EC District (Employment Commercial)

Principle Uses Permitted (P)

• Amusement or Theme Park
• Areas for Display of Agricultural Product Excludes Equipment
• Auto Leasing (Passenger Vehicles Only)
• Big Box Retail Stores*
• Bus or Train Station*
• Cocktail Lounge or Bar
• ***Communication Towers*
• Dance, Karate, Art or Similar Afterschool Care Studio
• Daycare / Adult Daycare*
• Educational Facilities (Private)*
• Entertainment Complexes
• Experimental Lab
• Food & Beverage Sales
• Food Truck / Lunch Truck*
• Government Buildings and Facilities
• Gym or Fitness Training
• Hospital / Health Institute
• Hotel / Motel
• Houses of Worship*
• Membership Organizations
• Multi-Family Dwelling
• Nursing Home / Assisted Living*
• Offices & Professional Services
• Vet Clinic
• Parks, Playgrounds
• Pet Rescue*
• Recreational Facilities (Commercial)
• Renewable Energy Creation/Manufacturing Research*
• Residential Over Commercial
• Restaurant
• Restaurant with a Drive Thru*
• Retail Sales and Services
• Self Service Ice House*
• Service Station*
• Special Event*
• Utility Support Substations*
• Wholesaling, Warehousing, Storage
• Wind Farms*

Accessory Uses Permitted (A)

• Construction Trailers / Temporary Office*
• Helicopter Landing Pad*

* - Specific Use that has Siting Standards

*** Communication Towers that choose not to adhere to the siting standards will be required to obtain a conditional use permit in accordance with this code.

EC parcels with Employment Center Future Land Use designations shall comply with the Urban Infill Center standards contained herein.

Maximum density ⁵: 40 du/1 ac

Maximum intensity: 2.5 FAR

Minimum density: 10 du/1 ac

Minimum intensity: N/A

Lot area, minimum: N/A

Maximum building height: N/A

Setbacks

• Front: N/A
• Rear: N/A
• Interior side: N/A
• Street side: N/A

¹ For Commercial uses only.

² For Residential uses only.

³ When a Commercial Neighborhood property is adjacent to another Commercial district, the properties may choose to aggregate and develop under the higher intensity development standards of the adjacent property.

⁴ Single-family detached is a Permitted Use as indicated in Use Table 3.4. For areas within one-half (0.5) mile of West U.S. 192 (West Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway), residential development shall have a minimum density of eight (8) dwelling units per acre and a maximum density of eighty (80) dwelling units per acre.

⁵ Hotels have no maximum density.

⁶ EC parcels with Employment Center Future Land Use designations shall comply with the Urban Infill Center standards contained herein.

⁷ The lower intensity shall apply to properties within the MDI Future Land Use designation. The higher intensity shall apply to properties within the Commercial Future Land Use.

Building Orientation

All Commercial building's primary entrance shall be located on the façade facing the public right-of-way or civic space. Primary entrance is the principal pedestrian access to a building, even if customers or residents may more frequently use a secondary entrance associated with a garage, parking area, driveway, or other vehicle use area. The entrance shall have the architectural detailing that sets it apart from other entrances and allows it to be recognized as the building's primary access point.

COMMERCIAL FLOOR AREA RATIO (FAR)/INTENSITY STANDARDS

Calculating intensity/FAR

FAR shall be calculated by dividing the proposed non-residential square footage by the developable non-residential acreage. The developable acreage consists of the non-residential acreage, less road right-of-way (ROW) for Boulevards, Avenues and Multi-Modal Corridors (framework ROW), land dedicated to public use and activities including parks and recreation; stormwater systems designated by a water management district as "works of the district"; natural water bodies; wetlands except as noted in the Osceola County Comprehensive Plan; and any residential use acreage that does not include vertically mixed residential use. The residential portion of mixed use buildings shall meet all density requirements, and be counted toward meeting minimum FAR requirements. Where there is a maximum FAR, the residential portion of a mixed use building shall not be calculated.