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CASSGLBERRY CITY COMMISSION Minutes of September 23, 2024 — Regular Meeting Page 8 of 21 SERVICES; PROVDING FOR VESTING OF RIGHTS, CODIFICATION, CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE." Notice of Public Hearing: The Notice of Public Hearing relative to second reading of Ordinance 24-1607 was advertised in the Orlando Sentinel on Friday, September 13, 2024. Business Impact Statement: Ordinance 24-1607 is exempt under Florida Statutes Section 166.041(4)(c) from the provision of a Business Impact Statement because it pertains to municipal planning, including zoning. Staff Presentation: Chief Planner Antonia DeJesus gave an overview of Ordinance 24-1607 which proposes to amend the City's Unified Land Development Regulations relating to the regulation of Medical Services, Alcohol Sales for Onsite Consumption, and Veterinary and Pet -Related Services. The City's Planning and Zoning Commission, acting as the City's Land Planning Agency (LPA) voted unanimously 7-0 at its meeting oil August 14, 2024 to recommend approval of Ordinance 24-1607 to the City Commission. The City's ULDR (Unified Land Development Regulations) is meant to assist in the implementation of the City's Comprehensive Plan by providing standards for the use and design of real property within the City and also includes the City's zoning district regulations. The proposed amendment aims to amend ULDR Section 2-5.3, Land Use by District to a) allow Medical Services in the OR (Office - Residential) Zoning District and b) remove the required Conditional Use Approval to allow Alcohol Sales for On -Site Consumption in applicable Commercial and Planned Mixed Use Zoning Districts; and to amend ULDR Section 5-21.2, Definition of Terms to refine tine definition of Veterinary Medical Services. In 2022 the City Commission adopted Ordinance 22-1573 which specifically dealt with land use and the land use table. The ordinance inadvertently removed Medical Services as a permissible use in the OR (Office - Residential) zoning district, which rendered several businesses as non -conforming. Once this was discovered, the City Commission earlier in 2024 adopted Resolution 24-3410 which established legislation in progress to allow medical services in the OR zoning district. Staff feels that medical services compliment the businesses and professional offices that are currently allowed in the OR zoning district, and that the size and dimension criteria for the OR zoning district will ensure that the structures and modifications are compatible with the surrounding area and therefore they should also be allowed. This does not include hospitals, however, which is a separate use and much more intense and having a greater impact on the surrounding area. Ordinance 22-1573 also made a change to Veterinary and Pet Related Services by revising the definition of veterinary medical services to exclude other pet related services, specifically boarding, daycare and grooming, which also had the effect of rendering some existing businesses as non- conforming and eliminating the use altogether. Pet -related services are a popular land use, and no similar land use exists. Given their impact, staff does not feel that general retail is a suitable land use. Merging veterinary services with other pet -related services into one land use definition is proposed, and additional mitigation can be addressed through site plan review if staff feels it is necessary when evaluating any changes of use of business tax receipt applications when submitted. Veterinary and pet -related services will only be allowed in the CG (Commercial General), CS (Commercial Service), I (Industrial), and I -M (Industrial Medium) zoning districts. The last proposed amendment is to ULDR Section 2-5.3 Alcohol Sales for On-site Consumption which requires conditional use approval from the Planning and Zoning Commission for sales of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption in the CG, CS, PMX-L (Planned Mixed Use -Low Intensity), PMX-H (Planned Mixed Use High Intensity), PMX-MID (Planned Mixed Use Mid -Rise), and PMX-HIGH (Planned Mixed Use High -Rise) zoning districts. Any restaurant wanting to sell beer and wine would have to go through the conditional use process which depending on submittal can take six plus weeks and can be burdensome for local business owners. IM (Industrial Medium) is the only