Agenda - Planning Commission - 03/07/1995

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THE ZONING REPORT ................... For Planning and Zoning Professionals ~ ISSN 0748-0083 VOL 13, NO 2 -- FEB ~4, 1995 -- Charles Reed, AICP, Editor/Publisher -- $58/year/subscription SITING AND ORIENTATION OF BUILDINGS siting and orientation requirements are in- creasing dramatieally,~n zoning codes ir~ ~'~ee--~ ~: ~ ~ ~ zoning codes are reluc- tant .to require sitingland orientation of build- ings on Plans for z~ning and subdivision tions. As flexible zoning a~d platting techniques for PUDs and cluster ho~sing have been enacted into codes, increasingly stringent siting and orientation of dwellings on lots are required. And more types of si,lc-site major complexes, such as shopping centers, are being required to show the ·location add orientation of all build- ings, parking areas an~ other site features. The conventional determinants of building lo- cation and orientatio~ are zone yards and set- backs, which tell ap~hcants where not to lo- cate buildings on lots.! After zoning actions and subdivisions are approved, the location and ori- ed in a part of the lot from which building sites are excluded. Orientation. requires that main entrances and primary windows in build- ings, and accessory garages, be oriented or juxtapositioned in relation to specific zone yards or to adjacent buildings on.the same lot or adjoining lots. Fifteen past issues of The Zoning Report that relate to this topic include: March 9 and 23, 1984 (two issues): How to red pencil prelimi- nary subdivision plats--a checklist of what to look for; Nov 11 and 25, 1985 (two issues): How to red pencil site plans: a checklist of what to look for; Dec 20, 1985: How to add zero lot line zoning, to your zoning and subdivision ordi- nances; Jan 24, 1986: New ideas for a contro- versial topic: zoning and subdividing flag lots; June 19 and July 3, 1987 (two issues): Cluster entation of buildings ~bviously are required.~rr ..... lx~,~h~hg zoning and subdivisions: new ideas for all site plans submitte~l for building permits, innovative housing; June 3 and 17 and July 22, i .~ _ . C_;,~ ~ ~9~:~three issues): Recent trends and new Differentiate siting o~, buildings ~rom their om- 3echn.iques for PUD zoning regulations, a com- ant~tion. Siting requi~es buildings to be loeat~ed, ~ ! -~f~e~qaMeheeklist of PUD regulations you can use ~-~ ~-]-6-{ or to be delimited not t-~ ~ ~ now; Feb 23, 1990: Earth grading requirements on certain parts of a !lot. Orientation requires · buildings to face in a~particular way, generally to indicate the frontlw~ll of buildings, especi- ally on corner lots. A siting requirement need in subdivision codes and site plans; July 20, 1990: How to improve buildability on lots and tracts; May 15, 1992: New ideas for innovative and affordable housing: special zoning for at- tached housing units; and Aug 21, i992: Zoning formulas and rules to regulate spacing between buildings on' the same lot. These 15 issues are available from us for $3 each. not specify orientatio~ of a ,building. Siting requires that~reasonably sized building sites or,. in special d~sign plans, the footprint of the building be sd located on the lot that all setbacks are met ~ind the site not be loeat- © 1995'by'Charles Ree~t .· ' 1404 N. State Road 7, Suite 269; Margate, Florida 33063 --iMailing address: PO Box 6529; Margate, Florida 33063 --