Fort Walton Beach Ordinance — 2150--Amending the Comprehensive Plan — reading text

maintenance of compatibility between conforming and nonconforming uses and structures. OBJECTIVE A, 6 — THE CITY WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE FOR REDEVELOPMENT THROUGH IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AREA PLAN. Policy A. 6. 1 The City will maintain and periodically update a CRA Plan to support and encourage infill and redevelopment within the CRA Area. Policy A. 6. 2 The City will prioritize and implement improvement projects identified in the CRA Plan in order to support private redevelopment and economic development. PolicyA.6. 3 The City will implement programs and projects to create and maintain pedestrian access throughout the CRA. Policy A. 6. 4 The City will maintain and improve the waterfront as a valuable asset to the CRA and the entire City through programs and projects that protect views, ensure access, and promote waterfront businesses. The primary means of maintaining and improving the waterfront is through implementation of the CRA Plan and the implementation of site development standards in the Land Development Code. Policy A. 6. 5 7 1 Future Land Use Element  Fort Walton Beach Comprehensive Plan 2019 - 2029 The City will ensure that redevelopment, new development, and infill development are compatible with existing development, based on building scale, site design, building location and orientation, accessory structures, and other site features. OBJECTIVE A. 7 — THE CITY WILL ENSURE THAT NEW DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT WILL BE COMPATIBLE WITH EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE AND HURLBURT FIELD AND THAT SUCH DEVELOPMENTAND REDEVELOPMENT WILL NOT ENCROACH ONTO PROTECTED MILITARY LOCATIONS AND ACTIVITIES. Policy A. 7. 1 The City will implement regulations for outdoor lighting to avoid glare and reflection that may have a negative impact on military operations. Outdoor lighting will incorporate full -cutoff fixtures or will be shielded to prevent illumination that has a negative impact on aircraft operations. Policy A. 7. 3 The City will ensure that applications for amendments to the comprehensive plan and applications for proposed development are available to a designated military representative for review and comment. To support this policy, a military representative will be invited to serve ex -officio on the Local Planning Agency. Policy A.7. 4 The City will continually monitor the recommendations of the Joint Land Use Study to ensure implementation of the recommendations within the City. Policy A.7. 5 The City will limit heights in areas where there are potential conflicts with Eglin missions and operations. Policy A.7. 6 The City will provide information to the public regarding the location and the impacts typically associated with military installations and military flight paths. OBJECTIVE A. 8 —THE CITY WILL ENSURE PROTECTION, APPROPRIATE REUSE, OR PERMISSIBLE DEMOLITION OF DESIGNATED HISTORIC AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES. Policy A.8. 1 The City will establish procedures and standards to protect structures or sites that are on the Florida Diaster Site File or the National Register of Historic Places. Policy A.8.2 The City will appoint and support an advisory board to assist in the submittal of nominations of historic sites or historic structures. Policy A.8. 3 8 1 Future Land Use Element  Fort Walton Beach Comprehensive Plan 2019 - 2029 The City will seek opinions on appropriate use, reuse, or demolition of structures on the Florida Master Site File or the National Register of Historic Places Policy A. 8.4 The City will provide information and assistance, where possible, to individuals and organizations seeking to identify, document, and evaluate historic resources. Policy A. 8. 5 The City will utilize the publication The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation and Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings during the renovation or rehabilitation of any City -owned building that is designated by the City as a locally significant historic structure or is on the National Register of Historic Places. Policy A. 8. 6 The City will establish procedures and standards to evaluate development proposed on a site containing known or potential archaeological resources. Such procedures and standards will ensure appropriate protection of archaeological resources. OBJECTIVE A.9 — THE CITY WILL AVOID URBAN SPRAWL. Policy A.9. 1 The City will encourage and support infill development as the primary means to avoid urban sprawl. 9 1 Future Land Use Element  Fort Walton Beach Comprehensive Plan 2019 —2029 PROPERTY RIGHTS ELEMENT GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES GOAL K — THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH SHALL RECOGINZE, AND RESPECT JUDICIALLY ACKNOWLEDGED OR CONSTITUTIONALLY PROTECTED PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS. OBJECTIVE K. 1— ENSURE PROPERTY RIGHTS DURING LOCAL DECISION- MAKING. ACKNOWLEDGE A PROPERTY OWNER HAS VARIOUS RIGHTS TO PROPERTY THAT SHALL BE CONSIDERED BY THE CITY WHEN MAKING DECISIONS. Policy K. 1. 1. The following rights shall be considered in local decision making: 1. The right of a property owner to physicaVly possess and control his or her interests in the property, including easements leases, or mineral rights. 2. The ri ht of a property owner to use, maintain, develop and improve his or her property for personal use or for the use of any other person, subiect to state law and local ordinances. 3. The right of the property owner to privacy and to exclude others from the property to protect the owner' s possessions and property. 4. The right of a property owner to dispose of his or her property through sale or gift. 11 Property Rights Element  LE ar Vt mismis  City of Fort Walton Beach The Treasure ofthe Emerald Coast" 4 105 Miracle Strip Parkway SW * Fort Walton Beach, F132548 850) 833- 9607 * Fax ( 850) 833- 9926 TDD ( 850) 833- 9925 Growth Management Department To: Mayor Rynearson and City Council Members From: Tim Gibson, Planning Supervisor Date: May 22, 2024 Subject: Ordinance 2150 —Business Impact Statement In accordance with Section 125. 66 of the Florida Statute, the City is required to prepare ( or cause to be prepared) a business impact estimate prior to enacting an ordinance, subject to exemptions noted in the Law. Following are the categories required to be addressed for the proposed ordinance: 1. Summary of proposed Ordinance 2150 This ordinance is to amend the City of Fort Walton Beach Comprehensive Plan 2019- 2029. Amendments are to adopt an updated future land use map, amend manufacturing restrictions in the Commercial Land Use Category, revise language to allow for light manufacturing in the Mixed -Use Land Use Category, and revise Density and Intensity Standards for the Mixed -Use Land Use Category. 2. Estimate of the direct economic impact of the proposed ordinance on private, for-profit businesses in the city a. Estimate of direct compliance costs that businesses may reasonably incur if the ordinance is enacted. There will be no compliance costs for any businesses in the city as a result of this ordinance. b. Identification of any new charge or fee on businesses subject to the proposed ordinance or for which businesses will be financially responsible. There will be no new fees or charges for any businesses as a result of this ordinance. c. An estimate of the City' s regulatory costs, including an estimate of revenues from any new charges or fees that will be imposed on businesses to cover such costs. There will be no regulatory costs associated with this ordinance. 3. A good faith estimate of the number of businesses likely to be impacted by the ordinance. It is impossible to estimate the number of businesses likely to be impacted by this ordinance. However, this ordinance will allow for more flexibility for manufacturing businesses to operate in the different land use categories. There are no additional restrictions being imposed and therefore any impact on businesses should be positive. 4. Any additional information the board determines may be useful. None.