§ 4.02.23. Same—Development in the Activity Center #9 Zoning District

A.

All buildings and projects within Activity Center #9 shall be developed or redeveloped in accordance with 1 or more of the design themes defined in the Activity Center #9 Interchange Master Plan. The design themes shall be incorporated into architecture, landscape, signage, gateway features, and roadway lighting.

B.

Buildings within the Activity Center #9 shall be limited to 3 complementary character themes: Everglades, Rural and Old Florida, as defined in the Vision Statement of the Activity Center #9 Interchange Master Plan.

C.

In addition to the requirements of section 5.05.08, buildings shall have features that characterize the area character themes. These elements include:

1.

All primary façades of a building shall feature 1 or more of the following design elements listed below:

a.

Porch.

b.

Portico.

c.

Elevated first floor or elevated entry.

d.

Any other treatment which the County Manager or designee determines to represent the character themes of this overlay district.

2.

Roof treatment.

a.

Buildings with gross floor areas of less than 10,000 square feet shall have pitched roofs. Pitched roofs shall have a minimum of 4/12 slope.

b.

Buildings with gross floor areas of 10,000 square feet or greater shall have one or more of the following roof treatments:

i.

Pitched roof with a minimum slope of 4/12.

ii.

Flat roof with mansard edge treatment.

iii.

Flat roof with a combination of pitched and mansard roof elements that extend along a minimum of 50 percent of the length of any primary façade , and a minimum of 30 percent of the attached façades as measured from the connection point.

c.

Industrial use buildings shall have 1 or more of the following roof treatments:

i.

Pitched roof with a minimum slope of 3/12.

ii.

Flat roof with mansard edge treatment.

iii.

Flat roof with a combination of pitched and mansard roof elements that extend along a minimum of 30 percent of the length of any primary façade , and 20 percent of the attached façades as measured from the connection point.

d.

Roof material shall be tile or metal.

e.

Roof overhangs shall be deep, no less than 3 feet beyond the supporting walls.

f.

To create articulation, roofs shall include a minimum of 1 of the following architectural elements:

i.

Clearstory windows.

ii.

Cupolas.

iii.

Dormers.

iv.

Attached clock towers.

v.

Any other treatment which the County Manager or designee determines to represent the character themes of this overlay district.

3.

Freestanding clock towers shall be permitted in non-residential and mixed use planned unit developments (PUDs) within Activity Center No. 9 subject to the following conditions:

a.

The clock tower shall not exceed an actual height of 35 feet, measured from the highest point of the crown of the road adjoining the tower site;

b.

The clock tower shall be designed to complement the architectural themes of this overlay district pursuant to subsection 4.02.23 B.;

c.

The clock tower shall have no more than one clock face per side and digital clocks shall not be allowed;

d.

The clock tower shall not contain any signage of any nature; and

e.

Only one clock tower per business park or PUD shall be permitted.

D.

Landscape buffers adjacent to road rights-of-way. In addition to the requirements for a Type D buffer, the following requirements shall apply:

1.

Landscape buffers adjacent to Collier Boulevard, S.R. 84. (Davis Boulevard and Beck Boulevard) and within 400 linear feet of I-75 right-of-way line:

a.

Shall measure a minimum of 25 feet in width.

b.

The required number of trees shall be supplemented by an additional palm tree planting in the amount of 25 percent.

c.

Undulating beds of ornamental grasses and/or ground cover beds shall be incorporated for at least 30 percent of the required buffer strip area.

d.

All required trees shall be a minimum of 12 feet in height.

e.

Where industrial land uses abut I-75, an eight-foot high unified, opaque, masonry wall is required. Landscape buffers shall be placed along the street side of said wall. The wall shall be located at the edge of the landscape buffer farthest from the property line.

2.

Landscape buffers adjacent to all other public streets:

a.

Shall measure a minimum of 15 feet in width.

b.

Undulating beds of ornamental grasses and ground cover beds shall be incorporated for a least 25 percent of the required buffer strip area.

c.

All required trees shall be a minimum of 12 feet in height.

3.

Landscape buffers, signage and lighting fixtures in residential areas shall feature a unified design at point of ingress/egress.

E.

Lighting fixtures and signage within the Activity Center #9 shall be designed to complement the architectural themes of this overlay district. Lighting shall also be subject to the requirements pursuant to section 5.05.08 regardless of the gross building area.

(Ord. No. 05-27, § 3.Q; Ord. No. 06-63, § 3.T)