HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-88-17ORDINANCE NO. 0-88-17
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, INDIAN RIVER
COUNTY, FLORIDA, PERTAINING TO OFF-STREET PARKING AND
LOADING REQUIREMENTS, AMENDING THE LAND DEVELOPMENT
CODE OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN; AMENDING PARAGRAPH 13 OF
SECTION 20A-8.2 CONCERNING MEDICAL OFFICES; AMENDING
PARAGRAPH 15 OF SECTION 20A-8.2, CONCERNING RESTAURANTS
AND LOUNGES; AMENDING PARAGRAPH 17 OF SECTION 20A-8.2,
CONCERNING MANUFACTURING AND WHOLESALE USES; AMENDING
PARAGRAPH 19 OF SECTION 20A-8.2, CONCERNING MARINAS;
CREATING A NEW PARAGRAPH 29 OF SECTION 20A-8.2,
CONCERNING WAREHOUSING USES; AMENDING PARAGRAPH 6 OF
SECTION 20A-8.3, CONCERNING LOCATION OF OFF-STREET
PARKING SPACES; AMENDING PARAGRAPH 7 OF SECTION 20A-
8.3, CONCERNING JOINT USE OF PARKING AREAS; AMENDING
SUBSECTION A OF SECTION 20A-8.5, CONCERNING STALLS,
AISLES, AND DRIVEWAYS; AMENDING SUBSECTION B OF SECTION
20A-8.5, CONCERNING ENTRIES, EXITS, DRIVES AND VEHICLE
MANEUVERING AREAS; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF ORDINANCES
OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING
FOR INCLUSION IN THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
SEBASTIAN; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN,
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.
Paragraph 13 of Section 20A-8.2 of the Land
Development Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"13. Medical offices, dental offices and out-patient
clinics. One space for each one hundred fifty (150) square feet
of gross building area, with a minimum of ten (10) spaces per
doctor, plus five (5) spaces for employees."
SECTION 2.
Paragraph 15 of Section 20A-8.2 of the Land
Development Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"15. Restaurants and lounges. One space for each one
h~n~e~-%~88~-s~a~e-~ee~-~-~ess-~½~-a~ea~ three (3) seats
based on the maximum seating capacity. Food service for take-out
and delivery, but no on-site consumption, ~hall have a minimum of
three (3.1..parking spaces plus one (1) additional space for each
two hundred (200) square feet of gross building area. Food
service delivery only .(.where the public is not allowed to enter
the establishment) shall have one (1) parking space for each two
hundred (200) square feet of gross building area or one
parking space for each employee, whichever is greater."
SECTION 3.
That Paragraph 17 of Section 20A-8.2 of the
Land Development Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"17. Manufacturing, whe~esa~e---a~---wa~ehe~s~§? and
wholesale. 8~e-spaee-~e~-~we-h~e~-%~8~-s~ua~e-~ee~-~-§~ess
bu&~n~-a~ea? One space for each five hundred (500) s~uare feet
of gross building area or one (..1) space for each emplpyee of the
shift of employees that employs the greatest number of employees~
whichever is gr..gater~ plus one (1) ..space for each vehicle
operatin~ from the premises."
SECTION 4.
That Paragraph 19 of Section 20A-8.2 of the
Land Development Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"19. Marinas. One space for each three hundred (300)
square feet of principal building~ two . (2) parkin~ spaces for
each houseboat~ plus one space for every three (3) storage or
slip places. Charter and. party boats shall have one (1) parkin~
space for every three (3I occupants based on the maximum capacity
of the Coast Guard License."
SECTION 5. A new Paragraph 29 of Section 20A-8.2 is
hereby created and added to the Land Development Code of the City
of Sebastian, which new Paragraph shall read as follows:
"29. Warehgusin~. One space for every one thousand (1,000)
square feet of 9ross floor area up to ten thousand (10,000)
square feet, and one (1) additional space for each two thousand
(2,000) square feet above ten thousand (~0,000) square feet, plus
one .{.%) space for each c~mpany vehicle operating from the
premises."
SECTION 6.
That Paragraph 6 of Section 20A-8.3 of the
Land Development Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"6. Location of off-street parking spaces. Except as
otherwise prescribed for dwelling units, off-street parking
spaces required by this section shall be located on or adjacent
to the lot on which the main building or use is located. For
buildings or uses located in a commercial district, parking
spaces may be located on another site, provided such site is not
more than five hundred (500) feet from the building or use. Such
parking space will be within a commercially zoned district.
Parkin9 sites located across public streets may require
safeguards as determined by the Planning and Zoning Commission."
SECTION 7.
That Paragraph 7 of Section 20A-8.3 of the
Land Development Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"7. Remb~ae~-pa~k~§-spaees?-- Joint use. ~he-~eq~e~
o~e-~-bu~-~he--~equ~e~-spaee--ass~e~-~e--~e-~se--ma~-m~-be
ass~§~e~-~-a~he~-~se-ae-~he-same-k~me?-e~ee~-~ha~-~e-ha~-~
ehe-pa~-sDaee-~eq~e~--~--eh~ehesT--~hea~es--~-assemB~Y
ha~s-whese--Deak-a~ea~aaee--w~-Be--a~-a~gh~-er-ea-Saa~a~s? ~
single parking area may. be used to service more than one
establishment if the normal hours of operation of the
establishments do not overlap. If a ~ingle pa~king area is so
used, additional parking may be required as a condition of
continue~.l..OCCupancy at any time the hours of operation of the
establishments are altered to run durin~ an~ concurrent period.
Any joint use of parking spaces on a pro-rated basis w~h-a
eh~eh?-~hea~e--~-assemB½y--ha~ must have a document of joint
use signed by all parties concerned and approved as binding by
the City Attorney."
SECTION 8.
That Subsection A of Section 20A-8.5 of the
Land Development Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"A. Stalls, aisles and driveways. Pa~En§--s~a~s-shaEE-Be
~e~-~8~--~ee~-w~e--~-~we~--%RS~-~ee~-~§-~-a~½e-~a~§~
a~-sha~-be-n~e-%9~-~ee~--w~e-By--~we~y-~h~ee-%~--~ee~-~§
~e~-pa~a~e~-pa~k~ng-ska~s?--A~s~e-d~me~s~ns-sha½~-be-~-aeee~
w~h-s~an~a~-spee~ea~ems--em--~e--w~kh--~he--e~-em§~nee~?
~e§~ees?-s~x~-~68~-~e§~eesT-e~--~e~y-~e--+45~--~e§~ees: The
following criteria is applicable to all parking spaces,
s~a§~e-~am~-hemes~ except single..~amily and duplex homes:
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Parking Stall Stall Aisle Curb Overall
An~le (A) Width (B) Length (C) Width (D) Width (E) Width (F)
0 9 ft. 9 ft. 12 ft. 23 ft.
30 10 ft. 18.2 ft. 12 ft. 20 ft.
45 10 ft. 20.5 ft. 12 ft. 14.1 ft.
60 10 ft. 21.5 ft. 18 ft. 11.5 ft.
90 10 ft. 20 ft. 22 ft. 10 ft.
30 ft.
48.4 ft.
53 ft.
61 ft.
62 ft.
Ail parking spaces, aisles and driveways shall substantially
conform to the indicated design.
Each parking stall shall be accessible from an aisle or
driveway and designed so that no automobile shall back into
a public street inorder to exit a parking stall. The
internal design of the parking lot shall be designed to
facilitate vehicular circulation and avoid conflict between
pedestrian and vehicular movements.
No door or pedestrian entrance at ground level shall open
directly upon any driveway or access aisle unless the
doorway or pedestrian entrance is at least three (3) feet
from said driveway or access aisle.
3. Ail paved parking spaces shall have lines between spaces, at
least four (4) inches in width, of a contrasting color to
the pavement or, if a porous surface, painted brick or other
t_~ of delineation material approved by the City Engineer,
to indicate individual stalls, and each stall may be
required to be equipped with wheel stops if deemed
appropriate by the City Engineer and the Planning and Zoning
Commission:
(a)
Standard pre-cast concrete wheel stops or other types
as approved by the city for stalls ad3acent to
landscaped strips shall be located two and one-half (2-
1/2) feet from the front end of the stall to prevent
encroachment into requied landscaped areas. The front
two (2) feet of the stall may be kept as a maintained
vegetative ground cover area although no credit will be
extended toward the open space requirements of this
code.
Standard pre-cast concrete wheel stops or other types
as approved by the city for stalls not adjacent to
landscaped strips shall be located three and one-half
(3-1/2) feet from the front end of the stall. The
front three (3) feet of the stall may be kept as a
maintained vegetative ground cover area although no
credit will be extended toward the open space
requirements of this code.
(c) Ail wheel stops shall be permanently anchored.
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Parking lots with twenty (20) or more spaces may be
comprised of a maximum of fifteen (15) percent compact car
parking stalls but only if approved by the planning and
zoning commission. Such compact car stalls shall be seven
and one-half (7-1/2) feet wide by fifteen (15) feet long and
marked for use by small vehicles. All marking shall be on
the pavement surface where possible.
Ail publicly maintained and operated parking facilities
intended for public use~ and all business, firms or other
persons licensed to do business with the public~ shall
provide ~ne-pa~k~§-spaee-~e~-~sa~e~-~e~s~s-~-~he-~s~
~we~y--%~8~---~a~§--spaees---~--~ae~e~--~he~e~?--~e
a~e~a~-s~aee-~-~he-~e~-e~h~-~@~-~a~k~--sDaees-e~
pa~k~ng-spaees--eF--~Fae~en--~he~ee~--a~e~--~he--~s~-ene
Be-des~g~ed-and-~eea~ed-as-~e~ews~ parking spaces for the
handicapped as set forth below:
Total Spaces Required
Required Number of Handicap
1-25 1
26-50 2
51-75 3
76-100 4
101-150 5
151-200 6
201-300 7
301-400 8
Refer to the Standard Buildinq Code for exceptions
Such parking parking spaces shall be designed and located as
follows:
(a)
Ail spaces shall have access to a curb-ramp or curb
cut, when necessary to allow access to the building
served, and shall be located so that users will not be
compelled to wheel behind parked vehicles.
(b)
Diagonal or perpendicular parking spaces shall be a
minimum of twelve (12) feet wide.
(c)
Parallel parking spaces shall be located either at the
beginning or end of a block or adjacent to alley
entrances. Curbs adjacent to such spaces shall be of a
height which will not interfere with the opening and
closing of motor vehicle doors.
(d)
Each such parking space shall be prominently outlined
with blue paint and posted with a permanent sign of a
color and design approved by the Department of
Transportation, bearing the internationally accepted
wheelchair symbol and the caption 'PARKING BY DISABLED
PERMIT ONLY.'"
SECTION 9.
That Subsection B of Section 20A-8.5 of the
Land Development Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"B. Entries, exits, drives and vehicle maneuvering areas.
All uses which are required to provide three (3) or more off-
street parking spaces shall have entry and exit ways and drives
at least e~§h~eem--+~8~ twenty-four (24) feet in width to
accommodate two-way traffic unless a one-way traffic system is
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utilized, in which case entry and exit ways and drives shall be
at least ~e-+9~ twelve (12) feet in width. In the event a one-
way traffic system is utilized, appropriate traffic direction
markers shall be installed. The internal circulation system,
including drives and maneuvering areas, shall be designed to
permit convenient maneuvering of cars and service vehicles into
and out of each parking and loading space, and shall be arranged
so that no vehicle need back onto a public right-of-way. No
occupied parking or loading space shall interfere with access to
any other parking or loading space, or with any pedestrian
walkway."
SECTION 10. CONFLICT. Ail ordinances or parts of
ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION 11.
City Council of
CODIFICATION. It is the intention of the
the City of Sebastian, Indian River County,
hereby provided that the provisions of this
Florida, and it is
Ordinance shall become and be made a part of the Land Development
Code of the City of Sebastian, Florida; that the sections of this
Ordinance may be renumbered or relettered to accomplish such
intention; and that the words "ordinance" may be changed to
"section", "article", or other appropriate designation.
SECTION 12. SEVERABILITY. In the event a court of
competent jurisdiction shall hold or determine that any part of
this Ordinance is invalid or unconstitutional, the remainder of
the Ordinance shall not be affected and it will be presumed that
the City Council of the City of Sebastian did not intend to enact
such invalid or unconstitutional provision. It shall further be
assumed that the City Council would have enacted the remainder of
this Ordinance without said invalid and unconstitutional
provision, thereby causing said remainder to remain in full force
and effect.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This
SECTION 13.
Ordinance shall take
effect immediately upon final passage.
ATTEST:
~athrY~ M.'O'Halloran, CMC/AA~
City C~erk
CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA
Richard B. Votapka, Mayor
i HEREBY CERTIFY that notice of public hearing on this
Ordinance was published in the Vero Beach Press Journal as
required by State Statute, that one, public hea~ing w~s held on
this Ordinance at 7:00 p.m. on the ~ day of C~/~9~,/A~4 ,
1988, and that following said public hearing, this Ordinance was
passed by the City Council.
Kathyr~ M. O' Ha~llo'r~n, CMC/AAE
City Clerk
Approved as to Form and Content:
Cha~n~Nash', c'ity~ttorney
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