A. General Provisions: Accessory Uses shall comply with the following general provisions:
1. They shall be located on the same Lot as the Main Permitted Use, except for Required Parking which may be located within 700 feet of the Lot. The distance separation shall be measured by following a straight line from the Lot on which the Main Permitted Use is located to the Lot where the Parking Lot or garage is located.
2. They shall be incidental to and customarily associated with the Main Permitted Use. In making the determination, the Director may require the Applicant to provide evidence that said Use meets this criteria. The Director may also make use of and require the Applicant to provide planning reports and studies and other investigations to support the Applicant’s request.
3. Off-Street Parking and Loading Spaces shall be considered as Accessory Uses in all districts.
4. A Use other than those listed in this section may be considered as an Accessory Use if it is customarily associated with one of the Main Permitted Uses and if the Director finds that the Use complies with the below mandatory criteria:
a. The Use complies with items 1 and 2 above;
b. The Use is consistent with the purpose of the Zoning District in which it is located;
c. That the necessary safeguards will be provided for the protection of surrounding property, persons and neighborhood values;
d. That the public health, safety, morals and general welfare of the community will not be materially and adversely affected; and
e. It is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and Neighborhood Plan if one exists;
Appeal of the Director’s decision pertaining to any finding shall be to the Planning and Development Board as an Appeal of an Administrative Decision.
B. Permitted Accessory Uses in apartment buildings in Multiple Family Residential Districts:
1. Mechanical support equipment, administrative offices and uses that maintain the operation of the building.
2. Washers and dryers shall be located inside a structure or not visible from a right-of-way.
3. A dining room which is operated solely for the residents in the building shall be located inside the building and shall not be visible from the street with no exterior signs, entrances or exits except for those required by the South Florida Building Code.
4. Public telephones shall not be located in required yards.
5. Vending machines shall only be permitted to be located inside buildings; however, automatic teller machines shall be permitted on the exterior walls of the buildings.
6. Apartment buildings in Multifamily Residential Districts, excluding the BWK-25 and BRT-25 Districts, shall only have accessory uses if they do not have direct access to the street and if they are situated on the property in a manner that their use is for the convenience of the occupants of the building. Accessory commercial, office, or retail uses shall not be located on any floor, except the lobby or first floor. Exterior signs having copy which advertise the presence of the accessory uses are prohibited.
C. Permitted Accessory Uses in apartment buildings which are located in Commercial Districts.
1. Same accessory uses listed in § 4.21.B. above.
2. Shall only be located on the ground floor and below grade or on the highest floor of the building.
D. Permitted Accessory Uses in apartment hotels. Shall be permitted to have any Accessory Use that is commonly associated with a hotel if the use meets the below criteria and those listed in § 4.21. above.
1. Registration desk shall be staffed twenty-four hours per day;
2. Open key and mail compartments for the hotel units;
3. Central telephone switchboard directly connected to the hotel units; and
4. The applicant shall provide the city with a listing of the hotel units prior to the issuance of an Occupational License.
E. Permitted Accessory Uses for office, retail and commercial uses:
1. Storage of supplies or merchandise normally carried in stock in connection with a permitted Use.
2. Accessory off-street parking and loading spaces, subject to applicable district regulations.
3. Apartment or hotel units, if they are permitted in the zoning district.
4. O-2, O-3 and OM Districts are permitted to have retail and eating and drinking uses as accessory uses.
F. Permitted Accessory Uses for industrial, manufacturing and warehouse uses:
1. Storage of goods used in, or produced by, permitted industrial Uses or related activities.
2. Accessory off-street parking and loading spaces.
3. Uses which are not manufacturing, industrial or warehouse uses: Floor area not to exceed 25% of the total floor area of the development.
G. Permitted Accessory Uses in Single Family Districts:
1. Those uses which are customarily associated with single family houses, such as but not limited to: decks, swimming pools, spas, ornamental features and tennis courts.
2. The Director may allow other Accessory Uses if the Director finds they will not adversely affect neighboring properties. The Director may require the applicant to provide evidence that the requested use meets this criteria. Appeal of the Director’s decision is to the Planning and Development Board as an Appeal of an Administrative Decision.
H. Assembly and fabrication of home furnishings are permitted in commercial districts based upon the following criteria:
1. Activity must be limited to the following products: Art objects, clothing, leather goods and jewelry.
2. Shall be accessory to a lawful retail use.
3. The percentage of floor area devoted to light assembly and fabrication must be limited to 25% of the total floor area of the retail use. The location shall not be within the area associated with retail sales and not visible from the street.
4. There can be no change in the exterior appearance of the storefront.
5. Signage indicating the presence of light assembly and fabrication shall be limited to one square foot.
I. Permitted Accessory Uses for hospital facilities.
1. Centralized services.
2. Commercial service facilities.
a. Service facilities shall be restricted to cafeteria, restaurant, florist shop, gift shop, automatic teller machine, credit union, pharmacy, newspaper and magazine stands. Other Uses may be approved by the Director if he determines that they are customarily associated with the operation of a hospital. Appeal of the Director’s decision is to the Planning and Development Board and is processed as an Appeal of an Administrative Decision.
b. Services shall be permitted and available exclusively for use by medical staff, Hospital personnel, patients and visitors of the Hospital, and may not be used or available to the general public.
c. Outside advertising or signs (including wall signs) shall be prohibited.
3. Community Residential homes and ALF's.
4. Daycare facilities.
5. Educational, research and diagnostic facilities.
6. Hospice.
7. Heliport (Requires approval by; police, fire, City Manager's Office and the Federal Aviation Administration).
8. Laboratories.
9. Laundry.
10. Nusing homes.
11. Offices for health care providers.
12. Out-patient care facilities including: Hospital-based clinics and ambulatory surgical centers.
13. Parking structures and lots.
14. Places of worship.
15. Recreational facilities.
16. Therapy facilities.
17. Surgical facilities.
18. Transportation facilities.
19. The Director may approve other Accessory Uses that are incidental to and customarily associated with the operation of a hospital. The Director may require the applicant to provide planning reports, studies and/or other investigations to support the Applicant's request. An appeal of the Director's determination is to the Planning and Development Board and shall be processed as an Appeal of an Administrative Decision.
J. Accessory uses in hotels: Any use that is customarily associated with a hotel or apartment building.
(Ord. O-94-14, passed 4-16-94; Am. Ord. O-2001-16, passed 5-16-2001; Am. Ord. O-2004-21, passed 7-21-04; Am. Ord. O-2010-12, passed 4-7-10; Am. Ord. O-2011-14, passed 5-4-11; Am. Ord. O-2012-05, passed 3-7-12)