M E M O R A N D U M
To: Honorable Members of the Town Council
From: Rafael G. Casals, ICMA-CM, CFM, Town Manager
Date: June 17, 2020
Re: Traffic Moratorium Proposed Amendments to the Land Development Regulations and Approval of the Town of Cutler Bay Traffic Impact
Analysis Methodology Standards (Second Reading)
REQUEST
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF CUTLER BAY, FLORIDA, COMPREHENSIVELY UPDATING AND REVISING CHAPTER 3, "LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS" OF THE TOWN CODE OF ORDINANCES RELATING TO MOBILITY REGULATIONS; DISSOLVING THE MORATORIUM IMPOSED BY ORDINANCE NO. 19-13 AS TO MOBILITY; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
On July 17, 2019, the Town of Cutler Bay (the "Town") Council adopted Ordinance No. 19-13, which provided for a moratorium on development within the Town (the "Moratorium").
Town staff requested a three (3) month extension to the Moratorium in order to review, workshop, and finalize the analyses and regulations for: 1) Mobility; 2) Sustainability and Resiliency; and 3) Architecture and Landscape.
The Moratorium was extended on January 15, 2020 through April 17, 2020 pursuant to Ordinance No. 20-03.
On January 22, 2020, a Council Workshop was held to review and provide comment on the Consultant findings.
Calvin, Giordano & Associates was directed to finalize its results in order to be heard at First Reading of the proposed amendments to the Town Land Development Regulations and associated new Town of Cutler Bay Traffic Impact Analysis Methodology Standards (Attachment "A"), which will provide a standardized review process for new development within the Town.
On February 19, 2020, the Town Council considered this ordinance on first reading and scheduled a local planning agency hearing and second reading for March 18, 2020. However, due to the emergency created by COVID-19, the March 18, 2020 meeting...
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