Okaloosa County BOCC — June 21, 2016 — Resolution

Resolution No. 16- ___ Of The Board of County Commissioners Of Okaloosa County, Florida To Amend Development Order #77-1 WHEREAS, on March 29, 1977, the Board of County Commissioners of Okaloosa County, Florida, (the "Board") approved Development Order #77-1 on behalf of Bluewater Bay Development Company, Ltd., concerning a tract of land consisting of approximately 1,600 acres located off Highway 20 approximately four miles east of Niceville, Florida, Okaloosa County, which land was more particularly described in Attachment 1 of the Application for Development Approval (hereinafter referred to as the "Bluewater Bay DRI") which was incorporated by reference in Development Order 77-1; and WHEREAS, on April 3, 1990, the Board adopted Resolution #90-41 approving a "Notification of Proposed Change to a Previously Approved Development of Regional Impact" with respect to the addition of a 210 acre tract of land to the Bluewater Bay DRI, extension of the termination date to March 28, 1997, and the reduction of 1,400 residential units, resulting in a total of 4,314 authorized residential units on behalf of Bluewater Bay Development Co., Ltd., Bluewater Bay Properties, Ltd. and EMCA Forest Investors, Ltd.; and WHEREAS, on February 4, 1992, the Board adopted Resolution #92-15 approving a second "Notification of Proposed Change to a Previously Approved Development of Regional Impact" with respect to the area designated for residential development which was modified to 1,220 acres and a total of 4,143 dwelling units, the area approved for use as a golf course was set at 167 acres, the area set aside as environmental conservation area was increased to 105 acres, and the area for use as lakes was set at 69 acres, on behalf of Bluewater Bay Development Co., Ltd., Bluewater Bay Properties, Ltd. and EMCA Forest Investors, Ltd.; and WHEREAS, on April 20, 1993, the Board adopted Resolution #93-33 approving a third "Notification of Proposed Change to a Previously Approved Development of Regional Impact" submitted by Bluewater Bay Development Co., Ltd., Bluewater Bay Properties, Ltd., and EMCA Forest Investors, Ltd., providing for the re-designation of two parcels totaling 16 acres for hotel use by deleting 11 acres residential development and by re-designating five acres of commercial property on one of three alternate sites for hotel use. These amendments resulted in a reduction in the total number of approved dwelling units by 347 units to 3,796 units, reduced the amount of commercial development to a maximum of 374,830 square feet, reduced the area approved for office development to a maximum of 244,960 square feet, and designated two sites for 280 hotel rooms; and WHEREAS, on May 30, 1995, the Board adopted Resolution #95-48 approving a fourth "Notification of Proposed Change to a Previously Approved Development of Regional Impact" submitted by Bluewater Bay Resort, Ltd. providing for the redesignation of an existing 3.51 acre site from commercial to medium/high density residential use and to reduce the total number of hotel rooms allocated to the development by 35, resulting in the increase of residential units by 35 to 3,831 units, and the reduction in the total area approved for commercial development to a maximum of 368,830 from 374,830 square feet; and  WHEREAS, on October 1, 1996 the Board adopted Resolution #96-103 approving a fifth "Notification of Proposed Charge to a Previously Approved Development of Regional Impact" providing for a number of revisions to the Master Land Use Plan, to include the modification of uses, description of acreages for various uses, reduction in the number of approved residential units to 3,794 instead of 3,831, an increase in commercial space