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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance 98-09 ORDINANCE NO. 98-09 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA ADOPTING THE EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT (EAR) OF THE 1991 CITY OF OCOEE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AS AMENDED, IN ACCORDANCE WITH PART II OF CHAPTER 163, FLORIDA STATUTES, AND RULE 9J- 5, FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions Section 163.3191, Florida Statutes, the City Commission of the City of Ocoee is required to adopt an Evaluation and Appraisal Report (IIEARII) with respect to the 1991 City of Ocoee Comprehensive Plan, as amended; and WHEREAS, the City of Ocoee is required to submit its Evaluation and Appraisal Report to the Florida Department of Community Affairs no later than July 1, 1998; and WHEREAS, the City of Ocoee Planning and Zoning Commission, acting as the Local Planning Agency, held an advertised public hearing on March 10, 1998 to consider a draft of the Evaluation and Appraisal Report; and WHEREAS, following the above-referenced hearing, the Local Planning Agency authorized the transmittal of the proposed Evaluation and Appraisal Report to the City Commission of the City of Ocoee for review and adoption; and WHEREAS, the City Commission' of the City of Ocoee received the proposed Evaluation and Appraisal Report on March 17, 1998 and authorized the scheduling of public hearings to consider adoption of the proposed Evaluation and Appraisal Report; and WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Ocoee held advertised public hearings on May 19, 1998 and June 16, 1998 in order to obtain public comment regarding the proposed Evaluation and Appraisal Report; and WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Ocoee has considered all oral and written comments received during public hearings, including the recommendations of the Local Planning Agency; and WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Ocoee desires to adopt the Evaluation and Appraisal Report as recommended by the Local Planning Agency with such changes thereto as the City Commission deems appropriate. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. 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, Section 163.3191 and Chapter 166, Florida Statutes. SECTION 2. The City 'Commission of the City of Ocoee hereby adopts the Evaluation and Appraisal Report attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and by this reference made a part hereof. SECTION 3. The City Commission of the City of Ocoee hereby finds that the Evaluation and Appraisal Report has been adopted in conformity with the Public Participation Procedures set forth in City of Ocoee Resolution Number 97-16 adopted on December 16, 1997. SECTION 4. The City Commission of the City of Ocoee hereby designates the Director of Planning as the designee of the 2 City Commission to transmit the Evaluation and Appraisal Report to _ the Department of Community Affairs and to advise the Department of Community Affairs regarding the dates on which the City held the required public hearings. SECTION 5. The City Commission of the City of Ocoee hereby directs that three (3) copies of the adopted Evaluation and Appraisal Report be submitted to the Department of Community Affairs within ten (10) days of the effective date of this Ordnance. SECTION 6. In that amendments to the 1991 Ocoee Comprehensive Plan, as amended, are not being adopted simultaneously with the adoption of this Ordinance and the Evaluation and Appraisal Report, the City Commission of the City of Ocoee hereby directs the Director of Planning to prepare amendments to the 1991 Ocoee Comprehensive Plan, as amended, based upon the recommendations contained in the Evaluation and Appraisal Report for consideration and adoption by the City Commission within one (1) year from the effective date of this Ordinance. SECTION 7. 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 8. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon passage and adoption. 3 PASSED AND ADOPTED this ATTEST: (SEAL) I t d day of ~/I AJ r- APPROVED: CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA ~c-' /1 ~::). ...2. :.:vt- C-fveR, S. Scott Vandergrift, , 1998. FOR USE AND RELIANCE ONLY BY THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA APPR011D AS TO F~ AND LEGALITY this . day of 'f\e , 1998 ADVERTISED May 7 & 10 and June 11 1998. READ FIRST TIME May 19 , 1998. READ SECOND TIME AND ADOPTED .T U 11I.1. liP , 1998 UNDER AGENDA ITEM NO. "V1 ~ FOLEY ~~R /l -I-J ~ By: tfM f~ City Attorney C:\ WPSl\DOCS\OCOE\ORDINANCE.FRM 15/8/981 DEBBIEH 1 PER:dh 4 EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT 1991 OCOEE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN (Department of Community Affairs Evaluation and Appraisal Report) ~"~""U;"'''''''''''~''''''''r'>r.--''''<~'J,,'''''\'I"'''''<''''1'"I...,''SOt!)f''' ,~":f'\' "..1,_" 'n.'-:~.~' <.. '.',:. . , '.. .-".-", .... , .. ..... ,...~;' -~ .. , .. -,.- - . ~i)''-';'''F ,}".,:~,;.-,;~~~~'e'\>~'~:'~\~:' ,:*~. """ "...-,-..".,.;.~. . '~'.~"'~. -;2.''-'*''''''-''' ;'I~,. ',,.........,t... " .<<,-r...:,;_;~,*o.~-,"_~.. 'J ,. . --~.".:~:- .-.... _.~ l'~ ;lj7l.: Photograph courtesy of Ocoee Parks and Planning Departments Prepared by the City of Ocoee Planning Department 150 North Lakeshore Drive Ocoee, Florida 34761 (407) 656-2322, extension 164 Preparation of this document was aided through financial assistance from the State of Florida under the Local Government Evaluation and Appraisal Report Assistance Program authorized by Chapter 93-206, Laws of Florida, and administered by the Florida Department of Community Affairs. Contract Number 97 -DR-1 C-06-58-02-022. The Ocoee Planning Department gratefully acknowledges the following people and others who took part in the Evaluation and Appraisal Report process. Ocoee Local Planning Agency Harold Switzer, Chairman Pat Bond, Vice Chairman Glenda F. Hopkins Ralph W. Jones, Jr. Louis Landefeld Tanya C. Miller Darlene Rhodus Robert M. Mc Key Robert W. Williams Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report advisory group Frank Carlsson Jim Gleason Ruth Grafton Jimmie Hargrove Joel Keller John Linebarrier John Lomberk Martha Lopez-Anderson John Pryor John Robinson 1. Milton West The Evaluation and Appraisal Report was prepared by the Ocoee Planning Department 150 North Lakeshore Drive Ocoee, Florida 34761 Planning Department Staff Russell B. Wagner, AICP, Director of Planning Abra E. Horne, AICP, Senior Planner Carolyn S. Alexander, Administrative Secretary Table of Contents City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report INTRODUCTION ..................................................... 1 FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 4 Purpose of the Evaluation and Appraisal Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 4 Background Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 4 Purpose of the Future Land Use Element. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 6 1. The Original Future Land Use Element: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 6 2. The Current Future Land Use Element: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 6 3. Data: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1. 4. Analysis: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 9 5. Achievement of Objectives: ............................ .1.0. 6. Analysis of Major Problems of Development: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .1.0. 7. Unanticipated or Unforeseen Problems and Opportunities: . . .. .1.0. 8. Effect of Changes in State Laws, Rules, and the Regional Plan: .11. Exhibit 1 ..................................................... .1.3. TRAFFIC CIRCULATION ELEMENT .................................... .1.6 Purpose of the Evaluation and Appraisal Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .1.6 Background Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 16 Purpose of the Traffic Circulation Element ........................... 18 1. The Original Traffic Circulation Element: .................. 18 2. The Current Traffic Circulation Element: .................. 19 3. Data: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 20 4. Analysis: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 21 5. Achievement of Objectives: ............................ 22 6. Analysis of Major Problems of Development: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 23 7. Unanticipated and Unforeseen Problems and Opportunities: .. 23 8. Effect of Changes in State Laws, Rules, and the Regional Plan: 24 Exhibit 2 ..................................................... 25 March 12, 1998 Evaluation and Appraisal Report HOUSING ELEMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 28 Purpose of the Evaluation and Appraisal Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 28 Background Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 28 Purpose of the Housing Element . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 29 1. The Original Housing Element: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 29 2. The Current Housing Element: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 30 3. Data: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 31 4. Analysis: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .3.3. 5. Achievement of Objectives: ............................ ~3. 6. Analysis of Major Problems of Development: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .3.4 7. Unanticipated and Unforeseen Problems and Opportunities: .. .3.4 8. Effect of Changes in State Laws, Rules, and the Regional Plan: .3.4 Exhibit 3 ..................................................... .3.6 INFRASTRUCTURE ELEMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 41 Purpose of the Evaluation and Appraisal Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 41. Background Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 41 Purpose of the Infrastructure Element . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 4.4 1. The Original Infrastructure Element: ..................... 4.4 2. The Current Infrastructure Element: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 46 3. Data: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 46 4. Analysis: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 41 5. Achievement of Objectives: ............................ 41 6. Analysis of Major Problems of Development: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 47 7. Unanticipated or Unforeseen Problems and Opportunities: . . .. 48 8. Effect of Changes in State Laws, Rules, and the Regional Plan: 48 Exhibit 4 ..................................................... 50 March 12, 1998 ii Evaluation and Appraisal Report CONSERVATION ELEMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 57 Purpose of the Evaluation and Appraisal Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 57 Background Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 57 Purpose of the Conservation Element . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 58 1. The Original Conservation Element: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 58 2. The Current Conservation Element: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 59 3. Data: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 60 4. Analysis: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 6.0 5. Achievement of Objectives: ............................ .6j. 6. Analysis of Major Problems of Development: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .6j 7. Unanticipated or Unforeseen Problems and Opportunities: . . .. 6.j 8. Effect of Changes in State Laws, Rules, and the Regional Plan: .62 Exhibit 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .63. RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE ELEMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .66 Purpose of the Evaluation and Appraisal Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 66 Background Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6.6 Purpose of the Recreation and Open Space Element . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .6.7 1. The Original Conservation Element: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .6.7 2. The Current Recreation and Open Space Element: . . . . . . . . .. .6.7 3. Data: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .63 4. Analysis: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .63 5. Achievement of Objectives: ............................ .6.9- 6. Analysis of Major Problems of Development: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 69 7. Unanticipated or Unforeseen Problems and Opportunities: . . .. 69 8. Effect of Changes in State Laws, Rules, and the Regional Plan: 70 Exhibit 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 71 March 12, 1998 iii Evaluation and Appraisal Report INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION ELEMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 74 Purpose of the Evaluation and Appraisal Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 74 Background Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 74 Purpose of the Intergovernmental Coordination Element ................ 75 1. The Original Intergovernmental Coordination Element: . . . . . .. 75 2. The Current Intergovernmental Coordination Element: ....... 76 3. Data: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .18 4. Analysis: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .18 5. Achievement of Objectives: ............................ .19 6. Analysis of Major Problems of Development: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .19 7. Unanticipated or Unforeseen Problems and Opportunities: . . .. .19 8. Effect of Changes in State Laws, Rules, and the Regional Plan: .8.0. Exhibit 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .8.1 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ELEMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .8.2 Purpose of the Evaluation and Appraisal Report ...................... .8.2 Background Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .8.2 Purpose of the Capital Improvements Element . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .8.3- 1. The Original Capital Improvements Element: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .8.4 2. The Current Capital Improvements Element: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .8.5 3. Data: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .8.6 4. Analysis: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .8.1 5. Achievement of Objectives: ............................ 88 6. Analysis of Major Problems of Development: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 88 7. Unanticipated or Unforeseen Problems and Opportunities: . . .. 89 8. Effect of Changes in State Laws, Rules, and the Regional Plan: 89 Exhibit 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 90 APPENDIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 91 Map A: Existing Land Use Map (1997) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 92 Preparation of this document was aided through financial assistance from the State of Florida under the Local Government Evaluation and Appraisal Report Assistance Program authorized by Chapter 93-206, Laws of Florida, and administered by the Florida Department of Community Affairs. Contract Number 97-DR-1 C-06-58-02-022. March 12, 1998 iv Evaluation and Appraisal Report List of Exhibits City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report Exhibit 1: Future Land Use Element Goals, Objectives, and Policies Achieved ..................................... 13 Exhibit 2: Traffic Circulation Element Goals, Objectives, and Policies Achieved ..................................... 25 Exhibit 3: Housing Element Goals, Objectives, and Policies Achieved ..................................... 36 Exhibit 4: Infrastructure Element Goals, Objectives, and Policies Achieved ..................................... 50 Exhibit 5: Conservation Element Goals, Objectives, and Policies Achieved ..................................... 63 Exhibit 6: Recreation and Open Space Element Goals, Objectives, and Policies Achieved ..................................... 71 Exhibit 7: Intergovernmental Coordination Element Goals, Objectives, and Policies Achieved ..................................... 81 Exhibit 8: Capital Improvements Element Goals, Objectives, and Policies Achieved ..................................... 90 Maps Map A: Existing Land Use Map (1997) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 92 March 12, 1998 v Evaluation and Appraisal Report EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT 1991 OCOEE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN (Department of Community Aff~irs Evaluation and Appraisal Report ) INTRODUCTION In 1975, the Florida Legislature enacted the Local Government Comprehensive Planning Act, Chapter 163, Part II, Florida Statutes. This Act required all units of local government to prepare a comprehensive plan by 1980. Pursuant to this mandate, the City of Ocoee adopted its first Comprehensive Plan for the City in 1980. In 1985, the Legislature passed the Local Government Comprehensive Planning and Land Development Regulation Act that substantially increased the requirements for the preparation of local government comprehensive plans. This law, commonly called the "Growth Management Act," requires that all plans meet certain minimum criteria. Accordingly, the City of Ocoee revised its Comprehensive Plan to comply with the new statute and adopted its second Comprehensive Plan in 1991. The revised Ocoee Comprehensive Plan includes each of the eight required elements: · Future Land Use Element · Traffic Circulation Element · Housing Element · Infrastructure Element (containing the Sanitary Sewer, Solid Waste, Drainage, Potable Water, and Natural Groundwater Aquifer Recharge Sub-elements) · Conservation Element · Recreation and Open Space Element · Intergovernmental Coordination Element · Capital Improvements Element The Growth Management Act also requires each local government to periodically review their comprehensive plans. Each city must submit a report called an "Evaluation and Appraisal Report" that reviews their respective comprehensive plans in conformity with State criteria. Specifically, the Evaluation and Appraisal Report must: (1) be submitted by a certain date (July 1998 for Ocoee); (2) contain certain basic information; (3) evaluate whether the City is achieving its goals; and (4) recommend changes that need to be made to the respective elements. The Planning Department has prepared this Evaluation and Appraisal Report in response to the above outlined State requirements. H:\ALL_DA T A \CAPDFILE\COMPPLAN\1998-EAR\EAR317CC.wPD March 12,1998 (11:06am) EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Ocoee, Florida Page 2 Some terms and phrases used in the Evaluation and Appraisal Report have a specific meaning or are unique to the comprehensive planning process. Since State law allows up to two major revisions to the Comprehensive Plan each year, planners have developed an awkward terminology to describe the various versions of the Comprehensive Plan (or its elements). For example, the phrases "original Comprehensive Plan" and "original element" are used frequently in this report. The use of the word "original" denotes the 1991 version of a document - the first version. Similarly, use of the word "adopted" used in relation to the Comprehensive Plan means the officially approved version. An "adopted" version of an element could be the "original" version or any subsequently approved revisions. For example, the Housing Element has not been changed since 1991. So the "original Housing Element" is also the "adopted Housing Element." In the case of the Future Land Use Element, this Element was changed in 1994,1995, and 1997. So, the 1997 version is the most recent or "current Future Land Use Element" because it includes all of the changes from prior years. Hence, the "current Comprehensive Plan" refers to the version that is published today, including all eight adopted elements with any revisions. When a version of the Comprehensive Plan is changed, it is called an "amendment." There are two types of amendments. One type is a "small scale amendment" or a change to the Future Land Use designation of a property that is less than 10 acres in size (or meets other State requirements to qualify as a small scale amendment). The other type is a "large scale amendment" and these amendments can only be prepared two times per year. A large scale amendment may be a revision to a table, map, or text. Typically, planners use the terms "small scale amendment" and "large scale amendment" when they are describing changes requested by a developer or property owner. When the amendment is prepared and requested by the local government, planners often refer to it by the year it was adopted, followed by either a one or a two indicating the first or second large scale amendment for that calendar year. So, the "97-1 Amendments" would refer to a group of "large scale amendments" prepared by the City for the first "amendment cycle" and adopted in 1997. If there are several topics covered by a large scale amendment, than a third number is added such as 97-1-2 (the second topic of the 97-1 amendment). Another set of phrases describes various time frames that relate to the Comprehensive Plan. While these phrases may be difficult at first, it is a short-hand that can be grasped quickly and makes the entire report less cumbersome. For example, the "evaluation period" is the time frame that the Evaluation and Appraisal Report covers. In this case, the Report reviews the Comprehensive Plan between 1991 and 1998. Since another Evaluation and Appraisal Report will be required in five years, the next "evaluation period" will be 1999-2003 and so on. The "planning period" is the 20 year planning time frame used in the Comprehensive Plan (1990-2010). Since this evaluation will serve as a basis for updating and improving the plan, the report largely concentrates on deficiencies which H:\ALL_DA T A \CAPDFI LE\COMPPLAN\1998-EAR\EAR317CC.wPD March 12,1998 (11:06am) EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Ocoee, Florida Page 3 should be corrected in the Ocoee Comprehensive Plan and describes large scale amendments that will be made next year. The remainder of this Evaluation and Appraisal Report is organized into chapters. One chapter for each of the elements of the Comprehensive Plan. Within each chapter, the components of the respective elements are discussed in terms of eight key criteria. First, the report documents that the original element contains the maps, data, and analysis required by State law. Then, the current element is compared to State requirements and any amendments to the element are discussed. The third evaluation criterion is whether the data presented is accurate, reliable, and consistent with State requirements. Fourth, the statistical analysis is evaluated in terms of its correctness and consistency with State requirements. The fifth subsection discusses whether the goals, objectives, and policies identified in the respective elements have been accomplished between 1991 and 1998. Sixth, any major problems associated with development, physical deterioration, and socioeconomic effects are considered in relation to the specific element. Seventh, the report discusses unanticipated problems and opportunities. Last, each element is evaluated for consistency with recent changes to Chapter 163, Chapter 187 (the State Comprehensive Plan), Rule 9J-5, and the East Central Florida Regional Policy Plan. H:\ALL_DA T A ICAPDFILEICOMPPLANI1998-EARIEAR317CCWPD March 12,1998 (11:06am) EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Ocoee, Florida Page 4 FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT Purpose of the Evaluation and Appraisal Report The City has prepared this Chapter of the Evaluation and Appraisal Report to assess the success and/or failure of the Future Land Use Element. State Law requires that this report address specific issues including: (1) the Original Future Land Use Element; (2) the Current Future Land Use Element; (3) data; (4) analysis; (5) achievement of objectives; (6) analysis of major problems of development; (7) unanticipated and unforeseen problems and opportunities; and (8) the effect of changes to State laws, rules, and the regional plan. Throughout the discussion, we describe Future Land Use Element amendments that we anticipate making next year or other needed actions to improve the development processes in Ocoee. This is also required by the State. The Report must also list any amendments made to the elements since 1991. Future Land Use Element amendments are listed and described in the current condition section of this chapter. Background Information Throughout the Future Land Use Element, there are references to "land use or future land use designation" (e.g.: residential, commercial, and industrial). A property's Future Land Use designation is shown on the Future Land Use Map. The Future Land Use Map is like a zoning map except that it anticipates the future land use needs of the City and surrounding areas through the year 2010. The Future Land Use Map is a color map located in Appendix A of the Comprehensive Plan (Figure 2). The residential Future Land Use designations make reference to "dua" which means dwelling units per acre. Dwelling units per acre is a reference to the theoretical maximum number of households, apartments, or units allowed on an acre of land. For example, "4 dua" means that 1 0 houses would be allowed on a two and a half acre parcel (4 x 2.5=10). The Comprehensive Plan also includes an Existing Land Use Map. The Existing Land Use Map is also discussed in the Future Land Use Element. The Existing Land Use Map is a snapshot of the types of uses that were "on the ground" as of a certain date. The adopted Existing Land Use Map in the Ocoee Comprehensive Plan is a map of the land uses that existed in 1991. Staff has also drafted a new Existing Land Use Map for the Evaluation and Appraisal Report which depicts those uses existing as of August of 1997. Although the Existing Land Use Map was informally submitted to the City Commission and the Department of Community Affairs in August, it has not been formally adopted. When the Future Land Use Element is amended next year, the Existing Land Use Map will be revised to reflect current conditions and adopted. H:\ALL_DA T A ICAPDF/LEICOMPPLANI1998-EARIEAR317CC.wPD March 12,1998 (11:06am) EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Ocoee, Florida Page 5 The Ocoee Future Land Use Map uses the following Future Land Use designations: · Low Density Residential (< 4 dua) [single family homes] · Medium Density Residential (4-8 dua) [patio homes, duplexes, or triplexes] · High Density Residential (8-16 dua) [quadroplexes, condominiums, or apartments] · Professional Service [medical offices, clinics, and other professional offices] · Commercial [allows commercial uses from retail to auto-related uses] · Light Industrial [light industrial uses such as warehousing and distribution] · Heavy Industrial [allows heavy industrial uses such as manufacturing] · Institutional [identifies public land used for hospitals, schools, stormwater, churches, solid waste, government administration, etc.] · Water Bodies [identifies lakes, rivers, and ponds] · Conservation [identifies potential natural areas such as wetlands, etc.] · Recreation and Open Space [identifies land used or reserved for recreation] Typically, both the Existing Land Use Map and the Future Land Use Map identify the same or similar land use categories. It should be noted that the Ocoee Existing Land Use Map did not use all of the same categories as the Future Land Use Map. For example, the Ocoee Existing Land Use Map combined Low Density Residential (< 4 dua), Medium Density Residential (4-8 dua), and High Density Residential (8-16 dua) into one category, "Residential." Also, Professional Service and Commercial were combined to make up the "Commercial" category. Likewise, Light Industrial and Heavy Industrial were combined into "Industrial." The Existing Land Use Map also included the following designations not used for the Future Land Use Map: · Agriculture [identifies land being used for farming and agriculture] · Vacant - Committed [land that has a proposed development plan] · Vacant - Undeveloped [land without a development proposal! plan] H:\ALL_DA TA \CAPDFILE\COMPPLAN\1998-EAR\EAR317CC.wPD March 12, 1998 (11:06am) EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Ocoee, Florida Page 6 The 1997 Existing Land Use Map has been revised to be consistent with the categories used for the Future Land Use Map as well as showing more current uses of land in the planning area. Purpose of the Future Land Use Element The purpose of the Future Land Use Element is to evaluate the availability of and demand for various types of land in Ocoee (e.g.: land uses such as residential, commercial, and industrial). As with all elements of the Comprehensive Plan, State law requires that the Future Land Use Element analyze land use availability over a 20 year planning period (1990-2010). It should be noted that the Future Land Use Element only estimates land use supply and projected demand. The actual development of land is left for the private sector to address. However, the City promulgates its land development regulations, including zoning, landscaping, sign, parking, and stormwater codes, etc., to guide the private sector in the development of land. The City merely enforces its land development regulations to insure that the minimum standards to be met by the private sector. 1. The Original Future Land Use Element: The original Future Land Use Element contains all of the summaries, data, analyses, and maps required by Rule 9-J5.006, FAC. More specifically, it includes an Existing Land Use Map, Future Land Use Map, Natural Resource Maps, Tables of Available Acreage, and Identification of Adjacent Land Uses. The above maps cover not only lands within the City limits but also adjacent land areas under the jurisdiction of Orange County and outside of the municipal boundaries but within a Reserve Planning Area (RPA). The City identified land uses for these adjacent RPA parcels and planned for them throughout the Comprehensive Plan. This approach allowed the City to anticipate future annexations and their potential impacts on long-range service needs. The most significant amendments to the Future Land Use Element during the evaluation period were related to the new Joint Planning Area (JPA) Agreement between the City and the County (see the discussion below). The City intends to continue to plan for the entire area and update the data tables and maps accordingly. 2. The Current Future Land Use Element: The Future Land Use Element contains an existing land use map, natural resource maps, tables of acreage, and identifies adjacent land uses. These items are out-of-date and no longer reflect current conditions so they will be revised as part of the Comprehensive Plan Update. The adopted inventory of flood prone areas was based on the Federal Emergency Management Administration Maps. Subsequently, the City has completed a stormwater study that may provide additional information on flood H:\ALL_DA T A ICAPDFILEICOMPPLANI1998-EARIEAR317CC.wPD March 12, 1998 (11:06am) EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Ocoee, Florida Page 7 prone areas. The Future Land Use Element also discusses vacant land and the availability of facilities and services to serve existing land uses. These discussions must also be changed to reflect current conditions. The tabular land use data has not been updated because the areas within the RP A and JPA were determined to be equivalent. Since the City planned for potential annexation areas outside of its jurisdiction, the Department of Community Affairs has allowed the City to process City limits (annexation) changes to the Future Land Use Map during the twice per year cycles until the City updates the Future Land Use Element next year. During the evaluation period, several major amendments to the Future Land Use Map have been processed including: (1) two Developments of Regional Impact; (2) approximately 2,600 acres of annexed land; and (3) a new JPA boundary. The Developments of Regional Impact were the West Oaks Mall (f.k.a. Lake Lotta Mall) and Lake Lotta Center. These two Developments of Regional Impact are located at the intersection of Clarke Road and State Road 50 and primarily consist of retail commercial land uses with some residential uses along the edges of the project. Between 1991 and 1998, the City of Ocoee also approved annexation requests totaling more than 2,600 acres. Accordingly, the City revised its Comprehensive Plan maps to reflect these annexations. In 1994, the City and Orange County entered into the Joint Planning Area Agreement. This new JPA Agreement replaced the RPA Agreement that preceded it. So, a large scale amendment was prepared to implement the new JPA Agreement and it included map changes, text amendments, and the adoption of new goals, objectives, and policies. Another major text amendment was related to the three Special Strategy Areas (Interchange Impact Areas, the Downtown Redevelopment Area, and Activity Centers). Other less significant text amendments were processed to fine-tune the levels of service for recreation/open space, solid waste, and traffic circulation. The City also processed three small scale amendments to the Future Land Use Map, totaling approximately 24 acres. 3. Data: The Future Land Use Element contained all of the required land use data including the existing land use map, natural resources maps, tables of acreage with density and intensity, and an identification of adjacent land uses. However, all of the data needs to be revised to reflect current conditions since the City is growing rapidly. In fact, Staff estimates that the City is growing at a faster rate than anticipated in the Population Projections. Accordingly, the City plans to use a new population projection method when the Future Land Use Element is amended next year. H:\ALL_DA T A \CAPDFILE\COMPPLAN\1998-EAR\EAR317CC.wPD March 12,1998 (11:06am) EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Ocoee, Florida Page 8 There are a variety of statistics that have been collected which indicate that the data included in the original Future Land Use Element needs to be updated. For example, population in Ocoee has increased almost 65% from 12,778 persons in 1990 to an estimated 21,007 persons in April 1997. The City has also grown in area. In 1990, the City of Ocoee consisted of approximately 12.5 square miles and today the City is estimated to be about 16.8 square miles. This represents a 34.4% increase in land area since 1990. In terms of total acreage, the City of Ocoee contained 5,527 acres in 1990 and it contains 8,287 acres as of February of 1998. The number of households is also on the rise. The City contained an estimated 4,873 households in 1990 and there are about 7,840 households today (a 61 % increase). The composition of Ocoee's population is also changing. The percentage of minorities appears to be on the rise, household size is expected to remain the same, and the average age is declining as younger families continue to move to Ocoee. Another principle reason for updating the data is related to a new interlocal agreement. During the evaluation period, the City annexed approximately 2,600 acres. Some of the larger annexations raised territorial issues with Orange County that ultimately resulted in a lawsuit. The lawsuit was resolved by an interlocal agreement, the Joint Planning Area (JPA) Agreement, that identifies those areas suitable for future annexation and their respective land uses. In the original Element, the City had identified RPA parcels as being suitable for future annexation and had estimated their potential impacts. When the new JPA Agreement was enacted, the Element was revised to identify and assess the impact of the change from the RPA to the new JPA. The City found the impact of new JPA parcels on the Comprehensive Plan to be proportional to the impact of the previously identified RPA parcels. Accordingly, the appropriate Appendix A maps were updated to reflect the 1995 City limits and new JPA boundary. However, the associated land use data was not updated because the City, Orange County, and the Department of Community Affairs agreed that the area and impact of the JPA was equivalent to the RPA planned for in the adopted Future Land Use Element. With the above noted exceptions, the existing land use data was accurate and reliable for planning purposes but it now needs to be revised to reflect current conditions during the update of the Comprehensive Plan. H:\ALL_DA T A ICAPDFILEICOMPPLANI1998-EARIEAR317CC.wPD March 12, 1998 (11:06am) EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Ocoee, Florida Page 9 4. Analysis: The original and adopted versions of the Future Land Use Element contain a vacant land use analysis, projected land use needs, facilities and services analysis, and inventory of flood prone areas. The original analysis of vacant land separated vacant land into two categories "vacant-committed" and "vacant-undeveloped." The revised analysis will not make the same distinction between "vacant-committed" and "vacant- underdeveloped" (see revised Existing Land Use Map). The new Existing Land Use Map has a 'Vacant" category which is a combination of "vacant-committed" and "vacant-underdeveloped." This approach makes more sense because property owners may revise their development plans prior to development. The City has already begun to collect existing land use data and project future land use needs. When finalized, this information will be used to update the entire Comprehensive Plan. A preliminary land use analysis indicates that there will be sufficient land available to meet the needs of the current and projected population of Ocoee through the year 2020 (beyond the planning period). Staff does not agree with the original land use analysis which anticipated that all available land would be built on by the year 2010. Rather, we anticipate that there will be land available for various types of development beyond the planning horizon of the Comprehensive Plan. This conclusion may appear, at face value, to contradict the population data which indicates that our population is increasing faster than initially anticipated. However, Staff has reviewed the initial land use analysis in depth and determined that it was too conservative in terms of density and overestimated land requirements (acreage). Based upon the refined land use and population estimates, it appears that Ocoee will have more population on less land than originally anticipated. These higher densities will probably include a variety of housing options (townhouses, condominiums and apartments). During the evaluation period, minor corrections have been made to the facilities and services analysis regarding the availability of solid waste capacity, the recreation and open space level of service, and the level of service for traffic circulation. The only facilities and services that may present level of service concerns during the foreseeable future are state roads. With the above noted caveats, the land use analysis generally anticipated land use needs accurately and contained the appropriate conclusions for this planning period. However, we intend to revise the analysis to include the above findings next year. H:\ALL_DA TA \CAPDFILE\COMPPLAN\1998-EAR\EAR317CC.wPD March 12,1998 (11:06am) EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Ocoee, Florida Page 10 5. Achievement of Objectives: Each of the objectives discussed in the Future Land Use Element are identified in Exhibit 1 (below) along with an explanation of results achieved during the evaluation period. The Future Land Use Element goals, objective and policies cover a wide range of issues. The goals, objectives, and policies that are related to the review of current development or are implemented through the Land Development Code have been achieved. Several objectives were related to new initiatives and have not been achieved. New initiatives require at least half of one-full time staff planners' attention for the first year and would have required either a larger staff or a slower rate of development. The City will re-evaluate and re-prioritize the unfulfilled goals, objectives, and policies of the Future Land Use Element. 6. Analysis of Major Problems of Development: The City has evaluated the major problems relating to development, physical deterioration, and the location of land uses and determined that the primary issues relate to: (1) continued functioning of the roadway network; (2) the use of septic tanks due to lack of sewer lines in certain sections of the City; (3) insufficient effluent reuse disposal capacity; (4) poor stormwater drainage in certain sections of the City; and (5) the need to focus resources on the redevelopment of the downtown area. Although these five major problems have been identified today, the City has recognized them before they have become a major impediment to development. Accordingly, the City may add new goals, objectives, and policies related to these five major problems. 7. Unanticipated or Unforeseen Problems and Opportunities: New technology is the most significant opportunity for the City of Ocoee as a growth management tool. During the evaluation period mapping technologies have improved and consequently so will the Comprehensive Plan maps. The latest improvement will be to reconfigure the maps for use with Geographical Information System (GIS) software. This will create "smart maps" with related data available in spreadsheet tables that are linked to the maps. This will make it easier for planning staff to evaluate changes in development patterns as they occur. Additionally, although the natural resource features do not change significantly over time, the City will update the existing maps with data from the St. John's River Water Management District and Orange County. The new software and data will combine to increase the accuracy of our natural resource maps. Once the maps are updated, we expect the most significant changes to be in conservation areas (such as wetlands and flood zones). Staff anticipates that with the new GIS system, the City is better equipped to anticipate and address emerging land use problems and opportunities. H:\ALL_DA TA \CAPDFILE\COMPPLAN\1998-EAR\EAR317CC.wPD March 12,1998 (11:06am) EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Ocoee, Florida Page 11 8. Effect of Changes in State Laws, Rules, and the Regional Plan: The changes made to Chapter 163 that apply to the Future Land Use Element include the following: · The intent and purpose of Chapter 163 was modified to reflect a change in Legislative intent that would require all governmental entities to recognize and respect judicially acknowledged or constitutionally protected private property rights. · Chapter 163 now encourages local governments to articulate a vision of the community for the future. Such visions are not mandatory, and shall only apply to the extent that is desired by the community. Any vision that is adopted needs to be consistent with provisions of the local comprehensive plan, as well as regional and state plans. · Revisions to Chapter 163 also requires that the planning process allows for land use efficiencies within existing urban areas and maximize the use of existing facilities and services through redevelopment, urban infill, and other strategies for urban revitalization. Rule 9J-5, FAC, has been revised to require that Future Land Use Elements include one or more specific objectives which coordinate future land uses by encouraging the elimination or reduction of uses that are inconsistent with any interagency hazard mitigation reports that are determined to be appropriate. 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Q~j~~~~V~...... Objective N~,"~~r.."'.. By 1992, the development of land shall be regulated to ensure that newly developed property and redeveloped property is compatible (meaning, not in direct conflict with uses with regards to specific zoning categories, density and intensity) with adjacent uses and natural features and resources including topography, vegetation, and soil conditions. To provide adequate services and facilities to newly developed or redeveloped property and to protect the ability of those services and facilities to function properly. These services and facilities shall be provided in an economically feasible manner, as outlined in the Infrastructure Element and shall be provided in a manner to discourage urban sprawl. WALL_DA TA \CAPDFILE\COMPPLAN\1998-EAR\EAR317CC.WPD Explanation In 1992, the City adopted revised Land Development Regulations with provisions that require newly developed and redeveloped properties to be compatible with adjacent land uses, natural features and resources including topography, vegetation, and soil conditions. In 1992, the City adopted revised Land Development Regulations that implemented a concurrency management system. Subsequently, the City has reviewed all development and redevelopment proposals to determine whether there are adequate public facilities and services available to serve the proposed uses. March 12, 1998 (11.06am) Results Excellent. Excellent. EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Ocoee, Florida Page 14 .................... . ......................... .................................. .................. ................... .. ...... ::::::::::: .. 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By 1992, the City shall develop land development regulations to protect and properly utilize natural resources in accordance with the Conservation Element, the State and Regional Policy Plan, and the following policies: H:\ALL_DA T A \CAPDFI LE\COMPPLAN\1998-EAR\EAR317CC.wPD Explanation In 1992, the City adopted revised Land Development Regulations that addressed the special development strategies that should be pursued within the City's Special Strategy Areas. Subsequently, the City revised the adopted revised Land Development Regulations to fine-tune and clarify the Special Strategy Areas section. In 1992, the City adopted revised Land Development Regulations with provisions that protect natural resources and ensure that private property owners properly utilize natural resources in accordance with the Conservation Element, the State and Regional Policy Plan. March 12,1998 (11:06am) Results Excellent. Excellent. 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Ql:)jiii~~~"'iiLY Objective :N~~~~rY> By 1992, the City shall inventory local historic sites and update the Land Development Regulations to protect historic resources. By 1992, the City shall update the Land Development Regulations to preserve existing and future neighborhoods, as follows: H:\ALL_DA T A \CAPDFILE\COMPPLAN\1998-EAR\EAR317CCWPD Explanation In 1992, the City adopted revised Land Development Regulations with provisions for preserving local historic resources; however, the City has not completed an inventory. The Ocoee Historical Society has worked with the City to renovate the Withers-Maguire house, a locally significant historic structure. With that project completed, the Historical Society has turned its attention to the remaining historic resources. The City has also incorporated a local historic street as a keystone feature of the Activity Center. In 1992, the City adopted revised Land Development Regulations that included a broad range of regulations to protect and enhance existing and future neighborhoods. March 12,1998 (11:06am) Results Good.* The City needs to complete a thorough inventory of historic resources (using the Ocoee Historical Society inventory as a base). Excellent. EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Ocoee, Florida Page 16 TRAFFIC CIRCULATION ELEMENT Purpose of the Evaluation and Appraisal Report The City has prepared this Chapter to assess the success and/or failure of the Traffic Circulation Element. State Law requires that the Evaluation and Appraisal Report address specific issues including: (1) the Original Traffic Circulation Element; (2) the Current Traffic Circulation Element; (3) data; (4) analysis; (5) achievement of objectives; (6) analysis of major problems of development; (7) unanticipated and unforeseen problems and opportunities; and (8) the effect of changes to State laws, rules, and the regional plan. Throughout the discussion, we describe amendments that we anticipate making next year to the Traffic Circulation Element. This is also required by the State. The Report must also list the amendments made to each element since its original adoption. Amendments to the Traffic Circulation Element are listed and described in the current condition section of this chapter. Staff considers this chapter to be a draft analysis of the Traffic Circulation Element and will incorporate citizen comments into the final Evaluation and Appraisal Report before submission to the Department of Community Affairs for a compliance determ ination. Background Information Throughout the Traffic Circulation Element, there are references to terms such as: "level of service," "capacity," "trips," "peak hours," and "trip generation rates." These terms are used to describe various traffic characteristics. "Level of service" (LOS) is a qualitative assessment of the motorist's perception of traffic flow that is measured in automobiles on a certain portion of a road. The LOS scale of drivers satisfaction is represented by the letters "A" through "F," with "A" representing a free flow of traffic (most desirable), and "F" representing total congestion or gridlock (least desirable). A road's "capacity" is simply its ability to accommodate traffic. A road's capacity is measured to get a quantitative assessment that may be compared to the level of service scale. "Trips" indicate the number of times a car enters a roadway to get from one place to another (not back - that is another "trip"). The acceptable "level of service" for each roadway is described in terms of the number of "trips" measured either per day or at "peak hours" (rush hour or other congested times). "Trip generation rates" describe a method for estimating the average number of vehicles that typically travel to a particular type of land use. H:\ALL_DA T A \CAPDFILE\COMPPLAN\1998-EAR\EAR317CC.wPD March 12,1998 (11:06am) EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Ocoee, Florida Page 17 For the purposes of transportation planning, roads have two main functions: (1) "access" or allowing people to get to and from a property; and (2) "mobility" or moving vehicles from place to place efficiently. A road designed for "access" would have lower speed limits and frequent driveways ("access points"). These characteristics make a road less suitable for "mobility". Conversely, a road which is designed for "mobility" would have higher speed limits and fewer driveways ("limited access"). In order to differentiate between the function of roads, transportation planners have created a "functional classification system." Functional classification aids in: (1) determining the relative importance of the roads; (2) establishing the basis for levels of service and design standards; (3) evaluating deficiencies and needs; (4) establishing improvement priorities; (5) selecting responsibility for the roads; and (6) determining funding and financing policies. The roads within the Ocoee Study Area were placed in four classes in the Traffic Circulation Element. · Principal Arterials: These roads serve the major centers of a metropolitan area and accommodate the largest traffic volumes as well as the longest trips. The principal arterial system should carry most vehicles entering and leaving the urban area and the majority of through vehicles bypassing the central city. Significant intra-area travel, such as between central business districts and outlying residential areas or between major suburban centers, should be served by this class of facilities. · Minor Arterials: These roads connect with and augment the principal arterial system and accommodate vehicles traveling moderate distances at slower speeds than principal arterials. This system also distributes traffic to smaller geographic areas. The minor arterial street system places more emphasis on land access than the higher system and offers a lower level of traffic mobility. · Collector Streets: These roads provide both land access and traffic circulation within residential neighborhoods, commercial and industrial areas. It differs from the arterial system in that facilities on the collector system may penetrate residential neighborhoods, distributing trips from the arterials through the area to the ultimate destination. Conversely, the collector street also collects traffic from local streets in residential neighborhoods and channels it into the arterial system. · Local Streets: The local street system comprises all facilities not on one of the higher systems. It serves primarily to provide direct access to abutting land and access to the higher order systems. Local streets offer the lowest level of mobility. Service to through traffic movement usually is deliberately discouraged. H:\ALL_DA TA ICAPDFILEICOMPPLANI1998-EARIEAR317CCWPD March 12,1998 (11:06am) EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Ocoee, Florida Page 18 Purpose of the Traffic Circulation Element The City of Ocoee has developed a transportation management system to maintain orderly, compact, and desirable growth through the comprehensive planning process. The Traffic Circulation Element of Ocoee's Comprehensive Plan is a component of this overall process. The goal of the Traffic Circulation Element is to develop a transportation system which will adequately serve the travel needs of the area through the first decade of the twenty first century. The basis for planning Ocoee's traffic circulation system is the City's Future Land Use Element. The forecast of future land uses is used to anticipate which existing roads will need improvements and where new roads will be needed. The Future Land Use Element also governs the feasibility of providing mass transit services. As the community grows, the transportation system should be expanded to meet new travel demands while maintaining community values. Future land use within the community will be supported by a transportation network that includes the East West Expressway, the Florida Turnpike, the Western Beltway, State Road 50, State Road 438, Clarcona-Ocoee Road, Ocoee- Apopka Road, Maguire Road, and Clarke Road. As with all elements of the Comprehensive Plan, State law requires that the Traffic Circulation Element analyze transportation facilities over a 20 year planning period (1985- 2005). Since 1985 was the base year for traffic data, 2005 was selected as the horizon year (This differs from the 1990-2010 planning period used in the other elements of the Comprehensive Plan). The Traffic Circulation Element addresses the questions of what is needed, why, where, when and who will pay for the transportation system changes. 1. The Original Traffic Circulation Element: The original Traffic Circulation Element contained all of the required summaries, data, analyses, and maps required by Rule 9-J5.007, FAC. This Element includes: (1) an inventory of the existing traffic circulation system; (2) an analysis of existing deficiencies; (3) an analysis of projected needs; (4) a schedule for projects; and (5) a listing of goals, objectives, and policies. The Traffic Circulation Map identified the existing collector roads, arterial roads, limited access facilities, rail lines, FOOT functional classifications, and the number of traffic lanes for each road. The Map covered not only lands within the City limits but also adjacent land areas under the jurisdiction of Orange County and outside of the municipal boundaries. By looking at roads outside of our jurisdiction, the City was able to utilize a traffic systems approach for evaluating the roadway network within the planning area. Overall, the existing H:\ALL_DA TA \CAPDFILE\COMPPLAN\1998-EAR\EAR317CC.wPD March 12, 1998 (11:06am) EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Ocoee, Florida Page 19 Traffic Circulation Element has provided good policy guidance in developing a transportation system which has adequately served the travel needs of the area. However, it now appears as though Ocoee's burgeoning growth is adversely affecting its transportation system. To respond to these changes, the City will need to re-write its adopted Traffic Circulation Element to address a broader range of transportation issues including transit, bicycle, and pedestrian facilities/mobility. Initial findings point to gaps in these three areas which inadvertently discourage the use of alternate means of transportation. 2. The Current Traffic Circulation Element: The Traffic Circulation Element contains all of the required data, analyses, and maps required by State Law. For example, the Element identifies collector roads, arterial roads, limited access facilities, and the number of traffic lanes for each roadway. However, these items no longer reflect current conditions so they will need to be updated next year. For example, the Traffic Circulation Element states that there are no transit stops in Ocoee. Today, the City has four new bus routes with direct access to: (1) the West Oaks Mall; (2) Winter Garden; (3) University of Central Florida; and (4) downtown Orlando. For example, the Road Inventory states that are 8 signalized intersections in Ocoee1. Today, however, there are twenty signalized intersections in the Ocoee planning area with several new signals being planned.2 This is not the only aspect of the transportation system that has been affected by Ocoee's rapid growth. For example, the average weekday volume of traffic on Ocoee's concurrency management roads has increased 21 % between 1993 (when we started tracking those roads) and 1997. Between 1991 and 1997, the City added 16 lane miles of roads representing a 19% increase and 21 miles of sidewalks. The bad news is that accidents have also been on the rise. There were 280 accidents between 1984-1986 and there were 690 accidents between 1995-1997 on State Road 50.3 In addition to the above noted changes, the Traffic Circulation Element lacks a clear linkage between established goals and future transportation needs. It also needs to be updated to address some emerging issues that have not been adequately emphasized; including: (1) the extension of LYNX bus services into Ocoee; (2) the extension of the East-West Expressway to State Road 50; (3) the finalization of plans Ocoee Comprehensive Plan, Traffic Circulation Element, Page 9. (1997) 2 Ocoee Pl3Illling Department (2/19/98) 3 Traffic volume, road mileage, sidewalk mileage, bus routes, and accident data collected and provided by TransCore for the Evaluation and Appraisal Report (2/3/98) H:\ALL_DA TA\CAPDFILE\COMPPLAN\1998-EAR\EAR317CC.wPD March 12, 1998 (11:06am) EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Ocoee, Florida Page 20 to complete Part A of the Western Beltway; and (4) commencement of the West Orange (bicycle/ pedestrian) Trail through Ocoee. These changes represent major impacts upon the transportation network in the planning area. Accordingly, the narrative, goals, objectives, and policies will need to be revised to address these issues and changes. One significant transportation issue is that the existing bus routes focus on the principal commercial and institutional uses but they do not service residential areas, parks, and schools. Further, the sidewalk system has numerous gaps that may inhibit bus ridership. Another emerging transportation issue is congestion along State Road 50. It appears that the East West Expressway is experiencing free flow of traffic while State Road 50 is grid locked. Since there are no immediate plans for FOOT to widen State Road 50, the City will need to consider various transportation supply management techniques to encourage use of the Expressway, car pooling, and transit ridership. Another transportation issue on the horizon is the need for more park and ride spaces. Although there are park and ride spaces at the West Oaks Mall, they could be promoted to encourage car pools and transit usage. However, those spaces are not enough, the City will need to provide more park and ride spaces adjacent to Western Beltway interchanges in the coming years. Similarly, the West Orange Trail will provide bicycle mobility options for Ocoee residents but the City must provide bicycle connections to the Trail. During the evaluation period, the only major text amendments were related to revising the roadway classification system, adopting transportation management techniques, and adjusting the City's levels of service for State and County Roads to reflect the adopted levels of service in adjacent jurisdictions. In 1994, the City updated the element to reflect its newly implemented transportation management system and associated existing traffic data. The Traffic Circulation Element was updated again in 1997 to revise the classification system and adopt levels of service consistent with adjacent jurisdictions. 3. Data: The Traffic Circulation Element contained all of the required traffic data including the Existing Traffic Conditions Map and associated summaries. The inventory of the existing system identified local collector roads, arterial roads, limited access facilities, rail lines, FOOT functional classifications, and the number of traffic lanes for each road, as required by state law. State law requires that the Traffic Circulation Element identify any local airports or ports but there aren't any in Ocoee. The Element also contains H:\ALL_DA TA \CAPDFILE\COMPPLAN\1998-EAR\EAR317CC.wPD March 12, 1998 (11:06am) EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Ocoee, Florida Page 21 traffic volumes, identifies deficiencies, and acceptable levels of service for the existing roadway network. The Traffic Circulation Element was developed based on a study area larger than the current and foreseen corporate limits of the City. This study area was bounded by: · Roberson and Moore Roads to the south; · Good Homes and ApopkaNineland Roads to the east; · McCormick Road to the north; · Ocoee-Apopka, East Crown Point and Windermere Roads to the West. In 1991, there were only two major arterial roads serving the City of Ocoee and they were: W.B. McGee Highway (State Road 50) and Florida's Turnpike (State Road 91). W.B. McGee Highway is a major arterial running from Florida's west coast to the east coast. Florida's Turnpike is a four-lane freeway that runs southeast from Wildwood, to Homestead and accesses Ocoee by an interchange with State Road 50. At that time, the City was also served and bisected by Silver Star Road (State Road 438). Silver Star Road functions as a principal urban arterial route serving area-to-area and cross area travel and connects with other principal arterials. Bluford Avenue (State Road 437) serves local traffic and as a minor arterial. Bluford connects State Road 50, State Road 438, Ocoee Apopka Road, Ocoee Clarcona Road, and Old Winter Garden Road. Since the adoption of the Traffic Circulation Element the East-West Expressway was extended into Ocoee and it terminates at Clarke Road and the Turnpike. Overall, the existing traffic data has been useful for planning purposes but the data frequently changes and the concurrency management system has been a more effective means of tracking potential deficiencies. 4. Analysis: The Traffic Circulation Element contains analyses of the existing levels of service and systems needs as well as projected levels of service and projected systems needs. In particular, the analysis examines design capacities of roadways, average daily trips, accident frequency data, and the need for new or improved facilities. Since the City does not have any ports or airports, these items were not discussed in the adopted element. The analysis of projected needs utilized a modeling technique that included land use, employment, and population for the entire planning area. The process involved calibrating a computer traffic assignment model using existing land use, employment, and population data to acceptably simulate existing traffic volumes. Thereafter, this H:\ALL_DA T A ICAPDFILEICOMPPLANI 1998-EARIEAR317CC.wPD March 12, 1998 (11:06am) EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Ocoee, Florida Page 22 model was run with year 2005 projected land uses to produce year 2005 traffic. With these future traffic volumes, the adequacy of the proposed Traffic Circulation Element was evaluated against service standards and the Goals and Objectives. After a master road plan was developed, improvements and priorities were established. These ranked projects were then segregated into five year increments. The first five year increment served as the basis for the transportation impact fee ordinance. Although the three identified Maguire Road projects have not been constructed, five of the 16 identified priorities have been completed. The remaining projects are in various planning stages. During the evaluation period, minor corrections were made to the analysis regarding the level of service for traffic circulation. Based upon this current analysis, it appears that the only transportation facilities and services that may present level of service concerns today are state roads. There is sufficient traffic capacity available to meet the needs of the current population of Ocoee with one exception, the segment of State Road 50 between Bluford Avenue and Maguire Road, this segment may be the only currently constrained segment. Since there are no immediate plans for FOOT to widen State Road 50, the City will need to consider various transportation supply management techniques to encourage use of the Expressway, car pooling, and transit ridership. City staff and our transportation consultants have used the revised land use, population, and employment data to estimate the future condition of our roadway network. The preliminary findings appear to indicate that a number of roadway improvements will be needed to maintain acceptable levels of service on area roads. It appears that in addition to roadway improvements, the City will need to implement additional transportation management strategies such as: access management and alternative transportation facilities (transit, bike, and pedestrian facilities). This year the City has been working with its transportation consultants to update the traffic analysis data through the year 2020. The City has refined the land use, employment, and population projections used in the traffic model to more closely reflect current conditions and project future transportation conditions. Accordingly, the City will update the Traffic Circulation Element and expand its scope to include access management and alternative transportation facilities. 5. Achievement of Objectives: Each of the objectives discussed in the Traffic Circulation Element are identified in Exhibit 2 (below) along with an explanation of results achieved during the evaluation period. The Traffic Circulation Element goals, objective and policies cover a wide range of issues. The goals, objectives, and policies have been achieved with two exceptions, parking and non-motorized transportation. Although the City has prohibited on-street H:\ALL_DA TA ICAPDFILEICOMPPLANI1998-EARIEAR317CC.wPD March 12,1998 (11:06am) EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Ocoee, Florida Page 23 parking along major roads as proposed in the element, on-street parking downtown and within neighborhoods should be provided for and is not identified in the policies. The City will re-evaluate and re-prioritize the unfulfilled transportation objectives and policies as part of the Comprehensive Plan Update. 6. Analysis of Major Problems of Development: The City has evaluated the major problems relating to development, physical deterioration, and the location of land uses and determined that the primary transportation issues relate to: (1) incorporating the revised transportation modeling data; (2) increasing pedestrian and bicycle connections, especially within the Activity Centers and between parks and schools; (3) emphasizing the pedestrian access to increase safety and access; (4) pursuing additional access management solutions to congestion; and (5) increasing the focus on vehicular safety and mobility in congested corridors. Accordingly, the City may add new goals, objectives, and policies related to these five major problems. 7. Unanticipated and Unforeseen Problems and Opportunities: New technology is the most significant opportunity for transportation planning. During the evaluation period, mapping technologies have improved and consequently so will the traffic circulation maps. The City has already prepared revised land use data, population estimates, employment projections, and existing traffic conditions. We hope to integrate this new data geographically using the City's new Geographical Information System (GIS) software. The new GIS software will make it easier for planning staff to track and evaluate changes in traffic patterns as they occur or are proposed. H:\ALL_DA TA \CAPDFILE\COMPPLAN\1998-EAR\EAR317CC.wPD March 12,1998 (11:06am) EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Ocoee, Florida Page 24 8. Effect of Changes in State Laws, Rules, and the Regional Plan: The only two changes made to Chapter 163 that apply to the Traffic Circulation Element are: · Chapter 163.3161(9) was modified to state that the Legislature intends for all governmental entities to recognize and respect judicially acknowledged or constitutionally protected private property rights. · Chapter 163.3177(6)(J) was changed to require that all local governments within an urbanized area with an MPO prepare a Transportation Element rather than a Traffic Circulation Element. Accordingly, when the Ocoee Traffic Circulation Element is revised next year it will be renamed the Transportation Element. The changes are not limited to the title of the Element but also a revised scope that will include transit, pedestrian, and non-motorized transportation options. No other changes have been made to the State Comprehensive Plan (Chapter 187) or Rule 9J-5 that will affect the new Transportation Element. The East Central Florida Regional Policy Plan has not been amended since the adoption of the Ocoee Comprehensive Plan. H:\ALL_DA TA ICAPDFILEICOMPPLANI1998-EARIEAR317CC.wPD March 12,1998 (11:06am) EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Ocoee, Florida Page 25 ...................... ............................................... .......... ...... ................... ................. ............... .... :yny:::::::::::::: ::::::::::::::::::.... .; y :;H:~~iji~i~:~::::::::::::;;;;;;;;;. ..:::::: ...........::;::::: .... ; :::::::::::..:::II'~ffiP::Glrg,~I,~~i9m::i;I~m~~t. ~~~I,~;:Q~j~~lv~;~~~:pq,i~pi~~:~#iji~y~~: .... ....,........ ................................................ ...................",......... ................................ .................................. ..... ......... ... .... .., ................................................ .... ....................... ......................... ................................ .......... .. ...... ",.. .. :GOAL;;;:;: "j :PRQMi:~:A:mRAN.$PQRitAitIQN:$Y$mgM;:TB.AT.I$;:QQQRDiN.ATe.P.::Wi;TB.:;TB.g:;PATIt~t{N;:Q:F::G.AN.P.::P$g;AND;AQrtiMimi:e.$::TQ:; ::Q~j~qtiv~;::: Objective :::N~m~~rn ;::: economical Through the site plan review process, the City Excellent. has ensured that all plans conform to the state minimum standards, controlled direct access, and minimized transportation conflicts. The City has also maintained the existing transportation system, designed new roads to accommodate future transportation needs, identified needed improvements annually, and eliminated conflicts, where possible. The City has developed a financially-feasible long-range transportation plan, discouraged new routes through existing neighborhoods, and avoided the location of new corridors through existing developments. Provide a safe, efficient, transportation system. Recognized the economic and social constraints imposed upon the transportation system by a diverse and heterogeneous urban community, seeking realistic and acceptable solutions to transportation problems. Future right-of-way needs shall be identified and means established to forestall building construction within this right-of-way to the extent legally possible by 1992 and included in the Land Development Regulations. H:\ALL_DA TA \CAPDFILE\COMPPLAN\1998-EAR\EAR317CC.wPD Explanation The City is identifying future traffic needs, has adopted minimum right-of-way requirements, implemented a program for right-of-way dedication, and provided minimum set back requirements in the Land Development Code. March 12, 1998 (11:06am) Results Good.* The City has just begun to work on identifying new corridors and minimizing their impact. Excellent. EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Ocoee, Florida Page 26 ................. ... ....................................... .......................... ................................................................ ....................... ................. .............. .................................::..............HHHH: HHExhibif2::....... ::::::::/::::::::::: ...::::.............. .....:....:::...::.:::::::::::::::::: :::::: ::::::::::::::::::::If,~ffiqql,g,~~~~19m::~i~m~~~ ~q~I.~,.Q~j~g1jiY~;:.~m~:Pqi~~j~~ A~~I~v~~: ................. ....... ..................... ...................... .......................... .................... ................................................. ....................................... ,............ ........ .... ............. ,-, .."" .............................. ......', ...... ... . ~P.A4. .:PRQVi:~:A:j'~$PQRf.Aii1IQN..$y$j'i$.M:THAT::i:$::QQQRDI~ATe.P.::Wi:THi:THi$.::PATIti$.RN::O:piGAND::US,EANO:AcTiVihtURS.fb: ,................... :Q~j~q~l\t~:::::: Objective UNurrib.e.H ... ................................ ............................... Provide adequate access and mobility to the business, industrial and commercial centers to stimulate the business climate, employment and the general welfare and to promote the orderly development of the urban area. The land development regulations adopted subsequent to this Comprehensive Plan shall provide for the placement of motorized and non- motorized vehicle parking areas and bicycle and pedestrian ways. H:\ALL_DA T A \CAPDFI LE\COMPPLAN\1998-EAR\EAR317CCWPD Explanation Results The City has promoted orderly development Excellent. through the land development review and approval process. In particular, the City has facilitated the movement of traffic to all areas of the City and for all socio-economic groups. The Land Development Code prohibits on-street Good.* parking on all major thoroughfares. Additionally, the City has established policies for encouraging More emphasis is needed bicycle and pedestrian facilities in newly to encourage bicycle and developed areas; however, the provision of pedestrian facilities in facilities in certain sections of the City has not certain sections of the City. been addressed yet. The City has recently hired a transportation consultant who will suggest changes to the Land Development Code that further encourage multi-modal transportation throughout all sections of the City. 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Explanation Results Traffic circulation planning will be coordinated with the future land uses shown on the future land use map of this plan, the FOOT 5-Year Transportation Plan. and plans of neighboring jurisdictions. The City has been coordinating with the East- West Expressway Authority, Turnpike Authority, FOOT, MPO, and Orange County to ensure that the plans use similar data and do not conflict with one and other. Excellent. WALL_DATA \CAPDFILE\COMPPLAN\1998-EAR\EAR317CC.wPD March 12, 1998 (11.06am) EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Ocoee, Florida Page 28 HOUSING ELEMENT Purpose of the Evaluation and Appraisal Report The City has prepared this Chapter of the Evaluation and Appraisal Report to assess the success and/or failure of the Housing Element. State Law requires that this report address specific issues including: (1) original Housing Element; (2) the current Housing Element; (3) data; (4) analysis; (5) achievement of objectives; (6) analysis of major problems of development; (7) unanticipated and unforeseen problems and opportunities; and (8) the effect of changes to State laws, rules, and the regional plan. Throughout the discussion, we describe amendments that we anticipate making next year to the Housing Element. This is also required by the State. The Report must also list the amendments made to each element since its original adoption. Background Information Throughout the Housing Element, there are references to "affordable housing." Affordable housing is calculated by adding up all monthly housing costs (including mortgage/rent, taxes, insurance, and utilities) and dividing it by the gross monthly household income (before taxes, retirement contributions, and health insurance premiums). Housing is considered to be affordable when all monthly housing costs are no more than 30 percent of monthly income. The Housing Element also makes frequent references to the following terms, defined below. · Very Low to Low Income - household income less than 80 percent of the median household income for the area. · Moderate Income - household income between 80 percent and 120 percent of the median household income for the area. · Middle Income - household income between 120 percent and 150 percent of the median household income for the area. · Upper/High Income - household income is greater than 150 percent of the median household income for the area. It should be noted that most housing programs use different income limits for households based upon the number of persons living in the house. However, for discussion purposes, the median household income (for an average sized household) for Orange County in 1990 was $30,2524 and affordable housing for such a household would cost about $750 4 STF 3A, Bureau of the Census, 1990. H:\ALL_DA TA ICAPDFILEICOMPPLANI1998-EARIEAR317CCWPD March 12,1998 (11:06am) EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Ocoee, Florida Page 29 per month. Very low to low income households are generally those with incomes below $24,200 and moderate income households are those with incomes between $24,200 and $36,300. Accordingly, affordable housing for very low to low income households would cost less than $605 per month and affordable housing for moderate income households should be between $605 and $908 per month. Middle incomes are basically between $36,300 and $45,400 and upper income would be any households with incomes exceeding $45,400 annually. Middle income housing should cost between $908 and $1135 per month. Upper income housing would cost over $1135 per month. Again, these are 1990 numbers that have been provided here for comparison purposes only. The above figures must take into account .Q]1 monthly housing costs, as discussed above. Purpose of the Housing Element The purpose of the Housing Element is to evaluate the availability of and demand for housing in different price ranges in Ocoee. As with all elements of the Comprehensive Plan, State law requires that the Housing Element analyze housing issues over a 20 year planning period (1990-2010). It should be noted that the Housing Element only estimates housing needs and leaves the supply of housing to the private sector. The City builds no housing. However, there are a variety of state and federal programs that provide incentives for building affordable housing and assistance for individual low-income families. The City's land development regulations, including zoning, building codes, etc., guide the private sector in the development and construction of housing. The City is also not directly involved in the maintenance or construction of housing. The private sector is responsible for the operation and maintenance of the housing stock, whether owner-occupied or rental housing. The City merely enforces its housing codes, health codes, and fair housing ordinances which enforce the minimum standards to be met by the private sector. 1. The Original Housing Element: As discussed above, the Ocoee Housing Element has not been revised since it was adopted in 1991. There are even references to "this draft element" and changes that would be made when the 1990 Census was completed. These corrections have not been made. When the original Housing Element was prepared in 1991, household income had not been surveyed by the Census Bureau since 1979. Accordingly, the data used to prepare the Housing Element was considerably out-of-date by 1991, but it was used since it was the best available data at that time. Subsequently, a Census of Income was conducted in 1989 by the Census Bureau. Also, the Department of Community Affairs has provided each city and county in Florida with an affordable housing needs assessment (discussed below). Now that more recent data is available, the City will use this and other housing data during the update of the Housing Element. H:\ALL_DA T A \CAPDFILE\COMPPLAN\1998-EAR\EAR317CCWPD March 12, 1998 (11:06am) EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Ocoee, Florida Page 30 The original Housing Element contained all of the summaries, data, and analyses required by Rule 9-J5.010, FAC, with one minor exception. The City housing conditions were compared to the housing conditions of the entire Metropolitan Statistical Area (Orange County, Seminole County, and Osceola County) rather than to the housing conditions in Orange County. Since State law requires that the City compare itself to Orange County, the Housing Element will be updated accordingly next year. 2. The Current Housing Element: As required by State Law, the Housing Element includes several maps: (1) a Generalized Map of Substandard Units (figure 16); (2) an Historic Resources Map (figure 8); and (3) a Downtown Redevelopment Area Map (figure 13). These maps cover not only lands within the boundaries of the City but also adjacent land areas outside of Ocoee within the Reserve Planning Area (RPA). The current Element is out-of-date because the principal data source was the 1980 Census of Population and Housing Printouts (1989). For example, Table 2 of the Housing Element states that there are 5,116 dwelling units in the City whereas the City has estimated that there are 7,343 units as of April 1997. As discussed below, the City will use the mathematical method for revising the population projections rather than the ratio or averaging methods. The list of proposed developments is also out-of-date. In fact, 17 of the 22 developments have been completed. There are also 12 to 15 new proposed developments in the City and more in the planning area. The Element also stated that there were minimal substandard units in Ocoee in 1991. The City has subsequently initiated a minimum housing inspection program that has eliminated many substandard units. The available information on subsidized units, historic units, group homes, and mobile homes has not changed significantly since Plan adoption. Accordingly, the City does not anticipate any major changes in these sections. Based upon the data provided by the Department of Community Affairs, it would appear that the City theoretically has some deficiencies in the number of affordable units. The City has collected some preliminary land use, housing, population, and employment data for the planning area; however, and that data indicates that the City does not have any affordable housing deficiencies. The City will finalize the data for the planning area and determ ine whether any affordable housing deficiencies actually exist. H:\ALL_DA TA \CAPDFILE\COMPPLAN\1998-EAR\EAR317CC.wPD March 12,1998 (11:06am) EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Ocoee, Florida Page 31 3. Data: The original Housing Element included various housing data such as the number of units, substandard units, subsidized units, group homes, mobile homes, historic units, and units being constructed. The principal housing data source for the original Housing Element was the 1980 Census of Population and Housing Printouts supplied by the Florida State University (FSU) Computing Center-Census Group in July 1989. At that time, the FSU Printouts were already almost ten years old but it was the best available data and it met the requirements of Chapter 9J-5. In June 1997, the Department of Community Affairs provided all cities in the State with an analysis of the availability of housing, the "Affordable Housing Needs Assessment" from the Shimberg Center for Affordable Housing (referred to as the "Shim berg Data"). The Shimberg Data estimates that the City had a 1500 unit housing deficiency in 1995 for very low and low income households. The Shim berg data also anticipates that Ocoee will have housing shortages in all income categories between 1996-2010. Because the City questions the validity of this and other Shim berg estimates, the update of the Housing Element will use several additional data sources: (1) Orange County Property Appraiser Data; (2) Traffic Modeling Data; (3) Future Land Use Projections; (4) Existing Land Use Data; and (5) Demographic Data. For example, the City of Ocoee will use property valuation data from the Orange County Property Appraiser's Office for the entire Joint Planning Area (referred to as the "Appraiser Data") during the update. Staff anticipates that the Appraiser Data will demonstrate that there are numerous low income housing opportunities within the Joint Planning Area. Accordingly, the City will use the Appraiser Data during the update of the Housing Element to validate our assumption that many of the local housing units are "affordable" and the City does not have a shortage of affordable housing. The recently completed Traffic Modeling Data may also be useful for determining whether the Shimberg Data is accurate. Staff recently reconciled the new Traffic Modeling Data with the revised Existing Land Use Map (1997) and the regional traffic model. Then, the City prepared Future Land Use projections for the new Ocoee Traffic Model. One of our initial findings has been that the City is actually growing at a faster rate than estimated in the original Population Projections. In the original projections, the City used two methods to estimate population growth: (1) a mathematical extrapolation method; and (2) a ratio method. The mathematical model, in general, tends to overestimate population growth whereas the ratio method allows for population growth slowdowns over time. Since the Western Beltway has not been completed yet H:\ALL_DA TA \CAPDFILE\COMPPLAN\1998-EAR\EAR317CC.wPD March 12,1998 (11:06am) EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Ocoee, Florida Page 32 and the City is still growing rapidly, it appears that the averaging of the mathematical and extrapolation methods was not the best way to estimate population growth. The City of Ocoee's population growth is following the mathematical model much more closely. This data will be incorporated into the revised housing analysis when the Housing Element is updated next year. In order to evaluate the accuracy of the existing traffic model, Staff collected parcel level data regarding land use, population, housing units, and employment. This existing land use data was entered into the Traffic Model to determine if it was consistent with the existing traffic on the roads. This method of verifying the accuracy of the land use data is more detailed than the original land use analysis. We will now be able to use the revised Existing Land Use data to verify the accuracy of the Shimberg Data. The same process was used to project Future Land Uses in Ocoee. Staff collected parcel level data regarding vacant land, allowable uses, developer plans, unusable acreage, and foreseeable influences on development outcomes. This information was used to project population, housing units, employment, and remaining vacant land. This data will also be used to check the Shimberg Data when we update the Housing Element. In July, a City demographic consultant completed an in-depth population estimate which included housing data for the City. Based upon the estimated number of households provided by the population consultant, it does not appear that there is a deficit of affordable housing within the City and its Joint Planning Area. During the update of the Housing Element, the City will use the appropriate housing data to reflect recent planning area conditions. As noted above, the original housing data reflected conditions for the entire planning area. This approach allowed the City to anticipate annexations and evaluate area-wide housing conditions. During the evaluation period, figures 8, 13, and 16 were revised to depict the 1995 City limits and the Joint Planning Area (JPA) boundary line rather than the Reserve Planning Area (RPA) boundary. The housing data tables have not been updated and do not reflect the change from the RPA to the JPA. The City will continue to plan for the JPA and update the housing data accordingly. Even though the City cannot implement its housing goals for areas outside of the City, adjacent housing conditions and availability affect residents of the area and should be evaluated in the Ocoee Housing Element. H:\ALL_DA T A \CAPDFILE\COMPPLAN\1998-EAR\EAR317CC.wPD March 12, 1998 (11:06am) EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Ocoee, Florida Page 33 4. Analysis: The Housing Element analyses the projected households, housing needs, land requirements, infrastructure needs, private sector responsibilities, and housing delivery process. This Element analyzes the housing needs for the anticipated future population based upon the population projections. The analysis identifies the needs by size and income range for 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005, and 2010 including the maintenance of an adequate vacancy rate. The analysis also discusses the role of the private sector in supplying the needed housing. In addition, the Housing Element describes how the City will continue to eliminate substandard housing, provide adequate sites for low and moderate housing, provide adequate sites for group homes, and preserve and rehabilitate historic residences. Accordingly, the Housing Element contains all of the analyses required by Rule 9-J5.010, FAC, with one minor exception. The City housing data was not compared to Orange County housing data. This requirement will be met when the Housing Element is amended to reflect existing conditions. 5. Achievement of Objectives: Each of the Objectives discussed in the Housing Element are identified in Exhibit 3 below along with an explanation of results. The Housing Element goals, objectives, and policies submitted with the 1991 Comprehensive Plan cover a wide range of housing issues. Most of the goals, objectives, and policies that were proposed to be achieved through new Land Development Code regulations or other new codes have been implemented. Several of the objectives were related to new initiatives that were difficult to achieve due to the rate of development. Accordingly, some of the objectives have not been achieved but the City intends to focus more attention on new or re-prioritized Comprehensive Plan initiatives. It should be noted that the City is in the process of completing a wide variety of stormwater improvement projects which will substantially improve conditions in and around existing affordable neighborhoods. Additionally, the Code Enforcement activities of the City have substantially improved the conditions of rental units in Ocoee. The City will re-evaluate and re-prioritize the unfulfilled goals, objectives, and policies of the Housing Element as part of the Comprehensive Plan Update. H:\ALL_DA T A \CAPDFILE\COMPPLAN\1998-EAR\EAR317CC.wPD March 12,1998 (11:06am) EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Ocoee, Florida Page 34 6. Analysis of Major Problems of Development: The City has evaluated the major problems relating to development, physical deterioration, and the location of land uses as related to housing stock and determined that the primary issues relate to: (1) the lack of municipal redevelopment programs; (2) the lack of incentives to encourage the renovation of downtown and historic structures; (3) the need to encourage more diverse housing options including duplexes and retirement housing; (4) the use of septic tanks due to the lack of sewer lines in the City; and (5) poor stormwater drainage in selected areas of the City. As discussed above, the City has already undertaken storm water management and code enforcement activities that have significantly improved affordable housing conditions. The City of Ocoee considers these activities to be on-going since these objectives must be maintained once they have been achieved. The City may add some new goals, objectives, and policies related to the five primary housing problems identified above. 7. Unanticipated and Unforeseen Problems and Opportunities: The only major problem for affordable housing in Ocoee has also been its only unforeseen opportunity: growth. The continuing and rapid rate of growth in Ocoee has been a problem for Ocoee because it has been the focus of staff's attention and it has driven up the market demand and price for housing. Growth has also provided the City of Ocoee with an unforeseen opportunity because it has increased our tax base and staffing levels. The increase in staff and revenues will allow the City to focus more of its attention on new planning initiatives and unattained comprehensive planning objectives. For example, Ocoee has added two new Code Enforcement employees since 1991. Staff anticipates that with more employees, the City is better equipped to anticipate and address emerging housing problems and opportunities. 8. Effect of Changes in State Laws, Rules, and the Regional Plan: The changes made to Chapter 163 that apply to the Housing Element include the following: · In addition to ensuring the provision of adequate sites for housing to serve low and moderate income residents, the needs of very low income residents must also be addressed in the plan. · A change to State law regarding "group homes" was instituted which requires that all local governments in Florida permit "group homes" within all residential zoning districts. (A "group home" is a small to medium home-like facility for providing care to children and adults with various physical and mental handicaps. ) H:\ALL_DA T A ICAPDFI LE\COMPPLAN\1998-EAR\EAR317CC.wPD March 12,1998 (11:06am) EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Ocoee, Florida Page 35 · A "housing needs assessment" has been prepared by the Department of Community Affairs for each local jurisdiction (e.g. the Shimberg Data). This data and analysis is to be a basis for formulating the new Housing Element. The applicable changes made to Rule 9J-5 regarding the Housing Element are intended to implement the changes made to Chapter 163 above. These rule changes will in turn require amendments to the City's Housing Element that provide for the following: · Inclusion of very low income households in the list of housing categories that the element must address. · Use of data from the Shimberg Data provided by the Department of Community Affairs in the formulation of the Housing Element. · Means of creating or preserving affordable housing that avoids the concentration of such housing in specific areas of the jurisdiction. · Specific programs and actions to streamline the permitting process and minimize costs and delays for housing, especially affordable housing. · Optional inclusion of policies to use job training, job creation, and economic solutions to address affordable housing concerns. · Designation of sufficient sites at sufficient densities to accommodate the need for affordable housing over the specified planning time frame. There have been no changes to the State Comprehensive Plan (Chapter 187, FS) and the East Central Florida Regional Policy Plan that affect the City's Housing Element. H:\ALL_DA T A \CAPDFILE\COMPPLAN\1998-EAR\EAR317CC.wPD March 12,1998 (11:06am) EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Ocoee, Florida Page 36 ........................ ........................... ............................. ................. .....:::::::::::::.. ..... ... .... ...... .....: .......................... ........... .....................Exhi.b.it.3. ..........:::::: ....... ....................... ............... H"H..HH"H H "H :::.....H......H ...:Hg9~i~sH;I~m~~t. ~~~~~,.Q~j~l#iy~;.:~f,l~pqO~I~~.A~iji~y~~. .... ..... ...... .............................................. .............................. ................... .................... .................................... . ......... ....................................... ...................... ............ ....... " .... . ........ . ......................."... ... .. . " ..." .~PA4..:TQ:.PRQVip.i$..~AF~;..P.~Qi$.NTAN.D.$ANir.ARY:HQw.$i:N$::iN:$Qir.A.ati.~::N$~~H~QR8QQp.$.A.:t.AF.PQRP.A~W.i$.:QQ$:t$.TQ Mi$.~'" ...:....:....:......"t:tti'ffl..~~~.r?S.b.F."t:~.ffl.~Rffl~~N-m.~NP.~y-rP.RE.RES.iD.ENT~.~ffi:XH~.9~TXl...:.......::.::........:......:...............::....:.:.::.:: ::::::..::.::::.:.:.:...:::.... :.............. ......... ..... ........... ...... ......,.................. .......,.............. O'pj$.9.tN?.... Objective .Niumbe.HC. . .................... The City shall coordinate with the private sector to provide for the elimination of substandard housing conditions and the structural and aesthetic improvement of existing housing. Coordination shall include (but is not limited to) monitoring of housing conditions and annual reviews of information with representatives of the housing industry, and as further described in the following policies. (Chapter 187.201 5(b)3; CRPP Regional Issue 19, Policy 19.4, Policy 19.6 and Policy 19.7.) The City shall ensure that affordable housing is provided to all residents by coordinating with the private sector as provided under Objective 1 and protecting existing neighborhoods through implementation of Codes. This shall be implemented through the following policies. (Chapter 187.201 5(a), and 5(b)3; ECFRPC Comprehensive Regional Policy Plan Regional Issue 19, Policy 19.5, and Policy 19.8.) H:\ALL_DA TA \CAPDFILE\COMPPLAN\1998-EAR\EAR317CC.wPD Explanation The City inspects structures for compliance with the Ocoee Minimum Housing Code, National Electrical Code, and with the Southern Building Code, as amended for South Florida. This program is implemented to eliminate substandard housing while avoiding any undue burden or hardship on individual owner- occupants. The City has initiated a minimum housing inspection program that requires anyone opening a water or sewer account to have the residence inspected for compliance with the City's Codes. The City has focused on improving the condition of the existing units. By inspecting new occupancies, the City has protected older neighborhoods from deterioration and neglect of rental housing by absentee landlords. March 12,1998 (11:06am) Results Excellent Excellent. EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Ocoee, Florida Page 37 ....HHHH. H' 'H.::::::::::::::::::::::::;::::::: H, 'H'H' "H ':. .. .. 'H.. ::::::::Exhibif3:::::: ::::::::::::::: .;;;;;;;:: .. ;;;::::::::::::::::::::::.:';;;;;::::::::;:::::::;:::::;;::::::::::......::::::: :::'::::::::.:HqM~i~g"~i~m~tl1.:~9~~~;::Q~j~~iy~j:~n~:Pql~~I~~:~~~!~V~~::::::::.:::: ................................... . .................................. ................. ................. ................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................. ......,..................... ................ ......................... ..................... . ............ ................... ................................... ......, ........................ ........ .............................. ...... ................................. .................. .................................................... ................................ ............ ......... :~QA4:.TQ.PRQVip.g:$.AFg;::pgQi$NT:AND.$A~It.ARY::HQU$i:~::iN.::$Qit.A~~~::N.e.~~H~Q:RHQP.P$:AT.AF:FQRP.A~L@:qQ$T$.TQ Mi$i$.iit ::::::::::.:::::::::THi:~.:N~~:g~::q~:TH~.~R~@~Nm:~Ng:~Ym~B~::~~~I.g~N.T$,::9:ffi.XH~:9~mx[::::::.......:::::::;;.;:;:;.;......;.;;..::::..;;::..::.:::..:::.....:.................:...:.::.....::...:.......;;:...... ...:::::..::::... :O~jf!.9.tM~::H Objective ::::N~m~~(::: The City shall coordinate with the private sector to ensure the availability of adequate and affordable housing for the existing population, anticipated population growth, and households with special housing needs (including adequate sites for low and moderate income housing and for mobile homes), through the following policies to be implemented by 1992. (Chapter 187.201, 5(a) and 5(b)3; CRPP Regional Issue 19, Policies 19.1,19.2,19.3,19.8,19.9, and 19.10.) The City of Ocoee shall cooperate and coordinate with Federal, State, and local entities to ensure the availability of adequate and affordable housing for the existing and future residents, by establishing a program of information exchange by 1992 and as further described in the following policies. (CRPP Regional Issue 19, Policy 19.8.) H:\ALL_DA TA \CAPDFILE\COMPPLAN\1998-EAR\EAR317CC.wPD Explanation Group homes and foster care homes are permitted in all zoning districts, as required by State law. The Land Development Code includes a variety of regulations designed to preserve existing neighborhoods. The City has prepared preliminary estimates of the available units and determined that there are an adequate number of mobile homes, low, and moderate income properties. The City of Ocoee is an entitlement community and as such has delegated its authority regarding these matters to the Orange Department of Housing and Community Development Department. They determine who will get Section 8 assistance and CDBG monies. March 12,1998 (11:06am) Results Excellent. Good* The City has not implemented a City-wide housing assistance program. EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Ocoee, Florida Page 38 ................. ................. ................. ....................................... .................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................. .................. ................... ..................... :::::/HH: :HnH n:.qqq....: : EXh i:b. it:: 3: .......:)nHn::::::.:::::::: ....:...:.:..:.....::.:~g9~i~g::~I~m~9.t. ~~~'=~;. Q~j~~!y~,~m~.Ppl~~i~~.A~~i~v~~. ...................................... . .................................... ........................ ....... ............. .................. ...,...... ..................... .................... ....................... " ................................................................. ..... ................................................................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :Qp.j~9.tN?:::> Objective ::NH~~~r: ... Sites for group homes and foster care facilities shall continue to be made available at suitable locations to ensure that the needs of the City residents requiring such housing are met. This shall be implemented through the following policies. (Chapter 187.201 5(b)2; CRPP Regional Issue 19, Policies 19.2,19.3,19.8, and 19.9.) The City shall ensure that special needs populations and minorities are provided adequate housing, though the following policies. (Chapter 187.201 5(b)2; CRPP Regional Issue 19, Policies 19.2, 19.3, 19.8, and 19.9.) H:\ALL_DA TA \CAPDFILE\COMPPLAN\1998-EAR\EAR317CCWPD Explanation The City has amended its Land Development Code to allow group homes and foster care facilities to be located in any zoning district, as required by State law. There is no shortage of appropriately zoned group homes sites in the City. The City has revised its Land Development Code to allow housing for special needs populations in any zoning district. There are many suitable sites for special needs and minorities in Ocoee. The City has not encountered any unfair housing practices. March 12,1998 (11:06am) Results Excellent. Good* The City has not adopted a Fair Housing Ordinance. 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Objective ...~Htti~~r........ The City shall promote the identification, preservation, and redevelopment of neighborhoods, historically significant houses and other buildings in the City, through the following policies. (Chapter 187.201, 19(b )3, 19(b)5, and 19(b)6; CRPP Regional Issue 61, Policies 61.1,61.4,61.5,61.6, and 61.7.) The City shall ensure uniform and equitable treatment for persons displaced by State and local government programs consistent with Section 421.55, Florida Statutes. (CRPP Regional Issue 19, Policies 19.4 and 19.7.) The City shall continue to ensure that the adopted levels of service are maintained, through the following policy. H:\ALL_DA T A \CAPDFILE\COMPPLAN\1998-EAR\EAR317CCWPD Explanation Although Article VII of the Ocoee Land Development Code contains provisions for protecting historic resources identified in the National Register of Historic Places or the Florida Master Site File, there is no requirement that the City issue a Certificate of Appropriateness. The City of Ocoee has an active Historic Preservation Society that has worked with city staff to renovate the Withers- Maguire House and establish a historical museum. The City has successfully worked with local religious organizations to ensure that displaced persons are reasonably located. The City has adopted and monitored its Concurrency Management System to ensure that adopted levels of service are maintained concurrent with impacts. March 12,1998 (11.06am) Results Excellent. Excellent. Excellent. EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Ocoee, Florida Page 40 ....................... ......... ......... ......................... ...... ... ....... ................................................... ......................... .... ..... ......:. "'::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::..EXl1ibif3..... .;;:;;:;::::: ;;;;;;;;:::. .... .... " ..... .:.:.:::::::<:::::::::.:::::::::=:::::::::::Ui~9~~if6.g::i;i~m~f6.t:~~~I.~;: Q~j~(#.jv~;:~~~ ppl~gl~ A~~I~Y~~: .. ..... .. ................ ...... ...................... ....... .................................................... ............. .... ............. ................. ............................... ....................... ............. ......... ....... ............. ..... :O'm~9.tN~H .. ::::NHml),~r:::: Objective Explanation Results The City shall continue to provide quality The City has adopted and implemented Excellent. housing development to its residents, through regulations governing conservation easements, the implementation of the following policies. buffers, buffer yards, and construction types. The City shall ensure that permitting procedures are undertaken in a timely manner. (Chapter 187.201, 5(b)4; CRPP Regional Issue 19, Policies 19.10 and 19.11.) The City continually evaluates its permitting procedures to ensure that the processing time is the minimum necessary to achieve the goals, objectives, and policies of the Ocoee Comprehensive Plan. Excellent. H:\ALL_DA TA \CAPDFILE\COMPPLAN\1998-EAR\EAR317CC.wPD March 12,1998 (11:06am) EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Ocoee, Florida Page 41 INFRASTRUCTURE ELEMENT Purpose of the Evaluation and Appraisal Report The City has prepared this Chapter of the Evaluation and Appraisal Report to assess the success and/or failure of the Infrastructure Element. State Law requires that this report address specific issues including: (1) the Original Infrastructure Element; (2) the Current Infrastructure Element; (3) data; (4) analysis; (5) achievement of objectives; (6) analysis of major problems of development; (7) unanticipated and unforeseen problems and opportunities; and (8) the effect of changes to State laws, rules, and the regional plan. It is important to note that the Infrastructure Element contains the following sub-elements: (a) sanitary sewer, (b) solid waste, (c) drainage, (d) potable water, and (e) aquifer recharge protection. Included in each sub-element is an inventory of existing facilities, needs assessments, conclusion, goals, objectives and policies. Throughout the discussion, we describe amendments that we anticipate making next year to the Infrastructure Element. This is also required by the State. The Report must also list the amendments made to each element since its original adoption. Amendments to the Infrastructure Element are listed and described in the current condition section of this chapter. Staff considers this report to be a draft analysis of the Infrastructure Element and will incorporate citizen comments into the final Evaluation and Appraisal Report before submission to the Department of Community Affairs for a compliance determination. Background Information Each Sub-Element contains its own unique terminology. This section contains definitions of the most commonly used terms. For example, there are "level of service" standards for each type of infrastructure. "Infrastructure" means public facilities and services, including, but not limited to, transportation, sanitary sewer, solid waste, drainage, potable water, educational, parks and recreational, and health care systems and facilities. Level of service is one indicator of the amount of service provided. Level of service indicates the capacity per unit of demand for each type of infrastructure. Specifically, the provision of water services (gallons per day) has a different type of measure than recreation services (acres per 1,000 people). They are, in short, a summary of existing or desired infrastructure conditions. Chapter 163, FS, and Chapter 9J-5, F AC, requires that level of service standards for infrastructure be addressed in comprehensive plans. Specifically, these levels of service are established for the purpose of insuring that capacity is available when the City issues a building permit. Level of service standards can effect the timing and location of H:\ALL_DA T A \CAPDFILE\COMPPLAN\1998-EAR\EAR317CC.wPD March 12, 1998 (11:06am) EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Ocoee, Florida Page 42 development by encouraging development in areas where facilities may have excess capacity. On the other hand, development may not be permitted unless the needed infrastructure is provided. A "Concurrency Management System" controls the timing and location of development based upon the availability (or eminent availability) of sufficient infrastructure to maintain adopted level of service standards. Chapter 163, FS, requires that infrastructure be available to support the impacts of development. Frequently, local governments make development approval contingent on their ability to provide infrastructure. The local government may require that the developer furnish certain infrastructure to maintain acceptable levels of service. Typically, the Concurrency Management System interacts with the development approval process by conditioning zoning, subdivision, or planned unit development (PUD) approval on demonstrated availability of services. Please note that "level of service" and "capacity" are terms that were discussed in the Traffic Circulation Element that will also be used in the Infrastructure Element. Although the basic concepts behind "level of service" and "capacity" are similar, the measurements are different as appropriate to the type of facility or service. For example, potable water and wastewater levels of service and capacities are measured in gallons per day ("g.p.d.") or millions of gallons per day ("MGD"). The primary focus of this subsection is to define terms and concepts used in the Wastewater Sub-Element. 'Wastewater treatment plants" are facilities designed to reduce the bacteria and other levels in sewage prior to disposal into the ground. The treated water, termed "effluent," can be disposed of in several ways consisting of surface water discharge, or land application by either rapid rate or slow rate methods. Typically in Florida, sewage is transported to a sewage treatment plant through "force mains" (i.e., pipes) constructed of PVC, ductile iron or other materials. Sewage pumping stations are provided at strategic locations to pump the raw sewage under pressure to the wastewater treatment plants. The City of Ocoee currently disposes of their "effluent" using several methods: percolation ponds, spray field irrigation, and on-site percolation ponds. This subsection defines terms and concepts used in the Solid Waste Sub-Element. "Solid waste" means non-hazardous garbage, rubbish, refuse, sludge, or other discarded materials resulting from domestic, industrial, commercial, mining, agricultural, or governmental operations. "Hazardous Waste" means wastes which may pose a substantial hazard to human health or the environment when improperly transported, disposed of, stored, or treated. "Transfer station" refers to a facility for the collection of solid waste from vehicles where waste is transferred into larger vehicles to transport to a final disposal site. H:\ALL_DA TA \CAPDFI LE\COMPPLAN\1998-EAR\EAR317CC.wPD March 12,1998 (11:06am) EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Ocoee, Florida Page 43 The primary focus of this subsection is to define terms and concepts used in the Drainage Sub-Element. "Storm water management" refers to the capture of rainfall to prevent flooding and soil erosion. The philosophy behind stormwater management is that the post- development "run-oft" (i.e., flowing rain water) should match the pre-development "run-off." Various types of stormwater-diverting structures are built to control stormwater run-off. For example, "off-line retention" includes diversion structures that move storm water to a percolation, infiltration or other treatment area. "On-line retention and detention" are holding ponds that are constructed with filtration devices. "Detention ponds" are ponds with very short holding times. "Swales" involve grass surfaces that reduce runoff velocities, enhance infiltration and remove runoff contaminants, thus improving run-off quality. This subsection defines terms and concepts used in the Potable Water Sub-Element. "Potable" means water for human consumption (i.e., drinking water). A "potable water supply system" normally consists of a water supply source, a treatment plant, and a distribution and storage network. The supply must provide a reliable quantity of water for the long term needs of the community, and preferably will have a quality that minimizes the amount of treatment required. Before being used for public consumption, most water must be treated. After treatment, the water is supplied to individual users by way of a network of pipes and storage reservoirs. Large transm ission lines, called "potable water mains," carry water to major demand areas and connect to a network of smaller lines which eventually supply individual customers. Both the distribution mains and distribution network should be interconnected to form flow "loops" to maintain optimal pressure. Water is delivered under pressure within the distribution system in order to ensure adequate "flow" to meet demands. Demand fluctuates during each day, usually exhibiting peaks during the morning and evening, corresponding to periods of highest residential use. Localized demand peaks also occur when the system is utilized for fire fighting purposes. In order to provide adequate quantities and pressure to meet peak use and fire flow demands, "storage tanks" are used with the distribution system to ensure the availability of water. Generally, the minimum combined well capacity available at all the water plants should exceed the actual, or predicted, maximum day demand. This ensures that water service can be provided even on days when the City experiences its highest water demand. The primary focus of this subsection is to define terms and concepts used in the Aquifer Recharge Sub-Element. "Aquifers" are subterranean water-bearing layers of porous rock, sand or gravel. Several "aquifers" may be present below the surface in one location. The source of water in aquifers is rainfall. Under the force of gravity, rainfall "percolates" down into the aquifer. The "surficial aquifer" is approximately 20 to 40 feet deep. The "Floridan H:\ALL_DA T A \CAPDFILE\COMPPLAN\1998-EAR\EAR317CC.wPD March 12,1998 (11:06am) EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Ocoee, Florida Page 44 aquifer," where the City of Ocoee obtains its potable water from, is located beneath a limestone layer known as the Hawthorne Formation and is approximately 100 to 500 feet deep. Because soils have different permeability, the rate of "aquifer recharge" varies from location to location. For example, the eastern half of the City is classified as having a "high recharge rate" area by the United States Geological Survey, and the western half has a "low recharge rate." Since aquifer "recharge areas" are surface features, they are subject to alteration by development. Covering a recharge area with impervious surfaces, such as roads, parking lots, and buildings reduces the area available for rainfall percolation, altering the total rate and volume of recharge in that area. Increasing the rate at which stormwater drains from recharge area surfaces also decreases recharge potential. A second concern related to development within aquifer recharge areas is the potential for contamination of groundwater within the aquifer. Just as with storm water runoff to surface waters, pollutants picked up by run-off which enters an aquifer can degrade the quality of the groundwater. Since water flows within an aquifer in a manner similar to surface water flow, downstream portions of the groundwater may be polluted over time. This becomes a problem when the aquifer is tapped as a potable water supply downstream. Purpose of the Infrastructure Element The purpose of the Infrastructure Element is to evaluate the availability of and demand for various types of facilities and services in Ocoee (e.g.:sanitary sewer service, solid waste collection, stormwater drainage, potable water service, and aquifer recharge). As with all elements of the Comprehensive Plan, State law requires that the Infrastructure Element analyze service availability over a 20 year planning period (1990-2010). The City's concurrency management system is used to insure that the appropriate facilities and services are available prior to development. The City merely enforces its concurrency management regulations which track the availability of various facilities and services and prescribe the minimum standards to be met by the private sector. 1. The Original Infrastructure Element: The original and adopted versions of the Infrastructure Element contain all of the summaries, data, analyses, and maps required by State law. Specifically, the Infrastructure Element contains comprehensive plans for the following sub-elements: (a) sanitary sewer; (b) solid waste; (c) drainage; (d) potable water; and (e) aquifer recharge protection. Included in each sub-element is an inventory of existing facilities, needs assessments, operating entities, design capacities, current demand, existing levels of service, projected needs, drainage features, conclusions, goals, objectives, and policies. In addition, the Element utilized the best available data and was prepared in accordance with Rule 9-J5.0055, FAC. The Infrastructure Element covers a planning period through the year 2010. H:\ALL_DA TA ICAPDFILEICOMPPLANI1998-EARIEAR317CC.wPD March 12,1998 (11:06am) EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Ocoee, Florida Page 45 2. The Current Infrastructure Element: The Infrastructure Element contains all of the required data including the existing conditions and projected service demands for the following services and facilities: (a) potable water; (b) sanitary sewer; (c) stormwater drainage; (d) groundwater aquifer recharge; and (e) solid waste disposal. For example, the Wastewater Sub-element provides for the economical treatment of wastewater and effluent disposal by evaluating the needs of existing and future sewer customers. The Solid Waste Sub- element examines the existing facilities used by the City of Ocoee to properly transfer, process and dispose of its future refuse generation. The Drainage Sub-element provides a guide for the management and storage of surface waters created by the run- off generated from rainfall events. The Potable Water Sub-element inventories the existing water supply, treatment, and distribution facilities, determines existing and projected water demands, assesses the existing facilities with respect to the existing needs, future needs, and regulatory requirements, and determines the deficiencies of the potable water system for meeting current and future water demand and regulatory agency requirements. Each sub-element has data that is used to analyze the availability of facilities and services to serve existing land uses, as projected in the Future Land Use Element. During the evaluation period, the City annexed approximately 2,600 acres. Some of the larger annexations raised water and sewer territorial issues with the County that ultimately resulted in a lawsuit. Although the City and County already had two separate territorial agreements regarding water and sewer services, a new interlocal agreement, the Joint Planning Area (JPA) Agreement, was ultimately adopted to resolve the lawsuit and it identifies additional means for resolving any water and sewer service disputes. In 1996, the Appendix A infrastructure maps were updated to reflect the 1995 City limits and the new JPA boundary. However, the associated data has not been updated because the City, Orange County, and the Department of Community Affairs agreed that it could be updated as part of the update of the Comprehensive Plan. However, the City has not amended the text in its Infrastructure Element or any of it Sub-Elements since they were originally adopted. H:\ALL_DA T A ICAPDFILEICOMPPLANI1998-EARIEAR317CC.wPD March 12,1998 (11:06am) EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Ocoee, Florida Page 46 3. Data: The Infrastructure Element contained all of the required data including the existing sanitary sewer conditions, solid waste disposal conditions, drainage conditions, potable water conditions, and groundwater aquifer recharge conditions. For example, the Wastewater Sub-element quantifies the existing network of sewer pipes, the number of individual connections, the number and type of lift stations, and the wastewater treatment plant capacities for treatment and disposal. The Solid Waste Sub-element anticipates the types and quantities of solid waste generated annually through 2010. The Drainage Sub-element projects the future drainage capacity of the sixteen (16) drainage sub-basins within the City of Ocoee and estimates future modifications that may be needed to accommodate future development. The Potable Water Sub-element identifies the existing Ocoee water service area, water plants, average daily water demand, total average daily flow, and the number of equivalent residential connections. The Aquifer Recharge Sub-element evaluates the quality and quantity of water available from the surficial and Floridan aquifers in Ocoee. All lakes are directly connected to the surficial aquifer. Water enters the surficial aquifer by infiltration from rainfall in varying degrees. The surficial aquifer water level varies seasonally depending upon rainfall. The Floridan aquifer lies below the Hawthorne Formation. Rainfall recharge and potable water withdrawals will cause variations in the Floridan aquifer level and growth both increases potable water demand and reduces land area for i nfi Itration/recharge. The eastern half of the City of Ocoee is located in a high recharge area averaging between 10 to 20 inches per year, which aids in aquifer recharge. The western half is located in a low recharge area averaging between 0 to 3 inches per year in aquifer recharge. Both of these recharge areas are shown in Figure 7, Appendix A. The City of Ocoee obtains 100 percent of its potable water supply from the Floridan Aquifer. Groundwater withdrawal rates in 1989 totaled 2.3 MGD and rates in 1997 totaled 3.4 MGD. Although the existing infrastructure data is extensive, it appears that it will need to be revised to reflect current conditions. For example, the City of Ocoee estimated infrastructure needs for the entire planning area in each of the Sub-elements. This approach will be carried forward so that Ocoee can continue to plan for the infrastructure needs of the entire planning area and anticipate the needs of annexable areas within the Joint Planning Area. The updated analyses will be based upon the uses identified on the revised Future Land Use Map. Accordingly, the data tables and maps will need to be amended to take the infrastructure needs of these areas into H:\ALL_DA TA \CAPDFILE\COMPPLAN\1998-EAR\EAR317CC.wPD March 12,1998 (11:06am) EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Ocoee, Florida Page 47 account. Although the City cannot implement its infrastructure goals for areas outside of the City, these conditions impact the demand for future services and planning for them will facilitate future annexations. Overall, the existing infrastructure data was accurate and reliable for planning purposes but it will need to be updated to reflect the changes that have occurred since 1991. 4. Analysis: The Infrastructure Element evaluated the existing facilities, operating entities, design capacities, current demand, existing levels of service, projected needs, and relevant regulations for each of the following services: (1) potable water; (2) sanitary sewer; (3) drainage; (4) groundwater recharge; and (5) solid waste disposal. Much of the available potable water and sanitary sewer capacity has been used or is committed for vested projects; however, the City is currently making improvements to the potable water system, sanitary sewer system, and effluent reuse disposal system. Based upon the projected land use data, there continues to be sufficient future water and sewer capacity (after these improvements) to meet the needs of the projected population through the year 2010. 5. Achievement of Objectives: Each of the objectives discussed in the Infrastructure Element are identified in Exhibit 4 (below) along with an explanation of results achieved during the evaluation period The Infrastructure Element goals, objective and policies cover a wide range of issues. Goals, objectives, and policies that are implemented through the site plan review process and Land Development Code have been achieved. Several objectives that were related to new initiatives and have not been achieved. The City will re-evaluate and re-prioritize the unfulfilled goals, objectives, and policies as part of the Comprehensive Plan Update. 6. Analysis of Major Problems of Development: The City has evaluated the major problems relating to development, physical deterioration, and the location of land uses. We have determined that the primary issues relate to three key infrastructure concerns: (1) lack of sewer lines in certain sections of the City; (2) poor stormwater drainage in certain sections of the City; and (3) insufficient effluent reuse disposal capacity. The City of Ocoee is going to conduct a study of the wastewater system to determine the most feasible way of providing services to those unserved areas of the City and look for alternative funding strategies. H:\ALL_DA TA \CAPDFI LE\COMPPLAN\1998-EAR\EAR317CC.wPD March 12,1998 (11:06am) EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Ocoee, Florida Page 48 No data was available concerning the City's drainage system when the Infrastructure Element was adopted. Since 1991, the City has initiated several major drainage basin studies to identify new stormwater discharge and drainage projects that address the City's existing deficiencies. The proposed projects have been prioritized and are being funded through the stormwater utility tax. The City has also established an effluent reuse distribution plan. Once the effluent reuse disposal lines are in place the City will have enough wastewater disposal capacity to serve the current and projected populations. By providing an effluent reuse system for irrigation purposes, the City will simultaneously decrease its potable water consumption. Accordingly, the City anticipates that we will have adequate facilities and services for both the existing and projected populations throughout the planning period. 7. Unanticipated or Unforeseen Problems and Opportunities: During the evaluation period mapping technologies have improved, so the City will reconfigure the infrastructure maps for use with Geographical Information System (GIS). These maps will facilitate the evaluation of changes in development patterns and associated infrastructure impacts, as they are proposed. Although the natural drainage patterns and aquifer recharge features do not change significantly over time, the City plans to update the maps using the best available data from the St. John's River Water Management District and Orange County. The City anticipates that the most significant changes will be in drainage patterns (resulting from changes in topography related to development). Staff anticipates that with the new GIS software, the City is better equipped to anticipate and address emerging infrastructure problems and opportunities. 8. Effect of Changes in State Laws, Rules, and the Regional Plan: No changes have been made to Chapter 163 that apply to the Infrastructure Element. The following changes to the State Comprehensive Plan impact the Infrastructure Element by requiring the City to: · Reduce the volume of solid waste by 30% in 1994 (accomplished). · Coordinate with the county wide solid waste collection system (accomplished). · Initiate recycling programs (accomplished). H:\ALL_DA T A \CAPDFILE\COMPPLAN\1998-EAR\EAR317CCWPD March 12,1998 (11:06am) EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Ocoee, Florida Page 49 Rule 9J-5, FAC, has also been revised to require that each Infrastructure Element includes: · An analysis of soil surveys for areas served by septic tank relative to suitability. · Policies establishing water quality standards for storm water discharge. No other changes have been made to the State Comprehensive Plan (Chapter 187) or Rule 9J-5 that will affect the new Infrastructure Element. The East Central Florida Regional Policy Plan has not been amended since the adoption of the Ocoee Comprehensive Plan. H:\ALL_DA TA \CAPDFILE\COMPPLAN\1998-EAR\EAR317CC.wPD March 12,1998 (11:06am) EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Ocoee, Florida Page 50 .......................... .......................... ......................... . Qpj$~.IV:~ ......................... . ::NHOOP.~ty GOAL:#.1: .......................... ... . ....................... ....................... ....................... .................. .................. ........ ...................................... . ., ............... ....... .................................... ................................................. ...... ... ... .::.::::::::...:::::: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :;:::;Ex~ibit:4:;::;:; :;::::: :::::::::/ ...... ......... ....: HHH}HH HHHHHH THHTjT~~Y~~~~1 ~'~fr~$~r9~~~~~~'~m~m~~~~~~$~~Q~J~~~~y~~~~ ~~~ ~p~,~~~~~ ~~~~~V~~ Objective Explanation Results . ..........................................., . ,..................... ... ,..,'........... .,............, "".,.,.,......."....... ........"""......."" . .... . .., .."............""........ ... :::ijj::j$:jjHi$.:G.TY::O'F::O'GQi$.~!$::G.QAD.:TQ.:8RQV.b.i$..AN::i$.FFt,o.i:~NT:ANb.:AP.~Q:UAT~::llii$.v~D..O':F:wA$.T~wAT~t~:$i$.RV.qi$. .nANq.f'f}~I~~j]g~::i:~:~N:.~@Q~9~1@~~::M~~~~R::APB::~I~T~N@,::~~p.rnqTgRg:P~Ygh9EM:E~T.:........:.::..:.:.::.:::..:.:.....:.. :::....:...:.......:: The City of Ocoee shall provide and maintain an economical wastewater system, through the implementation of the following policies. The City of Ocoee shall plan for the expansion or increase in capacity of central wastewater facilities to meet future needs. Future and existing development patterns shall effectively utilize the present wastewater facilities and available capacity. Wastewater facility plans and programs shall be designed to avoid urban sprawl, through the 5- Year Capital Improvements Program. The "infilling" of urban areas shall be directed to locations where an existing wastewater collection network is available and where treatment capacity is adequate or to areas where funds have been committed for the provision of adequate capacity. H:\ALL_DA TA \CAPDFILE\COMPPLAN\1998-EAR\EAR317CCWPD The City has provided and maintained its own wastewater system since adoption of the plan. The City has planned for the expansion or increase in the capacity of the central wastewater system. New effluent disposal sites are currently scheduled to increase system capacity. The City requires all existing and future development to effectively utilize the present system and capacity. Most of the City's infill development has been the result of infill annexations that have occurred as a result of Ocoee's annexation and utility service policies. March 12,1998 (11:06am) Excellent. Excellent. Excellent. Excellent. EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Ocoee, Florida Page 51 .......................... p~j~~~ilJ,~ "t~~:m~~r::: .... ". .... .............. . :~~~~:~~: ..... ........... ........................................ ............................. .............. ...................... ........................................ ............................. :.::......... ....................:................... ....... :::::::::::n:::::::::::::::::::::::::: ::::::EXhibit4 :::...:.:.::::..::.::: ::::::::::::::::::::....:.. ..:....... :::::::::::.: ::::::::::::::: ..:::....:.:::::...:.:i9.fr~$,~r9~~r~:~i~m~m(:$p~~$,~:Q~J.~~~ly~$,;:~Jj~ :R9i~~~~$,:~~H~~v~~:. Objective Explanation ... ... Results The City of Ocoee shall continue to coordinate The City has been working with Orange County Excellent. with county and private water and wastewater through the means identified in the Joint Planning agencies to assist in preventing fragmentation, Area Agreement adopted in 1994. duplication of effort, overlapping jurisdictions and excessive costs. ................. ...................................................... ............................. ................... ................... ..................................................,... ...... .... ................................ .... .... .... ..... ... ... , ... .............. ........ All City septic tank regulations and policies will be enforced or amended to ensure a non-threatening coexistence with the ecosystem and the elimination of health hazards. The City wastewater treatment facilities shall be designed and monitored to ensure a non- threatening co-existence with the ecosystem and the elimination of health hazards. H:\ALL_DA TA \CAPDFILE\COMPPLAN\1998-EAR\EAR317CC.wPD In 1992, the City of Ocoee adopted a new Land Development Code with septic tank policies. The City's wastewater treatment facilities were designed to ensure a non-threatening co- existence with the ecosystem and the elimination of health hazards. March 12,1998 (11:06am) Excellent. Excellent. EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Oeoee, Florida Page 52 Qb.j~q~iv~: ::~H~m~~r:~: .......................... !~A~~i~1 .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... ............................ ..................................................... ........ ................... ............................. ................... .. :: ~:::::::::::::: ::::::::::::::::::: ~:... ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~::::::::::::::::: n::::::::::::::::::::::.:::::::::::: :I;~~i:~ j~ :It::..;;;;::.... :;;; ;;;;. ........ .:;;;;;;;;;;:;::;;;; ~.........::::" .... .... ........ :::H:!mr~$~rnQtijgH~!gmgn.tGo.a.$iQb.je.9.~iV~$; ~n.d :PQ!~9.ie.$:AQtHe.ve.~F:~ Objective Explanation Results .......................... ..................... ................... '........................ .......................................... ............................................................................................... ........................... ..................... ........................ .. . .... ..... ........ ... ........................................... . ... ..... ....................... .. :::TO::PROTECT~THE:~PUBlliIc..:HEALTH:::SAFETI:AND.:WE[FARE:BV::iNsuiRi:NG.:jrHAT:THE.VolljME::OIt:soliD..WAsTES.:: ~~~:~:::::::::~::~::::::~::::::::~:~~:~::~:::~::~:::::::::::::~:::::~::::~:::~:::::::::::~::::::::~!::::::::::::~:::::::::::::~~::~::::::::~::::::::::::::::::::::::~~::::~::~::::~::~:~::~::::::::::::~:::~:::::::~:::::~~:~::::::~~::~~::::~::~:::::::~~::~::::::::~:::::::::::::::::~:::~:::::::~::::::::::::::::::::::\ ~~~INP~qpINg:~H~RPqlJ,9,~vv.~9,~~~g~RgQt.JPJ;;;PA~P~RRq~R~Y~I\IfAINABgP:f\f'rJPTH-AI~A.9,AFgAt{P:gFFlql.I;NI:9,Yl?TJ;;;M:. ~~:~B9~i~qs~~1Nqs~~J1p~n~y~4mm~s~::1N~q:~Ro.ryl:p.e~~~QR~~R9~H:ANb.~:s.xJ?AN~i~~;::~::::::::...::::....~~:~~.::.::::::;:~::~~~~::~~..:..:~....:.:::::.::.:::..::..... ... The City shall coordinate with Orange County to ensure that development permits are issued only when there is adequate facility capacity available to serve the development. By 1993, the City shall reduce its per capita generation of solid waste by 30 percent, to .43 tons per capita per annum. The City shall monitor the generation and disposal of hazardous waste in the City to insure safe and environmentally sound management. The City shall continue to provide solid waste services in an efficient and effective manner. H :\ALL_DA T A \CAPDFI LE\COMPPLAN\1998-EAR\EAR317CC.wPD The City has monitored facility capacity to ensure that there is capacity available to serve proposed developments. Excellent. The City has monitored facility capacity to ensure that there is capacity available to serve proposed developments. The City has continued to monitor disposal of Excellent. hazardous waste in the City to insure safe and environmentally sound management The City provides efficient and effective solid waste services. March 12,1998 (11:06am) Excellent. Excellent. EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Ocoee, Florida Page 53 ........................... ....... ........................ ................................................... ................... .......::: ::: :::::::: . ::::::::::::::::::::::::::U:::::::::::':::::::::::::::H:::::~~ijl:~I~:~::H: .:' ....::::.... ...:::::::::::::.. .. ....::: ::: :::::::::: .......... n::::::::::::irifr~~trnQt~#~::e.!gmgn.t::G.o.~d~~:Qb.Je.qt,Ye.$; ~rid. :p9.ihHe.$::A.;QH.e.v~d ................ .., '" :Qpj~*~iMilF :::: Objective ::~~M~~::::: :::: Explanation Results ........................... ....................... ............. . '" ........................... ........ ............. ..... .................... ...................................... ........................ ... .......................... . .... ... . .. ..................... . . ... ........ ... .. ...... . ~II~;I~~~~~~~~I The City shall protect the water quality of City Lakes through the implementation of the following policies. Performance standards described in 17 -25 F AC and design standards for the 25- year/24-hour storm event. The City shall provide for the elimination of The City is implementing a stormwater master flooding effects resulting from the concentration of plan and adopting a capital improvements budget stormwater runoff and flooding due to rising water to prioritize the identified stormwater needs. in new and existing development through the adoption of the following policies and the Levels of Service Standards for drainage facilities. Basin studies for adoption of LOS standards shall be completed by 1992. The City continues to protect surface water quality. In 1992, the City adopted the new Land Development Code that implemented new surface water protection measures. Excellent. Good.* New initiatives adopted. being Existing facility deficiencies will be identified and The City has identified and corrected deficiencies Good. corrected or a priority basis. The public health on a priority basis. shall be the foremost priority. H:\ALL_DA TA \CAPDFILE\COMPPLAN\1998-EAR\EAR317CC.wPD March 12,1998 (11:06am) EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Ocoee, Florida Page 54 ...........,..... ................. ................. ................. .......................... I~~~~~~~I ..... .................................................................................... .................................................................. ..... ..................................................,................................. ................................................................. :: :.... ..... ............................. .........:. ... ..:.................... ... ..... ..... ::............. ........ .......I;~~j~i~4.... ......::: ::: ::: :::: ::: ::::::::: :::::::::::: :::::: ::::: :::: :::::: :::: .. HH ::: ......::....:......!irifr~~tJVQtQ~S.igmgn.fG.~i#d~~Qb.Je.c.t,v~~; ~ndp9.i~c..e.~AQH.e.ve.d Objective Explanation The City will design a stormwater management Program underway (see above). The City has program sufficient to accommodate projected adopted a new stormwater utility tax to fund the demand through the year 2010, through the needed stormwater system improvements. following policies. The City shall properly manage systems to ensure that they are correctly designed, installed and maintained. The City has two full-time inspectors who ensure that the systems are properly maintained, installed, and inspected. Results Good.* New initiatives adopted. Excellent. being ....................... ....... ....... :TQipRQVJb.~.:$tjFFIGJ~J.".\NA.TgRis0.ppLy~iAb.~Q0.AI~:TR~TM~Id.AP.AB.,.UIiEs:ANb..ATlrlQR.o0.dJltib.iiiliIRIB.0.Ijo.iN 1:I~y~T?~1.m8~10H~!Rlxm'~~.~~WW~~1.~~8Wi!~~P~~!*"I~HI~P8N8~lqAh.~~m~~1~8..F~*~~g..q9NTINg8Im~il~m~~118ml .::9F:~MEPm~R:rIll9~9i,.rlffl.p.ffi~q\iYp.{t\~Ip:F:TIRpAPl,jlRp9~:::.:.. ....:.:............. ..... .....::::::::.... .......................::..............:.......... ... ........ ..:::...:..:....:::...:.....::::...... The City of Ocoee shall direct development to The City has directed development where feasible Excellent. maximize use of the present water system and to maximize the use of the present water system utilize available capacity. and available capacity. The Water Management Plan and Capital The City's Capital Improvement Program has Excellent. I mprovements Plan shall identify the needed identified needed extensions. extensions or increases in capacity of central water facilities to meet future needs. H:\ALL_DA T A \CAPDFILE\COMPPLAN\1998-EAR\EAR317CCWPD March 12,1998 (11:06am) EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Oeoee, Florida Page 55 .. ............ ~~~~~~~I Objective .............................. ....................... ...............,............ ..................... ................................ ...:::: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::;;;;;;;;::: /::I;:;(j~i:~j~:~:/:::::: H: ::" ::::::::::..::::... ":. ....HH :!mr~$trnQtijgn~!gm~n.t:G.9.~U$i:Q~fe.9.tjve.$; ~n.d. pq!~9.je.$EA$.hje.ve.~ Explanation Results User fees will be established to cover the full An impact fee program has been adopted for Excellent. costs of operating and maintaining the water potable water. system including depreciation and the true cost of water system expansion and interconnection. The City of Ocoee shall prevent fragmentation The City has been working with Orange County Excellent. and duplication of water service through through the means identified in the Joint Planning intergovernmental coordination and investigation Area Agreement adopted n 1994. of innovative systems. The City shall maintain an acceptable potable The City has been closely monitoring and Good. water leakage, with the goal being an eight reducing leakages. percent (8%) reduction by the year 2010. ........................................................................................................... ... ,.,.." . ...................................... ............................... ............... By 2000, necessary procedures and mechanisms The City is identifying the necessary procedures Good. shall be established to ensure a safe and to meet this goal. acceptable withdrawal rate from the aquifer, meeting the needs of the City. H :\ALL_DA TA \CAPDFI LE\COMPPLAN\1998-EAR\EAR317CC.wPD March 12, 1998 (11:06am) EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Ocoee, Florida Page 56 .................. ....... ~~~~~~~i ......................... GOAIl1:#7 ......................... .... ............... .... ............." .......................... .......................... ............................... ", ::: ... ............................ ........... .........:.. .:......:::::::::::: :...:::::::::. . Exhi.b.it 4. .:..U.... .................................: ::::::::::. ::::: ...... ..............irifr~$trnQtg~.e.igm~nt..GQ~d$~.QbJ~qtiv~$;. ~n.d...pqi~q.~$.A;qh.~v~~ ............. ............ ............. ............ Objective Explanation Results ................................................. ................................................ .... ............... ......................... ..................... ............. ..... ...................... .............. ................................................ .... ...... ............... ....... ......................... ............. ...... .....,.,........ ..... ..................... .......... ...~RqV~$IQNQRWAT.t;R.$I::RJl:J,GI;.~IHAIilIil..I?I;..I;N.yIRqNMI;N.T.AW.W.Y.~QqNP;..~RPMPTI;.Y\(ATl;f{.qqN~J:B.RV.A1HQN lANp ::.FR9TEC.T.THEQUAlliJ.TY.QFTHEj'*~T~R:~Y~F~Y1j.......::...........:..:::..:::::::::::..:..:.:.:;;.::........;:;;..;;.;;:;..;.;;;............:.:...............:::..::::::...:.:............:.....:..:::......:.... :......:.:::: The City shall establish a protection plan for the The City has adopted aquifer protection Excellent. aquifer, stormwater basins and natural drainage regulations in its Land Development Code. features. The City shall coordinate with other government The City has provided other jurisdictions with Excellent. entities regarding the development of protection maps of our well water and aquifer protection standards for groundwater basins. areas. H:\ALL_DA TA \CAPDFILE\COMPPLAN\1998-EAR\EAR317CC.wPD March 12,1998 (11:06am) EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Ocoee, Florida Page 57 CONSERVATION ELEMENT Purpose of the Evaluation and Appraisal Report The City has prepared this Chapter of the Evaluation and Appraisal Report to assess the success and/or failure of the Conservation Element. State law requires that this Report address specific issues including: (1) the Original Conservation Element; (2) the Current Conservation Element; (3) data; (4) analysis; (5) achievement of objectives; (6) analysis of major problems of development; (7) unanticipated and unforeseen problems and opportunities; and (8) the effect of changes to State laws, rules, and the regional plan. Throughout the discussion, we describe amendments that we anticipate making next year to the Conservation Element. This is also required by the State. The Report must also list the amendments made to each element since its original adoption. Amendments to the Conservation Element are listed and described in the current condition section of this chapter. Background Information The City of Ocoee is located in Central Florida, on the western perimeter of the Orlando Metropolitan Area. Situated on the Mt. Dora Ridge, Ocoee is characterized by undulating hills with sandy soils and numerous lakes. According to the East Central Florida Regional Planning Council, Ocoee has only one natural resource of regional significance and it is the Staten Branch, a tributary and wetland area located in the northwest section of the City adjacent to Lake Apopka. The City is located within three regional drainage basins: (1) the Wekiva River basin; (2) the Cypress Creek basin; and (3) the Lake Apopka basin (see Figure 3). About 200 acres of our planning area is located within the Cypress Creek drainage basin and is governed by the South Florida Water Management District while the remainder of the planning area is governed by the St. John's River Water Management District. Throughout the Conservation Element, there are references to: (1) Air Quality; (2) Surface Water Bodies; (3) Natural Features; and (4) regulation of development activities within specific areas. "Air Quality" is a term used to discuss air pollution which can be caused by automobiles, industrial uses, and other sources. The minimum air quality standards have been established by the Florida Department of Environmental Regulation. The State and Orange County monitor air quality in Ocoee. "Surface Water Bodies" are essentially lakes, rivers, and streams. "Natural features" include flood plains (areas within 100 feet H:\ALL_DA TA ICAPDFILEICOMPPLANI1998-EARIEAR317CC.wPD March 12,1998 (11:06am) EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Ocoee, Florida Page 58 of the mean high water level around lakes and wetlands) and wetlands. The Conservation Element discusses the need to regulate development activities to protect the natural water- cleansing features of the natural system and to prevent groundwater pollution from urban and agricultural land uses. This can be accomplished through provisions such as the use of natural features to treat stormwater runoff, limitations on destruction of native plants and/or land, and maintenance of buffers. Purpose of the Conservation Element The purpose of the Conservation Element is to promote and enhance the conservation, use and protection of the natural resources of the City. In addition, the Element establishes a plan and policy direction concerning conservation of natural resources and will provide a basis for decision-making by city officials. As growth occurs in and around the City of Ocoee, the need for protection and management of the City's natural resources will increase. The City's natural resources are identified and analyzed in this Element. A description of these resources and their significance to the City, as well as the region is also included. As with all elements of the Comprehensive Plan, State law requires that the Conservation Element analyze conservation issues over a 20 year planning period (1990- 2010). Policies to maintain and enhance these resources as well as shape growth patterns of the City are included in the Goals, Objectives, and Policies section of this Element. It should be noted that many of these goals, objectives, and policies are implemented through development regulation. In addition, the City intends to pursue county and state funding for acquisition of significant conservation areas. 1. The Original Conservation Element: The original Conservation Element contained all of the summaries, data, analyses, and maps for the entire planning area that were required by Rule 9-J5.013, FAC. Since no significant amendments have been made during the evaluation period and no rule changes have occurred that would impact the Element, staff has examined the Element for major changes affecting natural resources in the area. Staff has concluded that the principal change that has occurred during the evaluation period is the development of highly suitable lands. Staff anticipates that as the availability of suitable lands decreases during the upcoming planning period, development pressure on marginal lands will increase. Therefore, the identification of existing natural resources, pollution problems, potential uses, conservation or protection measures, and water sources will be more important for planning in the upcoming planning period than it was during the H:\ALL_DA TA \CAPDFILE\COMPPLAN\1998-EAR\EAR317CC.wPD March 12, 1998 (11:06am) EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Ocoee, Florida Page 59 past six years. As discussed earlier, the adopted Conservation Element examined natural resource conditions within the planning area, not just areas within the City limits. The City intends to continue to plan for the entire area and will update the conservation data and maps accordingly as part of the update of the Comprehensive Plan. 2. The Current Conservation Element: The Conservation Element has not been amended since adoption except that the maps in Appendix A were revised to remove the Reserve Planning Area boundary and add the Joint Planning Area boundary in its place. The Element contains maps of regional drainage basins, landscape associations, flood zones, water well locations, aquifer recharge areas, historic resources, wetland habitats, generalized soil associations, topography, local drainage basins, and potentiometric contours (see attached Figures 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 23, 24, and 29). The Conservation Element also discusses the need to avoid development within the floodplain and conservation areas. The water well location map and historic resources map are out-of-date and may not reflect current conditions so they will be evaluated as part of the update of the Comprehensive Plan. Conservation measures have been relatively easy to implement during the first six years of this plan because natural resources have been readily available and development pressure has been focused on land that is suitable for development, as identified in the adopted Comprehensive Plan. However, as the City enters the next planning period, growth rates will continue to escalate due to the construction of the Western Beltway, the West Orange Bicycle! Pedestrian Trail, and spin-off development from the West Oaks Regional Mall. As local growth rates climb, suitable development lands will become scarce adding development pressures to natural resource areas. As the demand for marginal lands increases, the City will have to balance the competing interests of preservation and development. Additionally, as development continues in the Ocoee area, pollution problems may arise that were not significant concerns during the evaluation period. Accordingly, the need for protection and management of the City's natural resources will increase correspondingly. H:\ALL_DA TA \CAPDFILE\COMPPLAN\1998-EAR\EAR317CC.wPD March 12,1998 (11:06am) EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Ocoee, Florida Page 60 3. Data: The original Conservation Element identifies existing natural resources, pollution problems, potential for use, conservation or protection measures, and water sources and needs. The element also summarizes the air quality, surface water quality, groundwater quality, flood plains, soil conditions, topography features, endangered species, ecological communities and natural reservations. The Conservation Element and associated data has not been updated since plan adoption (see the attached tables and figures). Conservation data will be revised and updated, as needed, during the update of the Comprehensive Plan. The City will obtain the most recent and reliable conservation information from the East Central Florida Regional Planning Council, the Department of Environmental Protection, the St. John's River Water Management District, and the South Florida Water Management District. The natural resource data included in the adopted plan was obtained from these sources and it was accurate and reliable for planning purposes but will be updated to reflect the changes, if any, that have occurred during the evaluation period. 4. Analysis: The Conservation Element evaluates Ocoee's air quality, surface water quality, groundwater quality, flood plains, soil conditions, topography features, endangered species, ecological communities, natural reservations, and water use. About half of the vacant-committed land identified in the original Comprehensive Plan has subsequently been developed as projected in the land use analysis. Based upon the projected land use analysis, it appears that natural resources will soon become segregated and Ocoee's preservation policies and regulations will become more important in the long- term protection of these features. At the time of plan adoption, the only water pollution problems in the area were related to surface water pollution. Much of it was due to agricultural and urban runoff. Subsequently, the City has experienced a significant conversion of agricultural lands for urban development and new regulations have been adopted to reduce urban runoff. Accordingly, the City anticipates that when surface water quality is evaluated, an improvement will be noted. At this time, the quality of the water recharging the Floridan Aquifer is not seen as a potential problem. H:\ALL_DA T A \CAPDFILE\COMPPLAN\1998-EAR\EAR317CC.wPD March 12,1998 (11:06am) EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Ocoee, Florida Page 61 5. Achievement of Objectives: Each of the nine Conservation objectives are identified in Exhibit 5 (below) along with an explanation of results achieved during the evaluation period. The Conservation Element goals, objective and policies cover a wide range of conservation issues. The City of Ocoee is implementing these goals, objectives, and policies through the review of current development and implementation of the Land Development Code. As Exhibit 5 indicates, the City has achieved excellent results for eight of the nine objectives and good results for the other objective. However, as discussed above, escalating development pressures in the Ocoee area will make it more difficult to preserve our natural resources and control pollution. Accordingly, the City feels that the substantive conservation challenges for the Ocoee area will be faced in the upcoming years as additional development pressure is put on natural areas. 6. Analysis of Major Problems of Development: The City has evaluated the major problems relating to development, physical deterioration, and the location of land uses and determined that the primary issues relate to: (1) the scarcity of natural resources; (2) development around preservation areas; and (3) insufficient money for land acquisition. Accordingly, the City may add new goals, objectives, and policies related to these three major problems as part of the update of the Comprehensive Plan. 7. Unanticipated or Unforeseen Problems and Opportunities: New technology is the most significant opportunity for the Conservation Element. Although the natural resource features do not change significantly over time, the City anticipates that better maps from various sources will improve the accuracy and detail of the Conservation Element maps. Once the maps are updated, we expect the most significant changes to be in conservation areas (such as more accurate delineation of wetlands and flood zones) based upon the availability of better data in digital format. Staff anticipates that with the new GIS software, the City is better equipped to anticipate and address emerging conservation problems and opportunities. H:\ALL_DA T A ICAPDFILEICOMPPLANI1998-EARIEAR317CC.wPD March 12,1998 (11:06am) EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Ocoee, Florida Page 62 8. Effect of Changes in State Laws, Rules, and the Regional Plan: None of the recent changes to the State Comprehensive Plan and Chapter 163 affect the Conservation Element. Rule 9J-5, FAC, has been revised to require that Conservation Elements identify: · The preservation of potable water well fields by designating appropriate activities and land uses within wellhead protection areas. · The identification, designation, and protection of historically significant properties. · The location and quality of groundwater resources. · Hazardous wastes as a potential pollution problem. · Waters that flow into estuarine waters. Each of the above issues have been addressed in the adopted Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Code. The East Central Florida Regional Policy Plan has not been amended since the adoption of the Ocoee Comprehensive Plan. H:\ALL_DA T A \CAPDFILE\COMPPLAN\1998-EAR\EAR317CC.wPD March 12, 1998 (11:06am) EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Ocoee, Florida Page 63 ..................................... .................................................................................... ................................................ ..........::.:............. ....::::.:::.: ::....: :':':...:.:.:. ......:..,...:......:. :.......:.:..~*~~~~~.~:::.... ....:. ....:::,::: :::....:.:.......:....:....:...............:.:. ..... ................... ......c.qn.$.~tv~tiqn.S.I~rn~~GQ~l$;.QbjgQ1;i~L~ri4. BQi~Qig$.A~higve.~f ........ ............................................................................. ................. ...... ....................... .................,........".... ..... .............. ... ...................................... . ... . .... .."... ... ............................... ....................Offi.TH.5.A~TIN1,...:...::::::..'.::::.::......:......'.: ............: .... .............:............:..........:::.:::.........................................:.. :............'..::::::::::::::::::::::::...................... ...::..........................:..,........:.,..:::.:..........,....,.:...,.......,.....,.., ...................... ...q~J.~Pt~y~........ Objective ....NUm~e.h.'....... The City of Ocoee shall continue to meet or exceed the minimum air quality standards established by the Florida Department of Environmental Regulation, through 1996, by ensuring that new development at least maintain the current standards. This shall be accomplished through the policies which follow. The City shall protect the quality of all surface water bodies and groundwater quality by implementing the following policies. Through 1996, The City shall protect the natural functions of the 100-year floodplain so that the flood-carrying and flood storage capacity are maintained. This Objective shall be implemented by the following policies. H :\ALL_DA T A \CAPDFILE\COMPPLAN\1998-EAR\EAR317CC.wPD Explanation Objective 1 continues to be implemented through on-going staff activities including the development review process. The City of Ocoee continues to meet air quality standards. Objective 2 continues to be implemented through on-going staff activities including the development review process. The City protects all surface water bodies and groundwater quality. Objective 3 continues to be implemented through on-going staff activities including the development review process. The adopted Land Development Code contains wetland and flood plain preservation regulations that prohibit development within those areas. March 12,1998 (11:06am) Results Excellent. Excellent. Excellent. EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Ocoee, Florida Page 64 ..... .................,............... ................................ ..,........................... .................,......... ........................ .................... . ..................... .................................................. .. ... ........ .................... ..................... .... ..................... ........................................... ................. . ...... ... ..... H.. ..::::::::::::::: ::::.: ::::.:..:::H::::::Exliibif5.H.::::::::::: :.... H.:...: ...... HHHHHHH' :::H HHH:HH/::c.qn.$~rv~ti~.#FS.I~m~u.t GQ~.$;.Qbjg~!~L~ri4. PQu~i~$ Aqhigv~d: ............................ ......................... ... ...................................... .........................", ...................., ..................................................... ...... ................. ... ................. ............... .., ........ ...................... .... ....... ~~~~iii~I'i!~~~!e~~~Am~~~'!~l~t~~~~~W~~~~I~~~l!~l~~~~~~~!~!~~~~MII .................................. ::q~J.~qtW~:.:.:::: Objective :::Nymi?~r::::::::. ................................ The City's wetlands shall be conserved and protected from physical and hydrologic alterations, through the implementation of the policies which follow. By 1992, the City shall reduce the rate of soil erosion caused by land development and other human activities, through the implementation of the following policies. By 1996, all ecological communities and wildlife, especially endangered and rare species, shall be identified, managed and protected, through the implementation of the following policies. The City shall seek to reduce water consumption. This objective shall be achieved by implementation of the following policies. H:\ALL_DA TA \CAPDFILE\COMPPLAN\1998-EAR\EAR317CC.wPD Explanation Objective 4 continues to be implemented through on-going staff activities including the development review process. The City preserves and protects wetlands through the development approval process. Objective 5 continues to be implemented through on-going staff activities including the development review process. The Land Oevelopment Code includes provisions for reducing soil erosion through best development practices. The Land Development Code includes provisions for protecting ecological communities and wildlife through the development review and approval process. The City is installing effluent reuse disposal lines to reduce the consumption of potable water for irrigations purposes and modifying its rate structure to encourage conservation of water resources. March 12, 1998 (11:06am) Results Excellent. Excellent. Excellent. Excellent. EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Oeoee, Florida Page 65 .................................. -, ..............................,....... ,,:. ... ,..,:::::>::::: ///T/:::::: .....:~H;il;*hlblt:~;.::::::.~~::: ::...:::::::::.: ::::::;:.. ,:...,':::::..::::." ;;;;;;;:;;;;;;;;c.qn$~rv~~!qn;;S.I~m~rit GQid$LQbjgQt.hi~;H~ri4. pQUb!g$ A#higve.(f . ........................ ............. ................................................ ...... .................. ....... .............................. ................ ..... ............... ............... ............. ,.... ...... . .. .. ..... . . .. ............ ~~~~111I4Ii';tg~~i;~~uA~,;~I~~~~~~A~~~~~~I~'~I~~~~~~~r~=~~~~~~;;~;~!IIII ;:q~J.~Pi~y~;:::::; Objective i:NllimtleF:.: By 1992, the City shall promote, through the following policies, the protection of natural resources (as identified in the Recreation and Open Space Element) to lessen the adverse effects which adjacent developments might have. By 1992, the City shall coordinate with Orange County to develop a hazardous waste management program for the proper storage, recycling, collection, and disposal of hazardous wastes. H:\ALL_DA TA \CAPDFILE\COMPPLAN\1998-EAR\EAR317CC.wPD Explanation The Land Development Code includes provisions for protecting natural resources through the development review and approval process. The City has established a list of hazardous waste users and monitors it through the occupational license process. There is a qualified hazardous waste disposal company that services the appropriate businesses in Ocoee. March 12,1998 (11:06am) Results Excellent. Excellent. EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Oeoee, Florida Page 66 RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE ELEMENT Purpose of the Evaluation and Appraisal Report The City has prepared this Chapter of the Evaluation and Appraisal Report to assess the sueeess and/or failure of the Reereation and Open Spaee Element. State Law requires that this report address speeifie issues including: (1) the Original Reereation and Open Spaee Element; (2) the Current Reereation and Open Spaee Element; (3) data; (4) analysis; (5) aehievement of objeetives; (6) analysis of major problems of development; (7) unanticipated and unforeseen problems and opportunities; and (8) the effeet of ehanges to State laws, rules, and the regional plan. Throughout the diseussion, we deseribe amendments that we antieipate making next year to the Reereation and Open Spaee Element or other speeifie aetions that may be needed to inerease reereational opportunities in the Oeoee area. This is also required by the State. The Report must also list the amendments made to eaeh element since its original adoption. Amendments to the Reereation and Open Spaee Element are listed and deseribed in the eurrent eondition seetion of this ehapter. Baekground Information Oeoee is a suburban eommunity within the Orlando Metropolitan Area and is loeated amongst the rolling hills and lakes of the Mt. Dora Ridge. This eombination of loeation and funetion sets the stage for enjoyable and readily aeeessible reereational aetivities. Several reereational aetivities are eonsidered to be popular in the Oeoee area: (1) boating; (2) fishing; (3) baseball; (4) softball; (5) golf; (6) visiting historie buildings; (7) walking; (8) eyeling; and (9) roller blading. Boating and fishing opportunities in Oeoee eontinue to be easily aeeessible due to the many lakes in the area. During the evaluation period, the City has worked in eooperation with the loeal historie preservation soeiety to renovate the Withers-Maguire House. This historic building is now open to the publie in the form of a historie museum. A notable new multi-modal reereational faeility providing reereational opportunities for pedestrians, bieyclists, and equestrians is under eonstruction in Ocoee, the West Orange Trail. When eompleted, this Trail will eonneet Oeoee to Oakland and Wekiva Springs. This new reereational coneept has proven to be very popular with area residents by providing opportunities for walking, eycling, roller blading, and, soon, horseback riding. With reeent population growth, the demand for more recreational opportunities and the need to proteet valuable open spaee resouree is beeoming even more important. H :\ALL_DA T A \CAPDFILE\COMPPLAN\1998-EAR\EAR317CC.wPD March 12,1998 (11:06am) EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Oeoee, Florida Page 67 Purpose of the Reereation and Open Spaee Element The purpose of the Reereation and Open Spaee Element is to plan for a system of parks and reereational facilities that are readily accessible to all residents within the eommunity. This Element identifies existing publie and private reereation sites and open spaees. For eaeh of the identified sites, types of recreational faeilitiesl aetivities will be identified, either aetivity-based or resouree-based. Future needs for additional parks and reereation faeilities and open spaee have also been evaluated based on projeeted population, adequaey of existing struetures and equipment, and their availability. As with all elements of the Comprehensive Plan, State law requires that the Reereation and Open Spaee Element analyze reereation and open spaee faeilities and needs over a 20 year planning period (1990-2010). Policies to maintain and enhanee these resourees as well as shape growth patterns of the City are included in the Goals, Objeetives, and Policies seetion of this Element. It should be noted that many of these goals, objeetives, and polieies are implemented through development regulation. In addition, the City intends to pursue eounty and state funding for aequisition of additional reereation and open spaee areas. 1. The Original Conservation Element: The original Reereation and Open Spaee Element eontains all of the summaries, data, analyses, and maps required by Rule 9-J5.0055, FAC. More speeifieally, it ineludes a Reereational Faeilities Map, Historie Resourees Map, and a summary of the available publie and private reereation sites. These maps eover not only lands within the City limits but also adjaeent land areas under the jurisdietion of Orange County and outside of the munieipal boundaries within the RPA. 2. The Current Reereation and Open Spaee Element: The Reereation and Open Space Element eontains an inventory and analysis of reereational facilities, open space land, historic resourees, and natural areas. The existing inventories are slightly out-of-date and do not refleet eurrent eonditions. The Recreation and Open Spaee and Historic Resourees Maps will be updated using the GIS software and site plans of existing faeilities may be added to the inventories. The two most signifieant amendments to the Reereation and Open Spaee Element sinee 1991 were related to adopting reereational guidelines rather than standards and revising the above maps to show the new Joint Planning Area (JPA) boundary. The Reereation and Open Spaee Element was amended in 1994 to add flexibility to the park H:\ALL_DA T A \CAPDFILE\COMPPLAN\1998-EAR\EAR317CC.wPD March 12,1998 (11:06am) EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Oeoee, Florida Page 68 development standards whieh were strietly defined and diffieult to implement. In 1996, most of the Appendix A maps were updated to refleet the 1995 City lim its and the Joint Planning Area boundary but the underlying information was not updated. The City intends to eontinue to plan for the entire area and update the Element aeeordingly. 3. Data: The Reereation and Open Spaee Element eontained all of the required reereation data ineluding inventories of existing reereation faeilities, open spaees, and natural spaees. The City is in the proeess of building a new City Reereational Complex on A. D. Mims Road near Lake Meadow. This new faeility will inelude a eommunity pool, ballfields, and a eommunity building. There is also the opportunity for future passive reereational faeilities sueh as nature walks and wetland walkways, if funding beeomes available. After the new fire station on Clarke Road is completed, the City plans to eonvert an existing fire station located on Adair Street next to Vignetti Park into a reereation faeility. As these two new reereational faeilities are eompleted and aetivities are reloeated from the munieipal eomplex, the City may eonvert the existing building into a senior serviees and reereational facility. Aeeordingly, the City's reereational faeilities data and maps will need to be updated to refleet these new eonditions as part of the update of the Comprehensive Plan. The summary of existing pub lie and private faeilities was aeeurate and reliable for planning purposes but it will need to be updated to refleet the ehanges that have oeeurred during the evaluation period including annexed areas and new faeilities. 4. Analysis: The Reereation and Open Spaee Element contains a recreational facilities needs analysis, projeeted reereation needs analysis, and future reereation uses for the planning area. The analysis of needed faeilities was divided into four eategories: (1) mini-parks; (2) neighborhood parks; (3) eommunity parks; and (4) speeial purpose faeilities. This approaeh allowed staff to plan for neighborhood's as well as the larger eommunity's reereational needs. The City annexed approximately 2,600 aeres during the evaluation period. When these areas develop it is antieipated that the City will aequire additional reereational areas and eonservation - open spaee lands. Based upon the projeeted land use data, there eontinues to be suffieient reereation and open spaee land available to meet the reereation and open spaee needs of the eurrent population of Oeoee. However, the City may need to aequire additional land or add faeilities to existing parks to aeeommodate the projeeted population of the City. H:\ALL_DA TA \CAPDFILE\COMPPLAN\1998-EAR\EAR317CC,WPD March 12,1998 (11:06am) EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Oeoee, Florida Page 69 During the evaluation period, the City ehanged its reereation and open spaee standards to guidelines. This minor revision was earried through in the faeilities and serviees analysis for reereation I open spaee, and the City will need to re-evaluate the revenue streams for funding new park and reereation improvements as part of the update of the Comprehensive Plan. After the City establishes a eost-feasible plan, new faeilities ean be seheduled whieh should ensure that faeilities and serviees will be available for future populations at an aeeeptable level of serviee. 5. Aehievement of Objeetives: Eaeh of the objeetives diseussed in the Reereation and Open Spaee Element are identified in Exhibit 6 (below) along with an explanation of results aehieved during the evaluation period. The Reereation and Open Spaee Element goals, objeetive and polieies eover a wide range of reereation issues. Most of the goals, objeetives, and polieies are implemented through the development review proeess or the Land Development Code. Several objeetives were related to new initiatives and the results have not been as sueeessful due to insuffieient resourees. Aeeordingly, some of the objeetives have not been aehieved but the planning staff has gotten larger and the City intends to foeus more attention on new or re-prioritized Comprehensive Plan initiatives. The City may pursue intergovernmental funding for new reereation initiatives. 6. Analysis of Major Problems of Development: The City has evaluated the major problems relating to development, physieal deterioration, and the loeation of land uses and determined that the primary issue relates to insuffieient park development. Although there is adequate park land, the existing faeilities need additional improvements to make the best use of the facilities. Aeeordingly, the City may add new goals, objeetives, and polieies related to park development and apply for grant money to develop new and existing sites. 7. Unanticipated or Unforeseen Problems and Opportunities: Park, reereation and open spaee planning ineorporates a speetrum of interests, including growth and fiseal management, faeility and program planning, park themes, architectural design standards, and landseape designs. The City must eontinue to exereise a leadership role in eoordinating the effeetive utilization of all reereation resources within its boundaries. Greater eoordination and eooperation must be H:\ALL_DA T A \CAPDFILE\COMPPLAN\1998-EAR\EAR317CC.wPD March 12,1998 (11:06am) EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Oeoee, Florida Page 70 established among the multiplieity of publie and private reereation suppliers in and around the area to maximize the total outdoor reereation effort and direet it most effeetively and effieiently. The development of the new West Orange Trail along the north side of the City is the most signifieant opportunity for the City of Oeoee as it relates to reereation and open spaee. During the evaluation period the Orange County Parks and Reereation Department has developed the West Orange Trail (a new bieyele and pedestrian trail) with ISTEA and general revenue funding. The trail will eross through Oeoee near Lake Apopka and the munieipal golf eourse. When eompleted, this faeility will ere ate a eontinuous bieycle and pedestrian thoroughfare from the Orange/Lake County line to the Wekiva Springs Area. The City will be eonsidering new bieyele/ pedestrian faeilities that either intereonneet or are eo-Ioeated with the West Orange Trail. Staff antieipates that with more employees, the City is better equipped to anticipate and eoordinate with adjacent jurisdietions to address emerging parks and open spaee problems and opportunities. 8. Effeet of Changes in State Laws, Rules, and the Regional Plan: None of the ehanges made to Chapter 163, Chapter 187, Rule 9J-5, and the East Central Florida Regional Poliey Plan apply to the Reereation and Open Spaee Element. H:\ALL_DA T A \CAPDFILE\COMPPLAN\1998-EAR\EAR317CC.wPD March 12,1998 (11:06am) EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Oeoee, Florida Page 71 .................. ................... .................. . .................. . ................. . ................................ ................................ ... ............................,.......... .............. ............................... ... .......;:::HE*~~~~t:&. ::~<:~:::::;;:\:::::::;;;;;:..... ,::::::::::..::::::::;;::::::::/::::::C: ~#~:Eigme.n.:;G.Q~d$~;Qb."e.Q.J.ve.$~:~rid;:PQnQJe.$;;A.#HJe.v~4. ... .... .... ... ............ ... ......."... ... ............ ... ............ ... ............ ......... ........................ ...................... ............... ................., ...................... ..................... ...................................................... ....,..................... ... ..................... ............... ... . ....................... ... ................. ........ .......................... ......................... ........ . .... ........ .... . ..;..~:;.;...:..:.'.5!}p.9im-~'A.8~B~5~T,f:<~P;FYTY~'R;:ffl-P~Iljp~5*.:~~8:ff~A!}~~Ai;,:,.:::;.:...:: :::.::::..:::~~~~:;::::.::::::..~;...~.~.....~....:::;..;;:::;;;;::::::::.:::..:.:::..:::::.::::::.. ,~pp.J.~Pii,y~;:::'.. Objective ::~::NllimtleH::~~~::~: ................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The City shall undertake a continuing program of activities to provide a system of parks and recreation facilities meeting the demands of current and future residents and visitors. The City shall coordinate public and private recreation resources. H:\ALL_DA TA \CAPDFILE\COMPPLAN\1998-EAR\EAR317CC.wPD Explanation The policies which implement this objective are on- going activities implemented by City staff and volunteers. The City continues to provide a wide range of recreational facilities and services to meet the demands of current and future residents and visitors. The City will have to identify new revenue sources for new park and recreation improvements that will need to be scheduled to ensure that facilities and services continue to be available for future populations at an acceptable level of service. The policies which implement this objective are on- going activities implemented by City staff and volunteers. The City provides coordination, support, and facilities for community events jointly sponsored with local businesses and civic organizations. Since the Ocoee section of the new West Orange Trail is under construction, the City should consider adding new recreation and open space policies to encourage the development of connected or co-located bicycle and pedestrian facilities by both the public and private sectors. March 12, 1998 (11:06am) Results Good. Excellent. EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Oeoee, Florida Page 72 ....... ... .............. .......................... ..,......., ..::.:::;:~:~~~ ::TH::: HTH: ::Texhlblte. :,.... ,....., '.. ::::::::::::::::::: ... n::;:;;~;;::::R~~t~~ti~ij~ij~:Qp.~~: s.:~~~ g,~tfi~ijFG.b.~I$~O'b.J~~~~V~$~~ ~ijd;;p~':i~i~$;:Ab.hi~v.~if ............................................... . ..... ......... ................. .................................... ........................................... .............................. .......................................... ...... . . . ..... .. .... .. ..... ........................... ......... ..... ....... ............ .............. ;:;:;;:;:;;:.~;;;THe:;Qmry~$;QURReNT)\N.O:JfOTURe.;R;e$1OeN.T$ANO';V~$!TOR$;;;~;::'.:::;~::::~.~~;..:~~:~:::::~~;~~:;:: .:::",., ..,.,..",..., ",.....".,..... :.:..:.::::...:.............:............:..:.::;;:., ................... ................... ... ..............................,... :p~I~Pi~y~:';::;: Objective ;:;NUm~e.H::'.....:. .......................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................... As of the effective date of this Comprehensive Plan, lands designated as Recreation, Conservation, or Corridor Open Space will be protected from incompatible uses, through the implementation of the following policies: As of the effective date of this Comprehensive Plan, the City shall be responsive to the needs of the permanent and visitor populations, including access to all recreation sites. H:\ALL_DA TA \CAPDFILE\COMPPLAN\1998-EAR\EAR317CC.wPD Explanation The policies which implement this objective are on- going activities or are implemented through the Land Development Code and development review process. The City adopted a new Land Development Code in 1992 which includes provisions for open space requirements, incentives, preservation, and maintenance. The policies which implement this objective are on- going activities or are implemented through the Land Development Code and development review process. The City needs to identify potential funding sources for improving the accessibility of existing recreational facilities. March 12,1998 (11:06am) Results Excellent. Average. * Additional policies to make the City's existing park and recreation facilities more accessible for the handicapped and elderly. EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Oeoee, Florida Page 73 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................. ..... ................. · ..~~~..~~~.:~..:.~....::.::.~::::.::.:::~..: .......... ... ;..;.:;;;;;;;;;~ ... ...., :: ...E~hib.it:6. ..........................:. ::::.: ':::,::.:..... ..':.. ::~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~: ........... R~~t~~j~h::~h~:Q~~~ s.~~~$. e!$.ifi~h.;G.b.~:I$; Qb.j~~.~~~$J. ~fidU?~I:i~~~$:Ab.h~~V.~4.: .. .. ......... ..................................... ...... ........................................................................................................... ................................. .................. ........ ..................... ................... ,.........,' .................. ........ ...... ... ... ............................. ............ ,- ~~il!!~;1~1H@"\\i'~\'a~tl~lllllliiA~!~!K~A~~Eiiilgt~H6~~~~'fg~~_'~~~~WIIII :.p~J.~9ii,y~~:;H; Objective ::.:~YT9:~r~/::: As of the effective date of this Comprehensive Plan, the City shall provide park and recreation facilities in an economically efficient manner. 11111111illl; H:\ALL_DA TA \CAPDFILE\COMPPLAN\1998-EAR\EAR317CC.wPD Explanation The policies which implement this objective are on- going activities or are implemented through the Land Development Code and development review process. The City needs to identify and apply for grant money to improve its existing recreational facilities and to acquire new sites in an economically feasible manner. March 12,1998 (11:06am) Results Poor. * The City will have to identify new revenue sources for new park and recreation improvements that will need to be scheduled to ensure that facilities and services continue to be available for future populations at an acceptable level of service. EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Oeoee, Florida Page 74 INTERGOVERNM ENTAL COORDINATION ELEMENT Purpose of the Evaluation and Appraisal Report The City has prepared this Chapter of the Evaluation and Appraisal Report to assess the sueeess and/or failure of the Intergovernmental Coordination Element. State Law requires that this report address speeifie issues including: (1) the Original Intergovernmental Coordination Element; (2) the Current Intergovernmental Coordination Element; (3) data; (4) analysis; (5) aehievement of objeetives; (6) analysis of major problems of development; (7) unanticipated and unforeseen problems and opportunities; and (8) the effeet of ehanges to State laws, rules, and the regional plan. Throughout the diseussion, we deseribe amendments that we antieipate making next year to the Intergovernmental Coordination Element. This is also required by the State. The Report must also list the amendments made to eaeh element sinee its original adoption. Amendments to the Intergovernmental Coordination Element are listed and deseribed in the eurrent eondition seetion of this ehapter. Saekground Information The Intergovernmental Coordination Element identified all adjaeent municipalities and other eoordinating entities as well as the appropriate eoordinating meehanisms for eaeh entity. There is a separate diseussion for loeal governments, regional entities, state agencies, federal ageneies, and utility eompanies. Further, the Intergovernmental Coordination Element diseussed the effeetiveness of existing eoordination meehanisms which have been used to further intergovernmental eoordination. The Element identified and diseussed speeifie problems and needs within eaeh element of the Comprehensive Plan whieh would benefit from additional eoordination. It eompared the growth and development proposed in the Plan with appropriate eomprehensive regional policies in order to evaluate the need for additional eoordination. The Intergovernmental Coordination Element also eoordinated the Plan with the rules, prineipals, and guidelines for development in any area of eritieal state eoneern falling within the loeal governments jurisdietion. H:\ALL_DA T A \CAPDFILE\COMPPLAN\1998-EAR\EAR317CC.wPD March 12,1998 (11:06am) EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Oeoee, Florida Page 75 Purpose of the Intergovernmental Coordination Element The purpose of the Intergovernmental Coordination Element is to identify and resolve ineompatible goals, objeetives, and polieies and development proposed in loeal government comprehensive plans and to determine and respond to the needs for eoordination proeesses and proeedures with adjaeent local governments, and regional and state agencies. The Intergovernmental Coordination Element evaluates the appropriate eoordination meehanisms for eaeh eoordinating entities. The Intergovernmental Coordination Element also diseusses any existing agreements and their effeets upon eaeh of the elements of the Comprehensive Plan. The City of Oeoee wants to take the initiative in intergovernmental eoordination of sueh major issues as annexation, water eonservation, housing, solid waste management and land use eompatibility with neighboring eities and the unineorporated County neighborhoods. 1. The Original Intergovernmental Coordination Element: The original Intergovernmental Coordination Element eontained all of the summaries, data, analyses, and maps required by Rule 9-J5.015, FAC. The Element also ineluded an inventory and analysis of existing intergovernmental entities and eoordinating meehanisms. For example, it identified the adjaeent Cities of Apopka and Winter Garden, the Town of Windermere, the Orange County Sehool Board, and Orange County Government as local jurisdietions that the City should eooperate and eoordinate with in the implementation of our respeetive plans. Additionally, the Intergovernmental Coordination Element stated that the City would eontinue to eoordinate with the Orange County Sehool Board, the ECFRPC, the SJRWMD, and state ageneies such as the Department of Community Affairs, the Department of Environmental Regulation, the Department of Natural Resourees, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Health and Rehabilitative Serviees, and federal ageneies on projeets that fall within their jurisdietions or are multi-jurisdictional in nature. In the original Intergovernmental Coordination Element, it was envisioned that the City would pursue interloeal agreements with Apopka, Winter Garden, and Windermere eovering: proposed territorial boundaries, land use, transportation, and other areas of common eoneern. As it worked out, the City of Oeoee has pursued more informal methods of eoordinating with adjaeent jurisdietions. The original Intergovernmental Coordination Element also set parameters for working with adjaeent jurisdietions to evaluate of extra-territorial development impaets, mitigate extra-jurisdietional impaets, and to resolve interjurisdietional disputes. The prineipal issue was to improve the existing system of interloeal eoordination and sueeessfully implement the various local government eomprehensive plans and to resolve eonfliets resulting from the plans. H:\ALL_DA T A \CAPDFILE\COMPPLAN\1998-EAR\EAR317CC.wPD March 12, 1998 (11:06am) EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Oeoee, Florida Page 76 2. The Current Intergovernmental Coordination Element: The adopted version of the Intergovernmental Coordination Element diseusses the effeetiveness of existing eoordination meehanisms, problems assoeiated with eoordination, and needs for additional eoordination. The only amendments to the Intergovernmental Coordination Element made during the evaluation period related to the new Joint Planning Area (JPA) Agreement between the City and the County (see the diseussion below). The City of Oeoee and Orange County had been eoordinating with eaeh other based upon the 1987 "Joint Comprehensive Planning Area Interloeal Agreement (Reserve Planning Area)." On February 11, 1994, the two jurisdietions adopted a new "Joint Planning Area (JPA) Agreement" (see Appendix E of the Comprehensive Plan) whieh has proven to be effeetive. In general, the JPA Agreement will faeilitate increased intergovernmental eoordination, the evaluation of development impaets, the mitigation of extra-jurisdietional impaets, and the timely resolution of inter-jurisdietional disputes. The enaetment of the JPA Agreement was the result of a 1993 lawsuit filed by the County in which Oeoee's annexation of approximately 1,400 aeres of unineorporated Orange County was eontested. To resolve the annexation lawsuits, the City and County began to negotiate an interloeal agreement and ultimately adopted the JPA Agreement. Basically, the JPA sets forth the provisions for proeessing future annexations. Until the properties loeated within the JPA are annexed, the City and County agree as follows: (1) the Orange County Comprehensive Poliey Plan and land development regulations will control such land; and (2) Orange County will exercise exclusive authority over sueh land. After annexation by the City of Oeoee, the annexed property: (1) will be eontrolled by the City of Oeoee Comprehensive Plan and land development regulations; (2) may be assigned an initial zoning eoneurrent with annexation whieh is eonsistent with the Oeoee Comprehensive Plan and the JPA Agreement as well as applieable state statutes; (3) may be issued Development Orders prior to the adoption of an amendment H:\ALL_DA T A \CAPDFI LE\COMPPLAN\1998-EAR\EAR317CC.wPD March 12, 1998 (11:06am) EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Oeoee, Florida Page 77 to the Oeoee Comprehensive Plan so long as they are eonsistent with the City Comprehensive Plan and the jPA Agreement as well as applieable state statutes; and (4) will immediately be subjeet to Oeoee's munieipal jurisdietion. Unless the jPA Agreement is modified or its term expires, all future annexations by the City of Oeoee will oeeur only within the jPA, subjeet to the terms and eonditions of Chapter 171, Florida Statutes, and the jPA Agreement. Aeeordingly, the boundary of the jPA has been added to the Oeoee Future Land Use Map and all areas outside of the jPA are erosshatehed to emphasize this stipulation graphieally. The outline below highlights some of the more notable provisions of the jPA Agreement. (a) Unless the jPA Agreement is abrogated or expires in aeeordanee with its terms, no property located outside of the jPA may be annexed during the term of the Agreement unless the boundaries of the jPA are modified to inelude the subjeet property. This would require County Commission approval as well as City Commission approval. (b) The Gotha and Clareona Rural Settlements, in partieular, are proteeted from City eneroaehment. In return, the County promises not to eontest any annexations found by the City to be eonsistent with the jPA Agreement. (e) Through the adoption of the jPA Agreement, Orange County has granted the City of Oeoee extra jurisdietional, comprehensive planning authority for properties loeated within the jpA. (d) The jPA Agreement also speeifies the eonditions under whieh water and sewer serviee will be provided to properties situated within the Oeoee serviee area. After annexation, those properties loeated outside of the City's Water/Sewer Territory will, where feasible, be provided with service through Orange County. If the County is unable to provide serviee in a timely manner, then the County shall request wholesale serviee from the City. (e) The City and the County have both agreed to amend their respeetive Comprehensive Plans to ineorporate the provisions of the jpA. Now that the Comprehensive Plan Amendments have been approved by the State H:\ALL_DA T A \CAPDFILE\COMPPLAN\1998-EAR\EAR317CC.wPD March 12,1998 (11:06am) EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Oeoee, Florida Page 78 Land Planning Ageney, both the City and the County have agreed that any future aetion by either party whieh is eontrary to the JPA Agreement shall also be ineonsistent with both the City and the County Comprehensive Plans, pursuant to the provisions of Seetion 163.3171 (1), Florida Statutes. The City intends to eontinue to plan for the entire area as diseussed earlier in the report. 3. Data: During the evaluation period, a major text amendment was submitted regarding the Joint Planning Area (JPA) Agreement whieh also substantially updated the existing analysis. During the evaluation period, the City annexed approximately 2,600 aeres. Some of the larger annexations raised territorial issues with the County that ultimately resulted in a lawsuit. The lawsuit was resolved by the negotiation of an interloeal agreement, the Joint Planning Area (JPA) Agreement, whieh identified those areas that were suitable for future annexation and their respeetive land uses. In 1996, most of the Appendix A maps were updated to refleet the 1995 City limits and JPA boundary. The associated text regarding eoordination with the County, proeessing annexations, and eoordinating the provision of utility serviees was simultaneously updated. The City, Orange County, and the Department of Community Affairs also agreed that the area and impaet of the JPA was equivalent to the area planned for in the adopted Comprehensive Plan. On the whole, the existing intergovernmental eoordination information appears to be eorreet and up-to-date so it will not need to be updated to refleet the ehanges that have oeeurred during the evaluation period. 4. Analysis: The Intergovernmental Coordination Element analysis stated that the City of Oeoee, in eollaboration with Apopka, Winter Garden, Windermere and Orange County, an Intergovernmental Coordination Committee (ICC). It was antieipated that the ICC would have representatives from eaeh jurisdietion who would serve as a forum to identify and diseuss issues related to: (1) plan implementation; (2) development and funding; (3) issues whieh affeet one or more jurisdietion; and (4) areas as land use, transportation, drainage, eonservation, solid waste, sanitary sewer, potable water, natural groundwater aquifer reeharge, and reereation and open spaee planning. Ultimately, the City has not pursued this poliey and it does not appear as though we will create an ICC. The City Commissions from Oeoee, Apopka, and Winter Garden have been meeting periodieally to diseuss issues of mutual eoncern. Additionally, the City Manager and other Staff periodieally meet with their peers from adjaeent jurisdietions to coordinate. It appears that these informal meehanisms are effeetive for the City's purposes. The City will review these issues to see if they should be ehanged to reflect H :\ALL_DA T A \CAPDFI LE\COMPPLAN\1998-EAR\EAR317CC.wPD March 12, 1998 (11:06am) EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Oeoee, Florida Page 79 current eonditions as part of the Comprehensive Plan update. 5. Achievement of Objeetives: Eaeh of the objeetives diseussed in the Intergovernmental Coordination Element are identified in Exhibit 7 (below) along with an explanation of results aehieved during the evaluation period. The Intergovernmental Coordination Element goals, objective and polieies eover a wide range of eoordinating entities. Most of the polieies relate to establishing formal eoordination meehanisms; however, the City has found informal eoordination meehanisms sueh as Tri-City workshops to be mueh more effeetive. Aeeordingly, some of the objeetives have not been aehieved but the City may revise them to be more flexible. The City will re-evaluate and re-prioritize the unfulfilled goals, objeetives, and polieies of the Intergovernmental Coordination Element. 6. Analysis of Major Problems of Development: The City has evaluated the major problems relating to development, physieal deterioration, and the loeation of land uses and determined that the primary issue will be the annexation of properties loeated outside of the City's utility serviee area and inside of the Joint Planning Area. Aeeordingly, the City may add new goals, objeetives, and polieies related to this problem. 7. Unantieipated or Unforeseen Problems and Opportunities: The Joint Planning Area has been the most signifieant problem and opportunity for the intergovernmental eoordination. During the evaluation period, intergovernmental eoordination between Oeoee and Orange County has improved based upon the new Agreement. However, the two entities will need to eontinue to establish new means for improving informal eommunication and eoordination and not rely on formal methods of eommunieating. H:\ALL_DA TA \CAPDFILE\COMPPLAN\1998-EAR\EAR317CC.wPD March 12, 1998 (11:06am) EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Oeoee, Florida Page 80 8. Effeet of Changes in State Laws, Rules, and the Regional Plan: The ELMS III Committee reeommended substantial revisions to Chapter 163 that would have applied to the Intergovernmental Coordination Elements of Loeal Governments; however, these reeommendations have subsequently been reversed so the format of the Oeoee Intergovernmental Coordination Element will remain substantially unchanged exeept as may be required by state law. No revisions have been made to Chapter 187, Rule 9J-5, and the East Central Florida Regional Poliey Plan that will affeet the Intergovernmental Coordination Element. 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'.. .. :~qA4.::TQ.i;MRRqV$;THi$..i$.XJ,$IiNq::$Xi$T$,M:Qf::iNT~R~QP.Al.l;r.),qqRPiNA]jqN:XQ:$PGG$$$fq4.l;;Y':iMR4~M:$N.I.4QG.AJW.:GQV$RNM~NT ::.;::;:..:.:::::~::R~M~RpH~:N~~Y1E~PlliAN.$AN.D.~TQ~.RE$QLV~'~8~FLiCT~:R%~~H}i'~B::[R~:!~p..;~~~~;:::.::;:....,:.;..;;::;~.........:.........:.:.:'.:...::.............::..:.......:...:.......:::. ................" ;;::Q~j~~~HI:~ .... Objective ;;:~~m~~rL::::: By 1992, the City shall enter into interlocal agreements with the Cities of Apopka and Winter Garden, the Town of Windermere, the Orange County School Board, and Orange County which will provide close coordination, evaluation and integration of local comprehensive plans and development proposals. By 1992, the City shall establish a means by which level-of-service standards are coordinated and consistent with neighboring jurisdictions. H:\ALL_DA T A \CAPDFI LE\COMPPLAN\1998-EAR\EAR317CCWPD Explanation Objective 1 has not been totally achieved. There are also 62 policies listed under this objective. Most of these policies are on-going activities implemented by City staff. The other measurable policies have been achieved. The City has entered into an interlocal agreement with Orange County but no longer needs interlocal agreements with Apopka, Winter Garden, and Windermere since informal coordination methods have been very successful. Objective 2 has been achieved. The City has adopted level of service standards that are consistent with those of adjacent jurisdictions. March 12,1998 (11:06am) Results Good. Excellent. EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Oeoee, Florida Page 82 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ELEMENT Purpose of the Evaluation and Appraisal Report The City has prepared this Chapter of the Evaluation and Appraisal Report to assess the suecess and/or failure of the Capital Improvements Element in implementing the projeets identified in the various elements of the Comprehensive Plan. More speeifieally, the purpose of the Capital Improvements Element is to evaluate the need for publie facilities, estimate the eosts of those improvements, analyze the ability of the loeal government to finanee and eonstruet improvements, and adopt finaneial polieies to guide the funding and eonstruetion of improvements. State Law requires that this report address specifie issues including: (1) the Original Capital Improvements Element; (2) the Current Capital Improvements Element; (3) data; (4) analysis; (5) aehievement of objeetives; (6) analysis of major problems of development; (7) unanticipated and unforeseen problems and opportunities; and (8) the effeet of ehanges to State laws, rules, and the regional plan. Throughout this Evaluation and Appraisal Report, we deseribe Capital Improvements Element amendments that we anticipate making next year. This is also required by the State. The Report also lists the amendments made to eaeh element sinee 1991 in the eurrent conditions seetion of this chapter. Baekground Information In 1985, the Florida Legislature mandated that local governments plan for the availability of publie faeilities and serviees to support development eoneurrent with the impaets of such development. The Capital Improvements Element (CIE) of loeal eomprehensive plans, in eonjunetion with the eoneurreney management system and the Land Development Code, are the means for making sure that publie faeilities and serviees are available to support development. The Capital Improvements Element eatalogs the facility needs and aeeeptable level of serviee standards eontained in the other elements of this Plan. The purpose of this seetion is to identify some of the terms and eoncepts used in the Capital Improvements Element. For example, there are "level of serviee" standards for eaeh type of infrastrueture or publie serviee/faeility. As deseribed in the Infrastrueture Chapter "level of serviee" indieates the eapaeity per unit of demand for eaeh type publie faeility. Specifically, the provision of road serviees (trips per roadway) has a different type of measure than police serviees (offieers per 1,000 people). They are, in short, a summary H:\ALL_DA T A \CAPDFILE\COMPPLAN\1998-EAR\EAR317CC.wPD March 12,1998 (11:06am) EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Oeoee, Florida Page 83 of existing or desired publie faeility eonditions. Chapter 163, Florida Statutes (FS), and Chapter 9J-5, FAC, requires that level of serviee standards for publie faeilities be established for the purpose of issuing development orders or permits to ensure that adequate faeility eapaeity will be maintained and provided for future development. The "Coneurreney Management System" was also described in the Infrastrueture Element. The Coneurreney Management System eontrols the timing and loeation of development restrieting development based upon the availability (or eminent availability) of suffieient infrastrueture to maintain adopted level of serviee standards. Frequently, local governments require that the developer furnish eertain facilities and serviees in order to maintain aeeeptable levels of serviee. Typieally, the Coneurreney Management System interaets with the development approval proeess by eonditioning zoning, subdivision, or planned unit development (PUD) approval on demonstrated availability of infrastrueture or publie serviees and faeilities. While there are other terms and eoneepts used in the Capital Improvements Element, the above terms and eoneepts are the most frequently used. Purpose of the Capital Improvements Element The stated purpose of the Capital Improvements Element is to: (1) evaluate the need for publie faeilities; (2) estimate the eosts of improvements for whieh the loeal government has fiseal responsibility; (3) analyze the fiscal capability of the loeal government to finanee and eonstruct improvements; and (4) adopt finaneial polieies to guide the funding and eonstruetion of improvements. The Capital Improvements Element is a means for managing the provision of City infrastrueture through sound fiseal policies so as to meet the needs of existing and future residents and businesses and to implement the eomprehensive plan. The Capital Improvements Element differs from the City's Capital Improvements Program (CIP) because it is limited to only those improvements identified in the other elements of the Comprehensive Plan. In short, the CIE may be used to demonstrate the eeonomie feasibility of the Comprehensive Plan. It foeuses on the eapital outlay required to meet the deficiencies identified in the Comprehensive Plan and to maintain adopted level of service standards in the future, as diseussed in the Plan. H:\ALL_DA TA \CAPDFILE\COMPPLAN\1998-EAR\EAR317CC.wPD March 12,1998 (11:06am) EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Oeoee, Florida Page 84 1. The Original Capital Improvements Element: The original Capital Improvements Element eontained all of the summaries, data, analyses, and maps required by Rule 9-J5.016, FAC. More speeifieally, this Element includes: (1) an inventory of capital improvement needs, finaneial resourees, and loeal polieiesl praetiees; (2) a fiseal assessment of revenues and expenditures; (3) a diseussion of issues and reeommendations; (4) a listing of goals, objeetives, and polieies; (5) a seetion detailing implementation, ineluding a 5-year sehedule of eapital improvements; and (6) a seetion deseribing monitoring and evaluation strategies. The analyses performed in the other elements of the Plan identified faeility improvements needed to meet the demands of existing and future development. This eapital improvements inventory is eoneerned with those needed improvements whieh are of relatively large seale, are unlikely to reeur, and may require multi-year finaneing. In addition to identifying loeal eapital projeets, the Capital Improvements Element evaluated the impaets of publie health and edueational facilities proposed by other entities on Oeoee's infrastrueture. The Capital Improvements Element stated that the existing infrastrueture (i.e., roadways, sanitary sewer, solid waste, potable water, drainage, and reereation faeilities) could adequately handle the demands required by the proposed publie hospitals and sehools. For example, when the West Orange County Health Distriet proposed that they eonstruet a new 263,000 square foot, 141 bed hospital in Oeoee, it was determined that the City of Oeoee eould adequately provide a full range of public services and faeilities to the new Health Central hospital. Sinee then, Health Central has been eompleted and a new 50,000 square foot offiee expansion has been approved. The City of Oeoee also eoordinates the approval of new development with the Sehool Board by forwarding eopies of all proposals to the appropriate staff representative for comment. In addition, the City of Oeoee has been working closely with the Sehool Board to provide them with potential sehool sites and revised population projeetions. The Sehool Board uses this information to plan for new sehools and to projeet pupil populations for eaeh grade level. In general, the Capital Improvements Element was very useful for identifying and prioritizing eapital projeets listed in the various elements of the Comprehensive Plan. H:\ALL_DA T A \CAPDFILE\COMPPLAN\1998-EAR\EAR317CC.wPD March 12,1998 (11:06am) EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Oeoee, Florida Page 85 2. The Current Capital Improvements Element: The only amendments to the Capital Improvements Element during the evaluation period were made in 1994 and they related to the ehanges in the level of serviee standards for reereation and traffie eirculation. In partieular, several tables were deleted and the identified capital improvements were revised to refleet the ehanges in priorities or the aeeeptable levels of serviee. Also, minor revisions were made to the text to refleet projeets that had been deleted or eompleted by 1994. Examples of eompleted projeets include the: (1) eonstruetion of Clarke Road; (2) eompletion of a 700,000 gallon per day effluent disposal capaeity inerease including pereolation ponds, master effluent pumping station, and foree main extension; (3) modifieation of an effluent pond to add 1.0 MGD to the Waste Water Treatment Plant eapaeity; (4) eonstruetion of a 2.0 MGD oxidation diteh unit; and (5) seleetion of a site for the South Water Plant and eonstruetion of a well, ground storage tank, serviee pumping, and ehlorination faeility. The deleted projeets included: (a) additional baekbone eolleetionl wastewater transmission system improvements; (b) the eonstruetion of two twelve-ineh water main intereonnections (one at Kissimmee Avenue and one at the Forest Oaks Water Treatment Plant); (e) improvements to the Jamela Drive Water Plant including new serviee pumps, new well pumps, and a new remote booster pump station. For various teehnieal reasons, these eapital improvements were determined to be unneeessary in 1994. As noted in the Reereation and Open Spaee and Traffie Cireulation Elements, the aeeeptable levels of serviee for reereation and traffie were revised in 1994. Aeeordingly, the related text in the Capital Improvements Element regarding reereation and traffie eireulation were simultaneously updated. Sinee 1994, the Capital Improvements Element has not been revised. The City intends to eontinue to plan for the entire area as diseussed in other portions of the Evaluation and Appraisal Report. However, any improvements needed to serve areas eurrently outside of the City limits will not be funded by the City of Oeoee but merely identified in ease adjaeent properties are annexed. Aeeordingly, the Capital Improvements Element will be revised to refleet eurrent eonditions and priorities as part of the Comprehensive Plan Update. H:\ALL_DA TA \CAPDFILE\COMPPLAN\1998-EAR\EAR317CC.wPD March 12,1998 (11:06am) EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Oeoee, Florida Page 86 3. Data: The Capital Improvements Element contained all of the summaries, data, analyses, and maps required by Rule 9-J5.016, FAC. The level of serviee and Coneurreney Management System information eontained in the Capital Improvements Element is used to devise a program of eapital improvements to meet existing defieieneies, plan for future growth, and provide for replaeement of obsolete or worn-out faeilities. This is aehieved by first indexing the aeeeptable levels of serviee from the various elements of the Comprehensive Plan. Then, the City evaluates the impaet of existing and future development on speeifie types of faeilities and serviees. The impaet of development is eompared to the aeeeptable level of serviee for eaeh type of faeility and serviee. For those areas where deficieneies exist, eaeh element diseusses the number and type of eapital improvement needed to improve the level of serviee. Based upon the Capital Improvements Element guidelines, eaeh eapital improvement is prioritized and evaluated in terms of fiseal feasibility. Then, the eapital improvements are listed and ranked against eaeh other in the Capital Improvements Element. The Capital Improvements Element also provided projeet information, eost estimates, and revenue projeetions to evaluate the City's ability to finanee the listed eapital improvements. For eaeh of the identified projeets, the following information was provided: (1) impaet of the projeet upon meeting the required levels of serviee; (2) estimated projeet timing; (3) eonstruetion and projeet eosts; (4) reeurring eosts; (5) revenue sourees; (6) bonding eapacity; (7) jurisdietional responsibilities;(8) eriteria for funding projeets; and (9) ratio of total debt service and indebtedness. The Capital Improvements Element also identified the finaneial resourees appropriate to eaeh type of expenditure. For example, the Capital Improvements Element lists the seven funds (aecounts) that may be used for eapital improvements and assessed the City's ability to pay for antieipated eapital improvements. One aspeet of this analysis was a review of revenues to determine whether suffieient revenues would be available to pay for the improvements. In partieular, the City evaluated whether a deficit existed between the projected annual revenues and eapital expenditures for eaeh fund. The results of these assessments and the projeeted revenues for each of the funds are shown in Table 16 for the years 1991-1996. Listed beneath the revenues are the projeeted eapital expenditures for the year. The expenditures are the sum of the debt service expenditures, and applieable eosts of eapital improvements derived from the other elements. The balanee for eaeh fund indieates the differenee between the projeeted revenues and expenditures. A negative balanee indieates a defieit for that year; however, no defieits were identified in any of the funds. H:\ALL_DA T A \CAPDFI LE\COMPPLAN\1998-EAR\EAR317CC.wPD March 12,1998 (11:06am) EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Oeoee, Florida Page 87 In 1994, the Capital Improvements Element was updated to reflect ehanges in the level of serviee standards for reereation and traffie eireulation but it has not subsequently been amended. Aeeordingly, the City will need to substantially revise this Element to refleet eurrent priorities and existing eonditions. The data included in the Capital Improvements Element was useful and aeeurate for planning purposes. 4. Analysis: In eaeh of the elements of the Comprehensive Plan, an analysis of land use, housing, population, and employment was performed to determine what types of specifie improvements would be needed to meet the existing and future demands. More speeifieally, the estimated impaets of identified existing and future land uses on the existing infrastrueture system were analyzed. Any needed infrastrueture improvements were derived from that land use analysis. Certain improvements qualified as eapital improvements and they were listed and ranked in order of priority in Table 1 of the Capitallmprovem~nts Element. In the Capital Improvements Element, the identified capital improvement was evaluated in terms of publie facility eosts, including when faeilities would be needed, the general location of the faeilities, and projeeted revenue sourees to fund the faeilities. The eapital improvement analysis also outlined the principles for eonstruetion, extensions, or eapaeity inereases, as well as the principles for eorreeting existing publie faeility defieieneies. The finaneial analysis foeused on the City's ability to fund the eapital improvements listed in Table 1 of the Capital Improvements Element. In addition to direet eosts, the City may ineur operational or on-going expenses from operation and faeility management aetivities after the improvement is made. This will inelude eosts for additional personnel and routine operation and maintenanee aetivities. These operating eosts will be moderate and will be inerementally absorbed into the annual budgets of the respective departments but they must be reeognized in the operating budget. The most signifieant aspeet of the fiseal analysis is whether a shortfall exists and how large of a budget shortfall exists. If there were insuffieient revenues within the budget to fund the needed improvements, the City would have to rank projeets against eaeh other, identify other funding sourees, or delay improvements. H:\ALL_DA T A \CAPDFILE\COMPPLAN\1998-EAR\EAR317CC.wPD March 12,1998 (11:06am) EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Oeoee, Florida Page 88 The analysis of the timing and loeation of publie faeilities and assoeiated fiseal implications was aeeurate and reliable for planning purposes. In faet, sinee 1994, the City has completed a long list of eapital improvements, including: . inereased eapaeity at the Prairie Lake and Maguire Road potable water plants . dismantled the Kissimmee Avenue storage faeility . improved the wastewater treatment plant disposal eapaeity . eonstrueted new fire stations (one on Maguire Road and one on Clarke Road) . added new playground equipment to several existing parks · eonstrueted new City Hall and Poliee Department buildings . finished a City-wide Storm water Basin Study identifying existing defieieneies . eommeneed various stormwater faeility retention and detention improvements . improved and signalized the interseetion of Kissimmee and Story Roads . improved the interseetion of Marshall Farms and Maguire Roads · finalized a eonstruetion plan for the widening of Maguire Road between Tomyn Road and Moore! Roberson Road The above improvements were eompleted during the planning period based upon the Capital Improvements Element. 5. Aehievement of Objeetives: Eaeh of the objeetives diseussed in the Capital Improvements Element are identified in Exhibit 8 (below) along with an explanation of results aehieved during the evaluation period. The Capital Improvements Element eovers a wide range of projeets and program faeilities. Most of the goals, objeetives, and policies relate to prioritizing the Capital Improvements Budget. Although, some of the projeets have not been eompleted yet, the City will re-evaluate and re-prioritize these projeets based upon their ranked priority and Oeoee's ability to finanee these projeets. 6. Analysis of Major Problems of Development: The City has evaluated the major problems relating to development, physieal deterioration, and the loeation of land uses as they relate to eapital improvements. It has been determined that the two primary issues are the improvement of existing parks and the improvement of state roads. Aeeordingly, the City may add new goals, objeetives, and policies to ensure that these projeets are emphasized in the new Capital Improvements Element. H:\ALL_DA TA \CAPDFILE\COMPPLAN\1998-EAR\EAR317CC.wPD March 12, 1998 (11:06am) EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Oeoee, Florida Page 89 7. Unantieipated or Unforeseen Problems and Opportunities: The most signifieant problem during the evaluation period has been applying for reereation and open spaee funding from state and federal sourees. Due to the day-to- day demands of providing publie serviees, Staff has not prepared a grant request for the aequisition and improvement of park land. In reeognition of this ehallenge, the City has ereated a new position whieh will assist individual departments with applying for grants and this may be the City's most signifieant opportunity related to the Capital Improvements Element. 8. Effeet of Changes in State Laws, Rules, and the Regional Plan: None of the ehanges made to Chapter 163, Chapter 187, or the East Central Florida Regional Poliey Plan apply to the Capital Improvements Element. Reeent ehanges to the definitions used in Capital Improvements Elements are included in Rule 9J-5, FAC, and the City will need to revise its new Capital Improvements Element aeeordingly. H:\ALL_DA T A \CAPDFILE\COMPPLAN\1998-EAR\EAR317CC.wPD March 12,1998 (11:06am) EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT City of Oeoee, Florida Page 90 . ,. .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . ...................... ...................... ...................... ................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......... ........................... ........................... ........................... ....................... ..................... ........................................ .......................... ................................ .................... ..................... ........................................ .......................... ................................ ..... ::::::::::,.. HHHHHHHH:HH HExhibiE8::::::::'::'" . . 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N;l;eD$. .... ;;~::::~:;;.9ffi:~~I;$,~i,~~:AN.P.;;ffi~JttQR~Rg$ip.gNT$;AN.P.:$,Q$INg$$,€~'~~p.:m9:~M:ffi~~~~~:~H~~P9M~R~HgN~~~~::A~~j::.~::..:..':,~~:: ::::::.::::::...:. ......................... :q~J.~St~~ nNumbar: Objective Based on the identification of facility needs and level of service (LOS) standards contained in the other elements of this plan, the City shall develop and annually review and revise a program of capital improvements designed to meet existing deficiencies, to meet the needs for future growth and to provide for replacement of obsolete or worn-out facilities. 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 to its proportional cost of facilities necessary to meet LOS standards through the accomplishment of the following policies. H:\ALL_DA TA \CAPDFILE\COMPPLAN\1998-EAR\EAR317CC.wPD Explanation The City of Ocoee annually updates and revises its Capital Improvements Budget to reflect the needed improvements to existing facilities and new facilities needed to maintain the appropriate levels of service. The City continues to identify the extent to which future development will be required to contribute its proportional cost of facilities needed to meet level of service requirements. March 12,1998 (11:06am) Results Good. Excellent. APPENO\~ ~ o Existing Land Use Map 1997 . .r,...:... % '. '.., 11III . . j /' o . . ". " ,.# E:1-~' ~ ' ~ast--Nes\ 'W~ # ////;. # draft 8/15/97 N A \ ' Map Scale: 0.5 0 1 Mile City of Geoee Existing Land Use Map 1997 "d d outside of the City of Ocoee. This map includes areas both InSI e ~n within the Ocoee-Orange Areas outside of the City shown on this map are County Joint Planning Area. linandal assistance received frnm the State r:I Preparation r:llhis doamenI was aided through sa! Report Asslstance Prcgam Florida under the Local Government EvaIualfon :: =stered by the Ror1da Department r:I authorized by Chapter 93-206, Laws d F1oI1da, .{J22 Ccmnu1ItyAlfairs. ConlraclNumber97-DR-1~ . Oalee' Plamlng Department and compiled ThIs map was prepared by,rt the ~:. c:."Rable.S The City r:I Oa>ee Is not rBSpOl1SIble (rom the most aulhenlIe orma (or any errors or omissions alnlaIned hereon. 1997 Existing Land Use Legend N bl - - - - _ INSTITUTIONAL ~ WATER BODY _ PARKS - OPEN SPACE _ CONSERVATION o VACANT t:::I ROADS - INDUSTRIAL . Ium-ear\elumfnI97.apr d Path - M'\departmentslplanmnglapproved\e Filename an . Department Dale: August 14, 1997. rtm nt with assistance from the Infonnation Systems Created by: Ocoee Planning Depa e CITY LIMITS LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICE COMMERCIAL .~ . . . JPA BOUNDARY Table of Existing Land Use Acreage Existing 1985 1990 1997 90-97 Remaining 1997 Use Acres Acres Acres %Change JP A Acres (Outside of Ocoee) Agricultural 10.3 0.0 0.0 0.0% 0.0 Low Density 653.8 1110.0 2203.0 98.5% 454.0 Residential (< 4 dua) Medium Density 30.0 49.4 64.0 29.6% 125.0 Residential (4-8 Dua) High Density 18.5 31.0 95.0 206.5% 205.0 Residential (8-16 Dua) Professional n/a 13.4 13.4 0.0% 20.0 Commercial 129.2 310.9 515.0 65.6% 271.0 Industrial 112.0 145.0 272.0 87.6% 108.0 Public Facilities! 130.8 130.8 210.0 60.6% 65.0 Institutional Historic 5.0 5.0 5.0 0.0% 0.0 Recreation and Open 62.3 138.8 170.0 22.5% 15.0 Space Conservation 304.2 606.6 684.0 12.8% 200.0 Vacant 1796.3 2985.7 3844.0 28.7% 1605.0 Subtotal: 3252.4 5526.6 8075.4 46.1% 3068.0 Roads! Rights-of- 2483.2 3006.0 21.1% 737.0 Way Total: 3252.4 8009.8 11081.4 38.3% 3805.0 Total Acres JPA & City Limits (w! roads, rights-of-way, conservation, and lakes) 14886.4 Source: Ocoee Planning Department, 1997. C:\ALL _ DATA \AHPDFILE\AMENDMN1\EARREPRTlEAR9800 1 IFINALELU. WPD Evaluation and Appraisal Report Schedule for Adopting Comprehensive Plan Amendments Element to be Amended Cycle for Amendment Future Land Use 2nd cycle, 1999 Traffie Cireulation 1 sl eyele, 1999 Housing 2nd cycle, 1999 Infrastrueture 2nd eyele, 1999 Conservation 1 sl cycle, 1999 Recreation and Open Spaee 1 sl eycle, 1999 I ntergovernmental Coordination 1 sl eycle, 1999 Capital Improvements 2nd eycle, 1999 Evaluation and Appraisal Report PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROCEDURES I. BACKGROUND INFORMATION The City of Ocoee is entering the next phase of the continuing comprehensive planning process: evaluation of the plan. As specified in State Statute 163.3191, each City and County in Florida is required to prepare an Evaluation and Appraisal Report. The Report is an evaluation and appraisal of the Comprehensive Plan. The main purpose of this Report is to assess the success and/or failure of the current Comprehensive Plan and to change the Plan accordingly. Since the Report will serve as a basis for updating and improving the Plan, the Report largely concentrates on planning deficiencies which should be corrected to improve the overall development processes in Ocoee. Participation from citizens and property owners is an essential component of this evaluation and appraisal. Ultimately, it is the citizens and property owners of Ocoee who will determine whether the plan has been a success, a failure, or both. The Florida State Legislature has recognized the need for public participation in the comprehensive planning process in Chapter 163.3181, Florida Statutes. This Chapter requires that local governments encourage the public to participate to the fullest extent possible in the comprehensive planning process. In particular, the Legislature has directed local planning agencies and municipalities to adopt procedures for notifying property owners of any official actions which will regulate the use of their property. The procedures identified in Chapter 163.3181 and in Rule 9J-5.004, Florida Administrative Code, are the minimum standards for public participation procedures to be adopted by local governments. II. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROCEDURES The following procedures will encourage meaningful and effective public participation in the Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report process and are consistent with Chapter 163.3181, F.S., and Rule 9J-5.004, F.A.C. A. Overview. The following procedures are designed to facilitate the public participation process in Ocoee: (1) A regular mailing list for interested persons; (2) A representative advisory group to evaluate draft reports; and (3) Local Planning Agency work sessions. - Page 1 - Evaluation and Appraisal Report Publie Partieipation Proeedures Deeember 3, 1997 Page 2 B. Participants. The City will conduct a participant search that: (1) Invites all interested parties, residents, and business owners to participate; (2) Involves citizens and community groups early and throughout the process; (3) Encourages equal participation by homeowners and business leaders; As a result of the participant search, the City will create a mailing list and a representative advisory group. The mailing list will include anyone interested in the Evaluation and Appraisal Report. The City Commission will select a group of citizens and business owners that are representative of the community at large. This group will be given copies of draft reports for review and will participate in all workshops and public hearings regarding the Evaluation and Appraisal Report. The City Commission will select a limited number of citizens and business owners to comprise the representative advisory group based upon suggested nominations. Suggested nominations will be provided by the Planning and Zoning Commission and the City Commission. C. Orientation. The City will hold an orientation meeting for the representative advisory group explaining: (1) The purpose of the Evaluation and Appraisal Report; (2) The Evaluation and Appraisal Report Public Participation Procedures; (3) The format, content, and use of summaries and draft documents; (4) The purpose and format of workshops and public hearings; and (5) The various techniques for submitting comments on proposals (written comments, discussions with staff, and oral presentations at meetings) and the effectiveness of various techniques. D. Participation. The City will create a participation process that is accessible, efficient, understandable, and financially feasible. (1) Interested residents and business owners may all participate by speaking at meetings, contacting staff, being on the mailing list, submitting written comments, or as appointees to the representative advisory group. (2) The City will present information in an easily understandable format. (3) The City will provide copies of requested information to the participants at a reasonable cost and time considering the nature of the request. Evaluation and Appraisal Report Publie Partieipation Proeedures Deeember 3, 1997 Page 3 E. Information. To ensure that the public is informed about the planning process, the City will distribute information and collect information about the Evaluation and Appraisal Report as outlined below. (1) Advertisements of public hearings will be placed in the Orlando Sentinel and the West Orange Times. (2) Workshop and public hearing notices will be posted at City Hall. (3) Draft copies of the elements will be distributed to the representative advisory group, the City Commission, and the Local Planning Agency before Joint Workshops or Public Hearings. III. FORMAL HEARINGS After the final draft of the Evaluation and Appraisal Report is complete, the Local Planning Agency will discuss whether the Evaluation and Appraisal Report is consistent with State requirements and local concerns. If a majority vote of the Local Planning Agency members finds the Evaluation and Appraisal Report consistent, then they will send the Report to the City Commission with a recommendation to transmit the Report to the Department of Community Affairs. After the Local Planning Agency makes its recommendation to the City Commission, the City Commission will conduct formal Public Hearings to complete the process, as required by Section 163.3184 (15), Florida Statutes. C:IALL_DA T A IAHPDFILEIAMENDMNT\EARREPRT\EAR9800 1 \98PBLPRT. FNL EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT 1991 OCOEE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN (Department of Community Affairs Evaluation and Appraisal Report) Photograph courtesy of Ocoee Parks and Planning Departments Prepared by the City of Ocoee Planning Department 150 North Lakeshore Drive Oeoee, Florida 34761 (407) 656-2322, extension 164 Preparation of this document was aided through financial assistance from the State of Florida under the Local Govemment Evaluation and Appraisal Report Assistance Program authorized by Chapter 93-206, Laws of Florida, and administered by the Florida Department of Community Affairs. Contract Number 97 -DR-1 C-06-58-02-022.