Agenda Item: 10(a)
Prepared By: Daniel J. Smith, AICP, Director
Business: Resolution
Department: Growth Management - Community Affairs
Subject:
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Resolution - Variance Petition (VP-22-000190) Request to Reduce Required Parking at Eagle Center Located at 860 Bald Eagle Drive, Marco Island, FL 34145 - Daniel J. Smith, AICP, Director - Growth Management - Community Affairs
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BACKGROUND:
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
The applicant, Eagle Center, LLC. and JARP Enterprises, LLC is requesting a variance to the required parking requirements in order to reduce the required parking associated with a use that is not necessarily categorized in the City of Marco Island's Land Development Code (LDC) with respect to parking requirements. The applicant's proposed use is categorized as 1 on 1 fitness training for two 917 square foot units, and one unit for group fitness at 1,038 square feet by appointment only. Under the City of Marco Island's LDC, indoor recreational fitness facilities require 1 parking space per 100 square feet of indoor space. The 1 on 1 classes have a maximum of 2 students and 2 instructors requiring 8 parking spaces, based on the engineer's report, which is provided. The applicant would like to use the less restrictive formula of 1 space per 300 square feet, which would be consistent with the requirements of the general office parking requirement contained in the LDC. The Site Development Plan (SDP) for the subject property, which was approved in 2004, currently shows 21 parking spaces existing on site. The approved SDP plan allows for 2 parking credits.
In summary, based on the proposed use, the applicant would like to reduce the required parking from the required 29 parking spaces (2,872 sf. /100), to 10 spaces on site. As a supplement to parking, the owner had previously constructed seven (7) City approved public parking spaces in the alley directly behind the building. Pursuant to the City's LDC, the building cannot use the alley parking to s...
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