§ 4.02.27. Specific Design Standards for the Immokalee—State Road 29A Commercial Overlay Subdistrict

A.

Access points to SR-29 shall comply with Florida State Department of Transportation (FDOT) permitting regulations. Parcels that have 440-feet or less of street frontage shall provide access off existing adjacent roadways, when possible, and should not directly access SR-29.

B.

Owners of lots or combinations of lots having less than the required street frontage may petition the Board of Zoning Appeals for a variance from the standard in this subdistrict as will not be contrary to the public interest when owing to special conditions peculiar to the property, a literal enforcement of these standards would result in unnecessary and undue hardship.

C.

Building design standards.

1.

Buildings shall be set back from SR-29 a minimum of twenty-five (25) feet and from the rear lot line a minimum of twenty-five (25) feet.

2.

Projects with a total building square footage of less than or equal to 5,000 square feet shall provide a ten (10) foot Type A landscape buffer as described in section 4.06.00 between vehicular rights-of-way with required sidewalks and adjacent residential development . adjacent commercial projects shall provide coordinated landscape plans.

3.

Projects with a total building square footage of less than or equal to 5,000 square feet shall provide an area equal to a minimum of two and one-half (2½) percent of the total interior vehicular use area which shall be landscaped to provide visual relief.

4.

Projects with a total building square footage exceeding 5,000 square feet shall provide landscape buffering in accordance with section 4.06.00 of this LDC.

5.

Buildings shall have a maximum height of fifty (50) feet.

D.

Transportation.

1.

Shared parking arrangements between adjoining developments shall be encouraged.

2.

Deceleration and acceleration lanes shall be consistent with the ROW Permitting and Inspection Handbook and subject to FDOT approval where applicable.

3.

Pedestrian traffic shall be encouraged by providing sidewalks . The location of these sidewalks shall be coordinated with adjacent projects.

(Ord. No. 08-63, § 3.K)