LTC 403-2019 Parking Ordinance Amendment Summary - 2015 to 2019 nl PF AC
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
NO. LTC# 403-2019 LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO: Mayor Dan Gelber and Members of a City Co mission
FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
DATE: July 17, 2019
SUBJECT: Parking Ordinance Amendment Summary— 2015 to 2019
At the June 5, 2019 City Commission meeting, a discussion was held regarding item C4U, which
was a referral to the Planning Board of an ordinance pertaining to reductions in minimum parking
requirements in historic and conservation districts. The Commission referred the ordinance to the
Planning Board.
The following is a summary of recent legislation that reduced parking requirements, from 2015 to
the present:
1-14-15:
Parking requirements for CCC district specified and reduced for convention hall/meeting rooms
and convention hotel rooms.
10-24-15:
Parking District No. 7 was created for those properties with a lot line on Washington Avenue from
6th Street to Lincoln Road. The following are the requirements established:
• Hotel: No parking
• Office: 1 space per 500 sf
• Retail: Existing retail (which may be reconstructed) no parking requirement
• Outdoor café: No parking
• Parklets: No parking
9-27-16
Section 130-35, pertaining to the removal of parking spaces, was amended to allow for the removal
of non-conforming parking spaces.
Section 130-36, pertaining to off-site parking facilities, was amended to:
1. Allow the required parking distance to be expanded for properties south of 5th street to 1500
feet;
2. Allow a lease to be used for changes of use in existing buildings to provide required parking
vs. a unity of title of covenant in lieu.
Sec. 130-32, pertaining to off-street parking requirements for parking district no. 1, and Sec. 130-
33, pertaining to off-street parking requirements for parking districts nos. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7, were
amended to:
1. Remove the parking requirement for apartment buildings zoned RM-1 & RM-2 on lots 65
feet in width or less, provided secure storage for alternative parking is provided;
2. Reduce the parking requirements for apartment units in RM-1 and RM-2 districts on lots
over 65 feet in width to 1 space per unit for units up to 1600 square feet and 2 spaces per
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unit for units over 1600 square feet;
3. Parking reduced from .5 to zero for elderly housing;
4. Parking for low and moderate income non-elderly housing reduced to .5 space per unit or
to follow the RM-1 and RM-2 changes above, whichever is less.
5. Removal of parking requirement for the renovation or addition to existing low/moderate
income elderly housing;
6. Workforce housing to follow the same requirements as low and moderate income non-
elderly housing above.
Sec. 130-33, pertaining to off-street parking requirements for parking districts nos. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
and 7, was amended to reduce the parking requirement for offices in parking district No. 7 from 1
space for every 500 square foot of office space to zero, provided publicly accessible parking is
within 500 feet of the property.
7-26-2017
Sec. 130-32, pertaining to off-street parking requirements for Apartments in RM-1 and RM-2
Districts, was amended as follows:
• Previous Requirements: 1.5 spaces per unit (550-999 SF), 1.75 spaces per unit (1000-
1200 SF), 2 spaces per unit (>1200 SF)
• Approved Reduced Requirements: Zero spaces for lots <= 65 feet in width, 1 space per
unit (550-1600 SF) and 2 spaces per unit (>1600 SF)
10-18-17
Section 130-40. Alternative parking incentives.
Allows reduction in parking requirements for long and short term bike parking, carpool/vanpool
parking, drop off and loading zones for ride-share vehicles, scooter and motorcycle parking, and
showers. Each component of the above may reduce the required parking by up to 15%, with the
total reductions not to exceed 50% (Note that the 50% cap does not apply now to parking district
no. 8 (TC-C).
1-17-18
Sec. 130-31. - Parking districts established.
The northern boundary of parking district 7 was expanded from Lincoln Road to 17th Street.
Additionally, a parking exception added for Oceanfront lots zoned RM-3 (15th-23rd streets) with a
contributing building with a primary hotel use, subject to the following:
1. No parking requirement for new hotel units, provided total number of units is not increased.
2. Retail or assembly — no parking for establishments less than 300 sf, with the total retail
area not to exceed 10% of the FAR on the property.
3. Restaurant— no parking for establishments up to 3000 sf, with the total restaurant area not
to exceed 20% of the FAR on the property.
4. Gym/Sauna — no parking requirement provided not open to the public.
Sec. 130-33. - Off-street parking requirements for parking districts nos. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7.
Parking district no. 6 was modified for apartment buildings as follows:
1. No parking requirement for lots 65 feet in width or less provided secure storage for
alternative parking is provided.
2. Parking reduced for apartment units in RM-1 and RM-2 districts: space up to 1600 SF and
2 spaces over 1600 sf.
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4-11-18
Sec. 130-32. - Off-street parking requirements for parking district no. 1.
1. Minor clean-up modifications to North Beach National Register Conservation District to
bring up to date with parking reductions allowed for RM-1 and RM-2 zoning districts.
2. Religious use parking: The planning board, through the conditional use process, may waive
some or all required parking for new construction for religious institutions in the RM-1
district, provided the property is less than 8,000 square feet. Said conditional use
application shall include a traffic operations plan.
11-14-18
Sec. 130-33. - Off-street parking requirements for parking districts nos. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8.
Parking district no. 8 was established for the North Beach Town Center Core (TC-C), with the
following requirements:
1. Parking reductions for allowable uses.
2. No parking for hotel and office provided public parking within 1500 feet.
3. No parking for co-living units.
4. Expanded minimum distance for providing off site required parking to 2000 feet.
5. Fee-in-lieu may be utilized to satisfy required parking.
6. Minimum bicycle parking requirements
With regard to how the aforementioned parking reductions have impacted parking impact fees, an
analysis was done of projects approved since 2015.
The following is a list of projects approved in local historic districts subsequent to 2015, where the
parking provided was less than what was required under the previous code, or no parking was
provided. Projects located outside of historic districts are not eligible to pay a parking impact fee
for new construction. The impact fee revenue that may have been affected is also shown.
PERMITTED PROJECTS:
Raleigh Hotel at 1775 Collins Avenue — New Addition of Hotel and Accessory Uses.
The addition was permitted on April 17, 2018, with zero parking spaces provided, pursuant to Ord.
2018-4161. 74 Parking spaces would have been required under the parking regulations prior to
the reduction approved under Ord. 2018-4161. This would have resulted in a required one-time
impact fee of$2,960,000.00.
LAND USE BOARD APPROVED PROJECTS (Not Yet Permitted)
921 Euclid Avenue — Residential Addition.
The two residential unit addition was approved by the Historic Preservation Board in October of
2017. 2 spaces are provided on the approved plans (1 space per unit), which is a reduction of the
previously required 4 spaces (2 spaces per unit) under the previous code. This would have resulted
in a required one-time impact fee of$80,000.00.
915-947 Washington Avenue — Building Renovation and Hotel Addition.
214 hotel units were approved by the Historic Preservation Board in February of 2017, with nine
parking spaces on site. Pursuant to the creation of parking district 7, zero parking spaces were
required. Under the previous code, at .5 spaces per unit, the subject project would have had a
parking requirement of 107 spaces. With 9 spaces provided on site, this would have resulted in a
required one-time impact fee of$3,920,000.00.
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The total amount of impact fees not paid, based upon the aforementioned three projects, is
$6,960,000.00. However, we do not know for certain whether there would have actually been a
reduction in fees collected, or the actual amount, based upon the following:
1. The development project may not have gone forward unless the required parking was
reduced.
2. The applicant may have tried to provide some or all of the required parking on site or within
1200 feet of the property.
3. The applicant may have reduced the overall unit count in the program, or the overall square
footage.
For informational purposes, attached is a summary of one-time parking impact fees paid since
2015.
If you have any questions regarding this summary, or you need additional information, please
contact Thomas Mooney, Planning Director.
JLM/SMT/TRM
C: Rafael Granado, City Clerk
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Required parking
(spaces)after
reduction
FY 15-16 legislation
Historic
Districts
One Time Fee
Name Address Use $paces Only
The Plymouth Hotel 336 21 Street hotel 8 $ 280,000
Haddon Hall 1500 Collins Avenue apt/hotel 6 $ 240,000
The Ansonia Hotel 318 21 street hotel 5 $ 175,000
The Kaskades Hotel 300 17 Street hotel 3 $ 105,000
Park Central Partners c/o Synergy 8 LL(620 Ocean Drive hotel 15 $ 600,000
CG Sunny Isles,LLC 2000 Park Avenue hotel 16 $ 640,000
Berkely Shore,LLC 1610 Collins Avenue hotel 18 $ 720,000
The Carlton Hotel 1433 Collins Avenue hotel 12 $ 480,000
AFI Interntional dba Paris Restaurant 2216 Collins Avenue restaurant 7 $ 280,000
$ 3,520,000
FY17-18
Sof'Partners LLC 426 Euclid Ave hotel 18 $720,000
Daniel Vostas/Santa Barbara Hotel 230 20 Street hotel 14 $560,000
Green Comet 344 Ocean Drive hotel 2 $80,000
$1,360,000
FY18-19 to date
Red 18 LLC 1775 James Ave hotel 25 $1,000,000
Sadigo Hotel 334 20th Street Hotel 10 $400,000
*Midi unen1.
Euclid1610 Inc 1610 Euclid Avenue 4 $160,000
$1,560,000
$ 6,440,000