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ORDINANCE 1857
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH,
FLORIDA, PROVIDING FOR AUTHORITY; PROVIDING FOR
FINDINGS OF FACT; PROVIDING FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT
1001 MAR WALT DRIVE TO BE REZONED FROM C -1 ( LIMITED
COMMERCIAL) TO PUD ( PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT)
DISTRICT; PROVIDING FOR THE AMENDMENT OF THE AFFECTED
PORTION OF THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP; PROVIDING FOR
APPROVAL OF THE SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. AUTHORITY & INTENT
The authority for enactment of this ordinance is pursuant to chapters 166 and 177, Florida
Statutes, section 2, City Charter, and the City' s Land Development Code.
A. The owner, Brookdale Senior Living, through Baskerville- Donovan, Inc., the
engineer of record, applied for rezoning approval of the Westwood Retirement Resort
located at 1001 Mar Walt Drive in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. The development will
consist of redeveloping and expanding the current facility to include an additional 39
living units, an enhanced dining and kitchen area, upgrades to the building fagade, a
new elevated parking structure, and landscaping. Approval of this rezoning will result
in a new Planned Unit Development zoning district at the property.
B. The Municipal Planning Board held a public hearing and considered this ordinance on
December 1, 2011. The Municipal Planning Board has recommended approval of the
rezoning of the subject area from C -1 ( Limited Commercial) Zoning District to PUD
Planned Unit Development) Zoning District in accordance with the Westwood
Retirement Resort Planned Unit Development document as prepared by Baskerville-
Donovan, Inc., dated October 2011, and the conditions and amendments in this
ordinance.
C. The City Council then conducted public hearings on December 13, 2011 and January
10, 2012, after giving due public notice pursuant to Section 166. 041 of the Florida
Statutes and the City' s Land Development Code,
SECTION 2. FINDINGS OF FACT
The City Council finds:
A. The PUD ( Planned Unit Development) zoning district is applied to specific areas to
encourage flexibility in the development of land in order to promote its most
appropriate use, to encourage a provide a mechanism for arranging improvements on
sites so as to preserve desirable features, and to mitigate problems which may be
presented be specific site conditions.
B. The Westwood Retirement Resort Planned Unit Development has a physical address
of 1001 Mar Walt Drive, Fort Walton Beach, Florida. The subject property is
approximately 5. 07 acres. The redevelopment will consist of an adult living facility to
include senior independent living units and skilled nursing as well as several
customary accessory uses.
C. The Westwood Retirement Resort Planned Unit Development is consistent with the
City' s Comprehensive Plan and the Land Development Code.
D. The proposed PUD will provide a decorative wall and landscaping buffers to
transition between areas of different land use and minimize any adverse impacts the
development may have on existing and zoned development.
E. The intensity/density of the development is compatible with the surrounding area.
F. The provisions of and conditions required by this approval are necessary and in the
best interests of the public health, safety, and welfare of City citizens. Therefore, the
City Council approves the Westwood Retirement Resort Planned Unit Development,
as set forth in this ordinance.
SECTION 3. PROPERTY TO BE REZONED
A. The property subject to this rezoning is located at 1001 Mar Walt Drive, Fort Walton
Beach, Florida, and is more particularly described in the Westwood Retirement
Resort Planned Unit Development document.
B. The requested rezoning is consistent with the City' s Comprehensive Plan. Therefore,
the subject property is hereby rezoned from C -1 ( Limited Commercial) district to
PUD ( Planned Unit Development) district, subject to all conditions and amendments
of this ordinance and the Westwood Retirement Resort Planned Unit Development
project documents as prepared by Baskerville- Donovan, Inc., dated October 2011.
C. The Official Zoning Map of the City of Fort Walton Beach is hereby amended to
change the classification of the subject property from C -1 ( Limited Commercial)
district to PUD ( Planned Unit Development) district.
SECTION 4. ADOPTION AND CONDITIONS TO WESTWOOD RETIREMENT
RESORT PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT
The Westwood Retirement Resort Planned Unit Development project documents as
prepared by Baskerville- Donovan, Inc., dated October 2011, are adopted by reference and
approved as the preliminary development plan and order, with the following amendments and
conditions:
A. All improvements shall be made in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance
and the project documents. This ordinance and the project documents shall be
considered the development and site standards, criteria, and other requirements for
development of the Westwood Retirement Resort Planned Unit Development. If a
subject is not addressed in this ordinance or the project documents, the applicable
provision of the latest version of the City' s Land Development Code shall apply.
B. Prior to issuance of a building permit, the developer shall submit a Stormwater
Management Plan that demonstrates compliance with the minimum requirements of
the City' s Land Development Code.
C. The applicant' s Final Site Development Plan shall contain sufficient enough detail to
demonstrate compliance with the minimum access aisle width requirements in the
City' s land Development Code.
SECTION 5. CONFLICTING PROVISIONS
If any other ordinance, or parts of any other ordinance, or provision of the Land
Development Code are in conflict with this ordinance, the provisions of this ordinance shall
prevail.
SECTION 6. SEVERABILITY
Should any section, part, or provision of this ordinance be declared by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remainder,
as a whole or any part, other than that part declared to be invalid.
SECTION 7. VIOLATIONS
Any violation of any of the provisions of the development plan shall constitute a violation
of this ordinance and may be subject to enforcement through chapter 1. 05 of the City Code and
all other remedies available to the City.
SECTION 8. EFFECTIVE DATE
This Ordinance is effective upon approval by the City Council and signature of the
Mayor.
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Adopted
0 Mike Anderson, Mayor
Attest: %
Approved for legal sufficiency.
DISPOSITION
11 len Spencer, O ty Clerk
D a and Dykes, C' Alto
Codification: Not codified.
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CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA NFCEA
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PueuC HEARING
A PUBLIC HEARING
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A PUBLIC HEARING will be held on the following proposed ordinance at 6: 00 p. m. c Ipaarg
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Tuesday, January 10 2012, in the Council Chamber at Fort Walton Beach City Hall, X Tuesday,
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Miracle Strip Parkway, SW, at which time the City Council will consider its adoption into cnmb,a Ciou.19
law. The ordinance in its entirety may be inspected at the Office of the City Clerk during Her,
regular working hours. All interested parties may appear at the meeting and be heard to ar a<Ia s
with respect to this proposed ordinance.
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