HomeMy Public PortalAboutORD 15/04ORDINANCE NO. 1514
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN COMMISSION OF THE
TOWN OF GULF STREAM, PALM BEACH COUNTY,
FLORIDA, AMENDING THE TOWN CODE OF
ORDINANCES AT CHAPTER 66, ZONING, ARTICLE I, IN
GENERAL, SECTION 66-1, DEFINITIONS, TO INCLUDE
DEFINITIONS OF "ENTABLATURE", "HARDSCAPE" AND
"OPEN FRONT LAWNS"; AMENDING ARTICLE VI,
DISTRICT REGULATIONS, DIVISION 4, OR OUTDOOR
RECREATIONAL DISTRICT, SECTION 66-258, MAXIMUM
FINISHED FLOOR ELEVATION; AMENDING ARTICLE VII,
NORTH OCEAN BOULEVARD OVERLAY DISTRICT,
SECTION 66-321, CREATION; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; PROVIDING FOR
CODIFICATION; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF GULF
STREAM, PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS
Section 1. The Code of Ordinances of the Town of Gulf Stream is hereby
amended at Chapter 66, Zoning; Article I, In General; Section 66-1, Definitions, to
include the following definitions:
Sec. 66-1. Definitions.
Entablature shall mean, in the classical orders, the
horizontal elements supported by columns. Common
components of the entablature include, though are not limited to,
the architrave, the frieze and cornice.
Hardscape shall mean the non -living or man-made
elements within the outdoor area of the lot. Examples of
hardscape include pavement, driveways, walls, sidewalks,
pavers, brick, patios and pools. Up to 50% of a lot's pervious
stone area, such as Chattahoochee stones, may be counted as
open space with the remaining area considered hardscape.
Stone areas with a solid or concrete base shall be considered as
100% hardscape.
Open Front Lawns shall mean an unobstructed view vista
of the front lawn of at least 75% of the front property line without
landscape planting exceeding a mature height of three feet. The
landscaped vista view plantings over three feet shall be no more
than 25% of the front property line.
Section 2. The Code of Ordinances of the Town of Gulf Stream is hereby
amended at Chapter 66, Zoning; Article VI, District Regulations; Division 4, OR Outdoor
Recreational District; Section 66-258 to read as follows:
"66-258. - Maximum finished first floor elevation.
(a) The maximum finished first floor elevation for all
undeveloped non -oceanfront lots located within the outdoor
recreational district shall be the greater of the following:
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(1) +6:57_0 feet NGVDNAVD;
(2) 1.5 feet above the crown of adjacent roads; or
(3) 0.5 feet above the average existing grade of the buildable
area of the lot.
(b) For non -oceanfront lots previously developed, the
maximum finished first floor elevation shall be the greater of the
following:
(1) +8-.57.0 feet .-NAVID;
(2) 1.5 feet above the crown of adjacent roads; or
(3) The elevation of the previous structure or the average
elevations of adjacent structures, whichever is less.
(c) For lots fronting on the Atlantic Ocean, the
maximum finished first floor elevation shall be the greater of the
following:
(1) 1.5 feet above the crown of adjacent roads;
(2) 0.5 feet above the average existing grade of the buildable
area of the lot;
(3) 3.0 feet above the average crest of the dune located on the
parcel, if present; or
(4) +4-7-.915.5 feet NGNIDNAVD."
Section 3. The Code of Ordinances of the Town of Gulf Stream is hereby
amended at Chapter 66, Zoning; Article VII, North Ocean Boulevard Overlay District;
Section 66-321, Creation, to read as follows:
"Sec. 66-321. - Creation.
An overlay district, known as the North Ocean Boulevard
Overlay District, is hereby created within the RS single-family
residential district, the RM multiple -family residential district, and
the OR outdoor recreational district, for that area within the town
beginning at Sea onad An. the north and extending fo DeIin-,n
1 _ n the se, dh• extending 50 foot east and west from the east
and west bound -Pries A -f the Fight ef way ef AIA (North Ocean
the
intersection of County Road and the west side of State Road
AM and at the intersection of the north property line of 4333
North Ocean Boulevard and the east side of State Road AM on
the north and extending to Pelican Lane on the South"
Section 4. Severability.
If any provision of this Ordinance or the application thereof is held invalid, such
invalidity shall not affect the other provisions or applications of this Ordinance which can
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be given effect without the invalid provisions or applications, and to this end the
provisions of this Ordinance are hereby declared severable.
Section 5. Repeal of Ordinances in Conflict.
All other ordinances of the Town of Gulf Stream, Florida, or parts thereof which
conflict with this or any part of this Ordinance are hereby repealed.
Section 6. Codification.
This Ordinance shall be codified and made a part of the official Code of
Ordinances of the Town of Gulf Stream.
Section 7. Effective Date.
This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its passage and approval, as
provided by law.
PASSED AND ADOPTED in a regular, adjourned session on first reading this
low day of July, 2015, and for a second and final reading on this M qday of
August, 2015.
ATTEST:
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Clerk
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