City of North Port - File #: ORD. NO. 2019-10

• File #: ORD. NO. 2019-10
• Version: 1
• Name: Community Gardens
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Tabled
• File created: 3/26/2019
• In control: City Commission Regular Meeting
• On agenda: 5/14/2019
• Final action: 5/14/2019
• Title: An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Second Reading, Allowing for Community Gardens in the AG Agricultural District, GU Government Use District, RSF Residential Single-Family District, RTF Residential Two-Family District, RMF Residential Multifamily District, and RMH Residential Manufactured Home District by Amending the City of North Port Unified Land Development Code, Section 53-25, Section 53-64, Section 53-121, Section 53-134, Section 53-147, and Section 53-160; Providing Regulations for Community Gardens by Amending the City of North Port Unified Land Development Code Section 53-240 – Special Structures; Providing Relevant Definitions by Amending the City of North Port Unified Land Development Code, Section 61-3 – Definitions and Word Usage; Creating a Community Garden Operation Permit Fee by Amending the Code of the City of North Port, Appendix A – City Fee Structure; Providing for Adoption; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; Providing for Coding of ...

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
5/14/2019	1	City Commission Regular Meeting	tabled	Pass
4/9/2019	1	City Commission Regular Meeting	read by title only	Pass
4/9/2019	1	City Commission Regular Meeting	consensus	Pass
4/9/2019	1	City Commission Regular Meeting	amended	Pass
4/9/2019	1	City Commission Regular Meeting	consensus
4/9/2019	1	City Commission Regular Meeting	consensus
4/9/2019	1	City Commission Regular Meeting	consensus
4/9/2019	1	City Commission Regular Meeting	consensus
4/9/2019	1	City Commission Regular Meeting	consensus
4/9/2019	1	City Commission Regular Meeting	consensus
4/9/2019	1	City Commission Regular Meeting	amended	Pass

TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission

FROM: Peter D. Lear, CPA, CGMA, City Manager

SUBJECT: Ordinance 2019-10, Amending the Unified Land Development Code to Allow for Community Gardens in the Agricultural, Government Use, and Residential Zoning Districts
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Recommended Action

Approve and continue Ordinance 2019-10, Petition TXT-18-128 for second reading on April 23, 2019.

Recommended action for second reading: Approve Ordinance 2019-10, Petition TXT-18-128.

General Information

At the regularly scheduled May 8, 2018 Commission meeting a presentation was made by a local business owner regarding agriculture in the City. At this meeting, it was discussed that Commission had been interested in allowing community gardens, as well as commercial gardens. After staff research, the item was placed on the agenda for discussion at the July 24, 2018 special Commission meeting. At this meeting, Commission determined they would like to see community gardens throughout the City and commercial gardens to be permitted in specific zoning districts including Activity Center 6, neighborhood commercial high and low intensity, and the Estates. The motion as stated is below. The two topics have been split into separate ordinances.

A motion was made by Vice-Mayor Yates, seconded by Commissioner Luke, to direct Staff to write an ordinance to allow community gardens and commercial gardens in the City, and to bring the ordinance to PZAB and then to the Commission, based on the items discussed, ensuring that the regulations are conducive for the type of use on the commercial.

This ordinance would add community gardens to the list of permitted uses in the agricultural, government use, residential single family, residential two-family, residential multifamily, and residential manufactured home zoning districts. It also creates specific regulations and relevant definitions for community gard...