Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 09-22-2009 special — reading text

157 e. Safe and convenient on -site pedestrian circulation such as sidewalks and 158 crosswalks connecting buildings and parking areas at the development site; 159 160 Policy 12: An existing DRI, approved and built prior to the adoption of the TCEA, 161 may be granted a transportation concurrency exception jor redevelopment or 162 expansion if all of the requirements in the CRA Urban Design Guidelines are met._ 163 All other Chapter 380, F. S., DRI requirements, except those concerning 164 transportation concurrency within the TCEA, will continue to apply. 165 166 Policy 13: The City may require special traffic studies, including, but not limited to, 167 information about trip generation, trip distribution, trip credits, and/ or signal 168 warrants within the TCEA to determine the need for transportation modifications 169 for improved traffic operation and /or safety on impacted road segments. 170 171 Policy 14: Within twenty -four months of the adoption of this plan and the TCEA 172 implementation, the City will evaluate the TCEA to determine its successes and 173 weaknesses in promoting infill and redevelopment, multi -modal transportation 174 opportunities, and better urban form and design. Criteria including, but not limited 175 to, the following will be used to evaluate the TCEA: 176 a. Increase in parking activity; 177 b. Increases in pedestrian activity; 178 c. Linear feet of new public sidewalks; 179 d. Number, type and square footage of redevelopment projects; 180 e. Number of new street trees; 181 f. Amount of increased streetscaping /landscaping on corridors; and 182 g. Linear feet of new off street - and on- street bike lanes established. 183 184 Policy 15: Developments approved prior to the adoption of the TCEA will be 185 required to provide any transportation improvements, modifications or mitigation 186 required as part of the development plan approval unless an amendment is made to 187 the development plan and the previously approved improvements, modifications, or 188 mitigation are inconsistent with current CRA Urban Design Guidelines or other 189 adopted policies. 190 191 Policy 16: The City will continue its urban design guidelines for all new 192 development and redevelopment within the TCEA. These guidelines will include 193 consideration of building_ placement, location of parking, sidewalks, building 194 design, and placement of mechanical equipment and will be the guiding design 195 standards for development /redevelopment on arterial and collector roadways in the 196 TCEA. The City will use the CRA Urban Master Plan standards for development 197 and redevelopment within the TCEA. FWB 2010 -2020 Comprehensive Plan I The Transportation Element Atty Rev 9/ 17/ 2009 1 EAR Based Amendment 5- 1•. 199 Policy 17• The City will coordinate with the following agencies to balance the 200 design of roadway modifications with the City's needs for urban redevelopment, 201 infill, walkability, and quality urban design: 202 a. Fort Walton Beach Metropolitan Planning; Organization; 203 b. Florida Department of Transportation; and 204 c. Okaloosa County„ 205 206 207 OBJECTIVE 2 - PROVIDE FOR SAFE, CONVENIENT, ENERGY EFFICIENT 208 AND COST -EFFECTIVE MOTORIZED AND NON -MOTORIZED TRAFFIC 209 CIRCULATION WITHIN THE CITY. 210 211 Policy 1: The City hereby adopts the peak hour, peak direction level of service 212 standards for roads shown in Table B -1, Level of Service Standards. The level of 213 service standards and analysis procedures are based upon the methodologies 214 contained within the 1998 edition of Florida's Level of Service Standards and 215 Guidelines Manual for Planning by the Florida Department of Transportation 216 FDOT . 217 218 Table 2. Bicycle /Pedestrian LOS Standards Number of Bicycle LOS Pedestrian LOS Functional Maintenance Signalized Standard Standard Roadway Segment Facility Type Class Responsibility Intersections Existing Existing Eglin Pkwy ( SR 85) - Principal Racetrack to Yacht Club Divided State 4 C C Arterial Dr. Eglin Pkwy Principal SR 85) - Yacht Club to Undivided State 8 C C Arterial US 98 Perry Ave. SR 145)- SR 85 Principal Undivided State 3 C C to US 98* Arterial US 98 ( SR 30) - Santa Principal Divided State 4 C C Rosa Blvd to Beal Pkwy. Arterial US 98 ( SR 30) - Beal principal Divided/ Pkwy. To Mary Esther State 3 C C Arterial Undivided Cut -Off Mary Esther Cutoff SR 393) - Beal Pkwy. To Minor Arterial Divided State 8 C C US 98 Beal Pkwy. SR 189)- Mary Esther to Undivided State 6 C C Minor Arterial US 98 Lewis Turner Blvd SR 189 - Racetrack Rd to Minor Arterial Divided State 4 C C Mooney Rd FWB 2010 -2020 Comprehensive Plan I The Transportation Element Atty Rev 9/ 17/ 2009 1 EAR Based Amendment S:1 M 220 Policy 2• All new development, including but not limited to, planned unit 221 developments, shopping centers, multi- family residential projects and other projects 222 with internal circulation and parking needs will be required to provide for safe and 223 convenient on -site traffic flow and sufficient vehicular parking to accommodate the 224 needs of the development including multi -modal areas such as covered bike racks. 225 226 Policy 3: On all arterial and collector streets, the distance between driveways 227 providing ingress and egress to parcels will be controlled to facilitate safe and 228 efficient access. 229 230 Policy 4: The City will continue to require that new development install and 231 maintain landscaping within public rights of way. 232 233 Policy 5: The City will prioritize its transportation facility maintenance and 234 reconstruction activities together with any cost /benefit analysis, traffic safety 235 analysis and analysis of the physical conditions of the various roadways within the 236 City. Such analysis and prioritization will be consistent with the City's Capital 237 Improvements Program. 238 239 Policy 6: A Congestion Management System will be prepared and maintained 240 which identifies the location and severity of congestion within the City, contains 241 elements to identify and evaluate congestion management strategies, and provides 242 guidance for selecting congestion management strategies for implementation. 243 244 Policy 7: The City will ensure accessible -parking in the downtown ( Miracle Strip 245 Parkway /Brooks Street vicinity) that is well -signed and compatible with existing 246 and future land use patterns._ 247 248 Policy 8: The City will explore the use of traffic calming techniques for roadways 249 where actual traffic speeds significantly exceed posted speed limits. 250 251 252 SEEK TO ENSURE THAT SUFFICIENT TRANSPORTATION OBJECTIVE 3 - 253 SYSTEM CAPACITY IS AVAILABLE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF PRESENT 254 AND FUTURE RESIDENTS 255 256 Policy: The City will work with the Fort Walton Beach MPO and the FDOT to 257 produce studies and reports indicating which roadways are constrained or 258 backlogged and describing the most appropriate actions to ease peak hour driving 259 times on the road segments identified. 260 FWB 2010 -2020 Comprehensive Plan I The Transportation Element Atty Rev 9/ 17/ 2009 1 EAR Based Amendment 7- 261 Constrained Facilities are those " in which adding two or more through lanes to meet 262 current or future traffic needs is not possible because of physical or policy barriers" 263 [ Level of Service Manual, Appendix C, FDOT, 1998 edition]. 264 265 Backlogged Facilities are " state roadway( s) at least 0. 2 miles in length, operating at 266 a level of service below the Department's statewide minimum operating level of 267 service standards and not programmed for construction in the first three years of 268 FDOT' s adopted work program or the five year schedule of improvements in a local 269 government' s capital improvements element." ( Level of Service Manual, Appendix 270 D, FDOT, 1998 edition] 271 272 OBJECTIVE 4- COORDINATE THE TRAFFIC CIRCULATION SYSTEM 273 WITH THE FUTURE LAND USES SHOWN ON THE FUTURE LAND USE 274 MAP SERIES AND INTEGRATE MULTI -MODAL CONNECTIVITY AND 275 FLOW AS SHOWN ON THE ECOWAY MAP SERIES 276 277 Policy 1: All land use and roadway improvement decisions will be consistent with 278 the Future Land Use Maps, the Traffic Circulation Maps, and the Future Land Use 279 Element of the Comprehensive Plan. 280 281 Policy 2: The City will prepare corridor studies for all designated principal and 282 minor arterial roadways and will coordinate the studies with adjacent communities. 283 The corridor studies will consider land uses adjoining the corridor, access 284 management, and multi -modal transportation