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

4.08.04. Multifamily Residential Buildings
The following standards apply to multifamily buildings:
A. Multifamily buildings shall be setback a minimum distance of five (5) feet from vehicular use
area.
B. There shall be a minimum distance of ten (10) feet between buildings.
4.08.05. Multiuse Buildings
Multiuse buildings allow residential living quarters within the same buildings as offices or retail
establishments, are permitted in the OFC-1, OFC-2, COM-1, COM-2, and MPD Districts, and require
special exception approval in the COM-3 District. The following standards apply to multiuse
buildings:
A. Nonresidential uses shall be located on the first floor of the building and residential units shall be
located above the nonresidential use.
B. The mixture of nonresidential and residential uses within the multiuse building shall be designed
to minimize, to the greatest extent practicable, the potential detrimental influence of
nonresidential uses on the residential uses including, but not limited to, the location of
entranceways and the use of soundproofing materials to minimize noise intervention between
uses.
4.08.06. Neotraditional Development
A. Purpose and Intent
The purpose of a neotraditional development is to provide areas for detached single-family
dwellings, duplexes, townhouses, and accessory uses in medium density neighborhoods featuring
traditional design concepts and architectural themes. Features may include front porches, reduced
setbacks, detached garages, alleyway access, narrower rights-of-ways, and shared parks and open
spaces readily accessible to pedestrians and bicyclists. In order for the neotraditional
development option to be approved, the site plan must be shown to:
1. Encourage walking and bicycling to reduce the need for local automobile trips by providing
trails, bike paths, and other forms of walkable interconnectivity within and to adjacent uses.
2. Establish a specific neighborhood identity that shall consist of an overall architectural theme.
Architectural themes may consist of, but not be limited to, the following:
a. Florida vernacular
b. Cape cod
c. Mediterranean
3. Preserve natural features and scenic areas and provide a range of residential and open space
land uses within close proximity to one another within the neighborhood.
4. Promote cost savings in infrastructure installation and maintenance by such techniques as
reducing the distance over which utilities, such as water and sewer lines, need to be extended
or by reducing the width or length of streets.
D. Applicability and General Provisions
A neotraditional development is optional and shall be permitted as a right in any residential
zoning district, except in the Estate, Agriculture, and Mobile Home Districts. All principal and
accessory uses authorized in the applicable residential zoning district(s) shall be allowed in a
neotraditional development.
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