LEGISLATIVE ACTION ITEM
SPONSOR: City Council Member Teniadé Broughton
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PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO. 03-22 - AMENDMENT TO LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE SECTION 12-3-31 (6) AND TABLE 12-3-31.12 - COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AREA (CRA) URBAN DESIGN OVERLAY
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That City Council adopt Proposed Ordinance No. 03-22 on second reading:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 12-3-31 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AREA (CRA) URBAN DESIGN OVERLAY DISTRICT STANDARDS; REVISING SECTION 12-3-31 (6) MODIFICATIONS AND APPEALS AND TABLE 12-3-31.12 GLAZING REQUIREMENTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; REPEALING CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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HEARING REQUIRED: No Hearing Required
SUMMARY:
The Community Redevelopment Agency’s Urban Design Overlay District Standards were adopted by City Council in May 2019. The intent of adopting these design standards was to preserve and maintain the traditional walkable, urban form and character of Pensacola’s community redevelopment area neighborhoods. At the December 2021 Planning Board meeting, the Board recommended the following amendments to the ordinance:
1. The creation of a modification process through abbreviated review. Applications will be reviewed for appropriateness by the CRA Urban Design Specialist, an architectural advisor appointed by City Council, and the chairperson for the redevelopment board of the specific district the application is within.
2. The existing glazing table has been replaced with a new table which reduces the requirement on residential secondary frontages to 15%, addresses multiple frontages on non-residential uses, and expands the “uses” to included “commercial” as well as “light industrial” and “storage” classifications.
Further, the Planning Board recommended that an amendment to the overlay to create a provision to encourage the preservation of heritage trees by permitting, by right, additional setbacks for the purpose of preservation be instead considered city-wide. This topic will be an agenda item for the January 2022 Planning Board meeting.
These three text amendments have been identified as the initial elements for revision. The need for additional modifications is being considered and will continue to be evaluated by Development Services staff, with guidance from the new Urban Design Specialist.
The Planning Board unanimously recommended approval of this amendment, and it carried 6 to 0.
PRIOR ACTION:
September 18, 2018 - The Planning Board held a public hearing and recommended adoption of the CRA Urban Design Standards.
January 15, 2019 - The CRA recommended that City Council adopt the CRA Urban Design Standards.
May 16, 2019 - City Council held a public hearing and approved Ordinance No. 10-19, creating the CRA Urban Design Overlay District on first reading.
May 30, 2019 - City Council adopted Ordinance No. 10-19, creating the CRA Urban Design Overlay District on second reading.
January 16, 2020 - City Council held a public hearing and approved on first reading an amendment redefining the boundary of the CRA Urban Design Overlay District.
February 13, 2020 - City Council adopted on second reading an amendment redefining the boundary of the CRA Urban Design Overlay District.
November 15, 2021 - The CRA referred revisions to the CRA Urban Design Overlay District Standards to the City of Pensacola Planning Board.
December 14, 2021 - The Planning Board recommended approval of revisions to the CRA Urban Design Overlay District Standards.
January 20, 2022 - City Council held a public hearing and approved the Revised Proposed Ordinance No. 03-22 on first reading.
FUNDING:
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FINANCIAL IMPACT:
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STAFF CONTACT:
Don Kraher, Council Executive
David Forte, Deputy City Administrator - Community Development
Sherry Morris, AICP, Development Services Director
M. Helen Gibson, AICP, CRA Administrator
ATTACHMENTS:
1) REVISED - Approved on 1st Reading Proposed Ordinance No. 03-22
2) Proposed Ordinance No. 03-22
3) Planning Board Minutes 12-14-2021
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