HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 2015-20 Lot Split Arithmetic Mean ORDINANCE NO. 2015-20
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, SEMINOLE COUNTY,
FLORIDA; AMENDING SECTION 9-10 OF THE CITY
CODE REGARDING THE GENERAL CRITERIA FOR
CONSIDERING THE APPROVAL OF PLAT, REPLAT OR
LOT SPLIT APPLICATIONS; PROVIDING FOR THE
REPEAL OF PRIOR INCONSISTENT ORDINANCES AND
RESOLUTIONS, INCORPORATION INTO THE CODE,
SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Winter Springs, Florida, (the "City") is granted the authority,
under § 2(b), Art. V111 of the State Constitution, to exercise any power for municipal purposes,
except when expressly prohibited by law; and
WHEREAS, the City is also granted authority to regulate the subdivision of land within
its jurisdictional limits pursuant to chapter 177, Florida Statutes; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs, Florida (the "City
Commission") desires to modify the City's criteria for considering the approval of replats, plats
and lot splits; 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 fully incorporated herein by
reference as legislative findings of the City Commission of Winter Springs.
Section 2. Code Amendment. Section 9-10 of the City Code is hereby amended as
follows (proposed additions to City Code are indicated by underline and deletions are indicated by
strikeotit):
See. 9-10. - General criteria for approval.
Before any plat replat or lot split application is approved by the city commission
under this chapter, the applicant must demonstrate, and the city commission must
find, that the proposed plat, replat or lot split meets the following criteria:
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(a) The application is in compliance with the provisions of this chapter and
applicable law.
(b) The application is consistent with the city's comprehensive plan and
applicable city master plans.
(c) The application is compatible and in harmony with the surrounding
neighborhood including with respect to the size of existing surrounding lots and
development trends in the neighborhood which have been previously approved by
the city commission. FoF properties zoned residential (exeluding planned unit
developments and Town Centef), the fesulting lots must eemply with the
f6ll.,., ing additional minimum standard.
(1) The size of e-aek pfoposed lot must be equal to or- gfeatef than the avefage
size of all lots that are loeated within a one thousand (1,000) feet fadius af
the outer-perimeter „f the proposed lots n,,,a have the s eit„ zoning deli Y„nti
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as the—pfopesed lots. The An_ Nnge shall be defied--a 4he a-fith.1—tln rn nj Anil
be deteffnined using the aver-age of all fesidential lots, exeluding lots and tracts
, conservation,
designated fn,'rTa-c*-e—development—Thproposed lr—rocs shall be included in the
nleulntio of the n
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(d) The application does not create any lots, tracts of land or developments
that do not conform to the City Code.
(e) The application does not create burdensome congestion on the streets and
highways.
(f) The application promotes the orderly layout and use of land.
(g) The application provides for adequate light and air.
(h) The application does not create overcrowding of land.
(i) The application does not pose any significant harm to the adequate and
economical provision of water, sewer, and other public services.
0) The application provides for proper ingress and egress through a public or
approved private street or perpetual cross access easements.
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.
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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
the City Charter.
ADOPTED by the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs, Florida.. in a regular
meeting assembled on the 26th day of October, 2015.
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ATTES'T:
EA LORENZO-LUACES
City Cleric:
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM AND SUFFICIENCY
FOR E CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS ONLY.
ANTHONY A. GARGANESE
City Attorney
First Reading: October 12, 2015
Legal Ad Published: October 1, 2015
Effective Date: October 26, 2015
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