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City staff described the amendments as a required seven‑year update to align the city’s CDP with state statutory and administrative changes. Mark, a city staff presenter, said the review identified 74 changes in state law since the last plan adoption and that city staff and the consultant filtered those to the items relevant to Maitland.

The proposal before council would remove the city’s longstanding system that assigned maximum residential densities by contiguous parcel size in the Main Street District, eliminate the DICE (development incentives for community enhancements) program that allowed developers to “buy back” density through community improvements, and set a uniform by‑right maximum density in the downtown core. Staff said the parcel‑size rules and DICE had helped create a “buyer’s market” that discouraged redevelopment because developers struggled to assemble three‑acre parcels required for the highest density tiers.

Mark: “The comprehensive development plan sort of acts as the constitution, the land use constitution of the city… Every local government is required at least once every 7 years to evaluate their comprehensive development plan.”

Council discussion centered on the proposed numeric limits and how they would interact with Florida’s Live Local Act, which provides tax incentives and a streamlined staff‑only review for qualifying affordable housing projects. Staff told the council the Live Local Act exemptions had produced measurable fiscal impacts on the city’s budget, citing two recent projects that together reduced ad valorem revenue by about $1 million in the previous budget year, which affected capital project timing.

Council members debated whether to set the same high maximum density that currently exists under the code (67 units per acre for larger, assembled parcels) or to adopt a lower by‑right intensity — a topic some members asked for more time and visual examples to evaluate. Staff noted a pragmatic option: transmit a higher ceiling to the state and retain the ability to reduce the maximum later before final adoption, since raising the maximum after transmission would be more legally constrained.

Councilmember Shady, Councilmember French and Mayor Warren voted to transmit the amendments to Florida Commerce for agency review; the motion to transmit passed on the recorded roll call. Staff said the state review typically takes a couple of months and that any state comments and recommended language changes would return to council for final action.

The amendments also include mobility‑element updates required by FDOT’s move toward level‑of‑traffic‑stress (LTS) metrics for bicyclists and pedestrians; staff explained the new standards will change how the city evaluates the comfort and perceived safety of nonmotorized users and will be used during development and redevelopment reviews.

No final adoption occurred at the meeting. The transmittal starts the state review and does not bind the council to final language; staff said council could adjust numeric limits before final adoption if it chooses.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Maitland City Council Meeting - June 23, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The City of Maitland voted on June 12 to transmit comprehensive development plan amendments to Florida Commerce that would eliminate acreage‑based downtown density tiers and the DICE incentive program and update mobility standards to FDOT’s level‑of‑traffic‑stress metrics.","taxTitle","City of Maitland, Orange County, Florida","taxId",71214,"location","Florida","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6189080,"Pickleball players urge Maitland to revise court rules after six‑month suspension; ask for consistent enforcement",235,1810000,2045000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5058639-764d6b41babce83359bfcecd0bd9ffd1&start=1810&end=2045","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5058639-764d6b41babce83359bfcecd0bd9ffd1/thumbnail_1810000.jpg","/articles/6189080/Florida/Pickleball-players-urge-Maitland-to-revise-court-rules-after-sixmonth-suspension-ask-for-consistent-enforcement","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6189080-e627530adaa89aa757bc7c816f90ed58/orig.mp4?Expires=1771160118&Signature=OQJi~h7nW39Vrv-pScMsJhgKUoMDyAUkZLjOFYVPmBbssjUAmWC0fd3701wCPEUxBfN1HuUBGQ5nb~6FszpzHjR~S5-ukNVUZDEoa7eE4ddtceSb-i~0UFomaUw2aEL4qmfqAYx~qqOoagGji77qcTu6HqJ~lGyMQ~l9Lu0JkhLM-QKsXOfVlWd60zJWrR6ZlaLceNa7rKgESx1uKQAeZVYgYoyvbwhYwnhoWLqPS24YuaRnzHPOfcTWOHFNjhvyty57RUxMl7UCU33Mpfvl3D645KFsHErhWrdS3wHLRJ-d9IMbmWSzKUAZRqbpwC~9FSb~kYyxUy38TItxt9Ahag__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Several members of Maitland’s pickleball community used the public‑comment period on June 12 to press the council for fairer rules and consistent enforcement after a city suspension they described as punitive.

A group representative identified as Lorraine said the city imposed a six‑month suspension on her group after a four‑week period of “silent monitoring” and without what she described as meaningful communication. She told the council the group has gathered more than 80 petition signatures and seeks “reasonable and fair policies” and consistent enforcement across city courts.

Lorraine: “After 4 weeks of silent monitoring from the city with no warning, no conversation, no tentative resolution, the city imposed a suspension…6 months. That’s not reasonable. It’s punitive.”

Speakers said problems the group raised with parks staff — a protruding gate latch, congestion near a fence, an unusable towel system for replacements and insufficient waiting‑area bathrooms — remained unaddressed. The group said it had proposed fixes, including volunteer help to implement some repairs, but that staff had not responded.

Dan Burgundy, who said he supports the pickleball community, told council members the enforcement rules “don’t seem to make sense” and urged the city to study how other communities run open play. Several speakers called for open play and consistent replacement rules rather than a monitored, reserved system they said is being “gamed.”

City staff previously told one commentator by email that assigning staff monitors to every location was not feasible or cost‑effective, a point the group cited in urging the council to adopt more practical rules used in nearby municipalities. Council members noted the city’s reservation and replacement systems and said the park director had raised concerns that the reservation system was being exploited by some users.

All public comments on this item were part of the meeting’s public‑comment period; no council action to change park policy was taken at the meeting. Speakers asked for a council agenda item to review and revise court rules and for clearer channels to get the city to respond to safety concerns.

The council did not take action on park rules at this meeting. Several speakers asked staff and council to engage directly with the pickleball community and bring a policy revision back for council consideration.","Multiple residents urged the council to revise temporary court rules and inconsistent enforcement after a six‑month suspension of a local pickleball group; speakers requested clearer, fair policies, consistent monitoring and city engagement on safety fixes.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6189085,"MetroPlan, HDR begin multimodal study to address safety, mobility on Maitland Avenue",839,648000,1487000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5058639-764d6b41babce83359bfcecd0bd9ffd1&start=648&end=1487","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5058639-764d6b41babce83359bfcecd0bd9ffd1/thumbnail_648000.jpg","/articles/6189085/Florida/MetroPlan-HDR-begin-multimodal-study-to-address-safety-mobility-on-Maitland-Avenue","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6189085-9d070f22eb9b43f658debb1ce4cbb209/orig.mp4?Expires=1771160118&Signature=OpKOuK1tGaTO~VBls3cfvPxU6bCFQhD0IUDlhc2sk0Iz7A~hy~YxYt8TFxWxT-nyPJBxhrYQ0Cqv9mx8OFtBanGWO1Da-8K0LgN9sEiH9vhJTwrZc66yreBuyBJQt~GTGLtYBWxya1ZwCh3fnNnMGWW6rb9lrXoTL3x8xa57uvx2-kY1gep0pwT5i8fPS69q5Fk79AmRhWR5GagnVsGS1ECZ-4Ggto62IMEzw6FnhwWzUD0O~nCPsa1luGyY2Ee2d9-8Yd-qL9pwffjlos0MXon4K~CfhUbyo8QOLJxjVnRtW4Yuy0t9CiGDFBY~LoAe66tyCRdftN1BR-qB~5y1kQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City of Maitland officials on June 12 accepted a kickoff presentation from MetroPlan Orlando and consultant HDR to resume a multimodal study of Maitland Avenue and adjacent downtown connections.

The study, presented by Melissa Carroll, a transportation planner with HDR working with MetroPlan Orlando, will pick up work started by FDOT and finish a mobility plan intended to identify capital projects, an opinion of probable cost and public-engagement materials that the city can use to guide downtown improvements and CRA spending.

The study’s stated purpose is to “improve the safety, comfort and efficiency of the transportation network” in the study area with a focus on vulnerable users — defined in the project as people not traveling by motor vehicle — and on producing projects the city can implement through its capital improvement program, Carroll said. Carroll told the council the team will document existing mobility conditions, develop corridor and intersection concepts, prepare visualizations, and create an engagement plan that will include in-person events this summer and an online survey.

Mark (city staff) and Carroll said the MPO offered to continue a study that FDOT had left incomplete after technical shortcomings. Carroll said the consulting team’s first field visit in May emphasized ADA accessibility, drainage, sidewalks, bicycle facilities and utility coordination. The presentation noted crash concentrations on Maitland Avenue and Horatio Avenue and identified a posted speed limit of 35 mph on Maitland Avenue.

Carroll said the project will produce a toolbox of potential improvements — including street trees, bulb-outs, raised medians, midblock crossings and pedestrian signals such as rectangular rapid flashing beacons — and that the team will develop an opinion of probable cost so the city can plan for CIP funding. The study is expected to run about a year to a year and a half, with public engagement beginning this summer and a final plan due in spring of next year. Carroll said the project will hand off to an existing city ad hoc mobility committee, which will act as a steering committee and deliver recommendations to the council for adoption.

Carroll also outlined a public participation plan she expected to finalize “within the next few weeks,” and said the team would attend existing city events such as First Friday and other downtown gatherings to “meet residents where they already are.”

Council members and staff asked procedural questions about the study team’s role and the ad hoc committee’s membership. Carroll said the city-appointed ad hoc committee will do more detailed review and recommended the council direct residents with specific questions to the committee’s Wednesday evening meeting at 6 p.m., when the team will present more detailed materials.

The presentation followed earlier remarks that the MPO and HDR will pick up where FDOT’s prior study left off and use the additional work to provide the “mobility options” needed to plan capital projects in downtown Maitland. The council did not take a formal vote in the meeting on the study’s contract because the MPO is the prime contractor and Maitland is a partnering agency for the MPO-led contract.

The city’s next steps are finalizing the public participation plan, completing policy and plan reviews, and proceeding with corridor concept development later this summer.

Carroll: “The overall goal of this study is to create actionable CIP projects that can be easy for the city and its partners to implement.”","City of Maitland officials heard a kickoff presentation from MetroPlan Orlando and HDR on a one- to 1½-year multimodal study of Maitland Avenue focused on safety, pedestrian and bicycle comfort, and producing actionable CIP projects funded in part by CRA dollars.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6189071,"Council considers ordinance to restore pre‑2022 boat and RV parking rules in residential areas",138,6507000,6645000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5058639-764d6b41babce83359bfcecd0bd9ffd1&start=6507&end=6645","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5058639-764d6b41babce83359bfcecd0bd9ffd1/thumbnail_6507000.jpg","/articles/6189071/Florida/Council-considers-ordinance-to-restore-pre2022-boat-and-RV-parking-rules-in-residential-areas","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6189071-8412ab01ee440066a4295b115da8411b/orig.mp4?Expires=1771160118&Signature=e63c~5mlrJgospKCE2l8uY30ummdPYS48hhUP4UjHuWKuUpcC4QEDPbmmbExg~Q2wX1j-OiZPEp9W99Ef4ITcnrlqlPM2FdQ9ugmFPedobKSD7Ju66T0ILJDOdMloa2xJs89v~7dcIZy3nWMKVhUv7-4fIf8AS0FUNpt4zMEK1yieU0g4OyDKVWrcVGWKnHrZBma9KFkEST1rb3qRAO3MYMPolxayjoFc2C4EewRVxHAUK5niKHratkiYOS86nIvUUcsovz5l7NoJoVJLUafPHSl6U~507pNcgGxLCrH4xN8R2Z-KnJi9DRxcCoqXAO3bZ43v0x00XKO0oIGqtD6cw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City staff on June 12 presented an ordinance to reinstate former standards for boat and recreational‑vehicle parking after language changes in the 2022 land‑development code update inadvertently relaxed long‑standing rules.

Staff said the 2022 code revision omitted sections that previously limited where and how boats and other recreational vehicles could be parked in front yards. The proposed ordinance restores pre‑2022 language requiring that boats heavier than 200 pounds be parked on a paved or hard‑packed driveway and be located at least 15 feet back from the edge of the travel surface of the road; utility trailers and other recreational vehicles would generally be required to be parked in a garage or behind the front line of the house.

City staff described the change as a cleanup that clarifies what surface materials qualify as paved or hard packed and restores the prior intent of the code. The ordinance text included a cross‑reference to Article 5, Section 5.204 (general parking and loading standards) of the land‑development code. A council member moved to approve Ordinance 1445 amending the parking section; the meeting record includes the motion but does not show a completed roll call for final adoption at the time of the transcript excerpt.

Staff: “What this amendment will do is essentially reinstate the standards that have been in place for over 20 years in the city, with the clarification on what the surface is can and cannot be.”

The measure is intended to resolve enforcement ambiguity that arose after the 2022 rewrite and to provide clearer standards for code enforcement and residents.","City staff presented an ordinance to clarify recreational vehicle and boat parking standards after a 2022 land‑development code update had unintentionally loosened rules; the amendment would reinstate prior surface and setback requirements for boats and trailers in residential zones.","actionData","errors"]

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