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Brooksville commission recommends ordinance to prohibit new car washes, self-storage and medical marijuana treatment centers
Summary
The Planning and Zoning Commission on April 9 recommended Ordinance 996 to remove or limit new construction of car washes, self-storage facilities and medical marijuana treatment centers and to add a definition for the latter; staff said existing businesses would become lawful nonconformities and pending applications require verification.
The City of Brooksville Planning and Zoning Commission on April 9 voted to recommend Ordinance 996 to City Council, a text amendment that would remove or limit new car washes, new self-storage facilities and new medical marijuana treatment centers from allowable land uses and add a definition of medical marijuana treatment centers consistent with state code.
Staff told the commission City Council is concerned about proliferation of those uses and the proposed change is intended to limit further conversions and new construction. A staff speaker said the technical change ‘‘essentially eliminate[s] them on the chart, as either a permitted or conditional use’’ and that a definition would be added to Article 11 (definitions).
Staff and the city attorney addressed the effect on existing and pending projects. A staff member and the city attorney said existing businesses with these uses would become lawful nonconformities if the ordinance is adopted; staff said a pending storage application had already secured a tree-removal permit and undergone an initial site-plan review with the Development Review Committee. The city attorney said she would need to verify code language to confirm how pending applications are treated but indicated it was likely that pending lawful applications would be treated as lawful nonconformities rather than being barred without further legal review.
After a brief public-comment opportunity and discussion, a motion to recommend Ordinance 996 to City Council passed by voice vote. Staff said both Ordinance 995 and Ordinance 996 are scheduled for City Council hearings in May at 7:00 p.m. in council chambers.
What this means: If the City Council adopts the ordinance as proposed, existing facilities in these categories would remain lawful nonconforming uses while new construction and conversions to these uses would be prohibited going forward; staff and the city attorney said they would confirm the status of pending applications and provide details to council.
