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01-31-2017 Agenda Packet Mayor Commissioners Rusty Johnson John Grogan, District 1 Rosemary Wilsen, District 2 4-0.4 City Manager Richard Firstner, District 3 Robert Frank Joel F. Keller, District 4 ocoee florida PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION (LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY) JANUARY 31, 2017 AGENDA 7:00 PM I. CALL TO ORDER A. Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance B. Roll Call and Determination of Quorum II.CONSENT AGENDA A. Minutes of the Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting held December 13, 2016 III. OLD BUSINESS IV. NEW BUSINESS A. Resendiz—272 E. Silver Star Road Public Hearing City Planner Rumer 1. Annexation & Initial Zoning to R-1AA B. Comprehensive Plan Public Hearing City Planner Rumer 1. Evaluation &Appraisal Report(EAR) Based Amendments V. MISCELLANEOUS A. Project Status Report B. February Calendar VI. ADJOURNMENT NOTE: Regular Planning and Zoning Commission meetings take place on the second Tuesday of every month at 7:00 pm in the Ocoee Commission Chambers in City Hall unless otherwise advertised. Any person who desires to appeal any decision at this meeting will need a record of the proceedings and for this purpose may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made which includes testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is based. More than one Commissioner may participate or hear discussions regarding a matter which will come before the Commission for action. Also in accordance with Florida Statue 286.26: Persons with disabilities needing assistance to participate in any of these proceedings should contact the Office of the City Clerk, 150 North Lakeshore Drive, Ocoee, FL 34761 (407) 905-3105,48 hours in advance of the meeting. City of Ocoee • 150 North Lakeshore Drive • Ocoee, Florida 34761 phone: (407) 905-3100•fax: (407) 905-3167 •www.ocoee.org ITEM NUMBER II. A. MINUTES OF THE P & Z MEETING ON DECEMBER 13, 2016 Mayor Commissioners \ Rusty Johnson John Grogan, District 1 Rosemary Wilsen, District 2 City Manager Richard Firstner, District 3 o c o e e Robert Frank Joel F. Keller, District 4 florida PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ACTING AS THE LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY MINUTES December 13, 2016 I. CALL TO ORDER - 7:01 pm A. Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance B. Roll Call and Determination of Quorum Present: Chairman McKey, Member Evans, Member Keethler, Member Richemond, Member Sills and Member West. Also present were City Planner Rumer, Assistant City Attorney Crosby-Collier and Recording Clerk Sibbitt. Absent: Vice-Chairman Marcotte, Member Dillard, and Member Wunderlich. CONSENT AGENDA 7:02 pm A. Minutes of the Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting held September 13, 2016. 7:03 pm Motion for Approval of the September 13, 2016, Minutes: Moved by Member Keethler, Seconded by Member Sills; Motion carried 6-0. B. Minutes of the Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting held November 8, 2016. 7:03 pm Motion for Approval of the November 8, 2016, Minutes: Moved by Member Keethler, Seconded by Member Sills; Motion carried 6-0. 1iPage Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting December 13, 2016 II. OLD BUSINESS - None III. NEW BUSINESS 7:03 pm A. Montessori School —Annexation, Rezoning and Preliminary Site Plan Project#AX-10-16-59, RZ-16-10-05 & LS-2016-009 City Planner Rumer City Attorney Crosby-Collier explained there are three items the Board will be voting on tonight. She further explained the process on opening the public hearing, which will be opened to all three items, the annexation, rezoning and preliminary site plan, as one public hearing; and further, she explained each item will be voted on individually. Annexation - Project#AX-10-16-59: City Planner Rumer reiterated this item has three components in which he explained the annexation into the city limits from unincorporated Orange County, an initial city zoning of A-1 (Agriculture) and a large scale preliminary site plan application in which all three require public hearings. City Planner Rumer presented a summary of the subject property, which is located on the west side of North Lakewood Avenue, 575 feet south of Fullers Cross Road and 1,555 feet north of Wurst Road. The overall parcel is 17.6 acres in size. The subject site is comprised by three (3) parcels, which are heavily wooded and contain 4.57 acres of wetlands. Once the annexation is passed, all three (3) parcels will be combined as one. The applicant has requested a City of Ocoee zoning designation of A-1 (Agriculture), which is consistent with the zoning of the properties to the north, east and west. According to the Land Development Code, the A-1 zoning designation is intended for areas shown on the Future Land Use Map as "Low Density Residential." The A-1 zoning designation is consistent with the adopted future land use designation of Commercial, as shown on the City of Ocoee & Orange County Joint Planning Area Future Land Use Map. The proposed annexation is a logical extension of the City limits, urban services can be provided, and the annexation meets state and local regulations. The subject property is considered contiguous to the City of Ocoee since it is bordered by property located within the City limits on the western boundary, and the proposed plan will require connection to City of Ocoee potable water and sewer. The City has begun the process of running the sewer lines. A lift station will be required to be constructed within this vicinity. City Planner Rumer continued further to explain the site plan, which is a proposed Innovation Montessori School and will consists of four (4) buildings in two (2) phases. The Phase 1 building will be an 8,400 square foot Pre-K and kindergarten with parking, master stormwater pond, and vehicular access. Phase 2 will consist of a one-story multi-function building, one-story art building, two-story 1st — 8th grade building for a combined total 52,000± square feet in Phase 2. Additionally, an outdoor classroom and environmental playground will be provided. Stormwater retention will be located on the Wage Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting December 13, 2016 west side of the property. North Lakewood Avenue continues to be under Orange County's maintenance responsibilities in which the applicant is working with Orange County in surveilling access to the site and has proposed a left-turn lane and right deceleration lane. The applicant is working with St. Johns River Water Management on mitigating a very low-grade, isolated area of wetland. DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: The Development Review Committee (DRC) met on December 6, 2016, and reviewed the Annexation, Initial Zoning to A-1 "Agriculture", and Large Scale Preliminary Site Plan for Innovation Montessori School. Staff discussed the extension of a sewer main and public lift station. When the discussion was finished, the DRC voted to recommend approval of the Annexation, Initial Zoning to A-1 "Agriculture" and Large Scale Preliminary Site Plan, subject to the resolution of the remaining staff comments. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Based on the Feasibility Report and recommendation of the DRC, Staff recommends that the Planning and Zoning Commission, acting as the Local Planning Agency, recommend approval of the Annexation, Initial Zoning to A-1 "Agriculture", and Large Scale Preliminary Site Plan for Innovation Montessori School, an 800 student Pre-K-8th grade charter school on North Lakewood Avenue. Discussion: Member Keethler inquired whether there was a traffic study conducted with this project, and whether it would have an impact with North Lakewood Avenue. City Planner Rumer indicated there was a traffic study in which it showed no level of service issues or impacts to North Lakewood Avenue or to the surrounding roads. Member Keethler asked whether Fullers Cross Road will be affected, and City Planner Rumer said upon build-out of the Eagle Creek and Arbours developments, background traffic will be perceived to be failing, but there will be no impact. Member Sills asked for clarification on Page 2 of 3 where it indicates this is within the City of Ocoee service area, but it states, "Is the City capable of servicing the area? No." City Planner Rumer advised that is a scrivener's error. Chairman McKey announced that he is an adjacent property owner and has no gains or losses from this action. He further inquired about the intersection of Fullers Cross Road and indicated currently there is a light at the west end, but asked whether there will be a traffic light at the east end. City Planner Rumer answered in the affirmative. Chairman McKey inquired about the population of the school and faculty. City Planner Rumer said it would be 800 students and faculty, but the school will not open up in full capacity. It will be a phased program. Chairman McKey inquired if there are any future plans for the conservation area such as a nature study area, a boardwalk? City Planner Rumer explained the wetland is required to be a conservation easement. The City requires a hard, 25-foot buffer from the wetland line, which entails no development, but passive uses are acceptable such as walking trails, butterfly gardens, a gazebo and boardwalks. Chairman McKey asked Mr. Rumer for an explanation on 3 JPage Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting December 13, 2016 the Type "A" soil, which he mentioned is in this Wekiva Study Area. City Planner Rumer explained this site does contain some of the Wekiva Study Area environmental indicators such as "A" soils on a portion of the site. The proposed amount of open space provided is more than the 35% required. Sherilyn Moore, 847 Ayden Oak Lane, Applicant and Governing Board President of Innovation Montessori Ocoee (formally known as Montessori of Winter Garden Charter School). She informed the Board this school opened in 2011, and received an OCPS Charter for five years and just this past year was awarded another 15 more years. She shared a brief video about the school. Ms. Moore explained the naturistic side of a Montessori School, which is why they are very excited about this particular site for the school to be built upon. She explained the concept of the Montessori School. Chairman McKey clarified that initially there will be 305 students plus faculty. Ms. Moore indicated today there are 305 students, but next year it will be 400 plus faculty. Chairman McKey asked whether they bus students. Ms. Moore explained there is no busing, but there is a carpooling service that will begin next year. Chairman McKey shared that he is concerned with the traffic. He further inquired about the school hours. Ms. Moore indicated the school hours are from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm and explained that they are not a new charter school and have their car circle down to a science. Chairman McKey asked City Planner Rumer to explain any upcoming changes to North Lakewood Avenue. City Planner Rumer explained there will be a 240 foot left- turn lane being constructed heading into the northern entrance along with a right-turn deceleration lane as well. Member Richemond mentioned his concern is Fullers Cross Road and Ocoee-Apopka Road, because it takes him twice as long to drive from Westyn Bay to Silver Star due to the Renaissance Charter School at Crown Point. City Planner Rumer explained that currently Ocoee-Apopka Road is not overcrowded. The public hearing was opened. Javier Omana, CPH, Inc., Applicant, provided a PowerPoint presentation, which explained the existing land use, zoning, permitted use, initial entitlement process, which included the annexation. The large scale preliminary site plan was explained. He further explained the traffic analysis and the segments and intersections that were evaluated. He also explained the drop-off/pick-up queue and anticipated timeline. The anticipated opening of Phase 1 is August 2017. Concept Elevation exhibits were shown. Chairman McKey asked whether the stormwater pond is wet or dry to which their civil engineer answered it is a wet pond. The public hearing was closed. Wage Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting December 13, 2016 7:54 pm Member Keethler indicated this is a Charter School, which means there will be no property taxes. He inquired other than the sewer lines, what are the benefits to the City with annexing the property into the city? City Planner Rumer explained several benefits such as the ability to control the property, permitting fees, the ability to obtain ownership of North Lakewood Avenue from Orange County along with a new school in Ocoee. Member Keethler inquired what the impact would be to police and fire. City Planner Rumer explained that under the joint agreement with Orange County, the City will have full responsibility along with Orange County. Member Keethler inquired if there could be any short-term or long-term costs associated with the annexation that would not be reimbursed to the City to which City Planner Rumer indicated he does not have an answer to that at this point in time. Chairman McKey inquired about the costs for the sewer connection/extension. City Planner Rumer explained there is an eight-inch force main requirement, but the City may participate and pay extra to upsize the force main to a ten-inch. He mentioned the costs of the initial lines are to be paid by the applicant along with a two-year maintenance bond. Further discussion ensued regarding restrictions and fees regarding nearby residents hooking up to this sewer line. Member West shared that he is in favor of this school and feels bringing this school to this area will be good for the surrounding areas and hopefully clean it up; and further, it will alleviate overcrowding in the public schools. 8:02 pm Motion: Move that the Planning and Zoning Commission, acting as the Local Planning Agency, recommend to the Ocoee City Commission Approval of the Annexation, Case #AX-10-16-59, for the parcels of land located on North Lakewood Avenue and identified as Parcel ID Numbers 07-22-28-0000-00-054, 07- 22-28-0000-00-101, and 07-22-28-0000-00-079, subject to resolution of the remaining staff comments before the City Commission meeting; Moved by Member West, Seconded by Member Sills; motion passed unanimously 6-0. Motion: Move that the Planning and Zoning Commission recommend to the Ocoee City Commission Approval of the Initial Zoning to A-1 "Agriculture," Case #RZ-16-10-05, for the parcels of land located on North Lakewood Avenue and identified as Parcel ID Numbers 07-22-28-0000-00-054, 07-22-28-0000-00-101 and 07-22-28-0000-00-079; and further, include to notify the Ocoee City Commission about concerns on the impact of traffic at the intersection of Fuller Cross Road and Ocoee-Apopka intersection in conjunction with this school; Moved by Member West, Seconded by Member Evans; motion passed unanimously 6-0. Motion: Move that the Planning and Zoning Commission recommend to the Ocoee City Commission Approval of the Preliminary Large Scale Site Plan, Case #LS-2016-009, subject to resolution of the remaining staff comments before the City Commission meeting; Moved by Member West, Seconded by Member Sills; motion passed unanimously 6-0. 5 IPage Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting December 13, 2016 8:08 pm B. Comprehensive Plan Amendment— Capital Improvements Element (CIE) Amendment Addition of the Fiscal Years 2016/2017 — 2020/2021 Capital Improvements City Planner Rumer City Planner Rumer presented a brief background on the Capital Improvement Element (CIE) of the City's Comprehensive Plan, which is a requirement of Chapter 163, Florida Statutes (FS) and enables implementation of the Plan goals, objectives and policies needing capital funding for a 5-20 year planning horizon. Each year, the table section of the CIE is updated to ensure that the adopted list of capital projects within the CIE matches the City's newly-adopted fiscal year budget and approved five-year Capital Improvements Program (CIP). The CIE does not propose any new projects not previously reviewed and approved by the Commission. Development Review Committee (DRC) Recommendation: This Item does not go before the DRC. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Planning & Zoning Commission, acting as the Local Planning Agency (LPA), recommend adopting an Ordinance amending the Capital Improvements Element of the City of Ocoee Comprehensive Plan that includes the addition of the Fiscal Years 2016/2017 — 2020/2021 Capital Improvements Program. Discussion: Member Keethler thanked City Planner Rumer for giving them the opportunity to look at this. He asked the Board to turn their attention to Page 2, which speaks about the scheduled construction timeframe of Fullers Cross Road, and he believes this project will not be completed until maybe 2020/2021, which he feels is too long to wait. Member West interjected stating he feels what needs to be looked at currently is the timing of the stoplights. Member Keethler agreed, but believes they need a left-turn lane. He shared that before them is an'e-mail he sent to City staff, which explains his concerns on how new development is impacting surrounding roads and intersections. City Planner Rumer explained that in defense to the City, Eagle Creek was supposed to start construction on surrounding roads, but now Chevron has it up for sale. Member West believes it would be best if they spoke with their Commissioners and the Mayor, which Member Keethler agreed with and indicated he spoke with Commissioner Grogan. The public hearing was opened. As no one wished to speak, the public hearing was closed. 6iPage Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting December 13, 2016 8:18 pm Motion: Move that the Planning and Zoning Commission recommend to the Ocoee City Commission Approval to adopt an Ordinance amending the Capital Improvements Element (CIE) of the City of Ocoee Comprehensive Plan that includes the addition of the Fiscal Years 2016/2017 — 2020/2021 Capital Improvements Program; and further, attach Member Keethler's Email addressed to City Staff entailing special concerns regarding Fullers Cross Road; Moved by Member West, Seconded by Member Keethler; motion passed unanimously 6-0. IV. MISCELLANEOUS A. Project Status Report - City Planner Rumer announced they will be having a January meeting. B. December Calendar V. ADJOURNMENT - 8:20 pm ATTEST: APPROVED: Melanie Sibbitt, Recording Clerk Rob McKey, Chairman 7 JPage ITEM NUMBER IV. A. PUBLIC HEARING RESENDIZ - 272 E SILVER STAR ROAD ANNEXATION & INITIAL ZONING TO R-1AA Mayor Commissioners Rusty Johnson John Grogan, District 1 Rosemary Wilsen, District 2 City Manager Richard Firstner, District 3 Robert Frank 0' -oee Joel F. Keller, District 4 florida STAFF REPORT DATE: January 31, 2017 TO: Planning & Zoning C. ission (Local Planning Agency) FROM: Michael Rumer, Ci y ` - ner SUBJECT: Resendiz—272 East Silver Star Rd Annexation Project No(s): AX-12-16-60 & RZ-16-12-06 ISSUE: Should the Planning & Zoning Commission recommend approval of the Annexation and Rezoning to R-1AA of 2 acres known as the Resendiz Property? BACKGROUND: General Location: The subject property is located on the north side of Silver Star Road and south of Rewis Street., %4 east, northeast of the intersection of Bluford Avenue and Silver Star Road. Parcel Identification Number(s): 17-22-28-0000-00-126 Physical Address: 272 E. Silver Star Road Property Size: +1- 2 acres. Actual la`nd use, proposed land'tise and unique featur'e's of the subject property: The parcel currently contains one (1) single-family residence. The future land use classification of the subject property: CURRENT PROPOSED Jurisdiction/Future Land Orange County/Low Density City of Ocoee/Low Density Use-Joint Planning Area Residential Residential Land Use Classification (@ Less than 4 dwelling units/acre) P&Z Meeting Date:January 31,2017 Project: iResendiz—272 E.Silver Star Road Annexation Project Number(s):AX-12-16-60&RZ-16-12-06 The current future land use and zoning classifications of the surrounding properties: DIRECTION: CURRENT FUTURE LAND USE CURRENT ZONING North City of Ocoee/Low Density City of Ocoee/"R-1A" Residential East City of Ocoee/Low Density City of Ocoee/"R-1A" Residential South N/A Silver Star Road &Starke Lake West City of Ocoee/Low Density Orange County/"R-1 AA" Residential CONSISTENCY WITH STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS: Annexation: With respect to State annexation criteria, Chapter 171.044 of the Florida Statutes grants municipalities the authority to annex contiguous, compact, non-circuitous territory so long as it does not create an enclave. The subject property is considered contiguous to the City of Ocoee since it bordered by property located within the City limits on the east, west, and northern boundaries. Joint Planning Area Agreement: The subject property is located within the Ocoee-Orange County Joint Planning Area (JPA) and is being considered for annexation as outlined in the JPA Agreement. Rezoning: City staff has requested a City of Ocoee zoning designation of R-1AA (Single-Family Dwelling). According to the Land Development Code, the R-1AA zoning designation is intended for areas shown on the Future Land Use Map as "Low Density Residential". The R-1AA zoning designation is consistent with the adopted future land use designation of Low Density Residential, shown on both the City of Ocoee and Orange County Joint Planning Area future land use maps. Comprehensive Plan: The annexation is consistent with the Future Land Use Element Policy 2.5 that states in part, "The City shall consider requests for voluntary annexation into the City when those lands are logical extensions of the existing City limits, when services can be properly provided, and when proposed uses are compatible with the City's Comprehensive Plan, the JPA Agreement, and the City's Annexation Policy...." [Emphasis added]. The rezoning is consistent with Future Land Use Element Policy 1.15 that states in part, "The City may assign an initial zoning, after annexation, which is consistent with both the Future Land Use Map and the JPA Agreement..." DISCUSSION: Annexation Feasibility & Public Facilities Analysis Report (See attached): Because the property is part of an enclave in the City, it already benefits from Ocoee Fire Rescue services via a joint "First Responder" Agreement with Orange County. P&Z Meeting Date:January 31,2017 Project:Resendiz—272 E.Silver Star Road Annexation Project Number(s):AX-12-16-60&RZ-16-12-06 Summary: The proposed annexation is a logical extension of the City limits, potable water services can be provided, and the annexation meets state and local regulations. DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE (DRC) RECOMMENDATION: On January 24, 2017, the DRC met to determine if the proposed annexation was consistent with the City's regulations and policies. When the discussion was finished, the DRC voted unanimously to recommend approval of the annexation and Rezoning for the Resendiz property. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Based on the above analysis and the subsequent DRC recommendation, Staff recommends that the Planning & Zoning Commission, acting as the Local Planning Agency, recommend approval of the Annexation and Rezoning of the +/-2 acres parcel of land known as the Resendiz parcel. Attachments: Annexation Feasibility Analysis Location Map Land Use Map Zoning Map Aerial Map CITY OF OCOEE ANNEXATION FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS CASE NUMBER: Ax-12-16-60& RZ-16-12-06 APPLICANT NAME: Resendiz Annexation PROJECT NAME: HOPPER-272 EAST SILVER STAR ROAD.ANNEXATION AND REZONING This form is used to evaluate annexation requests to determine the feasibility of providing urban services to individual properties. Each department has filled in the appropriate section and the findings are summarized below. I. PLANNING DEPARTMENT Michael Rumer A. Applicant/Owner 1. Owner(if different from Applicant): Same B. Property Location 1. General Location: North side of Silver Star Road and South of Rewis Street., 1/4 East, Northeast of the intersection of Bluford Road and Silver Star Road. 2. Parcel Identification Numbers: 17-22-28-0000-00-126 3. Street Addresses: 272 East Silver Star Road 4. Size of Parcels: 2 acres C. Use Characteristics 1. Existing Use: Single-Family Dwelling 2. Proposed Use: Single-Family Dwelling 3. Density/ Intensity: N/A 4. Projected Population: 2.99 D. Zoning and Land Use 1. Orange County Future Land Use: Low Density Residential 2. Orange County Zoning: R-1 3. Existing Ocoee Future Land Use: Low Density Residential 4. Proposed Qcoee Zoning: R-IAA (9,000 sf) E. Consistency 1. Joint Planning Area Yes 2. Comprehensive Plan: Yes II. FIRE DEPARTMENT 1. Estimated Response Time: 3 Minutes 2. Distance to Property: Distance from Station 2 (Clarke Rd &A.D. Mims) is 1.5 miles 3. Fire Flow Requirements: Fire flow is 750 gpm III. POLICE DEPARTMENT Lt. Bill Wagner 1.Average Historical Response Time for 4.20 Minutes surrounding areas: Page 1 of 3 Applicant Name:Resendiz Project Name:Resendiz—272 E.Silver Star Road Annexation and Rezoning Case#:Ax-12-16-60/RZ-16-12-06 2. Police Response Zone Area 1 3. Distance to Property: Approximately 2.4 driving miles from Main police station and 2.6 driving miles from West Road substation. 4. Average Travel Time Seven (7) minutes from either station. IV. ECONOMIC VALUE Michael Rumer 1. Property Appraiser Taxable Value: $362,421 2. Property Appraiser Just Value $358,358 3. Estimated City Ad Valorem Taxes: $2,088 4. Anticipated Licenses & Permits: N/A 5. Potential Impact Fees: N/A 6. Total Project Revenues: N/A V. BUILDING DEPARTMENT Michael Rumer 1. Within the 100-year Flood Plain: No VI. UTILITIES Michael Rumer A. Potable Water 1. In Ocoee Service Area: Yes 2. City Capable of Serving Area: Yes 3. Extension Needed: Yes 4. Location and Size of 6" Water Main 300 feet to the west on West Avenue. Nearest Water Main: B. Sanitary Sewer 1. In Ocoee Service Area: Yes 2. City Capable of Serving Area: No 3. Extension Needed: No 4. Location and Size of N/A Dearest Force Main: 5. Annexation Agreement Needed: No Applicant will use on-site septic. C. Other 1. Utility Easement Needed: Yes 2. Private Lift Station Needed: No 3. Well Protection Area Needed: No Page 2 of 3 • Applicant Name: Resendiz Project Name: Resendiz—272 E.Silver Star Road Annexation and Rezoning Case#:Ax-12-16-60/RZ-16-12-06 VII. TRANSPORTATION Michael Rumer 1. Paved Access: Yes 2. ROW Dedication: No 3. Traffic Study: No 4. Traffic Analysis Zone: 568 VIII. PRELIMINARY CONCURRENCY EVALUATION Michael Rumer At this time, adequate transportation capacity exists. A. Transportation: At this time, adequate park/recreation capacity exists. B. Parks/ Recreation: At this time, adequate water/sewer capacity exists. C. Water/Sewer: N/A D. Stormwater: At this time, adequate solid waste capacity exists; however, this condition may E. Solid Waste: change and will be subject to a concurrency evaluation during the site plan approval process. No impact fees will be assessed. F. Impact Fees: IX. SITE SPECIFIC ISSUES All Departments The subject property is adjacent to railroad tracks running on the south side of Rewis Street. The property is accessed through an ingress/egress easement granted from a parcel on the south side with a paved driveway on Silver Star road (SR438). The property can also be accessed from a dirt drive extending from West Avenue although there may not be a legal easement is granted. X. CONSISTENCY WITH STATE REGULATIONS: Michael Rumer This property is contiguous with the City Limits and reduce the area of an enclave; therefore this annexation is consistent with CH. 171.043 (1) & (2), Florida Statutes. Page 3 of 3 Location Map Resendiz Annexation II LAKE MOXIE purOt Tin* EMI MEM 0 11,1707 la- c' 11 I I ri E I . UMW IIII LAKE STARKE f r \ "liii'!W ' I .o \iiul Z : . . / 1 Y 111■ a huh Z U Y ■ ,, Q. 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'1 ":11 -4-1 r - le ,., v.'. 4,, ( dr,, , ; ., , — ' .q ►, $ecurit1 < ;� M L TMaa r 41 1 41,„t;ii-7 .. . ,— �^ �� . �;' L. jai , .r " like, ..... . , cr, ... c ..... y.r 4 ID c-• a mm win IF L....„0. ,. „ ... ,.., . 111„,, , ... ca- : -..., 4.. : ... ,,„. ...,. W • a Alta ■tea. ti, 4 0 '` ' Ce • , ITEM NUMBER IV. B. PUBLIC HEARING COMPREHENSIVE PLAN EVALUATION & APPRAISAL REPORT (EAR) BASED AMENDMENTS Mayor Commissioners Rusty Johnson 4 John Grogan, District 1 Rosemary Wilsen, District 2 City Manager Richard Firstner, District 3 Robert Frank Joel F. Keller, District 4 florid❑ STAFF REPORT TO: The Planning and Zoning Commission FROM: Michael Rumer, City Planner DATE: January 31, 2017 SUBJECT: City of Ocoee proposed Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR) Based Amendments to the Ocoee Comprehensive Plan Pursuant to EAR Report Adopted on September 21, 2010. BACKGROUND SUMMARY: On September 21, 2010, the City adopted Resolution 2010-013 approving the Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR). Under State law, every jurisdiction in the State of Florida must evaluate how well it has performed at meeting the goals, objectives, and policies of the Comprehensive Plan. The City must also determine what changes are needed in the plan to reflect the community's vision for the future. The result of this evaluation process is an official report known as the Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR). The purpose of the EAR is to review the adopted Comprehensive Plan to determine how well the City is meeting State mandated planning requirements, implementing the Goals, Objectives, and Policies as set forth in the Comprehensive Plan, and addressing major growth management issues within the City. Various tools are then proposed to address the issues raised by the community and public officials. The outcome of the EAR Process is to: 1 1 5 1 1 1) Evaluate the effectiveness of the City's current adopted Comprehensive Plan in achieving the City's established Goals, Objectives and Policies; 2) Create a composite set of critical issues regarding growth management that the City will evaluate during an update and amendment to its Comprehensive Plan; and 3) Identify alternatives/potential tools that the City will evaluate with regard to each of those issues. ISSUE: Should the Planning and Zoning Commission, acting as the Local Planning Agency, recommend transmittal of the proposed Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR) Based Amendments to the Ocoee Comprehensive Plan pursuant to the EAR Report Adopted on September 21, 2010? The Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting Date:January 31,2017 Page 2 of 2 DISCUSSION: Attached are proposed amendments to the City of Ocoee's Comprehensive Plan based on criteria provided for in the adopted EAR report. Many of the items listed in the EAR were either addressed as part of other amendments not called "EAR Based" amendments, or have been repealed over time. Staff has worked with a couple of consultants over the past few years to provide amendments that address EAR criteria and also set up the next step in the Comprehensive planning process. The City will begin a full revision to the current Comprehensive Plan which has a vision date of 2020. This process will include community engagement and workshops with the Planning and Zoning Commission and City Commission. RECOMMENDATIONS: Staff recommends that the Planning and Zoning Commission, acting as the Local Planning Agency, recommend transmittal of the City of Ocoee proposed Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR) Based Amendments to the Ocoee Comprehensive Plan pursuant to the EAR Report Adopted on September 21, 2010, to the City Commission for Transmission to the Department of Economic Opportunity. ATTACHMENTS: Adopted Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR) — On Disc EAR Based Amendments By Issue and Changes to Florida Statute and Rule 9J5 Revised Housing Element Section VII Goals, Objectives, and Policies Mayor Commissioners Rusty Johnson John Grogan, District 1 Rosemary Wilsen, District 2 \ / City Manager Robert Frank Richard Firstner, District 3 Joel F. K Keller, District 4 ocoee florida MEMORANDUM TO: PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION BOARD MEMBERS FROM: MICHAEL RUMER, CITY PLANNER DATE: JANUARY 31, 2017 SUBJECT: EAR BASED UPDATES TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN For your information, the spreadsheet attached to the staff report for the EAR Based Amendments is a summary of the EAR and the changes being made. Also, the word document included shows the changes as follows: Strikethrough -Text being amended. Underlined - New text or changes proposed. EAR Summary #68-90 is a requirement to look at state law and are not items that are a product of the EAR. In order to address the Housing Element, a revised element was created; not every goal, objective and policy directly addresses an EAR issue. If you have any questions regarding this information, please contact me at (407) 905-3157. Thank you. City of Ocoee • 150 North Lakeshore Drive • Ocoee, Florida 34761 phone: (407) 905-3100 •fax: (407) 905-3167 •www.ocoee.org EAR BASED AMENDMENTS BY ISSUE AND CHANGES TO FS/915 ISSUE #1: Community Character and Design EAR Change#1: Optional Design Element that includes a character vision and typology Created a new Goal in the Future Land Use Element. GOAL 3 COMMUNITY CHARACTER. TO PROMOTE AND ENHANCE COMMUNITY CHARACTER, IDENTIY AND LIVEABILITY THROUGH NEIGHBORHOOD AND AREA-WIDE PLANNING PROGRAMS THAT ESTABLISH SPECIAL PLANNING POLICIES AND STANDARDS TO GUIDE AND DIRECT THE FUTURE OF THE UNIQUE COMMUNITIES AND NEIGHBORHOODS OF THE CITY. EAR Change#2: Historic Downtown Protection Policies Created a new Objective in the Future Land Use Element. Objective 3.1 : Reinforce Community Character for distinct areas within the city. To create functional, sustainable communities that reinforce and support the unique character of the City's Historic Downtown and Community Redevelopment Area. EAR Change#3: Changes to the Transportation and Future Land Use Element that coordinate land use and transportation within the framework defined by the design element Addressed in Transportation Element Objective 1.3, Policy 1.3.1 Created Future Land Use Element Policy 3.1.1 Policy 3.1.1, Create Community Character Design Guidelines. The City has distinct areas within the CRA and the Historic Downtown that lend themselves to a more urban style of development which should protect, preserve, and enhance the existing urban design of the area. The guidelines may include design and maintenance criteria for new and redeveloped properties, streets, pedestrian and bicycle facilities, signage, and public areas within the development. The design guidelines should address the incorporation of human-scale aesthetics into street and building design, by developing guidelines that address: 1. Basic building design features for site design and location that reinforces a pedestrian-oriented character; 2. linkages between land uses through a complete streets approach that provides for all modes o. 3. Public gathering places that are incorporated within each distinct area. Provide incentives for green development design that may include expedited permitting, density/height bonuses or tax incentives. EAR Change#4: During the EAR based amendment cycle, the City should adopt specific language into the Comprehensive Plan addressing the recommendations of this Special Development Plan. New Future Land Use Policy Policy 2.1.2, Community Redevelopment Area (CRA). The City shall support the concept and ideas expressed in the adopted Community Redevelopment Plan and CRA Target Areas Special Development Plan with a vision committed to creating a future for the Ocoee CRA that will include centers of vibrant, urban, mixed use development that ensure enhanced pedestrian and automobile connectivity, flexible land uses, a diverse economic base, a mix of housing types, a shared responsibility of infrastructure financing, open space as a public amenity, and enhanced image and development form. EAR Change#5: The Future Land Use Element should be amended to formally adopt the Vision Statement of the CRA, to add a new mixed-use land use category or other mechanism to implement the relevant recommendations (network, design, form, density/intensity, etc.) of the CRA Target Areas regulating plans, and to identify economic development incentives within the CRA. The Capital Improvements Element should be amended to include a method of prioritizing CRA infrastructure enhancements. New Future Land Use Policy Policy 2.1.2, Community Redevelopment Area (CRA). The City shall support the concept and ideas expressed in the adopted Community Redevelopment Plan and CRA Target Areas Special Development Plan with a vision committed to creating a future for the Ocoee CRA that will include centers of vibrant, urban, mixed use development that ensure enhanced pedestrian and automobile connectivity, flexible land uses, a diverse economic base, a mix of housing types, a shared responsibility of infrastructure financing, open space as a public amenity, and enhanced image and development form. EAR Change#6: The City should consider policies in the Future Land Use Element that encourage the City to adopt a form based code implementing the urban design recommendations of the study. Traditional zone based codes are most effective when regulating based on the type of use However,they are not effective at regulating to a desired development form, particularly when an urban form is desired. Because it is the desire of the City for the CRA to become an urban place and incorporate design that encourages mixed-use and pedestrian friendly environments, a form based code is the most viable option. Created policy in Future Land Use Element ' Policy 3.1.2, To implement the CRA's Target Areas Special Development Plan, the City shall adopt zoning regulations for the Development Plan as adopted in ordinance and amended from time to time. The zoning regulations should include design and development standards for redevelopment and infill as outlined in the Special Development Plan that 1. Provides for a mix of uses and range of building types. 2. Creates an integrated street network 3. Develops an open space system that relates to an urban framework. EAR Change#7: The City should update the Future Land Use Element to require that the City consider amending the State Road 50 Overlay with new urban standards to replace the existing suburban standards. The City of Ocoee has entered into a Joint Planning Agreement with the City of Winter Garden and Orange County to regulate design standards along SR 50. These design standards are now outdated and do not reflect Ocoee's desire to create urban places along SR 50. The standards are suburban and corridor-driven and do not effectively relate to more urban centers, neighborhoods, setbacks, buffering, and landscaping. The City should coordinate with Winter Garden and Orange County for an update to the design standards utilizing a more urban framework. Addressed by Ordinance 2010-009 CRA Target Area Special Development Plan EAR Change#8&#9: The City should consider amending the Future Land Use element to require preparation of development standards for the historic downtown that are consistent with the new standards recommended for the CRA. Created Policy in Future Land Use Element Policy 3.1.1, Create Community Character Design Guidelines. The City has distinct areas within the CRA and the Historic Downtown that lend themselves to a more urban style of development which should protect, preserve, and enhance the existing urban design of the area. The guidelines may include design and maintenance criteria for new and redeveloped properties, streets, pedestrian and bicycle facilities, signage, and public areas within the development. EAR Change#10&#11:The City should create a wayfinding/signage program for the CRA. Created Policy in Future Land Use Element Policy 3.1.3, Wayfinding Signage Program. The City shall develop a comprehensive approach to wayfinding and signage throughout the CRA that supports and enhances the character and distinct vision for the area. EAR Change#12:The City should complete a Multi-Modal Mobility Plan for the City that focuses on improving interconnectivity through planning for multiple modes of transportation. The purpose of a Multi-Modal Mobility Plan is to increase land values; provide for less automobile reliant development; set a more efficient development pattern as the City develops and re- develops; provide consistency with new state legislation; enhance bicycle/pedestrian mobility and street connectivity; promote a development form that is more consistent with the Vision of the CRA; and evaluate future rail and bus rapid transit opportunities as well as local circulators. City developed a mobility plan, and was accepted by the City Commission 2/19/2013 ISSUE #2: Transportation Connectivity EAR Change#13: Development of an Infrastructure and Mobility Plan to determine the transportation vision of the City as a whole and to develop funding strategies to achieve that vision. City developed a mobility plan, and was accepted by the City Commission 2/19/2013 EAR Change#14: Revise the Transportation Element of the Comprehensive Plan with goals, objectives and policies that supports multimodal strategies, complementing the Special Area Plan of the CRA and Mobility Plan Following Policies have been updated: Policy 1.2.2: The City shall maintain a balanced multimodal network through coordination and partnerships with both private and public entities. 'sting land uses. Policy 1.3.3: The City shall ensure transportation improvements that enhance the function of planned activity areas that support multimodal strategies such as the City's Special Area Plans and Community Redevelopment Area(s). Objective 2.1: The City shall annually monitor and maintain quantitative indicators from the Transportation Master Plan including adopted Levels of Service (LOS) and number of miles of non-automotive facilities on all arterial, collector, and local roads in the multimodal network. -- - - - .e- - - - - - - - e----' { Policy 2.1.1: The City shall monitor and annually . -- - - - -- -- . - . :- - -- . -.:- - -- --- roadways with current tools and needs as to-tr-ansper gat en Objective 2.2: The City shall develop corridors to meet the City's future travel multimodal needs. Policy 2.2.1: The City shall provide adequate east-west travel that incorporates multimodal strategies where appropriate. Policy 2.2.2: The City shall provide adequate north-South travel that incorporates multimodal strategies where appropriate. Policy 2.3.1: T -- .: . - - - - - . . Policy 2.3.2: The City shall advocate transportation improvements, which provide Policy 2.3.1: The City shall continue to establish and implement strategics to roads. he City shall support Transportation Demand Strategies targeted at the Florida Intrastate Highway System (FIHS) and interchanges including the Florida Turnpike• and expressway. - -•-• -- - - - - - limits: Florida's Turnpike (SR 91), the East West Exprcscway (SR 408), the Policy 2.3.2: The City shall facilitate transportation improvements in coordination with FDOT which improve the safety of the multimodal network including intersection improvements, traffic calming measures, bicycle and pedestrian designated facilities, and access management strategies. Objective 2.4: The City shall advocate for increasing multimodal connectivity through transportation and transit improvements that increase accessible modes of travel, especially in key corridors, the downtown area, and planned developments. The City shall Policy 2.4.1: The City shall promote increased parking in the downtown area. Policy 2.4.2: The City shall ensure streetscape improvements that accommodate pedest-Fian multimodal activity and encourage the use of transit. Policy 2.4.3 The City shall maintain a balanced multimodal network through coordination and partnerships with both private and public entities. Policy 2.4.4 The City shall develop and adopt a complete streets policy in cooperation with Orange County and Metroplan Orlando. Policy 2.7.2: The City shall coordinate transit planning with LYNX to address the design of new facilities near existing and planned trip generators and attractors. EAR Change#15 &#16: Amend the Goal "develop a transportation system which preserves Ocoee's unique community character and quality of life"to "Develop a transportation system that facilitates creation of a unique character for Ocoee that supports the quality of life its residents desire." Amendment to Transportation Element GOAL 1:, DEVELOP A TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM THAT FACILITATES CREATION OF A UNIQUE CHARACTER FOR OCOEE THAT SUPPORTS THE QUALITY OF LIFE ITS RESIDENTS DESIRE. • • • - . • - • - r • Y • • - ■r • ISSUE #3: Utility Infrastructure EAR Change#17: Adopt the Capital Improvement Element on an annual Basis giving the Infrastructure Element a direct tie-in to the budget process. No amendment required. This is part of the City's annual process: CIE EAR Change#18: Use the Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR) based text amendments to permit the Comprehensive Plan to act as the main development guide. No amendment required. The Comprehensive Plan functions as this guide EAR Change#19: Update the Infrastructure Element to bring in compliance with the Wekiva 10- year Water Supply and CUP amendments Amendment made in 2010 City updated the Water Supply manual and adopted Wekiva policies. ISSUE #4: Mixed Use Employment and Commercial Centers EAR Change#20: Add an Economic Development objective that provides for incentives for Mixed- Use developments that promote smart land use strategies Updated Future Land Use Element GOAL 2: ECONOMIC STRATEGY, TO PROMOTE AND ESTABLISH AN ECONOMIC STRATEGY THAT FOCUSES ON BUSINESS CREATION AND EXPANSION, ALIGNING WITH PUBLIC INVESTMENTS, INCENTIVES AND FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT POLICES THAT ENCOURAGE AND PROTECT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT LEVERAGE EXISTING ECONOMIC ASSETS WHILE PROVIDING INCENTIVES FOR NEW ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES. Objective 2.1: Economic Centers and Community Redevelopment Area To create distinctive places of unique character and identity, maximize their economic benefit, and create more walkable and transit supportive places. Policy 2.1.1, Special Area Plans, Economic Development Plan. The City shall support economic development opportunities within Economic Centers and Economic Districts through the creation of Special Area Plans for these areas which shall provide detailed planning of these areas to provide a special land use plan and economic development incentives for these specific areas. The Special Area Plan may include proposed revisions to the future land use map as well as accompanying objectives) and policies which may identify special conditions, options, uses, heights, densities, intensities, restrictions, or requirements for activities within the area. The Community Redevelopment Area and Interchange Impact Areas Plans have been created and should be supported through this policy. Policy 2.1.2, Community Redevelopment Area (CRA). The City shall support the concept and ideas expressed in the adopted Community Redevelopment Plan and CRA Target Areas Special Development Plan with a vision committed to creating a future for the Ocoee CRA that will include centers of vibrant, urban, mixed use development that ensure enhanced pedestrian and automobile connectivity, flexible land uses, a diverse economic base, a mix of housing types, a shared responsibility of infrastructure financing, open space as a public amenity, and enhanced image and development form. Objective 2.2 Support Business Creation and Future Economic Development Opportunities and foster economic development activities that focus on business creation and expansion and protection of future economic opportunities. Policy 2.2.1, Economic Development Strategy. The City shall continue to coordinate with and support the communities of West Orange County, such as Apopka, Oakland, Windermere and Winter Garden in the pursuit of a coordinated economic development program that includes the following strategic actions: 1. Target Businesses and Economic Development Districts: Identify the types of businesses and locations that will meet the City's economic development goals. 2. Recruiting: Recruit target businesses to locate within the City. 3. Retention:Assist target businesses with start-up or expansion efforts. 4. Infrastructure: Provide the public infrastructure necessary to support economic development and existing businesses along major corridors. 5. Intergovernmental Coordination: Explore programs that may include a variety of private or public incentives and identify existing disincentives in order to attract companies through a collaborative process with the municipalities in West Orang County. 6. Workforce Development: Forge partnerships to identify and develop needed workforce skills and innovations. 7. Marketing: Market Tri-City Area as a High-Tech Business Location. Policy 2.2.2 Role of City and Economic Development. The City shall develop and implement programs that encourage the growth and success of target businesses, communicate the opportunities available in the City to businesses, and to enhance the pro-business image of the City, by: 1. Networking through local, regional, state, and national organizations to identify and serve prospective target businesses. 2. Adopting a marketing plan with a variety of methods to promote the business advantages and opportunities available to expanding and relocating • target businesses. 3. Leveraging local marketing dollars by partnering with the Tri-City Partnership, regional and state organizations. Policy 2.2.3, Permitting and Development Process Guidelines The City shall develop a streamline review and permitting process for targeted businesses. This process should be a clearly defined, step-by-step development guideline process that assists in site review, permitting, concurrency and inspection of new-targeted businesses and the expansion/relocation of existing targeted businesses. EAR Change#21 &#22: Policies should be added to address Mixed-Use Employment & Commercial Centers Amended Future Land Use Element Objective 2.1: Economic Centers and Community Redevelopment Area. To create distinctive places of unique character and identity, maximize their economic benefit, and create more walkable and transit supportive places EAR Change#23: Provide a definition for Mixed-Use Employment & Commercial Centers Staff did not create a land use designation for mixed-use employment & commercial centers, therefore no definition is provided. EAR Change#24: Set the criteria for establishing Mixed-Use Employment& Commercial Center in appropriate areas of the City See#21 EAR Change#25: Delineate possible boundaries for Mixed-Use Employment & Commercial Center on the FLU Map Will be provided with next FLU Map update. EAR Change#26: Adopt specific Form-Based Design Standards applicable to each individual "Special Overlay Areas" Ordinance 2010-09 CRA Target Areas Special Development Plan. Ongoing for other special development plans. EAR Change#27: Provide for a Mixed-Use FLU designation in appropriate areas on the FLU Map A mixed use land use was not added after further review, only a policy/procedure was addressed EAR Change#28:Amend the existing definition for Mixed-Use in the FLU Element to include `Employment & Commercial Centers Updated Future Land Use Element Policy 2.1.1, Special Area Plans, Economic Development Plan. The City shall support economic development opportunities within Economic Centers and Economic Districts as depicted in MAP XX through the creation of Special Area Plans for these areas which shall provide detailed planning of these areas to provide a special land use plan and economic development incentives for these specific areas. The Special Area Plan may include proposed revisions to the future land use map as well as accompanying objective(s) and policies which may identify special conditions, options, uses, heights, densities, intensities, restrictions, or requirements for activities within the area The Community Redevelopment Area and Interchange Impact Areas Plans have been created and should be supported through this policy. EAR Change#29: Amend the Land Development Code to include zoning classification and standards to implement the Mixed-Use FLU designation A mixed use land use was not added after further review, only a policy/procedure was addressed EAR Change#30: Establish a Density and Intensity standard for the Mixed-Use FLU designation (Policy 1.10) Not needed at this time, policy 2.1.1 outlines the process EAR Change#31: Policies should be added that require the City to investigate and consider the implementation of Transportation Concurrency Exception Area, consistent with the requirements of Florida law (2009 SB 360) Due to updates to Florida Statute 163.3177, City will not pursue a TCEA,they are part of the overall area per MPO designations. EAR Change#32: Policies should be added that the City can grant concurrency exceptions for development proposals that are qualified by the Office of Tourism,Trade, and Economic Development (OTTED) as "job creation projects", consistent with the requirements of Florida law (2009 SB 360) Due to updates to Florida Statute 163.3177, City will not pursue a TCEA,they are part of the overall area per MPO designations. EAR Change#33 &#34: Add special incentives such as: encouraging and/or requiring portions of the projects for workforce education, business incubators, vocational (shadowing) programs with the High School, Voc. College etc. Updated Future Land Use Element Policy 2.2.1, Economic Development Strategy. The City shall continue to coordinate with and support the communities of West Orange Courity, such as Apopka, Oakland, Windermere and Winter Garden in the pursuit of a coordinated economic development program that includes the following strategic actions: 1. Target Businesses and Economic Development Districts: Identify the types of businesses and locations that will meet the City's economic development goals. 2. Recruiting: Recruit target businesses to locate within the City. 3. Retention:Assist target businesses with start-up or expansion efforts. 4. Infrastructure: Provide the public infrastructure necessary to support economic development and existing businesses along major corridors. 5. Intergovernmental Coordination: Explore programs that may include a variety of private or public incentives and identify existing disincentives in order to attract companies through a collaborative process with the municipalities in West Orang County. 6. Workforce Development: Forge partnerships to identify and develop needed workforce skills and innovations. 7. Marketing: Market Tri-City Area as a High-Tech Business Location. EAR Change#35: Policies should be added that require the consideration of incentives within the Land Development Code for expedited or priority plan review and permit fee adjustments to promote redevelopment activities within targeted areas of the City's infill and redevelopment areas. Updated Future Land Use Element Policy 2.2.3, Permitting and Development Process Guidelines The City shall develop a streamline review and permitting process for targeted businesses. This process should be a clearly defined, step-by-step development guideline process that assists in site review, permitting, concurrency and inspection of new- targeted businesses and the expansion/relocation of existing targeted businesses. ISSUE #5: Neighborhood Revitalization and Housing Promote infill development by: EAR Change#36 &#37: Expanding the provisions of the Downtown Redevelopment Area targeting redevelopment, infill, and neighborhoods; and Updated Housing Element Objective 3.2 : . Support Neighborhood and Area-wide Planning Programs. The City shall recognize, support and reinforce the unique community character of various neighborhoods, revitalizing neighborhoods, revitalizing centers, economic development districts, and other large mixed-use areas within the City through a focused planning initiative that provides a level of planning review, analysis, and recommendations for these areas. EAR Change#38 (a, b, +c) : Create a neighborhood planning process that includes the following elements: Updated Housing Element Policy 3.2.1, To implement Neighborhood and Area-Wide Plan's, the City should develop a process for creating these Plan's. The processes should be unique to the scale and type of area that supports the existing context of the area that is under review and may include the following types of processes: 1. Neighborhood Plans: A community-based planning process that is designed to address the community character issues of a specific neighborhood or neighborhoods and is focused on the establishment of community goals, the identification of neighborhood issues of concern, and developing specific strategies to resolve these issues and achieve these goals through healthy community principles. 2. Economic Development/Special Area Plans: A community and stakeholder based process that is designed to help create incentives in support of economic development initiatives. 4 EAR Change#39: Evaluate the existing range of future land use categories and consider a transect- based approach to neighborhood-specific land use planning. Updated Future Land Use Element GOAL 2: ECONOMIC STRATEGY, TO PROMOTE AND ESTABLISH AN ECONOMIC STRATEGY THAT FOCUSES ON BUSINESS CREATION AND EXPANSION, ALIGNING WITH PUBLIC INVESTMENTS, INCENTIVES AND FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT POLICES THAT ENCOURAGE AND PROTECT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT LEVERAGE EXISTING ECONOMIC ASSETS WHILE PROVIDING INCENTIVES FOR NEW ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES. EAR Change#40: Create a long-range capital improvement program that reflects recommendations created in Neighborhood "Service Area" studies. Updated Housing Element Policy 3.2.2, Neighborhood Plans. The City shall support a community-based Neighborhood Planning Process that responds to individual neighborhood requests to create a Neighborhood Plan through technical support from the City staff. When requested, the City shall initiate a process within the neighborhood to establish community goals, identify issues of concern and to develop strategies to resolve these issues and achieve these goals within a five-year period. A Neighborhood Plan should identify the neighborhood service area and may include an evaluation of some or all of the following neighborhood characteristics based upon the neighborhood issues of concern: 1. Crime and Public Safety. 2. Housing. 3. Code Enforcement. 4. Neighborhood Character and Identity. 5. Parks and Recreation. 6. Infrastructure (transportation, sidewalks, utilities, etc.) 7. Redevelopment. EAR Change#41: Integrate elementary students into the Neighborhood Planning Program. This will be addressed during the neighborhood study and doesn't require a policy change in the Comprehensive Plan EAR Change#42: Develop a partnership program that includes setting up a qualification program for developers who could partner with the City on revitalization projects. Updated Housing Element Policy 3.2.3, Neighborhood Planning Programs: Method of Introduction Any Neighborhood Plan may be initiated by either the City Commission, when funding is available, or through a citizen-based planning initiative. EAR Change#43 (a, b, +c) : Develop a GOP series that addresses current practices relating to affordable housing, including: Updated Housing Element Objective 1 • The City shall coordinate with the private sector to provide for the elimination of further described in the following policies (Chapter 187.201 5(b) 3; ECFRPC Strategic Regional Policy Plan Section 3, Policy 3.1.1 and 3.1.2). Policy 1.1 substandard housing to City standards where it is not within the reasonable • of such information to eligible homeowners. In addition, the city shall annually Policy 1.2 Objective Affordable Housing 1: 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: Policy 21.1 Development Incentives: The City shall review ordinances, codes, regulations, and the permitting process for the purpose of updating and amending, in order to increase private participation in meeting the affordable housing needs of the City, while continuing to ensure the health, welfare, and safety of the residents. EAR Change#44: Create a new GOP series that addresses implementation of housing programs and outlines a true,affordable housing strategy, including inventory management. { Housing Element was significantly updated to meet current needs and programs being offered within the City and partners in the community EAR Change#45: If zoning regulations are retained, allow accessory cottages and secondary dwelling units that can support multi-generational housing. Housing Element was significantly updated to meet current needs and programs being offered within the City and partners in the community EAR Change#46: Eliminate those Housing Element programs that cannot be implemented due to revenue limitations. Housing Element was significantly updated to meet current needs and programs being offered within the City and partners in the community ISSUE #6: Conservation EAR Change#47:Allow upland buffer from wetlands to have an average of 25-feet, and a minimum of 15-feet to be consistent with SJRWMD criteria in lieu of the required 25-foot minimum upland buffer. Revise Conservation Policies: 2.1, 2.3, 3.3, 4.3 c, 6.2 d, and FLU Policy 5.12. Updated Policies to be provided at Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting EAR Change#48: Revise wetland classification system to allow three classifications of wetlands to be consistent with Orange County requirements: Class I, II, and Ill Updated Policies to be provided at Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting EAR Change#49: Implementation of the key requirements of the Wekiva Parkway & Protection Act. Comprehensive Plan Amendment adopted under the Wekiva Ordinance 2009-033 EAR Change#50: Creation of Comprehensive Plan Policy that stipulates the City must replace incandescent traffic light signals with LED signals,to be more energy efficient. Notwithstanding, the Energy Efficiency/Greenhouse Gas Reduction provisions were Repealed under the Community Planning Act of 2011, addressed via City Administrative Policies. EAR Change#51 -#58: Convert of all City owned vehicles to hybrids. Repealed under the Community Planning Act of 2011, addressed via City Administrative Policies. EAR Change#59: Allow the staff forester a greater role in review of development plans to ensure tree preservation ordinances are complied with and to ensure adequate development of the City's urban forestry program. Addressed via Land Development Code EAR Changes#60: Update the tree protection ordinance to specify specific tree density requirements for various development types and stipulate tree preservation strategies. Addressed via the "Arbor Code"Chapter 45 of Code of Ordinances, adopted in 2010; and Conservation Element Policy 6.10. EAR Changes#61 &#62: Offer incentives for existing businesses to retrofit their buildings to be environmentally sound (i.e.: tax breaks, expedited permitting, etc). Repealed under the Community Planning Act of 2011. EAR Change#63: Adopt a zoning code that allows increased density, access to transit, mixing of uses, and vibrant pedestrian oriented places in lieu of traditional Euclidian zoning requirements. Addressed in Ordinance 2010-009, CRA Target Area Special Development Plan EAR Change#64: Revise the zoning code to stipulate xeroscape landscaping practices. Addressed in City's Land Development Code, Article VI. EAR Change#65: Revise the residential accessory use regulations to permit solar panel roofs and wind power devises. Solar Panels are permitted by Florida Building Code and City of Ocoee. EAR Change#66: Offer incentives for solar panel roofs and wind power devises on residences (i.e.: tax breaks, expedited permitting, etc). Repealed under the Community Planning Act of 2011. EAR Change#67: Revise the zoning regulations to permit urban gardens and the raising of animals and fowls for noncommercial purposes to decrease energy consumption related to food production (i.e. transport of food,travel to purchase food). Addressed via Land Development Code, Article III, section 3-2, and Chapter 43 of the Code of Ordinances. CHANGES TO CHAPTER 163 FS EAR Change#68: Required that all agencies that review comprehensive plan amendments and rezoning include a nonvoting representative of the district school board. 163.3174 Addressed via Land Development Code, Article III, Section 3-2. EAR Change#69: Added a provision that the concurrency requirement for transportation facilities may be waived by plan amendment for urban infill and redevelopment areas.163.3180(4)© No Policy required EAR Change#70: Creates 163.31771 (1): Provides legislative findings with respect to the shortage of affordable rentals in the state. (2): Provides definitions. (3): Authorizes local governments to permit accessory dwelling units in areas zoned for single family residential use based upon certain findings. (4) An application for a building permit to construct an accessory dwelling unit must include an affidavit from the applicant, which attests that the unit will be rented at an affordable rate to a very-low-income, low-income, or moderate- income person or persons. (5): Provides for certain accessory dwelling units to apply towards satisfying the affordable housing component of the housing element in a local government's comprehensive plan. (6): Requires the DCA to report to the Legislature. No amendment to Comprehensive Required. EAR Change#71: 163.3164(32) [New] Added the definition of"financial feasibility." The Financial Feasibility requirements for local plans were Repealed under the Community Planning Act of 2011. EAR Change#72: 163.31777, (2): Required comprehensive plans to be "financially" rather than "economically" feasible. The Financial Feasibility requirements for local plans were Repealed under the Community Planning Act of 2011. EAR Change#73: (3)(a)5.: Required the comprehensive plan to include a 5-year schedule of capital improvements. Outside funding (i.e., from developer, other government or funding pursuant to referendum) of these capital improvements must be guaranteed in the form of a development agreement or interlocal agreement. No Comprehensive Plan amendment needed. EAR Change#74: (6)(a): Requires the future land use element to be based upon the availability of water supplies (in addition to public water facilities). Addressed via Policy 2.13 adopted in 2010 (10-Year Water Supply Facilities Work Plan). EAR Change#75: 6)(e): Added waterways to the system of sites addressed by the recreation and open space element. A revision to Policy 7.5 to be provided at Planning and Zoning meeting EAR Change#76: (6)(h)1.: The intergovernmental coordination element must address coordination with regional water supply authorities Addressed in Objective 1, Policy 1.6, and Objective 3, 3.8. EAR Change#77: 163.3180: (6): Required local government to maintain records to determine whether 110%de minimis transportation impact threshold is reached. A summary of these records must be submitted with the annual capital improvements element update. Exceeding the 110%threshold dissolves the de minimis exceptions. No Comprehensive Plan amendment needed. EAR Change#78: (9)(c): (New section)Allowed local governments to issue approvals to commence construction notwithstanding s. 163.3180 in areas subject to a long- term concurrency management system No Comprehensive Plan amendment needed. EAR Change#79-#87: 163.3177, (3)(e) Provides that a comprehensive plan as revised by an amendment to the future land use map is financially feasible if it is supported by (1) a condition in a development order for a development of regional impact or binding agreement that addresses proportionate share mitigation consistent with s.163.3180(12), F.S., or (2) a binding agreement addressing proportionate fair- share mitigation consistent with s.163.3180(16)(f), F.S., and the property is located in an urban infill, urban redevelopment, downtown revitalization, urban infill and redevelopment or urban service area Ch. 2007-204, LOF The Financial Feasibility requirements for local plans were Repealed under the Community Planning Act of 2011. EAR Change#88: 163.3177(6)(h)1.c., Requires the intergovernmental coordination element to • include a mandatory (rather than voluntary) dispute resolution process and requires use of the process prescribed in section 186.509, F.S., for this purpose. Section 3, Chapter 2009-96, LOF. Revised Policy will be provided at the Planning and Zoning Meeting. EAR Change#89: 163.3180(5)(b)4.Requires local governments with state identified transportation concurrency exception areas to adopt land use and transportation strategies to support and fund mobility within such areas. Section 4, Chapter 2009-96, LOF. No Comprehensive Plan amendment needed. EAR Change#90: 163.3180(12)(b) & (16)(i) Defines a backlogged transportation facility to be one on which the adopted level-of-service is exceeded by existing trips, plus additional projected background trips. Section 5, Chapter 2009-85, LOF. No Comprehensive Plan amendment needed. ISSUE 91-5 EAR Change#91: 9J-5.010(1)C-Required data for the Housing Element include a description of substandard dwelling units and repealed the requirement that the housing inventory include a locally determined definition of standard and substandard housing conditions Rule 9J-5, Florida Administrative Code was Repealed under the Community Planning Act of 2011. Mayor Commissioners Rusty Johnson 4 John Grogan, District 1 Rosemary Wilsen, District 2 City Manager Richard Firstner, District 3 Robert Frank e Joel F. Keller, District 4 Florida STAFF REPORT TO: The Planning and Zoning Commission FROM: Michael Rumer, • -lanner DATE: January 31, 20 'IV/ SUBJECT: City of Ocoee proposed Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR) Based Amendments to the Ocoee Comprehensive Plan Pursuant to EAR Report Adopted on September 21, 2010. BACKGROUND SUMMARY: On September 21, 2010, the City adopted Resolution 2010-013 approving the Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR). Under State law, every jurisdiction in the State of Florida must evaluate how well it has performed at meeting the goals, objectives, and policies of the Comprehensive Plan. The City must also determine what changes are needed in the plan to reflect the community's vision for the future. The result of this evaluation process is an official report known as the Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR). The purpose of the EAR is to review the adopted Comprehensive Plan to determine how well the City is meeting State mandated planning requirements, implementing the Goals, Objectives, and Policies as set forth in the Comprehensive Plan, and addressing major growth management issues within the City. Various tools are then proposed to address the issues raised by the community and public officials. The outcome of the EAR Process is to: 1) Evaluate the effectiveness of the City's current adopted Comprehensive Plan in achieving the City's established Goals, Objectives and Policies; 2) Create a composite set of critical issues regarding growth management that the City will evaluate during an update and amendment to its Comprehensive Plan; and 3) Identify alternatives/potential tools that the City will evaluate with regard to each of those issues. ISSUE: Should the Planning and Zoning Commission, acting as the Local Planning Agency, recommend transmittal of the proposed Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR) Based Amendments to the Ocoee Comprehensive Plan pursuant to the EAR Report Adopted on September 21, 2010? The Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting Date:January 31,2017 Page 2 of 2 DISCUSSION: Attached are proposed amendments to the City of Ocoee's Comprehensive Plan based on criteria provided for in the adopted EAR report. Many of the items listed in the EAR were either addressed as part of other amendments not called "EAR Based" amendments, or have been repealed over time. Staff has worked with a couple of consultants over the past few years to provide amendments that address EAR criteria and also set up the next step in the Comprehensive planning process. The City will begin a full revision to the current Comprehensive Plan which has a vision date of 2020. This process will include community engagement and workshops with the Planning and Zoning Commission and City Commission. RECOMMENDATIONS: Staff recommends that the Planning and Zoning Commission, acting as the Local Planning Agency, recommend transmittal of the City of Ocoee proposed Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR) Based Amendments to the Ocoee Comprehensive Plan pursuant to the EAR Report Adopted on September 21, 2010, to the City Commission for Transmission to the Department of Economic Opportunity. ATTACHMENTS: Adopted Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR)—On Disc Exhibit A—Additions to the Comprehensive Plan HOUSING ELEMENT CPA-2002-1-1 VII. GOALS, OBJECTIVES, AND POLICIES GOAL: TO PROVIDE SAFE, DECENT AND SANITARY HOUSING IN SUITABLE NEIGHBORHOODS AT AFFORDABLE COSTS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT AND FUTURE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY. Objective 1: 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 policies (Chapter 187.201 5(b) 3; ECFRPC Strategic Regional Policy Plan Section 3, Policy 3.1.1 and 3.1.2). Policy 1.1: The City shall actively pursue adequate means and methods not within the reasonable capability of the individual housing owner. This • shall be accomplished by obtaining information on the availability of eligible homeowners. In addition, the city shall annually monitor needs for rehabilitation based on enforcement activities and shall supply this : - . .- . ..-- - , •• ich deliver housing r--.. • . : - . - . result of upgrading to City standards. Objective Affordable Housing 12: 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• poll • - . e . . • •• - - - . . • 3.1.2).ies: Policy 21.1 Development Incentives: The City shall review ordinances, codes, regulations, and the permitting process for the purpose of updating and amending, in order to increase private participation in meeting the affordable housing needs of the City, while continuing to ensure the health, welfare, and safety of the residents. Policy 2.2: The City shall continue to implement its minimum housing to have the residence inspected for compliance with the City's Codcs.Policy 1.2 Elimination and Replacement of Affordable Units. The City of Ocoee shall require that any public development which eliminates affordable 3-1 HOUSING ELEMENT CPA-2002-1-1 housing units shall replace at least 100% of the housing units or provide sufficient support to local affordable housing projects and initiatives. Policy 1.3, Building Technology. Continue to review new construction techniques, materials, building codes and the minimum housing codes in order to determine where housing costs can be reduced without sacrificing the quality of housing and energy efficiency. Policy 1.4, Codes and Regulations. The City of Ocoee shall continue to review ordinances, codes, regulations and permitting process to eliminate excessive requirements facilitating the supply of affordable/workforce housing. Policy 1.5, Quality Rental Units. The City of Ocoee shall continue to facilitate the provision of a stock of quality rental units. Objective 2 Housing Conditions: The City of Ocoee shall continue to develop and implement activities and programs that eliminate and prevent substandard housing conditions as measured by the following policies: Policy 21.1 Substandard Housing: The City shall actively pursue adequate means and methods of upgrading existing substandard housing to City standards where it is not within the reasonable capability of the individual housing owner. This shall be accomplished by obtaining information on the availability of rehabilitation assistance programs and distributing of such information to eligible homeowners. In addition, the city shall annually monitor needs for rehabilitation based on enforcement activities and shall supply this information to agencies, which deliver housing rehabilitation services. Policy -12.2 Hardships: The City shall continue to ensure that, in the implementation of any program to eliminate substandard housing, no individual owner-occupied housing is subject to unnecessary or undue hardships as a result of upgrading to City standards. Policy 12.3: ••- Enf•r -a - Ti- of Ocoee h.Il con i • implement the Code Enforcement Program which systematicall reviews housing conditions to ensure the necessary corrections so that the are kept in a safe, decent, and sanitary condition. Policy2 4 Funding Continue to explore and pursue funding opportunities to eliminate substandard housing (e.a. Neighborhood Stabilization Program, Community Development Corporation and foundation grants). Policy 42. R-h.oil' . an Pr•gr.m M.in .in he ho ins - .gili . ion assistance programs as a partner with Orange County (Section 8 HOME and CDBG) to include owned and rental units. 3-2 HOUSING ELEMENT CPA-2002-1-1 'a-----.,--:_--=-_---.___-._- ---------_—�=_-•----_---a-=--=:---:•• --- _ • ——_ -n. .— _- _-- —- -i • e" . Policy -12.6 Housing Inspection. The City shall continue to implement its 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 - - - . . - , . . - - , • • • . - , • - - - . , . 3.1.4). Objective 3 Housing Supply: The City shall ensure that diverse housing opportunities are available to meet the City's residential and economic needs including: single and multifamily, ownership and rental, special needs group housing and affordable/workforce housing. Policy 3.1, Fair Housing. The City shall promote the Fair Housing Act which ensures that a variety of housing choices are available to households without regard to religion, handicap, age, race, national origin, or marital status. Policy 3.2, Housing and Future Land Use. The City of Ocoee shall facilitate through its Future Land Use Element the provision of existing and future housing needs by: • Maintaining sufficient residentially zoned land • Allowing higher densities in the Downtown area, the CRA's and those Downtown areas that are targeted for annexation • Facilitating the development of accessory dwelling units in residential zoning districts and mixed use developments, especially in the downtown area 3-3 HOUSING ELEMENT CPA-2002-1-1 Policy 3.3, Housing and Private Sector Participation. Encourage the involvement of private sector financial institutions in recognizing and meeting the community's housing needs Policy 3.1: The City shall, through the provision of adequately zoned sites, encourage the location of group homes and foster care facilities in residential communities for the elderly, dependent children, physically disabled, developmentally disabled and non dangerous mentally ill persons and the provision of housing for low to moderate income families. Policy 3.2: The City shall adopt land development regulations that work to preserve the existing housing stock. The land development regulations addition, public facilities shall be maintained and preserved to adequately Policy 3.3: The City shall annually monitor the availability of sites for low and moderate income housing, for mobile homes, and for farm worker housing. In addition the City shall review needs for such housing with employers. Information on the availability of sites and on programs for such housing. The City shall annually discuss opportunities for such housing with representatives of the housing industry. Objective 4 Housing Implementation Programs: 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 as further described in the following policies (SRPP Section 3, Policy Policy 4.1 Federal and State Funding: The City shall continue to pursue and maximize the utilization of applicable Federal and State programs to provide housing assistance, especially to very low, low, and moderate income households. These funds include but are not limited to the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME, State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) program, State Apartment Incentive Loan program (SAIL, and Section 8 Rental Assistance program. The City shall facilitate the securing of necessary and appropriate Federal and State assistance and funds designed to provide adequate housing, community services and public facilities to all persons living within the City. Policy 4.42 Section 8 County Coordination: The City of Ocoee shall continue to cooperate with the Orange County Community Development Department en-on a variety of County initiatives such as any Section 8 projects proposed for the City, through staff and administrative sua citywide housing 3-4 I y+ r HOUSING ELEMENT CPA-2002-1-1 assistance program, and as an entitlement community of the Community Block Grant Programpport. Policy 1.2: The City shall maintain a Citywide housing assistance program in accordance with a cooperative agreement between the City of Ocoee and the Program. Policy 1.3: The City shall continue to participate as an entitlement community of -- . -- .- . . _ .- • :gram through the Orange County Community Policy 1.1: The City shall aid the County in the implementation of any projects in the area sponsored by the Orange County Community Development Housing Assistance Program, through data gathering assistance and direct staff support. : -- .. - - . -- - .. • . - . 1988. Policy 1.6: The City shall facilitate the securing of necessary and adequate housing, community services and public facilities to all persons living within the City. Policy '1.7: The City shall make available to low/moderate income and minority groups, information regarding local, State, and Federal housing programs and financial assistance. Objective 5 Relocation Housing: The City shall ensure uniform and equitable treatment for persons displaced by State and local government programs consistent with Florida State Statutes. Policy 5.1: The City shall ensure that reasonably located, standard housing at affordable costs is available to persons displaced through public action prior to their displacement that ensures displaced individual and/or families have access to a safe, decent, affordable, and reasonably located standard housing unit. conservation, rehabilitation, and preservation of the existing housing stock to reserve the health, safety and image of the City's neighborhoods. Objective ✓ 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; SRPP Section 3, Policies 3.1.1, 3.1.3 and 3.2.3 and 3.2.5). 3-5 HOUSING ELEMENT CPA-2002-1-1 Policy 5.2: The City shall continue to ensure that group homes arc homes is necessary to meet the needs of the City residents as provided in the City's Land Development Codc and State law. Objective 66 Special Needs Housing: The City of Ocoee shall continue to provide housing opportunities for special needs population including the elderly, farm workers, handicapped, very low, low and low moderate income families The City shall ensure that special needs populations and minorities are provided adequate housing though the following policies (Chapter 187.201 5(b)2; SRPP Section 3, Policies 3.1 and 3.2.). Policy 6.1 Land Use and Regulation Continue to provide zoning and land use regulations which allow the appropriate location and distribution of group homes, foster care facilities, farm worker housing, and mobile/manufactured homes. Policy 6.2 Location Criteria Establish a location criteria for special needs housing that includes but is not limited to the availability of infrastructure services and the proximity to public transportation, health, recreation, shopping and employment facilities. Policy 6.3 State Standards Meet the minimum Florida State requirements and standards in the provision and location of group homes, foster care facilities, farm workers housing, and mobile/manufactured homes. Policy 6.4 Code Enforcement Continue to monitor the placement of mobile homes, manufactured, and prefabricated housing, to maintain them as affordable, safe and sanitary standard housing options for low and moderate income homeowners and renters. Ensure that all manufactured homes are evaluated for Code Compliance to eliminate deficiencies and substandard living.. is allowed in any zoning district as provided in the City's Land Development Codc and State law. whenever housing discrimination is encountered. Policy 6.3: By 2003, when the City amends its Land Development •-a. . -- -. .;;; . .it Housing Ordinance to ensure housing sex, national origin, or religion. 3-6 HOUSING ELEMENT CPA-2002-1-1 Policy 6.1: The City shall assist thc Florida Department of Children and and fostcr care facilities licensed and funded by that Dcpartmcnt. Policy 6.5: The City shall continue to work with non profit affordable housing corporations and Orangc County's Housing and Community Development Division to identify renovation targct areas and alternate housing for low income groups within thc City. • 3-7 HOUSING ELEMENT CPA-2002-1-1 Objective 7 Housing Conservation and Rehabilitation: 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, SRPP Section 3, Policy 3.1). Policy 7.1 Historical and Significant Housing. The City shall continue to promote a means to identify and preserve historically and architecturally significant housing for residential uses. Policy 7.2 State and Federal Assistance Programs The City shall provide property owners with assistance in applying for and using state and federal assistance programs for rehabilitation of housing, including historically and architecturally significant housing. Policy 7.1: The City shall prepare an analysis of the structures and/or areas which structures-could be n n, 1 Policy 7.2: The land development codes adopted subsequent to this Comprehensive Plan shall include criteria for the determination of appropriateness for preservation of historic structures. Policy 7.3: Housing quality and stabilization of neighborhood standards will be protected through the implementation of adopted appropriate land development regulations. The land development regulations shall include of adequate yards and buffers between dissimilar developments and segregation of incompatible uses. Policy 7.'1: The City shall maintain principles to guide conservation, rehabilitation and demolition program techniques and strategies. Objective 8: The City shall ensure uniform and equitable treatment for persons displaced by State and local government programs consistent with Section 1121.55, Florida Statutes (SRPP Section 3, Policy 3.1.2). Policy 8.1: The City shall ensure that reasonably located, standard housing prior to their displacement. Objective 98 Housing and Services: The City shall continue to ensure that the adopted levels of service are maintained, through the following policy. Policy 8.1,Housing and Public Services. Ensure that the development of housing units and the delivery of public infrastructure and facilities such as utilities, roadways, parks, schools, community centers, and shelters are consistent with the City's adopted level of service standards.. 3-8 HOUSING ELEMENT CPA-2002-1-1 Policy 9.1: All development orders and permits for all development undertaken after thc adoption of this Comprehensive Plan, including • .: --- , -. . • 'f thcrc arc adequate public facilities and services available concurrent with thc impacts of proposed Objective 10: Thc City shall continue to provide quality housing development to its residents, through thc implementation of the following policies. Policy 10.1: Thc City shall continue to enforce regulations governing the provisions for housing. Policy 10.2: The City shall enforce and/or upgrade existing City regulations requiring vegetative buffers in new development and redevelopment between residences and major street, and other incompatible uses. Objective 11: The City shall ensure that permitting procedures are undertaken in a timely manner (Chapter 187.201, 5(b)'l; SRPP Section 3, Policy 3.3). Policy 11.1: T-- - - -- -- - - . -- -- -- -- - e-- - permitting residential development with special emphasis on reducing processing time 3-9 m D z co fracter and Design vi m O D g on Z m tr A w N F+ v a n�z 0 N = 0 m o— i v v £ r 2 O a- u D m -• o ° s o'� 71,- Z m o a ° o £ c J 3 » g c 3 3 a a m 5m ° m o w J sm a a r ' fo m N ro C m < n a a n v N n a f- H, D m o g N D < » 3 a 3r< c w 3 m ° -. £ ^r O T.T. m g S V oo m a d fg m m n 6 O O S N T.a o Z g m ^ m 3 C-'-' %-. o a ro o 0 d v_. m w °. m m 3 m n D m m ° ° °3 v 0 c = = K' j J N J ° ^. 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' .. ,..r,r J? r`6 ` 9 r ° CITY OF OCOEE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN I EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPOR (EAR) w I e i . 4 1 _la J 1 lir -� SEPTEMBER 201 0 °, Prepared Fo City of Ocoee , - Development Services Departmen 150 North Lakeshore Driv- Ocoee, Florida 3476. Prepared By: City of Ocoee Development Services Department CONS OE COW City of Ocoee Nadal& Evaluation and Appraisal Report CITY OF OCOEE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT (EAR) September 2010 Prepared For: City of Ocoee Development Services Department 150 North Lakeshore Drive Ocoee, Florida 34761 Prepared By: City of Ocoee Development Services Department City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION A. Purpose of the EAR 1 B. City Profile 2 C. Public Participation Process 5 D. NW Sector Study 10 E. City's CRA Planning Efforts 11 II. ANALYSIS OF ISSUES A. Changes in Population 14 B. Changes in Land Area 17 C. Vacant Land for Future Development 24 D. Level of Service (LOS) Analysis and Financial Feasibility 25 1. Potable Water 25 2. Sanitary Sewer 25 3. Stormwater/Drainage 25 4. Solid Waste 25 5. Parks and Open Space 25 6. Transportation 26 7. Financial Feasibility of Future Infrastructure 27 E. Location of Development Activities 31 F. Coordination with School Planning 49 G. Water Supply Planning 52 H. Changes in Growth Management Law [163.3191(2)(f), FS] 53 1. Overview 53 2. State Comprehensive Plan 54 3. Strategic Regional Policy Plan 4. Changes to Chapter 163, F.S. and Rule 9J-5, F.A.C. I. Issues of Lbcal Concern 80 1. Community Character and Design 83 2. Transportation Connectivity 88 3. Utility Infrastructure 111 4. Mixed-Use Employment and Commercial Centers 114 5. Neighborhood Revitalization 135 6. Conservation 142 J. Assessment of Successes and Shortcomings for Each Element 162 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report List of Tables p. iii List of Maps p. iii List of Figures p. iv List of Charts p. iv ii • City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report Tables Table 1 — US Census Population Growth Chart 1960—2010 p. 14 Table 2— Existing Comprehensive Plan Projections p. 14 Table 3— BEBR Population Projections p. 15 Table 4— Revised Methodology Population Projects for the JPA p. 15 Table 5— Historic Population (US Census) p. 15 Table 6—Annexations by City, Year and Acreage 2002 —2010 p. 18 Table 7—Vacant Land by Existing Future Land Use p. 24 Table 8 —Adopted LOS and Actual Performance Compared p. 25 Table 9—Total Revenues and Expenditures, Fiscal Years 2004/05 - 2008/09 p. 28 Table 10— Summary of Revenues and Expenditures, FY 2008/09 p. 28 Table 11 — Five-year Capital Improvement Program, FY 2008/09—2012/13 p. 29 Table 12—Annexations by City, Year and Acreage 2002 —2010 p. 41 Table 13—Changes to Rule 9J-5, F. 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C p. 70 Table 14 — Project roadways w/functional class, traffic volume, & LOS data p. 94 Table 15—2008 Level of Service p. 108 Table 16 — Level of Service Standards p. 50 Table 17 — Elementary School Capacity & Enrollment, 2009—2010 p. 50 Table 18 — Middle School Capacity & Enrollment, 2009—2010 p. 51 Table 19— High School Capacity & Enrollment, 2009 —2010 p. 51 Table 20—2008 Level of Service p. 168 Maps Map 1 —Annexation Map p. 17 Map 2 —JPA Future Land Use Map p. 23 Map 3—Vacant Land Map p. 24 Map 4— 1999 Aerial p. 32 Map 5—2004 Aerial p. 33 Map 6—2009 Aerial p. 34 Map 7 — Current Commercial Development—2010 p. 35 Map 8 — Commercial Development Projects by Time Period —2007 p. 36 Map 9— Residential Projects by Time Period —2007 p. 37 Map 10— Residential Projects by Time Period -2010 p. 38 Map 11 — Existing Land Use Map p. 40 Map 12— Future Land Use Map p. 48 Map 13 — Major roadways in the City of Ocoee p. 89 Map 14 — Major streets in the City of Ocoee p. 90 Map 15 —The SR 50 corridor through Ocoee p. 91 Map 16 —The proposed town center project area facilities p. 93 Map 17 — Major Roadways in the City of Ocoee p. 104 Map 18 —CRA Framework p. 105 Map 19— Future Transportation Network p. 106 Map 20—2008 Daily Level of Service p. 107 Map 21 — Interchange Impact Areas p. 116 Map 22 — Downtown Redevelopment Area p. 117 iii City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report Map 23 —Activity Centers p. 119 Map 24— Boundary Map of the CRA p. 124 Map 25— Northwest Sector Study p. 125 Map 26— Potential TCEA (s) p. 127 Map 27— Potential Employment & Commercial Center p. 131 Map 28— Major Roadways in the City of Ocoee p. 164 Map 29—CRA Framework P. 165 Map 30— Future Transportation Network p.166 Map 31 — 2008 Daily Level of Service p. 167 Charts Chart 1 — Population Growth in Ocoee, 1970-2009 p. 136 Figures Fig 1 —A typical suburban intersection p. 96 Fig 2 —The intersection of Figure 1 revised using Shared Space concepts p. 97 Fig 3 —Typical major street profile p. 97 Fig 4—Typical parkway profile with separate multi-use trail p. 98 Fig 5 —Typical roadway profile for commercial property access p. 99 Fig 6 — Potential Form-Base Codes p. 132 iv City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report I. INTRODUCTION The State of Florida regulates local government comprehensive planning through Chapter 163, Part II of Florida Statutes (F.S.). These laws mandate that a long-range, comprehensive planning program be established and maintained as a continuous and ongoing process. Section 163.3191, F.S., requires all local governments in Florida to adopt an evaluation and appraisal report (EAR) once every seven years assessing the progress in implementing the local government's comprehensive plan. The process also provides an opportunity to address changes that have occurred since the Comprehensive Plan's adoption or previous EAR. The EAR process leads to EAR-based comprehensive plan amendments, which modify the existing plan in accordance with the evaluation and recommendations of the EAR. Prior to developing the EAR, the local government establishes the Major Issues facing the community. The analysis of each Major Issue describes it within the context of local history and current conditions, and provides an analysis of the achievements of the plan's objectives relating to each Major Issue. The identified Major Issues for City of Ocoee evaluated in this EAR are: • Community Character • Transportation connectivity • Utility Infrastructure • Mixed Use Employment and Commercial Centers • Neighborhood Revitalization • Conservation The State of Florida requires local governments to address several special topics, when relevant, per Sections 163.3191(2)(k)-(p), F.S. The required special topics relevant to the City of Ocoee include the following. In 2010, an ordinance was passed amending the City of Ocoee's Comprehensive Plan in order to comply with the Wekiva Parkway and Protection Act. In 2008, the City entered into a settlement agreement with the Florida Department of community Affairs (DCA) allowing for the approval of the City's ,Comprehensive Plan policies as related to the Wekiva Protection Act. In 2008, a Public School Facilities Element was incorporated into the Comprehensive Plan in compliance with State law. The City also entered into an interlocal agreement with Orange County and the Orange County School Board for public school facility Planning and School Concurrency. Based on the Major Issues and special topics identified for the City, the following changes are recommended for the Comprehensive Plan. Additional changes are specifically recommended within each section of this EAR. A. Purpose of the EAR: 1 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report Under state law, every jurisdiction in the State of Florida must evaluate how well it has performed at meeting the goals, objectives, and policies of the Comprehensive Plan. The City must also determine what changes are needed in the plan to reflect the community's vision for the future. The result of this evaluation process is an official report known as the Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR). The purpose of the EAR is to review the adopted Comprehensive Plan to determine how well the City is meeting State mandated planning requirements, implementing the Goals, Objectives, and Policies as set forth in the Comprehensive Plan, and addressing major growth management issues within the City. Various tools are then proposed to address the issues raised by the community and public officials. The outcome of the EAR Process is to: 1) Evaluate the effectiveness of the City's current adopted Comprehensive Plan in achieving the City's established Goals, Objectives and Policies; 2) Create a composite set of critical issues regarding growth management that the City will evaluate during an update and amendment to its Comprehensive Plan; and 3) Identify alternatives/potential tools that the City will evaluate with regard to each of those issues. Section 163.3191, F.S., requires all local governments in Florida to adopt an evaluation and appraisal report (EAR) once every seven years assessing the progress in implementing the local government's comprehensive plan. A major difference between this EAR and the previous EAR prepared by the City is that this time the assessment of the plan focuses on the major planning issues currently affecting the community. This EAR for the City of Ocoee provides the review and analysis of the City's current Comprehensive Plan to assure that it is meeting the needs and reflecting the future vision of the community. Through the thorough review and analysis of local issues and special topics, the EAR provides the framework for the update to the City's Comprehensive Plan. B. City Profile The City of Ocoee is located in west Orange County, southeast of Lake Apopka. The 5. location of the City is shown in figure 1.The City is approximately 19 sq miles in size and had a population of 33,658 in 2009 (Source: OF Bureau of Economics and Business Research). The City is low to medium density residential in character except for commercial development along SR 50 and Clark Road. Fourteen parks make up the recreation opportunities in Ocoee. 2 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report 0 \, y Q ; f „� " R ,. , 6 1 �y `\ ^} o Daytona � 5 Beady A 1siL1 �jj t m S , _ ,,,,, ,„ 1 ... ,,,i,. .. , , , ,, -------k&i . .,) ...roar City W Ocoee Locatan Map ∎..--...._ Figure 1 Historically, the City of Ocoee was built as a small agricultural town supported by the local citrus industry. The town was first settled adjacent to Starke Lake, southeast of Lake Apopka in the mid-1800's. Though still a small town, by 1886 the settlement was officially known as Ocoee. Ocoee remained a small town through the mid 1900's when the rapidly expanding Orlando Metropolitan Area began to grow westward. As recently as 1960, the population was estimated at only 2,500, but this population would increase rapidly as, several major roadways were constructed through the City, creating a more accessible environment. Key milestones in the life cycle of the City to date include: 1) State Road 50 (SR 50) was constructed south of downtown Ocoee in 1959 and provided a direct east-west connection between the City and a growing Orlando. The development of SR 50 made Ocoee more accessible and attractive to development of new housing stock on properties with lower land values. 2) Florida's Turnpike (Turnpike) was the next major roadway constructed through Ocoee. This 309 mile long freeway was extended through West Orange County in 3 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report 1964, just south of the downtown, and provided Ocoee with excellent access to Central Florida north and south. 3) Decades later, in late 1990, the connection between Ocoee and Orlando was further secured when the western extension of SR 408 was completed. The tollway, also known as the East-West Expressway, connects the Turnpike south of SR 50, through downtown Orlando, and to the University of Central Florida in the east. 4) The final piece of the Ocoee connectivity story is SR 429, also known as the Western Expressway. Completed in 2000, this tollway connects US 441 in the north, to Interstate-4 (1-4), just south of Walt Disney World. • 4 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report C. Public Participation Process The City of Ocoee held two community meetings to discuss community issues that were then used to inform preparation of EAR issues. The first meeting was held on October 14, 2008, as a workshop with members of the Local Planning Agency/Planning and Zoning Commission. The second meeting was held on October 22, 2008, and was well- participated. This meeting further reinforced the list of issues from which the EAR issues were crafted. Additionally, an internal meeting was held as part of a strategic planning session with City Department Heads and Commissioners on March 2, 2009. Again, issues relating to growth management confirmed and supported the growing list of comments. These comments are summarized below. Planning & Zoning Workshop. Citizens Workshop Comments 1) Promote more Commercial, Industrial and Retail in the City(Strategic Location) 2) Relationships between Bluford/50, McKey, Architecture; City Goals 3) Identify City Centers 4) Identify Redevelopment context that does not allow older areas to be out-competed 5) Consider Transportation in design of City Centers 6) Gateway Identification as an important component 7) Downtowns(City Centers) • Mixture of uses for dining, entertainment • Pedestrian friendly • Trails master planning • Securing trails via development review 8) Interconnected Trail System connecting parks with other public amenities 9) Traffic • Connectivity • Network • Signalization (Palm Drive) 10) Enclaves 11) Aquifer Recharge Protection • Wekiva P&P Act inclusion 5 • City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report 12) Identify Utility Service expansion 13) Septic reduction strategy 14) Recreation • More athletic fields • Community centers • Parks (more active facilities • Parking 15) Securing park facilities via the development process using a master plan 16) Affordable Senior Housing(ALF's), etc. 17) Integration of Alternative Housing types • Section 8, Hope VI, other programs 18) Increase in Reclaimed system &provision 19) Alternative Transportation • Future Commuter Rail • Intermediary Lynx routes • Multi-modal plan 20) Education • Satellite campuses 21) Workforce education 22) Expand efforts to attract educational institution 23) Expanding medical campus 24) Cemetery—cleanup;location issues 25) Future character • Architectural standards • Character typology • Pattern books? 6 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report 26) Design standards • General description of character 27) Identification of market needs and supporting uses–hotels, etc. 28) Address sprawl • Auction • Citywide 29) Promote new Industrial&existing opportunities (Lt. Ind.) 30) Tree Protection–mention more specifically in the Comprehensive Plan 31) Identify re-development incentives • Code • Fees • Evaluate other places 32) Liaisons for key planning areas for issues Community Meeting Comments Growth Management Survey • Is Government TV effective? • TALK IS CHEAP "Oh-Coy"or"Oh-KOH-ee"? City needs a park • Where old Main Street/Bluford is located • What are the returns on City-owned property? • Invest/Expand Medical campus • City survey results West Oaks Mall • What was the vision before and while built—how do we have other successful shopping centers? • Proper market analysis and marketing • City should be more pro-active • Lack of community spirit—leadership 7 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report • Rules &regulations Ocoee has no downtown—a place to shop,play, go to dinner—to generate economic development • Why haven't we implemented Master Plans? • Pool investments—heated pool • Investment in redevelopment plans—target dates • Empty lots(Middle School, Post Office, Silver Star to Lakewood Code Enforcement(Active) • Setting a strategy • Why do we have a Pioneer Key 1 & 2? What Community Development programs can assist? • Affordable housing that works • Need lifestyle centers with shopping, dining • Why have we allowed business to escape? • City should take care of facilities • Why is the Cafe "the downtown?" • Colony Plaza—why? • Starke Lake—why do we allow septic? • We need to redevelop/implement the Lakefront Redevelopment Plan • We need to realize that we are a city that is growing(33k) not small(5000) • We need to invest in infrastructure • Resurfacing projects need to be planned for financially • The C/P should be based on need City Garbage Trucks • Leak hydraulic fluid and stain the roadways • Street maintenance should be reevaluated • City should take care of its own properties (Montgomery) • Set target dates—why are parks closed at times? • City needs an adequate place for community events (like Tanner Hall) Why didn't we get it right with the!son Center? We need the qualities of great urban downtowns(Boston, Nova Scotia) • Walkability • Variety of uses • Encouraging cultural and civic opportunities • No more suburban strip development • Downtown Ocoee has potential • Enclaves need to be annexed 8 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report Transportation • Trails—require through Development Review • Need a spine/network of trails • Parallel path to 50 • Shoal Creek walking path • Lake Bennet area & Kane's Furniture area • Connectivity to mall, parks, schools • Land Development Code requirements for proposed walkways • Recreation, Civic, Culture—taking care of City Property--investing in maintenance • Increase funding for Public Works • Housing—range of economic categories • Programs for Pioneer Key 1 and 2 • Silver Star/Ocoee Apopka • Identify key target redevelopment areas • City should exercise its power of condemnation • City should be results-oriented • City should make use of its usable land • Shopping center behind Post Office should be redeveloped • Focus uses appropriately • Parallel roadways to 50 • Story Road/Geneva Street should be extended • Naming of roads should be coordinated • Community design principles • Box retail over parking • Need to address City goals holistically, not North of 50 vs. South of 50 • Re-evaluate City's architectural interpretation • More sports fields and venues Parks • Need parks for older kids • Winter Park Village • More City Hall and re-develop Starke Lake as a cultural attraction (Starke Hall) • Attract larger, higher quality employment • Maintain quaint downtown centers • Tree preservation The evaluation of the City's Comprehensive Plan began on March 5, 2009, with an EAR scoping meeting. An advertisement was published in the West Orange Times newspaper, and notices were posted at City Hall inviting the public to attend. The meeting consisted of a presentation by the City's Consultant and discussion with city staff and citizens. After discussing the issues with the department heads, citizens and adjacent jurisdictions, a Letter of Understanding (LOU) including the scope of work and a list of issues that will be addressed in the EAR was submitted to DCA on May 5, 2009. On September 14, 2010 the City's Planning Advisory Board (Local Planning Agency) held an advertised public hearing and recommended to the City Council that the EAR 9 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report be transmitted to the Department of Community Affairs. On September 21, 2010 the City Commission held a public hearing and approved the EAR for adoption. D. NW Sector Study In 2006, the City of Ocoee and a retained consulting team prepared a study of the Northwest area of the City known as the NW Sector Study. This study served as an important analysis of growth potential within the area and created land use buildout scenarios that represented a low, medium, and high density/intensity form of land use patterns. The study also evaluated capital improvements necessary to fulfill each scenario, in addition to preparation of a study of the market conditions at the time. This study was formally accepted by the City Commission, but no land use amendments were sought at the time due to financial feasibility concerns of infrastructure. This study, provided as an appendix creates a framework for evaluation of the Northwest area of the City as the City moves ahead in preparation of the EAR-based amendments. The City will be again evaluating the proposed buildout scenarios and will consider them in context of addressing several EAR issues of community concern, but will take great care in evaluating the efficacy of a long-term horizon versus a traditional one. 10 CRA Target Areas Special Development Plan In order to implement the goals identified for the Ocoee Community Redevelopment Area (CRA), the CRA Board budgeted funds to hire a consultant to assist in the development of an Overlay Plan. In June of 2009, a contract was entered into with Glatting, Jackson, Kercher & Anglin (now AECOM) to initiate a visioning process. This process would lead to the creation of a Regulating Plan which would guide growth within the CRA and certain areas adjacent thereto which were included in the original blight study, but which are not located within the CRA. As visioning unfolded, three primary target areas were identified which offered the greatest potential for development to meet the overall objectives of the Ocoee CRA Redevelopment Plan. The CRA Target Areas are located within the Minorville and Lake Bennet Activity Centers. The CRA Target Areas Special Development Plan is the culmination of many months of work with local stakeholders, land owners, developers, local businesses, hospital staff, and City officials to create a planning guide encapsulating a shared vision for new growth. This process creates a vision and provides an interim mechanism that may be used to allow quality development to occur within the Target Areas prior to execution of a true form-based code. Throughout the creative process of the plan, staff and the consultants have worked diligently to secure input from a wide range of citizens to help form the overall vision for the CRA. Of significant importance, the project team has held numerous input and update meetings with key landowners within each target area to solicit guidance and feedback. In addition to the development of a framework plan which sets broad parameters for growth, each Target Area Plan exhibits unique characteristics which are site specific and which fit the needs of the owners. Target Area 2 — —;:j%, . Target Area 3 Target Area 1 „ ail 11 Target Area 1 exhibits the most structured development pattern and offers the highest potential for urban forms or mixed use, multi-story development. A precise system of internal roadways, which take into account land ownership lines and future transportation network needs, creates a block system promoting intensive development. _ c r,_ II r i ,'', t; lt4;ti 1 t� 'al�i1 { # ides- '711 )� r i` .---n — II Target Area 2 provides for a hybrid form of growth with a more suburban pattern proximate to S.R. 50 and Bluford Avenue with a higher order of urban blocks promoted for the remainder of the area. The centerpiece Maine Street extension will extend from Bluford Avenue over to Maguire Road to open this area up for more intensive mixed-use development. I � a � U. `a layra.�m�Nr�n'aA'•wyro dxyj.nrcS�m Or bm3asov utzt.c�.vo ....dc km♦�n:ewa raa lba#..n M4aq VxS smur an m.m SC mnv:X — avd.'.y ?mnra 9yai x.cr, 12 Target Area 3 is the Health Central Hospital site which contemplates a structured roadway system offering a more predictive pattern of development while also opening the site to a wider variety of hospital-related uses. This plan contemplates that a more precise master plan may be developed over time as hospital functions are better defined. ri A . (� - a .- . .. - T.:.._.e.` , 1, , . ' i §,% 1''...v... fig!:iii -01.1111 -.1 ';, .- '',:.. i If ,,,,,_. _:, _,,,, , x 7, ___-_.„ ,.. , ,. - ,,,,,...„ ,,, . A......: : . .0 - -, „4.4. 1g -----i-.41:400.-, --izilt. „ i 1 ii...7s,',..1,sal . -.- .., :i --_-..I, , f ,..__, , cflt �{�j - ;. \ ,. ,. den kid, ,ht l.. :‘,1 j, -...":::::-.7..;:i 1 4' v ... i - While the CRA Target Areas depicted portions of unincorporated Orange County, any such lands located within unincorporated Orange County will only be subject to the CRA Target Areas Special Development Plan and the proposed Ordinance upon annexation into the corporate limits of the City. 1_3 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report II. ANALYSIS OF ISSUES A. Changes in Population Since 1960, the City of Ocoee has grown from a population of 2,500 to over 38,000. These population data track with the overall growth of West Orange County as more transportation connections were made to Metropolitan Orlando and the ensuing growth of new residential development. Table 1 US Census Population Growth Chart 1960— 2010 40,000 - - - 35,000 0• 30,000 o 25,000 i+ 5- 20,000 d d 15,000 10,000 5,000 0 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 Year This population chart shows the increase in population as several major roadways were constructed. Source: US Census Bureau The City's original Comprehensive Plan projections projected a growth pattern that is similar to what has actually occurred (Tablel). The current population estimate for the City of Ocoee for 2010 is 38,788 based on unverified Census tract information for the Ocoee zip code of 34761, which is +1- 10% higher than the original projections, but is close to BEBR projection data (Table 2). Table 2 Existing Comprehensive Plan Projections Year Population 1990 14,850 1995 18,114 2000 22,357 2005 27,782 2010 34,835 14 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report Table 3 BEBR Population Projections BEBR Pop 60,000 55,000.0 - 50,000.0 - i 45,000.0 'I 40,000 0 35,000.0 30.000.0 . 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 However, the existing Comprehensive Plan's Revised Methodology provided a much more aggressive set of projections to the year 2020 within the Orange County Joint Planning Agreement (JPA) area, and was based on predicted growth rates that have not been sustained over the period from 2000 to 2010. The JPA has been amended for pending annexations 12 times since 2002, expanding the area, yet the population within the JPA is considerably lower than the existing projections Table 4 Revised Methodology Population Projects for the JPA Year Total Population 1997 35,171 2005 55,572 2010 63,745 2020 76,899 Population growth in the City of Ocoee has exceeded growth rates in the State of Florida and Orange County. Table 5 compares population growth in the City and County. Between 2000 and 2007, the City grew by approximately 90 percent, from 1990-2000 compared to 57 percent in the County. Much of this disparity can be attributed to the City's location in the western portion of the County, where rapid growth occurred later than in the areas immediately surrounding the City of Orlando. Table 5 Historic Population (U.S. Census) Population Percent Change 1980 1990 2000 2010 1980 to 1990 to 2000 to 1990 2000 2010 Ocoee 7,803 12,778 24,391 34,187 <63.75% <90.88% <40.16% Orange 471,016 677,491 1,066,113 1,108,882 <40.01% <57.36% <64.61% County 15 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report The City has not prepared a new set of projections specific to the Comprehensive Plan since the original 1990 Comprehensive Plan. The EAR based amendments should include an updated projection series that will be based on more realistic growth rates predicted by sources such as BEBR and bureaus of population and economic research. 16 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report B. Changes in Land Area Based on the adopted Comprehensive Plan the total area of the City of Ocoee was 8,669 acres in 2002 (excluding rights-of-way). Due to the annexation of approximately 288.75 acres of land, the total area of the City increased to its current size of 19,596.35 acres. Map 1, below, depicts the current city boundaries and identifies the location of properties annexed from 2002 to 2010. Table 6 lists the acreage annexed into the City from 2002 to September 2010. Map 1: Annexation Map • C� � f l3 a ,■.115 0.9 Afl low rilt P Legend —�L."eoee.n t,PO.o3.nQe Cw.ny Raiere Eaixesswey it GI Lko?e Annexations Since October 1 2002 "a a 17 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report Table 6 Annexations by City, Year and Acreage 2002 — 2010 Ordiance # Location Description Adoption Date 2002-12 ANNEXING APPROXIMATELY 6.25 ACRES LOCATED April 16, 2002 WEST OF THE WESTERN EXPRESSWAY AND NORTH OF FULLERS CROSS ROAD, 2002-15 ANNEXING APPROXIMATELY 4.92 ACRES LOCATED ON June 18, 2002 MAGUIRE ROAD, APPROXIMATELY 1 BLOCK NORTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF ROBERSON ROAD AND MAGUIRE ROAD 2002-16 ANNEXING APPROXIMATELY 9.20 ACRES LOCATED ON June 18, 2002 THE NORTH SIDE OF FULLERS CROSS ROAD APPROXIMATELY 700 FEET EAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF OCOEE-APOPKA ROAD AND FULLERS CROSS ROAD INTERSECTION; 2003-02 ANNEXING APPROXIMATELY 18.69 ACRES LOCATED January 21, 2003 APPROXIMATELY 650 FEET WEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF THE BELWAY (STATE ROAD 429) AND FULLERS CROSS ROAD INTERSECTION 2003-03 ANNEXING APPROXIMATELY 1.78 ACRES LOCATED ON January 7, 2003 THE NORTHSIDE OF WST SILVER STAR APPROXIMATELY 350 FEET EAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF WEST SILVER STAR ROAD AND OCOEE-APOPKA ROAD; 2003-11 ANNEXING APPROXIMATELY 9.116 ACRES LOCATED March 18, 2003 APPROXIMATELY 331 FEET EAST OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF STATE ROAD 50 BLACKWOOD AVENUE, 2003-13 ANNEXING APPROXIMATELY 67.65 ACRES LOCATED AT March 18, 2003 THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF STATE ROAD 50 AND BLACKWOOD AVENUE, 2003-17 ANNEXING APPROXIMATELY 11.76 ACRES LOCATED August 5, 2003 APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET SOUTH OF 17TH AVENUE ON THE WEST SIDE OF OCOEE-CLARCONA ROAD 2003-26 APPROXIMATELY 3.52 ACRES LOCATED September 2, APPROXIMATELY 1,400 FEET NORTH OF WURST ROAD 2003 ON THE WAST SIDE OF ADAIR STREET 2003-40 ANNEXING APPROXIMATELY 5.494 ACRES LOCATED November 4, NORTH OF COLONIAL DRIVE/STATE ROAD 50 2003 APPROXIMATELY 1,750 FEET WEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF CLARKE ROAD AND COLONIAL DRIVE 2003-44 ANNEXING APPROXIMATELY 1.012 ACRES LOCATED November 18, SOUTH OF THE FOREST RIDGE SUBDIVISION AT THE 2003 SOUTHERN END OF BASKING RIDGE COURT 2003-46 ANNEXING APPROXIMATELY .67 ACRES LOCATED November 18, APPROXIMATELY 550 FEET NORTH OF THE 2003 INTERSECTION OF MAGUIRE ROAD AND ROBERSON ROAD ON THE WEST SIDE OF MAGUIRE ROAD 2003-48 ANNEXING APPROXIMATELY 5.3 ACRES LOCATED November 18, NORTH OF SILVER STAR ROAD ON THE WEST SIDE OF 2003 OCOEE-APOPKA ROAD 18 • City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report 2003-51 ANNEXING APPROXIMATELY 4.57 ACRES LOCATED November 18, NORTH OF SILVER STAR ROAD ON THE WEST SIDE OF 2003 OCOEE-APOPKA ROAD 2003-54 ANNEXING APPROXIMATELY 1.13 ACRES LOCATED November 18, NORTH OF SILVER STAR ROAD ON THE WEST SIDE OF 2003 OCOEE-APOPKA ROAD 2003-57 ANNEXING APPROXIMATELY 9.4 ACRES LOCATED November 18, NORTH OF SILVER STAR ROAD ON THE WEST SIDE OF 2003 OCOEE-APOPKA ROAD 2004-01 ANNEXING APPROXIMATELY 29.25 ACRES LOCATED February 3, 2004 APPROXIMATELY 2,000 FEET WEST OF THE POINT WHERE FULLERS CROSS ROAD GOES UNDER THE WESTERN EXPRESSWAY(STATE ROAD 429) 2004-002 ANNEXING APPROXIMATELY 33.48 ACRES LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE MCCORMICK ROAD AND INGRAM ROAD INTERSECTION PURSUANT TO THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE PROPERTY OWNERS; FINDING SAID ANNEXATION TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE OCOEE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, THE OCOEE CITY CODE, AND THE JOINT PLANNING AREA AGREEMENT; PROVIDING FOR AND AUTHORIZING THE UPDATING OF OFFICIAL CITY MAPS; PROVIDING DIRECTION TO THE CITY CLERK; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; REPEALING INCONSISTENT ORDIANCES; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 2004-04 ANNEXING APPROXIMATELY 4.79 ACRES LOCATED April 6, 2004 SOUTH OF THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE MCCORMICK ROAD AND INGRAM ROAD INTERSECTION 2004-06 ANNEXING APPROXIMATELY 0.666 ACRES LOCATED %- April 6, 2004 MILE NORTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF MAGUIRE ROAD AND ROBERSON ROAD ON THE WEST SIDE OF MAGUIRE ROAD 2004-11 ANNEXING APPROXIMATELY 1.01 ACRES LOCATED June 15, 2004 SOUTHWEST OF BASKING RIDGE COURT AND IMMEDIATELY WEST OF OCOEE'S OLD AFRICAN- AMERICAN CEMETERY 2004-13 ANNEXING APPROXIMATELY 5.08 ACRES LOCATED AT June 15, 2004 THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE OCOEE APOPKA ROAD AND FULLER'S CROSS ROAD INTERSECTION 2005-001 ANNEXING APPROXIMATELY 6.92 ACRES LOCATED March 15, 2005 SOUTHWEST OF THE SILVER STAR ROAD AND OLD SILVER STAR ROAD INTERSECTION AND EAST OF JOHIO SHORES ROAD 2005-008 ANNEXING APPROXIMATELY 9.866 ACRES LOCATED June 7, 2005 SOUTH OF MCCORMICK ROAD AND WEST OF INGRAM ROAD 2006-005 ANNEXING APPROXIMATELY 15.80 ACRES LOCATED February 21, 2006 WEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF CLARCONA-OCOEE ROAD (NORTH LAKEWOOD AVENUE) AND WURST ROAD 2006-018 ANNEXING APPROXIMATELY 101.66 ACRES LOCATED November 7, NORTH AND WEST OF CLARCONA-OCOEE ROAD, AND 2006 TO THE EAST OF FOREST LAKE GOLF COURSE 19 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report 2006-020 ANNEXING APPROXIMATELY 2.355 ACRES LOCATED December 19, 575 FEET WEST OF THE STATE ROAD 50 AND STATE 2006 ROAD 439 INTERSECTION 2006-022 ANNEXING APPROXIMATELY 33.176 ACRES LOCATED December 19, AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION 2006 OF MAINE STREET AND CHICAGO AVENUE, SOUTH OF TIGER MINOR PARK AND EAST OF RICHMOND AVENUE 2007-004 ANNEXING APPROXIMATELY 0.8 ACRES LOCATED April 17, 2007 WEST OF AND ADJACENT TO ADAIR STREET AND APPROXIMATELY 155 FEET NORTH OF VIGNETTI PARK 2007-008 ANNEXING APPROXIMATELY 0.85 ACRES LOCATED May 15, 2007 SOUTH OF AND ADJACENT TO WHITE ROAD AND APPROXIMATELY 1,300 FEET WEST OF CLARKE ROAD 2007-010 ANNEXING APPROXIMATELY 37.12 ACRES LOCATED May 15, 2007 EAST OF AND ADJACENT, IN PART, TO OCOEE APOPKA ROAD AND APPROXIMATELY 2,500 FEET SOUTH OF FULLERS CROSS ROAD 2007-012 ANNEXING APPROXIMATELY 1.95 ACRES LOCATED May 15, 2007 NORTH OF AND ADJACENT TO COLONIAL DRIVE (S.R. 50) AND APPROXIMATELY 1,280 FEET EAST OF BLACKWOOD AVENUE 2007-014 ANNEXING APPROXIMATELY 2.249 ACRES LOCATED May 15, 2007 APPROXIMATELY 586 FEET SOUTH OF STATE ROAD 50, AND TO THE EAST AND NORTH OF THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE 2007-016 ANNEXING APPROXIMATELY 4.53 ACRES LOCATED July 17, 2007 APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET WEST OF OCOEE APOPKA ROAD AND APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET NORTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF PALM DRIVE AND SAND DOLLAR KEY DRIVE 2007-019 ANNEXING APPROXIMATELY 18.69 ACRES LOCATED August 7, 2007 EAST OF AND ADJACENT TO LAUREN BETH AVENUE AND APPROXIMATELY 600 FEET SOUTH OF CLARCONA OCOEE ROAD 2007-021 ANNEXING APPROXIMATELY 0.60 ACRES LOCATED August 7, 2007 SOUTH OF AND ADJACENT TO CLARCONA OCOEE ROAD AND APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET WEST OF ANGOLA STREET; 2008-001 ANNEXING APPROXIMATELY 9.46 ACRES LOCATED March 18, 2008 NORTH OF AND ADJACENT TQ GENEVA STREET AND APPROXIMATELY 2,000 FEET EAST OF BLUFORd AVENUE;, 2008-002 ANNEXING APPROXIMATELY 8.76 ACRES LOCATED March 18, 2008 EAST OF AND ADJACENT TO TOMYN BOULEVARD AND APPROXIMATELY 255 FEET SOUTH OF PATRIOTS POINT DRIVE; 2008-005 ANNEXING APPROXIMATELY 26.65 ACRES LOCATED April 1, 2008 WEST OF AND ADJACENT TO MAGUIRE ROAD AND SOUTH OF AND ADJACENT TO ROBERSON ROAD AT THE SOUTHWEST QUADRANT OF THE INTERSECTION OF MAGUIRE ROAD AND ROBERSON ROAD; 2008-007 ANNEXING APPROXIMATELY 0.65 ACRES LOCATED June 17, 2008 NORTH OF AND ADJACENT TO CENTURY OAK DRIVE AND APPROXIMATELY % MILE WEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF BRYCE DRIVE AND CLARKE ROAD; 20 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report 2009-004 ANNEXING APPROXIMATELY 1.84 ACRES LOCATED March 17, 2009 EAST OF AND ADJACENT TO OCOEE-APOPKA ROAD AND APPROXIMATELY 1790 FEET NORTH OF SILVER STAR 2009-006 ANNEXING APPROXIMATELY 1.24 ACRES LOCATED April 21, 2009 NORTH SIDE OF SILVER STAR ROAD AND SOUTH OF REWIS STREET, % MILE EAST, NORTHEAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF BLUFORD AVENUE AND SILVER STAR ROAD; 2009-018 ANNEXATION APPROXIMATELY 80.68 ACRES, MORE OR July 21, 2009 LESS, GENERALLY LOCATED ALONG WHITE ROAD ONE QUARTER MILE EAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF WHITE ROAD AND CLARKE ROAD AND COMPRISING ALL CURRENTLY UNINCORPORATED PROPERTY IN THE ROSE HILL SUBDIVISION PHASES 2 AND 3, 2009-022 ANNEXING APPROXIMATELY 1.24 ACRES, LOCATED ON October 20, 2009 THE WEST SIDE OF 1ST STREET, APPROXIMATELY 445 FEET SOUTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF 1ST STREET AND SILVER STAR ROAD; 2009-024 ANNEXING APPROXIMATELY 0.30 ACRES, LOCATED ON October 20, 2009 THE WEST SIDE OF 1sT STREET, APPROXIMATELY 585 FEET SOUTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF 1ST STREET AND SILVER STAR ROAD; 2010-005 ANNEXING APPROXIMATELY 1.34 ACRES LOCATED ON May 18, 2010 THE WEST SIDE OF ADAIR STREET, BETWEEN 2ND AVENUE AND 3RD AVENUE 2010-010 ANNEXING APPROXIMATELY 3.68 ACRES LOCATED August 3, 2010 SOUTH OF AND ADJACENT TO STATE ROAD 50 AND WEST OF STATE ROAD 408 2010-011 ANNEXING APPROXIMATELY 21.14 ACRES LOCATED August 3, 2010 NORTH OF AND ADJACENT TO OLD WINTER GARDEN ROAD AND WEST OF AND ADJACENT TO OHIO AVENUE Since 2003, some of the land annexed into the city has been in the form of "enclaves" - pockets of unincorporated property surrounded by incorporated areas. Current Florida Law (Section 171.046, Florida Statutes) provides for the elimination of existing enclaves through interlocal agreement and municipal ordinance. The annexation of these enclaves into the city has allowed for more efficient planning, growth management and service delivery and has had little impact on City services, while providing for a more compact urban form. Voluntary annexation of land from the outskirts of the city limits has also occurred, primarily along the western, northern, and eastern boundaries. Since 1994, annexation have occurred under the auspices of an interlocal agreement between the City and Orange County that addresses annexations within the Joint Planning Area (JPA) established as a part of the interlocal agreement and described below. The City of Ocoee's comprehensive plan addresses the annexation of unincorporated land and established various objectives and policies to annex properties that would enhance the economic base of the City, including nonresidential, apartments/multi-family dwellings, utility service fringe 21 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report area suitable for development, existing subdivisions and vacant land being developed and having high value. The City has given priority to annexing land areas that contributed toward the economic base and have not caused negative impacts on infrastructure. The roads impacted by the annexations are primarily under the jurisdiction of the County or State so local roadway impacts have been small as well. Joint Planning Area (JPA) In 1994, the City of Ocoee and Orange County executed an Interlocal Agreement. The agreement provides for shared regulations between the City and Orange County relating to issues such as density and annexations. The agreement also set up the Joint Planning Area (JPA) shown on Map 2. Any change of zoning or land use in this area requires notification of the adjacent jurisdiction if the property undergoing the change abuts each jurisdiction. A Joint Land Use Plan was formulated along with the Interlocal Settlement Agreement to provide uniform future land uses in the JPA. The agreement also focuses on public services such as the provision of urban services to areas within the JPA. Because of the joint land use plan and other elements of the interlocal agreement that address provision of infrastructure, the eventual annexation of all the land within the JPA to the City of Ocoee will be planned for and should cause no negative impacts on the City or County. 1 4_ 22 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report Map 2 JPA Future Land Use Map i\ len./ . L Lr—li--' . r r ., ' ' ,':7,4''''''' - ' .A_ - i ; G83 qp m[ i d r.'i r. WURST RC I L.JJ -� �� ate. _� f a J �, � ( ■ 1 . ,,, 4 a:ra we C v Llt t - ..8,-, lin f V A .+ 'bTG rss r ,f vr SASt.N'ESt FJtP a,_s s,a 4 fil ,_ Legend Future Land Use CtessSeenpn ❑ Laa Dens.Ty Residental MWNm Denny Resdennal IMI nigh Censay Resdental i aoksswnat OtM1Ces and Semen K - IM COmmncw :.Lpnunaustrao I.Heavy Industr;al MI ConServatlonMoOdpgns A Reueenon end Open Space Purer FatarbesMnrtunons Orange County Loa DeeMS Resrdennel /-/.Orange County Industrial —Jont Ptannng Area Boundary —cey Lands Boudany Oun,de at JPA Unincorporated Orange County Lake Pone -•- West Orange N. Red Lone Evpressaay Sn.trce Future Land Use State tYR rid C4Y 4t 0[00@ 23 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report C. Vacant Land for Future Development Of all the existing vacant land uses in the City of Ocoee, lands designated Low Density Residential (LDR) makes up the largest percentage. However, the vacant land is not necessarily located within a Future Land Use classification that is appropriate to meet market demand for residential and commercial development. The vacant lands are also not necessarily strategically located to maximize the use of existing facilities. The City needs to further analyze the vacant land characteristics and recommend land use amendments if necessary during the EAR-based amendment process. Table 7 Vacant Land by Existing Future Land Use %/o of ELU Vacant by FLU Class Area (sq ft) Area (ac) Total LDR 37462235.15 859.98 43.48 CONS 20971989.64 481.43 24.34 COMM 11630434.01 266.99 13.50 LI 7898873.09 181.33 9.17 HDR 3517291.51 80.74 4.08 Orange County Industrial 1600235.15 36.73 1.86 HI 1559308.07 35.80 1.81 MDR 584872.41 13.43 0.68 INST 446492.75 10.25 0.52 PS 345767.36 7.94 0.40 REC 146592.43 3.37 0.17 UNC 3830.66 0.09 0.00 Totals 86167922.22 1978.07 100.00 Map 3, on page 25, shows all vacant land throughout the City of Ocoee. Vacant land designated as Commercial in the City's Future Land Use Map is mainly located along major transportation corridors; State Road 50, Clarke Road, Maguire Road, Bluford Avenue, and West Road. Most of the vacant commercial sites are small and scattered throughout the City. The largest vacant commercial sites are located within the Community Redevelopment Area (CRA). The largest vacant residential sites are also surated along transportation corridors, which include Ocoee-Apopka Road (Eagle Creek), Maine Street (Lake Bennett Village), Clarcona Road (Arden Park, Ocoee Pines), and some small properties located along the south Maguire Road corridor. 24 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report Map 3 Vacant Land Map "---5----"---n--------T----TP-Hife,j;____j. ,„ • •• --1 . 1.----9, • t _ . .• .... ' •,„„,„,111r.... •, 1.___20 i r , .. ....., .., , rz. 4 . ,_ .. . WI. - ' H 'L 1 - 0 i. 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The EAR also presents the financial feasibility of the planned capital investments that will maintain the LOS performance of public facilities as they seek to adequately accommodate changing demand. Adopted LOS Standards The City of Ocoee adopted LOS standards for public facilities and services related to: • Potable Water Supply • Sanitary Sewer Treatment • Solid Waste Management • Recreation and Open Space • Drainage • Transportation • Public Schools Table 8, below, identifies the adopted LOS standard and the present performance of each listed public facility and service category, and compares the existing performance to the standard to see if it is being met under current conditions. Table 8 Adopted LOS and Actual Performance Compared. Facility or Current Is LOS Service Adopted LOS Performance' Achieved? Potable Water 300 gallons per day per 296 gallons per Yes Supply ERU2 day per ERU3 Sanitary Sewer 270 gallons per day per ERU 267 gallons per Yes Treatment day per ERU4 Solid Waste 6.0 lbs per capita per day 1.98 lbs. per Yes Management capita per days Recreation & 4.0 acres per 1,000 resident 6.45 acres per Yes Open Space population 1,000 residents6 ' Population data is derived from reports by the Florida Bureau of Business and Economic Development. The latest available population estimate is 33,659(2008). 2 ERU is Equivalent Residential Unit,which is the demand imposed by a typical single-family residence. 3 Based on average household occupancy of 2.5 persons. 4 Based on an average of 6,000 gallons per ERU. 5 Based on total collected waste of 12,157.93 tons in 2008. 6 Based on total acreage of 217.23. 25 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report Facility or Current Is LOS Service Adopted LOS Performance' Achieved? Drainage Retain 100-year, 24-hour Same Yes storm event; ensure lowest floor elevation of all habitable/insurable structures is above 100-year flood level Transportation LOS B, D, or E, depending All roadways Yes, except on facility meet LOS SR 50 standard except SR 50 Public Schools Elementary = 110% of See data Yes adjusted FISH' reported K-8 Centers = 110% of elsewhere in adjusted FISH EAR Middle = 100% of adjusted FISH High = 100% of adjusted FISH Existing LOS Deficiency in Transportation SR 50 is currently operating below the adopted LOS standards for some peak hours of the day. The Florida Department of Transportation, which has jurisdiction over this highway, is currently designing and acquiring rights of way for widening this facility through Ocoee. Projects to widen the highway to the west and east of Ocoee are currently underway. All planned SR 50 projects in the area will increase the number of lanes from four to six. However, as the main LOS performance issues relate to intersections, not through travel segments, these projects will not eliminate all sources of the existing traffic congestion. The City is pursuing policies to the north and south of SR 50 that are intended to reduce the amount of local traffic using SR 50 as adjacent developable land is built out. Long term, these policies should reduce the number of side-street turning movements during peak hours and help alleviate the existing traffic congestion. In addition, accommodating the SR 50 widening project will exert financial loads on the City's utility systems, for which water and sewer mains and customer services must be relocated prior to highway construction commencing or in concert with the construction projects. FISH is the Florida Inventory of School Housing,which is a measure of the number of students that can be accommodated by a school facility based on the School Requirements for Educational Facilities. 26 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report Review of Capital Improvements The annual review and adoption of a five-year Capital Improvement Plan is a major part of the City's efforts to meet adopted LOS standards. The Plan is augmented by leveraged private investments so that improvements are focused on the locations of increasing demand. Some of the major recent capital investments are: • Major expansion of the reclaimed water system through retrofit projects in existing residential areas and developer construction of reclaimed water distribution systems in new subdivisions. • Expansion and renewal of major sanitary sewer collection and transport facilities in areas with growing demand. • Taking advantage of private investments to upsize water and sanitary sewer mains. • Adopting and implementing numerous projects identified in the Wekiva River Basin program. • Leveraging the recently formed Community Redevelopment Area to initiate investments coordinated with commercial development activities. • Working with the Florida DOT and major local traffic demand centers to improve the system capacity of the SR 50 corridor. • In concert with Orange County and private development interests, realigning and widening West Road, and widening Old Winter Garden Road and Roberson Road. • Acquiring and developing park and open space lands, including reconstruction and expansion of several existing facilities. • Developing a lake-front community activity and open space center in the historical downtown area. • Working with the Orange County Public Schools to ensure adequate infrastructure support for new school construction. Financial Feasibility The City has a Fiscal Year 2008/09 budget with revenues of $59, 311 ,746 and expenditures totaling $57,353,314, which allowed the City to grow its reserves by almost $2 million. Table 9 shows that total revenues for the City of Ocoee exceeded expenditures in each of the last five fiscal years. 27 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report Table 9 Total Revenues and Expenditures, Fiscal Years 2004/05 - 2008/09.8 Type 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 Revenues $55,169,434 $64,003,766 $66,289,997 $61,643,791 $59,311,746 Expenditures 48,447,981 55,215,006 55,192,991 56,644,524 57,353,314 Increase (Decrease) in Fund Balance $6,721,453 $8,788,760 $11,097,006 $4,999,267 $1,958,432 Table 10 presents a detailed summary of revenues and expenditures for FY 2008/09 showing the various revenue sources and expenditure categories for that fiscal year. Table 10 Summary of Revenues and Expenditures, FY 2008/09.9 Revenues and Financing Sources Amount in Dollars Beginning Fund Balance 6,560,200 Reserves Ad Valorem Taxes 10,856,015 Sale, Use, and Fuel Taxes 7,830,854 Franchise Fees 2,576,792 Impact Fees 597,744 Utility and Service Fees 16,726,264 Grants 1,160,508 Revenue Sharing 3,680,852 Fines and Forfeitures 326,819 Interest and Other Earnings 2,691,879 State Pension Contributions 3,270,393 Contributions from Enterprise Operations 3,757,870 Other Revenues/Sources 2,138,551 Interfund Transfers 3,697,205 Total Revenues and Financing Sources 65,871,946 Expenditures and Expenses Amount in Dollars General/Legislative, Executive and Admin 4,159,609 Comprehensive Planning 636,397 Pension Expense 1,801,278 Other General Governmental Services 5,991,012 Public Safety 14,756,156 8 Source: City of Ocoee Finance Department,derived from City accounting data over the five-year period. 9 Source:City of Ocoee Finance Department,derived from FY 2008/09 accounting data. 28 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report Physical Environment 14,724,343 Transportation 4,270,473 Culture and Recreation 3,558,965 Interfund Transfers 7,455,081 Total Expenditures and Expenses 57,353,314 Ending Fund Balance and Reserves $8,518,632 Table 11 presents the adopted five-year Capital Improvement Plan for the City of Ocoee showing the various funding sources for these projects. Table 11 Five-year Capital Improvement Program, FY 2008/09 - 2012/13.10 Category 2008/09 2009/1011 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 Potable Water $330,000 $700,000 $267,575 $332,800 $205,504 Reclaimed $636,800 $585,000 $0 $920,400 $575,411 Water Sanitary Sewer $502,000 $1,403,300 $329,700 $67,600 $70,304 Recreation & $632,500 $151,000 $40,000 $0 $0 Open Space Drainage $710,000 $1,216,000 $1,105,000 $430,000 $0 Transportation $1,289,000 $2,019,500 $410,000 $0 $0 Total CIP $4,100,300 $6,074,800 $2,152,275 $1,750,800 $851,219 Commitments Water $1,365,289 $89,218 $85,000 $85,000 $85,000 Connection Fees Sewer $3,166,167 $197,773 $105,000 $105,000 $105,000 Connection Fees Water & Sewer $6,632 $11,664 $15,000 $15,000 $15,000 CIP Fund Recreation $498,552 $348,652 $683,120 $683,120 $683,120 Impact Fees Source: City of Ocoee Finance Department, derived from City accounting data and the proposed FY 2010/11 Budget. Reclaimed Water projects contribute toward meeting the goals and objectives of both the Potable Water and Sanitary Sewer sub-elements. As the City provides only residential solid waste collection services, there are no CIP expenditures for that sub-element. Expenditures for the Public Schools CIP are made by the Orange County Public Schools and are not included here. " Data for this fiscal year does not include$1.72 million allocated for potable water,sanitary sewer, drainage,and transportation improvements to the Pioneer Key I Mobile Home Park,of which$1.2 million are from Orange County CDBG funds,as this project has been delayed at the request of Orange County. This project involves reconstruction of existing facilities and does not impact the City's ability to meet its LOS standards. 29 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report Stormwater $1,304,679 $488,000 $665,000 $665,000 $665,000 Utility Fees Capital Project $3,183,150 $2,069,240 $15,000 $15,000 $15,000 Fund Road Impact $596,737 $985,595 $985,595 $985,595 $985,595 Fees Total CIP $10,121,206 $4,190,142 $2,553,715 $2,553,715 $2,553,715 Revenue 30 Location of Development Activities The City of Ocoee has developed primarily as a residential community. The Future Land Use Map of 2002 and the 2010 Future Land Use Map both exhibit a color pattern that without property boundaries could be a large suburban residential neighborhood with a commercial strip lacing the prime boulevard. This development pattern has been the mainstay for the City throughout the economic bubble real-estate market through the early 2000's. Maps 3, 4, and 5 display the aerial photographs of the City taken in 1999, 2004, and 2009. Throughout that time span, numerous residential subdivisions were approved and constructed consistent with the City's Future Land Use map, absorbing mostly low density residential developments. Residential developments are summarized on Maps 6 and 7 from the City's annual development projects maps. The residential development pattern in the City during that time span consisted of suburban low density infill projects, some of which have not yet been developed. As displayed on Map 8, several projects were approved but not begun to changes in the local economic conditions. The City's non-residential development pattern primarily consisted of strip-pattern development in the State Road 50 corridor, which between Clarke Road and State Road 429 is the centerline of the City's Community Redevelopment Area. This development pattern, like the residential pattern, consisted of suburban retail, industrial, and office developments. As displayed on Map 9, several non- residential projects have been approved, but have yet to break ground. While current economic conditions have slowed absorption, the City has developed under a predictable pattern consistent with the Future Land Use Map currently adopted. Future efforts to address location of development will focus on addressing the community's concerns of providing urban places with pedestrian focus and better access to neighborhoods. This will likely result in a continued focus on urban/hybrid infill patterns for the CRA as well as providing for more urban commercial infill in other areas, such as the northwest area and the interchange impact areas. 31 • x.• 1 a - _ -' ... 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However, even with the increased acreage, the percentages of land use acreage have remained proportionately similar. 39 • -, • , • I (I ' I • • • • ' '',.. 1. ../..„.. • 8111•111■•■ • .. , V1' ' Z••••■••■ c' 71 •'-•' ,.(•;-7;;•'-'7-•:-.,::.:r ' '''. ' Nt I ' . 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AND MATADORE DRIVE, PURSUANT TO THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE PROPERTY OWNER; FINDING SUCH FUTURE LAND USE MAP DESIGNATION TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE OCOEE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, THE OCOEE CITY CODE, AND THE JOINT PLANNING AREA AGREEMENT; PROVIDING FOR AND AUTHORIZING THE REVISION OF THE OFFICIAL CITY ZONING MAP; REPEALING INCONSISTENT ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 41 2003-15 SSCPA 2002- AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA September 6, 009 Maguire AMENDING THE OCOEE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AS 2003 Self Storage ADOPTED ON SEPTEMBER 18, 1991 BY ORDINANCE NO. Compl. Plan 91-28, AS AMENDED, AS FOLLOWS: AMENDING THE Amendments FUTURE LAND USE MAP TO REDESIGNATE FROM "PROFESSIONAL OFFICES & SERVICES" TO "COMMERICAL,"CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 4.92 ACRES LOCATED APPROXIMATELY ONE BLOCK NORTH OF ROBERSON ON THE WEST SIDE OF MAGUIRE ROAD PURSUANT TO THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE PROPERTY OWNER; PROVIDING FOR AND AUTHORIZING THE REVISION OF THE OFFICIAL FUTURE LAND USE MAP; REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 2003-18 SSCPA-02-001: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA May 6, 2003 FIX Scenery & AMENDING THE OCOEE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AS Display Comp. ADOPTED ON SEPTEMBER 18, 1991 BY ORDINANCE NO. Plan 91-28, AS AMENDED, AS FOLLOWS: AMENDING THE Amendment FUTURE LAND USE MAP TO REDESIGNATE FROM "LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL" TO "LIGHT INDUSTRIAL," CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 9.88 ACRES LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET SOUTH OF 17TH AVENUE ON THE EST SIDE OF OCOEE-CLARCONA ROAD PURSUANT TO THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE PROPERTY OWNER; PROVIDING FOR AND AUTHORIZING THE REVISION OF THE OFFICIAL FUTURE LAND USE MAP; REPALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 2003-20 SSCPA-03-01: AN ORDIANCE OF THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA May 6, 2003 Loomis Funeral AMENDING THE OCOEE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AS Home Comp. ADOPTED ON SEPTEMBER 18, 1991BY ORDINANCE NO. Plan 91-28, AS AMENDED, AS FOLLOWS: AMENDING THE Amendment FUTURE LAND USE MAP TO REDESIGNATE FROM "LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL" TO "COMMERICAL" CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY .67 ACRES LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE BLUFORD AVENUE AND SILVER STAR ROAD PURSUANT TO THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE PROPERTY OWNER; PROVIDING FOR AND AUTHORIZING THE REVISION OF THE OFFICIAL FUTURE LAND USE MAP; REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 2003-49 SSCPA-03-004: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA November 18, T. Milton West AMENDING THE OCOEE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AS 2003 Comprehensive ADOPTED ON SEPTEMBER 18, 1991 BY ORDINANCE NO. Plan 91-28, AS AMENDED, AS FOLLOWS: AMENDING THE Amendment FUTURE LAND USE MAP TO REDESIGNATE FROM "LOW (606 Ocoee DENSITY RESIDENTIAL/CONSERVATION/FLOOD PLAINS" Apopka Road) TO"LIGHT INDUSTRIALJCONSERVATION/FLOOD PLAINS," ON CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 5.3 ACRES LOCATED NORTH OF SILVER STAR ROAD ON THE EST SIDE OF OCOEE- 42 APOPKA ROAD PURSUANT TO THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE PROPERTY OWNER; PROVIDING FOR AND AUTHORIZING THE REVISION OF THE OFFICIAL FUTURE LAND USE MAP; REPALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 2003-52 SSCPA-03-005: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA November 18, T. Milton West AMENDING THE OCOEE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AS 2003 Comprehensive ADOPTED ON SEPTEMBER 18, 1991 BY ORDINANCE NO. Plan 91-28, AS AMENDED, AS FOLLOWS: AMENDING THE Amendment FUTURE LAND USE MAP TO REDESIGNATE FROM "LOW (531 Ocoee DENSITY RESIDENTIALJCONSERVATION/FLOOD PLAINS" Apopka Road) TO 'LIGHT INDUSTRIAL/CONSERVATION/FLOOD PLAINS, " ON CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 4.57 ACRES LOCATED NORTH OF SILVER STAR ROAD ON THE WEST SIDE OF OCOEE- APOPKA ROAD PURSUANT TO THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE PROPERTY OWNER; PROVIDING FOR AND AUTHORIZING THE REVISION OF THE OFFICIAL FUTURE LAND USE MAP; REPALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 2003-55 SSCPA-03-007: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OCOEE,FLORIDA November 18, T. Milton West AMENDING THE OCOEE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AS 2003 Comprehensive ADOPTED ON SEPTEMBER 18, 1991 BY ORDINANCE NO. Plan 91-28,AS AMENDED,AS FOLLOWS:AMENDING THE Amendment FUTURE LAND USE MAP TO REDESIGNATE FROM"LOW (888 Apopka DENSITY RESIDENTIALJCONSERVATION/FLOOD PLAINS" Road) TO"LIGHT INDUSTRIAL/CONSERVATION/FLOOD PLAINS, "ON CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 1.13 ACRES LOCATED NORTH OF SILVER STAR ROAD ON THE EST SIDE OF OCOEE- APOPKA ROAD PURSUANT TO THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE PROPERTY OWNER;PROVIDING FOR AND AUTHORIZING THE REVISION OF THE OFFICIAL FUTURE LAND USE MAP;REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 2003-58 SSCPA-03-006: AN ORDIANCE OF THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA November 18, West AMENDING THE OCOEE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AS 2003 Comprehensive ADOPTED ON SEPTEMBER 18, 1991 BY ORDINANCE NO. Plan 91-28,AS AMENDED,AS FOLLOWS:AMENDING THE Amendment FUTURE LAND USE MAP TO REDESIGNATE FROM"LOW (850 Ocoee- DENSITY RESIDENTIALJCONSERVATION/FLOOD PLAINS" Apopka Road) TO"LIGHT INDUSTRIAL/CONSERVATION/FLOOD PLAINS," ON CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 9.4 ACRES LOCATED NORTH OF SILVER STAR ROAD ON THE WEST SIDE OF OCOEE- APOPKA ROAD PURSUANT TO THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE PROPERTY OWNER; PROVIDING FOR AND AUTHORIZING THE REVISION OF THE OFFICIAL LAND USE MAP;REPEALING CONFLICTING 43 ORDINANCES;PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 2004-09 AX-03-12-14: AN ORDIANCE OF THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA August 3, 2004 Poer Property AMENDING THE OCOEE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AS Comprehensive ADOPTED IN 1991,AS AMENDED;PROVIDING FOR AN Plan AMENDMENT TO THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP OF THE Amendment OCOEE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO CHANGE THE USE OF LAND FOR AN APPROXIMATELY 29.25 ACRE TRACT OF LAND LOCATED 2,000 FEET WEST OF STATE ROAD 429(WESTERN EXPRESSWAY)OVERPASS AT FULLERS CROSS ROAD FROM RURAL AGRICULTURE TO LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL AND CONSERVATION/FLOODPLAINS;PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDIGN FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 2004-14 SSPCA-03-008: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA June 15, 2004 Fullers Cross AMENDING THE OCOEE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AS Comp. Plan ADOPTED ON SEPTEMBER 18, 1991 BY ORDIANCE NO. Amendment 91-28,AS AMENDED,AS FOLLOWS:AMENDING THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP TO REDESIGNATE FROM"LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL"AND CONSERVATION/FLOODPLAINS":TO"COMMERCIAL" AND"CONSERVATION/FLOODPLAINS: ON CERTIAN REAL PROPERTY CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 5.08 ACRES LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE OCOEE APOPKA ROAD AND FULLER'S CROSS ROAD INTERSECTION PURSUANT TO THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE PROPERTY OWNER; PROVIDING FOR AND AUTHORIZING THE REVISION OF THE OFFICIAL FUTURE LAND USE MAP; REPALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 2004-18 SSPCA-02-003: AN ORDIANCE OF THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA August 17, 2004 Westridge PUD AMENDING THE OCOEE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AS Small Scale ADOPTED ON SEPTEMBER 18, 1991 BY ORDINANCE NO. Comp. Plan 91-28,AS AMENDED,AS FOLLOWS:AMENDING THE Amendment 8.8 FUTURE LAND USE MAP TO REDESIGNATE FROM"LOW Acre DENSITY RESIDENTIAL"TO"COMMERCIAL"CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 8.8 ACRES LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF MAGUIRE ROAD AND MOORE ROAD PURSUANT TO THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE PROPERTY OWNER: PROVIDING FROM AND AUTHORIZING THE REVISION OF THE OFFICIAL FUTURE LAND USE MAP; REPALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 44 2005-010 SSPCA-04-12- AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA June 7, 2005 01: McCormick AMENDING THE OCOEE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AS Woods Phase 3 ADOPTED ON SEPTEMBER 18, 1991 BY ORDINANCE NO. Comprehensive 91-28, AS AMENDED, AS FOLLOWS: AMENDING THE Plan FUTURE LAND USE MAP FROM "PUBLIC Amendment FACILITIES/INSTITUTIONAL" TO "LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL," CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 9.866 ACRES LOCATED SOUTH OF MCCORMICK ROAD ON THE WEST SIDE OF INGRAM ROAD PURSUANT TO THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE PROPERTY OWNER; PROVIDING FOR AND AUTHORIZING THE REVISION OF THE OFFICIAL FUTURE LAND USE MAP; REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 2006-023 CPA-03-O1-05: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA December 19, Fountains West AMENDING THE OCOEE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AS 2006 Comprehensive ADOPTED ON SEPTEMBER 18, 1991 BY ORDINANCE NO. 91-28,AS AMENDED;PROVIDING FOR AN AMENDMENT Plan TO THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP OF THE OCOEE Amendment COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO CHANGE THE USE OF LAND FOR AN APPROXIMATELY 9.95 ACRE TRACT OF LAND LOCATED EAST OF AND ADJACENT TO OCOEE-APOPKA ROAD AND APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET NORTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF OCOEE-APOPKA ROAD AND WEST ROAD FROM LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO COMMERCIAL;PROVIDING FOR AND AUTHORIZING THE REVISION OF THE OFFICIAL CITY FUTURE LAND USE MAP; REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 2007-002 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA January 16, 2007 AMENDING THE OCOEE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AS ADOPTED IN 1991,AS AMENDED;AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN BY AMENDING PORTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH THE WEKIVA PARKWAY AND PROTECTION ACT: DEFINITIONS SECTION, FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT, SANITARY SEWER SUB-ELEMENT, POTABLE WATER SUB- ELEMENT,CONSERVATION ELEMENT,AND RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE ELEMENT; IDENTIFYING THOSE PORTIONS OF THE CITY OF OCOEE LOCATED WITHIN THE WEKIVA STUDY AREA; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 2008-009 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA October 21, 2008 AMENDING THE OCOEE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AS ADOPTED IN 1991,AS AMENDED, FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPLEMENTING SCHOOL CONCURRENCY IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 163.3177(12),FLORIDA STATUTES; PROVIDING FOR A NEW PUBLIC SCHOOLS FACILITIES ELEMENT;AMENDING THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION ELEMENT; AMENDING THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ELEMENT; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 45 2008-012 CPA-2008-002: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA, September 2, Citrus Oaks AMENDING THE OCOEE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AS 2008 Center ADOPTED ON SEPTEMBER 18, 1991 BY ORDINANCE NO. Comprehensive 91-28,AS AMENDED;AMENDING THE FUTURE LAND USE Plan MAP OF THE OCOEE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO Amendment CHANGE THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION FROM "PROFESSIONAL OFFICES AND SERVICES" TO "COMMERCIAL," FOR CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 0.96 ACRES LOCATED SOUTH OF AND ADJACENT TO COLONIAL DRIVE (S.R. 50) AND EAST OF AND ADJACENT TO CITRUS OAKS DRIVE; PROVIDING FOR AND AUTHORIZING THE REVISION OF THE OFFICIAL CITY FUTURE LAND USE MAP; REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 2009-034 CPA 2008-03 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA Pending approval Ocoee Town AMENDING THE OCOEE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AS upon signature of Shops ADOPTED ON SEPTEMBER 18, 1991 BY ORDINANCE NO. the EAR 91-28, AS AMENDED, AS FOLLOWS: AMENDING THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP TO REDESIGNATE FROM "PROFESSIONAL OFFICES & SERVICES" TO "COMMERCIAL,"CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY CONTAINING 3.39 ACRES (MORE OR LESS) LOCATED NORTH OF AND ADJACENT TO STATE ROAD 50 AND WEST OF AND ADJACENT TO CLARKE ROAD, PURSUANT TO THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE PROPERTY OWNER; PROVIDING FOR AND AUTHORIZING THE REVISION OF THE OFFICIAL FUTURE LAND USE MAP; REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR A DEFERRED ADOPTION DATE IN COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 163.3187(6)(a), FLORIDA STATUTES; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE 2009-035 CPA 2008-05 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA Pending approval Shoppes at the AMENDING THE OCOEE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AS upon signature of Village ADOPTED ON SEPTEMBER 18, 1991 BY ORDINANCE NO. the EAR 91-28, AS AMENDED, AS FOLLOWS: AMENDING THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP TO REDESIGNATE FROM "LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL" TO "COMMERCIAL" CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY CONTAINING 0.911 ACRES (MORE OR LESS) LOCATED NORTH OF AND ADJACENT TO SILVER STAR ROAD AND WEST OF AND ADJACENT TO BLUFORD AVENUE, PURSUANT TO THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE PROPERTY OWNER; PROVIDING FOR AND AUTHORIZING THE REVISION OF THE OFFICIAL FUTURE LAND USE MAP; REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR A DEFERRED ADOPTION DATE IN COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 163.3187(6)(a), FLORIDA STATUTES; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 46 The increase in the acreage of vacant land, rights-of-way and public land use is due primarily to annexations, with some due to future land use amendments. Most annexed lands were assigned a land use category equivalent to the former County designation. The relative proportion of acreage in each land use category has remained pretty much the same, even with the increased acreage. The greatest proportional difference is between residential and vacant land. Proportionally, residential land increased 5.9%, while vacant land decreased 4.88%. The City is currently focusing on infill and redevelopment of blighted area. The City has created overlay districts, completed small area studies and other redevelopment plans to facilitate redevelopment while preserving existing established neighborhoods. Map 11 on page 47 shows the City's Future Land Use designation for all parcels that have been assessed a Future Land Use. 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School Planning Coordination This chapter of the EAR analyzes School Planning Coordination, which is applicable to the City of Ocoee per Florida Statutes. Statement of Required Special Topic In 2005, the State of Florida passed Senate Bill 360, which included the requirement for all non-exempt local governments in the State to include school concurrency provisions in their respective Comprehensive Plan. School Concurrency requires that local governments enter into an Interlocal agreement with the applicable school board, amend the Capital Improvement and Intergovernmental Coordination Elements to address financial feasibility, coordinate school planning; and adopt a Public Schools Facilities Element which includes provisions for school concurrency. Topic Background and Analysis In 2005, the Florida Legislature approved the 2005 Growth Management Act, commonly referred to as Senate Bill 360 (SB 360). This legislation mandated all non-exempt Florida jurisdictions make public schools a concurrency related facility by April 1, 2008 for nearly all residential developments. With regard to this requirement, the City of Ocoee amended its Comprehensive Plan to include a new Public School Facilities Element (PSFE) that was consistent with those adopted by other local governments within Orange County. Additionally, the City amended the Intergovernmental Coordination Element (ICE) to address coordination with the Orange County School Board (OCPS) in the implementation of school concurrency, and amended the Capital Improvements Element (CIE) to set forth a financially feasible public school capital facilities program established in conjunction with OCPS. In addition to amending the Comprehensive Plan, the City entered into an Interlocal Agreement (ILA) with OCPS, Orange County and all municipalities in Orange County in accordance with Chapter 163 of the Florida Statutes. The ILA ensures that school concurrency is uniformly implemented throughout the County and addresses the minimum requirements for school concurrency. In addition, the City's Land Development Code (LDC) is in the process of being amended to allow the City to successfully implement school concurrency and to be consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. Table 15 Level of Service Standards School Facility Type Adopted Level of Service Elementary 110% of Adjusted FISH capacity K through 8 110% of Adjusted FISH capacity Middle 100% of Adjusted FISH capacity High, including ninth grade centers 100% of Adjusted FISH capacity 49 Planned School Facility Capital Improvements In order to address and maintain adopted level of service standards, the Orange County Public Schools Capital Improvement Plan identifies the following projects to accommodate projected student enrollment increases and meet required concurrency level of service standards: • New Elementary School to provide relief in Concurrency Service Area "U" (2017) • New Relief Middle School proposed in North Ocoee (2009) *Data obtained from OCPS 10 year Capital Outlay Plan` Long Term Concurrency Management System The Orange County School Board, Orange County, the City of Ocoee and all municipalities agreed to maintain a long term concurrency management system for public school facilities. In those areas where a backlog cannot be met within five years to achieve the adopted LOS, an interim LOS standard shall be implemented. The School Board developed a financially feasible plan to achieve the adopted LOS standards within ten years by including projects in the School District Facilities Work Plan to add educational facilities sufficient to accommodate the demand. Orange County, the City of Ocoee and all municipalities agreed to amend their respective Capital Improvement Elements to reflect the long term concurrency management system. The following tables identify capacity and enrollment in the schools that serve Ocoee. Table 16 Elementary Schools, 2009/2010 Capacity and Enrollment Elementary 2009/2010 2009/2010 Percent School Capacity Enrollment Utilization Ocoee 356 802 225% Spring Lake 424 569 134% Thornebrooke 744 738 99% Citrus 758 811 107% Westbrooke 860 591 69% Lake Whitney 622 628 101% 50 Table 17 Middle Schools, 2009/2010 Capacity and Enrollment Middle School 2009/2010 2009/2010 Percent Capacity Enrollment Utilization Ocoee 1,443 1,640 114% Lakeview 1,194 1,359 114% Table 18 High Schools, 2009/2010 Capacity and Enrollment High School 2009/2010 2009/2010 Percent Capacity Enrollment Utilization Ocoee 2,775 2,470 89% West Orange 2,994 3,092 103% Olympia 2,950 3,016 102% Recommendations and Conclusions An assessment of the Objectives of the Comprehensive Plan has been completed to identify how their achievement relates to the special topic of coordinating future land uses and residential development with the capacity of schools. The City is currently meeting the Comprehensive Plan objectives regarding school siting, coordination and acquisition. The Interlocal Agreement adopted in 2008 provides mechanisms for ongoing coordination and maintenance of level of service standards. Also in 2008, the City adopted and transmitted to the State a Public Schools Facilities Element. As required by Section 163.3191(2)(i), Florida Statutes, the EAR must identify any actions or corrective measures, including whether plan amendments are anticipated to address the Special Topics identified and analyzed in the EAR. At this time, the City of Ocoee is not proposing any modifications to the Comprehensive Plan to address the public schools special topic. The Interlocal Agreement adopted in 2008 for public school facility planning, required by Section 163.31777, F.S., has been adopted by all relevant parties. 51 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report G. Water Supply Planning In 2004, the Florida Legislature enacted the Wekiva Parkway and Protection Act (Wekiva Act) found in Chapter 369, Part III, Florida Statutes (F.S.). Each local government in the Wekiva Area is required to amend its local government comprehensive plan to include an update to 10-year water supply facilities work plan and to develop a wastewater facility plan for the specific portions of their joint planning area. Also, Section 163.3191(2)(L), F.S. requires coordination between water supply planning and future land use planning in order to ensure an adequate supply of water to support future development. The City of Ocoee approved the 10-year water supply facilities work plan for transmittal to the Department of Community Affairs on August 03, 2010. This work plan includes an evaluation of the present and projected growth and water demand as well as an analysis of the existing production/treatment facilities and their capacities to meet the City's existing and projected water demands for a 10-year planning period. Updates to the comprehensive plan include the Future Land Use Element, Sanitary Sewer Element Sub-Element, Conservation Element, and the Intergovernmental Coordination Element. The City is also submitting the Waste Water Facilities Plan for transmittal to the Department of Community Affairs on September 21 , 2010. The City of Ocoee has performed planning over the last several years that identified wastewater infrastructure to serve development growth in its western service area. Updates to the comprehensive plan include updating the Sanitary Sewer Element Sub- Element. A full revision to all the elements of the comprehensive plan are scheduled to be included with the 2010 EAR based amendments. 52 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report Chapter 163.3191(2)(f), F.S. requires that the EAR contain an evaluation and assessment of relevant changes to the state comprehensive plan (187.201, F.S.), the Strategic Regional Policy Plan (SRPP), Chapter 163, F.S, and Rule 9J- 5, F.A.C. since the adoption of the most recent EAR-based amendments. 53 Chapter 163, F.S. Addressed Amendment .Changes to Chapter 163,F.S. Citations N/A* (where/how) Needed 2000:[Ch.2000-158,ss.15-17,Ch.2000-284,s.1,Ch.2000-317,s.18,Laws of Florida] 1 Repealed Section 163.3184(11)(c),F.S.,that required funds 163.3184(11)(c) X from sanction for non-compliant plans go into the Growth [Now:Repealed] Management Trust Fund. 2 Repealed Section 163.3187(7),F.S.that required 163.3187(7) X consideration of an increase in the annual total acreage [Now:Repealed] threshold for small scale plan amendments and a report by DCA. 3 Repealed Sections 163.3191(13)and(15),F.S. 163.3191(13)and(15) X [Now:Repealed] 4 Allowed small scale amendments in areas of critical state 163.3187(1)(c)1.e X concern to be exempt from the twice-per-year limitation only if they are for affordable housing. 5 Added exemption of sales from local option surtax imposed 163.2517(3)(j)2. X under Section 212.054,F.S.,as examples of incentives for new development within urban infill and redevelopment areas. 2001:[Ch.2001-279,s.64,Laws of Florida] 1 Created the rural land stewardship area program. 163.3177(11)(d) X 2002:[Ch.2002-296,ss. 1 -11, Laws of Florida] 1 Required that all agencies that review comprehensive plan 163.3174 Intergovernmental amendments and rezoning include a nonvoting Coordination Element representative of the district school board. 2 Required coordination of local comprehensive plan with 163.3177(4)(a) The City awaits the the regional water supply plan. SJRWMD Approval of the City's 10-Year Water Supply Facilities Work Plan with associated Comprehensive Plan Amendments. 3 Plan amendments for school-siting maps are exempt from 163.3177(6)(a) Procedural change. s.163.3187(1)'s limitation on frequency. 4 Required that by adoption of the EAR,the sanitary sewer, 163.3177(6)(c) The City awaits the solid waste,drainage,potable water and natural groundwater ' SJRWMD Approval of the aquifer recharge element consider the regional water supply City's 10-Year Water plan and include a 10-year work plan to build the identified Supply Facilities Work water supply facilities. Plan with associated Comprehensive Plan Amendments. N/A=Not Applicable 54 Chapter 163, F.S. Addressed Amendment .Changes to Chapter 163, F.S. Citations N/A* (where/how) Needed 5 Required consideration of the regional water supply plan 163.3177(6)(d) The City awaits the in the preparation of the conservation element. SJRWMD Approval of the City's 10-Year Water Supply Facilities Work Plan with associated Comprehensive Plan Amendments. 6 Required that the intergovernmental coordination element 163.3177(6)(h) The City awaits the (ICE)include relationships,principles and guidelines to be SJRWMD Approval of the used in coordinating comp plan with regional water supply City's 10-Year Water plans. Supply Facilities Work Plan with associated Comprehensive Plan Amendments. 7 Required the local governments adopting a public educational 163.3177(6)(h)4. City entered into a School facilities element execute an inter-local agreement with the Concurrency Interlocal district school board,the county,and non-exempting Agreement with OCPS in municipalities. October 2008 and Adopted a Public School Facility Element on January 2009. 8 Required that counties larger than 100,000 population and 163.3177(6)(h)6.,7.,&8. City entered into a School their municipalities submit an inter-local service delivery Concurrency Interlocal agreements(existing and proposed,deficits or duplication in Agreement with OCPS in the provisions of service)report to DCA by January 1,2004. October 2008 and Each local government is required to update its ICE based on Adopted a Public School the findings of the report.DCA will meet with affected parties Facility Element on to discuss and id strategies to remedy any deficiencies or January 2009. duplications. 9 Required local governments and special districts to provide 163.3177(6)(h)9. X recommendations for statutory changes for annexation to [Now repealed] the Legislature by February 1,2003. NOTE:this requirement repealed by Ch.2005-290,s.2,LOF. 10 Added a new Section 163.31776 that allows a county,to 163.31776[New] X adopt an optional public educational facilities element in cooperation with the applicable school board. 11 Added a new Section 163.31777 that requires local 163.31777[New] City entered into a School governments and school boards to enter into an inter-local Concurrency Interlocal agreement that addresses school siting,enrollment Agreement with OCPS in forecasting,school capacity,infrastructure and safety needs October 2008 and of schools,schools as emergency shelters,and sharing of Adopted a Public School N/A=Not Applicable 55 Chapter 163, F.S. Addressed Amendment .Changes to Chapter 163,F.S. Citations N/A* (where/how) Needed facilities. Facility Element on January 2009. 12 Added a provision that the concurrency requirement for 163.3180(4)(c) Future Land Use Element transportation facilities may be waived by plan amendment for urban infill and redevelopment areas. 13 Expanded the definition of"affected persons"to include 163.3184(1)(a) Procedural change. property owners who own land abutting a change to a future land use map. 14 Expanded the definition of"in compliance"to include 163.3184(1)(b) Public School Facility consistency with Section 163.31776(public educational Element facilities element). 15 Streamlined the timing of comprehensive plan amendment 163.3184(3),(4),(6),(7), Procedural change. review. and(8) 16 Required that local governments provide a sign-in form at 163.3184(15)(c) Procedural change. the transmittal hearing and at the adoption hearing for persons to provide their names and addresses. 17 Exempted amendments related to providing transportation 163.3187(1)(k) Procedural change. improvements to enhance life safety on"controlled access major arterial highways"from the limitation on the frequency of plan amendments contained in s.163.3187(1). 18 Required Evaluation and Appraisal Reports to include(1) 163-3191(2)(1) (2)X (1) The City awaits consideration of the appropriate regional water supply plan, the SJRWMD Approval and(2)an evaluation of whether past reductions in land use of the City's 10-Year densities in coastal high hazard areas have impaired property Water Supply Facilities rights of current residents where redevelopment occurs. Work Plan with associated Comprehensive Plan Amendments. 19 Allowed local governments to establish a special master 163.3215 Procedural change. process to assist the local governments with challenges to local development orders for consistency with the comprehensive plan. 20 Created the Local Government Comprehensive Planning 163.3246 Procedural change. Certification Program to allow less state and regional oversight of comprehensive plan process if the local government meets certain criteria. 21 Added a provision to Section 380.06(24),Statutory 163.3187(1) X Exemptions,that exempts from the requirements for developments of regional impact,any water port or marina development if the relevant local government has adopted a "boating facility siting plan or policy"(which includes certain N/A=Not Applicable 56 Chapter 163, F.S. Addressed Amendment .Changes to Chapter 163, F.S. Citations N/A* (where/how) Needed specified criteria)as part of the coastal management element or future land use element of its comprehensive plan.The adoption of the boating facility siting plan or policy is exempt from the limitation on the frequency of plan amendments contained in s.163.3187(1). 22 Prohibited a local government,under certain conditions,from 163.3194(6) Procedural change. denying an application for development approval for a requested land use for certain proposed solid waste management facilities. 2003: [Ch.03-1,ss. 14-15;ch.03-162,s. 1; ch.03-261,s. 158;ch.03-286,s.61,Laws of Florida.] 1 Creates the Agricultural Lands and Practices Act. 163.3162[New] X (2):Provides legislative findings and purpose with respect to agricultural activities and duplicative regulation. (3):Defines the terms"farm,""farm operation,"and"farm product"for purposes of the act. (4):Prohibits a county from adopting any ordinance, resolution,regulation,rule,or policy to prohibit or otherwise limit a bona fide farm operation on land that is classified as agricultural land. (4)(a):Provides that the act does not limit the powers of a county under certain circumstances. (4)(b):Clarifies that a farm operation may not expand its operations under certain circumstances. (4)(c):Provides that the act does not limit the powers of certain counties. (4)(d):Provides that certain county ordinances are not deemed to be a duplication of regulation. 2 Changes"State Comptroller"references to"Chief Financial 163.3167(6) Procedural change. Officer." 3 Provides for certain airports to abandon DRI orders. 163.3177(6)(k) X 4 Throughout s.163.3177,F.S.,citations for Ch.235,F.S.,are 163.31776 Procedural change. changed to cite the appropriate section of Ch.1013,F.S. 5 Throughout s.163.31777,F.S.,citations for Ch.235,F.S.,are 163.31777 Procedural change. changed to cite the appropriate section of Ch. 1013,F.S. N/A=Not Applicable 57 Chapter 163, F.S. Addressed Amendment .Changes to Chapter 163, F.S. Citations N/A* (where/how) Needed 2004: [Ch.04-5,s. 11;ch.04-37,s.1; ch.04-230,ss. 1-4;ch.04-372,ss.2-5;ch.04-381,ss.1-2;ch.04-384,s.2,Laws of Florida.] 1 (10):Amended to conform to the repeal of the Florida High- 163.3167 X Speed Rail Transportation Act,and the creation of the Florida High-Speed Rail Authority Act. (13):The City awaits the SJRWMD Approval of the (13):Created to require local governments to identify City's 10-Year Water adequate water supply sources to meet future demand for Supply Facilities Work the established planning period. Plan with associated Comprehensive Plan (14):Created to limit the effect of judicial determinations Amendments. issued subsequent to certain development orders pursuant to adopted land development regulations. (14):Procedural change. 2 (1):Provides legislative findings on the compatibility of Creates 163.3175. X development with military installations. (2):Provides for the exchange of information relating to proposed land use decisions between counties and local governments and military installations. (3):Provides for responsive comments by the commanding officer or his/her designee. (4):Provides for the county or affected local government to take such comments into consideration. (5):Requires the representative of the military installation to be an ex-officio,nonvoting member of the county's or local government's land planning or zoning board. (6):Encourages the commanding officer to provide information on community planning assistance grants. 3 (6)(a): 163.3177 X • Changed to require local governments to amend the future land use element by June 30,2006 to include criteria to achieve compatibility with military installations. • Changed to encourage rural land stewardship area designation as an overlay on the future land use map. (6)(c):Extended the deadline adoption of the water supply facilities work plan amendment until December 1,2006; N/A=Not Applicable 58 Chapter 163, F.S. Addressed Amendment .Changes to Chapter 163, F.S. Citations N/A* (where/how) Needed provided for updating the work plan every five years;and exempts such amendment from the limitation on frequency of adoption of amendments. (10)(1):Provides for the coordination by the state land planning agency and the Department of Defense on compatibility issues for military installations. (11)(d)1.:Requires DCA,in cooperation with other specified state agencies,to provide assistance to local governments in implementing provisions relating to rural land stewardship areas. (11)(d)2.:Provides for multi-county rural land stewardship areas. (11)(d)3.-4:Revises requirements,including the acreage threshold for designating a rural land stewardship area. (11)(d)6.j.:Provides that transferable rural land use credits may be assigned at different ratios according to the natural resource or other beneficial use characteristics of the land. (11)(e)FLU Element (11)(e):Provides legislative findings regarding mixed-use, Policies 1.4 and 2.6 high-density urban infill and redevelopment projects; requires DCA to provide technical assistance to local governments. (11)(f)Land Development Code (11)(f):Provides legislative findings regarding a program for the transfer of development rights and urban infill and redevelopment;requires DCA to provide technical assistance to local governments. 4 (1):Provides legislative findings with respect to the shortage Creates 163.31771 Future Land Use Element of affordable rentals in the state. and Housing Element (2):Provides definitions. (3):Authorizes local governments to permit accessory dwelling units in areas zoned for single family residential use based upon certain findings. (4)An application for a building permit to construct an N/A=Not Applicable 59 • Chapter 163, F.S. Addressed Amendment .Changes to Chapter 163, F.S. Citations N/A* (where/how) Needed accessory dwelling unit must include an affidavit from the applicant,which attests that the unit will be rented at an affordable rate to a very-low-income,low-income,or moderate-income person or persons. (5):Provides for certain accessory dwelling units to apply towards satisfying the affordable housing component of the housing element in a local government's comprehensive plan. (6)X (6):Requires the DCA to report to the Legislature. 5 Amends the definition of"in compliance"to add language 163.3184(1)(b) X referring to the Wekiva Parkway and Protection Act. 6 (1)(m):Created to provide that amendments to address 163.3187 X criteria or compatibility of land uses adjacent to or in close proximity to military installations do not count toward the limitation on frequency of amending comprehensive plans. (1)(n):Created to provide that amendments to establish or implement a rural land stewardship area do not count toward the Xlimitation on frequency of amending comprehensive plans. 7 Created to provide that evaluation and appraisal reports 163.3191(2)(n) X evaluate whether criteria in the land use element were successful in achieving land use compatibility with military installations. 2005[Ch.2005-157,ss 1,2 and 15;Ch.2005-290;and Ch.2005-291,ss.10-12,Laws of Florida.' Need to add new definition of"financial feasibility"to the Capital 1 Added the definition of"financial feasibility." 163.3164(32)[New] Improvements Element and assure internal consistency with other elements. 2 (2):Required comprehensive plans to be"financially"rather 163.3177 The City will include in than"economically"feasible. the update to the Capital Improvements Element in (3)(a)5.:Required the comprehensive plan to include a 5-year 2010 schedule of capital improvements.Outside funding(i.e., from developer,other government or funding pursuant to Capital Improvements referendum)of these capital improvements must be Element guaranteed in the form of a development agreement or N/A=Not Applicable 60 Chapter 163, F.S. Addressed Amendment .Changes to Chapter 163, F.S. Citations NIA* (where/how) Needed interlocal agreement. Procedural (3)(a)6.b.1.:Required plan amendment for the annual update of the schedule of capital improvements.Deleted provision allowing updates and change in the date of construction to be accomplished by ordinance. Procedural (3)(a)6.c.:Added oversight and penalty provision for failure to adhere to this section's capital improvements requirements. X (3)(a)6.d.:Required a long-term capital improvement schedule if the local government has adopted a long-term concurrency management system. X (6)(a):Deleted date(October 1,1999)by which school sitting requirements must be adopted. (6)(a):Requires the future land use element to be based upon the availability of water supplies(in addition to public water facilities). Future Land Use Element X (6)(a):Add requirement that future land use element of coastal counties must encourage the preservation of working waterfronts,as defined in s.342.07,F.S. Currently in progress (6)(c):Required the potable water element to be updated within 18 months of an updated regional water supply plan to incorporate the alternative water supply projects and Potable Water Sub- traditional water supply projects and conservation and reuse Element updated with selected by the local government to meet its projected water amendments from 10 Yr- supply needs. The ten-year water supply work plan must Water Supply Plan include public,private and regional water supply facilities, including development of alternative water supplies. Such amendments do not count toward the limitation on the frequency of adoption of amendments. (6)(e):Added waterways to the system of sites addressed by the recreation and open space element. Intergovernmental Recreation and Open Coordination Space Element (6)(h)1.:The intergovernmental coordination element must address coordination with regional water supply X authorities. N/A=Not Applicable 61 Chapter 163, F.S. Addressed Amendment .Changes to Chapter 163, F.S. Citations N/A* (where/how) Needed (11)(d)4.c.:Required rural land stewardship areas to X address affordable housing. (11)(d)5.:Required a listed species survey be performed on rural land stewardship receiving area.If any listed species X present,must ensure adequate provisions to protect them. (11)(d)6.:Must enact an ordinance establishing a methodology for creation,conveyance,and use of X stewardship credits within a rural land stewardship area. (11)(d)6.j.:Revised to allow open space and agricultural land to be just as important as environmentally sensitive land Public School Facilities when assigning stewardship credits. Element Procedural (12):Must adopt public school facilities element. Public School Facilities (12)(a)and(b):A waiver from providing this element will be Element allowed under certain circumstances. (12)(g):Expanded list of items to be to include collocation, Public School Facilities location of schools proximate to residential areas,and Element use of schools as emergency shelters. (12)(h):Required local governments to provide maps depicting the general location of new schools and school Procedural improvements within future conditions maps. (12)0):Required DCA to establish a schedule for adoption Procedural of the public school facilities element. (12)(j):Established penalty for failure to adopt a public school [New] Optional facility element. (13):(New section)Encourages local governments to develop a"community vision,"which provides for [New] Optional sustainable growth,recognizes its fiscal constraints,and protects its natural resources. (14):(New section)Encourages local governments to develop an"urban service boundary,"which ensures the N/A=Not Applicable 62 Chapter 163, F.S. Addressed Amendment .Changes to Chapter 163, F.S. Citations N/A` (where/how) Needed area is served(or will be served)with adequate public facilities and services over the next 10 years.See s. 163.3184(17). 3 163.31776 is repealed [No X [Noww::R Re epealed] 4 (2):Required the public schools interlocal agreement(if 163.31777 Procedural applicable)to address requirements for school concurrency. The opt-out provision at the end of Subsection(2)is deleted. X (5):Required Palm Beach County to identify,as part of its EAR,changes needed in its public school element necessary to conform to the new 2005 public school facilities element requirements. X (7):Provided that counties exempted from public school facilities element shall undergo re-evaluation as part of its EAR to determine if they continue to meet exemption criteria. 5 (2)(g):Expands requirement of coastal element to include 163.3178 X strategies that will be used to preserve recreational and commercial working waterfronts,as defined in s.342.07,F.S. 6 (1)(a):Added"schools"as a required concurrency item. 163.3180 Procedural (2)(a):Required consultation with water supplier prior to Procedural issuing building permit to ensure"adequate water supplies" to serve new development will be available by the date of issuance of a certificate of occupancy. (2)(c):Required all transportation facilities to be in place or Procedural under construction within 3 years(rather than 5 years)after approval of building permit. (4)(c):The concurrency requirement,except as it relates to Procedural transportation and public schools,may be waived in urban infill and redevelopment areas. The waiver shall be adopted as a plan amendment. A local government may grant a concurrency exception pursuant to subsection(5)for transportation facilities located within an urban infill and redevelopment area. Procedural (5)(d):Required guidelines for granting concurrency N/A=Not Applicable 63 • Chapter 163, F.S. Addressed Amendment .Changes to Chapter 163, F.S. Citations N/A" (where/how) Needed exceptions to be included in the comprehensive plan. The City has not adopted (5)(e)—(g):If local government has established Transportation Exception transportation exceptions,the guidelines for implementing Areas the exceptions must be"consistent with and support a comprehensive strategy,and promote the purpose of the exceptions."Exception areas must include mobility strategies,such as alternate modes of transportation, supported by data and analysis.FDOT must be consulted prior to designating a transportation concurrency exception area.Transportation concurrency exception areas existing prior to July 1,2005 must meet these requirements by July 1, 2006,or when the EAR-based amendment is adopted, whichever occurs last. (6)A policy will be added in the CIE and (6):Required local government to maintain records to Transportation Element determine whether 110%de minimis transportation impact threshold is reached.A summary of these records must be submitted with the annual capital improvements element update.Exceeding the 110%threshold dissolves the de minimis exceptions. X (7):Required consultation with the Department of Transportation prior to designating a transportation concurrency management area(to promote infill development)to ensure adequate level-of-service standards are in place.The local government and the DOT should work Public School Facilities together to mitigate any impacts to the Strategic Intermodal Element System. Public School Facilities (9)(a):Allowed adoption of a long-term concurrency Element management system for schools. (9)(c):(New section)Allowed local governments to issue approvals to commence construction notwithstanding s. Will be addressed in,EAR EAR and Capital 163.3180 in areas subject to a long-term concurrency and Capital Improvements Element management system. Improvements Element X update. (9)(d):(New section)Required evaluation in Evaluation and Appraisal Repot of progress in improving levels of service.. (10):Added requirement that level of service standard for N/A=Not Applicable 64 Chapter 163, F.S. Addressed Amendment .Changes to Chapter 163, F.S. Citations N/A* (where/how) Needed roadway facilities on the Strategic Intermodal System must be consistent with FDOT standards.Standards must consider Public School Facilities compatibility with adjacent jurisdictions. Element (13):Required school concurrency(not optional). Procedural (13)(c)1.:Requires school concurrency after five years to be applied on a"less than districtwide basis"(i.e.,by using Procedural school attendance zones,etc). (13)(c)2.:Eliminated exemption from plan amendment Procedural adoption limitation for changes to service area boundaries. (13)(c)3.:No application for development approval may be denied if a less-than-districtwide measurement of school concurrency is used;however the development impacts Procedural must to shifted to contiguous service areas with school capacity. (13)(e):Allowed school concurrency to be satisfied if a Procedural developer executes a legally binding commitment to provide mitigation proportionate to the demand. Procedural (13)(e)1.:Enumerated mitigation options for achieving proportionate-share mitigation. (13)(e)2.:If educational facilities funded in one of the two following ways,the local government must credit this amount toward any impact fee or exaction imposed on the X community: • contribution of land • construction,expansion,or payment for land acquisition (13)(g)2.:(Section deleted)—It is no longer required that a local government and school board base their plans on consistent population projection and share information regarding planned public school facilities,development and Public School Facilities redevelopment and infrastructure needs of public school Element facilities.However,see(13)(g)6.a.for similar requirement. X (13)(g)6.a.:[Formerly(13)(g)7.a.]Local governments must [New] N/A=Not Applicable 65 Chapter 163, F.S. Addressed Amendment .Changes to Chapter 163, F.S. Citations N/A* (where/how) Needed establish a uniform procedure for determining if development applications are in compliance with school concurrency. Procedural (13)(g)7.[Formerly(13)18)81 Deleted language that allowed local government to terminate or suspend an interlocal agreement with the school board. Procedural (13)(h):(New 2005 provision)The fact that school concurrency has not yet been implemented by a local government should not be the basis for either an approval or denial of a development permit. (15):Prior to adopting Multimodal Transportation Districts, [New] FDOT must be consulted to assess the impact on level of service standards.If impacts are found,the local government Procedural and the FDOT must work together to mitigate those impacts. Multimodal districts established prior to July 1,2005 must meet this requirement by July 1,2006 or at the time of the EAR-base amendment,whichever occurs last. (16):(New 2005 section)Required local governments to adopt by December 1,2006 a method for assessing proportionate fair-share mitigation options.FDOT will develop a model ordinance by December 1,2005. 7 (17):(New 2005 section)If local government has adopted a 163.3184[New] Optional community vision and urban service boundary,state and regional agency review is eliminated for plan amendments affecting property within the urban service boundary.Such amendments are exempt from the limitation on the frequency of plan amendments. (18):(New 2005 section)If a municipality has adopted an Optional urban infill and redevelopment area,state and regional agency review is eliminated for plan amendments affecting property within the urban service boundary.Such amendments are exempt from the limitation on the frequency of plan amendments. 8 (1)(c)1.f.:Allowed approval of residential land use as a small- 163.3187 X scale development amendment when the proposed density is equal to or less than the existing future land use category. Under certain circumstances,affordable housing units are N/A=Not Applicable 66 Chapter 163, F.S. Addressed Amendment .Changes to Chapter 163, F.S. Citations N/A* (where/how) Needed exempt from this limitation. (1)(c)4.:(New 2005 provision)If the small-scale [New] X development amendment involves a rural area of critical economic concern,a 20-acre limit applies. (1)(o):(New 2005 provision)An amendment to a rural area [New] X of critical economic concern may be approved without regard to the statutory limit on comprehensive plan amendments. 9 (2)(k):Required local governments that do not have either a 163.3191 EAR school interlocal agreement or a public school facilities element,to determine in the Evaluation and Appraisal Report whether the local government continues to meet the exemption criteria in s.163.3177(12). (2)(1):The Evaluation and Appraisal Report must determine EAR whether the local government has been successful in identifying alternative water supply projects,including conservation and reuse,needed to meet projected demand. Also,the Report must identify the degree to which the local government has implemented its 10-year water supply [New] workplan. City has not set up a Multimodal Transportation (2)(o):(New 2005 provision)The Evaluation and Appraisal District Report must evaluate whether any Multimodal [New] Transportation District has achieved the purpose for which it was created. EAR (2)(p):(New 2005 provision)The Evaluation and Appraisal Report must assess methodology for impacts on transportation facilities. Procedural (10):The Evaluation and Appraisal Report-based amendment must be adopted within a single amendment 4 cycle.Failure to adopt within this cycle results in penalties. Once updated,the comprehensive plan must be submitted to the DCA. 10 (10)New section designating Freeport as a certified X community. 163.3246[New] (11)New section exempting proposed DRIs within Freeport from review under s.380.06,F.S.,unless review is requested N/A=Not Applicable 67 III III Chapter 163, F.S. Addressed Amendment .Changes to Chapter 163,F.S. Citations N/A* (where/how) Needed by the local government. 2006[Ch.2006-68,Ch.2006-69,Ch.2006-220,Ch.2006-252,Ch.2006-255,Ch.2006-268,Laws of Florida Establishes plan amendment procedures for agricultural Procedural 1 enclaves as defined in s.163.3164(33),F.S. Ch.2006-255, 163.3162(5)[New] LOF. 2 Defines agricultural enclave. Ch.2006-255,LOF. 163.3164(33)[New] Procedural (6)(g)2.: Adds new paragraph encouraging local 163.3177(6)(g)2.[New] X governments with a coastal management element to adopt 3 recreational surface water use policies;such adoption amendment is exempt from the twice per year limitation on the frequency of plan amendment adoptions. Ch.2006-220, LOF. Allows the effect of a proposed receiving area to be 4 considered when projecting the 25-year or greater population 163.3177(11)(d)6. X with a rural land stewardship area. Ch.2006-220,LOF. Recognizes"extremely-low-income persons"as another X 5 income groups whose housing needs might be addressed by 163.31771(1),(2)and(4) accessory dwelling units and defines such persons consistent with s.420.0004(8),F.S. Ch.2006-69,LOF. Assigns to the Division of Emergency Management the X 6 responsibility of ensuring the preparation of updated regional 163.3178(2)(d) hurricane evacuation plans. Ch.2006-68,LOF. Changes the definition of the Coastal High Hazard Area X 7 (CHHA)to be the area below the elevation of the category 1 163.3178(2)(h) storm surge line as established by the SLOSH model. Ch. 2006-68,LOF. Adds a new section allowing a local government to comply X with the requirement that its comprehensive plan direct population concentrations away from the CHHA and 8 maintains or reduces hurricane evacuation times by 163.3178(9)(a)[New] maintaining an adopted LOS Standard for out-of-county hurricane evacuation for a category 5 storm,by maintaining a 12-hour hurricane evacuation time or by providing mitigation that satisfies these two requirements. Ch.2008-68,LOF. Adds a new section establishing a level of service for out- X of-county hurricane evacuation of no greater than 16 hours 9 for a category 5 storm for any local government that wishes to 163.3178(9)(b)[New] follow the process in s.163.3178(9)(a)but has not established such a level of service by July 1,2008. Ch.2006-68,LOF. 10 Requires local governments to amend their Future Land Use 163.3178(2)(c) X N/A=Not Applicable 68 Chapter 163, F.S. Addressed Amendment .Changes to Chapter 163,F.S. Citations N/A* (where/how) Needed Map and coastal management element to include the new definition of the CHHA,and to depict the CHHA on the FLUM by July 1,2008. Ch.2006-68,LOF. Allows the sanitary sewer concurrency requirement to be Procedural 11 met by onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems 163.3180(2)(a) approved by the Department of Health. Ch.2006-252,LOF. Changes s.380.0651(3)(i)to s.380.0651(3)(h)as the citation Procedural 12 for the standards a multiuse DRI must meet or exceed. Ch. 163.3180(12)(a) 2006-220,LOF. 13 Deletes use of extended use agreement as part of the Procedural 163.3187163.3187(1)(01.f. definition of small scale amendment. Ch.2006-69,LOF. Creates a new section related to electric distribution X substations;establishes criteria addressing land use compatibility of substations;requires local governments to permit substations in all FLUM categories(except preservation,conservation or historic preservation); 14 establishes compatibility standards to be used if a local 163.3208[New] government has not established such standards;establishes procedures for the review of applications for the location of a new substation;allows local governments to enact reasonable setback and landscape buffer standards for substations. Ch. 2006-268,LOF. Creates a new section preventing a local government from X requiring for a permit or other approval vegetation 15 maintenance and tree pruning or trimming within an 163.3209[New] established electric transmission and distribution line right-of-way. Ch.2006-268,LOF. Community Workforce Housing Innovation Pilot Program; Optional 16 created by Ch.2006-69,LOF,section 27. Establishes a New special,expedited adoption process for any plan amendment that implements a pilot program project. Affordable housing land donation density incentive Optional bonus;created by Ch.2006-69,LOF,section 28. Allows a density bonus for land donated to a local government to 17 provide affordable housing;requires adoption of a plan New amendment for any such land;such amendment may be adopted as a small-scale amendment;such amendment is exempt from the twice per year limitation on the frequency of plan amendment adoptions. 2007[Ch.2007-196,Ch.2007-198,Ch.2007-204,Laws of Floridal N/A=Not Applicable 69 Chapter 163, F.S. Addressed Amendment .Changes to Chapter 163,F.S. Citations N/A* (where/how) Needed (26)Expands the definition of"urban redevelopment"to 163.3164 Procedural include a community redevelopment area. Ch.2007-204, LOF. (32)Revises the definition of"financial feasibility"by clarifying that the plan is financially feasibility for 1 transportation and schools if level of service standards are achieved and maintained by the end of the planning period even if in a particular year such standards are not achieved. In addition,the provision that level of service standards need not be maintained if the proportionate fair share process in s.163.3160(12)and(16),F.S.,is used is deleted. Ch.2007- 204,LOF. N/A=Not Applicable 70 Chapter 163, F.S. Addressed Amendment .Changes to Chapter 163, F.S. Citations N/A* (where/how) Needed (2)Clarifies that financial feasibility is determined using a 163.3177 Procedural five-year period(except in the case of long-term transportation or school concurrency management,in which case a 10 or 15-year period applies). Ch.2007-204,LOF. (3)(a)6.Revises the citation to the MPO's TIP and long- Procedural range transportation plan. Ch.2007-196,LOF. (3)(b)1.Requires an annual update to the Five-Year Schedule Procedural of Capital Improvements to be submitted by December 1, 2008 and yearly thereafter. If this date is missed,no amendments are allowed until the update is adopted. Ch. 2007-204,LOF. Procedural (3)(c)Deletes the requirement that the Department must notify the Administration Commission if an annual update to the capital improvements element is found not in compliance(retained is the requirement that notification must take place is the annual update is not adopted). Ch.2007- 2 204,LOF. [New] Future Land Use (3)(e) Provides that a comprehensive plan as revised by an amendment to the future land use map is financially feasible if it is supported by(1)a condition in a development order for a development of regional impact or binding agreement that addresses proportionate share mitigation consistent with s.163.3180(12),F.S.,or(2)a binding agreement addressing proportionate fair-share mitigation consistent with s.163.3180(16)(f),F.S.,and the property is located in an urban infill,urban redevelopment,downtown revitalization, urban infill and redevelopment or urban service area. Ch. Housing Element 2007-204,LOF. (6)(f)1.d.Revises the housing element requirements to ensure adequate sites for affordable workforce housing [New] Procedural within certain counties.Ch.2007-198,LOF. (6)h.and i. Requires certain counties to adopt a plan for ensuring affordable workforce housing by July 1,2008 and provides a penalty if this date is missed. Ch.2007-198,LOF. N/A=Not Applicable 71 Chapter 163, F.S. Addressed Amendment .Changes to Chapter 163,F.S. Citations N/A* (where/how) Needed (4)(b)Expands transportation concurrency exceptions to 163.3180 Procedural include airport facilities. Ch.2007-204,LOF. (5)(b)5 Adds specifically designated urban service areas to Procedural the list of transportation concurrency exception areas. Ch. 2007-204,LOF. (5)(f) Requires consultation with the state land planning [New] Procedural agency regarding mitigation of impacts on Strategic Intermodal System facilities prior to establishing a concurrency exception area. Ch.2007-204,LOF. (12)and(12)(a) Deletes the requirement that the Procedural comprehensive plan must authorize a development of regional impact to satisfy concurrency under certain conditions. Also,deletes the requirement that the development of regional impact must include a residential component to satisfy concurrency under the conditions listed. 3 Ch.2007-204,LOF. Procedural (12)(d) Clarifies that any proportionate-share mitigation by development of regional impact,Florida Quality Development and specific area plan implementing an optional sector plan is not responsible for reducing or eliminating backlogs. Ch. 2007-204,LOF. [New] Procedural (13)(e)4. A development precluded from commencing because of school concurrency may nevertheless commence if certain conditions are met. Ch.2007-204,LOF. [New] Procedural (16)(c)and(f) Allows proportionate fair-share mitigation to be directed to one or more specific transportation improvement. Clarifies that such mitigation is not to be used to address backlogs. Ch.2007-204,LOF. Procedural (17) Allows an exempt from concurrency for certain workforce housing developed consistent with s.380.061(9) and s.380.0651(3). Ch.2007-198,LOF. Allows a local government to establish a transportation Optional 4 concurrency backlog authority to address deficiencies 163.3182 [New] where existing traffic volume exceeds the adopted level of N/A=Not Applicable 72 Chapter 163, F.S. Addressed Amendment .Changes to Chapter 163,F.S. Citations N/A* (where/how) Needed service standard.Defines the powers of the authority to include tax increment financing and requires the preparation of transportation concurrency backlog plans. Ch.2007-196, LOF and Ch.2007-204,LOF. Allows plan amendments that address certain housing Procedural 5 requirements to be expedited under certain circumstances. 163.3184(19) [New] Ch.2007-198,LOF. { 5 N/A=Not Applicable 73 Chapter 163, F.S. Addressed Amendment .Changes to Chapter 163, F.S. Citations N/A* (where/how) Needed Exempts from the twice per year limitation on the frequency of Procedural adoption of plan amendments any amendment that is 6 consistent with the local housing incentive strategy 163.3187(1)(p) [New] consistent with s.420.9076. Ch.2007-198,LOF. Add an amendment to integrate a port master plan into the X 7 coastal management element as an exemption to the 163.3191(14) [New] prohibition in ss.163.3191(10). Ch.2007-196,LOF and Ch. 2007-204,LOF. Extends the duration of a development agreement from 10 Procedural 8 to 20 years. Ch.2007-204,LOF. 163.3229 Establishes an alternative state review process pilot X 9 program in Jacksonville/Duval,Miami,Tampa,Hialeah, 163.32465[New] Pinellas and Broward to encourage urban infill and redevelopment. Ch.2007-204,LOF. If a property owner contributes right-of-way and expands a Procedural 10 state transportation facility,such contribution may be applied 339.282 [New} as a credit against any future transportation concurrency requirement. Ch.2007-196,LOF. Establishes an expedited plan amendment adoption process Procedural for amendments that implement the Community Workforce Housing Innovation Pilot Program and exempts such 11 amendments from the twice per year limitation on the 420.5095(9) frequency of adoption of plan amendments. Ch.2007-198, LOF. 2008[Ch.2008-191 and Ch.2008-227,Laws of Florida] FLU Element:Policy 1.4, The future land use plan must discourage urban sprawl.Ch. Objective 2 and Policy 2.8 1 2008-191,LOF. 163.3177(6)(a) Infrastructure Element: Objective 1.4,Policy 1.4.1 and Policy 1.4.2. The future land use plan must be based upon energy-efficient Future Land Use Element 2 land use patterns accounting for existing and future energy 163.3177(6)(a) electric power generation and transmission systems. Ch. 2006-191,LOF. 3 The future land use plan must be based upon greenhouse 163.3177(6)(a) Future Land Use Element gas reduction strategies. Ch.2008-191,LOF. The traffic circulation element must include transportation Transportation Element 4 strategies to address reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. 163.3177(6)(b) Ch.2008-191,LOF. 5 The conservation element must include factors that affect 163.3177(6)(d) Conservation Element N/A=Not Applicable 74 Chapter 163, F.S. Addressed Amendment .Changes to Chapter 163,F.S. Citations N/A* (where/how) Needed energy conservation. Ch.2008-191,LOF. The future land use map series must depict energy Future Land Use Map 6 conservation. Ch.2008-191,LOF. 163.3177(6)(d) Series The housing element must include standards,plans and Housing Element 7 principles to be followed in energy efficiency in the design and 163.31770)(01.h.and i. construction of new housing and in the use of renewable energy resources. Ch.2008-191,LOF. Local governments within an MPO area must revise their Transportation Element 8 transportation element to include strategies to reduce 163.3177(6)(j) greenhouse gas emissions. Ch.2008-191,LOF. Various changes were made in the State Comprehensive X 9 Plan(Chapter 187,F.S.)that address low-carbon-emitting State Comprehensive electric power plants. See Section 5 of Chapter 2008-227, Plan LOF. 2009[Chapters 2009-85 and 2009-96,Laws of Florida' Changes"Existing Urban service area"to"Urban service Procedural 1 area"and revises the definition of such an area. Section 2, 163.3164(29) Chapter 2009-96,LOF. 2 Adds definition of"Dense urban land area." Section 2, Procedural 163.3164(34) Chapter 2009-96,LOF. Postpones from December 1,2008 to December 1,2011,the Procedural 3 need for the annual update to the capital improvements 163.3177(3)(b)1. element to be financially feasible. Section 3,Chapter 2009- 96,LOF. Requires the future land use element to include by June 30, X 2012,criteria that will be used to achieve compatibility of 4 lands near public use airports. For military installations,the 163.3177(6)(a) date is changed from June 30,2006,to June 30,2012. Section 3,Chapter 2009-85,LOF. Requires the intergovernmental coordination element to X 5 recognize airport master plans. Section 3,Chapter 2009- 163.3177(6)(h)1.b. 85,LOF. Requires the intergovernmental coordination element to Intergovernmental include a mandatory(rather than voluntary)dispute Coordination Element 6 resolution process and requires use of the process 163.3177(6)(h)1.c. prescribed in section 186.509,F.S.,for this purpose. Section 3,Chapter 2009-96,LOF. Requires the intergovernmental coordination element to X 7 provide for interlocal agreements pursuant to s.333.03(1)(b), 163.3177(6)(h)1.d. F.S.,between adjacent local governments regarding airport zoning regulations. Section 3,Chapter 2009-85,LOF. N/A=Not Applicable 75 Chapter 163, F.S. Addressed Amendment .Changes to Chapter 163, F.S. Citations N/A* (where/how) Needed Defines"rural agricultural industrial center"and provides X 8 for their expansion though the plan amendment process. 163.3177(15)(a)[New] Section 1,Chapter 2009-154,LOF Allows a municipality that is not a dense urban land area to X 9 amend its comprehensive plan to designate certain areas as 163.3180'5)(b)2. transportation concurrency exception areas. Section 4, Chapter 2009-96,LOF. Allows a county that is not a dense urban land area to amend X 10 its comprehensive plan to designate certain areas as 163.3180(5)(b)3. transportation concurrency exception areas. Section 4, Chapter 2009-96,LOF. Requires local governments with state identified Future Land Use transportation concurrency exception areas to adopt land Element,Transportation 11 use and transportation strategies to support and fund 163.3180(5)(b)4. Element,and Capital mobility within such areas. Section 4,Chapter 2009-96, Improvements Element LOF. Except in transportation concurrency exception areas, X local governments must adopt the level-of-service established 12 by the Department of Transportation for roadway facilities on 163.3180(10) the Strategic Intermodal System. Section 4,Chapter 2009- 96,LOF. Defines a backlogged transportation facility to be one on Transportation Element 13 which the adopted level-of-service is exceeded by existing 163.3180'12)(b'&(16)(i) and Capital trips,plus additional projected background trips. Section 5, Improvements Element Chapter 2009-85,LOF. N/A=Not Applicable 76 Table 12. Changes to Rule 9J-5,F.A.C Changes to Rule 9J-5,F.A.C. 9J-5,F.A.C. NA Addressed Amendment Needed Citations (where/how) By Element February 25,2001 69 Defined general lanes 9J-5.003 X 70 Revised the definition of"marine wetlands." 9J-5.003 X 71 Repeal the definition of"public facilities and services." 9J-5.003 X 72 Revised procedures for monitoring,evaluating and 9J-5.005(7) Procedure. appraising implementation of local comprehensive plans. 73 Repealed requirements for evaluation and appraisal 9J-5.0053 X reports and evaluation and appraisal amendments. 74 Revised concurrency management system requirements 9J-5.005(1)and(2) The City has adopted a Public to include provisions for establishment of public school School Facility Element on January concurrency. 2009. 75 Authorized local governments to establish multimodal 9J-5.0055(2)(b)and X The City hasn't taken advantage of transportation level of service standards and established (3Xc) this provision. requirements for multimodal transportation districts. 76 Authorized local governments to establish level of 9J-5.0055(2)(c) X service standards for general lanes of the Florida Intrastate Highway System within urbanized areas,with the concurrence of the Department of Transportation. 77 Provide that public transit facilities are not subject to 9J-5.0055(8) X concurrency requirements. 78 Authorized local comprehensive plans to permit multi- 9J-5.0055(9) City has adopted a proportionate use developments of regional impact to satisfy the share ordinance. transportation concurrency requirements by payment of a proportionate share contribution. 79 Required the future land use map to show multimodal 9J-5.006(4) X transportation district boundaries,if established. 80 Authorized local governments to establish multimodal 9J-5.006(6) X transportation districts and,if established,required local governments to establish design standards for such districts. 81 Required data for the Housing Element include a 9J-5.010(1)(c) Housing Element description bf substandard dwelling units and repealed the requirement that the housing inventory include a locally determined definition of standard and substandard housing conditions. 77 Table 12. Changes to Rule 9J-5,F.A.C Changes to Rule 9J-5,F.A.C. 9J-5,F.A.C. NA Addressed Amendment Needed Citations (where/how) By Element 82 Authorized local governments to supplement the 9J-5.10(2)(b) X City uses the UF-Shimberg affordable housing needs assessment with locally Center assessment figures. generated data and repealed the authorization for local governments to conduct their own assessment. 83 Required the Intergovernmental Coordination Element to 9J-5.015(3Xb) City entered into a School include objectives that ensure adoption of interlocal Concurrency Interlocal Agreement agreements within one year of adoption of the amended in October 2008 and Adopted a Intergovernmental Coordination Element and ensure Public School Facility Element on intergovernmental coordination between all affected local January 2009. governments and the school board for the purpose of establishing requirements for public school concurrency. 84 Required the Intergovernmental Coordination Element to 9J-5.015(3Xc) include: • Policies that provide procedures to identify and City has adopted a JPA Agreement implement joint planning areas for purposes of and JPA Land Use Map into the annexation,municipal incorporation and joint ICE of the Comprehensive Plan. infrastructure service areas; • Recognize campus master plan and provide X procedures for coordination of the campus master development agreement; • Establish joint processes for collaborative Intergovernmental Coordination • planning and decision-making with other units Element:Goals,Objectives,and of local government; Policies. • Establish joint processes for collaborative City entered into a School planning and decision making with the school Concurrency Interlocal Agreement board on population projections and siting of in October 2008 and Adopted a public school facilities; Public School Facility Element on January 2009. • Establish joint processes for the siting of City has an existing JPA facilities with county-wide significance;and Agreement. • Adoption of an interlocal agreement for school City entered into a School concurrency. Concurrency Interlocal Agreement 'in October 2008. 85 Required the Capital Improvements Element to include 9J-5.016(4Xa) X City entered into a School implementation measures that provide a five-year Concurrency Interlocal Agreement financially feasible public school facilities program that in October 2008 and adopted a 78 Table 12. Changes to Rule 9J-5,F.A.C Changes to Rule 9J-5,F.A.C. 9J-5,F.A.C. NA Addressed Amendment Needed Citations (where/bow) By Element demonstrates the adopted level of service standards will Public School Facility Element on be achieved and maintained and a schedule of capital January 2009. improvements for multimodal transportation districts, if locally established. 86 Required the Transportation Element analysis for 9J-5.019(3) X multimodal transportation districts to demonstrate that community design elements will reduce vehicle miles of travel and support an integrated,multi-modal transportation system. 87 Required Transportation Element objectives for 9J-5.019(4) X multimodal transportation districts to address provision of a safe,comfortable and attractive pedestrian environment with convenient access to public transportation. 88 Authorized local governments to establish level of 9J-5.019(4)(c) X service standards for general lanes of the Florida Intrastate Highway System within urbanized areas,with the concurrence of the Department of Transportation. 79 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report I. EAR Issues of Local Concern Introduction Throughout the various workshops, meetings, and input gathering sessions with elected officials, citizens, and staff, the over-riding them has been one centered around placemaking and better connectivity. The City has worked very hard in recent times to begin looking at the Community Re-development Area in a light of creating a focal center for more urban growth patterns. However, the City has grown in a very suburban fashion to date and the current Comprehensive Plan, while providing for interchange impact areas and activity center development, has not focused intensely on creating the type of transportation connectivity necessary for walkable streets, bicycle paths, and other modes of transportation. This EAR identifies issues that relate to the larger community design question. In order to address these issues, the EAR-based amendments will result in major changes to the focus of the plan. The Issues are summarized below as listed In the Letter of Understanding received by the Florida Department of Community Affairs on May 5. 2009. Issue 1: Community Character & Design The City of Ocoee has developed primarily in a suburban format during its history. This is related in large part to the suburban format promoted in both the Comprehensive Plan and the Land Development Code, as well as being a side- effect of being bisected by a large suburban thoroughfare (State Road 50). Through community and elected official interactions, community character and design was raised as a major issue. Input included comments on the City's lack of urban places that are pedestrian oriented, as well as the sense of place fostered by the privatization aspects of suburban format development. Through this issue, we will identify opportunities for amending the Comprehensive Plan to promote quality urban design in appropriate places and transitional design on the urban/suburban interface. The City will also review the following: a. How effective is the Comprehensive plan in fostering community character. b. How can the Comprehensive plan direct community design. Issue 2: Transportation Connectivity In order to create urban places, emphasis must be placed on the transportation network, including the connectivity and design. Citizen and elected official input has raised community character and design as a major issue; and it is vital to the creation of well designed urban places that an appropriately designed network is in place. This issue will evaluate the comprehensive plan and the long range transportation plan in concert with community design goals. Alternative 80 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report transportation will be evaluated including bikeways, transit, trails, and sidewalks, in addition to cross-sections that more effectively promote quality community design. a. The City will evaluate alternative transportation methods such as a multi- modal plan. b. The City will analyze the establishment of an interconnected trail system connecting parks with other public amenities. Issue 3: Utility Infrastructure To meet the City's re-development and Greenfield development goals, utility infrastructure must be thoroughly evaluated. In evaluation of this issue, the City will closely study short, mid, and long-range utility expansion and the policy framework that must be in place. a. The City will study expansion of water and sewer in order to foster redevelopment. b. The City will examine policies that control and direct development with respect to need for services. Issue 4: Mixed Use Employment & Commerce Centers Creating urban places requires examination of land uses in areas appropriate for intensification. This issue will closely evaluate the land use framework that must be in place for meeting the City's community design and character goals. This issue also includes emphasis on evaluating land use absorption and how the City should position itself to promote economic development through smart land use strategies. a. The City will study market repositioning, incentives, and impediments. b. The EAR will address Economic Development. Issue 5: Neighborhood Revitalization/Housing The City of Ocoee is a dichotomy of older housing in its urban core. The EAR will evaluate whether the comprehensive plan has adequate policies for the integration of housing types and also for targeting re-development. The City will promote a Neighborhood Planning program for the analysis of this issue with an added focus on: a. Review emphasis of sidewalks, housing rehabilitation and blight removal through more stringent code enforcement. 81 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report b. Affordable housing /Workforce housing c. Compatibility by place-making and character definition Issue 6: Conservation The EAR will analyze existing conservation policies in the Comprehensive Plan for their effectiveness in addressing the protection and conservation of wetlands, as set forth under Rule 9J-5.013(3) F.A.0 and also the following: a. Explore changing criteria on wetland systems to be inline with SJRWMD and Orange County's requirements. b. Evaluate and implement the requirements of the Wekiva Study Area. 82 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report MAJOR ISSUE #1 : COMMUNITY CHARACTER AND DESIGN STATEMENT OF MAJOR ISSUE The City of Ocoee has developed primarily in a suburban format during its history. This is related in large part to the suburban format promoted in both the Comprehensive Plan and the Land Development Code, as well as being a side- effect of being bisected by a large suburban thoroughfare (State Road 50). Through community and elected official interactions, community character and design was raised as a major issue. Input included comments on the City's lack of urban places that are pedestrian oriented, as well as the sense of place fostered by the privatization aspects of suburban format development. Through this issue, we will identify opportunities for amending the Comprehensive Plan to promote quality urban design in appropriate places and transitional design on the urban/suburban interface. The City will also review the following: a. How effective is the Comprehensive plan in fostering community character. b. How can the Comprehensive plan direct community design. BACKGROUND The existing development character of Ocoee is primarily suburban neighborhoods in which older (circa 1950) traditional neighborhoods are located central to the city. New subdivisions are characterized by large landscape buffers, privatized amenities and limited connectivity. Further evidence of this suburban form is reflected in the location of support uses, such as retail uses located along corridors that bisect these areas. HOW THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN RELATES TO THIS ISSUE The Comprehensive Plan in the Future Land Use Element, Transportation, and Housing Element provides objectives and policies that address the issue of Community Character. These objectives and policies are as follows: Future Land Use Element Objective 7: The City shall enforce the Land Development Code to preserve existing and future neighborhoods. Policy 7.2: The City shall permit only low intensity office and low intensity commercial development adjacent to residential areas except where well buffered. 83 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report Policy 7.3: The City may permit non-residential uses within residential areas after analysis of the proposed use has indicated that such use will not adversely affect the residential area, will be compatible with the residential character of the area, and will not be otherwise inconsistent with this Comprehensive Plan. Such uses may be implemented through the Land Development Code by a special use permit. Non-residential uses may be permitted and shall include, but not be limited to, home occupations, child care centers, churches, schools, libraries, parks and recreational facilities, marinas, boat houses, boat docks, stables, agricultural accessory, guest cottages, and similar uses. Such uses shall be restricted to setback regulations applicable to the zoning district in which they are located. Policy 7.5: To allow for greater open spaces, density may be computed in a defined development project by allowing clustering in certain areas. These clusters may be of greater density than allowable within the land use designations as long as the total project does not exceed maximum density as designated on the Future Land Use Map. Clustering, pursuant to the foregoing concept, may be controlled by density caps, PUD zoning or a restrictive covenant running with the land with power of enforcement in favor of the City. Future Land Use Element Objective 2.6: The City shall provide connections for all modes of transportation between complementary land uses. Policy 2.6.1: The City shall increase the number of neighborhoods, commercial areas, parks, and recreation facilities served by transit and bicycle/pedestrian facilities. Objective 2.8: The City shall assist with improving mobility and energy efficiency through non-automobile travel modes. Policy 2.8.3: The City shall expand the number of land uses served by bicycle and pedestrian facilities and transit. Objective 3: 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 (Chapter 187.201, 5(a) and 5(b) 3; SRPP Section 3, Policies 3.1.1, and 3.1.4). 84 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report Policy 3.2: The City shall adopt land development regulations that work to preserve the existing housing stock. The land development regulations shall include (but are not limited to) regulation of land uses to prevent encroachment of incompatible land uses within existing neighborhoods. In addition, public facilities shall be maintained and preserved to adequately supply the needs of existing neighborhoods. Objective 10: The City shall continue to provide quality housing development to its residents, through the implementation of the following policies. Policy 10.1: The City shall continue to enforce regulations governing the type of construction, utility provisions, size, location, and other standard provisions for housing. Policy 10.2: The City shall enforce and/or upgrade existing City regulations requiring vegetative buffers in new development and redevelopment between residences and major streets, and other incompatible uses. IMPACTS OF THIS ISSUE ON THE CITY OF OCOEE If new residential development continues under the suburban form, the City will not be able to provide the necessary infrastructure improvements (transportation, potable water, and sewer) to keep with capacity demands. IDENTIFICATION OF REQUIRED AMENDMENTS TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT ADDRESS THE RELATED PROBLEMS AND OPPORTUNITIES The comprehensive plan needs to be amended to create a Future Land Use Element that contains specific language on how urban design and transportation should be utilized. The City should consider adding an optional Community Design Element with its EAR based amendments. This option would allow the City to set a design and character vision that would relate to the Future Land Use Map, but would be a support tool. The Design Element would establish a design framework that is Citywide and would identify guidelines that relate to the key elements of character associated with a vision based character map. The following list identifies potential to the City's Comprehensive Plan: • Optional Design Element that includes a character vision and typology • Historic Downtown Protection Policies 85 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report • Changes to the Transportation and Future Land Use Element that coordinate land use and transportation within the framework defined by the design element • During the EAR based amendment cycle, the City should adopt specific language into the Comprehensive Plan addressing the recommendations of this Special Development Plan. • The Future Land Use Element should be amended to formally adopt the Vision Statement of the CRA, to add a new mixed-use land use category or other mechanism to implement the relevant recommendations (network, design, form, density/intensity, etc.) of the CRA Target Areas regulating plans, and to identify economic development incentives within the CRA. The Capital Improvements Element should be amended to include a method of prioritizing CRA infrastructure enhancements. • The City should consider policies in the Future Land Use Element that encourage the City to adopt a form based code implementing the urban design recommendations of the study. Traditional zone based codes are most effective when regulating based on the type of use. However, they are not effective at regulating to a desired development form, particularly when an urban form is desired. Because it is the desire of the City for the CRA to become an urban place and incorporate design that encourages mixed-use and pedestrian friendly environments, a form based code is the most viable option. • The City should update the Future Land Use Element to require that the City consider amending the State Road 50 Overlay with new urban standards to replace the existing suburban standards. The City of Ocoee has entered into a Joint Planning Agreement with the City of Winter Garden and Orange County to regulate design standards along SR 50. These design standards are now outdated and do not reflect Ocoee's desire to create urban places along SR 50. The standards are suburban and corridor-driven and do not effectively relate to more urban centers, neighborhoods, setbacks, buffering, and landscaping. The City should coordinate with Winter Garden and Orange County for an update to the design standards utilizing a more urban framework. • The City should consider amending the Future Land Use element to require preparation of development standards for the historic downtown that are consistent with the new standards recommended for the CRA. • Ocoee's historic downtown is an important part of Ocoee's character and should be considered as a redevelopment area that is complementary to the CRA. Without this consideration, redevelopment efforts in the CRA may detract from redevelopment and new development within the downtown, causing deterioration of this area. By creating complementary development standards for the downtown and the CRA, the City can help to ensure that both areas benefit from quality urban redevelopment and new development. • The City should create a wayfinding/signage program for the CRA. 86 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report • As the CRA redevelops into a denser, urban place, the number of potential destinations and transportation options will increase significantly. This positive outcome will increase the need for additional wayfinding for automobiles and pedestrians as they move through and around the area. A coordinated signage plan should be produced to most efficiently direct traffic and maintain a consistent design theme throughout the CRA. • The City should complete a Multi-Modal Mobility Plan for the City that focuses on improving interconnectivity through planning for multiple modes of transportation. The purpose of a Multi-Modal Mobility Plan is to increase land values; provide for less automobile reliant development; set a more efficient development pattern as the City develops and re- develops; provide consistency with new state legislation; enhance bicycle/pedestrian mobility and street connectivity; promote a development form that is more consistent with the Vision of the CRA; and evaluate future rail and bus rapid transit opportunities as well as local circulators. 87 City of Ocoee valuation and Appraisal Report MAJOR ISSUE No. 2: TRANSPORTATION CONNECTIVITY STATEMENT OF MAJOR ISSUE The adopted Comprehensive Plan includes three categories of action for improving mobility. Category I, System Management, offers operational and safety improvements generally provided by intersection modifications, signalization, and access management. Category II, Mobility and Demand Management, seeks to reduce the demand for private motor vehicle travel through increased use of transit, bicycles, and walking through a combination of community outreach, sidewalk construction, and bikeway improvements. Category III, Roadway Capacity Improvements, proposes new street construction and add-lanes projects to eliminate congestion that cannot be addressed with Category I and II actions. These categories are general organized by difficulty of implementation, with Category II requiring more private behavioral changes and Category III requiring more public and private funding relative to Category I actions. The central difficulty in implementing these strategies is the lack of money. There is no public revenue stream to support transportation system improvements. The road- building period of the City of Ocoee using city funds ended with completion of the Old Winter Garden Road project in 2006. Transportation impact fees are at a level barely sufficient to make the payments on bonds sold to finance construction of Clarke Rd. and widening of Maguire Rd. and Old Winter Garden Rd. Even in the best of times, impact fees for transportation are highly volatile, being dependent on one or two large projects per year. When impact fee collections are inadequate, as they may be in 2010, the City's General Fund will be required to subsidize bond payments. System expansion is not the only aspect of transportation system management that is under funded. City revenues from property and motor fuel taxes are also insufficient to fully fund an adequate street resurfacing program or to sustain an aggressive sidewalk construction program. Right of way limitations preclude the construction of bikeways along major streets. Several streets in the historical city are less than 20 feet wide and have uneven pavement that makes bicycle travel difficult. Sidewalks are virtually non- existent except in the newer subdivisions. Save for the three projects funded by bonds in the 1990s and the early part of this decade, all road construction has occurred as part of private developments, primarily residential subdivisions. That new residential development has taken the form of functional cul de sacs connected to the city's major street network, mainly Clarke Rd., Ocoee-Apopka Rd., and Maguire Rd. Lack of cross-connections increases travel distances for everyone and makes motor vehicle travel virtually mandatory. Even emergency vehicle travel times are significantly affected, leading to the City of Winter Garden being the first responder to fires and medical calls in northwestern Ocoee. Absent the realistic ability to fund construction itself, the City of Ocoee must look towards more effective management of private investments and a stronger role in deciding how state and federal dollars for transportation are spent. Multimodal 88 City of Ocoee valuation and Appraisal Report alternatives discussed in the Comprehensive Plan and in the list of Major Issues for this Report have been rendered even less likely given a substantial withdrawal of transit services to the Ocoee area by the regional provider, LYNX. Thus, the alternative transportation focus described in the City's list of major EAR issues must take a different direction here than was originally planned. That "different direction" is toward the use of the Shared Space mobility design concepts for urban infill projects. These design concepts reinforce the neotraditional design philosophy being embraced in the discussion of neighborhood revitalization in Major Issue No. 5. To the extent practical, Shared Space design concepts will be encouraged for future developments where motor vehicle and pedestrian/bicyclist interaction is expected. The City will evaluate within this major issue whether the Comprehensive Plan has adequate policies to support multimodal pathways through new developments and areas of revitalization activities. ISSUE BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS The City of Ocoee, Florida, is bounded or bisected by four major highways: Florida's Turnpike (SR 91), SR 50 (Colonial Drive), SR 408 (East-West Expressway), and SR 429 (Western Beltway). All except SR 50 are limited-access highways. Like rivers of water, these limited-access rivers of traffic can only be crossed on a bridge. The at- grade intersections on SR 50 are the most congested locations in the city. In addition, SR 50 in Orange County is rated as the 12th most dangerous road in the U.S.1 Map 13 Major roadways in the City of Ocoee. NN/// s/ t Seminole County 42'4 tOrte/ S, *l c�r=_,w., s _ I Emma, Unincorporated Orange Count y • e' 0 - Ocoee .- TaIL t„,„ ♦. f e .. �;. Orlando' $x a Oakland Wi iter Oad n '4 �� .„ 129 r. f. •Windermere - '• r Edge trod rf TG,lift Powers,Scott,Orlando Sentinel,"Colonial One of Nation's Most Dangerous Roads,"November 21,2004;as reported in Vanderbilt,Tom, Traffic: Why we drive the way we do,New York:Alfred A.Knopf,2008,p.205. 89 City of Ocoee valuation and Appraisal Report Map 13 shows the location of the City of Ocoee within the western half of the Orlando metropolitan area. Ocoee is bordered to the west by the City of Winter Garden and to the east by a large portion of unincorporated Orange County, substantial portions of which form the economically depressed Pine Hills Community. North is the City of Apopka, second largest in Orange County, and south is the Town of Windemere. The City of Ocoee has nearly tripled in population since 1990 without any appreciable addition to its major street network since Clarke Road, an urban minor arterial constructed by the city, was opened to traffic in 1991. In contrast, the highway network has grown dramatically with the extension of SR 408 from Hiawassee Rd. east of Ocoee to connect to Florida's Turnpike and the southern end of Clarke Rd. The most recent major highway addition was SR 429, which is the western section of the metropolitan ring highway that also includes SR 417. From Ocoee, SR 429 provides a connection south to 1-4 and the Tampa Bay area. While the limited-access highways offer a way for people to get to and from Ocoee, they do not offer a means for travel to occur within the city. The local street network is intended to serve that purpose, but discontinuities in that network prevent travel through the city on a single facility in an east-west direction. Clarke Rd. on the east and a combination of four streets on the west provide north-south travel through the city. Map 14 Major streets in the City of Ocoee.. ,..,. , ,,,, °a Red e1 u Str�ei 2 i •� 'r- ''A ` S�Iver Star Road o i i�-- - - Cs•- s i, u JL t i , _ 4 i - a.1 a 11, — , ""i - Orlando Avenue 4_ ri 3,;. i,N ;t7LO s Geneva Street Sao f a cr, State Road 50 Or c s _ii Old bVrnter " TOLL rr a !! r. State Road t'3 ,,,.r+ » O .�'i 0011/ CC r i 11'+L S^; ,� :?co=e City Limit it :1�`1' \ - a 0 tDK 2 222 Feet I 90 City of Ocoee valuation and Appraisal Report Map 14 shows the routes followed by the major streets in and through Ocoee. Both SR 50 and SR 438 provide east-west travel through the city on the State Highway System, although the route followed by SR 438 is not direct. For most of its path through the city, SR 438 is a two-lane road. East of Clarke Road, it is a four-lane divided highway. The newest highway shown on the map, SR 429, is a toll road that basically follows the western city limit of Ocoee, which is shared as the eastern city limit of Winter Garden. Highways are functionally classified based on their relative importance for mobility and land access. The more access a highway provides to adjacent property, the less it is able to support long-distance travel. SR 50 is a principal arterial serving a coast-to- coast mobility function within the State Highway System. It is the only continuous non- toll path between the cities of Clermont, Oakland, and Winter Garden to the west of Ocoee and the City of Orlando to the east. But it is also the primary means of access to the commercial center of Ocoee, with frequent driveway cuts and large turning movements. As a result, SR 50's mobility function is significantly curtailed within Ocoee. The friction between long-distance and local travel creates congestion. Map 15 The SR 50 corridor through Ocoee. `..9 ._— wd �` •cS „�,_� �� *tom' � n ., > <� '. Genera Street ;.,1-2,t4 t 'e 7 v Story Road --a - t.--1 i� � '' � � ", ''" � ry�> is e. *, mss 44, 14 r 417E ex ,.- .' .: '*- :f- • v lJ r r dy J f •ova .' ti{} { t r y4 r + ��5 yip nr� Rte;�. _1! t� m ;, w�. v -a Q , t tam l i .w�. i I La . ' ;y M." Old Waiter Garden.. 'Road " N .. � ._...-.....,� ' s -' J 250 -CC Fee: . Sit. Map 15 highlights the major streets and land uses in the SR 50 corridor. To the east are Blackwood Ave. (shown) and Clarke Rd. (see Map 2). To the west are Marshall Farms Rd. (shown) and the intersection of SR 429, SR 50, and Florida's Turnpike (see Map 2). In the middle are the major north south roads of Bluford Ave. and Maguire Rd. 91 City of Ocoee valuation and Appraisal Report Story Rd./Geneva St. is parallel to SR 50 about half a mile to the north and Old Winter Garden Rd. is parallel to SR 50 a quarter of a mile to the south. Neither parallel facilities cross the entire extent of the area shown on Map 4. In fact, SR 50 is the only surface street that completely traverses the city from west to east on a single roadway. Large tracts of undeveloped land remain in the SR 50 corridor. The City of Ocoee, in cooperation with Orange County, recently completed the reconstruction and extension of Old Winter Garden Road to serve as a parallel facility for local traffic to the south of SR 50. Currently proposed development projects extend this street further to the west (across Maguire Road). Earlier, the city had completed the widening of Maguire Road to four lanes north through the SR 50 intersection. The design has been completed and right of way acquisition is underway for extending the widening north to the Story Road intersection. (Note that north of Marshall Farms Road, this roadway is called Kissimmee Avenue.) Even though SR 50 is functionally classified as an Urban Principal Arterial, it is designed to a rural highway standard, which means it has wide shoulders, an open drainage system, and limited support for pedestrians and bicyclists. When the city's population was less than 8,000 people and local development consisted of only a couple of hotels at the Turnpike exit in a community known then as Minorville, a rural highway design was appropriate. These roadway characteristics are hardly compatible with the urban uses that now line the highway as it traverses the City of Ocoee, a city with a population in excess of 34,000 people. Unfortunately, the Florida DOT has determined that even converting the facility to a six- lane urban highway will not appreciably improve the current level of congestion. Nevertheless, FDOT has proposed a project to widen SR 50 through Ocoee to six lanes. The projected cost of the project is in excess of $65 million; however, it is not presently funded and is not the top priority for new funds if they become available. Traffic planners also say the project will not relieve the congestion in Ocoee, which is largely determined by two intersections. As proof that the widening project is not a near-term prospect, a resurfacing project for this section of SR 50 has been programmed by FDOT for Fiscal Year 2012. Rather than simply adopt the "wider is better" approach to solving the SR 50 mobility problem and hoping that someday funds will be provided for the project, the City of Ocoee has proposed an alternate route: take local traffic off SR 50. There is little that may be done to redirect traffic destined for the businesses now on SR 50, but most of the commercial core of Ocoee is greenfield space located in a designated Community Redevelopment Area (CRA) and presently including almost no urban infrastructure. The City of Ocoee proposes to take advantage of this blank canvas to design and build a local street network that will serve local traffic, thereby providing immediate relief for SR 50. Such an alternative can be constructed for less than half the cost of widening SR 50. 92 City of Ocoee valuation and Appraisal Report Map 16 (below) illustrates in blue those facilities to be built, realigned, or otherwise impacted by the proposed project. Bluford Ave., among existing streets, will change the most. South of Geneva Street, it will turn due south and join Maguire Rd. South of SR 50, it will turn due north and cross SR 50 following the current alignment of Central Commerce Lane and generally follow the shoreline of Lake Bennet to an intersection with Blackwood Avenue. Maguire Rd. will turn to the east and join the extension of Blackwood Ave. at a new intersection with Bluford Ave. West of this intersection, Maguire Rd. will be widened to the Story Rd. intersection. Story Rd. will be widened to four lanes west of this intersection. Improvements will also be made on the Maguire Rd. approaches to the SR 50 intersection. Map 16 The proposed town center project area facilities. R # - w tzie$4:1. ZJk frt b • r> ": Geneve Street' ��.�.t � r� r7 ¢ -�� h7.-,:?` �� o_ w Story Road 1_ a f _` � � e. v � H E '. O ` �"'^ �f.': «k* 4 'ten - ` t-t- `'.. ',I, �7 453rFN E �y ♦ ♦ ...94' r ' rtff �'. ,4,:11: 4 eA 21 m \\%' .y( . ., s f,-, " i- .x2' '. � : .."° w" 2 *.t t` ,. yYY x i *,,,I ri r ill' 1 7 hr d rt . � fig_ � ,,„ _*- - -tom A, 1.4114„, . I r'" 1`� ..,....a _ . • r L• ►Aii I �, .... iii`a N 4 :- Old Winter 671Yden C 2 - ' ' w 1111/�E _ t S 350 703 q.x The proposed $20 million project will redirect local traffic onto a parallel facility north of SR 50 that spans from Blackwood Avenue in eastern Ocoee to Dillard Street in downtown Winter Garden. (The cities of Ocoee and Winter Garden cooperatively developed this overall design but are separately funding the project components located within each jurisdiction.) Approximately 40% of the route is entirely new alignment; the balance of the route connects and expands the capacity of existing two-lane roads. Design and right of way acquisition is already underway. Private interests who hold key properties required for the route have committed to provide right of way valued in the millions of dollars, and the City of Ocoee has applied for a TIGER Discretionary Grant to finance the bulk of the public costs of construction. 93 City of Ocoee valuation and Appraisal Report Several, but not all, of the roads listed as part of the subject project are federal-aid eligible, which requires a functional classification of Urban Collector or higher in the Orlando metro area. The functional classification, 2008 traffic volume, and 2008 level of service rating of roads included in this project proposal are listed in Table 13.2 (below) Table 13. Project roadways with functional class, traffic volume3, and level of service4 data. Level Functional Traffic of Roadway From To Classification (AADT) Service SR 50 Marshall Maguire Rd Urban Principal 49,500 C Farms Rd Arterial SR 50 Maguire Rd Bluford Ave Urban Principal 53,500 F Arterial SR 50 Bluford Ave Blackwood Urban Principal 44,000 C Ave Arterial SR 50 Blackwood Clarke Rd Urban Principal 44,000 C Ave Arterial Maguire Rd Old Winter SR 50 Urban Collector 22,000 A Garden Rd Maguire Rd SR 50 Marshall Urban Minor 11,100 A Farms Rd Arterial Kissimmee Marshall Story Urban Minor 13,700 A Ave Farms Rd Rd/Geneva St Arterial Marshall SR 50 Maguire Rd Urban Collector 5,800 D Farms Rd Bluford Ave Old Winter SR 50 Urban Minor 5,700 C Garden Rd Arterial Bluford Ave SR 50 Geneva St Urban Minor 9,200 C Arterial Geneva Sts Kissimmee Bluford Ave Local 8,500 B Ave Story Rd SR 429 Kissimmee Urban Collector 8,900 B Ave 2 All roads not listed in the table are classified as Local; AADT and LOS values are not available. LOS values are also not available for limited-access toll highways(SR 408,SR 429,and Florida's Turnpike). 3 Traffic volume is reported as annual average daily traffic(AADT)based on counts taken by Renaissance Planning Group for the City of Ocoee(except that SR 50, SR 408,SR 429,and Florida's Turnpike volumes are from Florida DOT)and reported October 31,2008. The reported numbers have been rounded to the nearest 100 vehicles. a Level of service(LOS)relates to the sensitivity of traffic flow to disturbances,which is the generally accepted measure of congestion. The lower the letter grade assigned,on a scale of A(best)to F(worst),the less the roadway can accommodate disturbances. Values were determined using the Florida DOT methodology. Level of Service F means that traffic demand is greater than capacity during the peak hour. 5 Story Road is called Geneva Street east of Kissimmee Avenue(a.k.a.,Maguire Road). The intersection of Bluford Avenue and Geneva Street is one block east of the intersection of Story Road and Kissimmee Avenue(a.k.a., Maguire Road). 94 City of Ocoee valuation and Appraisal Report Level Functional Traffic of Roadway From To Classification (AADT) Service Blackwood Old Winter SR 50 Local 8,100 A Ave Garden Rd Blackwood SR 50 Montgomery Local 3,600 C Ave Ave SR 408 Clarke Rd Good Homes Urban 58,000 n.a. Rd Expressway Florida's SR 50 SR 408 Urban 104,200 n.a. Turnpike Expressway SR 429 Florida's Franklin St. Urban 34,000 n.a. Turnpike Expressway While moving traffic from a major highway onto local streets is a fairly novel approach, the City of Ocoee proposes to go further by adopting the Shared Space concept6 for the new facilities as a means of significantly enhancing the livability of the area that will be opened to mixed-use development. Among the design concepts that will be used are brick pavements, narrow lanes, limited signing, and smaller scales of development along the streets. The general idea is to make local streets look different from highways as a means of altering the behavior of drivers. The result is a greater equivalency between pedestrians, motorists, and bicyclists within a mixed-mode, mixed-use development; i.e., no more raging rivers of traffic for pedestrians to ford. This design approach will be used for the eastern half of the project. The central aspect of the Shared Space design philosophy is the integration of transportation facilities into the entire space, as opposed to the complete separation of transportation from other land uses. Motor vehicle traffic is still restricted to the paved roadways, but the typical visual separations created by shoulder recovery zones, extensive traffic controls, and other common aspects of traditional highway design are absent. The result is a higher degree of interaction and acknowledgement between pedestrians, drivers, and other inhabitants of the shared space devoted to public uses. The objective of traditional traffic engineering and roadway design is to increase safety by separating uses and providing a wide recovery zone for motorists along the roadway. These design standards are well developed in the AASHTO publication, A Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets, the so-called "Green Book." FDOT has its own version of the green book that actually predates the AASHTO standard and applies to local governments in Florida. It is the central contention of the Shared Space design philosophy that the very standards that are intended to increase safety actually work to make the roadways less safe in some cases. The problem is that the standards make the roadways look safe when they are not. 6 For more information on this traffic engineering philosophy,go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shared space and http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.12/traffic.htmI. 95 City of Ocoee valuation and Appraisal Report Figure 1. A typical suburban intersection.7 ,rrp+tixi R . ..... X.. ... off.. ':,e.. Figure 1 illustrates a typical suburban intersection. The roads include wide lanes, there are large corner radii, and various spaces are well defined. The design used in open highway portion in the distance is exactly the same as that used in the commercial area. The implicit message to the driver is, "These areas are the same, so you can drive the same way; this is your space." That means there are not likely to be any pedestrians, speeds can be maintained, and the automobile has the right of way. Figure 2 (next page) shows the same intersection under the Shared Space concept. Here, the road is shown as the start of the Shared Space area. It is obvious that something is different from the approaching suburban street. The space devoted to the street is smaller. There are no wide shoulders. In fact, large trees are close to the edge of the road and there is on-street parking. People are walking right next to the road and crossing the street. These design elements send a different message to the driver: slow down, expect pedestrians, expect cars to pull out in front of you; this is shared space. Note also that the road shown in both figures is exactly the same. There are the same lane widths and the same traffic control. What changed was the context of the road. All figures in this section are courtesy of the consulting firm Glatting Jackson Kercher Anglin,2006. 96 City of Ocoee valuation and Appraisal Report . Figure 2. The intersection of Figure 1 revised using Shared Space concepts. 1 I 11 r r r'\1a( «� . y � t t I r u t .kiAi f ill 1 ' -\\ .' fJi : � > 1 , I ._ , , :,-,,,, 1 ,. tio_. _.„_-_,L.7 .:7..-,:,,,,:_,_ -, 14 A.ii 1 .1,1 : ir li , s:x,.a. „_x. }R K ��^., ��-_ _ .-.___— „ °t. X40 Figure 3 illustrates the typical cross-section proposed for major streets in the project area east of Maguire Road. The motorway is lined by parallel bike lanes, outside of which are on-street parking spaces and planted island. The roadway itself actually wider than the traditional roadway at more than 30 feet, but it is a shared space for automobiles and bicycles and, thus, appears narrower to the motorist. The difference in pavement surface between the bike lanes and the central motorway make the road look narrower, as do the planted islands, which encroach slightly into the roadway. Businesses are expected to make use of the wide sidewalks, which become shared spaces between the roadway and the adjacent land uses. For example, seating, canopies, and sidewalk café uses are typical land use extensions into the roadway space. Figure 3. Typical major street profile. -.-ii ,77." )....,, 4_,-..., .-- ,,, ,Ajf,--------- -h. „ i:-. ‘ . ,___.,....;,.. 1 / ,,,,- ,_.....- ....„,___--, ----....... .........._ ----„--_-\_LtH, J, fic -1 Zo . Y4 `L I Ale.. /4„...4, cf.-v.41— 97 City of Ocoee valuation and Appraisal Report Figure 4 shows an alternative design for parkways, where bicycles are moved to a separate facility. The right of way width is the same, as is the total width of motorway. The level of use separation is higher than with the design shown in Figure 3, so vehicle speeds may be slightly higher. Planted islands are spaced intermittently along the median are paired with side encroachments to narrow the roadway as a means of marking points of expected pedestrian crossing. The width of motorway use is defined by a narrow flush concrete curb where on-street parking is provided. These visual cues tell the motorist to be prepared for pedestrians and other cars. The Shared Space design actually uses fewer traffic control additions, like signs and pavement markings, to tell motorists and pedestrians what to do. So-called "traffic calming" does not have to be added to the design; it is an inherent part of the roadway environment. As a result, users negotiate with each other in order to share the roadway8, and the roadway is better integrated into the other land uses of the area. Figure 4. Typical parkway profile with separate multi-use trail. r — r :IF oil 000114111wilb. e' ,./ ' 7a./.171" •*4:61V- ii ,.._ ,z.__.,... ion �iS _ o/L.1 � n --tn '--E- 1 -1---1'7s 8O Most major intersections within this portion of the project area will be controlled by roundabouts. Several Shared Space designs actually make the center of the roundabout a pedestrian island where people can sit in a sort of small-scale park. Crosswalks are not designated in roundabouts; pedestrians can cross to the center island at any point along the roadway. Minor intersections will require the traditional stop sign designation of right of way, but the closed space of these intersections will reinforce a need to interact with all traffic. s In this context,"negotiate"means only that the road users must acknowledge and accommodate each other. 98 City of Ocoee valuation and Appraisal Report Figure 5 illustrates a version of the parkway design for use where adjacent commercial and residential uses are more intense. The level of integration between roadway uses is returned to the level provided by the design in Figure 3, but there is still separation of modes between various parts of the overall facility, as offered by the parkway design of Figure 4. On-street parking is more common and appears on both sides of the street. Two-way traffic combines with on-street parking and other aspects of the design to slow down motor vehicles. Paved surface textures, such as the use of tinted concrete pavers and contrasting concrete surfaces, also contribute to both an "old world" urban feel and slower traffic. Figure 5. Typical roadway profile for commercial property access. N Ar 1 'tJl 3 `%Z 8D 2.401 A 10.,1 L.Lc.. All of this focus on slowing down traffic would generally support a conclusion that it takes longer to traverse a roadway where the design concepts of Shared Space have been followed. In actuality, though, the result has been quite the opposite: slower traffic leads to higher overall speeds.9 The slower vehicle speeds encouraged by the Shared Space design leads to heightened alertness by motorists and a greater ability to interact with other road users. Together with other design guidelines now being developed for the urban area overlay that embraces the eastern half of the project area, which is part of the CRA, the new community will immediately provide a clear sense of space, of being different from the SR 50 highway to the south. The result will provide the "new old town center" of Ocoee and go a long way toward neighborhood revitalization and creating a sense of place. Of course, the Shared Space design approach will be applied only to the area where it is appropriate. In the substantially industrial area of Maguire Road (Kissimmee Avenue) and Story Road, traditional design standards defined in the Florida Greenbook will apply. It is also important to note that the Florida Greenbook Committee endorsed a new chapter for the next edition of that publication titled, "Traditional Neighborhood Development." This chapter moves the standard in the direction of that set by the 9 McNichol,Toni,op. cit.,p. 1. 99 City of Ocoee valuation and Appraisal Report Shared Space initiative. It makes clear distinctions between "conventional" design contained in the Greenbook today and "traditional" design that is more appropriate to a mixed-use environment of the type planned for the eastern project area. Another aspect of the project is that job-creating development is ready to go as soon as the infrastructure is in place to provide access to the target area. Among the projects slated for the area is elderly housing, some of which is in the form of assisted living. Creating a mixed-use, small-town area for these new residents will provide them with commercial and medical amenities while also offering the ability to walk to these destinations. The western half of the project within the City of Ocoee serves primarily industrial and institutional land uses. The facilities in this area will receive a more traditional design approach due to its heavy truck traffic and limited pedestrian activity. Two-lane streets will be widened to four lanes and intersections will be improved with turning lanes and updated traffic signals. In addition to rerouting local traffic onto the new parallel facility north of SR 50, direct improvements will be made on SR 50 to reduce traffic congestion. The biggest existing impediments to mobility on SR 50 are the Maguire Road and Bluford Avenue intersections. Both locations experience heavy turning movements, which significantly extends the side-street green phase. In fact, although Maguire Road is the only north- south road joining the areas of the city located on either side of Florida's Turnpike, there are many more turn lanes than through lanes at the SR 50 intersection. Green times on a traffic signal are proportional to the length of queues waiting for each permitted movement. Shifting turning movements to the facilities north and south of SR 50 allows reduced time for the left-turn phases. As a result, one left-turn lane in each direction of Maguire Road can be reallocated to the through movements, which will allow their allocation of green time to be reduced for the same level of service. These minor changes at the Maguire Road intersection will reduce the stop time for traffic on SR 50. At the Bluford Avenue intersection, a more radical approach will be applied. First, this skewed-angle intersection will be closed, as Bluford Avenue to the north will be realigned to connect to Maguire Road. From the south, Bluford Avenue will be realigned to Central Commerce Lane, which will be extended across SR 50 at a right angle to form the interior road around Lake Bennet serving the core of the newly developing area. Collectively, these two sets of intersection improvements will alter traffic flow so as to provide longer green times for traffic on SR 50 while not imposing additional delay on local traffic crossing SR 50. When combined with the relocation of local traffic to parallel routes north and south of SR 50, the end result will be greater mobility on SR 50 at a much lower cost than simply widening that State Highway. 100 City of Ocoee valuation and Appraisal Report The City of Ocoee and private-sector participants are committed to supplementing any TIGER grant funds and other resources that may become available with existing financial allocations to various project components and to providing all necessary rights of way. Such a public-private coalition is a prime example of the strategy to leverage City funds with investments by private developers and other levels of government. Recommendations The current Comprehensive Plan's Transportation Element includes a long list of new roadway capacity projects to be built. The City of Ocoee does not have and cannot wait for the funds required to be provided by others so these projects can be constructed. As noted in the Neighborhood Revitalization and Housing issue discussion later in this Report, the continued high rate of residential growth upon which the need for these projects is based is neither sustainable nor desirable. Simply doing more of the same things will not create the level of change necessary for the City of Ocoee to have the kind of sustainable future that its citizens want and the community can afford. The first goal of the Transportation Element is "Develop a transportation system which preserves Ocoee's unique community character and quality of life." The City should consider amending this goal to become "Develop a transportation system that facilitates creation of a unique character for Ocoee that supports the quality of life its residents desire." On the surface, the revised language appears to just rearrange some of the words, but the effect is great. Such a change recognizes that a central requirement is for Ocoee's transportation system to form a community backbone that supports multimodal travel with substantially higher densities in appropriate areas. Some of the foundation concepts for this transformational revision is already in the objectives and policies of the Comprehensive Plan. For example, Policy 1.2.1 calls for the City to provide transportation that convey a sense of place and uniqueness to travelers entering Ocoee. Using a unique design transect is certainly one way to implement this policy. Similarly, Objective 1.3 calls for the City to direct the location of growth through the provision of multi-jurisdictional transportation facilities that are consistent with and enhance existing and planned uses. The planned new town center project, developed cooperatively with the City of Winter Garden and FDOT is an excellent example of meeting this objective. The basic conclusion is that existing goals, objectives, and policies in the Transportation Element are still largely applicable to the revised perspective for using transportation facility design as a key component of the unique Ocoee brand. Certainly, some need to be revised or deleted, but what the City should primarily consider amending is the manner in which these goals, objectives, and policies are to be applied. Instead of drafting a long list of projects for which funding will never be available, the City needs to focus on transportation design standards, such as those included in the Shared Space concept, as a guide for creating new form-based design standards founded on transects that can actually be realistically employed. 101 • City of Ocoee valuation and Appraisal Report Some project-level work, though, must be included. The example project north of SR 50 may not be funded, but it does serve to show how the City can work with private interests and other units of government to cooperatively make coordinated investments. Eventually, that valuable vacant property will be developed by someone. As noted elsewhere in the discussion of other major issues, there are additional areas of the city where transportation system changes need to be made as part of development and redevelopment activities. One such area is the SR 438 corridor that includes western Silver Star Rd., H.M. Bowness Rd./Ocoee-Apopka Rd., and Franklin St. The western end of this corridor is defined by the SR 429 interchange, a facility with no nearby development. This corridor can become a new western gateway to the heart of the city, stimulating both new development in the form of a new employment center and redevelopment in the space between the interchange and Starke Lake. Including this area in a new or expanded CRA is a strategy that should be strongly considered. The City of Ocoee has exceptional external connectivity to the state's major highway system. What it lacks, though, is connectivity within its own geographic limits. A series of isolated residential subdivisions have been built along urban arterials, thereby eliminating the ability for the city to interconnect these neighborhoods and increasing the need for motor vehicle travel. Those major roadways themselves have little connectivity to other major roadways in the city, in large part due to gaps in development between the historical city in the center and the surrounding residential areas. The proposed SR 50 town center and SR 438 corridor are the primary examples of how internal connectivity can both improve the lives of Ocoee's citizens and provide a stronger sense of place. The City should consider modifying the Comprehensive Plan to better focus the City's resources on such strategic projects while simultaneously supporting the use of model transects and urban design standards. As noted elsewhere, transportation is one of two limiting factors for development. The other is utility infrastructure, particularly sanitary sewers, which are largely absent in the center of Ocoee, where redevelopment is most critically needed. Thus, transportation investments must be coordinated with those in utility services. 102 The transportation network in the City of Ocoee is largely a feeder network of collector roads funneling automotive traffic to the larger regional roadway network. The suburban development pattern that has occurred in the city over the past decade created a lack of interconnectivity and mobility alternatives between residential areas and employment, shopping and recreational destinations. The city recognizes that the transportation network can't continue on this trend, and has begun the visioning process to reinvent themselves as something besides a bedroom community. The new vision of the City focuses on urban infill with a mixed land use pattern to foster mobility through a multimodal transportation system that provides a greater emphasis on mobility with opportunities for transit, bicycling, walking and vehicles. This is a shift from the current auto dominated focus of the Comprehensive Plan, providing intersection and roadway capacity to address the mobility demands of growth. The adopted Comprehensive Plan includes three categories of action for improving mobility • System Management - offers operational and safety improvements generally provided by intersection modifications, signalization, and access management. • Mobility and Demand Management - seeks to reduce the demand for private motor vehicle travel through increased use of transit, bicycles, and walking through a combination of community outreach, sidewalk construction, and bikeway improvements. • Roadway Capacity Improvements - proposes new street construction and add- lanes projects to eliminate congestion that cannot be addressed with Category I and II actions. These categories are general organized by difficulty of implementation, with Category II requiring more private behavioral changes and Category Ill requiring more public and private funding relative to Category I actions. The difficulty in implementing these actions is that they do not support the Community Character and Design vision the city is working towards. Another issue with the Comprehensive Plan is that it does not reflect recent changes in the growth management legislation. Orange County was established as a Dense Urban Land Area (DULA) under provisions of SB 360, and with that designation the City of Ocoee as well as all other Municipalities within the county was given automatic Transportation Concurrency Exception Area (TCEA) status. With the TCEA status, the City no longer needs to address transportation concurrency on a project by project roadway capacity basis, but needs to establish a mobility plan to address the mobility of all users by all modes. Not only does the Comprehensive Plan not address the Concurrency Exception Area status, but lacks the policies to support multimodal strategies consistent with the new vision of the City. Background and Analysis The City is located just ten miles from downtown Orlando and less than fifteen miles from Disney World and other regional employers. The extension of SR 408 from 103 Hiawassee Rd. west to Ocoee and Florida's Turnpike provides quick and easy access to downtown Orlando, and addition was SR 429 (which is the western section of the metropolitan ring highway that also includes SR 417) provides that direct connection south to 1-4, Disney World and the Tampa Bay. The regional roadway network has grown dramatically providing exceptional regional accessibility to these destinations resulting in a nearly tripling in population growth since 1990. Map 17 — Major Roadways in the City of Ocoee Seminole County moil A14 Apopka '(r ti Maitland is I Unincorporated L ,i. UI.L".0 Otang*County O Ococc U rata . N 429 i. Orlando 7 IOE 474 ,... itF Orlando t^.1!a^t� . ab 1i State Road 50 (Colonial Drive) is a principal arterial serving as one the only continuous non-toll route between communities to the west (Clermont, Oakland & Winter Garden) and Orlando to the east. This is also the location of the Community Redevelopment Area (CRA) and the primary commercial centers within the city. Historically State Road 50 has been a facility of critical concern with volumes approaching or in excess of 50,000 vehicles per day on a four lane urban arterial, but with the widening of Old Winter Garden Road and the economic downturn that has hit the nation, volumes have decreased by as much as 15,000 over the past two years. This provides some relief for the City and the development potential of the CRA, but conflicts between the regional mobility and local accessibility on State Road 50 are still prevalent if development potential identified in the Special Area Plan of the CRA is implemented. 104 Map 18 — CRA Framework ', s tr - tl--..a tkdArtiars Cc.:.••t '' • Alta nr':: I 7, 1 ter. ..,.�- ___--�a� S r C ,` � ^� • f �+ i .t » / 'N� � _ - ,` ,,..# x 4 / br s IM i= •s w amrx, xmaripcmSrr e r a_a cm.r.umasa oa e .c rt7csp�a't nGho zamdaa-` 0 ,.. ,. ....' �r[N t1.7C1s 1 },. usr•`ate pax,f.. • • •*• "•'` �" aT maws•r e Nc•?lY.�RUbC9+7�'Aa] - !1 Q.ZtJf sSYr'� s., - Ow 0 .1 , N ,t .nd" t7aragta . I a„zf, , X -, oraTper •• .rar]41at Pwritsr a2h,5.'�. mac z i Y: :.-hd .r. is t,,,-.r;,-p, :'�u 6ncb�r�xs al trt�acs ti+= . ...... •-� Ongoing Transportation Initiatives The City of Ocoee is redeveloping and encouraging infill in its urban core through the Community Redevelopment Area (CRA). The City has initiated a vision for three Target Areas for Special Development, and for this vision to be successful a interconnected transportation network that doesn't rely on the regional roadway network needs to be developed. The special area plan for target areas within the CRA, includes solutions to meet the mobility needs of the City and the target areas. Solutions include, additional street connections, land use patterns that encourage a modal shift from the automobile to non-motorized modes. Map 3 identifies the additional network connectivity proposed with the special area plan to reduce the automotive traffic on State Road 50 for local traffic. 105 Map 19 — Future Transportation Network .a ai ^ • I ra-r4arizro7karveocri The City of Ocoee, has also maintained a Concurrency Management Database and Count Program since 1997 monitoring the impacts of development on the transportation network. The City's has adopted level of service (LOS) standard of "D" for daily traffic for all roadways in the City. This includes State Road 50 which is maintained by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). According to the existing Level of Service tables, the existing roadway system is functioning well with two exceptions on State Road 438 (Silver Star Road). These roadway segments are the primary access to State Road 429 connecting the City's residents to regional employment destinations. 106 Map 209 — 2008 Daily Level of Service 2008 TRAFFIC — COUNT PROGRAM City of • �,. c=KK. .. .= „ Ocoee fi m#0,pie.. ,s - o 401 la al City of Ocoee 2008 Annual Traffic Coln Day Level of Service and Capacity Volune to Capacity Ratio ",Not Congested(0-0.85) Borderline Congested(0.85-1.0) /4, •Congested(1.0-12) "/Severely Congested(12+) 107 Table 14 - 2008 Level of Service TABLE I 2008 DAILY LEVEL OF SERVICE(LOS)AND CAPACITY ON CMS SEGMENTS 2008 Capacity Volume! I Actual Adopted SEGMENT FROM TO Volume Total I Remaining I Source Capacity LOS LOS . A.D.Mims Rd. Wurst Rd. Clarke Rd. 6,731 17,400 10,669 ART-TAB 0.39 A D A.D.Mims Rd. Clarke Rd. Apopka-Vineland Rd. 5,744 17,400 11,656 ART-TAB 0.33 A D Adair St. Wurst Rd. Clarcona-Ocoee Rd. 2,200 9,200 7,000 ART-TAB 0.24 C D Apopka-Vineland Rd. A.D.Mims Rd. Hackney-Prairie Rd. 11,856 15,500 3,644 ART-TAB 0.76 A D Apopka-Vineland Rd. Hackney-Prairie Rd. Clarcona-Ocoee Rd. 12,021 15,500 3,479 ART-TAB 0.78 A D Blackwood Ave. Old Winter Garden Rd. SR 50 8,111 34,200 26,089 ART-TAB 0.24 A D Blackwood Ave. SR 50 Montgomery Ave. 3,586 13,000 9,414 FDOT 0.28 C D Bluford Ave. Old Winter Garden Rd. SR 50 5,721 13,000 7,279 ART-TAB 0.44 C D Bluford Ave. SR 50 Geneva St 9,151 13,000 3,849 ART-TAB 0.70 C D Bluford Ave. Geneva St Odando Rd 8,754 13,000 4,246 ART-TAB 0.67 C D Bluford Ave. Orlando Rd. McKey Si 8,180 13,000 4,820 ART-TAB 0.63 C D Bluford Ave. McKey St. SR 438(Franklin Ave) 8,240 13,000 4,760 ART-TAB 0.63 C D Bowness Rd. Kissimmee Ave. SR 438 10,493 15,400 4,907 ART-TAB 0.68 B D Citrus Oaks Old W nter Garden Rd. SR 50 2,850 9,200 6,350 ART-TAB 0.31 C D Clarcona Ocoee Rd Fullers Cross Rd. West Rd. 4,736 15,200 10,464 FDOT 0.31 A D Clarcona-Ocoee Rd. West Rd. Ingram Rd. 7,837 15,200 7,363 Coke 0.52 A D Clarcona-Ocoee Rd. Ingram Rd Clarke Rd. 8,157 15,200 7,043 ART-TAB 0.54 A D Clarcona-Ocoee Rd. Clarke Rd. Apopka-Vineland Rd. 9,570 15,200 5,630 ART-TAB 0.63 A D Clarke Rd. SR 50 White Rd. 21,305 34,200 12,895 ART-TAB 0.62 A D Clarke Rd. White Rd. SR 438 • 25,768 34,200 8,432 ART-TAB 0.75 A D Clarke Rd. SR 438 A.D.Mims Rd. 17,311 34,200 16,889 ART-TAB 0.51 A D Clarke Rd. A.D.Mims Rd. Hackney-Prairie Rd. 7,847 17,100 9,253 ART-TAB 0.46 A D Clarke Rd. Hackney-Prairie Rd. Clarcona-Ocoee Rd. 5,979 17,100 11,121 ART-TAB 0.35 A D East Crown Point Rd SR 438 Palm Dr 6,216 9,200 2,984 ART-TAB 0.68 C D Fullers Cross Rd. Ocoee-Apopka Rd. Clarcona-Ocoee Rd. 3,107 11,900 8,793 ART-TAB 0.26 B D Geneva St. Kissimmee Ave. Bluford Ave. 8,488 15,100 6,612 ART-TAB 0.56 B D Good Homes Rd. Old Winter Garden Rd. East-West Expressway 18,306 33,900 15,594 ART-TAB 0.54 B D Good Homes Rd. East-West Expressway SR 50 19,051 33,900 14,849 ART-TAB 0.56 B D Good Homes Rd. SR 50 Balboa Dr. 13,125 16,600 3,475 ART-TAB 0.79 D D Good Homes Rd. Balboa Dr. White Rd. 12,556 15,900 3,344 ART-TAB 0.79 A D Hackney-Prairie Rd. Clarke Rd. Apopka-Vineland Rd. 925 13,100 12,175 ART-TAB 0.07 A D Hempel Ave. Gotha Rd. Old Winter Garden Rd. 7,256 13,100 5,844 ART-TAB 0.55 A D Ingram Rd McCormick Rd Clarcona Ocoee Rd 1,457 9,200 7,743 ART-TAB 0.16 C D Johio Shores Rd. SR 438 A.D.Mims Rd. 678 11,900 11,222 ART-TAB 0.06 A D Kissimmee Ave. Bowness Rd. McKey St. 2,093 9,200 7,107 FDOT 0.23 C 0 Lakewood Avenue SR 438 Rewis St. 6,774 15,200 8,426 ART-TAB 0.45 A D Lakewood Avenue Rewis St. Wurst.Rd. 6,079 15,200 9,121 ART-TAB 0.40 A D Lakewood Avenue Wurst Rd. Fullers Cross Rd. 3,591 15,200 11,609 ART-TAB 0.24 A D Maguire Rd. Parkridge-Gotha Rd. Roberson Rd. 11,637 17,400 5,763 ART-TAB 0.67 A 0 Maguire Rd. Roberson Rd. Tomyn Blvd. 20,177 34,200 14,023 ART-TAB 0.59 A D Maguire Rd. Tomyn Blvd. Old Winter Garden Rd. 23,317 34,200 10,883 ART-TAB 0.68 A D Maguire Rd. Old Winter Garden Rd. SR 50 22,029 34,200 12,171 ART-TAB 0.64 A D Maguire Rd. SR 50 Marshall Farms Rd. 11,053 34,200 23,147 ART-TAB 0.32 A D Maguire Rd. Marshall Farms Rd. Story Rd. 13,701 17,400 3,699 ART-TAB 0.79 _ A D CAPACITY STANDARDS SOURCE ART-TAB ART-TAB analysis FDOT FDOT LOS Handbook McDonald McDonald's Traffic Impact Study Wal-Mart Wal-Mart Traffic Impact Study Coke Coca-Cola(Crown Point PUD)Traffic Impact Study Note:Bolded/ftalicized segments exceed capacity. 108 Table 14 (cont) -2008 Level of Service TABLE 1(continued) 2008 DAILY LEVEL OF SERVICE(LOS)AND CAPACITY ON CMS SEGMENTS Adopt SEGMENT I FROM TO I Volume I Total ' Remaining ' Source I Volume/ apacity I LOST I LOSS Maguire Rd. Story Rd. Kissimmee Ave. 12,199 17,400 5,201 ART-TAB 0.70 A D Marshall Farms Rd. SR 50 Maguire Rd. 5,840 12,100 6,260 ART-TAB 0.48 C D McCormick Rd. Ocoee-Apopka Rd. Ingram Rd. 4,304 12,100 7,796 ART-TAB 0.36 C D McCormick Rd. Ingram Rd. Apopka Vineland 3,154 12,200 9,046 FDOT 0.26 C D McKey St. Kissimmee Ave. Bluford Ave. 2,746 11,700 8,954 FDOT 0.23 C D Montgomery Ave Blackwood Ave. White Rd. 5,885 9,200 3,315 ART-TAB 0.64 C D Moore Rd. Maguire Rd. 7th Ave. 5,419 9,200 3,781 FOOT 0.59 C D Ocoee Hills Rd. SR 438 Flewelling St. 2,906 9,400 6,494 ART-TAB 0.31 C D Ocoee-Apopka Rd. SR 438 Demastus Ln 7,506 17,400 9,894 ART-TAB 0.43 A D Ocoee-Apopka Rd. Demastus Ln Fullers Cross Rd. 7,498 17,400 9,902 Coke 0.43 A D Ocoee-Apopka Rd. Fullers Cross Rd. West Rd. 9,892 17,400 7,508 ART-TAB 0.57 A D Ocoee-Apopka Rd. West Rd. McCormick Rd. 10,288 17,400 7,112 ART-TAB 0.59 A D Old Winter Garden Rd. Maguire Rd. Bluford Ave. 18,194 34,200 16,006 Coke 0.53 A D Old Winter Garden Rd. Bluford Ave. Blackwood Ave. 22,429 34,200 11,771 ART-TAB 0.66 A D Old Winter Garden Rd. Blackwood Ave. Hempel Ave. 20,527 34,200 13,673 ART-TAB 0.60 A D Old Winter Garden Rd. Hempel Ave. Citrus Oaks Ave. 19,488 34,200 14,712 ART-TAB 0.57 A D Old Winter Garden Rd. Citrus Oaks Ave. Good Homes Rd. 20,409 34,200 13,791 ART-TAB 0.60 A D Orlando Ave. Bluford Ave. Montgomery Ave. 4,782 14,000 9,218 ART-TAB 0.34 A D Rewis St. Lakewood Ave. Flewelling St. 1,275 9,400 8,125 ART-TAB 0.14 C D Roberson Rd. Windermere Rd. Maguire Rd. 9,705 12,100 2,395 ART-TAB 0.80 C D Russell Dr. Flewelling St. Willow Creek Rd. 1,370 9,400 8,030 FDOT 0.15 C D SR 438(Silver Star Rd.) E.Crown Point Rd. SR 429 17,101 16,600 -501 FDOT 1.03 E D SR 438(Silver Star Rd.) SR 429 Bowness Rd. 13,190 16,600 3,410 ART-TAB 0.79 D D SR 438(Silver Star Rd.) Bowness Rd. Ocoee-Apopka Rd. 16,808 16,600 -208 ART-TAB 1.01 E D SR 438(Silver Star Rd.) Ocoee-Apopka Rd. Bluford Ave. 14,828 16,600 1,772 ART-TAB 0.89 D D SR 438(Silver Star Rd.) Bluford Ave. Ocoee-Hills Rd. 14,964 21,243 6,279 ART-TAB 0.70 A D SR 438(Silver Star Rd.) Ocoee-Hills Rd. Clarke Rd. 17,170 21,243 4,073 McDonald 0.81 B D SR 438(Silver Star Rd.) Clarke Rd. Johio Shores Rd. 20,041 35,000 14,959 McDonald 0.57 B ' D SR 438(Silver Star Rd.) Johio Shores Rd. Good Homes Rd. 19,195 35,000 15,805 FDOT 0.55 B D SR 50(West Colonial Dr.) Ninth St SR 429 47,500 49,900 2,400 FDOT 0.95 C D SR 50(West Colonial Dr.) SR 429 Marshall Farms Rd. 45,000 49,900 4,900 FDOT 0.90 C D SR 50(West Colonial Dr.) Marshall Farms Rd. Maguire Rd. 45,000 49,900 4,900 FDOT 0.90 C D SR 50(West Colonial Dr.) Maguire Rd. Bluford Ave. 35,500 49,900 14,400 FDOT 0.71 C D SR 50(West Colonial Dr.) Bluford Ave. Blackwood Ave. 38,500 54,300 15,800 Wal-Mart 0.71 C D SR 50(West Colonial Dr.) Blackwood Ave. Clarke Rd. 38,500 54,300 15,800 Wal-Mart 0.71 C D SR 50(West Colonial Dr.) Clarke Rd. Good Homes Rd. 36,500 54,300 17,800 Wal-Mart 0.67 C D SR 50(West Colonial Dr.) Good Homes Rd. Apopka-Vineland Rd. 31,500 54,300 22,800 ART-TAB 0.58 B D Story Rd. Ninth St. SR 429 8,218 15,100 6,882 ART-TAB 0.54 B D Story Rd. SR 429 Kissimmee Ave. 8,862 15,100 6,238 ART-TAB 0.59 B D Taylor St. Franklin St. McKey St. 2,899 11,700 8,801 ART-TAB 0.25 C D Tomyn Blvd. Roberson Rd. Warrior Rd 6,487 11,700 5,213 FDOT 0.55 C D Tomyn Blvd. Warior Rd. Maguire Rd. 4,467 11,700 7,233 FDOT 0.38 C D West Rd Ocoee-Apopka Rd. Clarcona-Ocoee Rd. 5,563 14,000 8,437 FDOT 0.40 A D Write Rd. Montgomery Ave. Clarke Rd. 6,730 14,000 7,270 ART-TAB 0.48 A D White Rd. Clarke Rd. Good Homes Rd. 6,527 14,000 7,473 ART-TAB 0.47 A D Wurst Rd. Lakewood Ave. Adair St. 5,434 11,900 6,466 ART-TAB 0.46 B D White Rd. Montgomery Ave. Clarke Rd. 7,071_ 11,900 4,829 ART-TAB 0.59 B D CAPACITY STANDARDS SOURCE ART-TAB ART-TAB analysis FDOT FDOT LOS Handbook McDonald McDonald's Traffic Impact Study Wal-Mart Wal-Mart Traffic Impact Study Coke Coca-Cola(Crown Point PUD)Traffic Impact Study Note:Bolded/italicized segments exceed capacity. 109 Conclusions The City has been proactively working to accommodate multimodal solutions within the transportation network, with the development of the Special Area Plan for the CRA. However the network alternative associated with the plan is only conceptual and does not address the city as a whole. The proposed network connectivity of the CRA as well as the long range transportation vision of the rest of the city needs to be analyzed further for effectiveness and financial feasibility. Recommendations: There are several initiatives the City may further consider to achieve its transportation goals. These include: • Development of an Infrastructure and Mobility Plan to determine the transportation vision of the City as a whole and to develop funding strategies to achieve that vision. • Revise the Transportation Element of the Comprehensive Plan with goals, objectives and policies that supports multimodal strategies, complementing the Special Area Plan of the CRA and Mobility Plan. 110 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report MAJOR ISSUE 3: UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE To meet the City's re-development and Greenfield development goals, utility infrastructure must be thoroughly evaluated. In evaluation of this issue, the City will closely study short, mid, and long-range utility expansion and the policy framework that must be in place. The City will study expansion of water and sewer in order to foster redevelopment. The City will examine policies that control and direct development with respect to need for services. There has not been a comprehensive approach to infrastructure needs in the City. Potable water and sanitary sewer are provided by the City and Orange County through a utility services territory agreement. Many areas in the City do not have access to sanitary sewer. The City has primarily focused on upgrades to existing facilities. There are goals and policies in the City of Ocoee Comprehensive 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 Sub-elements, and shall be provided in a manner to discourage urban sprawl. The policies listed reflect common development standards and concurrency requirements. Policy 2.10 requires the City to complete a study of all areas where blight conditions may occur. A blight study was done for the area limited to the CRA only. LOCATION OF EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICE AREAS & DEMANDS The City of Ocoee and Orange County have a Joint Comprehensive Area Interlocal Agreement from 1987 that specifies the conditions in which water and sewer service will be provided to properties located within the City's Joint Planning Area. The City's Joint Planning Area can be broken down into three (3) utility service areas: North, Central, and South. The City of Ocoee provides water and wastewater services to residents located within the City's Central area. Water and wastewater services are provided by Orange County in the North service area. In the South service area, water and wastewater services are provided by Orange County. The City is developing utility infrastructure to serve Northwest Ocoee based on a development study completed by Renaissance Planning Group in May 2006. The (study) indicated that the City lacks the infrastructure to meet demands based on a 2025 projection. However, only a portion of the Northwest sector falls within the City's utility service area. 111 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report Ocoee owns and operates one wastewater treatment plant in the City's service area. The new WWTF has a design capacity of 3.0 mgd. This facility presently treats 1.534 mgd ADF. The A.D. Mims Road WWTF is a conventional activated sludge process consisting of mechanical screening, grit removal, dual oxidation ditches, secondary clarification, chemical feed facilities, tertiary sand filtration, and chlorination. The City of Ocoee has only been in the wastewater utility business since the beginning of 1988 and has no long-term records of capacity demands and historical consumption volumes. The City designated a level of service (LOS) of 270 gallons per equivalent residential unit (ERC) at that time and has maintained that number for consumption and impact calculations. The LOS of 270 gallons per ERC is adequate and shall provide sufficient capacity for future users of the system Level of Service standards (as they appear in the Land Use Regulations) are as follows: • Sanitary Sewer — The City is to provide 270 gallons per day equivalent residential units (ERU). • Potable Water — The City is to provide potable water at a level of service of 300 gallons per day per ERU. The City of Ocoee is in the process of renewing its Consumptive Use Permit (CUP). The CUP allocates the City a maximum annual groundwater withdrawal of 1,580.5 MGaI (4.33 mgd) for the public water supply system. FINANCIAL FEASIBILITY TO PROVIDE REQUIRED POTABLE WATER AND INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES The City of Ocoee's Capital Improvement Element (CIE) in the Comprehensive Plan serves as the City's plan to identify infrastructure for the CIE to compliment the Infrastructure Element. The City of Ocoee's CIE states that the Water facilities should be designed to provide the population's needed supply. The level of service is an indication of service quality provided by or proposed to be provided by a water facility, based on the operational characteristics of the facility. The normal water_consumption, at this time, is 400 gallons per day (gpd) per connection. The City is aware that the LOS is higher than normal and is aggressively pursuing the development and growth of the City's reuse system, which should bring the LOS figure back down to the generally accepted figure of 300 gpd/ERU. In addition, 300 gpd/ERC is used as the level of service for projecting future water demands. 112 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report The City of Ocoee's current capital project list from the 10-Year Water Supply Plan `s Capital Improvements Plan is as follows: • North Water Repump Facility - $2,150,000 • Turnpike Widening Relocation of water supply main & wastewater - $2,875,000 • Southside Water Plant Well #3 Upgrade - $300,000 • Minor Water Line Replacements and Upgrades - $300,000 • Improvements to Wells 1&2 - $15,000 INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEM ISSUES • The Capital Improvement Element has not been updated since 2001, thus does not reflect the City's current interest. • Need for revised strategies in the element and CIE. • The infrastructure Element needs to be revised to incorporate the water, waste water and reuse in the same section. • Level of Service (LOS) needs to be revised to reflect the Consumptive Use Permit LOS. • Capital Improvement Program needs to be aligned with CIE goals INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEM RECOMMENDATIONS • Adopt the Capital Improvement Element on an annual Basis giving the Infrastructure Element a direct tie-in to the budget process. • Use the Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR) based text amendments to permit the Comprehensive Plan to act as the main development guide. • Update the Infrastructure Element to bring in compliance with the Wekiva 10-year Water Supply and CUP amendments 113 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report MAJOR ISSUE #4: MIXED USE EMPLOYMENT& COMMERCIAL CENTERS STATEMENT OF MAJOR ISSUE Creating urban places requires examination of land uses in areas appropriate for intensification. This issue will closely evaluate the land use framework that must be in place for meeting the City's community design and character goals. This issue also includes emphasis on evaluating land use absorption and how the City should position itself to promote economic development through smart land use strategies. a. The City will market repositioning, incentives and impediments. b. The EAR will address Economic Development. BACKGROUND Historically, agriculture was the major component in the City's economic base. However, due to freezes and the resulting crop damage and destruction, the City's significance as an agricultural center has all but disappeared. Commercial, industrial and professional land uses within the City have replaced agriculture as the mainstays of the local economy. Currently, some of the major employers for the residents in Ocoee include the West Oaks Mall, Florida Auto Auction, Sysco Food Service and Health Central Hospital. Moreover, Ocoee continues to be a viable and desirable community in the area due in part to easy access via Florida's Turnpike (SR 91), Western Expressway (SR 429), East- West Expressway (SR 408) and Colonial Drive SR 50. This unique transportation-hub is truly the greatest "asset" that the City of Ocoee has for promoting its local economic development. Even with the nation's economic downturn, the City has seen and will continue to see ample growth. This growth is primarily a function of this unique transportation system prevailing within the region and the City's proximity to regional employment centers. The emergence of easily accessible toll roads leading to regional tourist attractions, commercial centers, industrial centers and the airport makes the City of Ocoee attractive to residential, commercial, service, and industrial development. The City's close proximity to many employment generators has greatly enhanced the growth of the City. However, there are also some negative perceptions towards this "asset" as well. Ocoee is sometimes referred to as the western "bed and breakfast" community for the City of Orlando mainly due to the lack of having major employment & commercial centers of its own. During the process of identifying the City's major issues, there was a general consensus that in order to capture significant employment and commercial centers in the City, the City needed to address the issue of accommodating growth for the local economy and still maintain the "quality of life" for its residents; in general, a strategy to attract specific "target businesses" that would promote long-range sustainable local economic growth. Through this issue, the EAR will identify opportunities for amending the Comprehensive Plan to promote Mixed Use Employment & Commercial Centers in appropriate places which will ultimately promote Economic Development. In short, the Mixed Use Employment & Commercial Centers designation is designed to implement the City's strategy to attract specific "target businesses," minimize urban sprawl, provide 114 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report employment opportunities in close proximity to affordable housing, and to promote smart land use strategies. Significant topics for this issue include Mixed-Use, Special Overlay Areas, Interchange Impact Areas (IIAs), Downtown Redevelopment Area, Activity Centers, Northwest Ocoee Sector, Senate Bill 360 and Form Base Codes. IMPACTS OF THIS ISSUE ON THE CITY OF OCOEE Creating urban places requires examination of land uses in areas appropriate for intensification. Areas of the City where potential Mixed Use Employment & Commercial Centers will be evaluated include the Comprehensive Plans' Special Overlay Areas. The Special Overlay Areas currently consist of Interchange Impact Areas (IIAs), the Downtown Redevelopment Area, and Activity Centers. Special Overlay Areas While most of the City of Ocoee will see land develop similar to that observed in the recent past, there are certain areas that will see considerable growth and other certain areas that will need special attention to promote growth, which shall be termed "Special Overlay Areas". Per the adopted Comprehensive Plan, these areas will require "Special Development Plans" in order to provide a framework for future development. These Special Development Plans, namely, Interchange Development Plan, the Downtown Redevelopment Plan, and Activity Center Plan, shall be prepared by the City in cooperation with the land owners having properties situated within these Special Overlay Areas to ensure that most feasible use of these lands. In 1998, the City adopted the "Ocoee State Road 50 Activity Center Special Development Plan", which incorporates the Good Homes Road, West Oaks, Minorville, and Lake Bennett Activity Centers. The Land Development Code requires all developments within the Special Overlay Areas to be consistent with each Special Development Plan. However in 1999, the design standards promulgated in the Special Development Pan were later incorporated into the City's Land Development Code for city-wide implementation. Since the adoption of the City's Comprehensive Plan in 2002, there has been no other Special Development Plan proposed or adopted. The EAR will evaluate the reason for no Special Development Plan being adopted since the provisions were incorporated into the Plan. Furthermore, the EAR will explore the possibilities and challenges of adoption of Form-base Codes as the implementation tool for guiding development in the special overlay areas. Form-Base Codes provide for a method to regulate the visual form of development through clear graphic prescriptions. It is an alternative to conventional land use regulations that focus on controlling the use of land. The codes are used to achieve a specific urban form based on a community vision by regulating the physical form (the desired physical characteristics) of what is built on the land —the buildings and how they relate to one another and to the appearance and quality of the public realm, such as streets and sidewalks. Form-based codes allow the use of a building to change over time (for example, a warehouse that becomes loft apartments), which encourages reinvestment and provides a landowner or developer greater flexibility in meeting changing real estate markets. For instance, if a building's size, form, and placement conform to the community's vision, as described in the form-based code, a developer 115 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report may have the flexibility to build a variety of uses. Form-based codes can replace the existing zoning for the affected area or can be established as an overlay zone that supersedes the underlying code. Interchange Impact Areas (IIAs) Interchange Impact Areas (IIAs) are areas that will provide access to expressways that generate high volumes of trips and convenient access to the Orlando International Airport, industrial and commerce parks to the south and east, Florida's Turnpike, the East West Expressway (SR 408), and downtown Orlando. Through these IIAs, the City of Ocoee will evolve into a transportation-hub of regional significance. Existing Interchange Impact Areas (IIAs) include the following locations: 1) the interchange of the Western Expressway and Ocoee Clarcona Road, 2) the Western Expressway and West Franklin Street (Silver Star Road SR 438), 3) and the Western Expressway and SR 50. Map 7 identifies the Interchange Impact Areas. 410. ieoZ,.. . .- .- \ . ii ,,...- , o r" 3 c e— 't4 :1 r, 4 • ' NI ..,..„;-,„'. :,..., ,...,. .------ - - _ :., _ -: . . _ isit ,, , , _ . -_,.....4........._ 4....„, .... ____...„, c,„, ci42, , . . , i..,h, _ , . . Map 21 Interchange Impact Areas Per the City's Comprehensive Plan, development of mixed and multi-use projects will be encouraged in these areas to reduce the impact on the transportation network. Those 116 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report Plans that promote the locations of regional employment & commercial centers shall be considered first and foremost. The specific boundaries of each Interchange Impact Area will be determined at the time each overlay area is formally adopted and shall include all land within at least a one- quarter mile radius of the interchange area. Projects shall be encouraged to provide a development compatible with the adjacent uses proposed in the Interchange Impact Area. Since the adoption of the City's Comprehensive Plan in 2002, there has been no Special Development Plan proposed or adopted for the Interchange Impact Areas. The City will take the opportunity to establish a boundary for Employment & Commercial Centers that incorporates Form Base Codes in order to implement the objective and policies of the special overlay Interchange Impact Areas. Downtown Redevelopment Area Economic development activities should provide economic stability for the City and meaningful jobs for residents in the workforce. The objective of the Downtown Redevelopment Area (DRA) is to attract reinvestment in the downtown area of Ocoee. Through flexible land development regulations and codes, innovative designs, such as on-street parking, pedestrian ways, and mixed and multi-use scenarios will be promoted. Density allowances, among other incentives may be offered to developers to attract them to the area. 2 i N 4 ., . * , .. . . ..,...:14 .,_ z__ . , ___ , , . 4 s - - ,, , ,-, - ,: _ _ , .,,,,,„,„,„.... ,,k, ' 4-1' Cw. tilit 1T i .. • Map 22 - Downtown Redevelopment Area Downtown redevelopment can benefit the City by increasing the tax base. Benefits to residents include increased property values, a unique visual and pedestrian experience, and opportunities to live and work within the same community, and economic viability to those who own property within the area. Proposed development schemes should include 117 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report visual landmarks and public areas; quality pedestrian areas; mixed and multi-uses, including retail, general commercial, restaurants, various forms of residential uses, and professional offices and services. Within the DRA, pedestrian travel shall be encouraged by guiding the use and setbacks of buildings, and street and sidewalk design. Buildings should be close to the street and include retail and restaurant on the first floor. Sidewalks should include benches and landscaping. The street design should provide for well planned corridors which are aesthetically pleasing and pedestrian oriented. In order to provide needed development controls and to capture TIF (Tax Increment Financing), a Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) should be formed by the City to spur redevelopment in the downtown area. Map 8 identifies the Downtown Redevelopment Area for the City. The City will also take the opportunity to establish a new zoning classification of Mixed-Use in order to implement the objectives and policies of the Downtown Redevelopment Area. Lastly, a Form-base Code designed specifically for redevelopment of the historic downtown should be adopted. Activity Centers The adopted Comprehensive Plan defines Activity Centers as those areas within the impact zone of major intersections. In other words, these are major nodes of employment within the City which should include residential and support commercial land uses. Mixed and/or multi land use and pedestrian as well as transit travel are emphasized in the design of these Centers. To achieve this mixed- and/or multi-use scenario, which allows for ancillary and compatible uses, priorities within these Centers may obtain waivers from standard zoning and Land Development codes where a coordinated pattern of development further enhances the goals established for each Activity Center. Setback allowances and increased floor area ratios are two mechanisms that may be considered within the Activity Center plans. Specifically, these Activity Centers encourage residential areas that contain a mix of housing types and densities. Retail, service and recreational facilities shall also be integrated within these areas. Non-residential areas shall establish the hub and the focus of the area. Retail and service establishments, including day care centers, government buildings, and cultural centers should also be included within the Centers. These mixed and multi-use centers will be at the intersection of Clarke Road and Silver Star Road (SR 438), at the intersection of Blackwood Avenue and SR 50 (Health Central), the intersection of Clarke Road and SR 50, the intersection of Good Homes Road and SR 50, and the intersection of Bluford Avenue and SR 50. Map 9 identifies the established Activity Centers for the City. 118 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report 1 _ 3 �w • C'e G} 12 i . iOt A ��: o tooae:.o "I -.jib - r_.r Map 23 -Activity Centers The Silver Star Activity Center boundary includes all properties within at least onequarter mile radius of the Activity Center's main intersection and any parts of any subdivision or parcels within at least one-quarter mile radius as well as any logical extension beyond that boundary. The boundary will be determined based on the logical pattern of development or expansion, which would relate certain properties directly related to the Activity Center. 1 The Special Development Plan was developed to foster distinctive development and maintain Ocoee's small town character along the State Road 50 corridor Florida's I Turnpike to Good Homes Road. The Special Development Plan established four (4) goals for the SR 50 corridor, as follows: I 1. Ensure distinctive, quality, integrated development in the corridor. 2. Mitigate the impacts of development by setting strict site design criteria. 3. Emphasize mixed- and multiple-use projects that encourage synergy between a variety of land uses. 4. Promote flexibility, design innovation, and unique development in those cases where a coordinated pattern of development further enhances the goals and key criteria established in the Special Development Plan. As stated above, in 1998, the City adopted the "Ocoee State Road 50 Activity Center Special Development Plan", which incorporates the Good Homes Road, West Oaks, Minorville, and Lake Bennett Activity Centers. However in 1999, the design standards promulgated in the Special Development Plan were later incorporated into the City's Land Development Code for city-wide implementation. This adoption into the Land Development Code caused some unanticipated consequences. For instance, the upgraded development standards were "suburban" in 119 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report character with large setback requirements from the roadways. This often promoted the location of parking and stormwater facilities in the front of the buildings and promoted the use of automobiles instead of other means of transportation. The City should consider amending the "SR 50 Activity Center Special Development Plan" in order to implement a new targeted overlay plan which incorporates "urban" design standards. The "urban" design standards should be promulgated using Form-Base Codes. The City should take the opportunity to establish a new zoning classification of Mixed- Use and specifically designed Form-base Codes in order to properly implement the objectives and policies of the Activity Centers. Finally, the City should explore the possibilities of amending or even rescinding the Silver Star Activity Center due to the lack of original character and almost built-out condition. 120 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report HOW THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN RELATES TO THIS ISSUE The Comprehensive Plan in the Future Land Use Element, Transportation Element, and Conservation Element provides objectives and policies that address the issue of Mixed Use, Redevelopment, and Special Overlay Areas (SOAs). These objectives and policies are as follows: Future Land Use Element Objective 1: 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 (9J-5.006 (3)(b) (1), FAC). Policy 1.4: The City shall allow mixed and multi-uses in the Special Overlay Areas (SOAs) which include the Downtown Redevelopment Area, Interchange Impact Areas, and Activity Centers, and shall use strict design criteria to provide an attractive appearance and to offset negative impacts, sprawling development patterns and the proliferation of strip commercial development (9J-5.006 (3)(c)(5), FAC). Policy 1.7: The land development regulations shall promote innovative development in those cases where a public benefit can be realized and impact can be offset by the development, as follows: • Utilize Planned Unit Development zoning to allow for mixed uses and unconventional development designs in those cases where the developer can demonstrate improved living environments, protection of natural resources or increased effectiveness of service delivery; and • Provide development standards that create useable open spaces in new developments (9J-5.006 (3)(c)(5), FAC). Objective 2: 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 Sub- elements, and shall be provided in a manner to discourage urban sprawl (9J- 5.006 (3)(b)(8)&(9), FAC). Policy 2.6: In order to utilize existing facilities efficiently, the City shall encourage infill within developed areas. Promoting development can be accomplished through the provision of economic and regulatory incentives. Such incentives may include floor area ratio credits, streamlining the permitting process for development proposals within these areas, zoning variances on building setbacks, side yard and parking requirements and allowing sufficiently higher densities to make investment profitable and affordable housing possible. Policy 2.10: The City shall complete a study of all areas where blighted conditions (including drainage and infrastructure inadequacies) may 121 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report occur. The results of this study will become support material for any Community Redevelopment grants the City may submit. Objective 3: The City shall adopt and implement plans and programs for Interchange Impact Areas, the Downtown Redevelopment Area, and Activity Centers as determined by the City Commission to meet the criteria established by Chapter 163, Florida Statutes to encourage Planned Unit Developments and mixed and multi-use developments (9J-5.006(3)(b)(2) and (10), FAC). Policy 3.1: The City may require special development plans for Interchange Impact Areas, the Downtown Redevelopment Area and Activity Centers when such plans are needed to effectively coordinate development among multiple projects. Policy 3.2: The City shall implement land development regulations that put in place mechanisms that will allow for mixed and multi-uses in development plans. Policy 3.4: The City shall develop mixed use zoning provisions within the Land Development Code which shall provide for the implementation of new "mixed/multi uses within a variety of higher intensity land use categories where the overall impacts of development are determined to be no greater than those that would otherwise result from that permitted by underlying land uses. This ordinance shall provide for such items as internal circulation, compatibility of adjacent uses, functional relationship between mixed uses, provisions of open space and public amenities, and consistency with all requirements of the City's Comprehensive Plan (9J- 5.006(3)(c)(5), FAC. Objective 4: The City shall encourage the redevelopment and renewal of blighted areas by offering incentives to developers (9J-5.006 (3)(b)(2), FAC. Policy 4.1: The City shall support the redevelopment of the downtown area by providing preferential incentives, conducting special studies, and encouraging the centralization of commercial, governmental, retail, residential, and cultural activities. Transportation Element Objective 1.3: The City shall direct the location of growth through the provision of multi-jurisdictional transportation facilities that are consistent with and enhance existing and planned uses. Policy 1.3.3: The City shall ensure transportation improvements that enhance the function of planned activity areas. Policy 1.3.4: The City shall continue to coordinate transportation planning with future population densities, the location of future housing developments and development patterns, and future employment centers. 122 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report Objective 2.4: The City shall place renewed emphasis on Ocoee's traditional downtown area through improved access for all modes of transportation. Policy 2.4.1: The City shall promote increased parking in the downtown area. Policy 2.4.2: The City shall ensure streetscape improvements that accommodate pedestrian activity and encourage the use of transit. Conservation Element Objective 1: The City of Ocoee shall continue to meet or exceed the minimum air quality standards established by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, by ensuring that new developments at least maintain the current standards. This shall be accomplished through the policies which follow (Chapter 187.201, 11(a), and 11(b)1-5, FS; 9J-5.013(2)(b)1, FAC). Policy 1.4: The City shall encourage the use of innovative development forms, such as planned unit developments, multi-use centers, and others to reduce the need to travel. Incentives such as density bonuses and transfers of development rights shall be used to encourage these forms. The intent and direction of the objectives and policies within the adopted Comprehensive Plan provided general incentives for mixed and multi-uses in the Special Overlay Areas (SOAs) and redevelopment activities within the City. However, the objectives and polices are rather vague and do not provide a comprehensive, targeted, and aggressive approach for encouragement and promoting more local economic development to occur. Moreover, there are no goals, objectives or policies that promote economic development. By providing more specific policy guidance and coordination within the Comprehensive Plan for Mixed-use Employment & Commercial Center, Special Overlay Areas, infill and redevelopment opportunities, the City will be able to take full advantage of a strong economic market within the region. 123 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report IDENTIFICATION OF UNANTICIPATED CHANGES ON THIS ISSUE Unanticipated significant changes on the issue of Mixed Use Employment & Commercial Centers include the creation of the City's Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA), the Northwest Ocoee Sector Study and Senate Bill 360. Community Redevelopment Agency The establishment of the City of Ocoee Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) in 2006 was not anticipated in the adopted Comprehensive Plan. The CRA was established to promote the economic revitalization of the SR 50 Commercial Corridor. The activities of the CRA since its inception, including the CRA Community Redevelopment Plan, need to be evaluated within this EAR. The Ocoee Community Redevelopment Plan is intended to serve as a framework for guiding development and redevelopment within the Community Redevelopment Area. The Redevelopment Plan is to document a strategy for the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) to facilitate a comprehensive revitalization of the designated redevelopment area. The Community Redevelopment Plan provides a legal description and physical information on the redevelopment area, identifies potential projects that can diminish or eradicate blighted conditions, and establishes a legal framework for a series of specific programmatic policy actions that advance these projects. Furthermore, the Plan provides for an economically sustainable, accessible, and attractive mixed-use area that offers visitors and residents a high quality local destination with a safe transportation network, pedestrian connections and public space/recreation facilities in a manner that promotes a positive image for the City of Ocoee. City of Ocoee Community Redevelopment Area(CRA) ,a'` a � fix. d - °;c ,, 4 tO i r . F, RS §L T p j y I ^ r ' I,.R r 1 i Ii 1 / ; `� , k , . . , - , 1. - Cta/N>e4' — ., , , .. . ,,,,„,), Map 24 - Boundary Map of the CRA 124 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report The City of Ocoee Community Redevelopment Agency is located within the core and along SR 50, as shown on Map 10. The CRA boundary, as described in the redevelopment plan, covers approximately 1,070 acres located north and south of the State Road 50 commercial corridor. Moreover, the CRA largely covers the same area as the previously approved "Ocoee State Road 50 Activity Center Special Development Plan" referenced in the City of Ocoee Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Code. Essentially, the CRA is supplanting the "Ocoee State Road 50 Activity Center Special Development Plan." The City should consider amending the "SR 50 Activity Center Special Development Plan" in its entirety in order to implement the Community Redevelopment Plan. Northwest Ocoee Sector Study In 2006, the "Northwest Ocoee Sector Study" was completed by Renaissance Planning Group. The purpose of the Northwest Ocoee Sector Study was to prepare a market- based assessment of alternative land use scenarios to define an economically viable vision for the area. Ultimately, the goal was to develop a vision for the Northwest Sector that reflects local priorities and sound economic strategy for the City. To this goal, the Northwest Ocoee Sector Study builds upon unique conditions of the study area that include the presence of SR 429 (Western Expressway) and its two interchanges, which connects the Sector and the City to the broader Central Florida region; a shift in demographics as a result of higher paying jobs and improving access to regional employment centers, evidenced by the presence of new, upscale residential subdivisions; and the gradual transformation of Lake Apopka into an attractive natural amenity. Those conditions favor the Northwest Sector's emergence as an important gateway to the City of Ocoee with more diverse land uses fitting the area's changing character. 41 *al eal°1 { a- tt ?,y. .t Map 25 - Northwest Sector Study Area 125 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report Map 11 identifies the locations of the Northwest Sector Study Area. As illustrated in the study area is located near several other municipalities, including the cities of Winter Garden to the west, Apopka to the north, and the remainder of the City of Ocoee to the south and east. Lake Apopka, located northwest of the study area, provides a natural boundary to the City. The study area boundaries are: the SR 429/Western Expressway to the north, Silver Star Road to the south, East Crown Point Road and Lake Apopka to the west, and Lakewood Avenue to the east. The area is roughly 4.8 square miles, or 3,300 acres, and comprises roughly one-quarter of the City's land area. The area's current function in a regional context is that of fulfilling the demand for residential, suburban neighborhood-related uses. Should Ocoee desire to dramatically change the destiny of the Northwest Sector, it must carefully examine what changes are feasible and desirable based on an examination of existing and future infrastructure needs and costs, market potential and community input. In short, the Northwest Ocoee Sector is facing development pressure to change the existing land use pattern from the primarily low density residential to non residential uses and more intense development. These development changes will require upgrades and improvements in transportation as well as water and sewer facilities. In addition, there was a market based assessment of the alternative land use scenarios to define a vision for the area that is economically viable for Northwest Ocoee Sector Study. In order to address these changes, the City will explore the possibilities of delineating Mixed Use Employment & Commercial Center on the Northwest Ocoee Sector. Furthermore, the EAR will take the opportunity to establish a zoning classification where applicable for a "Mixed-Use" designation and a Form-base Code in order to implement the objectives and policies of the Special Overlay Areas. Senate Bill 360 Transportation Concurrency Exception Areas The concentration of density and intensity of uses to provide for an economically viable and vibrant development project may result in traffic generation that would exceed adopted level of service standards. In addition, the impacted roadways may be exceeding their adopted level of service due to pass-through traffic and widening, or other capacity is not feasible due to physical or financial constraints. A potential solution to this problem is the implementation of a Transportation Concurrency Exception Area (TCEA). Senate Bill 360 allows for the creation of such transportation concurrency exception areas. Senate Bill 360 (SB 360), named the Community Renewal Act, was signed into law on June 1, 2009. The intention of SB 360 is to direct growth into "dense urban land areas" by removing State mandated concurrency requirements within those areas. According to a list published by the Florida Department of Community Affairs, the City of Ocoee meet the criteria under the new state law as a "dense urban land area" which can be exempted from state review for adequate roads to accompany development. Moreover, "home rule" is still preserved in this Bill. This allows local governments to implement concurrency development review process under the adopted Comprehensive Plan Concurrency Management System. The City of Ocoee will have to amend the Comprehensive Plan in order to implement a Transportation Concurrency Exception 126 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report Area (TCEA). The City of Ocoee will also have to consider the delineation of each TCEA(s) or even an implementation of a city-wide TCEA. The later is not recommended since local governments are still responsible in establishing a mobility plan that addresses multimodal facilities, services and financing. r - y L r OP,....,50, 5 ±} -- ,ga, a ,. .41 ,.,; 4 4- icisi _ rr m ^l I 'I` f Y \ 1 ■ �..u..Y',,,,,,Im w o 4— \1111 - k - �, fii) \1:44:2_2_e„.1 '71. I- th:.',..i .. 7 .„,e 0 950 t 50 ]000 IIIIII= 1 F.. rR a- . Map 26- Potential TCEA(s) TCEA(s) would be specifically defined for certain areas (Special Overlay Areas, Interchange Impact Areas, Activity Centers, Downtown Redevelopment Area, and the Mixed-Use Employment & Commercial Centers) that has or is planned to have in place viable alternative modes of transportation (i.e. walking, bicycling, mass transit, etc.) services, and financing. The predominant requirement is that the City must send to the DCA a copy of their orders granting development approval for what would otherwise have been DRI(s). Nevertheless, the Comprehensive Plan needs to be amended to 127 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report reflect the provision of SB 360 dealing with Transportation Concurrency Exception Areas. Development of Regional Impact(DRI) The designation of TCEA(s) is important in the City of Ocoee because of provisions in SB 360 dealing with Development of Regional Impact (DRI). SB 360 indicates that DRI analyses are not required in designated TCEA(s). There are only two (2) existing approved DRIs in the City of Ocoee, namely, Lake Lotta Mall and Lake Lotta Center. The locations of these two DRI(s) are on the "West Oaks Activity Center" in the "Ocoee SR 50 Activity Center Special Development Plan." Pursuant to 380.115 F.S., these two DRI(s) can continue to abide by their existing Development Order (DO) or the developer/owner can request to the City rescinding the DO. Nonetheless, DRI(s) would still be subject to the transportation mitigation requirements from the City of Ocoee Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Code. The City should anticipate any rescinding and consider the implications of any outstanding transportation improvement obligations specified in the existing DO. 128 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report IDENTIFICATION AND ANALYSIS OF PROBLEMS OR OPPORTUNITIES THAT HAVE RESULTED FROM THIS ISSUE Special Overlay Areas, Interchange Impact Areas (IIAs), Downtown Redevelopment Area and the Northwest Sector The City of Ocoee's Comprehensive Plan designated two Interchange Impact Areas (IIAs) along the Western Expressway in the Northwest Sector. These IIAs are significant because the Western Expressway is part of a larger system that will eventually evolve into a Beltway around central Florida. The City has specified some guidelines as to the type and style of development that can occur in the IIA. Developments of mixed and multi-use projects are to be encouraged, as are developments that will reduce the impact on the transportation network. The northern IIA, located at the interchange with West Road, is identified as a mixed-use employment/commercial district intended to provide a regional function due to its location off the interchange. The location near the Crown Point PUD and Western Expressway, and the other assets of the area, give this IIA a unique advantage in determining its destiny. The Special Overlay Plans builds upon these guidelines and recommends that each IIA adopt a unique character and function. The City should explore the opportunity of designating the northern IIA into an Employment & Commercial Center. The southern IIA is located in an older, industrial district that is ready for redevelopment. The existing street network and its location as part of"old Ocoee" lends itself to a unique type of redevelopment. This area is no longer an ideal industrial node, as the market for industrial has evolved and has different needs in terms of parcel sizes and land costs. The area would be well suited for a "craftsman" district — a light industrial-based, mixed- use area serving artisans and crafters as a place to live, create product and sell product. This area would appeal to a wide market area, particularly as West Orange County is growing quickly and this niche would serve a residential market. Nevertheless, the Comprehensive Plan needs to be amended to provide a strong focus and emphasis on the infill and redevelopment needs and opportunities within the City. Future Land Use Element Objective and the supporting policies need to be re-crafted and enhanced to reflect the significant amount of analysis and study that has occurred within the City's overlay areas and future employment centers. Mixed-Use Employment& Commercial Centers Future Land Use Designation While not a specific land use category, mixed and multi-use types of development are characterized by the mix of two or more distinct land uses. Different underlying land uses may be reshaped or melded within mixed and multi-use forms of development permitted in master planned developments zoned under the Ocoee Planned Unit Development (PUD) District as long as overall development impacts do not exceed those than would otherwise result from permitted development intensities. In addition, mixed and multi-use developments are dependent on the successful integration and blending of these distinct uses together in order to create a functioning, multi-faceted type of development. Integration is defined as the combination of distinct 129 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report uses on a single site where impacts from different uses are mitigated through site design techniques, and where different uses are expected to benefit from the close proximity of complementary uses. All requests for development approval based on a mixed use concept must be able to demonstrate functional horizontal integrations of allowable uses, and where applicable, vertical integration as well. Mixed and multi-use developments are recommended in Interchange Impact Areas, the Downtown Redevelopment Area, Activity Centers, Employment and Commercial Centers or any other appropriate areas within the City. A more effective balance between residential and non-residential uses is possible. The City could achieve more land use diversity without losing its residential character through greater application of mixed-use future land use categories. This category could allow for increased commercial, office, and retail uses, while at the same time providing increased residential development opportunities in the form of multi-family, condo, and apartment- style residential options. A mixed-use FLU category can also provide a buffer between areas of high and low densities and use intensities. The City currently utilizes no FLU category as a buffer between areas of differing intensity. While the City still has a number of large vacant tracts of land left, there are a considerable amount of smaller parcels located throughout the City. These vacant parcels are mostly located east of SR 429, and the Downtown Redevelopment Area. The focus of these vacant smaller parcels should be on mixed-use and infill development. Some of these parcels have the potential to be designated as mixed-use, but would not meet the assignment criteria for the Planned Unit Development (PUD) classification. In some instances the parcels are already classified with a FLU category of eighter "Commercial" or "Low Density Residential" (LDR). However, the Commercial FLU category negates the possibility for residential uses and the LDR negates the possibility for commercial. The ideal location for mixed-use designations would be along the Downtown Redevelopment Area, IIA, Activity Centers, and the newly created Employment & Commercial Centers. The City should reevaluate the FLU designation of certain areas and a new zoning designation should be adopted to implement this goal. The Mixed Use Employment & Commercial Center Land Use Designation is designed to implement the City's strategy to attract specific "target businesses," minimize urban sprawl, provide employment opportunities in close proximity to affordable housing, and to support alternative transportation strategies. This land use is specifically designed and located to: a. Ensure that higher-density, residential development and affordable housing is within close proximity to employment centers; b. Maintain compatibility by providing a transition of land use types, densities, intensities, and heights to buffer existing neighborhoods from nonresidential areas; c. Discourage urban sprawl by clustering targeted employment generating uses within employment centers along major transportation corridors; d. Promote the development of target businesses that will provide jobs in close proximity to the City's existing residential areas, support future mass transit 130 1 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report systems, and make the most efficient use of the City's substantial investment in infrastructure and services; and e. Promote target business development in close proximity to the regional road network, providing high visibility and convenient access. yy i Opt a ,4 4 _.Y o #. ,--', -f.1 A d , / N 13 C S x, as 0 uc.aoo R. i/ k Map 27 - Potential Employment & Commercial Centers Form Base Codes The design standards for Special Overlay Areas including Mixed Use Employment & Commercial Centers employ several fundamental urban planning and design concepts. These concepts do not necessarily change the mix of land uses currently allowed in Ocoee, but provide guidelines on how permitted land uses should be organized and how they should look. Design standards should ensure that proposed developments help achieve the overall vision for Special Overlay Areas. Each site plan submitted in the Special Overlay Areas should demonstrate an appropriate relationship with surrounding neighborhoods. The design along the edges of the site should be compatible in scale and appearance with adjacent uses. Just as important, however, is that the site be well integrated into surrounding areas and not be designed with barriers to isolate it from nearby 131 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report developments. This makes it easier for the pedestrian friendly environment created on the site to extend into adjacent areas. To ensure efficient traffic flow, curb cuts shall be restricted in these areas. _- ro r _. 1071.4 On.r W y i,1 °... ar...w we..e .................w 4...1........... ,o N.. {x,1+00 �( =,.......,-,......,.. far�µ...w.......w.. ...r..lrW,�M �`�t /1 � M..Ni•Mw.� ttJ.mr.r.. - ! 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Economic Development The City of Ocoee Comprehensive Plan did not adopt an Economic Development goal or objective in its Future Land Use element. The focus of local economic development is to create a balanced, diversified, robust economy that will attract businesses that provide 132 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report high paying jobs for the citizens of Ocoee. Economic activities provide jobs, goods, and services, and contribute to City revenues. Because of the importance of economic activity, the City of Ocoee will support economic development through mixed-use Activity, Employment and Commercial centers, the expansion of existing businesses, and by creating a climate conductive to economic growth. • New Business Incubators • Business Assistance Centers The City of Ocoee will ultimately need to adopt an economic development strategic plan. The plan should spells out a number of goals and initiatives to spur economic development in the City. The local economic development strategy plan will take into consideration employment, development base, location assets, and knowledge resources. The economic development goals, objective and policies should center on: Coordinate efforts with allies and leaders; Diversify the tax base through innovation, industry attraction, and business development; Enhance and promote quality of place; Develop, retain, and attract talent. In addition, the plan should identify target industry sectors that the City of Ocoee should try to attract, including: • Medical, Health & Wellness; • Education Satellite Campuses; • Clean Tech; • Industrial; • Business Services. The City of Ocoee shall encourage development which will contribute more to the City in revenue than it will consume in services, provided that such development can be accomplished within the spirit of the Comprehensive Plan. 133 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report IDENTIFICATION OF REQUIRED AMENDMENTS TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT ADDRESS THE RELATED PROBLEMS AND OPPORTUNITIES The comprehensive plan needs to be amended to create a Future Land Use Element that contains specific language on how Employment & Commercial Centers can be effectively made a part of the future local economic development engine. The City should take a proactive stance in bringing about this transformation. The following list identifies proposed amendments to the City's Comprehensive Plan: • Add an Economic Development objective that provides for incentives for Mixed- Use developments that promote smart land use strategies • Policies should be added to address Mixed-Use Employment & Commercial Centers • Add Mixed-Use Employment & Commercial Centers as a "Special Overlay Area" • Provide a definition for Mixed-Use Employment & Commercial Centers • Set the criteria for establishing Mixed-Use Employment& Commercial Center in appropriate areas of the City • Delineate possible boundaries for Mixed-Use Employment & Commercial Center on the FLU Map • Adopt specific Form-Based Design Standards applicable to each individual "Special Overlay Areas" • Provide for a Mixed-Use FLU designation in appropriate areas on the FLU Map • Amend the existing definition for Mixed-Use in the FLU Element to include Employment & Commercial Centers • Amend the Land Development Code to include zoning classification and standards to implement the Mixed-Use FLU designation • Establish a Density and Intensity standard for the Mixed-Use FLU designation (Policy 1.10) • Policies should be added that require the City to investigate and consider the implementation of Transportation Concurrency Exception Area, consistent with the requirements of Florida law (2009 SB 360) • Policies should be added that the City can grant concurrency exceptions for development proposals that are qualified by the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development (OTTED) as "job creation projects", consistent with the requirements of Florida law (2009 SB 360) • Add special incentives such as: encouraging and/or requiring portions of the projects for workforce education, business incubators, vocational (shadowing) programs with the High School, Voc. College etc. • Identify target industry sectors for the Mixed Use Employment & Commercial Centers (ex. Clean Tech, Medical, Business Services, etc.) • Policies should be added that require the consideration of incentives within the Land Development Code for expedited or priority plan review and permit fee adjustments to promote redevelopment activities within targeted areas of the City's infill and redevelopment areas. 134 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report MAJOR ISSUE # 5: NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION AND HOUSING STATEMENT OF MAJOR ISSUE Although housing is a primary focus of the discussion, "neighborhood" is actually more broadly defined to include residential, commercial, and public uses that form a recognizable geographic unit of the city. Each viable neighborhood must have the commercial and public support facilities needed to provide a complete sense of place. The City of Ocoee presents a dichotomy of older housing in its center and newer housing around that core. As new developments were built around the historical center of the city, that core itself remained devoid of new investment. The resulting economic separation between new and old areas of the city is also expressed through socioeconomic isolation. A significant proportion of the central part of the city remains undeveloped, in large measure due to a lack of urban services, like sanitary sewer and stormwater management systems. No significant commercial activity center exists in the older part of the city. In this context, it is not surprising to find that the older housing stock has received little reinvestment. Redevelopment of the older central residential areas and urban infill to create a neighborhood activity center in the center of the city are critical needs. Both actions are blocked by a lack of utility infrastructure, particularly sanitary sewers. The City will evaluate within this major issue whether the comprehensive plan has adequate policies to integrate housing types and target redevelopment as a strategy to motivate neighborhood revitalization. The major issue presented by housing goes beyond the need to revitalize selected neighborhoods by extending to the need for multi-generation residential land uses across the city. As aging in place becomes the lifestyle norm and families grow to spread across more than two generations, it is imperative that the city ensures its policies actively support the ability of families to remain in their traditional home and allow that home to grow as the family changes. The City will evaluate within this major issue whether the comprehensive plan has adequate policies to support aging in place and multi-generational families as a strategy to ensuring that people are not required to move in order to care for themselves and their families. ISSUE BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Where the city was once an extension of Winter Garden's citrus processing hub, it is now a suburban residential outpost of the Orlando metropolitan area with no new identity to replace the old one. Former citrus groves have been abandoned and are being converted into single- family detached subdivisions. However, those subdivisions have no connection to the historical use of the land. The result is that new residents have no social foundation by which to anchor their participation in the community. Economic, lifestyle, and household composition differences between the center of the city and the surrounding suburban development are stark. Social interactions between long-term citizens and more recent residents of the city are relatively limited. Absent a central activity area where all residents of the city can interact, socioeconomic groups will remain isolated. Pressure of Population Growth While it is normal for cities to grow outwardly, the rapidity by which residential growth occurred in Ocoee and the lack of a traditional central business district exacerbate the problems of 135 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report suburban growth. Since 1990, when the city's population was 14,850, it has grown to include almost 36,000 residents in 20091, an increase of 142%. This rapid growth is directly the result of transportation access. Initially, an extension of the East-West Expressway (SR 408) and the construction of Clarke Road motivated the development of new subdivisions in eastern Ocoee. Widening of Maguire Road and the widening and extension of Old Winter Garden Road brought development to the southern part of the city. All but the extension of SR 408 was funded primarily by the City of Ocoee. Construction of the Western Beltway (SR 429) and its interchange at West Road allowed the northwest portion of the city to develop. Widening of Clarcona-Ocoee Road, now underway with funding by Orange County, is poised to initiate a new wave of residential development in the north-central part of the city. A large residential subdivision is already in development review. Chart 1. Population Growth in Ocoee, 1970-2009 40,000 - 35,000 33 871 30,000 - 24,391 c 25,000 20,000 o 14,850 a 15,000 -- 10,000 7,863....... 5,000 3,937 0 1970 1980 1990 2000 2009 Year Transportation access was necessary but not sufficient to create the growth of Ocoee. None of this development would have been possible without the water and sanitary sewer services necessary to support the development densities present in modern residential subdivisions. Concurrent with the transportation improvements, the City of Ocoee acquired and consolidated private utilities and expanded them to support growth along the newly constructed or expanded roads. Growth has actually exceeded the geographic capacity of the city to extend utility service, with recent new developments in the extreme northern and southern sections of Ocoee Note: The official population shown in Chart 1 for 2009 is from the University of Florida's annual population estimate is based on an April 1 date and does not include the population of the Rose Hill Subdivision annexed by referendum in September 2009. 136 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report actually being outside the city's utility service area. These areas are served by Orange County Utilities as a result of an intergovernmental agreement. The ability to expand further into unincorporated Orange County is also limited by the terms of the Joint Planning Agreement with Orange County. However, large and numerous unincorporated enclaves still exist within the geographic limits of the city, and many large parcels remain undeveloped, even near major highway corridors. The question on which the Comprehensive Plan focused is when development will occur, not if. The question of how the land will be developed was also answered. The adopted Comprehensive Plan calls for virtually all undeveloped parcels to be converted to low-density residential use, primarily through the construction of new subdivisions. This future may no longer be a foregone conclusion. A large influx of new residents usually results in a proportional increase in voters, with the potential for changes in direction from earlier times. However, to a large degree, the more recent residents of Ocoee have been significantly detached from the political process. The subdivisions built in Ocoee look like those in most other Central Florida communities. The new residents relocated to homes that happened to be built in Ocoee, but they did not move to Ocoee. These newer residents expect the same urban governmental services provided by larger cities. Historical pressures for lower taxes by long-time residents oppose the growing pressures for increased governmental services by new residents. To the extent that newer residents are less likely to be engaged in the political process, the low-tax perspective prevails. There have, though, been some political impacts as a result of a large influx of new residents from more urban areas. For example, parks and recreational services are being upgraded in large part due to a growing demand for such benefits of suburban life. The existing recreational facilities were typically built decades ago by largely volunteer forces and have received few upgrades and limited maintenance in the subsequent years. Only in the last five years have significant capital investments in recreational facilities been made, but most such projects have been to rebuild existing facilities, not add new capacity. The Problems of Unbalanced Growth Although the influx of new residents has been the single most significant aspect of the city's recent history, the issue of neighborhood revitalization arises not from the construction of new residential subdivisions but from the lack of new commercial developments. A traditional focus on development review has resulted in a reactive planning process that fails to proactively create opportunities in the underserved central area of Ocoee. Beyond strip commercial development along the SR 50 (Colonial Drive) corridor and two neighborhood activity centers, there is no area that can serve as the city's "downtown." Lacking an identity that can be discerned by the motorists who pass through Ocoee or the residents of other areas, it is common for the city to be overlooked. For example, a recent map of Orange County published in the Orlando Sentinel illustrating population declines in the last year noted that the City of Ocoee had one of the few population increases, but it put the city in the wrong location and included no discussion of the city's unique position in the region. This was not an unusual event. Ocoee may be characterized as an invisible city of 36,000 persons—third largest in Orange County—that is hidden inside a small town of 5,000 people. As the foregoing suggests, the major issue of neighborhood revitalization and housing is the result of all other major issues listed in this Evaluation and Assessment Report. A unique sense of place does not exist, as recognized by the community character and design issue. Transportation connectivity between cities is what fueled Ocoee's growth, but a lack of internal 137 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report circulation hampers the level of interaction among city residents and prevents the city from taking advantage of its location on the state's transportation network. The lack of the utility infrastructure required for more urban-like development patterns in the center of the city has led directly to the location of new investment in outlying areas where such infrastructure can be more cheaply provided. The present imbalance between residential and commercial development is recognized in the major issue of mixed-use employment and commerce centers. Even conservation is a related issue given the need to preserve the environmental aspects of Ocoee that can protect both private investment and the natural assets that can serve as a foundation for neighborhood revitalization. The city was built around a major natural asset— Starke Lake, which is one of the top five fishing areas in the county—but there has been no historical incorporation of that asset in the process of planning the city. Beyond housing revitalization in the central area, the city must support multi-generational housing throughout the community. While the concept of aging in place has begun to impact the design of homes, it has not yet been incorporated into the design of the city. Walking to nearby commercial areas is an objective of the mixed-use employment and commerce centers section of this Report, but it is also a major strategy to revitalize neighborhoods and to provide housing that will serve residents throughout the various stages of life. Increasingly, those stages include housing multiple generations of a family at one site, either in the so-called "mother-in-law suite" or in a detached accessory cottage that allows a more independent lifestyle. Zoning laws that seek to limit residential development to relatively low density single- family houses ignore the growing fact that many "single families" actually consist of three of more generations. The resulting need for multiple dwelling units in a single-family development is not presently supported by the city's zoning ordinance. The evolving nature of families to include several generations—what some might characterize as the return to traditional families—is not the only pressure for radical changes to the city's zoning ordinance. Rules that once sought to "protect" residential areas from commercial development now preclude the very type of mixed-use development that is understood to be the foundation for a more socially interactive community that also supports walking and biking as effective alternatives to automobile travel. Thus, a form-based approach to land use regulation coupled with direct comprehensive plan application to identify compatible land uses is a logical successor to the present exclusive zoning approach with numerous classifications now in the Land Development Code of the City of Ocoee. Regardless of their structure, land use regulations form a passive regulatory framework. In addition to making the required regulatory changes, the City must move from being reactive to the development plans proposed by the private sector to being a leader of those plans through active investment in vital public infrastructures that steer growth to where it can be most efficiently and effectively supported by the community. The City can best do so by implementing a strong capital investment program that shows private-sector interests which properties will support various types of development and densities. Such a program must be clearly funded and reliably implemented for it to be effective, but the City's present revenue structure will allow it to do neither. This means the City will have to work cooperatively with private developers to leverage limited City funds for capital improvements. It also means limiting future suburban residential developments, as they disproportionately impose demands for city services relative to the revenues they generate. Given this background and necessary future direction for the city, it is not contradictory to conclude that the key to residential neighborhood revitalization is commercial development. It is for this reason that the City's Community Redevelopment Authority (CRA) was established in 138 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report the central area of the city and has concentrated its efforts on commercial infill development along the SR 50 corridor that forms the southern border of the central city. Parallel with this effort, the City ahs worked with Orange County to direct Community Development Block Grant funds to reconstruct lower income neighborhoods in the central city. The City also provided incentives for the construction of workforce housing on the northern edge of the central city, a development that is nearing build-out condition. Surrounded by major transportation facilities to the south and west, the central area of Ocoee has the potential for exceptional transportation access. With Starke Lake and its well-developed Lakeshore Park near City Hall serving as a focus for passive and active recreational opportunities in the central city, improving local transportation connections to the long-distance network will go far to encourage private commercial investment in the area north of the SR 50 corridor. The City has already begun to prepare for such transportation access by adopting the Shared Space concept for local streets. This design philosophy is based on the principle that local streets intended to support high levels of pedestrian and bicycle travel must look very different from the high-speed arterials that connect cities if drivers are to act differently when in areas that require higher levels of interaction with other travelers, motorized and non-motorized alike. Shared Space transportation design is consistent with form-based neotraditional neighborhood design standards of the type being developed as a replacement for exclusive zoning in the CRA area. Placing buildings closer to streets, providing separate facilities for pedestrian circulation, and keeping parking from being the primary urban design element are aspects of both the transportation and neighborhood design standards being implemented by the City. Clearly, the City of Ocoee will look different from other Central Florida communities, which will go a long way toward creating a unique "brand" that will create a stronger sense of place and facilitate additional development investments. Not all desirable commercial development looks like a mixed-use residential and shopping area. Instead of continuing to convert agricultural land to other uses, the City must ask itself whether preservation of some agricultural areas may be a better strategy for reasons other than direct costs and revenues, particularly given the increasing desire for our food sources to be grown closer to the place of consumption. In addition, the northern agricultural areas of the city, which are now substantially dormant and slated for major new residential developments, are located in the major groundwater recharge area of Central Florida. Keeping these areas under agricultural uses will also contribute to the conservation goals of the City's comprehensive plan. Accordingly, the City will explore ways to support and revitalize and revitalize agricultural land uses and integrate them into the future land use element of the comprehensive plan. One such way is to support the creation of community gardens, perhaps initially on city-owned property. Another requirement is to recognize agriculture as a land use; the current comprehensive plan and its implementing zoning ordinance both lack this perspective. In order to be prepared to participate in those investment decisions rather than merely react to them, the City has undertaken an internal reorganization that better integrates the various units of City staff that are involved in the capital investment and development review processes. The new Development Services Department brings together the formerly separate Planning, Building, and Engineering Departments as a strategy for greater staff interaction. By including the Capital Improvement Program managed in the Engineering Division, this reorganization produced a single organizational entity that can steer private and public investments. 139 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report To start the process of better supporting neighborhood revitalization, the City has implemented a Neighborhood Planning Program for the long-term analysis of this issue with an added focus on: • Sidewalks, housing rehabilitation, and blight removal through more stringent code enforcements. • Affordable housing and workforce housing. • Compatibility of neighborhoods through place-making and character definition. Evaluation of Existing Comprehensive Plan Policies Just as the neighborhood vitalization and housing issue represents the results of all other listed major issues for this Report, so, too, do all the various elements of the comprehensive plan. Rather than list every policy of the comprehensive plan, it is more useful to identify the major policies that impact neighborhood revitalization and housing. Under such a focused approach, the logical place to start is the Housing Element. Housing Element The stated goal of the current Housing Element is "to provide safe, decent and sanitary housing in suitable neighborhoods at affordable costs to meet the needs of present and future residents of the city." The included 11 objectives are supported by 30 policies, several of which call for the city to undertake various programs to identify and correct substandard housing, ensure that special needs populations are adequately housed, and undertake various analyses. No such programs actually exist, nor can they be implemented given the lack of revenue to fund them. RECOMMENDATIONS The City should consider amending its comprehensive plan in the following ways: 1. Incorporate inclusionary zoning. 2. Eliminate all zoning regulations and directly regulate land use through application of the comprehensive plan. 3. Promote infiii development by: a. Expanding the provisions of the Downtown Redevelopment Area targeting redevelopment, infill, and neighborhoods; and b. Identifying new incentives for promoting infill development. 4. Create a neighborhood planning process that includes the following elements: a. Identification and definition of Neighborhood Service Areas; b. Definition of"healthy" communities; and c. Short-term (5-year) and long-term goals for each neighborhood area. 140 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report 5. Evaluate the existing range of future land use categories and consider a transect-based approach to neighborhood-specific land use planning. 6. Create a long-range capital improvement program that reflects recommendations created in Neighborhood "Service Area" studies. 7. Integrate elementary students into the Neighborhood Planning Program. 8. Develop a partnership program that includes setting up a qualification program for developers who could partner with the City on revitalization projects. 9. Develop a GOP series that addresses current practices relating to affordable housing, including: a. The public infrastructure strategy; b. Expedited permitting; and c. Community Development Block Grant Programs. 10. Create a new GOP series that addresses implementation of housing programs and outlines a true affordable housing strategy, including inventory management. 11. If zoning regulations are retained, allow accessory cottages and secondary dwelling units that can support multi-generational housing. 12. Eliminate those Housing Element programs that cannot be implemented due to revenue limitations. 141 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report MAJOR ISSUE#6: CONSERVATION STATEMENT OF MAJOR ISSUE The EAR will analyze existing conservation policies in the Comprehensive Plan for the effectiveness in addressing the protection and conservation of wetlands, as set forth under Rule 9J-5.013(3) F.A.C. and also the following: a. Explore changing criteria on wetland systems to be inline with SJRWMD and Orange County's requirements b. Evaluate and implement the requirements of the Wekiva Study Area. BACKGROUND The City of Ocoee is a municipality located in West Orange County in the heart of Central Florida. The City is approximately 14 square miles in area and has an estimated population of 34,000. From the years of 2004-2007 the City experienced unprecedented growth, mainly in the form of single-family housing units. The abundance of natural amenities in the City contributes to an outstanding quality of life. The City lies within three major drainage basins, the Wekiva River, Cypress Creek and the Lake Apopka. The City is within an area called the Mt. Dora Ridge, which is characterized by gently rolling hills, well-drained sandy soils, frequent lake depressions, and solution sinks that usually contain water. Two ecological communities are present in the City: pine flatwoods/hammocks/hardwood swamps, and sandhills or flowing water wetlands. Summers in the area are long, hot and humid. Winters are generally mild with the occasional cold front that has caused the temperature to dip below freezing. The mean annually temperature is 75.25 degrees with approximately 48.7 inches of annual rainfall. The Conservation Element is one of the required elements of the Comprehensive Plan and is intended to enhance and promote the conservation, use and protection of the natural resources of the City. In doing this, the element establishes a plan and policy direction regarding the conservation of natural resources in the City. During scoping meetings, Conservation was deemed a major issue to be assessed in the Evaluation Appraisal Report (EAR). Significant topics for this issue include effectiveness in addressing the protection and conservation of wetlands as set forth under Rule 9J-5.013(3) F.A.C., the exploration of changing criteria on wetland systems to be inline with SJRWMD and Orange County's requirements, the evaluation and implementation the requirements of the Wekiva Study Area, establishment of an Energy Conservation Program by the City of Ocoee in accordance with Florida Statute 163.3177(6)(d), and implementation of green design practices in current development. SIGNIFICANT TOPICS • Explore changing criteria on wetland systems to be inline with SJRWMD and Orange County's requirements 142 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report • Evaluate and implement the requirements of the Wekiva Study Area. • Energy Conservation Program by the City of Ocoee • Implementation of green design practices in current development Current City programs • City of Ocoee Showerhead Exchange Program. • No development permitted in any wetland and/or floodplain. • Requirement of a 25-foot upland buffer from any wetland and/or 100-year floodplain. • City uses recycled asphalt products and crushed recycled concrete as road building materials. • POWR (Protect Ocoee's Water Resources). • The City of Ocoee promotes the use of cisterns and rain barrels for gardening applications. • Conversion to LED lights in traffic signals. • Xeroscape presentations to the general public to educate in water conservation. • Promotion the reuse of treated effluent in the irrigation of parks and publically landscaped areas. • Flood damage prevention ordinance which prohibits development in flood zones. • Wellfield protection program. • Ocoee Boating Code which restricts the use of power boats on smaller lakes. IMPACTS OF THIS ISSUE ON THE CITY OF OCOEE The City has a very progressive program detailed in the Conservation Element that protects wetland systems from the impacts of development. However, some of the policies employed by the City in the preservation and protection of wetlands have been found to be inconsistent with those that are employed by the St. Johns Water Management District and Orange County. In addition to the aforementioned inconsistencies, it has been found that some of the City's current policies have placed unfair burdens on property owners in the development of their property where wetland systems of poor quality and contain invasive species or have been deemed isolated and have been altered by man's activities exist. Potential amendments have been identified to address this issue. 143 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report In order to ensure the preservation of these valuable areas, buffer zones are required for all development adjacent to these areas to protect the integrity of the water supply, water quality, and associated wildlife. Based on a report that was generated in 1989 by the East Central Florida Regional Planning Council, a minimum of a 25-foot upland buffer from was established from these areas in the Comprehensive Plan. The City is proposing to update this policy as a result of this EAR to require upland buffer widths that are consistent with St. Johns requirements which is an average of 25-feet, and a minimum of 15-feet. It is the goal of the City to conserve, protect, and appropriately manage the natural resources of the City to ensure the highest environmental quality possible, consistent with the growth and development of the City. Pertaining to wetlands, the Conservation Element is designed to protect and preserve those systems that provide habitats for endangered species, that have a hydrological connection to natural surface water bodies or the aquifer, that are large isolated wetlands, or within a lake or littoral zone. In 2004 the State of Florida enacted the Wekiva Parkway & Protection Act. This requires local governments whose boundaries are within the designated study area to adopt Comprehensive Plan policies that address how the Act will be enforced. The majority of the City limits lies within the Wekiva Study Area. Many of the areas within the study area lie within older portions of the City that were built-out prior to the passage of the Wekiva Parkway & Protection Act. Undeveloped areas that fall within the study area are required to develop in accordance with the legislation. Major elements of this legislation include the preservation of open space through the minimization of impervious surfaces in development projects, protection of aquifer recharge areas, and protection of Karst features. The City amended its comprehensive plan in December of 2009 to comply with the provisions set forth in the Wekiva Parkway and Protection Act. In 2008, the Florida Legislature amended Chapter 163 of the Florida Statutes to require local governments to take action to reduce the emissions of greenhouse gasses as part of the state's response to climate change. Four elements of the Comprehensive Plan are required to show actions that the local government will take to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Per the amendments to Chapter 163, the Conservation element is required to address energy conservation practices and the land use map series is required to identify and depict energy conservation. Many of the potential amendments that have been outlined above depict proposed energy conservation measures the City will undertake, wind existing energy conservation measures the City already utilizes. In order to further the reduction of greenhouse gasses and carbon emissions, the City is evaluating incorporation of green design practices into the Conservation Element. Green design practices in current development have proven to conserve resources in ways that conventional design practices cannot. Green design practices utilize techniques such as green and white roofs to assist in the reduction of the urban heat island effect, and the reduction of greenhouse gas and carbon emissions that are generated from developments. Conventional design practices typically fail to consider the negative effects posed on the environment, are not sustainable in their design and operation, and often fail to consider the culture and history of the community in the design process. Green design practices consider the direct and indirect environmental impacts, energy efficiency and renewable energy, resource conservation and recycling, indoor environmental quality, and community issues such as history and culture in the design 144 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report phase and allow communities to achieve goals that have been set in the reduction of greenhouse gas and carbon emissions. HOW THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN RELATES TO THIS ISSUE The Comprehensive Plan in the Future Land Use Element, Transportation Element, Infrastructure — Sanitary Sewer, Solid Waste, Drainage, Potable Water, and Natural Groundwater Aquifer Recharge Element, Conservation Element, and Recreation and Open Space Element provides objectives and policies that address the issue of Conservation practices. These objectives and policies are specified below: Future Land Use Element Objective 1 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 (9J- 5.006 (3)(b) (1), FAC). Policy 1.2 The City shall regulate land development through the Land Development Code, to reduce, eliminate and/or prevent negative impacts related to noise, traffic, light, drainage, water quality, toxic and hazardous materials, litter, dust, visibility, and other factors. This shall be accomplished by establishing and enforcing specific environmental performance standards, consistent with state and/or federal standards and with the City's technical enforcement capabilities. Standards shall be based on the measurement of the undesirable characteristics at the property line of the land on which the generating use or activity is located and shall be based on performance levels deemed to prevent nuisance to surrounding properties. Policy 1.4 The City shall allow mixed and multi-uses in the Special Overlay Areas (SOAs) which include the Downtown Redevelopment Area, Interchange Impact Areas, and Activity Centers, and shall use strict design criteria to provide an attractive appearance and to offset negative impacts, sprawling development patterns and the proliferation of strip commercial development (9J-5.006 (3)(c)(5), FAC). Policy 1.7 The land development regulations shall promote innovative development in those cases where a public benefit can be realized and impact can be offset by the development, as follows: • Utilize Planned Unit Development zoning to allow for mixed uses and unconventional development designs in those cases where the developer can demonstrate improved living environments, protection of natural resources or increased effectiveness of service delivery; and • Provide development standards that create useable open spaces in new 145 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report developments (9J-5.006 (3)(c)(5), FAC). Objective 2 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 Sub-elements, and shall be provided in a manner to discourage urban sprawl (9J-5.006 (3)(b)(8)&(9), FAC). Policy 2.6 In order to utilize existing facilities efficiently, the City shall encourage infill within developed areas. Promoting development can be accomplished through the provision of economic and regulatory incentives. Such incentives may include floor area ratio credits, streamlining the permitting process for development proposals within these areas, zoning variances on building setbacks, side yard and parking requirements and allowing sufficiently higher densities to make investment profitable and affordable housing possible. Objective 3 The City shall adopt and implement plans and programs for Interchange Impact Areas, the Downtown Redevelopment Area, and Activity Centers as determined by the City Commission to meet the criteria established by Chapter 163, Florida Statutes to encourage Planned Unit Developments and mixed and multi-use developments (9J- 5.006 (3)(b)(2) and (10), FAC). Policy 3.2 The City shall implement land development regulations that put in place mechanisms that will allow for mixed and multi-uses in development plans. Policy 3.4 The City shall develop mixed use zoning provisions within the Land Development Code which shall provide for the implementation of new "mixed/multi uses within a variety of higher intensity land use categories where the overall impacts of development are determined to be no greater than those that would otherwise result from that permitted by underlying land uses. This ordinance shall provide for such items as internal circulation, compatibility of adjacent uses, functional reldtionship between mixed lases, provisions of open'space and public amenities, and consistency with all requirements of the City's Comprehensive Plan (9J- 5.006 (3)(c)(5), FAC. Objective 5 The City shall enforce the Land Development Code to protect and properly utilize natural and historic resources in accordance with the Conservation Element and the following policies. Policy 5.1 The City shall protect areas of environmental concern and areas of scenic and historic value, as identified in the Conservation Element, through development regulations and public programs, including, but not limited to environmental awareness programs at recreational facilities and in schools (9J-5.006 (3)(b)(4), FAC). 146 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report Policy 5.2 The City shall use development regulations to protect air and water quality, flood-prone areas, natural wetland, natural habitats, wellhead protections areas and the Floridan and surficial aquifers. This shall be accomplished by such regulations as are described in Policy 5.3. In addition, the City shall cooperate with federal, state and regional environmental management agencies to identify and monitor unusual activities associated with non-residential uses and to refer observed violations to the appropriate enforcement authorities. Policy 5.3 The City shall enforce its Land Development Code to protect surface water quality including, but not limited to: restrictions in building setbacks, land use restrictions to ensure compatibility, development limitations in floodplains, and upland and wetland protection. Land development regulations shall include restrictions on development within areas designated as Conservation/Floodplains on the Future Land Use Map. Flood elevations shall not be adversely impacted and the water quality of the water body shall not be degraded. Land development regulations shall provide adequate protection for wetland areas and require central sewer for development within and adjacent to wetlands or 100- year floodplain areas (9J-5.006 (3)(c)(1), FAC). Policy 5.4 The City shall promote the use of upland and wetland corridors and buffer zones as greenbelts, as identified in the Land Development Code. Policy 5.5 The City shall, in coordination with developers, evaluate soil potential on a site by-site basis through on-site examination and testing. Specific characteristics and criteria under examination shall be as identified in the Land Development Code. Policy 5.6 The City shall require developers to delineate conservation and floodplain lands on a site-by-site basis as their development proposals are submitted. The criteria used for the delineation shall as be addressed in the Land Development Code. Policy 5.7 The City shall enforce the Land Development Code to require development proposals to include the identification of and management plans for rare, endangered, and threatened flora and fauna species consistent with the criteria outlined in the Land Development Code and the Conservation Element of this Comprehensive Plan. Policy 5.8 Proposed activities which would destroy or degrade the functions of wetlands or other environmentally sensitive lands as defined by the Land Development Code shall only be permitted in limited instances where development would be severely restricted. If there is no practical alternative, mitigation measures shall be undertaken, consistent with the Land Development Code. 147 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report Policy 5.9 The City shall continuously plan for and only approve development that is consistent with natural drainage and water storage plans. This shall include special provisions in the Land Development Code pertaining to land-locked drainage basins where projects may be permitted on a case-by-case basis when unique site characteristics demand a more comprehensive stormwater management approach (9J-5.006(3)(c)(4), FAC). Policy 5.10 The City shall continue to update the Existing and Future Land Use Maps to reflect the addition of new City wells. A protection zone of 1000 feet is depicted in the wellhead protection areas (9J-5.006 (3)(c)(6), FAC). Policy 5.11 The City shall ensure the protection of groundwater sources by restricting Commercial and Industrial future land uses known to adversely affect the quality and quantity of identified water sources within wellhead protection areas, existing cones of influence, and aquifer recharge areas. In addition, other land use activities such as hazardous waster facilities, fuel storage facilities, and groundwater injection wells known to adversely affect the quality and quantity of groundwater sources will be prohibited within wellhead protection areas, existing cones of influence, and aquifer recharge areas (9J-5.006 (3)(c)(6) and 9-J-5.013 (2)(c)(1), FAC). Policy 5.12 The City's wetlands shall be conserved and protected from physical and hydrologic alterations by regulating development activities to protect natural water-cleansing features and reduce or prevent discharges of contaminants from urban and agricultural land uses through the Land Development Code. The Land Development Code shall include provisions such as (but not limited to) the use of such natural features in the treatment of stormwater runoff, limitations on destruction of native vegetation and/or land clearing within such natural features, and maintenance of upland buffers and/or environmental swales within a minimum width of twenty-five (25) feet surrounding such natural features. For the purposes of this policy, natural features shall include Florida Department of Environmental Protection jcirisdictional wetlands (9J'-5.013(2)(c)(3), FAC). Policy 5.13 The City shall protect and conserve the natural functions of wetlands by directing land uses incompatible with the protection and conservation of wetlands and wetland functions away from identified wetlands. The type, value, function, size, conditions and locations of wetlands will be factors used to consider land use changes where incompatible uses are allowed to occur, mitigation shall be considered and will be based on the regulations set forth in the Land Development Code (9J-5.013(3)(a)&(b), FAC). Objective 7 The City shall enforce the Land Development Code to preserve existing and future neighborhoods. 148 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report Policy 7.5 To allow for greater open spaces, density may be computed in a defined development project by allowing clustering in certain areas. These clusters may be of greater density than allowable within the land use designations as long as the total project does not exceed maximum density as designated on the Future Land Use Map. Clustering, pursuant to the foregoing concept, may be controlled by density caps, PUD zoning or a restrictive covenant running with the land with power of enforcement in favor of the City. Policy 7.7 The Land Development Code shall provide for adequate open space within new developments and redevelopment projects. The minimum required open space within any project shall be five (5) percent of the total site. Objective 8 The City will ensure the availability of lands to future Public Schools by allowing adequate opportunities proximate to residential areas (Chapter 163.3177 (6)(a), FS). Policy 8.3 The City will ensure that the siting of schools is located away from flood plains, flood prone areas, wetlands and other environmentally sensitive areas. Objective 9 The City shall encourage the elimination and reduction of uses inconsistent with the City's character and future land uses (9J-5.006 (b)(3), FAC). Policy 9.1 Existing land uses, which are not compatible with adjacent uses, the character of the area, natural resources, or the Future Land Use Map shall be eliminated upon redevelopment, and until that time, may not be permitted expand unless legally proven to be able to do so. Transportation Element Objective 1.4 The City shall utilize the existing system as efficiently as possible. Policy 1.4.2 The City shall assist with the creation of a Transportation Management Association to encourage carpooling and other forms of alternative transportation to reduce reliance on the single occupant automobile. Objective 2.4 The City shall place renewed emphasis on Ocoee's traditional downtown area through improved access for all modes of transportation. Policy 2.4.2 The City shall ensure streetscape improvements that accommodate pedestrian activity and encourage the use of transit. 149 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report Objective 2.6 The City shall provide connections for all modes of transportation between complementary land uses. Policy 2.6.1 The City shall increase the number of neighborhoods, commercial areas, parks, and recreation facilities served by transit and bicycle/pedestrian facilities. Objective 2.8 The City shall assist with improving mobility and energy efficiency through non- automobile travel modes. Policy 2.8.1 The City shall ensure connectivity of the sidewalk network and monitor number of sidewalk miles added. Policy 2.8.2 The City shall ensure the connectivity of the bicycle network and monitor number of bike lane miles added. Policy 2.8.3 The City shall expand the number of land uses served by bicycle and pedestrian facilities and transit. Policy 2.8.6 The City shall promote the number of bicycle facilities serving activity centers. Objective 2.9 The City shall provide access to the West Orange Trail and other recreational facilities. Policy 2.9.1 The City shall increase the number of neighborhoods, commercial areas, parks, and recreation facilities served by bicycle/pedestrian facilities, which connect to the West Orange Trail. Objective 3.2 The City shall make Ocoee a safe place for bicycles and pedestrians. Policy 3.2.1 The City shall support the existence of facilities, which allow bicycles and pedestrians to travel separately from vehicles. Policy 3.2.3 The City shall require the presence of two-sided sidewalk coverage on key roads connecting schools and residential areas. 150 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report Infrastructure Element/Sanitary Sewer Sub-Element Objective 1.2 The City of Ocoee shall plan for the expansion or increase in capacity of central wastewater facilities to meet future needs. Policy 1.2.4 The priorities for wastewater service provision shall be: A. Service to existing areas that present either an immediate threat to public health or safety, or produce serious pollution problems. B. Maintenance or upgrading of existing wastewater system to meet or exceed the adopted level of service standards. C. Service to areas scheduled to be developed in the near future as defined in the Wastewater Facilities Capital Improvements Program. D. Extension of wastewater service to undeveloped areas in the Urban Service Area where other major urban services have been or are being developed simultaneously, as long as the improvements do not take away from the funded Capital Improvements Program. E. Expansion into other areas of the Urban Service Area. Objective 1.3 Future and existing development patterns shall effectively utilize the present wastewater facilities and available capacity. Policy 1.3.1 The shift to new technologies and operational procedures shall occur as they become economically feasible; e.g., artificial recharge systems and continued reclamation of wastewater. Policy 1.3.2 The City shall actively participate in the development of innovative wastewater programs, which protect and conserve the City's water resources. Objective 1.4 Wastewater facility plans and programs shall be designed to avoid urban sprawl, through the Five-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. Policy 1.4.3 The City shall continue to promote the reuse of treated effluent in the City as irrigation for residential and commercial irrigation and on parks and landscaped areas to reduce the demand on existing potable water supplies. 151 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report Objective 2.1 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. Policy 2.1.2 The City shall limit the use of elevated septic tanks and drainfield systems to lots of a half-acre minimum in order to provide a more balanced ecological and aesthetic approach to new development. Policy 2.1.5 When it has been determined by the City Commission that the application of Policy 2.1.4 will result in substantial environmental impact to the subject or abutting property, the City may limit the density of the development. Substantial environmental impact shall be determined by one or more of the following: A. Total clearing of on-site vegetation or placement of fill material which results in the substantial destruction of the natural vegetation. B. Unmitigated interruption of the surface drainage pattern. C. Contamination of surface water bodies or groundwater. Objective 2.2 The City wastewater treatment facilities shall be designed a monitored to ensure a non- threatening co-existence with the ecosystem and the elimination of health hazards. Policy 2.2.1 The City of Ocoee shall continue to follow all federal, state and local wastewater facility regulations, which provide for the protection of the environment. Infrastructure Element/Solid Waste Sub-Element Objective 1 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. Policy 1.4 The City shall maintain full service refuse disposal throughout the City in accordance with Ordinance 88-34. Residential household garbage service and recycling is provided by City employees while commercial service and yard waste is provided by the City through a private contractor. Objective 2 The City shall maintain its per capita generation of solid waste at 0.43 tons per capita per annum. Policy 2.1 The City shall continue its recovery/recycling practices to reduce the volume of solid waste production. 152 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report Policy 2.2 The City shall continue to coordinate with Orange County in the resource recovery plan that encourages residents to recycle glass, aluminum, steel cans, and newspaper waste products. Policy 2.3 The City shall require the private sector to participate in resource recovery systems to the maximum extent feasible. Policy 2.4 The City shall continue the review of alternatives to decrease refuse volume. Infrastructure Element/Drainage Sub-Element Objective 1 The City shall protect the water quality of City Lakes through the implementation of the following policies. Performance standards described in Chapter 62-25 FAC, Chapter 62- 302 FAC, Chapter 40C-42, FAC, and design standards for the 100-year frequency, 24- hour duration storm event in landlocked basins. Policy 1.2 The City shall review commercial site plan and subdivision regulations on an annual basis to insure that regulations are adequate to protect surface water quality. Objective 2 The City shall provide for the elimination of flooding effects resulting from the concentration of stormwater runoff and flooding due to rising water in new and existing development through the adoption of the following policies and the Levels of Service Standards for drainage facilities. Policy 2.3 Limit development within floodplains and flood hazard areas. Consistent with Policy 4.3 of the Future Land Use Element, Land Development Regulations shall ensure flood elevations are not adversely impacted and water quality of the waters body shall not be degraded. Policy 2.4 Require compensating flood storage where proposed development will impact existing floodplains. Policy 2.11 Natural terrain or landscape barriers to flooding shall be preserved during the land development process. Policy 2.13 • The City shall enforce the published 100-year flood elevations for lakes within Ocoee pursuant to the Flood Insurance Study (FIS) for Orange County, Florida 153 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report and Incorporated Areas (effective December 6, 2000) and the accompanying Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMS) published with the study. Policy 2.15 Retention/detention areas shall be designed and located so as to not adversely reduce the existing flood storage of the flood plain. Objective 4 The City will design a stormwater management program sufficient o accommodate projected demand through the year 2010, through the following policies. Policy 4.7 All stormwater retention/detention systems shall be designed in such a manner as to prevent the degradation of all surface water bodies to the fullest extent possible. Infrastructure Element/Potable Water Sub-Element Objective 2.1 Ocoee will continue to set procedures and mechanisms established to ensure a safe and acceptable withdrawal rate from the aquifer, meeting the needs of the City. Policy 2.1.1 The City of Ocoee shall support and assist the Water Management Districts in implementing the development of a citywide consumptive use study program to monitor the effects of withdrawals from the Floridan Aquifer. Policy 2.1.2 The City shall continue to develop an active Water Conservation Program and require the installation of water conservation products, which minimize the demand for water in all new developments. Policy 2.1.6 All policies of the Natural Groundwater Aquifer Recharge Element shall be implemented. Policy 2.1.8 The City shall continue to actively participate in the development of innovative water programs, which protect and conserve water resources. Programs shall include the continued requirement for water conservation fixtures in the building code and reclaimed water for reuse. Policy 2.1.10 The City shall continue to promote the reuse of treated effluent in the City as irrigation for residential and commercial customers and parks and landscaped areas to reduce the demand on existing potable water supplies, and continue to expand its water reclaim and reuse system. 154 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report Policy 2.1.11 The City shall continue to adopt laws and policies an enacted by the SJRWMD to meet the District's program goals for water conservation. Policy 2.1.12 All the policies of the Conservation Element Objective 7 pertaining to reducing water consumption shall be implemented. Policy 2.1.13 The City shall continue to limit the extent of impervious surfaces and encourage xeriscaping through the Land Development Code. Infrastructure Element/Natural Groundwater Aquifer Recharge Sub-Element Objective 1 The City shall protect aquifer recharge areas and the functions of stormwater basins and natural drainage features. Policy 1.1 The City shall review and cooperate in development of the local Water Management District's plan for protection, replenishment and maintenance of aquifer recharge areas, groundwater basins, and natural drainage features. Policy 1.2 Within one year of adoption of the Water Management District's Groundwater Aquifer Recharge Plan, the City shall incorporate the pertinent restrictions into the land development regulations. Policy 1.3 The City will establish a wellhead protection program in accordance with the DEP regulations approved by EPA in the 1998. The program shall establish minimum criteria for the protection and preservation of the potable water supply system. Policy 1.4 The City will continue to follow DEP and Water Management District regulations for defining protection areas and water supply sources. As these regulations and programs are revised, the City will review and update its policies as they apply to the revised regulations and the Ocoee area. Objective 2 The City shall coordinate with other government entities regarding development of protection standard for groundwater basins. Policy 2.2 The City Engineer shall continue to cooperate with the local Water Management District and Orange County to identify and eliminate potential pollution sources that may contaminate the aquifer. 155 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report Policy 2.3 The City Engineer shall cooperate with Orange County to provide information and technical assistance in developing a uniform set of guidelines for protection of the aquifer and groundwater basin. Conservation Element Objective 1 The City of Ocoee shall continue to meet or exceed the minimum air quality standards established by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, by ensuring that new development at least maintain the current standards. This shall be accomplished through the policies which follow (Chapter 187.201, 11(a), and 11(b)1-5, FS; 9J-5.013(2)(b)1, FAC). Policy 1.1 The City shall cooperate with the State and Orange County in monitoring the existing Air Pollution Inventory System (APIS) facilities. Cooperation shall include, but not be limited to assisting in the location of monitoring facilities, conducting reviews of data with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) personnel and reporting suspected emission violations within five (5) days. Policy 1.2 Industrial land uses shall be located where they minimize the impact on current air quality standards. Policy 1.3 The City shall review with DEP emission data for new industries as part of the development review process and when issuing development orders and permits. When DEP recommends design changes and/or mitigation, such information shall be reviewed with the applicant. In addition, all permits for industrial uses shall be sent to DEP for review. Policy 1.4 The City shall encourage the use of innovative development forms, such as ' planned unit developments, multi-use centets, and others to reduce'the need to travel. Incentives such as density bonuses and transfers of development rights shall be used to encourage these forms. Objective 2 The City shall protect the quality of all surface water bodies and groundwater quality by implementing the following policies (Chapter 187.201, 8(a), and 8(b)1-14, FS). Policy 2.1 The City shall regulate development activities to protect natural water-cleansing features and reduce or prevent discharges of contaminants from urban and agricultural land uses through the land development regulations. The land development regulations include provisions such as (but not limited to) the use of such natural features in the treatment of stormwater runoff, limitations on destruction of native vegetation and/or land clearing within such natural features, 156 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report and maintenance of upland buffers and/or environmental swales within a minimum width of twenty-five (25) feet surrounding such natural features. For the purposes of this policy, natural features shall include DEP jurisdictional wetlands (9J-5.013(2)(c)(3), FAC). Policy 2.2 The City shall ensure the protection of groundwater sources by restricting Commercial and Industrial future land uses known to adversely affect the quality and quantity of identified water sources within wellhead protection areas, existing cones of influence, and aquifer recharge areas. In addition, other land use activities such as hazardous waster facilities, fuel storage facilities, and groundwater injection wells known to adversely affect the quality and quantity of groundwater sources will be prohibited within wellhead protection areas, existing cones of influence, and aquifer recharge areas (9J-5.006 (3)(c)(6) and 9-J-5.013 (2)(c)(1), FAC). Policy 2.3 As of the effective date of this Comprehensive Plan, future development, as defined by the Ocoee Land Development Code, shall not occur within 25 feet of an approved 100-year floodplain elevation or jurisdictional wetland boundary except where exempted by State Statute or in cases where offsetting on—site environmental mitigation or enhancement of these areas is demonstrated to improve natural functions or to provide low-impact uses or recreational amenities which encourage enjoyment of such areas. Objective 3 The City shall protect the natural functions of the 100-year floodplains as prescribed by FEMA and/or Orange County so that the flood-carrying and flood storage capacity are maintained. This Objective shall be implemented by the following policies (Chapter 187.201, 8(b)(8), 9J-5.013(2)(c)(6), FAC; ECFRPC Policies 4.14, 4.15 &4.16). Objective 4 The City's wetlands shall be conserved and protected from physical and hydrologic alterations, by implementing the following policies (Chapter 187.201, 8(b)2, 4, 8, 10, and 14, 10(a), 10(b)1, 2, 6, 7, and 10, FS; 9J-5.013(3)(a), FAC; ECFRPC Policies 4.23, 4.24, 4.25). f f 5 Policy 4.1 The City's land development regulations ensure that: a) Site plans for new development identify the location and extent of wetlands located on the property. b) Site plans provide measures to assure that normal flows and quality of water will be provided to maintain wetlands after development. c) Where alteration or removal of wetlands is necessary in order to allow reasonable development of property, either the restoration or enhancement of disturbed wetlands will be provided or additional wetlands will be created to mitigate any wetland destruction, within the same site or watershed, if possible. 157 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report Policy 4.2 The City shall protect and conserve the natural functions of wetlands by directing land uses incompatible with the protection and conservation of wetlands and wetland functions away from identified wetlands. The type, value, function, size, conditions and locations of wetlands will be factors used to consider land use changes. Where incompatible uses are allowed to occur, mitigation shall be considered and will be based on the regulations set forth in the Land Development Code (9J-5.013(3)(a)&(b), FAC). Policy 4.3 The City shall continue to utilize standards and guidelines through Land Development Regulations to protect wetlands, including: a) Prevention of excavation or filling unless the City Commission finds, on the basis of reasonable evidence, that there are no practical alternatives to the filling; b) Where wetland disturbance is permitted, requiring two-for-one replacement of area, maintenance of proximal locational relationship and functionality, and enforcement of alternative mitigation requirements if necessary; c) Retention of buffer areas in their natural state surrounding connected wetlands at a minimum width of 25 feet unless the City Commission finds that width impractical to maintain; d) Modifications in wetlands shall ensure that predevelopment water flow (rate and quantity) is maintained to preserve wetland viability; and e) Wetlands management shall conform to standards included in the Comprehensive Plan. Objective 6 Ecological communities and wildlife, especially endangered and rare species, shall be identified, managed and protected, through the implementation of the following policies (Chapter 187.201, 10(a), and 10(b)1-7, FS; 9J-5.013 (2)(b)(4), 9J-5.013 (2)(c)(5)&(9), FAC; ECRRPC Policies 4.26, 4.27, 4.28, 4.29, 4.30 &4.31). Policy 6.10 The City shall continue to strictly enforce provisions in the Land Development Code designed to preserve existing trees and to require the planning of new landscaping materials in new developments. Objective 7 The City shall seek to reduce water consumption. This objective shall be achieved by implementation of the following policies (Chapter 187.201, 8(a), 8(b)1, 2, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 & 14, FS; 9J-5.013(2)(b)2 and (2)(c)4, FAC; ECFRPC Policies 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.7 & 4.12). 158 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report Policy 7.4 The City shall continue to implement the water reuse program on City-owned properties and eventually expand the program to include private sector users. Objective 9 The City shall continue to coordinate with Orange County to develop a hazardous waste management programs for the proper storage, recycling, collection, and disposal of hazardous wastes (Chapter 187.201, 13(a), 13(b)1-11, FS; 9J-5.013(2)(c)(10), FAC; ECFRPC Policy 2.1). Policy 9.2 The City shall continue to promote the recycling of hazardous wastes by publicizing lists of approved recyclers. Recreation and Open Space Element Objective 6 The City shall provide improved public access parks. Policy 6.4 Handicap parking facilities and bicycle racks shall be provided at all City parks. Policy 6.5 The City shall coordinate with other governmental agencies by continuing its membership in the East Central Florida Regional Planning Council, Metropolitan Planning Organization, and the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee. IDENTIFICATION OF UNANTICIPATED CHANGES ON THIS ISSUE The Conservation Element does not distinguish between wetland classifications, requires the protection of all wetland systems, including those that are of poor quality and contain invasive species. While there is good intent behind these policies, protection of poor quality wetland areas with invasive species, or areas that have been altered by man ultimately fails to achieve the original intent of these policies. It is the goal of the City to protect "natural" resources, and to protect and conserve the "natural"functions of wetlands.Wetlands that have ben altered or contain invasive species should n9t be classified as "natural" resources of the City. Creation of a wetland classification system will allow the City greater ability to protect the natural functions of wetlands, and will allow for the creation of new, natural wetland systems through the mitigation process if necessary. In addition, the required 25-foot upland buffer from these areas is based upon research from the 1980's, and has been found not to serve any greater purpose that the upland buffer requirements of the St. Johns Water Management District which permits an average of 25-feet, with a minimum of 15-feet. IDENTIFICATION AND ANALYSIS OF PROBLEMS OR OPPORTUNITIES THAT HAVE RESULTED FROM THIS ISSUE Numerous opportunities that have resulted from this issue should produce results for the City over time. The EAR provides an opportunity to add strong policies into the Conservation Element that will present strategies to reduce greenhouse gasses and 159 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report carbon emissions in accordance with Florida law. Encouragement of green design practices in current development projects, and conservation programs implemented by the City will be a cornerstone of the policies added to the Conservation Element. These policies will ultimately assist in the reduction of greenhouse gasses and carbon emissions and will ultimately strengthen the Conservation Element. Creation of a wetland classification system that parallels that of Orange County and a revision of the upland buffer requirement that mirrors the water management district requirements will further strengthen this portion of the Conservation Element. These adjustments will better protect and preserve wetland systems that provide habitats for endangered species that have a hydrological connection to natural surface water bodies or the aquifer, or are within a lake or littoral zone. In accordance with the wetland classification system of Orange County, mitigation for those wetland systems that are of poor quality and contain invasive species and whose functions have been altered by man's activities will be permitted provided specific measures are undertaken which will be identified as a result of the EAR based amendments. The implementation of the Wekiva Parkway & Protection Act will afford many opportunities for the Conservation Element to be further strengthened and improved. As the majority of the City limits falls within the Wekiva Study Area, the preservation of open space through the minimization of impervious surfaces in development projects, protection of aquifer recharge areas, and protection of Karst features will be issues of great importance that will be closely monitored in the Conservation Element. IDENTIFICATION OF REQUIRED AMENDMENTS TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT ADDRESS THE RELATED PROBLEMS AND OPPORTUNITIES • Allow upland buffer from wetlands to have an average of 25-feet, and a minimum of 15-feet to be consistent with SJRWMD criteria in lieu of the required 25-foot minimum upland buffer. • Revise wetland classification system to allow three classifications of wetlands to be consistent with Orange County requirements: Class I, II, and III • Implementation of the key requirements of the Wekiva Parkway& Protection Act. • Creation of Comprehensive Plan Policy that stipulates the City must replace incandescent traffic light signals with LED signals, to be more energy efficient. • Convert of all City owned vehicles to hybrids. • Complete energy efficient upgrades to existing City buildings. • Adopt an anti-idling policy in the Comprehensive Plan for City vehicles to save fuel and reduce carbon emissions. • Institute a recycling program in all City buildings. 160 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report • Create a Comprehensive Plan policy that stipulates all City employees shut off computers and lights when leaving work for the day in order to conserve energy. • Consider green or white roofs on City buildings to reduce energy needs for cooling and to assist in diminishing the urban heat island effect. • Institute a bicycle program for City employees to use for work related transportation in a 1 mile radius of City buildings to reduce traffic congestion, carbon emissions, and gasoline costs. • Institute an urban forestry program to allow the City to reduce its carbon footprint. • Allow the staff forester a greater role in review of development plans to ensure tree preservation ordinances are complied with and to ensure adequate development of the City's urban forestry program. • Update the tree protection ordinance to specify specific tree density requirements for various development types and stipulate tree preservation strategies. • Offer incentives for existing businesses to retrofit their buildings to be environmentally sound (i.e.: tax breaks, expedited permitting, etc). • Offer incentives for green development practices in new development (i.e. tax breaks, expedited permitting, density bonuses, height bonuses, architecture design waivers, etc.). • Adopt a zoning code that allows increased density, access to transit, mixing of uses, and vibrant pedestrian oriented places in lieu of traditional Euclidian zoning requirements. • Revise the zoning code to stipulate xeroscape landscaping practices. • Revise the residential accessory use regulations to permit solar panel roofs and wind power devises. • Offer incentives for solar,panel roofs and wind power devises on residences (i.e.: tax breaks, expedited permitting, etc). • Revise the zoning regulations to permit urban gardens and the raising of animals and fowls for noncommercial purposes to decrease energy consumption related to food production (i.e. transport of food, travel to purchase food). 161 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report SUCCESSES AND SHORTCOMINGS OF EACH ELEMENT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN The City has been working diligently over the past two years to engage the community as well as assess its real vision and its future. Several studies have been undertaken to better evaluate various aspects of the community, including the Northwest Sector Study, the CRA Target Areas Special Development Plan, as well as required studies, such as the Wekiva Parkway and Protection Act policies, the Water Supply Plan, or the Wastewater Plan. In context with these studies and the various public input mechanisms utilized, it is apparent that the community is ready to view itself differently. Fortunately, the community view is a very sustainable one and appropriate one, and the focus will begin to shift towards promoting a more sustainable growth pattern as the City grows into a more mature life cycle. The City's Comprehensive Plan has performed well since 2002 at creating a quality suburban place, which is the vision currently expressed in the plan. The EAR based amendments will focus on transitioning key areas into places that contain more elements of urban design and that pay respect to multi-modal transportation. These patterns will be supportive of the other major EAR issues identified, because they are all components of a sustainable community. Specifically, the success and/or shortcomings of each element is discussed in detail as relates to each of the major issues identified in the EAR. Future Land Use Element GOAL TO PROMOTE, PROTECT, AND IMPROVE THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, GENERAL WELFARE, AND AESTHETICS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF APPROPRIATE LAND USES BY ESTABLISHING AN APPROPRIATE PATTERN OF LAND USE AND DIRECTING DEVELOPMENT ACCORDINGLY 4(9J-5.006 (3)(a), FAC), The Future Land Use Element and its 10 objectives have performed adequately at meeting the established goal. The established land use pattern is consistent largely and has only minor areas that were influenced prior to 1997 with land use patterns that are inconsistent with the goal. While the element has created a successful suburban community, it does not reflect a growth pattern that is consistent with creating places that integrate transportation as a key component of the design of the community. It established activity centers and interchange area policies that have worked well and been implemented in the land development code, including the CRA Target Areas Special Development Plan. 162 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report Transportation Element The transportation network in the City of Ocoee is largely a feeder network of collector roads funneling automotive traffic to the larger regional roadway network. The suburban development pattern that has occurred in the city over the past decade created a lack of interconnectivity and mobility alternatives between residential areas and employment, shopping and recreational destinations. The city recognizes that the transportation network can't continue on this trend, and has begun the visioning process to reinvent themselves as something besides a bedroom community. The new vision of the City focuses on urban infill with a mixed land use pattern to foster mobility through a multimodal transportation system that provides a greater emphasis on mobility with opportunities for transit, bicycling, walking and vehicles. This is a shift from the current auto dominated focus of the Comprehensive Plan, providing intersection and roadway capacity to address the mobility demands of growth. The adopted Comprehensive Plan includes three categories of action for improving mobility • System Management - offers operational and safety improvements generally provided by intersection modifications, signalization, and access management. • Mobility and Demand Management - seeks to reduce the demand for private motor vehicle travel through increased use of transit, bicycles, and walking through a combination of community outreach, sidewalk construction, and bikeway improvements. • Roadway Capacity Improvements - proposes new street construction and add-lanes projects to eliminate congestion that cannot be addressed with Category I and II actions. These categories are general organized by difficulty of implementation, with Category II requiring more private behavioral changes and Category Ill requiring more public and private funding relative to Category I actions. The difficulty in implementing these actions is that they do not support the Community Character and Design vision the city is working towards. Another issue with the Comprehensive Plan is that it does not reflect recent changes in the growth management legislation. Orange County was established as a Dense Urban Land Area (DULA) under provisions of SB 360, and with that designation the City of Ocoee as well as all other Municipalities within the county was given automatic Transportation Concurrency Exception Area (TCEA) status. With the TCEA status, the City no longer needs to address transportation concurrency on a project by project roadway capacity basis, but needs to establish a mobility plan to address the mobility of all users by all modes. Not only does the Comprehensive Plan not address the Concurrency Exception Area 163 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report status, but lacks the policies to support multimodal strategies consistent with the new vision of the City. Background and Analysis The City is located just ten miles from downtown Orlando and less than fifteen miles from Disney World and other regional employers. The extension of SR 408 from Hiawassee Rd. west to Ocoee and Florida's Turnpike provides quick and easy access to downtown Orlando, and addition was SR 429 (which is the western section of the metropolitan ring highway that also includes SR 417) provides that direct connection south to 1-4, Disney World and the Tampa Bay. The regional roadway network has grown dramatically providing exceptional regional accessibility to these destinations resulting in a nearly tripling in population growth since 1990. Map 28 — Major Roadways in the City of Ocoee v -F Seminole County Unincorporated Orange County t7 ) OLoee loft. - '429 Orlando li r "• TOLL _,_.__ • 4 in a,s, Orlando r Y)1 11i�.t7 idgewood Belle Isle ( State Road 50 (Colonial Drive) is a principal arterial serving as one the only continuous non-toll route between communities to the west (Clermont, Oakland & Winter Garden) and Orlando to the east. This is also the location of the Community Redevelopment Area (CRA) and the primary commercial centers 164 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report within the city. Historically State Road 50 has been a facility of critical concern with volumes approaching or in excess of 50,000 vehicles per day on a four lane urban arterial, but with the widening of Old Winter Garden Road and the economic downturn that has hit the nation, volumes have decreased by as much as 15,000 over the past two years. This provides some relief for the City and the development potential of the CRA, but conflicts between the regional mobility and local accessibility on State Road 50 are still prevalent if development potential identified in the Special Area Plan of the CRA is implemented. Map 29 — CRA Framework a A 4 1, W (4 / - � cer. ,ura 3 pare &to ,.,r , -,roc J nms a71910 r Ilt; t r1173 as + t -, Yc¢rca r nears to'MC p'ry a3 gpnan.Rmraremlcs:x =4 ..',." sbmmAanurrm r naY rvrmxC i ,.- f- ..bra' -lw y rrxt}apv.aumc_ 'a SY[u9100ekv r a ntrrorJ e n t t a pmt r , 4...„ tcaa, 4 rraTatty room;,t tarb�rsW O Saa cwroct are-etc-2' - x; r 165 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report Ongoing Transportation Initiatives The City of Ocoee is redeveloping and encouraging infill in its urban core through the Community Redevelopment Area (CRA). The City has initiated a vision for three Target Areas for Special Development, and for this vision to be successful a interconnected transportation network that doesn't rely on the regional roadway network needs to be developed. The special area plan for target areas within the CRA, includes solutions to meet the mobility needs of the City and the target areas. Solutions include, additional street connections, land use patterns that encourage a modal shift from the automobile to non-motorized modes. Map 16 identifies the additional network connectivity proposed with the special area plan to reduce the automotive traffic on State Road 50 for local traffic. Map 30 — Future Transportation Network if -_. I _______ I irs.)'''..)), i ' +---Ae 4. .r 71.1 — *. 166 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report The City of Ocoee, has also maintained a Concurrency Management Database and Count Program since 1997 monitoring the impacts of development on the transportation network. The City's has adopted level of service (LOS) standard of "D" for daily traffic for all roadways in the City. This includes State Road 50 which is maintained by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). According to the existing Level of Service tables, the existing roadway system is functioning well with two exceptions on State Road 438 (Silver Star Road). These roadway segments are the primary access to State Road 429 connecting the City's residents to regional employment destinations. Map 31 — 2008 Daily Level of Service 2\ ,- , 4V~ 2008 TRAFFIC , ,,, COUNT PROGRAM City of 1 ro,,. .):.:EEK 4 ! ,,..`,0,,'''''' i: Ocoee z n.rc:nt Oa :.,,mss"Fa. ,.ms• • All .wiPn. He) , init S 1a ion a .. .r e. rw Cry of Oe 2008 Annual Traffic Corr 1 Day Level of S ice anc Ca city - Voltrne to Capacity Ratio "e Not Congested(0-0.851 Borderline Congested(0.85.1 01 , N Congested;t-0-12) /v Severe;y Congested(12+) 167 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report Table 19 -2008 Level of Service TABLE 14 2008 DAILY LEVEL OF SERVICE(LOS)AND CAPACITY ON CMS SEGMENTS 2008 Capacity Volume/ Actual Adopted SEGMENT FROM TO Volume Total l Remaining' Source Capacity LOS LOS A.D.Mims Rd. Wurst Rd. Clarke Rd. 6,731 17,400 10,669 ART-TAB 0.39 A D A.D.Mims Rd. Clarke Rd. Apopka-Vineland Rd. 5,744 17,400 11,656 ART-TAB 0.33 A D Adair St. Wurst Rd. Clarcona-Ocoee Rd. 2,200 9,200 7,000 ART-TAB 0.24 C D Apopka-Vineland Rd. A.D.Mims Rd. Hackney-Prairie Rd. 11,856 15,500 3,644 ART-TAB 0.76 A D Apopka-Vineland Rd. Hackney-Prairie Rd. Clarcona-Ocoee Rd. 12,021 15,500 3,479 ART-TAB 0.78 A D Blackwood Ave. Old Winter Garden Rd. SR 50 8,111 34,200 26,089 ART-TAB 0.24 A D Blackwood Ave. SR 50 Montgomery Ave. 3,586 13,000 9,414 FDOT 0.28 C D Bluford Ave. Old Wnter Garden Rd. SR 50 5,721 13,000 7,279 ART-TAB 0.44 C D Bluford Ave. SR 50 Geneva St 9,151 13,000 3,849 ART-TAB 0.70 C D Bluford Ave. Geneva St Orlando Rd 8,754 13,000 4,246 ART-TAB 0.67 C D Bluford Ave. Orlando Rd. McKey St 8,180 13,000 4,820 ART-TAB 0.63 C D Bluford Ave. McKey St. SR 438(Franklin Ave) 8,240 13,000 4,760 ART-TAB 0.63 C D Bowness Rd. Kissimmee Ave. SR 438 10,493 15,400 4,907 ART-TAB 0.68 B D Citrus Oaks Old Winter Garden Rd. SR 50 2,850 9,200 6,350 ART-TAB 0.31 C D Clarcona Ocoee Rd Fullers Cross Rd. West Rd. 4,736 15,200 10,464 FDOT 0.31 A D Clarcona-Ocoee Rd. West Rd. Ingram Rd. 7,837 15,200 7,363 Coke 0.52 A D Clarcona-Ocoee Rd. Ingram Rd Clarke Rd. 8,157 15,200 7,043 ART-TAB 0.54 A D Clarcona-Ocoee Rd. Clarke Rd. Apopka-Vineland Rd. 9,570 15,200 5,630 ART-TAB 0.63 A D Clarke Rd. SR 50 White Rd. 21,305 34,200 12,895 ART-TAB 0.62 A D Clarke Rd. White Rd. SR 438 25,768 34,200 8,432 ART-TAB 0.75 A D Clarke Rd. SR 438 A.D.Mims Rd. 17,311 34,200 16,889 ART-TAB 0.51 A D Clarke Rd. A.D.Mims Rd. Hackney-Prairie Rd. 7,847 17,100 9,253 ART-TAB 0.46 A D Clarke Rd. Hackney-Prairie Rd. Clarcona-Ocoee Rd. 5,979 17,100 11,121 ART-TAB 0.35 A D East Crown Point Rd SR 438 Palm Dr 6,216 9,200 2,984 ART-TAB 0.68 C D Fullers Cross Rd. Ocoee-Apopka Rd. Clarcona-Ocoee Rd. 3,107 11,900 8,793 ART-TAB 0.26 B D Geneva St. Kissimmee Ave. Bluford Ave. 8,488 15,100 6,612 ART-TAB 0.56 B D Good Homes Rd. Old Winter Garden Rd. East-West Expressway 18,306 33,900 15,594 ART-TAB 0.54 B D Good Homes Rd. East-West Expressway SR 50 19,051 33,900 14,849 ART-TAB 0.56 B D Good Homes Rd. SR 50 Balboa Dr. 13,125 16,600 3,475 ART-TAB 0.79 D D Good Homes Rd. Balboa Dr. White Rd. 12,556 15,900 3,344 ART-TAB 0.79 A D Hackney-Prairie Rd. Clarke Rd. Apopka-Vineland Rd. 925 13,100 12,175 ART-TAB 0.07 A D Hempel Ave. Gotha Rd. Old Wnter Garden Rd. 7,256 13,100 5,844 ART-TAB 0.55 A D Ingram Rd McCormick Rd Clarcona Ocoee Rd 1,457 9,200 7,743 ART-TAB 0.16 C D Johio Shores Rd. SR 438 A.D.Mims Rd. 678 11,900 11,222 ART-TAB 0.06 A D Kissimmee Ave. Bowness Rd. McKey St 2,093 9,200 7,107 FDOT 0.23 C D Lakewood Avenue SR 438 Rewis St. 6,774 15,200 8,426 ART-TAB 0.45 A D Lakewood Avenue Rewis St. Wurst.Rd. 6,079 15,200 9,121 ART-TAB 0.40 A D Lakewood Avenue Wurst Rd. Fullers Cross Rd. 3,591 15,200 11,609 ART-TAB 0.24 A D Maguire Rd. Parkridge-Gotha Rd. Roberson Rd. 11,637 17,400 5,763 ART-TAB 0.67 A D Maguire Rd. Roberson Rd. Tomyn Blvd. 20,177 34,200 14,023 ART-TAB 0.59 A D Maguire Rd. Tomyn Blvd. Old Winter Garden Rd. 23,317 34,200 10,883 ART-TAB 0.68 A D Maguire Rd. Old Winter Garden Rd. SR 50 22,029 34,200 12,171 ART-TAB 0.64 A D Maguire Rd. SR 50 Marshall Farms Rd. 11,053 34,200 23,147 ART-TAB 0.32 A D Maguire Rd. Marshall Farms Rd. Story Rd. 13,701 17,400 3,699 ART-TAB 0.79 A D CAPACITY STANDARDS SOURCE ART-TAB ART-TAB analysis FDOT FDOT LOS Handbook McDonald McDonald's Traffic Impact Study Wal-Mart Wal-Mart Traffic Impact Study Coke Coca-Cola(Crown Point PUD)Traffic Impact Study Note:Bolded/italicized segments exceed capacity. 168 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report Table 19 (cont) - 2008 Level of Service TABLE I4continued) 2008 DAILY LEVEL OF SERVICE(LOS)AND CAPACITY ON CMS SEGMENTS SEGMENT I FROM TO I Volume I Total I Remaining I Source I Capacity _ LOS I A LOS Maguire Rd. Story Rd. Kissimmee Ave. 12,199 17,400 5,201 ART-TAB 0.70 A D Marshall Farms Rd. SR 50 Maguire Rd. 5,840 12,100 6,260 ART-TAB 0.48 C D McCormick Rd. Ocoee-Apopka Rd. Ingram Rd. 4604 12,100 7.796 ART-TAB 0.36 C D McCormick Rd. Ingram Rd. Apopka Vineland 3,154 12,200 9,046 FDOT 0.26 C D McKey St. Kissimmee Ave. Bluford Ave. 2,746 11,700 8,954 FDOT 0.23 C D Montgomery Ave Blackwood Ave. Write Rd. 5,885 9.200 3,315 ART-TAB 0.64 C D Moore Rd. Maguire Rd. 7th Ave. 5,419 9,200 3,781 FDOT 0.59 C D Ocoee Hills Rd. SR 438 Flewelling St. 2,906 9,400 6,494 ART-TAB 0.31 C D Ocoee-Apopka Rd. SR 438 Demastus Ln 7,506 17,400 9,894 ART-TAB 0.43 A D Ocoee-Apopka Rd. Demastus Ln Fullers Cross Rd. 7,498 17,400 9,902 Coke 0.43 A D Ocoee-Apopka Rd. Fullers Cross Rd. West Rd. 9,892 17,400 7,508 ART-TAB 0.57 A D Ocoee-Apopka Rd. West Rd. McCormick Rd. 10,288 17,400 7,112 ART-TAB 0.59 A D Old Winter Garden Rd. Maguire Rd. Bluford Ave. 18,194 34,200 16,006 Coke 0.53 A D Old Winter Garden Rd. Bluford Ave. Blackwood Ave. 22,429 34,200 11,771 ART-TAB 0.66 A D Old W nter Garden Rd. Blackwood Ave. Hempel Ave. 20,527 34,200 13,673 ART-TAB 0.60 A D Old Winter Garden Rd. Hempel Ave. Citrus Oaks Ave. 19,488 34,200 14,712 ART-TAB 0.57 A D Old Winter Garden Rd. Citrus Oaks Ave. Good Homes Rd. 20,409 34,200 13,791 ART-TAB 0.60 A D Orlando Ave. Bluford Ave. Montgomery Ave. 4,782 14,000 9,218 ART-TAB 0.34 A D Rewis St. Lakewood Ave. Flewelling St. 1,275 9.400 8,125 ART-TAB 0.14 C D Roberson Rd. Windermere Rd. Maguire Rd. 9,705 12,100 2,395 ART-TAB 0.80 C D Russell Dr. Flewelling St. Willow Creek Rd. 1,370 9,400 8,030 FDOT 0.15 C D SR 438(Silver Star Rd.) E.Crown Pant Rd SR 429 17,101 16,600 -501 FDOT 1.03 E 0 SR 438(Silver Star Rd.) SR 429 Bowness Rd. 13,190 18,600 3,410 ART-TAB 0.79 D D SR 438(Silver Star Rd.) Bowness Rd. Ocoee-Apopka Rd. 16,808 16,600 -208 ART-TAB 1.01 E D SR 438(Silver Star Rd.) Ocoee-Apopka Rd. Bluford Ave. 14,828 16,600 1,772 ART-TAB 0.89 D D SR 438(Silver Star Rd.) Bluford Ave. Ocoee-Hills Rd. 14,964 21,243 6,279 ART-TAB 0.70 A D SR 438(Silver Star Rd) Ocoee-Hills Rd. Clarke Rd. 17,170 21,243 4,073 McDonald 0.81 B D SR 438(Silver Star Rd.) Clarke Rd. Johio Shores Rd. 20,041 35,000 14,959 McDonald 0.57 B D SR 438(Silver Star Rd.) Johio Shores Rd. Good Homes Rd. 19,195 35,000 15,605 FDOT 0.55 B D SR 50(West Colonial Dr.) Ninth St. SR 429 47,500 49,900 2,400 FDOT 0.95 C D SR 50(West Colonial Dr.) SR 429 Marshall Farms Rd. 45,000 49,900 4,900 FDOT 0.90 C D SR 50(West Colonial Dr.) Marshall Farms Rd. Maguire Rd. 45,000 49,900 4,900 FDOT 0.90 C D SR 50(West Colonial Dr.) Maguire Rd. Bluford Ave. 35,500 49,900 14,400 FDOT 0.71 C D SR 50(West Colonial Dr.) Bluford Ave. Blackwood Ave. 38,500 54,300 15,800 Wal-Mart 0.71 C D SR 50(West Colonial Dr.) Blackwood Ave. Clarke Rd. 38,500 54,300 15,800 Wal-Mart 0.71 C D SR 50(West Colonial Dr.) Clarke Rd. Good Homes Rd. 36,500 54,300 17,800 Wal-Mart 0.67 C D SR 50(West Colonial Dr.) Good Homes Rd. Apopka-Vineland Rd. 31,500 54,300 22,800 ART-TAB 0.58 B D Story Rd. Ninth St. SR 429 8,218 15,100 6,882 ART-TAB 0.54 B D Story Rd. SR 429 Kissimmee Ave. 8,862 15,100 6,238 ART-TAB 0.59 B D Taylor St. Franklin St. McKey St. 2,899 11,700 8,801 ART-TAB 0.25 C D Tomyn Blvd. Roberson Rd. Warrior Rd 6,487 11,700 5,213 FDOT 0.55 C D Tomyn Blvd. Warior Rd. Maguire Rd. 4.467 11,700 7,233 FDOT 0.38 C D West Rd Ocoee-Apopka Rd. Clarcona-Ocoee Rd. 5,563 14,000 8,437 FDOT 0.40 A D White Rd. Montgomery Ave. Clarke Rd. 6,730 14,000 7,270 ART-TAB 0.48 A D White Rd. Clarke Rd. Good Homes Rd. 6,527 14,000 7,473 ART-TAB 0.47 A D Wrest Rd. Lakewood Ave. Adair St. 5,434 11,900 6,466 ART-TAB 0.46 B D White Rd. Montgomery Ave. Clarke Rd. 7,071 11,900 4,829 ART-TAB _ 0.59 B D CAPACITY STANDARDS SOURCE ART-TAB ART-TAB analysis FDOT FDOT LOS Handbook McDonald McDonald's Traffic Impact Study Wal-Mart Wal-Mart Traffic Impact Study Coke Coca-Cola(Crown Point PUD)Traffic Impact Study Note:Bolded/italicized segments exceed capacity. 169 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report Conclusions The City has been proactively working to accommodate multimodal solutions within the transportation network, with the development of the Special Area Plan for the CRA. However the network alternative associated with the plan is only conceptual and does not address the city as a whole. The proposed network connectivity of the CRA as well as the long range transportation vision of the rest of the city needs to be analyzed further for effectiveness and financial feasibility. Recommendations: There are several initiatives the City may further consider to achieve its transportation goals. These include: • Development of an Infrastructure and Mobility Plan to determine the transportation vision of the City as a whole and to develop funding strategies to achieve that vision. • Revise the Transportation Element of the Comprehensive Plan with goals, objectives and policies that supports multimodal strategies, complementing the Special Area Plan of the CRA and Mobility Plan. Housing Element GOAL TO PROVIDE SAFE, DECENT AND SANITARY HOUSING IN SUITABLE NEIGHBORHOODS AT AFFORDABLE COSTS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT AND FUTURE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY. The Housing Element contains eleven objectives that address provision of adequate housing in context of process, meeting federal and state standards, and focusing on ensuring adequate infrastructure. This element has been generally effective in providing for adequate housing; however, there are several ways in which this element could be enhanced with regard to affordable housing. Infrastructure The City's Infrastructure Element contains the following sub-elements: sanitary sewer, solid waste, potable water, drainage, and natural groundwater aquifer recharge. Recent efforts to adopt water supply and wastewater plans, along with Wekiva Parkway and Protection Act policies have served to further the success of this element, which has served the City well from a Level of Service standpoint. The drainage sub-element should be further evaluated to determine 170 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report whether the City should modify existing policies addressing protection of 100 year floodplain to recognize the extensive Drainage Basin Studies conducted by the City and require further evaluation of land development regulations. Conservation The Conservation element has worked very well within the City's framework of suburban land patterns and promotion of resource protection. The City's comprehensive plan has strict wetland protection policies that will be evaluated with the EAR based amendments, but have served the City well as it has developed. Additional emphasis on environmental systems protection has been added with the Wekiva Parkway and Protection Act policies; however, a much closer look should be taken at how the City's changing design goals may be meshed with regional conservation efforts. Recreation and Open Space The City has done an excellent job of acquiring land for provision of parks and open space throughout the growth management life cycle of the existing Comprehensive Plan. The Recreation and Open Space Element focuses park planning well. The City has conducted numerous user surveys and has considered system planning despite the overwhelming public approval of the City's high quality parks system. The issues associated with additional parks accessibility was raised in the public participation process and it has a bearing on the Cities desire to focus on urban design and transportation in the future. Future efforts should focus on connectivity, system planning, and nomenclature with respect to the likely increased design role of the public realm. The Recreation and Open Space Element establishes Level of Service standards for park types and uses a neighborhood planning approach, but does not focus specifically on facility based policy. The Element's goals, objectives, and policies adequately cover the basic objectives of providing a quality parks system for all users, but more policy should be considered for addressing facilities, coordination with trails and development planning, and in addressing park system nomenclature. Intergovernmental Coordination The City of Ocoee is surrounded by several jurisdictions including Orange County, the City of Apopka, the City of Winter Garden, and the City of Windermere. The existing policies call for continued coordination with these adjacent jurisdictions. Currently, the Intergovernmental Coordination Element contains policies addressing notification of adjacent jurisdictions of Comprehensive Development Plan amendments in the City, review of development proposals for potential impacts on adjacent jurisdictions, and 171 City of Ocoee Evaluation and Appraisal Report compatibility of new development with adjacent development in other jurisdictions. The Element also requires that the City review and respond to development proposals from other adjacent jurisdictions that may impact the City. The City adopted an amendment to the Intergovernmental Element in 2008 in accordance with the Florida Statutes requirement that "Each county and each municipality within the county, unless exempt or subject to waiver, must adopt a public school facilities element that is consistent with those adopted by the other local governments within the county and enter into the interlocal agreement pursuant to s. 163.31777." The City adopted the Public School Facilities Element (PSFE) and Interlocal Agreement between the City of Ocoee and the School District on October 21, 2008. This agreement has been found compliant with state law by the Florida Department of community Affairs (DCA). Capital Improvements Element The Capital Improvements Element is effective at providing guidance for capital projects that will maintain and enhance the City's adopted levels of service. Policies within this element provide for the adopted levels of service for each type of service and require that new development meet concurrency standards. By policy, capital projects that will bring deficient facilities serving existing development in compliance take precedence over new facilities for new development. The 5-Year Capital Improvements Program has been updated to reflect changes relating to the Wekiva Parkway and Protection Act, the Water Supply Plan, the Wastewater Plan, and the Public School Facilities Element. The City is currently working on a major update to this element, due to the Department of Community Affairs. 172 ITEM NUMBER V. MISCELLANEOUS A. Project Status Update B. February Calendar ti S.. 2 G) m m o C) C) C) 0 C) D O 0 N. 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