Land Development Code

Division 16. CG-2 Commercial District.

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Section 16.1. Purpose and intent.

The CG-2 Commercial District is intended for the Corey Avenue Business District designated within the CG Commercial General land use category on the Future Land Use Maps. Certain other structures and uses required to serve governmental, religious and non-commercial recreational needs of such areas may be permitted, subject to restrictions and requirements intended to preserve the character of such district.

Section 16.2. 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-2 Commercial District are as follows.

(a) Eating and drinking establishments – Sit-down restaurants.

(b) Financial institutions without drive-through service.

(d) Printing and copying services.

(e) Retail sales.

(f) Services, personal/business.

Section 16.3. Permitted accessory uses and structures.

(a) Uses and structures which are customarily accessory and clearly incidental and subordinate to permitted or permissible uses and structures, do not involve the conduct of a business, and are not of a nature prohibited under Section 16.5.

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

Section 16.4. Allowable conditional uses.

Subject to the provisions or restrictions contained in this section and elsewhere in this code, allowable conditional uses in the CG-2 Commercial District are as follows.

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

(b) Automotive service stations.

(d) Commercial boat docking facilities.

(e) Commercial water sports.

(f) Communications facilities.

(g) Commercial docks – Classes A, B and C only.

(h) Eating and drinking establishments – Nightclubs, fast food restaurants, outdoor restaurants and sidewalk café.

(i) Mortuaries.

(j) Parking lots – commercial and/or off-premise.

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

(l) School, commercial.

(m) Theaters.

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

(o) Vessel for hire businesses.

Section 16.5. Prohibited uses and structures.

All uses and structures not of a nature specifically or provisionally permitted herein are hereby prohibited in the CG-2 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-2 Commercial District.

Section 16.6. Minimum zoning lot requirements.

The minimum lot area and width requirements in the CG-2 Commercial District are as follows:

(a) Lot area: 5,000 square feet.

(b) Lot width: 50 feet.

Section 16.7. Minimum yard requirements.

Minimum yard requirements shall be determined by the site plan process pursuant to Division 5.

Section 16.8. Maximum height of structures.

The maximum height for all structures shall be 50 feet.

Section 16.9. Minimum off-street parking requirements.

[Superseded: See Division 23]

Section 16.10. Maximum floor area ratio.

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

Section 16.11. 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 uses: 0.70

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