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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08192010 LPA MinutesLOCAL PLANNING AGENCY (PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION) THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 2010 05 0) Mr. Dodd called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M. C Ca The Pledge of Allegiance was said by all. ROLL CALL: a PRESENT: Mr. Roth Mr. Reyes C m Mr. Dodd Mr. Durr Mr. Srinivasan Mr. Hepler lc E p O c Rebecca Grohall, Growth Management Director N 05 Jan King, Planning and Growth Management Manager Robert Ginsburg, City Attorney Brandon Schaad, Outlier Planning Dorri Bosworth, Recording Secretary EXCUSED: Mr. Simmons Mr. Paul Mr. Cardinale ANNOUNCEMENTS: NEW BUSINESS: 1 Mr. Paul, Mr. Cardinale and Mr. Simmons are excused and Mr. Durr and Mr. Reyes will be voting. PUBLIC HEARING REVIEW AND MAKE RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL REGARDING THE ADOPTION OF AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ELEMENT TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Mr. Brandon Schaad of Outlier Planning addressed the commission. He explained the purpose of this element is to integrate the economic development planning by the city into the policy framework of the comprehensive plan. He noted that several items are covered in economic development policywise, including target industries and incentives for relocation and expansion, education and training programs, making appropriate commercial and industrial development sites available and ready for development, quality of life factors in the city, attracting green industries, tourist development, development at the airport for potential industrial use, and regulatory assistance to all businesses. Mr. Schaad made himself available to answer any questions. Mr. Roth asked about the business assistance team mentioned in the document. Ms. Grohall responded that the city has an economic development head who works with the city manager and the growth management staff when there are new businesses looking to come into the city. Also discussed amongst the commissioners were criteria for job creation incentives, tourism, types of industry the city would want to attract, pay scale and housing. There was extensive discussion regarding the threshold of a company's pay scale with relation to obtaining incentives from the city. Most commissioners expressed agreement that it should not be below 75% of the median income. Commissioners also discussed the importance of water sports and sport fishing to our community. No one spoke in favor or opposition. Mr. Dodd closed the hearing. MOTION by Roth /Srinivasan to recommend approval of the Economic Development Element to the Comprehensive Plan to City Council with the following revisions: (1) typographical changes be corrected, (2) remove 1.6.1, which was included and renumber that sequence under tourism, and (3) add emphasis wherever possible focusing on sport fishing, including that as focus of the plan. ROLL CALL: Mr. Durr yes Mr. Dodd yes Mr. Roth yes Mr. Hepler yes Mr. Reyes yes Mr. Srinivasan yes The vote was 6 -0. Motion passed unanimously. PUBLIC HEARING REVIEW AND MAKE RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL REGARDING ORDINANACE 0 -10 -05 WHICH PROPOSES TO AMEND THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE SECTION 54 -3 -15 OFF STREET PARKING (ARTICLE XV) Ms. Grohall detailed the changes beginning with commercial, industrial, and institutional zoning districts. She said those districts allow for off -site parking on an adjacent property. Previously it was limited to 25 percent of total parking for the business could be off -site and within 300 feet. Ms. Grohall said comparing the county and other city ordinances she found that they allow for 50 percent of the total parking could be off -site and within 500 feet of the business. Ms. Grohall also noted the other substantial change in the waterfront commercial, residential and the commercial riverfront zoning districts. She explained this is the creation of the in lieu of parking trust fund. Ms. Grohall further explained that businesses could participate in the public parking provided by a city, whether a parking lot or on- street parking. In her research of this, Ms. Grohall found that these spaces generally cost between $2,000 and $4,000 per space, with Sebastian's figure coming in at $3,200 per space. Ms. Grohall also explained that a business could make a one -time payment into the system for those parking spaces and receive a waiver in perpetuity for their parking requirements, or arrange for an installment type of program. Mr. Dodd asked for public comment. Mr. Ben Hocker, Sebastian, tallied city parking spaces he found, spoke about job listings he found in Craig's List, the closing of the bait shop on Indian River Drive, and the effect on boaters if parking is taken away from them. Mr. Hepler asked how this would help businesses, especially existing ones as he sees it as an additional cost to open and /or operate a business within the city. Ms. Grohall explained this is creating an option if they do not have sufficient area for their required 2 parking a business can opt for off -site parking or a fee in lieu of. Mr. Durr would like to see the measurement of business to off -site parking location made more specific. Mr. Dodd said he would favor a property line to property line measurement, which Mr. Roth agreed with. Mr. Srinivasan asked the reason for the change from 25 percent to 50 percent off street parking and Ms. Grohall said it was to be more in line with our neighboring communities. She added that the fee in lieu of parking space cap is 30 spaces. Mr. Minner stated that this change is less restrictive, fair to all businesses, the in lieu of fund for exemption, and would ease parking problems in certain districts. He said City Council has instructed him to get a parking survey done to determine how much and for what use is available. Mr. Minner also explained that the in lieu of fund is for the riverfront area only and will not be available for CR 512 businesses. Mr. Dodd expressed concerns that the fee collected should include funds for future acquisitions and maintenance. He also commented that the city should not be put in a position to encourage someone to open a business if the proprietor did not have to funds to carry the business on their own. Commissioners discussed which method to use for the fee in lieu of parking; a one -time up front fee or a monthly fee. Certain aspects discussed by the members were how this relates to all types of businesses and if a monthly fee were utilized, could a time certain lease be established, such as a five -year renewable lease. A question arose about installing parking meters and Mr. Minner said the City of Lakeland instituted that and for a $40,000 expense for a meter maid the return on the parking meters was about $45,000. Mr. Hepler commented that he was concerned we might lose new business opportunities if the owner sees they will have to possibly pay for parking in addition to the cost of starting a new business. Answering Mr. Dodd's question about US 1 Ms. Grohall stated that the US 1 corridor was put in because the city has been trying to develop that area as its central business district and there are some businesses on US 1 would like to change uses, possibly from a residential structure or office into a small cafe or retail where they would need more parking but is unable to accommodate for it. As there is parking available on the street, Ms. Grohall added that this program would be an option for them. MOTION by Dodd /Roth to recommend city council approve modifications to Section 54- 3 -15.1 of the Land Development Code with the following changes: 1. Article XV Remove Off Street and title it Parking Requirements 2. Sec. 54 -3 -15.1 Applicability, remove "The off street" and begin sentence with "Parking" 3. Section 54 -3 -15.4 Remove "Modification of off street and on street" and title it, "Parking Requirements by Zoning Classification" 4. Section 54 -3 -15.4 (a) (4) remove "feet from the existing building or use" and replace with "feet separation between property line of business and off-site parking location" 5. Also, consider the in lieu of fund be a monthly fee that is perpetual and is sufficient to cover the cost of construction, land acquisition and maintenance of parking spaces that are required. 3 ROLL CALL: Mr. Durr yes Mr. Hepler no Mr. Roth yes Mr. Reyes yes Mr. Dodd yes Mr. Srinivasan yes The vote was 5 -1. Motion passed. CHAIRMAN MATTERS: NONE MEMBERS MATTERS: NONE DIRECTOR MATTERS: Ms. Grohall reminded everyone that early voting was taking place. CITY MANAGER MATTERS: Mr. Minner clarified questions about the Barber Street project. He stated that the delay is not due to a lack of materials but is delayed due to contractor problems, specifically manpower. Mr. Minner added that FDOT has done everything in their power to keep Sheltra and Sons moving along. Mr. Hepler asked for a clarification of responsibility with regard to the signage around the road project. Mr. Minner said whether it is a construction zone sign or a city zone sign, the construction company meets the standards of the law as far as what is required for their construction zone. Mr. Reyes asked Mr. Minner about the amount of quarter -round installed. Mr. Minner reviewed the mileage and cost figures of this project. ATTORNEY MATTERS: NONE Mr. Dodd adjourned the meeting at 9:22 p.m. 4 (sbl 8/30/2010 Use Required Parking Auto sales. One space per 500 square feet of showroom and office space plus one space per 2,500 square feet of outdoor display area. Auto repair. Two spaces for each bay, grease rack or similar facility, plus one space per 400 square feet of office and /or sale area. No such bay, ORDINANCE NO. 0 -10 -05 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA, AMENDING LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE SECTION 54 -3 -15 REGARDING PARKING REQUIREMENTS; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City Council finds it is in the public interest to modify certain provisions of the off- street parking code; and WHEREAS, the Local Planning held a public hearing on August 19, 2010, and made a recommendation to City Council to approve Ordinance 0- 10 -05. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, as follows: Section 1. That the Code of Ordinances, City of Sebastian, Florida, is hereby amended as follows: ARTICLE XV. D OFF STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS Sec. 54 -3 -15.1. Applicability. Parking shall be provided and maintained in all districts at all times. lie—vff"STre`et (parking and loading shall be reviewed at the time any building or structure is erected or n'' i argeTor increased in capacity by a change of use or the addition of dwelling units, floor area, seats, employees or other factors determinative of parking or loading demand as stated in this article. Sec. 54 3 15.2. Parking spaces required by use. The following uses shall have such parking spaces as designated by this section: TABLE INSET: Formatted: Strikethrough rack or similar facility shall be counted as a parking space for meeting the parking requirements of this article. Bar and lounges One space for each three persons based on the maximum capacity. Bowling lanes. Four spaces per lane plus the spaces otherwise required for accessory uses (restaurant and meeting rooms). Business and professional offices (excluding medical offices). One space for each 200 square feet of office space. Child care. One for each five children based on'li'censed capacity. Churches, temples, places of worship. One space for every four seats figuring maximum seating capacity. Convenience stores. One space per 150 square feet of retail area. Flea markets. Three spaces per booth Funeral homes. One space for every three seats within the chapel(s) plus one space per 300 square feet of all other building areas. Furniture and appliance stores and furniture repair shops. One space per 400 square feet of display area. Health clubs. One space per 200 square feet. Hospitals. Two spaces for each bed intended for patients, excluding bassinets. Hotels, motels One space for each unit plus one space for each 400 square feet of accessory meeting room(s). Kennels and animal hospitals. One space per 750 square feet. Libraries One space for each 300 square feet of gross building area. Manufacturing, and wholesale. One space for each 500 square feet of gross building area or one space for each employee of the shift of employees that employs the greatest number of employees, whichever is greater, plus one space for each vehicle operating from the premises. Marinas. One space for each 300 square feet of principal building; plus one parking space for each transient live- aboard vessel slip, one space for every two wet slips, and one space for every four dry slips; plus Charter and party boats shall have one (1) parking space for every three occupants based on the maximum capacity of each such boat in accordance with the Coast Guard License issued to each such boat (This does not include "six- pack" boats which shall be calculated at two spaces per boat; plus Rental facilities for vessels, kayaks, canoes, rowboats, paddle boats, sailboat and sailboards of any kind, (hereinafter collectively referred to as "water transports shall maintain one space for every water transport. Medical offices, dental offices and outpatient clinics. One space for each 175 square feet. Mini storage. One space plus one per 3,000 square feet. Model home Five spaces. Museums. One space for each 300 square feet of gross building area Nursing homes and assisted care facilities. 0.6 spaces per bed based on the maximum capacity of the building; plus one space per 200 square feet of medical offices within the facility. Plant nurseries One space per 250 square feet of indoor retail sales area plus one space per 1,000 square feet of greenhouse area plus one space per five thousand 5,000 square feet of exterior sales area. Areas of public assembly, theaters, auditoriums, public or private clubs or lodges. One space for every three persons figuring maximum occupancy. Public Parks and recreation Parks two spaces per acre. Athletic fields 20 spaces per field. Stadiums one space for each four seats; one seat is equal to two feet of bench length. Golf courses five spaces per hole plus the spaces otherwise required for accessory uses (restaurant and meeting rooms). Swimming pools one space per 100 square feet of pool surface area. Tennis two spaces per court. Residential, single family Two spaces for each single family dwelling. Residential, duplex Two spaces for each dwelling unit. Residential, multifamily Two spaces for each dwelling unit. Residential, mobile home Two spaces for each single- family dwelling. Residential, commercial resort One space per unit. Residential, mobile home parks or courts. Two spaces per unit; one must be at lot site. Restaurants (sit down). One and one -half spaces for each 100 square feet of gross floor area (excluding food preparation area) area including outside customer service areas. Restaurants (take out only) Three parking spaces plus one additional space for each 200 square feet of gross building area. Restaurants (food service delivery only, no on -site consumption) One parking space for each 200 square feet of gross building area. Retail sales stores. One space per 150 square feet for buildings 5,000 square feet. One space per 200 square feet for buildings 5,000 and 10,000 square feet. One space per 250 square feet for buildings 10,000 square feet. Schools, junior high and elementary schools. One space for each ten students. Schools, high schools. One space for each four students. Transportation terminals. One space for each 200 square feet of floor space. Warehousing. One space for every 1,000 square feet of gross floor area up to 10,000 square feet, and one additional space for each 2,000 square feet above 10,000 square feet. t Sec. 54 3 15.3. Computation of parking spaces. In computing the number of required parking spaces the following rules shall govern: (a) Floor area calculation. Floor area means the gross floor area of a particular use. Retail area means that floor area accessible by the public. (b) Interpretation of computation with fractions. Where fractional spaces result, the number of spaces required shall be construed to be the next whole number. (c) Requirements for uses not identified. The parking requirement for any use not specified shall be the same as that required for a use of a similar nature as recognized herein; or where not recognized herein, shall be based on criteria published by the American Planning Association or similarly recognized standards of their profession and such standard shall be approved by the planning and zoning commission. (d) Requirements for mixed uses. In the case of mixed uses, the parking spaces shall be equal to the sum of the several uses computed separately. (e) Applicability of standards to expanding uses. Whenever a building or use is enlarged in floor area, number of dwelling units, seating capacity or in any other manner so as to create a need for a greater number of parking spaces than that existing, such spaces shall be provided in accordance with this article. Sec. 54 3 15.4. 0 (a) Location of off- street parking spaces. (1) Residential. The required parking for single family and duplex units shall be located on the lot where the structure is located. The garage shall not be counted toward the parking requirement. parking requirements. {Formed: Strikethrough (2) Multifamily. Parking for multifamily residential uses shall be located on -site. Spaces shall be within 150 feet of the door of the unit that the spaces are intended for. (3) Model homes. The required parking for a model home shall be located on the same lot as the model, or on a contiguous lot, owned by the contractor or developer, or may be located in the adjacent right -of -way if approved by the city engineer. All parking shall meet the following requirements: a. Any parking located on a corner lot shall be designed so as not to obstruct the view of approaching traffic. b. Ingress and egress to the parking area shall be a minimum of 30 feet from any corner and a minimum of 10 feet from any property line. c. The driveway may be counted for two parking spaces. (4) Commercial,pstitutional, Industrial zoning districts. ,Off-street parking spaces required by this section shall be located on or adjacent to the lot on which the main building or use is located. For buildings or uses located in a peraariersial non residential district, parking spaces may be located on another site, provided such site is not more than 3® 500 fv frnnrMoa- if the full amount of the required facilities cannot be provided on the same parcel of land as the structure because the existing structure(s) consume space that would otherwise be available for parking. No more than 50% of the total required spaces may be located in the off -site facility. Such parking spaces shall be within a po -mersially non residentially zoned district. Such sites can not be separated by streets of a major collector, pr roadways with more than two lanes or by a railroad right -of- way. Parking sites located across public streets may require safeguards as determined by the Ejanning and Zoning Cgrnmission. continued. Any sites utilizing off -site parkin shall .4,14e44 e ecute a cross access agreement by all parties having a legal interest in the prope -d. Said agreement shall be provided at the time of site plan application for the properties affected. The easement agreement shall provide for the perpetual access and use of the adjacent property's parking spaces and driving aisles. The easement agreement must be approved as to legal form and sufficiency by the City Attorney. The easement agreement must be recorded in the public records prior to the approval of the project site plan or in cases where no site plan approval is necessary (applicable), prior to issuance of a building permit is to be issued, (5) Within the Commercial Waterfront Residential and Commercial Riverfront zoning districts the following shall apply: a. Increases to the floor area of an existing building, construction of a new building having greater floor area or a change to the approved uses in an existing building, the parking requirements of this section are in effect. In lieu of meeting these requirements, owners or developers in the Community Redevelopmen rea s a o pay a fee reflecting the actual cost of providing parking. (1) Establishment of CRA Parking Trust Fund. The CRA Parking Trust Fund is hereby established to receive the fee paid by developers in lieu of providing on -site parking necessary for a project and shall be used only to develop and maintain public parking Formatted: Indent: Left: 1" p'}t,tl.P -N -0^ 1 1A-0 L S)nrS Deleted: j 'k p n ci nc Deleted: i C1` !n, Deleted: i Deleted: Formatted: Strikethrough Formatted: Strikethrough Formatted: Strikethrough Formatted: Strikethrough Formatted: Strikethrough Deleted: p Deleted: zo Deleted: co Formatted: Strikethrough Formatted: Not Strikethrough Deleted: Formatted: Indent: Left: 0.38" within the CRA Riverfront District east of the Florida East Coast railroad tracks. This program is available to commercial uses and properties within the Commercial Riverfront (CR) and Commercial Waterfront Residential (CWR) districts only. (ii) Establishment and Calculation of Trust Fund Spaces. The fee amount shall be calculated on a "per space" standard. Fees shall be determined by the City based upon the cost of design and construction per parking space. If the City purchases additional land to be utilized as public parking, then the costs shall include the acquisition costs. These fees will be adopted by the City Council and may be amended from time to time by resolution. (iii) Maximum Quantity Established. A maximum of fifty (50 per cent of the parking- required by the city code for development located within the CRA must be provided on site or meet the criteria for off -site parking. The maximum number of spaces that may be purchased in this program is 30 per development. (iv) Non Exclusive Use. Any public parking utilized in this program is not assigned to a business or to be reserved in any manner. Participating in this program confers no rights upon the business, to place any advertisement, notices or signa le upon the parking spaces, The City expressly retains all such rights. (v) Residential and Multi Family uses are excluded from utilizing the Parking Trust Fund to meet their parking requirements. (b) Joint use. A single parking area may be used to service more than one establishment if the normal hours of operation of the establishments do not overlap. If a single parking area is so used, additional parking may be required as a condition of continued occupancy at any time the hours of operation of the establishments are altered to run during any concurrent period. Any joint use of parking spaces on a prorated basis must have a document of joint use signed by all parties concerned and approved as binding by the city attorney. (c) Historical structures. When the parking standards are applied to an historic structure and such requirements would detrimentally affect the historic character of the property, the planning and zoning commission may reduce the parking requirement. A maximum reduction of 1 space or ten percent of the total parking spaces required, which ever is greater, may be permitted. The planning and zoning commission shall find that a reduction in parking will not create a hazardous condition or detrimentally affect traffic movement. (d) Specimen or historic trees. A maximum reduction of one space or ten percent of the total number of parking spaces required, whichever is greater, may be permitted to save specimen or historic trees. Sec. 54 Parking areas not to be reduced in area. Areas designated for off street parking or loading in accordance with the requirements of this code shall not be reduced in area or changed to any other use unless the permitted use which it served is discontinued or modified, except where equivalent parking or loading space is provided and approved pursuant to article XVIII, Site Plan Review. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0.38" Formatted: Font: Arial Formatted: Font: Arial Formatted: Indent: Left: 0.38"