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Home My WebLink AboutDocumentation_Regular_Tab 19_11/14/2024Agenda Item #19. Regular Council STAFF MEMO Meeting:Regular Council - Nov 14 2024 Staff Contact:Jay Hubsch Department:Community Development TITLE ORDINANCE 11-24: FIRST READING AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE TEQUESTA CODE OF ORDINANCES AT CHAPTER 78. ZONING. ARTICLE X. OFF-STREET AND ON-STREET PARKING AND LOADING REGULATIONS. BY AMENDING SEC. 78-691. MINIMUM STANDARDS. TO UPDATE ADA PARKING SPACE REQUIREMENTS IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE; SEC. 78-696. OFF-STREET LOADINGSPACES. TO PROVIDE LOADING SPACE REQUIREMENTS FOR MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL USES; AND SEC. 78-705. REQUIRED NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES. TO PROVIDE PARKING SPACE REQUIREMENTS FOR MULTI- FAMILY RESIDENTIAL USES; PROVIDING THAT EACH AND EVERY OTHER SECTION AND SUBSECTION OF CHAPTER 78. ZONING. ARTICLE X. OFF-STREET AND ON-STREET PARKING AND LOADING REGULATIONS. SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT AS PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. SUMMARY: In 2023, the Village Council retained the firm McMahon to conduct a parking study relative to existing multi-family residential uses in the Village. The goal of the study was to determine whether the Village's existing multi-family parking code standards are adequate. Three existing residential developments were identified to conduct data on. To ensure the study was conducted during peak demand, all data was collected in the middle of peak season in February 2024. The three developments are all in different zoning districts including: •MU District - Lighthouse Cove •R-2 District - Blair House West •R-3 District - Seamist The parking accumulation analyses for Lighthouse Cove, Blair House West, and Seamist indicate a demand parking ratio of 1.29, 0.94 and 1.12 spaces/dwelling unit, respectively, with an average parking rate of 1.12 spaces/dwelling unit. These are all below the Village's parking requirements of 2 spaces per multi-family unit, which shows that the Village's standard of 2 spaces per multi-family unit is generally working. However, Bowman provided comparisons of other parking codes in Palm Beach County, and it showed that the Village is deficient in its guest parking code. There is currently no requirement to provide guest spaces in the Village. The Village Council directed staff to change the requirement to .25 guest spaces per unit. At the workshops, it was noted that the Village does not have any loading zone requirements for multi-family projects. Village Council and staff stated that in multi-family developments in the Village, there is often a lack of spaces for moving trucks, delivery vehicles, and service vehicles. Village Council directed staff to add a requirement of one loading zone per multi-family development, with the Page 360 of 831 Agenda Item #19. ability to require more if there is a need to. The code has an existing provision that allows a developer to submit a "loading demand statement" from a licensed engineer establishing the need for less loading spaces than required by code. The Village does not have to agree to allow this but may grant it in a unique circumstance. Separately from the parking study, Village staff is proposing to update the Village's Americans with Disabilities Act (" the ADA") parking code, as the current code is not compliant with the ADA standards. The proposed updates will bring the code into compliance with the ADA. The Local Planning Agency voted 5-0 to recommend approval with the following condition: create a new Section 78-696 (e) that allows the Village Council to determine whether a mixed-use project should have separate loading zones for residential and commercial uses. This document and any attachments may be reproduced upon request in an alternative format by completing our Accessibility Feedback Form, sending an e-mail to the Village Clerk or calling 561- 768-0443. BUDGET INFORMATION: BUDGET AMOUNT n/a AMOUNT AVAILABLE n/a EXPENDITURE AMOUNT: n/a FUNDING SOURCES: n/a IS THIS A PIGGYBACK: Yes N/A DID YOU OBTAIN 3 QUOTES? Yes N/A COMMENTS/EXPLANATION ON SELECTION n/a ATTACHMENTS: Ordinance 11-24-First Reading Page 361 of 831 Agenda Item #19. ORDINANCE NO. 11-24 AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE TEQUESTA CODE OF ORDINANCES AT CHAPTER 78. ZONING. ARTICLE X. OFF-STREET AND ON-STREET PARKING AND LOADING REGULATIONS. BY AMENDING SEC. 78-691. MINIMUM STANDARDS. TO UPDATE ADA PARKING SPACE REQUIREMENTS IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE; SEC. 78-696. OFF-STREET LOADING SPACES. TO PROVIDE LOADING SPACE REQUIREMENTS FOR MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL USES; AND SEC. 78-705. REQUIRED NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES. TO PROVIDE PARKING SPACE REQUIREMENTS FOR MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL USES; PROVIDING THAT EACH AND EVERY OTHER SECTION AND SUBSECTION OF CHAPTER 78. ZONING. ARTICLE X. OFF-STREET AND ON-STREET PARKING AND LOADING REGULATIONS. SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT AS PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. WHEREAS, in 2023 the Village Council of the Village of Tequesta retained the firm of McMahon, a Bowman Company (McMahon) to conduct a parking study relative to residential uses in the Village; and WHEREAS, in April and June, 2024, the Village Council conducted public workshops to review and comment upon the McMahon residential traffic study; and WHEREAS, it was determined, as a result of the aforesaid McMahon residential traffic study and public workshops that certain revisions to the Village’s parking codes were needed, including updates to ADA parking requirements, and regulations regarding loading space and guest spaces at multi-family residential uses; and WHEREAS, as a result, the following code revisions have been prepared by Village staff, and have been reviewed by the Local Planning Agency at a properly noticed public hearing; and WHEREAS, the Village Council has determined that it is in the public interest to amend the Village’s current parking code to adopt these revisions. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Village Council of the Village of Tequesta, Florida that: Section 1: The foregoing recitals and findings of fact are hereby ratified and incorporated as the legislative intent of this Ordinance. Section 2: Chapter 78. Zoning. of the Code of Ordinances of the Village of Tequesta is hereby amended at Article X. Off-street and On-street Parking and Loading Regulations. by amending Sec. 78-691. Minimum Standards. to update ADA parking Page 1 of 5 Page 362 of 831 Agenda Item #19. space requirements in conformance with the Florida Building Code; Sec. 78-696. Off- street Loading Spaces. to provide loading space requirements for multi-family residential uses; and Sec. 78-705. Required Number of Parking Spaces. to provide parking space requirements for multi-family residential uses; providing that Sec. 78-691, Sec. 78-696, and Sec. 78-705 shall hereafter read as follows: ARTICLE X. OFF-STREET AND ON-STREET PARKING AND LOADING REGULATIONS Sec. 78-691. Minimum standards. (a)\[This subsection shall remain in full force and effect as previously adopted\] (b)\[This subsection shall remain in full force and effect as previously adopted\] (c)\[This subsection shall remain in full force and effect as previously adopted\] (d)\[This subsection shall remain in full force and effect as previously adopted\] (e)\[This subsection shall remain in full force and effect as previously adopted\] (f)Accessible parking spaces for passenger cars, as required by the American with Disabilities Act (ADA), for passenger cars shall be a minimum of 12 eight feet wide by 18 feet in length and a five-foot-wide access aisle. The access aisle must be part of an accessible route to the building or facility entrance. Two accessible spaces may share a common access aisle. The access aisle shall be striped diagonally to designate it as a no-parking zone. All ADA accessible spaces shall provide required signage and markings. All new developments or major redevelopment shall provide the required number of ADA parking spaces. When there is a minor redevelopment that includes restriping of the parking lot, compliance with the required number of ADA parking spaces shall be met, where, in the determination of the Building Official, it is feasible to do so. For van accessible parking spaces, either of the two alternative parking configurations shown in the van accessible parking schematic may be used. (g)\[This subsection shall remain in full force and effect as previously adopted\] Sec. 78-696. Off-street loading spaces. (a)In any district, in connection with every building or building group or part thereof having a gross floor area of 10,000 square feet or more which is to be occupied by commercial uses or other uses similarly requiring the receipt or distribution by vehicles of materials or merchandise, there shall be provided and maintained, on the same lot with such building, off-street loading space or unloading space as follows: Building Square Minimum Required Number of Footage Loading Spaces Commercial/Industrial Uses 10,000—50,000 sq. ft. 1 space Page 2 of 5 Page 363 of 831 Agenda Item #19. 50,001—100,000 sq. ft. 2 space 100,001 sq. ft. or more 3 space Office Uses 25,000—100,000 sq. ft. 1 space 100,001—200,000 sq. ft. 2 space 200,001 sq. ft. or more 3 space Multi-Family Residential All projects1 Space (b)\[This subsection shall remain in full force and effect as previously adopted\] (c)\[This subsection shall remain in full force and effect as previously adopted\] (d) The Village Council may at its discretion require additional loading spaces in multi- family residential developments during the site plan review process when it determines, based on staff analysis, that a site does not have sufficient area for moving trucks, delivery vehicles, and service vehicles. Sec. 78-705. Required number of parking spaces. Certain of these requirements may be in conflict with the special parking requirements set forth in the property development standards for use within the MU mixed-use district. Where a conflict exists, the property development standards of the MU district shall apply. There shall be provided at the time of the erection of any main building or structure, or at the time that any main building or structure is enlarged by more than 25 percent of the square footage of the existing building or structure, or increased in capacity by adding dwelling units, guestrooms, floor area or seats, minimum off-street motor vehicle parking space with adequate provisions for ingress and egress by a motor vehicle, in accordance with the following: (1)\[This subsection shall remain in full force and effect as previously adopted\] (2)\[This subsection shall remain in full force and effect as previously adopted\] (3)\[This subsection shall remain in full force and effect as previously adopted\] (4)\[This subsection shall remain in full force and effect as previously adopted\] (5)\[This subsection shall remain in full force and effect as previously adopted\] (6)\[This subsection shall remain in full force and effect as previously adopted\] (7)\[This subsection shall remain in full force and effect as previously adopted\] (8)Dwellings, including foster care and group homes: a.Single-family: Two spaces per dwelling unit. b.Two-family (duplex): Two spaces per dwelling unit. Page 3 of 5 Page 364 of 831 Agenda Item #19. c.Multiple-family: Two spaces per dwelling unit. and one-quarter (.25) guest spaces per dwelling unit that shall be open to the public and shall not be located inside of an area with restricted access to the public. d.In the R-1 zoning district, a minimum of one required parking space must be enclosed in a garage or carport. In the R-1A zoning district, a minimum of two required parking spaces must be enclosed in a garage or carport. (9)\[This subsection shall remain in full force and effect as previously adopted\] (10)\[This subsection shall remain in full force and effect as previously adopted\] (11)\[This subsection shall remain in full force and effect as previously adopted\] (12)\[This subsection shall remain in full force and effect as previously adopted\] (13)\[This subsection shall remain in full force and effect as previously adopted\] (14)\[This subsection shall remain in full force and effect as previously adopted\] (15)\[This subsection shall remain in full force and effect as previously adopted\] (16)\[This subsection shall remain in full force and effect as previously adopted\] (17)\[This subsection shall remain in full force and effect as previously adopted\] (18)\[This subsection shall remain in full force and effect as previously adopted\] (19)\[This subsection shall remain in full force and effect as previously adopted\] (20)\[This subsection shall remain in full force and effect as previously adopted\] (21)\[This subsection shall remain in full force and effect as previously adopted\] (22)\[This subsection shall remain in full force and effect as previously adopted\] (23)\[This subsection shall remain in full force and effect as previously adopted\] (24)\[This subsection shall remain in full force and effect as previously adopted\] (25)\[This subsection shall remain in full force and effect as previously adopted\] (26)\[This subsection shall remain in full force and effect as previously adopted\] (27)\[This subsection shall remain in full force and effect as previously adopted\] (28)\[This subsection shall remain in full force and effect as previously adopted\] (29)\[This subsection shall remain in full force and effect as previously adopted\] (30)\[This subsection shall remain in full force and effect as previously adopted\] (31)\[This subsection shall remain in full force and effect as previously adopted\] (32)\[This subsection shall remain in full force and effect as previously adopted\] (33)\[This subsection shall remain in full force and effect as previously adopted\] (34)\[This subsection shall remain in full force and effect as previously adopted\] (35)\[This subsection shall remain in full force and effect as previously adopted\] (36)\[This subsection shall remain in full force and effect as previously adopted\] Page 4 of 5 Page 365 of 831 Agenda Item #19. Section 3:Each and every other Section and Subsection of Chapter 78. Zoning. shall remain in full force and effect as previously adopted. Section 4:All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict be and the same are hereby repealed. Section 5:Should any section or provision of this Ordinance or any portion thereof, any paragraph, sentence or word be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remainder of this Ordinance. Section 6:Specific authority is hereby granted to codify this Ordinance. Section 7:This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon adoption. Page 5 of 5 Page 366 of 831