Closed captioned livestreams and replays of all City of Cocoa City Council meetings can be found on the City's YouTube Channel. Simply click on the "CC" in the bottom right corner of the video.
File #: 24-475    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Agenda Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 8/14/2024 In control: City Council
On agenda: 8/27/2024 Final action:
Title: Consideration of a Land Development Code Amendment to Appendix A, Article XI, Sections 4a and 22 of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Cocoa 1) to allow for Neighborhood Commercial, Mixed-Use development, and public parking on certain, very limited properties within the Consent Decree area, also known as the Heart of Cocoa, consistent with the Substitute Consent Decree, and amending the list of permitted and special exception uses and 2) building types permitted for those certain properties authorized for Neighborhood Commercial and Mixed-Use development within the Heart of Cocoa subdistrict of the Cocoa Waterfront Overlay; 3) amending the bulk regulations for single-family, duplex, triplex, and fourplex development in the Consent Decree area; 4) amending the minimum yard setbacks in the Consent Decree area.
Attachments: 1. Ordinance 11-2024 Revising RU-2-10 Authorizing Mixed Use and Amending Setbacks and Lot Size v 2 Clean, 2. Exhibit A FINAL Cocoa GIS Regulating Plan Map August 6 2024.pdf, 3. Exhibits B-F FINAL (8-7-24).pdf, 4. Consent Decree Future Land Use Map.pdf, 5. Consent Decree Zoning Map.pdf, 6. Houston Substitute Consent Decree, 7. Attachment 1 - Update on Heart of Cocoa Substitute Consent Decree 03-2018.pdf, 8. FL ad 10486298.pdf
Date Ver.Action ByActionResultAction DetailsMeeting DetailsVideo
No records to display.
PLANNING & ZONING BOARD/LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY AGENDA ITEM

Memo Date: August 14, 2024
Agenda Date: August 27, 2024
Prepared By: Luci Ribeiro and Jennifer Webster, Planners, City of Cocoa
Through: Stockton Whitten - City Manager
Requested Action:
title
Consideration of a Land Development Code Amendment to Appendix A, Article XI, Sections 4a and 22 of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Cocoa 1) to allow for Neighborhood Commercial, Mixed-Use development, and public parking on certain, very limited properties within the Consent Decree area, also known as the Heart of Cocoa, consistent with the Substitute Consent Decree, and amending the list of permitted and special exception uses and 2) building types permitted for those certain properties authorized for Neighborhood Commercial and Mixed-Use development within the Heart of Cocoa subdistrict of the Cocoa Waterfront Overlay; 3) amending the bulk regulations for single-family, duplex, triplex, and fourplex development in the Consent Decree area; 4) amending the minimum yard setbacks in the Consent Decree area.
End

body
BACKGROUND:

This is a City initiated LDC amendment to Appendix A, Article XI, Sections 4A and 22 the City of Cocoa's zoning regulations, specifically targeting the RU-2-10 district which is the Heart of Cocoa sub-district of the Cocoa Waterfront Overlay District, also known as the "Consent Decree Area". (For the purposes of this report, the terms "Heart of Cocoa", "Consent Decree Area or CDA" and the "RU-2-10 District" shall be synonymous).

The Consent Decree Area is generally bounded by several major roadways: Florida Avenue on the east, SR 520 on the north; US 1 on the west; and Rosa L. Jones Blvd. on the south. The parcels specifically designated for commercial and mixed-use developments are located primarily near the perimeter of the CDA, adjacent to existing neighborhood commercial corridors in Cocoa Village.

The Heart of Cocoa Consent Decree of 1990 is an agreement that was adopted i...

Click here for full text