TO: Community Economic Development Advisory Board
FROM: Lori Barnes, AICP, CMP, Deputy Director, Development Services Dept.
TITLE: Discussion and Possible Action Regarding a Recommendation to the City Commission on Adopting Ordinance No. 2026-04 Amending the Unified Land Development Code Section 3.2.4.-Standard District Use Standards;
Recommended Action
Option 1: Recommend the City Commission adopt Ordinance No. 2026-04.
CEDAB Options
Option 1: Recommend the City Commission adopt Ordinance No. 2026-04. (If the City Commission adopts the ordinance, the following pros and cons are associated with that approval).
* Pros:
o Expands real estate options for businesses wishing to locate in North Port, providing for future commercial investment and increased ad-valorem tax revenue.
o Eliminates potential legal exposure.
o Provides for the convenient location of goods and services proximate to end users.
o Eliminates the need for additional Code Enforcement Division resources to enforce the regulation.
o Allows enforcement of noise impacts by the Police Department per Chapter 46, Article II., Division 2 of the Code of the City of North Port.
* Cons: There are no identified disadvantages to removing the hours of operation limitation in the CT and COR zoning districts.
Option 2: Recommend the City Commission deny Ordinance No. 2026-04. (If the City Commission declines to adopt the ordinance, the following pros and cons are associated with that deniall).
* Pros: There are no identified advantages to retaining the hours of operation limitation in the CT and COR zoning districts.
* Cons:
o Discourages future commercial investment just as the restriction has already contributed to stagnation in past zoning districts with similar rules (i.e., North Port's now-retired Neighborhood Commercial zone).
o Exposes the City to potential legal challenges based on unconstitutionality of the regulation.
o Provides for continued location of goods and service...
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