West Palm Beach |
Code of Ordinances |
Chapter 94. ZONING AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS |
Article VII. SPECIAL DISTRICTS |
§ 94-208. Utility (UT) district.
(a)
Development standards. Development standards in the utility (UT) district shall be as follows:
(1)
Minimum setbacks:
a.
Front: 25 feet.
b.
Side: 15 feet.
c.
Rear: 15 feet.
d.
All buildings shall be 100 feet from any residential zoning district. Buildings that house utility facilities are exempt from this provision.
(2)
Maximum lot coverage by buildings and utility facilities: 70 percent.
(3)
Maximum coverage by impervious surfaces: 85 percent.
(4)
Maximum floor area ratio: Maximum floor area ratio shall be 0.75.
(5)
Minimum required open space area. The required open space area shall be 30 percent of total lot area. Space area may consist of setbacks, landscape and buffer areas, and parking lot areas.
(6)
Minimum required landscape area. A landscape opaque buffer, in accordance with article XIV subsection 94-443(2) landscape buffer, shall be provided around individual utility facilities or around the perimeter of the utility facilities in their aggregate or around the perimeter of the property.
(b)
State standards. Mandatory standards or regulations affecting any use permitted in the utility (UT) district, enacted or adopted by the state legislature or a state regulatory agency, shall prevail if there exists a conflict with the provisions of this section.
(Ord. No. 4253-10, § 2, 2-8-2010; Ord. No. 4449-13, § 18, 3-19-2013)