2019-10-17CITY OF OKEECHOBEE
OCTOBER 17, 2019, PLANNING BOARD
CITY HALL, 55 SE 3RD AVENUE, ROOM 200, OKEECHOBEE, FL 34974
SUMMARY OF BOARD DISCUSSION
PAGE 1 OF 4
II AGENDA G DISCUSSION h
CALL TO ORDER — Chairperson
Workshop, October 17, 2019, 6:00 P.M.
II. OPENING CEREMONIES
Pledge of Allegiance led by Chairperson Hoover.
III. CHAIRPERSON, MEMBER AND STAFF ATTENDANCE - Secretary
Chairperson Dawn Hoover
Vice Chairperson Doug McCoy
Board Member Phil Baughman
Board Member Karyne Brass
Board Member Rick Chartier
Board Member Mac Jonassaint
Board Member Les McCreary
Alternate Board Member Felix Granados
Alternate Board Member Jim Shaw
Board Attorney John R. Cook
City Planning Consultant Ben Smith
Administrator Marcos Montes De Oca
Board Secretary Patty Burnette
IV. ITEMS OF DISCUSSION - Chairperson
A. Planning Staff Report Topics (Exhibit 1).
1. Restaurant parking.
In the absence of the Chairperson and Vice Chairperson, Secretary Burnette called the October 17, 2019 workshop
to order at 6:00 p.m. and instructed those present to appoint a Chairperson Pro -Tempore to preside over the meeting.
By consensus of the Board, Member Brass was appointed.
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Chairperson Pro -Tempore Brass.
Board Secretary Burnette called the roll:
Absent (with consent)
Absent (with consent)
Present
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Absent (with consent)
Present (moved to voting)
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Mr. Smith reviewed the Planning Staff Report dated October 9, 2019 which provided amendments to various topics
of the Land Development Regulations.
Mr. Smith explained this topic, restaurant parking, was previously discussed at a workshop meeting held on August
15, 2019, and the consensus of the Board at that time was to have him bring back some specific scenarios comparing
our current code to what was being proposed. City Code Section 90-512 requires that parking be provided for
restaurants, nightclubs, and bars at 1 parking space per 75 square feet of floor area. Historically, the use of the term
floor area in this requirement has sometimes been interpreted to mean all inside and outside customer service areas.
However, the term floor area typically refers to the amount of floor area within a building.
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AGENDA U DISCUSSION h
IV. ITEMS OF DISCUSSION - Chairperson
A. 1. Restaurant parking continued.
The existing standard is appropriate for most restaurants but, may not provide a sufficient basis for determining the
amount of parking needed for some types of restaurants including, restaurants which primarily provide take-out
services, restaurants relying on a significant amount of outdoor seating to serve customers, and drive-in restaurants.
Thus, it would seem appropriate to provide a new parking standard for these types of restaurants. Some jurisdictions
utilize a calculation that requires a certain number of parking spaces based on customer service area. His suggestion
is to amend the current code as follows:
Amend Section 90-512 (2) to read Nightclub and bar (including those serving food), 1 per 75 square feet of floor area.
Add to Section 90-512 (2) Restaurant, 1 per 75 square feet of customer service area.
Planner Smith presented the Board with three scenarios that were approved in the past by the Site Plan Review
Committee. The first, Lightsey Seafood Restaurant, was presented with the following information; 6,076 square feet
of floor area, 5,403 square feet of indoor dining, 2,280 square feet of outdoor dining, 83 off-street parking spaces. Off-
street parking spaces required according to current code would calculate to 6,076 divided by 75 equals 81 required
parking spaces thus, sufficient parking was provided to meet current code (based on traditional interpretation of floor
area). The second, Checkers fast food restaurant with take-out and drive-through service, was presented with the
following information; 912 square feet of floor area, no indoor seating, 500 square feet of outdoor patio with 6 outdoor
dining tables, seating 24 persons, 3 to 7 employees per shift, 12 off-street parking spaces, including one ADA space,
Off-street parking spaces required according to current code would calculate to 912 divided by 75 equals 12 required
parking spaces, thus, sufficient parking was provided to meet current code (based on traditional interpretation of floor
area). The last, Wawa gasoline service station, convenience store, restaurant, coffee shop with take-out, was
presented with the following information; 6,119 square feet of floor area, 3,414 square feet devoted to
restaurant/coffee shop, 2,705 square feet devoted to the convenience store and other non -restaurant uses, both
indoor and outdoor seating, 7 outdoor dining tables, seating 28 persons, 5 to 10 employees per shift, 47 off-street
parking spaces, including three ADA spaces, 16 vehicle fueling stations, 28 on -street parking spaces along
surrounding streets. Off-street parking spaces required according to current code would calculate to 3,414 divided by
75 equals 45.52, 2,705 divided by 300 equals 9.02.45.52 plus 9.02 equals 55 required parking spaces. Requested
consideration of parking at vehicle fueling stations to satisfy required parking.
For both Lightsey's and Checkers, despite the significant amount of outdoor seating, the amount of parking required
by the code based on floor area seems to be sufficient to accommodate the outdoor seating areas. However, this may
not be the case for every restaurant. The City may wish to consider adopting a restaurant parking standard that many
other communities use, which is based on customer service area instead of floor area, and which would account for
inside and outside customer service areas. The benefit of this is, regardless what other uses exist, and regardless
where the customer service area is located, the restaurant customer service area is considered in the calculation. To
compare the above examples, Checkers would be required to have less than currently required; going from 12 to 7
required spaces. Whereas Lightsey's would be required to have more than currently required; going from 81 to 102
required spaces.
AGENDA
IV. ITEMS OF DISCUSSION - Chairperson
A. 1. Restaurant parking continued.
2. Auto service station and convenience store definitions, parking standards
and supplemental use regulations.
OCTOBER 17, 2019 - PLANNING BOARD - PAGE 3 OF 4
DISCUSSION
Board discussion focused on more deliveries being made so less parking spaces at restaurants being used and
concerns with increased parking spaces being imposed on folks.
The consensus of the Board was to move forward with the Planner's recommendation of 1 parking space per each
75 feet of customer service area, with a minimum of 3 parking spaces required.
Planner Smith explained currently the City's Land Development Regulations contain a definition for auto service
station as well as supplemental regulations for auto service stations, which are listed as permitted in the Heavy
Commercial (CHV) District, Central Business (CBD) District, Industrial (IND) District and the Mixed -Use Planned Unit
Development (PUD -M) District.
Section 66-1 provides a definition as follows:
Auto service station means an establishment used for sale of motor fuel, oil, motor vehicle accessories, and as an
accessory use convenience goods to gasoline customers, and which may include facilities for lubricating, washing,
servicing and minor repairs to vehicles, but not including painting and body repairs.
Section 90-692 provides supplemental regulations for auto service stations as follows:
(1) Location: where permitted by district regulations
(2) Minimum lot area:
Area: 20,000 square feet, Width: 140 feet, and on each street frontage
(3) Minimum yards:
Front: 25 feet, Side: 20 feet, 50 feet abutting residential zoning district, Rear: 20 feet, 50 feet abutting residential
zoning district
(4) Maximum lot coverage: 25 percent, not including fuel storage tanks
(5) Maximum height: 25 feet
(6) Special requirements: fuel storage tanks shall comply with yard requirements
Any facility which sells gas and convenience goods meets this definition of auto service station and therefore should
meet the requirements of Section 90-692, all of which are more restrictive than those of the CHV and CBD district,
and most of which are more restrictive than the IND district. While it may be appropriate to require a larger lot area,
less lot coverage and greater setbacks from residential, it may not be necessary to require greater setbacks for
underground fuel tanks or greater standard setbacks for all structures. It is likely that the above regulations were
intended to apply to service stations with above ground fuel tanks. Now that most gas stations utilize underground
fuel tanks, this additional setback could be considered an onerous restriction. Based on staff review of site plans for
gas stations, it has been a difficult requirement to meet for some facilities. Planning Staff recommends reducing the
structure and underground fuel tank setback requirements to match the CHV district setbacks as follows:
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AGENDA
IV. ITEMS OF DISCUSSION - Chairperson
A. 2. Auto service station and convenience store definitions, parking
standards and supplemental use regulations continued.
V. ADJOURNMENT — Chairperson.
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the Planning Board/Board of Adjustment and Appeals with respect to any matter considered at
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ATTEST:
Patty M. Burnette, Secretary
Karyne BrAss,'Chairperson Pro -Tempore
OCTOBER 17. 2019 — PLANNING BOARD - PAGE 4 OF 4
DISCUSSION
(1) Location: where permitted by district regulations
(2) Minimum lot area:
Area: 20,000 square feet
Width: 140 feet, and on each street frontage
(3) Minimum yards:
Front: amend from 25 feet to 20 feet, Side amend from 20 feet to 8 feet, 50 feet abutting residential zoninq
district, Rear amend from 20 feet to 10 feet; 50 feet abutting residential zoning district
(4) Maximum lot coverage: 25 percent, not including fuel storage tanks
(5) Maximum height: 25 feet
(6) Amend to read Underground fuel tank requirements and
Amend to read Underground fuel storage tanks shall comply with above yard requirements
Add (7) Above ground fuel tank required setbacks
Front: 25 feet, Side 20 feet; 50 feet abutting residential zoning district Rear 20 feet; 50 feet abutting
residential zoning district
The consensus of the Board was to move forward with the Planner's recommendations but amend Section 90-692
(6) to reflect the actual setback requirements of Front: 20 feet, Side 8 feet, 50 feet abutting residential zoning
district, Rear 10 feet; 50 feet abutting residential zoning district instead of underground fuel storage tanks shall
comply with above yard requirements.
There being no further items on the agenda, Chairperson Pro -Tempore Brass adjourned the meeting at 6:59 p.m.
CITY OF OKEECHOBEE
OCTOBER 17, 2019
PLANNING BOARD WORKSHOP
HANDWRITTEN MINUTES
I. CALL TO ORDER - Chairperson: October 17, 2019 Planning Board Workshop Meeting,
called to order by C-Wr at LrOc p.m.
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Workshop Meeting at —Co: 5q p.m.
Patty Burnette
From: Ben Smith <ben@larueplanning.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2019 3:15 PM
To: Patty Burnette
Subject: RE: October workshop meeting
In Section 90-692(6), instead of just saying "Underground fuel tanks shall comply with above yard requirements', we
would just restate the setback requirements in Section 90-692(3).
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From: Patty Burnette<pbunnette@cityofokeechobee.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2019 2:39 PM
To: Ben Smith <ben@larueplanning.com>
Subject: October workshop meeting
Hi Ben.
At the workshop meeting last month, one of the Board members had asked for some clarification on how
the requirements were noted for the underground tanks. Do you remember how they decided to reflect the
information? I was a little confused as to what they were asking you to reflect differently.
Thank you.
Path M. Burnette
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PAGE 1 OF 1
CALL TO ORDER — Chairperson: October 17, 2019, Workshop, 6:00 p.m., City Hall, 55 SE Third Avenue, Room 200, Okeechobee,
Florida.
OPENING CEREMONIES: Pledge of Allegiance led by Chairperson.
CHAIRPERSON, BOARD MEMBER AND STAFF ATTENDANCE — Secretary
Chairperson Dawn Hoover
Alternate Board Member Felix Granados
Vice -Chairperson Doug McCoy
Alternate Board Member Jim Shaw
Board Member Phil Baughman
Administrator Marcos Montes De Oca
Board Member Karyne Brass
Board Attorney John R. Cook
Board Member Rick Chartier
City Planning Consultant Ben Smith
Board Member Mac Jonassaint
Board Secretary Patty Burnette
Board Member Les McCreary
IV. ITEMS OF DISCUSSION — Chairperson
A. Planning Staff Report Topics (Exhibit 1).
1. Restaurant parking.
2. Auto service station and convenience store definitions, parking standards and supplemental use regulations.
V. ADJOURN WORKSHOP — Chairperson
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From: Ben Smith <ben@larueplanning.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2019 2:55 PM
To: Patty Burnette
Cc: Lane Gamiotea; Bobbie Jenkins
Subject: October Planning Board Workshop Items
For the October Planning Board workshop, lets advertise the following items:
• Service Station and Convenience Store Definitions, Parking Standards and Supplementary Use Standards
• Restaurant Parking
13en Smitk, AICP, LEED GA
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Staff Report
To: Okeechobee Planning Board
From: Ben Smith, AICP
Date: October 9, 2019
Subject: Land Development Code Workshop- Restaurant Parking and Auto Service
Stations
Restaurant Parkins
City Code Section 90-512 requires that parking be provided for restaurants, nightclubs, and bars at 1
parking space per 75 square feet of floor area. Historically, use of the term 'floor area' in this
requirement has sometimes been interpreted to mean all inside and outside customer service areas.
However, the term 'floor area' typically refers to the amount of floor area within a building. Staff is
reviewing this parking standard to determine whether additional clarification is necessary and because
it may not provide a sufficient basis for determining the amount of parking needed for some types of
restaurants, including:
• Restaurants which primarily provide take-out services
Restaurants relying on a significant amount of outdoor seating to serve customers
Drive-in restaurants
In order to provide some context for this discussion, staff reviewed the site plans that were approved
for Lightsey's Seafood Restaurant, Checkers. Fast Food Restaurant and the Wawa gas station which
included take-out food service. The basic development information for each project is as follows:
Lightsey Seafood Restaurant
• 6,076 square feet of floor area
• 5,403 square feet of indoor dining
• 2,280 square feet of outdoor dining
• 83 off-street parking spaces
• Off-street parking spaces required according to current code:
6,076 _ 75 = 81 required parking spaces
• Provided sufficient parking to meet current code (based on traditional interpretation of
floor area)
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Checkers fast food restaurant with take-out and drive-through service
• 912 square feet of floor area
• No indoor seating
• 500 square feet of outdoor patio with 6 outdoor dining tables, seating 24 persons
• 3 to 7 employees per shift
• 12 off-street parking spaces, including one ADA space
• Off-street parking spaces required according to current code:
912 _ 75 = 12 required parking spaces
• Provided sufficient off-street parking to meet current code (based on traditional
interpretation of floor area)
Wawa gasoline service station, convenience store restaurant coffee shop with take-out
• 6,119 square feet of floor area
• 3,414 square feet devoted to restaurant/coffee shop
• 2,705 square feet devoted to the convenience store and other non -restaurant uses
• both indoor and outdoor seating
• 7 outdoor dining tables, seating 28 persons
• 5 to 10 employees per shift
• 47 off-street parking spaces, including three ADA spaces
• 16 vehicle fueling stations
• 28 on -street parking spaces along surrounding streets
• Off-street parking spaces required according to current code:
3,414 _ 75 = 45.52
2,705 _ 300 = 9.02
45.52 + 9.02 = 55 required parking spaces
• Requested consideration of parking at vehicle fueling stations to satisfy required parking
For both Lightsey's and Checkers, despite the significant amount of outdoor seating, the amount of
parking required by the code based on floor area seems to be sufficient to accommodate the outdoor
seating areas. However, this may not be the case for every restaurant. The City may wish to consider
adopting a restaurant parking standard that many other communities use, which is based on customer
service area instead of floor area, and which would account for inside and outside customer service
areas. The benefit of this is that, regardless what other uses exist, and regardless where the customer
service area is located, the restaurant customer service area is considered in the calculation. To
compare the above examples, Checkers would be required to have less than currently required; going
from 12 to 7 required spaces. Whereas Lightsey's would be required to have more than currently
required; going from 81 to 102 required spacesjlf the City would like to adopt this revision, Section 90-
512 should be revised as follows:
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Sec. 90-512. - Space regulations.
Off-street parking spaces are required as follows:
(2) ! Commercial Uses:
Shopping center, retail
store, retail service, and
personal service, or
Furniture or appliance
store
Professional office,
business
Medical office
Nursery, lumberyard
Restaufant-,-eNightclub,
and bar (including those
serving food)
I per 300 square feet of floor area service, except as may
otherwise be specifically identified in this section.
I per 500 square feet of floor area
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I per 300 square feet of floor area service
I per 180 square feet of floor area
I per 250 square feet of floor area
I per 75 square fed of floor area
Restaurant ager 75 square feet of customer service area Y�
Barbershop, beauty shop,
and nail salon 2 per service chair
Hotel, motel I per bedroom, plus 5 spaces, plus accessory uses
Auto service, repair or
wash I per 150 square &d of floor area
Automobile sales I per 400 square feet of floor area, plus I per 1,500 square feet
sofa area used for sales or display.
Auction house (indoor), or I per 3 seats in the area used for the auction, or in the assembly
storefront church with area used for worship. For pews, each 18 inches shall equal
fixed seating one seat
Auction house (indoor), orI space for each 90 square feet of area used for the auction or
storefront church without Tassembly area used for worship up to 1,470 square feet, plus I
space for each 45 square feet of additional assembly area used
fixed seating for the auction or worship in excess of 1,470 square feet.
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Auto Service Stations
The City's land development code contains a definition for'auto service station' as well as supplemental
regulations for auto service stations; which are listed as permitted in the Heavy Commercial (CHV)
District, Central Business (CBD) District, Industrial (IND) District and the Mixed -Use Planned Unit
Development (PUD -M) District.
Section 66-1 provides a definition as follows:
Auto service station means an establishment used for sale of motor fuel, oil, motor vehicle
accessories, and as an accessory use convenience goods to gasoline customers, and which may
include facilities for lubricating, washing, servicing and minor repairs to vehicles, but not including
painting and body repairs.
Section 90-692 provides supplemental regulations for auto service stations as follows:
(1)
Location
Where permitted by district regulations
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(2)
Minimum lot area
Area 20,000 square feet
Width 1140 feet, and on each street frontage
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Front 125 feet
Side
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Rear 20 feet; 50 feet abutting residential zoning district
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percent, not including fuel storage tanks
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Maximum height
�25 feet
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Special requirements
Fuel storage tanks shall comply with yard requirements
Any facility which sells gas and convenience goods meets this definition of 'auto service station' and
therefore should meet the requirements of Section 90-692, all of which are more restrictive than those
of the CHV and CBD district, and most of which are more restrictive than the IND district. (CHV, CBD
and IND lot and structure requirements are provided below for comparison.) While it may be
appropriate to require a larger lot area, less lot coverage and greater setbacks from residential, it may
not be necessary to require greater setbacks for underground fuel tanks or greater standard setbacks
for all structures.
It is likely that the above regulations were intended to apply to service stations with above ground fuel
tanks. Now that most gas stations utilize underground fuel tanks, this additional setback could be
considered an onerous restriction. Based on staff review of site plans for gas stations, it has been a
difficult requirement to meet for some facilities. We recommend reducing the structure and
underground fuel tank setback requirements to match the CHV district setbacks as follows:
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i Location Where permitted by district regulations
(2)
I Minimum lot area Area 20,000 square feet
Width (140 feet, and on each street frontage
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I Minimum yards Front 1.2620 feet
I Side 288 feet; 50 feet abutting residential zoning district
Rear X2810 feet; 50 feet abutting residential zoning district
Maximum lot
(4)
125 percent, not including fuel storage tanks
Icoverage
(5)
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Maximum height 125 feet
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I Underground Fuel storage tanks shall comply with above yard
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nd fuel tank requirements
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tank required Front ! 25 feet j t - - Formatted Table
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Side 120 feet: 50 feet abutting residential zoning district
�Qg 120 f_e_et: 50 tabu n residential zoning district
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Section 90-285 provides the minimum lot and structure requirements for the CHV district as follows:
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(1) Minimum lot area.
All uses: Area (6,250 square feet
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Width 50 feet
(2) Minimum yard requirements.
Except where a greater distance is required by these regulations for a particular use, the
minimum yard setbacks shall be as follows:
a.
All uses:
Front
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20 feet to buildings; ten feet to parking and driveway
ide
Eight feet; 20 feet abutting residential zoning district
Rear
Ten feet; 20 feet abutting a residential zoning district
The width of an adjacent street or alley may be applied to the increased setback
I ib' required when abutting a residential district.
(3) Maximum lot coverage by all buildings.
Maximum Maximum Impervious
Coverage surface
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(4) Maximum height of structures.
Except where further restricted by these regulations for a particular use, the maximum
height shall be as follows: All uses shall be 45 feet, unless a special exception is granted. J
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Section 90-315 provides the minimum lot and structure requirements for the CBD district as follows:
(1) I Minimum lot area.
IAII uses: Area
Width
As needed to comply with requirements set out in
this division.
None -- _--
(2) I Minimum yard requirements.
Except where a greater distance is required by these regulations for a particular use, the
minimum yard setbacks shall be as follows:
a. All uses: Front None
Side None or at least eight feet; 20 feet abutting
residential zoning district
jear rNone; 20 feet abutting a residential zoning district
Jb-�The width of an adjacent street or alley may be applied to the increased setback
quired when abutting a residential district.
(3) Maximum lot coverage by all buildings.
�— -- Maximum Coverage Maximum Impervious
�Surface
All uses: 85 percent X100 percent
(4) i Maximum height of structures.
j Except where further restricted by these regulations for a particular use, the maximum
i height shall be as follows: All uses shall be 45 feet, unless a special exception is granted.
(5) I Maximum floor area ratio. All uses shall be 3 feet.
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Section 90-345 provides the minimum lot and structure requirements for the IND district as follows:
(1) I Minimum lot area.
As needed to comply with requirements set out
All uses: I Area in this division
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Width None --- ---------
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(2) Minimum yard requirements.
Except where a greater distance is required by these regulations for a particular use, the
minimum yard setbacks shall be as follows:
1(3) Maximum lot coverage by all buildings.
Maximum Maximum Impervious
Cover Surface
Ail uses: 50 percent 85 percent
(4) i Maximum height of structures.
(a) Except where further restricted or enacted by these regulations for a particular use, the
maximum height shall be as follows: All uses shall be 45 feet, for any structure in which
workers are employed and occupy, or a structure not occupied but which is in the nature
of a silo, spire, storage elevator, towers and similar structures, except telecommunication
towers governed by [section] 90-601 of land development regulations;
For all structures exceeding this height regardless of whether workers are employed
therein, and including any structure which may be erected at a location that would
adversely affect the navigational requirements and air space surrounding the Okeechobee
County airport regardless of its height, such structures shall be permitted only by special
exception.
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All uses:-
Front
25 feet
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Side
15 feet; 40 feet abutting residential zoning
district
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20 feet; 40 feet abutting residential zoning
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Rear
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1(3) Maximum lot coverage by all buildings.
Maximum Maximum Impervious
Cover Surface
Ail uses: 50 percent 85 percent
(4) i Maximum height of structures.
(a) Except where further restricted or enacted by these regulations for a particular use, the
maximum height shall be as follows: All uses shall be 45 feet, for any structure in which
workers are employed and occupy, or a structure not occupied but which is in the nature
of a silo, spire, storage elevator, towers and similar structures, except telecommunication
towers governed by [section] 90-601 of land development regulations;
For all structures exceeding this height regardless of whether workers are employed
therein, and including any structure which may be erected at a location that would
adversely affect the navigational requirements and air space surrounding the Okeechobee
County airport regardless of its height, such structures shall be permitted only by special
exception.
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