CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
Memo Date: December 2, 2024.
Agenda Date: December 10, 2024.
Prepared By: Patrick Murray, Planning Consultant
Through: Stockton Whitten, City Manager
Requested Action:
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Consideration on first reading for approval Ordinance 13-2024 a Land Development Code Text Amendment Appendix A, Article XI, Section 12 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Cocoa to add major recreational equipment sales and rentals, and limited types of commercial vehicles and heavy equipment sales and rentals, to the list of permitted uses of subsection (A)(12) in the C-G, Commercial-General, zoning district.
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BACKGROUND:
The applicant, Mr. Thomas R. Sullivan, is requesting a zoning text amendment to Land Development Code Appendix A, Article XI, Section 12 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Cocoa to add major recreational equipment sales and rentals, limited types of commercial vehicles sales and rentals, and limited heavy equipment sales and rentals to the list of permitted uses of subsection (A)(12) in the C-G, Commercial-General, zoning district. The proposed changes include site-design standards related to the storage of trailers and other Major Recreational Equipment.
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 C-G District. Generally, the applicant's use is to provide a point of sale and maintenance facility for utility trailers, enclosed trailers, and similar pull-behind tow-trailers. Based on the description of the business, it was determined by City staff that an update to the City's Code would be required in order for the business to operate in the C-G zoning district as proposed. While new and used automotive vehicles, agricultural equipment, and mobile home sales and/or rentals are permitted in the General Commercial District, the sale and rental of Major Recreational equipment, specific commercial vehicles, and specific Heavy E...
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