Title
An Ordinance Of The City Of Hollywood, Florida, Amending Article 4 Of The Zoning And Land Development Regulations By Amending The Permitted Uses Within The RC-2 Historic Retail Core And YC Young Circle Mixed-Use Zoning Districts. (24-T-46)
Strategic Plan Focus
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Body
Staff Recommends: Approval of the attached Ordinance.
Explanation:
SECOND READING:
On September 18, 2024, the City Commission unanimously recommended further consideration of the ordinance to second reading with the following three conditions:
1. Expand the prohibition of massage parlors from Hollywood Boulevard and Young Circle to all of applicable zoning districts.
2. Staff to recommend language regulating desirable and undesirable massage parlors to ensure compatibility and appropriateness within the applicable zoning districts.
3. For staff to research and provide appropriate language that will permit on-site dry-cleaning and associated services in an appropriate manner.
Staff have researched the request by the City Commission and have made the following changes:
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Massage Establishments: Permitted as a Special Exception with a minimum size requirement of 2,000 s.f. (Regulations in Article 3 still apply, Attachment C);
Dry Cleaner: Drop-off and pick-up as a main permitted use ('as of right'), and a Special Exception for full-service dry cleaning.
RESEARCH SUMMARY
Massage Establishments
The existing Zoning Land & Development Regulations (ZLDR) have four (4) primary means of regulating massage establishments. They are outlined as follows:
1. Distance Separation
2. Use Definitions
3. Licensure
4. Operational and Use Standards
Article 3, Section 3.23 establishes a 2,500 linear foot distance separation requirement for primary use massage establishments (see Attachment 'D'). Additional standards include licensing requirements, issuance of a Certificate of Use, and permissions for massage establishments as accessory uses occupying no more ...
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