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Board recommends code amendment to allow automobile rental agencies at Gulfstream Park PLAC site
Summary
The planning board voted to recommend allowing storefront automobile rental agencies in the PLAC (Plan Local Activity Center) zoning district at Gulfstream Park, subject to staff drafting clarifying language and parking rules.
The Planning & Zoning Board recommended approval of a zoning text amendment proposed by Gulfstream Park Racing Association to permit automobile rental agencies within the PLAC (Plan Local Activity Center) zoning district on the western portion of the Gulfstream Park property.
Staff summary: Staff explained the proposed change would allow storefront automobile rental agencies in the PLAC district provided supplemental regulations require that fleet storage be maintained in enclosed parking garages and that spaces used for fleet storage be marked and not counted toward required parking for other PLAC uses. Staff recommended a minor language clarification that fleet spaces “not be counted to satisfy the parking required for other uses in the PLAC.” The board accepted the staff edit.
Applicant remarks: Edwin J. Stacker, attorney for Gulfstream Park, said the immediate end-user (identified in the record as Sixt) would occupy roughly 2,400 square feet of existing storefront space and would use about 35 parking spaces on the fourth-floor garage for vehicle storage. Stacker said Gulfstream Park believes the site has adequate parking capacity overall to accommodate the rental fleet while meeting required parking for other uses.
Board discussion: Commissioners asked whether allowing rental fleets to occupy garage spaces would reduce parking available for other PLAC uses; staff and counsel said fleet spaces must be documented and will be reviewed as part of any tenant application so that required parking for other uses remains satisfied. One board member asked why rental agencies were not allowed when PLAC was first established; staff answered that PLAC listed specific permitted mixed-use activities and anything not listed was prohibited, requiring a map/text amendment for a new use.
Board action and rationale: The board voted to forward a recommendation of approval to the city commission with staff’s clarified language requiring enclosed garage fleet storage and that fleet spaces not be counted toward the district’s required parking. The motion passed unanimously.
Why it matters: The change affects one unique PLAC property in the city—the western portion of Gulfstream Park—and clarifies how rental fleets are stored and how those spaces will be treated for parking calculations. The board and applicant indicated operational controls (fleet storage in a garage and marked spaces) are intended to prevent on-street or surface parking use by rental fleets.
