HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 2010-02 Amending Chapter 20, Zoning Screen Enclosures ORDINANCE NO. 2010 -02
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA, AMENDING
CHAPTER 20, ZONING, TO ALLOW SCREEN
ENCLOSURES WITHIN SIDE YARDS OF DETACHED
SINGLE FAMILY ZERO LOT LINES CLUSTERED UNITS IN
THE "R -3 MULTIPLE - FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT ";
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 is aware that property owners have installed screen
enclosures on detached single family zero lot line residential units arranged in cluster grouping;
WHEREAS, the City Commission desires to protect the investment of such property owners
and to allow future property owners to install such screen enclosures within the "R -3 Multiple -
Family Dwelling District ";
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. Code Amendment. The City of Winter Springs Code, Chapter 20, is hereby
amended as follows (underlined type indicates textual additions to the City Code):
Sec. 20 -211. Front, rear and side yard regulations.
The following yard regulations shall apply in the R -3 Multiple - Family Dwelling Districts:
(1) Front yard. The front yard shall not be less than twenty -five (25) feet in depth.
(2) Rear yard. The rear yard shall not be less than thirty -five (35) feet in depth.
(3) Side yard. The side yard shall not be less than ten (10) feet in width.
(4) Corner lots. The front yard setback regulation shall control when the building
is located on more than one (1) street.
City of Winter Springs
Ordinance No. 2010 -02
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Screen enclosures or covered screen rooms shall be permitted within the interior side yard
of any detached single family zero lot line unit arranged in a cluster grouping, provided that
such screen enclosure or covered screen room maintains a minimum three (3) foot separation
from any adjacent building and is in compliance with other applicable provisions of the
Code. Section 6 -85 of the Code is not applicable to this sub - section.
Section 3. Repeal of Prior Inconsistent Ordinances and Resolutions. All prior
inconsistent ordinances and resolutions adopted by the City Commission, or parts ofprior 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.
ADOPTED by the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs, Florida, in a regular meeting
assembled on the 8th day of March, 2010. ,
J 1I'N F. BUSH, Mayor
AT i ST:,. -
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• N ! A LORENZO - LUACES, City Clerk
Approves to egal form and sufficiency for
the Ci • W' i rings only:
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A ° HONY A. GARGANESE, City Attorney
First Reading: February 22, 2010
Second Reading: March 8, 2010
Effective Date: March 8, 2010
City of Winter Springs
Ordinance No. 2010 -02
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