MEDIUM HIGH DENSITY MULTIPLE-FAMILY (RM-30) DISTRICT

Coral Springs Land Development Code ch. 25, art. IV, div. 9

in effect

Coral Springs Land Development Code § 250381 Purpose of district.

Sec. 250381. - Purpose of district. To provide a medium high density multifamily (RM-30) district with a suitable social and physical living environment. Parcels so zoned shall be limited to locations on arterial streets and generally adjacent to office or commercial development. (Code 1972, § 20-256)

Coral Springs Land Development Code § 250382 Uses permitted.

Sec. 250382. - Uses permitted. 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 or more of the following specified uses: (1) Multiple dwellings. (2) Business related parking in accordance with the provisions of Article VIII of this chapter and subject to the limitations on business related parking provided elsewhere in this chapter. (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. (4) Accessory business subject to the following limitations: (a) Residential projects shall contain one hundred (100) or more dwelling units. (b) Uses shall be limited to those businesses described below: 1. Stores for sale of new merchandise, directly to the ultimate consumer only, and limited to the following: Convenience, dairy, newsstand, gift/card shop and tobacco products. 2. Personal and professional services and limited to dry cleaning pickup, tailoring and alterations, and photographic film pickup. (c) The residential project in which above uses are permitted shall be at least ten (10) acres in area. (d) Uses must be contained within the residential buildings and no more than fifty (50) per cent of the floor area of any one (1) building shall be used for said purposes. Accessory uses shall occupy not more than five thousand (5,000) square feet of floor area per residential project and shall not exceed one thousand (1,000) square feet of floor area for each fifty (50) dwelling units. These provisions shall not be construed to permit any business uses in any portion of a structure designed and approved as a residential dwelling. (e) Accessory uses, including related required parking and landscaping, shall occupy not more than five (5) per cent of the site area of a residential project. (f) Required parking for accessory uses shall be fifty (50) per cent of that required pursuant to this chapter. (g) Service and delivery areas and driveways serving the accessory use shall be effectively screened and isolated from all off-site viewing. Such service and delivery areas shall be located no closer than fifty (50) feet from the project property line, except when abutting a B zoning district. (h) Customer access to accessory uses shall be oriented toward the interior of the project site only. (i) No exterior signage or display windows shall be permitted to be visible from off-site viewing. (5) Uses accessory to any of the above uses when located on the same plot. (Code 1972, § 20-257; Ord. No. 94-151, § 10, 1-3-95; Ord. No. 2019-104, § 4, 4-3-19; Ord. No. 2023-101, § 153, 4-19-23; Ord. No. 2023-114, § 16, 9-13-23)

Coral Springs Land Development Code § 250383 Conditional uses.

Sec. 250383. - Conditional uses. The following uses shall only be conditionally permitted subject to the procedure and requirements provided elsewhere in this chapter. (1) Hospitals. (2) Reserved. (3) Nursery school or child care center, public or private elementary, junior or senior high schools subject to the following standards: (a) Buildings shall be located at least twenty (20) feet from any R zoned lands. (b) Nursery schools or child care centers shall have at least one (1) completely fenced and secure play lot which shall be established, maintained and used for children at play. The fence shall be not less than five (5) feet in height. (c) Play lots located closer than fifty (50) feet to the plot line shall be screened by an opaque fence, or masonry wall or compact evergreen hedge not less than five (5) feet in height. (4) Places of worship. (5) Uses accessory to the above uses when located in the same plot and not involving business, trade, occupation, home occupation or profession except as otherwise provided. (6) Community facilities. (Code 1972, § 20-257.1; Ord. No. 93-146, § 1, 9-21-93; Ord. No. 2001-125, § 5, 11-6-01; Ord. No. 2023-114, § 17, 9-13-23)

Coral Springs Land Development Code § 250384 Minimum size of plot.

Sec. 250384. - 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, § 20-258)

Coral Springs Land Development Code § 250385 Maximum plot coverage.

Coral Springs Land Development Code § 250386 Maximum height.

Sec. 250386. - Maximum height. No building or structure, or part thereof, shall be erected or altered to a height exceeding eighty (80) 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, § 20-260)

Coral Springs Land Development Code § 250387 Minimum front yards.

Sec. 250387. - Minimum front yards. (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, § 20-261; Ord. No. 94-147, § 22, 11-1-94)

Coral Springs Land Development Code § 250388 Minimum side yards.

Sec. 250388. - 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, § 20-262; Ord. No. 93-146, § 1, 9-21-93; Ord. No. 97-135, § 2, 9-16-97)

Coral Springs Land Development Code § 250389 Minimum rear yards.

Sec. 250389. - 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 nonresidential 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 depth in locations where a residential building is one (1) story. See Figure 5 in Zoning Appendix. (Code 1972, § 20-263; Ord. No. 93-146, § 1, 9-21-93; Ord. No. 97-135, § 2, 9-16-97)

Coral Springs Land Development Code § 250390 Minimum street yards.

Sec. 250390. - 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, § 20-264; Ord. No. 93-146, § 1, 9-21-93)

Coral Springs Land Development Code § 250391 Prohibition of vehicular use areas in required yards and buffers.

Sec. 250391. - 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 and ten (10) feet of a required rear yard. However, no vehicular use area may be located within a required buffer. (2) No vehicular encroachment, other than for necessary accessways, shall be permitted within the above required setbacks or in a required buffer. (Code 1972, § 20-265; Ord. No. 93-146, § 1, 9-21-93; Ord. No. 94-147, § 23, 11-1-94)

Coral Springs Land Development Code § 250392 Minimum separation of any building from any vehicular use area.

Sec. 250392. - 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. Perpendicular sidewalks leading to building entrances may be located in this area. (Code 1972, § 20-266; Ord. No. 93-146, § 1, 9-21-93)

Coral Springs Land Development Code § 250393 Limitation on business related parking.

Sec. 250393. - Limitation on business related parking. Business related parking approved after January 1, 1990 shall only be permitted by the director of development services at the time of site plan approval subject to the availability of sufficient flexibility for commercial uses as permitted by the comprehensive plan. In no event shall more than five (5) per cent of the area designated for residential use on the future land use map within any flexibility zone be used for business related parking and no added contiguous area used for business related parking may exceed ten (10) acres. For the purpose of this provision, contiguous is defined as attached or located within five hundred (500) feet. Parking lots approved prior to January 1, 1990, will be allowed to continue as a permitted use and shall not be considered a nonconforming use for the purposes of applying for these provisions. (Code 1972, § 20-266.5; Ord. No. 93-146, § 1, 9-21-93; Ord. No. 2023-101, § 154, 4-19-23)

Coral Springs Land Development Code § 250394 Maximum building length.

Sec. 250394. - Maximum building length. No building or structure shall be erected or altered to a length greater than one hundred eighty (180) feet. (Code 1972, § 20-267; Ord. No. 97-135, § 2, 9-16-97)

Coral Springs Land Development Code § 250395 Minimum distance between buildings and building orientations.

Sec. 250395. - 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 thirty-five (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 three hundred sixty (360) 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. (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, § 20-268; Ord. No. 93-146, § 1, 9-21-93; Ord. No. 97-135, § 2, 9-16-97)

Coral Springs Land Development Code § 250396 Minimum landscaped open space.

Sec. 250396. - 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, § 20-269)

Coral Springs Land Development Code § 250397 Minimum useable open space.

Sec. 250397. - Minimum useable open space. Each plot shall contain a minimum useable open space of seven (7) per cent of the plot area. There shall not be a useable open space requirement when the plot is used for business related parking. Multifamily developments of five (5) acres or more in size shall provide an improved recreation area. Said 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 useable 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 community development director, or the multifamily development employs other site planning criteria such as increased and staggered plantings to reduce noise. (Code 1972, § 20-270; Ord. No. 93-146, § 1, 9-21-93; Ord. No. 97-135, § 2, 9-16-97; Ord. No. 2023-101, § 155, 4-19-23)

Coral Springs Land Development Code § 250398 Minimum floor area and minimum unit width.

Sec. 250398. - Minimum floor area and minimum unit width. (1) 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 (2) 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, § 20-271; Ord. No. 97-135, § 2, 9-16-97)

Coral Springs Land Development Code § 250399 Limitation on number of dwelling units per gross acre.

Sec. 250399. - Limitation on number of dwelling units per gross acre. For the purposes of complying with the density monitoring system (DMS), each plat or portion of a plat which is zoned RM-30 shall be assured a density of twenty-five and one-half (25½) 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 twenty-five and one-half (25½) 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-30 exceed thirty (30) dwelling units per gross acre. (Code 1972, § 20-272; Ord. No. 93-146, § 1, 9-21-93; Ord. No. 2023-101, § 156, 4-19-23)

Coral Springs Land Development Code § 250400 Required perimeter buffering adjacent to abutting properties.

Sec. 250400. - Required perimeter buffering adjacent to abutting properties. When an RM-30 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-30 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, § 20-273; Ord. No. 93-146, § 1, 9-21-93)

Coral Springs Land Development Code § 250401 Minimum roofing standards.

Sec. 250401. - 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, § 24, 11-1-94; Ord. No. 96-110, § 12, 3-19-96; Ord. No. 2001-100, § 9, 2-6-01; Ord. No. 2007-115, § 21, 11-20-07)

Coral Springs Land Development Code § 250402 Sidewalks required.

Sec 250402. - 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 § 250403 Provision of emergency access.

Sec. 250403. - 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 § 250404 Balconies.

Sec. 250404. - 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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