Ordinance No. 90-06-196ORDINANCE NUMBER 90-06-196
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH, COUNTY OF
DUVAL, STATE OF FLORIDA, AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 90-06-195,
SAID ORDINANCE PREVIOUSLY ADDING SECTION 24-172, RESIDENTIAL
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS TO THE LAND DEVELOPMENT
REGULATIONS, THIS ORDINANCE SPECIFICALLY AMENDING SAID
RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS TO DELETE PARAGRAPH (c)
(1)i. FROM SECTION 24-172, PROVIDING FOR RECORDATION AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION ON BEHALF OF
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1. Chapter 24, Zoning, Subdivision and Land Development Regulations
Article III, Zoning Regulations, Division 7, Supplementary Regulations, Section 24-172,
Residential Development Standards, paragraph (c) (1) Floor Area Ratio, of the Code of Ordinances
for the City of Atlantic Beach, Florida is hereby amended and upon enactment shall read as
follows.
(c) Additional Residential Development Standards. The following standazds and requirements
shall apply to that area defined in preceding paragraph (b), and as further and more specifically
described for each particular standard or requirement.
(1) Floor Area Ratio (FAR). Floor Area Ratio limits aze established to prevent incompatible
mass and scale where new Development might otherwise excessively dominate the existing
streetscape and existing adjacent residences. FAR shall be defined as the ratio of total
counted above-grade floor areas of certain Buildings on a Lot or Pazcel compared to the
total Lot Area.
FAR =Total counted Floor Area =Total Lot Area
The following FAR provisions shall apply to new Single-family and Two-family Dwellings
and additions which expand interior Floor Area by more than twenty-five percent (25%).
i. A maximum Floor Area Ratio limit of .60 shall apply.
ii. FAR calculations shall be included on all Single-family Dwelling and Two-family
Dwelling Construction Plans submitted to the City for review and permitting.
iii. The following elements of aSingle-family or Two-family Dwelling shall be counted in
the FAR calculation.
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• Interior heated and cooled azeas.
• Porches, balconies, patios and breezeways with a solid cover or roof when
enclosed by solid walls on more than two sides.
• That portion of an attached garage exceeding 500 square feet of Floor Area.
iv. The following elements of aSingle-family or Two-family Dwelling shall be
excluded from the FAR calculation.
• Porches, balconies, patios, breezeways, and decks (as well as overhangs, eaves,
cantilevers, awnings and similar features) with a solid cover or roof, but not
enclosed by solid walls on more than two sides. Such porches, balconies, patios,
breezeways, and decks shall remain open on at least two sides and shall not later
be enclosed in any manner.
• Detached Private Gazages that aze incidental to the Principal Use on a Lot.
Detached Private Garages shall remain subject to established size, height and
placement regulations.
• Carports that are open on two or more sides.
SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its final passage and
adoption and shall be recorded in a book kept and maintained by the Clerk of the City of Atlantic
Beach, Duval County, Florida, in accordance with Section 125.68, Florida Statutes.
Passed u on first reading and public hearing by the City Commission of the City of Atlantic Beach
this a~day of ~x~, 2006. Passed upon final reading and public hearing this l3~ day
of NoV2m ber , 2006.
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DONALD M. WOLFSON
Mayor/Presiding Officer
Approved as to form and correctness:
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ALAN NSEN, ESQUIRE
City Attorney
ATTEST
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DONNA BUSSEY
City Clerk
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