3315 Rutland Loop, Tallahassee, FL 32312

Lake Protection District

The purpose and intent of the Lake Protection zoning district is to allow for the regulation and, where appropriate, limitation of development and redevelopment of land within the Lake Jackson Basin in a manner that improves water quality within the lake. The bounds of the category include the Lake Jackson Basin and contributing watersheds and limited to the urban service area. Intensely developed properties and areas south of Interstate 10 have been excluded from the boundary. The LP zoning district shall permit single-family residential development at one dwelling unit per two gross acres. A clustered subdivision option is available that allows two dwelling units per gross acre, consistent with environmental and infrastructure constraints. The clustered subdivision option allows an increased number of residential units if developed on 40 percent of the property, provided central water and sewer are available and leaving the remaining 60 percent of the property as contiguous, undisturbed open space in perpetuity. The cluster subdivision option is intended to leave large areas of natural open space within the watershed and minimize pollution.