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| | | | | | | | | | Item 1.
COMMITTEE MEMORANDUM | | | |
| | | | | | | | TO: Land Use and Sustainability Committee
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| FROM: Alina T. Hudak, City Manager
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| DATE: March 5, 2024
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| | | | | | | | | TITLE: | REVIEW AND CONSIDER REPEALING THE 0.5 FAR INCENTIVE FOR HOTEL DEVELOPMENT IN THE CD-2, COMMERCIAL MEDIUM INTENSITY DISTRICT |
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| | | | | | | | HISTORY:
| On December 13, 2023, at the request of Commissioner Alex Fernandez, the City Commission referred the subject discussion item (C4 N) to the Land Use and Sustainability Committee (LUSC). Commissioners Tanya K. Bhatt, Joseph Magazine and David Suarez are co-sponsors of the proposal.
Pursuant to Section 7.2.11.3 of the Land Development Regulations of the City Code (LDRs), the maximum floor area ratio (FAR) in the CD-2, commercial medium intensity, zoning district is 1.5. However, "when more than 25 percent (25%) of the total area of a building is used for residential or hotel units," the maximum FAR is 2.0.
As noted in the attached referral memo, the item sponsor has requested that the LUSC review and consider whether to repeal the 0.5 FAR incentive for hotels in the CD-2 district, to limit the proliferation of hotels and incentivize more residential development (by retaining the 0.5 FAR incentive for residential projects). The sponsor has also indicated that the intent of this referral is to focus on the CD-2 zoning district along Alton Road. |
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| | | | | | | | ANALYSIS:
| If there is a desire to remove the hotel use from the 0.5 FAR bonus in the CD-2 district along Alton Road, a separate referral to the Planning Board, by the City Commission, to amend the LDRs would be required. The proposal herein would be limited to removing the hotel portion of the 0.5 FAR bonus, not the residential development portion of the bonus.
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| | | | | | | | CONCLUSION:
| | The Administration recommends that the Land Use and Sustainability Committee discuss the item and provide a recommendation to the City Commission. |
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| | | | | | | | Applicable Area
| | South Beach |
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| | | | | | | | | Is this a "Residents Right to Know" item, pursuant to City Code Section 2-14? | | Does this item utilize G.O. Bond Funds? | | | Yes | | No | |
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