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30-97 FAILED ON lST READING - 8/19/97 ORDINANCE NO. 30-97 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING SECTION 4.4.19, "MIXED INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL (MIC) DISTRICT", OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, BY AMENDING SUBSECTION 4.4.19(A), "PURPOSE AND INTENT", TO CLARIFY THE INTENDED GOAL OF THE DISTRICT; AMENDING SUBSECTION 4.4.19(B), "PRINCIPAL USES AND STRUCTURES PERMITTED", AND SUBSECTION 4.4.19(D), "CONDITIONAL USES AND STRUCTURES ALLOWED", TO MODIFY THE ALLOWABLE USES WITHIN THE MIXED INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL DISTRICT; PROVIDING A GENERAL REPEALER CLAUSE, A SAVING 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 on July 21, 1997, and forwarded the changes with a recommendation of approval; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Florida Statute 163.3174(4) (c), the Planning and Zoning Board, sitting as the Local Planning Agency, has determined that the changes are consistent with and further the 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", Article 4.4, "Base Zoning District", Section 4.4.19, "Mixed Industrial and Commercial (MIC) District", Subsection 4.4.19(A), "Purpose and Intent", of the Land Development Regulations of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, be, and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 4.4.19 Mixed Industrial and Co~m~ercial (MIC) District: (A) Purpose and Intent: The Mixed Industrial and Commercial (MIC) District is created in order to provide for a mix of industrial, commercial, and office use in a single zone district. The uses allowed are intended to enhance employment opportunities in the industrial, manufacturinq and trade sectors, with supportinq business and professional office functions. ~ /~~ /~ /~f t~ttll II~fft¢~ I~ IS ~etail uses are appropriate on a limited basis, ~ and only as a secondary use ~ within the district. ~ ~~ /~ /~ /~~ /~/ The MIC District is to be located in areas designated for the primary use - industry and commerce - as shown on the Future Land Use Map. FAILED ON 1ST READING - 8/19/97 Section 2. That Chapter Four, "Zoning Regulations", Article 4.4, "Base Zoning District", Section 4.4.19, "Mixed Industrial and Commercial (MIC) District", Subsection 4.4.19(B), "Principal Uses and Structures Permitted", of the Land Development Regulations of the City of Delray Beach, Florida be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: (B) Principal Uses and Structures Permitted: The following types of use are allowed within the MIC District as a permitted use: (1) Industrial Uses. The manufacturing, fabrication ~~ and wholesale of items and other uses as described ~ in Section 4.4.20(B)(1), (2) and (3). (2) Service Industry. Uses which provide an off-site service but maintain inventory, storaqe and an office at a central location, as described in Section 4.4.20(B)(5). (3) Business and Professional Offices, includinq, but not limited to finance, insurance, real estate, accountinq and bookkeepinq services, advertisinq services, photoqraphic studios, architectural and enqineerinq services, computer and data processinq services, correspondence and vocational schools, credit reDortinq and collection, detective and protective services, leqal services, travel aqencies, and qeneral offices for an individual, partnership or corporation. - 2 - Ord. No. 30-97 FAILED ON lST READING - 8/19/97 (4) Retail trade. Retail uses as a secondary use within any one building that has as its primary occuDant an industrial or service industry use, but only to the extent that the floor area for all retail use (either accessory to an industrial use or not) shall not exceed 25% of the floor area of the total building. Although an intent of this Zoning District is to allow retailing of items manufactured, fabricated ~~, or wholesaled on-site, additional retail uses may be allowed. Such additional uses may include, but are not limited to: (a) Apparel and accessory stores (b) Bakeries (c) Building materials and garden supplies, except mobile home dealers (d) Camera and photographic equipment and supplies (e) Hobbies, games and toys (f) Jewelry, gifts, novelties Luggage and leather goods (h) Mail order houses (i) Radio and television sets (j) Seasonal holiday items (Christmas trees, fruit baskets, other seasonal items) (k) Sporting goods, including bicycles (5) Interior Design and Furnishings: The wholesale, retail, storage and distribution of home furnishings, floor coverings, wall coverings, lighting, and other items related to the finishing and furnishing of interior space. (6) Other Processes and Activities: The following activities may also be conducted: (a) Dry cleaning and laundering (b) Emissions testing Section 3. That Chapter Four, "Zoning Regulations", Article 4.4, "Base Zoning District", Section 4.4.19, "Mixed Industrial and Commercial (MIC) District", Subsection 4.4.19(D), "Conditional Uses and Structures Allowed", of the Land Development Regulations of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, be, and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: (D) Conditional Uses and Structures Allowed: (1) The following uses are allowed as conditional uses within the MIC Zone District: - 3 - Ord. No. 30-97 FAILED ON 1ST READING - 8/19/97 . /~ (a) Kennels, no on-site disposal of carcasses ~Y (b) Lumberyards ~y (c) Monument and ornamental stone cutting, with no outside storaqe (d) Material and component recovery for reuse, such as the disassembly and resale of computer components, appliances, and electrical components. This does not include resource recovery facilities as described and requlated by Section 4.3.3(Z). (e)Automobile paint, body, and repair shops Boat repair and service (2) The followinq additional uses are allowed as conditional uses in the MIC zoninq district. However, such uses may not be established on properties havinq frontaqe alonq an arterial roadway: (a) Adult entertainment establishments, pursuant to the provisions of 2.4.5(E) (b) Garaqes and lots for the parkinq and storaqe of vehicles, includinq the storaqe of liqht trucks, up to and includinq two-ton trucks (c) Storaqe and rental of liqht construction equipment not over twenty-four feet (24') lonq, eiqht feet (8') wide, and ten feet (10') hiqh - 4 - Ord. No. 30-97 FAILED ON 1ST READING - 8/19/97 (d) Monument and ornamental stone cuttinq with accessory outside storaqe (e) Rental and sales of modular buildinqs (f) Towinq services, with no outside storaqe Section 4. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be, and the same are hereby repealed. 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 this ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage on second and final reading. PASSED AND ADOPTED in regular session on second and final reading on this the day of , 1997. MAYOR ATTEST: City Clerk First Reading Second Reading - 5 Ord. No. 30-97 FAILED ON lST READING - 8/19/97 TO: DAVID T. HARDEN, CITY MANAGER SUBJECT: AMENDMENTS TO LDR SECTION 4.4.19, MIXED INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL (MIC) DISTRICT The item before the Commission is approval of amendments to those sections of the MIC zoning district regulations dealing with permitted and conditional uses. The amendments resulted from several discussions among the City Commission, the Planning and Zoning Board, and members of the public regarding the potential impacts of the some of the listed uses. A brief summa~ of the proposed amendments is as follows: · The current regulations limit office uses to 25% of total floor area. The amendment would delete that limitation altogether, and broaden the types of office uses allowed. The amendment creates two classes of conditional uses: those that are permitted throughout the district; and those that can only be established on propedies that do not front on an a~erial road (i.e. Congress Ave., Linton Blvd., Atlantic Ave.). The intent of this is to relegate those uses that tend to have a significant outside storage component to less visible locations. · Automobile and boat repair are changed from permitted to conditional uses. Resource recovery facilities such as recycling stations, transfer stations, etc., will no longer be permitted in the district. A more detailed explanation of the changes is provided in the attached staff repo~. The P & Z Board held a public hearing on this amendment on July 21, 1997. Nine members of the public spoke regarding the changes, most of whom are owners of MIC zoned prope~ies. Except for one person who is in the process of selling her properly, all were suppo~ive of the changes. The Board unanimously recommended approval of the amendments subject to one modification which related to towing se~ices. The suggested change has been incorporated into the proposed ordinance. By motion, approve the ordinance amending the MIC zoning district regulations as attached. Attachments: · Location Map · P&ZBoardStaffRepo~ ~. ~o-77 F~I~ ~o P&55 · Proposed Ordinance (by others) /E~ ~/n~ ~//q/~7 GULF S'I~EAM BLVD. CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA L-30 CANAL I LAKE IDA ROAD N,W. 2ND · ! i S.W. 2ND LOWSON BOULEVARD $.W. 10TH ,,,, LIN TON BOULEVARD  BOULEVARD r .... i :~ .~ ~- ..... ..J L-38 CANAL C-15 CANAL CITY LIMITS ........... I MILE , I MIC ZONING DISTRICTS PLANNING DEPARTMENT -- DIGITAl. ,~45E' Id4P $)~7'EM -- MAP REF: LMA42 MEETING OF: July 21, 1997 AGENDA ITEM: V.A. AMENDMENT TO LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS SECTION 4.4.19, MIXED INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL (MIC) DISTRICT The item before the Board is that of recommending amendments to Land Development Regulations (LDR) Section 4.4.19, Mixed Industrial and Commercial (MIC) District. In recent years, the MIC zoning district has been the subject of many discussions at both the Planning and Zoning Board and City Commission level. The discussions have dealt with the types and intensity of uses allowed, as well as the poor condition of several of the developments within the district. Most of the concerns have centered around the uses along the Congress Avenue corridor. The following is a brief chronology of the major actions considered and/or taken on this issue in the past several years: June 1994 Both the P & Z Board and the City Commission rejected a proposal to rezone several parcels along Congress Avenue from MIC to LI, and opted instead to consider changes to the development standards of the MIC district. October 1994 The district regulations were amended to require that all uses be conducted completely within an enclosed building, except for approved outside storage which must be screened from view. November 1995 The district regulations were amended to add "Interior Design and Furnishings" as a permitted use. In 1996, the Palm Beach County Solid Waste Authority submitted a conditional use application to establish a regional recycling transfer station on an MIC-zoned site on Congress Avenue. Many people, including members of the Planning and Zoning Board and the City Commission, were surprised that such an intense use could be established along the Congress corridor. The conditional use application was denied in June of 1996, however, in a subsequent meeting the Commission directed staff to again review · · · Planning and Zoning Board Staff Report - 7/21/97 LDR Amendments to the Mixed Industrial and Commercial (MIC) District Page 2 the allowable uses in the MIC district, particularly as they related to the intensity of uses in the Congress Avenue corridor. At its meeting of February 24, 1997, the Planning and Zoning Board formally initiated amendments to the MIC district regulations. The initiation action directed that the proposed modifications allow for uses that would create opportunities for a broad mix of businesses to operate in a clean and controlled environment, benefiting from the synergy of a well mixed business climate. In addition, modifications should seek to eliminate or severely restrict uses which would detract from these opportunities. Analysis of Current Development The MIC District contains a total of 197 acres (map attached). The bulk of this land is located along the Congress Avenue corridor, although it is applied also to areas along Wallace Drive, S.W. 10th Street, and Linton Boulevard. Along Wallace Drive, the MIC District lies on the west side of the road, in a redevelopment area. In this area is a mix of transitional uses, including contractors, auto repair and residential. Surrounding zoning districts are Industrial (I) and Light Industrial (LI) to the west and northwest, Automotive Commercial (AC) to the south, and Residential to the east and northeast. A small area of MIC zoning (Security Self Storage) exists on the north side of Linton Boulevard at S.W. 4th Avenue, nearly surrounded by Industrial zoning. The largest area of MIC zoning, and the most visible, lies along Congress Avenue. Even in this area, MIC accounts for only about 30% of the Congress Avenue frontage. The balance is in Planned Commerce Center (PCC), Community Facilities (CF), Planned Commercial (PC), Planned Office Center (POC), and Residential Districts, along with small areas of General Commercial (GC) at the major intersections. Along Congress Avenue, the MIC District abuts 1-95 and the railroad to the east, and a combination of residential and office uses to the west. It is a highly visible zone in the heart of the City, along a major north-south corridor. Much of the traffic along the corridor is residential, accessing homes to the west. At the same time, the District has good access to 1-95 for truck traffic along Congress Avenue, and access to railroad sidings. Nearby residential character and high visibility indicate the need for caution in the intensity of development allowed. Road and rail access, and the need for jobs indicate the need to encourage commerce-type development. Its central location means that uses in the MIC Distdct will impact much of the City's population on a daily basis. .... Planning and Zoning Board Staff Report - 7/21/97 LDR Amendments to the Mixed Industrial and Commercial (MIC) District Page 3 Major business types and uses represented in the district, expressed as an approximate percent of the total acreage, include: Type of Use Acres Percent - Vacant Land 42.0 22.0 Merchant - Wholesale 24.0 13.0 Contractor 18.2 10.0 Merchant- Retail 16.8 9.0 Storage 15.4 8.0 Auto Repair & Related Uses 11.9 6.0 Vacant Building 11.8 6.0 Manufacturing 10.2 5.5 Concrete Plant 9.9 5.5 Office 9.0 5.0 Miscellaneous 9.0 5.0 Residential 5.0 3.0 Junk Shop or Dealer 2.1 1.0 Cabinetry 0.9 0.5 Print Shop/Publishing 0.9 0.5 Total 187.1 100.0 The business types above were those shown on the occupational license records as of March 1997. This creates some skewing of the acreage results, but the relative proportions are useable. For example, Passeri Marble, on 0.59 acres, has three licenses (retail merchant, wholesale merchant, and contractor). The table above distributes the acreage equally among the three business types. The individual businesses and groups also influence the character 'of the district. Levenger's and ABC Carpet are prominent large uses, and are reflective of some of the higher quality MIC development that has occurred in recent years along Congress- Avenue. Much of the remaining uses fronting Congress and Atlantic Avenues are either auto repair shops or home improvement suppliers, such as tile, wood and mica, and silk plants. Less visible from major roads are industrial uses such as trucking and equipment, lumber yards, and roofing contractors. While the list of existing uses is faidy broad, and exhibits many of the uses allowed in the district, there are some patterns inferable that may counter the philosophy of the district. These anomalies may be counter-productive to the intended goal of the distdct - the creation of quality employment opportunities. The district is over 27% vacant. There are approximately 42 acres (22%) of vacant land, and 11.8 acres (6.0%) of land with vacant buildings. Auto repair, paint and body, towing, and closely assdciated uses constitute approximately 6.0% of the total area · ._ Planning and Zoning Board Staff Report - 7/21/97 LDR Amendments to the Mixed Industrial and Commercial (MIC) District Page 4 zoned MIC. While these uses are necessary, they are relatively Iow generators of jobs. In addition, these uses are often unsightly neighbors for businesses seeking new or expanded locations, and may simply draw other like uses to the area. Finally, they have relatively little interaction with surrounding uses. Junk shops or dealers (a non- conforming use) make up about 1.1% of the district. This use is generally unsightly, and can be detrimental to attracting other, higher quality uses. There is a lack of synergy within the district. Sufficient suppliers are not found in proximity with the contractors who use the materials. Noted exceptions are the concrete plants and tile businesses located in the area with construction companies. Services which would support small businesses, including equipment rental, hardware, lumber yards, and business services are under-represented. As noted with previous discussions on the subject, many of the MIC issues that have been raised concern the appearance and intensity of uses along Congress Avenue, especially the section of Congress between Lake Ida Road and Atlantic Avenue. Much of the development south of Atlantic is in industrial parks, office buildings, and warehouse/storage complexes. For the most part, the developments are well landscaped and maintained. In order to encourage development that is of a similar or better quality in other highly visible MIC-zoned areas, it is appropriate to exert additional controls on the types of uses that will be permitted. Recent Board Discussion The MIC district was discussed with the Board at its workshop meeting of May 19, 1997. Staff presented an overview of the character of the uses in the district, and received feedback from the Board on several areas, including: modification of the caps for office and retail; uses which might be prohibited; and uses which might be added. The Board's general consensus was that the District regulations should be modified to achieve two goals: · Incorporate flexibility to allow more office uses in the district. · Restrict some of the more intense uses which would detract from the character of the district. The proposed amendments woUld result in the following changes in categories of uses: Permitted Uses: Business and professional offices are retained as permitted uses, but the 25% cap on their proportion of floor area has been deleted. These uses are also combined into one , -- Planning and Zoning Board Staff Report - 7/21/97 LDR Amendments to the Mixed Industrial and Commercial (MIC) District Page 5 category. Medical offices are not included, since the character of their customer base and operations differ markedly from the intent of the MIC District. Automobile and boat repair uses are being transferred from the category of permitted uses to that of conditional uses. This will allow an opportunity to exert greater control over their potential impact on the area. An example of this impact would be the location of parking and storage areas relative to Congress Avenue. Additionally, there is concern that buildings which are constructed initially for warehouse uses, with a Iow rate of required parking, convert to auto repair uses over time, with no review process to insure that there is adequate parking to accommodate the demand. Conditional Uses: The proposed changes create two categories of conditional uses: those that are permitted throughout the district, and those that are permitted only on propertie~s that do not have frontage on an arterial roadway. Arterial roadways with MIC zoning include Congress Avenue, Atlantic Avenue, and Linton Boulevard. The uses that are being restricted from those areas are those that, because of their extensive outside storage requirements, are inconsistent with the desired appearance and character of development along these major visible roadways. These uses include garages and lots for the storage of vehicles; storage and rental of light construction equipment; monument/ornamental stone cutting that has an outside storage component; and the rental or sale of modular buildings. In addition, adult entertainment establishments are being restricted from these locations because, while they are to be accommodated within the City, they are inconsistent with efforts to promote higher quality development and a industrial/office oriented employment base along the MIC corridor. Lumberyards were considered for inclusion in the category that would not be permitted on an arterial roadway. However, as lumberyards store the bulk of their materials indoors and generally include a retail sales operation, it was determined that they should not be further restricted as to their location. Resource recovery facilities and towing services are deleted from the list of allowable. conditional uses due to their overall negative impact on the District. These impacts include noise, odor, heavy truck traffic, and visual impacts related to the outside storage of such "inventory" as wrecked cars and aluminum cans. However, a specific category of material and component recovery operation, which is similar to fabrication, is being added. Creation of Nonconforming Uses The proposed amendments would cause only a few existing businesses to become nonconforming. There are two towing companies that would become nonconforming, and one stone cutting business on Congress Avenue that has outside storage and would become nonconfo~:ming as to its location on an arterial road. Approximately 48 Planning and Zoning Board Staff Report - 7/21/97 LDR Amendments to the Mixed Industrial and Commercial (MIC) District Page 6 auto repair businesses and one boat repair shop would change from permitted to conforming conditional uses. As a conditional use, any future expansions or significant changes to these businesses would have to be processed as a conditional use modification, possibly requiring a public hearing. . .................. .......,...:.......: ........................ .:...~..........:...:<. ........ .: . . . ¢o :.~ ~ :-:..'-.'..-:<-.'.~$~:~:-:-.~.-..::::~.': .::.:.:.:;:.....:.:.:.:::......':.....:..';.....:...~.::::~....:...:.::.:::.: ............................ , ............................................................. 8~M~E~.~. ~~1,.~-...~ ......................... ~i ............ .~ ............... ..- .................. Based on analysis of the current allowable uses in the MIC district, and the direction of the City Commission to upgrade the character of uses and development within the district, recommend amendments to LDR Section 4.4.19 Mixed Industrial and Commercial (MIC) District as attached. Attachment: · Proposed Amendments to Section 4.4.19, MIC District S:\adv\MIC8 Boca Raton News, Monday, August 11, 1997 ~'~, CITY OF DELRAY BEACH .oT cE OF USE Co. mO.^L USE CHANGE WITHIN THE MIXED INDUSTRIAL The Ci~ Commission of the Ci~ of Delray Beach, Florida, pro- poses to adopt the following ordinance: ORDINANCE:'NO. 30-97 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CI~ COMMISSION OF THE CI~ OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING SECTION 4.4.19, 'MIXED INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL (MIC) DISTRICt, OF THE ~ND DEVELOPMENT REGU~TIONS 0F THE CI~ OF DEL~Y BEACH, BY AMENDING SUBSECTION 4. 4.19(A), ~PURPOSE AND INTEN~, TO C~RI~ THE INTENDED GOAL OF THE DISTRICT; AMENDING SUBSECTION 4.4.19(B), PRIN- CIPAL USES AND) STRUCTURES PERMI~ED', AND SUBSEC- TION 4.4.19 (D), CONDITIONAL USES AND STRUCTURES ALLOWED", TO MODI~ THE ALLOWABLE USES WITHIN THE MIXED INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL DISTRICT; PROVID- ING A GENE~L REPE~ER C~SE, A SAVING C~USE, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. The Ci~ Commi~ion will ~nduct ~o (2) Public Hearings for the purpose of accepting public testimony regarding the proposed ordinance. ~e fimt Public Hearing will be held on TUESDAy. AUGUST 19. 1997. AT 7:~ P.M. (or at any continuation of such meeting which is set by the Commission), in the Commission Chambem at Ci~ Hall, IOO N.W. 1st Avenue, Delray Beach, . Florida. If the ordinance is passed on fimt reading, a second Public Hearing will be held on - TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 9, 1997. AT 7:00 P.M. (or at any ~ntinuation of such meeting which is set by the Commission). All interested citizens am invEed to a~end ~e public hearings and comment upon ~e proposed ordinance or submit ~eir comments in writing on or before ~e date of these hearings to the Planning and Zoning Depa~ment. For fu~er info~ation or to obtain a copy of the proposed ordin~ce, please ~n~ct the Planning and Zoning Depa~ment, Ci~ Hall, 100 N.W. 1st Avenue, Delray Beach, Florida 3~ (Phone 407/243-7040), be~een the houm of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday ~mugh Friday, excluding hol- idays. PLEASE BE. ADVISED THAT IF A PERSON DECIDES TO APPEL ANY DECISION MADE BY THE CI~ COMMISSION WITH RESPECT TO ANY MA~ER CONSIDERED AT THESE HEARINGS, SUCH PERSON MAY NEED TO ENSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD INCLUDES THE TESTIMONY AND EVI- DENCE UPON WHICH THE APPEAL IS TO BE BASED. THE CI~ DOES NOT PROVIDE NOR PREPARE SUCH RECORD. PUSUANT TO RS. 286.0105. PUBLISH: THE BOCA ~TON NEWS CI~ OF DELRAY BEACH AUGUST 11, 1997 Alison Ma~regor Ha~ SEPTEMBER 3, 1997. Ci~ Clerk AD ~57935 II CITY OF DELRAY BEACH NOTICE OF PERMITTED USE AND CONDITIONAL USE CHANGE WITHIN THEMIXED INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL (MIC) DISTRICT The City Commission of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, proposes to adopt the following ordinance: ORDINANCE NO. 30-97 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING SECTION 4.4.19, "MIXED INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL (MIC) DISTRICT", OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, BY AMENDING SUBSECTION 4.4.19(A), "PURPOSE AND INTENT", TO CLARIFY THE INTENDED GOAL OF THE DISTRICT; AMENDING SUBSECTION 4.4.19(B), "PRINCIPAL USES AND STRUCTURES PERMITTED", AND SUBSECTION 4.4.19(D), "CONDITIONAL USES AND STRUCTURES ALLOWED", TO MODIFY THE ALLOWABLE USES WITHIN THE MIXED INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL DISTRICT; PROVIDING A GENERAL REPEALER CLAUSE, A SAVING CLAUSE, 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 Public Hearing will be held on TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1997, AT 7:00 P.M. (or at any continuation of such meeting which is set by the Commission), in the Commission Chambers at City Hall, 100 N.W. 1st Avenue, Delray Beach, Florida. If the ordinance is passed on first reading, a second Public Hearing will be held on TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1997, AT 7:00 P.M. (or at any continuation of such meeting which is set by the Commission). Ail interested citizens 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 33444 (Phone 407/243-7040), 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 DECISION MADE BY THE CITY COMMISSION WITH RESPECT TO ANY MATTER CONSIDERED AT THESE HEARINGS, SUCH PERSON MAY NEED TO ENSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD INCLUDES THE TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH THE APPEAL IS TO BE BASED. THE CITY DOES NOT PROVIDE NOR PREPARE SUCH RECORD. PURSUANT TO F.S. 286.0105. PUBLISH: The News CITY OF DELP, AY BEACH August 11, 1997 Alison MacGregor Harry September 3, 1997 City Clerk Instructions to Newspaper: This ad is not to be placed in the legal ads/classified section of the newspaper. It must be at least two standard columns wide and ten inches long. The entire headline [NOTICE OF PERMITTED USE AND CONDITIONAL USE CHANGE WITHIN THE MIXED INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL (MIC) DISTRICT] must be an 18 point bold headline. Thank you. MEMORANDUM TO: Jasmin Allen, Planner FROM: Alison MacGregor Harty, City Clerk~IIv SUBJECT: Advertisements/Draft Ordinances for City Co,.,,ission Meetinq of Auqust 19, 1997 DATE: August 6, 1997 Attached for your review are draft copies of the 'change of use' notices and the draft ordinances for the proposed MIC district text amendments (Ord. 30-97) and the text amendments related to resource recovery facilities (Ord. 31-97). Please review the ads and get back to me with any comments or changes as soon as possible. I want to get these ads to the newspaper by Thursday noon (8/7/97) for publication on Monday, August llth. The second publication date is scheduled for September 3rd. In addition, the captions will be advertised according to our normal adoption procedure for ordinances (i.e. at least ten days prior to 2nd reading/public hearing, or August 29, 1997). Thank you for your assistance. AMH/m At t achment s Section 4.4.19 Mixed Industrial and Commercial (MIC) District: (A) Purpose and Intent: The Mixed Industrial and Commercial (MIC) District is created in order to provide for a mix of industrial, commercial, and office use in a single zone district. The uses allowed are intended to enhance employment opportunities in the industrial, man0facturing, and trade sectors, with Supporting business and orofessional office functions. Th~ "'"' ......... ~ ..... ~ ;n~, ~of.;~l, ~, /m~n,,,~ ';~'~v,~,'r;nn t.~N~l~l~..,.~.~ , r~n~;r/ ~,, ~n~ r uses are appropriate on a limited basis, but and only as a seconda~ use ~ the district = ~,,;'~; ..... ~;~" s~ ;-~,'~*-;~' ..... The MIC District is to in areas designated for the prima~ use - indust~ and commerce - as Future Land Use Map. (B) Principal Uses and Structures Permitted: use are allowed within the MIC District as a permitted use: (1) Industrial Uses. The manufacturin(: wholesale of items and other uses as described in Section 4.4.20(B) (1) (2) Service Industry. Uses which provide an service but maintain inventory, storage and an office at a c~~cation, as d in Section 4.4.20 ~ u nc r I e t te ntin nd in ervices verti in s rvic (4) Retail trade. Retail uses as a secondary use within any one building that has as its primary occupant an industrial or service industry ~Jse, but only to the extent that the floor area for all retail use (either accessory to an industrial use or not) shall not exceed 25% of the floor area of the total building. Although an intent of this zoning district is to allow retailing of items manufactured, repaired, or wholesaled on-site, additional retail uses may be allowed. Such additional uses may include, but are not limited to: (a) Apparel and accessory stores (b) Bakeries (c) Building materials and garden supplies, )ile home dealers (d) Camera and photographic equipment )lies (e) Hobbies, games, and toys (f) Jewelry, gifts, novelties (g) Luggage and leather goods (h) Mail order houses (i) Radio and television sets (j) Seasonal holiday items (Christmas:: fruit baskets, other seasonal items) (k) Sporting goods, O~ 11/7/95] (5) retail, storage and distribution of home furnishings, floor coy s, wall coverings, lighting, and other items related to the furnishir interior space. [Amd. Ord. 58-95 1117195] (6) conducted: The following uses are en a part ~r accessory to, the principal use: (1) (2) ~se and service areas (3) Provisions or services and repair of items incidental to principal uses. (4) Storage of inventory, equipment, vehicles, or materials, within a structure or in an approved outside locations. [Amd. Ord. 60-93 10112193] -2- (5) The conducting of auctions incidental to a principal use, and subject to the provision of parking at the rate required for general commercial uses. [.Amd. Ord. 30- 94 6/21/94] (D) Conditional Uses and Structures Allowed: (1) The following uses are allowed as conditional uses within the MIC Zone District: [Amd. Ord. 55-90 11/13/90] /'~,.., (a) Kennels, no on-site disposal of ises. (4-) (b) Lumberyards. (-,?,-) (c) Monument and ornamental stone (d) dj.' (e) zoninc (a) Adult Entertainment Establishments, pursuant to the provisions of 2.4.5(E). (b) Garages and lots for the parking and storage of vehicles, including the storage of light trucks, up to and including, two-ton trucks. (c) Storage and rental of light construction equipment not over twenty- four feet (24') long. eight feet (8') wide, and ten feet (10') high. -3- (d) Monument and ornamental stone cutting with accessory, outside storage. (e) Rental and sales of modular buildings. (f) Towing services, with no outside storage. (E) Review and Approval Process: (1) In established structures, uses shall be allowed therein u application to, and approval by, the Chief Building Official for a certificate of occu (2) For any new development approval must be gran Site Plan Review and Appearance Board pursuant to Sections 2.4.5 (F), ). (F) Development Standards: The developm{ as in Section 4.3.4 shall apply. (G) district regulations as set forth in Article 4.6 shall apply. 10112/93] (H) Special Regulations: (1) Loading and unloading to side rear yards and shall be prohibited within the front yard setback (2) Within the front yard rst ten feet (10') abutting the right-of- way shall be a landscap lo paving shall be allowed except for driveways and the Such driveways and walkways shall be g, line. (3) from facing a public right-of-way. [Amd. Ord. 58-95 11/0' approved pursuant to Section 4.6.6(C)(2), all prin, dl be conducted within an enclosed building. [Amd. Ord. 75-94 10118194] S:PLANNI/DOC -4- MEETING OF: July 21, 1997 AGENDA ITEM: V.A. AMENDMENT TO LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS SECTION 4.4.19, MIXED INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL (MIC) DISTRICT The item before the Board is that of recommending amendments to Land Development Regulations (LDR) Section 4.4.19, Mixed Industrial and Commercial (MIC) District. I ........................... ::::::::::::: ...................... :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ................ :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ..................... "": ......................... :: .............. :::::::::::::::::::::: ....................................... :::::::':::::::i ............... """"¥:"::=:: .................. :" .................................................... ": .............................. ?,:i:::::! In recent years, the MIC zoning district has been the subject of many discussions at both the Planning and Zoning Board and City Commission level. The discussions have dealt with the types and intensity of uses allowed, as well as the poor condition of several of the developments within the district. Most of the concems have centered around the uses along the Congress Avenue corridor. The following is a brief chronology of the major actions considered and/or taken on this issue in the past several years: June 1994 Both the P & Z Board and the City Commission rejected a proposal to rezone several parcels along Congress Avenue from MIC to LI, and opted instead to consider changes to the development standards of the MIC district. October 1994 The district regulations were amended to require that all uses be conducted completely within an enclosed building, except for approved outside storage which must be screened from view. November 1995 The district regulations were amended to add "Interior Design and Furnishings" as a permitted use. In 1996, the Palm Beach County Solid Waste Authority submitted a conditional use application to establish a regional recycling transfer station on an MIC-zoned site on Congress Avenue. Many people, including members of the Planning and Zoning Board and the City Commission, were surprised that such an intense use could be established along the Congress corridor. The conditional use application was denied in June of 1996, however, in a subsequent meeting the Commission directed staff to again review Planning and Zoning Board Staff Report - 7/21/97 LDR Amendments to the Mixed Industrial and Commercial (MIC) District Page 2 the allowable uses in the MIC district, particularly as they related to the intensity of uses in the Congress Avenue corridor. At its meeting of February 24, 1997, the Planning and Zoning Board formally initiated amendments to the MIC district regulations. The initiation action directed that the proposed modifications allow for uses that would create opportunities for a broad mix of businesses to operate in a clean and controlled environment, benefiting from the synergy of a well mixed business climate. In addition, modifications should seek to eliminate or severely restrict uses which would detract from these opportunities. Analysis of Current Development The MIC District contains a total of 197 acres (map attached). The bulk of this land is located along the Congress Avenue corridor, although it is applied also to areas along Wallace Drive, S.W. 10th Street, and Linton Boulevard. Along Wallace Drive, the MIC District lies on the west side of the road, in a redevelopment area. In this area is a mix of transitional uses, including contractors, auto repair and residential. Surrounding zoning districts are Industrial (I) and Light Industrial (LI) to the west and northwest, Automotive Commercial (AC) to the south, and Residential to the east and northeast. A small area of MIC zoning (Security Self Storage) exists on the north side of Linton Boulevard at S.W. 4th Avenue, heady surrounded by Industrial zoning. The largest area of MIC zoning, and the most visible, lies along Congress Avenue. Even in this area, MIC accounts for only about 30% of the Congress Avenue frontage. The balance is in Planned Commerce Center (PCC), Community Facilities (CF), Planned Commercial (PC), Planned Office Center (POC), and Residential Districts, along with small areas of General Commercial (GC) at the major intersections. Along Congress Avenue, the MIC District abuts 1-95 and the railroad to the east, and a combination of residential and office uses to the west. It is a highly visible zone in the heart of the City, along a major north-south corridor. Much of the traffic along the corridor is residential, accessing homes to the west. At the same time, the District has good access to 1-95 for truck traffic along Congress Avenue, and access to railroad sidings. Nearby residential character and high visibility indicate the need for caution in the intensity of development allowed. Road and rail access, and the need for jobs indicate the need to encourage commerce-type development. Its central location means that uses in the MIC District will impact much of the City's population on a daily basis. Planrr;ng and'Zoning Board St~aff Report - 7/2!/97 LDR Amendments to the Mixed Industrial and Commercial (MIC) District Page 3 Major business types and uses represented in the district, expressed as an approximate percent of the total acreage, include: Type of Use Acres Percent Vacant Land 42.0 22.0 Merchant - Wholesale 24.0 13.0 Contractor 18.2 10.0 Merchant - Retail 16.8 9.0 Storage 15.4 8.0 Auto Repair & Related Uses 11.9 6.0 Vacant Building 11.8 6.0 Manufacturing 10.2 5.5 Concrete Plant 9.9 5.5 Office 9.0 5.0 Miscellaneous 9.0 5.0 Residential 5.0 3.0 Junk Shop or Dealer 2.1 1.0 Cabinetry 0.9 0.5 Print Shop/Publishing 0.9 0.5 Total 187.1 100.0 The business types above were those shown on the occupational license records as of March 1997. This creates some skewing of the acreage results, but the relative proportions are useable. For example, Passeri Marble, on 0.59 acres, has three licenses (retail merchant, wholesale merchant, and contractor). The table above distributes the acreage equally among the three business types. The individual businesses and groups also influence the character of the district. Levenger's and ABC Carpet are prominent large uses, and are reflective of some of the higher quality MIC development that has occurred in recent years along Congress Avenue. Much of the remaining uses fronting Congress and Atlantic Avenues are either auto repair shops or home improvement suppliers, such as tile, wood and mica, and silk plants. Less visible from major roads are industrial uses such as trucking and equipment, lumber yards, and roofing contractors. While the list of existing uses is faidy broad, and exhibits many of the uses allowed in the district, there are some patterns inferable that may counter the philosophy of the district. These anomalies may be counter-productive to the intended goal of the district - the creation of quality employment opportunities. The district is over 27% vacant. There are approximately 42 acres (22%) of vacant land, and 11.8 acres (6.0%) of land with vacant buildings. Auto repair, paint and body, towing, and closely associated uses constitute approximately 6.0% of the total area Planning and Zoning Board Staff Report - 7/21/97 LDR Amendments to the Mixed Industrial and Commercial ('MIC) District Page 4 zoned MIC. While these uses are necessary, they are relatively Iow generators of jobs. In addition, these uses are often unsightly neighbors for businesses seeking new or expanded locations, and may simply draw other like uses to the area. Finally, they have relatively little interaction with surrounding uses. Junk shops or dealers (a non- conforming use) make up about 1.1% of the district. This use is generally unsightly, and can be detrimental to attracting other, higher quality uses. There is a lack of synergy within the district. Sufficient suppliers are not found in proximity with the contractors who use the materials. Noted exceptions are the concrete plants and tile businesses located in the area with construction companies. Services which would support small businesses, including equipment rental, hardware, lumber yards, and business services are under-represented. As noted with previous discussions on the subject, many of the MIC issues that have been raised concern the appearance and intensity of uses along Congress Avenue, especially the section of Congress between Lake Ida Road and Atlantic Avenue. Much of the development south of Atlantic is in industrial parks, office buildings, and warehouse/storage complexes. For the most part, the developments are well landscaped and maintained. In order to encourage development that is of a similar or better quality in other highly visible MIC-zoned areas, it is appropriate to exert additional controls on the types of uses that will be permitted. Recent Board Discussion The MIC district was discussed with the Board at its workshop meeting of May 19, 1997. Staff presented an overview of the character of the uses in the district, and received feedback from the Board on several areas, including: modification of the caps for office and retail; uses which might be prohibited; and uses which might be added. The Board's general consensus was that the Distdct regulations should be modified to achieve two goals: · Incorporate flexibility to allow more office uses in the district. · Restrict some of the more intense uses which would detract from the character of the district. The proposed amendments would result in the following changes in categories of uses: Permitted Use.~: Business and professional offices are retained as permitted uses, but the 25% cap on their proportion of floor area has been deleted. These uses are also combined into one Planning and Zoning Board Staff Report - 7/2.1/97 LDR Amendments to the Mixed Industrial and Commercial (MIC) District Page 5 category. Medical offices are not included, since the character of their customer base and operations differ markedly from the intent of the MIC District. Automobile and boat repair uses are being transferred from the category of permitted uses to that of conditional uses. This will allow an opportunity to exert greater control over their potential impact on the area. An example of this impact would be the location of parking and storage areas relative to Congress Avenue. Additionally, there is concern that buildings which are constructed initially for warehouse uses, with a Iow rate of required parking, convert to auto repair uses over time, with no review process to insure that there is adequate parking to accommodate the demand. Conditional Uses: The proposed changes create two categories of conditional uses: those that are permitted throughout the district, and those that are permitted only on properties that do not have frontage on an artedal roadway. Arterial roadways with MIC zoning include Congress Avenue, Atlantic Avenue, and Linton Boulevard. The uses that are being restricted from those areas are those that, because of their extensive outside storage requirements, are inconsistent with the desired appearance and character of development along these major visible roadways. These uses include garages and lots for the storage of vehicles; storage and rental of light construction equipment; monument/ornamental stone cutting that has an outside storage component; and the rental or sale of modular buildings. In addition, adult entertainment establishments are being restricted from these locations because, while they are to be accommodated within the City, they are inconsistent with efforts to promote higher quality development and a industrial/office oriented employment base along the MIC corridor. Lumberyards were considered for inclusion in the category that would not be permitted on an arterial roadway. However, as lumberyards store the bulk of their materials indoors and generally include a retail sales operation, it was determined that they should not be further restricted as to their location. Resource recovery facilities and towing services are deleted from the list of allowable. conditional uses due to their overall negative impact on the District. These impacts include noise, odor, heavy truck traffic, and visual impacts related to the outside storage of such "inventory" as wrecked cars and aluminum cans. However, a specific category of material and component recovery operation, which is similar to fabrication, is being added. Creation of Nonconforming Uses The proposed amendments would cause only a few existing businesses to become nonconforming. There are two towing companies that would become nonconforming, and one stone cutting business on Congress Avenue that has outside storage and would become nonconforming as to its location on an artedal road. Approximately 48 Planning and Zoning Board Staff Report - 7/21/97 LDR Amendments to the Mixed Industrial and Commercial (~lC) District Page 6 auto repair businesses and one boat repair shop would change from permitted to conforming conditional uses. As a conditional use, any future expansions or significant changes to these businesses would have to be processed as a conditional use modification, possibly reqUiring a public hearing. Based on analysis of the current allowable uses in the MIC district, and the direction of the City Commission to upgrade the character of uses and development within the district, recommend amendments to LDR Section 4.4.19 Mixed Industrial and Commercial (MIC) District as attached. Attachment: · Proposed Amendments to Section 4.4,19, MIC District S:\adv\MIC8 Section 4.4.19. Mixed Industrial and Commercial (MIC) District: (A) Purpose and Intent: The Mixed Industrial and Commemial (MIC) District is created in order to provide for a mix of industrial, commercial, and office use in a single zone district. The uses allowed are intended to enhance employment opportunities in the industrial, manufacturing, and trade sectors. with SUDDOrtinQ business and professional office functions. and r Retail uses are appropriate on a limited basis, bu! and only as a ~....,~ ..... h~..k h~o ;..~..~*r~... ..... The secondary use wheR within the distdct a ........ . MIC District is to be located in areas designated for the pdmary use - industry and commerce - as shown on the Future Land Use Map. (B) Principal Uses and Structures Permitted: The following types of use are allowed within the MIC District as a permitted use: (1) Industrial Uses. The manufacturing, fabrication and wholesale of items and other uses as described in Section 4.4.20(B) (1) (2) and (3). (2) Service Industry. Uses which provide an off-site service but maintain inventory, storage and an office at a central location, as described in Section 4.4.20 (B)(5). (3) Business and Professional Offices. including, but not limited to finance, insurance, real estate, accounting and bookkeeping services. advertiSing services, photographic studios, architectural and engineering services, comDuter and data orocessing services, correspondence and vocational schools, credit reporting and collection, detective and protective services, legal services, travel agencies, and general offices for an individual. partnership or corporation. (4) Retail trade. Retail uses as a secondary use within any one building that has as its primary, occupant an industrial or service industry, use, but only to the extent that the floor area for all retail use (either accessory to an industrial use or not) shall not exceed 25% of the floor area of the total building. Although an intent of this zoning district is to allow retailing of items manufactured, repaired, or wholesaled on-site, additional retail uses may be allowed. Such additional uses may include, but are not limited to: (a) Apparel and accessory stores (b) Bakeries (c) Building materials and garden supplies, except mobile home dealers (d) Camera and photographic equipment and supplies (e) Hobbies, games, and toys (f) Jewelry, gifts, novelties (g) Luggage and leather goods (h) Mail order houses (i) Radio and television sets (j) Seasonal holiday items (Christmas trees, fruit baskets, other seasonal items) (k) Sporting goods, including bicycles [Amd. Ord. $8-95 1117/95] - (5) Interior Design and Furnishings: The wholesale, retail, storage and distribution of home furnishings, floor coverings, wall coverings, lighting, and other items related to the finishing and furnishing of interior space. [Amd. Ord. 58-95 11/7195] (6) Other Processes and Activities: The following activities may also be conducted: (.a) Dry_ cleaning and laundering (b)Emissions testing (C) A~es$ol'y_ Uses and Structures Permitted: The following uses are allowed when a part of, or accessory to, the principal use: (1) Parking lots (2) Refuse and service areas (3) Provisions or services and repair of items incidental to principal uses. (4) Storage of inventory, equipment, vehicles, or materials, within a structure or in an approved outside locations. [Amd. Ord. 60-93 10/12/93] (5) The conducting of auctions incidental to a principal use, and subject to the provision of parking at the rate required for general commemial uses. [Amd. Ord. 30-94 $121/94] (D) Conditional Uses and Structures Allowed: (1) The following uses are allowed as conditional uses within the MIC Zone District: [Amd. Ord. 55-90 11113190] 9/! ~;/~-~' rA..,~.,4 n..,4 A_Cl4 !;29/9! A...., n.-., ,~,c_on 4414qlnlll (43-) (a) Kennels, no on-site disposal of carcasses. (4-) (b) Lumberyards. (,?~) (c) Monument and ornamental stone cutting, with no outside storage. /~ Rcnta! '~-d °'~'~'° cf """'~'""" h,,;,,~; .... [?.md. O"'" 4-9! !/29/9!] (d) Material and component recovery_ for reuse, such as the disassembly and resale of computer components, appliances, and electrical components. This does not include resoume recovery facilities as described and regulated by Section 4.3,3(Z). (e) Automobile paint, body. and repair shops. Boat repair and service. (2) The following additional uses are allowed as conditional uses in the MIC zoning district, however, such uses may not be established on properties having frontage along an artedal roadwaY: (a) Adult Entertainment Establishments. pursuant to the provisions of 2.4.5(E). (b) Garages and lots for the parking and storage of vehicles, including the storage of light trucks, up to and including, two-ton trucks. (c) Storage and rental of light construction equipment not over twenty-four feet (24') long, eight feet (8') wide. and ten feet (10') high, (d) Monument and ornamental stone cutting with accessory_ outside storage. (e) Rental and sales of modular buildings, (E) Review and Approval Process: (1) In established structures, uses shall be allowed therein upon application to, and approval by, the Chief Building Official for a certificate of occupancy. (2) For any new development approval must be granted by the Site Plan Review and Appearance Board pursuant to Sections 2.4.5 (F), 2.4.5(H), and (I). (F) Development Standards: The development standards as set forth in Section 4.3.4 shall apply. (G) Supplemental District Regulations: The supplemental distdct regulations as set forth in Article 4.6 shall apply. [Amd. Ord. 60-93 10112/93] (H) SPecial Regulations: (1) Loading and unloading shall be restricted to side and rear yards and shall be prohibited within the front yard setback. (2) Within the front yard setback, the first ten feet (10') abutting the right-of-way shall be a landscaped area within which no paving shall be allowed except for driveways and walkways leading to structures on the premises. Such driveways and walk'ways shall be generally perpendicular to the property line. (3) Overhead doors shall be prohibited from facing a public right-of- way. [Amd. Ord. 58-95 11/07/95] (4) Except for outside storage approved pursuant to Section 4.6.6(C)(2), all principal and conditional uses shall be conducted within an enclosed building. [Amd. Ord. 58-95 111~)7/95; Amd. Ord. 75-94 10/18/94]