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/643 INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA MEMORANDUM TO: THROUGH: THROUGH: FROM: DATE: SUBJECT: Jason E. Brown, County Administrator Stan Boling, AICP; Community Development Director John W. McCoy, AICP; Chief, Current Development Ryan Sweeney; Senior Planner, Current Development May 30, 2019 Consideration of a Request by Gary Middleton to Amend Land Development Regulation (LDR) Chapter 971 (Regulations for Specific Land Uses) by Changing the Maximum Building Height for Self -Service Storage Facilities in the CG, General Commercial Zoning District [LDRA-19-07-02 / 2019020125-83919] It is requested that the data herein presented be given formal consideration by the Board of County Commissioners at its regular meeting of June 11, 2019. BACKGROUND Bruce Barkett, Esq., on behalf of Gary Middleton, is requesting consideration of a Land Development Regulation (LDR) amendment to increase the maximum allowable building height for self-service storage (a.k.a. self -storage) facilities within the CG, General Commercial zoning district. The subject LDR amendment application is on file with the Planning Division. Self -storage facilities currently require Administrative Permit Use approval in the CG district, and are subject to the specific land use criteria listed in LDR Section 971.12(3). One of the specific land use criteria listed in Section 971.12(3) limits the overall building height for self -storage facilities to a maximum of 15 feet. Although the terminology used in the criterion is not abundantly clear, the 15 foot height limit has been applied to self -storage buildings within the CG district. Self -storage buildings in the heavy commercial (CH) and industrial districts (IL and IG) are not subject to a 15 foot criterion and are governed by the general County -wide 35 foot building height limit. In October 2017, the applicant's agent, Mr. Barkett, attended a pre -application meeting for the proposed development of a 2 or 3 story self -storage facility within the CG district, and was notified of the special 15 foot building height limitation. That limitation essentially limits all self -storage facilities to single -story buildings within the CG district. Several months ago, Mr. Barkett met with Planning Division staff to revisit the special building height limitation, and to gauge staff's support of an LDR amendment that would allow an increased building height for self -storage facilities in the CG district. Staff recognizes that multi -story self -storage facilities are more common now than in the early 1990's when the current building height limitation for self -storage facilities was established, and that there is a demand for such facilities in some CG district locations. Ultimately, staff indicated support for a code change allowing a graduated increase in building height for CG district self -storage facilities as outlined in the analysis section of this report and the draft ordinance (see attachment 2). 70 1