§ 3-9-34. Residential multifamily (RMF).

(a)

Intent. The purpose and intent of this district is to offer low- or high-density residential with emphasis on multifamily use.

(b)

Permitted uses and structures (P):

(1)

Assisted living facility or day care center, adult, six (6) or less. (See section 3-9-62, assisted living facility.)

(2)

Duplex or triplex.

(3)

Emergency services.

(4)

Cluster housing. (See section 3-9-67, cluster housing.)

(5)

Manufactured home (DCA), minimum requirement is one hundred fifty (150) miles per hour exposure C.

(6)

Minor home occupation. (See section 3-9-74, home occupations.)

(7)

Model home. (See section 3-9-78, model homes.)

(8)

Multifamily.

(9)

Noncommercial boat docks.

(10)

Park, public or not-for-profit.

(11)

Single-family detached or attached, which may have a guest suite that is structurally attached, with or without cooking facilities.

(12)

Telecommunications facility, fifty (50) feet or less in height. (See section 3-9-68, communication towers.)

(c)

Permitted accessory uses and structures: Uses and structures which are customarily accessory and clearly incidental to permitted uses and structures, including approved conditional or special exception uses, are permitted in this district, including, but not limited to:

(1)

Accessory structures, including, but not limited to, garages, carports and sheds.

a.

Detached accessory structures greater than two hundred fifty (250) square feet but no greater than four hundred (400) square feet in area, must be DBPR approved or otherwise meet the Florida Building Code. All roofs must be pitched and include overhangs and eaves which meet current building codes. Rounded corners are prohibited. These structures are allowed with metal siding in the same color as the primary structure. If an exact color match is not possible a complimentary and not contrasting color may be allowed.

b.

Detached accessory structures, greater than four hundred (400) square feet but no greater than one thousand five hundred (1,500) square feet in area allowed with wall or leg heights no more than twelve (12) feet tall as measured from the point of installation (grade level). Any increase in wall or leg height greater than twelve (12) feet may be allowed with an increase of required setbacks (all sides) of five (5) feet for every one (1) foot of height increase. All roofs must be pitched and include overhangs and eaves which meet current building codes. Rounded corners are prohibited. These structures are allowed with metal siding in the same color as the primary structure. If an exact color match is not possible a complimentary and not contrasting color may be allowed.

c.

Detached accessory structures, greater than one thousand five hundred (1,500) square feet must be site built and constructed of the same materials as the primary structure. Any increase in wall or leg height greater than twelve (12) feet may be allowed with an increase of required setbacks (all sides) of five (5) feet for every one (1) foot of height increase. All roofs must be pitched and include overhangs and eaves which meet current building codes. Rounded corners are prohibited. Colors must match those of the primary structure.

d.

The total area of all detached accessory structures shall not exceed ten (10) percent of the parcel size or one thousand (1,000) square feet, whichever is greater for a property less than one-half (½) acre in size. If the property is one-half (½) acre or more in size, the total area of all detached accessory structures shall not exceed three thousand (3,000) square feet. The property owner may apply for a special exception to exceed the total maximum accessory structures size limitations contained in this section.

e.

If the structure is accessory to a multi-story primary structure, the sidewall heights shall be allowed to be the same as those of the primary structure with no requirements to increase the setbacks.

f.

Detached accessory structures shall be located behind the leading edge of the living area of the residence except garages and carports, which must still maintain required setbacks.

g.

Construction trailers and cargo containers are prohibited.

(2)

Non-commercial boat docks, boat lifts, and boat ramps

(3)

Clubhouse, community center on the same parcel as the residential development or within the same residential development.

(4)

Fences or walls, which may be permitted prior to the principal uses and structures.

(5)

Guest suite, detached, consisting of living and sanitary facilities only. Cooking facilities shall not be permitted in a detached guest suite. It must meet all applicable development standards set forth in the zoning district.

(6)

Keeping of pets, excluding animal breeding, boarding, and training.

(7}

Swimming pools, tennis court or other similar non-commercial recreational uses and structures.

(d)

Conditional uses and structures (C): (For rules and regulations for any use designated as a conditional use, see section 3-9-69, conditional uses and structures.)

(1)

Assisted living facility or day care center, adult, seven (7) or more. (See section 3-9-62, assisted living facility.)

(2)

Bed and breakfast, one (1) or two (2) bedrooms.

(3)

Boarding, rooming house.

(4)

Clubhouse.

(5)

Nursing home.

(6)

Transitional/halfway housing.

(7)

4H, FFA and similar uses and activities.

(e)

Prohibited uses and structures: Any use or structure not expressly or by reasonable implication permitted herein or permitted as a conditional use or by special exception shall be unlawful in this district, including mobile homes and private clubs not otherwise permitted, or permitted by special exception.

(f)

Special exceptions (S): (For procedure see section 3-9-6.2, special exceptions.)

(1)

All conditional uses and structures that cannot meet all conditions set forth in this Code.

(2)

Bed and breakfast, three (3) or more bedrooms.

(3)

Elementary, middle, or high school.

(4)

Essential services. (See section 3-9-71, essential services.)

(5)

Government uses and facilities.

(6)

Major home occupation. (See section 3-9-74, home occupations.)

(7)

Place of worship. (See section 3-7-82, places of worship.)

(8)

Private clubs.

(9)

Telecommunications facility, greater than fifty (50) feet in height. (See section 3-9-68, communication towers.)

(10)

University or college.

(11)

Yacht clubs, country clubs, and other recreational amenities.

(12)

Such other uses as determined by the zoning official or his/her designee to be:

a.

Appropriate by reasonable implication and intent of the district.

b.

Similar to another use either explicitly permitted in that district or allowed by special exception.

c.

Not specifically prohibited in that district.

The board of zoning appeals shall review a favorable determination of the zoning official under this provision at the time the special exception application is presented to it. An unfavorable determination of the zoning official or his/her designee shall be appealable pursuant to section 3-9-6, board of zoning appeals.

(g)

Development standards:

	RMF-3.5	RMF-5	RMF-10	RMF-12	RMF-15
Lot (min.)
Area (sq. ft.)	7,500	7,500	7,500	5,000	5,000
Width (ft.)	80	80	80	50	50
Setbacks (min. ft.)
Front	25	25	25	25	25
Side (interior)	See below *	See below *	See below *	See below *	See below *
Side (street)	15	15	15	15	15
Rear (interior)	See below *	See below *	See below *	See below *	See below *
Rear (street)	15	15	15	15	15
Abutting water	20	20	20	20	20
Bulk (max.)					(
Lot coverage of all buildings	40%	40%	40%	40%	40%
Height (ft.)	60	60	60	60	60
Density (units/acre)	3.5	5	10	12	15

 

^* Half the building height but not less than fifteen (15) feet.

Landscape buffers and screening shall be required in this district in accordance with the provisions of article XXII, chapter 3-5, of the Code, as the same shall be amended.

If the RMF district abuts a single-family district, no structure other than screening required pursuant to article XXII, chapter 3-5, of the Code, as the same may be amended, shall be erected closer to the abutting single-family zoned property than twenty-five (25) feet or the building height, whichever is greater.

Where properties lie anywhere on a barrier island or within one thousand two hundred (1,200) feet of the water of Charlotte Harbor, the Gulf of Mexico, Lemon Bay, Gasparilla Sound, Placida Harbor, Red Fish Cove, the Myakka River, the Peace River, or Coral Creek, structures must also be constructed in accordance with section 3-9-88, waterfront property.

(h)

Signs. Signs shall be in accordance with section 3-9-85.

(i)

Off-street parking. Off-street parking shall be in accordance with section 3-9-79.

(Ord. No. 2014-054, § 1(Exh. A), 11-25-14; Ord. No. 2015-054, § 1, 12-8-15; Ord. No. 2018-027, § 1(Exh. A), 9-11-18)