3 rules for unincorporated Seminole County, Florida.
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The Seminole County LDC Dimensional Standards Table (Sec. 30.7.3) sets minimum yards by district. The common R-1 single-family district requires a 25-foot front yard, 7.5-foot side yard, and 30-foot rear yard. Accessory buildings over 200 sq ft or 12 feet tall must meet the main-structure setbacks.
Seminole County LDC Table 30.7.3
Min. Front Yard Requirement R-1: 25 Feet; Min. Side Yard Requirement R-1: 7.5 Feet; Min. Rear Yard Requirement R-1: 30 Feet. Accessory buildings exceeding 200 sq. ft. in size and/or 12 feet in height, and any accessory dwelling unit, regardless of size, shall meet all of the district setbacks.
The Seminole County LDC Dimensional Standards Table (Sec. 30.7.3) limits maximum building height to 35 feet in every single-family, two-family, and most multiple-family residential districts in the unincorporated county. The R-4 district allows 60 feet (with FAA approval over 35 feet).
Seminole County LDC Table 30.7.3
Maximum Building Height: RC-1 35; R-1AAAA 35; R-1AAA 35; R-1AA 35; R-1A 35; R-1 35; R-1B 35; R-1BB 35; R-2 35; R-3 35; R-3A 35; R-4 60; RM-1 35; RM-2 35 Feet. (4) No building or structure shall exceed sixty (60) feet in height, and F.A.A. approval shall be obtained for buildings exceeding thirty-five (35) feet in height.
Seminole County's Dimensional Standards Table (Sec. 30.7.3) controls building bulk through minimum lot area, yards, and an open-space requirement rather than a fixed maximum lot-coverage percent. Multiple-family and mobile-home districts must keep 25% (R-4: 35%) of parcel area as open space; single-family R-1 districts rely on setbacks and living-area minimums.
Seminole County LDC Table 30.7.3
Open Space (11, 12): R-3 25%; R-3A 25%; R-4 35%; RM-1 25%; RM-2 25%; RM-3 25%; RP 25% (% of Parcel Area). (11) Natural lakes and/or conservation areas within a development site shall not be credited to a combined maximum of more than fifty (50) percent of the required open space.
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