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PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD
Meeting Date: DECEMBER 18, 2024
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TEXT AMENDMENT - Overlay Districts, Allow Townhomes With Internal Circulation
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Request: Text Amendment - Overlay Districts, Allow Townhomes with internal circulation
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Zoning District: 155.3501. Transit Oriented
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Project Planner: Max Wemyss (max.wemyss@copbfl.com / 954-786-4671)
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Summary:
In the Transit-Oriented Zoning Districts, regulated by Section 155.3501, primary entrances to buildings, including individual townhouse units, are required to provide access to a public right-of-way, or a designated open space, and specifically not internal circulation or parking lots. This is generally desirable as most multi-tenant buildings may have a centralized point of access. However, townhouse development provides individual units with direct access, requiring that each unit front on to the street. This wouldn't be a problem for a lot that is wider than it is deep however, that is not a typical condition.
Moreover, there are several existing (established prior to the adoption of the overlays) townhouse developments within the districts that are now nonconforming developments because they have units that do not have direct access from the street, rather from an internal driveway. This type of townhouse development is not uncommon and is very familiar to the city. Therefore, it is easy to anticipate the impact of an amendment to allow townhouse units within the Transit-Oriented Zoning Districts to obtain access from internal site circulation.
CODE AMENDMENT
CHAPTER 155: ZONING CODE
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155.3501. Transit Oriented (TO)
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O. TO District Design Standards
The following standards shall apply to development in TO districts in addition to any applicable standards in Part 6 (Design Standards) of Article 5 (Development Standards):
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2. Building Con...
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