Ordinance No. 90-86-105 v ORDINANCE NO. 90-86-105
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ORDINANCE CODE OF
THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA; AMENDING
CHAPTER 24, ARTICLE II, SECTION 24-17 TO
PROVIDE A DEFINITION FOR EAVES AND CORNICES;
AMENDING SECTION 24-17 TO REDEFINE SIDE YARD;
AMENDING SECTION 24-84 TO PROVIDE ORDINARY PRO-
JECTIONS OF EAVES, CORNICES, SILLS, ETC. , SHALL
NOT PROJECT INTO ANY REQUIRED YARD MORE THAN
40% OF THE WIDTH OF THE REQUIRED YARD OVER WHICH
THEY PROJECT; AMENDING SECTION 24-157 TO INCLUDE
REGULATIONS RELATING TO EAVES AND CORNICES; PRO-
VIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Commission of the City of Atlantic
Beach, Florida:
Section 1. Chapter 24, Article II, Section 24-17 is hereby amended
to add a definition for eaves and cornices and to redefine side yards,
which amended sections shall read as follows:
CHAPTER 24
ARTICLE II
Section 24-17. Definitions.
For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings set forth in this section:
Eaves and Cornices. Projections from any side of the main building
(See fences, hedges, walls, eaves and cornices, Section 24-157 this
chapter) .
Yard, side shall mean a yard between the main building and the side
line of the lot, extending from the front yard to the rear yard and
being the minimum horizontal distance between a side lot line and the
side of the main building. er-any-Froje iron-the-r-&o€r
Section 2. Chapter 24, Section 24-84 is hereby amended to read as
follows:
CHAPTER 24
DIVISION 4. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND EXCEPTIONS
Section 24-84. Yards; obstructions; double frontage lots.
(a) Every part of a required yard shall be open from its lowers point
to the sky, unobstructed, except for the ordinary projection of
sills, belt courses, cornices, buttresses, ornamental features,
chimneys, flues and eaves. No such projection sha-Il-excel-tM.r-ty
E30}-lnehea-ie-width shall project more than forty percent (40%) of
the width of the required yard over which they project.
Section 3. Chapter 24, Division 7 , Section 24-157 is hereby amended
to read as follows:
CHAPTER 24
DIVISION 7. SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS
Section 24-157. Fences, hedges, and walls, eaves and cornices.
(a) No owner, occupant or other person shall erect, keep or
maintain in existence any fence, wall or structure between the front
property line and the front building setback line exceeding four (4)
feet in height. In the area between the front building setback line and
the rear property line, no fence or wall shall exceed six (6) feet in
height.
(b) No owner, occupant or other person shall erect, keep or
maintain in existence any fence, wall or structure exceeding four (4)
feet in height, nor plant, keep or maintain any hedge, bush or shrubbery
exceeding three (3) feet in height upon real property within a distance
of twenty-five (25) feet from the point where the right-of-way of any
road or street intersects the right-of-way of another road or street.
(c) Eaves and Cornices, where they project into any required yard,
shall not project more than forty percent (40%) of the width of the
required yard over which they project.
Section 4. This Ordinance shall take effect upon its adoption.
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Passed by the City Commission on First Reading May 27, 1986.
Passed by the City Commission on .econd & al readi g July 14, 1986
William . Howell, Mayor, Presiding Officer
Appr.v-d as to Form and Correctness:
. de L. Mullis, City Attorney
(SEAL)
Adelaide R. Tucker, City Clerk