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ORDINANCE NO. 444
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA,
AMENDING SECTION 14 OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE.
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, CONFLICTS AND EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs, Florida,
has determined that the following amendments to the Land Development Code are
in the best interest of safety and quality assurance for Land Development
within the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF WINTER
SPRINGS, FLORIDA, HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I - That the following Sections be amended as follows:
1. Sec. l4-30(2)(b)-2l (add to existing statement):
The applicant shall provide the location and information of the
100 year flood elevation relative to the proposed site, based on the FEMA
(Federal Emergency Management Agency) maps and establish the wetlands boundary
by the approved governing agencies, such as the Florida Department of Environ-
mental Regulation, the St. John's Water Management District and the U.S.Army
Corps of Engineers. In addition, the seasonal high water elevation shall be
provided, as determined by a registered professional engineer in the State of
Florida.
2. Sec. 14-97 (d) Add: "Any off-site easements, which are
required for the functioning of the drainage system, shall be included in the
proposal for development and made a criteria for Site Plan approval."
3. Sec. l4-ll0(a)(2) -Add after the words "department of environ-
mental regulation" - and/or St. John's Water Management District.
4. Sec. l4-ll2(a) Add: "If deemed necessary by the City Engineer,
additional calculations, detailed drawings and other appropriate documentation
of any Phase of a Plan Submittal; may be requested which includes Preliminary,
Final and "As-Built" Review".
5. Sec. l4-ll2(c)(2)-(In place of existing statement under "Failure
to inspect", change to:) "Where the City fails to make phase inspections withi
five (5) working days after written notice is given by the developer, the said
interim phase will be deemed as inspected and approved and the developer may
proceed to the next phase of work."
Revised 12/19/88
6. Sec. l4-ll2(d) (I)-Add prior to the existing statement under
"Final Inspection" - "As-Built" engineering plans shall be submitted to the
City upon completion of construction, for review and inspection in regard to
conformity, prior to the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy. The City
shall notify.
7.
Sec. l4-ll2(d)(2)(s) - In place of existing statement, change to:
"As-Built" Engineering. Certified "as-built" engineering plans reflecting
actual intersection and grade control points of pavement, pipe inverts, fire
hydrant locations, grades, service (water and sewer) lateral locations,
dimensions of pavement and stormwater management system shall be submitted
to the City prior to final acceptance. In addition, a letter of certifica-
tion is to be submitted to the City by the engineer-of-record.
8. Sec. 14-114 - In place of all Sec. 14-114.
Sec. 14-114. Standards for roadway base materials.
The following are the minimum standards for roadway base course
for hard-surfaced, paved streets:
A) All streets in industrial or commercial subdivisions and all
arterial streets shall have one of the following:
(1) Eight (8) inches of compacted limerock
(2) Eight (8) inches of soil cement
(3) Equivalent material approved by the City Engineer.
B) All streets in residential subdivisions except arterial
streets shall have one of the following:
(1) Six (6) inches of compacted limerock
(2) Six (6) inches of compacted soil cement
(3) Equivalent materials approved by the City Engineer.
C) Commercial and residential roadways
(1) Soil cement bases must meet the following criteria:
a) A minimum compaction density of 98%.
b) A minimum compressive strength of 300 psi at the
end of seven (7) days.
c) The percentage of moisture in the mixture and in
the unpulverized soil lumps, based on dry weights shall not be more than two
percentage points from the optimum moisture content.
d) No more than two (2) hours shall elapse from the
time cement is introduced to the mix and final compaction is completed.
(2) Limerock bases must meet the following criteria:
a) A minimum compaction density of 98% in conformance
with ASHTO - T180.
(3) Concrete base must meet the following criteria:
Revised 12/19/8
a) Use of concrete will be reviewed as per Section 3l6R-82,
ACI Manual of Concrete Practice, AASHTO Guide for the Design of Pavement
Structures and Municipal Concrete Pavement Design Manual (American Concrete
Pavement Association).
These values must be submitted by a professional soils and material engineer,
registered in the State of Florida.
(4) Under certain soils and groundwater conditions, the City
shall have the right to require a base of soil cement or other suitable base.
Underdrains on one or both sides of a street may be required.
The following are the minimum standards for roadway sub-base course for hard
surfaced, paved streets:
A) On arterial or collector streets, a minimum of ten (10)
inches thick, 75 psi Florida bearing value and ninety-five (95) percent
modified maximum density.
B) Minor streets shall have an eight (8) inch thick, 75 psi
Florida bearing value and ninety-five (95) percent modified maximum density.
Reports on in-place density tests with compressive strength data will be
submitted for both base and sub-grade prior to placing an asphaltic cement
overlay on the base.
9. Sec. l4-ll9(a) - Add to existing statement: The contractor
shall place a one (1) inch deep contraction joint every four (4) feet and an
expansion joint every twenty (20) feet in the sidewalk.
10. Sec. l4-l22(c) - In place of existing statement:
The drainage system for each subdivision shall include a
sufficient facility to remove stormwater without flooding any lot in the
proposed subdivision or in the surrounding territory. All finished floor
elevations shall be a minimum of one and one-half (1 1/2) feet above the 100
year flood stage.
11. Sec. l4-l22(d) - Add prior to the existing statement:
All retention/detention basins will have a pond bottom elevation
no less than one (1) foot, (12 inches), above the seasonal high ground water
elevation, which is to be determined by a registered professional engineer
in the State of Florida with an expertise in soils. The side slopes of all
retention/detention basins shall not be steeper than two and one-half (21/2)
horizontal to one (1) vertical. All retention/detention ponds with no
exceptions, in which the side-slopes are steeper than four (4) Horizontal to
one (1) vertical shall require a chain link fence with a minimum height of
four (4) feet". All fences must meet setback requirements - reference Sec.
5-130 Buildings and Building Regulations.
Revised 12/19/88
12. Sec. l4-l22(f) -Add to existing statement:
Pre and post development volume must be adhered to with
additional compensating storage for all flood water displaced by development
below the elevation of the 100 year flood. Compensating storage is to be
calculated between the 100 year flood elevation and the seasonal high water
table. The seasonal high water table shall be established by a registered
professional engineer in the State of Florida with expertise in geotechnical
engineering.
13. Sec. l4-l23(b) -Add to existing statement:
The construction of any artificial canals, ditches, channels or
the construction of major storm sewer systems which will rapidly convey runoff
to any receiving waters or substantially reduce the level of the groundwater
table, is expressly prohibited except on authority of the City Engineer.
14. Sec. l4-l23(c) -Add to existing statement:
All underdrain trenches shall be back-filled to the surface with
clean, permeable, free-draining sand in accordance with FDOT 902-4. Under-
drains shall have knitted polyester filter material completely surrounding the
drain. Exposed underdrain outlets and clean-outs shall be concrete with
animal guards.
15. Sec. l4-l24(c) -Add to existing statement:
A lateral separation of at least ten (10) feet shall be main-
tained between water and sanitary sewer lines. Where this minimum separation
cannot be maintained, the crossing shall be arranged so that the sewer pipe
joints area equidistant from the point of crossing with no less than ten (10)
feet between any two joints. In addition, the sewer main is to be placed in
a ductile iron pipe sleeve or encased in concrete. Minimum cover over all
pipe shall be thirty-six (36) inches to finish grade, except minimum cover over
two (2) and one one-half (1 1/2) inch water service piping may be reduced to
twenty (20) inches at sewer crossings in order to achieve the eighteen (18)
inch vertical clearance. All water mains, located within a cul-de-sac are to
be looped.
SECTION II - If any section or portion of a section or subsection
of this ordinance proves to be invalid, unlawful or unconstitutional, it shall
not be held to invalidate or impair the validity, force or effect of any other
section or portion of a section or subsection or part of this ordinance.
SECTION III - That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in
Revised 12/19/88
conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION IV - This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon
its passage and adoption.
Passed and adopted this 9th day of January, 1989.
CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS,
LEANNE M. GROVE, MAYOR
ATTEST:
Mary T. Norton
CITY CLERK
First Reading Nov. 14, 1988
Posted Nov. 15, 1988
Second Reading and Public Hearing Jan. 9, 1989
Revised 12/19/88
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NOncE OF PUBUC HEARING
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVeN by the City
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CONFLICTS AND .EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This Public Hearing will be held at 7:30
p.m. on January 9, 1989, or as soon
thereafter as possible in the Commis-
sion Chamber, City Hall, 1126 East S.R.
434, WlIlIer Springs, FL 32708.
Copies of the proposed ordinance ate
available in the office of the City Clerk
for inspection. Interested perties may
8f?Pll8!' at this l)earing and be heard
with ~ to this proposed ordinance.
Persons. ate advised that n they dacide
to appeal any decision made at this
meeting, they wiD need a reoord of the
proceedings and for such purpose, they
mey need to ensure that a ~tim re.-
cord of the proceedings is made which
reoord includes the testimony and evi-
dence upon which the appeal is to be
~er Section 286.0105 Florida
Dated ~~.Mc:lre~s~~GS,
FLORIDA
IslMary T. Norton
Mary T. Norton
City Clerk
LS-950(6s)
Dec.25,1988
FORM NO. AD-264