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ORDINANCE NO.: 7 78-01
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ZEPHYRHILLS, FLORIDA, A
MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, AMENDING
CHAPTER ONE OF THE ZEPHYRHILLS' LAND
DEVELOPMENT CODE TO INCORPORATE
SECTION 1020 TO PROVIDE FOR DEFINITIONS
FOR FACADE, FOOTCANDLE, LARGE RETAIL
PROJECT, RECREATION-ACTIVE, AND
RECREATION-PASSIVE; AND AMENDING
CHAPTER FOUR OF THE ZEPHYRHILLS' LAND
DEVELOPMENT CODE TO INCORPORATE
SECTION 4590 TO PROVIDE FOR ADDITIONAL
DESIGN STANDARDS FOR LARGE RETAIL
PROJECTS THAT EQUAL OR ARE GREATER
THAN TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND SQUARE
FEET OF TOTAL GROSS LEASABLE AREA;
PROVIDING FOR GROSS LEASABLE AREA;
PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION AND
SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
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WHEREAS, on March 26, 1990 the City Council of the City of Zephyrhills adopted
the City of Zephyrhills'Land Development Code as Ordinance No.: 519; and
WHEREAS, certain changes are desirable to address current trends to large retail
projects; and
WHEREAS, certain changes are required to implement standards that serve to
ensure compatibility of large retail projects with the unique character of the. City of
Zephyrhills; and
WHEREAS,to further clarify community design standards for large retail projects
in a clear and concise matter.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of
Zephyrhills, Florida, as follows:
Section 1: That Chapter One, Definitions Section 1020-Definitions for facade,
footcandle, large retail project, recreation-active and recreation passive of the Zephyrhills
Land Development Code is hereby incorporated shall henceforth read as follows:
CHAPTER O'NE Definitions-
SECTION 1020 Definitions for facade, footcandle, large retail project, recreation-
active, and recreation passive:
Facade: The front of a building and/or any of its sides facing public right-of-way or
space.
Footcandle: A unit measuring the amount of illumination produced on a,surface.
One footcandle equals the amount of illumination falling on all points, which are one-foot
from a uniform point source or one candle.
Large Retail Project: Any new commercial retail building, whose total gross leasable
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area equals or exceeds 25,000 square feet, specifically mercantile uses, and/or shopping
center uses.
Recreation, Active: Recreational uses, areas, or activities which are oriented toward
competitive activities, and typically require special facilities. Baseball, soccer, and fitness
courses are examples of Active Recreation.
Recreation, Passive: Recreational uses, areas, or activities which are oriented
toward noncompetitive activities, typically do not require special facilities, and often
emphasize natural areas. Hiking,wildlife viewing, and leisurely bicycle riding are examples
of Passive Recreation.
Section 2: That Chapter Four,Design Standards and Development Criteria Section
4390-Additional Design Standards for Large Retail Projects of the Zephyrhills Land
Development Code is hereby incorporated shall henceforth read as follows:
CHAPTER FOUR Design Standards and Development Criteria
SECTION 4390 Additional Design Standards for Large Retail Projects:
A. Purpose. These standards are intended to provide developers of large
retail building development with guidelines for creating safer, efficient, pedestrian-friendly
projects with human-scale orientation, while discouraging large, nondescript buildings and
"unfriendly" pedestrian design, limited landscaping, and vast non-shaded parking lots. As
a basis for developing such guidelines, the citizens of the City of Zephyrhills and visitors
alike will benefit from enhanced large retail project design, which accomplishes the
following activities:
1. To encourage large, single building construction with definition that has the
appearance of multiple buildings rather than enormous warehouses with unbroken,
blank walls. Good design encourages clearly defined entryways, articulated roof lines
to prevent monotony, pedestrian amenity areas, and concealment of unsightly
mechanical structures from public view.
2. To encourage efficient, pedestrian-oriented design which effectively resolves
the incompatibility between pedestrians and motorists, while providing
interconnectivity between buildings, parking areas and other internal/external
components.
3. To encourage parking lot design which meets vehicular needs, while
providing a safer, efficient comfortable pedestrian flow.
4. To encourage adequate landscaping that allows large buildings and their
components to blend with their surroundings, while providing screening and shade-
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5. To encourage enhanced lighting and signage design, to avoid forms of
nuisance and intrusiveness into adjacent areas, while enhancing public safety.
B. Definition: Any new commercial retail building, whose total gross
leasable area equals or exceeds 25,000 square feet, specifically, mercantile uses, and/or
shopping center uses.
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C. Additional Development Standards. Thefollowing additional standards shall
be required for all large retail projects:
1. Facades/Detail Features. No uninterrupted and/or unadorned length of
any portion of the facade shall exceed 100 linear feet (this measurement shall not
apply to the backs of buildings that are not visible to the public). Interruptions of
such continuous lengths of the facade shall include wall plane projections and/or
recesses of not less than five feet in off-set, and a minimum 20 feet in length, and one
or more of the,.following: Architectural features such as pilasters; columns;
canopies/porticos; arcades; colonnades; and/or parapets (See Figure 4-18.a). All
facades shall include repeating patterns at intervals of no more than 30 feet,
horizontally or vertically. Such repeating patterns shall include windows, color
changes, texture changes, material module changes, and/or surface modeling changes
such as offsets, reveals, or ribs of no less than 12 inches in width (See Figure 4-
18.b).
a. Multiple Stores Within a Single Building. Where a large retail
project contains individual stores that are less than 25,000 square feet of
gross floor area each, with separate, exterior customer entrances, the street
level facade of each store shall provide the design and/or placement such as
windows between the height of three feet and eight feet above the walkway
grade, for no less than 60 percent of the horizontal length of the building
facade of each store.
2. Materials. Unfinished tilt-up concrete panels, prefabricated steel panels,
or similar non-glass, smooth faced panels shall not be exposed.
3. Entryways. Each business facade without an entrance shall include at least
one customer entrance, or be screened from public view with no less than 20 foot
wide buffer. (This criteria is intended to improve aesthetics of buildings whose
entrance may not be along the front facade and to improve appearance of an
otherwise blank wall.) Customer entrances shall be clearly defined and include at
least two of the following features: canopies/porticos, overhangs,
recesses/projections, arcades, raised above-the-doorway cornice parapets, peaked
roof forms, arches, outdoor patios, display windows, integrated architectural
details such as tile work, moldings, planters or wing walls, and/or landscaped
sitting areas. The non-customer/loading areas shall be screened from public view
with a landscaped buffer to be installed and approved by the Site Review Committee.
4. Roofs. Flat unarticulated roof lengths, longer than 100 feet in length shall
be concealed or addressed by utilizing at least two of the following options (See
Figures 4-18.c):
a. Effective concealment of flat roof lines, rooftop equipment, and
heating,ventilating, and air conditioning(HVAC)units from any facade view
by adjacent land uses of lesser intensity, and public right-of-way. The
parapet design shall be a minimum of three feet in height and shall
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incorporate a three dimensional cornice treatment. Alternative designs such
as varying the parapet height for a minimum linear distance of 100 feet, and
a minimum vertical height of two feet shall be subject to approval by the
Site Plan Review Committee.
b. Overhanging eaves that extend no less than three feet past the
supporting walls.
c. Two or more sloping roof planes.
5. Pedestrian Circulation. Large retail projects shall be pedestrian-
oriented through design features that enhance pedestrian safety, efficiency and connectivity
with a clear definition between vehicular areas and pedestrian walkways.
a. Sidewalks. Pedestrian connectivity between the project building
entrances and parking areas, public sidewalks, out parcel buildings, and
transit stops shall be clearly indicated through the use of landscaped areas
and sidewalks which are made of materials such as scored concrete, pavers,
or bricks. All projects building sides with customer entrances shall include
such a sidewalk along the full length of each facade.
b. Pedestrian Amenity Area. Large retail projects shall include
design features such as pedestrian amenity areas, which include well
landscaped sitting areas with design components such as seating elements
and/or other amenities in shaded areas. A minimum of four benches, or other
similar amenity, shall be provided at. each -customer entrance/pedestrian
amenity area.
6. Parking Areas. Parking lots and access aisle-ways shall be designed
utilizing the following standards:
a. Parking Lot Design. Vast, unbroken parking lots are prohibited.
Parking areas shall be designed so that no more than 100 spaces of the total
required spaces are part of a clearly defined grouping of spaces. Such
groups shall be broken into individual lots and/or clearly separated by well
landscaped or weather-protected pedestrian walkways, significant landscape
or geographic features, and/or by design components of the proposed
building(s). Separations shall be no less than eight feet in width at any point.
No required parking space shall be located further than 500 feet from the
nearest_customer entrance. _At least 20 percent of the required parking
spaces shall be placed in the rear or side areas of the proposed development,
if feasible, as determined by the Site Plan Review Committee. Alternative
designs that incorporate existing natural resources are encouraged, subject
to approval by the Site Review Committee. (See Figure 4-18. d.)
b. Parking Spaces. ' The number of parking spaces shall be
determined in accordance with the Land Development Code Standards.
Each parking space in excess of the minimum shall require an additional
landscaped area of 10 square feet to be placed within the internal parking
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area, frontage road, and/or right-of-way buffer. The use of pervious parking
areas, including turf block may be considered for no more than 20 percent
of the total constructed required parking spaces, subject to approval by the
Site Plan Review Committee.
7. Landscaping. The following landscaping standards shall be incorporated
into the design of all large retail projects:
a. Foundation. Foundation landscaping shall be required for at least
50 percent of each facade length located along a public right-of-way, parking
area, or which includes a customer entrance. Such landscaping shall be
incorporated into a minimum of a five-foot wide landscaped bedding area
located between, and in addition to the required building sidewalk and the
first vertical wall of the building facade. Large commercial planters or
alternative designs may be used to meet this criteria(See Figure 4-18.e).
b. Bufferyards. Bufferyards, rather than setbacks, shall be required
along all collector and arterial roadways, which include an unbroken(except
for required driveways, sidewalks, and other public safety elements),
landscaping area no less than 30 feet in width and planted according to
Buffer standards. If existing vegetation is to be preserved, a varying buffer
design may be utilized where the average width is 20 feet. Alternative designs
are subject to approval by the Site Plan Review Committee.
- '- c. Parking Areas. E./cry 1 0 spaces shall b vuC,:J1giltwith 400
square
feet of landscaping to be placed in medians or islands, and shall include at
least one over-story tree, one under-story tree and six shrubs. No median
shall be less than 5 feet in width, and no more than 10 spaces shall be
continuous without landscaping(See Figure 4-18.f). Grouping of landscaped
islands is encouraged to promote the healthy growth of larger trees.
Alternative designs are subject to approval by the Site Plan Review
Committee, but in no case shall the total required landscaping area be
decreased.
d. Access Driveways. Main access driveways from the public right-of-
way into the proposed development shall be completely separated from any
parking area and/or pedestrian walkway by a landscaped island, not including
intersections and walkways. At least one, four-inch (dbh), over-story tree
shall be planted or preserved at 40 feet on-center spacing.
e. Frontage Roads. Frontage roads need not be landscaped; however,
when parking area landscaping cannot be met, the Site Review Committee
may approve no more than 20 percent of the required parking area
landscaping for placement along frontage roads.
f. Drainage Retention Areas (DRA). In addition to all other Land
Development Requirements, a landscaped Buffer shall be planted adjacent
to public right-of-way and/or access drives, in coordination with an approved
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DRA. Alternative DRA design is encouraged, subject to approval by the
Site Plan Review Committee.
g. Tree Preservation. All large retail projects shall comply with tree
preservation standards, and such requirements shall be in addition to C.7a.,
C.7 b, and C.7 c., as referenced above.
8. Exterior Lighting. Exterior lighting design shall enhance security of
pedestrians and motorists alike. All pedestrian walkways and parking spaces shall be
adequately lighted through the use of individual or combination lighting features such as
standard luminaire, street lamp;- and/or bollard types of fixtures. Alternative designs are
subject to approval by the Site Review Committee (See Figure 4-18.g). Lighting shall be
designed according to the following standards:
a. Maximum Height. Exterior light sources such as luminaries or
lampposts shall not exceed 20 feet in height. Shielded light sources may not
exceed 35 feet in height.
b. Illumination. All lighting shall be designed to minimize the spillage
onto adjacent noncompatible land uses. Non-shielded fixtures are permitted
and maximum illumination factor of five foot candles. Shielded fixtures are
permitted a maximum illumination factor of 12 foot candles.
c. Location Design. Lighting sources(interior or exterior) shall be
shielded from vehicular travel lanes so that glare to motorists is minimized.
Areas located on waterways, such as docks and nature trails, and other
regulated areas shall utilize shielded light fixtures so that the light source is
adequately shielded from view on the waterway or regulated area. Lighting
and other improvements, such as cart returns, shall be incorporated into the
landscape design.
d. Exterior Illumination. Exterior illumination shall be engineered for
public safety and not impact adjacent properties to an extent greater than
is necessary to address the safety issue. Lighting plans may be required by
the Site Plan Review Committee, and extensive lighting systems justified by
appropriate study at the applicant's expense.
9. Signage. Signage shall be designed as part of a complete system, and
may be approved as part of the overall site plan, without acquiring a separate permit.
10. Outdoor Storage and Sales. Outdoor storage (including;seasonal storage
trailers) and sales shall be permitted in designated areas only, as approved during
development site plan review, and shall be screened from view from residential land districts
and uses through landscaping and/or other design features.
11. Compliance. In addition to the application requirements of the LDC, a
colored facade rendering shall be submitted to the Director of Development at time of
application submission to ensure that the development standards required herein are adhered
to.
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12. Conflict. In the case of any conflicts between these requirements and
the requirements contained in the Zephyrhills'Building Code, and/or Florida Building Code,
the more stringent code shall prevail.
Section 3. Severability:
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is for any
reason held illegal, invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court or regulatory
body of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions hereof. The City Council of the City of Zephyrhills hereby declare that it would
have passed this Ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause and phrase hereof,
irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, or
phrases be declared illegal, invalid, or unconstitutional and all ordinances and parts of
ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed.
Section 4. All Ordinance or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed.
Section 5. Inclusion in the Code:
It is the intention of the City Council of the City of Zephyrhills, Florida, and it is
hereby provided that the provisions of this Ordinance shall become and be made a part of
the City of Zephyrhills'Land Development Code, as amended. To this end, the sections of
this Ordinance may be renumbered or relettered to accomplish such intention and that the
work "ordinance" may be changed to "section", "article", "policy", or other appropriate
Section 6: This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage.
The foregoing Ordinance No.'j'1 -OI was read and passed on its first reading by the
City Counpil pf the,city of Zephyrhills, Florida, on this Q- day of 4,,e,
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Tlietf4t gbing Ordinance No. 7`751-0 I was read and passed on its second reading
by the City_Cq unt;il 9f the City of Zephyrhills,Florida, on this a 3,!----4-day of t-c.�
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The�fbritgc ing Ordinance No.778.01 was approved by me this oZ3 day of
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