PROPOSED BUILDING HEIGHT INCREASE

One of the Planning Board’s recommendations includes increasing the maximum building height for single-family homes from 30 feet above Base Flood Elevation (BFE), the current regulation, to 35 feet above BFE.

If you look at some of the existing elevated single-family homes throughout the town, you can get a clear idea of how a structure appears when the building height is 30 feet above the Base Flood Elevation (BFE), our current regulation.

The Town’s current zoning code is antiquated and contains outdated provisions or provisions which are now inconsistent with the Town’s Comprehensive Plan, and needs to be updated to ensure compliance with current Florida laws.

Some of the proposed changes include:

• Updating obsolete language.

• Aligning zoning districts with terms used in the Comprehensive Plan.

• Replacing run-on sentences with tables and maps for better clarity.

The Town Planner has presented the revisions to the zoning code to the Town’s Planning Board and that body has provided its recommendations to the Commission.

The Commission will consider the adoption of this ordinance at 2 public hearings.  The 1st reading of Ordinance 2026-02 will be held on Wednesday, March 4th, 2026 at 6:30 pm at Town Hall.  The 2nd and Final reading of Ordinance 2026-02 will be held on Monday, March 16th, 2026 at 6:30 pm at Town Hall.  

Read the proposed zoning code update ordinance, # 2026-02 HERE.