HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 2008-13 Industrial Zoning DistrictsORDINANCE NO. 2008-13
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA, REGULATING THE
HEIGHT AND OTHER INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS
OF FENCES, WALLS, AND BUFFERS IN INDUSTRIAL
ZONING DISTRICTS; PROVIDING FOR OTHER
CONFORMING AND MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS
RELATED TO FENCES, WALLS, AND BUFFERS;
PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF PRIOR INCONSISTENT
ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS, INCORPORATION
INTO THE CODE SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, the City 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 finds that fence and wall regulations promote aesthetic
and land use compatibility within the City and serve a legitimate government purpose under the
City's police powers; 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 hereby incorporated herein by this
reference.
Section 2. Amendment to Section 20-263. The City of Winter Springs Code, Section
20-263 is hereby amended as follows: (underlined type indicates additions and ~t type
indicates deletions)
Sec. 20-263. Enclosed buildings and outside storage.
All uses shall be maintained within an enclosed permanent building with any outside
storage screened from streets by a masonry wall with any gates
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being opaque. The wall shall be a minimum of ei hg_t (81 feet in height and a
maximum of ten(10) feet in height measured from applicable natural or finished
grade. Walls may be constructed along t, he perimeter of the ropertv provided the
wall shall not be constructed closer than ten (10) feet from the front prope line or
on corner lots, the wall shall not be constructed closer than ten 10) feet to the front
and side nropertv line adiacent to the street Further all walls shall be required to
comely with section 6-191.
Sec. 6-190. Height limitations generally.
Unless otherwise specifically provided in an zoning district categor~~}} all walls
or fences hereafter located, erected, constructed, reconstructed, or altered outside of
the established building lines shall adhere to the following heights: If front of the front
building line, no more than four (4) feet in height; if to the rear of the front building
line, provided the provisions of section 6-191 are met for corner lots, no more than
eight (8) feet in height.
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Section 3. Repeal of Prior Inconsistent Ordinances and Resolutions. All prior
inconsistent ordinances and resolutions adopted by the City Commission, or parts of prior 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. Grammatical, typographical, and like
errors may be corrected and additions, alterations, and omissions, not affecting the construction or
meaning of this ordinance and the City Code may be freely made.
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 pursuant to City
Charter.
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ADOPTED by the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs, Fl~rid~i; in a regular meeting
assembled on the 25th day of August, 2008. _ -
HN F. BUSH,1?~ayor;: _ "
ATTEST: ~ ,~ _ ;
ANI~EA LORENZO-LUACES, City Clerk
Approved as to legal form and sufficiency for
the City Winter Springs only:
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ANTHONY A. GARGANESE, City Attorney
First Reading: July 28, 2008
Second Reading: August 25, 2008
Effective Date: See Section 6.
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