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Committee Assignments - C4  E




COMMISSION MEMORANDUM

TO:Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission 
FROM:Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager 
DATE:March  1, 2017
 



SUBJECT:REFERRAL TO THE PLANNING BOARD - ORDINANCE AMENDMENT PERTAINING TO LINCOLN ROAD INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SPEAKER LOCATIONS.

RECOMMENDATION

Refer the proposed Ordinance Amendment to the Planning Board for consideration and recommendation.

ANALYSIS

HISTORY
On January 18, 2017, at the request of Commissioner Joy Malakoff, the Land Use and Development Committee recommended that the City Commission formally refer an ordinance specific to indoor and outdoor speakers on Lincoln Road to the Land Use Committee. On February 8, 2017, at the request of Commissioner Malakoff, the City Commission referred the subject ordinance to the Land Use and Development Committee for discussion and recommendation (item C4I).

On February 15, 2017, the Land Use Committee discussed the proposal and recommended that the City Commission refer the Ordinance to the Planning Board.

PLANNING ANALYSIS
The proposed draft ordinance would prohibit interior and exterior speakers within 20 feet of a property's boundary on Lincoln Road, unless music is being played at ambient levels. This would also apply to establishments that left their doors open. A no variance provision has also been included in the attached draft of the ordinance.

As it pertains to exterior speakers playing music above ambient levels, CUP approval is already required for any exterior speakers playing music above ambient levels on Lincoln Road, regardless of location, as that would be considered outdoor or open-air entertainment. The proposal herein does not modify this requirement.

CONCLUSION

Pursuant to the recommendation of the Land Use and Development Committee, the Administration recommends that the Mayor and the City Commission refer the attached draft ordinance to the Planning Board.
Legislative Tracking
Planning
Sponsor
Commissioner Joy Malakoff

ATTACHMENTS:
Description
Draft Referral Ordiannce