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 Land Development Code
 Chapter 130. LAND USE DISTRICTS
 Article V. LAND USE INTENSITIES

  § 130-157. Maximum Permanent Residential Density and Minimum Required Open Space.  

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  • The maximum permanent residential density for those uses permitted by this chapter and minimum required open space shall be in accordance with the following table:

    Maximum Permanent Residential Density and Minimum Open Space
    Land Use District Allocated Density (a)(b)
    DU/Gross Acre of Upland     		Maximum Net Density (a)(b)(c)
    DU/Buildable Acre     		Minimum
    Open
    Space
    Ratio (d)
    Airport (AD) 0 N/A 0.20
    Commercial 1 (C1) 0 N/A 0.20
    Commercial 2 (C2) 0 N/A 0.20
    Commercial Fishing Area (CFA) 3 12 (e) 0.20
    Commercial Fishing Special District (CFSD) CFSD-20: 1 (f)
    Other CFSDs: 3     		CFSD-20: N/A
    Other CFSDs: 12 (e)     		0.20
    Commercial Fishing Village (CFV) 1/lot N/A 0.20
    Conservation (CD) 0 N/A 0.90
    Destination Resort (DR) 1.0 18.0 (e) 0.20
    Improved Subdivision (IS) 1/lot 0 0.20
    Improved Subdivision—Duplex (IS-D) 2/lot 0 0.20
    Industrial (I) 1.0 2.0 0.20
    Mainland Native Area (MN) 0.01 N/A 0.99 (g)
    Maritime Industries (MI) (h) 1.0 2.0 (e) 0.20
    Military Facilities (MF) 6.0 12.0 0.20
    Mixed Use (MU) 1.0 12.0 (e) 0.20
    Native Area (NA) 0.25 N/A 0.95 (d)
    Offshore Island (OS) 0.1 N/A 0.95
    Park and Refuge (PR) 0 N/A 0.90
    Preservation (P) 0 N/A 1.00
    Recreational Vehicle (RV) 0 (i) N/A 0.20
    Sparsely Settled Residential (SS) 0.5 N/A 0.80
    Suburban Commercial (SC) 3.0 TDRs: 6.0 (e)
    Affordable: 18.0 (e)     		0.20
    Suburban Residential (SR) 0.5 5.0 or 1/lot (j) 0.50
    Suburban Residential (Limited) (SR-L) 0.5 3.0 0.50
    Urban Commercial (UC) 6.0 12.0 (e) 0.20
    Urban Residential (UR) 6.0 TDRs: 12.0
    Affordable: 25.0     		0.20
    Urban Residential—Mobile Home (URM): 1/lot N/A 0.20
    Mobile Home Parks per Section 101-1 5.0 7.0 0.20
    Urban Residential Mobile Home—Limited (URM-L) 1/lot N/A 0.20
    (a) The allocated densities for submerged lands, salt ponds, freshwater ponds, and mangroves shall be 0 and the maximum net density bonuses shall not be available.
    (b) Vessels, including live-aboard vessels or associated wet slips, are not considered dwelling units and do not count when calculating density.
    (c) Maximum Net Density is the maximum density allowable with the use of the TDRs, or for qualifying affordable housing development. TDRs can be utilized to attain the density between the allocated density standard up to the maximum net density standard. Deed restricted affordable dwelling units may be built up to the maximum net density without the use of TDRs. "N/A" means that maximum net density bonuses shall not be available. Buildable acres means the portion of a parcel of land that is developable and is not required open space.
    (d) Additional open space requirements may apply based on environmental protection criteria - see additional open space ratios in Chapter 118. In accordance with section 101-2(1), the most restrictive of these ratios applies.
    (e) For properties consisting of hammocks, pinelands or disturbed wetlands within the Mixed Use/ Commercial and Mixed Use/ Commercial Fishing future land use categories, the maximum net density bonuses shall not be available.
    (f) Per Policy 101.5.25, the allocated density for the CFSD-20 land use district (Little Torch Key) shall be 1 dwelling unit per acre, or 1 dwelling unit per parcel for those parcels existing as of September 15, 1986, whichever is less, and the maximum net density bonuses shall not be available. Residential density shall be allowed in addition to the permitted nonresidential uses and intensity (i.e., density and intensity shall not be counted cumulatively).
    (g) The minimum open space ratio for the MN zoning district is 0.99 for permanent residential uses. For campground and nonresidential uses within the MN zoning district, the minimum open space ratio is 0.95, as shown in the density and intensity tables in Sections 130-162 and 130-164.
    (h) A mixture of uses shall be maintained for parcels designated as MI zoning district that are within the MC future land use category. Working waterfront and water dependent uses, such as marina, fish house/market, boat repair, boat building, boat storage, or other similar uses, shall comprise a minimum of 35% of the upland area of the property, adjacent to the shoreline, pursuant to Policy 101.5.6 of the Comprehensive Plan.
    (i) Per Section 130-92(a)(4), in the RV zoning district, commercial apartments shall be the only permanent residential use allowed, not to exceed 10% of total RV spaces allowed or in existence on the site, whichever is less.
    (j) Within the SR zoning district, the maximum net density for platted lots of less than 0.40 gross acres shall be 1 dwelling unit per platted lot, provided all of the following conditions are met:
    1) The parcel must be one full platted lot shown on a plat approved by the County and duly recorded prior to January 2, 1996;
    2) The platted lot may not be identified for any other use or purpose on the plat (e.g., "park," "common area," etc.);
    3) The platted lot must have a Tier designation of Tier III;
    4) Notwithstanding Section 130-160, the maximum net density may only be reached with the transfer of one (1) full TDR to the SR lot, regardless of the size of the lot and the allocated density assigned to it;
    5) The TDR must meet all requirements and procedures specified in Section 130-160;
    6) TDRs under this provision may not be transferred into noise zones of 65 DNL or greater; and
    7) The subject parcel must comply with Policy 301.2.5 of the Comprehensive Plan regarding legal access.

     

( Ord. No. 006-2016 , § 1(Exh. 1), 4-13-2016; Ord. No. 005-2017 , § 1, 5-17-2017)