BUILDING SITE DESIGN

Orlando City Code ch. 60, pt. 1, pt. 1C

in effect

Orlando City Code § 60.140 Frontage Requirements.

Sec. 60.140. - Frontage Requirements. No Building Permit shall be issued for any development unless it has been determined that the building site has adequate access, in accordance with the Minimum Building Site Frontage Requirements of Chapter 58, Part 2, Figure 1, to a street which complies with one of the following: Public Street. A public street which has been constructed to City standards and dedicated or conveyed by plat, deed or other legal process to the City, Orange County or the State of Florida, or which has become a public street under or by act of Florida law; or Private Street. A street which has been approved under the private street requirements of Chapter 65, or which was approved by the City as a private street prior to the effective date of this Chapter. (Ord. of 9-16-1991, Doc. #25097)

Orlando City Code § 60.141 Street Corner Visibility.

Sec. 60.141. - Street Corner Visibility. General Requirements. Corner site distance areas are hereby established at street intersections for both public and private streets, as set out below. (Ord. of 9-16-1991, Doc. #25097)

Orlando City Code § 60.142 Location and Dimensions.

Sec. 60.142. - Location and Dimensions. The following describes the location and dimensions for street corner visibility. In all cases, the Roadway and Traffic Design Standards, FDOT January 1988 as amended from time to time shall apply, and the Bureau of Transportation Engineering shall determine adequate street corner visibility, according to generally accepted engineering standards. Street with Stop Control Intersecting Street Without Stop Control. Where a street with stop control devices intersects a street without stop control devices, corner site distance areas shall be measured only from the streets controlled by stop control devices. The corner sight distance area shall be maintained in accordance with the following schedule, and shall be measured from a point parallel to the property line and 2 feet from the left edge of the travel lane: Posted Speed (mph) | Corner Sight Distance (feet) 25 | 350 30 | 400 35 | 450 40 | 500 45 | 550 50 | 600 55 | 650 [image omitted; see the official code] MAJOR STREET/MINOR STREET Signalized Intersections or Intersections with Stop Controls on All Approaches. At signalized intersections or at intersections with stop control devices on all approaches, corner site distance areas shall be measured on all streets. The corner site distance area shall be maintained in accordance with the following schedule and shall be measured from a point parallel to the property line and 2 feet from the yellow line of each street: Posted Speed (mph) | Corner Sight Distance (feet) 25 | 350 30 | 400 35 | 450 40 | 500 45 | 550 50 | 600 55 | 650 [image omitted; see the official code] 4-WAY STOPS & SIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS (Ord. of 9-16-1991, Doc. #25097)

Orlando City Code § 60.143 Development Restrictions.

Sec. 60.143. - Development Restrictions. No structure, fence, wall, hedge or shrub planting within the Street Corner Visibility Area shall obstruct vision between two and eight feet above street level. No tree shall be permitted to remain within the Visibility Area unless the foliage is maintained at a height of at least eight feet. No parking spaces may be located in the Visibility Area, and no vehicle may be parked in such area. However, this requirement shall not apply to any post, column or similar structure whose cross-section or diameter is less than one foot. (Ord. of 9-16-1991, Doc. #25097)

Orlando City Code § 60.144 Stormwater Retention/Detention Facilities as Site Amenities.

Sec. 60.144. - Stormwater Retention/Detention Facilities as Site Amenities. Stormwater retention/detention facilities shall qualify as visual site amenities if one or more of the following criteria are met, as determined by the Zoning Official: 1. The stormwater facility is integrated into the landscape and site design; 2. The side slopes of the stormwater facility are 5:1 or less and the depressions or swales appear as a lawn or landscaped area; 3. The stormwater facility can be used as a passive recreation area; 4. The stormwater facility is designed as an entrance feature to the site or development; 5. The stormwater wet detention facility incorporates approved aquatic plants, as listed in the Landscape and Vegetation Protection, Part 2C of this Chapter; 6. The stormwater wet detention facility includes a water feature such as a fountain or spray jet. Developments that utilize stormwater retention/detention facilities as visual site amenities shall qualify for the following incentives: 1. An allowance to encroach up to 50% into the bufferyard or up to 100% of the thoroughfare bufferyard, as required by Landscaping and Vegetation Protection, Part 2F of this Chapter, and as approved by the Zoning Official. 2. A full or partial waiver of the OUSWMM requirements to fence slopes greater than 5:1 up to 3:1 and of the 20 foot wide maintenance access areas. Vegetative barriers or fencing materials other than chain link may be allowed to substitute for the OUSWMM fence requirement. The type and extent of the waiver of these requirements shall be as determined by the City Engineer on a case by case basis during final site plan review. Stormwater retention/detention facilities which qualify as visual amenities shall be maintained as such. (Ord. of 9-16-1991, Doc. #25097)

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