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Home My WebLink About1998 11 04 Regular Item C CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA 1126 EAST STATE ROAD 434 WINTER SPRINGS. FLORIDA 32708-2799 Telephone (407) 327-1800 Community Development PLANNING & ZONING BOARD I LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY AGENDA ][TEM II.C. PROPOSED LARGE SCALE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS IN RESPONSE TO THE P-2000 APPLICATION LG-CPA-2-98 LG-CPA-3-98 LG-CP A-4-98 Staff Report The City staff applied to the Florida Communities Trust Preservation 2000 Program (P-2000) for . grant monies to acquire open space in the Town Center. The City did not receive the funding due to scoring of responses in the application that did not meet the threshold level of points. The staff would like to reapply in 1999 again for these funds. To improve the chances that our application will receive more points this time around, new policies are proposed below that address the P-2000 Program staff's concerns and suggestions. Below is the original responses to the application concerning growth management and the City's comprehensive plan and the proposed new policies (LG-CPA-2-98, LG-CPA-3-98, LG-CP A-4-98) P-2000 GRANT APPLICATION QUE,STION/ST A TEMENT: (1) Furtherance of Growth Management and Comprehensive Plan Implementation [Rule 9K- 4.008(1)(a-b), F.A.C.] (b) Local Comprehensive Plan Provisions for Conservation, Coastal Management, and Outdoor Recreation and Open Space. Acquisition of the project site will assist the local government in furthering the local comprehensive plan directives RESPONSE: .set forth in the objectives and policy statements contained in the plan elements that provide for conservation, coastal management, and outdoor recreation and open space. When used in this part, the term "furthered" means that proposed projects will assist the local government in realizing goals, objectives, or policy directives of the comprehensive plan. For each criterion that is furthered by an objective or policy of the local comprehensive plan, the objective or policy number is to be cited in the response to the criterion and a copy of the objective or policy, and any associated exhibits or documents, shall be included as an exhibit as described in 9K-4.004(4)(b)4., FAC. Ifa copy of the entire objective or policy that is cited in response to a criterion is no included in the exhibit, that objective or policy will not be evaluated as to whether it is furthered by that criterion. (3) Does the proposed project further comprehensive plan directives that ensure the protection of listed animal species or habitats of listed species? If so, summarize the relevant objectives or policies that are furthered. Provide the numeric citation of the relevant objectives or policies. Discuss. how the project site would assist in furthering the cited objectives or policies. (5 points) The Town Center project includes artesian springs and wetlands related to Howell Creek which empties into Lake Jesup. This area has never been built upon or disturbed. It contains native plants and animals indigenous to the area. The City's adopted Comprehensive Plan contains objectives and policies that encourage preservation of native vegetative communities. Objective C of the Conservation Element of the Comprehensive Plan states: Protect, conserve and appropriately use the remaining native vegetative communities, wildlife and wildlife habitat, particularly species designated as endangered, threatened or of special concern, and habitat utilized by those species, from destructive practices, through site plan review criteria requiring the species and habitat be identified, requirements that protection of remaining habitat be enforced through development orders, and providing incentives for such protection. Policy 3 under Objective C of the Conservation Element states: Ensure wildlife habitats known to be inhabited by species designated as endangered, threatened or species of special concern is undisturbed by construction. . . ." The proposal is to remove the area around the artesian springs and wetlands related to Howell Creek from potential development and preserve these areas in their natural state. The area encompassing the springs would be designated conservation. The property owner has expressed and interest in developing the area for retail commercial purposes. The City desires to find some way to purchase these lands to hold in public trust. LARGE SCALE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT (LG-CPA-2-98) IN RESPONSE TO (1)(b)3. OF THE P-2000 APPLICATION: New Policy below to be designated as Policy 3 under Objective C of the Conservation Element. NOTE: Existing Policy 3 redesignated as 4) and succeeding policies re-designated 5), 6), 7) , 8). New Policy 3) There shall be no destruction of vegetative communities, wildlife and wildlife habitat of those species designated as endangered, threatened or of special concern. The City itself shall be subject to this same policy statement. There shall be no destruction of such communities and habitats on city owned property. Due to the higher intensity of development envisioned for the new Town Center, the City shall create 1I Town Center Resources Protection District that will extend to all areas of the Town Center. In 1999, the City shall develop specific land development regulations that will ensure resource protection with the Town Center. P-2000 GRANT APPLICATION QUESTION/ST A TEMENT: (I) Furtherance of Growth Management and Comprehensive Plan Implementation [Rule 9K- 4.008(1)(a-b), FAC.] (b) Local Comprehensive Plan Provisions for Conservation, Coastal Management, and Outdoor Recreation and Open Space. Acquisition of the project site will assist the local government in furthering the local comprehensive plan directives set forth in the objectives and policy statements contained in the plan elements that provide for conservation, coastal management, and outdoor recreation and open space. When used in this part, the term "furthered" means that proposed projects will assist the local government in realizing goals, objectives, or policy directives of the comprehensive plan. For each criterion that is furthered by an objective or policy of the local comprehensive plan, the objective or policy number is to be cited in the response to the criterion and a copy of the objective or policy, and any associated exhibits or documents, shall be included as an exhibit as described in 9K-4.004(4)(b)4., FAC. Ifa copy of the entire objective or policy that is cited in response to a criterion is no included in the exhibit, that objective or policy will not be evaluated as to whether it is furthered by that criterion. (12) Does the proposed project further comprehensive plan directives that ensure the preservation of historical sites? If so, summarize the relevant objectives or policies that are furthered. Provide the numeric citation of the relevant objectives or policies. Discuss how the project site would assist in furthering the cited objectives or policies. (5 points) RESPONSE: The Town Center project includes a proposal to preserve the area surrounding the springs in a natural state. The springs, located on the east side of Tuscawilla Road and north of State Road 434 are the bases from whence the City derives it name. The City seeks to preserve this rare natural resource in its natural state for the appreciation and understanding by the public. The City has in its Comprehensive Plan a policy relating to ensuring the preservation of historical sites, that will be furthered by the proposed Town Center project. Policy 2 under Objective C of the Land Use Element states: The City shall coordinate with Seminole county, the State Department of Florida, and other interested parties in establishing and maintaining an inventory of historically significant resources in the City. LARGE SCALE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT (LG-CPA-3-98) IN RESPONSE TO (1)(b)12. OF THE P-2000 APPLICATION: New Policy below to be designated as Policy 1 under Objective C, Goal 1 of the Land Use Element. NOTE: Existing Policy 1) re-designated as 2) and existing Policy 2) re-designated as 3) New Policy 1) Historically significant cultural and archaeological sites shall be protected from development or redevelopment activities as detailed in the City's Land Development Regulations; By 1999, the City shall prepare and maintain an inventory of historically significant sites within its corporate boundaries. The City shall assure that there shall be no loss of historic resources on city-owned property. In 1999, the City shall develop more restrictive language in the land development regulations ensuring the protection of historically significant cultural and archaeological sites from development or redevelopment. FOR YOUR INFORMATION MEMORANDUM TO: Planning & ZoningILo~al~~ing Agency Board Members Andrea Lorenzo-LuaeJ:~eputy City Clerk FROM: SUBJECT: Audio Recording DATE: October 30, 1998 As requested, please find enclosed a copy of the audio recording from the September 28, 1998 City Commission Workshop with the Planning & Zoning Board/Local Planning Agency. As always, ifI can be of further service, please feel free to contact me. Enclosure DOCSlboards/p lanning/fy9798/correspo/OOO8.doc