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PlanningandZoningCommissionRegularMeeting <br />June19,2014 <br />CurrentandPotentialProvisionsforHotels/Motels <br />PlanningandDevelopmentDepartment <br />StaffReport <br />ISSUE <br />ShouldthePlanningandZoningCommissionrecommendmodificationstotheexisting <br />hotel\\motelregulationstoachieveseparationbetweencomplexesandamendthe <br />distancerequirementsbetweencomplexesandresidentialuses? <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Nostaffrecommendationatthistime. <br />DISCUSSION <br />ThePlanningandZoningCommissiondiscussedthisitemattheMay15,2014,meeting. <br />TheattachedExhibitAisthestaffreportpresentedtotheCommissionatthatmeeting. <br />Staffisbringingthisitembacktoconfirmthe/ƚƒƒźƭƭźƚƓ͸ƭrecommendationtotheCity <br />CouncilconcerningpossiblemodificationstotheĭźƷǤ͸ƭregulationsconcerning <br />hotel/moteldevelopment.Thefollowingisalistofthe/ƚƒƒźƭƭźƚƓ͸ƭrecommendations <br />basedonthediscussion: <br />1.TheCommissionexpressedconcernwithimposingdistancerequirements <br />betweenhotel/moteldevelopmentsashotels/motelsproviderevenuetothe <br />Cityandalsoencouragesupportusesaroundthem,includingrestaurants. <br />2.ProtectionofresidentialwastheprimarygoalexpressedbytheCommission.The <br />CommissiondiscussedmodifyingFootnote4fromͻğķƆğĭĻƓƷƷƚͼtoͻǞźƷŷźƓ250 <br />ŅĻĻƷ͵ͼThiswouldrequireanyhotel/moteldevelopmentswithin250feetofany <br />residentialdevelopmenttobereviewedasaconditionaluse,therebyrequiring <br />publichearingsbeforethePlanningandZoningCommissionandCityCouncil. <br />3.BecauseusesintheGCzonedistrictareallowedinindustrialzonedistricts, <br />ensurethatthesameresidentialproximityandconditionaluserequirementbe <br />requiredforhotels/motelsthatmaydevelopwithinindustrialdistricts. <br />OneitemdiscussedbytheCommission,whichwasintroducedbyCommissionerHoot, <br />wasimplementingcertaindesignrequirementsincludingminimumceilingheightsor <br />roomsize.Theideabehindthesedesignrequirementswouldbetoencourageabetter <br />hotel/motelproductandassistinfuturetransitionsifastructurewaseverboughtand <br />sold.StaffisseekingdirectionfromtheCommissionifthisisadesiredobjectiveandifso <br />1 <br /> <br />