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ORDINANCE NO. 2004-02
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA, ESTABLISHING A NEW
ZONING DISTRICT CATEGORY ENTITLED "COMMERCE
CENTER," PROVIDING GENERAL INTENT PREAMBLE,
LIST OF PERMITTED AND CONDITIONAL USES, AND
BULK REGULATIONS; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF
PRIOR INCONSISTENT ORDINANCES AND
RESOLUTIONS, INCORPORATION INTO THE CODE,
SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Commission is granted the authority, under Section 2(b), Article
VIII, of the State Constitution, to exercise any poWer for municipal purposes, except when
expressly prohibited by law; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission desires to create a new zoning district called
Commerce Center for small scale, clean and non-objectionable light industrial and
commercial tenants generally operating out of warehouses; and
WHEREAS, based on existing circumstances in the City, especially Belle Avenue,
the City Commission hereby finds that these types of small scale industrial and commercial
uses should be included in a separate zoning category because they do not closely fit
within existing zoning categories adopted by the City; and
WHEREAS, the City has the police powers to create zoning districts within the City.
Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co., 272 U.S. 365 (1926); and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs, Florida, hereby finds
this Ordinance to be in the best interests of the public health, safety, and welfare of the
citizens of Winter Springs.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF WINTER
SPRINGS, HEREBY ORDAINS, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Recitals. The foregoing recitals are true and correct and are fully
incorporated herein by this reference.
Section 2. Code Amendments. The City of Winter Springs Code, Chapter 20,
Zoning, is hereby amended by adding a new Division 14 (underlined type indicates
additions and strikeout type indicates deletions):
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DIVISION 14. CC - COMMERCE CENTER ZONING DISTRICT.
Sec. 20-345. In General.
The provisions of this district are intended to apply to lands suitable for a wide variety of
small scale (less than 3500 SF) commercial and light industrial tenants in divided
warehouses which serve the needs of the community without generating excessive traffic
from clientele and suppliers of materials. The purpose of this district is to encourage and
develop start-up industry of an exceptionally clean. non-obiectionable type and permit the
normal operation of land uses listed hereunder under such conditions of operation that will
protect any abutting residential and other noncommercial uses, minimize the interruption
of traffic along adiacent thoroughfares. and promote aesthetic and architectural harmony.
attractiveness. and compatibility within the community and abide by the performance and
development standards of the city. county. state and U.S. government. Areas of the City
for which this zoning category is appropriate are designated on the future land use map as
"Industria!."
Sec. 20-345.1. Uses permitted.
Within the CC - Commerce Center Zoning District. no building, structure. land or water
shall be used except for one (1) or more of the following uses:
(1) Light manufacturing. processing. and/or assembly; wholesale sales and
distribution of:
(a) Audio books;
(b) Bakery products;
(c) Bottling plants;
(d) Brooms and brushes;
(e) Candy and confectionery products;
(f) Ceramics and pottery;
(g) Cosmetics and toiletries:
(h) Customized cabinetry. furniture. or other specialty woodworking shop;
(i) Dairy products;
(j) Dental labs;
(k) Electrical machinery and equipment;
(I) Electronic equipment; software development;
(m) Floral arrangements;
(n) Garments. textile products including draperies;
(0) Glass and glass products;
(p) Jewelry;
(q) Optical equipment;
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(r) Material or product packaging;
(s) Medical supplies (with limited rental);
(t) Perfume;
(u) Pharmaceutical products;
(v) Photoqraphic equipment and supplies;
(w) Plastic products, except pyroxylin;
(x) Precision instruments and machinery;
(v) Promotional products;
(z) Recreational equipment;
(aa) Screen printing;
(bb) Soap products and candles;
(cc) Shoes and leather goods (except leather processing);
(dd) Signs;
(ee) Silverware and utensils;
(ff) Specialty foods;
(gg) Specialty merchandise;
(hh) Spices and spice packaging;
(ii) Stationery;
Oi) Toys;
(kk) Vehicle accessories and parts;
(II) Window coverings;
(2) Catering.
(3) Equipment service and installation.
(4) Landscaping services.
(5) Offices and studios including:
(a) Advertising and marketing:
(b) Artists. such as painters. sculptors, and craftmakers;
(c) Auctioneers;
(d) Consultants;
(e) Contractors;
(f) Graphic arts. design;
(g) Mail order addressing;
(h) Musicians;
(i) Photography;
(i) Radio and television;
(k) Real estate brokers;
(I) Telephone sales solicitors;
(m) Utility management services;
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(n) Vehicle brokers or agents;
(0) Wholesale sales and distribution; and
(p) Wrecker and towing service.
(6) Packing & Shipping Services.
(7) Paint Stores
(8) Printing, bookbinding. engraving. and publishing plants.
(9) Public and governmental services and facilities.
(10) Record management. data processing services. data storage facilities.
(11) Research. development. and laboratory facilities.
(12) Testing of materials. equipment. and products.
(13) Technical and trade instruction.
(14) Vehicle repair (does not include body work or painting).
(15) Vehicle upholstery.
(16) Window tinting.
(17) Warehousing and storage in enclosed buildings or structures (including cold
storage and frozen food lockers ).
(18) Wholesale sales and distribution.
(19) Retail sales directly associated with a permitted use authorized by this
Section. provided the retail sales are ancillary, secondary. and incidental to
the permitted use.
Section 20-345.2. Building Height Restrictions.
No building or structure shall exceed thirty-five (35) feet.
Section 20-345.3. Conditional Uses.
(1) Light manufacturing. processing. and assembly not listed above.
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(2) Health and exercise clubs and instruction which generate traffic from
clientele.
(3) Laundry and dry cleaning (with non-flammable solvents only).
(4) Outside storage if screened from streets and adiacent properties by a
masonry wall with an opaque gate.
(5) Tenant area greater than 3500 S.F. but less than 7500 S.F.
Section 20-345.4. Bulk regulations.
(1) All uses shall be maintained within an enclosed permanent building with no
outside storage. unless permitted by conditional use.
(2) Maximum tenant area: 3500 SF. unless permitted by conditional use.
(3) Minimum front setback: Twenty-five (25) ft.
(4) Minimum side and rear setback: Fifteen (15) feet.
Section 3. Repeal of Prior Inconsistent Ordinances and Resolutions. All prior
inconsistent ordinances and resolutions adopted by the City Commission, or parts of
ordinances and resolutions in conflict herewith, are hereby repealed to the extent of the
conflict.
Section 4. Incorporation Into Code. This Ordinance shall be incorporated into
the Winter Springs City Code and any section or paragraph number or letter and any
heading may be changed or modified as necessary to effectuate the foregoing.
Section 5. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase,
word or provision of this Ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any
court of competent jurisdiction, whether for substantive, procedural, or any other reason,
such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision, and such
holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance.
Section 6. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately
upon adoption by the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs, Florida and as
provided by the City Charter.
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ADOPTED by the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs, Florida, in a
regular meeting assembled on the 9th day of February , 2004.
JOHN F. BUSH, Mayor
ATTEST:
ANDREA LORENZO-LUACES, City Clerk
Approved as to legal form and sufficiency for
the City of Winter Springs only:
ANTHONY A. GARGANESE, City Attorney
First Reading: January 26, 2004
Second Reading: February 9, 2004
Effective Date: See Section 6.
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NOTICE OF ORDINANCE CHANGE
CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS
Notice of Amendment of Chapter 10,
Pertaining to Adult Entertainment Establishments
ORDINANCE NO. 2003-41
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA AlylENDING CHAPTER
10, ARTICLE III, OF THE WINTER SPRINGS CITY CODE PERTAINING TO SEXUALLY
ORIENTED BUSINESSES AND ADULT ENTERTAINMENT ESTABLISHMENTS, AND
RELATED MATTERS; PROVIDING FOR A SHORT TITLE; PROVIDING FOR LEGISLA-
TIVE PURPOSES, FINDINGS "'D INTENT; PROVIDING FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE
ORDINANCE; RECOGNIZING OBSCENITY AS UNLAWFUL PROVIDING FOR DEFINI-
TIONS; PROVIDING FOR NOTICE; PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES, REMEDIES AND
RELIEF; PROvIDING FOR AND REQUIRlNG LICENSES; PROVIDING FOR LICENSEE
APPLICATIONS AND FEES; PROVIDING FOR CLASSIFICATION OF LICENSES; PRO-
vIDING FOR APPROVAL AND DENIAL OF LICENSE APPLICATIONS; PROVIDING FOR
CONTINUING DUTIES UPON LICENSED APPLICANTS; PROVIDING FOR INVESTIGA-
TIONS; PROVIDING FOR REAPPLICATION; PROVIDING FOR TIME PERIODS FOR
NOTICES. SUBMITTALS, FILINGS, AND DECISIONS; PROVIDING FOR RESPONSIBILI-
TIES OF CITY AND GOVERNlvIENT OFFICIALS AND DEPARTMENTS; PROVIDING FOR
EXPIRATION, LAPSE, CONTINUATION, TERMS, SUSPENSION, REVOCATION AND
ENFORCEMENT OF LICENSES; PROHIBITING THE TRANSFER OF LICENSES; PROVID-
ING FOR ESTABLISHMENT NAME CHANGES; PROVIDING FOR LICENSE SUSPENSION
AND REVOCATION PROCEDURES AND PROCEEDINGS; PROVIDING FOR APPEALS;
PROVIDING FOR WORKER RECORDS, CUSTOMER CONTRACTS AND DAILY REGIS-
TERS AND INSPECTIONS THEREOF; PROVIDING FOR DUTIES AND OBLIGATIONS;
PROVIDING FOR PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES AND UNLAWFUL ACTS BY ESTABLISH-
MENTS AND BUSINESSES, WORKERS, OPERATORS, AND CUSTOMERS; PROVIDING
FOR GENERAL REQUIREMENTS, DUTIES, OBLIGATIONS, REQUIRED ACTS AND PRO-
HIBITIONS; PROVIDING FOR LICENSEE CONSENT; PROVIDING FOR SPECIFIC PROVI-
SIONS RELATING TO VARIOUS CATEGORIES OF LICENSEES; PROVIDING REGULA-
TIONS FOR SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES; PROVIDING REGULATIONS FOR
ADULT BOOK STORES/ADULT VIDEO STORES; PROVIDING REGULATIONS FOR
ADULT THEATERS; PROVIDING REGULATIONS FOR ADULT PERFORMANCE ESTAB-
LlSHMENTS; PROVIDING REGULATIONS FOR COMMERCIAL BODILY CONTACT
ESTABLISHMENTS; PROvIDING REGULATIONS FOR ESCORTS AND ESCORT SERVICE
PROVIDERS; PROVIDING REGULATIONS FOR ADULT MODELING OR DISPLAY
ESTABLISHMENTS; PROVIDING REGULATIONS FOR ADULT MODELS; PROVIDING
REGULATIONS FOR PROHIBITED ACTS BY CUSTOMERS; PROVIDING FOR PROHIBIT-
ED ACTS BY WORKERS AND OPERATORS; PRO\IDING FOR RECORDS AND REPORTS;
PROVIDING OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND PROHIBITIONS; PROVIDING FOR
USE OF RESTROOMS AND DRESSING ROOMS; PROVIDING FOR THE PROTECTION OF
MINORS; PROVIDING FOR HOURS OF OPERATION; PROHIBITING SEXUAL
ENCOUNTER BUSINESSES; PROVIDING IMMUNITY FROM PROSECUTION FOR CER-
TAIN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND ACTS; RESTATING THAT ADULT ENTERTAIN-
MENT ESTABLISHMENTS AND SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES SHALL BE
LOCATED IN INDUSTRIAL AREAS SUBJECT TO DISTANCE REQUIREMENTS FROM
RESIDENTIAL AREAS, SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, AND PARKS AND RECREATIONAL
AREAS; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION. AND AN EFFEC-
TIVE DATE.
Notice Establishing a New Zoning District
ORDINANCE NO. 2004-02
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF WINTER
SPRINGS, FLORIDA, ESTABLISHING A NEW ZONING DISTRICT CATEGORY
ENTITLED "COMMERCE CENTER," PROVIDING GENERAL INTENT PREAM-
BLE, LIST OF PERMITTED AND CONDITIONAL USES, AND BULK REGULA-
TIONS; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF PRIOR INCONSISTENT ORDI-
NANCES AND RESOLUTIONS, INCORPORATION INTO THE CODE, SEVER-
ABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
The Adoption of these ordinances will affect all of Winter Springs
PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR THE FINAL READING
OF THE PROPOSED ORDINANCES \vTLL BE HELD ON
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2004 AT 6:30 P.M.
OR SOON THEREAFTER IN THE COMMISSION CHAMBERS LOCATED AT
THE WINTER SPRINGS CITY HALL
1126 EAST STATE ROAD 434
\VINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA
The proposed ordinances may be obtained by interested parties between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday. at the City's Clerk's Office, located at 1126 E. SR 434, Winter Springs,
Florida. For more information, call (407) 327-1800 #227. Persons with disabilities needing assis-
tance to participate in any of these proceedings should contact the Employee Relations
Department Coordinator, 48 hours in advance of the meeting at (407) 327-1800, #236. These are
puhlic hearings. Interested parties are advised that they may appear at the meeting and be heard
with respect to the proposed ordinances. If you decide to appeal any recommendation or decision
made by the City Commission with respect to any matter considered at this meeting, you will need
a record of the proceedings, and for such purposes, you may need to ensure that a verbatim record
of the proceedings is made upon which the appeal is based.