This item (SP-19-23) was originally provided as a discussion item for informational purposes at the February 5, 2020, City Council Meeting as it is associated with the self-service storage parking text amendment (ZA-19-01), Ordinance No. 4143.

Storage Rentals of America (SROA) acquired property located at 1177 West Blue Heron Blvd. in October of 2018 and desires to expand the current self-storage operation (84,673 square feet) as well as provide general site improvements, including new landscaping and building façade improvements per the City’s code requirements.  A total of 36,310 square feet of new self-storage space is desired and if constructed as proposed, a total of 120,983 total square feet of building area would exist on site (SP-19-23).

A concurrent application was submitted to the City for the creation of an off-street parking ratio for a self-storage use within the City as well as providing a definition for self-storage or (self-service storage) use (ZA-19-01).  The City code is currently silent on this use or associated parking ratios.  The code amendment will provide a parking standard based off of current parking ratios utilized by other local municipalities for this use.  City staff recommended this approach since there is no comparable off-street parking ratio to utilize within the City’s code and self-storage uses typically have a low demand for parking.  This code amendment must be approved for the site plan to be approved as proposed.

 The Planning and Zoning Board reviewed the subject site plan application (SP-19-23), and text amendment application (ZA-19-01), along with corresponding documents and City staff report, on January 9, 2020.