TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Timothy Stillings, Planning, Zoning and Building Director
THROUGH: Donald B. Cooper, City Manager
DATE: April 19, 2016
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UPTOWN ATLANTIC (GENERALLY LOCATED WITHIN THE 600, 700, 800 BLOCK OF WEST ATLANTIC AVENUE) IN LIEU PARKING FEE REQUEST AND AGREEMENT (QUASI-JUDICIAL HEARING)
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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Motion to Approve parking in-lieu fee request in the amount of $87,400.00 for 19 parking spaces (including the 19-space credit for parallel spaces in the public rights-of-way) subject to the condition that the In-Lieu of Parking Fee Agreement be recorded and the first installment paid prior to issuance of a building permit, by adopting the findings of fact and law contained in the staff report, and finding that the request is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and meets the criteria set forth in Section 4.6.9(E) of the Land Development Regulations for the property Uptown Atlantic located on the south side of West Atlantic Avenue, between S.W. 9th Avenue and S.W. 6th Avenue. (Quasi-Judicial Hearing)
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Background:
The Parking Management Advisory Board (PMAB) considered the in-lieu fee request for 21 parking spaces ($96,600) at its meeting of July 28, 2015 and recommended approval, subject to the condition that the in-lieu credit for on-street parking spaces be granted only for up to 21 parking spaces. The applicant proposes to construct 50 on-street parking spaces adjacent to the subject property.
The City Commission considered the in-lieu request at its meeting of November 3, 2015. The motion to approve the in-lieu request failed on a 2 to 2 vote (Petrolia, Jacquet dissenting, Jarjura absent).
The applicant has revised the development proposal to provide 4 additional parking spaces on the subject property by converting a loading area to vehicle parking on the 600 block. This reduces the requested in-lieu request from 21 spaces to 19 spaces.
The proposed mixed use project contains 17,267.3 square feet of office; 6,040 square feet of restaurant; 43,162 square feet of commercial/retail; and 112 multi-family dwelling units comprised of 15 efficiency units, 18 one-bedroom units, 75 two-bedroom units, and 4 three-bedroom units. Based on this use mix and the shared parking calculation, the project is required to provide 393 parking spaces on-site, but proposes only 355 spaces (38 spaces deficient). The project is entitled to receive a credit for the parallel parking spaces that will be constructed in the right-of-way (one space credit for every two spaces constructed). The project was recommended by PMAB to only receive in-lieu credit for those spaces that the project is deficient. The remaining spaces required (19) are proposed to be offset by the parking in-lieu fee under consideration. This credit reduces the in-lieu fee from $174,800 to $87,400.
It is noted that while the 50 spaces to be constructed within the public rights-of-way cannot be counted toward the parking provided for the proposed development, the actual number of new spaces provided (on-site and within the public right-of-way) by the development is 405 parking spaces (12 more than the total required). For comparison purposes, it is noted that the required parking for the proposed development is 354 under the new parking rates effective 2/24/15, which results in a surplus of one parking space and would negate the need for the in-lieu request.
City Attorney Review:
Approved as to form and legal sufficiency.
Finance Department Review:
Finance recommends approval.
Timing of Request:
Item to be considered with related project approvals and agreements for Uptown Atlantic.