Fort Walton Beach Ordinance — 2001--Amend Comp Plan — reading text

V I I u i I -' Policy A. 2. 4 4, Within the DDOD bo n us de n s i ty and intensit y standards will be im p lemented to encoura g e additional desi B n il ' f eatu r es a nd enhance t h e de v e I o P m e nt charactenstics within the DDOD district. The Cit Y will establish such I' additional design guidelines based on the recommendations in the Comi iunity FedevE I p m e n t Ar ea( C RA& ) A I Plan; these add i t i o n a I gu id e lines are be y o n d t h e minimum m a n dato r y land develo p me n t r e B u I at i o ns and are intended to achieve a high level of design excellence consistent with the goals of the CRA Plan. The City will I further establish a method for evaluating the degree to which the additional guidelines are met in a proposed development and a method for granting additional density or intensity consistent with the bonus standard described in Policy A. 1. 11. I a, Policy A. 2. 5 s I, i For development parcels with frontage on arterial highways, additional design standards may be required to ensure compatibility of design and to maintain the traffic capacity of the highway. OBJECTIVE A. 3— THE CITY WILL ENSURE COMPATIBILITY BETWEEN LAND USE DISTRICTS AND DEVELOPMENTS. Policy A3. 1 The maximum building heights established for individual zoning districts will be consistent with limitations i I I',"' ' 1, '` `" imposed by military operations. Building heights for development adjacent to single- family residential land use or zoning districts will be limited to a maximum of 1. 5 times the average height within the single- family residential land use or zoning district in order to ensure compatibility. Policy A3. 2 The City will implement standards to ensure that the scale of buildings and development is consistent with the neighborhood where such buildings and development are proposed. r II I Policy A33 Within nonresidential land use and zoning districts, location standards will be implemented to ensure that compatibility and safety are ensured when access is allowed to nonresidential development s i tes fr o m local streets providing access to residential land use or zoning districts. Policy A3.4 Compatibility between residential and nonresidential land use districts, zoning districts, or development sites will be ensured through implementation of standards for: building orientation, location and design of delivery areas, lighting, parking lot locations and design, location of site features such as dumpsters or storage areas, electronic interference, 5 Future Land Use Element  Fort Walton Beach Comprehensive P/an 2018—2028 screening equipment whether located at ground level or on rooftops; location of outdoor gathering places, such as plazas, recreation facilities, and similar uses, and standards for buffers. Policy A. 3. 5 The City will implement design and development standards for specific uses with potential impacts unique to the use, such as communication towers, paint and body shops, vehicle sales and service centers, big box discount centers, junkyards, establishments with drive- up windows, and other uses with the potential for impacts greater than anticipated by the land use category allowing the use. OBJECTIVE A. 4 THE CITY WILL CONTINUE TO IMPLEMENT LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. Policy A. 4. 1 The City intends to provide and maintain a land development code that ensures ease of use, understanding, and implementation of land development regulations. Policy A. 4. 2 The land development code will include the following provisions: a) regulation of the subdivision of land; b) regulation of use of land and water, consistent with the land use categories provided herein; c) compatibility standards; d) open space standards; e) protection of specified potable water well fields; f) regulation of flood prone areas; g) provisions for drainage and stormwater management; h) protection of specified environmentally sensitive lands; i) regulation of signage; j) concurrency management standards; and k) traffic circulation and parking standards. Policy A. 43 The land development code will ensure that all development applications are reviewed by appropriate agencies. Specified types of development applications, such as developments seeking approval of bonus density or intensity, will be reviewed through procedures that ensure adequate opportunity for public comment. Policy A.4. 4 The City will include provisions for planned developments as one means of ensuring integrated development within a development site. 6 Future Land Use Element  Fort Wa/ ton Beach Comprehensive P/an 2018—2028 Policy A.4. 5 The City will establish and implement bonus standards within specified zoning districts to ailow developments to exceed the base standards by mitigating the effects of increased density or intensity along with meeting specified additional development standards. A proposed development seeking bonus density or intensity must demonstrate compliance with the additional development standards established by the City to ensure best practices in planning and site design. The City will establish a specific method to determine eligibility and to R evaluate proposals for bonus density or intensity. Bonus density or intensity will not be granted except in i Vi' i " i" compliance with the additional development standards established by the City. I VI" I dk i OBJECTIVE A. S— THE CITY SHALL ENCOURAGE AND PROVIDE FOR THE ELIMINATION OR REDUCTION OF USES INCONSISTENT WITH THE COMMUNITY' S CHARACTER AND FUTURE LAND USES. I I I14 I' li PolicyA. 5. 1 Th e C i ty will estab li s h sta n da r ds to d istin g uish t yp es of nonconformities toward the end of eliminatin g detrimental nonconformities. I ! I I I