O75-35ORDINANCE NOo 75-35
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDAr AMENDING
ORDINANCE NO. 75-19 BT AMENDING SECTION 1, ENTITLED "DEFINITIONS",
REGARDING "MAJOR REPAIRS" AND "MINOR REPAIRS", BY AMENDING SUB--
SECTION 4-E REGARDING "VISION CLEkt~ANCE A~ COi~NERS" AND SL~BSECTION
4-J~2 REGARDING "FENCES; ~DGES AND WALLS", BY AMENDING SUBSECTION
5-C-2~ SUBSECTION 5-G-2-b, SUBSECTION 6-A-3 AND SUBSECTION 6-C-3,
REGARDING "BUILDING AND ~ SITE REGULATIONS", BY AMENDING SUBSECTION
ll~L REGARDING "SERVICE STATIONS WITH OR WITHOUT MAJOR REPAIRS",
AND BY DELETING ~UBSECTION 11-M; FURTHER3~ pROVIDING FOR A~THORITY
TO CODIFY, sAVINgS C~kU~E~ REPEALING PRoVIsIoNS, A~ EFFECTIVE
WRER~AS, Ordinance No. ~5-19, amending Chapter 31 of the Codified
Ordinances of the City of Boynton Beach, Florida, was passed and adopted
on second and final reading on June 3, 1975; and
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Board of said City has recommended
to the City Council '~/~at said Ordinance No. 75~19 be amended as hereinafter
set forth; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of said City deems it in the best
interests of the public safety and welfare of the community to amend said
Ordinance No. 75-19 as hereinafter provided.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA THAT ORDINANCE NO. 75-19 OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES
OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, BE AND IS HEREBY A~iENDED AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: That the definition of "Major Repairs" as set forth in
Section 1, entitled "Definitions of Terms", is hereby amended to read as
follows:
"Major Repairs-They shall include complete engine overhaul and/or
replacement of internal par~s of engines. Also lncluded is
repair of any portion of the drive mechanism, body and fender
work, painting and customizing."
Section 2: That the definition of "Minor Repairs" as set forth in
Section 1, entitled "Definitions of Terms", is hereby amended to read as
follows:
"Minor Repairs- They shall include engine tune-up, carburetor
repair, wheel-~alancing and replacement and/or repair of
external parts of engines."
Section 3: That Subsection 4-E~ entitled "Vision Clearance at
Corners", be and is hereby amended to read as follows:
"No fencer sign, planting, hedge, shrubbery, wall or other visual
obstruction shall be created or maintained with a height grea~er
than three (3) feet above the street level, within twenty-five
(25) feet of the intersection of the right-of-way lines of two
streets, in any zone, except that open chain-link ~ype fences
may be a maximum of four (4) feet and kept visually clear."
Section 4: That Subsection 4-J-2 be and is hereby amended to read
as follows: ~ ·
"2. Fences, hedges and wall~ in other zones shall not exceed
six ~(6) feet2in height except t~at in O-P and M-1 zones, chain-
link fences ~h~iI~b~ ~l~owe~ ~ eight (8) feet height and may be
topp.ed'~ BY ~n~gt~m93~e ~han ~thr~e~ (3) s~and~ 9~ ~d w~e."
Secti~n~ ~..That S~se~n
follows:
~!The,f~l~i~g. ~0t and building rgquireme~t~ shall be~?bserved.
~Min~'~um~ot f!ront~ge
M~nin~u~a~ron~ yar~
Minimum rear yard
Min~m~si.~e~ard
Mi~im~r~.!%~ng? ~rea
Maximum lot coverage
~aximun~st~u~%~re height
8,Q00 s~ft.*
~5_feet
25 feet
25 feet
10 feet each side*
L5D0 sq:. ft.
35%
25 feet
*In areas die~e~pe~ and/or plat~e~:pr$or tQ June 13, 1975,
the minimum lot area shall be 7,500 sq. ft. ~n8 the
minimum si~e ~ard shall be 7~/2 feet."
Section 6:
follows:
That Subsection 5-G-2-b is hereby amended to read as
Single Fami~ydwell~ngs. shall conform with R-% requirements
(See Section 5, paragraph E-2). Duplex Dwellings shall
conform to R-2 ~quirements (See Section 5, paragraph F-2)."
~Section 7; That .Subsection 6-A-B is hereby amended to read as
follows:
"3. Building a~d Site Regnlatmons
No~building~or pQ~tion thereof shall be erected, constructed,
converted, established, altered, enlarged or used unless the
premisesand bui!dLnqs shall comply with the following
requ~ations: .
Minimum~ lot:frontage - 75 feet
Minimum tot depv_h - 120 feet
Minimum lot area - 9,000 sq. ftc.
/4aximum lot ~overage~(bldg.)- 40%
Minimum front yaZd - 30 feet
Minim%tm rear yard - 20 feet
Minimum side yar~s . - lO feet*
Maximum,structu~ height - 2~ ~eet, not to exceed 2 stories**
*kLhen abutting, residential-district, sid~ and/or rea~ yards
shall be 30 feet.
**Exceptions:
1. Ma~im~ height for hospitals shall be forty-five (45) feet
not ~ exceed four (4) stories.
2. Building designed for underbuilding parking shall be
thirty (30) feet maximum.~'
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Section 8: That S~bsection 6-C-3, entitled "Building and Site
Regulations", shallbe amended to read as follows:
"3. Building and Site Regulations
No,building or portion hereof shall be erected, constructed,
converted, es~ablished, altered, enlarged or ~sed unless the
premises and ~uilding~ sh~ll comply with the following
regulations:
Minimum lot frontage
Minimum lot a~ea
Maximum lot coverage (building)
Minimum front yard
Minirmlm~side yard (interior lots)-
Minimum side yard (corner lots) -
Minimum rear yard
Maximum structure height
NOTE "A":
75 feet
15,000 square feet
40%
20 feet
None (See Notes "A" & "B")
15 feet street side
(See Note "B")
20 feet (See Notes "B" & "C"
45 feet, not to exceed
4 stories
Where rear access is not available from a public
snreet or alley, a side yard of not less than fifteen
(15) feet shall be provided on one side.
NOTE "B": When abutting a residential zone, side and/or rear
rear yards shall be thirty (30) feet minimum.
NOTE "C": Where rear yard access is available from a public stree
or alley, rear yard may be decreased by one-half (1/2)
the width of such street or alley, hut in no case shall
a rear yard be less than ten (10) feet."
Section 9: That Subsection ii-M, entitled "Service Stations With
Major Repairs", he and is hereby repealed.
Section 10: That Subsection ii-L, entitled "Service Stations
Without Major Repairs", ils hereby amended to read as follows:
"L. Service Stations with or Without Major Repairs.
There shall be a minimum distance of one thousand feet (1,000)
between the ~earesu property line of the lot or plot of land
upon which the proposed service station is to be constructed,
and the near~st property line of a lot or plot of land upon which
any other gasoline service stationr church, public playground,
h0spi~al, p~lic school or other similar public or semi-public
place where ~arge numbers of people congregate~ is located.
Such distance shall be by direct airline measurement.
2. The minimum size plot of land shall be 17,500 feet in area with a
minimum frontage of 175 feet, on all abutting streets.
At least ten percent (10%) of the gross plot area shall consist
of landscaping equmpped with adequate sprinkler systems of
whioh at lea~t five percent (5%) shall be adjacent to the public
right of way[ All landscaping shall be maintained in a
healthy growing condition.
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There shall be a minimum distance of fifteen (15) feet between
the location of a gas pum~ island end'any a~jacent property
line.
5. Driveway entrances shall measure no more than forty-five (45)
feet across and be located no closer than forty (40) feet to
any street intersection or nearer than twenty-five (25) feet to
a~y interior property line.
6. There shall be safety island of grass or concrete
foJ two (2) driveways which sb2%ll be ten
(10) feet~i~ than twenty (20) feet in length
measure~ abutting a sidewalk or paving of said
statio~ ~ is in tke plan of construction.
A masonry or wall at least five (5) feet in
the Buildin9 Code shall be
lihes~abutting residentially-
zoned a distance of twenty-five (25) feet of any
street T line. The wall shall be'kept in good
repair and app all times. Openings with Fates may
be allowed where deemed reasonable by the Building Official.
The entrance to the building wherein motor vehicles are washed
by mechanical mea~s as a primary function, shall be located
on a lot or plot a m~nimum distance of seventy-five (75) feet
from the street line to provide an off-street area for waiting
vehicles."
Section 11. SEPARABILITY: Each of the provisions of this Ordinance
are separable, including word, clause, phrase, or sentence, and if any
portions thereof shall be declared invalid, the remaining portions shall not
be affected, but shall remain ~n full force and effect.
Section 12. REPEALING PROVISIONS.: Ail ordinances or parts of
ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Section 13. AUTHORITY TO CODIFY: Specific authority is hereby
granted to codify and incorporate this Ordinance in the City's existing Code.
Section 14. EFFECTIVE DATE: This Ordinance shall become effective
in the manner .and at the time provided by law.
First reading this 7th day of October, 1975.
Second, final reading and passage this ~ day of November, 1975.
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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CITY OF BOYNTON
FLORIDA