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Votes at a glance: Cocoa City Council approves three zoning measures, program amendments and routine business
Summary
The council unanimously approved two second‑and‑final ordinances, adopted a comprehensive-plan text amendment (4–1), approved UpStart COCO amendments, and approved administrative items including the 2025 meeting calendar and an interlocal billing-fee agreement.
At its Jan. 14 meeting the Cocoa City Council took several formal actions. Key votes and outcomes are listed below; motions and vote tallies are recorded from the meeting record.
Votes at a glance
- Ordinance 13‑2024 (second and final reading): Amend zoning code to add major recreational equipment sales and rental and limited commercial/heavy vehicle sales and rental as permitted uses in the General Commercial (CG) district. Motion to approve by Deputy Mayor Patricia Weeks; second by Councilwoman Kos. Outcome: adopted unanimously.
- Ordinance 15‑2024 (second and final reading): City‑initiated rezoning of 16 parcels (approximately 8.36 acres adjacent to State Road 520 near Virginia Ave., Ruth St., Aurora St.) to General Commercial (CG). Motion to approve by Deputy Mayor Weeks; second by Councilman Hearn (as recorded). Outcome: adopted unanimously.
- Ordinance 14‑2024 (adoption hearing; comprehensive plan text amendment): Amend future land use element to modify the mixed‑use category, allow specified ground‑floor uses, and offer residential density bonuses for qualifying vertical mixed‑use projects. Motion to approve staff recommendation by Councilman Goins; second by Councilman McGowans. Outcome: adopted (record reflects 4 yes, 1 no).
- UpStart COCO program amendments and budget rollover (item 7‑1): Motion to approve by Councilman Goins; second by Deputy Mayor Weeks. Outcome: approved unanimously (see separate article for program details).
- 2025 City Council meeting calendar and cancellations (item 6‑2): Council approved the 2025 meeting schedule with an adjustment to hold one March meeting (March 18) to satisfy the charter requirement of one meeting per month and to allow staff flexibility for special meetings. Motion by Deputy Mayor Weeks; second by Councilman Goins. Outcome: approved unanimously.
- Brevard County interlocal agreement for billing fees (fire and stormwater assessments): Motion to approve by the mayor (chair); second by Deputy Mayor Weeks. Outcome: approved unanimously.
- Consent agenda and minutes approvals (routine): Multiple sets of minutes and the consent agenda were approved by unanimous voice vote earlier in the meeting.
Context and next steps
The three zoning/land‑use measures were second‑and‑final readings or adoption hearings; staff told council there were no substantive changes since the first readings and that the state review for the comprehensive‑plan amendment returned only technical comments. The council directed staff to proceed with implementation tasks associated with adopted ordinances and to continue any required developer negotiations under the city’s development‑agreement process.
For the comprehensive‑plan text amendment (Ordinance 14‑2024), one council member recorded a “nay” during the final vote; the council asked staff to prepare a development agreement for specific downtown parcels (the Bank of America property in Cocoa Village was discussed in the deliberations) before any project approvals.
Ending — recordkeeping: The city clerk’s minutes will show the recorded motions and the numerical tallies; staff will bring implementation steps and any needed development agreements to future meetings.
