M E M O R A N D U M
To: Honorable Mayor and Town Council
From: Rafael G. Casals, ICMA-CM, CFM, Town Manager
Date: March 18, 2020
Re: Environmental, Resiliency and Sustainability Moratorium Proposed Amendments to the Land Development Regulations (First Reading)
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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,” CHAPTER 14, “ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION,” AND CHAPTER 26, “PROPERTY MAINTENANCE AND CONTROL” OF THE TOWN CODE OF ORDINANCES RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL, RESILIENCY, AND SUSTAINABILITY REGULATIONS; DISSOLVING THE MORATORIUM IMPOSED BY ORDINANCE NO. 19-13 AS TO ENVIRONMENTAL, RESILIENCY, AND SUSTAINABILITY REGULATIONS; 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 Council adopted Ordinance No. 19-13, which provided for a moratorium on development within the Town.
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 extension was granted on January 15, 2020 (via Ordinance No. 20-03) and on January 22, 2020 a Council Workshop was held to review and provide comment on the Consultant findings.
The Corradino Group was directed to finalize its results in order to be heard at First Reading of the proposed amendments to the Town Code.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the Town Council adopt at First Reading the proposed amendments to: Chapter 3, Land Development Regulations; Chapter 14, Environmental Protection; and, Chapter 26, Property Maintenance and Control.