(a)

Application and exceptions.

(1)

This article shall be the alternative methods of determining all building setback requirements. The section or subsection which results in the greatest amount of setback shall apply for any given property.

(2)

The following categories are exempt from the application of the vertical ratio setback system set out in this article:

a.

Single-family dwellings, including townhouses;

b.

Duplex dwellings;

c.

All totally commercial buildings located in the CG zoning districts.

d.

All buildings located in the PR-MU Core zoning districts

e.

All buildings located in the PR-MU Gulf Blvd, zoning district.

(b)

Vertical setback ratio. All buildings, not otherwise excepted from this article, shall be set back from all property lines 30 percent of the height of building above the higher of natural or finished grade. Notwithstanding this provision, the minimum setback from the waterfront property line on properties bordering the Gulf of Mexico or the public beach shall be five feet.

(c)

Properties bordering on the Gulf of Mexico or public beach. For properties bordering on the Gulf of Mexico or public beach, the following additional building setback and open space requirements shall be applicable:

(1)

The minimum required setback shall be five feet from the waterfront property line. No construction shall be permitted seaward of the coastal construction control line except by permit from the state department of environmental protection and the city.

(2)

Total open space between side lot lines shall be not less than 30 percent of the width of the lot but no less than the minimum designated in the setback chart, article VIII.

(3)

Interior open space between buildings or towers shall equal a distance of 30 percent of the combined height above the higher of natural or finished grade of the two structures or towers.

(Ord. No. 95-10, § 36-332, 9-19-95; Ord. No. 96-13, § 1, 9-24-96; Ord. No. 97-2, § 1, 1-28-97; Ord. No. 15-03, § 3, 7-7-15; Ord. No. 2022-18, § 2, 3-7-23; Ord. No. 24-15, § 16, 4-1-25)