Item 4.a.i PETITIONER's Off-Site Boat Storage LDCA -DSAC-LDR 5-25-2022PL #PL
Privately Initiated LDCA –Off-Site Boat Storage
Privately Initiated LDCA –
Off-Site Boat Storage
Development Services Advisory Committee –Land Development Review
Subcommittee (DSAC-LDR)
May 25, 2022
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Introduction
•Requesting an amendment to LDC Section 5.05.02 –Marinas
•LDCA seeks to permit the use of off-site boat yards or the storage of
boats, boat trailers, trailered vessels, and other related vehicles in
conjunction with a marina or public boat ramp.
•Such use shall only be permitted when certain conditions are met.
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Background
•2017 –Request for a Zoning Verification Letter seeking clarification if
boat storage and other related services (incidental repair, boat rental,
and cleaning) were permitted within the C-4 zoning district.
•2018 -Request for a Comparable Use Determination. Due to the
Manatee Protection Plan siting requirements, the use of new marinas
with outdoor boat storage were prohibited at the subject location.
•2021 –Request for a Privately-Initiated LDC Amendment to permit
outdoor storage yards (of boats, boat trailers, etc.) on C-4 parcels
near a public boat ramp.
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Subject
Site
Public
Boat Ramp
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Subject
Site
450’
360’
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Proposed LDCA
5.05.02 –Marinas and Boat Launching Facilities.
A.The following standards are for the purpose of manatee protection and are applicable to all multi-slip docking facilities with ten slips or more, and all marina facilities. These standards are not applicable to public boat ramps.
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G.Off-site boat yards or the storage of boats, boat trailers, trailered vessels, and other related vehicles in connection with a marina or a public boat ramp may be allowed on non-contiguous lots. A site development plan may be approved by the County Manager or designee to allow boat yards or the dry storage or parking of boats, boat trailers, trailered vessels, or other related vehicles on non-contiguous lots and exempt from the provisions of the MPP, provided the following conditions are satisfied:
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1.The use of the boat yards and the dry storage of boats,boat trailers,trailered vessels,and
other related vehicles at the off-site location shall be limited to the C-4 zoning district and require
conditional use approval from the BZA in accordance with the standards and procedures set forth
in LDC section 10.08.00 with a mailed notice requirement of 1,000 feet.
2.The non-contiguous lot shall be located no farther than 660 feet from the marina having a
boat launching facility (boat ramp)or a public boat ramp parcel,measured from property line to
property line.The site development plan for the off-site boat storage must indicate the distance
the off-site boat storage is from either a marina or a public boat ramp.
3.The non-contiguous lot shall be located no closer than 100 feet from a residentially zoned
parcel, excluding the Residential Tourist District (RT).
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4.If the non-contiguous lot used for storage is separated from the marina or a public boat ramp
by a roadway,the roadway shall not be a designated collector roadway,arterial roadway,or a
higher roadway classification,as identified in the traffic circulation element of the GMP.
5.The zoned building height of all principal and accessory structures,inclusive of the boats,
boat trailers,trailered vessels,or other related vehicles,on the non-contiguous lot shall not
exceed 35 feet.
6.The minimum setback for all structures,vessels,and trailers on the non-contiguous lot shall
be 20 feet,except that along a public street,the setback shall be 25 feet.
7.Any outdoor storage on the non-contiguous lot shall be screened with an opaque wall or
fence,not to exceed eight feet in height,except for the necessary ingress and egress,pursuant to
LDC section 4.02.12.
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8.In addition to the buffer requirements of LDC section 4.06.00,the non-contiguous lot shall be
buffered with a second row of trees,except for vehicular ingress and egress areas.The second
row of trees shall be staggered with the first row of trees and shall be at least 14-feet in height at
time of installation,spaced no more than 30 feet on center,and otherwise subject to 4.06.05 D.2.
9.This provision for boat yards and the storage of boats,boat trailers,and trailered vessels
shall not be construed to allow,as permitted or accessory use,wrecking yards,junkyards,or
yards used in whole or part for scrap or salvage operations or for processing,storage,display,or
sales of any scrap,salvage,or secondhand building materials,junk automotive vehicles,or
secondhand automotive vehicles parts.
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Questions?
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Marina within the LDC
•Marina (SIC 4493) –includes establishments that rent boat slips and store
boats, and generally perform a range of other services such as cleaning and
incidental boat repair. Also includes:
•Boat yards, storage and incidental repair
•Marinas
•Operation of Marine Basins
•Operation of Yacht Basins
•Marina: A boating facility, chiefly for recreational boating, located on
navigable water frontage, and providing all or any combination of the
following: boat slips or dockage, dry boat storage, small boat hauling or
launching facilities, marine fuel and lubricants, marine supplies, bait and
fishing equipment, restaurants, boat and boat motor sales, and rentals.
Does not include dredge, barge, or other work-dockage or service, boat
construction or reconstruction, or boat sales lot.
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