Ord 37-01ORDINANCE NO. 37-01
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE LAND
DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA,
BY AMENDING SECTION 4.4.13, "CENTRAL BUSINESS (CBD)
DISTRICT, SUBSECTION 4.4.13(D), "CONDITIONAL USES
AND STRUCTURES ALLOWED", TO PROVIDE THAT
REQUIRED PARKING FOR CERTAIN USES MAY BE
PROVIDED AS VALET PARKING, SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS
AND SUBJECT TO CONDITIONAL USE APPROVAL;
AMENDING SUBSECTION 4.4.13((3)(1)(e), "SUPPLEMENTAL
DISTRICT REGULATIONS", AMENDING SECTION 4.6.9, "OFF-
STREET PARKING REGULATIONS", SUBSECTION
4.6.9(C)(2)(c), "MULTIPLE FAMILY STRUCTURES", TO
PROVIDE THAT PARKING MAY BE PROVIDED IN FRONT OF
GARAGE UNITS WITHIN TOWNHOUSE AND TOWNHOUSE-
TYPE DEVELOPMENTS, SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS;
AMENDING SUBSECTION 4.6.9(F), "SPECIAL PROVISIONS",
BY ENACTING A NEW SUBPARAGRAPH 4.6.9(F)(3) TO
ESTABLISH DESIGN STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS FOR
VALET AND TANDEM PARKING ARRANGEMENTS;
PROVIDING A SAVING CLAUSE, A GENERAL REPEALER
CLAUSE, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, pursuant to LDR Section 1.1.6, the Planning and Zoning
Board reviewed the proposed text amendments at a public hearing held on January
22, 2001, and voted 6 to 0 to recommend approval; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Delray Beach finds that
the proposed amendments are consistent with and further the goals, objectives and
policies of the Comprehensive Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That Chapter Four, "Zoning Regulations", Section 4.4.13,
"Central Business (CBD) District", Subjection 4.4.13(D), "Conditional Uses and
Structures Allowed", of the Land Development Regulations of the City of Delray
Beach, be, and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 4.4.13 Central Business (CBD) District
(D) Conditional Uses and Structures Allowed: The following uses are allowed as
conditional uses within the CBD District:
(16)
Restaurants, Cocktail Lounges, Hotels, and Residential Type Inns may
provide their required parking as valet parking, subject to the
provisions of Section 4.6.9(F)(3).
Section 2. That Chapter Four, "Zoning Regulations", Section 4.4.13,
"Central Business (CBD) District", Subsection 4.4.13(G), "Supplemental District
Regulations", of the Land Development Regulations of the City of Delray Beach, be,
and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
(G) Supplemental District Regulations: In addition to the supplemental district
regulations as set forth in Article 4.6, except as modified below, the following shall
also apply.
(1) Parking:
(e)
The parking requirements for residential units in multi-family
structures and mixed use buildings shall be as follows:
· Efficiency dwelling unit 1.0 space/unit
· One bedroom dwelling unit 1.25 spaces/unit
· Two or more bedroom dwelling unit 1.75 spaces/unit
· Guest parking shall be provided cumulatively as
follows:
- for the first 20 units 0.50 spaces/unit
- for units 21-50 0.30 spaces/unit
- for units 51 and above 0.20 spaces/unit
Within Townhouse and Townhouse Type developments, parking may
be provided in front of garage units provided that such parking does
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not result in the space for one unit impeding access to a space of the
other unit.
Section 3. That Chapter Four, "Zoning Regulations", Section 4.6.9,
"Off-Street Parking Regulations", Subsection 4.6.9(C), "Number of Parking Spaces
Required", Subparagraph 4.6.9(C)(2)(c), of the Land Development Regulations of
the City of Delray Beach, be, and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
(C) Number of Parking Spaces Required:
(2) Requirements for Residential Uses:
(c) Multiple Family Structures:
· Efficiency dwelling unit 1.0 space/unit
· One bedroom dwelling unit 1.5 spaces/unit
· Two or more bedroom d.u. 2.0 spaces/unit
· Guest parking shall be provided
cumulatively as follows:
- for the first 20 units
- for units 21-50
- for units 51 and above
0.5 spaces per unit
0.3 spaces per unit
0.2 spaces per unit
Within Townhouse and Townhouse Type developments, parking may
be provided in front of garage units provided that such parking does
not result in the space for one unit impeding access to a space of the
other unit.
Section 4. That Chapter Four, "Zoning Regulations", Section 4.6.9,
"Off-Street Parking Regulations", Subsection 4.6.9(F), "Special Provisions", of the
Land Development Regulations of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, be, and the
same is hereby amended by enacting a new subparagraph 4.6.9(F)(3) to read as
follows:
(F) Special Provisions
(3) Valet Parking: A parking facility with a valet service or operator which allows
for attendants to receive, park and deliver the automobiles of occupants, tenants,
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customers, invitees, and visitors including tandem parking may be utilized in lieu of
the requirements of this Section provided the following requirements are complied
with:
(a) Any required valet or tandem parking utilized in lieu of the parking requirements
set forth in this section shall be governed by an agreement with the City (in such
form as may be approved by the City Attorney), and recorded in the public
records of Palm Beach County. The agreement shall constitute a covenant
running with the land binding upon the owners, heirs, administrators, successors,
and assigns. The agreement may be released by the City Commission at such
time that site plan approval is obtained for an alternative parking arrangement
which satisfies the parking requirements for said use.
(b) The required queue is to be provided on private property as opposed to public
rights-of-way.
(c) There is a parking professional available for the vehicle retrieval during business
hours;
(d) The dimensions for valet and tandem parking spaces shall be a minimum of
eight and one half feet (8'6") wide and sixteen feet (16') deep with a maximum
stacking of two (2) vehicles along with a drive aisle of twenty-four feet (24').
(e) Valet parking may be utilized to conform with the number of handicap accessible
parking spaces provided that:
(I) At least two handicapped accessible spaces are provided adjacent
to the vehicle queuing area for those vehicles which cannot be
operated by the parking professional; and,
(11) The disabled person's vehicle may be safely operated by
aforementioned parking professional.
(f) Valet drop-off/queuing area must be provided with a minimum length of 100'.
Greater queuing area may be required as a condition of site plan or conditional
use approval based upon the intensity of the use. The length of the queuing
area may be reduced when supported by a traffic study.
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(g) Interior landscape areas required by Section 4.6.16 shall not be required if
landscape requirements which would otherwise have been installed on the
interior of the parking lot are evenly distributed along the perimeter of the
parking area or facility and subject to the following requirements:
(z)
That a 10' perimeter landscape buffer consisting of a hedge
and trees thirty-feet (30') on center be provided.
Section 5. That should any section or provision of this ordinance or
any portion thereof, any paragraph, sentence, or word be declared by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the
remainder hereof as a whole or part thereof other than the part declared to be
invalid.
Section 6. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith be, and the same are hereby repealed.
Section 7. That this ordinance shall become effective immediately
upon passage on second and final reading.
PASSED AND ADOPTED in
reading on this the /~t~. day of ~_
regular session on second and final
,2001.
Acting City Clerk
First Reading
Second Reading
MAYOR
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MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSIONERS
CITY MANAGER ~
AGENDA ITEM # I0 A - REGULAR MEETING OF JULY 10, 2001
ORDINANCE NO. 37-01 (AMENDING LAND DEVELOPMENT
REGULATIONS/REGARDING PARKING REQUIREMENTS IN THE
CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT)
DATE: JULY 6, 2001
This is second reading and second pubhc hearing for Ordinance No. 37-01 wluch amends the Land
Development Regulations (LDR) Section 4.4.13 regarding the parking reqmrements m the Central
Business Dlsmct (CBD) zone chsmct to accommodate reqmred parking utihzmg valet or tandem
parkang, and Secnon 4.6.9 estabhshlng design standards and regulattons for valet and tandem parking
arrangements.
A LDR text amendment is reqmred to allow up to 100% of required parking for commercial
estabhshments, restaurants, cocktail lounges, hotels, and resldenttal type inns wxthm the CBD to be
accommodated through the provision of valet parking. Due to the site constraints and the exorbitant
land costs, especmlly east of the Intracoastal Waterway, the valet parking opuon is being viewed as a
way to provide all the required parking. The amendment also clarifies the use of tandem parking in
townhouse developments.
At the f~rst reading on June 19th, Commission voted 5-0 to approve Ordinance No.37-01.
Recommend approval of Ordinance No. 37-01 on second and final reachng.
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ORDINANCE NO. 37-01
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE LAND
DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH,
FLORIDA, BY AMENDING SECTION 4.4.13, "CENTRAL
BUSINESS (CBD) DISTRICT, SUBSECTION 4.4.13(D),
"CONDITIONAL USES AND STRUCTURES ALLOWED", TO
PROVIDE THAT REQUIRED PARKING FOR CERTAIN
USES MAY BE PROVIDED AS VALET PARKING, SUBJECT
TO CONDITIONS AND SUBJECT TO CONDITIONAL USE
APPROVAL; AMENDING SUBSECTION 4.4.13(G)(1)(e),
"SUPPLEMENTAL DISTRICT REGULATIONS", AMENDING
SECTION 4.6.9, "OFF-STREET PARKING REGULATIONS",
SUBSECTION 4.6.9(C)(2)(c), "MULTIPLE FAMILY
STRUCTURES", TO PROVIDE THAT PARKING MAY BE
PROVIDED IN FRONT OF GARAGE UNITS WITHIN
TOWNHOUSE AND TOWNHOUSE-TYPE DEVELOPMENTS,
SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS; AMENDING SUBSECTION
4.6.9(F), "SPECIAL PROVISIONS", BY ENACTING A NEW
SUBPARAGRAPH 4.6.9(F)(3) TO ESTABLISH DESIGN
STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS FOR VALET AND
TANDEM PARKING ARRANGEMENTS; PROVIDING A
SAVING CLAUSE, A GENERAL REPEALER CLAUSE, AND
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, pursuant to LDR Section 1.1.6, the Planning and
Zoning Board reviewed the proposed text amendments at a public hearing held
on January 22, 2001, and voted 6 to 0 to recommend approval; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Delray Beach finds
that the proposed amendments are consistent with and further the goals,
objectives and policies of the Comprehensive Plan
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That Chapter Four, "Zoning Regulations", Section
4.4.13, "Central Business (CBD) District", Subjection 4.4.13(D), "Conditional Uses
and Structures Allowed", of the Land Development Regulations of the City of
Delray Beach, be, and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 4.4.13 Central Business (CBD) District
(D) Conditional Uses and Structures Allowed: The following uses are allowed
as conditional uses within the CBD District:
(16)
Restaurants, Cocktail Lounges, Hotels, and Residential Type Inns
may provide their required parking as valet parking, subject to the
provisions of Section 4.6.9(F)(3).
Section 2. That Chapter Four, "Zoning Regulations", Section
4.4.13, "Central Business (CBD) District", Subsection 4.4.13(G), "Supplemental
District Regulations", of the Land Development Regulations of the City of Delray
Beach, be, and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
(G) Supplemental District Regulations: In addition to the supplemental district
regulations as set forth in Article 4.6, except as modified below, the following shall
also apply.
(1) Parking:
(e)
The parking requirements for residential units in multi-family
structures and mixed use buildings shall be as follows:
· Efficiency dwelling unit 1.0 space/umt
· One bedroom dwelling unit 1 25 spaces/unit
· Two or more bedroom dwelling unit 1.75 spaces/unit
· Guest parking shall be prowded cumulatively as
follows:
for the first 20 units 0.50 spaces/unit
for umts 21-50 0.30 spaces/unit
for umts 51 and above 0.20 spaces/unit
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Within Townhouse and Townhouse Type developments, parking
may be provided in front of garage units provided that such parking
does not result in the space for one unit impeding access to a
space of the other unit.
Section 3. That Chapter Four, "Zoning Regulations", Section 4.6.9,
"Off-Street Parking Regulations", Subsection 4.6.9(C), "Number of Parking
Spaces Required", Subparagraph 4.6.9(C)(2)(c), of the Land Development
Regulations of the City of Delray Beach, be, and the same is hereby amended to
read as follows:
C. Number of Parking Spaces Required:
(2) Requirements for Residential Uses'
(c) Multiple Family Structures:
· Efficiency dwelling unit 1 0 space/unit
· One bedroom dwelling unit 1 5 spaces/unit
· Two or more bedroom d.u. 2.0 spaces/unit
· Guest parking shall be provided
cumulatively as follows'
for the first 20 units
for units 21-50
for units 51 and above
0.5 spaces per umt
0.3 spaces per umt
0 2 spaces per unit
Within Townhouse and Townhouse Type developments, parking
may be provided in front of garage units provided that such parking
does not result in the space for one unit impeding access to a
space of the other unit.
Section 4. That Chapter Four, "Zoning Regulations", Section 4.6.9,
"Off-Street Parking Regulations", Subsection 4.6.9(F), "Special Provisions", of the
Land Development Regulations of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, be, and the
same is hereby amended by enacting a new subparagraph 4.6.9(F)(3) to read as
follows:
(F) Special Provisions
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(3) Valet Parking: A parking facility with a valet service or operator which allows for
attendants to receive, park and deliver the automobiles of occupants, tenants,
customers, invitees, and visitors including tandem parking may be utilized ~n lieu of the
requirements of th~s Section provided the following requirements are comphed with:
(a) Any required valet or tandem parking utilized in lieu of the parking requirements set
forth in this section shall be governed by an agreement with the City (in such form
as may be approved by the C~ty Attorney), and recorded ~n the public records of
Palm Beach County. The agreement shall constitute a covenant running with the
land binding upon the owners, heirs, administrators, successors, and assigns. The
agreement may be released by the City Commission at such time that site plan
approval is obtained for an alternative parking arrangement which satisfies the
parking requirements for said use.
(b) The required queue is to be provided on private property as opposed to public
rights-of-way.
(c) There is a parking professional available for the vehicle retrieval during business
hours;
(d) The dimensions for valet and tandem parking spaces shall be a minimum of eight
and one half feet (8'6") wide and sixteen feet (16') deep with a maximum stacking of
two (2) vehicles along with a drive aisle of twenty-four feet (24').
(e) Valet parking may be utilized to conform with the number of handicap accessible
parking spaces provided that:
(I) At least two handicapped accessible spaces are provided adjacent to
the vehicle queuing area for those vehicles which cannot be operated by
the parking professional; and,
(11) The disabled person's vehicle may be safely operated by
aforementioned parking professional.
(f) Valet drop-off/queuing area must be provided with a minimum length of 100'.
Greater queuing area may be required as a condition of site plan or conditional use
approval based upon the intensity of the use. The length of the queuing area may
be reduced when supported by a traffic study.
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(g) Interior landscape areas required by Section 4.6.16 shall not be required if
landscape requirements which would otherwise have been installed on the interior of
the parking lot are evenly distributed along the perimeter of the parking area or
facility and subject to the following requirements:
O)
That a 10' perimeter landscape buffer consisting of a hedge and
trees thirty-feet (30') on center be provided.
Section 5. That should any section or provision of this ordinance or
any port~on thereof, any paragraph, sentence, or word be declared by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of
the remainder hereof as a whole or part thereof other than the part declared to be
invalid.
Section 6. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith be, and the same are hereby repealed.
Section 7. That this ordinance shall become effective immediately
upon passage on second and final reading.
PASSED AND ADOPTED in regular session on second and final
reading on this the __ day of ,2001.
ATTEST M A Y O R
Acting City Clerk
First Reading
Second Reading
5 ORD NO 37-01
TO:
THRU:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
DA,~~A~~ MANAGER
PA~R/.~!NG, DI~E)CTOR OF PLANNING AND ZONING
SCOTT ARONSON,,PARKING MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST
MEETING OF JUNE '19, 2001
CONSIDERATION OF AN AMENDMENT TO LAND DEVELOPMENT
REGULATIONS SECTIONS 4.4.13 REGARDING THE PARKING
REQUIREMENTS IN THE CBD ZONE DISTRICT TO ACCOMMODATE
REQUIRED PARKING UTILIZING VALET OR TANDEM PARKING, AND
SECTION 4.6.9 ESTABLISHING DESIGN STANDARDS AND
REGULATIONS FOR VALET AND TANDEM PARKING
ARRANGEMENTS.
A Land Development Regulation (LDR), text amendment has been requested to allow
up to 100% of required parking for commercial establishments, restaurants, cocktail
lounges, hotels, and residential type inns within the Central Business District (CBD), to
be accommodated through the provision of valet parking. Due to the site constraints and
the exorbitant land costs, especially east of the Intracoastal Waterway, the valet parking
option is being viewed as a way to provide all the required parking. The amendment
also clarifies the use of tandem parking in townhouse developments.
At the regular City Commission meeting of May 15, 2001 this text amendment was
presented with the inclusion of appliance lift systems which was unanimously denied.
Direction was given to modify the ordinance to remove reference to the appliance lift
systems, continue to allow the required parking utilizing valet parking in tandem parking
configurations, and extend the option to the entire CBD. Pursuant to City Commission's
direction the text amendment has been modified accordingly.
By Motion, approve on first reading a text amendment to Section 4.4.13 regarding the
parking requirements in the Central Business District to accommodate required parking
utilizing valet with tandem parking configurations, and Section 4.6.9 establishing design
standards and regulations for valet and tandem parking arrangements.
Attachments: Ordinance by Others
City Commission Documentation
Meeting of June 19, 2001
LDR Text Amendment - LDR Sections 4 4.13 & 4.6.9 Regarding Valet and Tandem Parking in the CBD
Page 2 of 4
STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION
Section 4,4,13 Central Business (CBD) District:
(D) Conditional Uses and Structures Allowed:
(16) Restaurants, Cocktail Lounges, Hotels, and Residential Type Inns, may provide their
required parking as valet parking, subject to the provisions of 4.6.9(F)(3).
(G) Supplemental District Regulations: In addition to the supplemental district regulations as
set forth in Article 4.6, except as modified below, the following shall also apply.
(1) Parking:
(e) The parking requirements for residential units in multi-family structures and
mixed-use buildings shall be as follows:
· Efficiency dwelling unit 1.0 space/unit
· One bedroom dwelling unit 1.25 spaces/unit
· Two or more bedroom dwelling unit 1.75 spaces/unit
· Guest parking shall be provided cumulatively as
follows:
- for the first 20 units 0.50 spaces/unit
- for units 21-50 0.30 spaces/unit
- for units 51 and above 0.20 spaces/unit
Within Townhouse and Townhouse Type developments, parking may be
provided in front of garage units provided that such parkin.q does not result in the
space for one unit impeding access to a space of the other unit.
Section 4.6.9 Parking Regulations:
(C) Number of Parking Spaces Required:
(2) Requirements for Residential Uses:
(c) Multiple Family Structures:
* Efficiency dwelling unit
* One bedroom dwelling unit
* Two or more bedroom d.u.
1.0 space/unit
1.5 spaces/unit
2.0 spaces/unit
City Commission Documentation
Meeting of June 19, 2001
LDR Text Amendment - LDR Sections 4.4.13 & 4.6.9 Regarding Valet and Tandem Parking in the CBD
Page 3 of 4
* Guest parking shall be provided
cumulatively as follows:
- for the first 20 units
- for units 21-50
- for units 51 and above
0.5 spaces per unit
0.3 spaces per unit
0.2 spaces per unit
Within Townhouse and Townhouse Type developments, parking may be
provided in front of garage units provided that such parking does not result in the
space for one unit impeding access to a space of the other unit.
(F) Special Provisions:
(3) Valet Parkin¢~: A parking facility with a valet service or operator which allows for attendants
to receive, park and deliver the automobiles of occupants, tenants, customers, invitees, and
visitors including tandem parking may be utilized in lieu of the requirements of this Section
provided the following requirements are complied with:
(a)
Any required valet or tandem parking utilized in lieu of the parking requirements set forth in
this section shall be governed by an agreement with the City (in such form as may be
approved by the City Attorney), and recorded in the public records of Palm Beach County.
The agreement shall constitute a covenant runninq with the land bindinq upon the owners,
heirs, administrators, successors, and assigns. The agreement may be released by the City
Commission at such time that site plan approval is obtained for an alternatwe parking
arrangement which satisfies the parking requirements for said use.
(b) The required queue is to be provided on private property as opposed to public rights-of-way.
(c) There is a parking professional available for the vehicle retrieval durinq business hours;
(d)
The dimensions for valet and tandem parking spaces shall be a minimum of eight and one
half feet (8'6") wide and sixteen feet (16') deep with a maximum stacking of two (2) vehicles
along with a drive aisle of twenty-four feet (24').
(e) Valet parking may be utilized to conform with the number of handicap accessible parking
spaces provided that:
(I) At least two handicapped accessible spaces are provided adjacent to the
vehicle queuing area for those vehicles which cannot be operated by the parking
professional; and,
(11) The disabled person's vehicle may be safely operated by aforementioned
parking professional.
City Commission Documentation
Meeting of June 19, 2001
LDR Text Amendment - LDR Sections 4.4.13 & 4.6.9 Regarding Valet and Tandem Parking in the CBD
Page 4 of 4
(f) Valet drop-off/queuing area must be provided with a minimum length of 100'. Greater
queuing area may be required as a condition of site plan or conditional use approval based
upon the intensity of the use. The length of the queuing area may be reduced when
supported by a traffic study.
(g) Interior landscape areas required by Section 4.6.16 shall not be required if landscape
requirements which would otherwise have been installed on the interior of the parking lot are
evenly distributed along the perimeter of the parking area or facility and subject to the
following requirements:
That a 10' perimeter landscape buffer consisting of a hedge and trees
thirty-feet (30') on center be provided.
CITY COMMISSION DOCUMENTATION
TO:
THRU:
FROM:
DAV,~ ~,-,~,~,~_~_._ ~T A EN CITY MANAGER
PA~J/i? _D~R~. NG~, DI~_I~/ICTOR OF PLANNING AND ZONING
SCOTT ARONSON,~PARKING MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST
SUBJECT:
MEETING OF JUNE 19, 2001
CONSIDERATION OF AN AMENDMENT TO LAND DEVELOPMENT
REGULATIONS SECTIONS 4.4.'13 REGARDING THE PARKING
REQUIREMENTS IN THE CBD ZONE DISTRICT TO ACCOMMODATE
REQUIRED PARKING UTILIZING VALET OR TANDEM PARKING, AND
SECTION 4.6.9 ESTABLISHING DESIGN STANDARDS AND
REGULATIONS FOR VALET AND TANDEM PARKING
ARRANGEMENTS.
BACKGROUND
A Land Development Regulation (LDR), text amendment has been requested to allow
up to 100% of required parking for commercial establishments, restaurants, cocktail
lounges, hotels, and residential type inns within the Central Business District (CBD), to
be accommodated through the provision of valet parking. Due to the site constraints and
the exorbitant land costs, especially east of the Intracoastal Waterway, the valet parking
option is being viewed as a way to provide all the required parking. The amendment
also clarifies the use of tandem parking in townhouse developments.
At the regular City Commission meeting of May 15, 2001 this text amendment was
presented with the inclusion of appliance lift systems which was unanimously denied.
Direction was given to modify the ordinance to remove reference to the appliance lift
.systems, continue to allow the required parking utilizing valet parking in tandem parking
configurations, and extend the option to the entire CBD. Pursuant to City Commission's
direction the text amendment has been modified accordingly.
RECOMMENDED ACTION
By Motion, approve on first reading a text amendment to Section 4.4.13 regarding the
parking requirements in the Central Business District to accommodate required parking
utilizing valet with tandem parking configurations, and Section 4.6.9 establishing design
standards and regulations for valet and tandem parking arrangements.
Attachments: Ordinance by Others
City Commission Documentation
Meeting of June 19, 2001
LDR Text Amendment - LDR Sections 4.4.13 & 4.6.9 Regarding Valet and Tandem Parking in the CBD
Page 2 of 4
STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION
Section 4.4.13 Central Business (CBD) District:
(D) Conditional Uses and Structures Allowed:
(16) Restaurants, Cocktail Loun,qes, Hotels, and Residential Type Inns, may provide their
required parkin,q as valet parkin,q, subiect to the provisions of 4.6.9(F)(3).
{G) Supplemental District Regulations: In addition to the supplemental district regulations as
set forth in Article 4.6, except as modified below, the following shall also apply.
.. (1) Parking:
(e) The parking requirements for residential units in multi-family structures and
mixed-use buildings shall be as follows:
* Efficiency dwelling unit 1.0 space/unit
· One bedroom dwelling unit 1.25 spaces/unit
· Two or more bedroom dwelling unit 1.75 spaces/unit
· Guest parking shall be provided cumulatively as
follows:
for the first 20 units 0.50 spaces/unit
for units 21-50 0.30 spaces/unit
- for units 51 and above 0.20 spaces/unit
Within Townhouse and Townhouse Type developments, parkin.q may be
provided in front of .qara.qe units provided that such parkin,q does not result in the
space for one unit impedin,q access to a space of the other unit.
Section 4.6.9 Parking Regulations:
(C) Number of Parking Spaces Required:
(2) Requirements for Residential Uses:
(c) Multiple Family Structures:
· Efficiency dwelling unit
· One bedroom dwelling unit
· Two or more bedroom d.u.
1.0 space/unit
1.5 spaces/unit
2.0 spaces/unit
City Commission Documentation
Meeting of June 19, 2001
LDR Text Amendment - LDR Sections 4.4.13 & 4.6.9 Regarding Valet and Tandem Parking in the CBD
Page 3 of 4
· Guest parking shall be provided
cumulatively as follows:
- for the first 20 units
for units 21-50
- for units 51 and above
0.5 spaces per unit
0.3 spaces per unit
0.2 spaces per unit
Within Townhouse and Townhouse Type developments, parking may be
provided in front of ~ara.qe units provided that such parkin.q does not result in the
space for one unit impeding, access to a space of the other unit.
(F) Special Provisions:
(3) Valet Parking: A parking facility with a valet service or operator which allows for attendants
to re6,eive, park and deliver the automobiles of occupants, tenants, customers, invitees, and
visitors includin.q tandem parkin,q may be utilized in lieu of the requirements of this Section
provided the following requirements are complied with:
(a)
Any required valet or tandem parkin,q utilized in lieu of the parkin.q requirements.set forth in
this section shall be governed by an a,qreement with the City (in such form as may be
approved by the City Attorney), and recorded in the public records of Palm Beach County.
The a.qreement shall constitute a covenant runninq with the land binding upon the owners,
heirs, administrators, successors., and assi.qns. The agreement may be released by the City
Commission at such time that site plan approval is obtained for an alternative pa. rkin,q
arran,qement which satisfies the parkin,q requirements for said use.
(b) The required queue is to be provided on priv.ate property as opp..osed to public ri,qhts-of-way.
(c) There is a parking professional available for the vehicle retrieval dudn.q business hours;
(d) The dimensions for valet and tandem parking spaces shall be a minimum of eight and one
h..alf feet (8'6") wide and sixteen feet (.!6') de. ep with a maximum stackin.q of two (2) vehicles
' alon,q with a drive aisle of twenty-four feet (24').
(e) Valet parkin,q may be utilized to conform with the number of handicap accessible, p.arkin,q
spaces provided that:
(I) At least two handicapped accessible spaces are provided adjacent to the
vehicle queuin.q area for those vehicles which cannot be operated by the parkin,q
professional; and,
(11) The disabled person's vehicle may be safely operated by aforementioned
parking professional.
City Commission Documentation
Meeting of June 19, 2001
LDR Text Amendment - LDR Sections 4.4.13 & 4.6.9 Regarding Valet and Tandem Parking in the CBD
Page 4 of 4
(t') Valet drop-off/queuin,q area must be provided with a minimum len,qth of 100'. Greater
queuing area may be required as a condition of site plan or conditional use approval based
upon the intensity of the use. The len,qth of the queuing area may be reduced when
supported by a traffic study.
(.q) Intedor landscape areas required by Section 4.6.16 shall not be required if landscape
requirements which would otherwise have been installed on the interior of the parking lot are
evenly distributed along the perimeter of the parking area or facility and subiect to the
following requirements:
That a 10' perimeter landscape buffer consisting of a hedge and trees
thirty-feet (30') on center be provided.
ORDINANCE NO. 37-01
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE LAND
DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH,
FLORIDA, BY AMENDING SECTION 4.4.13, "CENTRAL
BUSINESS (CBD) DISTRICT, SUBSECTION 4.4.13(D),
"CONDITIONAL USES AND STRUCTURES ALLOWED", TO
PROVIDE THAT REQUIRED PARKING FOR CERTAIN
USES MAY BE PROVIDED AS VALET PARKING, SUBJECT
TO CONDITIONS AND SUBJECT TO CONDITIONAL USE
APPROVAL; AMENDING SUBSECTION 4.4.13(G)(1)(e),
"SUPPLEMENTAL DISTRICT REGULATIONS", AMENDING
SECTION 4.6.9, "OFF-STREET PARKING REGULATIONS",
SUBSECTION 4.6.9(C)(2)(c), "MULTIPLE FAMILY
STRUCTURES", TO PROVIDE THAT PARKING MAY BE
PROVIDED IN FRONT OF GARAGE UNITS WITHIN
TOWNHOUSE AND TOWNHOUSE-TYPE DEVELOPMENTS,
SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS; AMENDING SUBSECTION
4.6.9(F), "SPECIAL PROVISIONS", BY ENACTING A NEW
SUBPARAGRAPH 4.6.9(F)(3) TO ESTABLISH DESIGN
STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS FOR VALET AND
TANDEM PARKING ARRANGEMENTS; PROVIDING A
SAVING CLAUSE, A GENERAL REPEALER CLAUSE, AND
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, pursuant to LDR Section 1.1.6, the Planning and
Zoning Board reviewed the proposed text amendments at a public hearing held
on January 22, 2001, and voted 6 to 0 to recommend approval; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Delray Beach finds
that the proposed amendments are consistent with and further the goals,
objectives and policies of the Comprehensive Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That Chapter Four, "Zoning Regulations", Section
4.4.13, "Central Business (CBD) District", Subjection 4.4.13(D), "Conditional Uses
and Structures Allowed", of the Land Development Regulations of the City of
Delray Beach, be, and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 4.4.13 Central Business (CBD) District
(D) Conditional Uses and Structures Allowed: The following uses are allowed
as conditional uses within the CBD District:
, (16) Restaurants, Cocktail Lounges, Hotels, and Residential Type Inns
may provide their required parking as valet parking, subject to the
provisions of Section 4.6.9(F)(3).
Section 2. That Chapter Four, "Zoning Regulations", Section
4.4.13, "Central Business (CBD) District", Subsection 4.4.13(G), "Supplemental
District Regulations", of the Land Development Regulations of the City of Delray
Beach, be, and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
(G) Supplemental District Regulations: In addition to the supplemental district
regulations as set forth in Article 4.6, except as modified below, the following shall
also apply.
(1) Parking:
(e)
The parking requirements for residential units in multi-family
structures and mixed use buildings shall be as follows:
· Efficiency dwelling unit 1.0 space/unit
· One bedroom dwelling unit 1.25 spaces/unit
· Two or more bedroom dwelling unit 1.75 spaces/unit
· Guest parking shall be provided cumulatively as
follows:
- for the first 20 units 0.50 spaces/unit
- for units 21-50 0.30 spaces/unit
- for units 51 and above 0.20 spaces/unit
2 ORD. NO. 37-0!
Within Townhouse and Townhouse Type developments, parking
may be provided in front of garage units provided that such parking
does not result in the space for one unit impeding access to a
space of the other unit.
Section 3. That Chapter Four, "Zoning Regulations", Section 4.6.9,
"Off-Street Parking Regulations", Subsection 4.6.9(C), "Number of Parking
Spaces Required", Subparagraph 4.6.9(C)(2)(c), of the Land Development
Regalations of the City of Delray Beach, be, and the same is hereby amended to
read as follows:
C. Number of Parking Spaces Required:
(2) Requirements for Residential Uses:
(c) Multiple Family Structures:
· Efficiency dwelling unit 1.0 space/unit
· One bedroom dwelling unit 1.5 spaces/unit
· Two or more bedroom d.u. 2.0 spaces/unit
· Guest parking shall be provided
cumulatively as follows:
- for the first 20 units
- for units 21-50
for units 51 and above
0.5 spaces per unit
0.3 spaces per unit
0.2 spaces per unit
Within Townhouse and Townhouse Type developments, parking
may be provided in front of garage units provided that such parking
does not result in the space for one unit impeding access to a
space of the other unit.
Section 4. That Chapter Four, "Zoning Regulations", Section 4.6.9,
"Off-Street Parking Regulations", Subsection 4.6.9(F), "Special Provisions", of the
Land Development Regulations of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, be, and the
same is hereby amended by enacting a new subparagraph 4.6.9(F)(3) to read as
follows:
(F) Special Provisions
3 ORD. NO. 37-01
(3) Valet Parking: A parking facility with a valet service or operator which allows for
attendants to receive, park and deliver the automobiles of occupants, tenants,
customers, invitees, and visitors including tandem parking may be utilized in lieu of the
requirements of this Section provided the following requirements are complied with:
(a) Any required valet or tandem parking utilized in lieu of the parking requirements set
forth in this section shall be governed by an agreement with the City (in such form
as may be approved by the City Attorney), and recorded in the public records of
Palm Beach County. The agreement shall constitute a covenant running with the
land binding upon the owners, heirs, administrators, successors, and assigns. The
agreement may be released by the City Commission at such time that site plan
approval is obtained for an alternative parking arrangement which satisfies the
parking requirements for said use.
(b) The required queue is to be provided on private property as opposed to public
rights-of-way.
(c) There is a parking professional available for the vehicle retrieval during business
hours;
(d) The dimensions for valet and tandem parking spaces shall be a minimum of eight
and one half feet (8'6") wide and sixteen feet (16') deep with a maximum stacking of
two (2) vehicles along with a drive aisle of twenty-four feet (24').
,(e) Valet parking may be utilized to conform with the number of handicap accessible
parking spaces provided that:
(I) At least two handicapped accessible spaces are provided adjacent to
the vehicle queuing area for those vehicles which cannot be operated by
the parking professional; and,
(11) The disabled person's vehicle may be safely operated by
aforementioned parking professional.
(f) Valet drop-off/queuing area must be provided with a minimum length of 100'.
Greater queuing area may be required as a condition of site plan or conditional use
approval based upon the intensity of the use. The length of the queuing area may
be reduced when supported by a traffic study.
4 ORD. NO. 37-01
(g) Interior landscape areas required by Section 4.6.16 shall not be required if
landscape requirements which would otherwise have been installed on the interior of
the parking lot are evenly distributed along the perimeter of the parking area or
facility and subiect to the following requirements:
(!)
That a 10' perimeter landscape buffer consisting of a hedge and
trees thirty-feet (30') on center be provided.
,,. Section 5. That should any section or provision of this ordinance or
any portion thereof, any paragraph, sentence, or word be declared by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of
the remainder hereof as a whole or part thereof other than the part declared to be
invalid.
Section 6. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith be, and the same are hereby repealed.
Section 7. That this ordinance shall become effective immediately
upon passage on second and final reading.
PASSED AND ADOPTED in regular session on second and final
reading on this the ~ day of ,2001.
ATTEST M A Y O R
Acting City Clerk
First Reading
Second Reading
5 ORD. NO. 37-01
CITY OF DELRAY BEACH
NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMENDMENT
TO THE LAND DEVELOPMENT
REGULATIONS REGARDING PARKING
REQUIREMENTS IN THE CENTRAL
BUSINESS DISTRICT (CBD)TO
ACCOMMODATE REQUIRED PARKING
UTILIZING VALET OR TANDEM
PARKING, AND ESTABLISHING
DESIGN STANDARDS AND
REGULATIONS FOR VALET AND
TANDEM PARKING ARRANGEMENTS
The City Commission of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, proposes to adopt
the following ordinance:
.ORDNANCE NO. 374)1 ~
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DEL-
.RAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE LAND DEVELOPMENT
REGULATIONS OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
DE[RAY BEACH, FLORIDA, BY AMENDING SECTION 4.4.13,"~CEN-
TRAL BUSINESS (CBD) DISTRICT, SUBSECTI~O,N 4.4.13(D), 'CONDI-
TIONAL USES AND STRUCTURES ALLOWED, TO PROVIDE THAT
REQUIRED PARKING FOR CERTAIN USES MAY BE PROVIDED AS
VALET PARKING, SUBJECT TO CONDmONS AND SUBJECT TO
CONDITIONAL USE APPROVAL; AMENDING SUBSECTION
4.4.13(G)(1)(e), 'SUPPLEME,NT~A~, DISTRICT REGULATIONS',
AMENDING SECTION 4.6.9, OFF-STREET PARKING REGULA-
TIONS,',, SUBSECTION 4.6.9(C)(2)(c), 'MULTIPLE FAMILY STRUC-
TURES, TO PROVIDE THAT PARKING MAY BE PROVIDED IN
FRONT OF GARAGE UNITS WITHIN TOWNHOUSE AND TOWN-
HOUSE-TYPE DEVELOPMENTS, S~BJECT TO CONDIT!,ONS;
AMENDING SUBSECTION 4.6.9(F), SPECIAL PROVISIONS, BY
ENACTING A NEW SUBPARAGRAPH 4.6.9(F)(3) TO ESTABUSH
DESIGN STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS FOR VALET AND TAN-
DEM PARKING ARRANGEMENTS; PROVIDING A SAVING CLAUSE~
A GENERAL REPEALER C .L~USE, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
The City Commission will conduct two (2) Public Hearings for the purpose of
accepting public testimony regarding the proposed ordinance. The first
Pubhc Hearing will be held on TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 2001, AT 7:00 P.M. in the
CommissIon Chambers at City Hall, 100 N.W. 1st Avenue, Delray Beach,
Flodda. If the proposed ordinance ~s passed on first reading, a second PublIc
Hearing will be held on TUESDAY, JULY 10, 2001, at 7:00 P.M. (or at any
continuation of such meeting which is set by the Commission).
AIl interested c'~,,~ens are invited to attend the public hearings and comment
upon the proposed ordinance or submit their comments in writing on or
before the date of these hearings to the Planning and Zoning Department.
For further information or to obtain a copy of the proposed ordinance, please
contact the Planning and Zoning Department, City Hall, 100 N.W. 1st
Avenue, Delray Beach, Florida 3,.'~.~.~. (Phone 561/243-7040), between the
hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.
PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT IF A PERSON DECIDES TO APPEAL ANY DECI-
SION MADE BY THE CI'P( COMMISSION WITH RESPECT TO ANY MATTER
CONSIDERED AT THESE HEARINGS, SUCH PERSON MAY BE TO ENSURE
THAT A VERBATIM RECORD INCLUDES THE TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE
UPON WHICH THE APPEAL IS TO BE BASED. THE CITY DOES NOT PRO-
VIDE NOR PREPARE SUCH RECORD, PURSUANT TO F.S.286.0105.
PUBMSH: Boca Raton/Delray Beach News CITY OF DELRAY BEACH
June 12, 2001 Barbara Garito
July 3, 2001 Acting City Clerk
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CITY OF DELRAY BEACH
NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMENDMENT
TO THE LAND DEVELOPMENT
REGULATIONS REGARDING PARKING
REQUIREMENTS IN THE CENTRAL
BUSINESS DISTRICT (CBD) TO
ACCOMMODATE REQUIRED PARKING
UTILIZING VALET OR TANDEM
PARKING, AND ESTABLISHING
DESIGN STANDARDS AND
REGULATIONS FOR VALET AND
TANDEM PARKING ARRANGEMENTS
The C~;~, Commission of the C~y of Delray Beach, Flonda, proposes to adopt
the follow~ng ordinance:
QRDINANCE NO, 37-{)1
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DEL-
RAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE LAND DEVELOPMENT
REGULATIONS OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
DEI. RAY BEACH, FLORIDA, BY AMENDING SECTION 4.4.13, 'CEN-
TRAL BUSINESS (CBD) DISTRICT, SUBSECTION 4.4.13(D), 'CONDI-
TIONAL USES AND STRUCTURES ALLOWED", TO PROVIDE THAT
REQUIRED PARKING FOR CERTAIN USES MAY BE PROVIDED AS
VALET PARKING, SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS AND SUBJECT TO
CONDITIONAL USE APPROVAL; AMENDING SUBSECTION
4.4.13(G)(1)(e), *SUPPLEMENTAL DISTRICT REGULATIONS",
AMENDING SECTION 4.6.9, 'OFF-STREET PARKING REGULA-
'I'IONS", SUBSECTION 4.6.9(C)(2)(c), *MULTIPLE FAMILY STRUC-
TURES", TO PROVIDE THAT PARKING MAY BE PROVIDED IN
FRONT OF GARAGE UNITS WITHIN TOWNHOUSE AND TOWN-
HOUSE-TYPE DEVELOPMENTS, SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS;
AMENDING SUBSECTION 4.6.9(F), 'SPECIAL PROVISIONS", BY '
ENACTING A NEW SUBPARAGRAPH 4.6~(F)(3) TO ESTABMSH
DESIGN STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS FOR VALET AND TAN-
DEM PARKING ARRANGEMENTS; PROVIDING A SAVING CLAUSE,
A GENERAL REPEALER CLAUSE, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
The City Commission will conduc~ two (2) Public Heatings for the purpose of
accepting public testimony regarding the proposed ordinance. The first
Pubhc Headng will be held on TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 2001, AT 7:00 RM. in the
Commission Chambem at City Hall, 100 N.W. 1st Avenue, Delray Beach,
Flonda If the proposed ordinance is passed on first reading, a second Public
Hearing will be held on TUESDAY, JULY 10, 2001, at 7:00 RM. (or at any
continuation of such meeting which is set by the Commission).
All interested c~[zens are ~nv~ed to at'tend the pubhc hearings and comment
upon the proposed ordinance or submit their comments in writing on or
before the date of these hearings to the Planning and Zoning Department.
For further informat~on or to obtain a copy of the proposed ordinance, please
contact fl3e Planning and Zoning Department, City Hall, 100 N.W. 1st
Avenue, Delray Beach, Florida 33444 (Phone 561/243-7040), between the
hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Fdday, excluding holidays.
PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT IF A PERSON DECIDES TO APPEAL ANY DEC~-
SION MADE BY THE CITY COMMISSION wrI'H RESPECT TO ANY MA3'TER
CONSIDERED AT THESE HEARINGS, SUCH PERSON MAY BE TO ENSURE
THAT A VERBATIM RECORD INCLUDES THE TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE
UPON WHICH THE APPEAL IS TO BE BASED. THE CITY DOES NOT PRO-
VIDE NOR PREPARE SUCH RECORD, PURSUANT TO F.S.286.0105.
PUBLISH: Boca Raton/Oelray Beach News CITY OF DE[RAY BEACH
June 12, 2001 Barbara Garito
July 3, 2001 Acting C~ Clerk