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CITY OF ORLANDO
AGENDA ITEM


Items Types: Ordinances/1st Read

For Meeting of: 12/8/2014

District:ALL On file (City Clerk):Yes


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 and 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 
Contact:Nancy Jurus-Ottini

ATTACHMENTS:
File NameDescriptionType
Fiscal_Statement_11-17-2014_TOD___change_of_use_56.04___56.15.C_.docxFiscal Impact StatementBackup Material
Quarter_mile_walk_102014_8x11.pdfExhibit - C (new)Backup Material
Old_quarter_mile_radius_Ex-C_(1).pdfExhibit - C (old)Backup Material
Ord._1st_Read_-_Final_Ordinance_2014-72.pdfOrdinance No. 2014-72 Amending Ch. 56Backup Material
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