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Commission adopts small-scale comp plan amendment to change a Myrtle/7th parcel from industrial mixed-use to industrial
Summary
Commission adopted Ordinance 40-25 to change the future land use of roughly 0.59 acres at South Myrtle Avenue and West 7th Street from industrial mixed-use to industrial, reducing maximum density and floor-area-ratio and adding restrictive covenants to bar certain noxious uses, after staff and planning board recommendations.
The City Commission approved Ordinance 40-25, a small-scale comprehensive plan amendment that changes about 0.59 acres at the southeast corner of South Myrtle Avenue and West 7th Street from "industrial mixed-use" to "industrial." Staff and the planning board recommended the change because the parcel is narrow and cannot practically meet PUD requirements associated with the mixed-use designation.
Senior planning staff explained the amendment reduces allowable residential density and reduces the maximum floor-area-ratio from 6.5 to 2.0 for the parcel. The applicant offered to record restrictive covenants eliminating specific industrial uses (including adult entertainment, recycling centers and concrete-crushing operations) and to limit intensity to single-story flex-space uses to reduce neighborhood impacts. Commissioners questioned brownfield concerns near the railroad and asked whether the property donation for a multi-use trail affects access; staff said contamination would require cleanup only if future development triggers investigation and noted the owner had already dedicated right-of-way for the trail.
After deliberations and proposed covenants restricting noxious dust, fumes and loud noises, the commission adopted Ordinance 40-25 on a unanimous roll-call vote.
