PB23-0644

PB23-0644. Residential Use Incentives - Comprehensive Plan Amendment.

Residential Use Incentives - Comprehensive Plan Amendment

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Proposal

The City proposes to create incentives for residential development by offering increased floor area ratios and building heights in exchange for property owners voluntarily prohibiting short-term rentals and transient uses. This aims to encourage permanent residential housing in three areas: Mid Beach Collins Avenue, South Beach R-PS4 district, and West Avenue Bayfront Overlay.

Staff Recommendation

Conditions:

• Complete community outreach meeting within 45 days
• Property owners must execute restrictive covenant prohibiting short-term rentals
• Fully vacate existing transient uses
• Obtain certificate of appropriateness if in historic district
• Comply with all residential use incentive requirements

Compliance Findings:

Key Issues

• Loss of permanent residents (4,889 between 2010-2020)
• Conversion of residential units to short-term rentals
• Traffic congestion from workers commuting longer distances
• Nuisances from transient uses in residential areas
• Need for community outreach under new FAR review process
• Infrastructure impacts from potential development increases

Cover Sheet

Agenda Item Cover Sheet

Staff Report

Staff Report and Ordinance 03-26-24

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