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Ordinance 91-1021WHEREAS, The City Commission of the City of Longwood desires to amend the City's zoning regulations to keep abreast with changing land development conditions in the City. WHEREAS, Such amendments should improve the City's FF zoning district regulations by allowing greater land development flexibi—Y. WHEREAS, Such amendments —1 further protect the public heslth, safety and welfare and appearance of the City of Longwood, Florida and its residents. NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDINANCE BY THE CITY COMI55ION OF THE CITY OF LONGWOOD, FLORIDA AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: The existing Subsection 6 of Section 502.A.3 of Appendix A of the City Code is repealed. SECTION 2. A new Subsection 6 of Section 502.A.3 of Appendix A of the City code is hereby created as follows: 16) Professional offices and ol.inics (except far �atar,narians, Hospitals emerge r meaical x�ean�,ant er trauma facilities and plasmapheresis facilities or u.esl. SECTION S: Subsection I of SeltiOn 502.A.5 of Appendix A of the City Code is amended to include the phrase o_ .—- p king lot" at the end of the existing subsection 1 of Section SECTION 1: Section 502.A.3 of appendix A of the City Code is amended to create a new Subsection 8 as follows: (01 Off -site parking lots or uses (see also Sections 502.A.9 and 502.A.10 for mjnvmsm per£onmance and location criteria ). SECTION s. Section S02.A.9 Subsection d of Appendix A of the City Code is amended to change the word "should^ to "shall" in the third line of the existing Subsection d. SECTION 6: Section 502.A.9 Svbssection d of Appendix A of the City Code is further amended to create the following new Sub - subsections as part of subsection d as follows: M All off -site parking lot, uses or site shall be located within a maximum of 300 feet normal public walking distance from the primary use or activity which the off -site parking lot or use will provide supporting parking sp es or azea Eor. (2) The maximum imp roes surface ratio (ISR) of all A—— and off -site pazk.ing lots or uses is subject to City Commission approval based on the antvuvpated lra—C generation of the proposed use and the amount of landscaping required to protect the residential character of the area. However, the maximum ISR shall not exceed .60 of the building site area. f3) Non-residential parking garages and commercial public parking lots or uses ar prohibited on properties and lands zoned as a residential -single-family fxp) district. (4l The minvmvm landscaping site buffering and tree preservation requirements of i— VIII of Appendix A of the City Code shall also be met. SECTION 9. Section 502.A.10 Subsection 3 (a) of Appendix A of the City Code is amended to delete the ph-- ... --A of professional and business office uses and to replace it as Follows: Nan -residential uses or conversions (including parking lots)". SECTION e. Sect.ion 502.A.10 Subsection 3 (b) of Appendix A of the City Code is amended tc delete the ohrase new professional/business office" and to replace it as follows: Non-residential uses or conversions lincluding parking lots)". SECTION 9. Section 502.A.10 Subsection 3 (b) of Appendix A of the City Code I., furtber amended to delete and ropsal the phrase "Conversi.on of professional or business offices subject to approval of the City Engineer" from the existing Subsection 3 (bl. The remainder of the Subsection 3 (b) shall remain in effect end in force. SECTION 10. Section 502.A.10 of Appendix A of the City Code is amended to create a new Subsection 4 as follows: 141 Non -Residential Uses Accass and CAting Restrictions. No non-residential land uses or davelopments (including parking lots) shall connect Co, access or p -drily use any local, or local residential street. Chess: I. No other lice access (including ioint u.e driveways with other parcels) I p sible. Ana . S. All traffic, site and environmental conditions of the subject site, street and neighborhood are or will be suitable and compatible to accommodate the anti - fed traffic, environmental and aesthetic impacts of the prop sed non-residential use or development without gnificant adverse impacts to neighborhood and the City as a whole. An acceptable site evaluation/traffic impacts analysis report is Pert ... d by a qualified professional traffic engineer or planning firm as pa t of the sit planning of the project approval process. The site evaluation/traffic analysis report shall be submitted by the pr iect appl.ioant fo.r the City'- review and approval. The City Administrator or his designee ehall have the authority to review and accept or reject the reports methodology, scope, contents end data sources to ensure relevant conditions and data are analyzed and repotted, And .. Tne or000sed non-residential use, oroleot or additional adverse traffic or tri. gene ra �aon p is by commercial or delivery vehicles, industrial equap nt, semi or panel trucks, trailers and buses fsee also Section 618 Appendix A requvrement— And .. The prop sod non-residential project use or development will g nerate less than lso%e of the average total trip vehicle generation amp is than the eq _valent possible development of a single family detached residential use or pr sect on the subiect building sate. Trip source for est_mated average and peak trap generate.. traff is imFacts shall include but not be limited to the source; Trip .Generation: An Znf ormational Report by the Institute of Transportation Engineers 131d edition or later 1. This data source is adopted by reference as from the City Clerk's office. SECTION 11: Section 201 of Appendix A of the City Code is amended to anolude Ue following new term and definition as follows: Street, Local for mrnorl Residential - a street ox road which provides vehicles access to or connects predominately res. E—tial exastang o planned land uses —...i as single family, duplex, zero lot line, group homes, townhouses, apartment units. subdivisions or neighborhoods. The term local residential street ay otherwise apply regardless o. a street s functional transportation classification such as arterial. collector or manor access road, used an the Long ood comprehensive Ptan or zone g ordinance. The exastang Or planned (as designated in the Longwood Comprehensive Plan) land uses along a street shall be Of a prvnarily residential nature or character for that street t0 be classified as a local residential street. Normally, at least —. used or designated for res identiai or quas>-residential uses or purFos es !including but not limited to home occupations, day care residential professional uses! must be Present or planned to qualify as a local residential street, Eor example, Rangellne Road, L g ood Hills Road/E.E. Willi—,, Road, Lake Emma Road, Grant Street and Church Avenue are 1oca1 residential streets. amended to change the phrases 'professional/business office" at the beginning for top) of the two ax i.sting column headings, as follows: Non-residential uses or conversions (including parking SECTION 13: Severability. If any section Or portion of a s ec tvon of this Ordinance p-.Oves to be invalid, unlawful or unconstatutaonal, it shall not be held to invalidate or unnair this ordinance. SECTION 14: Conflicts. All Ordinances or p is of Ordinances in conflict with any of the provi-- of this Ordinance are hereby repealed. SECTION 35: Effective Oate. This Ordinance shall take immediate effect upon its final passage and adoption.