Request to Advertise

January 27, 2009 1

Board of County Commissioners direction of April 2008 to assess efficiency of development review process and availability of land

Public Outreach including 4 public workshops, Council for Economic Outreach, North Florida Homebuilders Association, and Staff meeting time

Special Meeting with Board of County Commissioners on December 2, 2008 – Board Direction to:◦ Return with a request to advertise changes that are

clarifying in nature◦ Develop a list of proposed changes to be considered

through the EAR process◦ Conduct a public workshop that considers a broad range

of public input

January 27, 2009 2

Additional Public Workshop on January 5, 2009◦ Advertised to previous workgroup participants

and to the EAR e-mail list (~600 citizens)◦ Well attended by the development community,

citizens, and a County Commissioner

Clarification of Proposed Changes demonstrating consistency with current Comprehensive Plan policies

January 27, 2009 3

Development Review Process

Clarification and Simplification of Standards

Scenic Road Advisory Committee

Open Space stormwater design criteria

Other Beneficial or Relevant Code Changes

January 27, 2009 4

Require and Simplify Pre-application Meetings

Clarify Intent and Requirements of Preliminary Development Plan

Implement Initial Design Plan for certain projects as a staff administrative review

Combine Planned Development, Special Use Permits, and Special Exceptions with Preliminary Development Plan

January 27, 2009 5

Revise the committee to be consistent with other advisory committees.

Establish a five-member committee ◦ Voting members are not staff◦ Five voting members

Engineering/development professional Landscape architect/biologist/environmental

professional Two citizens-at-large One member from either one of the professions or a

citizen-at-large

January 27, 2009 6

Clarify difference between wet and dry basin

Provide encouragement and incentives for LID Techniques

Tree plantings per acre instead of spacing

Clarification of no mowing and clearing

Recreation in stormwater areas

January 27, 2009 7

Provision of street standards applicable to all development

Allow for multi-use paths to satisfy pedestrian circulation requirements

Provide a more concise and definitive roadway design table that◦ Reduces required road widths◦ Allows off roadway pedestrian paths◦ Better establishes required design elements◦ Provides consistent design throughout different

types of development

January 27, 2009 8

More flexible spacing requirements

Better planting area definitions

Expanded and better-defined tree planting list

Existing trees may be counted as street trees for streets without pedestrian facilities

January 27, 2009 9

Allow for a one-time extension of development plans and concurrency

Applies to projects approved between January 1, 2007 and December 31, 2008

Extension would be time certain until December 31, 2009 at which time a new Alternative Concurrency Management System should be in place

January 27, 2009 10

Direct staff to advertise the proposed ULDC Amendment for Public Hearing on February 10, 2009

January 27, 2009 11