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Sanford planning staff offers four options to ease downtown parking rules for patios and new development
Summary
Planning Director Hassen presented four options to the commission to address downtown parking and outdoor seating, including a proposal to treat building and patio together for the first 5,000 square feet exemption under Schedule H.
Planning Director Hassen presented four staff options to address downtown parking and outdoor seating: (1) leave vesting closed, (2) reopen vested rights for a defined period with strict proof requirements, (3) amend Schedule H to exempt up to 5,000 square feet of combined building and patio from parking requirements, or (4) remove parking requirements for outdoor seating.
Hassen said proving vesting for pre‑2023 patios is difficult because documentation (dated invoices, dated photographs, previously filed city applications) is often incomplete. If the commission reopens vesting, staff…
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