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RESOLUTION 18-3068 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CASSELBERRY, FLORIDA, RECOGNIZING AND CONFIRMING LEGISLATION IN PROGRESS REGARDING AMENDMENTS TO SIZE AND DIMENSION REGULATIONS TO DECREASE THE MINIMUM LIVING AREA; AMENDMENTS TO PARKING SPACES REQUIRED PER LAND USE; AMENDMENTS TO DESIGN CRITERIA FOR BUILDINGS IN EXCESS OF 35 FEET IN HEIGHT; TO AMEND MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL USES THAT CAN APPLY FOR A CONDITIONAL USE; PROVIDING FOR LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS; RECOGNIZING LEGISLATION IN PROGRESS; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City of Casselberry continuously monitors and reviews the Code of Ordinances and the Unified Land Development Regulations (ULDR) to ensure appropriate regulations for development and zoning within the City, and from time to time recognizes the need to study and amend aspects of same; and WHEREAS, the City of Casselberry adopted Ordinance 16-1446 on July 11, 2016 to decrease the minimum living area and decrease the parking spaces required by use, to align with the reduced minimum living areas specifically within the Major Thoroughfare Mixed Use (MTMU) Future Land Use designation, in light real estate market changes; and WHEREAS, a jurisdictional analysis of the surrounding municipalities shows provisions for smaller living units, smaller parking ratios and taller buildings for multi -family housing specifically in more urban settings, but the City's Unified Land Development Regulations are not consistent throughout the zoning districts for properties zoned for multi -family; and WHEREAS, the City desires to provide consistent design criteria within the multi -family residential development districts within the City and continues to promote and incorporate regulations through legislation in progress to adopt regulations for the purpose and intent of creating a current and consistent Comprehensive Plan and Unified Land Development Regulations; and WHEREAS, the purpose of Resolution 18-3068 is to provide notice that the City is developing an ordinance to amend ULDR Table 2-5.4 to reduce the minimum living area for all multi -family development, to be consist with the minimum living areas for properties within MTMU; amending ULDR Section 3-15.2 to reduce the parking spaces required in all multi -family development to align with the MTMU district requirements; and to add Medium Density Residential Future Land Use designation and the consistent zoning to the list of land uses that can qualify for building heights greater than 35 ft. with Conditional Use approval in ULDR Section 3- 10.12. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CASSELBERRY, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS: