PONTE VEDRA ZONING DISTRICT REGULATIONS

1 PONTE VEDRA ZONING DISTRICT REGULATIONS ORDINANCE NUMBER 2020-38 Adopted August 18, 2020 Planning and ZONING Section Development Review DivisionGrowth Management Department 4040 Lewis Speedway St. Augustine, Florida 32084 Phone: 904 209-0575 Fax: 904 209-0576 E-mail: Johns County web site: History Ordinance Number 2020-38 Adopted August 18, 2020 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Section I Definitions .. 4 Section II Districts and Boundaries .. 14 Section III R-1 Single Family Residential DISTRICT .. 16 Uses Permitted .. 16 Requirements and Limitations .. 16 Section IV R-2 Multiple Family Residential DISTRICT .. 18 Uses Permitted .. 18 Requirements and Limitations .. 18 Section V R-3 Commercial DISTRICT .. 20 Uses Permitted .. 20 Requirements and Limitations.

2 21 Section VI R-4 Recreational DISTRICT .. 23 Uses Permitted .. 23 Requirements and Limitations .. 23 Section VII R-5 Utility DISTRICT .. 24 Uses Permitted .. 24 Requirements and Limitations .. 24 Section VIII General Provisions .. 25 Limitations .. 25 Non-Conforming Structures, Uses and Lots .. 25 Deed Covenants .. 25 Building Restriction Lines .. 25 Development Plans .. 26 26 Planned Unit Development .. 26 Buffer Areas .. 27 Corner Lots .. 28 Ocean Front Lots .. 28 History Ordinance Number 2020-38 Adopted August 18, 2020 2 Building and Land Height .. 29 Buildings .. 29 Land .. 29 Landfill .. 29 Building 29 Septic System .. 30 Driveway Fill .. 30 Towers and Antennae .. 31 Communication Towers .. 31 Antennae .. 31 Attached Structures .. 31 Accessory Structures.

3 31 Beach/Dune Walkways .. 33 Maximum Lot Coverage .. 34 Fences and Walls .. 34 Lagoon Bulkheads and Docks .. 35 Swimming Pools/Spas .. 36 PONTE VEDRA Overlay DISTRICT .. 36 Purpose and 36 Delineation of the Overlay DISTRICT .. 36 Standards and Criteria Applying to the Overlay DISTRICT .. 37 Application of DISTRICT REGULATIONS .. 37 Development Standards and Criteria .. 39 Administrative Requirements .. 43 Private Roadways and Road Access Easements .. 45 Prohibited Uses .. 45 Tree Section IX Off-Street Parking and Loading .. 51 Location of Facilities .. 51 Design Standards .. 51 Drainage .. 51 Separation from Walkway and Streets .. 51 Entrances and Exits .. 51 Access Drives .. 52 Interior Drives .. 52 Size of Parking and Loading Spaces .. 52 Marking of Parking Spaces.

4 52 Lighting .. 53 Screening .. 53 Off-Street Parking - Minimum Requirements .. 53 Off-Street Parking - General Provisions .. 55 Non-Conforming Developments .. 56 Section X 57 Number and Size of Signs Permitted in All R-1 Single Family Districts .. 57 Number and Size of Signs Permitted in the R-2 Multiple Family Residential Districts .. 58 Number and Size of Signs Permitted in All R-3 Commercial Districts and R-4 History Ordinance Number 2020-38 Adopted August 18, 2020 3 Recreational Districts .. 58 Number and Size of Signs Permitted in the R-5 Utility Districts .. 59 Exempted Signs .. 60 Prohibited Signs .. 61 Removal of Non-Conforming Signs .. 61 Sign Content .. 61 Section XI Review of Plans .. 62 Permit and Review Requirements .. 62 PONTE VEDRA DISTRICT Planning Advisor.

5 62 Review Procedures .. 62 Section XII Administrative and Legal .. 64 Effective Date .. 64 PONTE VEDRA ZONING and Adjustment Board Administration .. 64 Interpretation .. 64 Amendments .. 64 Violations, Enforcement and Penalties .. 65 Maps .. 65 Validity .. 65 Rezoning Land .. 66 PVZAB Powers and Duties .. 66 Board of County Commissioners Action .. 67 Initiation of Proposed Rezoning .. 67 Limitations .. 67 Governmental Use .. 67 ZONING Variances .. 68 Granting of Non-Use Variances .. 68 Granting of Use Variances .. 68 Public Hearing .. 70 Appeals and Recommendations; New Circumstances .. 71 Fees .. 71 Vested Rights .. 71 Management of History Ordinance Number 2020-38 Adopted August 18, 2020 4 PONTE VEDRA ZONING DISTRICT REGULATIONS SECTION I DEFINITIONS For the purpose of these REGULATIONS and enforcement thereof, the following definitions for terms used shall apply to all ZONING Districts.

6 Where words or terms are not defined, they shall have their ordinarily accepted meaning. Words used in the present tense include the future; words in the singular number include the plural and words in the plural number include the singular; the word "Building includes the word Structure ; the word shall is mandatory; the word may is permissive. All provisions of the St. Johns County Land Development Code, Ordinance 99-51, as amended, that are not in conflict with the provisions of the PONTE VEDRA ZONING Ordinance shall apply to the PONTE VEDRA ZONING DISTRICT . Furthermore, in the case of a reference to a repealed St. Johns County ordinance, the land development regulation adopted to replace such repealed ordinance shall apply.

7 Accessory Use or Building: A subordinate use or Building incident to and subordinate to the principal use or Structure and on the same premises. See Home Office. Adjacent: Adjacent properties shall be those directly abutting the subject property, or those which would abut by excluding: A. public Right-of-Way; or B. Publicly owned property fifty (50) feet or less in width. C. Drainage ponds, lagoons, or other water bodies within a linear distance of 300 feet. D. Recreational facilities such as parks, golf courses or similar passive recreational uses within a linear distance of 300 feet. After-the-Fact Compliance and Mitigation Permit: A Protected Tree Removal Permit issued after the unauthorized removal of a Protected Tree(s).

8 Alley: A roadway dedicated to public use which affords only a secondary means of access to abutting property and not intended for general traffic circulation. Advertising Structure: Any Structure of any kind or character erected or maintained for outdoor advertising purposes, upon which any outdoor advertising may be placed. Antenna: Any exterior apparatus designed to transmit and/or receive communications authorized by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Apartment Building: See Dwelling, Multiple. Attic: The non-heated/non-air conditioned space immediately below the roof of a Building. History Ordinance Number 2020-38 Adopted August 18, 2020 5 Attic Story: Any Story situated wholly or partially in the roof, so designated, arranged or built as to be used for business, storage or habitation.

9 Basement: Any Building Story having a Floor below Established Grade. Building: Any Structure having a roof supported by columns or Walls. Building Area: Interior area exclusive of non-heated/air conditioned space such as porches and Garages. Building Front: The front of a Building shall be that which faces the rear of a required Front Yard. Building Height: The vertical distance measured from the lowest point of Established Grade level surrounding the perimeter of the Building to the highest point of the roof or parapet. Building Pad: The horizontal limits of the area defined by the Building foundation and up to five (5) feet outside of the Building foundation. Building Restriction Line (BRL): See Line, Building Restriction.

10 Club: (Including, but not exclusive to surf Club, beach Club, golf Club, tennis Club) A private facility organized for social and/or recreational purposes and restricted to members and their guests. Coastal Construction Control Line: As delineated by the Department of Environmental Protection of the State of Florida. Commercial Vehicle: Any vehicle bearing or required to have commercial license plates, has business advertising or falls into one or more of the following categories: (1) truck tractor; (2) semi-trailer, which include flat beds, dump bodies and box-type enclosures; (3) vehicles used for commercial services or delivery trucks, which include construction oriented contractors; (4) tow trucks; (5) commercial hauling trucks; (6) vehicle repair service trucks; (7) vehicle which has permanently mounted outside brackets or holders for ladders, tools, pipes, or other similar equipment.