CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
Memo Date: July 2, 2024
Agenda Date: July 9, 2024
Prepared By: Patrick Murray - Planning Consultant
Through: Stockton Whitten - City Manager
Requested Action:
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Consideration of a Land Development Code Text Amendment to Appendix A, Article XI, Section 19 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Cocoa to add truck parking facilities to the list of permitted uses in the M-2 zoning district and to provide a definition of truck parking facilities.
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BACKGROUND:
The applicant, CSCQ-COCOA, LLC, is requesting a text amendment to Land Development Code Appendix A, Article XI, Section 19 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Cocoa to add truck parking facilities to the list of permitted uses in the M-2 zoning category. The proposed change includes principal and accessory use facilities for repair, maintenance, washing, and fueling of commercial trucks. Additional site-specific design standards for landscaping, location of maintenance and truck washing bays, standards for maintenances, and maximum refueling bays, are included in the proposed language.
Background:
The applicant held a pre-application meeting with the City to determine if their proposed use would be allowed on a specific property in the M-2 District. Generally, the applicant's use is empty truck trailer parking along with ancillary maintenance, fueling, and the like, for petroleum distribution throughout the State. Based on the description of the business, it was determined by City staff that an update to the City's Code was required in order for the business to operate in the M-2 zoning district as proposed. Under the current M-2 zoning category of the City of Cocoa's Land Development Code, specific uses such as Truck Parking Facilities and related facilities are not codified, though "storage facilities" for automobiles, mobile homes, commercial vehicles, and general, refrigerated, and recreational vehicles is a permitted use. Automotive repair conducte...
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