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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor Matti Herrera Bower
and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Jorge M. Gonzalez, City Manager \..r-{
February 8, 2012 U DATE:
SUBJECT: Referral to Planning Board-De-Intensification of the 1-1 Light Industrial
District.
ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION
Forward the proposed ordinance to Planning Board for its review and recommendation
with the criteria listed below.
SUMMARY
At the January 18, 2012 meeting, the Land Use and Development Committee had a
discussion regarding an amendment to the City Code related the de-intensification of the
1-1 Light Industrial District. This item was requested by Commissioner Jonah Wolfson at
the April 13, 2011 City Commission Meeting (Item C40). The Committee recommended
referring this to the Planning Board.
The ordinance proposes to review reductions in parking requirements for small
businesses in the Sunset Harbour neighborhood. The Committee discussed what the
correct threshold should be for parking reductions, which would encourage
neighborhood commercial establishments and discourage destination restaurants and
retail. The Committee decided that the ordinance should include the following criteria:
• Within Sunset Harbour neighborhood, eliminate parking requirements for restaurants
of 100 seats or less, and up to 3,500 sq. ft., and for retail stores up to 3,500 sq. ft.
• Requirement for Conditional Use for alcoholic beverage establishments greater than
1 00 restaurant seats or 125 person patron occupancy content.
• Requirement for Conditional Use for main use parking garages in 1-1 district.
• Consideration of permitting the satisfaction of required parking through the payment
of a fee in-lieu of parking for developments of <10,000 sq. ft. of new construction.
• Also bring back to the LUDC an ordinance addressing the issues associated with
parking garages and mechanical parking systems.
The Committee discussed also amending the ordinance and change "alcoholic beverage
establishme ,"to "restaurants with alcoholic license."
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