Ahern and East Coast 04.22.2003 (Ubex discussion)Number of pages including this page: 3
FAX MEMORANDUM
City of Atlantic Beach
800 Seminole Road
Atlantic Beach, Florida 32233
Telephone (904) 247-5800
FAX (904) 247-5805
SUNCOM 852-5800
TO: Michael Dunlap FROM: Sonya B. Doerr, AICP
Planning Director
FAX: 358-3708 FAX: 904 247-5805
PHONE: 358-1002 PHONE: 904 247-5817
DATE: April 22, 2003 E-MAIL: sdoerr@ci.atlantic-beach.fl.us
RE: Southwest corner of Ahern Street and East Coast Drive
COMMENTS: Michael, this parcel is located at the southeast corner of Pine Street and
Sturdivant Avenue and is within the area to be designated as Central Business District (CBD).
While the CBD regulations are in place, the zoning map change has not yet been made, but this
will be completed within the coming month. As such, the CBD regulations should be used in
development planning for the property. As we have discussed, residential use, where such
residential use is secondary to the commercial use of the Building may be approved as a Use-
by-Exception within the CBD. Any commercial use would be limited to those permitted uses
as set forth within Section 24-114 (b) of the Land Development Regulations.
While the dwelling combined with office use you have generally described seems consistent
with the CBD, the setbacks as depicted on you conceptual site plan do not meet the CBD yard
requirements. In that this lot is a corner lot, a minimum 15-foot setback is required on the Pine
Street side. A 10-foot setback would be required on the opposite side. The front and rear
setbacks are 20-feet and 10-feet, respectively. Approval of a Variance would be required for
development as depicted on the proposed site plan. (I would caution that there is not an
apparent hardship associated with this lot.) The four proposed parking spaces are sufficient for
the use and size of the project; however, if the building is to be used for any commercial
purpose, one space will be required to be ADAAG compliant, and the minimum 10-foot by 20-
foot dimension size would be required for other spaces.