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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM |
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| | | | | | | | | TO: | Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission | | | FROM: | Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager | | | DATE: | April 10, 2019 | | | |
| | SUBJECT: | REFERRAL TO THE LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE AND THE PLANNING BOARD – PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT TO EXPAND THE ALLOWABLE TYPES OF ACCESSORY USES WITHIN BAYFRONT APARTMENT BUILDING S IN THE RM-2 DISTRICT. |
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| | | | | | | | RECOMMENDATION
| | The administration recommends that the City Commission refer the attached ordinance amendment to the Land Use and Development Committee and the Planning Board for review and recommendation. |
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| | | | | | | | ANALYSIS
| HISTORY
A previous proposal to expand allowable accessory uses within bayfront apartment buildings in the RM-2 district was considered by the City Commission in 2014, but did not move forward. This proposal would have allowed non-medical, low intensity offices, such as architect offices, accountant offices, attorney offices and real estate offices, to be permitted as a Conditional Use within the lobby level of bay front apartment buildings.
PLANNING ANALYSIS
In the RM-2 Zoning District, Apartment uses have limited permitted accessory uses. Pursuant to Section 142-902 of the City Code, the following are permitted accessory uses for apartment uses in the RM-2 district:
• Mechanical support equipment and administrative offices and uses that maintain the operation of the building.
• Washers and dryers shall be located inside a structure or not visible from a right-of-way.
• A dining room which is operated solely for the residents in the building shall be located inside the building and shall not be visible from the street with no exterior signs, entrances or exits except for those required by the South Florida Building Code. However, a dining room shall not be allowed in the RM-1 district except for those dining rooms associated with adult congregate living facilities.
• Solarium, sauna, exercise studio, health club or massage service for use by residents or open to the public by an individual licensed by the state or other appropriate agencies.
• Family day care centers as defined in subsection 142-905(b)(1) of the City Code.
• One property management office for the purpose of managing residential units within the building as well as residential units located in other buildings under common beneficial ownership, as long as the total number of units does not exceed a maximum of 100 units.
The attached draft ordiannce expands upon the proposal from 2014, and would allow medical office and personal service establishment uses, in addition to non-medical offices, as a Conditional Use within the lobby level of bay front apartment buildings.
In previous discussions on this subject, the consensus was that limited office uses on the ground floor of an apartment building in the RM-2 zoning district would likely have a minimal impact upon the surrounding residential neighborhood, provided that such uses be required to obtain Conditional Use approval by the Planning Board. The accessory medical office and personal service establishment uses proposed, while slightly more intense than the main permitted apartment use, will still be subject to Planning Board requirements for compatibility with the surrounding neighborhood. Adequate parking, circulation and loading requirements would also be considered, as residential projects within the RM-2 district typically have just enough parking for the actual residential units.
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| | | | | | | | CONCLUSION
| | The administration recommends that the City Commission refer the attached ordinance amendment to the Land Use and Development Committee and the Planning Board for review and recommendation. |
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| | | | | | | | Legislative Tracking
Planning |
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| | | | | | | | Sponsor
Vice-Mayor Joy Malakoff |
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