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Florida Lawn Care Hub · Updated 2026-10-19
Lawn care on a Horizon West lot
Lawn care on a Horizon West lot is still mowing and edging. The county file quoted here is a zoning note about mechanical equipment and screen enclosures, not a measured mowing width. Read the setbacks as the file wrote them.
The zoning file lists residential ground-mounted equipment at 2 ft on the side and 5 ft at the rear, and it exempts Horizon West townhomes on an alley.
Those figures are equipment setbacks. The file does not measure a mower, a gate, or a turf height.
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What the quoted page says
The file defines mechanical equipment to include air conditioning units, then states the Horizon West exemption and the residential setbacks:
New definition for mechanical equipment which includes any heating, cooling, venting, filtering or similar equipment, including permanent generators, ac units, pool or spa equip., etc. Requires 100% opaque screening for ground mounted equipment. Prohibited in front or side street yards or adj. to ROW; exempt in Horizon West where townhomes are located on an alley air conditioning units may be located in the front. Residential setbacks: 2 ft. side; 5 ft. rear. For townhomes allows for a 0 ft. side setback where the principal structure has a 0 ft. side setback.
Orange County zoning file on mechanical equipment and setbacks
| What the file is describing | Setback it states |
|---|---|
| Residential ground-mounted mechanical equipment, side | 2 ft |
| Residential ground-mounted mechanical equipment, rear | 5 ft |
| Townhome screen enclosure where the house already has a 0 ft side setback | 0 ft side |
What was not measured
The file does not state a mower width, a gate width, a turf species, or a fee. This page did not measure a side yard. A 5 ft figure in the file is the rear equipment setback, and this page will not move it to the side.
Questions the quoted page can answer
What does the zoning file exempt in Horizon West?
Townhomes located on an alley are exempt from the ban on ground-mounted equipment in the front or side street yard. The file says air conditioning units may be located in the front.
Which residential equipment setbacks does the file list?
2 ft on the side and 5 ft at the rear, for ground-mounted mechanical equipment. It also requires 100% opaque screening for that equipment.
Does the file say a riding mower will not fit?
No. It does not mention a mower or a gate. The 0 ft side setback it states is for a townhome screen enclosure where the principal structure already has a 0 ft side setback.