§ 6.07.00. Districts and boundaries—Navarre Beach.

In order to regulate and limit the height and size of buildings, to regulate and determine the areas of open space within and surrounding buildings; to classify, regulate and restrict the location of trades and commerce; and the location of buildings designed for specified commercial, business, residential and other uses. Navarre Beach shall be divided into nine (9) respective districts. The districts are:

NB-SF	One dwelling unit per platted lot
NB-MHD	Zero to four dwelling units per platted lot
NB-MD	Medium density residential - 0-10 DU/acre
NB-HD	High density residential - 0-30 DU/acre
NB-C	Commercial
NB-PMUD	Hotel/motel, residential, commercial - 0-30 DU/acre
NB-CON/REC	Parks, public access, and wetlands
NB-U	Utilities
NB-H	Hotel/motel, ancillary commercial and recreational uses

 

A commercial core area is hereby established and defined as the area beginning approximately six hundred fifty (650) feet to the west of the westerly right-of-way line of Navarre Beach Causeway and extending westerly to a point approximately 170 feet east of the easterly right-of-way line of Arkansas Street. The commercial core area shall be bounded on the north by Santa Rosa Sound and to the south by the Gulf of Mexico. The Commercial Core shall include those parcels within the Navarre Beach Commercial zoning district located east of the easterly right-of-way of Navarre Beach Causeway and fronting on Santa Rosa Sound.

6.07.01. NB—Single family (SF) (0—1 DU per platted lot).

Intent and purpose of district. This district is intended to be a low population density area. Certain structures and uses required to serve utilities and non-commercial recreational needs of such areas are also permitted in this district.

A.

Uses permitted.

1.

Residential dwellings.

2.

Home occupations.

3.

Public utility and service structures including but not limited to water, sewer, fire and police uses.

4.

Public parks and recreational areas (see Con/Rec).

5.

Buildings used exclusively by federal, state or county government for public uses.

B.

Special exceptions.

1.

Tennis centers and swimming centers, with customary attendant facilities and accessory buildings.

C.

Off-street parking requirements. See Section 6.08.06.

D.

Site and buildings requirements.

1.

Front yard requirements. Canal lot twenty (20) feet; Interior lot twenty-five (25) feet; Gulf lot thirty (30) feet.

2.

Side yard requirements. Canal lot seven and one-half (7.5) feet; Interior lot seven and one-half (7.5) feet; Gulf lot ten (10) feet.

3.

Rear yard requirements. Canal lot fifteen (15) feet; Interior lot fifteen (15) feet; Gulf lot fifteen (15) feet. However, if sound front, the building line shall be a minimum of fifty (50) feet from the mean high water line.

4.

Building height line. No building shall exceed three (3) habitable stories.

5.

[Floor area.] Each dwelling unit shall have a minimum floor area of one thousand five hundred (1,500) square feet if Gulf front and one thousand (1,000) square feet if non-Gulf front.

6.

Sidewalks and other labor-intensive transportation facilities, as appropriate, shall be required for the entire length of the project site.

E.

Signs. See Article 8/Section 8.14.00.

6.07.02. NB—Medium High Density (MHD) (0—4 DU's Per Platted Lot).

Intent and purpose of this district. This district is intended to be a medium population density residential area that recognizes the desirability of maintaining open space.

A.

Uses permitted.

1.

Any use permitted in the preceding district.

2.

Residential dwelling units, single-family, two-family, multiple-family; no more than four (4) dwelling units per platted lot.

B.

Special exceptions.

1.

Any special exceptions allowed in the preceding districts.

C.

Off-street parking requirements. See Section 6.08.06.

D.

Site and building requirements.

1.

Front yard requirements. Canal lot twenty (20) feet; Interior lot twenty-five (25) feet; Gulf lot thirty (30) feet.

2.

Side yard requirements. Canal lot seven and one-half (7.5) feet; Interior lot seven and one-half (7.5) feet; Gulf lot ten (10) feet.

3.

Rear yard requirements. Canal lot fifteen (15) feet; Interior lot fifteen (15) feet; Gulf lot fifteen (15) feet. However, if sound front, the building line shall be a minimum of fifty (50) feet from the mean high water line.

4.

Building height line. No building shall exceed three (3) habitable stories.

5.

[Floor area.] Each dwelling unit shall have a minimum floor area of one thousand five hundred (1,500) square feet if Gulf front and one thousand (1,000) square feet if non-Gulf front.

6.

Sidewalks and other labor-intensive transportation facilities, as appropriate, shall be required for the entire length of the project site.

E.

Signs. See Article 8/Section 8.14.00.

F.

Landscaped Open Space: All multifamily residential (five (5) or more units) properties shall devote at least twenty (20) percent of the parcel to landscaped open space. Landscaped open space includes a ten-foot-wide front perimeter strip, landscaped islands in parking lots, drainage areas, preserved wetlands, and side and rear buffers. Improved parking and driveways are not considered landscaped open space. Landscaping compatible with the location shall be required, including xerispace [xeriscape] treatments.

6.07.03. NB—Medium Density (MD) (0—10 DU's per acre).

Intent and purpose of district. This district is intended to be primarily a medium population density residential area.

A.

Uses permitted.

1.

Any use permitted in the preceding district.

2.

Single and multifamily residential dwelling units of no more than ten (10) dwelling units per acre.

B.

Special exceptions.

1.

Any special exception allowed in the preceding district.

2.

Private marina.

C.

Off-street parking requirements. See Section 6.08.06.

D.

Site and building requirements.

1.

Maximum building footprint: Twenty-five (25) percent of lot area. This requirement does not apply to single family detached dwelling units on individual lots.

2.

Front yard requirements: Thirty (30) feet.

3.

Rear yard requirements: Ten (10) percent of lot depth. However, if sound front, no less than fifty (50) feet from mean high water line and if Gulf front no less than fifty (50) feet from the rear property line.

4.

Side yard requirements: Fifteen (15) feet.

5.

Building height line:

a.

Commercial core area: No building shall exceed sixteen (16) habitable stories plus one (1) additional story for parking.

b.

Outside commercial core area: No building shall exceed three (3) habitable stories plus one (1) additional story for parking. For those parcels which are leased as of the adoption of this section, the building height line shall be six (6) total stories including parking.

6.

Sidewalks. Sidewalks and other labor-intensive transportation facilities, as appropriate, shall be required for the entire length of the project site.

7.

Impervious cover. Eighty (80) percent of lot area.

E.

Signs. See Article 8/Section 8.14.00.

F.

Landscaped open space: All multifamily residential (five (5) or more units) properties shall devote at least twenty (20) percent of the parcel to landscaped open space. Landscaped open space includes a ten (10) foot wide front perimeter strip, landscaped islands in parking lots, drainage areas, preserved wetlands, and side and rear buffers. Improved parking and driveways are not considered landscaped open space. Landscaping compatible with the location shall be required, including xerispace [xeriscape] treatments.

6.07.04. NB—High Density (HD) (0—30 DU's per acre).

Intent and purpose of this district. This district is intended to be primarily a high population density residential area. This district shall be limited to the commercial core area only.

A.

Uses permitted.

1.

Any use permitted in the preceding district.

2.

Single and multifamily residential dwelling units of no more than thirty (30) dwelling units per acre.

B.

Special exceptions.

1.

Any special exception allowed in the preceding district.

2.

Private marina.

C.

Off-street parking requirements. See Section 6.08.06.

D.

Site and building requirements.

1.

Maximum building footprint. This requirement does not apply to single family detached dwelling units on individual lots.

a.

1—4 stories: Twenty-five (25) percent of lot area;

b.

5—7 stories: Twenty-three (23) percent of lot area;

c.

8—9 stories: Twenty-one (21) percent of lot area;

d.

Over 9 stories: Nineteen (19) percent of lot area.

2.

Front yard requirements. Thirty (30) feet.

3.

Rear yard requirements. Ten (10) percent of lot depth. However, if sound front, no less than fifty (50) feet from mean high water line and if Gulf front no less than fifty (50)feet from crest of primary dune line.

4.

Side yard requirements. Fifteen (15) feet.

5.

Building height line. No building shall exceed sixteen (16) habitable stories plus one (1) additional story for parking.

6.

Sidewalks. Sidewalks and other labor-intensive transportation facilities, as appropriate, shall be required for the entire length of the project site.

7.

Impervious cover. Eighty (80) percent of lot area.

E.

Signs. See Article 8/Section 8.14.00.

F.

Landscaped open space: All multifamily residential (five (5) or more units) properties shall devote at least twenty (20) percent of the parcel to landscaped open space. Landscaped open space includes a ten-foot wide front perimeter strip, landscaped islands in parking lots, drainage areas, preserved wetlands, and side and rear buffers. Improved parking and driveways are not considered landscaped open space. Landscaping compatible with the location shall be required, including xerispace [xeriscape] treatments.

6.07.05. NB—Commercial District (C).   

Intent and purpose of district: This district is composed of lands and structures used primarily to provide for the retailing of commodities and the furnishing of selected services. The regulations are intended to permit and encourage a full development of essential commercial uses, at the same time, however, protecting nearby residential properties from adverse effects of commercial activity.

A.

Uses permitted.

1.

Any use permitted in the preceding district.

2.

Any retail business, provided that the products are displayed and sold on the premises.

3.

Personal service establishments, restaurants, lounges, financial institutions, commercial amusements establishments, professional and business offices, etc.

4.

Shopping centers, provided that the boundaries of the building are located in excess of fifty (50) feet, twenty (20) feet or which must be landscaped, from any residential district.

5.

Indoor theaters.

6.

Commercial piers and marinas.

7.

Hotels and motels.

B.

Special exceptions.

Any special exception allowed in the preceding districts.

C.

Off-street parking and loading regulations. See Section 6.08.06.

D.

Traffic requirements. No entrances or exits shall direct traffic into adjacent residential districts.

E.

Screening adjacent to residential districts. Where a lot line of a lot within a C commercial district abuts a side or rear lot line of a lot in any residential district, any open storage of equipment, materials or commodities shall be screened from said residential lot line. Such screen may be in the form of walls, fences or landscaping; shall be at least six (6) feet in height and shall be at least fifty (50) percent opaque as viewed from any point along said residential lot line. When landscaping is used for screening, the height and opacity requirements shall be attained within eighteen (18) months after open storage uses are established.

F.

Landscaped open space. All commercial and/or multifamily residential (five (5) or more units) properties shall devote at least twenty (20) percent of the parcel to landscaped open space. Landscaped open space includes a ten (10) foot wide front perimeter strip, landscaped islands in parking lots, drainage areas, preserved wetlands, and side and rear buffers. Improved parking and driveways are not considered landscaped open space. Landscaping compatible with the location shall be required, including xeriscape treatments.

G.

Density, site and building requirements. Density, residential site and building requirements shall be the same as for the HD district, except the allowable residential density outside of the commercial core area shall be eighteen (18) dwelling units per residentially developed acre. Residential uses within this district shall be allowed when part of a predominantly commercial development (a minimum of fifty (50) percent land area devoted for commercial activities) or a multi-story structure with residential units above the first floor.

1.

Yard requirements.

Rear yard: Twenty-five (25) feet;

Side yard: Ten (10) percent of lot;

Front yard: Twenty-five (25) feet.

Rear yard on sound front shall be no less than fifty (50) feet from the mean high water line and if Gulf front no less than fifty (50) feet from the crest of the primary dune line. There shall be no rear yard required in this district for marinas and marina-related structures.

2.

Building height line.

a.

Commercial core area: No building shall exceed sixteen (16) habitable stories plus one (1) additional story for parking.

b.

Outside commercial core area: No building shall exceed four (4) habitable stories plus one (1) additional story for parking.

3.

Impervious cover. Eighty (80) percent of lot area.

4.

Sidewalks. Sidewalks and other labor-intensive transportation facilities, as appropriate, shall be required for the entire length of the project site.

H.

Signs. See Article 8/Section 8.14.00.

6.07.06. NB—Planned Mixed Use Development (PMUD) (0—30) DU's per acre).

Intent and purpose of district. To promote innovative arrangements of development types, to promote natural resource enhancement and to promote open spaces around buildings. This category of land use allows an intense mixture of residential and commercial activity. This district shall be limited to the commercial core area only.

A.

Uses permitted.

1.

Any use permitted in the preceding district.

2.

Hotels and motels.

3.

Recreational and parking uses.

B.

Special exceptions.

1.

Any special exception allowed in the preceding district.

C.

Off-street parking requirements. See Section 6.08.06.

D.

Density, site and building requirements. Use within this district shall be approximately seventy (70) percent residential and thirty (30) percent commercial (includes tourist-related and public uses) based upon the total buildable area (acreage) within the district. For the purposes of calculating the residential/commercial mix required for this district, commercial use shall include all acreage utilized for commercial and public (tourist-related) activities including parking areas when utilized for commercial parking requirements.

1.

Density. Allowable dwelling units within this district shall be thirty (30) units per acre.

2.

Maximum building footprint. Thirty (30) percent of the lot area. This requirement does not apply to single family detached dwelling units on individual lots.

3.

Front yard requirements. Thirty (30) feet.

4.

Rear yard requirements. Ten (10) percent of lot depth. However, if sound front, no less than fifty (50) feet from mean high water line and if Gulf front no less than fifty (50) feet from crest of primary dune line. There shall be no rear yard required in this district for marinas and marina-related structures.

5.

Side yard requirements. Fifteen (15) feet.

6.

Building height line. No building shall exceed sixteen (16) habitable stories plus one (1) additional story for parking.

7.

Impervious cover. Eighty (80) percent of lot area.

8.

Sidewalks. Sidewalks and other labor-intensive transportation facilities, as appropriate, shall be required for the entire length of the project site.

9.

Hotels/motels. Facilities shall be provided such as a restaurant(s), swimming pool(s), dune walkovers, a boardwalk and activity centers for both adults and children and other facilities/services associated with a family destination resort. No more than twenty (20) percent of the units may be used for permanent residents. Tenancy of at least eighty (80) percent of the units shall be limited to fourteen (14) consecutive days.

E.

Signs. See Article 8/Section 8.14.00.

F.

Landscaped open space: All multifamily residential (five (5) or more units) properties shall devote at least twenty (20) percent of the parcel to landscaped open space. Landscaped open space includes a ten-foot wide front perimeter strip, landscaped islands in parking lots, drainage areas, preserved wetlands, and side and rear buffers. Improved parking and driveways are not considered landscaped open space. Landscaping compatible with the location shall be required, including xerispace [xeriscape] treatments.

6.07.07. NB—Conservation/Recreation (Con/Res).

Intent and purpose of district. The Conservation/Recreation District is intended to preserve and maintain the land within this district for outdoor recreational uses and open space. These lands shall also include wetlands and environmentally sensitive areas of the beach.

A.

Uses permitted.

1.

Bird and wildlife sanctuaries.

2.

Public utilities and service structures allowed in other districts.

3.

Parks and greenbelt areas.

4.

Public parking.

5.

Beach access boardwalks.

6.

Picnic areas.

7.

Boat launching areas.

8.

Public restrooms.

9.

Commercial activities for use of public utilizing the site.

6.07.08. NB—Utilities (U).

Intent and purpose of district. This district is composed of lands and structures used primarily for public utilities and service structures.

A.

Uses permitted.

1.

Public utility and service structures including, but not limited to, water, sewer, fire and police uses.

2.

Public parks and recreational areas.

3.

Buildings used exclusively by federal, state or local government for public uses.

B.

Off-street parking requirements. See Section 6.08.06.

C.

Site and building requirements.

1.

Yard requirements. Rear yard twenty-five (25) feet; side yard ten (10) percent of lot; front yard twenty-five (25) feet.

Rear yard on sound front shall be no less than fifty (50) feet from the mean high water line and if Gulf front no less than fifty (50) feet from the crest of the primary dune line.

D.

Signs. See Article 8, Section 8.14.00.

6.07.09. NB—Hotel..

Intent and purpose of district. This district is composed of lands and structures used primarily for hotel development with ancillary commercial and recreational uses.

A.

Uses permitted.

1.

Hotels and motels.

2.

Commercial and recreational uses ancillary to the primary hotel or motel use. Once a hotel or motel is constructed, any further commercial development of the parent parcel is deemed to be ancillary.

3.

Marinas ancillary to the primary hotel or motel use.

B.

Off-street parking requirements. See Section 6.08.06.

C.

Traffic requirements. See Commercial District.

D.

Screening adjacent to residential districts. See Commercial District.

E.

Density, site and building requirements.

1.

Yard requirements. See Commercial District.

2.

Building height line.

a.

Commercial core area. No building shall exceed sixteen (16) habitable stories plus one (1) additional story for parking.

b.

Outside commercial core area. No building shall exceed twelve (12) habitable stories plus one (1) additional story for parking.

F.

Signs. See Article 8, Section 8.14.00.

(Ord. No. 93-04, § 1, 2-11-93; Ord. No. 96-30, § 1, 10-24-96; Ord. No. 98-06, § 1, 5-14-98; Ord. No. 98-17, § 1, 10-22-98; Ord. No. 2004-35, § 1, 12-7-04; Ord. No. 2008-04, § 1, 2-28-08; Ord. No. 2008-004, § 1, 2-28-08; Ord. No. 2008-15, § 1, 5-22-08; Ord. No. 2013-04, § 1, 2-28-13; Ord. No. 2013-10, § 1, 5-23-13)