§ 33-284.99.59. Uses.

No land, body of water and/or structure shall be used or permitted to be used, and no structure shall be hereafter erected, constructed, reconstructed, moved, occupied, or maintained for any purpose in Palmer Lake Metropolitan Urban Center District except for one (1) or more of the following uses. All uses are subject to the airport safety uses and height restrictions provided in Section 33-336 of this chapter. The uses delineated herein shall be permitted only in compliance with the development parameters provided in Section 33-284.99.60 of this article. Water-dependent uses delineated herein shall be subject to the permit requirements of Chapter 24 of this Code and be consistent with the Coastal Management Element of the Comprehensive Development Master Plan.

(A)

Permitted uses in the MIC Core and Center Sub-Districts shall be as follows:

(1)

All uses permitted in the IU-1, IU-2, and BU-2 Districts.

(2)

The following BU-3 uses:

i.

Bakeries, retail and wholesale.

ii.

Secondhand stores.

iii.

Television and broadcasting stations.

iv.

Upholstery and furniture repairs.

(3)

Residential uses shall be permitted up to two hundred fifty (250) units per acre. Developments having more than four (4) residential units shall provide a minimum of twelve and one-half (12.5) percent of their units as work-force housing units.

(4)

Hotels, motels, and apartment hotels developed for transient residential usage shall be permitted up to three hundred seventy five (375) units per acre.

(5)

Mobile food sales and services, including but not limited to outdoor dining, cart vendors, and merchandise displays, shall be permitted in accordance with Section 33-13(h) of this Code.

(6)

Commercial parking garages shall be permitted either alone or in conjunction with other permitted uses and shall comply with the storefront and screening requirements of this article.

(7)

Drive-through services, provided that they shall be concealed from "A", "B" and "C" streets by buildings or walls.

(8)

Alcoholic beverage uses shall be permitted in accordance with Article X of this chapter, except that such uses shall not be subject to the spacing/distance requirements set forth in Section 33-150(A) and (B) therein.

(B)

Permitted uses in the Riverside Sub-District shall be as follows:

(1)

All uses permitted in the IU-1 and IU-2 Districts.

(2)

The following water-dependent uses:

i.

Storage of recreational boats, including rack storage facilities. A masonry wall at least ninety-six (96) inches in height shall enclose the boat storage area except along an adjoining lake, canal, or river.

ii.

Marinas, non-live aboard, marine commercial. No permanent occupancy of private watercraft shall be permitted, except as required for a watchman's quarters. The following accessory uses shall be permitted at a commercial marina: Bait and tackle shop; Charter boat service; Dock master's office; Dry stack boat storage facility; Pleasure craft fueling facility; Pleasure craft rentals; Restaurants including therein any accessory outdoor dining area(s). Marinas shall provide electrical, water, and sewage disposal connections to each vessel berth.

iii.

Other water-dependent uses not specifically enumerated in this section or in the IU-1 and IU-2 districts as approved by resolution of the County Commission.

(3)

The following water-related uses:

i.

Fish market and accessory seafood restaurant.

ii.

Seafood products and by-products collection, cooking, processing, and wholesale distribution, including accessory eating and drinking establishments related to such operations.

iii.

Vessel sales, wholesale or retail, and the following accessory uses: Marine supplies and equipment, retail and or wholesale distribution; Marine sporting goods and supplies, retail and or wholesale distribution.

iv.

Other water-related uses not specifically enumerated in this section or in the IU-1 and IU-2 districts as approved by resolution of the County Commission.

(4)

The additional uses listed below shall be permitted only in conjunction with one or more of the following water-dependent uses occurring on the same lot: marinas; marine terminals, passenger, freight; boat slips for the purpose of repair; boat and yacht repair, overhaul, manufacturing; shipyards. An annual certificate of use shall be required for the water dependent use when built as part of a mixed-use development that includes one of the uses listed in paragraphs (i) through (iii) below. Development shall comply with the waterfront setback and access requirements set forth in Section 33-284.99.60(B)(4)(b). The following additional uses shall be permitted only when the Director determines that such use: will not have an adverse impact on operation of the Port of the Miami River; will not substantially reduce or inhibit existing public access to marine or tidal waters; and will not interfere with the activities or operation of adjacent water-dependent uses or significantly impede access to vessel berthing or other access to the water by water-dependent uses.

i.

Hotels, motels, and apartment hotels developed for transient residential use shall be allowed up to one hundred eighty-seven (187) units per acre, provided that such uses shall be constructed so that the Day Night Noise Level (DNL) within guest rooms are no greater than forty-five (45) decibels (db). Submitted plans for such uses shall include an acoustical analysis demonstrating that the proposed construction complies with the noise limit indicated, including documentation of noise levels at the development site, noise insulation measures to be utilized in building construction, and the predicted performance of the proposed measures. An annual certificate of use shall be required for these uses.

ii.

Retail uses shall be allowed, provided that such use is limited to less than fifty (50) percent of the building gross floor area on the same lot, except that retail uses provided as accessory to permitted hotel uses shall not be subject to this limitation.

iii.

On lots adjoining the Tamiami Canal, residential uses shall be permitted above the ground story and limited to less than fifty (50) percent of the building gross floor area on the same lot, except that hotels, motels, and apartment hotels shall not be subject to this limitation.

(C)

In all sub-districts, public recreation buildings, playgrounds, and parks or reservations owned and operated by a municipality, County, State or the United States Government shall be permitted. No minimum building frontage shall be required for such recreation building.

(Ord. No. 13-43, § 5, 5-7-13)