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Din 3. Bulkheads and Seawalls .................. 827
Div. 4. Docks and Piers ......................... 328
Db, S. Erosion Control Structures ............... 333
Art DI Marine Sanctuaries ......................... 383
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8. Emergency Management .................................
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said westerly right-of-way line being herein as-
sumed to be a line parallel to and 40 feet westerly
from the centerline of said road, and also being
parallel to and 7 feet westerly fiom the westerly
right-of-way line of said road, as per Plat of
Rivard Subdivision, as recorded in Plat Book 21,
page 12, and said point of begiraiing being 1145.6
feet northerly, measured along said right-of-way
line, from the South line of said Section 17; thence
westerly, at right angles to the preceding course,
128.06 feet, more or less, to a point in the westerly
line of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest
Quarter of said Section 17; thence northerly along
said westerly line, 54.15 feet, more or less, to a
point in a line parallel to, and 50 feet northerly
from, measured at right angles to, the South line
of the herein described parcel, thence easterly
along said parallel line, 107 feet more or less, to a
point in said westerly right-of-way line of State
Road ALA; thence southerly along said westerly
right-of-way line, 50 feet, more or less, to the
point of beginning.
PARCEL II: A parcel. of land in Section 17, Town-
ship 42 South, Range 43 East, more particularly
described as follows:
Beginning at a point in the westerly right-of-way
line of State Road AlA, formerly State Road 176,
said westerly right-of-way line being herein as-
sumed to be a line parallel to and 40 feet westerly
from the centerline of said road, and also being
parallel to, and 7 feet westerly from the westerly
right-of-way line of said road, Plat of Rivard
Subdivision, Plat Book 21, Page 12, and said point
of beginning being 1095.6 feet northerly, inea-
sured along said right-of-way line, from the South
line of said Section 17, then northerly along said
westerly right-of-way line 50 feet; then westerly
at right angles to the preceding course, 128.06
feet, more or less, to a point in the westerly line of
the Southeast Quarter of Southwest Quarter of
said Section 17; then southerly along said west-
erly line, 53.96 feet, -more or less to a point in a
line parallel to, and 50 feet southerly from, mea-
sured at right angles to, the north line of the
herein described parcel, thence easterly along
said parallel line 144 feet, more or less, to a point
of beginning.
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Subject to restrictions, reservations, easements
and covenants of record, if any, to the extent that
same are valid and enforceable.
Lots 43, 44, 45 and 46, KELSEY ACRES, PLAT
NO. 2 (LESS AND EXCEPT that land taken or
conveyed to the Department of Transportation for
Highway Purposes as shown on Road Plat Book 4,
page 22 and as appear in instruments recorded in
Official Record Book 3538, page 1834 and in
Official Record Book 3543, page 332), according to
the plat thereof on file in the Office of the Clerk of
the Circuit court in and for Palm Beach County,
Florida, as in Plat Book 24, page 47.
Lot 47, KELSEYACRES # 2, according to the Plat
thereof on file in the Office of the Clerk of the
Circuit Court in and for Palm Beach County,
Florida, recorded in Plat Book 24, Page 47, less
and except the following described property con-
veyed to the State of Florida by instrument re-
corded at Official Record Book 3697, Page 355 of
Official Records of Palm Beach County, Florida:
Commence at the Northwest corner of said Lot 47,
thence South 38'22'23" West along the Westerly
line of said Lot 47, a distance of 68.64 feet to the
POINT OF BEGINNING; thence continue South
38022'23" West along said Westerly line a distance
of 29.69 feet to a point on a curve concave South-
westerly having a tangent bearing of South
36'18'02" East through said point; thence south-
easterly along said curve having a radius of
5769.58 feet, through an angle of 01'27'35" an are
distance of 146.99 feet to the Southeast corner of
said Lot 47; thence North 50046'22" East along
the Easterly line of said Lot 47 a distance of 25.83
feet to a point on a curve concave Southwesterly
and having a tangent bearing of North 33'50'47"
West through said point; thence Northwesterly
along said curve having a radius of 6305.45 feet
through an angle of 01'23'44" an arc distance of
153.58 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING.
A parcel of land in the southwest quarter of
Section 17, Township 42 South, Range 43 East,
Palm Beach County, more particularly described
as follows:
Beginning at the intersection of the easterly right-
of-way line of the Florida East Coast Railroad and
the westerly extension of the southerly right-of-
way line of Richard Road as said right-of-way is
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shown on the plat of Kelsey Acres recorded in Plat
Book 22, Page 16, Public Records of Palm Beach
County, Florida; thence southerly along the east-
erly -tight-of-way line of the F.E.C. Railroad a
distance of 530.00 feet; thence easterly making an
angle with the preceding course measured from
North to East of 85'00'20", a distance of 271.47
feet, more or less, to the westerly right-of-way line
of State Road A-1-A, said right-of-way line being
also the are of a curve concave to the Southwest
and having a radius of 5689.58 feet; thence north-
westerly, along the arc of said curve and the
westerly right-of-way line of state road A -1 -A,
through an angle of 4'14'13" a distance of 430.73
feet to the said westerly extension of the south-
erly right-of-way line of Richard Road; thence
westerly along said westerly extension a distance
of 232.47 feet to the point of beginning. Less
additional right-of-way acquired by the depart-
ment of transportation in that order of taking
recorded in Official Record Book 3666, Page 141.
Exhibit "N'
LEGAL DECRIPTION
Parcel I
That portion of the Southwest 1/4 of the South-
west 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4; and that portion of
the Northwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of the
Southwest 1/4, less the south 10.0 feet thereof, of
Section 17, Township 42 South, Range 43 East,
lying between the Florida East Coast Railroad
right of way on the east and a County Road, 40
feet wide, (Old Dixie Highway) on the west, in
Palm Beach County, Florida; and being more
particularly described as follows:
Beginning at a point where the Westerly right of
way line of the Florida East Coast Railroad inter-
sects the West line of Section 17, Township 42
South, Range 43 East; said point being 382.05
Feet North of the West Quarter Corner of said
Section 17; run thence along the following num-
bered courses:
1. Along the West line of Section 17, S.
1*34'38"W. 45.62 Feet; Thence
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3. S. 31052'20"E. 478.43 Feet; Thence
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4, S. 14056'36"E. 443.52 Feet to the North
line of a public right of way 20.0 feet wide,
known as Richard Road; Thence
5. Along said North Right of Way line S.
88017'20"E, 85M Feet to the West Right
of Way line of the Florida East Coast
Railroad; Thence
6. Along said West Right of Way line N.
20054'37" W. 368.10 Feet to the beginning
of a curve to the left, having a radius of
1859.96 Feet; Thence
7. Along the are of said curve 604.77 Feet,
through a central angle of 18037'48" to the
Point of Tangent; Thence
8. Along the Tangent N. 3932'25"W 250.45
Feet to the Point of Beginning.
Parcel Control Number: 00-43-42-17-00-00 -000-
3030
Parcel 2
The part of the Southwest 1/4 of the Northwest
1/4 lying west of Old Dixie Highway, LESS the
South 110 feet of Section 17, Township 42 South,
Range 43 East, Palm Beach County, Florida.
Also described as:
ALL that part of the Northwest one-quarter of
Section Seventeen, Township Forty-two South,
Range Forty-three east, lying south and west of
the Old Dixie Highway, as originally constructed,
along the west side of the Florida East Coast
Railroad, except the south one hundred and ten
feet thereof, which is reserved to the grantors
herein.
Parcel Control Number: 00-43-42-17-00-000-3100
Parcel 3
The Southwest Quarter (SE 1/4) of the Northeast
Quarter (NE 1/4) of Section 18, Township 42
South, Range 43 East, Palm Beach County, Flor-
ida, lying west of Old Dixie Highway and South-
east of Canal C-17, less the south 150 feet thereof
and less parcel described in Official Record Book
712, Page 163 and Official Record Book 4503,
Page 1421, both of the Public Records of Palm
Beach County, Florida.
Parcel Control Number: 00-43-42-17-00-000-1030
CHARTER
Parcel 4
A parcel of land in the Northeast quarter (NE 1/4)
of Section 18, Township 42 South, Range 43 East,
Palm. Beach County, Florida. Being more partic-
ularly described as follows:
Commencing at the Southeast corner of said North-
east quarter (NE 1/4) of Section 18; thence North
01'34'38" East along the East line of said North-
east quarter (NE 1/4) a distance of 150.24 feet;
thence North 88'25'22" West departing said east
line a distance of 150.23 feet to the Point of
Beginning of the hereinafter described parcel of
land; thence North 88'25'22" West of distance of
295.23 feet to a point on the Southeasterly right-
of-way line of the C-17 canal as shown on South
Florida Water Management District Right -of -Way
Map No. C-17-13 Sheet 5 of 6. Said point being on
a curve concave to the Southeast with a radius of
onn.nn X.- ' and a radiialbear`- at this point of
OW VV iuell U U.La Dearing a6
South 42*56'51" East; thence Northeasterly along
the are of said curve and said right-of-way line
through a central angle of 19'43'52" a distance of
275.50 feet; thence South 22'34'12" East depart-
ing said right-of-way line a distance of 170.46 feet
to the Point of Beginning.
Together with a 20 foot wide ingress and egress
easement being more particularly described as
follows:
Commencing at the Southeast corner of said North-
east quarter (NE 1/4) of said Section 18; thence
North 01'34`38" East along the East line of said
Northeast quarter (NE 1/4) a distance of 150.24
feet; thence North 88'25'22" West departing said
East line a distance of 150.23 feet to a point on the
easterly line of the above described parcel of land;
thence North 22'34'12" West along said Easterly
line a distance of 170.46 feet to the Point of
Beginning of the hereinafter described easement;
thence continue North 22'34'12" West of distance
of 20.00 feet to a point on the said Southeasterly
right-of-way line of the C-17 Canal said point
being on a curve concave to the Southeast with a
radius 800.00 feet and a central angle of 3*40'57";
thence Northeasterly along the arc of said curve
and said right-of-way line a distance of 51.42 feet
to a point of tangency; thence North 70*27'58"
East of distance of 108.89 feet to a point in the
westerly right-of-way line of Old Dixie Highway
Supp. No. 49 10.3
§1
according to the minutes of the Board of County
Commissioners of February 6, 1917, Page 107;
thence South 39'34'33" East along said right-of-
way line a distance of 21.29 feet; thence South
70'27'58" West departing said right-of-way line a
distance of 116.19 feet to a point of curve concave
to the Southeast having a radius of 780.00 feet
and a central angle of 3'41'57"; thence Southwest-
erly along the are of said curve a distance of 50.36
feet to the Point of Beginning.
Parcel Control Number: 00-43-42-18-00-000-1050
Parcel 5
Parcel No. One: Froin the Southeast corner of the
Southeast 1/4 of the North 1/4 of Section 18,
Township 42 South, Range 43 East, run North
88'26'55" West along the South line of the South-
east 1/4 of the Northeast 1/4 of said Section 18, a
distance of 210 feet to the Southwest comer of the
parcel conveyed to Vernon G. Luckey, et ux, by
deed recorded in Official Record Book 2003, Page
1841, being the Point of Beginning: thence North-
erly and along the western line of said parcel
conveyed to Vernon G. Luckey, et ux, a distance of
149.97 feet; thence North 88'28'50" West, a dis-
tance of 93.0 feet; thence Southerly, parallel with
the West line of said parcel conveyed to Vernon G.
Luckey, et ux, a distance of 149.92 feet to the
intersection with the South line of said Southeast
1/4 of the Northeast 1/4 of said Section 18; thence
easterly along said south line a distance of 93.0
feet to the Point of Beginning.
Parcel No. Two: From the Southeast corner of the
Southeast 1/4 of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 18,
Township 42 South, Range 43 East, run North
38'26'65" West along the South line of the South-
east 114 of the Northeast 1/4 of said Section 18, a
distance of 303.0 feet to the Point of Beginning,
thence Northerly and parallel with the western
line of the parcel conveyed to Vernon G. Luckey, et
ux, by deed recorded in Official Record Book 2003,
Page 1841, a distance of 149.92 feet; thence North
88*28'50" West, a distance of 142.01 feet to a point
on the Southerly right-of-way of Canal C -17 of the
Central and Southern Florida Flood Control Dis-
trict as described in Deed Book 1075, Page 360;
thence Southwesterly along the are of a curve
concave to the Southeast, having a radius of 800.0
feet a distance of 19232 feet (chord 191.96) to the
§1
NORTH PALM BEACH CODE
intersection of said curve with the South line of
said Southeast 1/4 of the Northeast 1/4 of said
Section 18; thence Easterly along said South line
a distance of 262.28 feet to the Point of Beginning,
PARCEL ONE & TWO being subject to and to-
gether with rights of ingress and egress over and
across the following described easements
Together with the following easements for ingress
and egress:
1. Right of way and easement over the North
30 feet of the East 256.55 feet of the
parcel of land described in Deed recorded
in Official Record Book 2003, Page 1841.
2. Easement for access over the North 20
feet of the South 170 feet of the East 150
feet of the Southeast 1/4 of the Northeast
1/4 of Section 18, Township 42 South,
Range 43 East.
3. Easement for access over the following
described parcel:
Commencing at the Southeast corner of the South-
east 1/4 of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 18, Town-
ship 42 South, Range 43 East; thence North along
the East line of said Section a distance of 170 feet;
thence West along the North line of a 20 foot
easement a distance of 150 feet to the Point of
Beginning; thence West on a westerly projection
of the last described line, a distance of 15 feet
more or less to the east line of the parcel of land
conveyed to Hykel N. Sarkes, et ux, by deed
recorded in Deed Book 1090, Page 450; thence
Southeasterly along the east line of said Sarkes
parcel a distance of 25 feet, more or less to the
Southwest corner of said 20 foot easement; thence
North along the West line of said 20 foot easement
a distance of 20 feet to the Point of Beginning.
4. Easement for access over the following
described parcel:
Commencing at the Southeast corner of the South-
east 1/4 of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 18, Town-
ship 42 South, Range 43 East, thence north along
the East line of said Section a distance of 150 feet
to the South line of a 20 foot easement; thence
West along the south line of a 20 foot easement a
distance of 150 feet to the Point of Beginning, said
point being the Southeast corner of the parcel of
Supp. No. 49 10.4
land conveyed to Hykel N. Sarkes, et ux, by deed
recorded in Deed Book 1090, Page 453; thence
West along the South line of said Sarkes parcel a
distance of 20 feet, thence North, parallel to the
East line of said Section 18, a distance of 20 feet;
thence East 18 feet more or less to the East line of
said Sarkes parcel; thence Southeasterly along
said East line of the Sarkes parcel to the Point of
Beginning.
5. An easement for access described as fol-
lows:
From the Southeast corner of the Southeast 1/4 of
the Northeast 1/4 of Section 18, Township 42
South, Range 43 East, run thence North 1'35'20"
East along the East line of said Section 18 a
distance of 170 feet to the Point of Beginning;
thence continue Northerly on the same course to a
point in the Southwesterly right of way line of the
Old Dixie Highway; thence run Northwesterly
along said Southwesterly right of way line to a
point which is 20 feet West of measured at right
angles to, the East line of said Section 18; thence
run South, parallel to the East line of said Section
18, to a point 170 feet North of the South line of
the Southeast 1/4 of the Northeast 1/4 of said
Section 18, thence run east 20 feet to the Point of
Beginning.
PARCEL ONE AND PARCEL TWO ARE ALSO
KNOWN AS THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED
PROPERTY
A Parcel of land in Section 18, Township 42 South,
T1
Range 43, East, more particularly described as
follows:
From the Southeast corner of the Southeast 1/4 of
the Northeast 1/4 of Section 18, Township 42
South, Range 43 East, continue Westerly along
the south line of the Southeast 1/4 of the North-
east 1/4 (a/k/a 1/4 Section Line) North 88'39'20"
West, 210.00 feet to the Point of Beginning of said
parcel; (Point of Beginning); thence North 88'39'20"
West, 356.50 feet to the Southeasterly right of
way of the C-17 canal; thence North 40*21'04"
East, 192.82 feet along the chord of a curve and
the Southeasterly right of way of the C-17 Canal,
having a radius of 800 feet, a length of 193.29 feet,
and a delta angle of 13*50'36" to the Northwest
corner of said parcel; thence South 88'41'14"
CHARTER
East, 235.23 feet along the North line of said
parcel; thence South 01'22'56" West, 149.97 (feet)
to the Point of Beginning of said parcel.
Parcel Control Number: 00-43-42-18-00-000-1060
Parcel 6
The following property in PALM BEACH County,
Florida:
A parcel of land in the Southeast quarter (SE 114)
of the Northeast quarter ME 1/4) of Section 18,
Township 42 South, Range 43 East, Palm Beach
County, Florida, described as follows:
From the Southeast corner of the Southeast quar-
ter (SE 1/4) of the Northeast quarter (NE 1/4) of
Section 18, Township 42 South, Range 43 East.
Run North 88'26'55" West along the South line of
said Southeast quarter (SE 1/4) of the Northeast
quarter (NE 1/4) of Section 18, a distance of 150
feet to the Point of Beginning; thence North
1*35'20" East parallel to the East line of Section
18, a distance of 150 feet; thence North 88'28'50"
West a distance of 60 feet to a point: thence
Southerly, parallel to the east line of Section 18, a
distance of 150.04 feet to a point; thence Easterly
along the South line of the said Southeast quarter
(SE 1/4) of the Northeast quarter (NE 114) of
Section 18, a distance of 60 feet to the Point of
Beginning. Also an easement far access over the
North 20 feet of the South 170 feet of the East 150
feet of the said Southeast quarter (SE 1/4) of the
Northeast quarter (NE 1/4) of Section 18; also an
easement for access as described in Deed Book
1117, Pages 281 and 284. Public Records of Palm
Beach County, Florida.
Parcel Control Number: 00-43-42-18-00-000-1200
Parcel 7
Beginning at the Southeast corner of the South-
east 114 of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 18, Town-
ship 42 South, Range 43 East, as a Point of
Beginning; thence North along the Easterly sec-
tion line a distance of 150 feet; thence Westerly
parallel to the Southerly boundary of this section
line a distance of 150 feet; thence Southerly
parallel to the Eastern section line a distance of
150 feet; thence easterly to the Point of Begin-
ning.
Supp. No. 49 10.5
§s
Parcel Control Number: 00-43-42-18-00-000-1040
(Laws of Fla., Ch. 73-564, § 1; Ord. No. 03-95,
2-9-95; Ord. No. 24-96, 7-11-96; Ord. No. 33-96,
8-22-96; Ord. No. 20-99, § 1, 5-27-99; Ord. No.
16-2002, § 1, 5-23-02; Ord. No. 27-2002, § 1,
9-26-02; 03-2003, § 1, 2-13-03; Ord. No. 10-2004,
§§ l(Exh. A), 7-8-04; Ord. No. 33-2004, § I(Exh.
A), 12-9-04; Ord. No. 2007-04, § 2, 3-8-07; Ord.
No. 2007-05, § 2,3-8-07; Ord. No. 2008-10, § 2(Exh.
A), 9-11-08; Ord. No. 2010-18, § 2(Exh. A), 10 -28-
10)
ARTICLE 111. LEGISLATIVE
Section 1. Village council; powers and com-
position.
There shall be a village council with all legis-
lative powers of the village vested therein consist-
ing of five (5)'members who shall be electors of the
village, who shall be elected by the electors of the
village.
(Ord. No. 1-76, § 1, 2-19-76)
Section 2. Election and terms.
On the second Tuesday in March of each year a
general election shall be held to elect members of
the village council. The selection of members of
the village council shall be by groups to be known
as Groups 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. The councilmen in
Groups 1, 3 and 5 shall be elected in the even
years and councilmen in Groups 2 and 4 shall be
elected in the odd years. The term of office of a
c n- 11 in nd I M � _n n Sli _n 1 ll c o M. in eD. C e u, 1„s s e 1 e c ti -_ n _- n d
qualification and shall continue for two (2) years
thereafter and until his successor is elected and
qualified; provided, however, that the terms of
office of those councilmen whose terms expire in
March of 1981 and March of 1982 shall be short-
ened by a period of one week.
(Ord. No. 1-76, § 1, 2-19-76; Ord. No. 29-80, § 1,
10-9-80)
Section 3. Mayor.
The council shall elect from among its mem-
bers a mayor, a vice mayor, and a president pro
tem to serve at the pleasure of the council. Elec-
tion of the mayor, vice mayor and president pro
tem shall be done annually at the first (1st)
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regular council meeting after the village election.
The mayor shall preside at meetings of the coun-
cil shall be recognized as head of village govern-
ment for all ceremonial purposes, by the governor
for purposes of military law, for service of process,
execution of contracts, deeds and other docu-
ments, and as the village official- designated to
represent the village in all agreements with other
governmental entities or certifications to other
governmental entities, but shall have no admin-
istrative duties except as required to carry out the
responsibilities herein. The vice mayor shall act
as mayor during the absence or disability of the
mayor. The president pro tern shall preside at
council meetings in the absence of the mayor and
vice mayor.
The mayor shall have power, for sufficient
cause, to suspend any Village officer or official
appointed by the council. In case of the suspen-
sion of any such person, the mayor shall, within
fifteen (15) days thereafter, deliver to the village
clerk, or his deputy, a specification in writing of
the charges preferred to the officer suspended;
and it shall be the duty of said clerk to present
such charges to the council at its next meeting
following the receipt of such charges by him.
Thereafter the council shall proceed to hear and
determine the said charges after reasonable no-
tice of such hearing to the suspended officer, who
shall be given an opportunity to be heard with his
witnesses. If upon such hearing the charges pre-
ferred against such officer shall not be sustained
by the council, the officer shall be thereby imme-
diately restored to office unless the council shall
decide to terminate the services of such officer for
other cause, or without cause.
In the event that any village officer shall be
suspended by the mayor as herein provided, the
mayor shall have power to appoint some person or
some other officer of the Village temporarily to
perform the duties of the officer suspended, until
the charges against such suspended officer are
heard and determined by the council,
(Ord. No. 1-76, § 1, 2-19-76)
Section 4. Compensation and expenses.
The council may determine the annual salary
of council members by ordinance, but no ordi-
Supp. No. 49 10.6
nance increasing such salary shall become effec-
tive until the date of commencement of the terms
of the council members elected at the next regular
election, provided that such election follows the
adoption of such ordinance by at least six (6)
months.
(Ord. No. 1-76, § 1, 2-19-76)
Section 5. Vacancies; forfeiture of office; fill-
ing of vacancies.
(a) Vacancies. The office of a council member
shall become vacant upon his death, resignation,
removal from office in any manner authorized by
law or forfeit-Lire of his office, such forfeiture to be
declared by the remaining members of the coun-
cil.
(b) Forfeiture of office. A council member shall
forfeit his office if he lacks at any time during his
term of office any qualification for the office
prescribed by this charter or by law.
Chapter
Number
31481 (1956)
73-564
Ordinance
Number
29-80
11-86
03-95
24-96
33-96
20-99
16-2002
27-2002
31-2002
33-2002
34-2002
35-2002
36-2002
37-2002
38-2002
39-2002
40-2002
03-2003
10-2004
33-2004
2006-24
2007-04
2007-05
2008-10
2010-18
CHARTER COMPARATIVE TABLE
Section
Art, I
I
Date Section
To- 9-80
1
9-11-86
1
2- 9-96
4
7-11-96
1
8-22-96
1
5-27-99
1
6-23-02
1
9-26-02
1
12-12-02
1
12-12-02
1
12-12-02
1
12-12-02
2(Exh. A)
12-12-02
WE xh. A)
12-12-02
12-12-02
Added
Added
Added
Rpld
Added
Added
Added
Added
Added
Added
Disposition
Article/Section
II 1
Disposition
Article/Section
111 2
IIl 11
II 1
II 1
II 1
II 1
IT I
II 1
III 5(e)
III 9(a)
10
III 11(a)-40
111 12
TV 7
IV 7
IV 8
IV 9
IV 10
V 3
TV 7
II 1
II 1
II 1
III 12(note)
II 1
II 1
IT I
11 1
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2
3
4
12-12-02
1
12-12-02
1
2-13-03
1
7- 8-04
l(Exh. A)
12- 9-04
I(Exh. A)
IT- 9-06
3
1- 8-07
2
3- 8-07
2
9-11-08
2(Exh. A)
10-28-10
WE xh. A)
Added
Added
Added
Rpld
Added
Added
Added
Added
Added
Added
Disposition
Article/Section
II 1
Disposition
Article/Section
111 2
IIl 11
II 1
II 1
II 1
II 1
IT I
II 1
III 5(e)
III 9(a)
10
III 11(a)-40
111 12
TV 7
IV 7
IV 8
IV 9
IV 10
V 3
TV 7
II 1
II 1
II 1
III 12(note)
II 1
II 1
IT I
11 1
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Chapter 6
BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS*
Art. I.
In General, §§ 6- 1-6 -15
Art. 11.
Minimum Construction Standards, §§ 6- 16-6 -29
Art. III.
Appearance Code, §§ 6- 30--6 -71
Div. 1. Generally, §§ 6- 30 -6 -42
Div. 2. Reserved, §§ 6- 43 -6 -55
Div. 3. Certificate of Appropriateness, §§ 6- 56 --6 -71
Art. IV.
Reserved, §§ 6 -72 -6.109
Art. V.
Signs and Outdoor Displays, §§ 6- 110 ---6-149
Art. VI.
Energy Efficiency Building Code, § 6 -150
Art. V11.
Coastal Construction Code, §§ 6 -151 -6 -156
*Cross references— Construction requirements for waterway related structures, § 5 -49 et seq.; enforcement of Ch. 6 by code
enforcement board, § 2 -171 et seq.; bulkhead lines, Ch. 7; electricity, Ch. 11; fire prevention and protection, Ch. 12; flood damage
prevention, Ch. 12.5; housing, Ch. 15; permissible times for construction activity, § 19 -111; planning and development, Ch. 21;
streets, sidewalks and public places, Ch. 24; swimming pools, Ch. 25; use of rights -of -way for utilities, Ch. 28; appearance plan, App.
A; subdivision regulations, App. B; zoning regulations, App. C.
Supp. No. 23 38
BUILDING'S AND BUILDING REGULATIONS
ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL
See. 6-1. Construction on public land pro-
hibited.
It shall -be unlawful for any person to erect or
maintain, or to permit the erection or mainte-
nance of any structure of any kind, including a
wall upon, across, over or tinder any portion of
any publicly dedicated utility or drainage ease-
ment area in the village.
(Code 1970, § 6-1)
Sec. 6-2. Reserved.
Editor's note,--Ord. No. 05-2002, § 3, adopted Feb, 28,
2002, repealed § 6-2, in its entirety. Former § 6-2 pertained to
accessibility to buildings by handicapped person.,;; state law
adopted which was incorporated by reference and derived
from the Code 1970.
Sec. 6-3. Reserved.
Fclitor's note-Ord. No. 05-21002, § 4, adopted Feb. 28,
2002, repealed § 6-3, in its entirety. Former § 6-3 pertained to
fire district and deriver] from the Code 1970, § 16-23; and Ord.
No. 12-72, § 1.
See. 6-4. Reserved.
Editor's note-Pursuant to advice of the city, and at the
editor's discretion, Ord. No. 2-83, adopted Feb. 10. 1983,
codified as Ch. 12.5 of this Code, has been treated its super-
seding former § 6-4 relative to duties of the building official
concerning flood management building requirements. Such
derived from Ord. No. 7-77, § 1, adopted April 28, 1977
and Ord. No, 19-78, § 1, adopted July 27, 1978.
Sees. 6-5-6-15. Reserved.
ARTICLE 11. MINIMUM CONSTRUCTION
STANDARDS
See. 6-16. Authority.
This article is promulgated in accordance with
F.S. chapter 553.
(Ord, No. 4-90, § 1, 3-8-90; Ord. No. 05-2002, § 1,
2-'28-02)
Editor's note- The provisions of §§ 6-16 and 6-17 were
deleted as being superseded by the provisions of §§ L 2ofOrd.
No. 4-90, adopted Mar. 4, 1990, included herein as new §§ 6-16
and 6-17. The deleted provision.,,-, pvwtamed to the arloption of
the Standard Building Code, 1985 edition and the county
amendine
nts-md derived fr(jin Code 1970, 0 6-11 and 6 -12,
Supp. No. 33
383
and the following ordinances
§ 6-1,9
Ord. No.
Date
Section
7-72
2
16-72
1
10-75
7-10-75
1. 2
9-78
5-25-78
1,2
3-80
2-14-80
1
25 -80
In- 9-80
1, 2
17-82
9-23-82
1
12-83
8-25-83
1,
16-86
11-13-86
1, 2
See. 6-17. Codes adopted.
The 2004 edition of the Florida Building Code,,
including amendments to the administrative pro-
visions of the Florida Building Code adopted by
ordinance of the village council are bereby adopted
and incorporated herein as the minimum construe-
tion standards for the Village of North Palm
Beach, Florida. Department of community devel-
opment shall be substituted for building depart-
ment in the adopted code.
(Ord. No. 4-90, § 2, 3-8-90; Ord. No. 14-92 § 2,
9-10-92; Ord. No. 15-96, § 2, 4-25-96; Ord. No.
7-99, § 1, 1-28-99; Ord. No. 05-2002, § 2, 2-28-02;
Ord. No, 13-2002, § 1, 5-9-02; Ord. No. 25-2003,
§ 1. 9-25-03; Ord. No. 2006-24, § 2.C.1, 11-9-06;
Ord. No. 2007-03, § 2, 2-8-07)
Editcu-N note -The various codes adopted above in § 6-17,
and amendments thereto, are not. set out at length in this
Code but are on file and available for inspection in the offices
of the city
Note-Sce the editor's note following § 6-.16.
Cross reforences-Floridq Fire prevcutiou code adopted,
12-16- housinLy code ndooted. 4 15-1
See. 6-18. Reserved.
Editor's note-Former § 6-18, relative to aotendirteuts
and addition to the Standard Building Code, has been deleted
pursuant to the adoption of Ord. No. 15-96, enacted April 215,
1996, which adopted the 1994 editions of the various codes as
detailed in § 6 -17. The provisions of former § 6-18 derived from
Ord. No. 20-93, § 1, adopted Sept. 91 1993; and Ord. No. 21-93,
§ 1, adopted Sept. 9, 1993-
See. 6-19. Violations; penalty.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall vio-
late a provision of this article, or fail to comply
tberewitli, or with any of the requirements thereof,
shall be guilty of a tnisdenteanor. Each such
person shall be deemed guilty of a separate of-
§ 6-1.9
NOTUP11 PALM BEACT-1 COTE
fense for each and every day or portion thereof
during which any violation of any of the provi-
sions of this article is committed or continued
and, upon conviction of any such violation, such
person shall be punished by a fine of not less than
fifty dollars ($50-00) nor more than five hundred
dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment not exceed-
ing six (6) months, or by both such fine and
imprisonment.
(Ord. No. 25-80, § 3, 10-9-80; Ord. No. 12-83, § 3,
8-25-83)
Editor's note Ordinance No. 25-80, § 3, adopted Oct. 9,
1980, was nonainendatory of the Code; hence, its inclusion as
§ 6-19 was at the editor's discretion.
See. 6-20. Reserved,
Editor's note-Section 3 of Ord. No. 14-92, adopted Sept.
10, 1992, repealed former § 6-20, relative to ameiiiments to
the Standard Plumbing Code, wbieli derived from Ord- No.
20-91, § 1, adopted May 23, 7.991.
Sees. 6-21-6-29. Reserved.
ARTICLE III. APPEARANCE CODE*
DIVISION 1. GENERALLY
See. 6-30. Short title.
This article, including any regulation hereafter
adopted, shall hereafter be known, cited and
referred to as the "Appearance Code,"
(Code 1970, § 6-21)
See. 6-31. Definition.
The term "external. architectural feature" is
defined to mean the architectural style and gen-
oral arrangement of such portion of a building or
structure as is designed to be open to view from a
public street, place or way, or from adjoining
premises.
remises.
(Code 1970, § 6-39; Ord. No. 4-71, § 1; Ord. No.
2-72, § 1)
Cross reference - -Rules of construction and definitions
generally, § 1-2.
*Editor's note--Ordinance No, 6-77, § 5, enacted April 28,
1977, adopted §§ 6-30-6-36, 6-156-6-60, concerning the ap-
pearance code, as part of the comprehensive plan for the
village. Ord. No. 4-79, adopted March 8, 1979, removed the
appearance code from the comprehensive plan.
Cross references-Planning and development, Ch. 21;
appearance plan, App. A.
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Sec. 6-32. Intent and purposes.
This appearance code is adopted for the follow-
ing purposes:
(1) To promote the public health, safety, mor-
als, comfort and general welfare of the
citizens of the village.
(2) To enhance the values of property through-
out the village.
(3) To protect and to stabilize the general
appearance of buildings, structures, land-
scaping and open areas, in the multiple
dwelling, commercial and public zoning
districts of the village,
(4) To insure adequate light, air and privacy
for property in the multiple dwelling, com-
mercial and public zoning districts of the
village.
(5) To encourage and promote acceptability,
attractiveness, cohesiveness and compat-
ibility of new buildings, developments,
remodeling and additions so as to main-
tain and improve the established stan-
dards of property values within the mul-
tiple- dwelling, commercial and public
zoning districts of the village.
(Code 1970, § 6-22)
See. 6-33. Appearance plan.
The village hereby adopts by reference thereto
the appearance plan attached as exhibit A to
Ordinance No. 3-72 of the village. The appearance
plan is set forth at length in Appendix A of this
Code.
(Code 1970, § 6-40; Ord. No. 3-72, § 1)
See. 6-34. Reserved.
Editor's note- Ordinance No. 4-79, § 1, adopted March 8,
1979, amended Ord. No. 6-77, § 5, enacted April 28, 1977, to
repeal §§ 6-29-6-32 of the 1970 Code, of which §§ 6-30, 6-32
were codified as § 6-34 or this Code. Foriner § 6-34 pertained
to aniondinents of the appearance plan.
See. 6-35. Appeals and reviexv.
The applicant or any interested party may file
an appeal to the village council on any ruling by
I
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the planning commission made pursuant to this
article. An appeal shall be on forms provided by
the village. The appeal shall be filed or made
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within ten (10) days after decision of the planning
commission. Appeals shall set forth the alleged
inconsistency or nonconformity with procedures
or criteria set forth in this article or standards set
forth in or pursuant to this article. The village
council shall decide an appeal within thirty (30)
days of the filing of such appeal unless an exten-
sion of time is consented to by the applicant, and
such filing shall suspend any building permit is-
sued pursuant to the ruling of the planning com-
mission until the village council has decided the
appeal. The village council may review any deci-
sion of the planning commission and their dispo-
sition of the matter shall be final.
(Code 1970, § 6-37; Ord. No. 6-77, § 5, 4-28-77)
Sec. 6-36. Powers and duties of planning
commission concerning the ai)-
pearance code.
The planning commission shall have the fol-
lowing powers and duties:
(1) To hold public hearings on and make rec-
ommendations for amendments to the ap-
pearance plan,
(2) To consult with and cooperate with the plan-
ning and zoning advisory board, the beau-
tification committee and other village de-
partments, and any other municipal or
governmental bodies on matters affecting
the appearance of the village.
(3) To study exterior design drawings, land-
scape and site plans and materials for any
proposed public works or public improve-
ments and to make recommendations to the
council or village manager as to the archi-
tectural or aesthetic aspects thereof.
(4) To study and review preliminary and final
plats and make recommendations to the
planning and zoning advisory board and the
village council.
(5) To hold hearings, when required, on the
issuance of certificates of appropriateness
as provided in section 6-59, in connection
with questions pertaining to applications
for building permits and to issue or deny
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§ 6-56
such certificates pursuant to the provisions
of such section 6-59.
(Code 1970, § 6-28; Ord. No. 6-77, § 5, 4-28.77)
Editor's note—Section 6-48 has been redesignated as § 6-36
at the editor's discretion for purposes of classification.
Cross reference— Planning commission, § 21-11.
Sees. 6-37-6-42.
DIVISION 2. RESERVED*
Sees. 6-43-6-55. Reserved.
DIVISION 3. CERTIFICATE OF
APPROPRIATENESS
See. 6-56. Preliminary consideration.
The planning commission shall, at the written
request of a prospective applicant for a certificate
of appropriateness, give consideration to prelimi-
nary exterior drawings, sketches, landscape and
site plans and materials on a specific project be-
fore a formal application is filed, and shall pro-
vide such advice counsel, suggestions and recom-
mendations on matters pertaining to aesthetics
as they may deem necessary to guide such pro-
spective applicant in the development of a plan
which would comply with the requirements and
purposes of the appearance plan; except that the
planning commission shall act in an advisory ca-
pacity only, with regard to preliminary plans, and
shall provide consultation only on projects for
which preliminary drawings and materials are fur-
nished by such prospective applicant, and shall
not participate in the development of the basic
concept, plans or drawings. Upon finding the pre-
liminary exterior drawings, sketches, landscape
and site plans and materials are appropriate to,
or compatible with, the character of the imme-
diate neighborhood and will tend to effect the gen-
eral purposes of the appearance plan, the board
will issue a preliminary approval. Such approval
will be irrevocable, and makes the issuance of the
certificate of appropriateness mandatory upon ap-
plication, unless the final presentation does not
comply in all respects with the preliminary pre-
*Editor's note—Ordinance No. 6.77, § 5, adopted April 28,
1977, repealed 1970 Code H 6.23-6-27, which were Div. 2, H
6.43-6-47 of the 1978 Code, pertaining to the appearance
board. See also the editor's note for § 6-36.
§ 6.56
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sentation upon which the preliminary approval
was based.
(Code 1970, § 6-33; Ord. No. 6-77, § 5, 4-28-77)
See. 6-57. Final hearings.
Upon filing of an application for building permit
for a multifamily or commercial building, the
building inspector shall immediately transmit the
application to the [planning commission]. The fact
that an application for a certificate of appropri.
ateness has been filed shall not be cause for the
building inspector to delay the review of plans
relating to the building and zoning aspects of the
project, while the application is pending. The (plan-
ning commission] shall establish regularly sched-
uled monthly meetings at which to review all ap-
plications. Applications shall be submitted at least
fourteen (14) days prior to the scheduled monthly
meetings in order to be considered at that sched-
uled monthly meeting. The building official's of-
fice shall prepare an agenda containing a list of
all applications filed for each scheduled monthly
meeting, which shall be submitted to all members
of the [planning commission] at least ten (10) days
prior to the scheduled monthly meetings. The
building official's office shall further -notify each
applicant of the date and time of a hearing on his
application, in writing, which notice shall be
mailed at least seven (7) days prior to such hearing.
Upon such hearing, the [planning commission]
shall consider the application for building permit
and receive additional evidence (such as the exte-
rior renderings) from the applicant or his agent or
attorney and from village staff or other persons as
to whether the external architectural features of
the proposed building or structure comply with
the appearance plan.
(Code 1970, § 6-34; Ord. No. 19-77, § 1, 10-27-77)
See. 6-58. Action of planning commission.
Prior to making- its decision on an application
for a certificate of appropriateness, the planning
commission may make recommendations to the
applicant as to changes in the exterior drawings,
sketches, landscaping, site plans and materials
which in the judgment of the planning commis-
sion would tend to affect the general purposes of
the appearance plan. The planning commission
shall make its decision within one (1) week after
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the hearing is closed and shall issue to the building
inspector a certificate of appropriateness, unless
the planning commission finds that the plan does
not conform to the appearance plan and that the
proposed building or structure will be inappro-
priate to, or incompatible with, the character of
the immediate neighborhood or cause substantial
depreciation in property values. If the latter
finding is made, the planning commission shall
provide such advice, counsel, suggestions and rec-
ommendations on matters pertaining to aesthetics
as they may deem necessary to guide the prospec-
tive applicant in the development of a plan which
would comply with the requirements and pur-
poses of the appearance plan. If preliminary hear-
ings have been held on the project for which ap-
plication is being made, and preliminary approval
has been issued by the planning commission as
provided in section 6-56, the planning commission
shall issue a certificate of appropriateness imme-
diately, provided that the final drawings, plans
and material as presented comply in all respects
with the preliminary presentation upon which the
preliminary approval was based.
(Code 1970, § 6-35; Ord. No. 6-77, § 5, 4-28-77)
The planning commission shall issue a certifi-
cate of appropriateness upon a concurring vote of
at least three (3) members. No building or other
permit, otherwise required under the ordinances
of the village, for the erection, construction, alter-
ation or repair of any building or structure in a
multiple-dwelling, commercial or public zoning dis-
trict shall be issued by the building inspector ex-
cept upon the granting of a certificate of appro-
priateness by the planning commission. The
foregoing requirements shall not preclude the is-
suance of a building permit without such certifi-
cate if the building inspector shall determine that
no external architectural feature as defined in sec-
tion 6-31 is involved in the work for which the
building permit is sought.
(Code 1970, § 6-36; Ord. No. 6-77, § 5, 4-28-77)
See, 6.60, Follow-up by building inspector.
Upon the granting of a certificate of appropri-
ateness, the exterior drawings, sketches, land-
scape and site plans, renderings and materials
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upon which such certificate was granted shall be
turned over to the building inspector whose re-
sponsibility it shall be to determine, from time to
time as the project is in progress and finally upon
its completion, that there have been no unautho-
rized deviations from the evidence upon which
the granting of the certificate of appropriateness
was originally based. The building inspector shall
not issue a certificate of occupancy for any build-
ing or structure where there have been any devi-
ations from the certificate of appropriateness which
has been granted.
(Code 1970, § 6-38)
Sees. 6-61-6-71. Reserved.
ARTICLE IV. RESERVED*
Sees, 6-72-6-109. Reserved.
ARTICLE V. SIGNS AND OUTDOOR
DISPLAYS'
See. 6-110. Purpose and scope of regula-
tions.
(a) In General, The purpose of this chapter is
to establish regulations for the systematic control
of signs and advertising displays within the Vil-
lage of North Palm Beach. The regulations and
requirements as herein set forth are intended to
preserve the residential character of the Village of
North Palm Beach by controlling size, location
and use of signs in all zoning districts within the
village. It is further intended to protect and
*E ditorg note — Section 3 of Ord. No, 4-90, adopted Mar.
8, 1990, repealed former Art. IV, "Contractors," which con-
tained §§ 6-72-6-81 and 6-89-6-99. The repealed provisions
derived from Code 1970, § 10-1-10-11, and Ord. No. 19-82,
§§ 1-6, adopted Oct. 14, 1982.
tEditor's note--Ord. No. 24-93, § 1, adopted Oct. 14,
1993, repealed the provisions of former Art. V, §§ 6- 111 -6-
138, relative to signs and outdoor displays, and § 2 of said
ordinance enacted a new Art. V to read as herein set out in
§§ 6-111-6-117. The provisions of former Art. V derived from
Ord. No. 10-80, adopted May 22,1980; Ord. No. 32-80, adopted
Oct, 23, 1980; Ord, No. 7-85, adopted May 9, 1985; Ord. No.
1-88, adopted Jan. 14, 1988; Ord. No. 5-89, adopted Feb. 9,
1989; and Ord. No. 19-89, adopted Sept. 14, 1989.
Cross references--Appearance plan, App. A; zoning, App.
C.
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§ 6-111
promote the general health, safety and welfare of
the public, to protect property values and to assist
in the safe, economic, and aesthetic development
of business:
(1) Property value protection. Signs should
not create a nuisance to the occupancy or
use of other properties as a result of their
size, height, brightness or movement. They
should be in harmony with buildings, the
neighborhood and other conforming signs
in the area.
(2) Communication, Signs should not deny
other persons or groups the use of sight
lines on public rights-of-way, should not
obscure important public messages and
should not overwhelm readers with too
many messages. Signs can and should
help individuals to identify and under-
stand the jurisdiction and the character of
its subareas.
(3) Preservation of community's beauty. Small
residential municipalities such as this rely
heavily on their natural surroundings and
beautification efforts to retain their unique
character. This concern is reflected by the
active and objective regulations of the
appearance and design of signs.
(Ord. No. 31-2001, § 1, 10-25-01)
See. 6-111. General provisions.
(A) Criteria for appearance.
(1) Wall signs shall be part of the architec-
tural concept of the building. Size, color,
lettering, location and arrangement shall
be harmonious with the building design.
(2) Ground signs shall be designed in har-
mony with the architectural theme, de-
sign style and scale of the principal build-
ing on site and incorporate complementary
building materials. The same criteria ap-
plicable to wall signs shall apply to ground
signs.
(3) Identification signs of a prototype design
shall conform to the criteria for building
and ground signs.
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(4) Materials used in signs shall have good
architectural character and be harmoni-
ous with the building design and surround-
ing landscape.
(5) Every sign shall be designed so as to have
visual relationship to buildinv.-, and siir-
roundings.
(6) Colors shall be used harmoniously and
with restraint. Excessive brightness and
brilliant colors shall be avoided. Lighting
shall be harmonious with the design. If
external spot or flood lighting is used, the
light fixtures and light source shall be
arranged so that the light source is shielded
from view.
(7) All permanent signs shall comply with
the requirements and procedures of the
Village Appearance Code.
(B) Relationship to building and electrical codes.
These sign regulations are intended to comple-
ment the requirements of the building and elec-
trical codes adopted by the village. Wherever
there is inconsistency between these regulations
and the building or electrical code, the more
stringent requirements shall apply.
(C) Nonconforming signs. All building wall sign
structures, awning signs, pole sign structures and
ground sign structures erected within the village
that do not conform to the terms of this code shall
conform by October 14, 2003, or be removed from
the premises. A face change on a building wall
sign, awning sign, pole sign or ground sign will
not require the sign to conform. All other signs
and outdoor displays shall conform within thirty
(30) days of the effective date of this article. A
nonconforming sign may not be enlarged or al-
tered to increase its nonconformity. Should any
nonconforming sign be damaged by any means to
an extent of more than fifty (50) percent of its
replacement cost. at the time of damage, it shall
not be reconstructed or repaired except in confor-
mity with the provisions of this article.
(D) Appeals and review. The applicant may file
an appeal to the village council on any ruling by
the planning commission as to this Sign Code in
accordance with section 6-35 of the Village Code.
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(E) Variance.
(1) Permanent sign. Dimensional restrictions
outlined in this Code or viewing obstacles
shall be considered the only grounds of a
hardship for appeal from the regulations
described herein. Any increase in the height
or size of a sign or setback thereof in the
granted variance shall not exceed thirty
(30) percent of the requirements of this
code.
(2) The board of adjustment shall hear and
rule on all applications for variance to
this Code. All the provisions of Article III,
Chapter 21 of the Village Code, shall
apply to applications for variance to this
code.
(3) All applications for variances to regula-
tions established by this article shall be
filed with the community development
director upon a form supplied by the vil-
lage. The application shall be accompa-
nied by a filing fee of one hundred fifty
dollars ($150.00).
(4) Public notice of all hearings conducted in
accordance with this section shall be pro-
vided as required by section 21-3 of this
Code.
(F) Enforcement. The building official may ini-
tiate action before the code enforcement board of
the village to obtain compliance with this code.
(G) Maintenance.
(1) All signs, including their supports, braces,
guys and anchors, electrical parts and
lighting fixtures, and all painted and dis-
play areas, shall be maintained in accor-
dance with the building and electrical
codes adopted by the village, and shall
present a neat and clean appearance. The
vegetation around the base of ground signs
shall be neatly trimmed and free of un-
sightly weeds, and no rubbish or debris
that would constitute a fire or health
hazard shall be permitted under or near
the sign.
(2) Any sign now or hereafter existing-which
no longer advertises a bona fide business
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conducted or a product sold shall be taken
down and removed by the owner, agent or
person having the beneficial use of the
building or structure upon which sign
may be found within ten (10) days after
written notification from the building of -
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ficial. Upon failure to comply with such
notice within the specified time in such
order, the building official is hereby au-
thorized to cause removal of such sign and
any expenses incident thereto shall be
paid by the owner of the building or
structure to which said sign is attached.
(H) Definitions.
ACCeSS07Y sign. A permanent gro-und or build-
ing wall sign that is permitted under this Code
as incidental to an existing or proposed use of
land.
Advertising. Sign copy intended to directly
or indirectly promote the sale or use of a
product, service, commodity, entertainment, or
real or personal property.
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Vi
de') weather protection, identity and/or deco-
ration and is wholly supported by the building
to which it is attached. An awning is comprised
of a lightweight, rigid or retractable skeleton
over which an approved cover is attached.
Awning sign. A sign painted on, printed on
or attached flat against the surface of the
awning.
Back lit awning. An internally illuminated
awning with translucent covering,
Building wall sign. A sign displayed upon or
attached to any part of the exterior of a build-
ing, including walls, windows, doors, parapets,
awnings and roof slopes of forty-five (45) de-
grees or steeper.
Changeable copy sign. A sign which is visible
from outside a building and which is character-
ized by changeable copy, regardless of method
of attachment of the copy.
Commercially developed parcel. A parcel of
property on which there is at least one walled
and roofed structure used, or designed to be
used, for other than residential or agricultural
purposes.
Copy. The linguistic or graphic content of a
sign.
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§ 6-111
Directional sign. An on premises sign de-
signed to guide or direct pedestrians or vehic-
ular traffic.
Electric sign. Any sign containing electric
wiring.
Erect a sign. To construct, reconstruct, build,
relocate, raise, assemble, place, affix, attach,
create, paint, draw, or in any other way bring
into being or establish a sign- but it shall not
include any of the foregoing activities when
performed as an incident to routine mainte-
nance.
Frontage. The length of the property line of
any one parcel along the main street on which
it borders.
Ground sign, Any sign that is erected on the
ground, when no part of the sign is attached to
any part of a building or structure. A ground
sign shall be supported by a base no greater
than three (3) feet in height.
Harmful to minors. With regard to sign
content, any description or representation, in
whatever form, of nudity, sexual conduct, or
sexual excitement, when it:
(1) Predominately appeals to the pruri-
ent, shameful, or morbid interest of
minors in sex, and
(2) Is patently offensive to contempo-
rary standards in the adult commu-
nity as a whole with respect to what
i., caiitphip m--iforin] fhr mi-
nors, and
(3) Taken as a whole, lacks serious lit-
erary, artistic, political, or scientific
value.
The term "harmful to minors" shall also in-
clude any non-erotic word or picture when it:
(1) Is patently offensive to contempo-
rary standards in the adult commu-
nity as a whole with respect to what
is suitable for viewing by minors,
and
(2) Taken as a whole, lacks serious lit-
erary, artistic, political, or scientific
value.
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Height of a sign. The height of a sign shall be
measured as the vertical distance from the
finished grade, excluding berms, at the base of
the supporting structure to the top of the sign,
or its frame or supporting structure, whichever
is higher.
Illuminated sign. A sign which contains a
source of light or which is designed or arranged
to reflect light from an artificial source includ-
ing indirect lighting, neon, incandescent lights,
back-lighting, and shall also include signs with
reflectors that depend -upon automobile head-
lights for an image.
Logo. Any symbol, trademark, picture or
other graphic representation which is used to
signify or identify the particular business or
organization.
Marquee. A structure projecting from and
completely supported by a building and which
extends beyond the building line or property
line and fully or partially covers a sidewalk,
public entrance or other pedestrian way.
Multiple occupancy complex. A commercial
use, i.e. any use other than residential consist-
ing of a parcel of property; or parcel of contig-
uous properties, existing as a unified or coor-
dinated project, with a building or buildings
housing more than one occupant.
Neon tube sign. A sign electrically lighted by
exposed tubes containing inert gas and visible
from outside of a building.
Nonconforming sign. A sign existing at the
offective date, of the adopting of this article
which could not be built under the terms of this
article.
Occupant (occupancy). The use of a building
or structure,. or any portion thereof for commer-
cial transactions.
Off site 1premise sign. A sign advertising an
establishment, merchandise, service or enter-
tainment, which is not sold, produced, manu-
factured or furnished at the property on which
said sign is located.
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Outline neon lighting. An arrangement of
electric discharge tubing to outline or call at-
tention to certain features such as the shape of
a building or the decoration of a window.
Painted wall sign. A sign painted on a wall
or on any other surface or part of a building or
structure.
Parcel. A unit of land within legally estab-
lished property lines. If, however, the property
lines are such as to defeat the purposes of this
Code or lead to absurd results, a "parcel" may
be as designated for a particular site by the
building official.
Permanent. Designed, constructed and in-
tended for more than short term use.
Pole sign. A sign supported permanently
upon the ground by poles or braces and not
attached to any building.
Pot-table sign. Any sign wbich is manifestly
designed to be transported by trailer or on its
own wheels, including such signs even though
the wheels may be removed and the remaining
chassis or support structure converted to an A
or T frame sign and attached temporarily or
permanently to the ground.
Roof line. A horizontal line intersecting the
highest point or points of a roof.
Roof sign. A sign placed above the roof line of
a building or on or against a roof slope of less
than forty-five (45) degrees.
Sign. Any writing, pictorial presentation,
number, illustration, or decoration, flag, ban-
ner or pennant, balloon, search light, or other
device which is used to announce, direct atten-
tion to, identify, advertise or otherwise make
anything known. The term sign shall not be
deemed to include the terms "building" or "land-
scaping," or any architectural embellishment
of a building not intended to communicate
information.
Sign face. The part of a sign that is or may be
used for copy.
Sign face area. The area of any regular
geometric -share which contains the entire sur-
face area of a sign upon which copy may be
placed.
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Sign structure. Any construction used or
designed to support a sign.
Street. A public or private right-of-way for
vehicular traffic, including highways, thorough-
fares, lanes, roads, ways, and boulevards.
Temporary sign. A sign which is intended to
advertise community events, civic projects, po-
litical candidacy, political issues, real estate for
sale or lease or other special events on a short
term basis.
Unit. That part of a multiple occupancy
complex housing one occupant.
Vehicle sign. A sign of any nature attached
to, affixed in any manner or painted on a motor
vehicle or trailer.
(I) Permits.
11 N A i
k L) LA sign shall riot blereafter be erected,
constructed, altered or maintained except
as provided in this Code, until after a
permit for the same has been issued in
accordance with the permitting proce-
dures of the building code.
(2) Fees. Fees shall be based on the construc-
tion valuation as set forth in the building
code.
(3) Exemption. Temporary signs are exempt
from the requirement of obtaining a per-
mit or paying a fee, but they shall be
subject to the other provisions of this
chapter.
(Ord. No. 24-93, § 2, 10-14-93; Ord. No. 13-94, § 1,
8-11-94; Ord. No. 10-99, § 1, 2-11-99; Ord. No.
2009-02, § 2, 1-22-09; Ord. No. 2009-16, § 4,
11-12-09)
See. 6-112. Exempt signs.
The following signs are exempt from the oper-
ation of these sign regulations, and from the
requirement in this Code that a permit be ob-
tained for the erection of permanent signs, pro-
vided they are not placed or constructed so as to
create a hazard of any kind:
(A) Signs that are not designed or located so
as to be visible from any street or adjoin-
ing property,
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§ 6-11.2
(B) Parking area directional signs may be
erected at each point of ingress and egress
to a parking lot or parking area. Such
signs shall not exceed two (2) square feet
in background area nor extend to a height
greater than three (3) feet above ground.
Only one (1) such sign shall be allowed at
each point of ingress and egress, provided
such signs do not create a traffic or pedes-
trian hazard. (See section 6-116(D)) No
names or logos permitted.
(C) Signs necessary to promote health, safety
and welfare, and other regulatory, statu-
tory, traffic control or directional signs
erected on public property with permis-
sion as appropriate from the State of
Florida, the United States, the County of
Palm Beach, or the Village of North Palm
Beach.
(D) Legal notices and official instruments.
(E) Decorative flags and bunting for a cele-
bration, convention, or commemoration of
significance to the entire community when
authorized by the village manager for a
period, not to exceed thirty (30) days.
(F) Holiday lights and decorations, erected
during the appropriate holiday season,
shall comply with all building and electri-
cal codes. Holiday lights and decorations
may be erected no earlier than four (4)
weeks prior to the subject holiday with
One exception of the Christinas/711anukkall
holidays. Christmas/Hanukkah lights and
decorations may be erected no earlier than
October 15th. All holiday lights and deco-
rations must be removed within two (2)
weeks following the holiday.
(Q) Merchandise displays behind storefront
windows so long as no part of the display
moves or contains flashing lights.
(H) Memorial signs or tablets, names of build-
ings and dates of erection when cut into
any masonry surface or when constructed
of bronze or other incombustible materi-
als and attached to the surface of a build-
ing.
§ 6-112
NORTH PALM BEACH CODE
(1) Signs incorporated into machinery or equip-
ment by a manufacturer or distributor,
which identify or advertise only the prod-
uct or service dispensed by the machine or
equipment, such as signs customarily af-
fixed to newspaper racks, telephone booths,
and gasoline pumps.
(J) Advertising and identifying signs located
on taxicabs, buses, trailers, trucks, vehi-
cles or vehicle bumpers, subject to the
regulations of section 6-113(B)(23) of this
Code.
(K) Public warning signs to indicate the dan-
gers of trespassing, swimming, animals or
similar hazards.
(L) Signs carried by a person.
(M) Religious displays.
(N) Temporary banners not exceeding thirty-
two (32) square feet within commercial
zoning districts upon written application
to and approval by the community devel-
opment department. The application shall
be accompanied by an administrative pro-
cessing fee established by the village coun-
cil. Temporary banners shall be limited as
follows:
(1) No single commercial parcel may
display a temporary banner for more
than sixty (60) days during, either
consecutive or alternate, during any
calendar year.
(2) No single commercial parcel shall
display more than one (1) temporary
banner at any given time, and all
banners must relate to a business
located within the parcel holding a
valid village business tax receipt.
(3) No banner may exceed thirty-two
(32) square feet in overall surface
area or ten (10) feet in height or
width. The materials used for the
banner must conform to industry
standards.
(4) Each banner must be located en-
tirely against the principal building
below the second story floor line (if
applicable) and be securely fastened
at each corner or edge.
(Ord. No. 24-93, § 2, 10-14-93; Ord. No. 25-2001,
§ 1, 8-23-01; Ord. No. 2009-02, § 3, 1-22-09; Ord.
No. 2010-02, § 2, 1-28-10)
Sec. 6-113. Prohibited signs.
(A) Generally. It shall be unlawful to erect or
keep any sign not expressly authorized by, or
exempted from, this Code.
(B) Specifically. The following signs are ex-
pressly prohibited unless exempted by section
6-112 of this Code or expressly authorized by
section 6-114, or section 6-115 of this Code:
(1) Signs that are in violation of the building
code or electrical code adopted by the
village.
(2) Any sign that constitutes a safety hazard.
(3) Blank temporary signs.
(4) Signs with visible moving, revolving, or
rotating parts or visible mechanical move-
ment of any description or other apparent
visible movement achieved by electrical,
electronic, or mechanical means, except
for traditional barber poles.
(5) Signs with the optical illusion of move-
ment by means of a design that presents a
pattern capable of giving the illusion of
motion or changing of copy.
(6) Signs with lights or illuminations that
flash, move, rotate, scintillate, blink, flicker,
or vary in intensity or color.
(7) Outline neon lighting used on commer-
cially developed parcels for commercial
purposes.
(8) Signs, commonly referred to as wind signs,
consisting of one or more banners, flags,
pennants, ribbons, spinners, streamers or
captive balloons, or other objects or mate-
rial fastened in such a manner as to move
upon being subjected to pressure by wind.
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BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS
area witbin the smallest rectangle,
parallelogram, triangle, circle or semi-
circle, the sides of which touch the
extreme points of the letters or pic-
tures.
N Where two (2) sign faces are placed
back to back on a single sign struc-
ture, and the faces are at no point
more than four (4) feet apart, the
area of the sign shall be counted as
the area of one (1) of the faces.
(c) Where three (3) or more sign faces
are arranged in a square, rectangle,
or diamond, the area of the sign
shall be the area of the two (2) larg-
est faces.
(C) Number of signs
(1) Generally. In general, the number of signs
shall be the number of non-contiguous
sign faces. Multiple non-contiguous sign
faces may be counted as a single sign if all
the sign faces are included in the geomet-
ric figure used for determining the sign
area.
(2) Special situations.
(a) Where two (2) sign faces are placed
back to back and are at no point
more than three (3) feet apart, it
shall be counted as one sign,
(b) If a sign has four (4) faces arranged
in a square, rectangle or diamond, it
shall be counted as two (2) signs.
(D) Sign height. The height of a sign shall be
measured as the vertical distance from the fin-
ished grade, excluding berms, at the base of the
supporting structure to the top of the sign, or its
frame or supporting structure, whichever is higher.
(Ord. No. 24-93, § 2, 10-14-93)
See. 6.117. Design, construction, and loca-
tion standards.
(A) Generally. All permanent signs must com-
ply with the following design, construction and
location standard.
§ 6-117
(B) Compliance with building and electrical
codes required. All permanent signs, and the
illumination thereof, shall be designed, con-
structed and maintained in conformity with ap-
plicable provisions of the building and electrical
codes adopted by the village.
Supp. No. 70 398.17
(C) Illumination standards.
(1) All illuminated signs shall be internally
lighted and only by electricity.
(2) All electric wiring shall be installed in
conduit and concealed. The conduit shall
be installed underground in accordance
with the village electric code.
(3) Electrically lighted signs shall be auto-
matically controlled to be disconnected
daily at midnight or at the close of busi-
ness if the advertised closing is later than
midnight.
(4) Sign lighting may not be designed or
located to cause confusion with traffic
lights.
(D) Placement standards.
(1) In right-of-way. Supports for signs or sign
structures shall not be placed in or upon a
public right-of-way or public easement.
(2) Over right-of -way. No ground sign shall
project over a public right-of-way.
(3) Blocking exits, fire escapes, etc. No sign or
sign structure shall be erected that im-
pedes use of any fire escape, emergency
f -- 't, or standpi- -
_'Xi Lpe.
(4) All ground signs shall be erected within
landscaped areas. Minimum distance from
the edge of the landscaped area to the
sign base shall be three (3) feet. The
landscaping shall consist of shrubbery a
minimum of thirty (30) inches high creat-
ing a hedge or individual shrubs of the
same or varying species thirty (30) inches
high spaced not more than eighteen (18)
inches apart at their base.
(E) Clearance standards.
(1) Over pedestrian ways. All signs over pe-
destrian ways shall provide a minimum of
nine (9) feet of vertical clearance,
6-117 NORTH PALM BEACH CODE
(2) Over vehicular ways. All signs over vehic-
ular ways shall provide a minimum of
thirteen (13) feet six (6) inches of clear-
ance.
(F) Relationship to building features. A build-
ing wall sign shall not extend beyond any edge of
the surface to which it is attached, nor disrupt a
major architectural feature of the building.
(G) Maximum projection. A building wall sign
may project no more than four (4) feet perpendic-
ularly from the surface to which it is attached.
(H) Maximum window coverage. The com-
bined area of permanent and temporary signs
placed on or behind windows shall not exceed ten
(10) percent of the total window area at the same
floor level on the side of the building or unit upon
which the signs are displayed.
(I) Sign concept for multiple occupancy com-
plexes. A sign concept for building wall signs to be
placed on multiple ple occupancy complexes shall be
approved prior to a building wall sign being
permitted to be constructed, altered or remodeled
after the effective date of this code. The sign
concept shall be included as a submittal for au-
thorization to erect such a sign and shall be
maintained on file in the department of commu-
nity development. As a minimum, the sign con-
cept shall specify the types, dimensions, place-
ment, colors, and shape of the signs and the style
of lettering which shall lend a unified appearance
to the signs of the occupants of the complex. The
sign concept shall only be modified with the
approval of the planning commission upon sub-
mission of a revised plan and specifications de-
tailing the revised concept. The term sign concept
shall include any master sign plan approval meet-
ing the requirements of this subsection. Permits
for building wall signs determined by the commu-
nity development- director or the director's desig-
nee to be in conformance with the approved sign
concept and determined by the building official to
be in compliance with all other requirements of
this chapter may be issued without additional
planning commission review or approval as oth-
erwise required by article III of this chapter.
(J) Signs required to be designed. The follow-
ing signs shall be designed by a Florida registered
architect or engineer:
(1) Building wall signs that project perpen-
dicularly from the surface to which it is
attached and that are more than twelve
(12) square feet in area.
(2) Ground signs of more than forty (40)
square feet in area.
(3) All signs shall be designed to withstand a
velocity pressure of fifty (50) pounds per
square foot.
(Ord. No. 24-93, § 2,10-14-93; Ord. No. 05-94, § 1,
3-10-94; Ord. No. 2006-24, § 2.C.3, 11-9-06; Ord.
No. 2011-01, § 2, 1-27-11)
See. 6-118. Severability.
(a) Generally, If any part, section, subsection,
paragraph, subparagraph, sentence, phrase, clause,
term, or word of this article is declared unconsti-
tutional by the valid judgment or decree of any
court of competent jurisdiction, the declaration of
such unconstitutionality shall not affect any other
part, section, subsection, paragraph, subpara-
graph, sentence, phrase, clause, term or word of
this article,
(b) Severability where less speech results. With-
out diminishing or limiting in any way the decla-
ration of severability set forth above in subsection
(a), above, or elsewhere in this article, this Code,
or any adopting ordinance, if any part, section,
subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, sentence,
phrase, clause, term, or word of this article is
declared unconstitutional by the valid judgment
or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction,
the declaration of such unconstitutionality shall
not affect any other part, section, subsection,
paragraph, subparagraph, sentence, phrase, clause,
tee, or word of this article, even if such sever
ability would result in a situation where there
would be less speech, whether by subjecting pre-
viously exempt signs to permitting or otherwise.
(c) Severability of provisions pertaining to pro-
hibited signs. Without diminishing or limiting in
any way the declaration of severabilitv set forth
above in subsection (a) above, or elsewhere in this
article, this Code, or any adopting ordinance, if
Sapp• No. 50 398.18
BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS
any part, section, subsection, paragraph, subpara-
graph, sentence, phrase, clause, term or word of
this article or any other law is declared unconsti-
tutional by the valid judgment or decree of any
court of competent jurisdiction the declaration of
such unconstitutionality shall not affect any other
part, section, subsection, paragraph, subpara-
graph, sentence, phrase, clause, term, or word of
this article that pertains to prohibited signs,
including specifically those signs and sign-types
prohibited and not allowed under section 6-113 of
this article. Furthermore, if any part, section,
subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, sentence,
phrase, clause, term, or word of section 6-113 is
declared unconstitutional by the valid judgment
or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction,
the declaration of such unconstitutionality shall
not affect any other part, section, subsection,
paragraph, subparagraph, sentence, phrase, clause,
term, or word of section 6-113, thereby ensuring
that as many prohibited sign-types as may be
constitutionally prohibited continue to be prohib-
ited.
(Ord. No. 23-2005, § 1, 9-22-05)
Sees. 6-119-6-149. Reserved.
ARTICLE VI. ENERGY EFFICIENCY
BUILDING CODE
Sec. 6-150. Adopted by reference.
Under the authority of F.S. section 163.295, the
village hereby adopts, by reference thereto, the
Florida Model Energy Efficiency Code, for Build-
ing Construction, 1986 edition, as the energy code
"een 1V1 at
(10) days last past and shall be during the time
that this code is in effect, three (3) copies of such
code and recommended amendments kept avail-
able for public use, inspection and examination.
(Ord. No. 6-79, § 1, 4-26-79; Ord. No. 23-80, § 1,
10-9-80)
ARTICLE VII. COASTAL CONSTRUCTION
CODE*
See. 6-151 Title.
The provisions contained herein shall consti-
tute the coastal construction code for construction
,:Editor's note--ordinance No, 22-86, § 1, adopted Dec.
11, 1986, amended Art. VII in its entirety to read as herein set
§ 6-152
within the coastal building zone and coastal bar-
rier islands in the village and shall be referred to
as the "coastal code."
(Ord. No. 22-86, § 1, 12-11-86)
Sec. 6-152. Purpose.
The purpose of the coastal code is to provide
minimum standards for the design and construc-
tion of buildings and structures to reduce the
harmful effects of hurricanes and other severe
storms occurring along the coastal area of the
village which front on the Atlantic Ocean. These
standards are intended to specifically address
design features which affect the structural stabil-
ity of the beach, dunes and topography of adjacent
properties. The coastal code is site specific to the
coastal building zone as defined herein. and is not
applicable to other locations. In the event of a
conflict between this article and other sections of
this Code, the requirements resulting in the more
restrictive design shall apply. No provisions in
this article shall be construed to permit any con-
out in §§ 6-151-6-156. Formerly, Art. VII, §§ 6-156-6-164,
relative to the coastal construction code, derived from Ord. No.
3-86, § 1, adopted March 27, 1986.
Cross references—Boats, docks and waterways, Ch. 5;
construction requirements for canals, etc., § 5-56 et seq.;
bulkhead lines, Ch. 7; flood damage prevention, Ch. 12.5,
Supp. No. 50 398.19
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struction in any area prohibited by city, county, (6) Construction of minor structures as defined
state or federal regulation. herein, except for the requirements of sec -
(Ord. No. 22 -86, § 1, 12- 11.86) tion 6- 155(3).
Sec. 6153. Scope.
(a) Applicability. The requirements of this
coastal code shall apply to the following types of
construction in the coastal building zone and on
coastal barrier islands in the village:
(1) The new construction of, or substantial im-
provement to, major structures, nonhabit-
able major structures, and minor structures
as defined herein.
(2) Construction which would change or other-
wise have the potential for substantial im-
pact on coastal zones (i.e. excavation,
grading, paving).
(3) Construction located partially within the
coastal building zone.
(4) Reconstruction, redevelopment or repair of
a damaged structure from any cause which
meets the definition of substantial improve-
ment as defined herein.
(b) Exceptions. The requirements of the coastal
code shall not apply to the following:
(1) Minor work in the nature of normal beach
cleaning and debris removal.
(2) Structures in existence prior to the effec-
tive date of the code, except for substantial
improvements as defined herein.
(3) Construction for which a valid and unex-
pired building permit was issued prior to
the effective date of this code,
(4) Construction extending seaward of the sea-
sonal high -water line which is regulated by
the provisions of section 161,041, Florida
Statutes (i.e. groins, jetties, moles, break-
waters, seawalls, piers, revetments, beach
nourishment, inlet dredging, etc.).
(5) Construction of nonhabitable major struc-
tures as defined herein, except for the re-
quirements of section 6. 155(2).
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(7) Structures listed in the national register of
historic places or the state inventory of his-
toric places.
(8) Construction for improvement of a major
structure to comply with existing state or
local health, sanitary, or safety code speci-
fications which are solely necessary to as-
sure safe living conditions.
(c) Application for permits. Applications for
building permits for construction in the coastal
building zone and on coastal barrier islands, if not
of normal or usual design, may be required by the
building official to be certified by an architect or
professional engineer registered in the state. Such
certifications shall state that the design plans and
specifications for the construction are in compli-
ance with the criteria established by this coastal
code.
(Ord. No. 22 -86, § 1, 12- I1 -86)
Sec. 6.154. Definitions.
The following terms are defined for general use
in the coastal code:
Beach means the zone of unconsolidated mate-
rial that extends landward from the mean low
water line to the place where there is marked
change in material or physiographic form, or to
tiic .111 of permanent vegetation, usually the ef-
fective limit of storm waves. `Beach" is alterna-
tively termed "shore."
Breakaway wall or frangible wall means a par-
tition independent of supporting structural mem-
bers that will withstand design wind forces, but
which will fail under hydrodynamic, wave, and
runup forces associated with the design storm
surge. Under such conditions, the wall shall fail
in a manner such that it breaks up into compo-
nents which minimize the potential for damage to
life or adjacent property. It shall be a character-
istic of a breakaway or frangible wall that it shall
have a horizontal design loading resistance of no
less than ten (10) nor more than twenty (20) pounds
per square foot.
§ 6-154 NORTH PALM BEACH CODE
Building support structure means any structure
which supports floor, wall or column loads, and
transmits them to the foundation. The term shall
include beams, grade beams or joists; and includes
the lowest horizontal structural member exclu-
sive of piles, COIUMDS or footings.
Coastal barrier islands means geological sur-
face features above mean high water which are
completely surrounded by marine waters, that
front upon the open waters of the Atlantic Ocean
and are composed of quartz sands, clays, lime-
stone, oolites, rock, coral, coquina, sediment or
other material, including soil disposal. Mainland
areas which were separated from the mainland by
artificial channelization for the purpose of as-
sisting marine commerce shall not be considered
coastal barrier islands.
Coastal building zone means the land area be-
tween the seasonal high water line and a line five
thousand (5,000) feet landward from the coastal
construction control line or the entire island,
whichever is less.
Coastal construction control line means the land-
ward extent of that portion of the beach-dune
system which is subject to severe fluctuations
based upon a one-hundred-year storm surge, storm
waves, or other predictable weather conditions as
established by the department of natural resources
in accordance with section 161.053, Florida Stat-
utes.
Construction means the building of or substan-
tial improvement to any structure or the clearing,
filling, or excavation of any land. It shall also
mean any alterations in the size or use of any
existing structure or the appearance of any land.
When appropriate to the context, "construction"
refers to the act of construction or the result of
construction.
Dune means a mound or ridge of loose sedi-
ments, usually sandsized, deposited by natural or
artificial means, which lies landward of the beach.
Major structure includes, but is not limited to,
residential buildings including mobile homes, com-
mercial, institutional, industrial and other con-
struction having the potential for substantial im-
pact on coastal zones.
W
Mean high water line means the intersection of
the tidal plane of mean high water with the shore.
Mean high water is the average height of high
waters over a nineteen-year period.
Minor structure includes, but is not limited to,
pile-supported, elevated dune and beach walkover
structures; beach access ramps and walkways;
stairways; pile-supported elevated viewing plat-
forms, gazebos, and boardwalks; lifeguard sup-
port stands; public and private bathhouses; side-
walks, driveways, parking areas, shuffleboard
courts, tennis courts, handball courts, racquetball
courts, and other uncovered paved areas; earth
retaining walls; sand fences, privacy fences, orna-
mental walls, ornamental garden structures, avi-
aries and other ornamental construction. It shall
be a characteristic of minor structures that they
are considered to be expendable under design
wind, wave and storm forces.
Nonhabitable major structure includes, but is
not limited to, swimming pools; parking garages;
pipelines; piers; canals, lakes, ditches, drainage
structures, and other water retention structures;
water and sewage treatment plants; electrical
power plants, transmission and distribution lines,
transformer pads, vaults and substations; roads,
bridges, streets and highways; and underground
storage tanks.
NGVD means national geodetic vertical datum,
a geodetic datum established by the national ocean
service and frequently referred to as the 1929
mean sea level datum.
One-hundred-year storm or 100-year storm
means a shore incident hurricane or any other
storm with accompanying wind, wave, and storm
surge intensity having a one-percent chance of
being equaled or exceeded in any given year,
during any one-hundred-year interval.
Seasonal high water line means the line formed
by the intersection of the rising shore and the
elevation of one hundred fifty (150) percent of the
local mean tidal range above mean high water.
State
minimum building code means the
building code adopted by a municipality or county
pursuant to the requirements of F,S. section
553.73.
BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS
Substantial improvement means any repair, re-
construction, or improvement of a structure, the
cost of which equals or exceeds a cumulative total
of fifty (50) percent of the market value of the
structure either:
(1) Before the repair or improvement is started;
or
(2) If the structure has been damaged and is
beingrestored, before the damage occurred.
For the purposes of this definition, "substantial
improvement" is considered to occur when the first
alteration of any wall, ceiling, floor, or other struc-
tural part of the building commences, whether or
not that alteration affects the external dimen-
sions of the structure. The term does not, how-
ever, include either any project for improvement
of a structure to comply with existing state or
local health, sanitary or safety code specifications
which are solely necessary to assure safe living
conditions; or any alteration of a structure listed
on the national register of historic places or the
state inventory of historic places.
(Ord. No. 22-86, § 1, 12-11-86)
See. 6-155. Coastal construction require-
ments.
Construction within the coastal building zone
and on coastal barrier islands shall meet the re-
quirements of this article, All structures shall be
dpsioned sn ns to minimi7.p r1.qm_qar,- fn lifp nr n-
erty, and the natural environment. Assistance in
determining the design parameters to minimize
such damage may be found in the reference doc-
uments listed in section 6-156.
(1) Structural requirements for major struc-
tures:
(a) Design and construction: Major struc-
tures shall be designed and constructed
in accordance with section 1205 of the
1986 revisions to the 1985 Standard
Building Code using a fastest-mile wind
velocity of one hundred ten (110) miles
per hour. Major structures shall also
comply with the applicable standards
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§ 6-155
for construction found elsewhere in the
village building code.
Elevation, floodproofing, and siting. All
major structures shall be designed, con-
structed and located in compliance with
the National Flood Insurance Regula-
tions as found in 44 CFR Parts 59 and
60 or Chapter 12.5 of the village Code,
whichever is more restrictive,
(b) Design conditions,- velocity pressure:
Major structures shall be designed in
accordance with the requirements of
section 1205 of the 1986 revisions to
the 1985 Standard Building Code using
a minimum fastest-mile wind velocity
of one hundred ten (110) miles per hour.
These minimum design pressures are
as follows:
Table 1205,2A
Velocity Pressure (ps)?
Building Height 60 feet or less
Fastest-Mile
Wind Velocity,
Mean Roof Height (ft.) V(mph) 110
0-15 .................... 25
20 . .. . , . . ................. 28
40 ........................ 34
60 ........................ 38
Table 1205.3A
Gust Velocity Pressure (psl)
Building Height Greater Than 60 feet
Fastest-Mile
Wind Velocity,
V (mph) 110
Coastal
Height Exposure 110
0— 30 .................. 35
31— 50 . . ............. _ 40
51-100 _ . ............... 47
100-200 ............... 54
200-300 ............... 61
300-400 .................. 66
400-500 .................. 70
(c) Foundations: The elevation of the soil
surface to be used in the design of foun-
§ 6 -155 NORTH PALM BEACH CODE
dations, calculation of pile reactions
and bearing capacities shall not be
greater than that which would result
from the erosion reasonably anticipated
as a result of design storm conditions.
Foundation design and construction of
a major structure shall consider all an-
ticipated loads acting simultaneously
with live and dead loads. Erosion com-
putations for foundation design shall
account for all vertical and lateral ero-
sion and scour producing forces, in-
cluding localized scour due to the pres-
ence of structural components.
Foundation design and construction
shall provide for adequate bearing ca-
pacity taking into consideration the
type of soil present and the anticipated
loss of soil above the design grade as a
result of localized scour. Erosion com-
putations are not required landward of
coastal construction control lines estab-
lished or updated since June 30, 1980.
Upon request the department of nat-
ural resources may provide informa-
tion as to those areas within coastal
building zones where erosion and scour
of a one - hundred -year storm event is
applicable.
(d) Wave forces: Calculations for wave
forces resulting from design storm con-
ditions on building foundations and su-
perstructures may be based upon the
minimum criteria and methods pre-
scribed in the Naval Facilities Engi-
neering Command Design Manual,
NAVFAC DM -26, U.S. Department of
Navy; Shore Protection Manual, U.S.
Department of the Army Corps of En-
gineers; U.S. Department of the Army
Coastal Engineering Research Center
Technical Papers and Reports; the
Technical and Design Memoranda of
the Division of Beaches and Shores,
Florida Department of Natural Re-
sources; or other professionally recog-
nized methodologies which produce
equivalent design criteria. Breaking,
broken, and nonbreaking waves shall
be considered as applicable. Design
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wave loading analysis shall consider
vertical uplift pressures and all lateral
pressures to include impact as well as
dynamic loading and the harmonic in-
tensification resulting from repetitive
waves.
(e) Hydrostatic loads: Calculations for hy-
drostatic 'loads shall consider the ,max-
imum water pressure resulting from a
fully peaked, breaking wave superim-
posed upon the design storm surge with
dynamic wave setup. Both_ free and hy-
drostatic loads shall be considered. Hy-
drostatic loads which are confined shall
be determined by using the maximum
elevation to which the confined water
would freely rise if unconfined. Ver-
tical hydrostatic loads shall be consid-
ered both upward and downward on
horizontal or inclined surfaces of major
structures (i.e. floors, slabs, roofs,
walls). Lateral hydrostatic loads shall
be considered as forces acting horizon-
tally above and below grade on ver-
tical or inclined surfaces. Hydrostatic
loads on irregular or curved geometric
surfaces shall be determined by consid-
ering the separate vertical and hori-
zontal components acting simulta-
neously under the distribution of the
hydrostatic pressures.
(€) Hydrodynamic loads: Hydrodynamic
loads shall consider the maximum
water pressures resulting from the mo-
tion of the water mass associated with
the design storm. Full intensity loading
shall be applied on all structural sur-
faces above the design grade which
would affect the flow velocities.
(2) Structural requirements for nonhabitable
major structures: Nonhabitable major struc.
tures need not meet the specific structural
requirements of section 6. 155(1), except that
they shall be designed to produce the min-
imum adverse impact on the beach and
dune system and shall comply with the ap-
plicable standards of construction found in
the village building code. All sewage treat-
ment and public water supply systems shall
be floodproofed to prevent infiltration of sur-
BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS
face water anticipated under design storm
conditions. Underground utilities, excluding
pad transformers and vaults, shall be flood-
proofed to prevent infiltration of surface
water expected under design storm condi-
tions or shall otherwise be designed to func-
tion when submerged under such storm con-
ditions.
(3) Structural requirements for minor struc-
tures: Minor structures need not meet the
specific structural requirements of section
6-155(1), except that they shall be designed
to produce the minimum adverse impact on
the beach and dune system and shall comply
with the applicable standards of construc-
tion found in the village building code.
(4) Location of construction: Construction, ex-
cept for elevated walkways, lifeguard sup-
port stands, piers, beach access ramps, ga-
zebos, and coastal or shore protection
structures, shall be located a sufficient dis-
tance landward of the beach to permit nat-
ural shoreline fluctuations and to preserve
dune stability, Construction, including ex-
cavation, may occur to the extent that the
natural storm buffering and protection ca-
pability of the dune is not diminished.
(5) Public access: Where the public has estab-
lished an accessway through private lands
to lands seaward of mean high tide or water
line by prescription, prescriptive easement,
or other legal means, development or con-
struction shall not interfere with such right
of access unless a comparable alternative
accessway is provided. The developer shall
have the right to improve; consolidate, or
relocate such public accessways so long as
they are:
(a) Of substantially similar quality and
convenience to the public;
(b) Approved by the local government and
approved by the department of natural
resources whenever improvements are
involved seaward of the coastal con-
struction control line; and
(c) Consistent with the coastal manage-
ment element of the local comprehen-
§ 6-156
sive plan adopted pursuant to section
163.3178, Florida Statutes.
(Ord. No. 22-86, § 1, 12-11.86)
See, 6.156, References.
Assistance in determining the design parame-
ters and methodologies necessary to comply with
the requirements of this article may be obtained
from:
Shore Protection Manual, U.S, Army Corps of
Engineers, 4th edition, 1984.
U.S. Department of the Army, Coastal Engi-
neering Research Center's Technical Pa-
pers and Reports,
Florida Department of Natural Resources, Di-
vision of Beaches and Shores Technical and
Design Memoranda.
Naval v V11—.1*11vu-i,-i- —
1_ju�jlgli
Manual, NAVFAC DM-26, U.S. Department
of the Navy,
Coastal Construction Manual, Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency, February,
1986. (Please note that the wind design sec-
tion is based upon the 1982 edition of the
Standard Building Code with the 1984 ac-
cumulated amendments and not the 1985
edition of the Standard Building Code with
the 1986 revisions as required by section
161.55(1)(d), Florida Statutes),
(Ord. No. 22-86, § 1, 12-11.86)
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"PE NDIX C—ZONING
Lamp post is a free standing structure that is
not more than four (4) inches in width and depth
and/or diameter and not more than eighty-four
(84) inches in height. The installation of a lamp
post shall comply with all village building, elec-
trical and zoning codes. A lamp post may be
installed within the main building setback area.
Living area is that area within any dwelling or
roorning unit, measured between the inner sides
of the exterior walls, made usable for human
habitation, with the following exceptions: Any
utility room or storage space that is not accessible
from within the principal structure; all common
corridors, hallways or exits provided for access or
vertical travel between stories of apartments of
multifamily units.
Lot is a parcel of land occupied or to be occupied
by one (1) main building and its accessory build-
ings with such open and parking spaces as are
required by the provisions of this ordinance, and
having its principal frontage upon a street.
Lot of record is a part of the land subdivision,
the map of which has been recorded in the office of
the clerk of the court of Palm Beach County,
Florida.
Medical or dental office or clinic means a
facility providing health care services to the pub-
lic by physicians, dentists, chiropractors, osteo-
paths, physical therapists, nurses, acupunctur-
ists, podiatrists, optometrists, Dsvehiatrists or
others who are duly licensed to practice their
respective medical or dental profession in the
State of Florida, as well as those technicians and
assistants who are acting under the supervision
and control of a licensed health care practitioner.
These uses shall not include establishments where
patients are lodged overnight and are subject to
additional regulations regarding the dispensing
of controlled substances set forth in section 45-
36.5 of this chapter.
Mixed -use commercial means a combination of
retail commercial and non-retail commercial busi-
nesses where non-retail tenants comprise fifty
(50) percent or more of the gross floor area. Any
combination of retail and non-retail businesses
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§ 45-2
where the retail component comprises fifty (50)
percent or more of the gross floor area shall be
classified as a retail commercial facility.
Mobile home park means a residential tenancy
in which a mobile home is placed upon a rented or
leased lot in a park in which ten (10) or more lots
are offered for rent or lease.
Motel is a group of two (2) or more attached,
detached, or semidetached buildings containing
guest rooms or apartments with automobile stor-
age or parking space provided in connection there-
with, designed and used primarily by automobile
transients.
Nan-retail commercial means any business clas-
sified as other than "retail trade" using the Stan-
dard Industrial Code (S.I.C.) System, provided
that such business is permitted by the Village
Code of Ordinances.
Occupied shall be deemed to include the words
"arranged," "designed" or "intended to be occu-
pied."
Open-air pavilion means a detached ancillary
structure, open on all sides, with a partial to full
roof covering of some type used for recreation,
entertainment, contemplation or meditation pur-
poses. This definition shall include all types of
chickee or tiki huts, pergolas, gazebos, and other
pavilion-type structures.
Pharmacy is an establishment primarily on-
gaged in the retail sale of a variety of prescription
and non - prescription drugs and medicines, pros-
thetic supplies, surgical instruments and sup-
plies, and sale and/or rental of aids for invalids.
These uses are subject to additional regulations
regarding the dispensing of controlled substances
set forth in section 45-36.T of this chapter.
Principal building or structure is the building
or structure in which the principal use of the lot is
conducted.
Principal use is the primary or predominant
use of any lot.
Rear yard is that area between the rear build-
ing line and the rear lot line, and extending from
§ 45-2 NORTH PALM BEACH CODE
one (1) side line to the other. On all lots the rear ing codes, electrical codes, zoning codes
yard shall be in the rear of the front yard facing and other village codes that may apply
the street. thereto.
Resident cif a community residential home means.
any of the following: an aged person as defined in
FS. chapter 400; a physically disabled or handi-
capped person as defined in F.S. chapter 760; a
developmentally disabled person as defined in
F.S. chapter 393; a nondangerous mentally ill
person as defined in F.S. chapter 394; or a child as
defined in F.S. chapter 39. Residents, as defined
in F.S. chapters 400, 760, 393 and 394, shall not
reside in the same community residential home
as a child as defined in F.S. chapter 39.
Retail commercial means any business classi-
fied as a "retail trade" establishment using the
Standard Industrial Code (S.I.C.) System, pro-
vided that such business is permitted by the
Village Code of Ordinances.
Satellite television antenna is an apparatus
capable of receiving communications from a trans-
mitter or a transmitter relay located in planetary
orbit. Usable satellite signal is a signal which,
when viewed on a conventional television set, is
at least equal in picture quality to that received
from local commercial television stations or by
way of cable television. Satellite dish antennas
may be erected as an accessory structure in R-1
and R-2 zoning districts, subject to the following
restrictions:
(1) The satellite television antenna shall be
mounted on the ground only, and shall be
located only in the rear yard of any lot.
The satellite television antenna shall be
placed so that there shall be a rear and
side yard of not less than five (5) feet, or if
a corner lot, a side street yard of not less
than twenty (20) feet.
(2) Such antenna shall not exceed fifteen (15)
feet in height, including any platform or
structure upon which said antenna is
mounted or affixed. Such antenna may
not exceed fifteen (15) feet in diameter.
(3) Installation of a satellite television an-
tenna shall comply with the village build-
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(4) Not more than one (1) satellite television
antenna shall be allowed on any lot.
(5) Satellite television antennas shall meet
all manufacturer specifications, be of non-
combustible and corrosive-resistant mate-
rial, and be erected in a secure, wind-
resistant manner. Every such antenna
must be adequately grounded for protec-
tion against a direct strike of lightning.
(6) Satellite television antenna shall be
screened fi-om all adjoining private prop-
erty by an opaque fence, an opaque wall
or by natural landscape planting so planted
as to provide maximum opacity that is a
minimum of six (6) feet in height from
grade.
Setback means the distance measured from a
side, rear and front lot line or from the currently
designated ultimate right-of-way line (i.e., fed-
eral, state, county and village) to the closest point
within the lot that may be occupied by a building
or an accessory structure. Front setbacks shall be
based on the platted front line of the property or
on the ultimate right-of-way line as determined
by the village.
Side yard is that area between the side build-
ing line and the side line of the lot and extending
from the front building line to the rear building
line.
Story is that portion of a building between the
surface of any floor and the surface of the floor
next above it, or, if there be no floor above it, then
the space between any floor and the ceiling next
above it.
Street is any public or private thoroughfare
which affords the principal means of access to
abutting property. It may be designated on the
map as a street, avenue, boulevard, drive, place,
court, road, terrace, way, circle, lane, walk, path
or otherwise.
Structure is anything constructed or erected
with a fixed location on the ground, or attached to
something having a fixed location on the ground.
APPENDIX C—ZONING
Time-share unit is a dwelling unit in which the
right of use or occupancy circulates among vari-
ous persons for specific periods of time less than
one (1) year in accordance with a fixed time
schedule.
Traditional chickee but means a type of chickee
but that consists solely of an open-sided wooden
but with a thatched roof of palm or palmetto or
other traditional materials constructed by the
Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida or the
Seminole Tribe of Florida and that does not incor-
porate any electrical, plumbing or other non-wood
features.
Transient commercial means any one, or a
combination of the following businesses oriented
to serving either village residents or the motoring
public (i.e. in transit through or visiting the area);
(1) the sale of fuel, convenience goods and/or
minor vehicular repair services; (2) hotel and/or
motel accommodations; (3) restaurant facilities;
(4) florist, tobacco store and stand, and hobbies,
toys and garnes.
Used shall be deemed to include the words
"arranged", "designed" or "intended to be used."
Yard is the open space on the same lot with the
main building, unoccupied and unobstructed from
the ground upward.
Xeriscape means a method of water conserva-
tion gained through the utilization of trees, shrubs,
vines, plants, groundcover and turf grasses which
a-r,, drnmilit. t.nl(-,r,9nt. Tbo of qn-
propriate planning and design, use of soil amend-
ments, efficient irrigation, practical turf grass,
use of drought tolerant plants, mulches and ap-
propriate maintenance results in reduced water
consumption but still provides a very wide range
of attractive landscaping alternatives.
(Ord. No. 16-71; Ord. No. 22-82, § 1, 12-9-82; Ord.
No. 9-85, § 1, 6-27-85; Ord. No. 17-90, § 1, 6-28-90;
Ord. No. 21-90, § 1, 6-28-90; Ord. No. 23-90, § 1,
6-28-90; Ord. No. 10-95, § 1, 3-23-95; Ord. No.
23-95, § 1, 7-17-95; Ord. No. 29-95, § 1, 9-28-95;
Ord. No. 4-98, § 1, 1-2-98; Ord. No. 05-2001, § 1,
3-8-01; Ord. No. 26-2001, § 1, 8-23-01; Ord. No.
2009-04, § 2, 4-23-09; Ord. No. 2010-21, § 4,
11-18-10; Ord. No. 2011-02, § 2, 2-10-11)
Cross reference --- Definitions for Code in general, § 1-2,
Supp. No. 50 2483
See. 45-3. Interpretation of provisions.
§ 46-6
In interpreting and applying the provisions of
this ordinance, they shall be held to be the mini-
mum requirements for the promotion of the public
health, safety, morals and general welfare of the
community.
Sec. 45-4. Conflict of provisions.
(1) It is not intended by this ordinance to
interfere with or abrogate or annul any ease-
ments, covenants or other agreements between
parties.
(2) That where this ordinance imposes a greater
restriction upon the use of buildings or premises,
or upon the height of buildings, or requires larger
open spaces than are imposed or required by
other ordinances, rules, regulations or by ease-
ments, covenants, or agreements, the provisions
of this ordinance shall control.
See. 45-5. Changes and amendments.
The village council may, from time to time, on
its own motion or on petition, amend, supple-
ment, change, modify or repeal by ordinance the
boundaries or districts or regulations or restric-
tions herein established, after public hearing.
See. 45-6. Penalty for violation of provi-
sions.
Anv person who shall violate anv of the orovi-
sions of this ordinance or fail to comply therewith
or with any of the requirements thereof, or who
shall build or alter any building in violation of any
detailed statement or plan submitted and ap-
proved thereunder, upon conviction thereof shall
be punished as provided in section 1-8 [of the
village Code], and each day such violation shall be
permitted to exist shall constitute a separate
offense. The owner or owners of any buildings or
premises or part thereof, where anything in vio-
lation of this ordinance shall be Placed, or shall
exist, and any architect, builder, contractor, agent,
person or corporation employed in connection
therewith shall each be guilty of a separate of-
fense and upon conviction thereof shall be pun-
ished as provided in section 1-8.
§ 45-7 NORTH PALM BEACH CODE
Sees. 45-7-45-15. Reserved.
ARTICLE 11. GENERALLY
See. 45-16. Division of village into districts;
-districts enumerated.
In order to classify, regulate and restrict the
uses of land and buildings, the height and bulk of
buildings, the amount of open spaces about build-
ings, intensity of land use, the Village of North
Palm Beach, Florida is divided into twelve (12)
zoning districts, as follows:
R-1
Single-family dwelling district
R-2
Multiple-family dwelling district
R-3
Apartment dwelling district
C-A
Commercial district
CAA
Limited commercial district
CB
Commercial district
C-1
Neighborhood commercial district
C-2
Automotive commercial district
C-3
Regional business district
P
Public district
C-OS
Conservation and open space
CC
Transitional commercial district
In the creation of this ordinance of the respec-
tive districts, the village council has given due
and careful consideration to the peculiar suitabil-
ity of each district for the particular uses and
regulations applied thereto and to the densities of
population, all in accordance with the comprehen-
sive development plan of the village.
(Ord. No. 208-70, § 1, 3-12-70; Ord. No. 10-73, § 1,
9-13-73; Ord. No. 20-90, § 1, 6-28-90; Ord. No.
1-95, § 1, 3-23-95; Ord. No. 33-97, § 1, 7-10-97)
See. 45'46.1. Similar uses.
(a) A use within a commercial zoning district
not specifically listed as a permitted use, but
possessing characteristics similar to a permitted
use, may be established upon written application
to the community development director for a
special use permit,
(b) In evaluating an application for a special
use permit for the establishment of a similar use,
the community development director shall, in
consultation with other village departments, con-
Supp. No. 50 2484
sider the characteristics of the proposed use,
including, but not limited to, size, intensity, den-
sity, operating hours, demands for public facili-
ties, traffic impacts and business practices.
(c) Upon review and evaluation of the applica-
tion, the community development director shall
present his or her recommendation to the village
council for final consideration on the next avail-
able council agenda,
(d) The village council shall conduct a public
hearing on the application for special use permit
and determine whether the application meets the
criteria set forth in subsection (b) above. The
village council shall grant or deny the application
by written order.
(e) In granting a special use permit, the village
council may impose conditions necessary to en-
sure that the proposed use:
(1) Is compatible with the existing or planned
character of the neighborhood in which it
would be located;
(2) Will not have an adverse impact upon
adjacent properties; and
(3) Will not interfere with the use of adjacent
properties.
Such conditions may include restrictions on the
size and operating hours of the proposed use.
(f) If the conditions imposed by the special use
permit are not met, the community development
director may revoke the permit. A permit holder
may appeal the revocation of a special use permit
by filing an appeal, in writing, to the Zoning
Board of Adjustment within thirty (30) days of
receipt of written notice of revocation.
(Ord, No. 2007-16, § 2, 10-25-07)
See. 45-17. Official zoning map.
(1) Adopted by reference. The aforesaid dis-
tricts and the boundaries thereof are as shown
upon the "official zoning map" which, together
with all explanatory matter thereon, is hereby
adopted by reference and declared to be part of
this ordinance as if the information set forth on
the map was all, fully described and set out
herein,
APPENDIX C---ZONING
(2) Identification. The official zoning map shall
be identified by the signature of the mayor at-
tested by the village clerk, and bearing the seal of
the village under the following words: "This is to
certify that this is the official zoning map referred
to in section 3 of Ordinance No. 20 of the Village
of North Palm Beach, Florida, as amended," to-
gether with the date of the adoption of this
ordinance.
(3) Changes.
(a) If, in accordance with the provisions of
this ordinance changes are made in dis-
trict boundaries or other matter por-
trayed on the official zoning map, such
changes shall be entered on a new official
zoning map promptly after the amend-
ment has been approved by the Village
Council. The new official zoning map shall
be adop.ed in ac_—Mlance 1Witb. Pi,oviS—ions
set forth in Sect-ion 45-17(5).
(b) No changes of any nature shall be made in
the official zoning map or matter shown
thereon except in conformity with the
procedures set forth in subsection (3)(a).
Any unauthorized change of whatever kind
or any failure to make a change when
directed by ordinance by any person or
persons shall be considered a violation of
this ordinance and punishable as pro-
vided under section 45-6 of this ordi-
nance.
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§ 45-17
AP13ENDIX C—ZONING
entire roofed area. For structures sup-
ported by a single-pole, i.e., umbrella shape,
the floor area shall be measured from the
drip line of the roof material.
3. Height. Open-air pavilions shall not ex-
ceed twelve (12) feet in height or the
height of the principal building located on
the lot, whichever is more restrictive. For
sloped roofs, the height shall be measured
at the mean roof height.
4. Location and Setbacks.
(a) No open-air pavilion may be erected
within ten (10) feet of the side prop-
erty line. This side setback shall be
increased to twenty (20) feet for cor-
ner lots.
(h) Nn nnon-air nnvilinn rn.9v h,- PrPtApr]
within seven and one-half (71/2) feet
of the rear property line.
(c) No open-air pavilion or any portion
thereof may be erected between the
front line of the principal building
and the front property lot line, within
a utility or drainage easement, or
within a required landscape buffer.
5. Use restrictions.
(a) An open-air pavilion shall be used
only for private recreational activi-
ties as an accessory use to the prin-
cipal - L " Ubawnwal _ L 5u a1_ U m 611all I-LUE, UU
used for habitation, for a tool room,
storage room or workshop, or for any
commercial purpose whatsoever.
(b) Open-air pavilions shall not be used
for storage of items of personal prop-
erty, including, but not limited to,
the following:
(1) Operable or inoperable vehi-
cles, boats, boat trailers, utility
trailers or similar items of per-
sonal property;
(2) Building materials, lawn equip-
ment, tools or similar items;
and
§ 45-27
(3) lee boxes, refrigerators and
other types of food storage fa-
cilities with the exception of
under-counter units.
(c) No gas, charcoal or propane grills,
stoves or other types of cooking de-
vices may be stored or -utilized within
a traditional chickee hut.
6. Maintenance. Open-air pavilions shall be
maintained in good repair and in sound
structural condition. Painted or stained
surfaces shall be free of peeling paint,
mold and mildew and void of any evidence
of deterioration.
7. Design.
(a) Open-air pavilions, with the excep-
tion of traditional chickee buts, per-
volas and other structures with only
partial or slatted roofs, shall incor-
porate the same types of building
materials and be consistent with the
architectural theme or style of the
main or principal building.
(b) At the request of a property owner,
the community development direc-
tor may approve the use of different
building materials or alternate ar-
chitectural themes or styles when
such materials, themes or styles are
complementary to the main or prin-
cipal building.
(c) Should the community development
director deny the request for differ-
ent building materials or alternate
architectural themes or styles, a prop-
erty owner may appeal this decision
to the planning commission by sub-
mitting a written request for a hear-
ing to the community development
director within thirty (30) calendar
days of the date of the determina-
tion. The appeal shall be placed on
the next available agenda and the
decision of the planning commission
shall be final, subject only to judicial
review by writ of certiorari.
(Ord. No. 17-71; Ord. No. 9-85, § 2, 6-27-85; Ord.
No. 17-90, § 2, 6-28-90; Ord. No. 29-95, § 2,
Supp. No. 41 2486.9
§ 45-27
NORTH IIALM BEACH CODE
9-28-95; Ord. No. 23-2003, § 5, 9-11-03; Ord. No.
2006-24, § 2.L.2, 11-9-06; Ord. No. 2009-04, § 4,
4-23-09)
See, 45-2& R-2 multiple-family dwelling dis-
trict.
A. Uses permitted. Within any R-2 multiple-
family dwelling district, no building structure,
land or water shall be used, except for one (1) or
more of the following uses:
1. Any use permitted in the R-I single-
family dwelling district.
41 No. upp.
S
f 2486.10
APPENDIX C—ZONING
2. Churches.
3. Multiple-family dwelling structures of not
more than four (4) dwelling units.
4. Detached fence storage areas.
5. Satellite dish antenna.
6. Community residential home of seven (7) to
fourteen (14) residents.
B. Building height regulations. No main
building shall exceed two (2) stories or thirty (30)
feet in height, whichever be less.
C. Building site area regulations.
1. For single-family dwellings the same as for
the R-1 single-family dwelling district.
2. For two-family dwelling structures the min-
imum lot or building site area shall be eight
thousand (8,000) square feet and have a
-W L.1.. ol"not'less t et—five /net 11 lian sevnY a (0) LCC L,
For dwelling structures having in excess of
two (2) dwelling units not less than four
thousand (4,000) square feet of lot area shall
be added to the site for each dwelling unit
in excess of two (2). No main building, how-
ever, shall occupy more than thirty-five (36)
percent of the site area,
D. Yard space regulations.
1. Front yard, There shall be a front yard of
not less than twenty-five (25) feet measured
from the street line to the front building
line.
2. Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard of not
less than twenty (20) feet measured from
the rear building line to the rear lot line.
Side yards. There shall be a side yard on
each side of the side building line of not
less than ten (10) feet, In the case of corner
lots, no building and no addition to any
building shall be erected or placed nearer
than twenty (20) feet to the side street line
of any such lot.
(a) For a distance of one (1) block on streets
intersecting U.S. [Highway No.] 1, mea-
sured from the right-of-way line of said
U.S. [Highway No.] 1, side yards of at
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§ 45-28
least twenty-five (25) feet in depth shall
be provided.
E. Floor area regulations. In multiple-family
dwelling structures, each dwelling unit having one
(1) bedroom shall have a minimum floor area of
seven hundred fifty (750) square feet. An addi-
tional one hundred fifty (150) square feet of floor
area shall be required for each additional bed-
room provided.
F. Off-street parking regulations.
1. For single-family dwellings, the same as for
the R-1 single-family dwelling district,
2. For each multiple-family dwelling unit,
there shall be provided two (2) or more
parking spaces of two hundred (200) square
feet each, in accordance with the following
formula: Two (2) such spaces shall be pro-
vided for each dwelling unit containing not
more 1 lan L'WU - kI/M ) UUUrVU11zj and wu W_1U
one-half (21/2) of such spaces shall be pro-
vided for each dwelling unit containing
three (3) or more bedrooms, with the provi-
sion that for an uneven number of units,
the fractional space result produced by the
application of such formula shall count as a
full space, (For examples: four (4) dwelling
units containing three (3) or more bedrooms
shall require ten (10) off-street parking
spaces; three (3) dwelling units containing
three (3) or more bedrooms shall require
eight (8) off-street parking spaces.)
3. For churches, there shall be provided one
(1) off-street parking space of at least two
hundred (200) square feet for each four (4)
people accommodated within the church au-
ditorium,
4. For schools, there shall be one (1) off-street
parking space of at least two hundred (200)
square feet for every one thousand (1,000)
square feet of floor area.
G. Community residential home regulations,
1. When a site for a community residential
home has been selected by a sponsoring
agency, the agency shall notify the mayor
and village manager in writing and include
in such notice the specific address of the
§ 45-28
2.
NORTH PALM BEACH CODE
site, the residential licensing category, the
number of residents, and the community
support requirements of the program. Such
notice shall also contain a statement from
the district administrator of HRS indicating
the need for and the licensing status of the
proposed community residential home and
specifying how the home meets applicable
licensing criteria for the safe care and su-
pervision of the clients in the home, The
HRS district administrator shall also pro-
vide the Village the most recently published
data compiled that identifies all commu-
nity residential homes in the district in
which the proposed site is to be located.
The village shall review the notification of
the sponsoring agency in accordance with
the zoning code.
3. The village shall not deny the siting of a
community residential home unless the vil-
lage establishes that the siting of the home
at the site selected:
(a) Does not otherwise conform to existing
zoning regulations applicable to other
multifamily uses in the area;
(b) Does not meet applicable licensing cri-
teria established and determined by the
Florida Department of Health and Re-
habilitative Services, including require-
ments that the home be located to as-
sure the safe care and supervision of
all clients in the home;
(c) Would result in such a concentration
of community residential homes in the
area in proximity to the site selected,
or would result in a combination of such
homes with other residences in the vil-
lage, such that the nature and char-
acter of the area would be substan-
tially altered. A home that is located
with-in a radius of one thousand two
hundred (1,200) feet of another existing
community residential home in a mul-
tifamily zone shall be an overconcen-
tration of such homes that substan-
tially alters the nature and character
of the area. A home that is located
within five hundred (500) feet of an area
ME
of single-family zoning substantially al-
ters the nature and character of the
area.
(d) All distance requirements in this sec-
tion shall be measured from the nearest
point of the existing home or area of
single-family zoning to the nearest
point of the proposed home.
4. A dwelling unit housing a community res-
idential home shall be subject to the same
village laws and ordinances applicable to
other noncommercial, residential family
units in this zoning district.
(Ord. No. 204-69, H 1, 2; Ord. No. 17-71, § 2; Ord.
No. 10-73, §§ 3, 4, 9-13-73; Ord. No. 9-85, § 3,
6-27.86; Ord, No. 17.90, § 3, 6-28-90)
Editor's note—Subsection E of this section derived from
Ord. No. 204-69, § 2, which did not specifically amend the
1970 Code and was codified as subsection E at the discretion of
the editor.
Sec. 45-29. Reserved.
Editor's note—Section 46.29, setting forth -regulations for
the R-2A limited multiple - family dwelling district, was re-
pealed by Ord. No. 10-73, § 2, enacted on September 13, 1973.
Sec. 45-30. R-3 apartment dwelling district.
A. Uses permitted. Within any R-3 apartment
dwelling district, no building structure, land or
water shall be used, except for one (1) or more of
the following uses:
1. Any use permitted in the R-2 multiple-
family dwelling district.
2. Multiple-family dwelling structures having
five (5) or more dwelling units.
B. Building height regulations. For buildings
in excess of two (2) stories or thirty (30) feet in
height, five (5) feet shall be added to 'Ile required
front, rear and side yard setbacks for each story in
excess of two (2). No main building, however, shall
occupy more than thirty-five (35) percent of the
site area so required.
C. Building site area regulations.
1. For two-family dwelling structures the min-
imum lot or building site area shall be eight
thousand (8,000) square feet, and have a
STATUTORY REFERENCE TABLE
This table shows the location within this Code, either in the text or notes
following the text of references to the state law or related matters.
Section
Section
Section
this Code
Section
this Code
1.01
27-31
175.061((71
2-169
1.01 et seq,
1-2
175.071(1)
2-166
ch. 22F
App. B, Art. 11,
175.071(8)
2-166
§ 36-10
175.101
26-17
ell. 39
App. C, § 45-2
175.333
2-162
Ch. 60
2-181
ch. 177
App. B, Art. 1,
50.041
2-181
§ 36-2
50.051
2-181
App. 13, Art. 11,
55.03
29-5(a)
§ 36-8
ch. 98
Ch, 10
App B, Art, 11,
101-657
10-7
§ 36-15
112.181
2-161(e)(9)
App. 13, Art. IV,
ch. 121
2-155
§ 36-27
161,55(1)(d)
6-156
ch. 185
2-167
161.041
6-153
186.05(6)
2-169
161.053
6-154
185M(1)(b)
2-166
ch. 162
2-174
185,06(7)
2-166
162.12(2)
2-180
185.08
26-16
ch. 163
12.5-1
202.195
29-8(m)
21-1
201012
26-51,29-3
21-11
29-5(b-)
21-43, 21-44
20U12(5)(b)
26-51
App. B, Art. 1,
ch. 205
Ch. 17, Art. 11
36-2, App. B, Art,
205.043(2),
1, § 36-4
205.043(3)
17-24, 17-25
App. B, Art. 11,
205,053
17-20
§ 36-16
205,192
17-22
App. B, Art. V1
210.03
17-33
163.01
2-4(f)
ch, 212
26-53
163.161 (A seq.
21-01
215.473
2-166
ell. 16.14.170
AIM- R Art.. TL
9.99 17
-r1-1
§163.3164(17)
§ 36-10
ch. 252
Ch. 8
163.225(3)(a)—(c)
5-86
8-4(a)(2)
163.295
6-150
252.38 et seq.
8-6
163.3161 et seq.
Ch. 21, Art. 11
253.125
7-19
163.3177
21-44
280.02
2-4(1-)
163.3178
6-155
286.011
2-1
21-44
Ch. 316
18-20
163.3180(12)
21-48
316.008
Ch. 18
ch. 166
6-16
316,272
19-117
Ch. 24
316,293
19-117
Ord, 1Wo, 2478 § 3
316.1955, 316.1956
18-37
166.021
Ch. 17, Art. 11
320.01(1)
14-37
166.221
17-34
ch. 327
Ch. 5
166.231
Ch. 26, Art. 111
327.02
5-33
ch. 170
21-2
335.065
App. B, Art. TV,
170.01
Ch. 24
§ 36-29,1
ch. 175
2-167
337.29
29-2
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Section
Section
Section
this Code
Section
this Code
337.401
3
29-2,29-3
794.011
19-31
29-5(a), (e)
800.04
19-31
29-6(a)
827,071
19-31
337.401(3)
28-3
ch. 847
App. C, § 45-20
337,403, 337.404
29-7
847.0145
19-31
342.03
Ck 5
870.041
8-21
362.01
29-2
870.44
8-22
364.02
29-3
870.46
8-22
ch. 373
19-200
872.05
2-104
ch. 380
21-44
893.03
45-36
App. B, Art. 11,
893.035
45-36
§ 36-10
893.0356
45-36
380.04
21-103
943.10(6)
2-159
393
App. C, § 45-2
943.10(8)
2-159
ch. 394
App. C, § 45-2
943.14
2-159
ch. 395
App. C, § 45-36
943.25(13)
1-9
ch. 400
App. C, § 45-2
ch. 401
11.5-21
ch. 402
App. C, § 45-2
App. C, § 415-34.1
402,302(4),
402.302(5)
17-33
413.08
4-27(d)
ch. 419
17-33
App. C, § 45-2
ch. 458
App, C, § 45-36
ch. 459
App. C, § 45-36
471.003
29-8(c)(1)
ch. 472
App. B, Art. 1,
§ 36-6
ch. 480
App. C, § 45-2
ch. 495
1-10
ch. 553
6-1.6
553.73
6-154
11-11
553.73(2)
6-2
561.01
3-1
561.01 et seq.
Ch. 3
563.01
3-1
564.01
3-1
565.01
3-1
628.901
29-12(d)
633.35
2-159
633.025
12-16
633,0215
12-16
ch. 650
Ch. 2 Art. V, Div. 2
2-1,36
650.02
2-136
658.12
2-4(q)
ch. 760
App. C, § 45-2
768.28
29-12(d)
775.082, 775.083
2-169(f)
2-2515
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Adoption
Section
Ord. No.
Date
Section
this Code
2011-11
6-23-11
2
5-84(5)
Added
5-84(13)
2011-14
7-14-11
2
Rpld
2-116
2011-18
9-22-11
2
8-5
3
19-183
2011-19
10-13-11
2
21-70(a)(1), (2)
3
2-173
2011-21
11-10-11
2
1-9(b)
3
2-40(a)
2-41(a), (c)
Ch. 2, Art. III
Div. 5, title
2-75,2-76
Added
2-81-2-83
Rnbd
Ch, 2, Art. M
Divs. 6-10
as
Ch, 2, Art. III
Divs. 7-11
4
4-5
4-12(b)
5
4-29(b)
4-30(d)
6
4-44(a)
7
5-17
5-19
5-20-5-22
8
8-22(a), (e)
9
9-2(b)
10
11.5-21
11
12-18(a)
12
Rpld
12-29-12-32
12-39-12-43
12-51-12-56
13
12-102-12-105
14
14-31(c)
15
18-19(b), (b)(4)
16
19-116(a)
19-117(b), (b)(3)
17
19-185(c), (c)(2)
19-i860))
18
19-207
19-209(a)
19-210(d), (e)
19-211
19-213
19-215(a), (c)
19-217
19
20-5(2)
20-6(l)
20
23-42
23-45
23-48
2011-22
12- 8-11
2
2-159(a), (b)
3
2-161(h)
Added
2-161(i)
4
2-170(2)
Added
2-170(3)
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[01916 DO I NO 11 Kl
Supp. No. 52 2937
Section
Section
B
BOATS, DOCKS AND WATERWAYS (Cont'd.)
Construction requirements
BATHING
Bulkheads and seawalls
Diseased persons prohibited from bathing
Compliance with provisions required
5-69
in public pools, etc. . ...... ........
19-3
Inspection required ................
5-73
Permit fee .........................
5-72
BICYCLES
Specifications ......................
5-71
Park regulations ........................
20-6
Submission of plans and specifica-
Subdivisions, required improvements re
tions.........................
5-70
bikeways ..........................
36-29.1
Canals
BILLBOARDS. See: SIGNS AND BILL-
Canal crossings. ...............
5-60
BOARDS
Compliance with provisions required
5-56
Drainage canals ............ __ ...
5-59
BIRDS, See: ANIMALS AND FOWL
General requirements ..............
5-57
Navigation canals ..................
5-58
BLOCKS
Surety bond prerequisite to issuance
Subdivision design standards ............
36-18
of building permit in certain
cases .........................
5-61
BOARDS, COMMITTEES AND COhIMIS-
Docks and piers
SIGNS. See: DEPARTMENTS AND
Construction in waters other than
OTHER AGENCIES OF VILLAGE
Lake Worth and Atlantic Ocean,
BOATS, DOCKS AND WATERWAYS
regulations governing .........
5-84
Abandoned boats .......................
5-8
Definitions ........................
5-81
Abatement of w,us—a—es On.
Generally .........................
5-82
public pli-
vote property .......... ........
14-79 et seq.
Lake Worth and Atlantic Ocean, reg-
Anchoring and mooring
ulations governing construction
in ............ ...............
5-86
Mooring limitations in lagoons (private
Minimum design requirements.... , .
5-83
docks) ..........................
5-16
Variances .........................
5-86
Unlawfully anchored or moored vessels
Erosion control structures
Claiming ofvessel by owner; payment
Construction .....................
5-95
ofcosts .......................
5-23
Control . ... ... ............. __
5-96
Department of law enforcement to
Definitions . .......................
5-93
impound .....................
5-19
Permitted, when.................,.
5-94
Owner to be notified upon impound
Piers. See within this subheading: Docks
meat .........................
5-20
and Piers
Procedure in event owner cannot be
Seawalls. See within this subheading:
found ........................
5-21
Bulkheads and Seawalls
Reclamation of owner after sale .....
5-24
Definitions .....
5-1
Unclaimed vessel to be sold; certifica-
Disturbing other boats
5-6
tion of sale ...................
5-22
Exhibition boats exempted from certain
Authority of village to board boats violat-
restrictions -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - __
5-4
ing chapter ........................
5-17
Flood damage prevention provisions......
12.5-1 et seq.
Boat launching area
See: FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION
Abandoned boats and equipment
Fueling of marine craft ..................
5-26
Disposition ........................
5-36
Health and sanitation requirements
Recovery ..........................
5-37
Cleanliness of docks..................
5-11
Designated, use restricted .............
5-33
Observance of village health and con-
Permits required
duct rules .......................
5-10
Boats remaining for more that 24
Pollution of waterways ................
5-13
hours ........................
5-35
Refuse disposal.......................
5-12
Repairs prohibited ..... ...... ....
5-34
Live aboard boats
Vehicle/trailer parking in designated ar-
Living aboard boats restricted.........
5-15
eas ... I I ........ .............
5-35
Occupancy of in village waterways.....
5-25
Violation; penalty ....................
5-38
Marine sanctuaries
Bulkhead lines .........................
7-1 et seq.
Designation of waters as marine sanctu-
See: BULKHEAD LINES
aries
Coastal construction code ................
6-151 et seq.
Area to be regulated ...............
5_101(c)
See: COASTAL CONSTRUCTION CODE
Areas designated .. . ..............
5-101(b)
Code enforcement, applicability re .......
2-173
Construction of provision ...........
5-101(d)
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Section
Section
BOATS, DOCKS AND WATERWAYS (Cont'd.)
BUILDINGS (Cont'd.)
Definition .........................
5-101(a)
Housing code.........................
15-1,15-2
Mooring, docking, or beaching of boats on
Country club ...........................
9-1 et seq.
public or private property without
See: COUNTRY CLUB
permission.. ........ .......
5-9
Electrical code..........................
11-11,11-12
Parking
Energy efficiency building code
Boating equipment; parking on residen-
Adopted by reference .................
6-150
tial property restricted...........
18-35
Flood damage prevention ................
12.5-1 et seq.
Prohibited parking upon right-of-way of
See. FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION
specific roadways ................
18-34.1
Housing code ...........................
15-1,15-2
Running engines, hours in residential dis-
Landscaping....... . ___ ......... _
27-31 of seq.
tricts. _ . .................. __ ....
5-14
See: LANDSCAPING
Searchlights, use of .....................
5-7
Minimum construction standards
Speed limits; wakes .....................
5-2
Authority ............................
6-16
Subdivision provisions re waterways .....
36-22 et seq.
Codes adopted .......................
6-17
See: SUBDIVISIONS (Appendix B)
Violations and penalty ................
6-19
Swimming in restricted waters ..........
5-3
Missiles, throwing ......................
19-83
Water skiing ............................
5-5
Noise from building.....................
19-102
Waterways board .....................
5-102 et seq.
Obstructing passageway.................
19-47
Outdoor displays. See herein: Signs and
BOISTEROUS CONDUCT
Outdoor Displays
Noisy and boisterous ....................
19-106
Park and recreation facilities; erecting build-
BONDS
ings or structures ..................
20-3
Administrative code; bonds required of cer-
Public land, construction on prohibited ...
6-1
tain officers .......................
2-42
Signs and outdoors displays .............
6-110 et seq.
Canal construction; surety bond prerequi-
See: SIGNS AND BILLBOARDS
site to issuance of building permit...
5-61
Smoke, dust, odors, liquids, etc... . .......
19-9
Finance director, duties re ...............
2-59(7)
Spitting in public places prohibited.......
19-5
Village manager ........................
2-117
Stormwater management; level of finished
floor of structures ..................
21-63
BRUSH. See: WEEDS AND BRUSH
Subdivision regulations ..................
36-1 et seq.
BUILDINGS
See: SUBDIVISIONS (Appendix B)
Appearance code
Swimming pools ........................
25-1 et seq.
Appeals and review ...................
6-
See: SWIMMING POOLS
Appearance plan .....................
6Z
Zoning regulations ......................
45-1 et seq.
Certificate of appropriateness
See: ZONING (Appendix C)
Final hearings .....................
6-57
BULKHEAD LINES
Follow-up by building inspector .....
6-60
Code enforcement, applicability re
2-173
Planning commission
Established; designated .................
7-1
Action of .......................
6-58
Filling operation beyond bulkhead line pro-
Approval by .....................
6-59
hibited ........ ...................
7-2
Preliminary consideration ..........
6-56
Filling permit
Definition ............................
6-31
Application fees ................ .....
7-19
Intent and purposes ..................
6-32
Application; issuance .................
7-18
Planning commission, powers and du-
Expiration date, renewal; revocation...
7-20
ties re ..........................
6-36
Public hearing prerequisite to consider-
Short title ............... .........
6-30
ation ...........................
7-17
Appearance plan (Appendix A). See that
Required .............................
7-16
subject
Unlawful fill; removal ...................
7-3
Coastal construction code ................
6-151 et seq.
See: COASTAL CONSTRUCTION CODE
BULKHEADS
Code enforcement, applicability re .......
2-173
Bulkheads and seawalls, construction re-
Codes
quirements re ....................
5-69 et seq.
Appearance code. See herein that sub-
See: BOATS, DOCKS AND WATER-
ject
WAYS
Building code ........................
6-17
BUSINESS REGULATIONS
Coastal construction code .............
6-151 et seq.
ambulances ............................ ............................
17-50,17-51
Electrical code .......................
11-11,11-12
Businesses located outside village limits
Energy efficiency building code .......
6-150
Application for certificate of regulation.
17-34.2
Fire prevention code ..................
12-16 et seq.
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CODE INDEX
Section
Section
BUSINESS REGULAT IONS (Com'd.)
BUSINESS REGULATIONS (Cont'd.)
Certificate of business regulation re-
Transfer of receipts to new location ....
17-25
quired; basis of one year .........
17-34
Transfer of receipts to new owner......
17-24
Commercial vehicles, marking of ....
17-34.13
Wellfield protection
Compliance by principal deemed compli-
Regulation of business activities with
once by agent ...................
17-34,8
potential to contaminate land and
Delinquency penalty., . ...... ......
17-34.4
water resources . ......... ......
19-221
Doing business not covered by certifi-
Zoning
cate ofregulation................
17.34-7
Location of business for retail sales of
Duplicate certificates of regulation.....
17-34.6
alcobolic beverages ..............
45-20(2), 45-
Duration .. . . ... ........ .........
17-34.3
36.N
False statements
C-3 Regional Business District......
45-34,1(9)
Certificate obtained void ab initio.
17-34.7
Engaging in business without certifi-
C
cate of regulation or under cer-
tificate issued on ..............
17-34.11
CABLE TELE VISION. See: TELEVISION
Fee exemptions ........
17-3410
Fee schedule � .............. . .
17-34,12
CAMPING
Half-year certificate . ......... . ....
17-34.3
'Recreational, boating and camping equip-
Issuance of certificate ...... ...... __
17-34,3
went; parking on residential property
Noncompliance of principal............
17-34.8
restricted...... ......... . ........
18-35
Nonprofit enterprise, special permit for
1-7-34.5
Unauthorized lodging and camping.......
19-11
Refund of fee ................. .......
17-34.9
CANALS
Tekt ........ ....... l
171-34.1.
Construction requirements
5-56 et seq.
Renewal ....................... ......
17-34.4
See: BOATS, DOCKS AND WATER-
Suspension or revocation of certificate .
17-34,9
WAYS
When due and payable.. . ......... ...
17-34.3
Garage and other sales ..... _ ....... _
17-61 et seq.
CATS
See: GARAGE AND OTHER SALES
Regulations enumerated .........
4-24 et seq.
Home occupation.,; .......................
17-3(a-) et seq.
See: ANIMALS AND FOWL
See: I-ION11% OCCUPATIONS
Local business tax
CERTIFICATES
Application for business tax receipt....
17-18
Appearance code; certificate of appropriate -
Business tax exemptions . _ . _... . . ...
17-31
ness ....
6-56 et seq.
Business tax imposed; basis of one year
17-16
See: BUILDINGS
Business tax receipt renewal; delis-
Boats, docks and waterways; unlawfully
quency penalty ..................
17-20
anchored or moored vessels
Business tax schedule ................
17-33
Unclaimed vessel to be sold; certifica-
Compliance by principal deemed compli-
tion of sale. . . . _ _ . ......
5-22
ance by agent; noncompliance of
Businesses located outside village limits,
principal... ....... __ .......
17-29
certificate of business regulations re,
17-34 et seq.
Declaration where fee depends on vat'
See: BUSINESS REGULATIONS
able factors within applicant's
Emergency medical services ...........
11.5-21
knowledge ......................
17-23
Historic site overlay district; certificate of
Doing business not covered by receipt;
appropriateness. ... ...... __
45-37(1-1)
receipt obtained by false state-
CIVIL DISORDERS AND DISTURBANCES.
meats void ab initio .............
17-28
Sec. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
Duplicate receipts, . ..... ..... ......
17-27
Engaging in business without receipt or
CLERK
under receipt issued on false state-
Department of records, provisions To vil-
ments
17-32
lage clerk and deputy village clerk ..
2-67 et seq.
How tax construed as to specified pro-
See: DOCUMENTS AND PUBLIC RE-
fessions.........................
17-21
CORDS
Issuance of receipt; duration; half year
CLUBS
receipt; when due and payable ...
1-7-19
Country club ...........................
9-1 et seq.
Marking of commercial vehicles .. . ....
17-33A
See: COUNTRY CLUB
Receipt to be posted or carried ........
17-26
Special permit for nonprofit enterprise.
17-22
COASTAL CONSTRUCTION CODE
Suspension or revocation of receipt; re-
Coastal construction requirements
fund of fee . ...... _ .......
17-30
Location of construction. . ...
6-155(4)
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CODE ENFORCEMENT, ALTERNATE
Section
COASTAL CONSTRUCTION CODE (Cont'd.)
Major structures, structural require-
2-253
ments for.
6-155(1)
Minor structures, structural require-
2-252
ments for .......... ......... _
6-155(3)
Nonbabitable major structures, strut-
2-256
tural requirements for .........
6-155(2)
Public access .........................
6_155(.)
Definitions.... - . ............. ....
6-154
Flood damage prevention ................
12.5-1 et seq.
See: FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION
2-178(d)
Purpose ... ......... ___ ... ....
6-152
References .............................
6-156
Scope
2-178(a)
Applicability . . ........ .............
6-153(a)
Exceptions ................. ........
6-153(b)
Permits, application for ..............
6-153(c-)
Title
6-151
CODE ENFORCEMENT, ALTERNATE
Section
METHOD OF
Codes to be enforced by citation..........
2-253
Failure to accept citation ..... ......
2-256
Form and contents of citation ... .....
2-252
Issuance of citations ....................
2-251
Provisions additional and supplemental ..
2-256
Right to hearing; maximum penalty .....
2-254
CODE ENFORCEMENT
Section
Actions for money judgments
Limitation.. . .......... .........
2-182
Alarm regulations, enforcement re . , , ....
19-217
Applicability.. . .........................
2-173
Conduct of hearing ......................
2-176
Declaration of legislative intent.. , _ ...
2-171
Definitions .. . .... ........ ......
2-172
Enforcement procedure ..................
2-175
Fines; liens
1-3
Appeal ........ ........ ___ ......
2-180
Copies of orders imposing fines........
2-178(d)
Determination of amount of fine.. , ....
2-178(b)
Duration of lien ......................
2-179
Generally .................. _ .......
2-178(a)
Notices.. . ..... ... ___ ....... _
2-181
Reduction of fine .....................
2-178(c)
Provisions supplemental.. ...
2-183
Special magistrates
Appointment - . .......................
2-174(a)
Power and authority. . ... ......
2-174(b)
Powers of . . . ........ .........
2-177
Qualifications ........................
2-174(c)
CODE OF ORDINANCES"
9-2
Altering Code. ... .......
1-7
Amendments . ... ........
1-6
*Note—The adoption, amendment, repeal, omissions, effbc-
tive date, explanation of numbering system and other matters
pertaining to the use, construction and interpretation of this
Code are contained in the adopting ordinance and preface
which are to be found in the preliminary pages of this volume.
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CODE Or ORDINANCES (Cont'd.)
Catchlines ....... ............. ........
1-3
Court cost
Assessment of additional court costs for
2-112(2)
criminal justice education expendi-
2-112(l)
tures...........................
1-9
Definitions and rules of construction .....
1-2
Designated and cited .............
1-1
References to chapters or sections ........
1-3
Repeal of ordinances, effect of, ........
1-4
Severability of parts ...............
1-5
Village clerk, duties re recording ordi-
nances ............................
2-67(3)
Village logo. . . ... ...........
1-10
Violations and penalty ..................
1-8
COIN - OPERATED AMUSEMENTS
9-16 et seq,
Proximity to schools restricted .
19-4
COMBAT AUTO THEFT (CAT)
Establishment, regulations ..............
18-19
COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS. See. DE-
9-1(1)
PARTMENTS AND OTHERAGENCIES
9-2
OF VILLAGE
9-1(2)
COMMUNICATIONS
9-2
Telecommunications
9-2
Generally ............................
29-1 et seq.
See: TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Service tax... ...... _
26-51. et seq.
See:IAXATION
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT' DEPART=
MENT
Director's duties ........................
2-111
Divisions
Code compliance .................
2-112(2)
Permits and inspections ........
2-112(l)
Planning ....... _ ... _ ... ......
2-112(3)
COMPUTATION OF TIME
Definitions and rule-; of construction ...
1-2
CONCURRENCY MANAGEMENT
Provisions enumerated ............. _
21-41 et seq.
See: PLANNINGAND DEVELOPMENT
COUNCIL. See: VILLAGE COUNCIL
COUNTRY CLUB
Finances
Delinquent accounts; penalties ....
9-32
Golf advisory board
9-16 et seq,
See: GOLF ADVISORY BOARD
Premises
Disfiguration and/or removal of building
or other property .......... _ _
9-1(1)
Enforcement. .................
9-2
Hours ...............................
9-1(2)
Signs. ...............................
9-2
Violations and penalties . , ..... ... _
9-2
OT HO
Section Section
COUNTY DEPARTMENTS AND OTHER AGENCIES
Definitions and rules of construction ..... 1-2 OF VILLAGE (Cont'd.)
COURTS Reserve police force ..................... 23-42 et seq.
Court cost See: POLICE
Assessment of additional court costs for Village council .......................... 2-16 et seq.
Waterways board ..................... 5-102 et seq.
criminal justice education expendi-
tures ........................... 1-9 DEVELOPMENTS. See. PLANNINGAND DE-
VELOPMENT
D
DISABLED AND HANDICAPPED PERSONS
DECALS
Applicability of dog prohibitions to guide
Combat Auto Theft (CAT) ...............
18-19
and service dogs ...................
4-27(d)
Parking violations re handicap spaces ....
18-37
DEPARTMENTS AND OTHER AGENCIES
OF VILLAGE
DISTRICTS
Administrative code .....................
2-39 et seq.
Zoning regulations ......................
45-16 et seq.
See: ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
See: ZONING (Appendix C)
Appearance board. See: APPEARANCE
PLAN (Appendix A)
DISTURBANCES. See: CIVIL DISORDERS
Audit committee ........................
2-56 et seq.
AND DISTURBANCES
See: AUDITS
DOCKS. See: BOATS, DOCKS AND WATER-
Boards and committees ..................
2-1
WAYS
Code enforcement .......................
2-171 et seq.
Community development department.....
2-111 et seq.
DOCUMENTS AND PUBLIC RECORDS
See: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Department of records
DEPARTMENT
Deputy village clerk
Finance, department of. .................
2-59
Appointment ......................
2-68
See: FINANCES
Duties ............................
2-69
Fire and police retirement board of trust-
Village clerk; duties
ees ................................
2-164 et seq.
Election records, keeping...........
2-67(5)
See: PENSIONS AND RETIREMENT
Expiration of term, notice of ........
2-67(7)
Fire rescue department .................
2-81 et seq.
Official seal, keeping...............
2-67(8)
See: FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT
Record ordinances .................
2-67(3)
General employees retirement board .....
2-151 et seq.
Village council
See: PENSIONS AND RETIREMENT
Keep records of council ..........
2-67(2)
Golf advisory board .....................
9-16 et seq.
Public council action.............
2-67(4)
See: GOLF ADVISORY BOARD
Serve as clerk of council .........
2-67(1)
Law enforcement, department of (police
Vital statistics, keeping ............
2-67(6)
department) .......................
2-75,2-76
Village clerk and deputy village clerk. See
See: LAW ENFORCEMENT, DEPART
herein: Department of Records
MENT OF (POLICE DEPARTL
MENT)
DOGS
Library board ..........................
16-16 et seq.
Regulations enumerated.................
4-24 et seq.
Library, department of ..................
2-93
See: ANIMALS AND FOWL
Meetings of boards and commissions; ad-
DRAINAGE
journment of ......................
2-3
Storrawater management................
21-61 et seq.
Meetings of specific boards, etc. See spe-
See: STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
cific subjects
Subdivision design standards re easements
Planning and development board of adjust-
and rights-of-way ..................
36-22(b)
ment ..............................
21-21
Zoning; surface water management
Planning commission ....................
21-11,21-12
C-3 Regional Business District........
45-34.1(8)
Public works, department of .............
2-84,2-85
See: PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
DROUGHT
Records, department of ..................
2-67 et seq.
Water shortage emergencies .............
19-200 et seq.
See: DOCUMENT AND PUBLIC RE-
See: WATER SHORTAGE EMERGEN-
CORDS
CIES
Recreation department ..................
2-110
Recreation advisory board .............
20-61 et seq.
E
See: PARKS, PLAYGROUNDS AND
RECREATION
ELECTIONS
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Section
ELECTIONS (ConVd.)
ENGINE EXHAUST
Candidacy
Noise control policy .....................
19-108
Candidates for office; qualifying .......
10-5
Preservation of notice of candidacy ...
10-6
EROSION CONTROL STRUCTURES
Conduct of elections ........... .........
10-6
Construction regulations ................
5-93 et seq.
Early voting. . .... ....... _ ...........
10-7
See: BOATS, DOCKS AND WATER-
General elections, notice of ..............
10-3
WAYS
Polling locations
EXCAVATIONS
Designated ...........................
10-76
Bulkhead lines .........................
7-1 et seq.
Special elections
See: BULKHEAD LINES
Notice of .........................
10-4
Storinwater management................
21-61 et seq.
When held ...........................
10-2
See: STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
State laws
Street excavations .......................
24-16 et seq.
Applicable state laws adopted .........
10-1
See: STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND PUB-
Voting machines may be used; state law
LIC PLACES
applicable .......................
10-7
Village clerk, duties re keeping election
EXCRETA
records ................. _ ........
2-67(5)
Dog waste, removal provisions re ........
4-31,4-32
Voting machines may be used; state law
applicable .........................
10-7
F
ELECTRICAL CODE
FENCES, WALLS, HEDGES AND ENCLO-
Amendments, corrections, additions ......
11-12
SURES
Code enforcement, applicability re .......
2-173
Landscaping ........ i ...................
27-31 et seq.
ELECTRONIC AUDIO EQUIPMENT
See: LANDSCAPING
Noise control ..........................
19-104
Swimming pool requirements............
25-5
FINANCES
EMERGENCIES
Budget procedures ......................
2-2
Ambulances ............................
17-50,17-51
Country club
Emergency management ................
8-1 et seq.
Delinquent accounts; penalties ........
9-32
See: EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
Court cost
Emergency medical services
Assessment of additional court costs for
Fees
criminal justice education expendi-
Billing and collection ...............
11.5-23
tuxes ...........................
1-9
Establishment .....................
11.5-22
Department of finance
Generally ............................
11.5-21
Finance director; duties
Fire rescue department .................
2-81 et seq.
Accounts of receipts and expendi-
See: FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT
tares... ..............
2-59(8)
Water shortage emergencies .............
19-200 et seq.
Budget duties .....................
2-59(2)
See: WATER SHORTAGE EIVIERGEN-
Cancellation of evidences of old debt
2-59(9)
CIES
Collect moneys and fees due village.
2-59(12)
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
Examine books ....................
2-59(6)
Applicability ............................
8-2
Financial statements ...............
2-59(3)
Civil disorders and disturbances
Fiscal supervision over officers......
2-59(5)
Declaration of a state of emergency ....
8-22
Keep accounts .....................
2-59(4)
Mayor designated local authority for pres-
Pay village employees ..............
2-59(11)
ervation of public peace..........
8-21
Prescribe form .....................
2-59(1)
Declaration of a state of emergency ......
8-5
Receive and disburse moneys .......
2-59(10)
Definitions .............................
8-1
Responsibility for proceeds of bonds.
2-59(7)
Emergency management structure .......
8-3
Investment policy of the village ..........
2-4
Powers, duties and responsibilities .......
8-4
Pensions and retirement. See also that
Termination of a state of emergency......
8-6
subject
Length of service award plan for volun-
EMPLOYEES, See: OFFICERS AND EM-
teer firefighters .................
2-170 et seq.
PLOYEES
Pension and certain other benefits for
ENCLOSURES. See: FENCES, WALLS,
fire and police employees ........
2-159 et seq.
HEDGES AND ENCLOSURES
Pension and certain other benefits for
general employees ...............
2-146 et seq.
ENERGY EFFICIENCY BUILDING CODE
Planning and development; filing fees and
Adopted by reference., ... . . .............
6-150
cost for changes....................
21-1,21-2
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ZONING (Appendix C) (Cont'd.)
ZONING (Appendix C) (Cont'd.)
Street numbers ....... __ ......
7-7
C-OS Conservation and Open Space
Temporary signs ................
7-4
District ......... ............
45-35.2(B)
Site plan elements .......... __ _
Art. 8
R-1 Single-Family Dwelling Districts
45-27(K)
Building orientation and place-
R-2 Multiple-Family Dwelling Dis-
men,L .. * ... * * .... ' * ......
8-2
trict ......... ... , I ....
45-28(A)
General design . . ....... ......
8-1
R-3 Apartment Dwelling District ...
46-30(A)
Off-street parking areas ... _...
8-3
Planned unit development
Pedestrian amenities............
8-4
C-3 Regional Business District .....
45-34.1(10)
Site and street furniture
8-5
Filing of application ...............
45-35.1(11)
Zoning regulations
Planning commission
Development review regulations .
4-1
Action of ........ ____ ....
45.35.1(IV)
Land use chart .... __ ..... _
4-2
Referral to ............. _ .....
45-35JUID
Use definitions mid supplemental
Public notice. . ......... ..........
45-35.1(VII)
regulations ................
4-3
Statement of intent............_..,
45-35.1(r)
Nortblake Boulevard overlay zoning dis-
Village council
trict (NBOT) ........ .....
45-35.3
Action of ..................
45-35.1(V)
Oceanfront land
Effect of approval of.. .......
46-35.1(VI)
Ocean setback,...........
45-22
Public district
Official zoning map
Restricted uses. ...................
45-35
Adopted by reference ..........
45-17(.1)
Boundary conflict interpretations...
45-18
R-1 Single-Family Dwelling District
Buildings and uses to conform to
Annexed land in ... ...............
45-20
district regulations .... ... _
_,-In
45-1°
.1
Height. . ...... ............... ...
45-27(B)
Changes. . . ... ................ —
45-17(3)
Off-street parking. . ............
45-27(E)
Damaged, destroyed, etc............
45-17(6)
Permitted uses.. .
45-27(A)
Identification .....................
45-17(2)
Site area .... ..................
45-27(C)
Location; final authority ...........
45-17(4)
Yards and open spaces.......... . ..
46-27(D)
Off-street loading and internal circula-
R-2 Multiple-Family Dwelling District
tion
Community residential home regula-
C-3 Regional Business District.....
45-34.1(3)
tions , . .... ......... .......
45-28(G)
Off-street parking
Floor area ..... ..... _ .....
45-28(E)
C-1 Neighborhood Commercial Dis-
Height, . .... .... __ ....... ....
45-28(B)
trict .................. ....
45-33(E)
Off-street parking ... __ .... ....
45-28(F)
C-lA Limited Commercial District..
45-32(E)
Permitted uses. . _ . ...... .......
45-28(A)
C-3 Regional Business District.....
45-34-1(2)
Site area.... _ ..................
45-28(C)
C-A Commercial District ......
45-31(G), (H)
Yards and open spaces .............
45-28(U)
CB Commercial District............
45-31A(G), (1-1)
R-3 Apartment Dwelling District
CC h-ansitional Commercial District
45-32A(G), (H)
Floor area . .......... ........
46-30(F)
R-1 Single-Family Dwelling Districts
45-27(B)
Height...
46-30(B)
R-2 Multiple-Family Dwelling Dis-
Off-street parking .................
45-30(E)
trict.........................
45-28(1')
-Permitted uses ..................
46-30(A)
R-3 Apartment Dwelling District ...
45-30(E)
Site area ......... _ ..............
45-30(C)
Open spaces. See herein: Yards and
Yards and open spaces ..........
45-30(D)
Open Spaces
Setbacks
Parking
C-3 Regional Business District .....
45-34AW
Off-street loading and internal circu-
Oceanfront land . . ....... _
45-22
lation. See herein that subject
Short title ...........................
45-1
Off-street parking regulations. See
Signs
herein. Of Parking
C-3 Regional Business District .....
45-34.1(7)
Permitted -uses
Similar uses ...... _ ................
45-16.1
Automotive Commercial District..
45-34(A)
Site area
C-1 Neighborhood Commercial Dis-
C-IA Limited Commercial District,.
45-32(C)
trict .........................
45-33(A), (G)
C-A Commercial District...........
45-31(E)
C-IALimited Commercial District..
45-32(A), (G)
CB Commercial District......... _..
45-31.1(E)
C-2 General Commercial District ...
45-34(A)
CC Transitional Commercial District
45-32.1(E)
C-3 Regional Business District . . ...
45-34.1(1)
R-I Single-Family Dwelling Districts
45-27(C-1
C-A Commercial District ...........
45-31(B), (0)
R-2 Multiple-Family Dwelling Dis-
CB Commercial District........ ...
45-31J(B), (C)
trict. . . ........... .....
45-28(C)
CC Transitional Commercial District
46-32,1(B)
R-3 Apartment Dwelling District ...
45-30(C)
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Surface water management
C -3 Regional Business District .....
45- 34.1(8)
Telecommunications antenna and an-
tenna towers ...................
45 -21
Violation: and penalty ................
45 -6
Yards and open spaces
C -1 Neighborhood Commercial Dis-
trict ......... ........ I.......
45 -33(D)
C -1A Limited Commercial District..
45 -32(D)
C -A Commercial District ...........
45 -31(F)
CB Commercial District............
45- 31.1(F)
CC Transitional Commercial District
45- 32.1(F)
R-1 Single-Family Dwelling Districts
45 -27(D)
R -2 Multiple- Family Dwelling Dis-
trict.... ....................
45 -28(D)
R -3 Apartment Dwelling District ...
45 -30(D)
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