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ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA

CHAPTER III - ZONING DISTRICTS

3.00.00. - ZONING DISTRICTS

3.00.01. - Zoning Districts Established.

In order to carry out the goals and policies of the St. Lucie County Comprehensive Plan and the purposes of this Code, the following zoning districts are hereby created:

A. AG-1

Agricultural - 1

R. CO

Commercial, Office

B. AG-2.5

Agricultural - 2.5

S. CG

Commercial, General

C. AG-5

Agricultural - 5

T. IL

Industrial, Light

D. R/C

Residential/Conservation

U. IH

Industrial, Heavy

E. AR-1

Agricultural, Residential - 1

V. IX

Industrial, Extraction

F. RE-1

Residential, Estate - 1

W. U

Utilities

G. RE-2

Residential, Estate - 2

X. I

Institutional

H. RS-2 Residential, Single-Family - 2

Y. RF

Religious Facilities

I. RS-3 Residential, Single-Family - 3

Z. RVP

Recreational Vehicle Park

J. RS-4 Residential, Single-Family - 4 AA. HIRD Hutchinson Island ResidentialDistrict

K. RMH-5 Residential, Mobile Home - 5 BB. PUD

Planned Unit Development

L. RM-5 Residential, Multiple-Family - 5 CC. PNRD Planned Non-ResidentialDevelopment

M. RM-7 Residential, Multiple-Family - 7 DD. PMUD Planned Mixed Use Development

N. RM-9 Residential, Multiple-Family - 9 EE. PTV

Planned Town or Village

O. RM-11 Residential, Multiple-Family - 11 FF. PCS

Planned Country Subdivision

P. RM-15 Residential, Multiple-Family - 15 GG. PRW

Planned Retail/Workplace

Q. CN

Commercial, Neighborhood

HH. CPUB

Conservation Public

(Ord. No. 04-003, 12-7-2004; Ord. No. 06-017, Pt. A, 5-30-2006)

3.01.00. - ZONING DISTRICT USE REGULATIONS

3.01.01. - Generally.

A. Permitted Uses. No structure or land in the unincorporated area of St. Lucie County shall hereafter be constructed, built, moved, remodeled, reconstructed, used, or occupied except in accordance with the requirements of the zoning district in which the structure or land is located, unless it is a nonconformity under the provisions of Section 10.00.02 of this Code.

B. Conditional Uses. No structure or land shall be constructed, built, remodeled, reconstructed, used, or occupied as a conditional use under this Code except as approved under the procedures and requirements of Section 11.07.00, and the standards of Section 11.07.03.

C. Accessory Uses and Structures. Accessory structures and uses are permitted in any zoning district in connection with any principal lawfully existing permitted use within such district, or in connection with any existing conditional use within such district, subject to the requirements of Section 11.07.00, provided that all accessory structures or uses shall meet the requirements for the zoning district in which the structure or use is located, as provided in Section 3.01.01, and all other requirements of this Section.

D. Public Services and Facilities. The intent of this Section is to address infrastructure improvements that provide essential or important public services that by their nature may be required throughout unincorporated St. Lucie County.

1. Transportation and Utility Rights-of-Way. Transportation and utility rights-of-way, except for those utility rights-of-way subject to review and approval under F.S. Ch. 403, Part II, and the linear portion of transportation facilities, e.g., pipes, poles lines, wires, cables, conduits, pavement rails, drainage and other similar equipment and accessories in connection herewith, shall be permitted in all zoning districts and shall comply, as applicable, with the resource protection and development standards for vegetation protection, protection of environmentally sensitive lands, protection of

habitat for endangered and threatened species, flood damage prevention and stormwater management.

Prior to any local certification of consistency for those utility rights-of-way subject to review and approval under F.S. Ch. 403, Part II, a conditional use review, in accordance with the provisions of Section 11.07.03, shall be required.

2. Essential Utility Service Facilities. Essential Utility Service Facilities that support the operation and function of a utility service provider shall be permitted in all zoning districts, subject to compliance with the provisions of this Section. For purposes of this Section, the term "service provider" shall mean a public entity; a Florida Public Service Commission certificated utility entity, a non-regulated utility entity such as a cable television service provider, or a public or a quasi-public entity, such as a community development district or drainage district.

a. Essential Utility Service Facilities parcels shall be exempt from the lot width, lot size and road frontage requirements, but all improvements on a parcel or parcels shall meet the maximum height requirements and all buildings and structures shall also meet the setback requirements of the zoning district in which they are located. The improvements shall comply with all resource protection and development standards for vegetation protection, protection of environmentally sensitive lands, protection of habitat for endangered and threatened species, flood damage prevention and stormwater management. In addition, above ground mechanical improvements located outside the right-of-way and adjacent to residentially zoned property and road rights-of-way shall be screened by landscaping with the type and location of the improvement and landscape treatments to be determined at the time of permitting.

b. Essential Utility Service Facilities involving buildings or structures that shield the infrastructure for aesthetic purposes or that provide storage incidental to the Essential Utility Service shall be permitted upon a demonstration of compliance with all applicable sections of this Code, and the provisions below:

1) The cumulative area of the Essential Utility Service Facilities building or structure shall not exceed 300 square feet. Essential Utility Service Facilities involving buildings or structures with a cumulative total area larger than 300 square feet, or not compliant with this Section, shall only be permitted within a zoning district when specifically listed as a permitted, conditional or accessory use.

2) The Essential Utility Service Facilities building or structure shall comply with all applicable building codes, resource protection and development design standards, including landscaping and screening requirements. Where necessary, the Planning and Development Services Director may approve alternative plans for security purposes or to ensure compatibility with the surrounding zoning district and existing uses.

3) Within residentially zoned areas, Essential Utility Service Facilities buildings or structures shall require approval by the Planning and Development Services Director. The Director shall deny any building or structure that would likely create an adverse impact on neighboring properties.

c. Essential Utility Service Facilities, as defined in this Code, existing as of May 1, 2012 shall be considered permitted uses in the zoning district in which they are

located and allowed to continue in compliance with this Code and any applicable conditions of approval.

3. Public services and facilities not meeting the provisions for Transportation and Utility Rights-of-way or Essential Utility Service Facilities, including but not limited to those involving distribution substations, generation plants, treatment plants, or stormwater pumping stations shall be permitted within zoning districts only when listed as a permitted or conditional use. Where an Essential Utility Service Facilities improvement is specifically addressed in another section of this Code, and conflicts with this Section, the most restrictive requirements shall apply.

In the event any of the provisions of this Section prohibit the installation of an emergency improvement or a utility improvement required by an environmental regulatory agency, the Planning and Development Services Director may grant a waiver of the provisions of this Section upon determination that strict application would result in a threat to public health, safety or welfare. ;hn0 (Ord. No. 12-009, Pt. A, 4-17-2012)

3.01.02. - Administrative Use Regulations for Permitted and Conditional Uses.

A. For the purposes of clarifying and detailing the intent and purpose of the uses of the Zoning Districts in ?? 3.01.03(A) through 3.01.03(HH), the Planning and Development Services Director shall utilize the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Manual (1987 ed.), prepared by the Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget.

B. Whenever a use is not specifically listed in Sections 3.01.03(A) through 3.01.03(HH) the Planning and Development Services Director shall make a determination as to whether the proposed use is of the same general type as identified in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual (1987 ed.), prepared by the Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget. When a proposed use is listed in another Section, the Director may make a determination whether the use may also be appropriate in another district based upon an analysis of compatibility. The analysis of compatibility shall include, but not necessarily be limited to: traffic circulation, parking, noise, odor, hours of operation, buffers, stormwater run-off, or other determinations of impacts on nearby residences, uses or districts. Should the Director determine a proposed use is compatible in another district, future similar use proposals in the same district will have a presumption of compatibility.

(Ord. No. 12-003, Pt. B, 5-15-2012)

T. IL INDUSTRIAL, LIGHT.

1. Purpose. The purpose of this district is to provide and protect an environment suitable for light manufacturing, wholesale, and warehousing activities that do not impose undesirable noise, vibration, odor, dust, or other offensive effects on the surrounding are, together with such other uses as may be necessary to and compatible with light industrial surroundings. The number in "( )" following each identified use corresponds to the SIC Code reference described in Section 3.01.02(B). The number 999 applies to a use not defined under the SIC Code but may be further defined in Section 2.00.00 of this Code.

2. Permitted Uses:

a. Business services. (73)

b. Communications - including telecommunication towers - subject to the standards of Section 7.10.23. (48)

c. Construction services: (1) Building construction - general contractors. (15) (2) Other construction - general contractors. (16) (3) Construction - special trade contractors. (17)

d. Engineering, architectural and surveying services. (871) e. Commercial fishing. (091) f. Laundry, cleaning and garment services. (721) g. Local and suburban transit. (41) h. Manufacturing:

(1) Food and kindred products. (20) (2) Tobacco products. (21) (3) Textile mill products. (22) (4) Apparel and other finished products. (23) (5) Furniture and fixtures. (25) (6) Printing, publishing and allied industries. (27) (7) Drugs. (283) (8) Leather and leather products. (31) (9) Glass:

(a) Flat glass. (321) (b) Glass and glassware - pressed or blown. (322) (c) Glass products - made of purchased glass. (323) (10) Fabricated metal prod. - except machinery and transport. equip.: (a) Metal cans and shipping containers. (341) (b) Cutlery, handtools and general hardware. (342) (c) Heating equipment, except electric and warm air, and plumbing fixtures.

(343) (d) Fabricated structural metal products. (344) (e) Coating, engraving and allied services. (347) (f) Miscellaneous fabricated metal products:

(1) Wire products. (3495) (2) Misc. fabricated wire products. (3496) (3) Metal foil and leaf. (3497) (4) Fabricated metal products - NEC. (3499) (11) Industrial/commercial machinery and computer equipment: (a) Metalworking machinery and equipment. (354)

(b) Special industry machinery, except metalworking machinery. (355) (c) General industrial machinery and equipment. (356) (d) Computers and office equipment. (357) (12) Electronic and other electrical equipment and components, except computer equipment: (a) Household appliances. (363) (b) Electric lighting and wiring equipment. (364) (c) Household audio and video equipment. (365) (d) Communications equipment. (366) (e) Electronic components and accessories. (367) (f) Misc. electrical machinery equipment and supplies. (369) (13) Measuring, analyzing and controlling instruments. (38) (14) Photographic, medical and optical goods. (38) (15) Watches and clocks. (38) (16) Misc. manufacturing industries: (a) Jewelry, silverware, and platedware. (391) (b) Musical instruments and parts. (393) (c) Dolls, toys, games and sporting goods. (394) (d) Pens, pencils, and other office and artists' materials. (395) (e) Costume jewelry, costume novelties, and notions. (396) (f) Brooms and brushes. (3991) (g) Signs and advertising displays. (3993) (h) Morticians goods. (3995) (i) Manufacturing industries, NEC. (3999) (17) Plastic products - fabrication, molding, cutting, extrusion, and injection processing. (308) i. Marinas. (4493) j. Millwork and structural wood members. (243) k. Motion pictures. (78) l. Motor freight transportation and warehousing. (42) m. Repair services: (1) Automotive and automotive parking. (75) (2) Electrical. (762) (3) Watch, clock and jewelry repair. (763) (4) Reupholstery and furniture repair. (764)

(5) Misc. repairs and services. (769) n. Retail trade:

(1) Lumber and other building materials. (521) (2) Paint, glass and wallpaper. (523) (3) Hardware. (525) (4) Nurseries, lawn and garden supplies. (526) (5) Mobile home dealers. (527) (6) Automotive/boat/RV/motorcycle dealers. (55) (7) Gasoline service. (55) (8) Furniture and furnishings. (57) o. Research, development, and testing services. (873) p. Ship, boat building and repairing - less than forty-five (45) feet. (373) q. Sorting, grading and packaging services - citrus/vegetables. (0723) r. Vocational schools. (824) s. Wholesale trade - durable goods: (1) Motor vehicle and automotive equipment. (501) (2) Furniture and home furnishings.(502) (3) Lumber and other building materials. (503) (4) Professional and commercial equipment/supplies. (504) (5) Metals and minerals except petroleum. (505) (6) Electrical goods. (506) (7) Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies. (507) (8) Machinery, equipment, and supplies. (508) (9) Misc. durable goods:

(a) Sporting and recreational goods. (5091) (b) Toys and hobby goods. (5092) (c) Jewelry, watches, precious stones and metals. (5094) (d) Durable goods NEC. (5099) t. Wholesale trade - nondurable goods: (1) Paper and paper products. (511) (2) Drugs. (512) (3) Dry goods and apparel. (513) (4) Groceries and related products. (514) (5) Farm products - raw materials. (515) (6) Chemicals, and allied products. (516)

(7) Beer, wine, and distilled alcoholic beverages. (518) (8) Misc. nondurable goods:

(a) Farm supplies. (5191) (b) Books, periodicals and newspapers. (5192)

(c) Flowers, nursery stock and florists' supplies. (5193) (d) Tobacco/tobacco products. (5194) (e) Paints, varnishes and supplies. (5198)

(f) Nondurable goods, NEC. (5199) u. Mobile food vendors. (999)

v. Single-family detached dwelling units provided that the single-family dwelling unit is located on an existing lot or parcel or record, as further defined in this Code, that was existing on or before August 1, 1990. (999)

w. Kennels. Allowed as a permitted use only when the property is surrounded by industrial uses or zoning and is five hundred (500) feet or more from residential uses or zoning. All distance requirements shall be measured from the nearest point of the existing home or area of single-family zoning to the nearest point of the proposed kennel.

x. Landscape and horticultural services. (078) y. Personal services. (72)

3. Lot Size Requirements. Lot size requirements shall be in accordance with Section 7.04.00.

4. Dimensional Regulations. Dimensional requirements shall be in accordance with Section 7.04.00.

5. Offstreet Parking and Loading Requirements. Offstreet parking and loading requirements are subject to Section 7.06.00.

6. Landscaping Requirements. Landscaping requirements are subject to Section 7.09.00.

7. Conditional Uses: a. Airports, landing and takeoff fields - general aviation. (4581) b. Manufacturing:

(1) Cut stone and stone products. (328) (2) Motorcycles, bicycles, and parts. (375)

(3) Wood containers, wood buildings and mobile homes. (244/245) c. Ship, boat building and repairing (excluding ship or boat salvaging) - forty-five (45)

to one hundred fifty (150) feet. (373)

d. Wholesale: (1) Petroleum bulk stations and terminals.

e. Scrap and waste materials - subject to the provisions of Section 7.10.12.A.

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