04-18-2024 City Commission Regular Workshop Agenda The C'ty of City Commission
Aventura Workshop Agenda
April 18, 2024
'- 9:00 a.m.
q � Aventura Government Center
5t" Floor Executive Conference Room
19200 W. Country Club Drive, Aventura, FL 33180
1. Call to Order/Roll Call
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Presentation: Charter Schools USA (City Manager)**
4. Discussion: Requested Variance from Rivian (City Manager)*
5. Discussion: Proposed Zoning Code Amendment - New Vehicles Sales (City
Manager)*
6. Discussion: Red Speed School Zone Cameras (City Manager)
7. Discussion: Billboard Approval 203 Total Wine Parking Lot (City Manager)
8. Discussion: Sister City with Modi'in (Mayor Weinberg)*
9. Adjournment
* Back-up Information Exists
** PowerPoint Presentation
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CITY OF "ENTURA
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
MEMORANDUM
TO: City Commission
FROM: Ronald J. Wasson, City Manager
BY: Keven R. Klopp, CommunityDevelopment Directo/`'`
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DATE: April 12, 2024
SUBJECT: Proposed New Regulations for New Vehicle Sales
April 18, 2024 City Commission Workshop Agenda
May 7, 2024 Local Planning Agency Meeting Agenda
May 7, 2024 City Commission Meeting Agenda (First Reading)
June 4, 2024 City Commission Meeting Agenda (Second Reading)
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Commission amend the zoning regulations in Chapter 31
pertaining to new vehicle sales as shown in Attachment#1.
THE REQUEST
The proposed amendment would 1) Allow new vehicle sales agencies in B-2 Zoning with
outdoor display of vehicles and test drives prohibited, as well as other related restrictions; 2)
Eliminate the limit on the number or vehicle showrooms with test drives that could operate at
Aventura Mall (the current regulations limit it to one); and 3) Require conditional use approval
for any automobile agency other than those listed above.
BACKGROUND
The City received a request for a variance in order to allow Rivian Automotive, Inc. — an
electric truck manufacturer — to operate an agency at Aventura Mall, display vehicles, and
provide test drives in the same manner as Tesla. The variance request prompted
reconsideration of the City's regulations.
The car buying experience has been undergoing significant changes in recent years as a
result of advancements in technology and changing consumer preferences. Online shopping
is now more prevalent than in-person shopping at a dealership. The experience envisioned
by the proposed regulations allows the vehicles to be experienced in a typical retail shopping
environment, while recognizing that delivery and future maintenance of the vehicle will take
place in some other place and manner.
Attachment#1
Sec. 31-144. Business Zoning Districts.
(c) Community Business(B2)District.This district is intended primarily to provide for general commercial activity
for a wide range of goods and services to the entire community and sub region.Such businesses generally
require locations convenient for both vehicular and pedestrian traffic and would be expected to have
orientation toward and direct access to arterial roadways.
(1) Uses permitted. No building or structure,or part thereof,shall be erected,altered or used,or land used
in whole or part for other than one or more of the following specific uses, provided the requirements
set forth elsewhere in this section are satisfied:
gg. Automobile and light truck, new sales agency conforming to the specific use regulations set forth
in Sec.31-150
hh. For parcels that include one or more shopping center buildings that contain a total of more than
1,000,000 square feet of gross leasable area and do not exceed five stories in height,an electric
vehicle retail showroom conforming to the following criteria:
;
1.2-. No on-site vehicle storage/stock beyond the showroom and vehicles for test drives shall be
allowed;
2. No more than six electric vehicles produced by the electric vehicle motor company shall be
stored on site,outside of the showroom,to be used for test drive purposes;
3.4 No delivery of vehicles and/or service of vehicles shall be permitted on site; and
4.5-. Prior to establishment of the use,a plan describing the proposed location of the test drive
vehicles,the proposed hours and proposed location of test drives shall be submitted for
review and approval of the City Manager.Such review and approval will include, but is not
limited to,consideration of traffic patterns and traffic conditions in the parcel and in the
City as a whole.
Sec. 31-150. Specific use regulations.
The specific conditions set out below shall be applied to each proposed use during conditional use, if and as
required, and site plan review.
(1) Automobile and light truck, new sales agency as a permitted use.
a. Within a fully enclosed showroom displaying 6 vehicles or less.
b. Within a space, including offices, not exceeding 6,000 square feet.
c. No automobile preparation, delivery, mechanical, body work or other support services are
offered on site.
d. No automobiles are displayed for sale or stored on site in any outdoor parking areas provided
on the property. No test drives from this location.
(2) 44Automobile and light truck, newsales agency orrental as a conditional use. [An automobile and
light truck, new sales agency or rental] shall be permitted only upon approval after public hearing in
any business or industrial zoning district and subject to the following conditions:
a. That a continuous,densely planted greenbelt of not less than 15 feet in width, penetrated only at
points approved by the Community Development Director for ingress or egress to the property,
shall be provided along all property lines abutting public rights-of-way or properties zoned
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Attachment#1
residential. Said greenbelt shall have shade trees planted at a maximum spacing of 30 feet on
center.The shade trees shall have a minimum caliper of 2% inches at time of planting.
b. That a decorative masonry wall at least five feet in height shall enclose the vehicle storage area
and repair area,approved through public hearing.The placement of said wall,and openings
through same shall comply with the requirements contained elsewhere in this chapter.
C. That all outdoor paging or speaker systems are expressly prohibited.
d. That no repair work of any type is permitted on premises unless approved after public hearing.
e. That used vehicle sales shall be permitted as an accessory use providing said vehicles are in good
condition, late model and operable.
f. All outdoor display areas and visitor parking areas shall be clearly designated on an approved site
plan.All parking and display areas shall be paved and striped. Required yards, bufferyards,
landscaping and open space shall be protected by non-mountable curbing.Visitor parking shall
be provided at the rate provided for in the Parking and Loading Requirements. Merchandise shall
not be displayed within any required yard or bufferyard.
94MBottle club. Any bottle club as defined by F.S.ch. 561,shall be required to obtain conditional use
approval.
{2}14JChild or adult care centers. Child or adult care centers shall be required to provide a designated drop-
off and pick-up area which is not part of the permanent parking for the site.All required play areas
shall be grassed or mulched. Paved areas shall be not be considered as play areas.Outdoor play areas
shall be fenced and screened from trafficways and adjacent properties.
{4}JQDrive-through windows. All uses which provide drive-through service shall meet the design
requirements contained in the Parking and Loading Requirements.
{=54ffiLGroup homes.The establishment of group homes shall be as regulated in F.S. ch.419.A proposed
group home of six or fewer residents within 1,000 feet of an existing group home shall be required to
obtain conditional use approval.
{f4JLMultifamily residential. Multifamily residential projects shall be under the unified control of a single
person, homeowners association or condominium association.
k74M Outdoor sales. All sales,service and storage shall be conducted in a completely enclosed building
except where specifically permitted. No permanent outdoor sales shall be permitted within any public
or private right-of-way, required parking or traffic circulation area,fire lane,any landscape area or
within a sidewalk.
{44M Outdoor storage. All businesses which store materials,work in progress,finished products, machinery
or equipment outside of an enclosed building shall be required to obtain conditional use approval
unless otherwise specified in these regulations.This regulation shall not apply to cars or trucks used in
the normal course of business parked overnight in designated parking areas.All outdoor storage shall
be indicated on a site plan and buffered from adjacent properties by the required bufferyard of this
chapter with the addition of a finished concrete wall.
04LLOI Rehabilitation centers. No rehabilitation center shall be established within 1,500 feet of an
existing rehabilitation center,as measured from the edge of the parcel containing the existing facility.
494 11 Utility substations. All non-municipal utility facilities shall be required to obtain conditional use
approval, unless otherwise specified in these regulations, prior to a building permit being issued.
444(12) Warehouse-self storage. A warehouse-self storage facility shall not be permitted to contain
businesses which require a local business tax receipt for the premises. No wholesale or retail sales are
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permitted. "Self-service storage facility"shall be defined as a fully enclosed space used for warehousing
which contains individual storage units with floor area no greater than 400 square feet and an interior
height not to exceed 12 feet.
424(13) Wetland mitigation banks. Wetland mitigation banks shall be a permitted use in land designated
Water or Parks and Recreation on the Future Land Use Map.On-site mitigation for a development
project is a permitted use.
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CITY OF "ENTURA
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
MEMORANDUM
TO: City Commission
FROM: Ronald J. Wasson, City Manager
DATE: April 12, 2024
SUBJECT: Sister City with Modi'in (Mayor Weinberg)
April 18, 2024 City Commission Workshop Agenda
The Mayor has requested the above matter be placed on the Workshop Agenda for
discussion.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
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Attachment
CC04013-24