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Home My WebLink About2009 03 10 Regular 600 Draft Future Land Use ElementPLANNING & ZONING BOARD / LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY ITEM 600 March 10, 2009 Special Meeting Consent Information Public Hearin Re lar X REQUEST: The Community Development Department -Planning Division requests that the Local Planning Agency review, comment and make recommendation to the City Commission on the draft Future Land Use Element. PURPOSE: To give opportunity for the Board to review, discuss and provide their recommendation to the City Commission on the draft Future Land Use Element. APPLICABLE LAW AND PUBLIC POLICY: Florida Statute s. 163.3177 (Required elements of the Comprehensive Plan) Florida Statute 163.3174 (4) (related to responsibilities of the LPA regarding the comprehensive plan) BACKGROUND: The City's Comprehensive Plan has proven to be a good guide for developing the City. Generally the objectives have been met and the policies implemented. However, the Florida Statutes describes the local government comprehensive planning program as a continuous and dynamic process. An Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR) is required every seven years by each local government to assess the progress of implementing the local government's comprehensive plan. [The EAR process is designed to respond to changes in state, regional, and local policies on planning and growth management, changing conditions and trends, to ensure effective intergovernmental coordination, and to identify major issues regarding the community's achievement of its goals.] Florida law establishes minimum requirements for the City's planning data to ensure predictability, certainty, and integrity in the local growth management process. The City's Comprehensive Plan must be amended to address the needs of the City into the next planning period. The Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR) on the City of Winter Springs 2001 Comprehensive Plan lays the groundwork for undertaking a comprehensive update of the City's Comprehensive Plan and offers a forthright evaluation and assessment of the City's current comprehensive plan. The EAR was developed over a 18-month period and involved numerous public workshops. During the spring of 2007, the City identified six Major Issues as the core emphasis of the EAR [Section 163.3191(1)(c), F.S.]: These included: March 10, 2009 Regular Agenda Item 600 • Greenway Interchange Employment District • Elderly Housing & Medical Care • Affordable and Work-Force Housing (Section 163.3177(6)(f), F.S. and Rule 9J-5.010 F.A.C.) • State Road 434 Corridor • Population, Housing Density and Greenspace • Redevelopment of West Side Data was collected and analyzed on each issue as well as an assessment of how things could have been done differently to better achieve the goals, objectives and policies of the comprehensive plan as they related to the major issues. In addition to the analysis of the major issues section, evaluation and assessment was provided with respect to each policy of the adopted Comprehensive Plan. The EAR identified needed changes to improve or otherwise refine the Comprehensive Plan. The EAR also addressed the requirements of Section 163.3191(2), Florida Statutes. These included: population growth and changes in land area, the location of development that occurred relative to where it was anticipated in the comprehensive plan, the extent of vacant and developable land, the financial feasibility of implementing the comprehensive plan and in providing necessary infrastructure through the Capital Improvements Element. CONSIDERATIONS: Winter Springs submitted its Adopted EAR to the Florida Department of Community Affairs (DCA) on April 17, 2008. Subsequently, the City received notice from the DCA on June 23, 2008, that the EAR was determined to be Sufficient pursuant to Section 163.3191(2). The DCA also commended the City's efforts in preparation of the EAR and indicated support for many of the recommendations made in the EAR. The EAR provides the foundation for the subsequent comprehensive plan amendments. The statutory deadline for this Adoption of the EAR-Based Comprehensive Plan Amendments is 18 months after the determination of Sufficiency for the EAR or no later than Dec. 14, 2009. IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE: The schedule of special LPA meetings and the elements to be reviewed are as follows: Thurs., January 29 Housing Element Wed., February 4 Recreation & Open Space Element Tues., February 10 Conservation Element, Intergovernmental Coordination Element Wed., February 18 Transportation Element Wed., March 4 Infrastructure Element & Public School Facilities Element Tues., Marchl0 Future Land Use Element The Public School Facilities Element and Capital Improvements Element is not expected to require a special meeting as the only changes required, will be those needed for consistency as a result of changes to the other elements. April 6 2009 (cry 6:00 PM- Jt. LPA/CC Special Meeting for the review of the recommended draft Apri120 2009 (a~ 6:00 PM-Jt. LPA/CC Special Meeting for the review of the recommended draft April 2009- Revisions based on Jt. LPA/CC Meetings May 6, 2009 - LPA Public Hearing on EAR-Based Amendments Ma~26, 2009- City Commission Transmittal Public Hearing on EAR-Based Amendments August 2009 - Receive ORC Report from DCA Revise and produce fmal EAR-Based Amendments for Adoption Nov. 23, 2009- City Commission Adoption Public Hearing on EAR-Based Amendments March 10, 2009 Regular Agenda Item 600 STAFF RECOMMENDATION: The Community Development Department -Planning Division requests that the Local Planning Agency review, give comment and provide their recommendation to the City Commission on the draft Future Land Use Element. ATTACHMENTS: Draft Future Land Use Element- [Distributed Separately] LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY RECOMMENDATION: Planning & Zoning Board/Local Planning Agency Special Meeting March 10, 2009 Regular Agenda Item 600 This attachment was distributed to the Board Members by Ms. Eloise Sahlstrom, Senior Planner, Community Development Department. Conservation Element (Policy 1.2.6) Promote the use of best management techniques by adopting a fee Flees-€F~-d~~Fwaterwise ordinance and promoting the use of Florida native plants, through educational programs and publications, the use of er~e- #iyer~~~waterwise practices, which include low or no water landscaping, the use of solid waste compost, efficient irrigation systems, and the prohibition of non-native, invasive plant species, which will result in the conservation of water. Restrictions should also be implemented in this code, especially regarding non-native invasive species. No invasive exotic (non-native) species should be planted and those which are encountered on property maintained by the City sheeld-must be removed. (Cross Reference: See Infrastruarure Element, Policy IV-E-2.1) (Policy 1.7.3) Encourage the use of fle+~iele-#+~+en~~waterwise and Florida native plant material in all parks and City facilities. This includes any linking pathways between parks and open spaces to interconnect the ecosystems throughout the City. Infrastructure Element (Policy B.7.8) Require fifty (50%) percent of the required landscaping area, as indicated in the Land Development Regulations to- be XeriscapingT"" or site suitable Florida native plant materials. (Cross Reference: See Water Supply Work Plan (Exhibit IV-B-1], Item 2 & 7) (Policy E.2.1) Adopt a local waterwise ordinance and promote, through educational programs and publications, the use of ~e- #~Vi~waterwise practices, which include low or no water landscaping, the use of solid waste compost, efficient irrigation systems, and the prohibition of non-native, invasive plant species, which will result in the conservation of water. (Cross Reference: See Water Supply Work Plan [Exhibit IV-B-1], Item 2; and Conservation Element, Policy 1.2.6)