AGENDA ITEM REPORT
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY'S CODE OF ORDINANCES, BY AMENDING CHAPTER 13, "LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE," ARTICLE III, "ZONING REGULATIONS," DIVISION 1, "GENERALLY," SECTION 13-295, "DEFINITIONS," TO PROVIDE FOR DEFINITIONS; AMENDING DIVISION 2, "ZONING CLASSIFICATIONS AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS," BY CREATING A NEW SECTION 13-323, "HOTELS;" AMENDING DIVISION 4, "ACCESSORY USES AND STRUCTURES," SUBDIVISION II, "PARKING REGULATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS," SECTION 13-400, "RESIDENTIAL USE PARKING SPACE REQUIREMENTS," TO PROVIDE UPDATED HOTEL AND EXTENDED STAY HOTEL PARKING REQUIREMENTS AND SECTION 13-409, "OFF-STREET LOADING REQUIREMENTS," TO PROVIDE UPDATED LOADING SPACE REQUIREMENTS; AND AMENDING DIVISION 8, "MASTER BUSINESS LIST," SECTION 13-621, "MASTER BUSINESS LIST B-2, B-3, AND B-4," AND SECTION 13-623, "MASTER BUSINESS LIST O-2, O-3," TO IDENTIFY SPECIAL LAND USE REQUIREMENTS AND PROVIDE FOR EXTENDED STAY HOTELS AS SPECIAL LAND USES. (SECOND PUBLIC HEARING)
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BACKGROUND:
This item was approved on First Reading at the September 23, 2021, City Commission Meeting. At the request of staff, Second Reading of the ordinance was postponed to the October 28, 2021, City Commission Meeting.
As discussed by City staff at the First Reading Public Hearing on September 23, 2021, staff reached out to the owner of the Residence Inn by Marriott and the Hampton Inn and Suites located at the Sawgrass Expressway and State Road 7 to gain input on the proposed ordinance. City staff received and evaluated the comments from the hotel representative, Seth Feldman. Staff also received updated recommendations on how best to describe the air-conditioning design in the Site Design section of the ordinance. Below are the recommended changes to the ordinance on Second Reading:
1. Hotel Definition (page 3). Remove "daily" housekeeping to just identify housekeeping in the definition of a hotel. Many hotels have implemented COVID-19 protocols discouraging mandatory ...
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