§ 163.04. Site Requirements and Accessibility.

The Site shall be designed based on the following standards:

(A)

The permit holder must submit an application to the zoning administrator on standard forms as provided by the planning and zoning department.

(B)

The handicapped parking stalls, and access ways from the parking area to the entrance shall be paved.

(C)

Each model home shall include a paved driveway not less than twenty (20) feet or more than twenty-four (24) feet in width. The secondary portion of a circular driveway shall not exceed sixteen (16) feet except as otherwise provided for in Section 158.222. Model homes with parking on separate lots are not required to have driveways to each model home.

(D)

The number of contiguous lots shall not exceed four (4) from the arterial or collector roadway. For three (3) or more contiguous model homes under the same ownership or application, a separate lot shall be used for parking. This parking area shall include paved handicapped parking space that meets accessibility design standards. The driveway apron shall be paved. The parking area shall be unpaved or paved in accordance with the Engineering Standards for Land Development.

(E)

Designated parking areas of three or more spaces or on separate lots shall include landscaping along the perimeter next to residential streets and adjacent to residential lots. This shall include a continuous hedge along the exterior of the parking area with shrubs that are at least twenty-four (24) inches in height at the time of planting. Parking areas on separate lots shall also include eight (8) trees along the perimeter of the parking area. Landscaping shall comply with the approved list of landscape material as provided for in Chapter 154, City Landscaping Code.

(F)

Model home construction shall meet all accessibility requirements as specified in the Florida Building Code. The building department shall review all building permits for model homes for compliance with these provisions.

(G)

An amended site plan will be required when on site improvements or additional model homes are proposed in connection with an existing model home.

(H)

An appropriately designed stormwater detention area shall be provided for separate parking areas.

(Ord. No. 15-76, § 1, 10-12-15; Ord. No. 16-38, § 1, 7-11-16)