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Ocoee Commission Chambers
1 N. Bluford Avenue
Ocoee, Florida
March 20, 2025 AGENDA 6:30 PM
REGULAR PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING
• CALL TO ORDER
Invocation
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call and Determination of Quorum
-CONSENT
1. Approval of Minutes from the Planning & Zoning meeting held on January 14, 2025.
• OLD BUSINESS
• NEW BUSINESS
• MISCELLANEOUS
1. Workshop: Envision 2045 Ocoee Comprehensive Plan & Land Development Code
Update (Zoning Manager Whitfield)
2. Project Status Report
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OCOEE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
Ocoee Commission Chambers
1 N. Bluford Avenue
Ocoee, Florida
January 14, 2025 MINUTES 6:30 PM
REGULAR PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING
- CALL TO ORDER
Chair Lomneck called the regular session to order at 6:30 PM in the Commission Chambers
of City Hall. The invocation was led by Chair Lomneck, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance
to the Flag. Recording Clerk Justice called the roll and declared a quorum present.
Present: Chair Lomneck, Member Keller, Member Chacon, Member Galvan, Alternate
Member Butler
Absent: Vice -Chair Forges
Also present: Zoning Manager Whitfield, Planner Belizaire, Board Attorney Johnson, and
Recording Clerk Justice
- CONSENT AGENDA
1. Minutes of the Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting held on November 12, 2024.
(6:31 pm)
Motion for Approval of the Consent Agenda: Moved by Member Keller, Seconded by
Member Chacon; Motion carried 5-0, with Vice -Chair Forges absent.
-OLD BUSINESS - None
- NEW BUSINESS
1. 304 Calliope Street - Renwick Variance; Project No. VR-24-03 (Planner Belizaire)
Zoning Manager Whitfield briefly introduced Planner Belizaire.
Planner Belizaire provided an overview of the subject property and the requested variance.
She noted that Code Enforcement action was initiated due to unpermitted improvements
made in 2020. These improvements included the installation of pavers, which increased the
property's Impervious Surface Area (ISA) to 64%, its current state.
Planner Belizaire summarized the applicants' justification for the variance but emphasized
that Staff found it insufficient to meet the four evaluation criteria. The property's maximum
allowable ISA is 50%. The proposed survey, under the requested variance, includes adding
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more pavers to the rear yard, which would increase the ISA from 64% to 80%. This
represents a 61.2% variance from the limits specified in Table 5-2 of the Land Development
Code. As a result, Staff does not support the variance request.
The Board had no comments or questions.
Chair Lomneck invited the applicants to speak.
Johanna Renwick, homeowner of 304 Calliope Street, stated that her property and
community have faced rodent infestations due to a sewage pump for Thornebrooke
Elementary located nearby. To address this health and safety concern, her family installed
the pavers in their yard. Ms. Renwick apologized for her family previously not following the
Code and submitted letters from neighbors supporting the variance request.
Rodolfo Renwick, homeowner of 304 Calliope Street, expressed gratitude to the Planning
& Zoning Commission for their time and consideration.
Chair Lomneck inquired if the homeowners had talked to Thornebrooke Elementary or
Orange County Public Schools (OCPS). Ms. Renwick confirmed she has brought the matter
to their attention.
Chair Lomneck opened the public hearing.
Yvonne Michalczyk, 388 Calliope Street, spoke on behalf of the applicants in support of
their variance request and discussed her concerns regarding the rodent problem.
Chair Lomneck closed the public hearing.
Member Galvan inquired if approving the variance would set a standard for surrounding
homeowners to request the same ISA. Chair Lomneck shared his thoughts on setting a
precedent. Planner Belizaire addressed Member Galvan's question.
Member Keller questioned whether a precedent could be set limited to the properties within
proximity to the sewage pump. He also suggested that the County and School Board should
address the rodent infestation issue and wondered if they would intervene. Planner Belizaire
addressed his question and discussion ensued.
Zoning Manager Whitfield addressed Member Keller's comments. Discussion ensued.
Chair Lomneck handed the gavel to Member Chacon.
(6:51 pm)
Motion: Move that the Planning and Zoning Commission, acting as the Local Planning
Agency, recommend to the Ocoee City Commission Denial of the Renwick Variance,
Project Number VR-24-03; Moved by Chair Lomneck, Seconded by Member Galvan;
Motion carried 4-1 with Member Keller opposed and Vice -Chair Forges absent.
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2. Ocoee Regional Sports Complex Rezoning to PUD; Project No. RZ-24-09-07 (Zoning
Manager Whitfield)
Zoning Manager Whitfield provided a summary of the subject parcels and the proposed
Planned Unit Development (PUD) for the Ocoee Regional Sports Complex. She also outlined
the parameters of the required Land Use Plan (LUP) required as part of the proposed PUD,
the development sequencing plan, and the proposed emergency access and sheltering plan.
Chair Lomneck invited the applicant team to speak.
Marcos Bastian, AECOM, commended City Staff on their cooperation and assistance
throughout the planning stages of the Ocoee Regional Sports Complex. Mr. Bastian gave a
presentation of project renderings that detail various elements of the complex, including a
new City Park. He further explained the next steps to move forward with the project.
Jamie Douglas, Montierre Development, expressed his continued gratitude for City Staff
working closely with the applicant team to move this project forward. He further shared that
he looks forward to breaking ground in the next couple of months.
Alternate Member Butler inquired about assurances for mitigating the contaminants and
pollutants associated with the Brownfield -designated portion of the property. Mr. Bastian
addressed his question.
Chair Lomneck opened the public hearing. As no speaker forms were received, the public
hearing was closed.
(7:17 pm)
Motion: Move that the Planning and Zoning Commission, acting as the Local Planning
Agency, recommend to the Ocoee City Commission Approval of the Ocoee Regional
Sports Complex Rezoning, Project Number RZ-24-09-07; Moved by Member Keller,
Seconded by Member Butler; Motion carried 5-0, with Vice -Chair Forges absent.
• MISCELLANEOUS
1. Project Status Report
Zoning Manager Whitfield updated the Board with the following:
• Steady progress is being made with the Comprehensive Plan update
• Staff have received the first draft of the Land Development Code update
• Wawa construction and the plat to split off a portion of the parcel are moving along
• Staff are awaiting plan resubmittal for the Walmart Neighborhood Market
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Member Keller asked about the method for determining the installation of high divider walls
in the median along certain sections of North Clarke Road. Zoning Manager Whitfield
addressed his question.
Chair Lomneck inquired about the status of Ocoee Gateway. Zoning Manager Whitfield
addressed his question.
-ADJOURNMENT — 7:23 PM
ATTEST:
Miranda Justice, Recording Clerk Brad Lomneck, Chair
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Contact Name: Anoch Whitfield, Zoning Manager Department Director: Ginger Corless
Subject: Workshop: Envision 2045 Ocoee Comprehensive Plan & Land Development Code Update
(Zoning Manager Whitfield)
BACKGROUND SUMMARY:
Chapter 163, Part II, Florida Statutes, requires that local governments adopt a comprehensive plan that establishes
the principles, guidelines, standards, and strategies for the orderly and balanced economic, social, physical,
environmental and fiscal development of the City. Section 163.3177(5)(a), F.S., requires that the Comprehensive
Plan includes at least two planning periods, one covering at least the first 10-year period occurring after the plan's
adoption and one covering at least a 20-year period.
The current Comprehensive Plan, adopted on October 1, 2002, has reached its long-term planning horizon of
2022. Therefore, "The Comprehensive Plan must be updated to include the statutorily required ten-year and
twenty-year planning horizons." Additionally, Section 163.3177(6), F.S., requires the Comprehensive Plan to be
based on relevant and appropriate data and an analysis by the City that may include, but not be limited to, surveys,
studies, community goals and vision, and other data available at the time of the preparation and adoption of the
plan.
To maintain compliance with Chapter 163, Part 11, Florida Statutes, the City is moving forward with and is actively
preparing its Comprehensive Plan, entitled "Envision 2045 Ocoee Comprehensive Plan" ("Envision 2045"), which
shall be the governing policy framework for direct growth and development in the city over the next twenty
years. Envision 2045 shall establish Goals, Objectives, and Policies to achieve its vision of Ocoee becoming "a
vibrant, attractive and economically sustainable community where businesses thrive and neighborhoods flourish
through diverse, compact, and complementary land uses that produce quality developments, enhanced and active
public realms, and safe and efficient mobility systems while simultaneously preserving environmental systems and
creating parks, trails and open spaces to promote social engagement, community health and overall well-being of
the City."
Envision 2045 and its supporting Data, Inventory and Analysis (DIA) document are being prepared in-house by a
multi -department Comprehensive Planning Team comprised of staff from Development Services, Public Works,
Utilities, and Parks and Leisure Services Departments, with technical assistance from the City's transportation
consultant firm regarding the Transportation Element (which will be renamed the Mobility Element). The DIA
document, upon completion, will contain an evaluation of historical growth and development trends. It will also
include the development of the City's 2045 population projections based on several methodologies (including those
listed in Florida Statutes), an evaluation of anticipated demands, and an assessment of the City's ability to
accommodate these demands on public infrastructure and municipal services, including completion of the 10-Year
Water Supply Plan.
Based on current tracking, the completion of Envision 2045 Comprehensive Plan is as follows:
• Planning and Zoning Commission Hearing - April 8, 2025
• City Commission 1st Reading Transmittal - April 15, 2025
• State Agencies 45-Day Commenting Period - May 30, 2025
• City Commission 2nd Reading/Adoption - June 17, 2025
Concurrently with Envision 2045's preparation, Development Services staff, with technical assistance from the
Comprehensive Planning Team, are updating the Land Development Code to create zoning districts, urban design
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and architectural standards, development policies and procedures, and other regulations to implement the Goals,
Objectives, and Policies of Envision 2045. The LDC Update is an 18-month contract with a Planning Consulting
Firm that kicked off in February 2024. The first LDC Draft Deliverable, received on December 31, 2024, was
rejected by the City for incompleteness, and Development Services staff have met with the Consultant Team on
several occasions to develop an acceptable First Draft. With the anticipated adoption of Envision 2045 in June,
completion of the new Land Development Code update will have both the 1st and 2nd reading/adoption in July and
August 2025.
On March 4, 2025, the City Commission approved a Resolution that placed the public and all parties on notice that
the City is actively preparing Envision 2045, which is the new governing policy framework for regulating growth in
the City and the new and updated Land Development Code. The goal of the LDC Update is to bring
nonconformities into compliance, to govern real properties, including buildings, structures and premises, as
necessary, to protect the health, safety and welfare of existing and future residents and property owners within the
City's jurisdictional limits, and to foster development patterns and designs that not only protect but also enhance the
public realm with beautiful peacemaking standards, that promote the efficient use of municipal investments and
infrastructure, that achieve infill, redevelopment and adaptive reuse, and that add to the quality, character, economic
vitality, and sustainability of the City, and includes provisions for the City's enforcement.
Since the results and findings of the DIA efforts and the Vision/draft Goals and Objectives were presented to the
Planning and Zoning Commission in February and August 2024, respectively, this workshop will provide:
A brief recap of the DIA findings and Comprehensive Plan Vision and Goals,
Presentation of the draft implementing policies under each Element Objective presented in August 2024,
An overview of the reorganization of the LDC and a summary of the purpose and intent of each article, and
Notable or significant amendments to the LDC's regulatory standards, framework, and expectations for development
moving forward.
Staff is seeking feedback from the Planning and Zoning Commission on the draft policies and LDC changes as we
finalize these respective documents.
ISSUE
N/A
RECOMMENDATIONS:
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ATTACHMENTS:
1. Ordinance - Envision 2045 Ocoee Comp Plan
2. Envision 2045 Comp Plan_Policy Doc
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ORDINANCE NO. 2025-
(Envision 2045 Ocoee Comprehensive Plan)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA, AMENDING
THE CITY OF OCEE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AS ADOPTED IN 19919
AS AMENDED, TO REPEAL THE 2002 OCOEE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN IN ITS ENTIRETY AND REPLACE SUCH PLAN WITH A NEW,
UPDATED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ENTITLED ENVISION 2045;
PROVIDING FOR TRANSMITTAL TO REVIEWING AGENCIES;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Ocoee (City) has adopted the City's
Comprehensive Plan pursuant to Chapter 163, Part II, Florida Statutes, the Growth Policy Act (the
"Act"); and
WHEREAS, Part II, Chapter 163, Florida Statutes, sets forth procedures and requirements
for a local government to adopt a comprehensive plan and amendments to the comprehensive plan;
and
WHEREAS, Section 163.3177(5)(a), Florida Statutes, requires each local government
comprehensive plan to include at least two (2) planning periods, one covering at least the 10-year
period occurring after the plan's adoption and one covering at least a 20-year period; and
WHEREAS, The City's current Comprehensive Plan, which was adopted on October 1,
2002, and which was originally anticipated to cover a 20-year planning period to October 1, 2022,
remains in effect pursuant to Section 163.3197, but is overdue for updating; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the guidance established in Section 163.3177(6), Florida Statutes,
the City has gathered data, including population projection data and forecasted utility demands,
and has inventoried the character of undeveloped land, other conditions, and natural resources
including the availability of water supplies, and analyzed such data and inventory as well as growth
trends in order to plan for the 10-year and 20-year planning horizons; and
WHEREAS, based on the updated Data, Inventory, and Analysis (DIA), the City has
prepared updated goals, objectives, and policies to guide the City's growth as an urban city over
the long-term planning horizon and has embodied such Goals, Objectives, and Policies into a new
Comprehensive Plan to be known as "Envision 2045 Ocoee Comprehensive Plan," which repeals
and replaces the 2002 Comprehensive Plan in its entirety; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 163.3174(4)(a), Florida Statutes, the City's Local.
Planning Agency (LPA) conducted a public hearing on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, to consider the
proposed Envision 2045 Ocoee Comprehensive Plan; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 163.3184(11), Florida Statutes, on Tuesday, April 15,
2025, the City Commission conducted a public hearing to consider the transmittal of the Envision.
2045 Ocoee Comprehensive Plan and, after consideration of public comments, authorized its
transmittal to reviewing agencies pursuant to Section 163.3184(3), Florida Statutes.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. RECITALS. The foregoing recitals are hereby ratified and confirmed as
true and correct and incorporated herein by this reference.
SECTION 2. AUTHORITY. The City Commission of the City of Ocoee has the
authority to adopt this Ordinance pursuant to Article VIII of the Constitution of the State of Florida
and Chapters 163 and 166, Florida Statutes.
SECTION 3. UPDATE OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. The City
Commission hereby repeals in its entirety the adopted 2002 Comprehensive Plan and replaces such
plan with a new Comprehensive Plan to be known as Envision 2045 Ocoee Comprehensive Plan
and its implementing vision, goals, objectives and policies, as provided in Exhibit "A."
SECTION 4. TRANSMITTAL. The City Clerk is hereby authorized to transmit the
required copies of the amendment to the City's Comprehensive Plan to the reviewing agencies as
required pursuant to Section 163.3184(3)(b), Florida Statutes, to wit, the state land planning
agency, the East Central. Florida Regional Planning Council, the South Florida Water Management
District, the Department of Environmental Protection, the Department of State, the Department of
Transportation and, if applicable, the Department of Education, and any other local government or
government agency that has filed a written request for such review. Following transmittal, the
ordinance will be considered for final adoption. Following final adoption, the City Development
Services Director is authorized to revise the City of Ocoee Comprehensive Plan in accordance with
the provisions of this Ordinance.
SECTION 5. SEVERABILITY. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase,
or portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of
competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct, and independent
provision and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion hereto.
SECTION 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall become effective following
adoption and in accordance with the provisions stated in Section 163.3184(3)(c) and (11), Florida
Statutes.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this
ATTEST:
Melanie Sibbitt, City Clerk
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day of , 2025.
APPROVED:
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Rusty Johnson, Mayor
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(SEAL)
FOR USE AND RELIANCE ONLY BY THE
CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA; APPROVED AS
TO FORM AND LEGALITY
this day of 12025.
FISHBACK DOMINICK
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City Attorney
ADVERTISED 1 2025
READ FIRST TIME 12025.
READ SECOND TIME AND ADOPTED
, 2025.
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EXHIBIT "A"
ENVISION 2045 OCOEE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
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The City of Ocoee is a vibrant,
attractive, and economically
sustainable community where
businesses thrive and
neighborhoods flourish through
diverse, compact, and
complementary land uses that
produce quality development an]
safe, connected mobility systems
through adequate movement of
people and goods while
simultaneously preserving
environmental systems and creating
parks and open spaces to promote
social engagement and enhance
community health leading to the
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FLUGOAL: THE CITY WILL CREATE A HEALTHY,
SUSTAINABLE AND BALANCEDCOMMUNITY
HERE GROWTH OCCURS IN U TA[ ALE
MANNER THAT PROTECTS AND PRESERVES THE
NATURAL ENVIRONMENT THE BUILT
ENVIRONMENT MEETS THE PHYSICAL, SOCIAL,
CULTURAL ECONOMIC NEEDS OF PRESENT
D FUTURE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY
HERS.
FLU Objective 1 - Future Land Use Map: The
City of Ocoee shall maintain a Future Land Use
Map that complements and protects the
residential character of established
neighborhoods, create transitional land uses
and a vibrant mix of uses in the City's
Downtown, stimulate growth within Target
Areas and along Target Corridors, and
innovate coordinated and connected
development in a manner that maximizes
existing and planned public facilities, services
and infrastructure.
FLU Policy 1.1: The official Future Land Use Map
(FLUM) shall be embodied in Figure 1, as may
be amended from time to time, and shall
embody the vision for how the City will grow
and shall ensure the complementary blend,
transition, and organization of land uses to
support a healthy community and vibrant
economy.
FLU Policy 1.2: The Future Land Use Map shall
regulate the intensity and density of
development, as defined herein, in
accordance within the future land use
categories described in this Element.
FLU Policy 1.3: Intensity shall be established by
the maximum floor area ratio (FAR) allowable
under the future land use designation, and
density shall be established by the number of
dwelling units per acre allowable under the
future land use designation.
Development intensity shall be calculated by
the sum of the horizontal gross floor area of all
floors or stories of all buildings, excluding
below grade floor areas, such as basements
and underground parking, measured from the
exterior surface of the walls, whereas density
shall be calculated by the total number of
dwelling units on a development site divided
by the land area of the development site in
acres.
FLU Policy 1.4: Maximum non-residential
intensity and residential density are not an
entitlement and may not be achievable in all
situations. Intensity and density, as
constructed, will depend on the site's ability to
comply with site design and engineering
regulations and requirements within the City's
Land Development Code and Engineering
Standards Manual, as well as relevant
regulations of regional and state agencies.
FLU Policy 1.5: For purposes of evaluating
impacts on transportation, utilities, and other
infrastructure demands, the determination of
the maximum development potential of a site
shall utilize the FAR and/or density of the gross
land area less land areas that are required to
be set aside or protected due to their
environmentally sensitive nature, such as
wetlands, floodplains, water ways, or surface
waters and a 25-foot upland buffer, and land
areas required by policy to be set aside or
preserved for open space and buffers.
FLU Policy 1.6: Upon official vacation and/or
abandonment of a public road, street, or
alley, the future land use designation
applicable to the property to which it is
reverted shall apply to such vacated or
abandoned road, street or alley.
FLU Objective 2 - Future Land Use Categories:
Growth and desired development patterns
shall be directed by the Future Land Use Map
through a future land use category system that
regulates density and intensity of
development and protects natural resources
to achieve the Plan Vision.
FLU Policy 2.1: The Future Land Use Map shall
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contain the following Future Land Use
categories:
• Mixed Use (MU)
• Commercial (COM)
• Professional Offices and Services (POS)
• Light Industrial (LI)
• Heavy Industrial (HI)
• Public Facilities and Institutional (PFI)
• High Density Residential (HDR)
• Medium Density Residential (MDR)
• Low -Medium Density Residential (LMDR)
• Low Density Residential (LDR)
• Recreation and Open Space (ROS)
• Conservation and Preservation (CON)
MIXED USE CATEGORY
FLU Policy 2.2: The Mixed Use future land use
designation is intended to apply to urban
areas targeted for dense and intense urban
developments. Development within the MU
category shall not exceed a density of 20
dwelling units per acre or an intensity of 3.0
FAR.
Development on lands designated Mixed Use
shall contain a mix of two (2) or more land
uses, which shall consist of a residential
component plus one (1) or more of the
following uses: commercial, office, recreation,
craft industrial, and assembly uses plus at least
one (1) ancillary civic use, such as a plaza,
mini -park, community urban garden, or other
public gathering space.
For purposes of determining maximum
development potential, the percent of land
area to be used in the calculation shall be
based on the number of proposed uses in a
development. Such square footage and
number of dwelling units can be spatially
located as needed and in accordance with
the Land Development Code.
Depending on the context of the surrounding
area, the mixture of uses can consist of vertical
and horizontal use integration or a
combination thereof, with the vertical use
integration being the preferred and
incentivized option. Under certain, limited
circumstances, a single -use development
may be permitted within the Mixed Use
designation if such use is deemed by the Land
Use Administrator to be a use that
complements or functionally completes the
character of the surrounding area or the use is
a significant economic generator for the City.
FLU Policy 2.3: Application of the MU
designation shall be limited to lands meeting
at least one (1) of the below locational
criteria:
(1) Land is located within the Downtown
District as depicted on the Future
Land Use Map;
(2) Land is located along a Target
Corridor as described in the Land
Development Code or a roadway
designated a Context Class of T3 or T4
as depicted on the Future
Transportation Map within the
Mobility Element;
(3) Land is within a one -quarter (1 /4)
mile radius of a designated City
Gateway, Trailhead, or major transit
stop; or
(4) Land is located along a roadway
segment that meets the pedestrian or
bike level of stress standard.
In all situations, lands designated Mixed Use
shall be fully served or planned to be fully
served by public facilities and other municipal
services, except that, if utility improvements
are needed to serve the development, the
costs associated with such improvements shall
be the responsibility of the developer or
property owner. Except in limited instances in
the Downtown District, in no case shall this
designation be permitted on land served by
septic systems or water wells. In the
Downtown District, Mixed Use designated
land shall require connections to utilities to
provide connections for potable water and
sanitary sewers to the extent practicable.
FLU Policy 2.4: Within the Mixed Use future land
use designation, a cohesive, compact, and
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walkable development may be eligible for a
density bonus of up to an additional 10
dwelling units per acre, if such development:
• Includes or incorporates vertical use
integration;
• Creatively blends residential uses with
different yet complementary land uses
in a physically and functionally
connected and balanced
development;
• Is connected to and activates the
public realm; and
• Provides a minimum floor area ratio of
0.15 of commercial uses.
FLU Policy 2.5: In the Downtown District, as
depicted on the Future Land Use Map,
allowable uses shall include commercial,
office, craft industrial, and residential uses, to
include detached and attached single-family
units, duplex, triplex, quadplex, and cluster
homes, on parcels primed for urban infill,
redevelopment or adaptive -reuse of the
existing structure upgraded to current
architectural and urban design standards.
FLU Policy 2.6: Within the Downtown District,
the design and construction of any new
solitary single -story building or a minimum of
one-third (1/3) of all single -story buildings of
new multiple building development or
redevelopment shall be designed,
engineered, and constructed to support and
accommodate the addition of upper floors
even if such floors will not be constructed until
a later date.
PROFESSIONAL OFFICES AND SERVICES (POS) AND
COMMERCIAL (COM) CATEGORIES
FLU Policy 2.7: The Professional Offices and
Services and Commercial future land use
designations are intended to apply to areas
served or planned to be served by public
utilities and targeted for commercial and
office development adjacent to arterial
roadways or within one-half (1/2) mile of an
intersection of a collector roadway and
arterial roadway. Properties with these
designations may be developed at a floor
area ratio no greater than 3.0.
FLU Policy 2.8: Within the POS and COM future
land use designation, mixed use
developments, when allowed by the Land
Development Code, may be developed at
up to 10 dwelling units per acre but must
include a residential component at a
minimum density of 6 units per acre integrated
with commercial and/or office component at
a floor area ratio of at least 0.15.
Permissible land uses include commercial,
professional office, and personal services in
close proximity to residential to help meet for
the daily needs of the community and reduce
vehicle miles of travel. For a multi -building
development, at least one -quarter (1/4) or
twenty-five (25) percent of the total number
of buildings shall include vertically integrated
uses.
FLU Policy 2.9: Activity Centers are permitted
in the Commercial future land use
designation. Activity Centers are major nodes
of employment which may, by scale and
development intensity, become significant
economic drivers that would advance the
City's Envision 2045 Comprehensive Plan.
Activity Centers generally include a mix of
residential and commercial land uses. At the
time of their creation, Activity Centers may
include site -specific policies within the
Comprehensive Plan and standards within the
Land Development Code to direct the
growth, development pattern, and urban
scale and form within the Activity Center
Areas. Mix of uses, an attractive public realm,
pedestrian and bicycle travel, and transit are
emphasized in the planning and design of
Activity Centers.
FLU Policy 2.9.a: Activity Centers should
encourage a development pattern that
contains a mix of housing types and
densities to the extent possible. Retail,
service, and recreational facilities shall also
be integrated within these areas. Non -
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residential areas shall define the hub and
focus of the area. Retail and service
establishments, including government
buildings and cultural centers, may also be
included within the Centers. Activity
Centers should be within walking or
bicycling distance to local residents.
Sidewalks should be placed on both sides
of the roadways and shall connect to
sidewalks within residential developments.
All parking areas shall be heavily
landscaped and setbacks may be
reduced for any parking located behind
the buildings.
FLU Policy 2.9.b: The Activity Centers
identified by the City include:
(1) Good Homes Road Activity
Center at Good Homes Road
and State Road 50
(2) West Oaks Activity Center at
Clarke Road and State Road 50
(3) Minorville Activity Center at
Bluford Avenue and State Road
50
(4) Lake Bennet Activity Center at
Blackwood Avenue and State
Road 50
(5) Silver Star Activity Center at
Clarke Road and Silver Star
Road
(6) Northwest Activity Center at
Ocoee -Apopka Road and
Fullers Cross Road.
FLU Policy 2.9.c: Development of lands
within the Northwest Activity Center shall
comply with sub -policies (1) through (8) as
established herein.
(1) The Northwest Activity Center
boundary shall be comprised of
parcels numbers: _07-22-28-0000-
00-001, 07-22-28-0000-00-023, 07-
22-28-0000-00-057, 07-22-28-
0000-00-041, 07-22-28-0000-00-
039, 07-22-28-0000-00-043, 07-22-
28-0000-00-105, 07-22-28-0000-
00-060, and 07-22-28-0000-00-
074, totaling 150 acres generally
located in the southeast corner
of the Ocoee Apopka Road
and Fullers Cross Road
intersection, and as depicted
below.
(2) Certain protective covenants
and restrictions are applied to
Parcel 0 7-22-28-0000-00-001
(Chevron Parcel), in
accordance with Special
Warranty Deed # 20230735916,
dated December 27, 2023. More
specifically, these restrictions
limit allowable land uses and
utilization of groundwater on
said parcel.
(3) To achieve consistency with
adopted policies of the
Conservation Element and to
mitigate approximately 21.94
acres of wetland impacts, prior
to site plan approval of any
lands within the Northwest
Activity Center, the
owner/developer shall, to the
satisfaction of the City:
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(1) Provide a plan, as part of the
site plan review and
approval, for the completion
of all required environmental
remediation of the
Northwest Ocoee Brownfield
Area, including excavation
and disposal of
contaminated soils and/or
relocation of contaminated
soils under buildings or
permanent hardscape and
monitoring requirements
during construction. The
environmental remediation
plan shall include provisions
for the handling of
contaminants during
construction to preclude off -
site contamination through
soil transport, disturbance of
dust, stormwater
entrainment, and vehicular
tracking.
(2) Establish a comprehensive
stormwater and floodplain
management system to
treat, retain and enhance
stormwater and provide for
flood -carrying and flood
storage capacity for the site
with remediation plans,
consistent with SJRWMD
permit requirements.
(3) Conserve and develop a
management plan covering
approximately 287 acres of
Conservation lands located
within the limits of the City of
Ocoee.
(4) Submit a mitigation plan
consistent with permit(s)
issued by the SJRWMD for the
Northwest Activity Center
that offsets the loss of low -
quality wetlands on the site
with conservation activities
that benefit the Lake
Apopka and/or Upper
Ocklawaha Basin.
(4) Development of the Northwest
Activity Center area, including
the Ocoee Regional Sports
Complex (the "ORSC"), shall
comply with any applicable
provisions of Florida's Wekiva
Parkway Protection Act, 2004.
(5) Development shall be regulated
by the ORSC Planned Unit
Development (PUD) Land Use
Plan and related documents, as
approved by the Ocoee City
Commission. These may include
any recorded easements,
conditions of approval and
development agreement(s), as
deemed necessary.
(6) Irrespective of any other
limitations or conditions,
maximum development
intensity shall not exceed any of
the following parameters:
(a) Maximum floor -to -area
Ratio (FAR) of 0.4. For
purposes of this policy,
maximum FAR shall be
calculated using the
Ocoee Regional Sports
Complex PUD's net
developable acreage.
(b) Maximum 42 acres of
sports fields area, with no
more than 17 multi-
purpose -fields.
(c) Maximum 1.33 million gross
leasable square feet of
mixed and multi -use
commercial development,
including sports &
recreational facilities
(including indoor and
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outdoor venues);
commercial uses
(including restaurants,
retail stores, indoor &
outdoor entertainment),
hotels, offices, and
ancillary or related uses.
Parking shall be provided
via a combination of
surface, podium and
structured parking facilities.
This square footage shall
be in addition to the area
described in sub -policy 2 as
sports field area.
(d) Maximum of 1,250 hotel
keys.
(e) Maximum of 17,960 net
new external daily trips.
(7) Owner/developer shall be
responsible for improvements to
transportation, utilities, or any
other infrastructure associated
with the project's development,
as specified in applicable Land
Use Plan(s), Development
Agreement(s), Conditions or
Approval, or equivalent legal
instruments
INDUSTRIAL CATEGORIES
FLU Policy 2.10: Developments within the
Industrial future land use designation may
include a variety of manufacturing,
warehousing, distribution, production,
product assembly, and freight, trucking or
other logistical uses. Uses requiring outdoor
storage, including but not limited to the
storage of vehicles, equipment, or goods and
merchandise, and industrial activity occurring
outdoors shall be classified as Heavy Industrial.
Uses involving sheltered or very limited
outdoor storage of non -noxious or otherwise
unpleasant materials but where the conduct
of business activity occurs indoors shall be
classified as Light Industrial.
FLU Policy 2.11: Industrial uses must have
access from roadways that can support
heavy vehicles, machinery, and shipping
trucks, and site design shall assure that on -site
turning movements allow ingress/egress
without vehicles backing into or out of the site
or parking on road rights -of -way
FLU Policy 2.12: Properties designated Heavy
Industrial or Light Industrial are allowed to be
developed at a floor area ratio no greater
than 3.0. When developed as a mixed use
development, properties may be developed
at a maximum density of 15 dwelling units per
acre so long as such development:
■ Includes a residential component at a
minimum density of 6 dwelling units per
acre;
■ Includes supportive non-residential use
at a minimum floor area ratio of 0.15;
and
■ Is within one-half (1 /2) mile of shopping,
dining and entertainment, medical
services, recreation, and other
commonly enjoyed activities and
resources which are accessible by
safe, multi -modal transportation
options that meet the standards
established in MOB Policy 1.1.
FLU Policy 2.13: A mixed use development in
the Industrial land use designation that
complies with FLU Policy 2.12 and that
incorporates vertical integration of residential
and non-residential uses in half (1/2) of all
buildings may be eligible for a density bonus
of up to an additional 10 dwelling units per
acre.
RESIDENTIAL CATEGORIES
FLU Policy 2.13: The City shall encourage the
availability of housing types for the various
stages of life and manage residential land
uses in a manner which ensures adequate
quantity, affordability, and typologies of
housing and land use compatibility. To this
end, the City designates sites and residential
densities in accordance with the following
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land use designations. Calculations for
density shall be rounded to the nearest whole
number.
FLU Policy 2.14: Low Density Residential.
Properties designated Low Density Residential
shall be developed at a density not to exceed
5 dwelling units per acre. Low Density
Residential areas shall be intended for
development of detached single-family and
two-family housing, including accessory
dwelling units. New development,
redevelopment and infill development shall
ensure that residential developments are
served by sidewalks and bikeways, internal
and local streets engineered for slow, safe
motorist travel, have reasonable access to
recreation, shopping, dining, schools, and
public services, and be buffered from the
nuisance effects of higher intensity uses.
FLU Policy 2.15: Low -Medium Density
Residential. Properties designated Low -
Medium Density Residential shall be
developed at a density between 5 to 8
dwelling units per acre. Developments in this
designation may include single-family
detached, townhome, two-family or duplex,
triplex, quadplex, cottage courts, courtyard
buildings, and, under limited circumstances,
live -work unit housing typologies. New
development, redevelopment and infill
development shall ensure that residential
developments are served by sidewalks,
bikeways, connect to trails, engineer internal
and local streets for slow, safe motorist travel,
and should have convenient access to
recreation, shopping, dining, entertainment,
schools, and public services.
FLU Policy 2.16: Medium Density Residential.
Properties designated Medium Density
Residential shall be developed at a density
between 8 to 15 dwelling units per acre.
Medium Density Residential areas shall be
regarded as areas of moderate density of
detached and attached housing. Permitted
uses may include single-family units,
townhomes, cottage courts, courtyard
buildings, zero lot line, cluster homes, multiplex
and modular housing and under limited
circumstances, small-scale multi -family
housing and live -work units. Medium Density
Residential areas shall be accessed primarily
by collector streets and secondarily by local
streets with pedestrian and bicycle paths
engineered for slow, safe motorist travel.
Developments within this designation shall
plan for access to transit, and new
developments shall provide amenities
including recreation and functional open and
civic space and, when appropriate, be
scaled for compatibility with existing,
adjacent Low Density Residential areas.
FLU Policy 2.17: High Density Residential.
Properties designated High Density Residential
shall be developed at a density between 15
to 20 dwelling units per acre. In High Density
Residential areas, it is the City's intent to
facilitate urban building layouts that front on
and address internal and external streets,
including the use of innovative site and multi -
modal -oriented designs, varied housing
typologies, and sustainable construction
techniques, including those described in the
Conservation Element and Drainage Sub -
Element.
PUBLIC/SEMI-PUBLIC CATEGORIES
FLU Policy 2.18: Public/Semi-Public Facilities.
The Public/Semi-Public Facilities land use
designation is intended for recreational
(passive and active), cultural, civic, and non-
residential auxiliary uses, such as small
restaurants, limited retail, community centers,
government buildings, public/private utilities,
and similar uses. Development shall not
exceed a floor area ratio of 2.0.
FLU Policy 2.19: Recreation and Open Space.
The Recreation and Open Space designation
shall emphasize access and opportunities for
passive and active open spaces and facilities
that promote healthy active lifestyles for
residents and visitors to the community.
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Development activity shall not exceed a floor
area ratio of 0.5.
FLU Policy 2.20: Conservation and
Preservation. The City recognizes the value of
its natural lands in providing wildlife, tree and
plant habitats regulating climate, providing
recreational and aesthetic amenities,
including multi -use trails, and maintaining the
balance of natural systems. The City shall
ensure that land with a Conservation and
Preservation designation, and other natural
resources are protected to the greatest
extent practicable through the
implementation of the land development
regulations and processes. Therefore, this
designation shall be used for the long-term
preservation of environmentally sensitive
lands and natural resources. Development
within this designation shall be limited to a
floor area ratio of 0.1.
FLU Objective 3 - Amending the FLUM: The City
shall ensure that land use decisions and
development, both public and private,
reinforce and improve the identity and quality
of life within the City.
FLU Policy 3.1. Amendments to the Future
Land Use Map shall be evaluated based on
the maximum development potential of the
proposed future land use designation and
shall demonstrate consistency with the
following criteria.
FLU Policy 3.1.a. Adequate transportation
and public facilities and services are
available to accommodate the projected
demand consistent with the adopted level
of service standards. If capacity is not
available, development agreements shall
be executed to ensure that infrastructure
facilities and services will be available to
accommodate the proposed
amendment by or before the build -out of
the development.
FLU Policy 3.1.b. The amendment will
maximize existing and planned public
infrastructure investments. The City shall
discourage future land use map
amendments that result in land use
designations in locations unsuitable or not
ready to support the proposed density
and/or intensity of development.
FLU Policy 3.1.c. The proposed
amendment encourages infill and
redevelopment within special areas.
FLU Policy 3.1.d. The proposed future land
use designation is compatible with
adjacent future land use designations and
surrounding land uses, including
development intensity, off -site odor, noise,
visual, and motorist traffic impacts, and
shall consider the character of the
undeveloped land, soils, topography,
natural resources, and historic resources
on site as well as the vision of the City for
the area in which the proposed
amendment is located.
FLU Policy 3.1.e. The proposed
amendment furthers the City's economic
diversity and fosters the Live Here/Grow
Here vision in the Housing Element.
FLU Policy 3.2. Prior to approval of a future
land use map amendment, capacity
analyses based on the maximum
development of the proposed future land use
designation shall be provided to evaluate
impacts on transportation, utilities and other
infrastructure. The determination of the
maximum development potential of a site
shall utilize the density on the gross land area
less land areas that are required to be set
aside or protected due to their
environmentally sensitive nature, such as
wetlands, floodplains, water ways or surface
waters and 25-foot upland buffer, and land
areas required by policy to be set aside or
preserved for open space and buffers.
FLU Policy 3.3: No amendment to the Future
Land Use Map shall be approved that
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encourages, expands or in any way promote
the proliferation of urban sprawl, as described
by indicators established in Section
163.3177(6) (a)9, Florida Statutes.
FLU Objective 4 - Managing Growth: The City
recognizes that enhanced quality of life is
essential to retaining residents and attracting
visitors to the City. To that end, the City shall
develop policies that maintain healthy
communities and sustainable neighborhoods,
accommodate population growth in a
responsible manner, and foster social stability
and fiscal responsibility.
FLU Policy 4.1: Development and
redevelopment shall be directed to areas
where a full range of municipal facilities and
services are provided or planned to be
provided to effectively and efficiently meet
physical, social, and economic needs of the
City.
FLU Policy 4.2: The City will update the Land
Development Code to provide regulations
that achieve quality community
development, including provisions for sound
urban form and scale, attractive building
architecture with pedestrian -oriented building
facades and orientation, safe and efficient
movement of people and goods, protection
of the public realm, and environmental
stewardship.
FLU Policy 4.3: Priority shall be given to
innovative developments and site designs
that provide multi -modal transportation and
to street design options that create an
attractive public realm, connect the site to
the surrounding area, and integrate different
yet complementary land uses to reduce
vehicle miles traveled and allow residents to
live, work and shop in close proximity.
FLU Policy 4.4: To bolster the ability of residents
to age in place and live in dignity, the City will
provide for the geographic distribution of land
uses and municipal facilities, services,
programs, and resources in a manner that
meets the needs of a growing and diverse
population while ensuring that benefits and
burdens of growth are shared across the
community, including housing, healthy food
options, and access to health and community
services, shopping, entertainment, and
education.
FLU Policy 4.5: The City recognizes the need
and importance of lively, inclusive, and safe
public spaces. The City will support facilities
and programs that make recreational
opportunities, pedestrian and bicycle
facilities, and gathering spaces accessible for
all citizens to enjoy regardless of age and
abilities.
FLU Policy 4.6: Recognizing that population
growth results in increased transportation
demand, the City will develop an Anticipated
Right -of -Way Needs Map to clearly depict
existing right-of-way and areas where
additional right-of-way is needed. New
developments along such right-of-way shall
be required to dedicate needed right-of-way
to the City. When sufficient right-of-way is
accumulated, the City shall plan for road
improvements that improve transportation
capacity, including modern roundabouts and
connecting streets as alternatives to road
widening, as well as multi -modal
transportation options.
FLU Objective 5 - Growing Sustainably. The
City shall strive for innovation and
sustainability in site and building design and
shall incentivize Low Impact Development
(LID) and International Code Council (ICC)
Green Building for Residential and
Commercial developments.
FLU Policy 5.1: Land use and development
decisions shall promote high density, diverse
land uses, proximity of essential services,
walkability, context -sensitive multimodal
transportation, and community programs to
ensure residents can access most daily needs,
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such as food/ groceries, healthcare, schools,
parks, and employment within a 15-minute
walk or bike ride from their homes.
FLU Policy 5.2: The City shall achieve and
maintain an integrated system of connected
lakes, wetlands, parks, and trail facilities to
encourage the use of alternative
transportation options for commuting,
shopping, or recreating.
FLU Policy 5.3: The City shall support
innovative thinking, planning and engineering
principles and practices that are flexible to
react to changing market conditions.
FLU Policy 5A Development nodes/clusters
within one -quarter (1/4) mile of arterial or
collector corridors shall contain a mix of land
uses and verticality.
FLU Policy 5.5: The City shall identify strategies
to combat or minimize urban heat island
effects and surface level pollutants in order to
protect the general health, welfare and
safety of residents and visitors.
FLU Objective 6 - Fostering Economic Vitality.
The City shall develop strategies and
incentives that foster and improve the stability
and economic well-being of the City and
activate the livelihood of Ocoee's Downtown.
FLU Policy 6.1: The City shall initiate
community planning, urban development,
and redevelopment strategies that prepare
businesses, production facilities, trades, and
related activities to withstand negative
changes and challenges in the economy and
to continue to provide jobs and income to
support the community.
FLU Policy 6.2: The City shall provide land uses
in sufficient quantities and diversities and in
appropriate locations that allow for
entrepreneurship and job creation through
technology, traditional and craft industries,
cooperatives, office/trade hubs, and similar
activities.
FLU Policy 6.3: The City shall seek opportunities
to increase its economic strength by
leveraging programs, land uses, utilities and
transportation facilities across the City.
FLU Policy 6A The City will provide community
amenities and benefits, including but not
limited to:
• Public park and recreation
improvements, public plazas, benches,
pedestrian -scale lighting, wayfinding
for motorists and bicyclists, and usable
open space;
• Public art or amenities;
• Public parking for motorists and bicycle
parking;
• Lockers and showers for employees,
• Community gardens, urban
agriculture, etc.; and
• Contributions toward community
identity.
FLU Objective 7 - Maintaining Healthy
Environmental Systems. The City shall develop
programs and evaluate land use decisions
that support and maintain a healthy
environmental system.
FLU Policy 7.1: The City shall discourage the
proliferation of urban sprawl by directing or
locating growth and development to urban
areas, implement cost-effective provision or
extension of public facilities and services, and
promote walkable, bikeable, and connected
communities and compact development
with a mix of uses at densities and intensities
that support a range of housing choices.
FLU Policy 7.2: The City shall implement
through the Land Development Code a
Floodplain Management Ordinance that
diverts growth away from floodplain areas
and promote flood resiliency within the City.
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FLU Policy 7.3: The City shall prioritize projects
that meet green building standards. The City
shall also prioritize and encourage the use of
low impact development and other green
infrastructure practices to enhance
sustainability and implement stormwater
management strategies emphasizing use of
natural site features and engineering facilities
to replicate natural hydrologic patterns, and
reduce the need for stormwater ponds.
FLU Policy 7.4: The City shall continue to
enforce and implement the goals and
principles of the Wekiva Study Area
Requirements.
FLU Policy 7.5: The City shall identify
environmentally -sensitive natural resources
and ecosystems suitable for protection and
actively direct development away from such
resources and ecosystems, including aquifer
recharge areas, drainage ways, rivers, lakes,
riparian zones, wetlands, floodplains,
watershed basins, and wellhead protection
areas.
FLU Policy 7.6: The City shall strive to reconnect
wildlife corridors, migration routes and nesting
areas and create opportunities for sanctuaries
for species listed as threatened or
endangered.
FLU Objective 8 - Innovative Engineering
Principles. Through incentives, regulations,
and engineering solutions, the City shall
ensure that the development and
redevelopment of property utilize smart
growth policies, resiliency planning, and
sustainability principles to reduce flood risk
and improve the built environment of the City.
FLU Policy 8.1: The City shall evaluate
regulations which ensure that new
development minimize the exposure of
population, particularly vulnerable
populations, and property to storm and flood
damage through implementation of the
Floodplain Management Ordinance.
FLU Policy 8.2: City -funded public facilities
shall not be built in Special Flood Hazard Areas
(SFHA), and the City shall adopt and
implement regulations which align with the
Florida Building Code to ensure that design
and construction ensure the structural integrity
of new, existing, and redeveloped buildings.
FLU Policy 8.3: The City shall identify
opportunities to reduce density and intensity
of existing development in flood zones.
FLU Policy 8.4: The City shall ensure that
drainage swales, ditches, stormwater
retention areas, and urban conveyance
systems are maintained to achieve maximum
design capacity and flow, including the
conduct of periodic inspections of private
drainage systems.
FLU Policy 8.5: The City shall incorporate flood
mitigation strategies into landscaping and
development standards of the Land
Development Code, including providing
incentives for elevating the first floor of
structures on pilings to allow for parking
beneath the structure in locations prone to
flooding.
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HSG AL® THE CITY SHALL CREATE
OPPORTUNITIES AND PROGRAMS AND
PROVIDE UI DICE ON HOUSINGRESOURCES
IN ORDER TO PROVIDE E UATE SUPPLY
F SAFE, AFFORDABLE, AND QUALITYHOUSING
TO MEET THE DIVERSE HOUSING EE F
CURRENT AND FUTUREPOPULATIONS,
INCLUDING THOSE WITH SPECIAL HOUSING
NEEDS.
HSG Objective 1 - Attractive City: The City will
develop and implement through the Land
Development Code a Live Here, Grow Here
program to make it more attractive for young
people to stay in or move to Ocoee and to
thrive through the availability of diverse,
quality housing options and safe accessibility
to schools, jobs, shopping, entertainment,
recreation, and personal services via
multimodal transportation choices.
HSG Policy 1.1: To ensure the adequate supply
of housing to meet diverse housing needs of
current and anticipated populations, the City
shall conduct biennial assessments of housing
demand and housing availability by type,
age, value, and monthly cost, and shall map
the distribution or location of these housing
units in relation to needed facilities, services,
and resources.
HSG Policy 1.2: The City will incentivize new,
infill, and redevelopment projects that
provide quality and diverse housing
typologies within one -quarter (1/4) mile of
shopping, jobs, entertainment, recreation,
personal services, and schools, and where
such accessibility is via existing and planned
multi -modal transportation options or facilities
that meet the adopted level of service
standard for such facility.
HSG Policy 1.3: New residential developments
shall be designed and constructed in a
manner that prioritizes an attractive public
realm and that is well-balanced and
integrated with the surrounding
neighborhood or area.
HSG Policy 1.4: Land use decisions shall
consider existing and proposed population
demographics and the availability of quality
and diverse housing stock to accommodate
such demographics.
HSG Policy 1.5: The City shall update the Land
Development Code to adopt standards and
regulations that promote, support, or stimulate
quality communities through sound, time -
tested urban and site design principles.
HSG Objective 2 - Protection of Residential
Character: The City will protect the character
of existing residential areas throughout the
city by diverting or discouraging through -
traffic, using active code enforcement, and
giving priority consideration of residential infill.
The City will biennially assess the condition of
the City's housing stock and implement
regulations and codes, in coordination with
the Future Land Use Map, that prevent or
eliminate residential blight along major
corridors.
HSG Policy 2.1: The City shall eliminate
substandard housing units or conditions by
developing and implementing regulations
and standards within the Land Development
Code to address housing quality, aesthetics,
and structural soundness as well as lot/parcel
aesthetics and upkeep, particularly along key
corridors as defined in the Mobility Element
and Code.
HSG Policy 2.2: The City shall discourage
redevelopment and demolition practices that
significantly reduce existing housing stock or
result in the displacement of very low-, low-,
and moderate -income households, as well as
housing for seniors or special populations.
Developments that result in the displacement
of the elderly or other special populations shall
implement a relocation assistance program,
approved by the City, before receiving final
site plan approval.
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HSG Policy 2.3: Whenever possible, the City
shall coordinate with the private sector and
non-profit organizations to pursue adequate
means and methods of upgrading or
renovating existing substandard housing to
City and Florida Building Code standards
when the individual housing owner does not
have reasonable capacity to improve the
physical condition and aesthetics of such
housing.
HSG Policy 2A Should the City's Code
Enforcement and Fire Division, through
inspections and monitoring, identify structures
with substandard conditions, the City shall
require renovations to correct the
substandard conditions to protect public
health, safety, and welfare.
HSG Policy 2.5: To minimize impacts to
transportation capacity and operations, new
residential units shall not have direct vehicular
connection and access to arterial roadways
and shall instead be accessed by collector or
local roadways or grid networks or be
accessed by a service road.
HSG Policy 2.6: New residential developments
shall utilize grid patterns and shall provide for
multiple points of access and connectivity to
not focus or direct through -traffic through
existing neighborhoods.
HSG Policy 2.7: Dead-end streets shall be
avoided wherever possible. When a dead-
end street cannot be avoided in order to
protect environmentally sensitive natural
resources, such street shall be designed as a
loop lane around a usable vegetated
common area, which features a combination
of seating, shade, and open scape, or shall be
designed to include an attractive termination
within the center of the dead-end, such as a
vegetated island park with consideration for a
vertical feature such as an obelisk, trellis, or
substantial tree.
HSG Objective 3 - Improve Housing Quality
and Diversity: The City will make every effort to
ensure that every neighborhood within the city
has a stable quality of life.
HSG Policy 3.1: The City shall evaluate its
existing housing stock and land areas
designated for residential developments
within the Future Land Use Map and work
towards improving housing quality and
diversity of housing typologies throughout the
city that accommodate the housing needs of
residents at every stage of life, including
young professionals, first time buyers/renters,
newly married/divorced, small/large families,
empty nesters, retirees, etc.
HSG Policy 3.1.a: The City will support
development of infill on vacant lots for
new residential developments that
provide quality housing options that blend
into the fabric of the community.
HSG Policy 3.1.b: The City will support and
promote innovative housing and mixed -
use developments that incorporate
clustered, zero lot line, and multiplex
housing unit types (including stacked and
side -by -side duplexes, triplexes,
quadplexes, courtyard buildings, cottage
courts, townhouses, and live -work units)
where such units can be part of an
appropriately scaled project, whether
new, infill, or redevelopment, can be
clustered to generate vibrant and
neighborly nodes within the community, or
can accommodate a mix of income levels
and varying sizes and bedroom
compositions. The various unit mixes shall
be well -blended within the development,
in terms of architectural style, scale, form,
accessibility, and distribution, without a
visible distinction between the exteriors of
market rate units and affordable housing
units.
HSG Policy 3.2: The City will incentivize
developments, projects, and programs that
serve to revitalize communities and
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neighborhoods in a manner that enables
residents to live active, healthy lives by
providing safe and convenient access to
multi -modal transportation options,
recreation, nutritious food choices, and
aging -in -place opportunities through the
following strategies.
HSG Policy 3.2.a: The City shall ensure multi-
use trails and sidewalks have amenities,
such as benches, water, shade trees, and
shelter from heat and weather within
reasonable walking distances in order to
promote walking and bicycling for
recreation, commuting to work and
school, and as an alternative to driving for
short trips near home or work.
HSG Policy 3.2.b: The City shall enhance
the safe walkability and ability to ride
bicycles throughout the city within both
the public realm and private
developments, including safe and
effective sidewalk systems, multi -use trails,
cycle tracks, and other bicycling
infrastructure, age- and ability -friendly
crosswalks, and standards to bring building
entrances close to streets, parking lots,
and transit stops.
HSG Objective 4 - Quality Affordable Housing:
The City shall ensure the availability of
adequate affordable housing sites through the
Future Land Use Map and shall implement,
through the Land Development Code,
standards to support housing diversity and
eliminate barriers to affordable housing.
HSG Policy 4.1: The City shall support the
provision of adequate housing sites for all
residents, including housing for very low-, low -
and moderate -income households, through
the following policies.
HSG Policy 4.1.a: In addition to the areas
designated Medium and High Density
Residential on the Future Land Use Map,
medium and high -density residential
developments shall be permitted within
the Downtown Mixed Use, Activity Center,
and other Special Planning Areas when
such development meets the criteria
below.
(1) The development is located on a
Complete Street or is on a roadway
where the operating bicycle and
pedestrian level of stress standard,
as defined in the Mobility Element, is
currently met.
(2) If the site does not comply with HSG
Policy 4.1.a(1), development of the
site for affordable or attainable
housing shall require or include
improvements to the transportation
system to bring the bicycle and
pedestrian level of stress to the
adopted standard. Such
improvements shall be the
responsibility of the developer.
(3) The scale, form, and design of the
development will be well -
integrated and balanced with
surrounding neighborhoods and
areas and will protect the
character of existing residential
uses. Locations where density is
planned to transition to a more
intense or dense land use shall be
seamless, using strategies such as
parking and garages hidden from
the street and consistency in
setbacks, landscaping, sidewalks,
and other infrastructure.
HSG Policy 4.2: To eliminate barriers to
affordable or attainable housing, the City will
provide development incentive programs
and an expedited development review
process within the Land Development Code
and Permitting Process for qualifying
affordable or attainable housing projects.
HSG Policy 4.2.a: The City shall provide
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specific programs and actions when state
or federal funding become available, to
partner with private or non-profit sectors to
provide opportunities to close gaps in
quality housing supply.
HSG Policy 4.2.b: Incentive programs shall
include expedited review, approval, and
permitting processes to minimize costs and
delays.
HSG Policy 4.2.c: The City shall partner with
County, private, or non-profit agencies as
needed to provide for housing relocation
when housing displacement occurs
because of City action.
HSG Policy 4.3: The City will prioritize funding of
public infrastructure and facilities installation
or improvements in areas providing housing to
very -low-, low-, and moderate -income
households as well as areas providing sites for
mobile homes, group home facilities, foster
care facilities, or other alternative housing
options.
HSG Policy 4.4: Residential developments shall
comply with the architectural and site design
requirements of the Land Development
Code, and affordable housing developments
shall be designed in a manner consistent with
HSG Objective 3.
HSG Objective 5 - Senior and Special
Population Housing: Through Vibrant,
Attractive and Inclusive Community, the City
will provide a variety of lifestyle and housing
choices for senior, elderly, disabled, and other
special populations, including residents
defined in Section 419.001, Florida Statutes, to
live with dignity and age in place in a healthy,
active and connected built environment.
HSG Policy 5.1: Residential developments that
provide housing for senior, elderly, and other
special populations shall be located near
shopping, dining and entertainment, medical
services, recreation, and other commonly
enjoyed activities and services which are
accessible by safe, multi -modal transportation
options that meet the standards established in
MOB Policy 1.1.
HSG Policy 5.1.a: The City shall work with
LYNX, Orange County, and MetroPlan
Orlando, whenever possible, to identify
opportunities to provide affordable,
reliable, and efficient public transportation
options to service seniors and special
population groups.
HSG Policy 5.2: The City shall permit high
density developments serving seniors and
other special populations in areas where
adequate services, facilities, resources, and
infrastructure are available to meet the
special needs of the elderly and more
vulnerable populations.
HSG Objective 6 - Protection and Preservation
of Historic Structures and Sites: The City shall
ensure the identification, protection, and
preservation of its archeological and historic
structures and sites for the enjoyment of
current and future residents.
HSG Policy 6.1: The City will identify and
inventory historically significant housing,
buildings, and sites for purposes of
preservation, conservation, rehabilitation, and
replacement. Treatments shall be performed
in a manner that prioritizes the contributing
and character -defining features of the
historical architecture.
HSG Policy 6.2: Historically significant structures
and sites identified by the City at the time of
adoption of this Comprehensive Plan include:
a. Tyler House at 8 W. Oakland Avenue
(parcel 17-22-28-6144-02-080)
b. Withers -Maguire House at 16 E.
Oakland Avenue (parcel 17-22-28-
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6144-02-061)
c. Ocoee Christian Church at 15 S. Bluford
Avenue (parcel 17-22-28-6144-03-840)
d. Tavares & Gulf Railroad Depot at 14
Taylor Street (southern part of parcel
17-22-28-6144-01-060)
e. Bank of Ocoee at 102 W. McKey Street
(parcel 18-22-28-0744-00-011)
f. Marshall Block Building at 104 W.
McKey Street (addressed as 104-1 14 W.
McKey Street) (parcel 18-22-28-0744-
00-020)
g. Flewelling Building at 2 S. Bluford
Avenue (addressed as 6,8,10 S. Bluford
Avenue) (parcel 17-22-28-5504-03-091)
h. Packing House at 14 or 20 Taylor Street
(northern portion of parcel 17-22-28-
6144-01-060)
i. Women's Club of Ocoee at 4 N.
Lakewood Avenue (parcel 17-22-28-
5504-04-130)
j. Site of Dr. Starke's Fishing Camp at 275
N. Lakeshore Drive (the southern
peninsular portion of 17-22-28-5468-00-
051)
k. Sims Homesite at 21 E. McKey Street
(western portion of parcel 17-22-28-
5504-03-190)
Maine Street between S. Bluford
Avenue and existing Maine Street
(existing right-of-way)
m. West Oakland Avenue - one and a half
blocks west of North Bluford Avenue
(parcels 17-22-28-6144-02-080, 17-22-
28-6144-02-090, 17-22-28-2873-00-030,
17-22-28-6144-03-070, 17-22-28-6144-03-
050, 17-22-28-6144-03-030)
n. Perry Homesite at approximately
450/529 Ocoee Apopka Road (at or
close to parcel 18-22-28-0000-00-083)
o. City Cemetery at 368 E. Geneva Street
(parcel 20-22-28-6141 -01 -000)
p. Cemetery "Hallowed Ground" at 441
Basking Ridge Court (parcel 08-22-28-
0000-00-035)
q. Unmarked Cemetery at 329 17th Street
(parcel 08-22-28-0000-00-036)
HSG Policy 6.3: The City shall endeavor to
promote the protection of historically
significant structures and sites and to
encourage proper care and maintenance of
such structures and sites.
HSG Policy 6.3.a: The City shall ensure that
repair, restoration, expansion,
rehabilitation, and preservation of
historically significant structures follow best
practices, such as The Secretary of the
Interior's Standards for the Treatment of
Historic Properties, and are conducted in a
manner that do no harm or cause a loss of
integrity to such structures, including
protection of character -defining
features and in -kind replacement of any
non -salvageable historic building fabric.
HSG Policy 6.3.b: The City shall ensure that
development activity adjacent
to historically significant properties shall
utilize measures to protect and to leave
undisturbed archaeological remains, such
as cemeteries, or underground
building elements, including foundations.
Such protections shall include limiting the
use of pile driving activities that cause sub-
surface vibrations and avoiding alteration
of grading that causes erosion and
drainage on or to the historic property.
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HSG Policy 6.3.c: The City shall include in
the Land Development Code standards
and regulations to protect the exteriors of
historic structures and sites and to establish
procedures for the redevelopment and
change of use of the property.
HSG Policy 6A The City shall promote the
protection of historically significant structures
and sites as a means of educating about
Ocoee's history.
HSG Policy 6.4.a: The City will maintain,
periodically update as needed, and make
public the inventory of historically
significant properties as a publicly
accessible repository.
HSG Policy 6.4.b: The City will endeavor to
work with property owners and with public
or private funds to plan and install historic
markers as part of a program identifying
historically significant properties or to
replace missing markers from an earlier
marker program. Such marker program
shall provide information on key figures,
events, and associations that deem the
properties significant.
HSG Policy 6.5: The City shall endeavor to assist
owners of historically significant properties by
providing information and resources for
funding preservation -related restoration,
rehabilitation, and repair projects.
HSG Policy 6.5.a: The City will aid in or
encourage the utilization of state or
federal tax relief initiatives or grant
programs for property owners who
preserve, restore, or rehabilitate historically
significant properties and cultural
resources.
HSG Policy 6.5.b: The City will encourage
public and private investment in Ocoee's
historically significant properties and
cultural resources.
HSG Policy 6.6: The City shall continue to make
available or to endeavor to make available to
the public any city -owned historically
significant properties, when feasible and safe,
such as for event rental space or open park
space.
HSG Policy 6.7: The City will promote the
preservation, rehabilitation, and restoration of
historically significant structures as a
sustainable practice of development.
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EC AL: THE CITY SHALL ENSURE THE
COORDINATED VISI F
COMPREHENSIVE, ACCESSIBLE, INCLUSIVE,
AND SUSTAINABLE PARKS, AND RECREATION
SYSTEM THAT ENHANCES THE HEALTH,
WELLNESS, AND OVERALL WELLBEING OF
PEOPLE F ALL AGESA ILITIE.
REC Objective 1 - Developing A Well -Planned
Comprehensive System: Quality parks,
recreational areas, trails, and civic open space
that are close to home are essential to the
community's overall health and well-being.
Recreational activities and programming are vital
to childhood development and serve to unite and
strengthen the community. Parks and adaptable
infrastructure make the city more resilient when
confronted by natural disasters and climate
impacts. Trails, infrastructure for safe bicycling
including bike lanes and cycle tracks, and safe
pedestrian -ways connect the community while
increasing options for healthy activity. Therefore,
the City shall provide a comprehensive system of
parks, recreation facilities, trails, bicycling
infrastructure, and civic open spaces that meet the
demands of current and future residents.
REC Policy 1.1: The City will use the National
Recreation and Parks Association's (NRPA)
Park Metrics tool to evaluate the City's
performance as it relates to parks per
population, acres of parkland per 1,000
population, and the number of specific
recreational facilities per population. The
information is presented in NRPA's Annual
Agency Performance Review.
REC Policy 1.1.a: The City will participate in
NRPA's Park Metric Program by annually
entering and updating information about
the City's Parks, Recreation, Trails, and
Civic Open Space System.
REC Policy l.l.b: The City of Ocoee's
adopted level of service (LOS) shall be 8
acres of parkland, civic open space per
1,000 residents. The City will strive to meet
NRPA's median level of service for
parkland per 1,000 residents by 2045. This is
currently 10.2 acres per every 1,000
residents.
REC Policy l.l.c: The City shall strive to
meet the median number of parks per
population as presented in NRPA's Annual
Agency Performance Review. This is
currently one (1) park for every 2,062
residents for municipalities between the
population range of 20,000 and 49,999. This
number changes to one (1) park per every
2,346 residents for the projected
population of 74,000 in 2045.
REC Policy 1.2: The City shall update Ocoee's
2001 Parks and Recreation Master Plan, to
include trails and civic open space as well as
meet contemporary recreational standards
no later than three (3) years from this
Comprehensive Plan adoption. This
document should be updated every five (5)
years.
REC Policy 1.2.a: Each Parks, Recreation,
Multi -Use Trails, and Open Space Master
Plan Update (the "Master Plan Update")
shall include an assessment of city facilities,
as well as private parks. civic open spaces,
and recreation facilities located in
Planned Unit Developments (PUD) and
multifamily complexes. This assessment
should include the quality of experience
and overall condition of existing facilities.
REC Policy 1.2.b: Existing number of public
recreation facilities by type (baseball
fields, sport courts, community centers,
swimming pools, etc.) will be compared to
national standards for the median
population served.
REC Policy 1.2.c: Include an updated site
plan (if applicable) for every existing
site/facility. If deemed appropriate, a new
concept plan should be prepared to show
the redevelopment of the site, including
costs and phasing to be incorporated into
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the Parks and Leisure Services
Department's capital budgeting.
REC Policy 1.2.d: Provide prototypical
designs for each park classification;
including civic space, which may consist
of pocket parks, squares, natural areas,
greenbelts, plazas, and playgrounds, as
well as neighborhood parks, community
parks, regional parks, and nature parks to
guide future park development. Specialty
parks do not need a prototypical design
since each specialty park is unique based
on a single activity or resource.
(1) Perform an assessment of
recreation programming and
activities and include
recommendations regarding the
future provision and evaluation of
recreational programming and
activities.
(2) Complete an assessment and
include recommendations for
ensuring there are safe routes to
parks from surrounding
neighborhoods.
(3) Perform an assessment of the Trust
for Public Land's (TPL) "10-minute
Walk for Park Equity Policy
Framework" and its applicability
within the city.
(4) Recommend language to be
incorporated into the City's Land
Development Code regarding the
quality and level of parks,
recreation, trails, civic open
spaces, and open spaces within
private residential developments.
(5) Prepare funding strategies
including but not limited to grants,
foundations, increment revenue,
impacts fees, and general fund.
REC Policy 1.3: Based on the 2020 "Building
Community with Parks, Recreation & Trails
Community Engagement Report," the City will
employ a similar community survey instrument
to assess and gauge community recreational
needs every five (5) years concurrently with
updating the Parks, Recreation, Trails, Civic
Open Space Master Plan. Furthermore, when
redeveloping existing parks and planning new
parks, the City should meet with residents and
the Recreation Advisory Board for their input.
Meetings could include workshops, pop-up
events, presentations to Homeowner
Associations and other involvement or
outreach activities.
REC Policy 1.4: The City shall actively pursue
the acquisition of available land for future
parks and trails in concert with the standards
and priorities established in the Ocoee Parks,
Recreation, Trails and Civic Open Space
Master Plan Update, including the adopted
level -of -service standard(s). The following
issues should be considered before acquiring
parkland and trail corridors:
• The distribution of parks and trails;
• Locations near other public facilities,
where possible;
• The ability to maximize access and
safety, including opportunities to
expand, connect to, and close gaps in
trail networks;
• Compatibility of adjacent land uses.
REC Policy 1.5: Implementing green
infrastructure is key to creating new parks,
trails, and open spaces. Parks and civic open
spaces can be incorporated into municipal
infrastructure such as stormwater ponds. Trails,
bike lanes, and cycle tracks can be
integrated into roadway projects, and pocket
parks can be nestled within rights -of -way
and/or common areas. The Parks and Leisure
Services Director will work closely with other
departments, including Public Works and
Utilities, as well as other agencies and
organizations, to pursue the addition of parks,
recreation, trails, and civic open spaces as an
element of infrastructure projects.
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REC Policy 1.6: Park and open space sites shall
not be converted to non -park uses except
where the City Commission finds such
conversion essential to protect public health,
safety, and welfare. Where there is a
reduction in area or facility capacity because
of a conversion, additional facilities necessary
to restore and exceed lost park capacity shall
be provided within one (1) year. Should a
conversion be unavoidable in a conservation
area within the parks system, the mitigation
will follow the standards set forth in the
Conservation Element and the Land
Development Code.
REC Policy 1.7: The City will offer a variety of
recreational activities in connection with
parks and civic open space sites, by providing
for (but not limited to) passive recreation,
active recreation, supervised recreational
activities, drop -in recreation, organized youth
and adult sports, and special organized
events and festivals.
REC Policy 1.8: The City shall avoid duplication
when providing services and take into
consideration the availability of other
resources before developing new facilities,
including private, county, and state parks,
and open space facilities.
REC Policy 1.9: The City cannot fiscally or
administratively supply all of the recreation,
trails, and civic open spaces to meet future
demands and, therefore, will require private
development to continue to provide and/or
fund the development and construction of
recreational amenities, trails, and civic open
spaces as prescribed by this Comprehensive
Plan and the City's Land Development Code.
REC Policy 1.9.a: The City will continue to
require residential developments to
provide and/or maintain private
neighborhood and community
recreational facilities and civic open
spaces, which are safely accessible to
their residents.
REC Policy 1.9.b: Private development,
including commercial and mixed -use
developments, should integrate civic
open spaces. Civic open spaces are
defined as a space usually between 0 and
2.5 acres that has public access and may
contain such facilities as landscaped
areas, pocket parks, plazas, squares, areas
to sit, community gardens, small
playgrounds, green infrastructure like rain
gardens, bioswales, tree boxes, ponds,
and natural areas.
REC Policy 1.9.c: The City's Land
Development Code require residential
development to provide and maintain
common open space. No area shall be
accepted as common open space unless
it satisfies the following standards.
• Common open space shall be
dedicated to and be accessible to
and usable by all residents of the
residential development or specific
phase thereof.
• Common open space shall be
suitably improved so that it is an
amenity for its intended use. Such
use may include aesthetic (i.e.,
gardens, plazas, squares,
enhanced landscape areas, and
fountains with public access), trails
and pathways, greenbelt buffering,
or recreational facilities (i.e.,
swimming pools, splashparks, field
and sport courts, playgrounds, fit -
trails or exercise equipment).
• No building should be constructed
on lands defined as common open
space unless it is for recreational
purposes or supports maintenance
or user comfort (i.e., pavilions,
restrooms, bathhouse, gazebos).
• When practicable, stormwater
ponds should be treated as an
amenity within open space, with
adjacent trails, bridges, and water
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features.
• Common open space shall be
maintained by the Homeowners
Association (HOA) or Property
Owners Association (POA) for that
specific development.
REC Policy 1.9.d: Provide for the protection
of open space and conservation areas
while protecting these areas from
incompatible land use and wherever
possible allowing these areas to remain
functionally intact. The City shall use the
Land Development Code to address the
protection of conservation areas, native
vegetation, and buffers in accordance
with the provisions in the Conservation
Element.
REC Policy 1.10: The City will encourage public
participation in park and recreational
planning through the Recreation Advisory
Board and at public forums, special events,
and workshops.
REC Objective 2 - Health and Wellbeing: The
City shall promote active and healthy
lifestyles of all ages and abilities by offering
facilities, programs, and services through the
City's Parks and Leisure Services Department
and/or through private
enterprise/development.
REC Policy 2.1: The City will use tools such as a
Health Impact Assessment (HIA) to evaluate
localized health trends when planning
facilities, programs, activities, and special
events offered by the Parks and Leisure
Services Department. Such data can be
acquired through organizations like Healthy
West Orange, Orlando Health, Advent Health,
MetroPlan Orlando, and the Florida
Department of Health -Orange County.
REC Policy 2.2: The City will work with
appropriate agencies and organizations to
deliver effective programming and special
events that boost physical activity, promote
family -centric health and wellness, and
expose residents and visitors to nature.
REC Policy 2.3: The City will look for
opportunities to increase indoor and outdoor
intergenerational play opportunities in a
manner that stimulates childhood
development while keying into an adult's idea
of health and wellness.
REC Policy 2.4: The City will strive to help
reduce obesity and the incidence of chronic
disease by providing opportunities to increase
rigorous physical activity in a variety of forms,
and address the needs of different age
groups, as dictated by local health trends.
REC Policy 2.5: The City will provide
opportunities for its residents to connect with
nature in a way that increases the sense of
well-being, improves mental health, and
elevates a person's environmental awareness
and appreciation.
REC Policy 2.6: The City will aid in reducing
childhood hunger by increasing access to
nutritious food through before school, after
school, and summer programs.
REC Policy 2.7: The City will work with local
health organizations to offer nutritional and
wellness educational classes at City facilities
and special events.
REC Policy 2.8: The City will, in partnership with
residents, identify "food deserts" within the
city, where access to healthy food options,
especially fresh fruits and vegetables, is limited
or non-existent due to the absence of a
grocery store within a convenient traveling
distance. The City will evaluate and help
establish, if interest and available land exists, a
community gardens program in any food
deserts.
REC Objective 3 - Access, Accessibility &
Connectivity: Promote the diversity of
recreational participants through developing
and maintaining accessible, inclusive, and
welcoming facilities, programs, events, and
services. This includes optimizing accessibility
between trails and adjacent land uses in a
manner that stimulates trail activation and
integration while also ensuring privacy, safety,
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and security between trail users and adjacent
land uses.
REC Policy 3.1: The City shall strive to meet the
standard set forth by the Trust for Public Land
that every resident shall have access to a
quality park or green space within a 10-minute
walk from their home. The City shall assess the
locations of parks and green space in relation
to residences and determine whether the City
meets the standard. If not, then the City shall
strive to meet this standard no later than 2045.
To achieve this standard, the City may count
private and not -for -profit providers of parks,
civic open space, and recreational facilities.
REC Policy 3.2: Handicap parking facilities and
bicycle racks shall be provided at all parks,
recreation, trailheads, and open space sites.
Priority for bicycle racks shall be given to
locations sheltered from the rain and
elements.
REC Policy 3.3: Recreation, parks, trails, and
civic open space programs, activities,
facilities, and services shall be reasonably
accessible to the elderly, handicapped, and
economically disadvantaged.
REC Policy 3.4: The City shall optimize access
between trails and compatible, adjacent
land uses while minimizing and addressing
potential conflict points caused by trail
crossings and connections. For example, stop
signs, Rapid Rectangular Flashing Beacons
("RRFBs"), and HAWK signals can be directed
to oncoming motorists
REC Policy 3.5: The City shall route future trails
adjacent to or through existing and planned
parkland and other appropriate public
spaces. Parks adjacent to trail corridors shall
include internal multipurpose path networks.
REC Policy 3.6: The City shall preserve or
establish a natural canopy to improve the trail
user experience by planting shade trees.
REC Policy 3.7: The City shall work closely with
the Healthy West Orange Trails Connection to
implement the regional trails activation plan.
This includes participating as a voting member
of the Healthy West Orange Trails Connection
Steering Committee and providing support to
one or more of the technical committees.
REC Policy 3.8: New multipurpose paved trails
should be developed to serve the needs of
pedestrians, cyclists, and skaters within the
City.
REC Policy 3.9: Working with the County, the
City should promote and develop
connections to the West Orange Trail from
neighborhoods, parks, and civic open space
sites.
REC Policy 3.10: The City, where possible, shall
provide for a system of off -road connections
between historic, recreational, and residential
areas.
REC Policy 3.11: The City shall work to establish
Downtown trails as shown in the Ocoee
Downtown Master Plan and MetroPlan
Orlando's Silver Star Complete Streets Plan.
REC Policy 3.12: The City shall prioritize
sidewalk improvements that create or
improve pedestrian access and safety, as well
as those that connect City parks and civic
open spaces to neighborhoods, schools,
institutional uses, and commercial areas.
REC Policy 3.13: Employ complete streets
strategies to enable safe access for all users,
including bicyclists and pedestrians, on
roadways leading to parks, recreation, and
civic open space locations.
REC Objective 4 - Facility Planning &
Development: Plan, design, build, and
maintain attractive, safe, accessible and
sustainable parks, recreation facilities, trails,
and civic open spaces that are resilient
through the integration of green infrastructure
and practices.
REC Policy 4.1: The City shall create a
coordinated and consistent appearance of
parks, recreation, and trail facilities, including
wayfinding and park signage. Bicycle
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wayfinding signs are appropriate on multi -use
trails, bike lanes, and cycle tracks at decision
points and trailheads. Such signs should
emulate the Portland format of showing
distance and estimated time to destination at
a I 0-mph recreational speed.
REC Policy 4.2: To the extent possible, the City
should eliminate architectural and cultural
barriers in existing parks and recreation
facilities; and employ universal design and
green building techniques in the planning,
design, and implementation of the City's new
and redeveloping parks, recreational
facilities, trails, and civic and open spaces.
REC Policy 4.3: The City shall employ nature -
based solutions in park development and
management to include such things as;
conserving and restoring natural systems,
increasing and integrating biodiversity
adjacent to recreation facilities, planting
native plants as pollinators, using low impact
development (LID) and green stormwater
techniques including, rain gardens, bioswales, the removal of invasive fauna and flora, and
restoration of natural areas.
REC Policy 4.4: Parks shall be located near or
collocated with public elementary and
middle schools, libraries, community centers,
and similar public facilities where the needs of
such other facilities are compatible and
permittable.
REC Policy 4.5: The City shall ensure that all
park and recreational facilities meet the most
current Consumer Product Safety Commission
Park Safety guidelines and Americans with
Disabilities Act accessibility standards.
REC Policy 4.6: Crime Prevention through
Environmental Design (CPTED) techniques
and assessments should be employed when
evaluating existing recreational and trail
facilities and planning new ones.
REC Policy 4.7: Parks, recreational facilities,
trails, and civic open spaces shall be
maintained in a manner which promotes a
safe, clean, orderly, and aesthetically
pleasing environment.
REC Policy 4.8: The City shall build and
maintain nature trails within City parks and
conservation areas. Nature trails can be
paved or unpaved. They should be built to
accommodate pedestrians in a manner that
heightens environmental sensitivity but not to
the detriment of the natural resource.
Interpretative signage and programs should
be employed to increase the public's
environmental awareness and sensitivity.
REC Objective 5 - Resource Management,
Sustainability & Stewardship: The City will
encourage the conservation, sustainability,
and protection of Ocoee's natural, historical,
and cultural resources.
REC Policy 5.1: Staff will be trained to manage
and maintain the different park types and
facilities. Training will include developing and
maintaining a manual of best practices. Staff
will be encouraged to enhance their training
through such sources as the Florida
Recreation and Parks Association, National
Recreation and Parks Association, irrigation
and ground management workshops, and
other training opportunities, as needed.
REC Policy 5.2: A Management Plan will be
prepared for each City Park, trail, and
recreational facility. The Management Plan
will address standard maintenance activities
and management methods for the natural
resources on site.
REC Policy 5.3: The City shall employ efficient
resource management techniques in order to
conserve water and energy at parks,
recreation facilities, multi -use trails and civic
open spaces. The City may offer and facilitate
educational activities, events, and
information to increase energy conservation
practices by residents.
REC Policy 5.4: The City shall ensure that
historic sites located in parks, recreational,
civic open spaces are preserved, restored,
and held inviolate against diversion to other
uses except in instances of overriding public
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need, such as natural disasters.
REC Policy 5.5: Public access to City parks shall
be strategically located to protect and ensure
the integrity of existing natural features.
REC Policy 5.6: The City may acquire,
preserve, and maintain natural areas to
protect open space, wetlands, sensitive
natural habitats, effective aquifer recharge
areas, lakes, floodplains, special flood hazard
areas, and natural vegetation from
development and incompatible land uses. If
natural resources can accommodate the
public without greatly disturbing the natural
system, the sites can be developed and
managed as a Nature Park.
REC Policy 5.7: The City may offer
environmental education activities, events,
and information at City parks and at other
facilities to increase the community's
environmental awareness.
Policy 5.8: Open space in parks shall be
maintained to protect and preserve natural
features, aquifer recharge areas, and
sensitive natural habitats, and to provide
passive recreation opportunities and public
access to lakes and water bodies.
Policy 5.9: The City shall enhance the
recreational potential and aesthetic appeal
of lakes, creeks, floodways, utility easements,
stormwater ponds, and wetlands, where
possible.
Policy 5.10: Community access to shorelines
shall be required for all shoreline or adjacent
development. The City shall encourage public
access and exposure to lakes, significant
physical features, and natural open space.
REC Objective 6 - Financial Planning and
Funding: The City shall provide parks,
recreational facilities, trails, and open spaces
in an economically efficient manner.
REC Policy 6.1: The City shall, on an annual
basis and prior to preparation of the annual
budget and capital improvement program,
review the need for new recreation sites and
facilities and the need for improvements,
repairs, and general preventative
maintenance at existing City parks,
recreational facilities, trails, and civic and
open space facilities. The analysis shall be
directed toward maintaining a system of
recreational sites and facilities, which is
responsive to user needs, serves all areas of
the City, and is accessible to residents and
visitors.
REC Policy 6.2: The City shall include funds for
the acquisition, development, and
maintenance for City parks, recreational
facilities, trails, and civic open space in its
annual Capital Improvement Program and
Operating Budget.
REC Policy 6.3: The Parks and Leisure Services
Department will use available tools, such as
the Florida Recreation and Parks Association's
Impact Calculator to demonstrate the City's
economic benefit in providing a quality and
comprehensive parks and recreation system.
REC Policy 6.4: The City shall pursue funding
assistance for parks, recreation, multi -use trail,
and open space facilities through local,
County, State, and Federal assistance
programs and grants.
REC Policy 6.5. The City shall work to obtain
funding to identify and preserve
historical/cultural sites throughout the city.
REC Policy 6.6: The City shall pursue adequate
funding to preserve, maintain, and enhance
existing parks, recreation facilities, trails, and
open spaces.
REC Policy 6.7: The City shall continue to
administer the Recreational Parks Facilities
Impact Fee to provide for the elimination of
future parks recreation, trails and open space
deficiencies. The recreation impact fee
assessment shall be conducted at least every
five (5) years to coincide with the Master Plan
Update.
REC Policy 6.8: Developer incentives, impact
fee credits, density transfers, and tax
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incentives shall be used to facilitate the
acquisition and development of City parks,
recreational facilities, trails, and civic open
spaces identified in the updated Parks,
Recreation, Trails and Civic Open Space
Master Plan.
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UTL GOAL: THE CITY SHALL PLAN FOR AND
PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY POTABLE WATER,
WASTEWATER, AND RECLAIMED WATER SERVICE
WHILE PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT AND
ENSURING PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY.
UTL Objective I - Expansion of Utility Services:
The City shall expand public utilities systems
by requiring connection to potable water,
wastewater, and reclaimed water for new
development.
UTL Policy 1.1 All new development and
redevelopment shall connect to central
potable water, wastewater, and reclaimed
water systems. On a very limited basis, water
and wastewater service of individual single
family lots by private wells and septic tanks
shall be considered in accordance with
Florida Statutes, the requirements of the Land
Development Code, and UTL Policy 7.3.
UTL Policy 1.2: Upsizing and extension of
potable water, wastewater, and reclaimed
water infrastructure to accommodate new
development shall be at the developer's
expense. Utilities extensions and upsizing shall
be in accordance with the utilities master
plan.
UTL Policy 1.3: The hydraulic modeling analysis
shall be the basis of the utilities master plan to
prioritize and coordinate the expansion and
upgrade of facilities to meet existing and
future needs.
UTL Policy 1.4: The extension of potable water,
wastewater, and reclaimed water mains shall
be consistent with land use allocations
delineated on the Future Land Use Map.
UTL Objective 2 - Establishment of User Fees:
The City shall establish user fees to cover the
full costs of operating and maintaining the
potable water, wastewater, and reclaimed
water systems.
UTL Policy 2.1: Water and wastewater
connection fees shall cover the cost of the
needed water, wastewater, and reclaimed
water system expansions. User fees shall cover
the full cost of operating and maintaining the
water, wastewater, and reclaimed water
systems, including debt service.
UTL Policy 2.2: The City shall maintain an
inclined block potable water rate structure,
where the price per unit increases and
consumption rises, to promote water
conservation, cover all costs to maintain the
potable water system, and meet the
established potable water level of service
established in UTL Policy 3.1.
UTL Policy 2.3: The City shall maintain a
wastewater rate structure to cover all costs to
maintain the wastewater system and meet
the established wastewater level of service
established in UTL Policy 6.1.
UTL Policy 2.4: The City shall maintain an
inclined block reclaimed water rate structure,
where the price per unit increases and
consumption rises, to promote water
conservation and cover all costs to maintain
the reclaimed water system.
UTL Policy 2.5: The City shall comply with all
and operation of facilities and required
connections to public utilities obligations.
UTL Objective 3 - Provision of Potable Water
Service: The City shall maintain potable water
level of service and ensure that adequate
capacity is available to support demands
generated by existing and future
development.
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UTL Policy 3.1: The City's adopted level of
service standard for potable water shall be
270 gallons per day/equivalent residential unit
(ERU).
UTL Policy 3.2: The City shall provide potable
water service in compliance with or
exceeding the minimum Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) and Florida
Department of Environmental Protection
(FDEP) water quality standards.
UTL Policy 3.3: The City shall comply with St.
Johns River Water Management District
(SJRWMD) Consumptive Use Permit (CUP) No.
3216.
UTL Policy 3.4: The City shall maximize use of
existing potable water facilities by
implementing management techniques that
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resources and related natural systems, and
optimize water supply yield. These techniques
may include, but are not limited to well field
optimization, providing reclaimed water for
landscape irrigation, demand side
management, and water conservation.
UTL •! 3.5: The City shall maintain a five-
year Water Facilities Capital Improvements
Program to correct existing deficiencies and
replace existing infrastructure as required. A
Capital Improvements Program consistent
with hydraulic modeling studies, the Master
Plan, and Work Plan, shall be prepared
annually in order to provide improvements
and expansion to the existing water,
wastewater, and reclaimed water systems to
meet existing and future demands.
UTL Policy 3.6: The City shall annually assess the
potable water treatment and storage
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demands for the current fiscal year and at
least the next ten fiscal years. Should the
analysis indicate that future demands will
exceed the design capacity of the potable
water system, the City shall plan and schedule
improvements to expand the system's
capacity.
UTL Policy 3.7: All improvements and additions
to potable water facilities to correct
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shall be compatible and adequate to meet
the adopted level of service standards. These
improvements shall comply, at a minimum,
with standards recognized and approved by
FIDEP and SJRWMD.
UTL Policy 3.8: The City shall continue to
maintain and update its Cross -Connection
Control Manual and Program as necessary to
comply with federal, state, and local
regulations.
UTL Objective 4 - Promotion of Water
Conservation: The City shall promote water
conservation and reuse.
UTIL Policy 4. 1: The City shall encourage water
conservation to promote the efficient use of
water resources and prevent waste.
UTL Policy 4.2: The City shall maintain a Water
Conservation Program that meets the
requirements of the St. Johns River Water
Management District (SJRWMD) Consumptive
Use Permit (CUP). The Water Conservation
Program shall also • consistent with the
Central Florida Water Initiative (CFWI) goals
and be updated as needed to addresses
customer water use habits. The program shall
at a minimum include:
• Customer education and outreach;
• High water user notification program,
• Employee education;
• Advanced Meter Infrastructure (AMI);
• SJRWMD irrigation restrictions and
water shortage orders enforcement;
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• Irrigation system design standards;
• Florida WaterStarsm and Florida -Friendly
Landscaping1m Promotion;
• Water loss control;
• Water reuse; and
• High -efficiency plumbing fixture and
appliance requirements.
UTL Policy 4.3: The City shall adhere to
SJRWMD emergency water shortage
restrictions when mandated.
UTL Policy 4.4: Lowest quality sources of water
for landscape irrigation when technically,
economically, and environmentally feasible.
of low impact development (LID) principles to
minimize impacts to the natural environment
and facilitate water conservation.
UTIL Policy 4.6: All service connections to the
potable and reclaimed water distribution
systems shall be metered and the City shall
maintain a meter replacement program.
UTIL Policy 4.7: The City will complete projects
listed in the CFWI Regional Water Supply Plan
and as described in the 1 O-Year Water Supply
Facilities Work Plan (WSFWP) based on need
and economic, technical, and environmental
feasibility.
potable, non -potable, and altern tive ter
supply sources and facilities required to
provide adequate services to existing and
future development consistent with the Future
Land Use Element.
UTL Objective 5 - Regional Water Supply
Planning: The City shall participate in regional
water supply planning initiatives.
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its 10-Year Water Supply Facilities Work Plan
and amend the Comprehensive Plan within
eighteen months following the adoption of
the updated Regional Water Supply Plan by
St. Johns River Water Management District.
UTL Policy 5.2: The City shall coordinate with
SJRWMD, Orange County, and the Florida
Department of Environmental Protection to
develop efficient, cost-effective, and
technically feasible water sources to
supplement existing groundwater supplies to
meet future water supply demands, while
minimizing impacts to water quality, wetlands,
and aquatic systems.
UTL Policy 5.3: The City shall participate in
Central FloCida Water Initiative, SJRWMD, and
FDEP water supply planning efforts.
UTL Objective 6 - Provision of Wastewater
Service: The City shall maintain a wastewater
level of service to ensure that adequate
capacity is available to support demands
generated by existing and future
development.
UTL Policy 6.1: The City's adopted level of
service standard for wastewater shall be 250
gallons per day/equivalent residential unit
(ERU).
UTL Policy 62 The City shall maintain
compliance with the FIDEP Wastewater Permit
F LAO] 0815.
UTL Policy 6.3: The City shall continue to
monitor and reduce the influence, collection,
and treatment of undesired water entering
the wastewater system from infiltration and
inflow.
UTL Policy 6.4: The City shall maintain a 5-year
Wastewater Facilities Capital Improvements
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Program for capital improvements of
wastewater facilities to correct existing facility
deficiencies, replace existing facilities as
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UTL Policy 6.5: The City shall annually assess the
capacity of the wastewater transmission and
treatment system to accommodate future
wastewater demand generated by
anticipated growth and development for the
current fiscal year and at least the following
four fiscal years. Should the analysis indicate
future demands will exceed the design
capacity of the wastewater system, the City
shall plan and schedule improvements to
expand system capacity.
UTL Policy 6.6: All improvements and/or
additions to wastewater facilities to correct
deficiencies shall be compatible and
adequate to meet the adopted level of
service standards. These improvements
and/or additions to wastewater facilities shall
comply, at a minimum, with standards
recognized and approved by the Florida
Department of Environmental Protection.
UTL Objective 7 - Reduction of Nutrient Loads
to Protect Water Basins: The City shall reduce
the nutrient load to impaired basins through
eliminating onsite sewer treatment and
disposal systems (OSTDS) and reducing
effluent nutrient concentrations in wastewater
treatment facilities.
UTL Policy 7.1: The City shall update its OSTDS
Remediation Plan every five years to identify
projects to convert existing OSTDS to the City's
wastewater system.
UTL Policy 7.2 The City shall evaluate
UTL Policy 7.3: The temporary use of OSTDS to
serve individual residential lots outside of a
development may be allowed until a City
wastewater connection becomes available,
provided that the requirements of the Florida
Statutes, the City's Comprehensive Plan, the
City's Land Development Code, Engineering
Standards Manual, and other Ordinances of
the City are met or exceeded. Specific septic
tank criteria shall be governed by the Orange
County Department of Health.
UTL Policy 7.4: The owner of a properly
functioning onsite sewage treatment and
disposal system, excluding an approved
onsite graywater system, must connect the
system or the building's plumbing to an
available publicly owned or investor -owned
sewerage system within 365 days after written
notification by the owner of the publicly
owned or investor -owned sewerage system
that the system is available for connection.
(Section 381.00655 (1) (a), F.S.)
UTL Policy 7.5 The Ocoee Wastewater
Treatment Facility shall meet the effluent total
nitrogen annual average limit adopted in the
Action Plan Priority Focus Area, Ocklawaha
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and in accordance with the requirements of
FDEP Wastewater Permit FLAO 10815.
UTL Policy 7.6: The City shall maintain a
Wastewater Facility Plan in accordance with
Section 369.320, F.S.
UTL Policy 7.7: The City of Ocoee Wastewater
Facility Plan, dated June 2010 and prepared
by Reiss Engineering, Inc., adopted on July 19,
2011 pursuant to the Wekiva Parkway and
Protection Act, is hereby adopted and
incorporated into the Comprehensive Plan
and is on file in the Planning Department. The
City will utilize the Wastewater Facility Plan as
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the basis for prioritizing the Capital
Improvement Program to provide central
wastewater service to properties within the
City wastewater service area to minimize on -
site wastewater treatment and disposal
systems. [Wekiva Parkway and Protection Act
(WPPA): Ch. 369.321(3), F.S.]
UTL Policy 7.8: The City shall participate in the
Wekiva BMAP and the Ocklawaha BMAP by
identifying projects, exploring partnership and
funding opportunities, and implementing
projects when economically feasible.
UTL Objective 8 - Provision of Reclaimed Water
Service: The City shall promote the use of
lowest quality water sources for landscape
irrigation to reduce groundwater withdrawals
associated with irrigation.
UTL Policy 8.1: The City shall require the
installation of reclaimed water lines for
landscape irrigation for all new
developments.
UTL Policy 8.2: The City shall maintain
agreements for the wholesale purchase of
reclaimed water and pursue additional
alternative water supply sources to offset
groundwater irrigation demands.
UTL Policy 8.3: The City shall develop efficient,
cost-effective, and technically feasible water
sources to supplement existing groundwater
supplies to meet future water demands while
and aquatic systems.
UTL Policy 8.4: The City shall continue to
expand its reclaimed water system where
feasible to increase availability of reclaimed
water and to conserve potable water.
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DRN AL: THE CITY SHALL PROTECT THE WATER
QUALITY WATER ►E, WATERWAYS, AND
THE AQUIFER, iNCREASE FLOOD RESILIENCY,
TE AQUIFER RECHARGE, AND MANAGE
STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE WITHI THE
CI 'S JURISDICTIONAL LIMITS TO ENSURE
PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE.
DRN Objective 1 - Stormwater Management:
The City will update its Stormwater
Management Master Plan. The Stormwater
Management Master Plan shall include
recommendations by governmental
agencies, including the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA), Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA), St John's River Water
Management District (SJRWMD), and basin
specific Watershed Master Plans. The City
shall develop an updated stormwater asset
database including all natural and artificial
drainage systems within the City. The
Stormwater Management Master Plan shall be
used to identify stormwater facility
deficiencies, opportunities for improvement
projects, and stormwater facility maintenance
prioritization sufficient to accommodate
projected demand through the year 2045.
DRN Policy 1.1: By 2035, the City shall create
a stormwater geographic information system
(GIS) database mapping all drainage
infrastructure and facilities within the City. The
stormwater GIS database shall contain
information on all inlets, manholes, pipes,
swales, ditches, ponds, lakes, drainwells, and
any other feature or facility that captures or
conveys stormwater within the corporate City
limits. Deficiencies identified as part of the
stormwater database creation shall be
added to the Stormwater Management
Master Plan.
DRN Policy 1.2: The City shall update the
existing sixteen drainage basin studies and
develop new basin specific Watershed Master
Plans for all basins within the City by 2045. The
updated Watershed Master Plans shall identify
deficiencies with the basins and provide
recommendations for improvements. Once a
Watershed Master Plan is completed for a
basin, the plan will be reviewed by the City
every five years. The deficiencies identified in
the existing drainage basin studies and their
recommended improvements shall be
reviewed and updated within the new basin
specific Watershed Master Plans.
DRN Policy 1.3: Deficiencies identified in the
Stormwater Management Master Plan shall
be corrected on a priority basis. Stormwater
improvements shall prioritize the following
considerations in their design: Water Quality,
Flood Resiliency, and Aquifer Recharge &
Protection.
DRN Policy 1.4: The City shall provide
adequate stormwater management services
to maintain the adopted level of service
standards factoring in the following
considerations:
(a) The protection and maintenance of
the lives and safety of City residents;
(b) The protection and maintenance of
the property within the City;
(c) The protection of existing public
investment;
(d) The protection and due consideration
of water quality;
(e) The reduction of operating and
maintenance costs; and
(f) The achievement and satisfaction of
Regional, State and Federal
regulations.
DRN Policy 1.5: Major improvements and
projects identified within Stormwater
Management Master Plan shall be added to
the City's Capital Improvement Program (the
"CIP"). The CIP shall be revised annually to
update any changes to the program and to
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report any changes as part of the National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
("NPDES") Annual Report.
DRN Policy 1.6: The City shall continue to fund
the implementation of drainage and
stormwater related improvements
recommended within the Capital
Improvement Program with the City's
Stormwater Utility Fee.
DRN Policy 1.7: The City shall establish a
program for the acquisition of drainage rights -
of -way as recommended by the existing
drainage basin studies. The City shall pursue
this to comply with the mandates of legal
access to drainage and stormwater
management facilities by the City's
maintenance staff. This is an important
consideration because the level of service
protection is directly attributed to the
performance and functionality of the City's
drainage and stormwater management
system. The execution and schedule of some
maintenance projects identified in the
Regional Master Stormwater Management
Plan and the Capital Improvement Plan
Element may depend on the acquisition of
certain drainage easements and rights -of -
way.
DRN Policy 1.8: The City shall properly manage
systems to ensure that they are correctly
designed, constructed; and maintained by
doing the following:
(a) Provide annual inspections of installed
stormwater systems;
(b) Provide inspection and evaluation of
new stormwater systems; and
(c) Provide proactive illicit discharge
inspections of the City's storm sewer
system.
DRN Policy 1.9: The stormwater drainage
regulations contained in the City's Land
Development Code shall provide for
protection of natural drainage features and
ensure that future development utilizes
stormwater management systems
compatible with the current and updated
Stormwater Management Master Plan.
DRN Objective 2 - Water Quality: The City shall
protect the water quality of surface waters,
waterways, aquifer recharge areas, and
spring sheds through implementation of the
Land Development Code, Engineering
Standards Manual, and best management
practices.
DRN Policy 2.1: The City shall continue to
monitor water levels and water quality for City
lakes and surface waters associated with
natural drainage features.
DRN Policy 2.2: The City shall employ aquatic
plant management practices that reduce the
emergence of non-native, undesirable
aquatic plants and improve conditions for
safe recreational boating and fishing
activities. City shall continue to implement
management plans that include physical,
biological and chemical controls for its
aquatic plant management program to
protect water quality while also controlling
undesirable and non-native aquatic plants.
DRN Policy 2.3: The City shall continue to
retrofit stormwater infrastructure that
discharges directly to surface waters. The City
shall utilize baffle boxes with nutrient reducing
media or other advanced nutrient reducing
Best Management Practices to enhance
water quality.
DRN Policy 2.4: The City shall review
commercial site plan and subdivision
regulations on an annual basis to ensure that
regulations are adequate to protect surface
water quality. The City shall require all new
development to comply with Best
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Management Practices
criteria set forth in the
Standards Manual.
and the drainage both public and private —to enhance the
City's Engineering quality of stormwater runoff wherever feasible.
DRN Policy 2.5: The City shall require all new
development or redevelopment to comply
with the National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System ("NPDES") stormwater
permitting program. In accordance with Rule
62-621.300(4), F.A.C. developments must
submit a Notice of Intent ("NOI") at least two
(2) days prior to beginning construction
activities. In addition, a Storm Water Pollution
Prevention Plan ("SWPPP") shall be required to
be submitted and approved by the City
before commencing construction activities.
Upon completion of construction, a Notice of
Termination ("NOT") shall be submitted to
transfer NPDES permit coverage to the City's
MS4 permit.
DRN Policy 2.6: New development shall, at a
minimum, maintain surface and groundwater
flow rates and volumes at pre -development
levels, or enhance recharge so that the
natural function of groundwater recharge
areas is maintained, or improved. New
development projects or expansion of existing
development within the Wekiva Study Area
shall be required to follow Best Management
Practices for stormwater design and
treatment.
DRN Policy 2.7: Redevelopment projects that
result in an increase in impervious surface area
shall be considered substantial and comply
with all stormwater requirements for new
development.
DRN Policy 2.8: The City will prioritize and
encourage the incorporation of green
stormwater management infrastructure,
including bioswales, rain gardens, and
permeable pavements, into all new
construction and redevelopment efforts—
DRN Policy 2.9: City shall encourage efforts to
incorporate nature into the design of
stormwater systems. All efforts shall be made
to include elements of Florida -friendly flora
and fauna to filter stormwater, and citizen
recreation and civic spaces within stormwater
design.
DRN Policy 2.10: Vegetated infiltration
(bioswale) areas shall be used to provide
stormwater treatment and management on
all sites except when soil, topography, or
seasonal high-water conditions are
inappropriate for infiltration as determined by
a professional engineer licensed in the State
of Florida. Design of the stormwater systems
for non -urban development shall use
bioretention areas (below grade vegetated
areas) to increase stormwater treatment and
reduce stormwater volume. Downspouts for
non -urban development shall be directed
from the roof to vegetated swales, where
possible, or directed to the stormwater
management system for treatment.
DRN Policy 2.11: Sensitive karst features,
including sinkholes with a direct connection to
the aquifer and stream -to -sink features, shall
not be utilized as stormwater management
facilities. Karst features with a direct
connection to the aquifer will be identified
and placed in a conservation easement. Prior
to development approval, all depressions will
be investigated by a licensed professional
geotechnical engineer to identify any
potential connections to the aquifer. If
connections are determined to exist, the area
draining to the karst feature under pre -
development conditions shall be preserved
through a conservation easement.
DRN Policy 2.12: All components of the
stormwater treatment and management
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system shall be owned and maintained by the
responsible legal entity identified in the
SJRWMD or DEP stormwater permit, typically a
homeowner or property owners association.
DRN Policy 2.13: Development shall use joint or
shared access to the maximum extent
feasible in order to minimize impervious
surfaces.
DRN Policy 2.14: Multifamily residential and
non-residential development shall use shared
parking to the maximum extent possible to
minimize impervious surfaces. The City shall
research and consider shared parking
formulas between disparate uses for inclusion
in the Land Development Code and allow
development applicants to submit parking
studies that would support a reduction in
paved parking. Overflow parking may be
allowed on grass or gravel areas, as
delineated on a site plan. All parking lots with
100 or more spaces shall evaluate utilizing up
to twenty (20) percent of the parking spaces
in pervious areas.
DRN Policy 2.15: Design of parking lots,
sidewalks, buildings and other impervious
surfaces shall minimize connections between
impervious surfaces through techniques
shown on a site plan such as:
(a) Directing flows from roof drains to
vegetated areas or to rain barrels or
cisterns for reuse of water;
(b) Directing flows from paved areas to
vegetated areas;
(c) Locating impervious surfaces so that
they drain to vegetated buffers or
natural areas; and,
(d) Breaking up flow directions from large
paved surfaces.
DRN Policy 2.16: Pervious pavement materials
and techniques should be used to minimize
the amount of impervious surface within new
development and redevelopment.
DRN Policy 2.17: Commercial and industrial
development shall be designed to minimize
site disturbance by limiting clearing to the
minimum area necessary to accomplish
development by adhering the following
requirements:
(a) Avoid or minimize the removal of
existing trees and vegetation;
(b) Minimize soil compaction by
delineating the smallest disturbance
areas feasible; and
(c) Maximize disconnection of impervious
surfaces to reduce stormwater runoff
flows and increase opportunities for
infiltration.
DRN Policy 2.18: In addition to requiring
minimum level of service standards
established by the Comprehensive Plan
Drainage Sub -element, the City shall ensure
that post -development recharge volume
conditions approximate predevelopment
recharge volume conditions within the Wekiva
Study Area protection zone, as indicated on
the Drainage and Aquifer Recharge Figure X.
This shall be accomplished in the Land
Development Code by requiring that the first
three (3) inches of stormwater be retained on
site within Type A soil areas in the Wekiva
Protection Zone for basins that have a positive
outfall. A development applicant may
conduct a hydrological survey and site
analysis to demonstrate that post -
development recharge will be equal to or less
than pre -development recharge.
DRN Objective 3 - Flood Resiliency: The City
shall increase its flood resiliency through the
prevention and elimination of flooding effects
from stormwater runoff and inadequate
stormwater facilities and ensure that
developments comply with the City's
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Floodplain Management Regulations as well
as regional, state and federal regulations.
DRN Policy 3.1: The City shall cooperate and
coordinate with all appropriate water
management agencies, including the Florida
Department of Environmental Protection
(DEP), St. John's River Water Management
District (SJRWMD), and Orange County. The
City shall require all new development and
redevelopment to follow the
recommendations and requirements set forth
with respect to peak discharge rates
reduction and/or control of runoff volumes.
DRN Policy 3.2: The City shall maintain a level
of service standard based on performance
standards as defined in 44 CFR, Parts 59-78 -
National Flood Insurance Program; Chapter
62-302, F.A.C; and the City's published design
standards. The performance standards for
water quality shall be in accordance with
Class III recreational waters, as specified in
Surface Water Quality Standards Chapter 62-
302, FAC. Secondary drainage collection and
conveyance systems shall adhere to the 10-
year frequency storm event, as specified by
the City Codes.
Open basins/waterways and roadway culvert
crossings shall provide flood protection for a
100-year frequency, 24-hour duration storm
event without overtopping of stormwater
management ponds and/or roadways.
Closed or landlocked basins will be required
to retain the volume generated by a 100-year,
24-hour storm event, with the retained volume
recovered within a 14-day period following a
storm event.
Open basins will be required to retain the
volume generated by a 25-year, 24-hour
storm event, with the retained volume
recovered within a 14-day period following a
storm event. The lowest floor elevation for a
habitable and/or insurable structure shall be
established a minimum of two (2) foot above
the base (100-year) flood elevation. Natural
terrain or landscape barriers to flooding shall
be preserved during the land development
process.
DRN Policy 3.3: The City shall not permit
structures to be constructed under the flood
elevation resulting from a 100-year, 24-hour
storm event of the nearest water body plus
two feet.
DRN Policy 3.4: The City shall not permit
encroachment within the 100-year floodplain
without compensating storage. The City shall
require compensating flood storage where
proposed development will impact existing
floodplains.
DRN Policy 3.5: The City shall limit post -
development runoff rates to that of
predevelopment in all watershed basins and
the retention of the volume generated by the
100-year, 24-hour storm event in closed or
landlocked basins and the 25-year, 24-hour
storm event in open basins.
DRN Policy 3.6: All stormwater management
systems within a subdivision shall be designed
and constructed in order to provide
adequate flood protection for all structures
and to protect the structural integrity of all
roadways.
DRN Policy 3.7: All stormwater management
systems shall provide for the safe handling of
all stormwater runoff that flows into, across,
and is discharged from a development
without creating any additional flooding to
adjacent property owners.
DRN Policy 3.8: The City shall continue to
implement land development regulations
meet the following criteria:
(a) Where economically feasible and
physically possible, a non-structural
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approach shall be utilized to meet the
City's surface water quantity and
quality needs;
(b) No greater quantity of runoff will be
allowed off -site than occurs under
natural conditions;
(c) Each phase of any development in
question shall exist as an independent
unit capable of having its surface
water management needs met by the
drainage system design;
(d) Development shall not adversely
impact flood elevations or degrade
the water quality of a water body.
DRN Policy 3.9: All stormwater management
devices constructed and dedicated to the
City shall be designed so that they can be
maintained at a minimal cost to the taxpayer,
as determined by the City.
DRN Policy 3.10: The City shall not accept for
dedication any road, street, or facility
constructed within a designated flood hazard
area, unless mitigating measures as identified
in the City's Subdivision Regulations have
been installed by the developer to overcome
any identified flood hazard. All measures
installed by the developer must be certified as
acceptable by the City prior to project
completion.
DRN Policy 3.11: The City shall enforce the
published 100-year flood elevations for
depressions, lowland areas, lakes, streams
and waterways within its jurisdictional limits
pursuant to Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM)
for the City of Ocoee and Orange County
effective September 27t" 2021.
DRN Objective 4 - Agency Coordination: The
City shall continue to work with federal, state,
regional, local agencies, and professional
organizations on protecting and enhancing
waterbodies, waterways, and connections
with the aquifer within the City's jurisdictional
limits.
DRN Policy 4.1: The City shall cooperate and
coordinate with all appropriate water
management agencies including the Florida
Department of Environmental Protection
(DEP), St. John's River Water Management
District (SJRWMD), and Orange County. The
City shall require all new development and
redevelopment to follow the
recommendations and requirements set forth
relating to water quality, flood resiliency, and
groundwater aquifer recharge from these
agencies.
DRN Policy 4.2: The City shall in cooperate with
and enforce all appropriate
recommendations and requirements
enumerated in the Florida Administrative
Code and Florida Statutes pertaining to
stormwater management.
DRN Policy 4.3: The City shall cooperate with
and enforce all appropriate
recommendations and requirements
associated with Basin Management Action
Plans (BMAP) for watersheds of which the City
is a part. This includes, but is not limited to,
recommendations for the Upper Ocklawaha
River and Wekiva and Rock Springs BMAPs.
DRN Policy 4.4: The City shall support the
recommendations of the Wekiva Parkway
and Protection Act Regional Master
Stormwater Management Plan.
DRN Policy 4.5: The maintenance and
flooding projects identified in the Wekiva
Parkway and Protection Act Regional Master
Stormwater Management Plan (the "Parkway
Plan") from the City's basin studies shall serve
as the basis of an annual budgetary
allocation as a regular component of the
City's stormwater management system and
Capital Improvements Program.
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The City shall also continue to focus on the
water quality projects identified in the
Parkway Plan within its efforts to comply with
the regulations of the NPDES, the Lake
Apopka Basin Rule, and the United States
Environmental Protection Agency's 303(d)
program providing guidance and technical
assistance with respect to determining Total
Maximum Daily Loads ("TMDLs"), as well as the
Wekiva Parkway and Protection Act.
DRN Policy 4.6: Additional funding for city-
wide surface water management programs
shall be sought from Federal and State
sources, new revenue sources will be
considered, such as FDEP TMDL Non -Point
Source Reduction Grants and SJRWMD Cost -
Share Grants and any other sources of funding
that may be applicable.
DRN Policy 4.7: The City shall continue a
dedicated funding source, such as the
stormwater utility fee, that can be used for
planning, implementation, and operations
and maintenance of regional projects within
the Wekiva Study Area. The City shall
continue to fund regional stormwater projects
for the benefit to Lake Apopka, as well as
stormwater maintenance projects identified in
the Wekiva Parkway and Protection Act
Master Stormwater Management Plan.
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MOB GOAL: THE CITY SHALL PROVIDE A
RESILIENT AND LOGICALLY CONNECTED
MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM THAT
PROVIDES FOR THE SAFE AND EFFICIENT
MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE AND GOODS.
MOB Objective I - Context -sensitive
Standards: The City shall adopt and maintain
context -sensitive multi -modal Level of Service
(LOS) standards for automobile, bicycle, and
pedestrian travel to improve safety and
reduce vehicle trips, vehicle miles traveled,
and trip lengths while protecting established
residential areas, environmentally sensitive
areas, and historically significant sites from
adverse transportation impacts.
MOB Policy 1.1: The City shall adopt context -
sensitive, multi -modal Level of Service
standards, as provided below, and shall
provide for the safe movement of people and
goods, with a focus on pedestrian and
bicyclist safety.
MOB Policy 1.1.a: Roadway Facility Level
of Service Standard (Arterial, Collector,
Local) - Context Classification E
MOB Policy 1.1.b: Bicycle Facility Level of
Stress Standard - Level 2
MOB Policy 1.1.c: Pedestrian Facility Level
of Stress Standard - Level 2
MOB Policy 1.2: The City's projected
transportation system standards and needs
shall be based on, coordinated. and well-
balanced with the existing and future land
uses as shown on the Future Land Use Map.
Roadways shall be designed based on their
desired future land use context classification
and shall be connected to increase
interconnectivity and accessibility,
particularly on Target Urban Corridors and
within the Downtown Area.
MOB Policy 1.3: The City shall apply context -
sensitive solutions which integrate land use,
environmental, and social considerations into
project development, site design, and
transportation design and treatment.
Context -sensitive solutions shall address
motorist traffic issues, protect the character of
existing residential neighborhoods, improve
safety, and enhance the quality of life.
Standards to achieve context -sensitive
solutions and complete streets shall be
adopted into the Land Development Code
and shall be implemented as new
development, redevelopment, infill
development or adaptive reuse occurs.
MOB Policy 1.4: The City shall continually seek
opportunities to increase the percentage of
households that are within a one -quarter (1/4)
walkable mile (or five-minute walk) of LYNX
service, trail, or alternative mode of travel for
work commutes.
MOB Policy 1.5: The City will work with the
Florida Department of Transportation,
MetroPlan Orlando, and LYNX to integrate
transit facility improvements into site
development and roadway projects in the
City, where appropriate, and plan for the
transportation needs of transportation -
disadvantaged persons who reside, work,
and/or visit the City.
MOB Policy 1.6: The City shall implement
strategies to reduce pressure to widen
roadways at great expense and make them
less safe for pedestrians and bicyclists. Such
strategies include identifying opportunities to
develop parallel and interconnecting
roadways to create alternative connections
and routes of travel, which lessen the use of
and reliance on principal arterials and
collectors for direct access, and the
construction of modern roundabouts. New
developments should be developed with an
interconnected network of gridded streets,
whenever practicable.
MOB Policy 1.7: Based on the context of the
land uses of the surrounding area of a
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development, shared driveways and cross
access easements shall be required to be
planned and/or installed for new
developments or projects to reduce the
number of driveways on arterial and collector
roadways.
MOB Objective 2 - Safety, Efficiency, and
Resiliency: The City shall emphasize safe
mobility through transportation planning and
design engineering to achieve safer vehicular
travel speeds in support of the City's efforts to
eliminate and reduce serious injuries and
fatalities on its roadways.
MOB Policy 2.1: The City shall emphasize
safety, prioritize projects that promote
alternative modes of travel, and continually
seek opportunities to correct existing system
facility deficiencies and reduce the number
and severity of vehicular crashes, particularly
those involving bicyclists and pedestrians.
MOB Policy 2.2: The City shall coordinate with
the Florida Department of Transportation,
MetroPlan Orlando, LYNX, Orange County,
neighboring jurisdictions and other agencies
as needed to facilitate transportation projects
that avoid disruptions in local conditions, meet
identified needs, or improve access and
safety on the multi -modal network.
MOB Policy 2.3: Development and
redevelopment within the City shall mitigate
adverse transportation impacts to the
multimodal transportation system.
MOB Policy 2A The City shall regularly
evaluate and be prepared for emerging
transportation technologies including, but not
limited to, micro -mobility such as bike share,
autonomous vehicles, traffic signal
coordination, and artificial intelligence, in
relation to the impacts these advancements
will have on mobility.
first/last mile access to other available
transportation alternatives.
MOB Policy 2.6: The City will support the use of
electric vehicles by adopting electric vehicle
charging station requirements for new
residential and non-residential development
in the Land Development Code.
MOB Policy 2.7: The City shall support
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) that
integrate communication, sensing, and
control technologies in vehicles and
infrastructure, transportation systems
management (TSM) and other access
management techniques to encourage the
most coordinated and efficient use of its
transportation infrastructure.
MOB Policy 2.8: Transportation plans shall
integrate motorist needs with those of non -
motorists, including bicycle facilities (multi -use
trails, bike lanes, and cycle tracks), exercise
trails, wide -walk pathways, non -motorized
bicycling/walking corridors and, when
possible, connections to such facilities.
The City shall coordinate with adjacent
jurisdictions to ensure that trails that cross
jurisdictional lines provide a safe and seamless
travel path. Such transportation plans shall
include educational materials for all mode
users to understand their respective rights,
responsibilities, and roles in ensuring and
achieving safe mobility for all.
MOB Objective 3 - Coordination of
Transportation and Land Use: The City shall
coordinate mobility systems with the Future
Land Use Map to ensure that existing and
proposed population densities, housing and
employment patterns and development
activities are consistent with the transportation
modes and circulation plans proposed to
serve these areas.
MOB Policy 2.5: The City shall support the use MOB Policy 3.1: The City shall ensure that a
of micro -mobility, such as bike share, as a new development, Future Land Use map
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amendment, or rezoning does not cause the
City's transportation system and network to
operate below the adopted Levels of Service
standards for roadway, bicycle, or pedestrian
facilities or cause system operational failures.
To this end, the City shall ensure that
development pays its proportionate share of
transportation impacts or construct needed
mobility improvements for motorists and non -
motorists.
MOB Policy 3.2: The City shall ensure that
population growth trends, employment
patterns, and travel demands are
coordinated with the availability of multi -
modal transportation facilities and services
needed to accommodate them.
MOB Policy 3.3: Safe and interconnected
pedestrian and bicycle access ways shall be
provided, whenever possible, to connect
residential and commercial developments to
public uses and spaces, such as plazas,
schools, libraries, parks, museums, intermodal
transit stops, etc.
MOB Policy 3.4: The City shall promote
connected, cohesive, and logical
developments and development patterns
that prioritize pedestrian/bicycle movements
and the creation of successful 15-minute
neighborhoods where core services and
amenities are easily accessible by residents by
walking or cycling. These services and
amenities include community -scale
education and healthcare, essential retail
such grocery store/market and pharmacy,
parks and civic spaces for recreation and
socialization, employment, and similar daily
needs.
MOB Policy 3.5: Higher density and intensity
development nodes/clusters, mixed use and
verticality shall be prioritized along or within
one -quarter ('/4) mile of the centerline of
arterial/collector roadways.
MOB Objective 4 - Fiscally -Efficient
Transportation Investment: The City shall
make fiscally efficient mobility investments
and prioritize cost-effective improvements to
maximize existing systems and provide
alternative travel modes. Develop strategies
and incentives that foster economic vitality,
particularly in the Downtown and Special
Planning Area Overlays and corridors.
MOB Policy 4.1: The City shall identify and
map needed right-of-way to ensure that
adequate right-of-way for future
transportation improvements including
roadway, transit, and bicycle and pedestrian -
dedicated facilities are secured as new
projects and development occurs. Such
maps shall be incorporated into the Mobility
Map Series.
MOB Policy 4.2: The City shall facilitate the
development of compact, mixed -use
neighborhoods to help reduce Vehicle Miles
of Travel (VMT) and increase use of non -
automotive travel modes.
MOB Policy 4.3: The City will identify, prioritize
and make operational improvements to
increase efficiency of existing systems or
identify alternative means or strategies to
reduce travel demand before committing
funding towards additional lanes to add
capacity.
MOB Policy 4.3.1: Traffic signals and other
traffic control/traffic management
devices shall be kept in good working
order.
MOB Policy 4.3.2: Gaps in
pedestrian/bicycle paths on existing
roadways shall be identified and bridged
or addressed in order to increase use of
alternative modes and help reduce
vehicular travel demands on roadways.
Separation of pedestrian and bicycle
infrastructure from motorists, by curbing,
bollards, or otherwise providing a separate
and protected lane of travel shall be
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considered on higher volume and higher
speed roads.
MOB Policy 4.3.3: Through coordination with
LYNX, the City shall identify opportunities to
add to, improve upon or maintain transit
facilities and amenities at bus stops to improve
rider first/last mile experience and help
increase transit ridership.
MOB Policy 4.3A Through inter -departmental
coordination, intersection improvements,
traffic calming measures, bicycle and
pedestrian -designated facilities, access
management strategies, and public
transportation shelters and connections shall
be identified and incorporated into the City's
roadway maintenance program.
MOB Policy 4A The City shall maximize
opportunities to include multi -modal design
treatments, such as through the innovative
use of pavement markings and restriping, as a
part of regular maintenance and resurfacing
of roadway facilities.
MOB Policy 4.5: City multi -modal
transportation facilities shall be monitored and
maintained regularly and shall be free of
hazards or impediments to mobility to ensure
a safe and comfortable travel experience for
all mode users.
MOB Policy 4.6: The City will establish project
priorities for transportation construction
funding that improve the accessibility and
visibility of the existing and planned economic
activity centers in the city.
MOB Policy 4.7: In cooperation with LYNX, the
City will encourage employers and
developers to implement strategies, such as
pedestrian -oriented site development,
reduced on -site parking, bus pass programs,
guaranteed ride home programs, and other
demand management efforts, to help
improve use of alternative modes and
increase transit ridership.
MOB Objective 5 - Funding for Transportation:
The City shall seek funding opportunities and
support major transportation investments that
demonstrate an ability to substantially
improve vehicular and pedestrian/bicycle
mobility, encourage urban infill development,
and reduce traffic congestion.
MOB Policy 5.1: The City shall pursue grants,
programs, and funding partnerships
whenever possible and shall maintain
dedicated funding source(s) to advance
multi -modal transportation projects and
network improvements in order to address
long-term mobility needs.
MOB Policy 5.2: The City shall use a
combination of dedicated local funding and
federal, state, and regional level grants or
partnerships to improve the multi -modal
transportation network.
MOB Policy 5.3: The City shall identify and
update annually a list of short-term (5-year)
and long-term (plan horizon) multi -modal
transportation improvements needed to
achieve and maintain levels of service so that
such improvements can be planned and
programmed in a timely manner.
MOB Policy 5A The City shall consider the list
of short-term and long-term mobility needs for
possible inclusion on the MetroPlan Orlando
Priority Projects List (PPL) to secure funding and
to advance city and those regional
transportation projects that improve or
support motorist, bicycle, and pedestrian
levels of service standards within the City and
surrounding areas.
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Environme
CON GOAL: CONSERVE THE Cl 'S NATURAL
RESOURCES. THE CITY SMALL PROTECT THE ITS
NATURAL RESOURCES THROUGH THE
PRESERVATION, REHABILITATION, AND
CONSTRUCTION OF NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL
ECOSYSTEMS THAT WILL PROTECT HUMAN AND
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, SURFACE WATER,
GROUNDWATER, AND AMBIENT I QUALITY,
SURFACE ATER AND GROUNDTER
AVAILABILITY NV ACCESS, SENSITIVE LANDS,
ENDANGERED SPECIES, SPECIES OF CONCERN,
AND SPECIES BiODIVERSITY, AND SUPPORT
SAFE, HEALTHY, AND THRIVING COMMUNITY.
CON Objective 1 - Minimize Development
Impacts: The City shall promote green
development initiatives and Low Impact
Development stormwater management
through the implementation of the Land
Development Code to conserve energy and
protect the City's natural resources through
energy -efficient and sustainable construction
practices and projects that minimize air,
water, noise, and light pollution during the
construction process, and for the life of the
building or structure.
CON Policy 1.1: The City shall increase night
sky access, improve nighttime visibility, and
reduce the consequences of development
on wildlife and people by limiting
backlighting, uplighting, and glare. The Land
Development Code shall define and establish
guidelines for acceptable lighting based on
the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) TM-
15-11, Addendum A.
CON Policy 1.2: The City shall minimize water
demand.
CON Policy 1.2.a: The City shall enforce the
water conservation measures described in
the Infrastructure Element and Chapter
175 - WATER CONSERVATION FOR
LANDSCAPE IRRIGATION, IRRIGATION
SYSTEM DESIGN AND INSTALLATION
STANDARDS, AND EFFICIENT PLUMBING
REQUIREMENTS of the City of Ocoee's
Code of Ordinances.
CON Policy 1.2.b: Through implementing
Best Management Practices described
under Chapter 25 of the City's Code of
Ordinances, developments shall
demonstrate a reduction in outdoor water
consumption by a minimum of fifty (50)
percent compared to the baseline for a
site's peak watering month as calculated
by the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) WaterSense Water Budget Tool. A
minimum of thirty (30) percent of the
reduction must be achieved through plant
species selection and irrigation system
efficiency. Additional reductions beyond
thirty (30) percent may be achieved using
any combination of efficiency, alternative
water sources, and smart scheduling
technologies.
CON Policy 1.2.c: Through implementing
Best Management Practices established
under Chapter 25 of the City's Code of
Ordinances, developments shall, at a
minimum, minimize indoor water
consumption by twenty (20) percent from
the baseline water consumption of fixtures
and fittings listed in LEED: BC+D New
Construction v4 (or newer) Indoor Water
Use Reduction Table 1.
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CON Policy 1.2.d: Through implementing
Best Management Practices established
under Chapter 25 of the City's Code of
Ordinances, developments shall ensure
that requirements of appliances listed in
LEED: BC+D New Construction v4, or as
amended/updated, Indoor Water Use
Reduction Table 4 are met.
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CON Policy 1.2.e: Consumption of water
shall be prioritized by water quality as
described in the Infrastructure Element.
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CON Policy 1.2.f: The City may educate
residents on the water metering services
provided by the City that can help them
reduce their water consumption and save
money.
CON Policy 1.3: The City shall adopt and
implement energy -efficiency standards within
the Land Development Code to support its
efforts to reduce excessive energy use and
lessen adverse impacts to the City's natural,
built, and economic environment.
CON Policy 1.4: Developments and
redevelopment are encouraged to reduce
reliance on fossil fuel -derived energy sources
by incorporating on -site renewable energy
systems or grid -source renewable energy
technologies and carbon mitigation. Green
or renewable energy can be in the form of
wind or solar resources, and carbon mitigation
options include the purchase of carbon
offsets and renewable energy certificates
(RECs).
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CON Policy 1.5: The City shall minimize the
volume or amount of waste that is disposed of
in landfills through recycling, salvaging, reuse
and donation of debris and other construction
materials or byproducts. d.
CON Policy 1.5.a: The City shall continue
providing collection services that pick-up
and properly dispose of recyclable
material for residents within the City.
CON Policy 1.5.b: Development,
redevelopment, and infill development
activities shall minimize demolition and
construction debris and use of virgin
materials. Where possible, concrete debris
can be reused as the base for roadways,
parking lots, and driveways.
CON Policy 1.6: The City will promote the
reduction in the release of persistent, bio-
accumulative, and toxic chemicals
associated with the life cycle of building
materials by encouraging developments to:
e.
Reduce the risk of mercury release, an
EPA Priority Pollutants, by reducing the
use of mercury -containing products
and devices through product
substitution, capture, and recycling
during the construction phase.
Buildings that currently make use of
mercury -containing products will be
encouraged to develop a plan to
safely phase -out and dispose of these
products.
Use products that are a part of a
buildings permanent installation to
have an Environmental Product
Declaration (EPD) that conforms to ISO
14025, 14044, 14040 and 21930. If an
EPD does not exist, encourage its
creation.
Use of products that are Cradle to
Cradle Certified or comply with
USGGBC approved building product
optimization criteria, or do not contain
any GreenScreen Benchmark 1
hazards or ingredients listed on the
REACH Authorization or Candidate list
or are products that comply with
USGGBC approved building product
optimization criteria.
Reduce the risk of lead, copper, and
cadmium release by encouraging
substitutes for material that are
manufactured with these metals when
possible.
Use a minimum of three (3) material
categories that are free of volatile
organic compounds (VOCs) by
content based on General Emissions
Evaluations.
CON Policy 1.7: To protect and preserve
natural resources that extend beyond
jurisdictional boundaries, the City shall
coordinate with Orange County, neighboring
jurisdictions and regional, sate, and federal
agencies to cooperatively support the
protection of these natural resources.
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CON Policy 1.8: The City shall require all
developments to perform, or if already
available provide, a Phase I Environmental
Site Assessment (ESA) conducted by a
qualified professional, such as a professional
engineer or professional geologist. The ESA
results shall be submitted to the City as part of
the site plan application packet.
CON Policy 1.9: The City shall require, at a
minimum, all developments to perform a
Phase II Environmental Site Assessment on
brownfields, and sites that have Recognized
Environmental Conditions (RECs) identified by
a Phase I ESA, prior to development.
CON Policy 1.10: The City shall establish an
Urban Forest Management Plan (UFMP) which
shall include a Canopy Action Plan and Urban
Forest Maintenance Plan and shall include the
following strategies;
CON Policy 1.10.a: The City shall continue
the preservation of existing woodlands
and encourage the renewal of Urban
woodlands.
CON Policy 1.10.b: The City shall work
towards increasing the urban tree canopy
coverage to 50% within the City by 2045.
The City shall utilize the i-Tree Canopy
Cover Assessment and Tree Benefits Report
2024 to establish a baseline for tree
canopy coverage within the City, which
shall be updated every five (5) years to
measure progress towards this goal.
CON Policy 1.10.c: The City shall prioritize
the use of suitable native trees and native
vegetation within degraded streams,
wetlands, and lake buffers, and on steep
slopes.
Policy 1.10.d: The City shall continue its
commitment to meeting the requirements
for the honorary designation of "Tree City,
USA."
Policy 1.10.e: Whenever possible the City
shall plant street trees in planter strips and
tree boxes located along sidewalks within
the City right-of-way and City -owned
properties to create an aesthetically
appealing public realm, provide an
effective tree canopy, avoid sidewalk and
utility damage, and minimize water
consumption.
CON Policy 1.11: The City shall develop and
implement land development regulations
that include options for natural and artificial
urban green spaces, including but not limited
to, the use of vegetated roofs to minimize the
ecological and environmental losses that
accompany development.
CON Policy 1.2: The City shall utilize the soil
association classifications within the National
Resource Conservation Service in order to
determine the development potential of
proposed construction sites within the City's
corporate limits.
Objective 2 - Water Quality Protection: The
City shall protect the availability, accessibility,
and the quality of all surface waters, whether
publicly or privately owned, and ground
water.
CON Policy 2.1: The City shall use the standard
of Class III Waters per Rule 62-302.530, F.A.C.,
as an appropriate index for testing water
quality.
CON Policy 2.2: The City shall implement the
National Pollution Discharge and Elimination
System (NPDES) Outfall and Lake Monitoring
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CON Policy 2.3: The City shall participate in the
Wekiva Basin Management Action Plan and
the Ocklawaha Basin Management Action
Plan (BMAP) to identify, and implement when
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economically feasible, projects that prioritize
water quality improvements and protections.
CON Policy 2.4: The City shall regulate
development activities in order to protect
natural water -cleansing features and reduce
or prevent discharge of contaminates from
urban and agriculture land uses.
CON Policy 2.4.a: The City shall expand
and improve its multiple separate storm
sewer system (MS4) as described in the
Drainage Element to capture and treat
surface water runoff prior to discharging to
a water body or infiltrating into a
superficial aquifer.
CON Policy 2.4.b: All new development
shall be required to meet the stormwater
retention and detention requirements set
forth in the Drainage Element of this Plan,
the City's Land Development Code, and
all applicable SJRWMD regulations; the
more stringent requirements take
precedence.
CON Policy 2.4.c: In order to reduce the
pollutant loading into surface waters, the
City will promote low impact development
stormwater management and the use of
natural features in the treatment of
stormwater runoff, limit the destruction of
native vegetation and/or land clearing
with such natural features, provide
vegetated open space requirements, and
require upland buffers and/or
environmental swales surrounding natural
features. For the purposes of this policy,
natural features shall include City, State,
and Federal wetlands and FEMA identified
riverine areas.
CON Policy 2.5: The City shall implement
measures to reduce the pollution loading to
surface waters running into or through the City
that discharge to water bodies that are
considered to be impaired by the Florida
Department of Environmental Protection
(FDEP).
CON Policy 2.6: The City shall protect the
banks of water bodies and open channel
conveyance systems from erosion to prevent
the siltation of sediments into water bodies
through enforcement of the Land
Development Code and Drainage Element.
CON Policy 2.7: The City shall minimize ground
water withdrawal through initiatives set forth
by the Water and Sewer Sub -Element of the
Infrastructure Element, which include, but are
not limited to, prioritizing the use of surface
waters, stormwaters, and reclaimed waters to
reduce the burden of groundwater pumping.
CON Policy 2.8: The City shall restrict fertilizer
use and water consumption through the City
Code of Ordinances.
CON Policy 2.9: To protect surface waters and
groundwaters from contamination that may
leach from impacted soils, the City shall
require all development sites to conduct a
Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment as
described in the ASTM E1527-05. If the site is
contaminated, or suspected to be
contaminated, the developer shall conduct a
Phase II Environmental Site Assessment as
described in ASTM E1903-1 1. If the Phase II soil
or groundwater contamination is found to
meet or exceed regulatory thresholds,
remediation to reduce contamination shall be
required consistent with EPA's standards prior
to development.
CON Policy 2.10: The City shall protect the
aquifer through the adoption and
implementation of stringent policies and
regulations that function to improve water
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quality of any waters that naturally or through
human action, whether directly or indirectly,
infiltrate or discharge into the aquifer.
CON Policy 2.11: The City shall seek
opportunities to maximize and protect aquifer
recharge by prohibiting land uses in areas of
high aquifer recharge area, based on the
Florida Forever Needs Analysis Map or newer
study, that may negatively impact the
aquifer, such as limiting the use and
placement of impervious materials in a
manner that redirects or modifies the flow of
water, or limiting development activities that
otherwise significantly limit the natural
absorption of water directly into the ground or
limiting development activities that pose a
high risk of contamination to the aquifer.
When development in high recharge areas
are unavoidable, such development shall be
designed following Best Management
Practices that protect the volume and quality
of water entering the aquifer, such as
clustering or minimizing development
footprints away from high recharge areas or
placement of passive and active open
spaces in these high recharge areas.
CON Objective 3 - Wetland and Floodplain
Protection: The City shall protect and conserve
its functionally and environmentally significant
wetlands, hydric soils, and flood prone areas
from physical and hydrological alterations
through enforcement of Flood Hazard
Avoidance Regulations, directing
incompatible land uses away from wetlands,
and, where appropriate, creation of one -lot
plats and placement of such areas into the
Conservation future land use designation.
CON Policy 3.1: The City hereby adopts the
Ocoee Wetlands and Floodplains
Conservation and Protection Map, which
reflects the summation of those wetlands
designated as Conservation on the adopted
Future Land Use Map (as of 2023), those
wetlands designated as Conservation by
Orange County (as of 2023) within the City of
Ocoee/Orange County Joint Planning Area
(JPA) Agreement, and those properties within
the JPA identified by Natural Resource
Conservation Service (NRCS) as having soils
that exhibit hydric properties. The City shall
also evaluate properties that have the
potential of containing hydric soils as new
developments are submitted for review, to
include an environmental assessment to
identify and classify the presence of wetlands,
floodplains or hydric soils.
CON Policy 3.2: The City shall coordinate with
the U.S Army Corp of Engineers, the Florida
Department of Environmental Protections,
and the SJRWMD to further the City's efforts
towards identifying and protecting wetlands
and floodplains located within the city limits,
but that are under the jurisdictional authority
of these agencies, for the purpose of
Identifying conservation areas/corridors
where special zoning regulations and
performance standards apply.
CON Policy 3.3: Within the Stormwater Master
Plan Update as described in the Drainage
Element of Chapter 3 of this Comprehensive
Plan, the City shall include a section
dedicated to the identification, protection,
conservation, and management of areas,
such as wetlands, that serve a crucial natural
function in managing floods by providing
storage areas for excess water during times of
high flow.
CON Policy 3.4: Should any portion of the
designated wetlands referenced in this
Section, and any soil identified by the NRCS as
possibly exhibiting hydric qualities, intersect
with a developer/applicant, then the City
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shall require a study of the wetlands by an
reasonable evidence, that there
ecologist, biologist, or similar profession to
are no alternatives to filling,
determine the area and quality of the
(2) Where disturbance is permitted,
wetland. If the study indicates the above is
requiring a two -for -one (2:1)
valid, then the City will designate the area as
replacement of area and
a Conservation Area. If it is not found to be a
maintenance of proximal
Conservation Area, the land will then be
locational relationship and
subject to the City's Floodplain regulations.
functionality to the maximum
extent possible, and enforcement
CON Policy 3.5: The City shall include in the
of alternative mitigation
Land Development Code a requirement that
requirements, if necessary,
any development that contains land meeting
(3) Where a two -for -one (2:1)
the definition of a wetland as defined by the
replacement of wetland area is
Florida Statues, whether it has been previously
required, the priority of
identified by the City as such or not, shall
replacement location in
conduct a wetland delineation in
descending order is:
accordance with current rules and
(a) within the project boundaries;
regulations of the Florida Administrative Code.
(b) within the hydrologic unit code
A delineation of the upland wetland
(HUC) 14 sub watershed;
boundary shall be established based upon an
(c) within the City;
on -site field survey by a professional biologist,
(d) within the HUC 12 sub
or registered engineer retained by the
watershed;
applicant and coordinated with SJRWMD, the
(e) within HUC 10 watershed; and
FDEP, and/or the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
(f) within HUC 8 sub -basin,
Furthermore, the development shall, through
(4) Preserving existing native plant
a comprehensive planning process, identify
communities surrounding a wetland
the types, values, function, size, and
to a minimum of 25 feet. If no
conditions, and specific locations of the
existing native plant community
wetlands on the site.
exists, the minimum buffer shall be
CON Policy 3.5.a: As a habitat protection
at least 15 feet, but shall average at
measure, a nonstructural water quality
least 25 feet if supplemented with
control measure, and a flood resiliency
suitable, native and non-invasive
measure, the City shall continue to utilize
plant species.
standards and guidelines through the
(5) Prohibiting the placement of septic
Land Development Code to protect
tanks in wetlands and flood prone
wetlands under the regulatory jurisdiction
areas and adhering to all other
of the City, State, and Federal
requirements set forth dictating On -
governments, including:
site Sewage Treatment and
Disposal Systems (OSTDS) described
(1) Preventing excavation or filling
by the Infrastructure Element and
within wetlands unless the City
the Engineering Standards Manual
Commission finds, on the basis of
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(ESM); on -site waste disposal
systems shall be located to avoid
impairment to them or
contamination from them during
flooding.
(6) Continuing to direct development
away from wetland and wetland
transition areas.
(7) For developments located directly
upland of a wetland, ensuring that
predevelopment water flow (rate,
magnitude, frequency, duration,
timing, and quality), to the
maximum extent possible, is
maintained to preserve a healthy
wetland ecosystem during any
modification of development,
(8) Ensuring that managed wetlands
conform to standards included in
the Comprehensive Plan and Land
Development Code, and
(9) Transferring development rights,
where appropriate, to protect
Conservation Areas or wetlands.
CON Policy 3.6: The City shall provide
opportunities to annex property within the
Ocoee Joint Planning Area (JPA) into the City
in order to maintain the size and integrity of
wetlands and minimize wetland degradation
through gradual isolation.
CON Policy 3.7: The City shall protect the
natural functions of the 100-year floodplains
and flood prone areas prescribed by FEMA,
Orange County, and City Floodplain
Management Regulations in order to maintain
their flood -carrying and flood storage
capacities.
Policy 3.7.a: The City shall continue to
implement the provisions of the Floodplain
Management and Natural Resources
Ordinances.
Policy 3.7.b: Prevention of excavation, fill,
construction, substantial improvements,
and other development within the
Floodway and 100-year Floodplain.
Policy 3.7.c: If intrusion into the 100-year
Floodplain cannot be avoided, substantial
evidences shall be provided that
demonstrates:
(1) That no practical alternatives exist,
(2) The intrusion shall not increase the
flood hazard on other property
(3) Must meet compensatory storage
requirements of the Drainage
Element and ESM
(4) Submittal of a CLOMR-F to be
approved by FEMA and submitted
to the City prior to development
and a LOMR-F approved by FEMA
and submitted to the City prior to
construction.
Policy 3.7.d: The City shall regulate Future
Development utilizing the stormwater
Level of Service standards identified in the
Drainage Element and floodplain
management practices as prescribed in
the Engineering Standards Manual (ESM).
The ESM regulations are consistent with, or
better than, the policies and regulations of
the NFIP.
Policy 3.7.e: Future development, as
defined by the Ocoee Land Development
Code, shall not occur within 15 feet of an
approved 100-year floodplain elevation
and the average buffer between
development and an approved 100-year
floodplain elevation shall not be less than
25 feet except where exempt by State
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Statute or in cases where offsetting on -site
environmental mitigation or enhancement
of these areas is demonstrated to improve
natural function or to provide low -impact
uses or recreational amenities, that are
permitted by the NFIP, which encourage
enjoyment of such areas.
Policy 3.7.f: Limited low -impact and
passive recreational development as
defined by the Ocoee Land Development
Code may be permitted at the City's
discretion within portions of the 100-year
floodplain, which are situated above the
normal high-water level of lakes, streams,
and flood prone areas and are at least 25
feet upland of any jurisdictional wetland
area. Types of uses may be permitted on
a case -by -case basis include landscaping,
passive open space area, park benches,
pedestrian/bicycle/multi-use trails, open
play fields, covered shelters, picnic tables,
play courts, and similar uses where no
reduction of flood storage capacity has
been demonstrated.
Policy 3.7.g: The City shall prohibit
channelization in special flood hazard
areas without base flood elevations, or in
special flood hazard areas with base
flood elevations but without flooday
designations within the Ocoee JPA and
utilize BMPs for top of bank management.
Policy 3.7.h: To the extent practicable, the
City shall protect drainageways through
minimized disturbance and channelization
by adopting standards to protect
drainageways, including top of bank
setbacks and special piping
considerations as detailed in the
Floodplain Management Ordinance.
CON Policy 3.8: Developments in the flood
prone areas which were built before the City
entered into the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) program are
considered legally non -conforming structures.
Such developments are exempt from
conforming to policy updates until the
substantial damage or substantial
improvements (SDSI) thresholds are met, as
defined in the Floodplain Management
Ordinance, at which point compliance to the
current Floodplain Ordinance must be met.
CON Policy 3.9: The City will continue to
participate in the FEMA program, adhere to
regulations set forth by the National Flood
Insurance Program (NFIP), and maintain its
participation with the Community Rating
System (CRS). The City will enforce new
floodplain elevations as established by FEMA
in the review of proposed development and,
for existing development, will enforce the non-
conforming uses regulations as described in
the Floodplain Management Ordinance.
CON Policy 3.10: The City shall rely upon
conservation easements or require
dedication of open space areas to the City or
other appropriate conservation agency as a
tool for preserving floodplain, wetland, and
ecologically significant communities. The City
shall amend the Land Development Code to
provide for the dedication of conservation
easements or reservation where the City finds
that the dedication is reasonable in order to
protect the value and function of the
wetland.
CON Policy 3.11: Wetland and floodplain
development restrictions shall be
administered through the following policies.
The City shall adopt land development
regulations implementing these policies.
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Policy 3.1 1.a: Review Process. The City shall
coordinate with the jurisdictional agencies
for purposes of rendering legal, equitable,
and environmentally sensitive
determinations of the development rights
to be permitted on such wetlands and/or
lands under the jurisdiction of the State or
Federal government. The developer of a
parcel of environmentally sensitive land
shall be responsible for obtaining permits or
exemptions of development. In all cases
where approval of Federal and/or State
Regulatory Agencies is necessary,
applicants must provide the City of Ocoee
with a complete copy of all permits or
permit applications submitted to the
Water Management Districts, Florida
Department of Environmental Protection,
or Army Corps of Engineers, or a statement
from the applicant's environmental
consultant explaining why no permit is
required, before the City can complete its
review. Regardless of permitting by the
Federal or State permitting agencies, the
City shall reserve the right to determine the
appropriate land use, density/intensity,
and special mitigation measures including
but not limited to, the constriction of
culverts or other means.
Policy 3.1 1.b: Burden on the Applicant. The
applicant shall bear the burden of proof in
determining that development shall not
adversely impact wetlands, transitional
wetlands, floodplains, and other
environmentally fragile natural systems.
The applicant shall prove that the type,
value, function, size, and condition of the
wetland or flood prone area will not be
adversely impacted. Such determinations
shall be based on physical and biological
data obtained from specific site
investigations by a biologist, and engineer,
or by another professional competent in
producing data and analysis necessary to
support impact assessments.
Policy 3.1 1.c: Coordination with other
Agencies. Orange County as well as
representatives of the FDEP, U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, the SJRWMD, or the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service may be
included during the development review
process to assist in identifying and
delineating wetlands and flood prone
areas. Applicants shall have an
opportunity to demonstrate that any
wetland or floodplain designations within
the confines of their property no longer
function as defined wetlands or floodplain.
Policy 3.1 1.d: Waiver for Marginal Wetlands
if Mitigated. For small, isolated wetlands
and floodplains that the developer is
providing viable compensatory preserve
areas which mitigate against a loss of
viable wetland system and/or flood
storage, the City may waive the
preservation requirements, in and only in,
the case of an overriding public interest.
Policy 3.1 1.f: The City of Ocoee shall
penalize those responsible for the
unauthorized destruction or substantial
degradation of wetlands, as identified by
the City. All City building permits shall be
withheld until the damage is repaired or
applicable permits are issued by the
appropriate agency. Any violation shall
be punishable as described in City Code
of Ordinances, including by the
assessment of code enforcement fines
and recorded liens.
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Objective 4 - Species and Habitat Protection:
The City of Ocoee shall protect endangered
species, species of concern, and species
biodiversity by regulating development
through the implementation of the Land
Development Code, in order to minimize
impairments to the functionality of vital natural
systems, including the protection and
conservation of soils, native wetland and
vegetative communities, rare upland areas,
urban woodlands, tree canopy, historic trees,
and other environmentally sensitive lands.
CON Policy 4.1: Within the City of Ocoee, all
endangered and threatened species shall be
afforded protection by the City through the
regulatory authority of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, the Florida Game and Freshwater Fish
Commission and the Florida Department of
Environmental Protection, as mandated by
the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973
and the Florida Endangered and Threatened
Species Act of 1977 (s. 372.072, F.S.)
CON Policy 4.2: The City shall require, where
appropriate, the utilization of wildlife corridors
to provide connectivity between protected
wetland systems through transitional uplands.
The wildlife corridor shall be defined as during
project master plan review and shall be
clearly represented on the final approved
master plan. The extent (width and
configuration) of such wildlife corridors shall
be established on a case -by -case basis,
depending on the recommendations of the
applicable wildlife agencies, vegetative
communities, soil associations, and the likely
occurrence of endangered and threatened
species and species of special concern and
their habitat. The wildlife corridors shall be
buffered from the developed portions of the
development site using Best Management
Practices, and a conservation easement shall
be applied to the wildlife corridors, pursuant to
Section 704.06, F.S.
CON Policy 4.3: If an Environmental Site
Assessment, as described in Policy (above)
indicates that Endangered or Threatened
Species, or Species of Special Concern are
found on site, the City shall require that the
applicant work with the appropriate wildlife
agencies on appropriate protection
measures. Such measures may include
preservation, habitat management, species
relocation, or incidental taking as authorized
by the wildlife agencies. The City shall issue no
development approvals that are inconsistent
with Federal, State, or local Management
Plans.
CON Policy 4.4: The City shall conserve the
biologically diverse communities of freshwater
wetlands as detailed in this Plan, the Land
Development Code, and the Engineering
Standards Manual.
CON Policy 4.5: The City's preservation efforts
for upland habitats, including threatened and
endangered species of plants and animals,
and plant and animal species of special
concern, shall apply to proposed
developments on vacant (undeveloped)
sites. The City shall require a tree survey and
encourage the preservation of native trees,
especially specimen trees, and require the
preservation of any protected trees in
accordance with its Arbor Code. The site shall
be inspected by an ecologist, biologist, or a
similar professional for the presence of state
and federally protected plant and animal
species. Site Surveys shall address the size and
distribution of native habitat, wildlife and listed
species populations within a proposed
development site, and the feasibility and
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viability of off -site protection and
management. The survey shall also address
the appropriateness of migration to an
acceptable off -site location in the event that
on -site migration is shown to be ineffective.
Protection of any wildlife and protected
habitat will be required as part of the overall
development plan submitted for
development approval.
CON Policy 4.6: The City shall maintain a GIS
record of areas within the City where
endangered species, or species of concern,
are known to have taken up residence or
frequently visit along migratory routes. This
record shall be updated annually through
cross references with the Florida Department
of Environmental Protection Agency, the Fish
and Wildlife Services, Audubon Florida, and
field surveys.
CON Policy 4.7: The City shall make efforts to
preserve and include pollinator friendly
landscaping in the natural and built
environments throughout the City.
CON Policy 4.8: The City shall use, where
appropriate, the planning tool known as
"transfer of development rights" to protect or
preserve uplands serving as known habitat for
endangered and threatened species.
Police CON 4.9: The City shall maintain,
throughout the planning period, the most
appropriate means of protecting
environmentally sensitive lands. Alternative
methods shall include acquisition, regulation,
and maintenance of City -owned lands, or
any combination of the above.
Objective 5 - Air Quality Protection: The City
shall support efforts to improve air quality as a
means to protect human and environmental
health by seeking plans and investments that
reduce the release of air toxins, including
criteria pollutants, and urban heat island
effects, which in turn will help to lessen or
mitigate the impacts of changing climate
conditions.
CON Policy 5.1: The City shall coordinate with
the Environmental Protection Agency, Florida
Department of Environmental Protection,
Orange County, and Orlando Metroplan to
incorporate up-to-date air quality information
and best management practices into
planning and investment decisions.
CON Policy 5.2: The City shall support federal,
state, regional, and local policies intended to
protect clean air.
CON Policy 5.3: The City shall pursue strategies
to reduce surface level pollution sources, such
as reducing the quantity of pollutants
released by motor vehicles and development
activity.
CON Policy 5.3.a: The City shall prepare a
Fleet Management Plan to evaluate the
transition of gas and diesel fueled vehicles
to electric and alternative fueled vehicles
and work towards achieving a fifty (50)
percent fleet conversion by 2045.
CON Policy 5.3.b: The City shall prioritize
developments that provide electric
charging stations and alternative fuel
infrastructure within the City to increase
public accessibility to electric vehicles and
alternative fuel sources.
CON Policy 5.3.c: The City shall adopt an
EV Vehicle Readiness Ordinance to
expand electric vehicle charging abilities
throughout the City to serve public mobility
needs, serve electric vehicle technologies,
improve air quality, and achieve City
sustainability goals.
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CON Policy 5.3.d: The City shall continue its
efforts to improve economic and
environmental sustainability and reduce its
reliance on gas combustion vehicles.
CON Policy 5.3.e: The City shall reduce air-
borne particulate matter by street -
sweeping, requiring developments to
perform dust abatement activities during
construction, requiring hauled material to
be covered, prohibiting the burning of
solid and yard waste, and implementing
other methods that reduce the release of
particulate matter.
CON Policy 5.3.f: When a development
submits a phased development plan to
clear and grub, such clearing and
grubbing activities shall occur in sequential
order as a means of preventing premature
soil erosion and dust entrainment, unless
the applicant can demonstrate that
clearing and grubbing of later phases, or a
portion thereof, is required in order for site
work to be performed that is directly
related to the independent functionality of
earlier phases. All cleared areas with no
activity for seven (7) days or more, shall be
stabilized, to prevent soil erosion and dust
entrainment.
CON Policy 5.4: The City shall protect surface
level air quality from degradation and
increase the opportunity for surface level
pollution removal and heat island reduction.
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PSF GOAL: THE CITY SHALL CONTINUE TO
COORDINATE WITH ORANGE COUNTY PUBLIC
SCHOOLS AND OTHER JURISDICTIONS TO
FACILITATE THE QUALITY AND FUTURE
AVAILABILITY OF PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES
AND ENSURE SUPERIOR EDUCATIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE CURRENT AND FUTURE
RESIDENTS, WHICH IN TURN ENCOURAGES
ECONOMIC GROWTH FOR INDIVIDUALS,
FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES IN OCOEE AND
ORANGE COUNTY.
PSF Objective I - Conformance with School
Concurrency and Interlocal Agreement: The
City will continue to coordinate with Orange
County Public Schools (OCPS) to implement
school concurrency through the approved
Interlocal Agreement (ILA) for public school
facility planning, to share information
necessary to maintain the adopted Level of
Service standard for public schools and to
ensure adequate classroom capacity to
accommodate the impacts of new residential
development throughout the planning
process in order to reduce, prevent, or
eliminate over -crowded classrooms and
school facilities.
Policy 1.1 The City shall coordinate with
Orange County Public Schools to implement
a Concurrency Management System, which
shall include standards and procedures to
ensure that new residential development
complies with the Level of Service (LOS)
Standards provided in the interlocal
agreement between OCPS and the City.
The LOS by school type shall be as follows:
■ Elementary and K-8School LOS- 110%
of Adjusted FISH Capacity
■ Middle School and High School LOS -
100% of Adjusted FISH Capacity
Policy 1.2: OCPS, in conjunction with the
City, shall adopt and annually update
school Concurrency Service Areas (CSAs),
which will be used to evaluate capacity of
schools available to accommodate
students generated by a proposed
development. The adopted LOS must be
achieved in all CSAs, except where
improvements needed to achieve
adequate classroom capacity are
specifically identified in the OCPS ten (10)
year District Capital Outlay Plan (DCOP).
CSA boundary adjustments may be made
to ensure that the utilization of school
capacity is maximized to the greatest extent
possible and shall take into account
transportation costs, court approved
desegregation plans, and other factors.
Policy 1.3: The City and OCPS shall
develop and maintain throughout the
planning period a -joint process for the
implementation of School Concurrency
as provided for in the adopted interlocal
agreement.
Policy 1.3.a: When reviewing a
developer -initiated Comprehensive
Plan amendment or rezoning that would
increase residential density on property,
the City shall seek input from OCPS as to
whether sufficient school capacity will
exist concurrently with the development.
If OCPS indicates there is insufficient
capacity in the affected schools, the
City may take into consideration the
severity of the overcrowding and timing
of the availability of the needed
capacity to accommodate the
proposed development when deciding
whether to approve or deny the
requested Comprehensive Plan
amendment or rezoning.
Policy 1.3.b: The City will determine if a
development is vested or exempt from
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school concurrency. Unless the
development is determined to be
vested or exempt from concurrency, the
City shall not approve a residential site
plan, plat, or its functional equivalent,
until a concurrency determination has
been conducted by OCPS and a
Concurrency Certificate has been
issued for the development consistent
with the provisions of the adopted
interlocal agreement.
Policy 1.3.c: School concurrency shall
not apply to property within a
development of regional impact (DRI)
for which a Development Order was
issued prior to July 1, 2005, or for which a
DRI application was submitted prior to
May 1, 2005, unless the developer elects
otherwise or unless the developer files a
Notice of Proposed Change (NOPC)
and/or Substantial Deviation to increase
the total number of residential dwelling
units.
Policy 1.3.d: Any residential
development that creates an impact of
less than one (1) student shall be
considered de minimis and therefore
exempt from school capacity review.
For the purposes of school concurrency,
a single-family dwelling unit shall be
defined as one dwelling unit designed
for occupancy by one family and not
attached to any surrounding dwelling
unit. A multi -family dwelling unit shall be
defined as a building containing more
than one dwelling unit, a dwelling unit
attached to one or more other dwelling
units, or a mobile home.
Policy IA: Where adequate school facilities
will be in place or under actual construction
within three (3) years after the issuance of
final subdivision or site plan approval, or the
functional equivalent, the City shall not deny
an application for site plan approval, final
subdivision approval, or the functional
equivalent thereof, for any development, or
phase of a development, that includes
residential uses, based solely on failure to
achieve and maintain the adopted LOS in a
CSA.
PSF Objective 2 - Alternative Mitigation:
Where the -adopted school level of service
cannot be met, the City shall allow for
mitigation alternatives, developed in
conjunction with OCPS, that are financially
feasible and will serve to maintain the
adopted level of service standard consistent
with the OCPS Work Program. Should
adopted LOS not be achieved and an
alternative mitigation option is not available,
the City may postpone a proposed
development until such time that LOS can be
achieved or school capacity is created.
Policy 2.1: Upon completion of an OCPS
Concurrency Review, a development that
fails to meet LOS requirements may be
postponed until adequate public school
capacity is created.
Policy 2.1.a: A development shall be
deemed to meet concurrency if there is
sufficient capacity in the Concurrency
Service Area ("CSA") where the
development is located or where
sufficient capacity exists in one or more
contiguous CSAs, so long as the LOS in the
adjacent zone does not exceed 95% of
the adopted LOS, and when the LOS for
the specific school type, when
considered district -wide, does not
exceed 100% of capacity on a district -
wide basis for the school type, and
approval of the development does not
result in a violation of a court ordered
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desegregation order.
Policy 2.1.b: Proportionate share, when
used for mitigation, shall be calculated
based on the number of elementary,
middle and high school students
generated by the development at build
out. As provided for in the adopted
interlocal agreement, proportionate
share shall be calculated based on
reasonable methods of estimating cost of
school construction, including the cost of
land, equipment, school buses, and
where appropriate, temporary classroom
space needed to house students
generated by the development while
permanent space is being constructed. A
Proportionate Share contribution toward
the construction of schools must be
identified in the adopted ten (10) year
District Capital Outlay Plan (the "DCOP").
Policy 2.1.c: Proportionate Share
Mitigation may include payments of
money, construction of schools,
donations of land, expansion of
permanent capacity of existing school
campuses, payment of funds necessary
to advance schools contained in the ten
(10) year DCOP, establishment of charter
schools that meet State Requirements for
Educational Facilities (SREF) standards,
payments into mitigation banks,
establishment of an Educational Facilities
Benefit District, Community Development
District, or other methods as may be
negotiated between the developer and
OCPS and, as appropriate, the City.
Policy 2.1.d: Any of the Proportionate
Share options that are utilized by
developers as mitigation are eligible for
school impact fee credits as provided for
in Florida law.
Policy 2.2: Prior to June 1st of each year,
OCPS shall coordinate with the City to
develop a financially feasible Ten (10) Year
District Capital Outlay Plan (DCOP) for
review and approval by the OCPS Board
and adoption into the Capital
Improvements Element for the City.
Policy 2.2.a: The 10-Year DCOP shall
include all capital projects which
increase the capacity of public schools
within the City and address the
deficiencies necessary to maintain or
improve LOS and shall be reviewed
annually, by OCPS in conjunction with the
City, to determine the projected
capacity, projected enrollment, and LOS
for each school and CSA within the City.
Policy 2.2.b: The City shall review and
incorporate the OCPS adopted CSAs,
adopted LOS and enrollment projections
into the annual update of the City's CIE
to ensure that the CIE continues to be
financially feasible and that the LOS will
be achieved.
Policy 2.2.c: In accordance with F.S.
163.3180(6), F.S., the City adopts a
long-term school concurrency
management system for areas where
significant backlog exists.
PSF Objective 3 - School Facilities Planning: To
maintain a high -quality educational system
for current and future residents, the City will
coordinate with OCPS, in accordance with the
Interlocal Agreement, to identify existing
deficiencies and future needs, evaluate the
School Board's Ten -Year District Capital
Outlay Plan (DCOP) and develop plans,
programs and strategies to ensure adopted
LOS standards for schools are maintained.
Policy 3.1: Pursuant to the adopted Interlocal
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Agreement, a Technical Planning
Committee comprised of representatives
from the City, other Orange County
Municipalities, OCPS, and the East Central
Florida Regional Planning Council shall be
established to discuss issues of mutual
concern. OCPS shall be responsible for
making meeting arrangements, providing
notification and maintaining a written
summary of meeting actions.
Policy 3.2: The OCPS Technical Planning
Committee shall meet quarterly, or as
needed, to discuss issues and formulate
recommendations regarding coordination of
land use and school facilities. Specific areas
addressed by the committee shall include:
a) Short and long-range planning,
population and student projections,
and future development trends,
b) Co -location and joint -use
opportunities, and ancillary
infrastructure improvements needed
to support the school facilities and
ensure safe student access to schools,
including embedding schools in
residential neighborhoods so that
children may safely walk and ride
bicycles to and from school, which
reduces motorist traffic,
c) Planning for needed supporting
infrastructure for schools such as
utilities, roads, sidewalks, and other
supporting infrastructure,
d) The need for new schools to meet the
adopted LOS within the adopted
CSAs and the coordination of annual
revisions to the five (5) year and ten
(10) year District Capital Outlay Plan,
and
e) Update of the City Capital
Improvements Element for inclusion in
the City's Comprehensive Plan.
Policy 3.3: The City shall provide an
update of approved developments,
phases of development and estimated
build out by phase to the OCPS Planning
Department twice per year.
Policy 3.4: The City shall review OCPS
generated future enrollment and growth
projections on an annual basis and
provide input to the OCPS Planning
Department.
Policy 3.5: Throughout the planning period,
the City and OCPS shall coordinate the siting
of new public schools to ensure public
school facilities are located to address the
needs of future residential development, are
coordinated with necessary services and
infrastructure development, provide for safe
learning environments, and are consistent
with the City's adopted Future Land Use
Map and with the other provisions of the
Comprehensive Plan.
Policy 3.5.a: Applications for Future Land
Use Map amendments, rezonings,
conditional use/special exceptions and
site plans for schools shall be given priority
status. OCPS shall not be required to pay
application fees or impact fees for the
development of public school facilities,
provided, however, OCPS shall not be
exempt from payment of capital
connection fees for water and
wastewater.
Policy 3.5.b: The City shall protect existing
schools from the intrusion of
incompatible land uses through the
development review process.
Conversely, the City shall provide
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protection to existing residential
neighborhoods through the
development review process as new
schools or school renovations and/or
expansions are proposed.
Policy 3.5.c: In an effort to enhance
local communities and
neighborhoods, the City will
participate with OCPS in the school
siting, design, and development
process so that the school serves as a
focal point for the community and is
compatible with the Future Land Use
Map and with land uses surrounding
proposed school sites.
Policy 3.5.d: Where feasible, OCPS and
the City shall work jointly to co -locate
public facilities such as parks, libraries,
and community centers with public
schools. Where such co -location occurs,
both entities shall establish an ongoing
management relationship via written
agreement that permits the school's use
of the public facilities and the public's
use of school facilities for community
meetings and sports activities.
Policy 3.5.e: In accordance with
Section 1006.23, Florida Statutes, and as
funding permits, the City shall provide
construction of sidewalks along
roadways and trails connecting
neighborhoods that are within two (2)
miles of schools to the school facility.
OCPS shall be responsible for the
construction of sidewalks and trails on
school property and shall provide
connections to existing and future
sidewalks and trails identified by the
City.
Policy 3.5.f: Turn lanes and signalization
shall be provided at school entrances
and at other locations near schools,
where warranted, to provide safe access
to students and the public. Responsibility
for construction of school -related
signalization and road construction at
school entrances shall be the
responsibility of OCPS.
Policy 3.6: OCPS shall coordinate with the City
in the construction of new public school
facilities and in rehabilitation of existing public
school facilities to serve as emergency shelters
as required by Section 1013.372, Florida
Statutes.
PSF Objective 4 - Continuing Education
Facilities: The City shall encourage
partnerships that facilitate availability and
opportunities for educational facilities which in
turn will foster economic growth and provide
for a trained and stable labor force to
stimulate higher quality of life.
PSF Policy 4.1: The City will strive to have
quality educational opportunities for all
residents through collaboration and
partnerships among schools, businesses, and
other institutions in the community as well as
colleges and universities.
PSF Policy 4.2: Working in partnerships with
schools and other institutions, the City will
support quality curriculum, teaching,
mentoring, and hands-on experiences to
prepare students to succeed in college,
vocations, the ever -changing job market, and
in life.
PSF Policy 4.3: The City will update the Land
Development Code to include provisions that
allow for the logical siting of vocational, trade,
industry, and other technical schools near
public facilities, services and resources to
support reasonable access to these
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continuing educational opportunities by
residents.
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ICE GOAL: CONTINUE TO IMPROVE
INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION
THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS AND OTHER
FORMAL AND INFORMAL AGREEMENTS TO
RESOLVE CONFLICTS REGARDING SCHOOL
AND PUBLIC FACWTY SITING, PROBLEM LAND
USES, AND ANNEXATION.
ICE Objective 1 - Efficiency of Governance:
The City shall continue to coordinate its
Comprehensive Plan with the plans of local
government agencies providing services but
not having regulatory authority over the use of
the land, with the Comprehensive Plans of
adjacent municipalities and Orange County
to reduce and/or eliminate the duplication of
services.
ICE Policy 1.1: The Joint Planning Area (JPA)
Agreement, as amended, is hereby
incorporated, by reference, into the
Intergovernmental Coordination Element.
ICE Policy 1.2: The future growth and
development patterns of unincorporated
properties located within the boundaries of
the Joint Planning Area, upon annexation, will
be guided by the JPA Agreement and JPA
Future Land Use Map (FLUM), unless the JPA
FLUM is otherwise amended through a JPA
FLUM Amendment approved by both the City
and Orange County.
ICE Policy 1.3: The City shall notify Orange
County on all annexation, rezoning, de -
annexation, Developments of Regional
Impact, and Comprehensive Plan text and
map and Land Use amendments within ten
(10) business days of receipt of the
applications or initiation of such action by the
City per Section 12, Notices of Certain
Applications, of the Joint Planning Area
Agreement.
ICE Policy 1.4: The City shall consider requests
for voluntary annexation into the City when
those lands are contiguous to the existing City
limits, when services can be properly provided
and when proposed uses are compatible with
the City's Comprehensive Plan and the Joint
Planning Area (JPA) Agreement. For the
purpose of this ICE Policy, an annexation shall
be considered a logical extension if it is within
the limits of the JPA and meets the
requirements of Chapter 171, Florida Statutes.
The boundaries of the JPA are illustrated on
the Future Land Use Map. Services shall be
considered as being properly provided if the
existing or planned public facilities can
support the land uses and densities proposed
in the area to be annexed consistent with the
level of service standards set forth in this plan.
ICE Policy 1.5: The City shall continue to
coordinate the planning activities mandated
by the comprehensive plan with adjacent
local governments, school boards, other units
of local government providing services but
not having regulatory authority over the use of
land, the region, and the state.
ICE Policy 1.6: The City will continue to
coordinate with the Orange County School
Board, the East Central Florida Regional
Planning Council, the St. Johns River Water
Management District, and State or Federal
agencies and any other special districts on
projects that fall within their "jurisdictions" or
are multi -jurisdictional in nature to identify and
resolve any conflicts with the City's
Comprehensive Plan, and in turn, amend the
plan as needed to ensure coordination.
ICE Policy 1.7: The City shall maintain and
revise as necessary the following agreements,
including as amended thereto:
• Joint Planning Area Agreement;
• Orange County/City of Ocoee Water
Service Territorial Agreement;
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• Orange County/City of Ocoee Sewer
Territorial Agreement;
• Orange County Utilities/City of Ocoee
Reclaimed Water Territorial
Agreement;
• Consery II Agreement for the Delivery
of Reclaimed Water;
• Water Consery II Agreement for the
Delivery of Water;
• City of Winter Garden Interlocal
Agreement;
• City of Ocoee/Forest Lake Golf Course
Agreement, unless terminated;
• Ocoee Pines Potable Water Service
Agreement.
ICE Policy 1.8: The City shall pursue dialogue
with adjacent municipalities with an interlocal
agreement being the expected outcome to
accomplish recognition of the City's
established Utility Service Area boundary.
ICE Policy 1.9: The City shall maintain a Water
Supply Facilities Work Plan for at least a ten
(10) year planning period to address water
supply facilities and infrastructure
requirements to serve existing and future
development within the City's potable water
service area.
ICE Policy 1.10: The Water Supply Facilities
Work Plan shall be prepared in accordance
with Florida Statutes.
ICE Policy 1.11: The Water Supply Facilities
Work Plan shall be reviewed bi-annually and
shall be updated within 18 months of an
update to the CFWI Regional Water Supply
Plan that affects the City.
ICE Policy 1.12: The City shall work with the
Water Management Districts during updates
to their regional water supply plans and water
supply assessments as well as other water -
supply related initiatives facilitated by the
Districts that affect the City.
Objective 2 - Coordination of Potential
Development Impacts: The City shall continue
to coordinate the impacts of development
proposed in the comprehensive plan upon
development in adjacent municipalities, the
county, the East Central Florida Regional
Planning Council and the State.
ICE Policy 2.1: The City will initiate informal
mediation by filing with the East Central
Florida Regional Planning Council a written
request for mediation assistance in instances
where the resolution of issues requiring
intergovernmental concurrence has not been
achieved pursuant to Section 186.509, Florida
Statutes.
ICE Policy 2.2: The City will continue to
coordinate with adjacent local governments
with the provision of services, information, and
in resolving annexation issues.
ICE Policy 2.3: The City will review the
relationship of the proposed development to
the existing comprehensive plans of adjacent
local governments.
ICE Policy 2.4: The City will conduct a review
of its local standards with regard to
problematic land uses to determine whether
any conflicts exist between its regulations and
those of neighboring jurisdictions and
evaluate strategies to resolve any conflicts
that may arise or be found.
ICE Policy 2.5: The City will continue to
coordinate with the County to minimizing the
external effects of problematic land uses,
including, but not limited to, the generation of
excessive noise, odor, light, and motorist
traffic, within and along the boundaries of the
Joint Planning Area.
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ICE Policy 2.6: The City will coordinate with the
Florida Department of Environmental
Protection and the Florida Department of
Health in Orange County, and Orange
County regarding the Wastewater Facility
Plan as it relates to Wekiva Act compliance.
Objective 3 - Coordination of Utility Operation
and Maintenance Responsibilities: The City will
continue to coordinate with state, regional, or
local entities having operational and
maintenance responsibilities for public
facilities when establishing Level of Service
standards for associated public facilities and
the location and extension of public facilities
subject to concurrency.
ICE Policy 3.1: The City will coordinate the
planning and decision -making process
relative to the extension and location of
public facilities subject to concurrency with
state, regional, or local entities providing
facilities and services but not having
regulatory authority over the use of land.
ICE Policy 3.2: The City will continue to notify
Orange County of annexations in an effort to
coordinate the development of countywide
population projections, which include
expected growth within the Joint Planning
Area.
ICE Policy 3.3: The City will coordinate annually
with Orange County to determine the need to
extend water and sewer within each
respective unincorporated area of Orange
County served by the City.
ICE Policy 3.4: The City will forward updated
population projections, as they become
available, from the Comprehensive Plan to
the School Board so they can consider
projected growth and development as it
relates to the future need for schools in
Orange County Public School's 5-, 10- and 20-
year facility plans.
ICE Policy 3.5: The City will continue to work
with Orange County Public Schools (OCPS) in
planning for public school sites within the
City's jurisdiction to ensure consistency with
the Comprehensive Plan. Such coordination
involves the City reviewing the OCPS 5-, 10-,
and 20-year facility plans and responding, as
needed, to site specific plans for the location
of new schools or expansion of existing
schools.
ICE Policy 3.6: The City shall utilize the
countywide planning process, or other
appropriate mitigation process, in the review
and recommendation of any necessary
modification to the agreed upon school siting
process to resolve intergovernmental conflicts
or to address any needed refinements to
reflect current statutory requirements.
ICE Policy 3.7: The City will review Orange
County Public Schools' annually updated 5-
year work program and the 10- and 20-year
facility work programs to coordinate those
plans with the Ocoee Comprehensive Plan.
ICE Policy 3.8: To remain current on water
supply planning, operations, and
maintenance, the City will continue to attend
regional water planning seminars, committee
meetings, and conferences in support of
regional water planning initiatives.
Objective 4 - Requirement to Update
Agreements: Within one year after adoption of
the amended Intergovernmental
Coordination Element, the City shall establish
or update an Interlocal Agreement or other
formal agreement to be executed by all
parties, including governmental agencies or
other service providers.
ICE Policy 4.1: The City will amend the
Intergovernmental Coordination Element to
include joint processes for collaborative
planning and decision -making regarding,
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population projections, school siting, and the
location and extension of facilities subject to
concurrency. The process will be outlined in a
formally executed agreement pursuant to the
requirements of Section 163.3177(6)(h)2, F.S.
Objective 5 - Coordination with OCPS: The City
shall, throughout the planning period,
coordinate with Orange County Public
Schools (OCPS) to ensure that sufficient school
capacity is available to support proposed
development and that necessary
infrastructure is available to accommodate
new schools.
ICE Policy 5.1: The City shall designate a
representative to serve on the OCPS Technical
Planning Committee to discuss issues and
formulate recommendations regarding the
coordination of land use and schools.
ICE Policy 5.2: The City shall provide projected
development data to OCPS on a regular basis
to assist in development of a long-range
planning model to project student enrollment.
ICE Policy 5.3: As a member of the OCPS
Technical Planning Committee, the City shall
review OCPS model projections for
consistency with the City's projections and, if
necessary, shall recommend additions or
modifications to the model results.
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CIEGOAL: THE CITY SHALL TAKE ACTIONS
NECESSARY TO ADEQUATELY PROVIDE AND
MANAGE NEEDED PUBLIC FACIITIES, SERVICES
AND INFRASTRUCTURE CONCURRENT ITH THE
IMPACTS OF DEVELOPMENT THROUGH SOUND
FISCAL POLICIES AND MINDFULDECISION-
MAKING WHICH PROTECT INVESTMENTS AND
MAXIMIZE THE USE OF EXISTING FACILITIES,
HIE PROMOTING ELY, COMPACT
GROWTH SO AS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF
EXISTING AND FUTURE RESIDENTS AND
BUSINESSES AND TO IMPLEMENT THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
CIE Objective 1 - Program of Capital
Improvements: Based on identification of
facility needs and level of service standards
contained in other elements of this Plan, the
City shall develop and annually review and
revise a program of capital improvements
designed to correct existing deficiencies,
replace worn out or obsolete facilities, and
accommodate desired future growth.
CIE Policy 1.1: The City shall adopt a Five -Year
Capital Improvements Plan (5-Year CIP) which
shall include necessary projects, publicly
funded projects, and privately funded
projects for which the City has no fiscal
responsibility, to ensure that the adopted level
of service standards are achieved and
maintained for the 5-year planning period,
including projects in the corresponding five (5)
years of the City's Water Supply Facilities Work
Plan for improving or increasing potable water
facility capacities.
CIE Policy 1.2: The 5-Year CIP must be
coordinated with the MetroPlan Orlando Long
Range Transportation Plan and must include:
■ Applicable transportation
improvements included in MetroPlan
Orlando's Transportation
Improvement Plan to the extent that
such improvements are relied upon
to ensure concurrency and financial
feasibility,
■ A list of projects necessary to
achieve the pollutant load
reductions attributable to the City,
as established in a basin
management action plan pursuant
to Section 403.067(7), F.S., if
applicable,
• Estimated public facility costs,
■ The expected delineation of when
facilities will be needed,
• General location of the facilities,
■ Projected revenue sources to fund
the facilities,
■ Identification of whether project is
funded or unfunded, and
■ Identification of project level of
priority for funding.
CIE Policy 1.3: The 5-Year CIP and any
corresponding Capital Improvements Element
text amendment shall be adopted and
transmitted to the State Land Planning Agency
annually following adoption of the City Budget.
CIE Policy 1.4: Proposed capital improvement
projects shall be evaluated and ranked for
adequate contribution to the maintenance of
established Levels of Service according to the
following priority level guidelines:
a. Identified Need — Whether the project
is needed to:
■ Protect public health and safety or
eliminate an imminent threat to
public health and safety,
■ Fulfill the City's legal commitment to
provide facilities and services,
■ Eliminate an identified or projected
deficiency,
■ Replace worn-out or obsolete
facilities, and/or
■ Preserve or achieve maximum use
of existing facilities.
b. Project Intent — Whether project
implementation will accomplish the
following:
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■ Increase efficiency of existing
facilities,
■ Prevent or reduce future
improvement costs or expenditures,
or
■ Provide service to developed areas
lacking full service.
c. Consistency with the Comprehensive
Plan Whether project
implementation:
■ Represents a logical extension of
facilities and services in a manner
consistent with the management of
growth and development within
the Comprehensive Plan,
■ Maintains environmental quality of
the City's natural resources, as
promoted within the City's
Comprehensive Plan, and/or
■ Achieves consistency with Section
163.3177(3) (a), Florida Statutes.
d. Financial Feasibility — Whether project
implementation creates excessive
debt obligations which exceed the
City's debt capacity
CIE POLICY 1.5: In the event deficiencies
should develop in the provision of public
facilities, the City shall grant existing
deficiencies priority among capital
improvements scheduled within the Capital
Improvement Program.
CIE Policy 1.6: Levels of service standards for
public facilities and services shall be
established as follows:
(a) Park and Recreation Facilities: 8 acres
of parkland, including civic space,
and urban open space per 1,000
residents. The City shall strive to meet
NRPA's current 10.2 acres of parkland
per 1,000 residents by 2045. This is
currently 10.2 acres per every 1,000
residents.
(b) Mobility Facilities: Roadway Facility
Level of Service Standard (Arterial,
Collector, Local) - Context
Classification E Bicycle Facility Level of
Stress Standard - Level 2 Pedestrian
Facility Level of Stress Standard - Level
2
(c) Sanitary Sewer: 250 gallons per day
per equivalent residential unit (ERU).
(d) Potable Water: 270 gallons per day
per equivalent residential unit (ERU).
(e) Solid Waste: 6.0 pounds per capita
per day.
(f) Drainage: I 00-year/24-hour duration
storm event (with recovery within 14
days), without exemptions.
CIE Policy 1.7: The City adopts by reference
the Orange County Public School Board's
Five -Year District Facilities Work Program, as
approved and amended annually by the
School Board, that includes capacity
sufficient to meet anticipated student
demands.
CIE Policy 1.8: Pursuant to Section
163.3177(3)(b), F.S., amendments to the Five -
Year Schedule of Capital Improvements may
be accomplished by ordinance and may not
be deemed to be amendments to the
Comprehensive Plan. The adopted Five -Year
Schedule of Capital Improvements shall
include capacity projects necessary to
maintain the adopted levels of service
standards for parks and recreation,
stormwater, transportation and water and
sewer utilities.
CIE Policy 1.9: The City shall provide public
facilities to development for which
development orders were issued prior to the
adoption of this comprehensive plan when
the planning for the provision of public
facilities for such development were
evaluated and established at the time of
development approval.
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CIE Objective 2 - Proportionate Cost of
Development: Future development shall bear
a proportionate share of the cost of facility
improvements necessitated by the
development to maintain adopted level of
service standards. For capital improvements
that will be funded by the developer, financial
feasibility shall be demonstrated and
guaranteed in an enforceable development
agreement, interlocal agreement, or other
enforceable agreement.
CIE Policy 2.1: The City shall continue to
implement its impact fee ordinance and
amend such ordinance as allowable by State
law as a funding mechanism towards the
provision of capacity improvements.
CIE Policy 2.2: The City will negotiate with
private developers for the provision of capital
facilities to serve proposed development. The
City will develop a Proportionate Fair -Share
Program to provide a methodology by which
impacts of development on transportation
facilities can be mitigated by the cooperative
efforts of public and private sectors and a
methodology by which proportionate fair -
share mitigation costs and options can be
assessed.
CIE Policy 2.3: In coordination with Orange
County Public Schools, school facility
concurrency shall be evaluated as new
residential applications are received by the
City, and mitigation options shall be identified
and addressed when such applications cause
the applicable elementary, middle and high
schools to which the development is assigned
or distributed by the School Board to exceed
adopted level of service standards.
CIE Objective 3 - Fiscal Responsibility: The City
shall coordinate land use decisions with its
financial capability to meet level of service
standards, manage the land development
process so that facility needs created by
permitted development do not exceed the
financial ability of the City, and identify the
extent to which future development will be
required to contribute its proportional cost of
facilities necessary to meet LOS standards.
CIE Policy 3.1: The City shall maintain a
Concurrency Management System (CMS) as
a monitoring mechanism to ensure that
transportation, potable water, wastewater,
reclaimed water, solid waste, and
recreational facilities meet their established
levels of service identified in each Element
and listed this Element. The City shall issue no
development orders or permits without first
determining whether adequate facilities to
serve the development will be available no
later than the anticipated date of issuance by
the City of a certificate of occupancy or its
functional equivalent. The City will also ensure
that adequate services and facilities are
available and in place before issuing a
certificate of occupancy or its functional
equivalent.
CIE Policy 3.1.a: The City shall evaluate the
following facilities for infrastructure
capacity: roadways, potable water
facilities, sanitary sewer facilities, schools,
drainage facilities, solid waste facilities,
and parks and urban open space.
CIE Policy 3.1.b: A proposed map shall be
prepared by July each year showing all
areas in the City in which the infrastructure
is inadequate to meet the adopted level
of service standards.
CIE Policy 3.1.c: The map shall be reviewed
annually (in conjunction with the annual
update of the CIP) to determine if
additional areas shall be added or to
determine if areas on the map shall be
deleted because they are no longer
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deficient with respect to level of service
standards.
CIE Policy 3.1.d: In addition to annual
review, the City shall maintain an ongoing
summary of capacity and demand
changes within the area served by each
facility and shall review the map when it
appears that a facility has reached 90
percent of capacity; and shall thereafter
undertake periodic reviews on a quarterly
basis rather than annually.
CIE Policy 3.1.e: The map may be reviewed
more frequently upon a finding by the
Board of City Commissioners that there is
reason to suspect that areas shown as
having adequate levels of service do not
and/or that areas shown as having
inadequate levels of service in fact are not
deficient.
CIE Policy 3.1.f: The map shall be adopted
prior to October 1 each year, and shall be
effective for the subsequent fiscal year or
until amended.
CIE Policy 3.1.g: The map shall be based on
an evaluation of the total capacity of
each relevant facility component and the
total actual demand placed on that
facility (total capacity of the facility shall
include existing capacity as well as
additional capacity from planned
projects) subject to the limitations of
applicable state regulations; total
demand shall include actual current use
as well as the potential use of properties
which have not been developed but
which are considered as "vested" under
the terms of the plan adoption ordinance.
CIE Policy 3.1.h: The following standards
shall apply to the use of the infrastructure
deficiency map when reviewing
development applications:
(1) All applications for change in
land use, zoning, preliminary
subdivision approval,
preliminary approval of any
development shall be
reviewed to determine if the
facilities serving the area in
which the development is
located would meet the level
of service standards herein. The
results of this review shall be
presented to the applicant
and, when applicable, to the
Planning Commission and to
the City Commission at the time
of their consideration of the
application for preliminary
approval or rezoning.
When review by the Planning
Commission and/or City
Commission is not required, the
results of the concurrency
review shall be presented to
the applicant and to the
reviewing/approving authority
at the time of review. The
purpose of the concurrency
review and report at the
preliminary review stage shall
be to explicitly place the
applicant and (when
applicable) the reviewing/
approving authority on notice
(1) as to the status of the
proposed development vis-a-
vis concurrency, and (2) as the
restriction against final
approval where the
concurrency requirement is not
met.
Draft Capital Improvements Element 4
Page 104 of 116
(2) All applications for final
approval (including any
applications for final subdivision
approval, final site plan
approval which involves
approval of density and
intensity, any change of zoning
where a specific enforceable
plan of development is
included, and/or a final
development order for a
development of regional
impact) shall be reviewed to
determine if the facilities
serving the area in which the
development is located meet
the level of service standards
herein. No such application
may be approved unless the
infrastructure is found to be
adequate.
(3) Where no change of zoning,
subdivision approval, site plan
approval, or other approval is
required, the concurrency
determination shall be made at
the time of building permit
review. No building permit shall
be issued unless the facilities
serving the area in which the
development is located meet
the level of service standards
herein.
CIE Policy 3.1.i: In the event that the
property in question is within an area in
which the infrastructure is inadequate to
meet the established level of service
standards, approval may be issued
conditioned on the provision of adequate
infrastructure prior to any occupancy of the
development (such conditional approval
shall identify the specific facilities which are
deficient and the specific actions which
must be taken before the development
may be occupied).
CIE Policy 3.2: The City shall continue
programming and funding for necessary
maintenance of facilities and for replacement
and/or renewal of capital facilities to ensure
that level of service standards do not
deteriorate or that operating costs do not
increase due to deterioration.
CIE Policy 3.3: The City shall limit the maximum
ratio of total debt service and outstanding
capital indebtedness to total revenue and
property tax base. The City will manage its
outstanding debt by limiting outstanding
capital debt to a 1:10 ratio of total annual
debt service to total annual City revenues.
CIE Policy 3.4: Grants and private funding shall
be secured, whenever available, to assist in
the provision of capital improvements,
including grants to assist in emergency
preparedness and emergency
response/recovery and hazard mitigation
efforts.
Draft Capital Improvements Element 5
Page 105 of 116
PPR GOAL: THE CITY SMALL PROVIDE FOR THE
EQUITABLE CONSIDERATION OF PRIVATE
PROPERTY RIGHTSFOR OWNERSF PROPERTY
LOCATED ITHI THE MUNICIPAL LIMITS OF THE
CITY OF OCOEE IN THE Cl 'S LOCAL
DECISION -MAKING PRCES IN A MANNER
RICH ENSURES THE PROMOTION, TECTI
AND IMPROVEMENT F THE PUBLIC HEALTH,
SAFETY, GENERAL WELFARE AND AESTHETICS OF
THE CITY.
PPR Objective 1 - Responsibility to Protect
Private Property Rights: In accordance with
the legislative intent expressed in Section
163.3161(10), Florida Statutes, that all
governmental entities in the State of Florida
recognize and respect judicially
acknowledged and constitutionally protected
private property rights and the City's
obligation to protect the general health and
welfare of the residents of the City of Ocoee,
the City shall consider the rights of property
owners in its local decision -making process.
PPR Policy 1.1: The City shall consider the right
of a property owner to physically possess and
control his or her interests in the property,
including easements, leases, or mineral rights.
PPR Policy 1.2: The City shall consider the right
of a property owner to use, maintain,
develop, and improve his or her property for
personal use or for the use of any other person,
subject to state law and local ordinances.
PPR Policy 1.3: The City shall consider the right
of a property owner to privacy and to exclude
others from the property to protect the
owner's possessions and property.
PPR Policy 1.4: The City shall consider the right
of a property owner to dispose of his or her
property through sale or gift.
PPR Policy 1.5: The City shall update the intent
language of the Private Property Regulations
Code in Section 6-14.0 within Article VI of the
Land development Code to include
language which recognizes and considers
private property rights in accordance with the
City's goal and objective to ensure that
regulations do not create an inordinate
burden on property owners and to ensure that
property owners are free from actions by
others which would harm their property or
which would constitute an inordinate burden
on property rights as those terms are defined
in Section 70.001(3) (e) and (f), Florida Statutes.
PPR Policy 1.6: The City shall amend Article II of
its Land Development Code to add the
following definition of terms and renumber the
Article as appropriate.
(a) Inordinate Burden and Inordinately
Burdened (s. 70.001(3) (e), F.S.) shall
mean an action of one or more
governmental entities has directly
restricted or limited the use of real
property such that the property owner
is permanently unable to attain the
reasonable, investment -backed
expectation for the existing use of the
real property or a vested right to a
specific use of the real property with
respect to the real property as a
whole, or that the property owner is
left with existing or vested uses that are
unreasonable such that the property
owner bears permanently a
disproportionate share of a burden
imposed for the good of the public,
which in fairness should be borne by
the public at large.
Inordinate Burden and Inordinately
Burdened do not include temporary
impacts to real property; impacts to
real property occasioned by
governmental abatement,
prohibition, prevention, or
remediation of a public nuisance at
common law or a noxious use of
private property; or impacts to real
property caused by an action of a
governmental entity taken to grant
Private Property Rights Element 1
Page 106 of 116
relief to a property owner under this
section. However, a temporary
impact on development, as defined in
s. 380.04, that is in effect for longer
than I year may, depending upon the
circumstances, constitute an
"inordinate burden" as provided in this
paragraph.
In determining whether reasonable,
investment -backed expectations are
inordinately burdened, consideration
may be given to the factual
circumstances leading to the time
elapsed between enactment of the
law or regulation and its first
application to the subject property.
(b) Property Owner (s. 70.001(3)(f), F.S.)
shall mean the person who holds legal
title to the real property that is the
subject of and directly impacted by
the action of a governmental entity.
The term does not include a
governmental entity.
Private Property Rights Element 2
Page 107 of 116
The following information is respectfully submitted to the Honorable Mayor and City Commission to provide general information
about public and private development in the City of Ocoee. Please feel free to contact Zoning Manager Whitfield at 407-554-7079
for additional information or questions.
District 1— Scott R. Kennedy
Project Name & General
Project Description
Status
Location
7-ELEVEN
Sage #2022-0045
Under Construction
2308 Ocoee Apopka Road
Small Scale Site Plan for a 4,650 SF
Parcel # 06-22-28-9243-04-000
Convenience Store and Fuel Station
2.12 acres
Commission District 1— Scott R. Kennedy
THE BACKYARD
Sage #2023-0041
2214 West Road
Small Scale Site Plan for a one story
Under Construction
Parcel # 06-22-28-0000-00-035
924 SF Indoor and Outdoor
1.1.51 acres
Restaurant
Commission District 1— Scott R. Kennedy
COMMERCE 429 FKA
BELTWAY 429 FKA PROGRESS
COMMERCE PARK
Sage #2021-0051
39.97 acres
Large Scale Final Site Plan for up to
Under Construction
1290 Ocoee Apopka Road
480,500 SF of Light
Parcel # 07-22-28-0000-00-026
Industrial/Warehouse uses located
24.95 acres
within six (6) buildings.
Pine St
Parcel # 07-22-28-0000-00-096
13.01 acres
Pine St.
Parcel # 07-22-28-0000-00-066
.54 acres
865 Pine St.
Parcel # 07-22-28-0000-00-024
1.47 acres
Commission District 1— Scott R. Kennedy
MAGNOLIA RESERVE
TOWNHOMES
Large Scale Final Subdivision Plan
Sage #2022-0057
Proposing Townhome Subdivision
Under Construction
2199 West Road
with a minimum living area of 1,500
Parcel # 05-22-28-0000-00-029
SF
5.08 acres
Commission District 1— Scott R. Kennedy
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OCOEE CROWN POINT MIXED -
USE DEVELOPMENT
Sage #2022-0050
Large Scale Final Site Plan for mixed-
2012 Ocoee Apopka Road
use consisting of Multifamily and
Under Construction
Parcel # 06-22-28-0000-00-005
Retail
Parcel # 06-22-22-0000-00-082
16.19 acres
Commission District 1— Scott R. Kennedy
OCOEE VILLAGE CENTER
NEW GROCERY AND FUEL
STATION
Large Scale Final Site Plan for a
Sage #2024-0047
48,585 SF Grocery Store with a 10
Under 2"d review
N Lakewood Ave
Pump Fuel Station, including a 1,618
Parcel # 05-22-28-6160-10-008
SF Convenience Store
Parcel # 05-22-28-6160-10-008
7.99 acres
Commission District 1 Scott R. Kennedy
OCOEE VILLAGE CENTER
NW PARCEL 1
Sage #2024-0046
Large Scale Final Site Plan for three
0 1st Review comments sent
N Lakewood Ave
(3) Retail Buildings, with a total of
December 17, 2024
Parcel # 05-22-28-6160-14-031
26,570 SF
. Awaiting resubmit
3.97 acres
Commission District 1 Scott R. Kennedy
OCOEE VILLAGE CENTER
TOWNHOMES Large Scale Preliminary/Final
10711 N Lakewood Ave Subdivision Plan for 232 — 2 story Under Construction
Parcel # 05-22-28-0000-00-004 Townhome units
34.48 acres
Commission District 1— Scott R. Kennedy
THE FALLS AT WINTER LAKE
FKA MIXED -USE @ FULLERS
CROSS RD & OCOEE APOPKA
RD
Sage #2022-0006
Fullers Cross Road
Parcel # 06-22-28-0000-00-056
17.96 acres
Commission District 1— Scott R. Kennedy
AQUASONIC CAR WASH
Sage #2024-0034
Clarke Road
Parcel # 21-22-28-6328-00-070
1.11 acres
Commission District 2 — Rosema
Wilsen
Large Scale Preliminary Site Plan for
mixed -use consisting of Apartments
and Commercial
Small Scale Site Plan
4,400 SF Car Wash
• 2nd Review comments sent
June 14, 2024
• Awaiting resubmittal
• Planning & Zoning Meeting:
TBD
• City Commission Meeting:
TBD
• Approved for construction
21 P a
Page 110 of 116
CITY CENTER WEST ORANGE,
PARCEL 1, PHASE IV, LOT 4A
. 2nd Review Comments sent on
251 Maine Street
Small Scale Site Plan, two-story
June 18, 2019
Parcel # 20-22-28-0000-00-015
20,000 SF office/retail building
0 Awaiting resubmittal for 3rd
1.26 acres
Review
DARREN CENTER
9961 W Colonial Drive
Small Scale Site Plan
Parcel # 21-22-28-0000-00-012
18,302 SF Medical & Professional
Under Construction
7.06 acres
Office
OCOEE GATEWAY
Sage #2023-0033
9714 White Road
CPA and Rezoning from PUD-LDR,
0 1 st Review Comments sent
and PUD-COMM to PUD-LDR, PUD-
69.29 acres
OCOEE GATEWAY
Sage #2024-0042
9714 White Road
City Commission Meeting:
Parcel # 21-22-28-0000-00-021
Determination for Vested Rights
January 7, 2025 (was
Parcel # 21-22-28-0000-00-029
continued per applicant)
69.29 acres
OCOEE OAKS JOINT VENTURE
0 Approved for Construction
Sage #2023-0021
0 Pending Pre -Construction
201 S. Clark Rd.
Large Scale Final Subdivision Plan
Meeting
12.59 acres
OCOEE TOWN SHOPS (Wawa)
Sage #2023-0020
9729 W. Colonial Dr.
Small Scale Site Plan
Under Construction +
3.39 acres
1891 E. Silver Star Road
Small Scale Site Plan for a 7,246 SF
0 Pending resubmittal for 4th
Parcel # 16-22-28-8049-00-003
O'Reilly Auto Parts store
5.06 acres
review
0 City Commission Meeting
Sage #2024-0044
0 1st review comments sent
1891 E. Silver Star Road
Plat
November 15, 2024
5.06 acres
review
ROCKET CHIMP OFFICE
Sage #2023-0035
300 N. Bluford Avenue
Small Scale Site Plan for a 3,137 SF
Under Construction
Parcel # 18-22-28-4100-00-160
Office Building
0.91 acres
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SIRI OFFICE BUILDING
Sage #2023-0008
3872 Old Winter Garden Road
Parcel # 28-22-28-0000-00-019
Small Scale Site Plan for a 28,000 SF
Office Building
Under Construction
1.25 acres
Commission District 2 — Rosemary Wilsen
VALIANT REALTY GROUP
Sage #2024-0051
112 S. Bluford Ave.
Small Scale Site Plan for a 7,843 SF
Pending resubmittal
Parcel # 17-22-28-5504-02-040
Office Building
.24 acres
Commission District 2 — Rosemary Wilsen
WENDYLYN'S BEAUTY SALON,
FKA 54 REWIS STREET
Sage #2021-0033
Small Scale Site Plan for a 1,275 SF
Site Plan Approved Pending
54 Rewis Street
Building, Mixed -use of Beauty Salon,
Pre -Construction Meeting
Parcel # 18-22-28-7900-05-051
and Residence
0.25 acres
Commission District 2 — Rosemary Wilsen
WEST DELAWARE STREET
PROPERTY AKA TOM'S PLACE
Sage #2024-0002
W. Delaware St.
Plat creating (3) three parcels from
Under 2"d review
one (1) parcel
Parcel # 17-22-28-6144-04-031
1.0 acre
Commission District 2 — Rosemary Wilsen
WEST ORANGE MEDICAL
Sage # 2023-0006
3442 Old Winter Garden Road
Approved for Construction
3462 Old Winter Garden Road
Small Scale Site Plan for an 11,800
. Pre -Construction meeting held
Parcel # 29-22-28-0000-00-028
SF Medical Office
on April 16, 2025
Parcel # 29-22-28-0000-00-036
1.21 acres combined
Commission District 2 — Rosemary Wilsen
WEST ORANGE SURGERY
CENTER
0 Approved for Construction
Sage #2022-0005
Small Scale Site Plan for an 11,500
. Pending Pre -Construction
3422 Old Winter Garden Road
SF Surgery Center
Meeting
Parcel # 29-22-28-0000-00-030
1.26 acres combined
Commission District 2 — Rosemary Wilsen
District 3 — Richard Firstner
Project Name & General
Project Description
Status
Location
409 OCOEE APOPKA ROAD
PUD
Large Scale Preliminary/ Final Site
Sage #2021-0035
409 Ocoee Apopka Road
Plan for two Industrial Warehouse
Under Construction
Buildings totaling 61,797 SF
Parcel # 18-22-28-0000-00-056
4.76 acres
Commission District 3 — Richard Firstner
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Page 112 of 116
429 BUSINESS CENTER PHASE
11 EAST
Sage #2022-0054
Large Scale Final Site Plan for three
450 Ocoee Apopka Road
(3) one story buildings totaling
Under Construction
11.21 acres combined
429 BUSINESS CENTER PHASE
11 WEST
Sage #2022-0055
701 Pine Street
707 Pine Street
Large Scale Final Site Plan for a one-
711 Pine Street
story building consisting of 70,720 SF
Under Construction
5.90 acres combined
429 BUSINESS CENTER PHASE
11 PLAT
Sage #2024-0037
Parcel # 18-22-28-0000-00-006
Plat Recorded on February 21,
17. 11 acres combined
606 SPORTS TRAINING
Sage #2024-0005
606 Ocoee Apopka Road
Large Scale Final Site Plan for a one-
Under Construction
Parcel # 18-22-28-0000-00-001
story 52,800 SF sports training facility
5.19 acres
CAMBRIA SUITES AT OCOEE
Sage #2024-0021
0 3rd Review Comments sent
924 Maguire Road
Large Scale Final Site Plan for a six-
September 4, 2024
Parcel # 18-22-28-0000-00-074
story, 118-room Hotel
0 Awaiting resubmittal
2.61 acres
FLOORING AMERICA
STORAGE BUILDING
Sage #2023-0034
Small Scale Site Plan for a 13,700 SF
0 4th Review Comments sent on
10897 West Colonial Dr.
Warehouse Building
March 6, 2024
2.95 acres
INSPIRATION
0 2nd Review Comments sent on
Excellence Circle
Platting 30 Parcels to 47 Resulting
0 Pending resubmittal for 3rd
9 acres
Parcels
review
02B KIDS
Sage #2022-0023
880 Bluford Avenue
Small Scale Site Plan for a 10,970 SF
Parcel # 20-22-28-0000-00-059
Day Care Facility and a 6,000 SF
Under Construction
Parcel # 20-22-28-0000-00-055
Medical Office Building
2.48 acres combined
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OCOEE REGIONAL SPORTS
COMPLEX
Sage #2024-0032
Sage #2024-0048
Large Scale Comprehensive Plan
880 Bluford Avenue
Amendment from Low Density
Parcel # 07-22-28-0000-00-001
Residential (LDR) to COMM
Parcel # 07-22-28-0000-00-023
CPA & Rezoning Ordinance
Parcel # 07-22-28-0000-00-039
recorded on February 19, 2025
Parcel # 07-22-28-0000-00-041
Parcel # 07-22-28-0000-00-043
Parcel # 07-22-28-0000-00-105
Rezoning from PUD-LD, R-1AA, and
Parcel # 07-22-28-0000-00-074
Unclassified to PUD
Parcel # 07-22-28-0000-00-060
Parcel # 07-22-28-0000-00-057
150.9 acres combined
Commission District 3 — Richard Firstner
OCOEE VILLAGE
Sage #2022-0020
Large Scale Final Site Plan, for two
Franklin Street
(2) two-story buildings with 72,712 sf
Under Revision Review
Parcel # 18-22-28-0000-00-025
for office/retail.
5.77 acres
Commission District 3 — Richard Firstner
PALM DRIVE RETAIL FACILITY
Sage #2024-0052
• 15t Review comments sent
Palm Drive
Small Scale Site Plan for a 15,000 SF
October 30, 2024
Parcel # 18-22-28-0000-00-109
Retail/Office Building
Awaiting resubmittal
1.65 acres
Commission District 3 — Richard Firstner
THE REGENCY
Sage #2023-0015
1601 Maguire Road
Large Scale Final Site Plan for 300
# 28-22-30-0000-00-059
Multifamilyunits and 7000 SF of
Under Construction
Parcel # 28-22-30-0000-00-016
Retail
Parcel # 28-22-30-0000-00-018
16.68 acres
Commission District 3 — Richard Firstner
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COVINGTON OAKS
Sage #2024-0024 0 Approved for Construction on
8667 A. D. Mims Road Final Subdivision Plan for January 23, 2025
Parcel # 10-22-28-0000-00-004 17 Single -Family Residential Lots . Pending pre -construction
9.94 acres meeting
Commission District 4 — George Oliver 111
EVEREST REHABILITATION
HOSPITAL AKA OCOEE
LANDINGS COMMERCIAL Large Scale Site Plan for a 39,817
1842 E. Silver Star Road SF, single -story, Rehabilitation
Under Construction
Parcel # 16-22-28-4532-00-040 Hospital
5.12 acres
Commission District 4 - George Oliver Ill
Page 114 of 116
GARDENIA POINTE
Sage #2023-0005
Clarke Road/A. D. Mims Road
Parcel # 10-22-28-0000-00-003
Rezoning from A-1 (General
Approved at the May 21, 2024 City
# 10-22-28-0000-00-011
Agriculture) to PUD (Planned Unit
Commission Meeting
37.37 acres
Commission District 4 - George Oliver
HOWARD MEADOWS
Sage #2023-0032
8708 A. D. Mims Road
Final Subdivision Plan for
Under Construction
Parcel # 10-22-28-0000-00-133
Six (6) Single -Family Residential Lots
2.25 acres
Commission District 4 - George Oliver
LAKE MEADOW LANDING (F.K.A
ARDEN LANDING; CIARA PLACE
Large Scale Prelim inary/Fi nal
F.K.A. VILLA ROMA)
Subdivision Plan, 88-unit 1,391 SF
Under Construction
2121 North Clarke Road
(per unit) residential townhomes with
21.05 acres
Commission District 4 - George Oliver 1/1
Sage #2022-0026
Large Scale Site Plan consisting of
E. Silver Star Road
commercial/retail and 46 apartments
Approved at City Commission meeting
Parcel # 16-22-28-4532-00-140
combined as an approved use for the
on November 1, 2022
Commission District 4 - George Oliver ///
RESERVE AT LAKE MEADOWS
Sage #2021-0043
2149 Lauren Beth Avenue
A Large -Scale Final Subdivision plan
Under Construction
Parcel # 04-22-28-0000-00-024
for 46 single-family homes
18.58 acres
Commission District 4 - George Oliver
SHOPPES ON THE BLUFF
9251 Clarcona Ocoee Road
Small -Scale Site Plan to construct
0 1 st Review comments sent
Parcel # 04-22-28-0000-00-012
square feet
0 Awaiting resubmittal
4.29 acres
Commission District 4 — George Oliver
CLRM
Sage #2020-0014
Large Scale Prelim inary/Fi nal
44 W. McCormick Road
Subdivision to construct 190 single
Parcel # 33-21-28-0000-00-007
family residential lots in Phases 1 & 2
Under Construction
100 E McCormick Road
with stormwater ponds, open space,
3201 Trout Lake Road
lots for Mass Grading in Phases 3 & 4
212.30 acres
Commission District 4- George Oliver I//
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WYNWOOD PHASE 3 & 4 FKA
CLRM
Sage #2023-0024
. Final Site Plan Approved
Greenwood Oak Drive
Large Scale Preliminary/Final
Pending Pre -Construction
Parcel # 34-21-28-9490-06-001
Subdivision Plan to construct 187
Meeting
Coachwood Drive
single family residential lots
0 City Commission Meeting
Parcel # 34-21-28-9490-06-002
(Consent): 02/20/2024
56.63 acres
Commission District 4- George Oliver ll1
WYNWOOD PHASE 3 & 4 PLAT
FKA CLRM
Sage #2024-0010
Greenwood Oak Drive
recorded on November 21,
Parcel # 34-21-28-9490-06-001
Plat
2024
Coachwood Drive
Parcel # 34-21-28-9490-06-002
56.63 acres
Commission District 4- George Oliver 111
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