Chapter 26 - City of Punta Gorda

payment of fees and dues and regular meetings. Marinas are a common
accessory use to a yacht club. Yacht clubs may be private or open to the
general public for membership.
(265) YARD
A yard, generally, is a required open space unoccupied and unobstructed
by any structure or portion of a structure above the general ground level
of the graded lot upward; provided, however, that fences, walls, hedges,
poles, posts, children’s play equipment and other customary yard
accessories, ornaments, statuary and furniture may be permitted in any
yard subject to height limitations and requirement limiting obstructions
to visibility. Yards are broken into front, rear, and side. Front yards
extend from the architectural front of a building to the fronting street or
R-O-W. Side yards extend from the sides of a building to a street R-O-W
or property line. Rear yards extend from the back of a building to a
property line or R-O-W. Yard configuration establishes building
typologies.
(266) ZONING DISTRICT
See District
(267) ZONING PERMIT
Written permission issued by the City of Punta Gorda Department of
Community Development for the construction, or enlargement of a
structure, including signs, or the grading or excavation of a site in
preparation of construction or for the installation of underground
utilities.
{Ord. No. 1479-07, 2, 4-4-07; Ord. No. 1516-07, 1, 11-07-07: Ord. No. 1638-10, 7,
6/2/10; Ord. No. 1640-10, 9, 6-2-10; Ord. No. 1645-10, 8, 7-1-10; Ord. No. 1661-10,