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CASSELBERRY CITY COMMISSION Minutes of November 14, 2022 — Regular Mceting Page 18 of 30 ULDR and the Comprehensive Plan and provide for new land uses, define existing and proposed land uses, and update densities and intensities within the PMX-HIGH zoning district. The proposed amendments to Section 2-5.2, Purpose and hltent of Zoning Districts, provide consistency between the ULDR and the changes proposed to the Comprehensive Plan in Ordinance 22-1572 which was a Comprehensive Plan text amendment to change the allowable density and intensity within MTMU (Major Thoroughfare Mixed -Use) and PMX-HIGH land use designations. Ordinance 22-1573 would be making subsequent changes in Section 2-5.2 for the PMX-HIGH zoning district to increase density from 30 to 80 dwelling units per acre and increasing the maximum floor area ratio (FAR) from 1.5 to 2.0 within the Code. The proposed changes to Table 2-5.3, the land use table, include the addition of the following new land use types: mid -rise dwellings with mixed uses, car washes, commercial kitchen, drive-through establishment, large retail establishment, and microbrewery and micro -winery. The proposed amendments adjust the permitted and conditional uses in Table 2-5.3 without taking away development rights of existing developments. Additional proposed changes to Table 2-5.3 include removing redundances between land uses, updating titles to match glossary definitions, and revising titles to more commonly used terms. Modifications were also made to the footnotes related to pharmacies and storage yards. The proposed amendments to Table 2- 5.4, Size and Dimension Criteria, would modify the PMX-HIGH zoning district to increase the maximum floor area ratio (FAR) from 1.5 to 2.0 and increase the maximum density to 80 dwelling units per acre. These changes are consistent with the proposed amendments to the Comprehensive Plan provided in Ordinance 22-1572. Section 5-21.2, Definition of Terms is proposed to be amended to add new definitions for new land use types, and also existing land use types that did not previously have definitions. Two modifications were made to ordinance 22-1573 between first and second reading. The definition of "micro - brewery or micro -winery" in Section 5-21.2 was expanded to include limits on the amount of beer and wine that may be produced per year at a facility. The effective date of Ordinance 22-1573 was also revised to provide consistency with the effective date of Ordinance 22-1572 so the changes in Ordinance 22-1573 would not go into effect before the changes in the Comprehensive Plan adopted with Ordinance 22-1572. The Planning and Zoning Commission, acting as the City's Land Planning Agency (LPA), voted unanimously at its meeting on August 10, 2022 to recommend approval of this item to the City Commission. In response to a question from the City Commission, Ms. Hyson clarified that the reason for changing from having two designations for restaurants, one with drive-through and one excluding drive-through was so that a drive-through establishment could be expanded to include any type of use that has a drive-through. She explained that staff had received inquiries regarding drive-throughs for businesses that were not restaurants, so with the amendment, restaurant would be a land use only, and drive-through establishment would be an add-on that would require conditional use approval and could be for any type of use that might use a drive-through such as a pharmacy, drug store or grocery store. Budget Impact: There is no impact to the City Budget. Recommendation: The City Manager recommended adoption of Ordinance 22-1573 on second and final reading. Public Hearing: Vice Mayor Aramendia stated this was a public hearing to hear and consider comments and questions regarding Ordinance 22-1573. Vice Mayor Aramendia opened the floor for public participation. No one came forward to address Ordinance 22-1573. Vice Mayor Aramendia closed the public hearing relative to Ordinance 22-1573.