5-8-23 Special Called Meeting Attachment B5-8- 2-3 Aand ptj -
Mini -warehouses or personal storage facilities shall include all businesses, which App l/�aiit
are utilized for the sole purpose of storage of tangible personal property other
than motor vehicles. o business activity shall be conducted within mil
warehouses or personal storage facilities.
Sec. 24-112 Commercial general district (CG)
(a) Intent. Within the City of Atlantic Beach, the CG zoning districts intended for
uses, which provide general retail sales and services for the City of Atlantic
Beach and the closely surrounding neighborhoods.
(b) Permitted Uses. It is not possible to list all potential permitted or prohibited
general commercial uses within this section, but typical uses permitted within
the CG zoning district shall includep) neighborhood serving uses, which shall
mean low intensity commercial uses intended to serve the daily needs of
residents of the surrounding neighborhoods. Such uses shall not include(2)
manufacturing, warehousing, storage pLhi�,h,,%RtMsit ommercial activitii_ , (3)
commercial uses of a regional nature, or such uses that have the potential for
negative impacts to surrounding neighborhoods and properties due to excessive
traffic, noise, light or extremely late hours of operation or other factors that that
may adversely affect existing commercial uses or any nearby residential uses.
(1) See Table 1
(2) See Table 2
(3) Note intent of comma placement and the absence of a comma between
"storage" and "or"
Table 1
Typical Uses in CG shall include:
Mini -warehouse complies:
Low intense commercial uses
1.
ITE Manual: Mini -storage is the lowest traffic
Indicates handling of merchandise for sale or
generator of all commercial uses
2.
No exterior roll -up doors
This indicates storage done as a part of a commercial
3.
The facility is loaded internally
4.
By definition it is for storage only and no
services (water, sewer, police and fire services)
4. Commercial uses of a
business activity can be conducted within the
regional nature
households and for storage of "tangible personal
facility
Serving the daily needs of
1.
Our facilities have been serving the residents
residents of the surrounding
the lowest traffic generator of all commercial uses
of Atlantic Beach for over 40 years
neighborhoods
2.
Over the history we have average occupancy
7. Extremely late hours of
Normal office hours. Visitors are few. Front door
in the 85% - 95% range showing our use and
and elevators are by unique code therefore limited to
acceptability to the residents of Atlantic Beach
8. Excessive light
3.
Storage of personal property of residents
the property.
4.
Convenient and local resource for residents
Table 2:
Such Uses shall not include: Mini -warehouse is not excluded because:
1. Manufacturing
Cannot be done in a Mini -warehouse by definition
2. Warehousing
Indicates handling of merchandise for sale or
distribution. Cannot be done in Mini -warehouse by
definition
3. Storage or high intensity
This indicates storage done as a part of a commercial
commercial activities
activity such as cold storage which we cannot do in a
mini -warehouse by definition. Low demand on public
services (water, sewer, police and fire services)
4. Commercial uses of a
The personal property storage is mainly for
regional nature
households and for storage of "tangible personal
property"
5. Excessive Traffic
Institute of Traffic Engineers declare self storage as
the lowest traffic generator of all commercial uses
6. Excessive Noise
All units are loaded internally. No exterior doors. All
noise is within the building
7. Extremely late hours of
Normal office hours. Visitors are few. Front door
operation
and elevators are by unique code therefore limited to
registered customers only.
8. Excessive light
Lights are internal. Outside light does not shine off
the property.