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ORDINANCE N0. 24$
AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA,
FLORIDA, AMENDING ORDINANCE N0. 211 THE
OFFICIAL ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE
OF TEQUESTA, AS AMENDED, AT ARTICLE IV,
DEFINITIONS, BY AMENDING THE DEFINITION
OF LOT COVERAGE, AND BY ADDING TO SAID
DEFINITIONS THE DEFINITION OF STRUCTURE,
BY AMENDING THE DEFINITION OF SWIMMING
POOL; AND AT ARTICLE XVI SECTION 16.2
(6) SO AS TO ELIMINATE THE REQUIREMENT
THAT UNCOVERED SWIMMING POOLS OR PATIOS
BE CONSIDERED IN COMPUTING THE LOT COVERAGE
REQUIREMENTS OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE
OF TEQUESTA, FLORIDA,AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That Ordinance No. 211, the official
zoning ordinance of the Village of Tequesta, Florida, be amended
as follows:
a) Article IV Definitions, lot coverage shall be
amended so as to read as follows:
"Lot coverage: That portion of a lot which when
viewed directly from above, would be covered by a building or
any part of a building exclusive of its eaves, and any portion
of such building covered by a roof which qualified as open
space, or any terrace, balcony, breezeway, or porch or portion
thereof not included in the floor area of a building shall be
included in lot coverage. For example, a lot containing ten
thousand (.10,000) square feet has principal and accessory
buildings planned or existing whose area is two thousand five
hundred (2500) square feet; thus the lot coverage is twenty-five
(25%) percent. Unscreened patios or swimming pools shall not
be considered in computing lot coverage. Screened-in pools or
patios shall be considered in computing lot coverage but shall
be computed as only fifty (50%) percent of their actual coverage."
b) Article IV, Definitions, is amended by adding the
word structure and defining same as follows:
"Structure: That which is built or constructed; an
edifice or building cif any kind or any piece of work artificially
bui'.~: up or composed of parts joined together in some definite
manner. This includes, but is not limited to, platforms, radio
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towers, sheds, storage bin,, tents, and display signs. Fences
and walls of less than three feet in height and walkways and other
landscaping elements, such as birdbaths, fountains and like
items of less than three feet in height; flagpoles, lamp posts
basketball backboards; and mai~ boxes shall not be considered
as structures."
c) Article IV, Definitions, swimming pool, shall be
II amended so as to read as follows:
"Swimming pool:` Any structure designed for swimming,
wading or other aquatic recreational purposes, capable of I
containing a body of water eighteen inches (18") or more in
depth and forty (40) square feet or more of water surface area."
d) Article XVI, Section 16.2 (6) is eliminated from
~~ the Zoning Ordinance.
Section 2. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances
in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed.
II Section 3. That this ordinance shall take effect
upon its passage and approval as provided by law.
II THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE was offered by Council Member I
Peter Baron who moved its adoption. The
Ordinance was seconded by Council Member Howard Brown
and upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows:
FOR ADOPTION: AGAINST ADOPTION:
Peter Baron
Howard Brown
Dorothy M. Campbell
Stephen R. Huggins
Joseph D. Yoder, Jr.
The Mayor thereupon declared the Ordinance duly passed
and adopted this 22 day of Februaix'V A.D., 1977.
MAYOR OF TEQUESTA
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