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• 2014/2015: The Dudek case was heard by the Code Enforcement Board (CEB). In that case, <br /> the CEB voted 4-1 to find a violation of parking location regulations and entered a continuing <br /> order "that parking not occur in anything other than the designated parking area". Mr. Dudek <br /> appealed the CEB decision to circuit court. That lawsuit is currently pending. <br /> Existing Indian River County Residential Parking Regulations <br /> Regulations on the number and location of automobiles regularly parked at a single-family <br /> residence are intended to maintain the visual/aesthetic character of residential neighborhoods, while <br /> accommodating parking needs. For any residential unit,the general parking minimum is two spaces <br /> per unit. That parking standard minimum is typical for most jurisdictions and for a single-family <br /> residence is easily met by providing a typical driveway. Current County parking regulations for a <br /> single-family zoned lot allow a maximum of 3 automobiles (not including RVs, which are <br /> separately regulated) to be parked outside an unenclosed area, with two exceptions. One exception <br /> allows for one additional vehicle for each licensed driver permanently residing at the residence. <br /> The second exception allows the parking of automobiles by persons visiting the residence without <br /> those automobiles counting toward the previously described limitations. The current regulations <br /> also prohibit parking within a required yard such as within the front yard setback area of a lot. It <br /> should be noted that in general, a car may be parked (but not stored) within a public local road <br /> right-of-way. <br /> It is staff's position that the existing code's exception for parking by persons visiting the residence <br /> (the second exception described above) is not intended to apply to vacation unit renters or "guests" <br /> of the vacation unit renters. The current code, however is not clear on that point but would be <br /> clarified and addressed through the amendment now being considered. <br /> Comparison of Parking Standards for Vacation Rentals <br /> Staff has researched vacation rental parking standards and obtained information from nine Florida <br /> local governments as well as information from six out-of-state local jurisdictions (see attachment <br /> #6). Staff's research indicates that Vero Beach specifically prohibits vacation rentals and therefore <br /> has no standards relating to that use. Neither Fellsmere nor Sebastian have specific standards for <br /> vacation rentals,the same as Indian River County. <br /> Several of the surveyed jurisdictions specifically restrict vacation rental parking locations to <br /> driveways and designated areas (Islamorada, Bal Harbor Village, and communities in California <br /> and Nevada). With respect to regulating the number of parking spaces, several jurisdictions require <br /> a minimum number of spaces or fraction of a space per room. A few jurisdictions limit the <br /> maximum number of spaces based on the number of designated spaces shown on a local <br /> government vacation rental application. <br /> Draft Ordinance <br /> Based on the Board's direction, staff has drafted an initial ordinance proposal that defines the term <br /> "vacation rental", clarifies existing parking regulations for single family residences in general, and <br /> establishes parking regulations specific to vacation rentals. As structured, the proposed "vacation <br /> rental" definition closely follows the state's definition of such use for state vacation rental dwelling <br /> licensing purposes. Thus, the County's definition will "capture" every unit that requires a state <br /> license. np <br /> F:\Community Development\CurDev\BCC\2015 BCC\parkingRegsVacRentals.doc 3 178 <br />