HomeMy Public PortalAboutORD 73/01ORDINANCE NO. 73_1_
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF GULF STREAM,
FLORIDA, AMENDING A PORTION OF SECTION I
ENTITLED "DISTRICTS AND BOUNDARIES THEREOF"
OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE, ORDINANCE 108
AS AMENDED, OF THE TOWN OF GULF STREAM
FLORIDA, BY ADDING A NEW DISTRICT ENTITLED
"OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL DISTRICT"; AMENDING
THE ZONING MAP TO REFLECT THE NEW DISTRICT,
AND BY ADDING A NEW SECTION TO ZONING
ORDINANCE 108 AS AMENDED OF THE TOWN OF
GULF STREAM, FLORIDA, NUMBERED "VA"
AND ENTITLED "OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL
DISTRICT" WHICH CONTAINS THE ZONING PRO-
VISIONS OF SUCH DISTRICT, AND REPEALING
ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES
IN CONFLICT THEREWITH.
WHEREAS, the Town of Gulf Stream has been substantially
developed since the passage of the original zoning Ordinance;
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WHEREAS, one of the reasons the Town of Gulf Stream
has remained an attractive community enjoying low population
density has been the existence of three clubs within the Town
that are primarily devoted to outdoor recreational activities,
which results in substantial and needed open space and green area
within the community which benefits all of its residents; and
WHEREAS, the Town Commission wishes to insure to the
extent that it can, that the property presently owned by
THE LITTLE CLUB, INC., the GULF STREAM GOLF CLUB, INC. and the
GULF STREAM BATH AND TENNIS CLUB, INC. or its subsidiary, will
remain substantially open and will not be developed as residences
which would result in greatly increased density of population; and
WHEREAS, the adoption of this ordinance will protect
the health, welfare and safety of the residents of the Town; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Board of the Town of Gulf Stream,
Florida, has recommended the amendment of Section I of Zoning
Ordinance 108 of the Town of Gulf Stream, Florida, entitled
"Districts and Boundaries Thereof" by adding a new district
entitled "Outdoor Recreational District"; amending the zoning
map to reflect the new district, and by adding Section VA
defining "Outdoor Recreational District"; and
WHEREAS, the above proposal was submitted to the
Town sitting as a Zoning Commission; and
WHEREAS, at least twenty-one (21) days notice of a
Public Hearing was properly given; and
WHEREAS, written notice to owners of property
within five hundred (500') feet of the proposed districts
has been properly given; and
WHEREAS, all of the other requirements of Section XII
entitled "Changes and Amendments" of the Zoning Ordinance of the
Town of Gulf Stream, Florida, have been complied with; and
WHEREAS, the Town Commission has held a Public
Hearing with due public notice as required by law to consider
this amendment; and
WHEREAS, the Town Commission has determined that the
amendments proposed are in accord with the Zoning Ordinance
in general and sound zoning practices and will serve to promote
the purposes of zoning set forth in the Town Zoning Ordinance;
and
WHEREAS, all the requirements of Chapter 176,
Florida Statutes (1971) and of the Zoning Ordinance of the
Town of Gulf Stream, Florida, with regard to the amendment
of said ordinance have been met; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED by the Town Commission of the Town of
Gulf Stream, Florida, as follows:
Section 1: That Section I of Zoning Ordinance 108 as
amended of the Town of Gulf Stream, Florida, entitled "Districts
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and Boundaries Thereof" be and the same is hereby amended to
add a new district as follows:
"OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL DISTRICT"
Section 2: That the Official "Zoning Map of the Town
of Gulf Stream, Florida" as amended, be and the same hereby is
amended to reflect the " Outdoor Recreational District" herein
created as shown on the attached amended Zoning Map.
Section 3: That Section V of the Zoning Ordinance
of the Town of Gulf Stream, Florida, be and the same hereby
is amended to add a new Section numbered "VA" which section
shall read as follows:
Section VA
OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL DISTRICT
A. Land may be zoned as "Outdoor Recrea-
tional" if: 1) it is primarily used for boating,
golf, tennis, swimming and/or athletics; 2) it is
owned by the public or a club as defined else-
where in the Zoning Ordinance, which has at least
250 members; 3) it consists of three (3) acres or
more; and 4) more than seventy (70) percent of the
land area is devoted to outdoor recreation as defined
in this paragraph, and open space and parking.
B. Uses permitted shall only be the following:
1. Outdoor recreation as defined above;
2. Club facilities for social, recrea-
tional, fraternal and benevolent pur-
poses;
3. Accessory buildings and uses custo-
marily incident to any of the above
uses, including club houses, golf
house, rest facilities, swimming
pools, tennis courts and pro shops.
C. Building Height Limit:
1. No new building shall exceed two and
one-half (2 1/2) stories or thirty-
five (35) feet in height; however,
any existing club building may be
altered and repaired from time to
time as shall be necessary for the
effective operation and maintenance
of such club.
D. Front Yard Required:
1. There shall be a front yard of not
less than twenty-five (25) feet in
depth and a width of not less than
one hundred (100) feet.
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E, Side Yard Required:
1. There shall be side yards of not
less than ten (10) feet on each
side of a structure, including
porches, projections, cornices and
eaves, and no building shall be
nearer than twenty (20) feet from
any other building, including por-
ches, projections, cornices and
eaves, on the adjoining lot.
F. Rear Yard Required:
1. There shall be a rear yard having a
depth of not less than five (5) feet.
Section 4: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict herewith, be and the same are hereby repealed.
Section 5: This ordinance shall take effect ninety
(90) days following its adoption.
1973.
PASSED ON FIRST READING this 16th day of February ,
PASSED AND ADOPTED in special session assembled this
23rd day of M A R C H , 1973.
ATTEST.
Deputy Town Clerk
MAYOR
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