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AGENDA ITEM #8E
JANUARY 9, 2006
CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH
CITY COMMISSION STAFF REPORT
AGENDA ITEM: Discussion (at Commissioner's request) related to the lot-division
moratorium (adopted by Resolution Number OS-14) and the expansion of that
moratorium to address certain Community Character recommendations as contained
within the Winter and Company report and to consider these as pending zoning
changes. Also, discussion of the requirement to obtain a recommendation from the
Community Development Board for amendments to the Land Development Regulations
(LDRs) as required by the City Code.
SUBMITTED BY: Sonya Doerr, AICP ~,~
Community Development Director
DATE: December 30, 2005
BACKGROUND: Several items, which may involve forthcoming amendments to the City's
LDRs, (Chapter 24 of the City Code) were discussed at the December 12th Commission
•"" meeting. In accordance with Chapters 14 and 24, and in its role as Local Planning Agency,
the CD Board must consider amendments and make a recommendation related to changes to
Chapter 24. At the direction of the City Commission, the following items and issues will be
'"~ scheduled for the upcoming January 17th meeting of the CD Board so that recommendations
may be forwarded to the Commission at the January 23rd or appropriate meeting of the
Commission.
1. Implementation of certain recommendations discussed as part of the City's Community
Character project and as proposed within the Winter and Company Report At the
December 12th meeting, expansion of the lot division moratorium to also address certain
recommendations from Winter and Company was discussed. The City Attorney and
Planning staff express some concern related to expansion of the adopted moratorium to
address regulations not yet in place. As a rule, resolutions and ordinances must embrace
only one subject, and since the City has not yet adopted regulations to implement
recommendations from the Winter and Company report, Staff is unclear as to how
expansion of the existing moratorium for this purpose could be drafted and administered.
Upon direction from the Commission, other options however, are available to the City to
expedite recommendations from the Community Character project. Staff has been asked
to consider the following specific items:
• Maximum 40% lot coverage by buildings. This would be a different standard
than Impervious Surface Area, which addresses all "hard" surfaces. This
would limit the amount of a lot that is covered by all buildings.
• Linear wall plane length not to exceed 35-feet in distance without interruption.
(Staff will further clarify and refine proposed language for consideration by
the CD Board.)
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• Floor Area Ratio. A maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of .45 - .49 has been
~,,, discussed during the Community Character project. Winter and Company
continue to test models prepared for the City to determine more precisely what
the appropriate FAR and any exceptions may be for the COAB.
Staff proposes to draft an ordinance, which will contain a new section to be
incorporated into Chapter 24, addressing the above items (and others as the
~. Commission may wish to include) for consideration by the CD Board on January
17th. With direction from the Commission at the upcoming January 09th public
meeting, Staff will consider these as pending zoning changes, and review any
~• applications for building permits accordingly. It should also be noted that Chapter 24
currently contains Vested Rights procedures to address any "in- process" projects.
As the City continues through the Community Character project with future public
participation and implementation of broader recommendations, any needed changes
to regulations that may be adopted at this time can be incorporated as part of that
process.
~. The following two revisions to the LDRs will also be considered at the January 17th meeting
of the Community Development Board.
.. • Creation of a new Single-family Residential Zoning District classification consistent
with certain areas of the City, which contain typical lots larger than those required by
the RS-1 Zoning District. City GIS staff is preparing a map for the CD Board to
+~ review for this proposed new Zoning District, and staff is notifying effected residents
by mail of this proposed action.
• Proposed Ordinance to amend Section 24-189, eliminating the administrative
approval of certain two-lot property divisions to rectuire Commission review and
approval of such requests. Pursuant to Commission direction, language provided in
`~* the December 12th staff report will be forwarded to the CD Board.
BUDGET: No Budget issues.
RECOMMENDATION: Motion to direct staff to proceed with preparation of a
~'" preliminary draft of Chapter 24 revisions and an implementing ordinance as described
herein and forward to the Community Development Board for input, review and
recommendation at the January 17th meeting of the CD Board; and also, to consider
~"' the proposed revisions described within this staff report as pending zoning changes
and hold issuance of Building Permits found not to be in compliance with these
revisions pending adoption of an ordinance to enact said revisions.
ATTACHMENTS: None.
'~" REVIEWED BY CITY MANA
°"" January 09, 2006 regular meeting