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Item V4 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA ITEM SUMMARy Meeting Date: November 19, 2003 Division: Growth Management Bulk Item: Yes No X Department: Planning AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Public hearing to consider proposed revisions to Division 9 of the Monroe County, (Parking and Loading standards) in order to modify certain standards that are no longer appropriate and to reformat the sections in order to provide greater clarity and ease of reference. (One public hearing required) ITEM BACKGROUND: Monroe County's existing parking regulations need to be updated to reflect current conditions for automobile size, usage and commercial activities. The proposed Ordinance addresses the following parking activities: Standards for aisle widths in parking areas, parallel parking spaces, size and number of commercial loading spaces, a single set of requirements for all eating and drinking establishments, parking related to marinas, commercial boating activities and live-aboard uses, and calculations for shared parking between uses on different lots. The Monroe County Development Review Committee, at a public meeting on September 15, 2003, after a review of the staff report, voted to approve the new text as presented. The Monroe County Planning Commission, at public hearings on October 8, 2003 and October 22, 2003, reviewed the staff report, sworn testimony of planning staff, and public comment, and recommended approval of the proposed amendment to the Board of County Commissioners PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOARD ACTION: None CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES: None STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Approval TOTAL COST: N/A BUDGETED: N/ A COST TO COUNTY: N/ A SOURCE OF FUNDS: N/ A REVENUE PRODUCING: N/A DOCUMENTATION: Included X AMOUNT PER MONTH Year APPROVED BY: County Atty L- Risk Management N/ A DIVISION DIRECTOR APPROVAL: Not Required_ AGENDA ITEM #-# DISPOSITION: LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS TEXT AMENDMENT BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS KEY LARGO NOVEMBER 19,2003 PROPOSED LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS TEXT AMENDMENT AN ORDINANCE AMENDING DIVISION 9 OF THE MONROE COUNTY CODE (PARKING AND LOADING STANDARDS) IN ORDER TO MODIFY CERTAIN STANDARDS THAT ARE NO LONGER APPROPRIATE AND TO REFORMAT THE SECTIONS TO PROVIDE GREATER CLARITY AND EASE OF REFERENCE; PROVIDING FOR THE SEVERIBILlTY; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES INCONSISTENT HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR THE INCORPORATION INTO THE MONROE COUNTY CODE; AND DIRECTING THE CLERK OF THE BOARD TO FORWARD A CERTIFIED COPY OF THIS ORDINANCE TO THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE PROPOSED TEXT AMENDMENT RECOMMENDATIONS Staff: Approval September 2,2003 Staff Report DRC Approval September 15,2003 Resolution #D23-03 PC Approval October 22,2003 Resolution #P66-03 BOCC DRAFT ORDINANCE ORDINANCE NO. -2003 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING DIVISION 9 OF THE MONROE COUNTY CODE (PARKING AND LOADING STANDARDS) IN ORDER TO MODIFY CERTAIN STANDARDS THAT ARE NO LONGER APPROPRIATE AND TO REFORMAT THE SECTIONS TO PROVIDE GREATER CLARITY AND EASE OF REFERENCE; PROVIDING FOR THE SEVERIBILlTY; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES INCONSISTENT HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR THE INCORPORATION INTO THE MONROE COUNTY CODE; AND DIRECTING THE CLERK OF THE BOARD TO FORWARD A CERTIFIED COPY OF THIS ORDINANCE TO THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE WHEREAS, For a number of years, municipalities have found it necessary to modify their parking and loading standards in order to accommodate changes resulting from such factors as: . the changing usage in automobile travel, . new mixes of commercial activity, . more modern truck delivery methods, . the sub-tropical climate of communities encourages a proliferation of outdoor dining, drinking, entertainment, and sales establishments; and WHEREAS, Monroe County has exhibited all of these issues; and WHEREAS, the present Division 9 provides lists of standards rather than easily read tables; and WHEREAS, the LOR's provide discrete numbers for handicapped vehicles even though the numbers were established by the Florida Accessibility Code for Building Construction; and WHEREAS, the County has adopted the Code by reference as part of the County's building code in Chapter 6, and there is no need to replicate those numbers in this Division; and WHEREAS, the Section Design of Spaces for the Handicapped is redundant and should be eliminated from this Division; and WHEREAS, due to the lack of available land for many uses, it is often not possible to provide all of the required parking on the same lot as the principal use and It has become necessary to provide better regulations for shared parking as well as off-site parking; and WHEREAS, the proposed text specifically addresses the following issues: Page 1 of 10 C:\TEMP\park load ord.doc . An increase in parking area aisle widths. . A standard for parallel parking spaces. . An increase in the parking requirements for commercial retail including the parking demand generated by outdoor sales areas. . A single set of parking requirements for all eating and drinking uses. . A reduction in the parking requirements relating to marinas, commercial boating activities, and live-aboard uses. . Additional space requirements for parked trailers and towing vehicles while boats are being used at boat ramps. . A more flexible shared parking option. . An increase in the size of loading and unloading spaces and a decrease in the number of total spaces required for commercial and industrial uses; and WHEREAS, Staff finds that there is a need to revise the parking regulations to more accurately reflect the changing needs of businesses, the changing customer preferences, and the limited space available for parking opportunities in the Keys; and WHEREAS, Staff finds that the proposed change is consistent with Section 9.5- 511 (d)(5) b. (iv) New Issues and M Recognition of a need for additional detail or comprehensiveness; and WHEREAS, this proposed amendment was reviewed at the Development Review Committee public meeting of September 15, 2003. WHEREAS, this proposed amendment was heard at regularly scheduled public hearings of the planning commission on October 8, 2003 and on October 22, 2003; and WHEREAS, the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners was presented with the following evidence, which by reference is hereby incorporated as part of the record of said hearing; 1. Staff report prepared on October 28, 2003 by Fred Gross, Island Planning Team Director. 2. Proposed change to the Monroe County Land Development Regulations. 3. The sworn testimony of the Growth Management Staff. 4. The sworn testimony of residents of Monroe County; and NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, THAT Page 2 of 10 C:\TEMP\park load ord.doc Section 1. DIVISION 9. PARKING AND LOADING STANDARDS IS HEREBY AMENDED AS FOLLOWS: Strike through text is deleted Underlined text is new DIVISION 9. PARKING AND LOADING STANDARDS Section 9.5-351. Purpose and intent. The purpose and intent of this division is to provide adeQuate off-street parkino and loadino areas to serve the maiority of traffic oenerated by development. The provision of parkino and loadino areas is to: avoid undueconoestion on the streets: protect the capacity of the road system to move traffic: minimize unnecessary conflicts between vehicles, pedestrians. and bicyclists: facilitate the use of transportation manaoement systems: and avoid noise. olare. liohts. and visual impacts of parkino and loadino operations on adiacent properties. Section 9.5-354352. Required off-street parking. (a) Generallv: Every use shall be provided with off-street parking in accordance with the follov:ing standards contained in this division. Every parkino space. both reQuired and unreQuired. shall meet the minimum standards of this division. ~{Ql Dimensional Reauirements of S~e of Required Parking Spaces and Aisles: Each parkino space shall have direct and unrestricted access to an aisle. Except as expressly stated herein, each parking aisle and parking space shall ha~:e a minimum width of eight (8) feot six (6) inches and a minimum length of eighteen (18) feet. meet the followino minimum standards: Parkinq Space and Aisle Width Minimum Dimensional Reauirements Parkina Pattern in One-Way Aisle Two-Wav Aisle Parkina SDace Parkin a SDace Dearees Width Width Width Lenath o (Parallel) 12 feet 24 feet 8.5 feet 25 feet 30 or 45 15 feet 24 feet 8.5 feet 18 feet 60 18 feet 24 feet 8.5 feet 18 feet 75 22 feet 24 feet 8.5 feet 18 feet 90 24 feet 24 feet 8.5 feet 18 feet (b) RequiFed Aisles: Each required parking space shall have unrestricted aooess to an :lisle of the follo~.\'ing minimum '."lidth: Width of Aisles Angle of Parking direct and !\'fJmber of Parking Rows One Row Two RoVls IE IE: Iii=: Page 3 of 10 C:\TEMP\park load ord.doc (c) Required Number of Off-Street Parking Spaces: The following is the number of parking spaces to be provided for each use: Soecific Use CateGory Minimum Reauired Number of Soaces Single Family dwellino units, includino mobile 2.0 spaces per dwellino unit or mobile home homes on individual lots Multi-familv dwellina units 1.5 soaces oer dwellina unit Mobile home park-, ........ ........ 1.0 soace oar Dad Commercial retail(high , medium, low d,.G-3.5 spaces oar 1.000 sa. ft. of oross floor intensity) unless etherwise s,aesifieEl, per 1,000 area (ata) and 1.75 spaces per 1.000 sa. ft. of sq. ft. gross fleer area (gfa) except as land activity area (Iaa) for outdoor sales and otherwise soacified below disolav I. :.. -I. ., .._.." "''''''' -1.- ~ , , I. '11.- ... -'__"" ___.. --- , 4+:& , , 0....._ 10._"1_ _I. .10._ .. "''''''' -1.- .w,.g , , , , Eatino and drinkin~ establishments 14.0 spaces per 1.000 sa. ft. of ofa and 7.0 soaces oer 1 000 sa. ft. of laa Convenience fEMail stores, ....... .. ~ +:0 4.0 soaces oer 1 000 sa. ft of afa ,,--- _:- --.-- " 11::1' \n.... 1.1. -~"::'-....i 4-:-G Commercial recreation indoor) 5.0 soaces oer 1.000 sa. ft. of afa Commercial recreation outdoor) 5.0 soaces oer 1 000 sa. ft. of laa Theate~, conference. or activity centers f)8F 0.3 spaces per seat or seatino capacity seat Office-, --- 3.0 soaces oar 1 000 sa. ft. of afa Medical and dental clinics 4.0 soaces oer 1.000 sa. ft. of afa RV park-, --- --.... 1.0 soace oer.oad Hotel-, --.. ..--- 'Destination resorts 1.0 soace oer room Mini-warehouses oersonal storaae facilities 0.5 soace oer 1 000 sa. ft. of ofa Industrial use-, --.. " , nnn --'- ~2.0 soaces oer 1 000 sa. ft. of ofa Hospital- , .:J..:.2 1.8 soaces oer bed Churche- ..-.. ___4- 0.3 soace oar seat Live-aboard ~ 1.5 soaces oer berth Li\~e aboard, more than 1 4-:-W \A ._.. _1:_ Q,.9.7 1""-_._1:_ ~ Marinas( commer-cial fishing),for e:ach berth 4-:-G 1.0 space per berth plus one space per and commercial fishino facilities olus. per -1 dr\' four (4) dry stora~e racks ___I.. Charter/Guide boat~, less than 6 (six) 1.02.0 spaces per berth passengers capacity Party and Charter/Guide boat~, more than 5 4-:-G 0.3 space per passenoer capacity of (five) passenoers capaci...., ..-.. vessel Boat ramps, oer ramp 4-:-G 6.0 spaces per ramp; all spaces shall be a minimum of 14 feet by 55 feet. to accommodate trailers and oversized vehicles. Page 4 of 10 C:\TEMP\park load ord.doc (d) !\fumtJer of SpaG88 for HandJeapped (d) Cateaorv of Specific Use for Determination of the Number of Spaces: If a specific use does not fall within one of the above cateoories in subsection (c). then the parkino space reQuirements shall be based on the most current edition of the Institute of Transportation Enoineer's Parkino Generation Manual. or other appropriate documentation approved by the Plannino Director. (e) R.equirod Number of Spaoo8 Whon Fr::Jetional Spaoos Computed: (e) Calculation of Number of Parkina Spaces: In calculatino the number of parkino spaces reauired under this division. the followino special provisions ~: (1) When units or measurements determinino the number of reQuired parking spaces result in the reauirement of a fractional space. any fraction UP to and includino one-half shall be disreoarded and fractions over one-half shall reQuire one parkino space. (2) In determinino the amount of land activity area for outdoor uses. areas used for parkino and driveways shall not be counted. (3) When two or more separate uses are on a site. the reQuired parkino for the site is the sum of the total reQuired parkino for each of the individual uses. except if the shared parkinQ calculation option is used. as provided for in subsection (j). (f)Design of SpaGB8 for the Handicapped Parkinq Reauirements: The number and desion of handicapped parkino spaces shall be in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 6. which incorporates by reference the Florida Accessibility Code for Buildino Construction. (g) Location of Required Parking: Required off-street parking spaces for single- family and multi-family residential uses shall be located on the premises they are intended to serve. Other Required off-street parking spaces for all other uses shall be located on the same lot as the principal use they are intended to serve whioh such facilities are intended to serve or upon a another lot 'Nithin three hundred (300) feet. in accordance the provisions of subsection (h). (h) Off-Site Parkina Reauirements: The followino reQuirements shall apply to off- site parkino facilities: (1) The location of anv off-site parkinQ lot shall be within three hundred (300) feet walkino distance. as measured. by the shortest route of effective pedestrian access. of a public entrance to the structure of land area containino the use for which the spaces are reQuired: Page 5 of 10 C:\TEMP\park load ord.doc (2) A parkino aoreement shall be reQuired in accordance with Section 9.5- 353; and. (3) Any off-site parkino area located within a different land use district than the principal use it is intended to serve shall meet the followino provisions in addition to reQuirements (1) and (2) above: a. The off-site parkino area and the use(s) it is intended to serve shall be aooreoated for purposes of development review and shall be approved only as a minor or major conditional use. b. The principal use intended to be served by the off-site parkino area shall be a permitted principal use within the zonino district in which the off-site parkino area is located. (h}(i) Shared Parking Option Requirements: (1) Purpose: The purpose of this subsection the shared parking option is to permit a reduction in the total number of parking spaces which would otherwise be required in instances .....hen a lot is occupied by two (2) or more uses which t}(pically do not experience peak parking demands at the same time where two or more uses on the same lot or separate lots are to share the same parkino spaces because their peak parkino demands do not occur at the same time. Shared parkino is an option to the method for calculation of reQuired parkino as provided for in subsection (e)(3). (2) Condition on Development Approval: If the shared parkino option is used to calculate the amount of reQuired parkino spaces. the approved development permit shall have a condition that any chanoe in the occupancy or use of any the principal uses intended to be served by the shared parkino shall reQuire development approval by the Plannino Director to ensure sufficient parkino is available. ~(3) Computation of shared parking requirements: Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (Gt-(e)(4) for individual land uses, when any land or building is used for two (2) or more distinguishable purposes as listed below, the shared parkino option may be used to determined the minimum amount of parkino reQuired. Under the shared parkino option, the minimum total number of required parking spaces for said land or building shall be determined by the following procedure: a. multiply the minimum parking requirement for each individual use as set forth in subsection (c) by the appropriate percentage as set forth in the table below for each faF-of the five designated time periods. Page 6 of 10 C:\TEMP\park load ord.doc b. add the resulting sums for each of the five (5) vertical columns in the table. c. the minimum parking requirement is the highest sum among the five (5) columns resulting from the calculation in subsection (b) above. NIGHTTIME WEEKDA Y Day Evenmg Midnight- 9:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m.- 6:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Midnight Soecific Uses Cateaories Marinas 5% Residential 100% Office! Industrial 5% Churches 5% Commercial Retail 5% Drinkina and Eatina! EntertainmenU Recreation (theaters, bowling alleys, meetina halls) 10% Hotel -3075% Rest3l:1Fa F1t1 Entertainmentl Recreational (theaters, sOlf/ling alleys) 10% All Others 100% 70% 60% 10% 90% WEEKEND Day Evening 9:00a.m.- 6:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m . Midnight 100% 80% 20% 90% 100% 25% 10% 50% 10% 100% 5% 50% 7060% 90% 100% 70% 40% 100% 80% 100% -3075% 100% 8075% 100% 40% 100% 100% 100% 80% 100% 100% 100% (j) Wheel Stop ReQuirements: All impervious surface parkino spaces shall be clearly marked by stripino or other markinos acceptable to the plannino director. All pervious surface parkino spaces shall have a wheel stoP. bumper blocks or similar barriers to desionate each parkino space. ffi(k) Bicvcle Spaces: A location or bicycle rack for parkino bicycles shall be provided bY all nonresidential development servioed by the within two-hundred (200) feet of an existino or proorammed state or county bikeway eatA&. The minimum layout for a bicycle parkino area shall be a two (2) foot wide by six (6) foot lono stall with a minimum aisle width of five (5) feet. The bicycle parkino area shall be located within fifty (50) feet of a public entrance to the principal structure and shall not interfere with pedestrian traffic. C:\TEMP\park load ord.doc Page 7 of 10 Section 9.5-353. Parkina aareements. (a) Puroose: The purpose of parkino aoreements is to ensure the continued availability of off-site parkino facilities for the use(s) they are intended to serve. (b )Reauirements: All off-site parkino facilities shall reQuire a parkino aoreement. (c) Form and Approvals: The parkino aoreement shall drawn to the satisfaction of the County Attorney and Plannino Director and executed by all parties. includino the County. The aoreement shall provide the County with the rioht of enforcement. Section 9.~354. Required number and size of off-street loading spaces. (a) Number and Size of Required Spaces: Loading spaces shall be provided as follows: Specific Use Cateqorv (1) Office uses (2) Commercial (excludino eatino and drinkino est.) and industriol uses (3) Commercial eatino and drinkino establishments (4) Hotels and motels C:\TEMP\park load ord.doc Minimum ReQuired Number of G.F.A. Loadina and Unloadina spaces (Sq. Ft.) 10'x25'11'x35' 1 O'x50'11 'x55 099,999 1 0 0-29.999 Q 1 30.000-99.999 Q 1 100.000 and over 1 1 100,000 150,000 0 1 150, 000 and over 0 2 o 4,999 1 0 5,000 19,999 0 1 20,000 49,999 0 2 0-9999 Q Q 10.000-29,999 Q 1 30.000-79.999 Q ~ 80.000 and over 1 ~ 50,00079,999 0 3 80,00099,000 0 4 100,000 149,000 0 5 150,000 and over 0 5 for eaoh 50,000 o):er 150,000 0 1 0-4999 Q Q 5.000-19.999 Q 1 20.000-39.999 Q ~ 40.000 and over 1 ~ 0-49.999 Q Q 50.000-99.999 Q 1 Page 8 of 10 100 ,000-199.999 Q ~ 200.000 and over 1 ~ (5) Industrial 0-4.999 Q Q 5.000-29.999 Q 1 30 , 000-49.999 Q ~ 50.000 and over 1 ~ (b) Loading Spaces on Same Lot: Location of ReQuired Loadinq and Unloadinq Spaces: Loading spaces shall be located entirely within on the same lot as the principal use they serve and not.:. These spaces shall not be located on any public right-of-way, or other lot, or on any parkino spaces or parkino aisle. Section 9.5-353 355 Restriction on use of parking and loading areas spaces. The display or storage of merchandise, materials or motor vehicles and/or repair of motor vehicles or any kind of equipment is prohibited in all off-street parking and loading spaces and aisles, inoluding required and unrequired_spaoes. SeGtien 9.& 3&4 Configur-ation of parking anElloaEling ingress and egress. Ingress and egress from parking and loading spaoes shall be provided as foll<YNs: Ingress and egress to and from parking and loading spaces shall be pro'tided by means of clearly limited and defined entrance and exist dri'.res whioh lead from the public rights of \\'ay to olearly limited and defined maneu.:ering lanes whioh in turn pro'tide aocess to indi\'idual parking or loading spaoes. Layout oonfigurations whioh r-equire backing directly onto U.S. 1, arterial and collector streok> from a parking or loading space m-e prohibited. There shall be a minimum of ten (10) foet separation bewJeen access drives. Section 2. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, item, change, or provision of this ordinance is held invalid, the remainder of this ordinance shall not be affected by such validity. Section 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of said conflict. Section 4. The provisions of this ordinance shall be included and incorporated in the Code of Ordinances of the County of Monroe, Florida, as an addition or amendment thereto, and shall be appropriately renumbered to conform to the uniform numbering system of the Code. Section 5. This ordinance shall be filed in the Office of the Secretary of State of Florida, but shall not become effective until a notice is Page 9 of 10 C:\TEMP\park load ord.doc issued by the Department of Community Affairs or Administrative Commission approving the ordinance. Section 6. This ordinance shall be transmitted by the Planning Department to the Department of Community Affairs to determine the consistency of this ordinance with the Florida Statutes. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida at a regular meeting held on the day of , A.D., 2003. Mayor Dixie Spehar Mayor Pro Tem Murray Nelson Commissioner Charles "Sonny" McCoy Commissioner George Neugent Commissioner David Rice BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA BY Mayor Dixie Spehar (SEAL) ATTEST: DANNY KOHLAGE, CLERK DEPUTY CLERK Page 10 of 10 C:\TEMP\park load ord.doc BOCC STAFF REPORT MEMORANDUM TO: Monroe County Board of County Commissioners FROM: Fred Gross, Island Planning Team Director DATE: October 28, 2003 RE: AMENDMENT TO DIVISION 9 OF THE MONROE COUNTY CODE, (PARKING AND LOADING STANDARDS) IN ORDER TO MODIFY CERTAIN STANDARDS THAT ARE NO LONGER APPROPRIATE AND TO REFORMAT THE SECTIONS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE GREATER CLARITY AND EASE OF REFERENCE. J. BACKGROUND For a number of years, municipalities have found it necessary to modify their parking and loading standards in order to accommodate changes resulting from such factors as: . the changing usage in automobile travel, . new mixes of commercial activity, . more modern truck delivery methods, . the sub-tropical climate of communities encourages a proliferation of outdoor dining, drinking, entertainment, and sales establishments. Monroe County has exhibited all of these issues. Additionally, the present Division 9 provides lists of standards rather than easily read tables. The LDR's provide discrete numbers for handicapped vehicles even though the numbers were established by the Florida Accessibility Code for Building Construction. If the calculations in the Code are changed, we are required to formally amend our LDR's. However, since the County has adopted the Code by reference as part of the County's building code in Chapter 6, there is no need to replicate those numbers in this Division. Similarly, the Section Design of Spaces for the Handicapped is redundant and should be eliminated from this Division. Because of the lack of available land for many uses, it is often not possible to provide all of the required parking on the same lot as the principal use. It has become necessary to provide better regulations for shared parking as well as off-site parking. The proposed draft text specifically addresses the following parking issues: . The current standards for aisle widths. are too narrow and are creating safety and traffic flow problems. Staff has proposed increased aisle widths. . A standard for parallel parking spaces has been added. Page 1 of 9 W:\Planning\Working Folders\Gross-Fred\Parking 9.5-351-55\BOCC staff report.doc . Staff has proposed increases in the parking requirements for commercial retail and has incorporated the parking demand generated by outdoor sales areas. . Staff has reviewed the Institute of Transportation Engineers standards and those of other communities concerning the differentiation between types of eating and drinking establishments and found that there was little difference in the parking requirements of the different types. Staff has proposed a single set of requirements for all. . Staff has proposed a reduction in the parking requirements relating to marinas, commercial boating activities, and live-aboard uses. . Staff has proposed additional space requirements for parked trailers and towing vehicles while boats are being used at boat ramps. . Staff has proposed making the shared parking option more flexible by allowing shared parking between uses on different lots. . Staff has proposed increasing the size of loading and unloading spaces and decreasing the number of total spaces required for commercial and industrial uses based on National Parking Association standards. This proposed amendment was reviewed at the Development Review Committee public meeting of September 15, 2003. This proposed amendment was reviewed at the public hearings of the planning commission of October 8, 2003 and October 22, 2003. II. ANALYSIS & FINDINGS OF FACT 1 . Staff finds that there is a need to revise the parking regulations to more accurately reflect the changing needs of businesses, the changing customer preferences, and the limited space available for parking opportunities in the Keys. 2. Staff finds that the proposed change is consistent with Section 9.5-511 (d)(5) b. (iv) New Issues and (V) Recognition of a need for additional detail or comprehensiveness. III. PROPOSED TEXT CHANGES DIVISION 9. PARKING AND LOADING STANDARDS Section 9.5-351. Purpose and intent. Page 2 of 9 W:\Planning\Working Folders\Gross-Fred\Parking 9.5-351-55\BOCC staff report. doc The purpose and intent of this division is to provide adeQuate off-street parkino and loadina areas to serve the maiority of traffic aenerated by development. The provision of parkina and loadina areas is to: avoid undue conaestion on the streets: protect the capacity of the road system to move traffic: minimize unnecessary conflicts between vehicles. pedestrians. and bicyclists: facilitate the use of transportation manaoement systems: and avoid noise. olare. liohts. and visual impacts of parkina and loadina operations on adiacent properties. Section 9.5-3M352. Required off-street parking. (a) Generallv: Every use shall be provided with off-street parking in accordance with the follov.'ing standards contained in this division. Every parkina space. both reQuired and unreauired. shall meet the minimum standards of this division. ~{Ql Dimensional Reauirements of Size of Roquired Parking Spaces and Aisles: Each parkino space shall have direct and unrestricted access to an aisle. Except as expresslv stated herein, each parking aisle and parking space shall have 3 minimum width of eight (8) feet six (6) inches and a minimum length of eighteen (18) feet. meet the followina minimum standards: ParkinQ Space and Aisle Width Minimum Dimensional Reauirements Parkin a Pattern in One-Way Aisle Two-Wav Aisle Parkin a Soace Parkin a Soace Dearees Width Width Width Lenath o (Parallel) 12 feet 24 feet 8.5 feet 25 feet 30 or 45 15 feet 24 feet 8.5 feet 18 feet 60 18 feet 24 feet 8.5 feet 18 feet 75 22 feet 24 feet 8.5 feet 18 feet 90 24 feet 24 feet 8.5 feet 18 feet (b) Requirod Aislos: Each required p3rking space sh311 unrestricted 3ccess to 3n 3isle of the following minimum width: Width 9f Aisles Angle of P-arking h3ve direct 3nd lEE:: Numbor of P-arking RallIS One Row Two Rows 1= IE (c) Required Number of Off-Street Parking Spaces: The following is the number of parking spaces to be provided for each use: Specific Use Cateaorv Minimum Reauired Number of Spaces Single Family dwellina units, includina mobile 2.0 spaces per dwellina unit or mobile home homes on individual lots Multi-familv dwellina units 1.5 spaces per dwellinc unit Page 3 of 9 W:\Planning\Working Folders\Gross-Fred\Parking 9.5-351-55\BOCC staff report.doc Mobile home arks, Commercial retail(high , medium, low intonsity) unloss othorwiso specified, por 1,000 sq. ft. gross floor area (gfa) except as otherwise s ecified below EatinQ and drinkinQ establishments Commercial recreation indoor Commercial recreation outdoor Theater~, conference. or activity centers f**= seat Offices, Medical and dental clinics RV arks, Hotels, IDestination resorts Mini-warehouses e facilities Industrial uses, Hos itals, Churches Live-aboard Live aboard, more than 1 Marinas(commorcial fishing),for each borth and commercial fishinQ facilities plus, per '1 dry fa less than 6 (six) 1.0 2.0 spaces per berth more than 5 4-,.Q 0.3 space per passenQer capacity of vessel 4-,.Q 6.0 spaces per ramp; all spaces shall be a minimum of 14 feet bv 55 feet. to accommodate trailers and oversized vehicles. (d) Number of Spaces for Handicapped (d) Cateaory of Specific Use for Determination of the Number of Spaces; If a specific use does not fall within one of the above cateQories in subsection (c), then the parkinQ space requirements shall be based on the most current edition of the Institute of Transportation Enoineer's Parkinq Generation Manual. or other appropriate documentation approved by the Plannino Director. (0) Roquimd Numbor of Spaces When Fr-actional Spaces ComputiJd: Page 4 of 9 W:\Planning\Working Folders\Gross-Fred\Parking 9.5-351-55\BOCC staff report. doc (e) Calculation of Number of Parkinq Soaces: In calculatino the number of parkino spaces required under this division. the followinQ special provisions mm,!y: (1) When units or measurements determininQ the number of reQuired parkino spaces result in the requirement of a fractional space. any fraction UP to and includino one-half shall be disreQarded and fractions over one-half shall require one parkinQ space. (2) In determinino the amount of land activity area for outdoor uses. areas used for parkino and driveways shall not be counted. (3) When two or more separate uses are on a site. the reQuired parkino for the site is the sum of the total reQuired parkino for each of the individual uses. except if the shared parkino calculation option is used. as provided for in subsection (i). (f)Dosign of Spacos far tho Handicapped Parkinq Requirements: The number and desion of handicapped parkinQ spaces shall be in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 6. which incorporates by reference the Florida Accessibility Code for Buildino Construction. (g) Location of Required Parking: Required off-street parking spaces for single- family and multi-family residential uses shall be located on the premises they are intended to serve. Othor Required off-street parking spaces for all other uses shall be located on the same lot as the principal use they are intended to serve '.vhich such facilitios 3m intended to sorvo or upon a another lot within three hundred (300) f-oot. in accordance the provisions of subsection (h). (h) Off-Site Parkinq Requirements: The followinQ requirements shall apply to off- site parkino facilities: (1) The location of any off-site parkinq lot shall be within three hundred (300) feet walkinq distance. as measured by the shortest route of effective pedestrian access. of a public entrance to the structure of land area containino the use for which the spaces are required; (2) A parkinq aqreement shall be required in accordance with Section 9.5- 353; and. (3) Any off-site parkinQ area located within a different land use district than the principal use it is intended to serve shall meet the followino provisions in addition to requirements (1) and (2) above: Page 5 of 9 W:\Planning\Working Folders\Gross-Fred\Parking 9.5-351-55\BOCC staff report.doc a. The off-site parkina area and the use(s) it is intended to serve shall be aOQreoated for purposes of development review and shall be approved only as a minor or maior conditional use. b. The principal use intended to be served by the off-site parkina area shall be a permitted principal use within the zonino district in which the off-site parkina area is located. fR1(i) Shared Parking Option Requirements: (1) Purpose: The purpose of this subsection the shared parking option is to permit a reduction in the total number of parking spaces which would otherwise be required in instances ,,":hen :1 lot is occupied by two (2) or mora uses \.,hich typic:1l1y do not experienco peak parking demands at tho S:1me time where two or more uses on the same lot or separate lots are to share the same parkino spaces because their peak parkinQ demands do not occur at the same time. Shared parkino is an option to the method for calculation of reauired parkina as provided for in subsection (e)(3). (2) Condition on Development Ap/Jroval: If the shared parkinQ option is used to calculate the amount of reQuired parkino spaces. the approved development permit shall have. a condition that any chanae in the occupancy or use of any the principal uses intended to be served by the shared parkina shall reQuire development approval by the Plan nino Director to ensure sufficient parkino is available. ~(3) Computation of shared parking requirements; Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (6t-(e)(4) for individual land uses, when any land or building is used for two (2) or more distinguishable purposes as listed below, the shared parkino option may be used to determined the minimum amount of parkino reauired. Under the shared parkinQ option. the minimum total number of required parking spaces for said land or building shall be determined by the following procedure: a. multiply the minimum parking requirement for each individual use as set forth in subsection (c) by the appropriate percentage as set forth in the table below for each faH>f the five designated time periods. b. add the resulting sums for each of the five (5) vertical columns in the table. c. the minimum parking requirement is the highest sum among the five (5) columns resulting from the calculation in subsection (b) above. Page 6 of 9 W:\Planning\Working Folders\Gross-Fred\Parking 9.5-351-55\BOCC staff report.doc NIGHTTIME WEEKDA Y WEEKEND Day Evening Day Evening Midnight- 9:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m.- 9:00a.m.- 6:00 p.m.- 6:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Midnight 4:00 p.m . Midnight Soecific Uses Cateaories Marinas 5% 70% 10% 100% 20% Residential 100% 60% 90% 80% 90% Officel Industrial 5% 100% 10% 10% 5% Churches 5% 25% 50% 100% 50% Commercial Retail 5% +G60% 90% 100% 70% Drinkino and Eatinol Entertainment! Recreation (theaters, bowling alleys, meetino halls) 10% 40% 100% 80% 100% Hotel -8G75% -8G75% 100% 0075% 100% Restaurant! Entertainment! Recreational (theaters, bowling alleys) 10% <10% 100% 80% 100% All Others 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% (j) Wheel Stop Reauirements: All impervious surface parkino spaces shall be clearly marked by stripina or other markinQs acceptable to the plannino director. All pervious surface parkino spaces shall have a wheel stop, bumper blocks or similar barriers to desionate each parkino space. ffi(k) Bicvcle Spaces: A location or bicycle rack for parkino bicycles shall be provided by all nonresidential development servicod b'l tho within two-hundred (200) feet of an existino or proqrammed state or county bikeway 98tAs. The minimum layout for a bicycle parkino area shall be a two (2) foot wide by six (6) foot lono stall with a minimum aisle width of five (5) feet. The bicycle parkinq area shall be located within fifty (50) feet of a public entrance to the principal structure and shall not interfere with pedestrian traffic. Section 9.5-353. Parkino aareements. (a) Purpose: The purpose of parkino aoreements is to ensure the continued availability of off-site parkinq facilities for the use(s) they are intended to serve. (b )Reauirements: All off-site parkinq facilities shall reQuire a parkino aoreement. (c) Form and Approvals: The parkino aoreement shall drawn to the satisfaction of the County Attorney and Plannino Director and executed by all parties, includino Page 7 of 9 W:\Planning\Working Folders\Gross-Fred\Parking 9.5-351-55\BOCC staff report. doc the County. The aoreement shall provide the County with the rioht of enforcement. Section 9.5-362-354. Required number and size of off-street loading spaces. (a) Number and Size of Required Spaces: Loading spaces shall be provided as follows: Specific Use Cateaorv (1 ) Office uses (2) Commercial ( excludino eatino and drinkino est.) ~md industrbl usos (3) Commercial eatino and drinkino establishments (4) Hotels and motels (5) Industrial G.F.A. (Sq. Ft.) Minimum Reauired Number of Loadina and Unloadina spaces 10'x25'11 'x35' 10'x50'11 'x55 o 99,999 1 0-29,999 Q 30.000-99,999 Q 100.000 and over 1 100,000 150,000 0 150, 000 and ovor 0 o 1 1 1 1 2 o 1,999 1 5,000 19,999 0 20,000 19,999 0 0-9999 Q 10.000-29,999 Q 30,000-79.999 Q 80,000 and over 1 50,00079,999 0 80,000 99,000 0 100,000 119,000 0 150,000 and over 0 for oach 50,000 ovor 150,000 0 o 1 2 Q 1 ~ ~ 3 1 5 5 1 0-4999 Q 5.000-19.999 Q 20,000-39.999 Q 40.000 and over 1 Q 1 ~ ~ Q 1 ~ ~ 0-49.999 Q 50,000-99.999 Q 100.000-199.999 Q 200.000 and over 1 0-4.999 Q 5.000-29.999 Q 30.000-49,999 Q 50.000 and over 1 Q 1 ~ ~ W:\Planning\Working Folders\Gross-Fred\Parking 9.5-351-55\BOCC staff report.doc Page 8 of 9 (b) Loading Spa cas on Same Lot: Location of Required Loadinq and Unloadina Spaces: Loading spaces shall be located entirely within on the same lot as the principal use they serve and not These spaces shall not be located on any public right-of-way, or other lot, or on any parkina spaces or parkina aisle. Section 9.5-353 355 Restriction on use of parking and loading areas spaces. The display or storage of merchandise, materials or motor vehicles and/or repair of motor vehicles or any kind of equipment is prohibited in all off-street parking and loading spaces and aisles, including required ~md unrequired_spaces. Se&tion 9.5 354 ConfiguratioFl of parking and loading ingress and egress. Ingress and egress from parking and loading spaces shall be provided as follows: Ingress and egress to and from parking and loading spaces shall be provided by means of cloarly limited and defined entrance and exist drivos which lead from the public rights of way to clearly limited and definod maneuvering lanes which in turn provide access to individual parking or loading spaces. Layout configurations \...hich require backing directly onto U.S. 1, arterial and colloctor streets from a parking or loading space are prohibited. There shall be a minimum of ten (10) feet separation between access drives. I Strike through text is deleted Underlined text is new IV. PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION Based on the Staff findings of fact, the Monroe County Planning Commission recommends APPROVAL of the text change to the Monroe County Land Development Regulations. Page 9 of 9 W:\Planning\Working Folders\Gross-Fred\Parking 9.5-351-55\BOCC staff report.doc PC RESOLUTION MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION #P66-03 A RESOLUTION BY THE MONROE COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDING APPROVAL TO THE MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE REQUEST FILED BY THE MONROE COUNTY PLANNING DEPARTMENT TO AMEND DIVISION 9 OF THE MONROE COUNTY CODE, (PARKING AND LOADING STANDARDS) IN ORDER TO MODIFY CERTAIN STANDARDS THAT ARE NO LONGER APPROPRIATE AND TO REFORMAT THE SECTIONS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE GREATER CLARITY AND EASE OF REFERENCE. WHEREAS, For a number of years, municipalities have found it necessary to modify their parking and loading standards in order to accommodate changes resulting from such factors as: . the changing usage in automobile travel, . new mixes of commercial activity, . more modern truck delivery methods, . the sub-tropical climate of communities encourages a proliferation of outdoor dining, drinking, entertainment, and sales establishments; and WHEREAS, Monroe County has exhibited all of these issues; and WHEREAS, the present Division 9 provides lists of standards rather than easily read tables; and WHEREAS, the LDR's provide discrete numbers for handicapped vehicles even though the numbers were established by the Florida Accessibility Code for Building Construction; and WHEREAS, the County has adopted the Code by reference as part of the County's building code in Chapter 6, and there is no need to replicate those numbers in this Division; and WHEREAS, the Section Design of Spaces for the Handicapped is redundant and should be eliminated from this Division; and WHEREAS, due to the lack of available land for many uses, it is often not possible to provide all of the required parking on the same lot as the principal use and It has become necessary to provide better regulations for shared parking as well as off-site parking: and . . Page 1 of 10 W:\Planning\Working Folders\Gross-Fred\Parking 9.5-351-55\PC Reso P66-03.doc Initial_ WHEREAS, the proposed text specifically addresses the following issues: . An increase in parking area aisle widths. . A standard for parallel parking spaces. . An increase in the parking requirements for commercial retail including the parking demand generated by outdoor sales areas. . A single set of parking requirements for all eating and drinking uses. . A reduction in the parking requirements relating to marinas, commercial boating activities, and live-aboard uses. . Additional space requirements for parked trailers and towing vehicles while boats are being used at boat ramps. . A more flexible shared parking option. . An increase in the size of loading and unloading spaces and a decrease in the number of total spaces required for commercial and industrial uses; and WHEREAS, Staff finds that there is a need to revise the parking regulations to more accurately reflect the changing needs of businesses, the changing customer preferences, and the limited space available for parking opportunities in the Keys; and WHEREAS, Staff finds that the proposed change is consistent with Section 9.5-511 (d)(5) b. (iv) New Issues and (V) Recognition of a need for additional detail or comprehensiveness; and WHEREAS, this proposed amendment was reviewed at the Development Review Committee public meeting of September 15, 2003. WHEREAS, this proposed amendment was heard at regularly scheduled public hearings of the planning commission on October 8, 2003 and on October 22, 2003; and WHEREAS, the Monroe County Planning Commission was presented with the following evidence, which by reference is hereby incorporated as part of the record of said hearing; Page 2 of 10 W:\Planning\Working Folders\Gross-Fred\Parking 9.5-351-55\PC Reso P66-03.doc Initial 1. Staff report prepared on September 16, 2003 by Fred Gross, Island Planning Team Director. 2. Proposed change to the Monroe County Land Development Regulations. 3. The sworn testimony of the Growth Management Staff. 4. The sworn testimony of residents of Monroe County; and NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY PLANNING COMMISSION OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, that the preceding findings of fact support their decision to recommend APPROVAL to the Monroe County Planning Commission of the following amendments to the text of the Monroe County Land Development Regulations as requested by the Monroe County Planning Department: DIVISION 9. PARKING AND LOADING STANDARDS Section 9.5-351. Purpose and intent. The purpose and intent of this division is to provide adeQuate off-street parkinQ and loadino areas to serve the maiority of traffic qenerated by development. The provision of parkino and loadina areas is to: avoid undue conoestion on the streets: protect the capacity of the road system to move traffic: minimize unnecessary conflicts between vehicles. pedestrians. and bicyclists: facilitate the use of transportation manaoement systems: and avoid noise. qlare. IiQhts. and visual impacts of parkino and loadino operations on adiacent properties. Section 9.5-3M352. Required off-street parking. (a) Generallv: Every use shall be provided with off-street parking in accordance with the following standards contained in this division. Every parkino space. both required and unrequired. shall meet the minimum standards of this division. faj{Q) Dimensional Reauirements of S.iZO of Roqui:-ed Parking Spaces and Aisles: Each parkino space shall have direct and unrestricted access to an aisle. Except as expresslv stated herein, each parking aisle and parking space shall h:1ve :1 minimum width of eight (8) foot six (6) inchos :1nd :1 minimum longth of oightoen (18) feet. meet the followino minimum standards: Parkina Soace and Aisle Width Minimum Dimensional Reauirements Parkina Pattern in One-Way Aisle Two-Wav Aisle Parkin a Space Parkina Space Dearees Width Width Width Lenath o (Parallel) 12 feet 24 feet 8.5 feet 25 feet 30 or 45 1 5 feet 24 feet 8.5 feet 18 feet Page 3 of 10 W:\Planning\Working Folders\Gross-Fred\Parking 9.5-351-55\PC Raso P66-03.doc Initial 60 18 feet 24 feet 8.5 feet 18 feet 75 22 feet 24 feet 8.5 feet 18 feet 90 24 feet 24 feet 8.5 feet 18 feet hove direct :md (b) Roquired Aisles: Each required parking space shall unrestricted access to an aisle of the following minimum width: Width of Aisles Angle of P-arking Number of P-arking Rows Dna Row Two Rows 1= IlH: IE-$ (c) Required Number of Off-Street Parking Spaces: The following is the number of parking spaces to be provided for each use: SDecific Use Cateaorv SDaces Minimum Reauired Number of Single Family dwellino units, includino mobile 2.0 spaces per dwellino unit or mobile home homes on individual lots Multi-famil dwellin units Mobile home arks, Commercial retail(high , medium, low intensity) unless otherwise specified, per 1,000 sq. ft. gross floor area (gfa) except as otherwise s ecified below Eatino and drinkino establishments Convenience feta# stores, Commercial recreation indoor Commercial recreation outdoor Theater~, conference. or activity centers peF seat Offices, Medical and dental clinics RV arks, Hotels, IDestination resorts Mini-warehouses ersonal stora e facilities Industrial uses, Hos itals, Churches Live-aboard Page 4 of 10 W:\Planning\Working Folders\Gross-Fred\Parking 9.5-351-55\PC Raso P66-03.doc Initial Live :lbo:Jrd, more th:ln 1 4-:-W \^'~~ ~I:- (),.9.7 1'"\-. ~I:. ~ Marinas( commercial fishing),for e3ch berth 4-,..Q 1.0 space per berth plus one space per and commercial fishino facilities plus. per 1 dry four (4) dry storaoe racks r",,..I,... Charter/Guide boat~, less than 6 (six) 1.0 2.0 spaces per berth passenQers capacity Party and Charter/Guide boat~, more than 5 4-,..Q 0.3 space per passenoer capacitv of (five) passenQers capacih , _M vessel Boat ramps, per ramp 4-,..Q 6.0 spaces per ramp; all spaces shall be a minimum of 14 feet bv 55 feet. to accommodate trailers and oversized vehicles. (d) Number of Spaces for Handio3ppod (d) CateGory of Specific Use for Determination of the Number of Spaces; If a specific use does not fall within one of the above cateoories in subsection (c), then the parkinq space requirements shall be based on the most current edition of the Institute of Transportation Enoineer's Parkino Generation Manual. or other appropriate documentation approved by the Plan nino Director. (e) Required Number of Spaces ~/hen Fractional Spaces Computod: (e) Calculation of Number of ParkinG Spaces: In calculatinq the number of parkinq spaces required under this division, the followino special provisions illm.!Y: (1) When units or measurements determinino the number of required parkino spaces result in the reQuirement of a fractional space. any fraction up to and includinq one-half shall be disreoarded and fractions over one-half shall require one parkinq space. (2) In determinino the amount of land activity area for outdoor uses. areas used for parkino and driveways shall not be counted. (3) When two or more separate uses are on a site. the reQuired parkino for the site is the sum of the total required parkino for each of the individual uses. except if the shared parkinq calculation option is used, as provided for in subsection (i). (f)Dosign of Spaces for tho Handicapped ParkinG Requirements: The number and desion of handicapped parkino spaces shall be in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 6. which incorporates by reference the Florida Accessibility Code for Buildinq Construction. Page 5 of 10 W:\Planning\Working Folders\Gross-Fred\Parking 9.5-351-55\PC Reso P66-03.doc Initial (g) Location of Required Parking: Required off-street parking spaces for single- family and multi-family residential uses shall be located on the premises they are intended to serve. Othor Required off-street parking spaces for all other uses shall be located on the same lot as the principal use they are intended to serve ,..,hich such facilities are intondod to servo or upon a another lot 'Nithin three hundred (300) foot. in accordance the provisions of subsection (h). (h) Off-Site Parkinq Reauirements: The followinq reQuirements shall apply to off- site parkino facilities: (1) The location of any off-site parkinQ lot shall be within three hundred (300) feet walkino distance. as measured by the shortest route of effective pedestrian access. of a public entrance to the structure of land area containinq the use for which the spaces are required; (2) A parkino aQreement shall be required in accordance with Section 9.5- 353; and. (3) Any off-site parkinq area located within a different land use district than the principal use it is intended to serve shall meet the followino provisions in addition to reQuirements (1) and (2) above: a. The off-site parkino area and the use(s) it is intended to serve shall be aooreoated for purposes of development review and shall be approved only as a minor or maior conditional use. b. The principal use intended to be served by the off-site parkinq area shall be a permitted principal use within the zonino district in which the off-site parkino area is located. W(i) Shared Parking Option Requirements: (1) Purpose: The purpose of this subsoction the shared parking option is to permit a reduction in the total number of parking spaces which would otherwise be required in instances when a lot is occupiod by tv/o (2) or more uses ,,".'hich typically do not exporionce peak parking domands at the same timo where two or more uses on the same lot or separate lots are to share the same parkinQ spaces because their peak parkino demands do not occur at the same time. Shared parkinQ is an option to the method for calculation of required parkinq as provided for in subsection (e)(3). (2) Condition on Development Approval: If the shared parkinQ option is used to calculate the amount of required parkinq spaces. the approved development permit shall have a condition that any chanQe in the occupancy or use of any the principal uses intended to be served by the Page 6 of 10 W:\Planning\Working Folders\Gross-Fred\Parking 9.5-351-55\PC Reso P66-03.doc Initial shared parkina shall reQuire development approval by the Plannino Director to ensure sufficient parkino is available. f2j(3) Computation of shared parking requirements: Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection tG)-(e)(4) for individual land uses, when any land or building is used for two (2) or more distinguishable purposes as listed below, the shared parkina option may be used to determined the minimum amount of parkino reQuired. Under the shared parkino option, the minimum total number of required parking spaces for said land or building shall be determined by the following procedure: a. multiply the minimum parking requirement for each individual use as set forth in subsection (c) by the appropriate percentage as set forth in the table below for each feF...of the five designated time periods. b. add the resulting sums for each of the five (5) vertical columns in the table. c. the minimum parking requirement is the highest sum among the five (5) columns resulting from the calculation in subsection (b) above. NIGHTTIME WEEKDA Y WEEKEND Day Evening Day Evening Midnight- 9:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m.- 9:00a.m.- 6:00 p.m.- 6:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Midnight 4:00 p.m . Midnight Specific Uses Cateaories Marinas 5% 70% 10% 100% 20% Residential 100% 60% 90% 80% 90% Office/ Industrial 5% 100% 10% 10% 5% Churches 5% 25% 50% 100% 50% Commercial Retail 5% 1Q60% 90% 100% 70% Drinkinq and Eatinq/ Entertainment! Recreation (theaters, bowling alleys, meetinq halls) 10% 40% 100% 80% 100% Hotel -8G75% -8G75% 100% 8G75% 100% Restaurant! Entertainment! Recreational (thoators, bO'.vling alleys) 10% 10% 100% 80% 100% All Others 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Page 7 of 10 W:\Planning\Working Folders\Gross-Fred\Parking 9.5-351-55\PC Reso P66-03.doc Initial (j) Wheel Stop ReQuirements: All impervious surface parkina spaces shall be clearly marked by stripinQ or other markinos acceptable to the plan nino director. All pervious surface parkinQ spaces shall have a wheel stoP. bumper blocks or similar barriers to desionate each parkino space. ffi(k) Bicvcle Spaces: A location or bicycle rack for parkina bicycles shall be provided by all nonresidential development serviced b\1 the within two-hundred (200) feet of an existino or proorammed state or county bikeway eatRs. The minimum layout for a bicycle parkinQ area shall be a two (2) foot wide by six (6) foot lona stall with a minimum aisle width of five (5) feet. The bicycle parkinq area shall be located within fifty (50) feet of a public entrance to the principal structure and shall not interfere with pedestrian traffic. Section 9.5-353. Parkino aareements. (a) PUffJose: The purpose of parkino aoreements is to ensure the continued availability of off-site parkino facilities for the use(s) they are intended to serve. (b )ReQuirements: All off-site parkinQ facilities shall require a parkino aoreement. (c) Form and Approvals: The parkinQ aQreement shall drawn to the satisfaction of the County Attorney and Plannina Director and executed by all parties. includinq the County, The aareement shall provide the County with the rioht of enforcement. Section 9.5-362-354. Required number and size of off-street loading spaces. (a) Number and Size of Required Spaces: Loading spaces shall be provided as follows: Specific Use Cateqorv G.F.A. (Sq. Ft.) Minimum ReQuired Number of Loadina and Unloadina spaces 1 O'x25'11 'x35' 1 O'x50'11 'x55 (1 ) Office uses 099,999 1 0 0-29,999 0 1 30 ,000-99 .999 Q 1 100,000 and over 1 1 100,000 150,000 0 1 150, 000 ~:md over 0 2 o 4,999 1 0 5,000 19,999 0 1 20,000 49,999 0 2 0-9999 Q Q 10.000-29.999 Q 1 30.000-79.999 Q ~ 80.000 and over 1 ~ Page 8 of 10 (2) Commercial (excludinq eatinQ and drinkino est.) ~md industri31 uses W:\Planning\Working Folders\Gross-Fred\Parking 9.5-351-55\PC Reso P66-03.doc Initial (5) Industrial 50,000 79,999 0 3 80,00099,000 0 1 100,000 119,000 0 5 150,000 and ovor 0 5 for each 50,000 ovor 150,000 0 1 0-4999 Q Q 5.000-19.999 Q 1 20.000-39.999 Q 2 40.000 and over 1 2 0-49.999 Q Q 50.000-99.999 Q 1 100,000-199,999 Q 2 200.000 and over 1 2 0-4.999 Q Q 5.000-29,999 Q 1 30.000-49.999 Q 2 50.000 and over 1 2 (3) Commercial eatino and drinkino establishments (4) Hotels and motels (b) Loading Spaces on Same Lot: Location of ReQuired Loadinq and Unloadina Spaces: Loading spaces shall be located entirely within on the same lot as the principal use they serve and not These spaces shall not be located on any public right-of-way, or other lot, or on any parkino spaces or parkina aisle. Section 9.5-363 355 Restriction on use of parking and loading areas spaces. The display or storage of merchandise, materials or motor vehicles and/or repair of motor vehicles or any kind of equipment is prohibited in all off-street parking and loading spaces and aisles, including required and unrequired_spaces. Section 9.5 354 Configuration of parking and loading ingress and egress. Ingress and egress from parking and loading spacos shall bo provided as follo'A's: Ingress and ogress to and from parking and loading spaces shall bo providod by means of clearly limitod and dofined entrance and oxist drives v..hich load from the public rights of way to clearly limited and defined maneuvering lanos 'Nhich in turn provido access to individual parking or loading spacos. Layout configurations which require backing directly onto U.S. 1, artorial and colloctor stroots from a parking or loading space are prohibited. There shall be a minimum of ton (10) foot E:oparation botwoon accoss drives. Page 9 of 10 W:\Planning\Working Folders\Gross-Fred\Parking 9.5-351-55\PC Reso P66-03.doc Initial I Striko through text is deleted Underlined text is new [balance of this page is intentionally left blank] PASSED AND ADOPTED By the Planning Commission of Monroe County, Florida at a regular meeting held on the 22nd day of October, 2003. Jerry Coleman, Chair Denise Werling, Vice Chair David C. Ritz, Commissioner Jiulio Margalli, Commissioner Lynn C. Mapes, Commissioner YES YES YES YES YES PLANNING COMMISSION OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By Jerry Coleman, Chair Signed this day of ,2003 Page 10 of 10 W:\Planning\Working Folders\Gross-Fred\Parking 9.5-351-55\PC Reso P66-03.doc Initial DRC RESOLUTION DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE RESOLUTION #D28-03 A RESOLUTION BY THE MONROE COUNTY DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL TO THE MONROE COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE REQUEST FILED BY THE MONROE COUNTY PLANNING DEPARTMENT TO AMEND DIVISION 9 OF THE MONROE COUNTY CODE, (PARKING AND LOADING STANDARDS) IN ORDER TO MODIFY CERTAIN STANDARDS THAT ARE NO LONGER APPROPRIATE AND TO REFORMAT THE SECTIONS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE GREATER CLARITY AND EASE OF REFERENCE. WHEREAS, For a number of years, municipalities have found it necessary to modify their parking and loading standards in order to accommodate changes resulting from such factors as: . the changing usage in automobile travel, . new mixes of commercial activity, . more modern truck delivery methods, . the sub-tropical climate of communities encourages a proliferation of outdoor dining, drinking, entertainment, and sales establishments; and WHEREAS, Monroe County has exhibited all of these issues; and WHEREAS, the present Division 9 provides lists of standards rather than easily read tables; and WHEREAS, the LDR's provide discrete numbers for handicapped vehicles even though the numbers were established by the Florida Accessibility Code for BuHdingConslfuction;and WHEREAS, the County has adopted the Code by reference as part of the County's building code in Chapter 6, and there is no need to replicate those numbers in this Division; and WHEREAS, the Section Design of Spaces for the Handicapped is redundant and should be eliminated from this Division; and WHEREAS, due to the lack of available land for many uses, it is often not possible to provide all of the required parking on the same lot as the principal use and It has become necessary to provide better regulations for shared parking as well as off-site parking; and Page 1 of 10 W:\Planning\Working Folders\Gross-Fred\Parking 9.5-351-55\DRC Reso.doc Initial_ WHEREAS, the proposed text specifically addresses the following issues: . An increase in parking area increased aisle widths. . A standard for parallel parking spaces. . An increase in the parking requirements for commercial retail including the parking demand generated by outdoor sales areas. . A single set of parking requirements for all eating and drinking uses. . A reduction in the parking requirements relating to marinas, commercial boating activities, and live-aboard uses. . Additional space requirements for parked trailers and towing vehicles while boats are being used at boat ramps. . A more flexible shared parking option. . An increase in the size of loading and unloading spaces and a decrease in the number of total spaces required for commercial and industrial uses; and WHEREAS, Staff finds that there is a need to revise the parking regulations to more accurately reflect the changing needs of businesses, the changing customer preferences, and the limited space available for parking opportunities in the Keys; and WHEREAS, Staff finds that the proposed change is consistent with Section 9.5-511 (d)(5) b. (iv) New Issues and (V) Recognition of a need for additional detail or comprehensiveness; and WHEREAS, this proposed amendment was reviewed at the Development Review Committee public meeting of September 15, 2003. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, that the preceding findings of fact support their decision to recommend APPROVAL to the Monroe County Planning Commission of the following amendments to the text of the Monroe County Land Development Regulations as requested by the Monroe County Planning Department: Page 2 of 10 W:\Planning\Working Folders\Gross-Fred\Parking 9.5-351-55\DRC Reso.doc Initial DIVISION 9. PARKING AND LOADING STANDARDS Section 9.5-351. Purpose and intent. The purpose and intent of this division is to provide adeauate off-street parkino and loadino areas to serve the maiority of traffic oenerated by development. The provision of parkino and loadina areas is to: avoid undue conaestion on the streets: protect the capacity of the road system to move traffic: minimize unnecessary conflicts between vehicles. pedestrians. and bicyclists: facilitate the use of transportation manaqement systems: and avoid noise. alare. liohts. and visual impacts of parkino and loadino operations on adiacent properties. Section 9.5-35-1-352. Required off-street parking. (a) Generallv: Every use shall be provided with off-street parking in accordance with the follo'Ning standards contained in this division. Every parkina space. both required and unrequired. shall meet the minimum standards of this division. Willl Dimensional Reauirements of Siz-e of Required Parking Spaces and Aisles: Each parkino space shall have direct and unrestricted access to an aisle. Except as expressly stated herein, each parking aisle and parking space shall have a minimum width of eight (8) feet six (6) inches and 0 minimum length of eighteen (18) feet. meet the followina minimum standards: Parkina Space and Aisle Width Minimum Dimensional Reauirements Parkina Pattern in One-Way Aisle Two-Wav Aisle Parkina Soace Parkina Soace Deorees Width Width Width Lenoth o (Parallel) 12 feet 24 feet 8.5 feet 25 feet 30 or 45 15 feet 24 feet 8.5 feet 18 feet 60 18 feet 24 feet 8.5 feet 18 feet 75 22 feet 24 feet 8.5 feet 18 feet 90 24 feet 24 feet 8.5 feet 18 feet (b) Roql:Jired Aisles: Each required parking space shall have unrostrictod access to an aisle of the follm\'ing minimum 'A'idth: Width of Aisles Angle of P-arking direct and IE:::: Number of P-ark.;ng Rows One Row Two ROIl.'S IE:. 1= (c) Required Number of Off-Street Parking Spaces: The following is the number of parking spaces to be provided for each use: Page 3 of 10 W:\Planning\Working Folders\Gross-Fred\Parking 9.5-351-55\DRC Reso.doc Initial Soecific Use Cateaory Soaces Minimum Reauired Number of Single Family dwellina units, includina mobile 2.0 spaces per dwellina unit or mobile home homes on individual lots Multi-family dwellina units 1.5 spaces Der dwellina unit Mobile home parks, -- --.... 1.0 SDace Der Dad Commercial retail(high , medium, low 6,.G-3.5 spaces per 1.000 sa. ft. of aross floor intonsity) unless otherwise specified, por 1,000 area (afa) and 1.75 spaces per 1.000 sa. ft. of sq. ft. gross floor 3re3 (gfa) except as land activity area (Iaa) for outdoor sales and otherwise sDecified below disDlav - . ._-~ (_:~ . , ___ -4 -nnn ,.,4'.... ~ , , - . , . . IL_ .~ &__....1\ _. -4 nnn _&_ ~ , , 0_._ 1_, ._,.,__ ...._UI_ -I. .L._ -- -4 nnn ,.,&_ ~ , , , , Eatina and drinkina establishments 14.0 spaces per 1.000 sa. ft. of afa and 7.0 SDaces Der 1 000 sa. ft. of laa Convenience fetaH stores, --. -4 I nnn _&- 1-:Q 4.0 SDaces Der 1 000 sa. ft of afa ^--- . __1__ __. -4 r:.nn __ A _& 1_-.... +:-Q Commercial recreation (indoor) 5.0 SDaces Der 1 000 sa. ft. of afa Commercial recreation (outdoor) 5.0 SDaces per 1.000 sa. ft. of laa Theater~, conference. or activity centers f**= 0.3 spaces per seat or seatina capacity seat Offices, --. 3.0 SDaces Der 1 000 sa. ft. of afa Medical and dental clinics 4.0 SDaces Der 1.000 sa. ft. of afa RV oarks, -.... 1.0 soace oer Dad Hotels, ---- /Destination resorts 1.0 soace oer room Mini-warehouses Dersonal storaae facilities 0.5 SDace oer 1 000 sa. ft. of afa Industrial uses, --- -4 ,nnn -=&- 2:a-2.0 soaces oer 1.000 so. ft. of afa Hosoitals, __ 1.._.... ~ 1.8 soaces oer bed Churches --- ---~ 0.3 soace oer seat Live-aboard ~ 1.5 soaces Der berth Live 3b03rd, morc th3n 1 ~ \^'_~ - . g,.&7 r""\_ _H G,.2a Marinas( commercial fishing),ror oach borth +:-Q 1.0 space per berth plus one space per and commercial fishina facilities plus. por '1 dry four (4) dry storaae racks < .........1,_ Charter/Guide boat~, less than 6 (six) 4.02.0 spaces per berth passengers capacity Party and Charter/Guide boat~, more than 5 +:-Q 0.3 space per passenaer capacity of (five) oassengers capacit", ......... vessel Boat ramps, por r3mp +:-Q 6.0 spaces per ramp; all spaces shall be a minimum of 14 feet by 55 feet. to accommodate trailers and oversized vehicles. (d) NlJmber of Spaces for Handicappod Page 4 of 10 W:\Planning\Working Folders\Gross-Fred\Parking 9.5-351-55\DRC Reso.doc Initial (d) Cateqorv of Specific Use for Determination of the Number of Spaces; If a specific use does not fall within one of the above cateoories in subsection (c). then the parkino space reauirements shall be based on the most current edition of the Institute of Transportation Enoineer's Parkino Generation Manual. or other appropriate documentation approved by the Plannino Director. (e) Roquired Number of Sp::Jces lf1/hen Fractional Spaces Compl:ltod: (e) Calculation of Number of Parkina Soaces: In calculatino the number of parkinq spaces required under this division. the followino special provisions mmJy: (1) When units or measurements determinina the number of required parkino spaces result in the requirement of a fractional space. any fraction UP to and includino one-half shall be disreQarded and fractions over one-half shall reauire one parkino space. (2) In determininQ the amount of land activity area for outdoor uses. areas used for parkina and driveways shall not be counted. (3) When two or more separate uses are on a site. the reauired parkinQ for the site is the sum of the total reauired parkinq for each of the individual uses. except if the shared parkino calculation option is used. as provided for in subsection (j). (f)Desjgn of Spacos for the Handicapped Parkinq Requirements: The number and desion of handicapped parkino spaces shall be in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 6. which incorporates by reference the Florida Accessibility Code for Buildina Construction. (g) Location of Required Parking: Required off-street parking spaces for single- family and multi-family residential uses shall be located on the premises they are intended to serve. Other Required off-street parking spaces for all other uses shall be located on the same lot as the principal use they are intended to serve 'Nhich such bcilities 3m intended to Berve or upon a another lot within three hundred (300) foot. in accordance the provisions of subsection (h). (h) Off-Site Parkinq Requirements: The followino reauirements shall apply to off- site parkinQ facilities: (1) The location of any off-site parkinq lot shall be within three hundred (300) feet walkino distance. as measured by the shortest route of effective pedestrian access. of a public entrance to the structure of land area containinq the use for which the spaces are reauired: Page 5 of 10 W:\Planning\Working Folders\Gross-Fred\Parking 9.5-351-55\DRC Reso.doc Initial (2) A parkina aoreement shall be reauired in accordance with Section 9.5- 353: and, (3) Any off-site parkina area located within a different land use district than the principal use it is intended to serve shall meet the followino provisions in addition to reauirements (1) and (2) above: a. The off-site parkina area and the use(s) it is intended to serve shall be aooreoated for purposes of development review and shall be approved only as a minor or maior conditional use. b. The principal use intended to be served by the off-site parkina area shall be a permitted principal use within the zonina district in which the off-site parkina area is located. fA-)(i) Shared Parking Ootion Requirements: (1) Purpose: The purpose of this subsection the shared parking option is to permit a reduction in the total number of parking spaces which would otherwise be required in instances when 3 lot is occupied by two (2) or more uses v.'hich typic311y do not experience pe3k parking dem3nds at the S3me time where two or more uses on the same lot or separate lots are to share the same parkina spaces because their peak parkina demands do not occur at the same time. Shared parkino is an option to the method for calculation of reauired parkino as provided for in subsection (e)(3). (2) Condition on Development Aoproval: If the shared parkina option is used to calculate the amount of reauired parkina spaces. the approved development permit shall have a condition that any chanoe in the occupancy or use of any the principal uses intended to be served by the shared parkino shall reauire development approval by the Plannina Director to ensure sufficient parkina is available. ~(3) Computation of shared parking requirements: Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection ~(e)(4) for individual land uses, when any land or building is used for two (2) or more distinguishable purposes as listed below, the shared parkino option may be used to determined the minimum amount of parkina reauired. Under the shared parkino option. the minimum total number of required parking spaces for said land or building shall be determined by the following procedure: a. multiply the minimum parking requirement for each individual use as set forth in subsection (c) by the appropriate percentage as set forth in the table below for each faf-of the five designated time periods. Page 6 of 10 W:\Planning\Working Folders\Gross-Fred\Parking 9.5-351-55\DRC Reso.doc Initial b. add the resulting sums for each of the five (5) vertical columns in the table. c. the minimum parking requirement is the highest sum among the five (5) columns resulting from the calculation in subsection (b) above. NIGHTTIME WEEKDA Y WEEKEND Day Evening Day Evening Midnight- 9:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m.- 9:00a.m.- 6:00 p.m.- 6:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Midnight 4:00 p.m . Midnight Soecific Uses Cateaories Marinas 5% 70% 10% 100% 20% Residential 100% 60% 90% 80% 90% Office! Industrial 5% 100% 10% 10% 5% Churches 5% 25% 50% 100% 50% Commercial Retail 5% 1060% 90% 100% 70% Drinkina and Eatina! Entertainment! Recreation (theaters, bowling alleys, meetina halls) 10% 40% 100% 80% 100% Hotel ~75% ~75% 100% 0075% 100% Restaurant! Entertainment! Recreational (theators, bov:ling alleys) 10% 40% 100% 80% 100% All Others 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% (j) Wheel Stop Reauirements: All impervious surface parkina spaces shall be clearly marked by stripinq or other markinos acceptable to the plannino director. All pervious surface parkinq spaces shall have a wheel stoP. bumper blocks or similar barriers to desionate each parkina space. ffi(k) Bicvcle Spaces: A loc3tion or bicycle rack for parkina bicycles shall be provided by all nonresidential development sorviced bv the within two-hundred (200) feet of an existino or proqrammed state or county bikeway eatRs. The minimum layout for a bicycle parkinq area shall be a two (2) foot wide by six (6) foot lono stall with a minimum aisle width of five (5) feet. The bicycle parkino Page 7 of 10 W:\Planning\Working Folders\Gross-Fred\Parking 9.5-351-55\DRC Reso.doc Initial area shall be located within fifty (50) feet of a public entrance to the principal structure and shall not interfere with pedestrian traffic. Section 9.5-353. Parkina aareements. (a) PUf1Jose: The purpose of parkina aareements is to ensure the continued availability of off-site parkina facilities for the use(s) they are intended to serve. (b )Reauirements: All off-site parkino facilities shall require a parkinQ aoreement. (c) Form and Approvals: The parkino aoreement shall drawn to the satisfaction of the County Attorney and PlanninQ Director and executed by all parties. includino the County. The aoreement shall provide the County with the riQht of enforcement. Section 9.5-352.354. Required number and size of off-street loading spaces. (a) Number and Size of Required Spaces: Loading spaces shall be provided as follows: Specific Use Cateaorv (1) Office uses (2) Commercial (excludino eatino and drinkina est.) ::md industrial uses (3) Commercial eatinq and drinkina establishments G.F.A. (Sq. Ft.) Minimum Reauired Number of Loadina and Unloadina spaces 1 O'x25~11 'x35' 1 O'x50'11 'x55 099.999 1 0 0-29.999 Q 1 30 .000-99 .999 Q 1 100.000 and over 1 1 100,000 150,000 0 1 150, 000 and over 0 2 o 4,999 1 0 5,000 19,999 0 1 20,000 49,999 0 2 0-9999 Q Q 10.000-29.999 Q 1 30.000-79.999 Q 2 80.000 and over 1 2 50,000 79,999 0 3 80,000 99,000 0 4 100,000 149,000 0 5 150,000 and over 0 5 for each 50,000 over 150,000 0 1 0-4999 Q Q 5.000-19.999 Q 1 20.000-39.999 Q 2 40.000 and over 1 2 Page 8 of 10 Initial W:\Planning\Working Folders\Gross-Fred\Parking 9.5-351-55\DRC Reso.doc (5) Industrial 0-49.999 Q Q 50.000-99.999 Q 1 100.000-199.999 Q 2 200.000 and over 1 2 0-4.999 Q Q 5,000-29.999 Q 1 30.000-49,999 Q 2 50,000 and over 1 2 (4) Hotels and motels (b) Loading Spaces on Sarno Lot: Location of Reauired Loadina and Unloadina Spaces: Loading spaces shall be located entirely within on the same lot as the principal use they serve and not.:. These SDaces shall not be located on any public right-of-way, or other lot, or on any parkina spaces or parkina aisle. Section 9.5-353 355 Restriction on use of parking and loading areas spaces. The display or storage of merchandise, materials or motor vehicles and/or repair of motor vehicles or any kind of equipment is prohibited in all off-street parking and loading spaces and aisles, including required and unrequiredJ>paces. Section 9.5 354 Configuration of parking and loading ingress and egress. Ingress and egress from parking and loading spaces shall be provided as follows: Ingress and egress to and from parking and loading spaces shall be provided by means of clearly limited and defined entrance and exist drives 'Nhich lead from the public rights of way to clearly limited and defined manouvering lanes which in turn provide access to indi'.'idual parking or loading spaces. Layout configurations which require backing directly onto U.S. 1, arterial and collector streets from a parking or loading space are prohibited. There shall be a minimum of ten (10) feet separation between access drives. I Strike through text is deleted Underlined text is new [balance of this page is intentionally left blank] Page 9 of 10 W:\Planning\Working Folders\Gross-Fred\Parking 9.5-351-55\DRC Reso.doc Initial PASSED AND ADOPTED By the Development Review Committee of Monroe County, Florida at a regular meeting held on the 15th day of September, 2003. Fred Gross, Director, Lower Keys Planning Team (Chair) Ralph Gouldy, Environmental Resources Senior Administrator Aref Joulani, Planning Review Senior Administrator Robert Will, Senior Planner Jerry Buckley, Senior Planner Andrew Trivette, Biologist Department of Health (fax) Department of Public Works (by fax) Department of Engineering (by fax) YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By Fred Gross, DCR Chair Signed this day of September, 2003 Page 10 of 10 W:\Planning\Working Folders\Gross-Fred\Parking 9.5-351-55\DRC Reso.doc Initial