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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-06-2024 Supporting DocumentsI CITY OF OCOEE labboft-10101 �)� � 1 N. Bluford Avenue ocoV-iOcoee, Florida 34761 �£ 407-905-3100 SPEAKING RESERVATION FORM, NOTE: All submitted speaking reservation farms are public records under Chapter 11, Florida Statutes, and are open to inspection by all persons. DATE k NAME PHONE # w " e OCOEE RESIDENT YES ] NO ❑ (OPTIONAL) ADDRESS �' ,t r _ �. CITY ZIP CODE-) k x- I want to address the Board about (Please provide Item # and/or topic): a Do you have a pr p6red statement, or other document(s) from which you will address the Board? No Yes if yes, please attach copy of same to this Reservation Form. All proceedings before the Commission shall be governed by the Civility Code — see back The following time limits to speak are in effect: Public Hearings: petitioner presentation - 15 minutes; citizen comments - 5 minutes per speaker; petitioner rebuttal - 5 -_-:M. — ner speaker, per meeting. CITY OF OCOEE I N. Bluford Avenue owes Ocoee, Florida 34761 "O"'Ici 407-905-3100 RE SPEAKING SRVATION F EORM NOTE: All submitted speaking reservation forms are public records under Chapter 119, Florida Statutes, and are open to inspection by all persons. DATE NAME r i PHONE # y!Q- OCOEE RESIDENT YES NO [I (OPTIONAL) ADDRESS CITY ZIP CODE E-MAIL (Ora kC\v-t, C13 1" CMr,, j I j I want to address the Board about (Please provide Item # and/or topic): Do you have a prepared statement, or other document(s) from which you will address the Board? No Yes if yes, please attach copy of same to this Reservation Form. All proceedings before the Commission shall be governed by the Civility Code — see back The following time limits to speak are in effect: Public Hearings: petitioner presentation - 15 minutes; citizen comments - 5 minutes per speaker; petitioner rebuttal - 5 —411 - 3 minutes per speaker, per meeting. CITY OF OCOEE larm. 1-56ir I N. Bluford Avenue ocoee Ocoee, Florida 34761 florldc 407-905-3100 SPEAKING RESERVATION FORM NOTE: All submitted speaking reservation forms are public records under Chapter 119, Florida Statutes, and are open to,ins pection by all persons. DATE NAME PHONE OCOEE RESIDENT YES 0 NO (OPTIONAL) ADDRESS CITY ZIP CODE E-MAI I want to address the Board about (Please provide Item # and/or topic): #1' 1 C 4 Do you have a prepared statement, or other document(s) from which you will address the Board? No �"/ Yes— if yes, please attach copy of same to this Reservation Form. All proceedings before the Commission shall be governed by the Civility Code — see back The following time limits to speak are in effect: -1'1'«npr presentation - 15 minutes; citizen comments - 5 minutes per speaker; petitioner rebuttal - 5 --',-r ner meeting. CITY OF OCOEE 1 NO i N�B|ufoAvenue -- -- � �������� �OcoeF|mida347G1 ° n~,ld= 407-905-3100 SPEAKING RESERVATION FORM NOTE: All submitted speaking reservation forms are public records under Chapter t1S'Florida Statutes, and are open toinspection byall persons. DATE NAME PHONE OCOEE RESIDENT YES El Nb\t (OPTIONAL) ADDRESS "CITYP CODE toaddress the Board about (Please provide Item # and/or tuoic): ' Doyou have aprepared ataternent orother documenth��omvvh�hyou wiUaddress the Board? ' No Yes L�,_ifyes, please attach copy ofsame hothis Reservation Form, All proceedings before the Commission s hall be governed by the Civility Code — see back The following time limits tpspeak are hmeffect: Public Hearings: petitioner presentation - 15minutes; citizen comments -5minutes per speaker; petitioner rebuttal -5minutes. Open to Public — Citizens Comments -3minutes per speaker, per meeting. AN ORDINANCE OF OCOEE, FLORIDA, AMENDING1 OF OCOEE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE '` USE/DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS") TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONSOF LOCALTHE LIVE r614f FLORIDA STATUTES, INCLUDINGDEFINING TERMS, ESTABLISHINGPERMITTED DENSITY, FLOOR AREA RATIO, AND HEIGHT, ESTABLISHING A PROCESS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVAL, PROVIDING Fi" DEED RESTRICTIONS AND ANNUAL CERTIFICATION, PROVIDING i.REDUCTION PARKING ' i REQUIRING EQUAL TREATMENTOF i ' 1 •BLE HOUSING AND ENFORCEMENT,MARKET RATE UNITS, PROVIDING FOR r FOR i CODIFICATION, s i 1 AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, on March 29, 2023, the Governor of the State of Florida signed Senate Bill 102, known as the "Live Local Act," codified as to municipalities at Section 166.04151 et seq., Florida Statutes, in an effort to increase the supply of affordable housing in the State of Florida; and WHEREAS, on May 16, 2024, the Governor of the State of Florida signed Senate Bill 328, which amended the Live Local Act to, among other things, preempt a local government's floor area ratio for qualifying developments, requiring parking reductions when a qualifying project is located in proximity to certain transportation facilities, and modifying height entitlements when adjacent to certain single-family neighborhoods, WHEREAS, the Live Local Act requires municipalities to allow multifamily rental and mixed use residential development in any area zoned for "commercial, industrial, or mixed use" if at least 40 percent of the residential units in a proposed multifamily development are rental units that, for a period of at least 30 years, are "affordable" as defined in Section 420.0004, Florida Ordinance No. 24- Page 1 of 16 Statutes, and, in the case of a mixed use project, if at least 65 percent of the total square footage is used for residential purposes, and the project otherwise "meets all other development regulations and requirements" for multifamily rental development; W�44E44F,A-&,jk--e�, i-ndttstrar-ff WHEREAS, the Ocoee Land Development Code governs development within the corporate limits of the City of Ocoee pursuant to the requirements of Section 163,3202 and Section 166,041, Florida Statutes; and WHEREAS, Section 163.3174(4)(c), Florida Statutes, requires the Land Planning Agency of the City of Ocoee (the "LPA") to review proposed land development regulations and amendments thereto for consistency with the adopted Comprehensive Plan, as may be amended; and WHEREAS, the LPA held a public hearing on February 13, 2024, to consider an amendment of the Ocoee Land Development Code to implement and enforce the Live Local Act and made certain findings that the proposed changes set forth in this Ordinance are consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and recommended that the City Commission enact the proposed ordinance; and WHEREAS, the Ocoee City Commission has determined that it is necessary for the general welfare of the City to amend the Ocoee Land Development Code consistent with the City's broad Home Rule powers under Article VIII, Section 2(b) of the Florida Constitution and Florida Ordinance No. 24- Page 2 of 16 Statutes § 166.021 in order to provide certification standards and implementation criteria for proposed development under the Live Local Act; and WHEREAS, the City Commission finds that this Ordinance serves a legitimate government purpose and is in the best interests of public health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Ocoee; WHEREAS, the City Commission finds that the land development regulations adopted herein are consistent with the City's Comprehensive Plan, including Section VLA of the Housing Element, which states, "It is the City's goal to provide housing with supporting infrastructure for the anticipated population, with particular emphasis on very low, low, and moderate -income households in Ocoee." NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ENACTED by the City Commission of the City of Ocoee that: SECTION 1: AMENDMENT TO SECTION 5-15, ARTICLE V, OCOEE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE Section 5-15 of the Ocoee Land Development Code ("Specific Use/Development Standards") shall be amended as shown below. Words that are str-ieken ou are deletions; words that are underlined are additions; Articles, Sections, Subsections and Provisions not referenced in this ordinance are not modified: D. Affordable Housing (1) Definitions. La) Affordable Housing refers to housing that is affordable, as defined in Section 420.0004(3), Florida Statutes. (1b) Affordable Housing Protect refers to an affordable housing project that qualifies Ordinance No. 24-, Page 3 of 16 under the Live Local Act, Section 166.04151 et sea, Florida Statutes, (c) Commercial, as used in Section 166.04151,...Florida Statutes, shall mean only the commercial zoning districts of the city, which consist only of properties zoned Planned 11talC-1 C-2, and C-3, and no other zoning district. , (d) Eligible Zoning District includes the Commercial and Industrial zoning districts identified in this Section. (d) Height within Mile, as used in Section 166.04151 Florida Statutes, shall mean one mile as a human being can travel along the public streets of the city within the normal permitted lanes of travel from the center point of the proposed Affordable Housing Protect to the center point of another property. Height within One Mile shall not mean a straight-line distance as a bird might travel. (e) Highest. Currently Allowed Densiby, as used in Section 166.0415 1, Florida Statutes, shall mean the highest number of units per acre established by the "High Density Residential" future land use map designation within the adopted City of Ocoee Comprehensive Plan. Highest Currently Allowed Density does not include densities greater than that permitted in the High Density Residential land use designation to which a development may be entitled or the density of any building that has received M bonus, special exception, agreement to resolve a claim, variance, or as.. otherwise provided as an incentive for development or recognized as a non -conforming or grandfathered use. (f) Highest CurrenLlyAllo-wed Floor Area Ratio, as used in Section 166.04151 Florida Statutes shall mean the highest building square footage calculated based on floor area rat " future land use map designations Ordinance No. 24- Page 4 of 16 within the adopted City of Ocoee Comprehensive Plan. Highest Currently Allowed Floor Area Ratio does not include the floor area ratio greater than any established by the Commercial and Industrial future land use designations or the building square footage or floor area ratio of any building that has received any bonus,specialexception, agreement to resolve a claim, variance, or as otherwise provided as an incentive for development or recognized as a non -conforming or grandfathered use. (g) Highest Currently Allowed Height as used in Section 166.0415 1, Florida Statutes, shall only mean the higher of either three (3) stories or an approved and currently allowed commercial or residential building's Height Within One Mile of the proposed Affordable Housing Project, as defined in this Section and as determined by reference to the maximum height allowed by Table 5-2 in Article V of the Ocoee Land Development Code for a commercial or residential development. Highest Currently Allowed Height shall not include any height awarded to any development project as a bonus, special exception, agreement to resolve a claim, variance, or allowed as a non- conforming or gandfathered use, or include any projections not used for human occupancy under Section 5-5 of the Ocoee Land Development Code. However, if the pro -posed development. is adjacent to, on two or more sides, a parcel zoned for single- family residential use that is within a single-family residential development with at least 25 contiguous ..single-family homes, the City may restrict the height of the proposed development to 150 percent of the tallest building on any property adjacent to the proposed development, the highest currently allowed height for the property provided in the municipality's land development regulations, or 3 stories, whichever is higher. For the purposes of this Para grph, the term "adjacent to" means those properties sharing more Ordinance No. 24-_ Page 5 of 16 than one point of a property line, but does not include properties separated by a public road. (h) Industrial as used in Section 166.04151, Florida Statutes, shall mean only the Ph.i Ined LJMitj? -11 1-1 and 1-2 industrial zoning districts of the city E and no other zoning district. (i) Dye Local Act refers specifically to 2023 Senate Bill 102, sip-ned by the Governor of Florida on March 29, 2023, effective ;July 1, 2023, as modified by 2024 Senate Bill 328, signed by the Governor of Florida on May 16, 2024, and codified as to municipalities at Section 166.04151 et sea., Florida Statutes. () Major Transportation Hub shall mean any transit station whether bus, train, or light rail which is served byublic transit with a mix of other transportation options. (2) Permitted Zoning, Parking, Density, Floor Area Ratio and Height. (a) Zoning. Affordable housing projects under Live Local Act shall be permitted only in the Commercial and Industrial zoning districts of the City. (b) Parking. Affordable Housing Projects must meet all parking requirements under the Ocoee Land Development Code, except that: I . The City shall reduce required parking by at least 20% if any of the following conditions apply: i. The proposed project is located within one-half (1/2) mile o a Major Transportation Hub and is accessible to the Major Transportation Hub by safe, pedestrian -friendly means, such as sidewalks, crosswalks, elevated pedestrian or bike paths, or other multimodal design features. A major transportation hub shall mean Ordinance No. 24-- Page 6 of 16 any transit station, whether bus, train, or light rail, which is served by public transit with a mix of other transportation options. ii. The proposed project has available parking within 600 feet of the proposed development which may consist of options such as on -street parking, parking lots, or parking garages available for use by residents of the proposed deyglopinent. 2. The City shall consider a reduction in required parking for proposed development located within one -quarter (1/4) mile of a transit stop accessible from the development, to the extent supported by appropriate documentation. (c) Allowed Density and Floor Area Ratio. I . An Affordable Housing Project is entitled to the Highest Currently Allowed Density and Floor Area Ratio in the City, as defined in this Section. 2. An Affordable Housing Proiect may be awarded a density bonus if it meets the saine architectural enhancement requirements for a density bonus as a project that does not qualify as an Affordable Housing Project. (d) Allowed Heiglit. An Affordable Housing Project is entitled to the Highest Currently Allowed Height, as defined in this Section. Building height shall be measured from the average glade of the crown of a street or streets abutting the property measured from the centerline to the roof peak. Within special flood hazard areas, building height shall be measured from the required Design Flood Elevation, as prescribed in Article VII, Part 11, Floodplain.Management, of the Land Development Code, to the roof peak. Ordinance No. 24- Page 7 of 16 (3) Compliance with Land Development Regulations. The proposed Affordable Housing Project must comply with all land development regulations j11-,jCL9btC to m-LIJI i f a m i dev lo j n R -3 zoU0 ning.."'s5"t, t. -Ij Cre 1 a to �—�- Le _ o the extent the Live Local Act expressly pregnpts local ordinances with respect to land use, zoning, height, density, floor area ratio, and parking. (4) Process for Administrative Approval (a) Submission. An gpplication for administrative approval of a qualifying Affordable Housing Project located within an Eligible Zoning District, shall include: 1. Application Fee. Payment of an application fee according to the fee schedule in effect at the time of the application; 2. Pwre-h �Sl 'S :_�WqywiL Aahjya. If the applicant is not the owner of record, then the applicant shall submit a copy of a fully executed 1 , -, , 1 �4 - g Owner's A icLa il linti tcant-w-act -LISTN� i)w.a -sluil �!C ,,I ena - -- — ------- - - - - --------- - -Taft "appL—Ru"', in cqnLtjgQjj�j(j,- _NvAb—the r N,_desqjbed- - in -__the feal- A�— pLtr,4it— q, mm 3. Application Form. Any application form required by the city 4. Project Narrative. The application shall contain a narrative which demonstrates the Affordable Housing Project's compliance with Section 166.04151(7)(a) - (g), Florida Statutes. 5. Site Development Plan, The application shall include a site Ordinance No. 24- Page 8 of 16 development plan complying with Section 4-3 of the Ocoee Land Development Code and shall include a site data table identifying : (a) the number of total units; (b) the number of Affordable Housing units*, (c) the number of dwelling units per acre; (d) the heiglit_qf all proposed buildings; (e) a description of how the tallest building or buildings meet the Highest Allowed Height- (f) for any multifamily rental development, calculations demonstrating that at least forty (40) percent of the residential units are affordable units as defined by Section 420.0004, Florida Statutes, for a period of at least thirty (3.0) years-, and (g) for any. at least 65 percent of the total square footage is used for residential. purposes. afehiteewf&�, m L -6-7. Affidavit of Commitment. The application for an Affordable Housing Project shall include an executed Affidavit of Commitment to City of Ocoee's Affordable Housing standards, which shall attest to: (a) a 30-year commitment to provide Affordable Housing as defined by Section 420.0004, Florida Statutes; (b) an acknowledgement of the City's ri t to monitor and audit records for a minimum of 30 years of operation; (c) an acknowledgement of the Ordinance No. 24-, Page 9 of 16 responsibility of the owner and operator of the Affordable Housing Project to submit an annual Certification of Compliance, attested to by a certified public accountant, that the tenants residing in the designated Affordable Housing units meet the reported income eligibility requirements for Affordable Housing and that the rent charted for at least 40% of the units provide Affordable Housing under Section 420.0004, Florida Statutes, and (d) further acknowledge the penalties for non-compliance as set forth in this Section. 79. Any other information reasonably required by the City that is consistent with the intent and puroose of this Section and the Live Local Act. (b) SufLiciency Review. Within ten (10) business days of receiving an application for an Affordable Housin2 Proiect, the city shall complete a.sufficiency review of the materials submitted and respond to the applicant that the application is either complete or shall specify what items are still required. The applicant shall then provide the items required to make the application complete, which shall then begin.... another ten -(10 business day sufficiency review period, and so on until a complete application is received. An Application for Building Permits shall be processed in accordance with Section 553.792, Florida Statutes. A contract to purchase the real property for which the Affordable Housing Project is proposed must be in full force and effect during the sufficiency review periods. If any contract expires within such time periods, then the eity shall not begin or complete the sufficiency review. (c) Review Procedures. The application shall comply with the site plan review procedures established in Section 4-3 Article IV except that protect applications shall not be required to undergo public hearings before the Planning and Zoning Ordinance No. 24-, Page 10 of 16 Commission or the City Commission for approval of land use, zoning, density, floor are ratio, or height, as enumerated in the various subsections of Section 4-3 and in Section 166.04151(7)(a), Florida Statutes. (d) The City Manager shall maintain on the Cijy's website a policy containing the foregoing procedures for administrative approval. (5) Recqrdiny, of Deed Rgstrictions. Subordination - of Liens, and Annuff Certification. (a) Covenant of Deed Restrictions. When the City approves an Affordable Housing Project under this Section, the applicant must,. prior to approval of N Pqmxrecords of Orange County a Covenant of Deed Restrictions running with the land with terms acceptable to, and enforceable by the City that: 1. Prohibits any Affordable Housing unit from being rented or sold at a price exceeding the threshold for housing that is affordable for very low-income, low-income, or moderate -income persons, or to a buyer who is not eligible due to their reported income under Section 420.0004, Florida Statutes, or as subsequently defined by Florida law; 2. Is binding on the applicant and all successors and assigns for at least 30 years from the date the City issues a Certificate of ®chancy, consistent with the Live Local Act; 3. Acknowledges the city's enforcement remedies, including a daily code enforcement fine for each unit that is in violation of the requirement to provide Affordable Housing for at least 40 percent of all units for thirty years, and Ordinance No. 24- Page 11 of 16 for failure to timely provide an annual Certification in which a certified public accountant attests to compliance with the Live Local Act - Subordination of Liens. Any mortgage holders or holders of any other encumbrance on the property proposed for the Affordable Housing Project must execute and record a subordination of their lien interest to such deed restrictions prior to, or simultaneously with the recording of the deed restrictions required b this subsection. (c) Annual Certification of Complianee. By no later than March 3 01h of each full year after a certificate of occupancy is issued, for a total of thirty years from the date of the certificate of occupancy , the owner or operator of the Affordable Housing Project shall submit to the City Clerk a Certification in which a certified public accountant attests that the Affordable Housing Project meets the requirements of Section 166.04151, Florida Statutes, insofar as: i. At least 40 percent of the residential units are rented as Affordable Housing as defined in s. 420.0004, Florida Statutes-, an ii. The tenants living within the designated Affordable Housing units are eligible to do so based on their reported household income, as defined in Section 420.0004, Florida Statutes. (6) Equivalent Treatment of all Dwelling Units. As a condition of approval of any Final Site Plan and prior.. to the issuance of any site or building permits for construction of the proposed Affordable Housing Project, such project must demonstrate and commit that: Ordinance No. 24-. Page 12 of 16 (a) The -affordable dwelling units si afl be,,interjuixed nw noUs t qi c fto �jjet m,-market rate dwelling units atfoci [ <�iin [ t must at 1 wardble in t n-ris s)- , ic<�i�jpgs imy t��ia���cfor t unit , -b 4 „ tb t1= is ,... s o ( Ite lw ,_awl ¢e) All common areas and amenities shall be accessible and available to all residents regardless of whether they reside in Affordable Housing or market rate dwelling units, and ... ..� t r + . � §"6 L.Y+" r95' At 'P Y•"S.YY 599 Y.,° ..a . .. -e Y "ie 6"x5S'Y+ a"tt w x t 8 „, a'atY y. hc,�'i-T"Y. "ii �—`c'cv-cr�ce-xx.,�,rx-r.s—� x (7) Enforcement. (a) Violations of this Section and the commitment to provide Affordable Housing shall be subject to a fine of no less than $250 00 per day for each unit in violation, either because an ineligible person resides in the unit ar the unit is rented at a level in excess of the threshold for Affordable Housing, and for each day the Annual Certification of Compliance is not received by the cityby March 30t1' of every year, as required by this Section. Any violation must be cured within 30 days, which the City Commission finds is a reasonable time In addition to fines that may be assessed if the violation is not cured within 30 days, the City shall treat the development as a nonconforming use. Ordinance No. 24- Page 13 of 16 (b) The owner and operator shall be liable for and shall reimburse the City for all costs and reasonable attorney's fees that the City incurs in the enforcement of these provisions. (c) The Special Magistrate of the City of Ocoee, and in the Special Magistrate's absence the Code Enforcement Board, shall be authorized to enforce the provisions of this Section. Any fines assessed shall become a lien on the real property in violation and on an personal property of the violator if not paid to the City within 60 days of the Order imposing fines. (8) Repeal of the Live Local Act. Should the Live Local Act, or M sj2ecificl2ortio thereof, be repealed, the sections of this Ordinance that specifically reference the Live Local Act, or the specific repealed portion thereof, shall be immediately nullified, except that the annual Certification of Compliance, the Covenant of Deed Restrictions, and the City's right to enforce such deed restrictions, shall continue for thirty (30) years after issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy SECTION 2: SEVERABILITY AND CORRECTION OF ERRORS. The provisions of this Ordinance are declared to be severable and if any section, paragraph, sentence or word of this Ordinance or the application as to any person or circumstance is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other sections or words or applications of this Ordinance. If any part of this Ordinance is found to be preempted or otherwise superseded, the remainder of this Ordinance shall nevertheless be given full force and effect to the extent permitted by the severance of such preempted or superseded part. The City Clerk is given liberal authority to ensure proper codification of this Ordinance, including the right to correct scrivener's errors. SECTION 3: CONFLICTS. In the event of a conflict between this Ordinance and any other ordinance of the City of Ocoee, this Ordinance shall control to the extent of any such conflict. Ordinance No. 24- Page 14 of 16 SECTION 4: EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its passage and in accordance with Florida law. Ordinance No. 24-- Page 15 of 16 PASSED AND ADOPTED this day of 2024. APPROVED: ATTEST: CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA Melanie Sibbitt, City Clerk Rusty Johnson, Mayor (SEAL) LPA HEARING: 2024 ADVERTISED 12024 READ FIRST TIME 2024. READ SECOND TIME AND ADOPTED ,2024. UNDER AGENDA ITEM NO. FOR USE AND RELIANCE ONLY BY THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA; APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY this day of )2024. By: Richard S. Geller City Attorney Ordinance No. 24-- Page 16 of 16