The City’s Principal Arterial Commercial Design Standards Overlay District was originally approved by Ordinance No. 2833 in 1999, as identified in City Code Section 31-551.  The City Council adopted Ordinance No. 4091 on January 4, 2017, which enacted a moratorium for filing and receiving and site plan application along the Broadway (US1), and Blue Heron Boulevard development corridors, in order for City staff to evaluate existing regulations and propose potential amendments.

City staff has reviewed existing land development regulations, including, but not limited to, the Principal Arterial Commercial Design Standards Overlay, and has drafted proposed amendments accordingly associated with landscaping, signage, and the architectural appearance of buildings as well as pedestrian connectivity.  The approval and final adoption of this ordinance shall cause the moratorium enacted by City Ordinance No. 4091 to sunset, thus allowing the City to receive new site plan applications associated with properties adjacent to the Broadway and Blue Heron Boulevard roadway corridors.

The City’s Planning and Zoning Board reviewed the proposed land development regulation amendments to City Code Section 31-551 on March 22, 2018 and recommended approval to the City Council.  City staff recommends approval of this ordinance.