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Date Created: 04/26/16 Last updated: 05/17/16
City: Tallahassee Tallahassee, FL to hold final Public Hearing of Downtown Overlay Parking Ordinance The City Commission will consider Ordinance No. 16-O-05 regarding the Downtown Overlay Parking Ordinance. The positive redevelopment of the areas near downtown, including Midtown and the Gaines Street corridor, that began several years ago has been extremely successful as evidenced by projects such as College Town, The Block and Deck, Railroad Square, the All Saints District and the hotel proposed for Railroad Avenue that is currently in review. With the success of the projects it has become evident that these areas have become not just areas for those who live near downtown or attend our universities but have become destinations for the City’s citizens and visitors. With these success stories, parking for the destinations has been identified as an issue that needs to be addressed for their continued success. It is proposed that a text amendment to the Land Development Code be adopted to allow off-street parking facilities, which includes surface parking, as a Special Exception Use within the Downtown Overlay of the Multi Modal Transportation District. Adoption of the text amendment requires that the Land Development Code be revised. This agenda item requests that the City Commission conduct the first of two public hearings on Ordinance 16-O-05 to the Tallahassee Land Development Code (TLDC) Chapter 10 related to the CC Central Core, CU-45 Central Urban, and UT University Transition Districts. The changes add off-street parking facilities as a Special Exception Use within the noted districts.
Issue History 05/17/16 The City Commission will hold the final public hearing at the 5/18/16 meeting. 04/26/16 The City Commission will hold a public hearing at the 4/27/16 meeting. The second public hearing is tentatively scheduled for 5/25/16. Related Documents 5/18/16 Ordinance draft 5/18/16 Meeting Agenda 4/27/16 Background 4/27/16 Ordinance draft 4/27/16 Meeting Agenda Lobbying Information Require lobbyist registration? Yes Lobbyist registration fee? $25 Additional information: Persons who are compensated to lobby on behalf of entities are required to register annually with the City Treasurer-Clerk, submit a listing of all clients (principals) represented, pay a $25 fee for each principal so represented, and file quarterly compensation reports disclosing the ranges of compensation received from each principal represented. The Lobbyist Registration form is available here.