§ 68.106. How To Use These Guidelines and Standards.

Applicants are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the pertinent GMP goals, objectives and policies which affect the Southeast Orlando Sector Plan area (Future Land Use Policy 2.4.4, Goal 4 and associated objectives and policies). In reviewing projects in the Southeast Orlando Sector Plan area, applicants shall review the appropriate Growth Management Plan goals, objectives, and policies, the Future Land Use Map and the Zoning Map, before attempting to determine how these guidelines and standards shall be applied. This Chapter is organized to provide guidance to both property owners/developers and builders. Property owners/developers are directed to the Land Use Guidelines and Standards (Part 2) to guide the master planning of a parcel. Builders are directed to the Building Standards (Part 3), Circulation Standards (Part 4), and Open Space Standards (Part 5) for guidance on the design of a specific building type, street, park, or other improvement. Part 6 of this Chapter describes the various incentives available for development and the expedited administrative review process available for projects which develop consistent with the Southeast Plan. In addition, a comprehensive, illustrated guidebook has been prepared and is available for review/purchase (The Southeast Orlando Sector Plan-Development Guidelines and Standards).

INTERPRETATION:

Shall; Should; May; Includes. The words "shall" or "must" are mandatory; the word "should" is directive but not necessarily mandatory; the word "may" is permissive. The word "includes" shall not limit a term to the specific examples, but is intended to extend its meaning to all other instances or circumstances of like kind or character.

Conflicts. The particular shall control the general. In case of any difference of meaning or implication between the text of this Chapter and any caption, figure, illustration, summary table, or illustrative table presented in the illustrated Southeast Orlando Sector Plan Development Guidelines and Standards document, the text of this Chapter shall control.

Interpretation of Undefined Terms. Terms not otherwise defined herein shall be interpreted first by reference to the City's Growth Management Plan, if specifically defined therein; second, by the City of Orlando Land Development Code; third, by the Congress of the New Urbanism Lexicon; and fourth, by reference to generally accepted engineering, planning, or other professional terminology if technical; and otherwise according to common usage, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

SPECIAL DEFINITIONS:

Ancillary Dwelling Unit. A term used in Chapter 68 and applicable to the Southeast Orlando Sector Plan area to describe a habitable studio or one-bedroom unit located over an attached or detached garage (see Habitable Floor). In order to be considered an ancillary dwelling unit, there must be an entrance separate from the principle structure. Ancillary Dwelling Units shall be under single ownership with the principle structure. Ancillary Dwelling Units do not count against the maximum unit count or in calculating density on the site.

Block Frontage. A term used in Chapter 68 and applicable to the Southeast Orlando Sector Plan area, calculated as the linear feet of a building within 20 feet of the edge of street ROW which has windows and entries oriented to the street.

Block Size, Net. A term used in Chapter 68 and applicable in the Southeast Orlando Sector Plan area. A calculation of the area of a block, with surrounding streets and wetlands setbacks removed. It is assumed that storm water detention is piped to adjacent neighborhood residential areas and open spaces.

Buildable Envelope. The three-dimensional space within which a structure is permitted to be built on a lot and that is defined by maximum height regulations, minimum yard setbacks, and sky exposure plane regulations when applicable.

Civic Use. A term used in Chapter 68 and applicable in the Southeast Orlando Sector Plan area. Civic Use facilities include both public and quasi-public uses such as community centers, meeting halls, recreation centers, clubhouses, schools, public libraries, religious institutions, museums and galleries, performing arts auditoriums and facilities, municipal or government buildings, parks/plazas, daycare, and postal services.

Conventional LDC. A term used in LDC Chapter 68 to describe the various standards contained in Chapters 58—67 of this Land Development Code.

Duplex. Any group of two housing units occupying a single lot or building site, whether composed of one or more than one principle building.

Facade. Exterior wall of a structure.

Four-Plex (Quadruplex). Four attached dwellings in one building in which each unit has two open space exposures and shares one or two walls with adjoining unit or units.

Full Service Grocery Store. A term used in Chapter 68 and applicable to the Southeast Orlando Sector Plan area, referring to a retail grocery store of greater than 15,000 square feet.

Garden Apartments. A building containing three or more dwelling units, including units that are located over the other. More specifically, one or more two or three story multifamily structures, generally built at a gross density of 15—25 dwelling units per net acre, with each structure containing eight to twenty dwelling units and including related off-street parking, open space and recreation.

Gross Developable Acreage. The total buildable area within a parcel, including local streets, but excluding public open space, neighborhood parks, schools, and environmental (wetlands, stormwater) constraints. Private on-site open space may further reduce the density of a particular development.

Height (of a building or structure). The vertical distance from the ground level to the highest point of a structure. When applied to a building, height shall be measured to the highest point of the coping of a flat roof (where permitted) or to the mean height level between eaves and ridge for gable, hip or gambrel roofs. Where no ground level has been established, the height may be measured from the mean elevation of the finished lot grade at the front of the building or structure.

Local-Serving Retail. A term used in Chapter 68 and applicable to the Southeast Orlando Sector Plan area, refers to those retail uses allowed within the Village Center/Urban Transit Center designation (VC/UTC district). Local-Serving Retail uses are those listed as consistent with the AC-1 district.

Mixed Use Centers. A term used in Chapter 68 and applicable to the Southeast Orlando Sector Plan area, referring to the following designations/districts: Town Center/Urban Transit Center (TC/UTC), Village Center/Urban Transit Center (VC/UTC), Neighborhood Center (NC) and Residential Center. For standards, see Figure 68-C.

Mixed Use Precinct (MUP) Overlay District. An overlay zoning district applicable to the ASD-1 or ASD-2 zoning district, where a limited amount of Support Retail and Service Uses are allowed for the convenience of adjacent office, hotel, warehouse and industrial uses. The intent of the Mixed Use Precinct is to provide a focal point for the airport support district and to reduce vehicle miles traveled, rather than displace uses allowed in commercial zoning districts. In order to minimize potential impacts to the viability of commercial zoning districts, the size of the Mixed Use Precinct overlay district shall be strictly limited and shall correlate directly with the size of the Airport Support District. A Mixed Use Precinct (MUP) is generally intended to be no more than 10 acres in size, and in no case shall the combined total area of the MUP(s) exceed 10% of the gross land area of that particular Airport Support District. Mixed Use Precinct overlay districts shall be located along a designated collector or arterial street, and more appropriately at the intersection of such roadways.

Neighborhood Retail. A term used in Chapter 68 and applicable to the Southeast Orlando Sector Plan area, refers to those retail uses allowed within the Neighborhood Center designation (NC district). Neighborhood Retail uses are those listed as consistent with the AC-N district.

Net Developable Acreage. The total buildable area within a parcel, excluding local streets, public open space, neighborhood parks, schools, and environmental constraints. Private on-site open space may further reduce the density of a particular development.

Parking Aisle. An area within a parking facility intended to provide ingress and egress to parking spaces.

Parking Bay (Module). A standard of agreement of parking spaces containing two tiers of spaces and a parking aisle.

Pedestrian Access. An improved surface which connects the public right-of-way with private property or a building entrance.

Podium Apartments/Elderly Housing. A building containing three or more dwelling units, including units that are located over the other. More specifically, one or more two to five story multifamily structures, generally built at a gross density of 20—50 dwelling units per net acre, with each structure containing sixteen to thirty dwelling units, with parking accessed from a rear or side parking drive and located under or as part of the principle structure (below-grade or ½ level below grade) and away from public view, and including open space and recreation.

Primary Conservation Network. A term used in Chapter 68 and applicable to the Southeast Orlando Sector Plan area, the Primary Conservation Network (PCN) is a land use concept that establishes an interconnected open space system that protects wetland communities and habitat for numerous common and protected wildlife species while allowing passive recreation uses such as pedestrian and bike trails. The PCN is illustrated on Chapter 68, Figure 68-B.

Retail Shopping Centers. A term used in Chapter 68 and applicable to the Southeast Orlando Sector Plan area, refers to a use prohibited in the Airport Support District-High and Medium intensity designations (ASD-2 and ASD-1 districts). Retail Shopping Centers are those facilities and uses commonly referred to as "strip commercial" centers, or Light Retailing in the Land Development Code, wherein an anchor store (typically a grocery or department store) is co-located with a series of smaller retail outlets either attached or detached.

Retailing - Big Box. A Light Retailing use exceeding 50,000 square feet of gross floor area in a freestanding building, where general or specialty merchandise is sold or rented to businesses and/or the general public. May include membership warehouse clubs, discount stores, furniture stores and department stores.

Single Family (Detached Dwelling). A one-family dwelling that is not attached to any other dwelling by any other means. In the Southeast Orlando Sector Plan area, applies to Estate Residential, Large-Lot, Standard-Lot, Small-Lot, and Bungalow single family types.

Small Retail/Market. A term used in Chapter 68 and applicable to the Southeast Orlando Sector Plan area, refers to those retail uses allowed within the Residential Neighborhood/Residential Center designation (RN district). Small Retail/Market uses consist of the following: Grocery up to 10,000 square feet in size, Retail Bakery, Gift Shops, Florists, Newsstands, Eating and Drinking Establishments, Service Uses.

Support Retail and Service Uses. A vehicle-oriented use located on an individual lot within a Mixed Use Precinct overlay district. Includes automotive, business, entertainment, intensive, and personal services; convenience stores, with or without gas pumps; drug stores with or without drive-through service; and eating and drinking establishments, with or without drive-in or drive-through service. Convenience stores, grocery stores and drug stores exceeding 15,000 square feet and retail shopping centers shall not be allowed.

Townhome/Rowhouse. A one-family dwelling in a row of at least three such units in which each unit has its own front and rear access to the outside, no unit is located over another unit, and each unit is separated from any other unit by one or more vertical common fire-resistant walls.

Town/Village Green (a.k.a. Square). A landscaped open area bounded on at least two sides by a public right of way. Greens are used to create a prominent civic component to core commercial areas, and should be between 1 and 3 acres in size. They should be placed at the juncture between the core commercial area and surrounding residential or office uses. Greens provide opportunities for public gathering, such as: multi-purpose lawn areas, tot lots, informal picnic areas, amphitheaters, raised stages and gazebos, larger hardscaped areas, and seating.

Traditional Design. Land use and development standards that apply in the Southeast Orlando Sector Plan area, as described in Chapter 68 of this Land Development Code.

Tuck-Under Apartments. A building containing three or more dwelling units, including units that are located over the other. More specifically, one or more two or three story multifamily structures, generally built at a gross density of 20—30 dwelling units per net acre, with each structure containing eight to twenty dwelling units, with parking accessed from a rear parking drive and located under or as part of the principle structure (usually in-line), and including open space and recreation.

(Ord. of 5-10-1999, § 10, Doc. #32070; Ord. of 11-13-2000, § 2, Doc. #33391)

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