Chapter 4. Conditions for Limited Specific Uses - City of Palm Coast

a. Minimum Size
Minimum gross size of a cluster development shall be five (5) acres.
b. Width
The minimum lot width shall conform to the requirements for the SFR-1 District.
c. Setbacks
The minimum setbacks shall conform to the requirements of the SFR-1 District.
d. Height
The height of buildings shall be a maximum thirty-five (35) feet.
e. Impervious Surface Ratio
The maximum impervious surface ratio is 0.75.
2. Perimeter Buffer
A minimum twenty (20) foot buffer shall be located between the cluster development and any
existing residential zoning district with the exception of an adjacent residential zoning district
having the same density and height.
3. Open Space
a. At a minimum, forty (40) percent of gross acreage of the site shall be conveyed as
common open space. However, when calculating the open space, the land area devoted
to public or private vehicular streets shall not be included.
b. Open space areas shall be designated as “cluster open space” and shall indicate whether
public or private on the plat.
c. The appropriateness of accessory structures will be reviewed by the Land Use
Administrator and considered in terms of their enhancement of the cluster open space.
d. Accessibility to open space. The usability of cluster open space intended for recreation
or public use shall be determined by whether it is contiguous and by the size, shape,
topographic, and location requirements of the particular purpose proposed for the open
space. Cluster open space shall be easily accessible to trail users including, but not
limited to, elderly and handicapped persons, be integrated to form unbroken trail linkages
between uses within the subdivision, and take advantage of opportunities to establish offsite
linkages to nearby land uses, sidewalks, bikeways, and greenways.
e. Preservation of open space. Open space shall be preserved in perpetuity by use of
conservation easements, deed restriction, or other means acceptable to the City.
4.08.02. Duplex Residential Developments
Duplex dwelling units under single ownership may be converted so that each unit can be owned
separately utilizing one (1) of the following processes:
A. Duplex structures may be converted to the condominium form of ownership upon approval by the
Land Use Administrator. Condominium association documents shall be provided that include
ownership and maintenance of common areas and utility facilities.
B. Duplex sites may be subdivided into two (2) separate lots in accordance with Chapter 2 review
procedures as long as the individual lots meet the dimensional standards of the district.
City of Palm Coast Unified Land Development Code
Chapter 4 – Conditions For Limited Specific Uses And Activities
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Adopted 8-19-08 – Ordinance # 2008-16
Amended 12-15-09 – Ord. # 2009-26; Amended 10-5-2010 – Ord. # 2010-13