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r SEP 21 11983 ram 54 rACE � 2 The Board reviewed the following memo dated 9/9/83: TO: The Honorable Members DATE: September 9, 1983 FILE: of the Board of County Commissioners CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE SUBSTANTIALLY AMENDING SECTION.24, SUBJECT: OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING REGULATIONS, OF APPENDIX A, ZONING, OF THE INDIAN RIVER COUNTY CODE OF LAWS AND ORDINANCES Bob Keating., AICP. � FROM: Department & Zoning Department Manager REFERENCES: Ord. Sec. 24 RUTH It is requested that the data herein presented be given formal consideration by the Board of County Commissioners at their regular meeting of September 21, 1983. DESCRIPTION & CONDITIONS Parking standards and regulations in Indian River County are currently governed by Section 24, Off-street Parking and Loading Regulations, of Appendix A, Zoning, of the Indian River County Code of Laws and Ordinances. Adopted as part of the zoning code in 1971, this section has been amended several times since its adoption. These revisions, however, have been minor, usually involving only the addition or amendment of the parking standard for a specific use. Although incremental, revisions have occur -red to this section, no overall update or review of the parking regulations has been undertaken since its adoption. Recently, several events have occurred which have underscored the need to update the current parking standards. An.inc:rease in variance requests for compact car parking spaces has created a need for the issue of compact car spaces to be addressed in the County's parking regulations. Site plan requests for uses not specifically addressed in the regu//i lations have produced a need for the development of addition standards. Outdated or inadequate standards require amendment of the current regulations. Finally, inappropriate or inef- fective provisions mandate revision of the regulations. For these reasons, the staff has undertaken a general analysis of parking regulations and parking standards. Altho gh time constraints precluded the staff from undertaking a (detailed analysis, the staff has revised the existing parking regu- lations based upon readily available information and data. At their regular meeting of August 11, 1983, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously to recommend approval of the ordinance substantially amending Section 24 of the Zoning Code to the Board of County Commissioners. 74