City of Cocoa Beach Charter Review Committee Meeting

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1 City of Cocoa Charter Review Committee Meeting January 10, 2017 Height and Density Study Development Services Department

2 Allowable Height and Density Provided for within the Charter City Height Notes Density Notes Cocoa YES Maximum 45 above crown of abutting road, including appurtenances, variance requires super majority approval of commission Cape Canaveral Satellite Brevard County Voter approval required to change the currently adopted height maximums YES Flagler YES Maximum 35 Maximum 10 units per acre for residential, 28 units per acre for hotels/motels, variance requires super majority approval of commission Voter approval is required to change the currently adopted density maximums St. Augustine Fort Myers Atlantic YES YES Maximum 35, excluding appurtenances, references code for measurement provisions Maximum 35, variance for appurtenances possible upon commission approval Vero Voter approval required to change the currently adopted height maximums Voter approval is required to change the currently adopted density maximums

3 Height Allowances per City Codes City Height Notes Cocoa 45 maximum Includes building appurtenances, variance requires approval by BOA, PB and super majority approval by Commission Cape Canaveral Satellite Brevard County Standard is 45 or 4 stories, 65 or 6 stories available in some zoning districts 35 west of A1A 65 east of A1A Generally between 35 and 60, depending on zoning Heights above 45 require the use of a stepback feature, variance requires Council approval, excludes appurtenances Some zoning east of A1A allows 96, excludes appurtenances Heights above 35 require additional setbacks, excludes appurtenances, variance requires approval by BOA Flagler 35 maximum Excludes appurtenances, variance requires Commission approval St. Augustine 35 maximum Excludes appurtenances with 10 height maximum, excludes basements, variance requires P&Z approval Fort Myers Generally between 30 and 40, depending on zoning and location Include a build back provision to waive height restrictions to accommodate coastal construction requirements, excluding appurtenances with 15 height maximum, variance requires approval by Town Council Atlantic 35 maximum Including appurtenances, excluding chimneys, variance requires approval by City Commission Vero 35 generally, 50 permitted in Downtown District Excludes appurtenances with 15 height maximum

4 Building height is measured FROM: City From Cocoa Crown of the abutting road Cape Canaveral Satellite Brevard County Flagler St. Augustine Fort Myers Atlantic Vero 12 above road crown or Finished grade (whichever is higher) Base flood elevation or 18 above the crown of the road (whichever is higher) Average elevation of finished development grade or Lowest point of first habitable floor (with underbuilding parking) Average natural grade along front of building or Minimum required finished floor elevation (flood zone areas) or Highest allowable grade (using average grade of adjacent developed lots or minimum grade necessary for drainage One foot above the crown of the road or The FEMA flood zone required elevation *Citywide minimum finished floor elevation is required to be 10 Number of stories or Base flood elevation (BFE) or 3 above BFE (if choose to elevate structure) Finished floor elevation (within flood zones) or Highest established grade (topographic variation <2 ) or Calculated average grade (topographic variation >2 ) Existing weighted average elevation or Base flood elevation (BFE) or BFE plus 18 (flood zone) or Required FDEP elevation plus 18 (seaward of CCCL) or 18 above crown of nearest adjoining improved road

5 Building height is measured TO: City Cocoa Cape Canaveral Satellite Brevard County Flagler St. Augustine Fort Myers Atlantic Vero To Highest point of structure, including all appurtenances Highest point of flat roof or Deck line of mansard or Average height between eaves and ridge, excluding appurtenances Highest finished roof surface, excluding appurtenances Finished elevation of flat roof or Highest bearing point of trusses or joists, excluding appurtenances Highest point of surface of flat roof or Deck line of mansard or Mean between eaves and ridge for gable, excluding appurtenances Top of railing on roof deck (<5:12 slope) or Midway between eave and ridge (>5:12 slope), excluding appurtenances under 10, excluding basement Top of structural members serving as ceiling for highest habitable story or Highest vertical point of wall if ceilings are sloped, excluding appurtenances Highest point of roof structure, excluding chimneys Highest point of building or Highest point of flat roof or Eave of gable roof, excluding appurtenances under 15

6 Density Limits City Maximum Residential Density Maximum Hotel/Motel Density Cocoa 10 units per acre 28 units per acre Cape Canaveral 15 units per acre 30 units per acre Satellite 22 units per acre Undefined Brevard County Flagler 30 units per acre (Increased density possible through redevelopment, mixed use or PUD) 30 units per acre (Bonuses available in some districts with acceptable infrastructure plan) 50 units per acre Undefined St. Augustine 12 units per acre Undefined Fort Myers 6 units per acre 18 units per acre Atlantic 20 units per acre Undefined Vero 17 units per acre 30 units per acre

7 Building height stepback Cape Canaveral Code of Ordinances Section

8 Building Height Comparisons Drawing by Christie Hawkins, Cocoa Planning Division

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