Chapter 10: Land Development Code Table of Contents Article 4. Development and Design Standards ......................................................... 4-1 10-4.1 General Provisions ................................................................................................. 4-1 10-4.2 Transportation and Connectivity ............................................................................. 4-2 10-4.3 Off-Street Parking and Loading ............................................................................... 4-8 10-4.4 Landscaping and Tree Preservation ....................................................................... 4-32 10-4.5 Environmental Protection and Infrastructure ......................................................... 4-62 10-4.6 Multi-family Residential Site and Building Design .................................................... 4-70 10-4.7 Mixed-Use and Nonresidential Site and Building Design ........................................... 4-74 10-4.8 Fences, Walls, and Hedges ..................................................................................... 4-86 10-4.9 Exterior Lighting .................................................................................................. 4-89 10-4.10 Signs ............................................................................................................... 4-101 10-4.11 Sustainable Development Uses .......................................................................... 4-118 10-4.12 Subdivision Design and Development Standards ................................................. 4-123 City of Tamarac, Florida Land Development Code DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS: STAFF DRAFT – February 2017 Article 10-4: Development and Design Standards Table of Contents Article 4. Development and Design Standards ......................................................... 4-1 10-4.1 General Provisions ................................................................................................. 4-1 (A) Purpose ................................................................................................................................................ 4-1 (B) Applicability ......................................................................................................................................... 4-1 (C) Exemptions .......................................................................................................................................... 4-2 10-4.2 Transportation and Connectivity ............................................................................. 4-2 (A) Purpose ................................................................................................................................................ 4-2 (B) Streets and Vehicular Circulation ....................................................................................................... 4-3 (C) Pedestrian Circulation ......................................................................................................................... 4-6 10-4.3 Off-Street Parking and Loading ............................................................................... 4-8 (A) Purpose ................................................................................................................................................ 4-8 (B) Applicability ......................................................................................................................................... 4-8 (C) General Standards for Off-Street Parking and Loading Areas ........................................................... 4-8 (D) Off-Street Parking Requirements ..................................................................................................... 4-11 (E) Dimensional Standards for Parking Spaces and Aisles .................................................................... 4-20 (F) Off-Street Parking Alternatives ......................................................................................................... 4-21 (G) Bicycle Parking Facilities ................................................................................................................... 4-29 (H) Loading Area Requirements ............................................................................................................. 4-29 (I) Drive-Through Vehicle Stacking Standards ....................................................................................... 4-30 10-4.4 Landscaping and Tree Preservation ....................................................................... 4-32 (A) Purpose .............................................................................................................................................. 4-32 (B) Landscape Plan Required ................................................................................................................. 4-33 (C) General Requirements for All Landscaping ...................................................................................... 4-33 (D) Minimum Development Site Landscaping ....................................................................................... 4-41 (E) Approved Palm and Tree Lists ........................................................................................................... 4-50 (F) Street Trees ........................................................................................................................................ 4-53 (G) Landscape Maintenance ................................................................................................................... 4-54 (H) Tree Preservation .............................................................................................................................. 4-59 10-4.5 Environmental Protection and Infrastructure ......................................................... 4-62 (A) Purpose .............................................................................................................................................. 4-62 (B) General Standards and Criteria ........................................................................................................ 4-62 (C) Stormwater Management ................................................................................................................. 4-63 (D) Floodplain Management ................................................................................................................... 4-63 (E) Potable Water .................................................................................................................................... 4-63 (F) Wastewater Treatment and Disposal ............................................................................................... 4-65 (G) Solid Waste ........................................................................................................................................ 4-68 City of Tamarac, Florida Land Development Code DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS: STAFF DRAFT – February 2017 (H) Utility Lines Location......................................................................................................................... 4-69 10-4.6 Multi-family Residential Site and Building Design .................................................... 4-70 (A) Purpose .............................................................................................................................................. 4-70 (B) Applicability ....................................................................................................................................... 4-70 (C) Building and Parking Location, Layout, and Orientation ................................................................ 4-71 (D) Parking .............................................................................................................................................. 4-71 (E) Building Mass and Articulation ......................................................................................................... 4-71 (F) Roof Form ........................................................................................................................................... 4-72 (G) Façades and Detail Elements ............................................................................................................ 4-72 (H) Entrances and Porches ..................................................................................................................... 4-72 (I) Accessory Elements ............................................................................................................................ 4-73 (J) Garages .............................................................................................................................................. 4-73 10-4.7 Mixed-Use and Nonresidential Site and Building Design ........................................... 4-74 (A) Purpose .............................................................................................................................................. 4-74 (B) Applicability ....................................................................................................................................... 4-74 (C) General Site Layout Standards ......................................................................................................... 4-75 (D) General Building Design Standards .................................................................................................. 4-78 (E) Supplemental Standards: Mixed-Use Districts ................................................................................