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Home My WebLink About2009 03 10 Draft Future Land Use Element~ Please review the following draft Future Land Use Element for discussion and comment at the Special LPA Meeting on Tuesday, March 10, i which begins at 6:30 PM Note: This element is still being revised; however, Staff wanted to provide you with the element before the weekend, so you would have adequate time to review it and familiarize yourself with it. City of Winter Springs • Comprehensive Plan FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT Draft EAR-Based Amendments, March 2009 Prepared For: City of Winter Springs Community Development Department 1 126 East State Road 434 Winter Springs, Florida 32708-2799 • Prepared B y: Planning Communities, LLC 2510 Wild Tamarind Blvd. Orlando, FL 32828 CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT TABLE OF CONTENTS A. GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES .....................................................................................1 B. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................19 1. General History ............................................................................................................. 19 C. EXISTING LAND USE DATA AND INVENTORY ...................................................................20 1. Land Use Categories ..................................................................................................... 20 a. Residential Land Use Categories .............................................................................................21 b. Commercial ..................................................................................................................................22 c. Mixed Use ....................................................................................................................................23 d. Town Center .................................................................................................................................24 e. Greenway Interchange District (GID) ......................................................................................25 f. Industrial .......................................................................................................................................25 9- Recreation and Open Space ....................................................................................................26 h. Public~Semi-Public ......................................................................................................................26 i. Conservation (ELUM and FLUM) and Conservation Overlay (FLUM) ................................26 j. Vacant and Vacant Constrained .............................................................................................. 27 2. Overlay Districts ........................................................................................................... 27 a. State Road 434 Corridor Vision Plan .....................................................................................27 3. Natural Resources .........................................................................................................28 a. Climate ..........................................................................................................................................28 b. Water Bodies ..............................................................................................................................29 c. Wetlands ......................................................................................................................................29 I-i • CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT d. Flood Zones ..................................................................................................................................29 e. Topography .................................................................................................................................29 f. Soils ............................................................................................................................................... 29 g. Minerals ........................................................................................................................................30 D. LAND USE ANALYSIS .........................................................................................................30 1. Population Projections .................................................................................................. 30 2. Analysis of Public Facilities Affecting Development ....................................................30 a. Potable Water ............................................................................................................................30 b. Sanitary Sewer ........................................................................................................................... 31 c. Stormwater .................................................................................................................................. 31 d. Solid Waste .................................................................................................................................32 e. Parks and Recreation .................................................................................................................32 f. Transportation ............................................................................................................................. 32 3. Analysis of Natural Conditions Affecting Development ...............................................33 a. Natural Groundwater Aquifer Recharge ............................................................................... 33 b. Flood Prone Areas ......................................................................................................................33 4. Future Land Use and Vacant Land Analysis .................................................................34 a. Future Residential Land ................................................ b. Future Commercial Land Use ...................................... c. Future Mixed Use Land Use ........................................ d. Future Town Center Land Use ..................................... e. Future Greenway Interchange District (GID) ........... f. Future Industrial Land Use ........................................... .......................................... 34 .......................................... 35 ........................................... 35 ........................................... 35 ........................................... 36 ........................................... 36 • • CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT g. Future Public~Semi-Public Facilities ......................................................................................... 36 h. Future Recreation and Open Space Land Use ......................................................................36 i. Future Conservation (including Conservation Overlay) Land Use ......................................36 • ~-~ ~~ 6. Redevelopment .............................................................................................................37 7. Inconsistent Land Uses ..................................................................................................37 I -iii • CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT LIST OF TABLES TABLE 1.1: ANNEXATIONS i 998-2008 ...................................................................................20 TABLE I - 2: EXISTING LAND USE TABLE (2008) ......................................................................21 TABLE I - 3: FUTURE LAND USE TABLE (2020) .....................ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED. LIST OF MAPS • • Map I- 1: General Location Map ..............................................................................................40 Map I- 2: Existing Land Use Map ............................................................................................41 Map I- 3: Future Land Use .......................................................................................................42 Map I- 5: Major Water Features ...............................................................................................44 Map I- 6: Wetland Classifications ............................................................................................45 Map I- 7: 100-Year Floodzones ...............................................................................................46 Map t- 8: Soil Suitability ..........................................................................................................47 Map I- 4: Town Center Master Plan .........................................................................................43 I_lY • CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT CHAPTER I FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT A. GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES GOAL 1: Quality of Life. To effectively manage the land use pattern in the City to enhance the quality of life for its citizens; promote economic vitality; and, accommodate population and development growth in a sustainable and environmentally acceptable manner. Objective 1.1: Land Use Categories. The City shall maintain regulations for land use categories and a Future Land Use Map to ensure the coordination of future land uses with existing and adjacent land uses. Policy 1.1.1: Identify appropriate locations for the following land use categories: Land Use Categories Maximum Density/Intensity Rural Residential 1 dwelling unitLgross acre ___ _ _ __~ Low Density Residential _ 3.5 dwelling units gross acre ^_______ ___ Medium Density Residential 9 dwelling units gross acre ____ ____ High Density Residential 21 dwelling units gross acre __ Commercial 0.5 floor area ratio (2.0 floor area ratio in UCBD)_ _____ ____ Mixed Use 12 dwelling units per gross acre and 1.0 floor area ratio _ Town Center 36 dwelling units per gross acre 8~ 2.0 floor area ratio Greenway Interchange District 12 dwelling units per gross acre and 1.0 floor area ratio `_~ ____~_..-_ - - ___ Industrial ~ _ 0.5 floor area ratio, _ __ Public~Semi-Public 0.5 floor area ratio __ __ _~ _ _ Recreation and Open Space ~.~ 0.25 floor area ratio ~._. -- - - _ Conservation Development not Permitted __ Conservation Overlay Not Applicable Policy 1.1.2: Deruity/Intensify. Adopt maximum densities and intensities for each land use category which encourage economic development while protecting the natural environment as indicated in the above table. Policy 1.1.3: Zoning Districts. Maintain an adopted zoning matrix which establishes zoning districts that correspond to specific land use categories and defines allowable densities and intensities in each zoning district. Policy 1.1.4: Innovative Design. Encourage innovative land use development techniques (including, but not limited to, horizontally and vertically mixed use development, multimodal transportation opportunities, the I-1 CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT • inclusion of workforce housing, sustainability, LEED and other green initiatives). Policy 1.1.5: Housing Diversity. Provide on the Future Land Use Map, an adequate diversity of lands for residential uses to assist the private sector in providing a diversity of housing units to meet the future demand for residential densities identified in the Housing Element. Policy 1.1.6: Recreation and Open Space. Allow a maximum of 25% impervious area on lands designated as Recreation and Open Space to ensure their protection, proper development and future public use and benefit. Consider urban infill areas as having development exceptions. Allow development in this land use category, only if it is for the public benefit. • Policy 1.1.7: Conservation Overlay. Consider properties that are designated as Conservation Overlay areas as potentially containing wildlife habitat areas, hydric soils wetlands (as defined in the Conservation Element), special vegetative communities, areas within a public water well radii of 500 feet, 100 year floodplain areas, and other areas subject to environmental or topographic constraints. Condition approval of Conservation Overlay areas on the following conditions: • Determine the suitability for development of any individual parcel, as it relates to a Conservation Overlay area on the Future Land Use Map, prior to issuance of any development approval. • Do not consider the Conservation Overlay area on the Future Land Use Map as the exact boundary of the conservation area, but rather, an indicator of a potential conservation area. Determine the exact boundary by a qualified professional at the expense of the developer. • Do not consider the Conservation Overlay area as all inclusive. Consider other areas that meet the definition of conservation areas but that do not fall within the Conservation Overlay boundary, as also subject to the Conservation Overlay • regulations. • Subject development approval to an Environmental Impact Study, as to the extent of the impact of development or redevelopment for any lands within Conservation Overlay areas. • Protect natural resources discovered as a result of the required Environmental Impact Study. Require the Environmental Impact Study to be prepared by a qualified professional, who will analyze the natural functions of eco-systems and connectivity of resource corridors. Require a conservation land use designation or a conservation easement to protect the functions of natural I-2 CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT resources. Allow mitigation on a case by case basis through the appropriate reviewing agencies. • Determine if an area within the Conservation Overlay area is developable and if all mitigation requirements have been met, then the underlying land use on the Future Land Use Map will apply. • Allow a change from conservation overlay to a conservation land use designation without State approval if the area is already shown as conservation overlay on the Future Land Use Map. • Encourage any property in a Conservation Overlay area to undergo the planned unit development procedure which includes site specific plan approval and the clustering of density to protect these areas. Objective 1.2: Natural Resource Protection. The City shall maintain land development regulations that protect natural resources (such as, groundwater, surface water, floodplains, wildlife habitat, wetlands and other vegetative communities) from the impact of development. To mitigate this, the City will incentivize low-impact development in areas that have inadequate soils, topography or other constraints to protect public health and welfare. Policy 1.2.1: Aquifer Recharge. Explore the feasibility of an aquifer recharge ordinance, which would provide incentives for developers to minimize impervious surfaces in prime recharge areas. Policy 1.2.2: Potable Water. Do not issue development orders unless it can be determined that adequate potable water supplies and facilities are available. Policy 1.2.3: Septic Tanks. Discourage the use of septic tanks within the City, to prevent potential soil and groundwater contamination and coordinate with the County to limit septic tank permits. Do not permit septic tanks within 75 feet of water bodies, within the 100-year floodplain, or within jurisdictional wetlands. Policy 1.2.4: Sewer. Require all previously developed properties to connect to central sewer when it becomes available within 50 feet of the property and their system has been determined to be detrimental to the health, safety, and welfare of the general public. Require all new development and redevelopment to connect to or extend the central sewer system to provide service to their development. Policy 1.2.5: Septic/Soils. Complete a study by 2012 that identifies all existing development that is utilizing septic systems on unsuitable soils. Pursue funding to retrofit these developments and connect them to the central system. I-3 CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT Policy 1.2.6: Wellheads. Prohibit new development with 500 feet of a wellhead, consistent with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Standards. Policy 1.2.7: Flood Plains. Maintain a flood plain management ordinance which includes the development standards required for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program and require that new construction or substantial improvement of any structure have the lowest floor elevated to eighteen (18) inches above the established 100-year flood elevation. Policy 1.2.8: Sformwafer. Maintain stormwater management requirements in the Code of Ordinances which provide specific standards for the design of on-site stormwater systems, as well as strategies and measures to minimize untreated runoff into Lake Jesup and other natural water bodies. Policy 1.2.9: stormwater Master Plan. Do not issue development orders unless the proposed development is determined to be in compliance with the City's stormwater Master Plan. Policy 1.2.10: Environmental Study. Utilize the Conservation Overlay map, as well as, the natural vegetative map, FEMA, USGS Soii Conservation Service and the Hydric Soils of Florida Handbook to identify properties which have potential development constraints based upon hydric soils, wetland vegetation, flood hazard potential or other topographic constraints, and, if necessary, require an Environmental Impact Study. Policy 1.2.i 1: Conservation Easements. Place areas determined to need protection through the Environmental Impact Study process into a permanent conservation easement prior to final development order approval. Policy 1.2.12: Lake Buffers/Fill. Require a minimum upland lake buffer of fifty (50) feet. Prohibit fill from being placed in lakes, except as permitted by applicable state, regional and federal agencies. Policy 1.2.13: Wetlands. Delineate wetlands on the site plan according to FDEP, SJRWMD, or USACOE definitions, whichever standard is more restrictive. Wetlands shall mean those areas established as jurisdiction by the above agencies. Policy 1.2.14: Weiland Buffers. Require wetland buffers as stipulated in the Conservation Element of the City's Comprehensive Plan. • I-4 CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT Objective 1.3: Concurrency. The City shall ensure that future development is provided essential services and facilities at acceptable standards by incorporating the following policies into the site plan review process and the City's concurrency management system. Policy 1.3.1: Review alt development and redevelopment proposals to determine their specific impacts on current Level of Service (LOS) standards. Policy 1.3.2: Deny a development order if a proposed development will result in a degradation of the adopted LOS, unless it can be demonstrated that sufficient improvements will be in place concurrent with the impacts of such development to maintain the adopted minimum LOS standard. Policy 1.3.3: Continue to seek fiscal resources to make improvements necessary to accommodate growth and maintain services and facilities at adopted standards. Policy 1.3.4: Support proposed Future Land Use Map Amendments with data and analysis demonstrating that adequate water supplies and associated public facilities will be available to meet the projected growth demands. (Cross Reference: See Capital Improvement Element, Objective 1.8 and Policies 1.8.1, 1.8.2 and 1.8.3) Objective 1.4: Discourage Urban Spraw! and Encourage Redevelopment. The City will limit the proliferation of urban sprawl and encourage redevelopment and revitalization of blighted areas. Policy 1.4.1: POLICY PLACE HOLDER for promoting the creation of redevelopment or small area plans identified through the strategic review of infill development and redevelopment opportunities. Policy 1.4.2: Encourage infill and higher density and intensity development within the Town Center and the U.S. 17-92 CRA Corridor. (Cross Reference: See Housing Element, Policy 1.1.8) Policy 1.4.3: POLICY PLACE HOLDER for policy for intensity of use in the GID. Policy 1.4.4: Ensure the availability of services and facilities to accommodate development in the Town Center and Greenway Interchange District. Policy 1.4.5: Hold a visioning workshop to discuss specific issues that may impede infill and redevelopment activities consistent with the land uses and densities indicated in this plan, in situations that will not jeopardize public health, safety or welfare. Policy 1.4.6: Implement the State Road 434 overlay corridor design standards to encourage infill development that is appropriate for the character of the neighborhoods adjacent to this corridor. I-5 GITY OF WINTER SPRINGS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT Policy 1.4.7: Implement as feasible, bicycle and pedestrian connections to the new S.R. 434 Crosstown bus route. Policy 1.4.$: Continue to implement the Moss Road project and convert rentals to home ownership for residents within this area. Policy 1.4.9: Target areas of blight or otherwise deteriorated areas for special consideration through a redevelopment plan and pursue available federal, state, county and local funds for redevelopment. Objective 1.5: Land Use Compatibility. Future development must be consistent with the adopted Future Land Use Map and existing incompatible uses shall follow the City Code of Ordinance that strictly prohibits the expansion of non-conforming uses and shall be eliminated, when feasible. Policy 1.5.1: Inconsistencies. Do not approve proposed land use amendments which are inconsistent with the character of the community or inconsistent with adjacent future land uses. Policy 1.5.2: Redevelopment/Demolition. Continue to prohibit the repair or rehabilitation of an inconsistent structure that is abandoned or damaged (even if by natural causes) beyond fifty (50) percent of its appraised value and require demolition of the structure. Allow redevelopment of the property only if it is consistent with the Future Land Use Map. Policy 1.5.3: Conversions. Apply the following standards in areas where residences can be converted to commercial uses, to ensure the protection of established neighborhoods and feasibility of the proposed changes: • Require roadways, utilities and access to the property to be adequate to support the proposed change; • Require adequate parking to be provided for the proposed use of the property, including the accessibility standards of Chapter 1 1 of the Florida Building Code.; • Require appropriate buffering when adjacent to existing residences; • Require the size and color scheme for the structure to be consistent with the character of the neighborhood; and • Require the size, color and lighting of the signage for the proposed use to be consistent with the character of the neighborhood. Policy 1.5.4: Buffers. Buffer low-density residential areas from intensive commercial and industrial land uses. Locate less intensive transitional uses in • I-6 CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT between, or by buffering with berms, trees, or other methods, as deemed appropriate by the City. Policy 1.5.5: Maintain a landscape ordinance that requires adequate buffering between incompatible uses. Policy 1.5.6: Maintain site design requirements and subdivision regulations in the Code of Ordinances which adequately address existing property upgrades to enhance the neighborhood as well as the impacts of new development on adjacent properties in all land use categories and zoning districts. Policy 1.5.7: Limit signage and the glare from lighting which can be viewed from residential property and restrict the location of signs which interfere with pedestrian and traffic safety. Policy 1.5.8: Permit lands designated "Industrial" on the Future Land Use Map to also serve as an area to locate authorized land uses and activities which could have adverse secondary effects (e.g. increased crime; neighborhood deterioration and blight; property devaluation; economic deterioration; health risks; and other adverse effects) on residential areas, religious institutions, schools, parks, day care centers, and other public institutions located within the City. Policy 1.5.9: Limit adult entertainment establishments and sexually oriented businesses shall be strictly limited to lands designated "Industrial" on the Future Land Use Map. Cooperatively adopt joint planning agreements with Seminole County and other neighboring cities to jointly coordinate the location of adult entertainment establishments and sexually oriented businesses, as needed. Objective 1.6: Tramportation/Land Use Compatibility. The City will ensure that population densities, housing types, employment patterns, and land uses are consistent with the City's transportation network. Policy 1.6.1: Minimize curb-cuts and points of access to the traffic circulation system from individual parcels Policy 1.6.2: Encourage shared driveways and cross access between adjacent properties where feasible, and should further access management to abutting properties in all directions, whether the streets are public or private, except where abutting land is undevelopable. The maximum spacing of residential street stub-outs shall not exceed 660 feet, in order that the most efficient transportation infrastructure in undeveloped and potentially re-developable (ands may be achieved I-7 CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT ~~ `..~ Policy 1.6.3: Provide proposed transportation improvements consistent with the land use patterns on the Future Land Use Map. Policy 1.6.4: Prohibit proposed land use amendments which are anticipated to reduce the LOS for transportation facilities below the standard, unless the development contributes to the City's multi-modal system and addresses the deficiencies caused by the project. Require such contribution to be approved by the City Commission. Policy 1.6.5: Encourage land uses that generate high traffic counts to locate adjacent to arterial roads and mass transit systems. Policy 1.6.6: Require an adequate quantity of on-site parking to accommodate land uses. Policy 1.6.7: Require new developments to provide safe and convenient on-site traffic flow. Objective 1.7: Adjacent Jurisdictions. The City shall promote compatibility of adjacent land uses with Seminole County and the neighboring cities of Casselberry, Longwood and Oviedo. Policy i.7.1: Consider existing and proposed land uses in adjacent jurisdictions when reviewing proposed land use amendments. Policy 1.7.2: Continue intergovernmental coordination through associated technical committees with neighboring jurisdictions, such as the Metroplan, the Council of Local Governments (CALNO), SeminoleWAY initiative and the Planning Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC). Objective 1.8: Annexation. The City shall pursue a policy of annexation which will provide for the most efficient use of public facilities and services, eliminate areas of jurisdictional problems, and provide for sound growth and development of the City and surrounding area. Policy 1.8.1: Identify and establish procedures for joint action regarding future joint planning areas, future annexations and compatible County and City land uses. Policy 1.8.2: Annex all enclaves, where feasible, in order to reduce land use conflicts and provide efficient public service. Policy 1.8.3: Require new development within the County in areas that are contiguous to the City, to be annexed into the City and to be developed to City standards as a condition for the extension of public utilities. I-8 CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT Policy 1.8.4: Do not process any voluntary annexation petitions received from property owners, nor initiate any involuntary annexation procedure, involving any real property that is located east of an imaginary straight line which commences on the southern boundary of the shores of Lake Jesup and runs southward along the easternmost boundary of the Deleon Street right-of-way and which terminates on the northernmost boundary of the City of Oviedo. Objective ].9: Historic and Archeological Sites. The City shall identify, designate and protect historically significant housing and significant archeological sites. Policy 1.9.1: Protect and preserve the City's historic sites and properties, buildings, artifacts, and objects of antiquity which have scientific or historic value, or are of interest to the public. Policy 1.9.2: Prohibit development which damages any site or building determined to be either historically or archaeologically significant, as designated on the register of historically significant property maintained by the State of Florida. Consider adopting standards in addition to those of the State. Policy 1.9.3: Prepare a study of historic and archeological sites. Maintain an electronic database that identifies the location of potential archeological and historic sites. Review all future development and redevelopment to prevent any negative impact to these sites. Policy 1.9.4: Establish restrictive standards for historic preservation in the Code of Ordinances to ensure the protection of historically significant cultural sites and historic structures from development or redevelopment. Policy 1.9.5: Do not allow any loss of historic resources on City-owned property. Objective 1.10: Public Utilities. The City will maintain regulations and procedures in the Code of Ordinances which will require provision of land for utility facilities necessary to support development and will limit land development activities when such land for utility facilities is not available, as specified in the following policies: Policy 1.10.1: Review proposed development in relation to existing and projected utility systems and any land needs of these systems, such as water and sewer plants, stormwater management, transmission corridors for electric and other utilities, easements for maintenance, and, other requirements. Policy 1.10.2: Do not issue development orders unless it can be demonstrated that the land required by utility systems serving the City will be preserved. • I-9 CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT Objective 1.11: Public Schools. The City shall implement standards for the siting of public schools to increase the quality of life and local educational opportunities for its citizens. Policy 1.11.1: Allow public schools in all future land use designations except Conservation~Conservation Overlay and possibly industrial areas. List public schools in the Code of Ordinances Zoning Chapter as uses allowed in all zoning districts with the exception of the Conservation, Mobile Home Park and Industrial zoning districts. Policy 1.11.2: Do not locate new school sites adjacent to any noxious industrial uses or other property from which noise, vibration, odors, dust, toxic materials, traffic conditions or other disturbances that would have a negative impact. (Cross Reference: Public School Facilities Element Policy IX- b.l ). Policy 1.i 1.3: Minimize detrimental impacts from new schools on residential neighborhoods, nursing homes and similar uses through proper site location, configuration, design layout, access, parking, traffic controls and buffers. Policy 1.11.4: Satisfy the minimum standards established by the School Board for size of new school facilities and land area, whenever possible. (Cross Reference: Public School Facilities Element Policy IX- 3.2). Policy 1.11.5: Locate schools in close proximity to existing or anticipated concentrations of residential development with the exception for high schools and specialized schools which are suitable for other locations due to their special characteristics. (Cross Reference: Public School Facilities Element Policy IX- b.l ). Policy 1.11.6: Require new school education buildings to be located away from floodplains, wetlands, and other environmentally sensitive lands. Protect historic or archaeological resources from adverse impact by education facilities. Policy 1.11.7: Require public utilities, as well as police and fire protection, to be available concurrently with the construction of new school sites. Policy 1.11.8: Require new school sites to have frontage on or direct access to a collector or arterial road and to have suitable ingress and egress for pedestrians, bicycles, cars, buses, service vehicles, and emergency vehicles. Policy 1.11.9: Coordinate during pre-development program planning and school site selection activities with the School Board, to collocate public facilities, such as parks, libraries, and community centers, with schools. I-10 CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT S Policy 1.11.10: Construct portions of new schools to serve adequately as emergency shelters in case of natural disasters. Policy 1.11.11: Develop schools consistent with the City's Comprehensive Plan and Code of Ordinances and any mutual agreement between the City and the School Board. GOAL 2: Town Center. The City seeks to create a Town Center based upon traditional design standards for development that will become the identifying focus of the City's downtown. The primary and fundamental purpose of the Town Center shall be a place where people can reside in a mix of single and multiple family dwellings, and also gather to shop, relax, recreate, be entertained, attend community events, and enjoy the natural beauty of lands located in the Town Center. The Town Center should be created through public and private investment and development. Objective 2.1: Location. The Town Center shauld be centered generally around the intersection of S.R. 434 and Tuskawilla Road, as depicted on the City's Future Land Use Map. Existing public facilities such as the City Hall, Winter Springs High School, Central Winds Community Park, and the U. S. Post Office are in close proximity and are included within the Town Center designation. Policy 2.1.1: Revise the Future Land Use Map, from time to time, to designate land "Town Center" consistent with the Objective. Policy 2.1.2: Maintain a leadership position to protect the integrity of the Town Center and promote public and private investment and growth therein. Policy 2.1.3: Adopt appropriate transportation maps to identify future roads and traffic patterns related to the Town Center that assure best routes through land while attempting to maximize development potential and opportunities consistent with the Town Center Goal. Determine the final location of future Town Center roads during the development process. Policy 2.1.4: Enter into a public private partnership arrangement with property owners or a developer to develop the Town Center. Policy 2.1.5: Encourage private investment within the Town Center by spending public money as a catalyst to the extent financial resources are available. Coordinate as appropriate, with private development to undertake capital improvements for public infrastructure (e.g. sewer, water, roads, parks, stormwater) to enhance or assist private development to achieve the Town Center Goal. Policy 2.1.6: Encourage private investment in the Town Center by enacting policies to provide economic incentives to private developers building within the Town Center, provided such development is consistent with the Town ~~ ~_J I-11 CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT Center Goal. Consider to the extent allowed by law, incentives such as waiving permit, impact, and other City fees, providing impact fees credits, subsidizing loans, reserving infrastructure capacity, improving right-of-ways, providing public infrastructure, streamlining permit processing, and~or providing free and pre-approved designs. Discuss with City and clarify which incentives and fee reductions are available to developers. Policy 2.1.7: Require all proposed developments within the Town Center to be subject to review by the Development Review Committee (DRC), which shall have the authority, ps established by the City Commission, to approve all aspects of site planning and exterior architecture implications, traffic impacts, and any other site-specific matters related to development. Objective 2.2: Neo-traditional. Promote and enhance the development of the Town Center by allowing amixed-use higher density intensity neo-traditional urban pattern. Policy 2.2.1: Create innovative land development regulations to encourage a mixed-use higher density intensity neo-traditional Town Center, utilizing, to the extent practical, the fundamentals and urban design concepts in the Town Center Master Plan: • Urban and high density • Walkable community • Predictability in design flexibility inland uses. • Visibly different section of State Road 434 • Important sites for special public places • Preserve and connect the natural environment with a "green network" of parks and open spaces • Network of connected streets and blocks • Special public spaces of defined character • Special sites for civic buildings Policy 2.2.2: Promote and permit a variety of places to gather, shop, relax, recreate and enjoy the natural beauty of the Town Center. Choose sites for public spaces because of their uniqueness or existing physical features. Policy 2.2.3: Promote and develop a network of public green spaces such as parks, squares, preserves, and open spaces that form the framework for the Town Center, and in doing so, promote and develop connectivity of natural features for habitat, continuity and sustainability, scenic vistas, and trail systems. Designate lands for both passive and active parks. • I-12 CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT Poticy 2.2.4: Permit a variety of mixed-uses consistent, compatible, and in harmony with the Town Center Goal, including single family residential, multiple family residential, commercial retail and services, public services and buildings, parks, and schools, through the enactment of creative and flexible land development regulations. Policy 2.2.5: Utilize wetlands as conservation preserve areas, parks, squares, and trails. Connect these to the extent feasible, to promote the natural drainage and ecological viability of the Town Center and to further uphold the City's designation as a "Tree City U.S.A." Designate jurisdictional wetlands located within the Town Center as Conservation on the Future Land Use Map and require that these lands be subject to the Goals, Objectives and Policies of the Conservation Element. Policy 2.2.6: Permit high density residential not exceeding thirty-six (36) units per acre in the Town Center. Policy 2.2.7: Allow high density and intense commercial development in the Town Center that does not exceed a floor area ratio of two (2.0) and which does not exceed six (b) stories in height. GOAL 3: Greenway Interchange District. The City hereby creates a Greenway Interchange District land use category to target and attract a limited variety of regional land uses and intensities in order to provide employment opportunities and an increased tax base. Objective 3.1: Location. The Greenway Interchange District (GID) shall be a compact area in close proximity to the intersection of State Road 417, as depicted on the City's Future Land Use Map. Policy 3.1.1: Work with City on language for policy addressing collaboration in the SeminoleWAY initiative. Poticy 3.i.2: Revise the Future Land Use Map, from time to time, to designate land "Greenway Interchange District" consistent with this Objective. Policy 3.1.3: Adopt appropriate transportation maps, from time to time, to identify future roads and traffic patterns related to the Greenway Interchange District that assure best routes through, and safe and convenient access to, land while attempting to maximize development potential and opportunities consistent with the Greenway Interchange District Goal. Determine the final location of future roads within the Greenway Interchange District and adjacent area during the development process in accordance with the Transportation Element. • I-13 CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT Objective 3.2: Land Uses. The intent and purpose of the Greenway Interchange District is to attract regional businesses which will afford employment opportunities to the citizens of Winter Springs and which will increase the City's tax base. Policy 3.2.1: Limit land uses within the Greenway Interchange District to hotels, convention centers, professional training facilities, professional office parks, restaurants, and educational and research facilities. Allow additional regional-type commercial uses may be added by the City Commission as a conditional use provided the use complies with this Objective. Discuss with City: Additional attention should be given to revising the existing Code. Policy 3.2.2: Prohibit residential uses except as conditional uses and require any approved residential uses to be incidental to existing Greenway Interchange District uses set forth in Policy 3.2.1. Do not permit residential uses until such time as at least thirty percent (30%) of the developable Greenway Interchange District land has been developed with the uses set forth in Policy 3.2.1. Restrict residential uses to no more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the developable land designated Greenway Interchange District and further require that any residential uses be vertically integrated in mixed-use structures. Discuss with City: Revise the policy to prohibit stand-alone residential development in the GID, so that residential is allowed only as part of a vertical mix of uses. Additionally remove the term "medium to high" throughout, as the GID density and intensity are already described under policy 1.1.1. Additional attention should be given to revising the existing Code. Policy 3.2.3: Limit professional office parks to those providing professional-type services, such as financial, high-tech, educational and research, data processing, communications, engineering, architectural, legal, real estate, and medical laboratories. Discuss with City: Additional attention should be given to revising the existing Code. Policy 3.2.4: POLICY PLACE HOLDER for policy that supports building height increases where sensitive lands are protected. Consider revising the FAR of 1.0 if the objectives of the GID cannot be met. Objective 3.3: Private/Public Investment. The City shall encourage and promote regional businesses to invest and locate on land designated Greenway Interchange District. Policy 3.3.1: Work with City on language for policy addressing collaboration in the SeminoleWAY initiative. Policy 3.3.2: Spend public money as a catalyst to encourage private investment within the Greenway Interchange District, to the extent financial I-14 CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT resources are available. Undertake capital improvements for public infrastructure in conjunction with private development and provide economic incentives as identified in Town Center Policies 2.1.5 and 2.1.6. Objective 3.4: Compatibility of Uses. Through the adoption of land development regulations and the development review process, the City shall require that the land uses within the Greenway Interchange District be compatible. Policy 3.4.1: Require alternative modes of transportation to encourage pedestrian circulation and compatibility of land uses. Discuss with City EAR recommendation of policy revisions and additions to more specifically address potential transit service, a possible transit circulator, potential trail connection and bicycle facilities. Policy 3.4.2: POLICY PLACE HOLDER for policy to address future transit service including such things as heliport, future transit circulator, trail connections, and bicycle facilities (such as bike racks and ~or lockers) as they relate to the GID. Policy 3.4.3: Develop tracts of land as a whole to provide continuity among the various land uses and to create a compact and walkable living environment and workplace. Policy 3.4.4: Require transitional uses and stepped down building heights to protect pre-existing lower intensity and density uses located adjacent to the Greenway Interchange District. Policy 3.4.5: Require a Master Plan for the Greenway Interchange District and surrounding area to ensure compatibility of land uses and compliance with Goal 3. GOAL 4: Mixed Use. The City seeks to promote a Mixed Use category, which provides for a variety of land uses and intensities within a development site to preserve conservation areas, reduce public investment in service provision, encourage flexible and creative site design, and provide public amenities with area wide benefits. Objective 4.1: Location. The Mixed Use category shall be located proximate to major transportation corridors as depicted on the City's Future Land Use Map. Policy 4.1.1: Revise the Future Land Use Map, from time to time, to designate land "Mixed Use" consistent with this Objective. Objective 4.2: General Uses and Intensities. Through the enactment of creative and flexible land development regulations and master planning design standards, permit a variety of mixed uses consistent, compatible and in harmony with the Mixed Use Goal, including low, medium and I-15 CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT high density residential; commercial (retail and office); light industrial; educational facilities; recreational facilities; and compatible public facilities. Policy 4.2.1: POLICY PLACE HOLDER for policy to promote vertical integration of uses. Policy 4.2.2: Require as part of the master planning process, an appropriate set of uses and distribution of uses to be established unique to each development that will allow no more than 75 percent of any one type of land use to dominate the Mixed Use category. Policy 4.2.3: Require a minimum of ten (10) acres for development in the Mixed Use category. Policy 4.2.4: Require a Master Plan, Development Agreement, and Planned Unit Development Zoning unique to each development, to ensure that tracts of land are developed as a whole throughout the Mixed Use category, to provide continuity among the various land uses, and to create a compact and walkable environment. Policy 4.2.5: Require transitional uses and stepped down building heights to protect preexisting lower intensity and density uses located adjacent to the Mixed Use category. • GOAL 5: Urban Central Business District. The City shall create an Urban Central Business District (UCBD) in order to promote high intensity, high density development in its urban core. (Ord. 2004- 43; 01-24-05) Objective 5.1: Urban Central Business District designated as an appropriate area for intensive growth and development. The UCBD is intended for high intensity, high density multi- use development which may include any of the following: retail, office (also including professional and governmental offices), cultural, recreational and entertainment facilities, high density residential, or hotels and should be located in close proximity to public facilities. (Ord. 2004-43; Ol -24-05) Policy 5.1.1: Purpose of Urban Central Business District. Establish the UCBD to: (1) Plan appropriate and balanced land uses on a scale and at an intensity, consistent with the availability of public facilities and services; (2) Facilitate mixed use development; (3) Encourage mass transit; (4) Reduce the need for automobile travel; (5) Encourage quality development; and (b) Give definition to the urban form through a vertical and horizontal mix of uses rather than strip-type development. Policy 5.1.2: Characteristics of Urban Central Business District. Establish the UCBD as a multi-use area appropriate for intensive growth and having the following characteristics: (1) Compact in design; (2) High densities and intensities; (3) Proximate and accessible to major arterial roadways; (4) Adequate public facilities including roads, water, wastewater, solid I-16 CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT waste disposal, stormwater drainage, and recreation. And (5) Flexible versatile design that will outlast initial building uses and create long term value. Policy 5.1.3: Location Requirement. Locate the UCBD in an area suitable for increased development of regional impact guidelines and standards. Policy 5.1.4: Boundaries. Define the UCBD as a defined geographical area delineated on the Future Land Use Map of the Comprehensive Plan. Consider the boundaries of the UCBD as coinciding with and overlaying the boundaries of the Town Center District, as set forth on the Future Land Use Map. Policy 5.1.5: Expansion of an Urban Central Business District. Expand or reduce the boundaries of the UCBD, from time to time, by an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan text or an amendment to the Future Land Use Map of the Comprehensive Plan. Objective 5.2: Design Criteria for UCBD. (Ord. 2004-43; Ol -24-05) Policy 5.2.1: Intensity. Consider pursuant to the guidelines and standards for Developments of Region Impact ("DRI") (28-24.014(10)(a)(2)FAC), the DRI threshold for development within the UCBD as: 800,000 square feet of commercial retail, 600,000 square feet of office and 700 hotel units, with not less than 700 residential dwelling units, nor more than 4,000 residential dwelling units. Policy 5.2.2: Future Land Use Designation. Require the future land use designation of all development within the UCBD to be "Town Center". Policy 5.2.3: Public Areas Wif6in the Town Center. Incorporate pedestrian nodes as focal points, which may include plazas, parks, gardens, courtyards, or other open space areas, as further noted in the Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Element Policy 2.2.3. Policy 5.2.4: Coordination with Transit. Incorporate transit friendly features pursuant to the City's Comprehensive Plan Transportation Element Policy 1.6.2. Policy 5.2.5: Block Size lnterconnectivity. Require developments to have an interconnected network of walkable streets and pedestrian-sized blocks. Policy 5.2.6: Pedestrian Friendly Site Design. Promote pedestrian gathering and circulation by requiring all of the following: • Safe and convenient pedestrian connection to commercial shop fronts from rear parking areas. Connection might be by public sidewalk or through plazas, courtyards, vias, or corridors; • I-17 CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT • Transit stops which are well connected to pedestrian circulation systems and include shelter from the elements and sitting areas; • Sidewalks that are a minimum of 12' wide along in front of commercial shop fronts and are a minimum of 6' wide in all other areas; • Provisions for immediate shade along streets by inclusion of larger caliper shade trees, expanded awnings or colonnades for commercial shop fronts, and~or other means; • Pedestrian lighting and subdued night lighting of display windows and building interiors along street frontages; • Room-sized areas of habitable space along street frontages in commercial shop fronts with entrances at the same grade as the sidewalk; and • Streetscape design as set forth in the Town Center District Code. Policy 5.2.7: General Design of Individual Developments within the Urban Central Business District. Require all development within the UCBD to comply with the Town Center District Code. Require development to include diversity in detailing and style while maintaining aesthetic harmony. • Policy 5.2.8: Service Areas. Prohibit service areas from being located in front yards and require that they are not be visible from public rights-of-way or squares, parks, or primary space. Design service areas to the standards set forth in the Town Center District Code. Policy 5.2.9: signage. Require commercial shop front signage to include a variety of creative signage types (including projecting signage and fin signs) and encourage the use of exposed neon for building fa4ade signage as set forth in the Town Center District Code. Utilize directional (way finding) signage to direct pedestrians to businesses and streets. C~ I-18 CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT B. INTRODUCTION The purpose of the Future Land Use Element is to designate future land use patterns and densities and intensities of land uses in areas which will best accommodate the projected population and development. The Future Land Use Element is dependent upon the goals, objectives and policies of all of the other elements in the Comprehensive Plan to minimize adverse impacts on natural resources and maintain essential facilities and services at desired levels to maintain the quality of life within the City. The element consists of an inventory and analysis of existing land use data and patterns, the projection of future needs, objectives and policies as well as a land use map series. The Future Land Use Map and associated policies and definitions will guide the review and permitting of new development. This element was developed and adopted pursuant to Chapter 163, FS, and as such will have significant legal standing. All existing development regulations will be required to be consistent with the element and plan. 1. General History The City of Winter Springs, located 20 miles north of Orlando in south-central Seminole County, originated from a 160-acre town site known as North Orlando. North Orlando grew to 3,500 acres during the 1960's by additions primarily comprised of lands owned by a single developer. In 1972, the City almost doubled its size with the annexation of a large 3,200 acre tract known as Tuscawilla; which is now the largest Planned Unit Development in the City. This expansion created the largest incorporated area in Seminole County and gave the City its new name of Winter Springs. The City of Winter Springs was incorporated on June 13, 1972. Map I-1 identifies the general location of Winter Springs within Seminole County. Winter Springs now consists of 9,478 acres, or 14.8 square miles of land. Between 1998 and 2007, 602 acres of land had been annexed. On May 22, 2006, the City passed Ordinance 2006-15, to prohibit voluntary annexation petitions received from property owners, and involuntary annexation procedures initiated by the City, involving any real property that is located east of an imaginary straight line which commences on the southern boundary of the shores of Lake Jesup and runs southward along the easternmost boundary of the DeLeon Street right-of-way and terminates on the northernmost boundary of the City of Oviedo. With the exception of a few remaining enclaves, this annexation boundary to the east along with other barriers such as the City of Oviedo and Lake Jesup to the north, it is anticipated that the City will remain at approximately 15 square miles. Between 1998 and 2008 a total of 65 parcels were annexed, of which, 24, or 37 percent occurred during 2004. Table 1.1 below identifies the acreages annexed into the City of Winter Springs between 1998 and 2007. • I-19 CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT Table 1.1 -Annexations 1998-2008 Year Total Parcels City Annexation 'Voluntary Annexation Acreage 1998 1 0 1 297.0 1999 10 0 10 109.0 2000 12 0 12 1 12.6 2001 8 0 8 9.4 2002 2 0 2 9.4 2003 4 0 4 3.1 2004 24 15 9 54.6 2005 1 0 1 5.1 2006 0 0 0 0.00 2007 1 0 1 1.8 2008 2 0 2 13.8 TOTAL 65 15 50 615.8 Source: City of Winter Springs 2009 Currently, the City serves predominantly as a residential community. However, with the development of the Town Center at State Road 434 and Tuscawilla Rd., the City is seeing increased diversification of land use. The Town Center is a vibrant mixed use area where people can live, shop, gather and relax, recreate, attend family-oriented community events, and enjoy the natural beauty of surrounding lands. At build-out, the Town Center will include 800,000 SF retail, 600,000 SF office, 700 hotel units, and 4000 residential units. As of March 2009, approximately 168 vacant acres are available for development. C. EXISTING LAND USE DATA AND INVENTORY In order to better guide and direct future land uses within the City, it is necessary to first gain an understanding of present land use patterns. A detailed Existing Land Use Map, Map I-2, was developed depicting the land use patterns in the City as of 2008. This map was developed by examining previous existing land use maps prepared by the County, recent aerial photographs, and field verification by City staff. It should be noted that the Existing Land Use Map represents a snapshot of development patterns as they exist in 2008. 1. Land Use Categories The land use categories, as shown on the Existing Land Use Map (Map I-2) and Future Land Use Map (Map I-3) are in accordance with the requirements set forth in 9J-5.006 (1)(a), FAC. In addition, several other categories were created to better represent actual land use for certain properties within the City. Table I-2 shows each existing land use category and the corresponding amount of existing acreage for each. Acreages were tabulated and aggregated into their respective • I-20 CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT categories. A definition of each existing and future land use category follows, as well as a brief description of existing conditions. • Table I - 2: Existing Land Use Table (2008) Existing Land Use Categories Density/Intensity ELUM Acreage Percent of Total Residential Rural Up to 1 du~gross acre 1,161 14 percent Low Density 1.1 to 3.5 du/gross acre 2,303 27 percent Medium Density 3.6 to 9 du~gross acre 618 7 percent Mobile Homes 3.6 to 9 du~gross acre 137 2 percent High Density 9.1 to 21 du~gross acre 203 2 percent Town Center Res. 21.1 to 36 du~gross acre 1 <1 percent Commercial-Neighborhood 8~ General 0.300.50 FAR 123 1 percent Commercial-UCBD 2.0 FAR 0 0 percent Town Center Vertical Mix 2.0 FAR~36 du~ac 1 <1 percent Greenway Interchange District 1.0 FAR~12 du~ac 0 0 percent Industrial 0.50 FAR 84 1 percent Public/Semi-Public 0.50 FAR 637 8 percent Recreation 8~ Open Space 0.25 FAR 682 8 percent Conservation Not Developable 1,434 17 percent Vacant Constrained Not Developable 343 4 percent Vacant Varies based on FLUM 768 9 percent TOTAL 8,494 100 percent NOTES: Existing Land Use Categories Common Area/HOA and Resource Protection/Drainage were integrated into applicable residential land use for this analysis. SOURCE: City of Winter Springs and Planning Communities LLC, 2009 a. Residential Land Use Categories As of January 2008, there are approximately 8,494 acres of developed or developable land within the City. Only 768 acres of vacant developable land remains (9 percent of the City's developed or developable land area). In 2008, there were 4,423 developed residential acres within the City. This category I-21 CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT represents approximately 52 percent of the total developed or developable land area in the City, and includes single-family, multifamily and mobile home developments. Residential uses are divided into the following categories on the Existing Land Use Map: Residential lands are primarily scattered throughout the City, with two exceptions. To the northwest, in the vicinity of U.S. 17-92, are 47.3 acres of Medium Density Residential. Additionally, there is one significant swath of Rural Residential land in the south central area of the City, adjacent to Dunmar Estates. This area is noted as having a rural character and is envisioned to remain as large equestrian parcels, even as infilt occurs. Rural Residential - (up to 1 unit per gross acre). This category is mainly reserved for large lot single-family residences not exceeding one unit per acre. Accessory structures and primary agricultural uses may be permitted based upon the appropriate surrounding land uses. Low Density Residential - (1.1 to 3.5 units per gross acre). This residential category is typically a suburban area dominated by detached single-family homes on one- quarter acre lots. This land use category is intended to be applied as a transitional use to infill areas where higher density residential would conflict with adjacent neighborhoods. Medium Density Residential and Mobile Home Parks - (3.6 to 9 units per gross acre). This urban scale medium density residential category is intended for both single- family and multi-family subdivisions. Typical uses may include duplexes, villas, cluster housing, townhouses, mobile homes, manufactured homes and apartments at densities up to nine units per acre. High Density Residential - (9.1 to 21 units per gross acre). This urban scale residential category typically includes attached multi-family housing at densities up to twenty-one units acres. Typical uses would be apartments and condominiums. This is the maximum density permitted in the City (except for the Town Center). Town Center Residential - (21.1 to 36 units per gross acre). The Town Center residential category is described in Section l.d. b. Commercial The commercial land use category consists of a variety of retail and office uses; such as, medical facilities, shopping centers, restaurants, automobile service facilities, and similar uses. Typical neighborhood commercial areas adjacent to residential areas are allowed to build up to a maximum floor area ratio (FAR) of 0.30 FAR. General commercial areas (not adjacent to residential communities) with direct access to major arterials and collectors can build up to a maximum 0.50 FAR. Commercial areas in the Urban Central Business District (UCBD) can build up to a maximum of 2.0 FAR. r~ ~~ I-22 CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT Much of the existing commercial development within the City is located along State Road 434 in a strip pattern. The area contains restaurants, convenience goods stores and neighborhood centers. Commercial development is also concentrated in the Town Center and will grow as this area develops out; however, the Town Center incorporates various land uses and is identified as a separate land use category. There are additional isolated pockets of commercial land uses located in the Tuscawilla subdivision and along State Road 419. Commercial lands include 123 acres, or i percent of the land designated on the existing land use map. c. Mixed Use The purpose for the mixed-use land use category is to provide for a variety of land uses and intensities within a development site to preserve conservation areas, to reduce public investment in provision of services, to encourage flexible and creative site design and to provide public amenities that provide an area wide benefit to the community. The mixed-use land use category permits low, medium and high density residential; commercial uses (retail and office); light industrial; educational facilities; recreation facilities and compatible public facilities. Per the Planned Unit Development process, the intensity of the development within the mixed-use category will vary depending upon location and surrounding uses. To ensure a variety of land use types no more than 75 percent of any one type of land use will be permitted to dominate the site. To ensure that the mixed-use area is of a sufficient size to function as an integrated unit, this designation requires an area that has a minimum of ten acres. A mixed use category may be comprised of several parcels under different ownership, as long as the parcels are approved as a unified master plan with legal documents recorded prior to development or redevelopment that tie the parcels together. The master plan must be submitted for approval at the time of rezoning in a mixed-use land use category. The master plan may include multiple phases of development. The requirements for the master plan are identified in the mixed use zoning standards of the Zoning Chapter. Alternative modes of transportation are required in the Mixed Use land use category to encourage pedestrian circulation. Tracts of land must be developed as a whole throughout the property to provide continuity among the various land uses and to create a compact and walkable living environment and workplace. Transitional uses are required to protect lower intensity and density uses from higher uses. Building heights must be stepped down adjacent to lower intensity and density uses. There currently are no developed mixed use properties within the City outside of one acre in the Town Center. • I-23 CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT d. Town Center The intent of the Town Center land use category is to delineate a town center in the heart of the City that is based upon traditional neighborhood development (TND) standards. The Town Center Future Land Use designation and Town Center Zoning Code were created to implement the master plan (Map I-4) designed for the Town Center in 1998 as the product of a series of charettes. These charettes were a collaborative effort which included City policy makers, land owners, homeowner association representatives, developers, Seminole County staff, the Tourist Development Council, the Economic Development Council, and the Florida Department of Transportation. The Town Center Future Land Use designation is focused on the intersection of S.R. 434 and Tuskawilla Road. The designation allows and encourages higher densities and intensities, as well as mixed-use development, built on a pedestrian scale interconnected grid of streets and blocks. The City designated an Urban Central Business District (UCBD) in 2005 to promote pedestrian-oriented high intensity and high density in its urban core. The boundaries of the UCBD coincide with the boundaries of the Town Center The Town Center Zoning Code is a prescriptive (pro-active) form-based code, in contrast to a traditional proscriptive (reactive) Euclidian zoning code. Form-based codes are generally considered to be the most efficient means to a predictable end, to implement the vision set forth in the TND relatively detailed master plan. Form-based codes regulate uses to some extent, but primarily through specifying certain design conventions for streets, blocks, parks, and the way buildings and other structures relate to them and to one another for the long-term. 8vilt along interconnected pedestrian scale street and block networks, buildings are constructed for an adaptive progression of potential uses over their long term life cycle. The Town Center Zoning Code is the prescription for the horizontally and vertically mixed-use multi-modal place for citizens to live, work, shop, govern, be entertained, play, and enjoy the arts and nature The types of uses permitted within the Town Center include a variety of residential and non-residential uses to encourage a mix of uses that is necessary for the economic viability of a city center. Typical uses that are encouraged include shops, personal and business services, grocery stores, restaurants, cinemas, hotels, offices, civic facilities, day care, and residential (single family, apartments condominiums, elderly housing, residential over commercial, townhouses and duplexes). Proposed developments in the Town Center must be designed at densities and intensities that are compatible with adjacent existing developments. The Town Center zoning district is maintained in the Zoning Chapter which identifies the uses that are permitted within the Town Center and those uses that may be allowed by special exception only. The uses permitted must be consistent with the adopted Town Center Master Plan. • I-24 CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT Current development in the Town Center consists of City Hall, Winter Springs High School, Central Winds Park and some limited commercial development. Groundbreaking for infill development is just beginning. e. Greenway Interchange District (GIDj The purpose for the Greenway Interchange District (GID) land use category is to set aside an area of the City for a limited variety of regional land uses and intensities in order to provide employment opportunities and an increased tax base. The GID land use category shall be located within close proximity to S.R. 417 and the interchange area on S.R. 434. Typical uses shall include regional businesses which will afford employment opportunities to the citizens of Winter Springs, such as hotels, convention centers, restaurants, and professional office parks. Medium to high-density residential uses may be permitted under certain circumstances, but in no case will residential uses exceed twenty-five (25) percent of the developable land area within the GID. The intent of the GID designation is to: (1) Provide an economic benefit in terms of employment opportunities and increased tax base; (2) Locate higher intensity uses where roadway capacity can accommodate increased traffic due to short trip distances to major roadways and increased lane capacity at major intersections; (3) Locate higher intensity uses along major roadways and intersections to reduce development pressures in other areas, thereby minimizing the road congestion and community compatibility impacts. Alternative modes of transportation are required in the GID land use category to encourage pedestrian circulation. Tracts of land must be developed as a whole throughout the property to provide continuity among the various land uses and to create a compact and walkable living environment and workplace. Transitional uses are required to protect lower intensity and density uses from higher uses. Building heights must be stepped down adjacent to lower intensity and density uses. f. Industrial The industrial land use category includes both light and heavy industrial uses. Industrial uses are typically connected with manufacturing, assembly, processing or storage of products. Light industrial uses may be located adjacent to urban scale residential land use categories only if appropriate transitioning and buffers are provided per the Code of Ordinances. Heavy industrial uses are intended to be • 1-25 CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT located in planned industrial parks with a campus style layout to protect adjacent properties from incompatibilities. The maximum floor area ratio for light and heavy industrial uses is 0.5 FAR. Industrial Planned Unit Developments are also permitted to go up to a 0.5 FAR. Industrial lands are located predominantly in the north and west part of the City along State Road 419 and the abandoned railroad, as well as along US 1792. There are currently 84 acres of industrial within the City. g. Recreation and Open Space This land use category includes park and recreation facilities owned by the City; private parks and golf courses; as well as, recreation facilities located at area schools that are under lease to the City. There are 682 acres of recreational and open space lands identified within the City. The recreational element provides a complete inventory of sites and facilities provided for recreation uses. Open space includes those areas deemed worthy of preservation; such as, common open spaces in private developments and significant right-of-way buffers along major roadways and drainage systems. h. Public,Semi-Public The Public~Semi-Public category consists of public facilities and private non-for- profit. This category includes all public structures or lands that are owned, leased, or operated by a government entity, such as civic and community centers, hospitals, libraries, police and fire stations, and government administration buildings. The not-for-profit and semi-public uses include churches, institutions, group homes, cemeteries, nursing homes, emergency shelters and other similar uses. Additionally, education facilities are included within this category, such as public or private schools (primary or secondary), vocational and technical schools, and colleges and universities. This category contains roughly 637 acres. i. Conservation (ELUM and PLUM) and Conservation Overlay (PLUM) The conservation designation includes public lands that have been acquired and private land areas that have been reserved by mutual agreement with the property owner for the preservation and protection of Winter Springs' natural resources. There are currently 1,434 acres designated as conservation on the existing land use map. The conservation overlay area shown on the Future Land Use Map (ELUM) is intended to protect areas that may potentially contain protected wildlife habitat areas, hydric soils wetlands, and special vegetative communities. Included within the Conservation Overlay definition are areas within a public water well radius of • I-26 CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT 500 feet, within the 100-year floodplain, and other areas subject to environmental or topographic constraints. The area designated as conservation overlay on the FLUM is not intended to prevent development, but rather identify sensitive areas that need to be reviewed carefully during the review process to determine whether development should be permitted or if some form of mitigation may be necessary. If the areas are determined not to be sensitive, then the underlying land use development density and~or intensity will be applicable. This overlay sums up to 343 acres of existing vacant land. j. Vacant and Vacant Constrained This category includes vacant, undeveloped and some underdeveloped acreage. This category includes lands that are in subdivisions which are platted, but not over fifty percent developed, as well as lands which currently have no active uses. There are 1,111 vacant undeveloped acres within the City. Much of this vacant land is located between State Road 434 and Lake Jesup. In total, roughly 13 percent of the land is displayed as vacant on the Existing Land Use Map. Of the City's total vacant land area, 768 acres (69 percent of total vacant land area) are considered developable due to physical characteristics, availability of services and future land use designation. Vacant developable land excludes vacant land included in the Conservation Overlay (referred to as Vacant Constrained). However, vacant land included in the Conservation Overlay could become developable with further study. 2. Overlay Districts The City encourages innovative development and has articulated a vision for the future physical appearance and qualities of several areas within the City. To this end, overlay districts have been formed to implement the vision in specific areas. a. State Road 434 Corridor Vision Plan The City established and adopted a vision plan for the State Road 434 corridor in 1997. It was a collaborative planning process with meaningful public participation in the development of the concept and design guidelines for the corridor. The State Road 434 corridor was divided into two overlay areas, as shown on the City's official zoning map, due to the different characteristics on the east and west sides of the City. The dividing boundary was determined to be Hayes Road. The following section defines the two overlay areas. (1) Redevelopment Area Overlay District The redevelopment area overlay district is defined as "All properties (involving the entire parcel) lying within the corporate limits of the City • I-27 CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS . COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT adjacent to the State Road 434 right-of-way from the area of U.S. 1792 eastward to Hayes Road." It is the intent of this overlay district to encourage enhanced property development that is consistent with the character of the surrounding neighborhoods and development. The buildings will not be encouraged to go higher than thirty five feet and should be located closer to the street to encourage pedestrian activity. Design guidelines will be maintained in the City's Code of Ordinances to promote orderly development and redevelopment of the corridor. (2) New Development Area Overlay District The new development area overlay district is defined as "All properties (involving the entire parcel) lying within the corporate limits of the City adjacent to the State Road 434 right-of-way from the area of Hayes Road eastward to the City limitswith the exception of the town tenter." It is the intent of this overlay district to control the physical appearance of new development along the corridor to produce economic benefits for the City and serve the needs of the region. Development will be encouraged to have a campus style building layout that encourages larger buffers and landscaping. Design guidelines will be maintained in the City's Code of Ordinances to promote orderly development within the New Development Overlay Area. 3. Natural Resources The presence of natural resources within the City will affect the future land use pattern. The ability of land to support development, better known as the carrying capacity, is a major determinant in land use patterns. Other than Lake Jesup, the other water body and creek system's, isolated wetlands and 100 year floodplain areas there are relatively few natural constraints to development in Winter Springs. Environmental permitting requirements have become much stricter in recent years which should suffice to restrict development in pristine natural areas and preserve wildlife habitats. Additionally, the City has adopted a conservation overlay designation on the Future Land Use Map to identify potential sensitive habitat areas that may be worthy of preservation. The following narrative briefly discusses the natural environment within the City. Much of this information is discussed in greater detail within the Conservation Element. a. Climate The City enjoys asub-tropical climate, characterized by warm, humid summers and mild, dry winters. Daily maximum temperatures average 90°F in the summer and 50°F in the winter. Temperature extremes of over 100°F or under 20°F are rare. The average annual precipitation in the City is 50 inches per year, most of which occurs during the rainy season from June through October. • I-28 CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT b. Water Bodies Surface water resources within Winter Springs consist predominantly of the southern portion of Lake Jesup, Soldier's Creek, Gee Creek, Howell Creek, Bear Creek and the north portion of Little Lake Howell. These dominant features are depicted on Map I-5. There are many additional small water bodies scattered throughout the City. c. Wetlands There are wetlands scattered throughout the City. Most of the wetland habitat is found along the shores of Lake Jessup with a significant portion extending into the center of the City. Map I-6 shows the location of wetlands throughout the City. As can be seen in the map, the wetlands in the City are predominantly classified as palustrine; which consist of hydric hammocks and hardwood swamps, with small areas of cypress, bayhead, and wet prairie. d. Flood Zones There are 1,671 acres within the City within the T00-year flood plain limits (Map I-7) These areas are predominantly limited to the shorelines adjacent to Lake Jesup, Little Lake Howell, Lake Talmo, and the riverine flood plains of Soldier's Creek, Gee Creek, Bear Creek, and Howell Creek. e. Topoaraphx The physiographic features in the City consist of relatively flat lands with some gently rolling hills. The lower elevations are found sloping down to the shoreline of Lake Jesup and adjacent to the creek beds. The higher elevations are found in the western portions of the City. Overall ground elevations in the City range from less than 3 feet to over 78 feet mean sea level. f. Solis The development potential of land is affected by the types of soils present. Soils that have poor load bearing features or drain poorly will be more difficult and costly to develop. Other soils may not be suitable for certain types of development and septic tanks. Soil classifications have been determined for the City by the Soil Conservation Service (SCS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Map I-7 presents the soil types within the City. Map I-8 depicts soils that are suitable for development. The Conservation Element presents a more detailed discussion on this subject. The dominant soils in Winter Springs consist of Urban Land-Tavares-Millhopper and Urban Land-Astatula-Apopka soils which are characterized as being well- drained soils that are sandy throughout and contain a loamy sub-soil at a depth of 40 inches or more and are generally found in upland areas. • I-29 C7 CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT g. Minerals The City's most prevalent mineral resource is sand. There are also some phosphatic sediments within the City, but their depth and quality are currently unknown. Currently, there are no mining operations within the City limits. D. LAND USE ANALYSIS This section of the Future Land Use Element summarizes existing conditions and potential development trends and problems. Included in the analysis will be the availability of urban services such as sewer, solid waste, roadways and the availability of potable water. In addition, there is an analysis of potential limitations imposed by natural resources and man-made constraints. 1. Population Projections • Projected population is the driving force behind future facility needs and land requirements. Projected population must be taken into consideration, as well as available land, in preparing the Future Land Use Element and the spatial requirements necessary to meet this future growth. Population estimates and projections were prepared by Planning Communities, LLC, Inc. as part of background information for the Comprehensive Plan. These projections and associated methodologies can be found in the section titled "Population Projections' of this Comprehensive Plan. As can be seen, the estimated 2008 population for the City was 34,390 total residents. By the year 2010, this population is expected to reach 35,857, 40,319 by 2020, and 44,538 by 2030. In 2000, there were approximately 12,306 total housing units, and 11,774 (over 95 percent) of which were occupied. The total housing units in Winter Springs increased only slightly over the next five years to 12,638 units in 2005. Projections show that by the year 2010, the number of units is expected to reach 14,302 based upon the Shimberg Center for Affordable Housing methodology. By 2020 the total is projected to reach 17,347 and on to 20,008 units by the year 2030. 2. Analysis of Public Facilities Affecting Development It is important to ensure that public facilities and services that are necessary to support development are available current with the impact of development. a. Potable Water The City currently owns, operates and maintains a central potable water distribution system, which consists of three water treatment plants and eight potable water wells, and four above ground storage tanks. The City's potable water system provides water for both residential and non-residential purposes, including fire-fighting demands. The City has historically been able to provide adequate potable water service to meet the demand within the City's boundaries. The City has historically provided potable water service to meet demands within • I-30 CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT the City's boundaries, with the exception of a few parcels at the City's perimeter. These are served by the City of Longwood, the City of Casselberry, or by Seminole County Environmental Services (SCEs) and represent an insignificant portion of each utility's service capability. The City does not provide service to unincorporated areas of Seminole County, with the exception of one commercial property along U.S. 17-92 that had groundwater contamination from an adjacent property, and there was no other supplier available. The City also administers a reclaimed water system and conservation programs, to help manage water demand and meet potable water supply needs. b. Sanitary Sewer The City currently owns, operates and maintains a central sanitary sewer system, which consists of two "zero discharge" wastewater treatment plants, 41 lift stations, several males of sewer forcemain, gravity main, and reclaimed water distribution mains. The City's collection and treatment system provides service to both residential and non-residential users. The City has historically been able to provide adequate sanitary sewer service to meet the demand within the City's boundaries. There are twenty-two residential connections and twenty-four general service connections. Three properties outside the City limits are served by the City's wastewater utility. These properties, all within the City of Oviedo, include the medical center at S.R. 426 and Winter Springs Boulevard, the Tuscawilla Bend Shopping Center and the Seneca Bend Subdivision. The City provides service to these properties as required by an old PUD agreement. There are no County enclaves that are served by the City's wastewater system. c. Stormwater The City is committed to maintaining the quality of its surface waters and natural eco-systems. The City maintains a current Stormwater Master Plan, adopted in October 1993, which models the City's contributing drainage basins and storm sewer systems, as well as, identifying the existing improvements, deficiencies in the overall system, and recommendations and prioritization of drainage improvements. An update to this document, Supplement 1 (Supplement) was prepared in 2005 to identify and describe new projects that require attention for the future. The Plan and Supplement are an example of responsible commitment to progressive City planning pnd resource management. Additionally, the City's storm sewer system protects the safety and welfare of the City's residents by maintaining adequate drainage facilities to minimize local flooding of streets and property. The City allows for development within the flood plain, if feasible, but requires the construction of compensating storage areas to offset any impacts to the flood plain. I-31 CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT d. Solid Waste Seminole County operates two solid waste facilities-Seminole County Landfill on Osceola Road (OLF) and the Central Transfer Station (CTS). The City contracts garbage and refuse collection service for residential, commercial, and industrial customers. Waste Pro currently provides the City with solid waste collection and recycling services. Household hazardous waste is accepted at the County facilities. e. Parks and Recreation The park system within the city limits consist of five (5) community parks, three (3) neighborhood parks, and six (b) mini-parks encompassing approximately 262 acres of public parklands. An interlocal agreement between the City of Winter Springs and Seminole County exists regarding use and maintenance of the Cross Seminole Trail and the Black Hammock trailhead, located within the jurisdictional limits of the City. • The City has identified future park areas to be dedicated to the City as a part of major developments and permits. This has resulted in the dedication of approximately 24 acres for public parks and approximately 14 acres of land for 22 small parks within the Town Center. Seminole County's planned Jetta Point Park (37 acres) will further increase parkland. The City adopted LOS is eight acres per 1,000 residents. Based on the recommended updated Comprehensive Plan population projections for Year 2030 of 44,538, the City would be providing six acres per thousand residents through the existing park acreage with no further additions. f. Transportation Current deficiencies were found on S.R. 419 from U.S. 17-92 to Edgemon Avenue, S.R. 434 from S.R. 419 to Tuskawilla Road, and S.R. 434 from S.R 417 to Deleon Street.. U.S. 17-92 showed deficiencies in the 2012 forecast north of Shepard Road, where U.S. 17-92 is a four-lane section. Seminole County is planning to widen this segment of U.S. 17-92 to b lanes; however, the construction phase of the project is not funded and the schedule for construction is uncertain. Deficiencies were also identified in the 2012 forecast for S.R. 419 from U.S. 17- 92 to S.R. 434, S.R. 434 from U.S. 17-92 to Moss Road, and from S.R. 419 to Tuskawilla Road. However, the forecast did not account for additional collector roads added within the Town Center. In 2005, a traffic corridor study was prepared to analyze the Town Center and it showed that S.R. 434 could accept the traffic from the Town Center at build-out for the developments. • I-32 CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT In addition to the planned widening of U.S. 17-92, METROPLAN ORLANDO'S 2025 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) includes widening of S.R. 426 to 4 lanes from Pine Street to S.R. 434 in 2010 and widening of Seminola Boulevard to 6 lanes from U.S. 17-92 to Lake Drive (a widening to 4 lanes was completed in 2008). The improvements within Winter Springs and the surrounding roadway network may alleviate or delay deficiencies identified in the 2012 forecast. 3. Analysis of Natural Conditions Affecting Development The ability of land to support development, better known as the carrying capacity, is a major determinant in land use patterns. Other than Lake Jesup, the other water bodies, creek systems, isolated wetlands and 100-year floodplain areas, there are relatively few natural constraints to development in Winter Springs. Environmental permitting requirements have become stricter in recent years which should suffice to restrict development in pristine natural areas and preserve wildlife habitats. a. Natural Groundwater Aquifer Recharge As detailed in the Aquifer Recharge Element, areas of groundwater recharge are extremely well drained and often subject to alteration since these areas are typically prime lands for development. However, development can compromise water quality and great care should be taken to protect areas of groundwater recharge. Realizing this, the City currently addresses policies that implement groundwater protection efforts. In order to conserve the City's potable water supply, Winter Springs has established a program that utilizes reclaimed water for irrigation purposes, which, in turn, reduces the draw down of groundwater supplies. The City's reclaimed water system has reduced the use of irrigation welts within the City and the system will continue to be expanded to serve new development. b. Flood Prone Areas Approximately 18% of the total land area of the City is within 100-year floodplains. The main flood hazard zones in the City include the shoreline. along Lake Jesup and the creeks running through the City. In addition, there are a few smaller scattered areas within the City typically associated with small lakes. Where possible, development is not recommended within these flood prone areas. The Code of Ordinances limits development in undeveloped flood plain areas. The Future Land Use Map conservation overlay is to be used as a tool to assisting with limitations on development in undeveloped floodplain areas. For these areas, new development should meet the standards as set forth by the HUD Flood Insurance Program. Additional regulations for development within the flood plains will be maintained in the City's Code of Ordinances to prevent flooding and require that that there is no new net encroachment in the floodplains without compensating storage. • I-33 CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT 4. Future Land Use and Vacant Land Analysis In analyzing the carrying capacity of vacant land for development, soil maps and various natural resource maps were overlaid with the Existing Land Use Map. Two issues facing the City with regard to these factors include the flood hazard zones, which were discussed above, and soil conditions. Map I-8 shows the results of soil suitability analysis for building construction. Table I-3 provides a vacant land analysis for the City Based upon analysis of the City's conservation and conservation overlay designations, approximately 4 percent of the total developed developable area, or 343 acres, of the City may not be developable. The exact acreage will be determined as site-specific environmental impact studies are performed for those properties within the conservation overlay category. There are approximately 1,1 1 1 acres (13 percent of total developed developable land area) of vacant land (properties with no structures or in transition). Total acreages of vacant land by Future Land Use Category are shown in Table I-3. a. Future Residential Land An analysis of residential lands within the City was conducted to availability of vacant residential lands. Table I-3 presents the amount of developable residential lands by land use category within the City. There are 5,227 acres of residential land shown on the Future Land Use Map (including 50 percent of the land for Town Center, Mixed Use, and The Greenway Interchange District). Of this total, roughly 4,423 acres (85 percent) had been developed by 2008. Some of the dwelling units projected for the planning period will be developed in areas that are already committed to residential development. The Housing Element presents an analysis of the vacant residential land uses within the City. The element identifies the maximum dwelling units that could be accommodated within the various land use categories. Maximum allowable densities within the City's vacant residential land range between one dwelling unit per gross acre for single-family to 21 units per gross acre for high density and 36 units per gross acre in the Town Center category. As of October, 2008, there were 13,898 dwelling units in the City. Based on the Housing Needs Assessment methodology prepared by the Shimberg Center for Affordable Housing, it is estimated that approximately 14,302 total housing units will be needed by 2010 to serve the City residents (1,664 new units from 2005 to 2010) and an additional 5,706 units bringing the total up to 20,008 by 2030. This projection includes both permanent and seasonal dwelling units. Examination of recent building permit activity for the years 2000 through 2008 indicated a strong preference for single-family housing. • I-34 • CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT The amount of vacant land designated for residential use in the Future Land Use map accounts for approximately 259 acres. There are also approximately 52 acres of Mixed-Use, 168 acres of Town Center, and 169 acres of Greenway Interchange land use that are currently vacant. It is estimated that approximately half of those acreages will be developed with residential uses. Since the projected future demand for residential acreage listed in the Housing Element is 4,789 acres and there is only a total of 453 future developable acres, there may be a need for annexation or increased density to compensate the demand. The typical reactions of the market to the demand for housing are anticipated to close the gap between the additional acres that may be needed. b. Future Commercial Land Use The projected increase in population will result in the need for more commercial development to serve these new residents. In 2008, there were 123 developed commercial acres within the City. The City is pursuing redevelopment opportunities and encouraging economic growth in the Town Center. Additional commercial acreage is also anticipated to develop adjacent to the GID, which is a regional opportunity for the City. Also, opportunities do exist for infill development and increases in density and intensity of development. The Future Land Use Map shows 301 acres for future commercial development, of which 1 13 acres is vacant and developable., However, within this total acreage there are 37 acres proposed as a future County park (Jesup Point Park). Once Seminole County submits for the land use amendment, commercial lands will drop to 76 acres. c. Future Mixed Use Land Use There currently are no developed mixed use properties outside of Town Center within the City. However, there are properties identified as mixed use on the Future Land Use Map that are currently going through the City's permitting process. Diversity is encouraged by the City to provide places to both work and live, therefore, it is anticipated that the amount of mixed use properties will increase in the future. Additionally, providing for mixed use development may help reduce the deficit of acreage needed for residential use. The Future Land Use Map shows 141 acres for future mixed use development, of which 52 acres is vacant and developable. d. Future Town Center-Land Use A detailed master plan was prepared for the Town Center to provide a local core for living, working and recreating. The master plan has well defined boundaries and more intense development is encouraged than in the typical suburban neighborhoods that exist in the City currently. • I-35 CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT The Future Land Use Map shows 579 acres for future Town Center development, of which 168 acres is vacant and developable. e. Future Greenway Interchange District (GIDI The GID category is encouraged to become a regionally significant area. Similar to the Town Center category, densities and intensities are anticipated to be higher in this category than in the current densities and intensities in the City. This is also a result of the new interchange along S.R. 417, opening up the area for increased development opportunities with regional transportation access. The Future Land Use Map shows 296 acres for future GID development, of which 169 acres is vacant and developable. f. Future Industrial Land Use In 2008, there were 84 developed industrial acres within the City. The Future Land Use Map shows 126 acres for future GID development, of which only 7acres is vacant and developable. g. Future Public~Semi-Public Facilities In 2008, there were 637 developed public semi-public acres within the City. The Future Land Use Map shows only 508 acres for future public semi-public land, of which none is vacant. Additional public semi-public acreage may develop in the G(D and Town Center areas. h. Future Recreation and Open Space Land Use The Existing and Future Land Use Map show approximately 682 acres of recreation and open space land use. This category includes public and private facilities, such as City parks, private golf courses, public open space areas, etc. The Recreation and Open Space Element analyzes in detail the current and future ublic park and open space needs of the City population. The Element concluded that the City has adequate existing and proposed parkland to accommodate the projected population and meet the adopted levels of service through 2020. The Future Land Use Map shows only 560 acres for future recreation and open space land use, of which none is vacant. Additional recreation and open space acreage is slated in the GID and Town Center areas. i. Future Conservation (includinc,~Conservation Overlay) Land Use These land use categories include those lands which contain valuable and threatened natural resources, such as floodplains, estuarine properties, and unique ecological communities. There are several very noteworthy areas to be considered • 1-36 • CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT for possible conservation designations on the Future Land Use Map. The majority of these areas are shown as conservation overlay. Another area that may be suitable for conservation use is along the Lake Jesup shoreline. This area needs to be considered for conservation use because of its unique ecological value, for the protection of shoreline vegetation and because it is within the 100-year floodplain. The City should purchase those areas that are desirable for permanent designation as conservation land uses on the Future Land Use Map, or pursue agreements with property owners to preserve these resources. Table I-4 shows that there are 1,264 acres reserved for conservation. 6. Redevelopment Most housing units in the City are less than thirty years old. The older homes that were part of the original town are in most part still occupied. As a result, few properties have been left unattended or allowed to degrade below standard conditions. The City of Winter Springs has actively been pursuing the rehabilitation of any deteriorating structures in the City. In 2000, the City entered into a partnership arrangement with the Wyman Fields Foundation to acquire and rehabilitate over a seven-year period, 232 apartments townhouses around the Moss Road area. Phase I consisted of the acquisition of 52 quadro-plex rental units in April 2000 and the rehabilitation of those 52 units for conversion into home ownership within atwo-year period. The 52 units located on Rhoden Lane and Kristi Ann Court were completed and sold. However, before additional phases of the project on Lori Ann Lane and Cory Lane could be completed, the foundation became financially insolvent. The City utilized $909,655 of the "Improvement Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1999" as start-up funds with the intent that the loan would be paid back to the 306 Revolving Rehabilitation Fund, as the units were sold. The intent was to recover at least 101 % of the initial investment. With the sale of these units, the City actually recovered 104% of its investment. Currently there are no plans for future rehabilitation work; however, the 306 Revolving Rehabilitation Fund has a balance of over $1 million available for any improvement project that the City would deem appropriate. 7. Inconsistent Land Uses Those uses, or areas which will be made non-conforming by adoption of the Comprehensive Plan, will be precluded from either increasing the degree of non- conformity or from development of new non-conforming uses. The intent is to allow the continuation of those lots, structures, uses, characteristics of use, or some combinations of these, which were lawful before adoption of the Comprehensive Plan, until they are removed through discontinuance, abandonment, amortization, or • I-37 ~J • CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT demolition. The terms "non-conforming" or "non-conformity" mean any lot, structure, use of land or structure, or characteristic of any use or structure which was lawful at the time of subdivision, site plan approval, construction, commencement, certificate of occupancy, or certificate of use, which over time no longer complies with the Comprehensive Plan, other applicable law, or City Code, due to a subsequent change in the Comprehensive Plan, other applicable law, or the City Code. The City recognizes that there may be limited and special circumstances in which non-conformities may be inconsistent with the City Code, but not inconsistent with the Comprehensive Plan or other applicable law. In these limited and special circumstances, where the overall community and public policy objectives of the City are served by the continuance of anon-conformity, the City may, hold a public hearing and provide a special permit for the non-conformity. Such a special permit may include the imposition of conditions or safeguards as a condition of approval. In considering future land use map amendments, such amendments should comply with all applicable provisions of the City's Comprehensive Plan and should not be "balanced" among differing portions of the plan. I-38 CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT Table I - 3: Future Land Use Table (2020) Future Land Use Categories Maximum Density/Intensity FLUM Acreage Percent of FLUM Acreage Vacant Constrained Acreage* Vacant Develo able p Percent of Developable Acreage Residential N A Rural U to 1 du gross acre 984 1 1 ercent 20 129 17 ercent Low Densit 1.1 to 3.5 du gross acre 2,556 30 ercent 16 68 9 ercent Medium Densit 3.6 to 9 du ross acre 962 1 1 ercent 3 61 8 ercent High Density 9.1 to 21 du gross acre 217 3 percent 0 1 <1 percent Commercial 0.30 0.50 FAR or 2.0 FAR 301 4 ercent 37 1 13 14 ercent Mixed Use 1.0 FAR 12 du ac 141 2 percent 53 52 7 ercent Town Center 2.0 FAR/36 du/ac or 21.1 to 36 du~gross acre (residential) 579 7 percent 87 168 22 percent Greenway Interchange District 1.0 FAR 12 du ac 296 3 percent 127 169 22 percent Industrial 0.50 FAR 126 1 ercent 0 7 1 ercent Public Semi-Public 0.50 FAR 508 6 ercent 0 0 - Recreation 8~ O en S ace 0.25 FAR 560 7 percent 0 0 - Conservation Not Developable 1,264 15 percent 0 0 - TOTAL 8,494 100 percent 343 768 100 percent NOTES: *Vacant Constrained is derived from the City of Winter Springs Conservation Overlay. 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I - 43 CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT Map 1- 5: Major Water Features • • I - 44 • • • CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT Map I- 6: Wetland Classifications I - 45 CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT Map 1- 7: 100-Year Floodzones _~ • I - 46 CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT Map I- 8: Soil Suitability • • I - 47