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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010 07 12 Informational 103 Status Of Implementation Of Senate Bill 360 COMMISSION AGENDA Informational X ITEM 103 Consent Public Hearings Regular July 12, 2010 d/ Regular Meeting / Dept. l f. Authorization REQUEST: The Community Development Department and Public Works Department wish to inform the City Commission of the status of implementation of Senate Bill 360 (now known as Chapter Law No. 2009 -96) regarding mobility planning and the designation of the City as a Transportation Concurrency Exception Area (TCEA). SYNOPSIS: The application of a TCEA designation to the entire City requires a comprehensive plan text amendment. A public hearing on this amendment will be going to the Local Planning Agency on July 14 and then will be coming before the City Commission as a transmittal public hearing on July 28 The TCEA designation will allow the City to be exempt from state - mandated transportation concurrency requirements by establishing its own mobility strategies and funding mechanisms for the various geographic areas or zones of the City in collaboration with Seminole County and adjacent cities. As provided by law, the Comprehensive Plan of the City of Winter Springs can be amended only in accordance with 163.3187(1). This request is being considered as part of the City's spring submittal cycle. CONSIDERATIONS: APPLICABLE LAW, PUBLIC POLICY, AND EVENTS Florida Statute 163.3174 (4): Local Planning Agency review and monitoring. Florida Statute 163.3177: Required and optional elements of the comprehensive plan; studies and surveys. Florida Statute 163.3187 Amendment of adopted comprehensive plan. Florida Statute 166.041 Procedures for adoption of ordinances and resolutions. Winter Springs Charter Section 4.15 Ordinances in General. Winter Springs Article III. Comprehensive Plan Amendments July 12, 2010 Informational Agenda Item 103 Page 2 OF 4 BACKGROUND DATA On June 1, 2009, Senate Bill 360 (SB 360), now known as Chapter Law No. 2009 -96 was signed into law. Among other things, SB 360 requires each City or County that is certified as a Dense Urban Land Area (DULA) to be automatically designated as a Transportation Concurrency Exception Area (TCEA). SB 360 define a DULA as: (a) a municipality that has an average of at least 1,000 people per square mile of land area and a minimum total population of at least 5,000; (b) a county, including the municipalities located therein, which has an average of at least 1,000 people per square mile of land area; or (c) a county, including the municipalities located therein, which has a population of at least 1 million. The City meets the definition under (a) above, with approximately 2,320 persons per square mile of land area as of April 1, 2009 (the last official date for population estimates). The City was designated as a DULA on July 8, 2009. With the adoption of SB 360 and Winter Spring's DULA designation, the entire area within the City limits is a TCEA. To ensure that Winter Springs is provided the opportunities that a TCEA affords, the City must amend its existing comprehensive plan and land development regulations, which base transportation concurrency on roadway capacity alone. Instead, specific policies, objectives, and strategies must be adopted into the comprehensive plan that address land use mix, densities, intensities, mobility strategies, and connections to other regional systems. Amendments to the text of the Future Land Use Element, Transportation Element, and Intergovernmental Coordination Element are included along with strategies and projects in the Capital Improvements Element, which fund the mobility strategies of the TCEA. A map is included which depicts the TCEA zones. What is a Transportation Concurrency Exception Area (TCEA)? A TCEA is an urban area where infill and redevelopment are encouraged, and where exceptions to the transportation concurrency requirement are made, providing that alternative modes of transportation, land use mixes, urban design, connectivity, and funding are addressed. The primary purpose of a TCEA is to allow development to occur in urbanized areas where infrastructure already exists, thereby reducing urban sprawl. TCEAs can be used as a tool to direct growth in ways that promote the overall goals of the community. TCEA concurrency exceptions apply to all land uses, development and types of facilities within the TCEA. A TCEA allows development to occur along roadway segments that have traffic volumes above the capacity at the minimum Level of Service (LOS). Why Were TCEAs Created? TCEAs were created by Florida's Legislature because they determined that, often the unintended result of transportation concurrency based on roadway capacity alone, was the discouragement of urban infill development and redevelopment. Such unintended results directly conflict with the goals and policies of the state comprehensive plan. July 12, 2010 Informational Agenda Item 103 Page 3 OF 4 New TCEA Zones The Winter Springs' TCEA is included within Seminole County's DULA/TCEA Mobility Area "Four ", along with the City of Oviedo. However, the City of Winter Springs wishes to further divide this Area into Zones designated as A, B, C, D & E. These Zones are based on their geographic location in relation to the City's existing transportation network and future mobility needs as they vary across the City. Zone A is identified as the Central Mobility Hub and is generally located at the heart of the City at the intersection of State Road 434 and Tuskawilla Rd. and coincides generally with the Town Center/Urban Central Business District, which is roughly bounded by Tuscawilla Office Park to the south, Central Winds Park to the west, by Lake Jesup to the north, and by the Cross Seminole Trail pedestrian bridge to the East as shown on the TCEA Zone Map. Zone A includes major public facilities such as City Hall, Winter Springs High School, U.S. Post Office, Veteran's Memorial, Magnolia Park, and Central Winds Park. Zone A has an interconnected network of streets which connect into State Road 434 and Tuskawilla Rd, and it is also directly accessed by the Cross - Seminole Trail and by a LYNX fixed route (SR 434 Crosstown route). The goals of Zone A are fully described in the Future Land Use Element under Goal 2 (Town Center) and Goal 5 (Urban Central Business District) and the associated objectives and policies of each. This area supports a density of 36 dua (the highest in the City), and vertical integration of uses, along with integration of multi -modal transportation options. Zone A contains both built -up properties and vacant land suitable for new development. Public facilities and services are available, such as sanitary sewer, potable water, roads, and recreation areas. Zone B is identified as the SeminoleWay Hub and coincides generally with the Greeneway Interchange District roughly bounded by Zone C (Corridor Zone) to the south, Zone A (Central Mobility Hub) to the west, Lake St. to the north, and just beyond SR 417 to the East as shown on the TCEA Zone Map and also includes the Oviedo Market Place area. The area is centered around the SeminoleWay Interchange at SR 434 and also includes the Oviedo MarketPlace area located in the vicinity of the SeminoleWay interchange at Red Bug Lake Rd. The Zone is distinguished by its proximity to SR 417 (an SIS), also known as SeminoleWay. and expected to be heavily served by transit. The area contains primarily vacant land. The goals of Zone B are fully described in the Future Land Use Element under Goal 3 (Greeneway Interchange District) and Goal 4 (Mixed Use) and the associated objectives and policies of each. The Zone is highly market- driven, oriented to certain target industries for the purpose of creating primarily an employment- oriented mixed use development. This area supports high intensity, and vertical integration of uses, along with integration of multi -modal transportation options. Zone C is identified as the Corridor Zone. The corridor includes properties within '/z mile (2640 feet) of the centerline of State Road 434, extending from the western City boundary to the eastern City boundary, exclusive of those parcels included within Zone A or B and properties within '/z mile (2640 feet) of the centerline of U.S. 17 -92, extending from the northern most City boundary to the southernmost City boundary. Zone C contains both built -up properties, properties suitable for July 12, 2010 Informational Agenda Item 103 Page 4 OF 4 redevelopment and some vacant parcels. Public facilities and services are available, such as sanitary sewer, potable water, roads, and recreation areas. Zone D is identified as the State Road 419 Corridor. The corridor includes properties within 600 feet of the centerline of U.S. 17 -92, extending from the northern most City boundary, exclusive of those parcels included within Zone C. Zone D contains both primarily built -up properties and parcels suitable for redevelopment. Public facilities and services are available, such as sanitary sewer, potable water, roads, and recreation areas. Zone E is identified as the Suburban Development District and includes the remaining area of the City, not previously included within any other zone. The area is mostly built -out and primarily includes established single family neighborhoods. The area is not expected to undergo any redevelopment or transition to higher density within the foreseeable future. FISCAL IMPACT: Developments will be required to implement, or provide a funding contribution to directly implement mobility strategies (identified by the City), based on a proposed development's anticipated net, new trip generation. Subsequent to the comprehensive plan amendment, the City will further examine other implementation strategies (which may include mobility fees, proportionate share mitigation, fees in -lieu, and/or combination) to support and fund mobility and will amend its Land Development Code as needed. The City still maintains the ability to collect transportation impact fees to ensure that new development pays for its fair share towards the building or redevelopment of road capacity. COMMUNICATION EFFORTS: Commission Agenda Items are posted in City Hall and posted on City's Website July 4, 2010- Public Noticing in Orlando Sentinel of LPA Public Hearing July 12, 2010 - Information to the City Commission Tentative Implementation Schedule: July 14, 2010- LPA Public Hearing to consider the amendment and make recommendation to the City Commission July 15, 2010- Public Noticing in Orlando Sentinel of City Commission Public Hearing July 26, 2010- First Reading of Ordinance transmitting the proposed Comprehensive Plan Amendments July 29, 2010- Transmittal to Dept of Community Affairs and other agencies Sept 29, 2010- Receipt of ORC Report from the State Dept. of Community Affairs Oct 25, 2010 - Anticipated Adoption Hearing for Ordinance 2010 -18 STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff requests that the City Commission familiarize themselves with this brief introduction to the comprehensive plan amendments that will come before the City Commission on July 26` ATTACHMENTS: Proposed TCEA Zone Map , C Cit o�Wintersprings Compre�cnsivc Plan � $ a'"; , Trans • ortation Concurrent Exce • tion Area ,TCEA Zones J y' Jul 2�1� i - �� / . 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