2026-02 Code Amendment - Reorganization and Division of the Community DevelopmentORDINANCE NO. 2026-02
AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF NORTH
PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE VILLAGE CODE OF
ORDINANCES TO RECOGNIZE THE REORGANIZATION AND DIVISION OF
THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AND CLARIFY THE
DUTIES OF EACH DIRECTOR; AMENDING ARTICLE III, "ADMINISTRATIVE
CODE," OF CHAPTER 2, "ADMINISTRATION" BY AMENDING SECTIONS 2-
40 AND 2-111; AMENDING ARTICLE I11, "CONSTRUCTION
REQUIREMENTS," OF CHAPTER 5, "BOATS, DOCKS AND WATERWAYS,"
BY AMENDING SECTION 5-72; AMENDING ARTICLE III, "APPEARANCE
CODE," ARTICLE IV, "ABATEMENT OF UNSAFE OR UNSANITARY
BUILDINGS," ARTICLE V, "SIGNS AND OUTDOOR DISPLAYS," AND
ARTICLE VI, ';IMPACT FEES," OF CHAPTER 6, "BUILDINGS AND BUILDING
REGULATIONS," BY AMENDING SECTIONS 6-56, 6-59, 6-60, 6-61, 6-74, 6-75,
6-76, 6-79, 6-80, 6-82, 6-83, 6-84, 6-85, 6-111, 6-117, AND 6-124; AMENDING
ARTICLE II, "FILLING PERMIT," OF CHAPTER 7, "FILL PERMIT," BY
AMENDING SECTIONS 7-18 AND 7-20; AMENDING ARTICLE 1,
"ADMINISTRATION," OF CHAPTER 12.5, "FLOOD DAMAGE PROTECTION,"
BY AMENDING SECTION 12.5-3; AMENDING ARTICLE I1, "GARBAGE,
TRASH AND REFUSE," AND ARTICLE IV, "ABATEMENT OF PUBLIC
NUISANCES ON PRIVATE PROPERTY," OF CHAPTER 14, "HEALTH AND
SANITATION," BY AMENDING SECTIONS 14-27, 14-81, 14-82, AND 14-83;
AMENDING ARTICLE I, "PROPERTY MAINTENANCE STANDARDS," AND
ARTICLE II, "ABANDONED REAL PROPERTY," OF CHAPTER 15,
"HOUSING," BY AMENDING SECTIONS 15-3 AND 15-14; AMENDING
ARTICLE VII, "PEDDLERS AND SOLICITORS," OF CHAPTER 17, "LICENSES
AND MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS REGULATIONS," BY AMENDING
SECTIONS 17-84, 17-85, 17-88, 17-92, AND 17-93; AMENDING ARTICLE I, "IN
GENERAL," ARTICLE IV, "CONCURRENCY MANAGEMENT," AND
ARTICLE V, "STORMWATER MANAGEMENT," OF CHAPTER 21,
"PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT," BY AMENDING SECTIONS 21-3,21-44,
21-47, 21-70, AND 21-104; AMENDING ARTICLE II, "WORK PERFORMED
WITHIN RIGHTS-OF-WAY," OF CHAPTER 24, "STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND
PUBLIC PLACES, -'BY AMENDING SECTION 24-22; AMENDING ARTICLE II,
"GENERALLY," ARTICLE III, "DISTRICT REGULATIONS," ARTICLE VI,
"REZONINGS; VARIANCES; WAIVERS; ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS," AND
ARTICLE VIII, "LANDSCAPING," OF APPENDIX C (CHAPTER 45),
"ZONING," BY AMENDING SECTIONS 45 -16.1,45 -16.2,45 -20,45 -25,45-27,45-
34.1,
5-16.1,45-16.2,45-20,45-25,45-27,45-
34.1, 45-35.1, 45-36, 45-37, 45-38, 45-50, 45-51, AND 45-82; AMENDING
APPENDIX A, "APPEARANCE PLAN," BY AMENDING SECTION I, ';BASIS
FOR APPEARANCE PLAN;" AMENDING THE VILLAGE CODE TO CHANGE
ALL CODE REFERENCES FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO THE
PLANNING, ZONING AND ADJUSTMENT BOARD; PROVIDING FOR
CODIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR
CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES.
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WHEREAS, through the adoption of Resolution No. 2025-54, the Village Council approved the
redesignation of the Building and Zoning Department as the Community Development Department,
with two separate director positions: the Director of Planning and Economic Development,
overseeing all planning and zoning and code compliance functions, and the Director of Building,
overseeing all permitting and inspection functions; and
WHEREAS, the Village Council wishes to revise the Village Code of Ordinances to reflect the current
configuration of the Community Development Department and the responsibilities of each
Department director and determines that the adoption of this Ordinance is in the best interests of the
Village and its residents.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF
NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA as follows:
Section 1. The foregoing recitals are ratified as true and correct and are incorporated herein.
Section 2. The Village Council hereby amends Article III, "Administrative Code," of Chapter 2,
"Administration," of the Village Code of Ordinances to read as follows (additional language is
underlined and deleted language is stri ,vo„ thfe o):
ARTICLE III. ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
DIVISION 1. GENERALLY.
Sec. 2-40. Departmental organization.
(a) The administrative service of the village shall be divided under the chief
administrator (village manager) into the following departments and heads thereof:
(5) Department of community development, director of eemmu-n4y
developmen* planning and economic development and director of
building.
DIVISION 11. DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Sec. 2-111. Director's duties.
The department of community development shall have two directors. The
director of eam unity development planning and economic development shall be
responsible for all matters relating to planning and zoning, building per- itting an
oeetion, and code compliance. The director of buildinij shall be responsible for
all matters relating to building permitting and inspection.
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Section 3. The Village Council hereby amends Article III, "Construction Requirements," of
Chapter 5, "Boats, Docks and Waterways," of the Village Code of Ordinances to read as follows
(additional language is underlined and deleted language is strieken through):
See. 5-72. Minimum design requirements for seawalls.
All bulkheads and seawalls constructed shall within the village shall comply with
the dimensional and compatibility requirements of this section. The provisions of this
section shall not apply to repairs to existing bulkheads and seawalls where the total
cost of the repairs is less than fifty (50) percent of the replacement cost of the bulkhead
or seawall.
(3) The seawall or bulkhead cap shall be placed at the following
established minimums and maximum cap elevations:
Property Location
Minimum Cap
Maximum Cap Elevation (NAVD88)
Elevation
Zone X & X500 - not
Four feet (4')
Six inches (6") above grade or four feet and six
in the FEMA Special
NAVD88
inches (4'6") NAVD88, whichever is greater.
Flood Hazard Area or
The grade (natural elevation) shall be
Coastal High Hazard
calculated by selecting a minimum of two (2)
Area
elevation points within 1 foot (1') of the rear
property line on each adjoining side property
line and calculating the average of the selected
elevation points.
In the FEMA Special
Four feet (4')
Six inches (6") above grade as defined above or
Flood Hazard Area or
NAVD88
five feet (5') NAVD88, whichever is greater.
Coastal High Hazard
Area with an
established base flood
elevation (BFE)
In the FEMA Special
Five feet (5')
Six inches (6") above grade as defined above,
Flood Hazard Area or
NAVD88
or six (6') NAVD88, whichever is greater; or
Coastal High Hazard
Area with an
Equal in elevation to BFE shown on the flood
established base flood
insurance rate map published by the Federal
elevation (BFE), and
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA),
in the waters of the
provided that mitigation measures for aesthetic
Intracoastal, Lake
compatibility and other impacts to adjacent
Worth or the Atlantic
properties for seawall cap heights greater than
Ocean
six feet (6') NAVD88 are approved by the
Community Planning and Economic
Development Director; the Village Engineer
and the Building O€fi-i4 Director.
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Section 4. The Village Council hereby amends Article III, "Appearance Code," of Chapter 6,
"Buildings and Building Regulations," of the Village Code of Ordinances to read as follows
(additional language is underlined and deleted language is strieken thr^uo):
DIVISION 3. SITE PLAN AND APPEARANCE REVIEW.
Sec. 6-56. Application requirements.
Applications for site plan and/or appearance review must include sufficient
information to demonstrate compliance with all village requirements. Plans must be
professionally prepared and drawn to scale with accurate dimensions, and must include
the following unless waived by the eommunity planning and economic development
director:
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(2) A boundary sketch including the total area, dimensions, and legal
description for the property. The eammunity planning and economic
development director may require a survey if deemed necessary to
facilitate review of the application.
Sec. 6-59. Approval by planning, zoning and adjustment board �.
No building or other permit otherwise required under the ordinances of the
village shall be approved by the community planning and economic development
director except upon the granting of site plan and appearance approval by the planning,
zoning and adjustment board eem . . , or on appeal, approval by the village
council (see section 6-35). The foregoing requirements shall not preclude the issuance
of permits without such approval if the communit) planning and economic
development director determines that any of the following apply:
(4) Any deviations from a valid site plan and appearance approval are
minor and not substantial or had been authorized by conditions placed
on the site plan and appearance approval. Unless authorized by prior
conditions, the following types of deviations may never be considered
minor or not substantial: increasing residential density; increasing the
horizontal or vertical size of a building; and/or adding land uses that
had previously been excluded. The director must document any such
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determination with an explanation of why i -s it was deemed minor or
had been authorized. The director must forward this determination to
the planning, zoning and adjustment board �, and also to the
village council if the site plan and appearance approval had been
appealed to or considered by the village council.
Sec. 6-60. Follow-up by community development department.
Upon the granting of site plan and appearance approval, the community
planning and economic development director will retain the exterior drawings,
sketches, landscape and site plans, renderings and materials upon which such approval
was granted to determine, from time to time as the project is in progress and finally
upon its completion, that there have been no unauthorized deviations from the
evidence upon which the granting of the approval was originally based. The
community development department shall not issue a certificate of occupancy or final
inspection approval for any building or structure where there have been any
unauthorized deviations from the site plan and appearance approval.
Sec. 6-61. Expiration of site plan and appearance approval.
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(b) No later than three (3) months prior to the expiration of the two-year period,
the applicant may request an extension of up to one (1) year to commence
development. Such extension may be granted by the eemmnty planning and
economic development director for good cause shown.
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Section 5. The Village Council hereby amends Article IV, "Abatement of Unsafe or Unsanitary
Buildings," of Chapter 6, `Buildings and Building Regulations," of the Village Code of Ordinances
to read as follows (additional language is underlined and deleted language iseron thio Th):
Sec. 6-74. Enforcement and right of entry.
(a) The provisions of this article shall be enforced by the ^,,w,w,unity development
building director.
(b) The community Ele elopment building director or his/her authorized designee,
in accordance with the provisions of this section, may enter any building or
premises at all reasonable times to make an inspection or enforce any of the
provisions of this article. In cases of emergencies or exigent circumstances
where extreme hazards are known to exist, the co�.��.�unit , development
buildin director may enter the building, structure, or premises at any time.
(c) When attempting to enter a building, structure or premises that is occupied, the
community '^ve'^„me^' buildin,z director or his/her authorized designee shall
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first identify him or herself, display proper credentials and request entry. If the
building, structure, or premises is unoccupied, the eefnHiunity development
building director shall first make a reasonable effort to locate the owner or
other persons having charge of the building and request entry. If entry is
refused, or if the owner or other persons having charge of an unoccupied
building cannot be located, the eemm unity de-vel^^m^^* building director shall
have recourse to every remedy provided by law to secure entry, including an
inspection warrant.
d When the community development
building director or his/her authorized
designee shall have obtained permission to enter, secured an inspection
warrant, or obtained another remedy provided by law to secure entry, no person
shall fail, after proper credentials are displayed, to promptly permit entry into
the building, structure or premises by the ee.. munity ddevelopment building
director or his/her authorized designee for the purpose of inspection and
examination pursuant to this section. Any person violating this section may be
prosecuted within the limits of the law.
Sec. 6-75. Inspection.
The eommunity development. building director shall inspect, or cause to be
inspected, any building, structure or portion thereof which is or may be unsafe or
unsanitary. After the e^munity development building director has inspected or
caused to be inspected a building, structure or portion thereof, and has determined that
such building, structure or portion thereof is unsafe or unsanitary, he/she shall initiate
proceedings to cause the abatement of the unsafe or unsanitary condition by repair,
vacation or demolition, or any combination thereof.
See. 6-76. Violations.
(a) Whenever the eemmunity development building director has determined that
such structure, property or portion thereof is unsafe or unsanitary, the
e^
nity development building director shall prepare a written notice of
violation to be issued to the owner of record and all interested parties (defined
as any person or entity having a legal or equitable interest in the property by
virtue of a mortgage, lien or similar instrument) as identified by a search of the
public records in and for Palm Beach County.
(b) The notice of violation shall contain, but not be limited to, the following
information:
(1) The street address, legal description and property control number of the
building, structure or property.
(2) A statement indicating the building or structure has been declared
unsafe or unsanitary by the comm „nity development building director,
and a summary of the conditions that led to the e unit"
deve-lopment building director's determination.
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(3) A statement advising that if the following required action as determined
by the eeni ,,unit., development building director is not commenced
within or completed by the time specified, the building will be ordered
vacated and posted to prevent further occupancy until the work is
completed.
a. If the building or structure is to be repaired, the notice shall
require that all necessary permits be secured and the work
commenced within thirty (30) days and continued to
completion within such time as the community development
building director determines.
b. If the building or structure is to be vacated, the notice shall
indicate the time within which vacation is to be completed.
C. If the building or structure is to be demolished, the notice shall
require that all required permits for demolition be secured and
that the demolition be completed within such time as
determined reasonable by the community development
building director. If the building is occupied, the notice shall
require that the premises be vacated within thirty (30) days.
(5) State that the community -development building director may cause the
work to be done and after such repair, reconstruction, alteration,
removal and/or demolition by or on behalf of the
development building director, the village may record a lien against the
property in accordance with this article to recover the costs incurred by
the village in performing the work.
(c) If a building or structure is not brought into compliance in accordance with the
notice or a hearing is not timely requested, a notice of pending administrative
action shall be recorded with the county clerk of court, served upon the
property owner and other interested parties as indicated below and contain the
name of the property owner, the property address and legal description. This
notice shall remain until such time as the conditions rendering the building or
structure unsafe have been abated. At such time, the community development
building director shall file a release of the notice of pending administration
with the county clerk of court.
See. 6-79. Hearing.
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(b) Any interested party entitled to notice may request a hearing before the special
magistrate. Such request must be in writing and received by the community
developme^* building director within fifteen (15) days from the date of service
and must contain, at a minimum, the following:
(1) Identification of the building or structure by street address;
(2) Legal interest of person requesting the hearing;
(3) Statement detailing the issues on which he or she desires to be heard;
(4) The legal signature of the person requesting the hearing, his or her
telephone number and mailing address.
Upon timely receipt of the request, the eemmunity development building director shall
schedule a hearing before the special magistrate as soon as practicable. Written notice
of the hearing shall be delivered personally or by certified mail, return receipt
requested, to the party requesting the hearing at the address provided in the request.
See. 6-80. Implementation.
(a) If no hearing is timely requested as set forth above, the eemmunity
deve opme * building director may take action to repair or reconstruct the
building, structure or portion thereof and/or to cause the building or structure
to be removed or demolished if required by the notice.
(b) If a hearing is requested, and the special magistrate determines:
(1) That the condition exists as set forth in the notice of violation, and that
the remedial action required in the notice has not been voluntarily
completed by the property owner, or other legally interested party, the
special magistrate shall issue a written order authorizing the
eommunity development building director to repair, reconstruct the
building, structure or portion thereof and/or to cause the building or
structure to be removed or demolished.
(2) That the condition, as set forth in the notice of violation does not exist
or has been corrected as required by the notice of violation, the notice
of violation shall be dismissed by written order of the special magistrate
and the notice of pending administrative action shall be released.
(c) The cvi"i munit y development building director may, upon written request of
the property owner, grant an extension of time as the conimunity development
building director may determine to be reasonable to complete the required
remedial action. If the extensions of time, in total, exceed one hundred twenty
(120) days, the special magistrate, without further public hearing, must also
approve the extension.
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Sec. 6-82. Performance of work.
The repair or demolition of an unsafe building or structure as required in the
notice by the eommunity deve-lopment building director or the final decision by the
special magistrate shall be performed in an expeditious and workmanlike manner in
accordance with the requirements of all applicable codes and accepted engineering
practice standards.
Sec. 6-83. Recovery of costs.
(b) The ee r. ttnity development building director shall certify the costs borne by
the village, as described above, and shall serve such cost certification upon the
property owner by certified mail return receipt requested and by first class
mail. This cost certification is a demand for payment from the property owner.
Sec. 6-84. Imposition of lien.
(a) If the owner fails to make payment within thirty (30) days of the issuance of
the „^,,,,,,unity Elevelopme^* building director's cost certification, the amount
of the certified costs shall be assessed by the special magistrate against the
affected land and such special assessment shall create and constitute a lien
against such land, payable to the village.
Sec. 6-85. Authority to expend funds.
Nothing contained herein shall require the village council to appropriate or
expend any funds to carry out the purpose of this section. The authority granted herein
is permissive and shall not be construed to impose an obligation on the eemmunity
development building director or the village.
Section 6. The Village Council hereby amends Article V, "Signs and Outdoor Displays," of
Chapter 6, `Buildings and Building Regulations," of the Village Code of Ordinances to read as
follows (additional language is underlined and deleted language isstr-ie'ro„ through):
Sec. 6-111. General provisions.
(E) Variance.
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(3) All applications for variances to regulations established by this article
shall be filed with the eemmunity planning and economic development
director upon a form supplied by the village. The application shall be
accompanied by the filing fee established in the master fee schedule
adopted annually as part of the village budget.
Sec. 6-117. Design, construction, and location standards.
(I) Sign concept for multiple occupancy complexes. A sign concept for building
wall signs to be placed on multiple occupancy complexes shall be approved
prior to a building wall sign being permitted to be constructed, altered or
remodeled after the effective date of this code. The sign concept shall be
included as a submittal for authorization to erect such a sign and shall be
maintained on file in the department of community development. As a
minimum, the sign concept shall specify the types, dimensions, placement,
colors, and shape of the signs and the style of lettering which shall lend a
unified appearance to the signs of the occupants of the complex. The sign
concept shall only be modified with the approval of the planning commission
upon submission of a revised plan and specifications detailing the revised
concept. The term sign concept shall include any master sign plan approval
meeting the requirements of this subsection. Permits for building wall signs
determined by the community planning and economic development director or
the director's designee to be in conformance with the approved sign concept
and determined by the building official to be in compliance with all other
requirements of this chapter may be issued without additional planning
commission review or approval as otherwise required by article III of this
chapter.
Section 7. The Village Council hereby amends Article VI, "Impact Fees,"of Chapter 6,
"Buildings and Building Regulations," of the Village Code of Ordinances to read as follows
(additional language is underlined and deleted language is stricken through):
Sec. 6-124. Definitions.
The following words, terms, and phrases, when used in this article, shall have
the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly
indicates a different meaning:
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Director means the community development building director or other village
employee designated by the director to review applications for building permits that
require impact fee payments pursuant to this article.
Section 8. The Village Council hereby amends Article I1, "Filling Permit,'' of Chapter 7, "Fill
Permits," of the Village Code of Ordinances to read as follows (additional language is underlined and
deleted language is �cke thr-a tg ):
Sec. 7-18. Application; issuance.
(a) Applications for the permit required by this article shall be in writing and
directed to the community development building director and shall be
accompanied by a surveyor's sketch plan of what is proposed to be done and
shall also show the details of any proposed construction, the proposed area to
be filled, the area to be dredged for procuring fill materials, if the proposed
construction is intended to be created from dredged material, and such other
information and data as may be pertinent to the proposed filling.
Sec. 7-20. Expiration date; renewal; revocation.
(a) All permits issued under this article shall be valid for a period of two (2) years
from the date thereof, but shall be automatically revoked if the proposed work
is not completed within such period except for good cause shown.
(b) The renewal of any permit prior to sixty (60) days after its expiration may be
granted by the car ri,unit y development,building director for good cause
shown.
Section 9. The Village Council hereby amends Article I, "Administration," of Chapter 12.5,
"Flood Damage Protection," of the Village Code of Ordinances to read as follows (additional
language is underlined and deleted language is stfieken thfa„b4):
Sec. 12.5-3. Duties and powers of the floodplain administrator.
(a) Designation. The Village Planner is designated as the Floodplain
Administrator or as designated by the ('*,,,,,,unity Development Planning and
Economic Development Director. The Floodplain Administrator may delegate
performance of certain duties to other employees.
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Section 10. The Village Council hereby amends Article II, "Garbage, Trash and Refuse," of
Chapter 14, "Health and Sanitation," of the Village Code of Ordinances to read as follows (additional
language is underlined and deleted language is stricken thro g ):
Sec. 14-27. Collection of residential yard waste.
(d) Assessment of costs.
(4) The assessment shall bear interest at the current legal rate of interest per annum
as provided by law and shall constitute a lien upon the land from the date of
the recording of the assessment. Lien assessments may be enforced by civil
action in the appropriate court of competent jurisdiction. The lien shall
continue in full force until discharged by payment or otherwise or until settled
and released by the cofnHitinity planning and economic development director
or the village manager.
Section 11. The Village Council hereby amends Article IV, "Abatement of Public Nuisances on
Private Property," of Chapter 14, "Health and Sanitation," of the Village Code of Ordinances to read
as follows (additional language is underlined and deleted language is strieken through):
Sec. 14-81. Notice of public nuisance; right to request hearing.
(b) The village's community planning and economic development director or
designee is hereby authorized and directed to notify in writing the owner of
any property upon which a public nuisance exists, as specified in section 14-
80 above. The notice shall detail the nature of the public nuisance, the
method(s) of correction, and the date by which corrective action must be
completed, which shall be at least ten (10) days from the date of the notice.
The notice shall further advise the property owner of the right to request a
hearing as specified below, and that the failure to abate the nuisance will result
in the village taking corrective action and the assessment of costs and
imposition of a lien against the property.
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Sec. 14-82. Abatement of public nuisance.
If no hearing has been requested and the condition described in the notice has
not been corrected by the date specified in the notice, or if a hearing has been held and
the special magistrate has ruled adversely to the property owner, the
planning and economic development director is authorized with approval of the village
manager to cause the nuisance to be abated by the village or its agents at the expense
of the property owner.
Sec. 14-83. Assessment of costs and imposition of lien.
(a) When the village has abated or contracted for the abatement of a public
nuisance as authorized by this article, the village eommunity planning and
economic development director or village manager shall certify the costs
incurred in remedying the condition, in addition to a two hundred fifty dollar
($250.00) administrative fee, and assess that amount against the property. The
assessment shall contain the legal description of the property, the street
address, and the total amount of the assessment. The village shall mail the
assessment to the property owner via both certified mail, return receipt
requested, and regular U.S. mail and provide the property owner fifteen (15)
days from the date of mailing in which to pay the assessment.
(c) The assessment shall bear interest at the current legal rate of interest per annum
as provided by law and shall constitute a lien upon the land from the date of
the assessment. Lien assessments may be enforced by civil action in the
appropriate court of competent jurisdiction. The lien created shall be a first
lien, equal to a lien for nonpayment of property taxes, on any property against
which an assessment for costs to abate a nuisance has been recorded. The lien
shall continue in frill force until discharged by payment or otherwise or until
settled and released by the eemmunity planning and economic development
director or the village manager.
Section 12. The Village Council hereby amends Article I, "Property Maintenance Standards," of
Chapter 15, "Housing," of the Village Code of Ordinances to read as follows (additional language is
underlined and deleted language is strie e thr-e ub'�):
Sec. 15-3. Exterior of structures.
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(n) Parking areas. All off-street parking spaces and driveways shall be
asphalt, concrete, block, stone, brick or similar smooth durable surface
or durable surface as approved by the community planning and
economic development director. All off-street parking and driveways
shall be kept in good repair and sound structural condition. Asphalt,
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concrete, and brick paver surfaces shall not show signs of excessive
surface deterioration, such as potholes and substantial cracks. All
driveways shall be free of mold, mildew and errant vegetation. Stone
surface driveways shall be maintained in a neat appearance and
bordered. Stone material shall be so maintained as to not spread onto
public streets and sidewalks.
Section 13. The Village Council hereby amends Article I1, "Abandoned Real Property," of
Chapter 15, "Housing," of the Village Code of Ordinances to read as follows (additional language is
underlined and deleted language is str ekes through):
Sec. 15-14. Registration of abandoned property.
(a) Any mortgagee who holds a mortgage on real property located within
the village that is improved with a residential building shall perform an
inspection of the property that is the security for the mortgage upon the
issuance of a notice of default and the expiration of any cure period set
forth in the mortgage documents. If such property is found to be vacant
or shows evidence of vacancy, it shall be deemed abandoned and the
mortgagee shall, within ten (10) days of the inspection, register the
property with the Eemmunit3planning and economic development
director, or his or her designee, on forms provided by the village. A
registration is required for each vacant property or dwelling unit within
a multi -family dwelling.
Section 14. The Village Council hereby amends Article VII, "Peddlers and Solicitors," of Chapter
17, "Licenses and Miscellaneous Building Regulations," of the Village Code of Ordinances to read
as follows (additional language is underlined and deleted language is stri ��
ken through):
):
Sec. 17-84. Application for permit or license.
(a) Applicants for issuance of a permit pursuant to this article must file
with the Eemmunit3` planning and economic development director a
sworn application in writing, which shall be accompanied by the
application fee established by the village council. The application shall,
at a minimum, include the following information:
Sec. 17-85. Granting or rejecting application.
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The eemmunity planning and economic development director shall consider
each application for a permit filed pursuant to this article and with the consent of the
village manager shall either grant or reject such application and give prompt notice of
such action to the applicant.
Sec. 17-88. Limitation on hours for peddling or solicitation.
No person holding a permit issued pursuant to this article shall engage in any
solicitation or peddling on Sundays and shall only engage in such activities within the
hours of 9:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. the remainder of week (except by appointment or
invitation of the person or occupant of a residence), unless specific authorization to
the contrary is first obtained from the eemmunity planning and economic development
director.
Sec. 17-92. Revocation of permit.
If a permit holder fails to comply with the provisions of this article or the
community planning and economic development director subsequently determines
that information set forth in the application was false or misleading, the eofnmtinit�
planning and economic development director with the consent of the village manager
may revoke the permit and give prompt notice of such action to the permit holder.
Sec. 17-93. Appeal.
Any person aggrieved by the action of the community planning and economic
development director or village manager in the denial or revocation of a permit as
provided by this article shall have the right to appeal to the village council by filing
written notice thereof with the village clerk within fourteen (14) days of such denial
or revocation and setting forth the grounds for the appeal. The council shall set a time
and place for hearing on such appeal and shall so notify the applicant, by mail, not less
than five (5) days prior to such scheduled hearing.
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Section 15. The Village Council hereby amends Article I, "In General," of Chapter 21, "Planning
and Development," of the Village Code of Ordinances to read as follows (additional language is
L nderlined and deleted language is str-ie en thr-o tg ):
Sec. 21-3. Public notice requirements for development applications and
approvals.
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(b) Mailing requirements.
(2) All notices shall be provided by first-class mail, unless
otherwise required by the community planning and economic
development director. Mail notice shall be postmarked no later
than the minimum number of calendar days as required in
subsection (a) above.
(c) Posting requirements.
(1) The applicant shall provide the signs, subject to the criteria for
size and contents established by the community planning and
economic development director.
Section 16. The Village Council hereby amends Article IV, "Concurrency Management," of
Chapter 21, "Planning and Development," of the Village Code of Ordinances to read as follows
(additional language is underlined and deleted language is stficke thFe , ):
See. 21-44. Definitions.
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Adequate public facilities determination means a determination approved by
the director of community planning and economic development, pursuant to the terms
of this article, that serves as a conditional statement that, based upon existing public
facility capacity and planned public facility capacity, adequate public facilities are
thought to be available to serve development at the time of the approval of the adequate
public facilities determination. A subsequent application for a development permit for
development that has been approved based upon adequate public facilities
determination shall be required to receive a new adequate public facilities
determination, or certificate of concurrency reservation, whichever is appropriate.
Certificate of concurrency reservation means a certificate approved by the
director of eemmunity planning and economic development pursuant to the terms of
this article that constitutes proof of adequate public facilities to serve the proposed
development. A subsequent application for a development permit for development for
which a certificate of concurrency reservation has been approved, shall be determined
to have adequate public facilities as long as the development order for which the
certificate of concurrency reservation was approved has not expired, and the
development is not altered to increase the impact of development on public facilities.
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Sec. 21-47. Regulatory program; review of development to ensure adequate
public facilities are available.
(c) Review to determine public facility adequacy.
(2) Rules ofgeneral applicability.
a. Timing. An application for an adequate public facilities
determination or a certificate of concurrency reservation
may be submitted at any time during the year. Review
of the application shall be initiated by the director of
sommunit3 planning and community development
pursuant to subsection (c)(4) upon receipt of a complete
application. Any application containing false
information may be rejected and any adequate public
facilities determination or certificate of concurrency
reservation issued based upon false information may be
revoked.
e. Effect.
3. Conditional certificate of concurrency
reservation. Receipt of conditional certificate of
concurrency reservation is a statement that an
application for a certificate of concurrency
reservation considered in conjunction with a
development agreement has been conditionally
approved by the director of community
planning and economic development because it
is demonstrated that (a) existing available public
facility capacity up to an amount sufficient to
serve the proposed development has been
reserved; (b) there is reasonable likelihood that
the balance of the public facility capacity needed
for the proposed development can be provided
pursuant to a development agreement; (c) a
request has been made for the consideration and
approval of a development agreement
concurrent with the application for development
permit to accommodate the balance of public
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facility capacity needs for the proposed
development, and (d) final approval of a
certificate of concurrency reservation is
conditional on the concurrent approval of a
development agreement and a development
order for the proposed development. When the
conditional certificate of concurrency
reservation is considered in conjunction with the
development agreement and application for
development permit and all the public facility
component standards of subsection (c)(6) are
met, it shall be approved as a certificate of
concurrency reservation.
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(4) Procedure for review of application.
a. Submission of application. An application for either an
adequate public facilities determination or a certificate
of concurrency reservation shall be submitted at any
time during the year, to the department of community
development in a form established by the director of
planning and economic development and
made available to the public. Review of the application
shall be initiated by the director of eemmunit3lanning
and economic development pursuant to subsection
(c)(2)a. Any application containing false information
may be rejected and any adequate public facilities
determination or certificate of concurrency reservation
issued based upon false information may be revoked.
b. Determination of completeness and review.
Determination of completeness. After receipt of
an application for certificate of concurrency
reservation, the director of community planning
and economic development shall determine,
within fifteen (15) days of initiation of
processing, whether it is complete and includes
data necessary to evaluate the application. If it is
determined that the application is not complete,
written notice shall be served on the applicant
specifying deficiencies. The director of
saffinqU planning and economic
development shall take no further action on the
application unless the deficiencies are remedied.
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2. Revieiv and recommendation of village
departments and service providers. When the
director of eommunity planning and economic
development determines the application is
complete, the application shall be forwarded to
village departments and service providers for
review. Within fifteen (15) days, the village
departments and service providers shall provide
a statement as to whether or not adequate public
facilities are available, pursuant to the standards
of subsection (c)(5) or (c)(6), whichever is
appropriate.
3. Decision to issue or deny.
(a) Adequate public facilities
determination. Upon receipt of a
statement from the village departments
and service providers regarding an
application for an adequate public
facilities determination, the director of
community planning and economic
development shall review the statements
and the application within ten (10) days,
and determine if it complies with all the
public facility component standards of
subsection (c)5. If the application
complies with all of the public facility
component standards in subsection
(c)(5), the director of unity
planning and economic development
shall issue an adequate public facilities
determination.
(b) Certificate of concurrency
reservation. Upon receipt of a statement
from the village departments and service
providers regarding the application for a
certificate of concurrency reservation,
the director of eemmuni-ty planning and
economic development shall review the
statements and the application within ten
(10) days, and determine if it complies
with all the public facility component
standards of subsection (c)(6). If the
director determines that the application
complies with all of the public facility
component standards of subsection
(c)(6), the director of ems)'
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planning and economic developme"*
shall recommend that the planning_
zoning and adjustment board
cvrniz review and recommend to
the village council that the council issue
a certificate of concurrency reservation.
If the director of planning
and economic development or the
planning, zoning and adjustment board
or the village council
determines that an application fails to
meet any one (1) of the public facility
component standards of subsection
(c)(6), the applicant shall be notified of
such deficiency, and may, in the case of
a certificate of concurrency reservation,
remedy the application through a
development agreement or other means
within ninety (90) days. If during the
ninety -day period, the applicant resolves
the deficiencies, the application shall be
reconsidered by the village council and
approved, approved with conditions, or
denied, consistent with the standards in
subsection (c)(6). In the case of a
conditional certificate of concurrency
reservation, the applicant may request
approval of conditional certificate of
concurrency reservation. A conditional
certificate of concurrency reservation
shall be approved by the village council
if it is demonstrated that:
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Section 17. The Village Council hereby amends Article V, "Stormwater Management," of Chapter
21, "Planning and Development,'' of the Village Code of Ordinances to read as follows (additional
language is underlined and deleted language is ieke *'ir^tighl.
See. 21-70. Water quality
(a) Definitions.
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(2) Director: The director of eemmanit� planning and economic
development
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(c) Construction site runoff. To protect and preserve water quality, Best
Management Practices (BMPs) for construction site runoff shall be
employed. During construction projects involving a substantial
improvement, or for parcels one acre or larger, or when deemed
necessary by the Comte Planning and Economic Development
Director, projects shall provide a stormwater pollution prevention plan
or an equivalent document. The stormwater pollution prevention plan
shall include the installation of erosion and sediment controls,
including a silt fence and crushed rock to stabilize areas used for
mobilization. The construction site operator is required to take
corrective action as needed and conduct inspections of the stormwater
pollution controls every seven (7) days or when one-half inch (0.5") or
greater of rainfall occurs within a twenty-four (24) hour period. All
controls shall be consistent with the performance standards for erosion
and sediment control contained in the Erosion and Sediment Control
Designer and Reviewer Manual prepared by the Florida Department of
Transportation and the Florida Department of Environmental
Protection, as well as the Village's Erosion and Sediment Control
Policy.
Section 18. The Village Council hereby amends Article VI, "Archaeological Site Protection
Regulations," of Chapter 21, "Planning and Development," of the Village Code of Ordinances to read
as follows (additional language is underlined and deleted language is strickenthfetw, ):
Sec. 21-104. - Development subject to archaeological review.
Development shall be subject to this article as follows:
(a) Previously unidentified archaeological sites discovered during
development. When one or more artifacts of human skeletal or
fossilized remains or non -human vertebrate fossils are found on a site
during development, all development activity directly over the find
shall cease. The following procedure shall apply:
(3) Within three (3) working days, the archaeologist consultant to
the village shall inspect and evaluate the site for the purpose of
determining whether artifacts or human skeletal or fossilized
remains or non -human vertebrate fossils are located on a site. If
the qualified archaeologist determines a significant
archaeological resource is on site or likely to be on site, the
director of the Eommunity planning and economic development
depart shall issue an order suspending construction and
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define the area where the order suspending construction applies,
based upon the archaeologist's assessment. Such order does not
have the effect of a stop work order and shall not stop
construction activity not directly impacting the defined
potential archaeological site;
(4) The archaeologist consultant shall evaluate the significance of
the archaeological find and send a written archaeological
evaluation report to the property owner and director of the
eOMMURy planning and economic development d€pal4nient
within seven (7) working days from issuance of the suspension
order; and
Section 19. The Village Council hereby amends Article II, "Work Performed Within Rights -of -
Way,'' of Chapter 24, "Streets, Sidewalks and Public Places," of the Village Code of Ordinances to
read as follows (additional language is underlined and deleted language is strieken through):
Sec. 24-22. - Permit revocation and penalties.
(b) Other Fines. Where a permittee fails to comply with other conditions
of the permit, including but not limited to: failure to post the permit,
failure to remove "red -tagged" barricades and/or signage within the
twenty-four (24) hour period, where an emergency does not exist, the
eefnmtinity planning and economic development director, or designee,
shall cause the permittee to be served by certified mail or hand delivery,
or as otherwise provided by state law, at the permittee's business
address as disclosed in the application for the permit, a notice of permit
violation and intent to fine. The notice shall include the facts or
circumstances that warrant the intended fine. Fines to be charged shall
be established by resolution of the village council. The permittee shall
be given adequate opportunity to request a prior administrative hearing
before the code enforcement special magistrate.
Section 20. The Village Council hereby amends Article II, `'Generally," of Appendix C (Chapter
45) of the Village Code of Ordinances to read as follows (additional language is underlined and
deleted language is stfie en through):
Sec. 45-16.1. Similar uses.
(a) The eemmunity planning and economic development director shall determine
which uses proposed within a commercial or mixed-use zoning district have
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substantially the same characteristics as a use specifically listed as a permitted
use. Proposed uses with characteristics that are similar to a permitted use, but
not substantially the same, may be established only upon written application to
the community development director for a special use permit.
(b) In evaluating an application for a special use permit for the establishment of a
similar use, the eemmunity planning and economic development director shall,
in consultation with other village departments, consider the characteristics of
the proposed use, including, but not limited to, size, intensity, density,
operating hours, demands for public facilities, traffic impacts and business
practices.
(c) Upon review and evaluation of the application, the eammtinity planning and
economic development director shall present his or her recommendation to the
village council for final consideration on the next available council agenda.
(f) If the conditions imposed by the special use permit are not met, the community
planning and economic development director may revoke the permit. A permit
holder may appeal the revocation of a special use permit by filing an appeal,
in writing, to the Planning Commission within thirty (30) days of receipt of
written notice of revocation.
Sec. 45-16.2. Special exception uses.
(e) Procedure.
(1) The special exception use shall be subject to preliminary review by the
community development department. Once the planning
and economic development director certifies that the application is
complete, the director shall forward it to the planning commission for
a public hearing.
(2) The planning, zoning and adjustment board mon shall review
the application and forward a recommendation of approval, approval
with conditions or denial to the village council. If the special exception
request was included with a site plan and appearance application, the
planning commission shall forward the complete application to the
village council for final decision.
Sec. 45-20. Adult entertainment establishment.
(4) Prohibited locations.
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(b) In addition to the distance requirements set forth in subsection (a), an adult
entertainment establishment shall not be allowed to open, exist or do business
anywhere except in the C -S and C -G zoning district where adult entertainment
establishments are an expressly permitted use subject to review by the village
director of community planning and economic development for conformance
with the requirements of the village's land development regulations.
Sec. 45-25. Reasonable accommodation procedure.
(c) Procedure.
3. The Community Planning and Economic Development Director, or
his/her designee, shall have the authority to consider and make a
recommendation to the Village Council on requests for reasonable
accommodation. The Community Planning and Economic
Development Director, or his/her designee, shall issue a written
recommendation within forty-five (45) calendar days of the date of
receipt of a completed application and may recommend:
a. Granting the accommodation request;
b. Granting a portion of the request and denying a portion of the
request, and/or imposing conditions upon the grant of the
request; or
C. Denying the request.
If reasonably necessary to reach a recommendation on the request for
reasonable accommodation, the Community Planning and Economic
Development Director, or his/her designee, may, prior to the end of said
forty -five-day period, request additional information from the
requesting party, specifying in sufficient detail what information is
required. The requesting party shall have fifteen (15) calendar days
after the date of the request for additional information to provide the
requested information. In the event a request for additional information
is made, the forty -five-day period to issue a written recommendation
shall no longer be applicable, and the Community Planning and
Economic Development Director, or his/her designee, shall issue a
written recommendation within thirty (30) calendar days after receipt
of the additional information. If the requesting party fails to provide the
requested additional information within said fifteen -day period, the
Community Planning and Economic Development Director, or his/her
designee, shall issue a written notice advising that the requesting party
has failed to timely submit the additional information, and therefore the
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request for reasonable accommodation shall be deemed abandoned
and/or withdrawn and no further action by the Village with regard to
said reasonable accommodation request shall be required.
Once the written recommendation is complete, the Gernmunity
Planning and Economic Development Director shall request that the
Village Manager place the matter on the next available Village Council
agenda. Along with the written recommendation, the Community
Planning and Economic Development Director shall provide the
Village Council with copies of all materials considered by the
Community Planning and Economic Development Director, including,
but not limited to, all materials submitted by the requesting party. Other
than public comment, no testimony or additional evidence shall be
submitted to the Village Council at the public meeting. The Village
Council shall, after due consideration of the Gofnmunity Planning and
Economic Development Director's written recommendation and all
other materials submitted and considered by the (`^,,„-,,unity Planning
and Economic Development Director, enter a final written
determination accepting, accepting with modification or rejecting the
Community Planning and Economic Development Director's written
recommendation.
The notice of determination shall be sent to the requesting party (i.e.,
the disabled individual, the qualifying entity or the individual's or
entity's representative) by certified mail, return receipt requested.
Notice shall be deemed complete when deposited in the U.S. Mail.
4. In determining whether the reasonable accommodation request shall be
granted or denied, the requesting party shall be required to establish
that they are protected under the FHA, ADA or other applicable state
or federal regulation by demonstrating that they are handicapped or
disabled, as defined in the FHA, ADA or other state or federal
regulation. Although the definition of disability is subject to judicial
interpretation, for purposes of this section the disabled individual must
show:
a. A physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one
(1) or more major life activities; and
b. A record of having such impairment; or
C. That they are regarded as having such impairment.
The requesting party shall further demonstrate that the proposed
accommodations being sought are reasonable and necessary to afford
handicapped/disabled persons equal opportunity to use and enjoy
housing. The foregoing (as interpreted by the courts), as well as the
applicant's ability to demonstrate compliance with the requirements set
forth in subsection (c)(2) above (where applicable) shall be the basis
for the Community Planning and Economic Development Director's
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recommendation and the Village's Council determination on the
reasonable accommodation request.
Section 21. The Village Council hereby amends Article III, "District Regulations," of Appendix
C (Chapter 45) of the Village Code of Ordinances to read as follows (additional language is
underlined and deleted language is str-ie e through):
Sec. 45-27. R-1 single-family dwelling district.
G. Off street parking regulations. At least one parking space measuring at least
nine (9) feet by eighteen (18) feet (one hundred sixty-two (162) square feet)
shall be provided. All parking spaces shall consist of a durable surfaced area
as approved by the ee -unit) planning and economic development director,
and may be enclosed in the dwelling, in an accessory building or in an
unenclosed area or a driveway. All vehicles parking on a lot must be parked on
a durable surface.
H. Accessory structures. One detached automobile garage and one open-air
pavilion may be constructed on any lot within the R-1 single-family dwelling
district provided that all requirements of this chapter are met. Open air
pavilions shall be subject to the following additional conditions and
restrictions:
7. Design.
(b) At the request of a property owner, the community planning and
economic development director may approve the use of
different building materials or alternate architectural themes or
styles when such materials, themes or styles are complementary
to the main or principal building.
(c) Should the eemmunity planning and economic development
director deny the request for different building materials or
alternate architectural themes or styles, a property owner may
appeal this decision to the planning, zoning and adjustment
board eemmission by submitting a written request for a hearing
to the eemmunity planning and economic development director
within thirty (30) calendar days of the date of the determination.
The appeal shall be placed on the next available agenda and the
decision of the planning commission shall be final, subject only
to judicial review by writ of certiorari.
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Sec. 45-34.1. C-3 regional business district.
(10) Special C-3 planned unit development (PUD) provisions. It is the intention of
the village to provide a mechanism and process to promote the redevelopment
of the obsolete and underutilized areas of the C-3 zoning district with large-
scale, master -planned projects that promote: a mix of uses; connectivity;
pedestrian -oriented development; removal of surface parking; creation of
public/civic gathering spaces; and shopping, entertainment, and restaurant uses
within the form of an urban neighborhood incorporating residential
development as an integral use. These projects promote the economic and
redevelopment goals of the village, and the village has created these planned
unit development (PUD) provisions to facilitate these goals. The development
regulations applicable within the PUD are not permitted or allowed by right
and shall only apply if the village council determines that each of the threshold
criteria is met. Properties located in the C-3 zoning district that do not meet the
threshold criteria set forth below may utilize the general PUD provisions
of section 45-35.1 of this code as set forth in section 45-35.1(D). Properties
located in the C-3 zoning district that do meet each of the threshold criteria
below may, at the option of the property owner, utilize the following special
PUD regulations:
d. Application procedures. PUD applications made under this section
shall be accompanied by the applicable fee and shall contain the
following:
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8. Conceptual architecture elevations and/or renderings and any
other information requested by the comms planning and
economic development director.
Sec. 45-35.1. Planned unit development.
VI. Effect of approval of ' village council. The approval of the application by the
village council shall allow the building official to issue a building permit in
conformity with the application as approved. This permit shall specify with
particularity the exact modifications to the provisions of this chapter which
have been approved by the village council. The holder of this permit may then
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proceed with his project in conformity with said permit. No deviations from
the conditions of the permit shall be allowed except those which shall be in
conformity with the basic provisions of this ordinance as they apply to the
zoning district in which the project is located. The Eammunity planning and
economic development director may adjust a modification to the provisions of
this chapter only if the adjustment had been authorized by conditions that the
Village Council placed on the planned unit development approval.
Sec. 45-36. General provisions.
Q. Outdoor seating.
(6) Special requirements for the C -MU and C-3 zoning districts. In the C-
MU and C-3 zoning districts only, the preceding requirements for
outdoor seating are modified as follows:
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C. Outdoor seating may be provided on in an area designated for
parking and/or loading without providing additional parking
spaces. However, permission for such outdoor seating would be
on a provisional basis and would be subject to revocation as
follows:
i. Permission may be revoked by the eemmunity planning
and economic development director if there is evidence
that the permission is contributing to spillover parking
on nearby properties.
U. Use of portable storage containers and roll -off dumpsters in all zoning
districts.
(5) Length of time.
C. If ongoing construction continues on the property past one
hundred and eighty (180) consecutive days, the permit holder
for a roll -off dumpster may request one or more extensions of
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time of up to ninety (90) consecutive days each. For the purpose
of this section, ongoing construction means construction -
related activities are being carried out on a continuing basis
pursuant to a valid permit, with regularly scheduled successful
inspections. The planning and economic
development director may revoke a permit at any time if the
director determines that ongoing construction is no longer
occurring on the property. The property owner may challenge
the director's revocation of a permit or any extension thereof by
requesting a hearing before the code enforcement special
magistrate.
Sec. 45-37. Historic site overlay district.
C. Creation of local register of historic sites. A local register of historic sites is
hereby created as a means of identifying and classifying various sites,
buildings, structures, objects and districts as historic and/or architecturally
significant. The local register will be kept by the director of
planning and economic development.
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H. Certificate of appropriateness.
1. When required.
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b. For each of the regulated work items listed below, the following
applies.
Ordinary maintenance
"ordinary maintenance"
work may be done
appropriateness.
If the work constitutes
as defined in this code, the
without a certificate of
ii. Staff approval. If the work is not "ordinary
maintenance," but will result in the "original
appearance" as defined in this code, the certificate of
appropriateness may be issued by the director of
community planning and economic development.
Sec. 45-38. I-1 light industrial district.
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D. Supplemental use regulations for select permitted or special exception uses.
Permitted or special exception uses in the I-1 district shall be subject to the
following conditions:
13. Film production studio:
b. Film permit: Prior to commencement of any regulated activity
related to the production of a film within the Village, a film
permit shall be issued by the Director of the Palm Beach County
Film and Television Commission. The duration of the permit
shall not exceed twenty-four (24) months without approval of
the Community Planning and Economic Development Director.
J. Off-street parking and loading regulations.
2. Parking spaces required. For each of the uses permitted in subsection
C., the Community Planning and Economic Development Director or
his or her designee shall determine, prior to the submittal of a site plan
application, which of the following general categories of parking
spaces requirements shall apply to a specific development concept:
Section 22. The Village Council hereby amends Article VI, "Rezonings; Variances; Waivers;
Administrative Appeals," of Appendix C (Chapter 45) of the Village Code of Ordinances to read as
follows (additional language is underlined and deleted language is strieke thr-e ub'�):
See. 45-50. Variances.
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(2) Variance application process.
a. Generally. Upon receipt of an application for a variance, the
planning and economic development director shall
schedule the variance for review and processing. Variances shall be
processed and noticed pursuant to section 23-3.
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b. Application requirements. Variance requests shall contain information
sufficient in detail to reasonably apprise the community planning and
economic development director or his/her designee, and the planning,
zoning and adjustment board of the nature and substance of the
proposed variance. Variance requests shall be filed by written
application to the community development department. Each
application shall be accompanied by the applicable fee and shall
contain the following information or as otherwise required on the
community development department application submittal checklist:
Sec. 45-51. Waivers.
(2) An application for such waiver may be made by any property owner or tenant
or by a governmental office, department, board or bureau. Such applications
shall be filed with the Eofnmunit3planning and economic development director
of the village, using forms supplied by the director, who shall transmit the
same, together with all the plans, specifications, application materials, and
other papers pertaining to the application, to the planning commission. The
applicant shall identify each waiver request in writing as part of the application,
frilly explaining the nature of the request, the extent to which it departs from a
standard zoning regulation, and the basis for which it is sought.
Section 23. The Village Council hereby amends Article VIII, "Landscaping," of Appendix C
(Chapter 45) of the Village Code of Ordinances to read as follows (additional language is underlined
and deleted language is strie e thr-a gh):
See. 45-82. Administration.
C. Modifications. The Community Planning and Economic Development
Director may modify a locational requirement for required landscaping if
necessary due to site constraints that were discovered after site plan and
appearance approval or PUD approval; however, the amount of landscaping
may not be reduced.
Section 24. The Village Council hereby amends Appendix A, "Appearance Plan," of the Village
Code of Ordinances to read as follows (additional language is underlined and deleted language is
strieken b
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SECTION 1. BASIS FOR APPEARANCE PLAN
The Appearance Plan is administered through the Office of the North Palm Beach
director of eemmunity planning and economic development. In 1977, the Planning
Commission began serving as the Appearance Board and continues to act upon matters
relating to appearance as authorized by the Appearance Plan and Code.
Section 25. As previously adopted by Section 5 of Ordinance No. 2023-18, all references in the
Village Code of Ordinances to the Planning Commission, to the extent not expressly modified herein,
shall be amended to reference the Planning, Zoning and Adjustment Board.
Section 26. The provisions of this Ordinance shall become and be made a part of the Code of the
Village of North Palm Beach, Florida.
Section 27. If any section, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this Ordinance is for
any reason held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional, inoperative, or void, such
holding shall not affect the remainder of this Ordinance.
Section 28. All ordinances or parts of ordinances and resolutions or parts of resolutions in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.
Section 29. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
PLACED ON FIRST READING THIS 8TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026.
PLAC OND, FINAL READING AND PASSED THIS 22ND DAY OF JANUARY, 2026.
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