Setback Requirements for the BP: Business Park District in Kissimmee

In the City of Kissimmee, the BP: Business Park District requires a minimum front and rear setback of 40 feet for all structures. Development within the BP: Business Park District must also maintain a minimum side and street side setback of 25 feet, while off-street parking areas must be set back at least 15 feet from the property line.

BP District Dimensional Standards

The City of Kissimmee established the BP: Business Park District to provide a protective zone for high-quality industrial and related uses, characterized by extensive setbacks and screening [Section 14-4-4.M]. The specific building and parking setbacks for the BP: Business Park District are detailed in the following table:

Setback Type	Minimum Requirement
Front Setback	40 feet
Side Setback	25 feet
Street Side Setback	25 feet
Rear Setback	40 feet
Parking Space Setback	15 feet

[Table 4-5]

Supplemental Setback and Buffering Regulations

Beyond the standard dimensional requirements, development in the BP: Business Park District must adhere to specific buffering and supplemental setback rules depending on the site's proximity to other uses or infrastructure.

Setbacks Adjacent to Residential Zoning

For any non-residential development in the BP: Business Park District that abuts a single-family residential zoning district (such as RE, RA-1, RA-2, RA-3, RA-4, RB-1, RB-2, or MH), the City of Kissimmee requires an increased setback. These developments must provide a setback of one foot from the abutting residential site for every one foot of building height [Section 14-4-6.C].

Developers may meet this requirement through one of three methods:

Option A: Applying the setback/step-back to each floor above the second story.
Option B: Applying the entire height-based setback to the entire building façade.
Option C: Setting back all stories located above the second floor.

The first 50 feet of the rooftop closest to a single-family residential lot cannot be occupied by active uses that produce noise, such as open-air restaurants or bars [Section 14-4-6.C].

Landscaping Strips and Walls

BP: Business Park District sites located along limited access highways and railroads are required to provide a 25-foot wide landscaped strip [Section 14-8-17.A]. Furthermore, if these sites are residentially zoned or located along limited access highways and railroads, they must provide a continuous decorative masonry wall (or a berm-wall combination) at least six feet in height measured from the interior side of the wall [Section 14-8-17.B.1].

Parking Area Restrictions

In the BP: Business Park District, no parking area shall be located within 25 feet of any residentially zoned property [Table 4-5, Footnote 7]. Additionally, if the area adjacent to the public or private right-of-way consists of an on-site vehicular use area, the landscape strip must include a wall, berm, or shrubs at least 24 inches high [Section 14-8-17.D].

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