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Regular Council
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Meeting: Regular Council - Dec 12 2024
Staff Contact: Jay Hubsch Department: Community Development
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ORDINANCE 11-24: SECOND 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 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.
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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
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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.
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Ordinance 11-24-Second Reading
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Agenda Item #13.
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
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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 passenaer cars, as required by the American with
Disabilities Act (ADA), fnr r»��onrYor r,ar& shall be a minimum of 12 t 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 buildina or facility entrance. Two accessible spaces
may share a common access aisle. The access aisle shall be striped diaaonally to
designate it as a no-parking zone. All ADA accessible spaces shall provide required
signaae and markinas. All new developments or manor redevelopment shall
provide the required number of ADA Darking spaces. When there is a minor
redevelopment that includes restripina of the parking lot, compliance with the
required number of ADA parkina spaces shall be met, where, in the determination
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V%.4 1 1(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. 11 space
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505001-1001000 s . ft. 2 space
100,001 sq. ft. or more 3 space
Office Uses
255000-100,000 s . ft. 1 space
100,001-200,000 s . ft. 2 space
200,001 s . ft. or more 3 space
Multi-Famil Residential
All groiects 11 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 loadina spaces in multi-
family residential developments durina the site plan review process when it
determines, based on staff analysis, that a site does not have sufficient area for
movina trucks, delivery vehicles, and service vehicles.
(e) The Villaae Council may at its discretion reauire additional loadina spaces in
mixed- use projects when it determines, based on staff analysis that a site does not
have a sufficient number of loadina spaces to accommodate the individual uses
within the project.
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:
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a. Single-family: Two spaces per dwelling unit.
b. Two-family (duplex): Two spaces per dwelling unit.
C. Multiple-family: Two spaces oer dwellina unit.- and one-auarter (.25) guest
spaces per dwellina unit that shall be oxen 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]
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(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]
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.
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