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CITY OF RIVIERA BEACH CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY

Meeting Date:	8/20/2018
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Subject:

AN ORIDNANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RIVIERA BEACH, PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 31 OF THE CITY’S CODE OF ORDINANCES ENTITLED, “ZONING”, ARTICLE 1, “IN GENERAL”, SECTION 31-1, “DEFINITIONS”; AND AMENDING ARTICLE VII, “OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING”, SECTION 31-577, “OFF-STREET PARKING RATIOS”; IN ORDER TO ADD A DEFINITION FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND TO PROVIDE SPECIFIC PARKING RATIOS FOR THE ABOVEMENTIONED USE; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY AND CODIFICATION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

Recommendation/Motion:

City staff recommends City Council consideration of this Ordinance.

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Date	July 7th, July 21st, Aug. 11th
Paper	Palm Beach Post
Affected Parties	Notified

Background/Summary:

The City received a text amendment request application from Millennia Housing Development, Ltd., which is the entity currently managing the Stonybrook Apartments. This application proposes adding a definition for affordable housing and also providing a new off-street parking ratio of one automobile parking space required per affordable housing unit. The City’s off-street parking code (Sec. 31-577) currently requires a ratio of no less than two automobile parking spaces per residential unit, unless the unit is age-restricted and designated for use by elderly individuals (which allows for a ratio of 0.8 parking spaces per unit).

The required number of parking spaces associated with development and use of a property may impact the affordability of housing and the ability of developers to construct new affordable residential units. Millennia Housing Management, Ltd., has submitted a Parking Management Plan for the Stonybrook Apartments (Azure Estates) demonstrating future parking operations. The City’s Planning and Zoning Board reviewed the proposed text amendment request on April 26, 2018 and recommended that City Council approve this amendment. City staff recommends City Council consideration of this Ordinance.

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ATTACHMENTS:
File Name	Description	Upload Date	Type
Ordinance__Text_Amendment__Parking_7.18.2018.docx	Ordinance, Text Amendment, Parking 7.18.2018	7/11/2018	Ordinance
P_Z_Minutes_4-26-18_Riv_Bch_PZ_Meeting-CT.pdf	Planning and Zoning Board Minutes 4.26.2018	7/11/2018	Backup Material
2.1_-_Staff_Report__Parking_Code_Amendment_4.26.2018.pdf	Staff Report	7/11/2018	Backup Material
2.2_Riviera_Beach_Aff_Hsg_Overview_2.5.18.pdf	Affordable Housing Overview	7/11/2018	Backup Material
2.3_-_City_Best_Practices_Form_-_Code_Amendment_Ordinance_Affordable_Housing_Parking_-_Example_2.1.18.pdf	Best Practices Form	7/11/2018	Backup Material
2.4_-_Azure_Estates_affordable_housing_Parking_plan_-_2.15.18._FNL.pdf	Parking Management Plan	7/11/2018	Backup Material
2.5_-_Havard_Center_Hsg_Policy_Journal_ch_5_policy_challenges2015.pdf	Harvard Center Article	7/11/2018	Backup Material
2.6_-_Urban_Institute-_Miami_State_of_Low_Middle_inc_hsg_March_2017.pdf	Urban Institute Article	7/11/2018	Backup Material
2.7_-_Affordable_Housing_Parking_-_Miami.pdf	Maimi Affordable Housing Ordinance	7/11/2018	Backup Material

REVIEWERS:
Department	Reviewer	Action	Date
Community Development	Answerer	Approved	8/17/2018 - 7:33 PM