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DESCRIPTION & CONDITIONS: <br />At the October 10, 1995 meeting of the Board of County <br />Commissioners, the Board discussed jet ski usage at Wabasso <br />Causeway Park. In discussing this issue, the Board focussed on jet <br />ski rentals, zoning regulations, and County park procedures. At <br />that time, the Board directed staff to consider the issue and <br />report back at a subsequent meeting. This is that staff report. <br />•Staff's Park Use Interpretation <br />According to the County's zoning code, Chapter 911 of the Land <br />Development regulations, public parks and playgrounds are allowed <br />in all of the County's residential and agricultural zoning <br />districts. Within these parks, there are a variety of recreational <br />activities allowed, including fishing, boating, swimming and a <br />range of sporting events. <br />Staff's position regarding allowable park uses has always been <br />consistent. That position is that parks can have any recreational <br />uses allowed by the Board, as well as any appropriate accessory <br />uses. Park accessory uses may be commercial in nature, such as <br />food/drink concessions or bait sales, and may or,maynot- be <br />allowed by the Board. From a zoning perspective, however, these <br />could be allowed. <br />Similarly, other types of uses which are even more commercial would <br />be considered accessory by staff if allowed by the Board through a <br />license agreement or other mechanism. These uses could include <br />boat/jet ski rental, beach umbrella rental or other uses. None of <br />these uses would be allowed, however, unless the Board approved <br />them as accessory uses. <br />For rental businesses, staff's position is that the business must <br />be appropriately located and site planned in a commercial area. <br />Although all transactions must occur in the business's commercial <br />location, there -are no limitations on where rented equipment can be <br />used or how rented equipment is transported. Consequently, staff <br />has not restricted the transportation of or use of rental jet skis <br />im Wabasso Causeway Park. <br />• Existing Rental Businesses <br />Throughout the County, there are businesses that rent vehicles or <br />equipment to be used off-site. At least two businesses rent <br />equipment that is used at Wabasso Causeway Park. These two <br />businesses are the Sailboard Center and Aqua Ventures Rentals. <br />As staff indicated at the October 10th Board meeting, the Sailboard <br />Center has conducted a sailboard rental business from a commercial <br />location on U.S. #1 for over ten years. This business involves <br />transacting business at the U.S. #1 location and delivering rental <br />sailboards to Wabasso Causeway Park. No complaints have been <br />received by staff regarding this business. <br />More recently, staff approved a change of use administrative <br />approval for Aqua Ventures. Located west of U.S. #1 in Wabasso, <br />Aqua Ventures rents jet skis, with most of the jet skis used in <br />Wabasso Causeway Park. Operating much like the Sailboard Center, <br />Aqua Ventures transacts business at its Wabasso location and then <br />delivers the jet skis to the park. <br />:sides the two businesses referenced above, there are other <br />sinesses in the Wabasso/Winter Beach area that rent watersport <br />26 b00K 96 FAE .341,OCTOBER 17, 1995 <br />