Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 06-08-2010 Regular — reading text

improvement plan; recreational 409 improvements identified in the LDC; contributions, either in monetary or real 410 property, that will hasten the implementation of any project identified in the most 411 recently adopted five -year capital improvement plan; and any other significant Public 412 benefit that enhances public infrastructure throughout the City. 413 414 9. Annexation into the City Limits. Unincorporated properties seeking annexation will 415 416 be eligible for Prime Development status within the Future Land Use Category established pursuant to an annexation agreement where Prime Development heights 417 or densities are necessary to maintain equality with the heights or densities achievable 418 through applicable County plans and ordinances 419 420 Bonus provisions specified in the LDC will be granted to Staple development projects located in 421 the MUW, MUEB, MUHD and MUTC planning areas who provide improved access to the 422 shoreline through private investment in the form of. 423 424 1. Dedicating pedestrian and /or vehicular easements or rights -of w - ay to the public for 425 access from Brooks Street or Miracle Strip Parkway to the waterfront and between 426 adjoining properties along the waterfront; 427 428 2. Design and construction of the Brooks Landing Shorewalk• 429 430 3. Design and construction of waterfront amenities /improvements ( e. g. landscape, 431 hardscape, benches, restrooms facilities etc beyond mandated minimum 432 433 construction specifications and requirements for dedicated easement or right -of w - ay; and developments that set aside a minimum ten percent of the total number of the 434 slips in the project to fare carrying vessels and another minimum ten percent of the 435 total slips set aside as transient slips that are open to the public ( to promote non - 436 automobile travel). 437 438 439 OBJECTIVE 3- THE CITY WILL IMPLEMENT NEW LAND PLANNING GUIDELINES 440 THAT CAREFULLY ORCHESTRATE NEW DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT, 441 PRESERVE THE HISTORIC ASPECTS OF THE COMMUNITY, MAINTAIN ITS 442 EXISTING FAMILY -ORIENTED RESIDENTIAL CHARACTER, PROVIDE ADEQUATE 443 OPEN /GREEN SPACE, ENCOURAGE PEDESTRIAN / BICYCLE LINKAGES, PROVIDE A 444 BALANCED, HEALTHY ECONOMY, WHILE PROTECTING THE NATURAL SETTINGS 445 AND PROTECTING THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT. 446 447 1. Transportation Concurrency Exception Area ( TCEA) Land Use and Design Initiatives. In 448 accordance with the 2009 SB 360 entitled " The Community Renewal Act," the entire City is 449 hereby a Transportation Concurrency Exception Area (TCEA) as a state designated Dense Urban FWB 2010 -2020 Comprehensive Plan I The Future Land Use Element EAR Based Amendment I STRIKE -THRU VERSION 128  450 Land Area ( DULA). Implementing the multimodal plan, called The EcoWay, established in the 451 Transportation Element requires application of land use and design principles within designated 452 mixed use and medium density residential areas that generate ridership demand for multimodal 453 transportation alternatives. The Future Land Use Element therefore has designated the following 454 special planning areas as suitable areas to support the " Multimodal Transportation Alternatives" 455 required as a TCEA: The Central Business District ( "CBD "), Commerce and Technology Park 456 ( " CT "), Mixed Use Village Northwest ( MUV -NW "), and also the CRA's Mixed Use Beal 457 Parkway Corridor ( "MUPC "), Mixed Use Village Beal ( "MUVB "), Mixed Use Comet /Crescent 458 Circle ( " MUCR "), Mixed Use Uptown ( " MUUP "), Mixed Use Midtown ( " MUUP "), West 459 Miracle Strip's Tourism Corridor ( "MUTC "), Mixed Use Historic Downtown ( "MUHD" ), and 460 Mixed Use East Brooks ( "MUEB" ). 461 462 Furthermore, the following pedestrian design standards are applicable to all development, with 463 the exception of single- family and duplex residences, that front a street along the multimodal 464 network as defined in The EcoWay Multimodal Plan. See the Transportation Element's EcoWay 465 Multimodal Transportation Map. 466 467 1. Building Design and Appearance When Fronting a Street 468 2. Ground Floor Elevations and Fenestration 469 3. Location of Off -Street Parking 470 4. Pedestrian Walkways and Linkages 471 5. Bikeways 472 6. Multi -Use Lanes 473 7. Street Furniture, including pedestrian and bicycle amenities 474 475 2. General Design For Large Structures. The design for buildings exceeding 40 feet in height 476 and/ or containing more than 40, 000 square feet will ensure that the height, massing, and intensity 477 of proposed structures do not unreasonably restrict or impact access to sunlight= privacy, or 478 airflow dynamics. The following design principles will be applied: 479 480 a. Building Footprint. The building will be located so as to maximize the functional 481 open space on the site. 482 483 b. Building Massing and Scale. Facades will be designed to reduce the mass /scale and 484 uniform monolithic appearance of large unadorned walls, while providing visual 485 interest that will be consistent with the community's identity and character through 486 the use of detail and scale and variations in rooflines and fenestration ( i.e., character 487 and interrelationships of facade design components including- windows, dormers, 488 doors, and roof design). 489 490 c. Other Architectural Features. The LDC continues to discourage flat roofs. Building 491 walls, parapets, and/ or roof systems will be designed to conceal all roof mounted - 492 mechanical equipment from view of adjacent properties and public rights -of w - ay 493 Building facades will be visually varied through architectural design included but not 494 be limited to: i) color change; ii) texture change; iii) material module change, ivy FWB 2010 -2020 Comprehensive Plan I The Future Land Use Element EAR Based Amendment ( STRIKE -THRU VERSION 129  495 expression of architectural or structural bays through a change in plane, such as an 496 offset, reveal or projecting rib. 497 498 Policy: Landscaping, Buffering, Tree Protection, and Open Space Landscaping, buffering and 499 pervious open space will continue to be required in order to maintain, beautify, and /or reinforce 500 the established character of stable residential and nonresidential areas, especially along the outer 501 edges of such areas. Open landscaping, space, and buffering criteria will require such 502 503 improvements as retention of pervious open space; tree protection; the .planting of canopy trees, understory canopy, and shrubs; and installation of noise buffers as may be required, including 504 vegetated berms with tree canopy, decorative masonry walls or fences, and other appropriate 505 screening and buffering techniques Landscape plans will be provided as an integral part of the 506 overall design of proposed new development and redevelopment in order to maintain and 507 enhance the stability of stable residential and nonresidential areas 508 509 Policy: Maior Natural and Manmade Corridors LDC performance criteria will require 510 application of best management principles and practices for preserving and /or improving the 511 character of major natural and manmade corridors including 512 513 1. Santa Rosa Sound. 514 2. Choctawhatchee Bay. 515 3. Estuarine and bayou systems. 516 4. Major floodway and drainage corridors. 517 5. Major transportation corridors that serve as a major focal point for the motoring 518 public and an inviting_gateway to visiting tourists, such as Miracle Strip Parkway, 519 Eglin Parkway, Beal Parkway, and Hollywood Boulevard. 520 521 Policy: On -Site and Off S - ite Improvements. LDC performance criteria will :require that all new 522 development and redevelopment provide on -site and off s-ite infrastructure improvements and 523 off street - parking that are deemed necessary to accommodate impacts generated by the subject 524 development. The provision of such facilities will be required concurrent with the impacts of the 525 proposed development as provided for in the adopted concurrency management system ( See 526 Chapter 9). Prior to receiving a development permit, plans for all new development will be 527 evaluated by the City. No development permit will be issued until the applicant has submitted 528 approved plans that incorporate necessary on -site and off s-ite improvements or equitable 529 contributions in lieu thereof. 530 531 Policy: Design and Other Performance Criteria. Within one year from Plan adoption, the LDC 532 will be amended to include design criteria and other performance criteria required to implement 533 the Comprehensive Plan. 534 535 Policy: Site Plan Review. Within one year from Plan adoption, the site plan review process will 536 be amended within the LDC to implement regLilatory concepts within the Comprehensive Plan 537 538 OBJECTIVE 4: ESTABLISH RESIDENTIAL LAND USE DESIGNATIONS. THE 539 RESIDENTIAL FLUM DESIGNATIONS WILL BE ESTABLISHED AS DEFINED HEREIN. FWB 2010 -2020 Comprehensive Plan I The Future Land Use Element EAR Based Amendment I STRIKE -THRU VERSION 130  540 SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND ACCESSORY LAND USES MAY BE 541 LOCATED WITHIN AREAS DESIGNATED FOR ANY TYPE OF RESIDENTIAL LAND 542 USES. THE LDC WILL