§ 2.00.00. Generally.

2.00.01

Purpose. The purpose of this article is to describe the specific uses and restrictions that apply to land use districts in the land use element of the comprehensive plan. These regulations are intended to allow development and use of property only in compliance with the goals, objectives and policies of the town, as expressed in the town comprehensive plan.

2.00.02

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:

Abut means to physically touch or border upon, or to share a common property line.

Accessory buildings or structures mean a separate subordinate building or structure located on the same lot or parcel as the principal building, the use of which is incidental to that of the dominant use of the principal building.

Adult congregate living facility (ACLF) means a type of residential care facility, defined in F.S. ch. 400, part 2.

Agricultural activity means any farming and forestry operation affecting land or waters such as site preparation, clearing, fencing, contouring, soil preparation, plowing, planting, harvesting, construction of access roads, extraction of stumps and submerged logs, and placement of bridges and culverts.

Density or gross density means the total number of dwelling units divided by the total site area, less public right-of-way.

Dwelling unit means a single housing unit providing complete, independent living facilities for one housekeeping unit, including permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking and sanitation.

Family means a single individual, doing his own cooking, and living upon the premises as a separate housekeeping unit, or a collective body of persons doing their own cooking and living together upon the premises as a separate housekeeping unit in a domestic relationship based upon birth, marriage or other domestic bond, as distinguished from a group occupying a boardinghouse, lodging-house, club, fraternity or hotel.

Junkyard means premises, or portions thereof used for the storage or sale of used and discarded materials, including, but not limited to, paper, rags, metal, building materials, appliances, household furnishings, machinery, vehicles, equipment, or parts thereof. The storage for a period of two or more months of one or more wrecked or partly dismantled motor vehicles, parts of dismantled motor vehicles, or the sale of parts thereof, not capable of or not intended to be restored to highway operating condition shall also constitute a junkyard. For the purposes of this Land Development Code, such uses as automobile reclaiming businesses, automotive wrecking businesses, automotive salvage businesses and recycling centers shall be considered junkyards and are prohibited.

Lot means a designated parcel, tract or area of land established by plat, subdivision or as otherwise allowed by law.

Manufactured housing.

(1)

The term "manufactured housing" has the following features or characteristics and is further defined in F.S. § 320.01(2):

a.

Mass produced in a factory;

b.

Designed and constructed for transportation to a site for installation and use when connected to required utilities;

c.

Either an independent, individual building or a module for combination with other elements to form a building on the site.

(2)

The term "manufactured housing" does not apply to the use of the prefabricated panels, trusses, plumbing subsystems or other prefabricated subelements incorporated in the course of construction of buildings on the site, but only to major elements requiring minor and incidental on-site combination or installation.

Multifamily dwelling means any residential structure containing two or more separate dwelling units.

Parcel means a unit of land within legally established property lines.

Recreation vehicle means a vehicular-type portable structure without permanent foundation, which can be towed, hauled or driven and primarily designed as temporary living accommodation for recreation, camping and travel use and including, but not limited to, travel trailers, truck campers, camping trailers and self-propelled motor homes.

Single-family dwelling means a structure containing one dwelling unit, and not attached to any other dwelling unit by any means. A single-family unit may contain an accessory apartment pursuant to this Land Development Code. The term "single-family dwelling" also includes licensed family care homes housing six persons or less.

(Ord. No. 91-6, § 3(2.00.00), 2-11-1992; Ord. No. 2016-01, § 2, 7-12-2016)