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

City' s coast gateway. The Mixed Use East Brooks 915 planning area is defined as the area bounded to the east by the CRA boundary limits, to the north 916 by Brooks Street and First Street, to the south by Santa Rosa Sound and to the west by the 917 boundaries of the Mixed Use Historic Downtown planning area 918 919 The purpose of the Mixed Use East Brooks planning area is to create a waterfront village 920 anchored by the Santa Rosa Sound and located along the proposed multimodal transportation 921 network to promote efficient flow of traffic cited in the Transportation Element, achieve orderly 922 development, and maintain the character of the area. 923 924 Policy: Within one year of this Plan' s adoption, the LDC will be amended to create a new zoning 925 district, " Mixed Use East Brooks" to implement density and intensity,_„ provisions the MUEB 926 special planning area. Residential densities will range from 12 DU /A to 50 DU /A with 927 performance bonuses. 928 929 6. Mixed Use Crescent Circle ( MAP LEGEND " MUCR" ). Mixed Use Crescent Circle 930 implements the CRA Urban Framework Plan to redevelop an area with severe land use conflicts 931 between low -density residential uses on Crescent Circle and high -intensity commercial uses 932 located north of Crescent Circle. Crescent Circle Mixed Use is an area bounded by HollyEood 933 Boulevard on the north, Robinwood Drive on the west, the praperty line of the Fort Walton 934 Beach Housing Authority development on the south, and Bass Avenue on the east The 935 properties abutting Hollywood Boulevard and Robinwood Drive are high- intensity commercial 936 uses. Behind these properties exists a stable, low-density, single- family neighborhood with park 937 and playground. The purpose for the MUCR planning area is to ensure compatible land uses and 938 an appropriate commercial buffer to protect residential areas. FWB 2010 -2020 Comprehensive Plan I The Future Land Use Element EAR Based Amendment I STRIKE -THRU VERSION 139  939 Policy: Within one year of this Plan' s adoption the LDC will be revised to include a new zoning 940 district, MUCR. Residential densities will range from 12 DU /A to 24 DUBA along Hollywood 941 Boulevard with performance bonuses. 942 7. Mixed Use Parkway Corridor (MAP LEGEND " MUPC ") Mixed Use Beal Parkway Corridor 943 implements the CRA Urban Framework Plan by redeveloping a major corridor as a special 944 planning area for pedestrian- oriented development. MUPC is bounded by Yacht Club Drive on 945 the north and First Street to the south, commercial uses to the west, and Shell Avenue to the east 946 Beal Parkway runs through the middle of this planning area which includes ( south to north ) the 947 CRA, the Central Business District at Hollywood Boulevard and general commercial at Yacht 948 Club Drive. The properties abutting Beal Parkway are developed primarily as commercial uses — 949 ranging from offices to high intensity uses such as auto repair, used car sales, etc Behind these 950 properties to the east and west are residential and small offices or businesses along Shell Avenue 951 and Bass Avenue. 952 953 The purpose of the MUPC planning area will be to ensure the compatibility of new development 954 that exhibits suburban -style building and parking lot orientation with the transitional character of 955 Beal Parkway, which is a mix of commercial and residential uses, mostly in the form of small 956 parcels averaging V2 acre in size, with many existing mature trees and shrubs 957 Of primary importance to the MUPC planning area is to encourage commercial and residential 958 infill development which preserves the existing mature trees and further develops natural buffers 959 to the urban landscape through the implementation of pedestrian design and performance 960 standards within the LDC. 961 Policy: To implement the MUPC planning_area designation, the LDC will be! revised within one 962 year of this Plan' s adoption to include a new zoning district MUPC Residential densities will 963 range from 18 DU /A to 24 DU /A with performance bonuses. 964 965 8. Mixed Use Village Beal ( MUVB). The Mixed Use Village Beal designation implements the 966 CRA Urban Framework Plan and applies to the planning area also called " Beal Parkway 967 Neighborhood" bounded by Walter Martin Road on the north Shell Avenue on the west First 968 Street on the south, and Tupelo Avenue south of Hollywood/Carson Drive north of Hollywood 969 on the east. Land use standards are intended to encourage the redevelopment and stabilization of 970 the residential core with an expansion of home -based businesses and redevelop the area outside 971 the residential core with a mix of commercial and residential uses Strategies for mana in 972 redevelopment and capital projects are found in the CRA Plan Performance standards will be 973 established by the LDC. 974 Properties along First Street are developed as public and quasi -public uses, including several 975 religious institutions and the Okaloosa School District administrative offices. All other land in 976 this planning area is almost exclusively residential - the largest land area of residential use in the 977 entire CRA Area. Housing types range from low -density, single- family detached homes to 978 medium -density townhomes, condominiums and apartments This area also includes several FWB 2010 -2020 Comprehensive Plan I The Future Land Use Element EAR Based Amendment I STRIKE -THRU VERSION 140  979 Adult Congregate Living Facilities. Affordable housing and alternatives for multi -modal transit 980 will be encouraged within this district. 981 The LDC will be amended within one year of the adoption of this Plan to include two new 982 zoning districts to implement the provisions for the planning area described above: 983 984 1. Mixed Residential ( MAP LEGEND " MR "). The Mixed Residential zoning 985 designation implements the 2007 CRA Urban Framework Plan to encourage 986 expanded home businesses in primarily medium density areas The mix of uses will 987 allow for home businesses and residential projects which will provide a 988 housing /commercial mix to accommodate the local population The new land 989 designation will be implemented by a district will encourage pedestrian- oriented 990 development in multimodal areas including mass transit and bicycle linkages to the 991 Central Business District and the Historic Downtown within the CRA. Maximum 992 residential densities are 12 DU /A to 20 DU /A with performance bonuses 993 994 2. Mixed Use Village Beal ( MAP LEGEND " MUVB ") The Mixed Use Village Beal 995 zoning district surrounds the Mixed Residential core within the Beal Parkway 996 neighborhood. The zoning district is intended to be compatible with surrounding 997 mixed use planning areas and allow for a housing /commercial mix to accommodate 998 the local population. The new district encourages - pedestrian- oriented zoning 999 development in multimodal areas including mass transit and bicycle linkages to the 1000 Central Business District and the Historic Downtown within the Communitv 1001 Redevelopment Area. 1002 1003 Policy: The LDC will be amended within one year of Plan adoption to include a new zoning 1004 district Mixed Village Beal ( MUVB), to implement bulk intensity standards for and 1005 development. Maximum residential densities are 15 DU /A to 24 DU /A with performance 1006 bonuses. The higher densities will be located in those areas which have adequate infrastructure 1007 capacity to support higher densities and which front on major arterial streets and bus routes 1008 1009 9. Mixed Use Uptown ( MUUP). The Mixed Use Uptown designation implements the CRA 1010 Urban Framework Plan and applies to the planning area bounded by Hughes Street to the north, 1011 the CRA boundary to the east, Fourth Street to the south and the boundary for MUVB to the 1012 west. Land use standards are intended to encourage a premier destination for office and 1013 commerce with some residential. 1014 1015 Policy: The Uptown planning area has experienced both streetscape beautification and 1016 commercial /office redevelopment by private investment which in turn, has increased commercial 1017 property values. It is the transportation hub for the County' s bus /trolley transits stem 1018 Surrounded by stable residential neighborhoods and Elliott Point elementary school, MUUP 1019 continues to redevelop into a premier place to live, work, and play. The purpose for MUUP is to 1020 place the utmost importance on pedestrian design and linkages to the multimodal system as the 1021 area continues to redevelop in order to foster sustainability. 1022 FWB 2010 -2020 Comprehensive Plan I The Future Land Use Element EAR Based Amendment I STRIKE -THRU VERSION 141  1023 Policy: The LDC will be amended within one year of Plan adoption to include a new zoning 1024 district Mixed Use Uptown ( MUUP), to implement bulk and intensity standards Density ranges 1025 from 18 DU /A to 24 DU /A with affordable housing and performance bonuses. 1026 1027 10. Mixed Use Midtown ( MUMT). The Mixed Use Midtown designation implements the CRA 1028 Urban Framework Plan and applies to the planning area bounded by Fourth Street to the north, 1029 the CRA boundary to the east, First Street to the south, and Tupelo Avenue to the west. 1030 1031 Policy: The MUMT designation contains large lots between Perry Avenue and Eglin Parkway 1032 and is anchored by Beach Community Bank to the north and Publix food store and the City 1033 library to the south. Existing businesses are both retail and entertainment -oriented and include a 1034 florist store and multiple antique shops and consignment stores 1035 1036 The purpose for the MUMT planning area is to encourage a master -planned Traditional 1037 Neighborhood Development TND) by encouraging a partnership with area colleges for student 1038 apartment co- operatives, restaurant incubators for culinary students, and entertainment venues 1039 Pedestrian