TO: City Commission
FROM: Christopher M. Gratz, AICP
THROUGH: Elizabeth Taschereau, Director of Development Services
DATE: June 21, 2023
Title
TRANSIT ORIENTED CORRIDOR (TOC) CODE AMENDMENT
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BACKGROUND:
Staff is bringing forward an amendment to the Transit Oriented Corridor (TOC) Districts separately from the on-going Code update to expedite these changes. This amendment addresses two (2) issues:
A. Multi-family Development
1. Residential development fronting directly on State Road 7
2. Multiple-family dwellings as a permitted use
B. Development Standards
1. Residential Building Heights and Setbacks in TOC-Gateway (TOC-G) District
2. Setback from Major Roads and Massing
3. Mixed-Use
The TOC Districts allow greater density and intensity in order to encourage more compact and more intense redevelopment. Residential uses in all of the TOC Districts are allowable with the approval of a Special Exception. However, the Code does not allow them to front directly on State Road 7, and the development standards for the TOC-Corridor (TOC-C) and TOC-G Districts are not feasible for redevelopment.
A. Residential development fronting directly on State Road 7
1. Allowing residential uses to front directly on State Road 7 is a policy decision. From a planning standpoint, the use can be compatible.
* It is common to find multi-family developments along major roads in areas targeted for redevelopment.
Staff recommends:
* Allowing multi-family developments fronting directly on State Road 7
2. Multiple-family dwellings as a permitted use
The TOC Districts allow residential uses, including one-family detached dwellings, two-family dwellings, or multiple-family dwellings only with the approval of a Special Exception.
* It is not common to find one-family detached dwellings and two-family dwellings along major roads in areas targeted for redevelopment
Staff recommends:
* Not allowing new one-family detached dwellings and two-family dwellings in...
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