As of the effective date of this Section, aside from the approved exemptions set forth below, no building or other structure shall be constructed, erected, situated or located, in the City of Mexico Beach as its boundaries are currently located as of the effective date of this Section, which exceeds the height set forth in the zoning districts as contained in the City’s Land Development Code as of the effective date of this Section. Those restrictions are as follows: 32ft (thirty-two feet) for Zoning Districts Residential Low Density; Residential General; High Density Residential; Townhome District; Tourist Commercial; Public Institutional; and Recreation; and 48ft (forty- eight feet) in General Commercial; and Tourist Mixed Use. However, this Charter provision shall not restrict any property owner’s vested rights under constitutional, statutory or common law.
Existing buildings which currently exceed the allowable height restrictions contained in their current Zoning District may be repaired to that existing height. No alterations shall be made to any building, which would cause that building to exceed the current allowable height as of the effective date of this Section.
Exemptions: Chimneys, house of worship spires, elevator shafts, flagpoles, heating and air conditioning systems, solar collectors with appropriate screening and cell phone towers.
(Adopted by the electorate on 4-16-2024)