| 2009-06-20 11:37:29 | PLANNING AND ZONING DEPT: ***ZONING FAILED*** |
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| | 1. PLEASE PROVIDE ALL RESPONSES IN WRITING. |
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| | 2. A CLASS A SPECIAL USE PERMIT SHALL BE REQUIRED PIOR |
| | TO THE ZONING APPROVAL OF THE BULDING PERMIT. CONTACT |
| | THE PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT AT 561.822.1435, FOR |
| | APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS. |
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| | PURSUANT TO THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH ZONING AND LAND |
| | DEVELOPMENT REGULATION (ZLDR), SECTION 94-304(E): |
| | DOCKS. |
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| | (1) DOCKS ACCESSORY TO RESIDENTIAL USES WITH CONTIGUOUS |
| | RIPARIAN RIGHTS PERMITTED SUBJECTED TO THE FOLLOWING |
| | EXTRA REQUIREMENTS. IN THE EVENT A PROPERTY OWNER CAN |
| | NOT MEET ANY OF THE ADDITIONAL STANDARDS SHOWN IN |
| | SUBSECTION (C), ANY WAIVERS SHALL REQUIRE APPROVAL BY |
| | THE CITY COMMISSION AS A CLASS A SPECIAL USE PERMIT. |
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| | A. APPLICABLE LOCATIONS. ACCESSORY DOCKS MAY BE |
| | PERMITTED IN ALL RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS WITHIN |
| | THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: |
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| | 1. FROM THE NORTHERN CITY LIMITS TO THE EASTERLY |
| | EXTENSION OF THE NORTHERN PROPERTY LINE OF CURRIE PARK; |
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| | 2. FROM THE EASTERLY EXTENSION OF THE CENTERLINE OF |
| | AVILA ROAD TO THE EASTERLY EXTENSION OF THE CENTERLINE |
| | OF GREENWOOD ROAD; |
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| | 3. FROM THE EASTERLY EXTENSION OF THE PROPERTY LINE |
| | LOCATED BETWEEN SUMMA STREET AND SEVILLE ROAD TO THE |
| | SOUTHERN CITY LIMITS; AND |
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| | 4. ALONG THE NORTHERN BANK OF THE WEST PALM BEACH |
| | CANAL EAST OF DIXIE HIGHWAY. |
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| | B. ADDITIONAL APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS. |
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| | 1. PROOF THAT THE APPLICANT IS THE OWNER OF THE UPLAND |
| | RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY INCLUDING THE RIPARIAN RIGHTS OR A |
| | HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION REPRESENTING THE UPLAND |
| | RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY INCLUDING THE RIPARIAN RIGHTS; |
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| | 2. ONE SET OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS PREPARED BY AND UNDER |
| | THE SEAL OF A FLORIDA REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER |
| | OR A FLORIDA REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL ARCHITECT; |
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| | 3. FIFTEEN COPIES OF A SITE PLAN DRAWN TO SCALE |
| | SUFFICIENT TO REPRESENT ALL ELEMENTS OF THE PROPOSED |
| | DOCK AND OF THE RIPARIAN PROPERTY FROM WHICH THE DOCK |
| | WILL PROJECT, AND OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD PROPERTIES ON |
| | BOTH SIDES THEREOF, AS REQUIRED BY THE BUILDING |
| | DIVISION; |
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| | 4. WRITTEN APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED DOCK BY THE |
| | FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (DEP) |
| | AND THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (THE CORPS) IS |
| | REQUIRED. SUCH WRITTEN APPROVAL SHALL CONTAIN THE DATE |
| | ON WHICH DEP AND THE CORPS APPROVED THE PROPOSED DOCK. |
| | SUCH APPROVAL DATE SHALL BE NO EARLIER THAN TWO YEARS |
| | BEFORE THE DATE OF SUBMISSION OF THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT |
| | APPLICATION. |
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| | C. ADDITIONAL STANDARDS. |
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| | 1. GOVERNMENTAL REQUIREMENTS. DOCKS SHALL COMPLY WITH |
| | ALL APPLICABLE STATE AND LOCAL REQUIREMENTS. |
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| | 2. NONCOMMERCIAL USE. DOCKS SHALL NOT BE USED FOR ANY |
| | COMMERCIAL PURPOSE. A COMMERCIAL PURPOSE INCLUDES BUT |
| | IS NOT LIMITED TO PROVIDING ACCESS TO ANY COMMERCIAL |
| | ENTERPRISE, DOCKING A BOAT FOR A FEE, FISHING VENTURES |
| | FOR A FEE, MARINE SALVAGE VENTURES, TEACHING OR |
| | TRAINING OF ANY MARINE-RELATED ACTIVITY SUCH AS |
| | BOATING, FISHING OR DIVING, AND THE SALE OF |
| | MARINE-RELATED PRODUCTS, SUCH AS GASOLINE AND OIL, BOAT |
| | EQUIPMENT, FISHING EQUIPMENT, AND DIVIDING EQUIPMENT. |
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| | 3. ACCESSORY USE. NO DOCK SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED TO AN |
| | EXISTING RESIDENTIAL USE POSSESSING RIPARIAN RIGHTS |
| | EXCEPT AS AN ACCESSORY USE. |
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| | 4. ENVIRONMENT. MARINE GRASSES, ETHNIC COMMUNITIES, |
| | AND IMPORTANT ESTUARINE OR ECOLOGICAL FEATURES SHALL |
| | NOT BE AFFECTED SIGNIFICANTLY BY THE PROPOSED DOCK |
| | CONSTRUCTION. DOCKS SHALL NOT CONSTRICT WATER |
| | CIRCULATION IN LAKE WORTH. |
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| | 5. MOORING SLIPS. |
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| | I. IN SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS (SF7 |
| | AND SF14), ONE DOCK WITH A MAXIMUM OF TWO MOORING SLIPS |
| | MAY BE CONSTRUCTED. A HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION LOCATED IN |
| | A SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT AND |
| | POSSESSING RIPARIAN RIGHTS PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 1987, |
| | MAY CONSTRUCT ONE DOCK NOT EXCEEDING 100 FEET IN LENGTH |
| | WITH TWO MOORING SLIPS FOR EACH LOT CONTIGUOUS TO THE |
| | RIPARIAN PROPERTY. IN MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONING |
| | DISTRICTS (MF14, MF20, AND MF32), ONE MOORING SLIP PER |
| | FOUR DWELLING UNITS MAY BE CONSTRUCTED. |
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| | II. IN SINGLE-FAMILY (SF7 AND SF14) AND MULTIFAMILY |
| | RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS (MF14, MF20, MF32) ALL |
| | MOORING SLIPS SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH APPROPRIATE |
| | CONNECTIONS FOR POTABLE WATER AND ELECTRICAL SERVICE. |
| | DOCKS CONTAINING FOUR OR MORE MOORING SLIPS SHALL |
| | PROVIDE SANITARY SEWER SERVICE ON THE FOLLOWING BASIS: |
| | ONE SANITARY SEWER PUMP OUT RECEPTACLE FOR EACH EIGHT |
| | MOORING SLIPS OR FRACTION THEREOF, OR APPROPRIATE |
| | CONNECTIONS TO EACH MOORING SLIP. |
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| | 6. LOCATION. THE CENTERLINE OF DOCKS SHALL BE |
| | CONSTRUCTED PERPENDICULAR TO THE RIPARIAN PROPERTY LINE |
| | AND WITHIN REQUIRED SIDE SETBACKS. EXTENSION OF A |
| | REASONABLE LENGTH PERPENDICULAR TO THE PRINCIPAL DOCK |
| | STRUCTURE SHALL BE PERMITTED. |
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| | 7. WIDTH. THE MAXIMUM WIDTH OF A DOCK SHALL NOT EXCEED |
| | TEN FEET ON A LOT LESS THAN 60 FEET WIDE AND SHALL NOT |
| | EXCEED 20 FEET ON A LOT SIXTY 60 FEET OR MORE IN WIDTH. |
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| | 8. LENGTH. DOCK LENGTH SHALL BE MEASURED FROM THE MEAN |
| | HEIGHT WATER LINE OR THE BULKHEAD. MAXIMUM DOCK LENGTH |
| | SHALL NOT EXCEED THE LESSER OF EITHER, THE MINIMUM DOCK |
| | LENGTH APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL |
| | PROTECTION (DEP) OR THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (THE |
| | CORPS), BASED ON THE MINIMUM WATER DEPTH NECESSARY TO |
| | MOOR THE VESSELS AT LOW TIDE AND MINIMUM LENGTH TO |
| | CLEAR EXISTING SEA GRASS BEDS, OR 100 FEET. DOCKS |
| | CONSTRUCTED BY A HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION SHALL NOT |
| | EXCEED TEN FEET IN LENGTH. HOWEVER, A GREATER LENGTH |
| | MAY BE ALLOWED BY THE CITY COMMISSION AS A CLASS A |
| | SPECIAL USE. THE GREATER LENGTH MAY BE PERMITTED TO |
| | REASONABLY TO ACCOMMODATE THE ALLOWED NUMBER OF BOAT |
| | SLIPS, AVOID DAMAGE TO THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT, AVOID |
| | EXTENSIVE DREDGING OF THE LAKE BOTTOM, OR PERMIT FULL |
| | USE AND ENJOYMENT OF THE DOCK. |
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| | 9. SIDE SETBACK. DOCKS, "TEES," DOLPHINS, PILINGS AND |
| | OTHER MOORING-RELATED FACILITIES SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED |
| | WITHIN THE MIDDLE OF THE LOT ON WHICH A DOCK IS |
| | CONSTRUCTED. |
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| | 10. HEIGHT. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SECURITY FENCES, |
| | BOAT LIFTS, AND MOORING DEVICES, NO BUILDINGS OR |
| | STRUCTURES SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED ON THE PROPOSED DOCK |
| | AND NO PORTION OF A DOCK SHALL EXTEND ABOVE THE TOP |
| | SURFACE OF THE BULKHEAD TO WHICH IT IS AFFIXED, IF ANY. |
| | DOLPHINS MAY EXTEND TO A REASONABLE HEIGHT TO PROVIDE |
| | SAFE MOORING OF A BOAT. |
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| | 11. SIGNS. NO DOCK SHALL CONTAIN AN ADVERTISING SIGN. |
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| | 12. LIGHTING. ARTIFICIAL LIGHTING MAY BE INSTALLED ON |
| | A DOCK FOR SECURITY OR SAFETY BUT SHALL NOT LIGHT |
| | SURROUNDING PROPERTIES. BLINKING OR INTERMITTENT LIGHTS |
| | ARE PROHIBITED. |
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| | NOTE: THE SUBMITTAL OF THE REQUESTED INFORMATION MAY |
| | GENERATE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS. |
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| | FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, THE ZONING AND LAND |
| | DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS MAY BE VIEWED ONLINE AT |
| | WWW.MUNICODE.COM OR VISIT THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
| | PLANNING DEPARTMENT WEBSITE AT |
| | WWW.CITYOFWPB.COM/PLAN/INDEX.HTM. |
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| | IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO |
| | CONTACT ME. |
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| | MAGGIE CRUZ, ASSOCIATE PLANNER |
| | PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT |
| | TEL: (561) 822-1444 OR (561) 805-6720 |
| | E-MAIL: [email protected] |
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| | PLACED IN MISC. #3 |
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