Vero Beach Development Opportunity

Uses permitted in a POI district shall be limited to:

(a) Business and professional offices, including medical and dental, but excluding veterinarian;

(b) Banks and financial institutions. Drive-up teller facilities and accessory uses shall not be located in any required yard;

(c) Administrative services;

(d) Radio or television studios or stations except freestanding antennas;

(e) Places of worship;

(f) Single-family residences. Single-family residences shall conform to the requirements of the R-1 Single-Family District and not the requirements of the POI district, except that any single-family home built on a lot after that lot is zoned POI shall not be allowed to change to any other POI-permitted use without complying with all the POI requirements. Single-family residences existing on the date of adoption of this section may be converted to POI uses without complying with the POI setbacks or minimum building size as long as the external structure of the building is not enlarged, except that an enlargement which itself meets the POI setbacks shall be allowed;

(g) Day care services;

(h) All accessory or incidental uses shall be located within structures predominantly devoted to permitted uses, and no accessory or incidental use shall be provided with an exclusive exterior public entrance or any exterior sign or other advertising;

(i) Cosmetology salons and barber shops;

(j) Nursing homes and adult congregate living facilities;

(k) Public and private utilities within a completely enclosed structure. Structure must be designed to look like an office building and have architectural elements such as doors and windows so as to appear to be an occupied office building. The building must have a pitched roof with a minimum 4:12 slope. The structure shall be constructed with materials that prevent any noise, odor or activity associated with running and/or maintaining the utility from affecting adjacent property. The structure shall be placed on the site within required yard setbacks in a location furthest from abutting residential structures. Chainlink fences are not permitted unless coated black or green and installed so that the fence blends into the required landscaping. All utility services to and from the structure shall be installed underground.

(1) Health and fitness clubs when integrated into a development of at least 50,000 square feet of floor area, excluding any floor area occupied by a place of worship. The health and fitness club shall not occupy more than 7,500 square feet of floor area and shall be located within a structure with at least 20,000 square feet of floor area. No more than one health and fitness club shall be permitted on site. The hours of operation for any health and fitness club shall be no earlier than 5:00 a.m. and no later than 9:00 p.m., unless approved by the planning and zoning board upon a finding that such extended hours of operation will not adversely impact residential neighborhoods in proximity to the club.