TO: Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Douglas E. Smith, City Manager
DATE: February 1, 2017
Title
APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING APPENDIX A ZONING, AMENDING ARTICLE III GENERAL PROVISIONS; SECTION 3.23.3; AMENDING ARTICLE V ZONING DISTRICTS; SECTION 5.1, AMENDING ARTICLE XII COMMUNITY FACILITY CF-2 DISTRICT PROVIDING FOR NEW CONSERVATION (CON) DISTRICT; AMENDING ARTICLE XIII PROVIDING FOR NEW UTILITIES (U-1) DISTRICT; AMENDING ARTICLE XXVIII OPEN SPACE S-2 DISTRICT, SECTIONS 28.2 AND 28.3.
BACKGROUND:
In October 2016, the Economic Development Department began identifying errors and inconsistencies between the City Future Land Use Map (FLUM) and the corresponding Zoning Map with an overall goal of creating compliance and consistency between the two documents. There are two zoning districts that were identified on the FLUM that are not on the corresponding Zoning Code Map which are the Conservation (CON) and Utilities (U-1) Districts. As such, the first phase of this project will be adding these zoning districts to the code of ordinances and the zoning map. Moreover, the Open Space S-2 district is to be updated. Several other sections of the code referencing the uses within the U-1, CON, and S-2 districts are to be updated.
RECOMMENDATION: This item was approved at the Development Review Committee (DRC) meeting on December 13, 2016. The item appeared before the Planning and Zoning Board meeting on January 3, 2017 and was approved with a 3-0 vote. Draft copies of the minutes from both meetings are attached. The item was approved at First Reading by the Margate City Commission at the January 18, 2017 Regular City Commission meeting with a 5-0 vote.
FISCAL IMPACT: n/a
CONTACT PERSON: Benjamin J. Ziskal, AICP, CEcD, Director of Economic Development