HomeMy Public PortalAboutORD 91/22ORDINANCE NO. 91/22
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; PROVIDING FOR
SPECIFIC HEIGHTS; 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 VII, "RS Residential Single Family District" to include an
additional regulation to read as follows to become subsection H
thereunder with the subsequently lettered sections to be relettered
accordingly:
"H. Maximum Finished First Floor Elevation.
1. The maximum finished first floor elevation for
all undeveloped non -oceanfront lots located
within the Town shall be the greater of the
following:
A. +8.5 feet NGVD;
B. 1.5 feet above the crown of adjacent
roads; or
C. 0.5 feet above the average existing grade
of the buildable area of the lot.
2. For
non -oceanfront lots previously developed,
the
maximum finished first floor elevation
shall be the greater of the following:
A.
+8.5 feet NGVD;
B.
1.5 feet above the crown of adjacent
roads; or
C.
The elevation of the previous structure
or the average of elevations of adjacent
structures, whichever is less.
3. For lots fronting on the Atlantic Ocean, the
maximum finished first floor elevation shall
be the greater of the following:
A. 1.5 feet above the crown of adjacent
roads;
B. 0.5 feet above the average existing grade
of the buildable area of the lot;
C. 3.0 feet above the average crest of the
dune located on the parcel, if present;
or
D. +17.0 feet NGVD."
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Section 2. 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 to become subsection H
thereunder with the subsequently lettered sections to be relettered
accordingly:
"H. Maximum Finished First Floor Elevation.
1. The maximum finished first floor elevation for
all undeveloped non -oceanfront lots located
within the Town shall be the greater of the
following:
A. +8.5 feet NGVD;
B. 1.5 feet above the crown of adjacent
roads; or
C. 0.5 feet above the average existing grade
of the buildable area of the lot.
2. For
non -oceanfront lots previously developed,
the
maximum finished first floor elevation
shall be the greater of the following:
A.
+8.5 feet NGVD;
B.
1.5 feet above the crown of adjacent
roads; or
C.
The elevation of the previous structure
or the average of elevations of adjacent
structures, whichever is less.
3. For lots fronting on the Atlantic Ocean, the
maximum finished first floor elevation shall
be the greater of the following:
A. 1.5 feet above the crown of adjacent
roads;
B. 0.5 feet above the average existing grade
of the buildable area of the lot;
C. 3.0 feet above the average crest of the
dune located on the parcel, if present;
or
D. +17.0 feet NGVD."
Section 3. Ordinance No. 83-1, as amended, is amended at
Section IX, "OR Outdoor Recreational District", to include an
additional regulation to read as follows to become subsection H
thereunder with the subsequently lettered sections to be relettered
accordingly:
"H. Maximum Finished First Floor Elevation.
1. The maximum finished first floor elevation for
all undeveloped non -oceanfront lots located
within the Town shall be the greater of the
following:
A. +8.5 feet NGVD;
B. 1.5 feet above the crown of adjacent
roads; or
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C. 0.5 feet above the average existing grade
of the buildable area of the lot.
2. For
non -oceanfront lots previously developed,
the
maximum finished first floor elevation
shall be the greater of the following:
A.
+8.5 feet NGVD;
B.
1.5 feet above the crown of adjacent
roads; or
C.
The elevation of the previous structure
or the average of elevations of adjacent
structures, whichever is less.
3. For lots fronting on the Atlantic Ocean, the
maximum finished first floor elevation shall
be the greater of the following:
A. 1.5 feet above the crown of adjacent
roads;
B. 0.5 feet above the average existing grade
of the buildable area of the lot;
C. 3.0 feet above the average crest of the
dune located on the parcel, if present;
or
D. +17.0 feet NGVD."
Section 4. Compliance With Comprehensive Plan. The
amendments set forth herein are in compliance with the
Comprehensive Development Plan of the Town of Gulf Stream.
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.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED in a regular, adjourned session on first
reading this 7th
day of October
final reading on this 21st
MAYOR w(
ATTEST:
TOWN CLERK
JCR\13147-01\ELEVAT10.0RD
, 1991, and for a second and
day of October , 1991.
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