HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance_11-24_12/12/2024 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 passenger cars_, as required by the American with
Disabilities Act (ADA), for paSSeRgeF GaFs shall be a minimum of 12 ek 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
sionage 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. P^: van a^^e Sib;e paFkaRg spaces eithr is—cf. cnP_
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 I Loading Spaces
Commercial/Industrial Uses
10,000-50,000 s . ft. 1 space
50,001-100,000 s . ft. 2 space
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100,001 s . ft. or more 3 space
Office Uses
25,000-100,000 s . ft. 1 space
100,001-200,000 s . ft. 2 space
200,001 s . ft. or more 3 space
Multi-Famil Residential
All projects LSpace
(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
movina trucks, delivery vehicles, and service vehicles.
(e) The Village Council may at its discretion require additional loading spaces in mixed-
use projects when it determines, based on staff analysis that a site does not have a
sufficient number of loading spaces to accommodate the individual uses within the
rp oiect.
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.
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b. Two-family (duplex): Two spaces per dwelling unit.
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]
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(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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ORDINANCE DATE
11-24 12/13/24
MOTION Council Member Jayson E. French SECOND Council Member Patrick Painter
FOR AGAINST ABSENT CONFLICT
Mayor Molly Young ❑✓ ❑ ❑ ❑
Vice-Mayor Rick Sartory ❑✓ ❑ ❑ ❑
Council Member Laurie Brandon ❑✓ ❑ ❑ ❑
Council Member Patrick Painter ❑✓ ❑ ❑ ❑
Council Member Jayson E. French ❑✓ ❑ ❑ ❑
The Mayor thereupon declared the Ordinance duly passed and adopted.
MAYOR OF TEQUESTA:
Molly Youn
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Lori McWilliams, MMC
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