TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Anthea Gianniotes, Development Services Director
THROUGH: Terrence R. Moore, ICMA-CM
DATE: October 15, 2024
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IN-LIEU OF PARKING FEES
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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Review and provide direction on Ordinance No. 14-24, a City-initiated amendment to modify the in-lieu of parking fee program, and Resolution No. 80-24, a revised fee schedule.
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Background:
The in-lieu parking fee has existed in various iterations since the 1970s, with availability limited to properties within the Central Business District (CBD) and Old School Square Historic Arts District (OSSHAD) zoning districts. The in-lieu of parking fee, pursuant to Land Development Regulations (LDR) Section 4.6.9(E)(3), "allows new development, use conversion to existing buildings, building additions and/or renovations, that result in the requirement to provide new parking or additional parking, have the option of requesting some of the parking spaces to be approved by the City Commission through the payment in-lieu of parking program."
The in-lieu option was initially used as a tool to manage the impact of parking needs from new businesses locating in the downtown area. The most recent requests have been for much higher amounts of parking (12 to 33 spaces), while historically, the requests were for 1 to 9 spaces. The last five requests are 29% of the total spaces in the program for the last 20 years. They were used to facilitate new construction up to 3 stories in height, and to replace a building identified as a potential historic contributor. This pattern indicated that a revaluation of the program and fees was needed.
On May 2, 2023, a “zoning in progress” relative to the in-lieu parking program was adopted by the City Commission via Resolution No. 102-23, and has been via Resolution Nos. 196-23 and 84-24. Resolution No. 194-24 provides for an extension of the zoning-in-progress to December 31, 2024, to allow for a workshop for review ...
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