Okaloosa County BOCC — October 7, 2014 — EXHIBIT 1 — reading text

DATA AND ANALYSIS For T-A-R, LLC REQUEST FOR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT I. LOCATION AND TOPOGRAPHY The subject property is an 194 acre tract located south of Interstate 10, south of P.J Adams Parkway, accessed from Point Center Road at a point .57 miles from Garrett Pit Road, the bulk of the property located 0.21 miles south of Point Center Road. The property is substantially described as being government lots 1, 2, 3 and 4, being the fractional north half of section 2, Township 2 North, Range 24 West. The deed is attached herewith giving the detailed description. Figure 1 gives a map of the general location of the property, Figure 2 gives and aerial photo, Figure 3 gives the FEMA flood zones for the area. The land has varied elevation topology that will accommodate single family residential development. The following table taken from the USGS soils map gives the soil types as they are distributed by slope. Map Unit Map Unit Name Area % of Symbol Acres Area 6 Darvon Muck, Frequently Flooded 15.3 74 12 Lakeland Sand, 0-5% Slopes 64.6 31.2 22 Rutledge Fine Sand 2.1 1 23 Troup Sand, 0-5% Slopes 10.1 49 24 Troup Sand 5-% Slopes 68.8 33.2 25 Troup Sand 8-12% Slopes 38.2 18.5 37 Bonifay Sand 5-8% Slopes 19 3.8 A small portion of the property contains wetlands but 91% of the property consists of sandy soils that are developable and suitable for on-site treatment of wastewater (septic system) should this treatment method be proposed. The property would not be suitable for agriculture due to the sandy soils and slopes, and has never been used as such to our knowledge or by indication. Il. ACCESS The property will be accessed by from Point Center Road which presently is presently a private unimproved road, primarily serving the C&D Landfill located at the west end of the road. TAR, LLC holds title to Point Center Road which has a right of way width of sixty six feet. Point Center Road originates from Garrett Pit Road which intersects with P.J. Adams Parkway. Both Garrett Pit and Point Center Roads will require improvement upon development of the subject property. Garrett Pit Road is a county maintained Road. The right of way width of Point Center Road (66 feet) is adequate to meet the requirements for a local road or minor collector as verified with Mr. Jason Autrey at Okaloosa County Engineering. Plepred 4 Kerr bfarq¥e apeb-do1e FIGURE 1 @ 6.65 6.1 8.15 6.2 ni Okaloosa County Property Appraiser Parcel: 02-2N-24-0000-0001-0000 Acres: 194.31 TAR LLC Land Value Building Value Santa Roe $ 100 on 2008-09-22 Reason=U Qual=1 IUISeAVEIiT want 17 SHADY LN Just Value MARY ESTHER, FL 32569 Assessed Value = Exempt Value arrtis Sheers Taxable Value The Okaloosa County Property Appraiser's Office makes every effort to produce the most accurate information possible. No warranties, expressed or implied, are provided for the data herein, its use or interpretation. The assessment information is from the last certified taxroll. All data is subject to change before the next certified taxroll. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE PROPERTY APPRAISER MAPS ARE FOR ASSESSMENT PURPOSES ONLY NEITHER OKALOOSA COUNTY NOR ITS EMPLOYEES ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR ERRORS OR OMISSIONS --THIS IS NOT A SURVEY—- Date printed: 02/06/14 : 12:55:56 02-2N-24-0000-0001-0000 and 35-3N-24-0000-0007-0020 INTERSTA! Legend Q i C_] Project Site a | FIRM Panel Number Pe ee bes sit Flood Zone Area rs 5% [__] X- Outside 500-yr Floodplain FLOOD ZONE =X pi q RHEFF-ENZOR-RD. eer 12091C0255H a 12/6/2002 (0) 500 1,000 Ay Zl pe Feet a FIRM PANEL NUMBER 12091CO235H and 12091C0255H 12/6/2002 LEGEND SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD AREAS INUNDATED BY 100-YEAR FLOOD. ZONE A No base flood elevations determined. ZONE AE Base flood. elevations det ZONE AH | ponding); base flood elevations determined. ZONE AO FLOOD ZONE =AE ams ZONE A99 — To be protected from 100-year food by Federal flood protection system under con= struction; no base flood elevations deter \\ mined. FIGURE 3. FLOOD ZONE =AE ZONE V ZONE VE ations determined. \\ P.J Adams Parkway will be the arterial roadway from which primary access will be obtained. The county is presently in the process of upgrading P.J. Adams to four lanes. According to Mr. Autrey, Okaloosa County Public Works has acquired funds for right of way acquisition from the I-10 overpass to Highway 85 and has acquired sufficient funds to construct four lanes from Ashley Drive to Highway 85. It is anticipated that the future funding will be available to extend four lanes to the I-10 overpass for this busy arterial link. II. NEED FOR CHANGE OF LAND USE The Crestview area has provided military and civilian employees of Eglin Air Force Base economical and affordable housing over the past 30 years as the availability of land in south Okaloosa County has decreased and land prices increased. Improvement of Highway 85, construction of Highway 123 and its pending improvements including the recently completed over pass, will make the Crestview area even more attractive to Eglin employees in the future. There is no question that the trend to choose the Crestview area for housing will continue. The most desirable area for these potential residents is south of Interstate 10, not only for the residents benefit but also for the community as a whole. Travel distance to Eglin is a minimum which has a significant impact on travel cost since fuel is a factor in the budgets of homeowners. Traffic impact to Highway 85 north into Crestview will be significantly less than for developments to the north. As aresult of demand, development of most of the suitable properties in the area has taken place leaving very little upland land area yet to be developed that has adequate access to roads and utilities. The extent of the development of this area is shown in Figures 4 & 5, Figure 4 gives a map from the county GIS of the area showing the extent of development in the area and the wetland which limit further development in a large part of the area. Figure 5 shows the extent of comparable development in the local vicinity of the subject property. As a result there is a need for efficient development of properties in this area having adequate and available infrastructure. To verify this we have obtained letters from local realtors and analysis showing the future need for housing units in the panhandle. IV. Water is available from facilities operated by Okaloosa County Water and Sewer located in the immediate area. Sewer is in the vicinity and can be made available. Electric power is available from Gulf Power Company. V. FUNCTIONAL RELATIONHIP TO AREA The adjacent area as several different uses and is located in two political jurisdictions. The city limit of Crestview is about 1,300 feet north of the north boundary of the subject property. As discussed above, many residential subdivisions are located in the general area and one is located adjacent and west of the school. Some commercial facilities are located on P.J. Adams including Turn OFF POPUP BLOCKER Before Printing. 4 ericaa Daten 1,988 Bort FIGURE ik ome nEconD: ‘This map As in the public domain Peevent to Chapter 113, Plorita DischamMER: Ofna Cea besehy gay ces ay Eaity rere oro in hee ‘Rip dee eg. THIS IS NOT A SURVEY. Legend aw Streot Names. Potential Wetlands Estuarine and Marina Deepwater Estuarine and Marine Wetland Frestrwater Emargant Wetland reatarter Forested/Shrub & Freshwater Pond OECESEOE0RCC0O se me ooooCooo eRe 4 & ee eee 8 SREREELVVRRE Legend CI Young's Parcel Okaloosa County Zoning Districts eee Agricultural (AG) [_] Residential Rural (RR) a Water City Zoning Districts Single Family Dwelling District (R-1) Pe Single Family Dwelling District (R-1A) Eee Single or Multi-Family Dwelling District (R-2) [i] Multi-Family Dwelling District (R-3) [HG] Planned Unit Development (PUD) [_] Commercial District (C-1) [J Industrial District (M-1) [J Public Land District (P) [1] Architectural District (A) ee Conservation District (E) ZA NOT ASSIGNED a child day care. Multifamily (apartments) are located on either side of the interstate overpass. The area is predominately residential, to which the proposed land use change would augment. The adjacent property to the east is and has been for many years used as a borrow pit. There are no adverse conditions generated by this activity that would impact development of the subject property. Antioch Elementary School campus is located .36 miles north of the northeast corner of the subject property, the proximity of which would be an advantage to any proposed development on the subject property. The capacity of this school according to the Florida Inventory of School Housing (FISH) data is 883. The south boundary of a construction and demolition [C&D] land fill is located about 300 feet north of the northwest corner of the subject property. The actual land fill activity is further into the interior of the parcel. The C&D landfill activity is operated under a permit issued by the Department of Environmental Protection and has not created any know problems for the adjacent residential subdivision. The landfill activity is not visible from the subject property which is at a lower elevation. Lands located south of the subject property are held in title by the State of Florida and managed by the Northwest Florida Water Management District for conservation. The state land has a 64 acre upland strip between the south boundary of the subject property and the wetland boundary to the south which will act as a buffer from the subject property. There is about 300 acres of privately held uplands west of the subject property that could have development potential with adequate infrastructure. Wetlands dominate further to the west and to the south towards the river. The total area for potential development inside the wetland envelope including the subject property is about 500 acres. Wetlands preclude any further development in the area. VI. DISCOURAGEMENT OF URBAN SPRAWL Florida Statue ss163.3177(6),(a),9,(b) states that the future land use element or plan amendment shall be determined to discourage the proliferation of urban sprawl if it incorporates a development pattern urban form that achieves four out of eight possible scenarios’s given therein. We propose that the following development patterns will satisfy the following four of the eight: (1) Directs or locates economic growth and associated development to geographic areas of the community in a manner that does not have an adverse impact on and protects natural resources and ecosystems. A development plan for the subject property would preserve and protect all jurisdictional wetland areas by omitting the areas from any construction and provide buffers around the respective areas. Stormwater treatment facilities would likely be constructed in the vicinity of wetland areas providing recharge with treated stormwater. Only roadways and stormwater facility areas would be cleared, leaving natural vegetation to be preserved where possible. In addition, certain areas would be preserved for recreation which also could preserve vegetation. (2) Promotes the efficient and cost effective provision or extension of public infrastructure and services: Development of the subject property will require the upgrade at the intersection of Garrett Pit Road and P.J. Adams Parkway, widening and paving of a segment of Garrett Pit Road and the paving of 0.57 miles Point Center Road. These improvements will benefit the community in improving safety and reducing dust that now plagues the school and subdivision. Further, the paving of Point Center Road would significantly reduce erosion of roadway material into the wetlands. (3) Promotes walkable and connected communities and provides for compact development and a mix of uses at densities and intensities that will support a range of housing choices and a multimodal transportation system, including bicycle and