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HomeMy WebLinkAboutVI (E) Lake Bennet Centre Transportation Capacity Reservation Certificate 1 AGENDA 3-21-95 "CENTER OF GOOD LIVING PRIDE OF WEST ORANGE" Item VI E Ocoee O gry • COMMISSIONERS _>` i" w \fs- CITY OF OCOEE COMMISSIONERS RUSTY +► D. PAUL W.FOSTER C, /� 0 150 N.LAKESHORE DRIVE SCOTT A.GLASS 0 0 OCOEE,FLORIDA 34761-2258 JIM GLEASON 'l . V A`� (407)656-2322 CITY MANAGER �� (If G000�` ELLIS SHAPIRO STAFF REPORT TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND BOARD OF CITY COMMISSIONERS FROM: JANET G. RESNIK, CAPITAL PROJECTS/CONCURRENCY ANALYS DATE: MARCH 16, 1995 SUBJECT: TRANSPORTATION CAPACITY RESERVATION CERTIFICATE FOR LAKE BENNET CENTRE COMMERCIAL SUBDIVISION ISSUE Should the Honorable Mayor and Board of City Commissioners approve the attached Transportation Capacity Reservation Certificate (TCRC) for Lots 1, 3 , 4 , 6, and 8 of Lake Bennet Centre with Special Conditions? BACKGROUND The City of Ocoee' s concurrency regulations were established to ensure that there will be adequate infrastructure and services in place to serve new development before a project acquires the necessary approvals to build. Article IX of the Land Development Code outlines the specific procedures which all new development must follow to make sure this occurs . Concurrency reviews are done in conjunction with the development review process . In the development review process, with a residential subdivision, Preliminary and Final Subdivision Plans are processed, and after the plat is recorded, building permits may be applied for. With a commercial site (one lot) , Preliminary and Final Site Plans are processed and then building permits may be applied for. For commercial and mixed-use subdivisions, Preliminary and Final Subdivision Plans must first be processed for the overall development and then Preliminary and Final Site Plans must be processed for each individual lot . Therefore, commercial and mixed-use subdivisions go through both processes . Because of the extra step with commercial and mixed-use subdivisions, they may receive Final Subdivision Plan approval without obtaining a Final Certificate of Concurrency. The FCC is not required until Final Site Plan approval . According to Article IX, a developer has the option of applying for a FCC anytime after Preliminary Plan approval (subdivision or site) . If the developer elects to wait until later in the process, he runs the risk of not meeting concurrency; however, by L 4 Page 2 Staff Report - Lake Bennet Centre TCRC allowing the developer this flexibility, water and sewer capacity fees and transportation capacity reservation fees need not be fronted so early in the development process . A developer also has the option of applying for a TCRC without first obtaining a FCC. The City Attorney in an opinion dated March 15, 1995 and attached to this staff report, indicates that " . . . the City may issue a Transportation Capacity Reservation Certificate for a commercial project prior to issuance of a Final Certificate of Concurrency, subject to the following conditions : (i) the Developer must submit an application for a TCRC; (ii) the project must have received Preliminary Plan approval; (iii) a Final Certificate of Concurrency must be obtained and a Final Site Plan approved for each lot prior to issuance of a building permit for development of such lot; and (iv) special conditions applicable to the particular project should be attached to the TCRC and those conditions should be approved by the City Commission prior to the TCRC becoming effective" . DISCUSSION Lake Bennet Centre has Preliminary Subdivision Plan approval . The Developer has elected to apply for a TCRC without first applying for or obtaining a FCC. The application for the TCRC specifically requests a one (1) year reservation for transportation capacity for Lot 6 (proposed Nursing Home) and a three (3) year reservation for transportation capacity for Lots 1, 3 , 4, and 8 (submitted as a bank, fastfood restaurant, office building, and child care center, respectively) . The Developer has signed the Special Conditions sheet indicating that Zom Lake Bennet, Ltd. is in agreement with the items listed, including the provision that they will need to obtain a Final Certificate of Concurrency for each lot before any of the lots receive Final Site Plan approval . As also stated in the attached Special Conditions, Lake Bennet Centre' s Preliminary Subdivision Plan was approved subject to amending the existing Developer' s Agreement prior to Final Subdivision Plan approval . The Developer would not be entitled Page 3 Staff Report - Lake Bennet Centre TCRC to any rights under this TCRC until the amended Developer' s Agreement is approved. Staff is working with the Developer to complete the terms and conditions of the amended agreement . The City of Ocoee has received a check from Zom Properties, Inc . in the amount of $152, 469 . 20 . The check is being held pending City Commission action on the TCRC. RECOMMENDATION Staff respectfully recommends that the Honorable Mayor and Board of City Commissioners approve the issuance of the attached Transportation Capacity Reservation Certificate with the Special Conditions as outlined and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute . cc : Ellis Shapiro, City Manager Montye Beamer, Director of Administrative Services Russ Wagner, Director of Planning Paul Rosenthal, City Attorney John Moseler, ZOM Development, Inc. "CENTER OF GOOD LIVING - PRIDE OF WEST ORANGE" MAYOR• COMMISSIONER Ocoee .4, SCOTT VANDERGRIFT ` i may, � � � COMMISSIONERS ►'V - CITY OF OCOEE RUSTY JOHNSON �� Q. PAUL W.FOSTER 150 N.LAKESHORE DRIVE SCOTT A.GLASS JIM GLEASON OCOEE,FLORIDA 34761-2258 (4_5_.}2 (407)656-2322 44:p CITY MANAGER Of G000 ELLIS SHAPIRO NO. TRANSPORTATION CAPACITY RESERVATION CERTIFICATE DEVELOPMENT: Lake Bennet Centre - Commercial Subdivision OWNER OF THIS CERTIFICATE: ZOM Lake Bennet, Ltd. 2269 Lee Road Winter Park, FL 32789 APPLICATION NUMBER: 70-TCRC-3-95 :BENNET GENERAL LOCATION:North side of S .R. 50, lust east of Lake Bennet FINAL CERTIFICATE OF CONCURRENCY NO. : Not applicable DATE OF ISSUANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE : This certificate reserves 2 , 462 total trips (vehicles per day) for Lake Bennet Centre, Lots 1, 3 , 4 , 6, and 8 to be used under the following timeframes : FOR LOT 6 : NUMBER OF TRIPS/UNITS RESERVATION TIME PERIOD YEAR ONE : 287 VPD/120 Beds/48 , 200 sq. ft . YEAR TWO: None N/A (One year reservation only) YEAR THREE : None N/A (One year reservation onlyl FOR LOTS 1, 3, 4, AND 8 : LOT # # OF TRIPS RESERVED PROPOSED USE RESERVATION TIME PERIOD 1 442 VPD Bank 3 1, 115 VPD Fast Food 4 113 VPD Office 8 505 VPD Child Care Page 2 Lake Bennet Centre TCRC No. The City has received from the owner a reservation fee in the amount of $152, 469 . 20 . This fee is based on thirty-three percent (33%) of the current road impact fee of $1, 888 . 72 per 1, 000 gross square feet for the 120 bed nursing home and one-hundred percent (100%) of the current road impact fees for the following: $6, 518 . 30 for the 3 , 400 square foot bank, $9, 674 . 25 per 1, 000 square feet for the fastfood restaurant, $2, 003 . 02 per 1, 000 square feet for the office building, and $4, 395 . 03 per 1, 000 square feet for the child care center. Transportation capacity under this Transportation Capacity Reservation Certificate (TCRC) may only be used if the project is concurrent for water, sewer, solid waste, and stormwater drainage . The transportation capacity is specifically reserved for Lake Bennet Centre, Lots 1, 3 , 4 , 6, and 8 as outlined above in the amounts and timeframes indicated above . TCRCs are valid only for the specific real property described in the original TCRC application. (Land Development Code, Article IX, Section 9-7 G. ) The capacity reservations will expire on the last day of the specific 12-month period they are reserved for: EXPIRATION DATE FOR TRANSPORTATION CAPACITY Lot 1 - Lot 3 - Lot 4 - Lot 6 - Lot 8 - No unused capacity may be carried forward beyond the duration of the TCRC. Upon expiration of a TCRC with respect to any unused reserved transportation capacity, the City shall refund 90 percent of the reservation fee if the capacity was reserved for 12 months or less, 80 percent of the reservation fee for a two-year (24 month) reservation period, and 70 percent of the reservation fee for a three-year (36 month) reservation period. Refunds shall be granted only to the extent that new reservation fees are received by the City subsequent to the date of the refund application to refund the expired TCRC. Those developers awaiting refund shall be placed on a list and their fees refunded on a first come first served basis . (Article IX, Section 9-7 .F. ) Page 3 Lake Bennet Centre TCRC No. The developer shall be required to pay all road impact fees due at the time of, and as a condition of, receiving a building permit, pursuant to the road impact fee rate schedule in effect at the time a building permit is issued. The reservation fee for transportation capacity shall be credited toward the road impact fees applicable at time of building permit on a dollar-for-dollar basis . If the current road impact fee is increased, all building permits issued after the increase are subject to the additional fee. The additional amount will be collected at the time the building permit is pulled. This certificate is subject to the provisions of Article IX of the Ocoee Land Development Code . The transportation capacity reserved under this certificate and the outstanding amount of the reservation fee are reduced each time a building permit is issued. Any persons seeking information on the current status of the Certificate, including the current reserved capacity and reservation fee, should contact the City Concurrency Analyst at (407) 656-2322 . This TCRC is subject to certain Special Conditions (attached) . Sincerely, Janet G. Resnik Capital Projects/Concurrency Analyst cc : Ellis Shapiro, City Manager Montye Beamer, Administrative Services Director Russ Wagner, Director of Planning Don Flippen, Building and Zoning Official Jim Washington, Plans Examiner SPECIAL CONDITIONS TO TRANSPORTATION CAPACITY RESERVATION CERTIFICATE NO. 1. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 9-7.B of the Ocoee Land Development Code, this TCRC is being issued based upon that certain Preliminary Subdivision Plan for Lake Bennet, Sheets 1 through 5, inclusive, prepared by Hollis Engineering, Incorporated and signed and sealed by Phillip C. Hollis, P.E. , under date of October 19, 1994, as approved by the Ocoee City Commission on November 1, 1994 ("the Preliminary Subdivision Plan") . All rights and privileges of the ZOM Lake Bennet, Ltd. , a Florida limited partnership ("the Developer") are subject to compliance by the Developer with the Preliminary Subdivision Plan, including the Conditions of Approval set forth therein. 2. This TCRC is being issued prior to issuance of a Final Certificate of Concurrency for the lands which are the subject of this TCRC. Prior to Final Site Plan approval for all or any portion of the lands which are the subject of this TCRC, the Developer shall be required to obtain a Final Certificate of Concurrency for the lands which are the subject of the proposed Final Site Plan. Issuance of this TCRC shall not grant to the Developer any (i) vested rights, (ii) entitlement to be issued a Final Certificate of Concurrency, or (iii) entitlement to receive approval of a Final Site Plan with respect to any of the lands which are the subject of this TCRC. 3 . In order to exercise any rights pursuant to this TCRC, the Developer must obtain a Final Certificate of Concurrency which is in effect at the time of issuance of a building permit to construct a building or other structure on the land which is the subject of this TCRC. In the case of water and sewer capacity, this is done through developer's agreements. Transportation capacity under the TCRC may only be used if the project, or portion thereof which is the subject of the application for a Final Certificate of Concurrency, is concurrent for water, sewer, solid waste and stormwater drainage. 4 . The Preliminary Subdivision Plan requires that the Lake Bennet Centre Developer's Agreement dated August 19, 1986 be amended prior to Final Subdivision Plan approval. The Developer shall not be entitled to exercise any rights or privileges pursuant to this TCRC until such time as said developer agreement is amended or superseded by a new developer agreement ("the New Developer Agreement") which includes (a) the proposed Amendments to the Developer's Agreement as specified on Sheet 5 of 5 of the Preliminary Subdivision Plan, and (b) all requirements specified by the City Attorney necessary to ensure proper legal form and the incorporation of all appropriate conditions of approval, including but not limited to a section addressing this TCRC as it relates to issuance of a Final Certificate of Concurrency and approval of a Final Site Plan(s) . This TCRC is expressly made subject to the terms and conditions of the New Developer Agreement notwithstanding the fact that it may be entered into subsequent to the date of this TCRC. 5. This TCRC shall not become effective until these Special Conditions are signed by the Developer and approved by the Ocoee City Commission and all applicable reservation fees are paid to the City. The execution of these Special Conditions by the Developer evidences the agreement of the Developer to be bound by the terms and conditions of this TCRC, including but not limited to these Special Conditions. .DATED THIS day of , 1995. CITY APPROVED: ATTEST: CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA Jean Grafton, City Clerk S. Scott Vandergrift, Mayor (SEAL) FOR USE AND RELIANCE ONLY BY APPROVED BY THE OCOEE CITY THE CITY OP OCOEE, FLORIDA COMMISSION AT A MEETING APPROVED AS TO ]P'ORM AND LEGALITY HELD ON , 1995 this day of , 1995. UNDER AGENDA ITEM NO. FOLEY & LARDNER By: City Attorney DEVELOPER ZOM LAKE BENNET, LTD. , a Florida limited partnership By: ZO Pro eie- , Inc. , a Florida c• or do , •ts sole general • •they � '1 By: �� k _- Name: auM .,- : Title: • - • - •. - . CARTS' •ISA1346(95 DDIBT ttlsFxme Executed on: 3-17-95 FOLEY & LARDNER III NORTH ORANGE AVENUE. SUITE 1800 ORLANDO, FLORIDA 32801 TELEPHONE 14071 423-7656 FACSIMILE 14071 648-1743 TAMPA, FLORIDA MAILING ADDRESS: MILWAUKEE. WISCONSIN JACKSONVILLE. FLORIDA POST OFFICE BOX 2193 MADISON. WISCONSIN TALLAHASSEE. FLORIDA WASHINGTON, D.C. WEST PALM BEACH. FLORIDA ORLANDO. FL. 32802-2193 ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND CHICAGO. ILLINOIS MEMORANDUM TO: Janet Resnik, Capital Projects/Concurrency Analyst FROM: Paul E. Rosenthal, Esq., City Attorney ei it DATE: March 15, 1995 RE: Application of ZOM Lake Bennet, Ltd. for Transportation Capacity Reservation Certificate You have advised me that the City is in receipt of an Application from ZOM Lake Bennet, Ltd. (the "Developer") for a Transportation Capacity Reservation Certificate ("TCRC") in connection with the proposed development of Lake Bennet Centre (the "Project"). On November 1, 1994, the City Commission approved a Preliminary Subdivision Plan for the Project. The Developer is proceeding with the finalization of a Developer's Agreement pursuant to the requirements of the Preliminary Subdivision Plan. Additionally, the Developer will be applying to the City for Final Subdivision Plan approval for the Project. At this time, the Developer is not applying to the City for Final Site Plan approval with respect to any of the proposed lots. As a result, the Developer is not, at this time, required to obtain a Final Certificate of Concurrency with respect to the proposed lots. Prior to obtaining a Final Site Plan approval and being issued a building permit for development on any proposed lot, the Developer will be required to obtain a Final Certificate of Concurrency with respect to such lot. You have requested our opinion regarding the authority of the City to issue a TCRC under these circumstances and whether any special conditions should be imposed. We have reviewed the provisions of Article DC, Concurrency, of the Land Development Code with specific attention to the provisions of Section 9-7 relating to TCRC's. Section 9-7.A indicates that the purpose of a TCRC is "to allow developers to insure that capacity is available when it is needed for a particular project, and to provide a higher degree of certainty during the construction financing process". The only express requirements established by Section 9-7 is that an application for a TCRC can only be accepted for projects which have Preliminary Plan approval. While provisions of Section 9-7 imply that a Final Certificate of Concurrency should be in place at the time of issuance of a TCRC, there is no express requirement and no express prohibition against the City issuing a TCRC prior to issuance of a Final Certificate of Concurrency. Further, a literal reading of Section 9-7 as it applies to commercial subdivisions would, in our opinion, produce a result which was not intended car contemplated by the City. Today, lending institutions typically require reservations of transportation capacity for commercial developments prior to providing project financing. After reviewing this matter with the City staff, it appears that the issuance of a TCRC for the Project prior to issuance of a Final Certificate of Concurrency would be consistent with the policy objectives of the City, the goals, objectives and policies of the Ocoee Comprehensive Plan, and the true intent and meaning of the City Commission. Further, the issuance of a TCRC, with conditions, would not undermine the City's Concurrency Management Program. The provisions of Section 1-4 of the Land Development Code call for the LDC to be "liberally construed to follow the goals, objectives and policies of the Comprehensive Plan in order for the true intent and meaning of the City Commission to be fully carried out". Applying these rules of construction, it is our opinion that the City may issue a Transportation Capacity Reservation Certificate for a commercial project prior to issuance of a Final Certificate of Concurrency, subject to the following conditions: (i) the Developer must submit an application for a TCRC; (ii) the project must have received Preliminary Plan approval; (iii) a Final Certificate of Concurrency must be obtained and a Final Site Plan approved for each lot prior to issuance of a building permit for development of such lot; and (iv) special conditions applicable to the particular project should be attached to the TCRC and those conditions should be approved by the City Commission prior to the TCRC becoming effective. Based upon the opinion set forth above, I have prepared the Special Conditions which I would recommend be attached to the TCRC for the Project. The TCRC and the Special Conditions should be placed on the agenda for approval by the City Commission at its meeting of March 21, 1995. If you have any questions regarding this matter, please let me know. PER/dp Enc. cc: Mr. Ellis Shapiro (w/ end.) Ms. Montye Beamer (w/ end.) Mr. Russ Wagner (w/ end.) A:IRESNIK.LTR I3/15/93IDEE'S TEMP DISK WIPER:* -2-