HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity of Tamarac Resolution R-2019-055 Temp. Reso. No. 13311
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CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA
RESOLUTION NO. R-2019 - ,� S✓
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
TAMARAC, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING A REASONABLE TIME
EXTENSION OF THE ZONING IN PROGRESS OF ONE HUNDRED AND
EIGHTY (180) DAYS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 10, SECTION
10-5.4(U) OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC CODE OF ORDINANCES;
AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO UNDERTAKE
FURTHER STUDY AND REVIEW OF THE CITY'S REGULATIONS
RELATING TO THE NUMBER AND LOCATIONS OF SELF STORAGE
FACILITIES IN THE CITY OF TAMARAC; PROVIDING THAT UPON THE
ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE ZONING IN
PROGRESS AN ADDITIONAL ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY (180)
DAYS, NO PERMITS SHALL BE ISSUED FOR ANY NEW SELF
STORAGE FACILITIES NOT OTHERWISE EXEMPT, WITHIN THE CITY
OF TAMARAC FOR A TOTAL OF THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTY (360)
DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER,
CONSISTENT WITH THIS RESOLUTION; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, over the past recent years, the self-storage industry has proven to be
one of the sectors with the most rapid growth in the U.S. commercial real estate industry;
and
WHEREAS, according to an investment bank report, in 2016, there were more
than 58,000 self-storage facilities in the U.S. with a total of 32 million storage units
covering over 2.3 billion square feet of storage space; and
WHEREAS, Florida has been a hotbed for storage construction, with dozens of
new properties recently opening or under development; and
WHEREAS, Tamarac is seeing the same trend, with a recently approved
expansion of an existing site, and two new self-storage facilities pending construction,
with one on W. McNab Road and another on Pine Island Road; and
WHEREAS, currently, self-storage facilities are permitted by right in at least 3
zoning districts in Tamarac, which if not reviewed, could allow for the approval and
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construction of more than eight (8) additional self-storage facilities in a City of less than
12 square miles; and
WHEREAS, to prevent the proliferation of self-storage facilities spreading too far,
too fast, it is necessary to study the issue to determine the number and locations
appropriate for the City of Tamarac; and
WHEREAS, the City's 2007 adopted Comprehensive Plan, Future Land Use
Element, Objective 1 requires the City to administer and adopt appropriate land
development code revisions, amending them as needed to respond to changing
conditions; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager and the City's professional staff continuously
monitors and reviews the City's Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Code to
ensure appropriate development in the City, and from time to time recognizes the need
to study and amend aspects of same; and
WHEREAS, on January 8, 2019, the City Manager signed an Administrative Order
instituting a 180-day moratorium on the submission and acceptance of applications for
new self-storage facilities within the City, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit
"1", and incorporated herein by reference; and
WHEREAS, on January 23, 2019, pursuant to Section 10-5.4(U) of the City of
Tamarac Code of Ordinances, the City Commission adopted Resolution R-2019-14,
ratifying and affirming the City Manager's Administrative Order, which placed a prohibition
on the submission, and acceptance of applications not previously filed, for administrative
review, land development permits, and building permits for the use of land for new self-
storage facilities (in-door) within the City of Tamarac's corporate boundaries for a period
of one hundred and eighty (180) days from the date of the Administrative Order; and
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WHEREAS, the one hundred and eighty (180) days prohibition and recommended
timeline has proven not to be sufficient based upon the time needed to enable the City's
professional staff to properly study the issues associated with the placement of and
access to new self-storage facilities, not previously filed, in the City of Tamarac; and
WHEREAS, the reasonable time extension would commence July 6, 2019; and
end January 1, 2020; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission approves the City Manager's request and hereby
finds that the three hundred and sixty (360) day time limitation is reasonable and serves
the best interest of the citizens and residents of the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the City Commission of the City of Tamarac,
Florida, that:
Section 1. The foregoing 'WHEREAS" clauses are hereby ratified and
confirmed as being true and correct and are hereby made a specific part of this
Resolution; all exhibits attached hereto are incorporated herein and made a specific part
of this Resolution.
Section 2. The Zoning in Progress is hereby extended from one hundred and
eighty (180) days (July 6, 2019), to three hundred and sixty (360) days, and shall cease
the earliest of the new expiration date of January 1, 2020, upon the effectiveness of an
Ordinance addressing the subject matter of the Administrative Order, or upon the
adoption of a Resolution terminating the Zoning in Progress.
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Section 3. That the City Commission hereby directs the City Manager to
continue to study and review new self-storage facility uses, to exclude previously filed
applications, in the City of Tamarac.
Section 4. The City Commission hereby authorizes and directs the appropriate
City Officials to do all things necessary and expedient to effectuate the intent of this
Resolution.
Section 5: That all Resolutions or parts of Resolutions in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.
Section 6: If any clause, section, or other part or application of this Resolution
is held by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional or invalid, in part or
application, it shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions or applications of this
Resolution.
Section 7. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its passage
and adoption.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC,
FLORIDA THIS O4 DAY OF i , 2019.
CITY OF TAMARAC FLORIDA 444
MIC ELLE J. GOMEZ,
MAYOR
ATTEST:
PATRICIA TEUF L, MC
CITY CLERK (1
RECORD OF COMMISSION VOTE:
MAYOR GOMEZ 1,41
DIST 1: COMM. BOLTON
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I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT I HAVE f�%%
APPROVED THIS RESOLUTION
AS TO FORM:
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SAMUEL S. GORE,1 '
CITY ATTORNEY(F