. 90-76.2. - Non-complying signs.
ARTICLE VII
OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - OFF-STREET PARKING
- DIVISION 2. - OFF-STREET LOADING
ARTICLE VIII
LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS
Sections
- Sec. 90-85.- General.
- Sec. 90-86. - Landscape permit plans.
- Sec. 90-87. - Installation of landscaping and irrigation.
- Sec. 90-88. - Maintenance of landscaped areas.
- Sec. 90-89. - Plant material.
- Sec. 90-90. - Vegetative provisions.
- Sec. 90-91. - Landscape buffer areas between residential and non-residential properties and vehicular use areas.
- Sec. 90-92. - Reserved.
- Sec. 90-93. - Open space.
- Sec. 90-94. - Landscape buffers.
- Sec. 90-95. - Single-family H30A and H30B district landscape requirements.
- Sec. 90-96. - Preparer's certification of landscape compliance.
- Sec. 90-97. - Tree removal, tree relocation, tree preservation, and tree abuse.
- Sec. 90-98. - Landscape manual and materials.