§ 4.02.00. Rural Village District.

4.02.01 Purpose and Intent. This Section is designed to ensure the Development of open Land along the lines of traditional neighborhoods and rural villages. Its provisions are intended to create enclaves with the following characteristics:

A.

Dwellings, shops and work places, all limited in size, are located in close proximity to each other.

B.

A variety of Roads serve equitably the needs of the pedestrian and the automobile.

C.

Provide places for informal social activity and recreation.

D.

Provide places of purposeful assembly for social, cultural and religious activities, becoming symbols of community identity.

4.02.02 Generally.

A.

Traditional and New Rural Villages

1.

Traditional Rural Villages. Traditional rural villages are existing villages that have a well-established settlement hiStory in Lake County. The Lake County Comprehensive Plan establishes that the following are traditional rural villages:

a.

Paisley;

b.

Lake Kathryn;

c.

Lake Mack;

d.

Bay Lake;

e.

Altoona;

f.

Ferndale;

g.

Pittman;

h.

Astor Park;

i.

Lake Jem; and,

j.

Lisbon.

2.

New Rural Villages. New rural villages are new Developments that are built to emulate the settlement patterns of the traditional rural village. Development standards for new rural villages are set forth in Section 4.02.04.

4.02.03 Infill Development in Traditional Rural Villages.

A.

Development Design and Resource Protection Standards. Development within traditional rural villages Shall comply with the standards of Chapter VI (Resource Protection Standards) and Chapter IX (Development Design and Improvements).

B.

Residential Density.

1.

Development in a traditional rural village Shall not exceed two (2) Dwelling Units/Gross Acre unless central water is provided wherefore the maximum allowable Density Shall not exceed three (3) Dwelling Units/Gross Acre.

2.

Setbacks and Impervious Surface Ratios. The required Setback, Impervious Surface ratio, and Floor area ratio for the traditional rural village Shall conform with the requirements for Estate Residential District as set forth in Table 3.02.06.

C.

Commercial Development Standards.

1.

Permitted Uses. Commercial Land Uses within the traditional rural village Shall be limited to professional office, medical service, and Retail convenience uses.

2.

Bulk Regulations. Commercial Land Uses Shall not exceed 50,000 square feet of Building area in a traditional rural village. The maximum Impervious Surface and Floor area ratio Shall conform with the requirements for the C-1 District, as set forth in Table 3.02.06.

D.

Expansions of Traditional Rural Villages. Expansions of traditional rural villages Shall be contiguous to the existing urban or rural settlements and Shall not create enclaves or finger-like projections into the surrounding rural area.

E.

Compatibility with Surrounding Historic Structures. Structures proposed for Construction adjacent to historically Significant Structures designated on the Florida Master File or the National Historic Register, Shall be particularly sensitive to compatibility. If incompatible, then Additional Buffering and screening Shall be required.

4.02.04 New Rural Villages.

A.

Development as MUQD or PUD. New Rural Villages Shall be required to be Developed as Mixed Use Quality Developments (MUQD) or Planned Unit Developments (PUD) as outlined in Sections 4.03.00 and 4.04.00 of these Regulations.

B.

Density. Development in a new rural village Shall not exceed two (2) Dwelling Units/acre unless central water is provided wherefore the maximum allowable Density Shall not exceed three (3) Dwelling Units/acre.

C.

Location. New rural villages may be located in the following Land Use classifications as established in the Future Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan:

1.

Rural.

2.

Semi-rural future urban.