Appendix E : Form-based Zoning, General Provisions (city of Winter Springs, Florida)

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Appendix E: Form-Based Zoning, General Provisions (City of Winter Springs, Florida)

Sec. 20-324. - General Provisions

The following general provisions apply to all street types.

(1) Corner radii and clear zones. Corner curb radii shall be between nine (9) feet and fifteen (15) feet, with the following permitted exceptions: 1) where a curb radius must be larger in order to meet the minimum requirements to obtain a required permit from another agency (FDOT, Seminole County, etc.); and 2) where the fire marshal has determined that a larger curb radius must be provided. Fairly tight turning radii shorten pedestrian crossings and inhibit reckless drivers from turning corners at high speeds. To allow for emergency vehicles (e.g., fire trucks) to turn corners, a twenty-five-foot radius clear zone shall be established free of all vertical obstructions including but not limited to telephone poles, sign poles, fire hydrants, electrical boxes, or newspaper boxes.
(2) Alleys. Alleys are required in the T4 and T5 zones of the town center to minimize curb cuts and to provide access to parking and service areas behind buildings. Alleys are not required in the T3 zone in cases when lot widths are greater than fifty (50) feet. In these cases, a front-loaded garage can be utilized, provided it is setback at least twenty (20) feet behind the principle plane of the primary building. Alley locations and dimensions are not fixed but shall be designed to accommodate the alley's purpose. Additional curb cuts shall be added only with the permission of the development review committee. Alleys may be incorporated into parking lots as drive aisles and fire lanes. In general alleys are intended to accommodate services including but not limited to parking, trash pickup, loading docks, and drive-throughs.
(3) Exceptions from build-to lines (front setbacks). Exceptions from build-to lines as noted in each transect zone may be granted by the development review committee for avoiding trees with diameter breast height (dbh) greater than eight (8) inches.

On corner sites (within fifty (50) feet of the corner) with build-to lines set back from the property line, building frontage may be positioned forward of the build-to line up to the property line, provided it does not encroach upon the clear zone.

(4) Diversity of building widths. No more than three (3) detached residential buildings twenty (20) feet or less in width are permitted within any two hundred (200) feet of frontage.
(5) Accessory structures. Accessory structures are permitted and may contain parking, accessory dwelling units, home occupation uses, storage space, and trash receptacles. Home occupation uses are restricted to owner plus one (1) employee, shall not include noxious or disruptive

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