24-2255 Future Land Use and Zoning at 1777 North Ronald Reagan Boulevard ORDINANCE NO. 24-2255
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LONGWOOD, FLORIDA, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1019,
SAID ORDINANCE BEING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR THE CITY OF LONGWOOD, FLORIDA;
CHANGING THE LAND USE DESIGNATION FOR PROPERTY WITH PARCEL ID 29-20-30-300-0100-
0000 ON THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FROM CITY OF
LONGWOOD COMMERCIAL TO CITY OF LONGWOOD INDUSTRIAL AND THE ZONING
DESIGNATION FROM CITY OF LONGWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL TO CITY OF
LONGWOOD LIGHT INDUSTRIAL; AMENDING ARTICLE II LAND USE DISTRICTS AND ZONING
DISTRICTS AND THE SUPPLEMENTAL STANDARDS FOR CERTAIN AUTO-ORIENTED USES IN
LONGWOOD DEVELOPMENT CODE ARTICLE V SUPPLEMENTAL STANDARDS; AND PROVIDING
FOR CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, on July 20, 1992, the City of Longwood adopted its Comprehensive Plan
(Ordinance No. 1019) pursuant to the requirements of Chapter 163, Part II, Florida Statutes and
Chapter 9J-5 Florida Administrative Code; and
WHEREAS, the Longwood City Commission at its June 3, 2024 meeting requested that
staff facilitate a property owner request to have vehicle sales with outdoor display at property
with the Parcel ID 29-20-30-300-0100-0000 and address of 1777 North Ronald Reagan
Boulevard; and
WHEREAS, the property's current zoning does not support the use of vehicle sales with
outdoor display; and
WHEREAS; the City has initiated this ordinance to amend the Future Land Use map and
Zoning map of the City of Longwood as well as relevant sections of the Longwood Development
Code in order to facilitate the property owner's request; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 163.3174 (4) (a), Florida Statutes requires the Land Planning Agency
(LPA) to make recommendations to the governing body regarding amendments to the
Comprehensive Plan and Longwood Development Code; and
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WHEREAS, the LPA held a public hearing on July 10, 2024 to consider the Small-Scale
Plan Amendment and Longwood Development Code request; and recommended the proposed
Small-Scale Plan and Longwood Development Code Amendment be approved by the City
Commission; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission held public hearings on July 22, 2024 and August 5,
2024 pursuant to the requirements of Chapter 163.3187, FS.
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Longwood, Florida has held a public
hearing with due public notice to consider the development code, future land use map, and
zoning map amendments of the property hereinafter described and at such hearing, interested
parties and citizens for and/or against the proposed establishment of the City of Longwood
future land use and zoning designation were heard; and
WHEREAS, the Small-Scale Plan and Development Code Amendment adopted by this
Ordinance is internally consistent with the City of Longwood Comprehensive Plan and its goals,
policies and objectives.
BE IT SO ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LONGWOOD,
FLORIDA,AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I: The following portions of the Future Land Use Map and Zoning Map of
the Comprehensive Plan are hereby amended to change the land use designation of the
properties described as:
Property ID#s: 29-20-30-300-0100-0000
as depicted in EXHIBIT A, CHANGING THE LAND USE DESIGNATION ON THE FUTURE LAND USE
MAP OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FROM CITY OF LONGWOOD COMMERCIAL (COM) TO
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CITY OF LONGWOOD INDUSTRIAL (IND) AND ON THE ZONING MAP FROM LONGWOOD
NEIGHORBOOD COMMERCIAL TO LIGHT INDUSTRIAL attached hereto as though fully
contained herein.
SECTION II. The Longwood Development Code shall be Amended as follows (Words that are
stricken out are deletions; words that are underlined are additions; Articles, Sections,
Subsections and Provisions not referenced in this ordinance are not modified):
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ARTICLE V. SUPPLEMENTAL STANDARDS
5.4.3. Certain auto-oriented uses.
A. Location of vehicle sales and rental facilities.
1. No property used for vehicle sales or rental facilities shall be located within 50
feet of any property that has a future land use of LDR or MDR or is being used for
any residential purposes.The distance shall be measured between the nearest
property line of the vehicle sales or rental use to the nearest property line of the
residential use.
2. Vehicle sales facilities shall not be located in multi-tenant centers or strip
commercial centers, unless the property meets the standards of LDC 5.4.3 (C).
3. For the sale of cars and trucks, there is a required minimum lot size of two net
acres, unless the property meets the standards of LDC 5.4.3 (C).
4. Vehicle sales (indoor, showroom). Vehicle sales or rental facilities in which the
entire operation is housed completely indoors with no outdoor storage,or
display,or a vehicle service component shall be considered as a retail use for the
purpose of landscape and buffers, and shall be allowable as specified in the
allowable use table.
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5. Towing companies with accessory vehicle sales. Towing companies may carry a
license for accessory, wholesale vehicle sales of no more than seven vehicles at
any one time and must carry a wholesale dealer license through the State of
Florida. No retail vehicle sales will be allowed and the presence of any signage
indicating sale to the public at the location shall be considered evidence of a
code violation. All vehicles shall be buffered by an opaque fence of six feet in
height and a ten-foot wide buffer B with slash pines as the preferred tree. The
other supplemental standards for vehicle sales do not apply to the towing
business beyond those listed in this subsection.
6. Vehicle rental facilities for any vehicles that are not cars, light trucks, or vans, are
only allowed in the Industrial (IND) land use district.
B. Operational Standards for Vehicle Sales and Rental Facilities.The following standards
apply to all vehicle sales and rental facilities in operation within the City of Longwood:
1. All areas for display or sale shall be paved and shall not be elevated above the
existing grade. Areas for display or sale are limited to those that arc clearly
marked on the approved site plan. Such areas shall not include the g-lots
drive aisles or parking spaces required to meet the standards of section 3.6.0,
nor shall vehicles be displayed or stored within landscape buffer areas, retention
areas, drive aisles, or any unpaved portion of the property. Vehicles shall not be
stored or displayed in any area not designated for such purpose in an approved
site development plan for the property where the site development requirement
is applicable.
2. Only motor vehicles, trailers, and marine vehicles that are operable may be sold
or leased. For the sale of cars and trucks, there is a required minimum lot size of
two net acres and be consistent with all other requirements of this section and
the LOC.
3. The owner of a new or used motor vehicle, marine, recreational vehicle sale,
lease or rental facility or lot shall formulate a plan and inventory for the safe
storage of flammable or hazardous materials to be stored or used on the
property. The inventory shall be submitted to the city prior to the building
permit approval, and it shall list the type, quantity and location of these
materials and be kept current pursuant to direction provided by the city.
4. Under no circumstances shall any vehicles, signs, banners, tents, or other items
be stored, parked, displayed, or otherwise placed on public rights-of-way at any
time. Tentc along with attention Rotting .do mitted only with the
approval of a temporary use permit, pursuant to section 58 193 of Longwood
City Code.
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5. 14e Exterior lighting fixtures shall be directed to the interior of the property, or
shall be cut-off fixtures that limits lighting from shining beyond the property or
onto the adjacent right-of-way. shine or cause glare on any abutting property.
6. Telephone loudspeakers or paging systems are prohibited.
7. No outdoor storage of inoperable vehicles, automobile parts, discarded tires, or
similar materials shall be permitted.
8. No loading or unloading of any vehicles may occur on any public right-of-way or
in any off-site location, unless prior approval has been received from the City of
Longwood.
H. All outside storage and loading areas shall be screened from view from adjacent
For properties exceeding five acres in size, the city may require a masonry wall and
determined necessary to mitigate visual impacts of the use. To further the same goal,
the city may require landscaping improvements or a contribution to the city for
public right of way adjacent to the frontage of the property. No outdoor storage of
permitted.
I. No loading or unloading of any vehicles may occur on any public right of way or in any
off site location, unless prior approval has been received from the City of Longwood.
C. Site development plan requirement. All applications for a vehicle sales or rental facility
that does not currently exist on the property or for the expansion of existing legally
conforming vehicle sales or rental facilities where additional lands are taken shall
require a site plan consistent with all of the requirements of LDC section 10.2.0,
unless the a site development plan for a proposed vehicle sales or rental facility was
issued after August 17, 2015 and the proposed vehicle sales use intends to utilize the
site in a similar manner.
1. Exception. A new vehicle sales or rental office may have outdoor display of
vehicles without the need for a new site development plan where the proposed
location meets all of the following requirements:
g). The property or development carries the Light Industrial Zoning and is
addressed to North Ronald Reagan Boulevard.
121 The proposed vehicle sales or rental facility will locate in an existing
"auto-oriented building," defined here as a multi-tenant building that:
1) Includes interior garages or automobile service bays, as
commonly defined, as the building existed on August 5, 2024.
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2) Has had a valid business tax receipt associated with the address of
the building for a vehicle sales facility, vehicle repair, vehicle
rental, or body shop issued within a five-year period prior to the
application for a business tax receipt for the new vehicle sales
use.
D Where a site development plan for vehicle sales and rental facilities is required, the
following standards apply in addition to those otherwise applicable in this
Development Code:
1. The site plan must demonstrate full compliance with this section along with all
current applicable development design standards, including, but not limited to,
parking, storm-water management, setbacks, architecture, and landscape.
2. Existing infrastructure and buildings to be used as part of a new or expanded
vehicle sales or rental facility shall be treated as new construction and must
comply with all design standards, including meeting all current stormwater
management regulations, regardless of prior use or time unoccupied and
witho ut a edit rt n fo stir nfr str ct e to rds str -,tr
management requirements.
3. All outside storage and loading areas shall be screened from view from adjacent
properties with a landscape bufferyard D along the entire side and rear property
lines. For properties exceeding five acres in size, the city may require a masonry
wall and additional landscape buffering along rear yard, side yards and front
yards if determined necessary to mitigate visual impacts of the use. To further
the same goal, the city may require landscaping improvements or a contribution
to the city for landscaping and irrigation improvements to be installed and
maintained within the public right-of-way adjacent to the frontage of the
property.
K. The city may impose conditions upon the requested vehicle sales facility and
operation to mitigate against its traffic impacts concerning sales events or other
events that cause high level of traffic generation to and from the property. Such
maintenance of traffic plan and a requirement to hire police officers to direct and
regulate traffic d„ring such events.
E. Vehicle service and repair and body shops are allowable uses pursuant to the
following supplemental standards:
1. All service, repair, body and paint work shall only be conducted within an
enclosed building which meets all applicable local, federal and state
requirements, including health, safety and fire prevention regulations. All major
overhaul, body and fender work, upholstering and welding shall be conducted
within a completely enclosed building.
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2. All spray painting shall be conducted within an approved spray booth.
3. No outdoor storage of inoperable vehicles, automobile parts, discarded tires, or
similar materials shall be permitted.
4. Body shops are allowed as a primary use in the High Industrial Core and Light
Industrial Districts pursuant to the following standards in addition to all other
relevant standards in this Development Code:
a. Where a body shop is adjacent to a residential area, an eight-foot wall of
brick, stone, or decorative pre-fabricated concrete is required.
b. All spray painting shall be conducted within an approved spray booth.
c. When adjacent to residentially-zoned property or property in residential
use, all applications for a body shop shall be accompanied by an
environmental mitigation plan that indicates how steps will be taken to
reduce noise, smell, and other potential impacts to adjacent properties.
Elements of the plan may include windows, doors, and filtration systems
that reduce outside impacts.
5. Body shops are allowed as a primary use in the 17-92 district pursuant to the
following standards in addition to all other relevant standards in this
Development Code:
a. Where a body shop is adjacent to a residential area, an eight-foot wall of
brick, stone, or decorative pre-fabricated concrete is required.
b. All spray painting shall be conducted within a spray booth that is reviewed
and permitted by the city.
c. The building must be a minimum of 5,000 square feet, made of concrete
block construction with a decorative exterior including a high level of
architectural design.
d. When adjacent to residentially-zoned property or property in residential
use, all applications for a body shop shall be accompanied by an
environmental mitigation plan that indicates how steps will be taken to
reduce noise, smell, and other potential impacts to adjacent properties.
Elements of the plan may include windows, doors, and filtration systems
that reduce outside impacts.
e. The body shop must also include one or more related accessory uses such
as, vehicle service or repair, vehicle insurance or vehicle rental.
6. Mechanical repairs, body and paint repairs are permitted as an accessory use to
conforming facilities providing automotive, boat and recreational vehicle sales.
Such repairs shall only be conducted within an enclosed building which meets all
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applicable local, federal and state requirements, including health, safety and fire
prevention regulations.
SECTION III Codification: It is the intention of the City Commission of the City of
Longwood, Florida and it is hereby ordained that the provisions of the Ordinance shall
become and be made a part of the City of Longwood, Florida Development Code and
adopted land use and zoning maps.
SECTION IV Conflicts: If any Ordinance or part thereof is in conflict herewith, this
Ordinance shall control to the extent of the conflict.
SECTION IV. Severability: If any section or portion of a section of this Ordinance
proves to be invalid, unlawful, or unconstitutional, it shall not be held to invalidate or
impair the validity, force, or effect of any other section or part of this Ordinance.
SECTION V. Effective Date: This Ordinance shall become effective 31 days after
adoption if no challenge is filed.
FIRST READING this 22nd day of JULY 2024.
PUBLIC HEARING this 5th day of AUGUST 2024.
FINAL READING AND ADOPTION this 5th day of AUGUST, 2024.
CITY COMMISSION
CITY OF LONGWOOD, FLO IDA
0 ,,4C wiink
MATTHEW MCMILLAN, MAYOR
ATT ST:
G ICHELLE 0 , MMC, FCRM, CITY CLERK
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Approved as to form and legality for the use and reliance of the City of Longwood, Florida, only.
DANIEL W. N CI ATTORNEY
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EXHIBIT A (Small Scale Plan Amendment 02-24)
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