Fort Walton Beach Ordinance — 1784 amend comphrensive plan — reading text

READING 1st 2nd ORDINANCE 1784 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF THE CITY; ADOPTING TEXT AMENDMENTS TO THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ELEMENT TO UPDATE THE SCHEDULE OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, AND TO INCORPORATE BY REFERENCE THE OKALOOSA - WALTON COUNTY TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION' S TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM 2009- 2013 AND THE OKALOOSA COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD' S 2008- 2009 SCHOOL FACILITIES WORK PLAN; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Intent and Authority . a. The City is authorized to adopt amendments to its Comprehensive Plan pursuant to its Home Rule Powers, the Local Government Comprehensive Planning and land Development Regulation Act, and section 2 of the' City Charter. b. The intent of this ordinance is to update the Capital Improvements Element of the City' s Comprehensive Plan, as codified in Volume III of the City' s Code, based upon amendments initiated by the City. c. On December 4, 2008, the Municipal Planning Board acting as the local Planning Agency deliberated upon the request for amendments and recommended approval of the amendments. d. On January 13, 2009 and January 27, 2009, The City Council considered the recommendation of the Land Planning Agency and the coordination and consistency of these amendments with the other elements of the Comprehensive Plan. e. The City Council has provided for full public participation in the comprehensive planning and amendment process and has considered and responded to public comments. Section 2. Findings The City Council finds that: a. the amended Schedule of Capital Improvement Projects covers the five fiscal years of 2009- 2013; Page 1 of 3  b. the amended Schedule includes physical assets, constructed, or purchased, that have a useful life of ten years or more and a cost in excess of 25, 000; c. the projects in the amended Schedule are financially feasible and consistent with the Capital Improvements Element; d. the projects in the amended Schedule are necessary to achieve and maintain level of service standards in the City; e. the amended Schedule demonstrates consistency with individual elements of the comprehensive plan; f. the data and analysis includes a projection of the amount of expected revenue for all sources included in the amended Schedule; and g. the data and analysis includes and demonstrates that sufficient revenues are currently available or will be available from committed or planned funding sources. Section 3. Amendment of the Schedule of Capital Improvement Projects The City Council of Fort Walton Beach hereby adopts Exhibit A to this ordinance as an amendment to Table H1, entitled " Schedule of Capital Improvement Projects" of the Capital Improvements Element. This amendment adds new capital projects, eliminates projects, and modifies others. Section 4. Amendment of Objective H. 5 of the Capital Improvements Element The City Council of Fort Walton Beach hereby adopts a new Policy H. 5.4, of Objective H. 5, of the Capital Improvements Element, and incorporates by reference Exhibit B to this ordinance, as follows: Policv H. 5. 4 The City herebv incorporates by reference the Okaloosa-Walton Transportation Plannino Oroanization' s Transportation Improvement Prooram 2009-2013. as reauired by Florida Statutes 163. 3177(3)( a) 6. A COpy of the Prooram may be obtained at the City' s Development Services office. Section 5. Amendment of Objective H. 1. 1 of the Capital Improvements Element The City Council of Fort Walton Beach hereby amends Policy H 1. 1. 3, of Objective H .1. 1, of the Capital Improvements Element, as adopted by Ordinance 1757 on August 26, 2008, to include the annual update to the Okaloosa County School Facilities Work Plan, as follows: Page 2 of 3