01-09-2007
A~e City of
fiventura
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Local Phumin.r Agencv
Susan Gottlieb, Mayor
City ManllZU
Eric M. Soroka, ICMA-CM
Zev Auerbach
Bob Diamond
Harry Holzberg
Billy Joel
Michael Stern
Luz Urbaez Weinberg
City aerk
Teresa M. Soroka, MMC
City Attomt;y
Weiss Serota Helfman
Pastoriza Cole & Boniske
LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY
AGENDA
JANUARY 9, 2007 - 6 PM
Aventura Government Center
19200 West Country Club Drive
A ventura, Florida 33180
1. CALL TO ORDER\ROLL CALL
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
November 8, 2006
4. PUBLIC HEARING: MOTION RECOMMENDING ADOPTION OF THE
FOLLOWING ORDINANCE:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF A VENTURA, FLORIDA, AMENDING
SECTION 31-171(e) "DRIVE THROUGH SERVICE WINDOWS" OF THE
CITY'S LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, TO REVISE REQUIRED
VEHICLE STACKING SPACES FOR GATEHOUSES AND CONTROLLED
ENTRIES AND TO PROVIDE THE MINIMUM REQUIRED SIZE OF
VEHICLE STACKING SPACE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE CODE; PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
5. ADJOURNMENT
This meeting is open to the public. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, all persons who are disabled and
who need special accommodations to participate in this meeting because of that disability should contact the Office of the City Clerk,
305-466-8901, not later than two days prior to such proceeding. Anyone wishing to appeal any decision made by the City of Aventura
Local Planning Agency with respect to any matter considered at such meeting or hearing will need a record of the proceedings and, for
such purpose, may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and
evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. Agenda items may be viewed at the Office of the City Clerk, City of Aventura
Government Center, 19200 West Country Club Drive, Aventura, Florida, 33180. Anyone wishing to obtain a copy of any agenda item
should contact the City Clerk at 305-466-8901. One or more members of the City of Aventura Advisory Boards may also be in
attendance.
The Qty of
AVentura
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MINUTES
LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY
MEETING
NOVEMBER 8, 2006 6 PM
Government Center
19200 W. Country Club Drive
Aventura, Florida 33180
1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL: The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. by
Mayor Susan Gottlieb. Present were Commissioners Zev Auerbach, Bob Diamond,
Billy Joel, Michael Stern, Luz Urbaez Weinberg, Vice Mayor Harry Holzberg, Mayor
Gottlieb, City Manager Eric M. Soroka, City Clerk Teresa M. Soroka and City
Attorney David M. Wolpin. As a quorum was determined to be present, the meeting
commenced.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Laurie Allen led the pledge of allegiance.
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: A motion to approve the minutes of the September
12, 2006 LPA Hearing was offered by Commissioner Auerbach, seconded by
Commissioner Joel, and unanimously passed.
4. PUBLIC HEARING: MOTION RECOMMENDING ADOPTION OF THE
FOLLOWING ORDINANCE: Mr. Wolpin read the following ordinance by title:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA,
FLORIDA APPROVING A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO
CHAPTER 163, FLORIDA STATUTES, BETWEEN GULFSTREAM PARK
RACING ASSOCIATION INC. AS DEVELOPER AND THE CITY OF
AVENTURA ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT "A" TO THIS ORDINANCE AND
RELATING TO A PARCEL OF LAND CONTAINING 19.550 ACRES OF LAND,
MORE OR LESS, ZONED B2, COMMUNITY BUSINESS DISTRICT, LEGALLY
DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "B" TO THIS ORDINANCE, LOCATED AT THE
NORTHEAST CORNER OF NE 213 STREET AND BISCAYNE BOULEVARD,
CITY OF AVENTURA; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE
THE AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Planning Director Joanne Carr addressed the Commission and entered the staff
report into the record. Mayor Gottlieb opened the public hearing. The following
individual addressed the Commission: Joseph Goldstein, Esq., 701 Brickell
Avenue, representing the applicant. There being no further speakers, the public
hearing was closed. A motion to recommend approval was offered by
Commissioner Joel and seconded by Commissioner Diamond. The motion
passed unanimously by roll call vote.
4. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the Local
Planning Agency, the meeting adjourned at 6:08 p.m.
Teresa M. Soroka, MMC, City Clerk
Approved by the LPA on
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CITY OF AVENTURA
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
MEMORANDUM
TO:
City Commission
FROM:
Eric M. Soroka, ICM
City Manager
BY:
DATE: December 14, 2006
SUBJECT: Proposed Amendment to Section 31-171(e) "Drive-Through Service
Windows" of the City's Land Development Regulations to clarify stacking
requirements for gatehouses and controlled entries (01-LDR-06)
January 9, 2007 Local Planning Agency Agenda Item A-
1st Reading January 9, 2007 City Commission Meeting Agenda ItemL
2nd Reading February 6, 2007 City Commission Meeting Agenda Item _
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Commission approve the request for an amendment to
Section 31-171(e) of the City's Land Development Regulations to revise the required
number of stacking spaces for gatehouses and controlled entries and to add the required
minimum size of stacking space.
THE REQUEST
City staff is requesting a revision to the Code section regulating vehicle stacking spaces
for gatehouses and controlled entries. Section 31-171(e) currently provides that any
development with a gatehouse requires 2 stacking spaces per resident Jane and 5
stacking spaces per visitor lane. This applies to every development, regardless of size.
Therefore, a development with five units is required to have the same stacking space as a
development with five hundred units. Staff suggests that this Code section be amended to
require that a traffic study with a queuing analysis be submitted by the owner for approval
by the City along with an application for entry feature approval. A queuing analysis will
determine the expected number of vehicles that will stack at a controlled entry based on
the number of units in the development.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT
The amendment proposed to the City's Land Development Regulations is as follows 1:
"ARTICLE VIII. OFF-STREET PARKING, LOADING AND DRIVEWAY STANDARDS
Sec. 31-171. Off-street parking and loading standards.
(e) Drive-through service windows, gatehouses and controlled entries. Businesses
that provide a drive-through service are required to provide a drive-through
service lane or lanes, whether for stacking or queuing, as separate and distinct
lanes from the circulation lanes necessary for entering or exiting the property.
Each drive-through lane shall be separated from other on-site lanes. Each
such drive-through lane shall be curbed, striped, marked or otherwise distinctly
delineated. A separate and distinct escape lane shall be provided. A public
street or alley shall not be counted as an escape lane. Drive-through lanes and
escape lanes shall not conflict, or otherwise hamper access, to or from any
parking space. Pedestrian walkways shall be clearly separated from drive-
through lanes. Gatehouses or controlled entries shall provide stackinQ at the
entry to the development as provided in the table below. No Qatehouse or
controlled entry shall be established until such use has been approved bv the
City ManaQer and has received all other permits required bv these LDRs. An
Application for Entry Feature Approval for such Qatehouse or controlled entry
shall be filed with the Community Development Department on the forms
provided bv the Department.
(1) Specifications. Stacking spaces necessary for the provisions of drive-
through lanes and Qatehouses and controlled entries shall be
determined using the following table. Stacking area shall be provided at
the first required stopping area, such as the ordering board of a
restaurant. If a second stopping area is required, such as a delivery and
cashiering window, auxiliary stacking area shall be provided in the
indicated amounts. No vehicle shall stack in the public riQht-of-wav or in
the area desiQnated for off-street parking.
(2) Stackinq Space Size. StackinQ spaces required bv this section shall be
no less than 12 feet wide and 20 feet lonQ.
1 Underlined provisions constitute proposed additions to existing City Code text; stricken through provisions
indicate proposed deletions from existing City Code text.
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Primary Stacking
per service lane
Type of Facility
utomatic teller
machine
Bank per service lane
Car wash per service lane
as accessory use 3 per service lane
Gatehouse/Controll
ed Ent
Laundry, dry
cleaners
Pharmacies
Restaurant
ideo rental
ANAL YSIS
3 per service lane
per service lane
5 per service lane
uxiliary Stacking
1 per service lane
1 per service lane
per service lane
1 per service lane
1 per service lane
1 per service lane
per service lane
1 per service lane
Standards for reviewing proposed a'mendments to the text of the LDR:
1. The proposed amendment is legally required.
The proposed amendment is legally required to implement the requested revision to
the Code. The amendment is requested by City staff to revise the number of required
vehicle stacking spaces based upon a traffic queuing study provided by the
applicant/owner of the development and to add the required minimum size of stacking
space.
2. The proposed amendment is consistent with the goals and objectives of the
Comprehensive Plan.
The proposed amendment is consistent with the goals and objectives of the
Comprehensive Plan. Specifically, Objective 9 of the Future Land Use Element
provides that "... the City shall continue to maintain, update and enhance the municipal
code, administrative regulations and procedures to ensure that future land use is
consistent with the Plan and to promote better planned development and community
with well designed buildings." This amendment will ensure that sufficient vehicle
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stacking spaces are provided at controlled entries and gatehouses so that the public
right of way is not obstructed.
3. The proposed amendment is consistent with the authority and purpose of the LOR.
The proposed amendment is consistent with the authority and purpose of the Land
Development Regulations. "The purpose of the LDRs is to implement further the
Comprehensive Plan of the City by establishing regulations, procedures and standards
for review and approval of all development and uses of land and water in the City.
Further, the LDRs are adopted in order to foster and preserve public health, safety and
welfare and to aid in the harmonious, orderly and progressive development and
redevelopment of the City..." The proposed amendment is consistent with this
purpose. It will set out appropriate minimum standards for vehicle stacking at
controlled entries and gatehouses.
4. The proposed amendment furthers the orderly development of the City.
The proposed amendment furthers the orderly development of the City.
5. The proposed amendment improves the administration or execution of the
development process.
The proposed amendment improves the administration or execution of the
development process in that it provides standards for vehicle stacking at controlled
entries and gatehouses.
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ORDINANCE NO. 2007.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA,
AMENDING SECTION 31-171(e) "DRIVE THROUGH
SERVICE WINDOWS" OF THE CITY'S LAND
DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, TO REVISE REQUIRED
VEHICLE STACKING SPACES FOR GATEHOUSES AND
CONTROLLED ENTRIES AND TO PROVIDE THE MINIMUM
REQUIRED SIZE OF VEHICLE STACKING SPACE;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR
INCLUSION IN THE CODE; PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Aventura is desirous of amending the City's Land
Development Regulations to revise the number of required vehicle stacking spaces at
gatehouses and controlled entries and to provide a minimum required size of stacking
space in all zoning districts; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has been designated as the Local Planning
Agency for the City pursuant to Section 163.3174, Florida Statutes; and
WHEREAS, the Local Planning Agency has reviewed the proposed
amendments pursuant to the required public hearing and has recommended approval
to the City Commission; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has held the required public hearings, duly
noticed in accordance with law; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has reviewed the action set forth in this
Ordinance and has determined that such action is consistent with the Comprehensive
Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, THAT:
Section 1. Section 31-171(e) of the City's Land Development Regulations is
hereby amended as follows 1 :
1 Underlined provisions constitute proposed additions to existing text; strickon through provisions indicate
proposed deletions from existing text.
Ordinance No. 2007 -
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Sec. 31-171. Off-street parking and loading standards.
(e) Drive-through service windows, aatehouses and controlled entries.
Businesses that provide a drive-through service are required to provide a
drive-through service lane or lanes, whether for stacking or queuing, as
separate and distinct lanes from the circulation lanes necessary for entering
or exiting the property. Each drive-through lane shall be separated from
other on-site lanes. Each such drive-through lane shall be curbed, striped,
marked or otherwise distinctly delineated. A separate and distinct escape
lane shall be provided. A public street or alley shall not be counted as an
escape lane. Drive-through lanes and escape lanes shall not conflict, or
otherwise hamper access, to or from any parking space. Pedestrian
walkways shall be clearly separated from drive-through lanes. Gatehouses
or controlled entries shall provide stackinQ at the entry to the development as
provided in the table below. No Qatehouse or controlled entry shall be
established until such use has been approved bv the City ManaQer and has
received all other permits required bv these LDRs. An Application for Entry
Feature Approval for such Qatehouse or controlled entry shall be filed with
the Community Development Department on the forms provided bv the
Department.
(1) Specifications. Stacking spaces necessary for the provisions of drive-
through lanes and Qatehouses and controlled entries shall be
determined using the following table. Stacking area shall be provided
at the first required stopping area, such as the ordering board of a
restaurant. If a second stopping area is required, such as a delivery
and cashiering window, auxiliary stacking area shall be provided in
the indicated amounts. No vehicle shall stack in the public riQht-of-
way or in the area desiQnated for off-street parkinQ.
(2) Stackina SDace Size. StackinQ spaces required bv this section shall
be no less than 12 feet wide and 20 feet 10nQ.
Type of Facility 1Primary Stacking Auxiliary Stacking
~utomatic teller 4 per service lane 1 per service lane
machine
Bank 14 per service lane 1 per service lane
Car wash 14 per service lane 2 per service lane
as accessory use 13 per service lane 1 per service lane
Ordinance No. 2007 -
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Laundry, dry
leaners
Pharmacies
Restaurant
ideo rental
1 per service lane
per service lane
per service lane
5 per service lane
1 per service lane
per service lane
1 per service lane
Section 2. Severabilitv. The provisions of this Ordinance are declared to be
severable and if any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance shall for any
reason be held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the
validity of the remaining sections, sentences, clauses, and phrases of this Ordinance
but they shall remain in effect, it being the legislative intent that this Ordinance shall
stand notwithstanding the invalidity of any part.
Section 3. Inclusion in the Code. It is the intention of the City Commission, and
it is hereby ordained that the provisions of this Ordinance shall become and be made a
part of the Code of the City of Aventura; that the sections of this Ordinance may be
renumbered or relettered to accomplish such intentions; and that the word "Ordinance"
shall be changed to "Section" or other appropriate word.
Ordinance No. 2007 -
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Section 4. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be effective immediately upon
adoption on second reading.
The foregoing Ordinance was offered by Commissioner
who moved its adoption on first reading. This motion was seconded by Commissioner
and upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows:
Commissioner Zev Auerbach
Commissioner Bob Diamond
Commissioner Luz Urbaez Weinberg
Commissioner Billy Joel
Commissioner Michael Stern
Vice Mayor Harry Holzberg
Mayor Susan Gottlieb
The foregoing Ordinance was offered by Commissioner
who moved its adoption on second reading. This motion was seconded by
Commissioner
and upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows:
Commissioner Zev Auerbach
Commissioner Bob Diamond
Commissioner Luz Urbaez Weinberg
Commissioner Billy Joel
Commissioner Michael Stern
Vice Mayor Harry Holzberg
Mayor Susan Gottlieb
Ordinance No. 2007 -
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PASSED on first reading this 9th day of January, 2007.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on second reading this_ day of
SUSAN GOTTLI EB, MAYOR
ATTEST:
TERESA M. SOROKA, MMC
CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
CITY ATTORNEY
This Ordinance was filed in the Office of the City Clerk this _ day of
CITY CLERK
,2007.
,2007.