CITY OF ORLANDO
COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM

Items Types:
Ordinances/1st Read 		For Meeting of:
December 8, 2014
District: ALL From:
Contract ID: Document Number:
Exhibits: Yes On File (City Clerk) : Yes Draft Only: No
Grant Received by City?: No
Subject:
Ordinance No. 2014-72 Amending City Code, Chapter 56, Transportation Impact Fee: Section 56.04. Definitions and Section 56.15.I. Exemptions to clarify Transit Oriented Development and amending Section 56.15.H. Exemptions to limit the change of use exemption
Summary:

Staff is requesting an amendment to Chapter 56, Section 56.04, to clarify the ¼ mile distance requirement within the definition of a Transit Oriented Development (TOD).

Chapter 56, Section 56.15.I. provides a graduated transportation impact fee exemption for transit oriented developments. This amendment provides the necessary criteria to merit up to a fifty percent (50%) reduction to the assessed Transportation Impact Fee for a qualifying TOD. 

All qualifying Transit Oriented Developments shall require a Developer's Agreement, approved by the Orlando City Council and the City Attorney's Office, prior to any fee reduction. 

The amendment to Section 56.15.H. provides for a maximum transportation impact fee exemption of twenty-thousand dollars ($20,000.00) for qualified changes of use.

These options support our goal of maintaining economic stability and encouraging continued growth while remaining committed to funding our transportation network.  Per state law, this ordinance shall take effect ninety (90) days after final passage. 
Fiscal & Efficiency Data: See attachment
Recommended Action:
Approval of the attached ordinance on first reading and request that the Mayor and City Clerk present the draft ordinance for second reading at the next regular City Council Meeting
Agenda Item attachment(s) on file in the City Clerks Office.
Note: All agenda items must be in the City Clerk's office by Noon Friday, six(6) business days prior to the regular Monday City Council meeting.
Contact: Nancy Jurus-Ottini
Approved By:

Department Date and Time
Budget Outside Routing Approval 11/19/2014 3:10 PM
City Clerk 11/19/2014 3:37 PM
ATTACHMENTS:
Name: Description: Type:
Fiscal_Statement_11-17-2014_TOD___change_of_use_56.04___56.15.C_.docx Fiscal Impact Statement Backup Material
Quarter_mile_walk_102014_8x11.pdf Exhibit - C (new) Backup Material
Old_quarter_mile_radius_Ex-C_(1).pdf Exhibit - C (old) Backup Material
Ord._1st_Read_-_Final_Ordinance_2014-72.pdf Ordinance No. 2014-72 Amending Ch. 56 Backup Material
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