Chapter 90.10
Village Residence Zone

Sections:

90.10.010    Application – Purpose.

90.10.020    Uses permitted.

90.10.030    Development standards.

90.10.040    Width determination.

90.10.050    Maximum density.

90.10.060    Lot coverage.

90.10.070    Distance between main and accessory buildings.

90.10.080    Maximum building height.

90.10.090    Minimum floor area.

90.10.100    Yard requirements.

90.10.110    Yard setback exceptions.

90.10.010 Application – Purpose.

The Village Residence Zone is designed as an integrated community of single-family, water-oriented housing and recreational facilities. The Village Zone includes the following villages: Jamaica, Bahama, Trinidad, and Port Royale.

90.10.020 Uses permitted.

The following uses are permitted in this zone:

A. Detached single-family dwellings and the customary accessory uses and structures.

90.10.030 Development standards.

A. Minimum Lot Area. The minimum lot area shall be 3,600 square feet for interior lots and 4,050 square feet for corner lots, providing said lots are adjoining a green area or mall. Lots not adjoining a green area or mall shall be 3,800 square feet for interior lots and 4,275 square feet for corner lots.

B. Minimum Lot Width and Frontage. The minimum lot width shall be 40 feet for interior lots and 45 feet for corner lots. The minimum street frontage shall be 25 feet.

90.10.040 Width determination.

A. Rectangular-Shaped Lots. Lot width shall be measured along a line equidistant to, and eight feet from, the front property line.

B. Cul-de-Sac, Knuckle or Similar Lots. Lot width shall be measured 30 feet from the front property line along a curve concentric with the street line.

C. Cul-de-Sac Lots Siding onto Another Street, Channel, Bay, or Similar Properties. The lot width shall be measured along a line 30 feet from the front property line along a curve concentric with the street.

90.10.050 Maximum density.

The maximum density shall not exceed one dwelling unit for each 3,600 square feet of lot area. In no case shall there be more than one dwelling unit located on any one parcel of land or lot under single ownership. No building other than the main building shall be used for living purposes.

90.10.060 Lot coverage.

The total ground floor area of all roofed structures shall not occupy more than 55 percent of the lot area.

90.10.070 Distance between main and accessory buildings.

The minimum distance between the exterior walls of a main dwelling and an accessory building on the same lot shall be 10 feet.

90.10.080 Maximum building height.

The maximum building height shall not exceed two stories or 35 feet.

90.10.090 Minimum floor area.

Each dwelling unit constructed or erected shall have a minimum living floor area of 1,600 square feet, including walls but exclusive of garage.

90.10.100 Yard requirements.

A. Front Yard. The minimum front yard shall be eight feet, excepting that on a cul-de-sac the front yard may be reduced to zero setback.

B. Interior Side Yard. The minimum interior side yard shall be five feet, except for a one-story garage, the side yard of which shall not be less than three feet. One interior side yard of any lot may be reduced to zero setback in accordance with subsection C of this section, Special Side Yard.

C. Special Side Yard. One side yard of any lot in Village Residence areas may be reduced to zero setback, providing that the remaining, opposite, side yard (a “special side yard”) is increased from five feet to 10 feet, except that the special side yard for the “Egret” model dwellings in Port Royale Village may be six feet, and further except that any corner lot shall be subject to subsection D of this section, Exterior Side Yard. Development of homes with a special side yard shall be subject to the following standards:

1. The special side yard for a one-story garage shall not be less than five feet. The wall of the main dwelling and/or garage erected upon the property line shall have no door or window openings. The eave or rake of the first-story roof along the zero setback may project 30 inches beyond the property line; provided, that the roof shall not drain upon the adjoining property; and provided further, that the deed to said property shall contain an easement right for said encroachment.

2. Any addition or expansion of the first or second story of a home which utilizes a special side yard may be expanded only within a rectangular area formed by a projection of the outermost exterior walls of the ground floor, as constructed by the original developer. Any additions to the second story along the zero-foot setback side, including above the garage, shall provide a minimum five-foot side setback.

The “Egret” models referred to herein are located on lots 591, 596, 599, 601, 605, 607, 609, 611, 614, 616, 618 of Map 11557, lots 794, 797, 799, 801, 804, 808, 810, 812, 814, 817, 819, 821, 823, 824, 830 of Map 11913, and lots 871, 873, 877, 880, 882, 884, 885, 888, 890, 891, 895, 898, 901, 905, 907, 912, 915, 918, and 920 of Map 12317.

D. Exterior Side Yard. The minimum exterior side yard of a corner lot shall be 10 feet. When the interior side yard of a corner lot is reduced to zero feet, the exterior side yard shall be increased to 15 feet.

E. Rear Yard. The minimum rear yard shall be 20 feet; however, a wing or ell of the main dwelling or a deck may project to within 10 feet of the rear property line, providing a usable rear yard of not less than 800 square feet remains. (Ord. 2020-06 § 3 (Exh. A), 2020; Ord. 1987 § 2, 2007)

90.10.110 Yard setback exceptions.

A. Trellis. A trellis or sun shade may be installed in the required rear yard provided it is not less than 10 feet from the rear property line and does not encroach into the required 10-foot side yard; it may abut the side property line at the zero lot line side of the residence. Height of said trellis or sun shade shall be limited to nine feet six inches above the first floor house slab, as constructed by the original developer. Posts or columns may extend a maximum of one foot above top of trellis or sun shade.

B. Decks. For those properties which rear upon public property or common association space, decks or balconies may be installed in the required rear yard provided they are not less than 10 feet from the rear property line and do not encroach into the required side yards. The maximum height, including any projections, guardrails, walls, or windscreens, shall be limited to 13 feet above the first floor house slab as constructed by the original developer. Rear yards with such decks or balconies shall be exempt from providing the minimum 800 square feet usable rear yard. Said guardrails, walls or windscreens shall be constructed only of clear shatterproof glass with no top rail, or wrought iron or aluminum fence with balusters not exceeding one-half inch in thickness and no closer to each other than the minimum building code requirement.

C. Other Structures. Other structures in the rear yard shall be limited to planter walls, barbecue facilities, pools or spas, including equipment for same, benches or seats, fountains whose height shall be limited to three feet six inches above the first floor house slab as constructed by the original developer.

D. Architectural Features. Architectural features may project 30 inches into the required side yard and three feet into the required front and rear yard or common area. For zero side yards the eave or rake of the roof may project 30 inches into the adjoining lot or common area, provided the roof does not drain upon the adjoining property; and provided further, that the deed to said property shall contain an easement right for said encroachment. Architectural features of one-story garages may project to within 18 inches of the nonzero side lot line.

E. Unenclosed Stairways. Unenclosed stairways may extend four feet into the required rear yard and may extend into the required side yard to within three feet of the property line, where five-foot side yards are required, and to within five feet of the property line where 10-foot side yards are required.

F. Fences, Walls or Hedges.

1. Front Yard. Fences, walls and hedges may not be located in the required front yard.

2. Rear Yard. Fences, walls and hedges, not exceeding six feet in height, may be located in the required rear yards, and not exceeding eight feet in height in the required side yards; however, when common side yards of two lots are reduced to zero setback, fences, walls or hedges, not exceeding eight feet in height, may be located in the required front and rear yards, and remaining side yard.

3. Corner Lots. Fences or walls, not exceeding six feet in height, may be erected in the exterior side yard of a corner lot, provided they are not closer than 25 feet to the front property line. When a corner lot and the adjoining lot have a common side yard with a zero setback, fences or walls, not exceeding eight feet in height, may be erected in the exterior side yard of the corner lot, provided they are not closer than 25 feet to the front property line to preclude impairment of traffic safety vision.