TO: Development Review Committee
FROM: Reddy Chitepu, Acting Director of Economic Development/Director of D.E.E.S.
DATE: September 26, 2017
Title
DRC NO. 09-17-07 CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE TO PROHIBIT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ANY NEW SELF-SERVICE STORAGE USES WITHIN THE CITY OF MARGATE
PETITIONER: CITY OF MARGATE
BACKGROUND: On November 16, 2016, the City Commission approved a six-month moratorium via Ordinance 2016-15 for the approval of any new self-storage or similar type uses within the City of Margate. A six-month extension to the existing six-month moratorium was approved on May 17, 2017 via Ordinance 2017-08 to provide for additional time for the City to consider potential changes to its Code pertaining to the impact of self-storage uses within the City of Margate.
At the August 23, 2017 City Commission Workshop, the City Commission directed staff to draft an ordinance to prohibit new self-service storage developments within the City due to a perceived saturation of the use.