Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 11-12-02 regular Council agenda — reading text

Unfortunatelv. the neiahborhood includes several properties that are constantly on the list of code enforcement violations. properties that have not been properlY maintained and therefore devalue the other well- maintained homes. Land uses also include a few residence-of ices alona Buck. Staff and site. now owned by the Hospital Drives. as well as. the former hospital and the County. It is presently an adult conaregate livina facility (ACLF) of County Health Deparb11ent Offices. There is also a small amount neiahborhood convenience commercial uses alona Hollvwood Boulevard of FerrY Drive in the southwestern comer of the neiahborhood. At the end is the well- known Fort Walton Club. private a yacht dub. Xacht I;,~~ 10  C o NEIGHBORHOOD USE FUTURE LAM> PLANS C. FerN Park Facts CITY FeR~ Y PARK POPULATION Total 21. 471 693 2-,- Under 18 Years 5. 094 651 Over 65 Years 2.400 384 HOUSING UnltS 9. 112 1. 078 Occuoled 8. 528 1. 026 alWne 5179 806 R enter 3349 220 Vacant 584 52 Median Value $ 65. 200 $ 82. 300 OccuDied HU' s Persons! HU 2.50 2.62 Source: U. S. Decartment of Commerce: 1990 Census of Poculatlon and Houslna. II. NEIGHBORHOOD ISSUES AND CONCERNS A. PrlorItv Issues 1 Police estral more often: Soeedina on Huahes. etc.~ Keeo aoed DOlfce and fire resoonse: Mailbox vandalism: Vehicular traffic taklna short cut throuah Ferrv Park Crime: Maintain low crime rate: Keeo nelahborhood crime free: Nelohborhood Crime Watch: and Curfew for teenaoersloroDertv damaoe and vandalism 43 votes) t! 2 Code enforcement: All code enforcement General maintenance of residential DroDerties: Gradual dedlne In uDkeeD of DroDertv: Code enforcement at 1. 6 & 9 Laurie Drive: and Attractiveness of DroDertv-malntenance 38 votes) 3 KeeD stnole-famllv zonina: KeeD the neiohborhood slnole- familv residential: StoD multifamllv uses In a slnals- familv zone: business In residential area: and No commercial encroachment or Businesses oceratlno lIIeoallv out of a home 35 votes) 11  o FtJTtI'RE LAND USE 4 Beautify FerN Park with xetiscaelna. nature walk. benches. etc.: Beautification of Ferrv Park- more landsC8elna. additional eassive recreation areas. benches. xerisC8eina: Trash in Park. elavaround. duaout areas: Make Park like Bellinarath Gardens: Provide a wide ranae of activities in Ferrv Park for all aae orouDs- erovide areas to walk: Nature trail at Ferrv Park: Maintain recreational facUlties: More activities at Ferrv ParklDocie Bass Need sidewalks and benches at Ferrv Park C22 votes) 5 Pets roamlno loose in the nelahborhood 12 votes) 6 Keee Slots on Huohes undeveloeed: CitY- owned land should remain undeveloeed 11 votes) Drainaae eroblems 10 votes) 8 Conserve wetlands 9 votes) 9 Maintain tree canoey 7 votes) 10 & 11 (tied) More sidewalks and Freauencv of mOSQuito control seravina III. NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN OF ACTION A. Goals and Recommendations Issue 1- Communitv Pollclna Goals 1. Keee nelahborhood crime free. 2. Reduce sceedina on neiahborhood streets. 3. Reduce Drocertv and mailbox vandalism. Recommendations/Action Stees 1. Police Cecartment should freauent neiahborhood often enouah to effectivelv deter soeedina and eroeertv and mailbox vandalism. 2.The nelahborhood should form additional Neiahborhood Watch Proarams so that entire FerrY Park.Neiahborhood Is recresented. 3. CItv should consider curfew for teenaaers if vandalism Is not abated. 12  FUTtJ'RE LAND USE r- should devise a method of assurina that 4. Parks and Recreation Decartrnent Park as short cut on Huahes street. vehicular traffic does not utilize Fenv Issue 2- Code Enforcement Goals, orooertv maintenance standards. 1. Enhance and enforce residential Recommendations/ Action Steos i.Code enforcement ( Nelchborhood Imorovement) should be oroactive and consistent In Its work.. 2: lncrease citizen awareness of ordinances bv oravldinc fivers to homeow~ers.. ' 3. Insoe 1. 8 and 9 Laurie Drive NE for code violations. code violation hlstolV for Fenv Park Nelahborhood to 4. CDS ; hould revieW most often and concentrate on those determine what areaslviolation tvces occur areas/violations. Issue 3-Zonina Goals 1. Malntain existlna famnv residential zonina. slnale-- Recommendations/Action Steos 1. Code Enforcement lNelahborhood Imcrovement) shall Initiate leaal crocess to deter lIIecal use of sinale famllv resldentlallv zoned ro~~. alert to DOtential Fe~ ark residents should be encouraaed to be y ~ DeDsrtrnent of Communitv 9ni.. 9 _olations and reoort same to the Develooment Services. Issue 4-Recreation Goals 1. Bea~ fv ~~rrv Park with additionallandsC8cina. to Ferrv Park. 2. Add _ 0_ _ asslve recreational areas 3. Wider ranae of activities at Ferrv Park. Recommendations!Action stees to Fenv Pari<. 1. Add native clant materials (xerisC8oinc) to Fenv Park. 2. Add nature trail. benches and sidewalks 3. Provide a wide ranee of activities for all aoe arouos at Ferrv Park. from existine facilities. 8e consistent about removina trash to ' morave Ferrv Park facilities. 5. preoare Darks and recreation orams Issue 5-Animal Control 13  ro:IGHBORB~ LAND USE FtJ'I' tJRE PLANS Goals Fenv Park. 1. Reduce number of animals runnlna loose In Recommendationsl Action Stees citizens of Okaloosa Countv Devise a ,eubUc awareness eroaram to adVise animal control laws and how to resDond to violations. Issue 6- Use of Lots 1- 7. Lisa Lvnn Subdivision Goals for develoement as residential 1. Establish City DOUCY not to sell subject lots houses. Recommendations!Action Stees than Low DensItY Residential i. Dastanete subject lots as Conservation rather Plan. land use on Future Land Use MaDS of the ComDrehenslve Issue 7- Stol1T1water Manaaement Goals Park. 1. Solve stol1T1water manaaement eroblems in FelTY c Recommendations/Action Stees abate Identified 1. Public Works Deeartment to establish oroiects to Drive. Keener ormwater eroblem areas such as: Huahes Street and Walton Drive. California Drive and Yacht Club Drive. Drive. laurie Issue 8-Envlronmentatrrree Canoeles Goals 1. Conserve wetlands in F=errv Park. 2. Malntaln tree canaev on neiahborhoad streets. Recommendationsl Action Stees to erotect 1. Survev wetlands at Fenv Park and establish Droaram those Identified areas. trees to erevent removal of 2. provide eubUc information on benefits of street existina trees. 3. DeveloD tree Drotection ordinance. 4. Provide more street trees and tree canODV. Issue 9-Sidewalks Goals 14  TDTURE LAND USE 1. Add sidewalks In the neiahborhood. Recommendations!Action Stees 1. DeYlse Caeitallmcrovement Plan to construct new sidewalks In nelQhborhood Park with incut from Fenv Park NelQhborhood Action COmmittee. 2. Sldewalk develoement should Include as first crloritles sidewalks to schools and