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

comeonent dates to the the City. The Combs-New t:teiahts residential areas were elatted. These 1950' s and 1960' s when most of the bv special election for lame areas subdivisions were annexed to the City durina the earlv 1960' s. The and bY individual yoluntarv reauests area which lies between Gap residential area is a auiet. almost rural. sewer the earlY 1990' s had no sanitarY Creek and Loveioy Road and until the or caved roads. The housina stock in this area of the City includes prooerties. to substandard aamut from well-keet. well- manicured homes. The residential detached sinale-familY homes and manufactured south and heaw business area to the area' s proximity to the industrial Svlvania unincoroorated area. and west. as well as. the verv. rundown myriad of incomeatible land uses. Heiahts. located to the east. provides a School foms the center of The Combs- New Heiahts Elementarv community life In this neiahborhood. c Hurlburt Arms. a multifamilY subdivision/ apartment comelex. is almost an and on the south. east and west. enclave that lies between MarY Esther near Anchors Streel the City's Industrial Park on its north. industrial. in this neichborhood is used for A larae portion of the land which were develoced on land warehousina and wholesalina enterorises. until 1994. At that City from the1960' s owned and strictlv controlled bv the imeosed bv resolution and created the time the City removed restrictions the former now reaulates land use in M- 2 Industrial Park District. which Technoloav Park. Most of the Industrial Park. now Commerce and althouah there are still several industriallv zoned lands are developed tracts that have never been sold. 23  NElGBBORH~ o I ~ : FUTURE LAND USE PLANS C. Combs New Helahts Facts cfu Combs New Hekihts POPULATION 1. 471 531 Total ~ 5094 115 Under 18 Years 2~400 13 OVer 65 Years HOUSING 9. 112 202 Units 8. 528 101 Occuoled OWner 5179 L5 3349 26 Renter 5~ 4 9 Vacant 5. 200 S50. 500 Median Value Occuoled ~ HU' s 2. 50 2. 72 PersonslHU Census of Source: u.S. Decartment of Commerce: 1990 Poculatlon and Houslna. II. NEIGHBORHOOD ISSUES AND CONCERNS A. prloritv Issues . Combined Votes Total Votes Issue/ Concem/Pro liHt. Votes 20+ 23+ 12 35 Pave Butler Drive 0:20 Votes 17 Sidewalks on 1Z Combs Manor Court SUDervisecl Dark 9+ 6 . 19. recreation New traffic 5+ 6 11 sienals at Loveiov Rd & Marv Esther C/O 10 Votes 5- Clean uo iIIeeal ~ ~ activities ( Bay- Stl 25 moh speed Z Z limit too hiah on Combs Manor Court 24  I~ NEIGBBORB~ o FVTtIRE LAND USE PLANS z z 5+ 3+ 2 10 5 5 2+ 2 3 3 g g 2 2 III. NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN OF ACTION Goals and RecommendatIons Issue 1- streets and Drainaae Goals Recommendations/ Action Steos to the Abundant Life Drive from Hill Avenue 1. Develoo Drolect to cave Butler Church proDertv. the future to the Citv will be more re500nsive In 2. DeveIO~ colidas to assure that needs of Lhe Combs New Helahts Neiahborhood. between homes drainaae retention area ( ditch) 3. Provide better maintenance on on Bav Street and Burnette Avenue. Issue 2- Sidewalks Goals f;;"~ 2S  o 0, t NEIGHBORHOOD LAND USE PTJ'I" CU L PLANS the 1. Construct sidewalks throuahout netahborhood... Recommendations/ Action SteDs 0 Combs 1. DeveloD CaDitallmerovement Droiects to construct new sidewalk. Ma~ rt. Y Helahts wtth inp\lt Wifo~ould develop sldewal~ for ccmbs N!!'! Drag"'!!! Helahts Nelahborhood Action Combs New ComlJ1ittee... sidewalks . to school and to idewaikdeveloDment should include as first Drioritles 3. s' Dark.areas. Issue 3-Parks and Recreation Goals area and facilities. 1. provide neiahborhood recreation Recommendations{Action Stees Issue 4-Traffic Safety. r Goals New Heiahts streets for residents In the Combs 1. provide safe and con'lenlent Nelahborhood. ecommendatlons/ Action Stees school hours on to increase traffic control durina 1. Coordlnate with Sheriffs Oem Loveiov RO~ d and 2.P= De., Hilltvenue. artment s .ould have Enaineerlna Division conduct traffic to determine If reduction in sDeed u_ sDeed studv on Combs Manor Court limit Is warranted. In Action SteD 4.2 to determine If traffic 3. Enaineerina should analvze studY calmlna measures are warranted. c slans reauestlna that vehicles Dasslna throuah neiahborhood on 4.1nsta~ to exit from their Drocertles. f.ax allow local residents for Laveto.. ~ ..