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ORDINANCE NO. 91/18
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN COMMISSION OF THE
TOWN OF GULF STREAM, PALM BEACH COUNTY,
FLORIDA, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 83-1 OF THE
TOWN OF GULF STREAM, AS AMENDED, THE OFFICIAL
ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN, SO AS TO PROVIDE
THAT WITHIN ALL ZONING DISTRICTS OF THE TOWN
THERE SHALL BE A MAXIMUM HEIGHT FOR THE FIRST
FLOOR FINISHED FLOOR ELEVATION WHICH SHALL NOT
EXCEED ONE FOOT ABOVE THE SEVEN FOOT MINIMUM
FINISHED FLOOR ELEVATION EXCEPT WHERE THE
EXISTING GRADE IS HIGHER THAN PLUS 8 FEET IN
WHICH INSTANCE THE MAXIMUM FIRST FLOOR
ELEVATION SHALL NOT EXCEED THE AVERAGE
ELEVATION OF THE EXISTING GRADE AT THE
LOCATION OF THE STRUCTURE; 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. Ordinance No. 83-1, as amended, the Official
Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Gulf Stream, is hereby amended at
Section IV, "Definitions", number 73, "Floor", so as to amend said
definition to read as follows:
1173 Floor. The top surface of an enclosed area in a
building (including basement), i.e., top of slab in
concrete slab construction, or top of wood flooring in
wood frame construction. The maximum height of the first
floor finished floor elevation shall not exceed one foot
above the seven foot minimum finished floor elevation
except where the exiting grade is higher than plus eight
feet, in which case the maximum first floor elevation
shall not exceed the average elevation of the existing
grade at the location of the structure."
Section 2. Ordinance No. 83-1, as amended, is amended at
Section VII, "RS Residential Single Family District", to include an
additional regulation to read as follows:
"Finished Floor Elevation. The maximum first floor
finished floor elevation for any structure shall not
exceed one foot above the plus seven foot minimum
finished floor elevation, except where the existing grade
is higher than plus eight feet, in which case the maximum
first floor elevation shall not exceed the average
elevation of the exiting grade at the location of the
structure."
Section 3. Ordinance No. 83-1, as amended, is amended at
Section VIII, "RM Multiple Family Residential District", to include
an additional regulation to read as follows:
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"Finished Floor Elevation. The maximum first floor
finished floor elevation for any structure shall not
exceed one foot above the plus seven foot minimum
finished floor elevation, except where the existing grade
is higher than plus eight feet, in which case the maximum
first floor elevation shall not exceed the average
elevation of the exiting grade at the location of the
structure."
Section 4. Ordinance No. 83-1, as amended, is amended at
Section IX, "OR Outdoor Recreational District", to include an
additional regulation to read as follows:
"Finished Floor Elevation. The maximum first floor
finished floor elevation for any structure shall not
exceed one foot above the plus seven foot minimum
finished floor elevation, except where the existing grade
is higher than plus eight feet, in which case the maximum
first floor elevation shall not exceed the average
elevation of the exiting grade at the location of the
structure."
Section 5. 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 be given
effect without the invalid provisions or applications, and to this
end the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby declared severable.
Section 6. 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 7. Codification.
This Ordinance shall be codified and made a part of the
official Code of Ordinances of the Town of Gulf Stream.
Section 8. 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 day of
final reading on this
MAYOR
day of
2
, 1991, and for a second and
1991.
ATTEST:
TOWN COMMISSION
TOWN CLERK
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