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

PROVIDE REGULATIONS FOR MANAGING SUCH 543 COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND ACCESSORY LAND USES. THIS OBJECTIVE WILL BE 544 MEASURED THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FOLLOWING POLICIES: 545 546 Policy . 5 : The City will preserve and protect stable residential neighborhoods and prevent 3. 547 the following from occurring in residential areas: 1) subdivision design which proposes the 548 undesirable impacts from through- traffic movements through a neighborhood; 2) commercial 549 development encroaching into residential areas; 3) new residential dwellings constructed at a 550 scale inconsistent with the character and design of the neighborhood or 4) adjacent development 551 deemed incompatible with residential areas, and revise the T DG ,,, eer-diagly by Tune 18, 204 552 553 Policy A.3.6 : The City will continue to require that any non -residential development, 554 redevelopment or reuse which abuts a residential neighborhood submit a residential impact 555 statement, prepared by a competent professional land planner, which details mechanisms to 556 ensure compatibility, through buffering and landscaping, with the adjoining residential 557 neighborhood and identifies programs to mitigate the impacts of noise, traffic, odor and glare 558 which may be anticipated at the non -residential development. , and revise the LDG aGear-diftg4Y 559 by j,u °19, 2001. 560 561 1. Estate Low Density Residential ( MAP LEGEND " ELDR "). Areas designated to 562 preserve and protect the character of the waterfront single- family neighborhoods. 563 Single- family detached residences and their normal accessory uses up to a residential 564 density of 2. 9 dwelling units per gross acre ( DU /A). Areas designated ELDR are 565 those waterfront properties with the lowest density in the City. The designation is 566 implemented by the zoning district R -1 E Estate Single- Family Residential District, to 567 implement bulk and intensity standards, as well as land use other provisions. 568 569 2. Low Density Residential ( MAP LEGEND " LDR "). Areas designated for low density 570 residential use are intended to accommodate single- family residential uses and their 571 normal accessory uses up to a maximum of 5. 45 dwellings gs units 1°" gross ae - °DU /A. 572 . The housing types may include traditional single - 573 family detached homes, residential design manufactured homes ( RDMH), and 574 innovative zero -lot line cluster housing, when such housing can introduce a positive 575 statement of diversity into a neighborhood. This land use type is the most likely to be 576 negatively affected by encroachment from more intense, adjacent land uses. This use 577 designation will be the recipient of protective strategies such as landscaped buffer 578 zones or other screening devices, natural barriers or transition zones composed of 579 higher density residential areas. 580 581 3. Medium Density Residential ( MAP LEGEND " MDR")., Those areas designated for 582 medium density residential use are intended to be limited to a maximum of 4-5 30 583 dwelling gross- aer-eDU /A for use as single or multiple family residential 584 areas. Bulk and intensity standards for development are implemented through two ( 2) FWB 2010 -2020 Comprehensive Plan I The Future Land Use Element EAR Based Amendment I STRIKE -THRU VERSION 131  585 zoning districts R -2 and R -2A. Densities range from 15 dwelling units in areas 586 nearest single family residential neighborhoods to 30 dwelling units with affordable 587 housing and multimodal bonuses in areas identified for critical redevelopment A mix 588 of housing types are ean be aeeemmedate to encouraged to accommodate a variety 589 of income groups within MDR areas. Individually owned, attached or detached single 590 family units, town homes, cluster homes, rental apartments, condominium projects 591 and Manufactured Home Park are all allowed within this designation. Permanent and 592 seasonal residents may be accommodated in these areas however; transient visitor 593 lodging facilities are not permitted. 594 595 Policy: Within one year of this Plan' s adoption the LDC will be amended so that in the 596 designated R2 -A medium density zone, front yard setbacks may be reduced whenever necessary 597 to accommodate rear -yard parking. Parking requirements may be mitigated for a Prime 598 Development with the provision for alternative transit as established by the Transportation 599 Element. Such provisions may include the development being located along a bus route with 600 sheltered bus stop, and /or with the provision of private transit 601 602 OBJECTIVE 5:ESTABLISH COMMERCIAL LAND USE DESIGNATIONS. THE FLUM 603 DESIGNATION WILL BE ESTABLISHED AS DEFINED HEREIN. THE AREAS ON THE 604 FUTURE LAND USE MAP SERIES WHICH ARE DESIGNATED FOR COMMERCIAL 605 USES MAY BE APPROPRIATE FOR OFFICES, RETAIL STORES, PERSONAL OR 606 BUSINESS SERVICES, OR OTHER ENTERPRISES WHICH SUPPORT THE PERMANENT 607 AND SEASONAL POPULATIONS IN THE CITY AND IN THE FORT WALTON BEACH 608 URBAN AREA. THIS OBJECTIVE WILL BE MEASURED THRU THE 609 IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FOLLOWING POLICIES: 610 611 612 shopping - mve-n-s. Stfip eseffimer-eial development was- the prevalent type of eemmefe44 613 ' 614 City. This t"U 1. e V V . of 1 {,. h+ a l ition- rix rre -rfvrrri of asphalt eover-ed 615 ., 616 , i these strip eenter-s have been developed eentrafy te good p! 617 pr-aetiee in that they either- ener-eaeh into r-esidential areas or-dir-eefly adjein r-esidential areas with 618 fie buffer- between the twe eenflieting ! a-ad uses. In these eases, the Fesideatial pr-epeAy values 619 have suffer-ed and many of these areas have beeeme r-ente 4 pr-opeffies, w-hieh are 620 gener ally - Piet well maintained-. 621 622 Policy: General Considerations. The location and distribution of specific commercial activities 623 will be based on the following considerations: 624 625 1. Trip generation characteristics, impact on existing and planned transportation 626 627 facilities and ability to achieve a functional internal circulation and off street - parking system, with landscaping amenities. 628 2. Location and site requirements based on specific needs of res ective commercial and 629 mixed use activities, their market area, anticipated employment generation, and floor FWB 2010 -2020 Comprehensive Plan I The Future Land Use Element EAR Based Amendment I STRIKE -THRU VERSION 132  630 area requirements. 631 3. Compatibility with and impact on other surrounding commercial and mixed use 632 activities. 633 4. Relationship to surrounding land uses and natural systems. 634 5. Impact on existing and planned community services and utilities 635 6. Impact on established as well as anticipated future residential development 636 637 Two ( 2) new land use desigiia4iens afe being intr-e& eed into the Future Land Use Eleffient7a 638 Highway Gefnmer-eial designation whieh is intefided to upgfade the City's af4eriffil highway 639 " VV a-V 640 " and r-estfiets the permitted uses to only these uses whieh require- highway ffeiitage-. 641 In additieii, 642 " Uptew*", whieh is at the threshold & f 643 " the" regional business eenter-for-shopping 644 " 645 should be leeated efi high tfaffie regional highway eOffidOFS, in this ease, Eglin Parkway. 646 647 " Afeas designated for-general a! t1ses 648 are these afeas lareated on M least r- eelleeter- streets and provide a wide range of uses, 649 , 650 , 651 652 fnaxifnum of 75 pei: eent of the lot area. Th m height of buildings is 150 feet, eyceept 653 where siiigle & mily residential tises aFe Withift 150 feet, then the niaFriffitim height will be 45 654 feet. The 150 feet required separ-atieii fiem rresideiitial uses for- buildiogs exeeeding 4 5 feet +'H 655 height ftitist iiielude a tniaifnttm 15 feet wide lafidseaped buffef af:ea adjaeent to the resident 656 tises with the folio imufn laiidseape & atwes. ( 1) shade trees a fniftimtini ef 12 feet in. 657 658 659 , a ' ' i 50 per-eent epaqtie afid a fnwitfntim of 6 feet high will be iiistall 660 a! Oflg the PFOPOfty lifie aE ar,@flt tO the fesideatial uses. Residential uses will not be pefmitted- 661 662 with afty residential land use.- 663 664 " As stated abbew, the regional t 665 666 a15 667 eeffider- (SR 85) w-hieh will provide a vafiety of retail geeds and sefviees for- the jar-geF H 668 afea market. Again, mtieh of this afea was pFevieus dia'QiQuRs4ted as " C" (; effiffieFeial on the 199() 669 Gems Plan F7 UM' S: T afi is also ,; w„ 4to , of 75 per- no„ 4