Sec. 656.361.5.4. - Development Standards for Uses Regulated by District.

The following additional development standards shall apply to uses permitted and permissible in Downtown: A. Personal property storage. It is the intent that self-storage facilities are part of a mixed-use building with ground floor activation. 1. All storage shall be located within the building, and outside storage of any type, including the outside storage of moving vans, trailers, vehicles and boats, shall not be permitted. 2. For ground floor building facades that front public streets, at least 50 percent of street frontages shall be devoted as functional space for at least one primary use unrelated to, and not an accessory to, the self-storage facility. For the purposes of meeting this requirement, functional space does not include vehicle use areas, open space, or other non-activation activities, but does include uses such as professional and medical offices, commercial retail sales and services, eating and drinking establishments, and art galleries. 3. No more than 25 percent of the ground floor building facade fronting a public street may be wrapped with the rental and management office associated with the self-storage facility. 4. Direct access to the individual self-storage units located in the building shall not be provided from the exterior of the building. Access to the individual self-storage storage units shall be provided by internal hallways. 5. The minimum height of a building containing a self-storage facility shall be three stories. 6. The maximum height of a building containing a self-storage facility shall be the maximum height permitted in the Downtown Overlay District in which it is located. 7. Building facades visible from the public right-of-way must have the appearance of an office, retail or residential building through the use of doors, windows, awnings, and other appropriate building elements. Personal property storage facilities are prohibited along any waterway. B. Water's Edge Restaurants. Water's Edge Restaurants, including those that utilize the open-air dining over sovereign submerged lands option provided by Rule 18-21.004, Florida Administrative Code, are exempt from the 50-foot setback requirement so long as the exception criteria in Section 656.131 and all of the following criteria are met: 1. The width of the building, or width of a structure blocking the view to the waterfront is not greater than 75 feet; 2. The restaurant must be open to the general public with no qualifying requirements, such as club membership, stock ownership, or equity interest; 3. The restaurant is prohibited from blocking a View and Access Corridor; 4. Only one exempt restaurant is allowed between any two View and Access Corridors; 5. The height of the building and structure, as measured from the finished floor elevation, is no greater than 20 feet in height, or up to 35 feet in height to accommodate rooftop restaurant, bars, or other activities; and 6. A Riverwalk Easement of equal required width is provided by the applicant as close as practicable to the waterfront. (Ord. 2019-196-E , § 6; Ord. 2022-383-E , § 1)