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DISCUSSION ON OUTDOOR EXPANSION OF RESTAURANTS
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
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The Board of County Commissioners requested that staff evaluate potential effects of allowing the expansion of restaurants into outdoor areas.
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DEPARTMENT: Growth Management
PREPARED BY: Name: Clyde Dulin
Title: Comprehensive Planning Administrator
REQUESTED BY: Board of County Commissioners
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PROCEDURES: None
BACKGROUND/RELATED STRATEGIC GOAL:
From time to time restaurants propose outdoor expansions to create waiting areas, dining areas, bars and/or space for live music. All such expansions, whether inside or outside, covered or uncovered are currently evaluated for compliance with the Land Development Regulations (LDR). Currently, Section 10.1.D., Article 10, LDR permits certain limited changes to approved site plans, including restaurants, through the building permit process. In addition, within Community Redevelopment Areas, Section 10.1.D. also permits the construction or expansion of a principal building through the building permit process on a lot that is less than one-half acre.
The requirement for site plan review for the outdoor expansion of restaurants (beyond the building permit threshold) appears warranted in order to evaluate the potential increases in automobile traffic generated, the parking necessary to support the expanded use, fire prevention and emergency access, minimum open space, setbacks, commercial design requirements and landscape buffer requirements. These and other impacts on adjacent businesses or residential areas may result from increasing the number of seats (customers served), adding additional uses such as live music and changing the size of the restaurant space.
ISSUES:
Presently there is at least one restaurant owner who wishes to expand an existing chickee without pursuing revised site plan approval. Chickees can be constructed without building permits pursuant to S...
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