Tallahassee City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
ARTICLE I
- IN GENERAL
Sections
- Sec. 10-1.- Title.
- Sec. 10-2. - Definitions.
- Sec. 10-3. - General rules.
- Sec. 10-4. - Policy.
- Sec. 10-5. - Purpose.
- Sec. 10-6. - Authority and jurisdiction.
- Sec. 10-7. - Effective date.
- Sec. 10-8. - Abrogation.
- Sec. 10-9. - Zoning repeals.
- Sec. 10-9.1. - Interpreting authority.
- Sec. 10-10. - Application of district regulations.
- Sec. 10-11. - Governmental right-of-way takings.
- Sec. 10-12. - Urban design review—Duties and responsibilities of the planning department.
- Sec. 10-13. - Zoning vested rights.
ARTICLE II
ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - GENERALLY
- DIVISION 2. - AMENDMENTS[2]
- DIVISION 3. - NONCONFORMITIES
- Sec. 10-71. - Definitions.
- Sec. 10-72. - Purpose and intent.
- Sec. 10-73. - Right to continuation of nonconformity/completion of nonconforming project.
- Sec. 10-74. - Schedule of nonconformity regulations.
- Sec. 10-75. - Permit.
- Sec. 10-76. - Nonconforming lots.
- Sec. 10-77. - Nonconforming uses of land.
- Sec. 10-78. - Nonconforming buildings and structures.
- Sec. 10-79. - Nonconforming use of a conforming building or structure.
- Sec. 10-80. - Nonconformity relief procedures.
- Sec. 10-81. - Amortization.
- Sec. 10-82. - Loss of legal nonconformity status; procedures.
- Sec. 10-83. - Rooming houses as nonconforming uses.
- Sec. 10-84. - Loss of legal nonconformity status for rooming houses; procedures.
- Sec. 10-85. - Schedule 12.4 of nonconformity regulations.
- DIVISION 4. - NONCONFORMING LAND USE WAIVERS
- Sec. 10-101. - Title.
- Sec. 10-102. - Definitions.
- Sec. 10-103. - Intent.
- Sec. 10-104. - Eligibility for waiver.
- Sec. 10-105. - Criteria for granting waiver of nonconforming use status.
- Sec. 10-106. - Final order of the board of adjustment and appeals.
- Sec. 10-107. - Change of use/violations of conditions of certificate.
- Sec. 10-108. - Criteria for denial of waiver of nonconforming status.
- Sec. 10-109. - Appeals.
ARTICLE IV
- ZONING DISTRICTS AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - GENERALLY
- Sec. 10-161.- Purpose and intent.
- Sec. 10-162. - Rural zoning district.
- Sec. 10-163. - Urban fringe zoning district.
- Sec. 10-164. - Suburban, urban residential and urban residential 2.
- Sec. 10-165. - Planned unit development (PUD) zoning district requirements and procedures.
- Sec. 10-166. - Development of regional impact zoning district requirements and procedures.
- Sec. 10-167. - High intensity urban activity center district.
- Sec. 10-168. - Central urban district.
- Sec. 10-169. - Reserved.
- Sec. 10-170. - Residential preservation district.
- Sec. 10-171. - University transition district.
- Sec. 10-172. - Industrial district—Purpose and intent; permitted and prohibited uses.
- Sec. 10-173. - Same—Development standards.
- Sec. 10-174. - Commercial site location standards.
- Sec. 10-175. - Development standards.
- Sec. 10-176. - Development patterns.
- Sec. 10-177. - Buffer zones.
- Sec. 10-178. - Development standards schedule.
- Sec. 10-179. - Mahan Corridor Ring District and Mahan Corridor Node District.
- Sec. 10-180. - Neighborhood boundary office.
- Sec. 10-181. - Neighborhood boundary 1 zoning district.
- DIVISION 2. - DOWNTOWN ZONING DISTRICTS AND DESIGN REVIEW DISTRICTS[3]
- Sec. 10-196.- Generally.
- Sec. 10-197. - Central Core District.
- Sec. 10-198. - Reserved.
- Sec. 10-199. - SCD, Special Character District.
- Sec. 10-200. - Urban planned unit development zoning district.
- Sec. 10-201. - ASN-A All Saints Neighborhood infill/low intensity district.
- Sec. 10-202. - ASN-B All Saints Neighborhood infill/moderate intensity district.
- Sec. 10-203. - ASN-C All Saints Neighborhood corridor mixed-use district.
- Sec. 10-204. - ASN-D All Saints Neighborhood civic center corridor mixed-use district.
- Sec. 10-205. - UV University Urban Village district.
- DIVISION 3. - PERMITTED USES, MAXIMUM GROSS SQUARE FOOTAGE AND MINIMUM DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
- Sec. 10-236.- Rural District.
- Sec. 10-237. - Urban Fringe District.
- Sec. 10-238. - High Intensity Urban Activity Centers District.
- Sec. 10-239. - Reserved.
- Sec. 10-239.1. - CU-12 Central Urban District.
- Sec. 10-239.2. - CU-18 Central Urban District.
- Sec. 10-239.3. - CU-26 Central Urban District.
- Sec. 10-239.4. - CU-45 Central Urban District.
- Sec. 10-240. - Lake Protection District.
- Sec. 10-241. - Residential preservation district.
- Sec. 10-242. - UT University Transition District.
- Sec. 10-243. - RA Residential Acre District.
- Sec. 10-244. - R-1 Single-Family Detached Residential District.
- Sec. 10-245. - R-2 Single-Family Detached Residential District.
- Sec. 10-246. - R-3 Single and Two-Family Residential District.
- Sec. 10-247. - R-4 Urban Residential district.
- Sec. 10-248. - R-5 Manufactured Home and Single-Family Detached Districts.
- Sec. 10-249. - MH Manufactured Home Park District.
- Sec. 10-250. - MR-1 Medium Density Residential District.
- Sec. 10-251. - OR-1 Office Residential District.
- Sec. 10-252. - OR-2 Office Residential District.
- Sec. 10-253. - OR-3 Office Residential District.
- Sec. 10-254. - OA-1 Airport Vicinity District.
- Sec. 10-255. - C-1 Neighborhood Commercial District.
- Sec. 10-256. - C-2 General Commercial District.
- Sec. 10-257. - CM Medical Arts Commercial District.
- Sec. 10-258. - CP Commercial Parkway District.
- Sec. 10-259. - UP-1 Urban Pedestrian District.
- Sec. 10-259.1. - UP-2 Urban Pedestrian 2 District.
- Sec. 10-259.2. - Diagrams applicable to UP-1 and UP-2 districts.
- Sec. 10-260. - M-1 Light Industrial District.
- Sec. 10-261. - PD Planned Development District.
- Sec. 10-262. - Reserved.
- Sec. 10-263. - OS Open Space District.
- Sec. 10-264. - IC Interchange Commercial District.
- Sec. 10-265. - Reserved.
- Sec. 10-266. - NBO Neighborhood Boundary Office.
- Sec. 10-267. - MR Medium Density Residential District.
- Sec. 10-268. - MCR Mahan Corridor Ring District.
- Sec. 10-269. - MCN Mahan Corridor Node District.
- Sec. 10-270. - GO-1 Government Operational Office/Light Industrial District.
- Sec. 10-271. - GO-2 Governmental Operational Heavy Infrastructure District.
- Sec. 10-272. - NB-1 Neighborhood Boundary District.
- DIVISION 4. - DOWNTOWN OVERLAY REGULATING PLAN AND MULTI-MODAL TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT (MMTD) STANDARDS[4]
- Sec. 10-280.- Generally.
- Sec. 10-280.1. - Authority.
- Sec. 10-280.2. - Applicability.
- Sec. 10-280.3. - Intent and purpose.
- Sec. 10-280.4. - Process.
- Sec. 10-280.5. - Instructions.
- Sec. 10-280.6. - Deviations and variances.
- Sec. 10-280.7. - Incentives.
- Sec. 10-281. - Environmental standards and landscaping.
- Sec. 10-282. - Downtown overlay.
- Sec. 10-282.1. - Downtown regulating plan, and maps.
- Sec. 10-282.2. - Provisions for Design Review Districts: All Saints Neighborhood (Shown on DT-1), Florida State University Transition Area (Shown on DT-1), and University Village (Shown on DT-5).
- Sec. 10-282.3. - Specific to University Village (Map DT-5. Downtown West).
- Sec. 10-282.4. - Specific to All Saints Neighborhood (Map DT-1. Central Core).
- Sec. 10-282.5. - Specific to Special Character District (Map DT-1. Central Core).
- Sec. 10-283. - Block scale standards.
- Sec. 10-283.1. - Block sizes.
- Sec. 10-283.2. - Common open space.
- Sec. 10-283.3. - General streetscaping.
- Sec. 10-283.4. - Transportation network.
- Sec. 10-284. - Building scale standards.
- Sec. 10-284.1. - Building disposition.
- Sec. 10-284.2. - Building configuration.
- Sec. 10-284.3. - Compatibility.
- Sec. 10-284.4. - Parking calculations.
- Sec. 10-284.5. - Parking location standards.
- Sec. 10-284.6. - Signage: General to Zones T3, T4, T5.
- Sec. 10-284.7. - Lighting.
- Sec. 10-284.8. - Design standards for drive-through facilities.
- Sec. 10-285. - Graphic standards and tables.
ARTICLE V
- SPECIAL REGULATORY OVERLAY DISTRICTS AND AREAS
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - GENERALLY
- DIVISION 2. - HISTORIC PRESERVATION, HISTORIC PRESERVATION DISTRICTS, AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION OVERLAY ZONING[6]
- Sec. 10-316. - Definitions.
- Sec. 10-317. - Purpose and intent.
- Sec. 10-318. - Local register of historic places and rezoning to include a historic preservation overlay (HPO) for individual sites, buildings, structures and objects.
- Sec. 10-319. - Local register of historic places and rezoning with historic preservation overlay (HPO) for historic preservation districts.
- Sec. 10-320. - Certificates of appropriateness.
- Sec. 10-321. - Specific development standards.
ARTICLE VI
OFF-STREET PARKING, LOADING AND VEHICULAR INTERCONNECTION REQUIREMENTS
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - GENERALLY
- Sec. 10-331. - Purpose and intent.
- Sec. 10-332. - Parking standards review.
- Sec. 10-333. - Historic preservation exemption.
- Sec. 10-334. - Alteration of conforming development; decreased demand for parking or loading.
- Sec. 10-335. - Increased demand for parking or loading.
- Sec. 10-336. - Modification of parking and interconnection requirements.
- Sec. 10-337. - Layout.
- Sec. 10-338. - Vehicular interconnection.
- DIVISION 2. - OFF-STREET PARKING
- Sec. 10-356. - Required parking.
- Sec. 10-357. - Number of required off-street parking spaces.
- Sec. 10-358. - Schedules of required parking spaces.
- Sec. 10-359. - Off-street parking space standards.
- Sec. 10-360. - Parking study.
- Sec. 10-361. - Motorcycle parking.
- Sec. 10-362. - Bicycle parking.
- Sec. 10-363. - Parking deferral.
- Sec. 10-364. - Reduction for mixed or joint use of parking spaces.
- Sec. 10-365. - Reduction for low percentage of leasable space.
- Sec. 10-366. - Special parking districts.
- Sec. 10-367. - Increase in requirements.
- DIVISION 3. - OFF-STREET LOADING
- DIVISION 4. - RESERVED[7]
ARTICLE VII
SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS
Sections
- Sec. 10-411.- Accessory structures.
- Sec. 10-412. - Accessory uses.
- Sec. 10-413. - Community services and facilities/institutional uses.
- Sec. 10-414. - Mobile home/manufactured home parks.
- Sec. 10-415. - Airport/aerospace regulations.
- Sec. 10-416. - Transportation right-of-way preservation.
- Sec. 10-417. - Transition residential facilities.
- Sec. 10-418. - Preserving corner visibility for vehicular and pedestrian safety.
- Sec. 10-419. - Community residential home requirements.
- Sec. 10-420. - Location of mobile homes and manufactured homes.
- Sec. 10-421. - Specific requirements for restricted uses.
- Sec. 10-422. - Specific requirements for special exception uses.
- Sec. 10-423. - Temporary uses.
- Sec. 10-424. - Development standards for passive recreation.
- Sec. 10-425. - Communication antennas and communication antenna support structures.
- Sec. 10-426. - Cluster development.
- Sec. 10-427. - Site lighting standards.
- Sec. 10-428. - Moratorium on establishment of medical marijuana treatment centers and establishment or expansion of existing cannabis dispensing facilities.
- Sec. 10-429. - Development standards for dense residential uses next to properties which are protected residential.
- Sec. 10-430. - Reserved.