HIGH DENSITY MULTIPLE-FAMILY (RM-40) DISTRICT

Coral Springs Land Development Code ch. 25, art. IV, div. 10

in effect

Coral Springs Land Development Code § 250411 Purpose of district.

Sec. 250411. - Purpose of district. To provide a high density multifamily (RM-40) district with a highly urbanized and suitable social and physical living environment. Parcels so zoned are generally located adjacent or near to a "city center" area or regional scale commercial concentration and separated from one-family or two-family development and shall be limited to locations on arterial streets. (Code 1972, § 20-278)

Coral Springs Land Development Code § 250412 Permitted uses.

Sec. 250412. - Permitted uses. No building or structure, or part thereof, shall be erected, altered or used, or land or water used, in whole or in part, for other than one (1) or more of the following specified uses: (1) Any use permitted in an RM-30 District, subject to limitations, requirements and procedures prescribed for such use. (2) Uses accessory to any of the above uses when located on the same plot. (3) Certain community residences, recovery communities, and congregate living facilities as provided for in and in accordance with section 250152 of this chapter, including but not limited to, Table "A". Congregate living facilities proposed to be located within the spacing distance specified in subsection 250152(3)(b) of this chapter must first be approved as a conditional use. (Code 1972, § 20-279; Ord. No. 94-151, § 11, 1-3-95; Ord. No. 2023-114, § 18, 9-13-23)

Coral Springs Land Development Code § 250413 Conditional uses.

Sec. 250413. - Conditional uses. The following uses shall be only conditionally permitted subject to the procedures and requirements set forth in this chapter: (1) Colleges and universities offering courses of study leading to an academic degree and meeting their academic requirements of the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. (2) Any use conditionally permitted in an RM-30 District. (3) Hotel and motel. (4) Timesharing. (5) Special accessory uses for hotel, motel or timesharing. (6) Mobile homes subject to the requirements as set forth elsewhere in this chapter. (7) Community facilities. (Code 1972, § 20-279.5; Ord. No. 93-146, § 1, 9-21-93; Ord. No. 2001-125, § 6, 11-6-01; Ord. No. 2023-114, § 19, 9-13-23)

Coral Springs Land Development Code § 250414 Minimum size of plot.

Sec. 250414. - Minimum size of plot. Every plot in this district shall have a minimum size of one (1) acre with a minimum width of one hundred (100) feet. (Code 1972, § 20-280)

Coral Springs Land Development Code § 250415 Maximum plot coverage.

Coral Springs Land Development Code § 250416 Maximum height.

Sec. 250416. - Maximum height. No building or structure, or part thereof, shall be erected or altered to a height exceeding one hundred twenty (120) feet, except that one (1) level of understory parking may be added and not counted towards maximum height or as a story in maximum plot coverage. (Code 1972, § 20-282)

Coral Springs Land Development Code § 250417 Minimum front yard.

Sec. 250417. - Minimum front yard. (1) Residential uses: Every plot used for dwelling purposes shall have a front yard of not less than fifty (50) feet in depth if abutting an arterial roadway, as depicted on the Broward County Trafficways Plan, or not less than twenty-five (25) feet in depth or a depth equal to the height of the building, whichever is greater. (2) Nonresidential uses: Every plot whose principal use is nonresidential shall have a front yard of not less than thirty (30) feet in depth or a depth equal to the height of the building, whichever is greater. (Code 1972, § 20-283; Ord. No. 94-147, § 25, 11-1-94)

Coral Springs Land Development Code § 250418 Minimum side yards.

Sec. 250418. - Minimum side yards. For the purpose of applying the side yard requirements which follow, "abut" or "abutting" shall mean that the RM zoned plot adjoins or is across a water body or local street from any RS, RC-6 or RD zoned plot. (1) Residential uses that do not abut an RS, RC-6 or RD zoned plot: Such plots shall have a side yard, on each side which does not abut an RS, RC-6 or RD zoned plot, of at least fifteen (15) feet or one-half (½) the height of the building, whichever is greater. (2) Nonresidential uses that do not abut an RS, RC-6 or RD zoned plot: Such plots shall have a side yard, on each side which does not abut an RS, RC-6 or RD zoned plot, of at least twenty-five (25) feet plus one (1) foot for each two (2) feet in building height, over twenty (20) feet. (3) Residential or nonresidential uses on each side abutting an RS, RC-6 or RD zoned plot: Such plots shall have the following side yard setbacks: (a) Not less than sixty (60) feet or the height of the building, whichever is greater, in locations where the residential building is three (3) stories or more, or where a nonresidential building is over twenty-five (25) feet in height. (b) Not less than forty (40) feet in locations where the residential building is two (2) stories or where a nonresidential building is twenty-five (25) feet or less in height. (c) Not less than twenty-five (25) feet in locations where a residential building is one (1) story. See Figure 5 in Zoning Appendix. (Code 1972, § 20-284; Ord. No. 93-146, § 1, 9-21-93; Ord. No. 97-135, § 2, 9-16-97)

Coral Springs Land Development Code § 250419 Minimum rear yards.

Sec. 250419. - Minimum rear yards. For the purpose of applying the rear yard requirements which follow, " abut" or "abutting" shall mean that the RM zoned plot adjoins or is across a water body or local street from any RS, RC-6 or RD zoned plot. (1) Residential uses that do not abut an RS, RC-6 or RD zoned plot: Such plots shall have a rear yard of not less than twenty (20) feet in depth plus one (1) foot for each two (2) feet in building height, or portion thereof, over twenty (20) feet. (2) Nonresidential uses that do not abut an RS, RC-6 or RD zoned plot: Such plots shall have a rear yard of not less than twenty-five (25) feet in depth plus one foot for each two (2) feet in building height, or portion thereof over twenty (20) feet. (3) Residential or nonresidential uses abutting an RS, RC-6 or RD zoned plot: Such plots shall have the following rear yard setbacks: (a) Not less than sixty (60) feet in depth or the height of the building, whichever is greater, in locations where the residential building is three (3) stories or more, or where a non-residential building is over twenty-five (25) feet in height. (b) Not less than forty (40) feet in depth in locations where the residential building is two (2) stories or where a nonresidential building is twenty-five (25) feet or less in height. (c) Not less than twenty-five (25) feet in locations where a residential building is one (1) story. See Figure 5 in Zoning Appendix. (Code 1972, § 20-285; Ord. No. 93-146, § 1, 9-21-93; Ord. No. 97-135, § 2, 9-16-97)

Coral Springs Land Development Code § 250420 Minimum street yards.

Sec. 250420. - Minimum street yards. All side or rear yards that abut any street shall have a minimum dimension which is the greater of the front yard or the applicable side or rear yard requirement. (Code 1972, § 20-286; Ord. No. 93-146, § 1, 9-21-93)

Coral Springs Land Development Code § 250421 Prohibition of vehicular use areas in required yards and buffers.

Sec. 250421. - Prohibition of vehicular use areas in required yards and buffers. (1) Vehicular use areas shall not be located within the first twenty (20) feet of a required front yard or street yard, ten (10) feet of a required side yard or ten (10) feet of a required rear yard. However, no vehicular use area may be located with a required buffer. (2) No vehicular encroachment, other than for necessary accessways, shall be permitted within the above required setback or in a required buffer. (Code 1972, § 20-287; Ord. No. 93-146, § 1, 9-21-93; Ord. No. 94-147, § 26, 11-1-94)

Coral Springs Land Development Code § 250422 Minimum separation of any building from any vehicular use area.

Sec. 250422. - Minimum separation of any building from any vehicular use area. A vehicular use area shall be separated from any building by at least a ten-foot unpaved landscaped area. (Code 1972, § 20-288)

Coral Springs Land Development Code § 250423 Maximum building length.

Sec. 250423. - Maximum building length. No building or structure shall be erected or altered to a length greater than two hundred (200) feet. (Code 1972, § 20-289)

Coral Springs Land Development Code § 250424 Minimum distance between buildings and building orientations.

Sec. 250424. - Minimum distance between buildings and building orientations. (1) Standard building separations: Buildings shall be separated from one another as follows: (a) Side to side separation shall be a minimum twenty (20) feet or the average of the height of adjacent buildings whichever is greater. An additional one (1) foot separation shall be required for each three (3) feet that the average length of adjacent buildings exceeds one hundred thirty (130) feet. If the height of the end of the building is lower than the height of the adjacent roof section on the same building by at least five (5) feet over a width of at least twenty (20) feet, the lower height may be used in calculating the average height of the building for this section. (b) Side to front or side to back separation shall be twenty-five (25) feet or the average height of adjacent buildings, whichever is greater. (c) Front to front, front to back, or back to back separation shall be 35 feet or the average of the height of adjacent buildings whichever is greater. However, the average separation between buildings shall not be less than forty (40) feet. (2) Special building separations: (a) Buildings arranged in a lineal form with a combined length in excess of four hundred (400) feet shall have a minimum separation twice the distance specified in part (1) of this section. Where buildings are back-to-back, front-to-front, or front-to-back the minimum distance between any two (2) buildings so situated shall be the greater of thirty-five (35) feet, or the sum of the building heights divided by two (2). However, the average separation between such buildings shall not be less than forty (40) feet. (b) When buildings arranged in a lineal form are staggered by a minimum offset of fifteen (15) feet or where the buildings are arranged to form an angle greater than fifteen (15) degrees end-to-end, the lineal standards shall not be applied. (3) Special building orientations: When the plot is five (5) acres or more in size abutting or across a water body or local street from any RS, RC-6 or RD zoned plot, multifamily buildings two (2) or more stories in height shall be oriented so as to not create a massive wall of buildings abutting or facing the RS, RC-6 or RD zoned plot. The multifamily development may achieve this by utilizing site planning techniques such as varying the orientation of the buildings, staggering the setbacks of buildings, rotating the angle of buildings, enhanced buffering and tree planting, providing varying heights in the elevations of buildings, increasing the setback distance over and above the minimum setback included in this chapter or creating an interface of lower height buildings between the plot line and any higher buildings. The RM development shall locate any game courts in an area which is not directly adjoining or across a water body from any RS, RC-6 or RD-8 zoned plot unless it is impractical, as determined by the development services director, or the multifamily development employs other site planning criteria such as increased and staggered plantings to reduce noise. (4) Variations in building height. (a) For buildings of two (2) or three (3) stories in height and not exceeding one hundred (100) feet in length, at least fifteen (15) per cent of the roof line shall have a variation in height, or an average variation in height, of at least five (5) feet. (b) For buildings of two (2) or three (3) stories in height and in excess of one hundred (100) feet in length, at least two (2) portions of the building shall have a variation in height, or an average variation in height, of at least five (5) feet. The combination of said required variations in height shall amount to not less than fifteen (15) per cent of the length of the building. (c) For buildings of four (4) or more stories in height at least fifteen (15) per cent of the roof line shall have a variation in height, or an average variation in height, of at least ten (10) feet. (5) Variations in building facade. (a) For buildings not exceeding one hundred (100) feet in length, at least fifteen (15) per cent of the building face shall have a variation in setback of at least five (5) feet. (b) For buildings in excess of one hundred (100) feet in length, at least two (2) portions of the building shall have a variation in setback of at least five (5) feet. Variations of less than five (5) feet shall not count toward this requirement. The combination of said required variations in setback shall amount to not less than fifteen (15) per cent of the length of the building. (Code 1972, § 20-290; Ord. No. 93-146, § 1, 9-21-93; Ord. No. 97-135, § 2, 9-16-97; Ord. No. 2023-101, § 157, 4-19-23)

Coral Springs Land Development Code § 250425 Minimum landscaped open space.

Sec. 250425. - Minimum landscaped open space. Each plot shall provide not less than thirty-five (35) per cent of its area in landscaped open space. There shall be a minimum landscaped open space requirement of twenty-five (25) per cent when the property is used for business related parking. (Code 1972, § 20-291; Ord. No. 2023-101, § 158, 4-19-23)

Coral Springs Land Development Code § 250426 Minimum usable open space.

Sec. 250426. - Minimum usable open space. Plots of one (1) acre or more in this district shall contain a minimum usable open space of seven and one-half (7.5) per cent of the plot area. There shall not be a usable open space requirement when the property is used for business related parking. Multifamily developments of five (5) acres or more in size shall provide an improved recreation area. Said play lot improved recreation area shall have at least fifteen (15) square feet of area for each dwelling unit with two (2) or more bedrooms. The minimum size for any improved recreation area shall be seven hundred fifty (750) square feet. The improved recreation area shall either be located away from streets, lakes or canals or shall be fenced. The multifamily development shall locate the improved recreation area in an area which is not directly adjoining or across a water body from any RS, RC-6 or RD-8 zoned plot unless it is impractical, as determined by the development services director, or the multifamily development employs other site planning criteria such as increased and staggered plantings to reduce noise. The improved recreation area and equipment shall be constructed in accordance with the United States Consumer Products Safety Commission guidelines. A plot may use all or a portion of its usable open space requirement to satisfy the requirement to provide an improved recreation area. However, the requirement for an improved recreation area will not be applied to multifamily developments, or those portions of a multifamily development, restricted by deed, a notation on the face of the plat or other recorded instrument which in the opinion of the city attorney creates said restriction to age-restricted communities. The RM development shall locate any game courts in an area which is not directly adjoining or across a water body from any RS, RC-6 or RD-8 zoned plot unless it is impractical, as determined by the development services director, or the multifamily development employs other site planning criteria such as increased and staggered plantings to reduce noise. (Code 1972, § 20-292; Ord. No. 93-146, § 1, 9-21-93; Ord. No. 97-135, § 2, 9-16-97; Ord. No. 2023-101, § 159, 4-19-23)

Coral Springs Land Development Code § 250427 Minimum floor area.

Sec. 250427. - Minimum floor area. (1) The minimum floor area of a rental sleeping room in a motel or hotel, which includes all areas to be individually rented by a customer, shall be three hundred (300) square feet. (2) The minimum floor area of a dwelling unit in a multiple dwelling shall be as follows: Type | Minimum Floor Area (square feet) (1) Efficiency unit | 550 (2) One-bedroom unit | 750 (3) Two-bedroom unit | 900 (4) For each additional bedroom in excess of two (2) | add 150 (3) Minimum unit widths. The minimum permissible width for an individual dwelling unit, center of common wall to center of common or exterior wall, shall be twenty (20) feet for the majority of the unit. (Code 1972, § 20-293; Ord. No. 93-146, § 1, 9-21-93; Ord. No. 97-135, § 2, 9-16-97)

Coral Springs Land Development Code § 250428 Limitation on number of dwelling units per gross acre.

Sec. 250428. - Limitation on number of dwelling units per gross acre. (1) For the purposes of complying with the density monitoring system (DMS), each plat or portion of a plat which is zoned RM-40 shall be assured a density of thirty-five (35.0) dwelling units per gross acre, provided the requirements of the Municipal Code [and the Land Development Code] and comprehensive plan are satisfied, and a density higher than thirty-five (35.0) dwelling units per gross acre shall not be approved unless the development services director allocates reserve units. The development services director shall assign any reserve units at the time the site plan is approved and the sole basis for the allocation of reserve units shall be the availability of reserve units in the respective flexibility zone. In no event shall the density on any plat or portion of a plat zoned RM-40 exceed forty (40) dwelling units per gross acre. (2) Each hotel, motel and timeshare unit will count as one-half (½) of a dwelling unit for the purposes of calculating the maximum number of hotel, motel and timeshare units. (Code 1972, § 20-294; Ord. No. 93-146, § 1, 9-21-93; Ord. No. 2023-101, § 160, 4-19-23)

Coral Springs Land Development Code § 250429 Conditions for hotel, motel and timesharing uses.

Sec. 250429. - Conditions for hotel, motel and timesharing uses. Hotel, motel and timesharing uses shall be permitted in this district provided that the following conditions are satisfied: (1) Purpose: To promote the public health, safety and welfare by allowing these uses in a residential district while insuring, as much as practicable, that the use will be buffered, screened and otherwise integrated harmoniously and safely into the surrounding neighborhood. (2) Location: The proposed plot shall have frontage and direct access onto an arterial or designated collector as identified in the land use plan element of the City of Coral Springs Comprehensive Plan. (3) Minimum size of plot: The proposed plot shall have a minimum size of three (3) acres. (4) Development criteria: A development plan for a hotel, motel or timesharing use shall meet all applicable ordinances and laws and in addition shall be required to provide: (a) A landscape strip not less than twenty-five (25) feet in depth between any side or rear plot line and any vehicular use area. The strip shall contain landscaping and features such as earthen berms, walls or hedges required elsewhere in the Land Development Code provided that the screening shall be not less than four (4) feet six (6) inches in height. This increased height provision shall not apply to any area designated as necessary for proper traffic safety visibility, those sight distances are regulated elsewhere in the Land Development Code. (b) That any outdoor recreation areas or facilities shall be located only at ground level. Further, such areas or facilities shall be at least twenty-five (25) feet from any plot line except that swimming pools shall be at least fifty (50) feet from any plot line. (c) That all exterior lights and lighting shall be designed and located to ensure that no source of light will be visible from any residential district. (d) That the center point of the main building entrance to the principal structure shall be at least one hundred fifty (150) feet from any plot line that is adjacent to or abuts any residentially zoned land. (5) Special accessory uses: Whenever a facility has one hundred (100) or more units, special accessory uses are also permitted. Those uses include restaurants, nightclubs, dining rooms, or bars; and retail stores, personal service shops, offices and similar uses for the convenience of their guests provided that all such accessory uses are located within the main building and meet the following limitations: (a) No show windows, signs or advertising displays shall be visible from any public street, public waterway or adjacent property. (b) The primary access for each accessory use shall be from the interior of the principle structure. (c) One (1) secondary access from the exterior of the building shall be permitted for each plot to allow direct access to any accessory uses provided that this entrance shall be located at least one hundred and fifty (150) feet from any plot line that is adjacent to or abuts residentially zoned land. (Code 1972, § 20-295; Ord. No. 93-146, § 1, 9-21-93; Ord. No. 2023-101, § 161, 4-19-23)

Coral Springs Land Development Code § 250430 Required buffering adjacent to abutting properties.

Sec. 250430. - Required buffering adjacent to abutting properties. When an RM-40 zoned plot abuts or is across a water body or local street from any RS, RC-6 or RD-8 zoned plot, a buffer area shall be required on the RM-40 zoned property which satisfies one of the following options: (1) When a wall or berm is used: The buffer area shall include a solid opaque screen with a minimum height of four (4) feet and a maximum height of six (6) feet. The minimum width of the buffer area shall be fifteen (15) feet where abutting any RS zoned plot and ten (10) feet where abutting any RC-6 or RD zoned plot. This option may be used without placing a solid opaque screen on the RM zoned plot if the abutting RS, RC-6 or RD zoned plot has a minimum four (4) foot high solid opaque screen between the plots. (2) When a wall or berm is not used: The minimum width of any such buffer shall be fifteen (15) feet to screen adjoining parking lots, other vehicular use areas or single story buildings. Where there is no vehicular use area between a building and the plot line abutting any RS, RC-6 or RD zoned plot, then the minimum width of the buffer shall be twenty-five (25) feet to screen two (2) story buildings or thirty-five (35) feet to screen buildings in excess of two (2) stories. The buffer shall be landscaped in accordance with the provisions set forth elsewhere in this chapter. (Code 1972, § 20-296; Ord. No. 93-146, § 1, 9-21-93)

Coral Springs Land Development Code § 250431 Minimum roofing standards.

Sec. 250431. - Minimum roofing standards. Pitched roofs shall have a minimum pitch of 3:12. Deviation from the minimum may be approved for gambrel and similar type roofs. Roofing materials shall be allowed as specified in the Residential Architectural Guidelines. Cedar shingle, asphalt shingle, metal roofs and polyurethane foam on sloped roofs over any finished roofing material are not permitted. No roof color shall be changed of paint or any other coating without approval of the City of Coral Springs. Flat roofs may be permitted if the flat roof area does not comprise over twenty-five (25) per cent of the total roof area. Such flat roofs may be permitted over porches, Florida rooms, and utility rooms located to the rear of the dwelling unit. Screen enclosures with screen roofs or flat roofs that are not sloped and structures with existing cedar or asphalt shingles shall be exempt from this provision. (Ord. No. 94-147, § 27, 11-1-94; Ord. No. 96-110, § 13, 3-19-96; Ord. No. 2001-100, § 10, 2-6-01; Ord. No. 2007-115, § 22, 11-20-07)

Coral Springs Land Development Code § 250432 Sidewalks required.

Sec 250432. - Sidewalks required. (1) All buildings, parking areas and amenities shall be connected by sidewalks or interior walkways. Sidewalks along interior circulation drives shall connect with off-site sidewalks. (2) When parking is provided in front, behind or on the side, of a building along an interior circulation drive, a concrete sidewalk with raised curb shall be constructed between the parking spaces and the building, with connecting sidewalks to the building entrance. If such sidewalk is provided on only one side of an interior circulation drive, it shall be at least five (5) feet in width. If sidewalks are provided on both sides of the interior circulation drive, they shall be a minimum of four (4) feet wide. (3) When garages are provided resulting in vehicles backing out onto interior circulation drives, a concrete sidewalk shall be constructed between the driveway reservoir and the drive lane. (Ord. No. 97-135, § 2, 9-16-97)

Coral Springs Land Development Code § 250433 Provision of emergency access.

Sec. 250433. - Provision of emergency access. Each multifamily building shall have at least one (1) face accessible within fifty (50) feet of paved or stabilized access for emergency vehicles, and all faces of each building shall be within two hundred (200) feet of paved or stabilized access. Portions of any building greater than three (3) stories which are not within fifty (50) feet of paved or stabilized access shall have a clear accessway (no structures, trees, decks, etc.) not less than fifteen (15) feet deep within fifty (50) feet of the perimeter of the building. (Ord. No. 97-135, § 2, 9-16-97)

Coral Springs Land Development Code § 250434 Balconies.

Sec. 250434. - Balconies. Balconies designed for other than purely ornamental purposes shall be a minimum of six (6) feet in depth. (Ord. No. 97-135, § 2, 9-16-97)

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