AGENDA REPORT
DATE: August 26, 2024
TO: City Commission
FROM: Bill McDaniel, City Manager
SUBJECT: Legislative public hearing for a text amendment to Division 11 of Article VII, Chapter 102 Access management, off-street parking, circulation and bicycle and pedestrian facilities requirements (PB-2024-20).
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The purpose of the proposed text amendment is to amend current requirements regarding off-street parking and access management.
The text below summarizes the major revisions:
Section 102-1412
• Adds parking requirements for development within the Midtown and Downtown Core for new residential and new non-residential projects on vacant land including height incentives when required parking is under or within proposed buildings.
Section 102-1413
• Clarifies the requirement for sidewalks for new projects along roadways with no sidewalks.
• Allows public schools to have 50% of their parking be 9 feet by 18 feet.
• Clarify which type of parking lots require pedestrian walkways.
• Require bicycle racks in all parking lots over 30 spaces.
• Clarify that parking lots can be accessed through a residential neighborhood when the non-residential use is integrated as part of a master planned project.
• Require roads to be brought up to City Standards as part of new development.
• Renumbering and amendments to code references as needed.
Section 102-1416
• Exempt schools from requirements regarding number of parking spaces in a row without landscape islands.
Section 102-1421
• Changes to uses and/or number of parking spaces required for Manufacturing/Light Industrial, roominghouse and boardinghouse/club, restaurants with drive thru and Light Industrial.
On July 24, 2024, the Planning Board (4-0) recommended to forward the text amendment to the City Commission with a recommendation of approval.
RECOMMENDATION
The City Commission adopt an ordinance amending Division 11 of Article VII, Chapter 102 Access management, off-street parking, circulation and bicycle and pedestrian facilities requirements.
FISCAL IMPACT
Unknown Impact.
Prepared by: Robyn Baker, AICP, Director of Planning & Zoning