Escambia County's residential districts require at least 30 percent of a lot to stay pervious, meaning no more than 70 percent may be covered by semi-impervious or impervious surfaces such as buildings, driveways and patios. The MDR and LDR districts also allow a maximum floor area ratio of 1.0.
Under the Escambia County LDC, both the MDR (§ 3-2.7(d)(6)) and LDR (§ 3-2.5(d)(6)) districts require a 'minimum pervious lot coverage of 30 percent (70 percent maximum semi-impervious and impervious cover) for all uses.' That means driveways, patios, structures and other hard surfaces together may not exceed 70 percent of the lot, leaving at least 30 percent open to absorb stormwater. These districts also cap the floor area ratio at 1.0 (MDR reaches 2.0 in the mixed-use urban land-use category). Meeting the pervious-coverage minimum is important in coastal Escambia County because it manages runoff, erosion and flooding.
Exceeding the 70 percent impervious cap can cause permit or stormwater-review denial and, if built, code-enforcement action requiring removal of excess hardscape or added drainage.
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