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PARKING SPACES FOR CORPORATE OFFICES AND CALL CENTERS (B)
Ordinance No. 0-07-29; Petition 22TCH-07PB
An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, amending Section 30-332 of the Land Development Code, relating to required number of parking spaces; adding parking space requirements for corporate offices and call centers to subsection 30-332(c); providing directions to the codifier; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an immediate effective date.
recommendation
The City Commission adopt the proposed ordinance.
explanation
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT STAFF REPORT
It was brought to staff's attention that the City's Land Development Code does not allow adequate parking spaces for large corporate office buildins and/or call centers. Large corporations such as insurance and mortgage companies require more parking spaces for employees than the current code allows. Based on what staff is hearing from the industry, there may be up to 5 employees (60 square feet each) occupying a 300 square foot space. This issue was brought to the attention of staff by Nationwide Insurance as they plan for expansion within the City of Gainesville. Section 30-332 of the Land Development Code establishes the minimum number of parking spaces required for each development. For service type uses, such as banks, insurance and real estate businesses, the code requires 1 parking space per 300 square feet of gross floor area. However, Policy 1.6.1 of the Concurrency Management Element of the City of Gainesville 2000-2010 Comprehensive Plan and Section 30-333 of the City's Land Development Code limit parking in excess of the minimum stated in Section 30-332. Staff recommends that Section 30-332 be amended to provide one vehicle space per employee or one vehicle space per 300 square feet of gross floor area, whichever is greater, and bicycle spaces that equal 10% of the minimum vehicle spaces.
Public notice was published in the Gainesville Sun on February 28, 2007. At its public hearing on March 15, 2007, the City Plan Board unanimously approved Petition 22TCH-07 PB and recommended that the City Commission approve the Petition.
CITY ATTORNEY MEMORANDUM
This ordinance requires two public hearings. If the ordinance passes on the first reading, second and final reading will be held on July 23, 2007.
Leg. #061043 1st Rdg: 7/9/07
2nd Rdg: 7/23/07