Land Development Code

Division 15. CG-1 Commercial District.

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Section 15.1. Purpose and intent.

The CG-1 Commercial District is intended for areas, except the area known as the “Corey Business District”, designated within the CG Commercial General land use category on the Future Land Use Maps

Section 15.2. Permitted principal uses and structures.

Subject to the provisions or restrictions contained in this section and elsewhere in this code, permitted uses and structures in the CG-1 Commercial District are as follows.

(a) Automotive retail services.

(b) Clinics.

(d) Clubs, private.

(e) Eating and drinking establishments – Bar (cocktail lounge, saloon) and sit-down restaurant.

(f) Financial institutions without drive-through service.

(g) Kennels without outdoor runs.

(h) Laundries, self-service.

(i) Mortuaries.

(j) Offices.

(k) Printing and copying services.

(l) Retail sales.

(m) Services, personal/business.

(n) Social service agencies.

(o) Transient accommodations – Hotels, motels and resort condominiums only.

(p) Veterinarians.

Section 15.3. Permitted accessory uses and structures.

(a) Uses and structures, as regulated in Sections 6.12 and 6.13, which are customarily accessory and clearly incidental and subordinate to permitted or permissible uses and structures and are not of a nature prohibited under Section 15.5.

(b) Home occupations, subject to the conditions set forth in Section 6.5 of this code.

Section 15.4. Allowable conditional uses.

Subject to the provisions or restrictions contained in this section and elsewhere in this code, allowable conditional uses in the CG-1 Commercial District are as follows.

(a) Assisted living facilities.

(b) Adult entertainment establishments – See also Chapter 10, St. Pete Beach Code of Ordinances.

(d) Automotive sales lots.

(e) Automotive services and repairs.

(f) Automotive service stations.

(g) Boat sales and repair facilities.

(h) Car wash facilities.

(i) Commercial boat docking facilities.

(j) Commercial water sports.

(k) Communication facilities.

(l) Docks, commercial – Classes A, B, C, and D

(m) Eating and drinking establishment – Fast food restaurant, nightclub or outdoor restaurant.

(n) Financial institutions with drive-through services.

(o) Kennels with outdoor runs.

(p) Laundries, dry cleaning.

(q) Marinas.

(r) Parking lots, commercial and/or off-premise.

(s) Printing, general.

(t) Recreational – Commercial recreation; public parks and/or recreational facilities.

(u) Recycling centers.

(v) Schools, public or private and/or commercial.

(w) Services, commercial/business.

(x) Storage facilities with outdoor storage.

(y) Storage, self-service.

(z) Theatres.

(aa) Utility substations and/or rights-of-way.

(bb) Vehicle for hire businesses.

(cc) Vessel for hire businesses.

Section 15.5. Prohibited uses and structures.

All uses and structures not of a nature specifically or provisionally permitted herein are hereby prohibited in the CG-1 Commercial District.

Any use which has been determined under the provisions of Chapter 46 of the Code of Ordinances to be potentially noxious, dangerous or offensive to residents of the district or to those who pass by on public roadways or likely for other reasons to be incompatible with the character of the district, is hereby prohibited in the CG-1 Commercial District.

Section 15.6. Minimum zoning lot requirements.

The maximum transient accommodation density permitted shall not exceed 30 transient units. The minimum lot area and width requirements in the CG-1 Commercial District are as follows:

(a) Transient accommodations.

Hotels and motels;

(1) Lot area: 1,452 square feet for each transient accommodation unit, plus the required lot area determined under the requirements of Section 15.11 for portions of the development allocated to retail sales, office space, restaurants, meeting or conference rooms, fitness facilities and other support facilities pursuant to Section 6.6 of this code.

(2) Lot width: 100 feet.

Resort condominiums:

(1) Maximum size Each unit within a resort condominium shall be no larger than 600 square feet in area. Units larger than 600 square feet shall be counted as one unit for each 600 square feet therein or portion thereof.

(2) Lot area: 1,452 square feet for each resort condominium.

(3) Lot width: 50 feet.

(b) All other uses. As determined by the appropriate board of authority.

(1) Lot area: 5,000 sq. ft.

(2) Lot width: 50 feet.

Section 15.7. Minimum yard requirements.

The minimum yard requirements for principal structures in the CG-1 Commercial District are as follows:

(a) Transient accommodations uses.

(1) Front yard: 25 feet.

(2) Secondary front yard: 15 feet – applicable to property lines defining the zoning lot only.

(3) Side yard: 10 percent of the lot width – applicable to property lines defining the zoning lot only.

(4) Rear yard: 25 feet.

(5) A minimum of 30 percent of the total required yard areas shall be maintained as green space.

(b) All other uses. The yard requirements stated below shall be considered the minimum standards; however, the requirements may be modified by the city under the site plan review process to fit the specific use.

(1) Front yard: 25 feet.

(2) Secondary front yard: 25 feet.

(3) Side yard: 10 percent of the lot width.

(4) Rear yard: 25 feet.

Section 15.8. Maximum height of structures.

The maximum height for all structures shall be 50 feet.

Section 15.9. Minimum off-street parking requirements.

[Superseded: See Division 23]

Section 15.10. Landscaping required.

All uses shall be landscaped in accordance with the provisions of Division 22 of this code.

Section 15.11. Maximum floor area ratio.

Maximum floor area ratio (FAR) for non-residential uses: 0.55

Section 15.12. Maximum impervious surface ratio.

The lot area used in the calculation of the maximum impervious surface ratio shall exclude any portion of the property lying Gulfward of the city’s Coastal Construction and Excavation Setback Line.

Maximum impervious surface ratio (ISR) for residential and transient accommodation uses: 0.70

Maximum impervious surface ratio (ISR) for non-residential uses: 0.90