2022-06 Amending LDC for Self-Storage Facilities ORDINANCE NO. 2022-06
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA,
AMENDING ARTICLE V, LAND USE AND DENSITY
REGULATIONS (ZONING) TABLE 5-1 PERMITTED USE
REGULATIONS; AMENDING SECTION 5-8 USE
REGULATIONS PROVIDING FOR SELF-STORAGE
FACILITIES AS AN ACCESSORY USE, PROVIDING FOR
VISUAL LIMITATIONS FOR SELF-STORAGE FACILITIES,
PROVIDING FOR ARTERIAL FRONTAGE LIMITATIONS
FOR SELF-STORAGE FACILITIES; PROVIDING PURPOSE
AND INTENT; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION,
CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY, AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, as provided in Article VIII of the Constitution of the State of Florida
and Chapters 163 and 166, Florida Statutes, the City of Ocoee (the"City") enjoys all home
rule authority, police power, land development and zoning authority, and governmental
and proprietary powers necessary to conduct municipal government and perform
municipal functions; and
WHEREAS, the City may exercise any power for municipal purposes, except as
expressly prohibited by law; and
WHEREAS, the self-storage industry was developed in the early 1970s in an effort
to accommodate the storage needs of a variety of users; and
WHEREAS, City staff has determined that the City has eleven (11) self-storage
facilities for a total of 700,000 square feet for a population of under 50,000 persons and
that the City has +/- 14.25 square feet of self-storage per resident; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to protect existing adjacent properties from potential
adverse impacts of self-storage facilities and to minimize adverse visual impacts of self-
storage facilities; and
WHEREAS, the City has found that there is a need to revise code standards
relating to the development of self-storage facilities and create standards relating to self-
storage facilities within the C-3 and I-1 Zoning Districts in the City, with the exception of
those properties lying within the Special Overlay Districts within the C-3 or I-1 Zoning
Districts; and
WHEREAS, amending the City's land development code for the purpose of
updating said standards specifically as they relate to uses, design standards, and
compatibility, and the development of zoning standards that will enhance economic
development and redevelopment within the C-3 and 1-1 Zoning Districts; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission in good faith determines that this Ordinance is
in the best interest of the City and its residents and promotes the health, safety, and
welfare of the public.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Recitals. The foregoing recitals are hereby ratified and confirmed
as true and correct and incorporated herein by this reference.
Section 2. Authority. The City Commission of the City of Ocoee has the
authority to adopt this Ordinance pursuant to Article VIII of the Constitution of the State
of Florida and Chapter 166, Florida Statutes.
Section 3. Table 5-1. Table 5-1, Permitted Use Regulations of the Land
Development Regulations of the City of Ocoee Code is hereby amended to read as
follows with strikethroughs showing deletions and underlines showing additions:
Use A- A- RCE- R- R- R- R- RT- PS C- C- C-3 1-1
1 2 1 1A 1AAA 2 3 1 1 2 2
RCE- R- R-
2 1 1AAA
Self- *
Storage - - - - - -
Facility
Section 4. Section 5-8.(G) Use Regulations. The City of Ocoee Code is hereby
amended to add a new Section 5-8(G). Use Regulations, Self-Storage Facilities to read
as follows with strikethroughs showing deletions and underlines showing additions:
1. Accessory Use. Self-storage facilities shall only be permitted as an accessory use.
An accessory Use shall be defined as no more than thirty-five (35) percent of the
building or parcel of land may be used for self-storage.
2. Visibility. If the mix of uses is separated on-site, the self-storage facility area(s)
visible from the roadways must be lined with office or retail frontage.
3. Arterial Frontage. Any self-storage facility unit with frontage on an arterial street
must be located behind a retail business.
Section 5. Conflict. All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances, Resolutions, or
parts of Resolutions in conflict herewith are hereby made ineffective to the extent of such
conflict.
Section 6. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase,
or portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court
of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct, and
independent provision and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions hereto.
Section 7. Codification. It is the intention of the City Commission of the City of
Ocoee, Florida, and it is hereby ordained that the provisions of this Ordinance shall
become and be made part of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Ocoee; that the
Sections of this Ordinance may be renumbered or relettered to accomplish such intention;
that the word "Ordinance" may be changed to "Section," "Article," or other appropriate
word.
Section 8. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately
upon passage and adoption.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED this .2"-day of , 2022.
APPROVED:
TTES CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA
City Clerk - - _ Rusty John n, Mayor
(SEAL) - APPROVED BY THE OCOEE CITY
COMMISSION ON THE ABOVE DATE
UNDER AGENDA ITEM NO. 5"
FOR USE AND RELIANCE ONLY
BY THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA;
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
th is"'S day of NW,/ , 2022.
SHUFFIELD, LOWMA &WILSON, P.A.
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