Okaloosa County BOCC — May 2, 2017 — FDOT Review Letter

Florida Department of Transportation RICK SCOTT District Three Planning Department JIM BOXOLD GOVERNOR 1074 Highway 90 SECRETARY P.O. Box 607, Chipley, FL 32428 Phone: (850) 638-0250 Fax: (850) 415-9149 January 5, 2017 Mr. Elliot Kampert, AICP, Director Okaloosa County Department of Growth Management 402 Brookmeade Drive Crestview, Florida 32539 Subject: Okaloosa County 16-2ESR Proposed Comprehensive Plan Amendment – FDOT Comments and Recommendations Dear Mr. Kampert: The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), District Three, has reviewed the Okaloosa County 16- 2ESR Proposed Comprehensive Plan Amendment (CPA) in accordance with the requirements of Florida Statutes (F.S.) Section 163.3184. FDOT appreciates the opportunity to review the County’s proposed CPA pursuant to the Expedited State Review (ESR) process. The property that is the subject of this amendment is located south of Point Center Road and west of Garrett Pitt Road, in Okaloosa County, Florida. The Okaloosa County 16-2ESR proposes to amend the Okaloosa County Comprehensive Plan’s Future Land Use (FLU) Map, to change the land use designation of 54.43-acres from Agriculture (AG) to Low Density Residential (LDR). Per the amendment package, the 54.43-acre site is part of a land assembly that will be added to the 223-acres previously approved (totaling 277± acres). According to the currently adopted FLU designations, the AG FLU allows residential development up to one dwelling unit per 10-acres, which would generate approximately 67 daily trips and 7 p.m. peak-hour trips. The proposed LDR FLU category allows residential development up to four dwelling unit per acre, which would generate approximately 2,142 daily trips and 211 p.m. peak-hour trips, resulting in a net increase of 2,075 daily trips or 204 p.m. peak hour trips. The following table summarizes the trip generation potential for the currently adopted and proposed land uses for the 54.43-acres, and the change in trips as a result of the proposed amendment. Okaloosa County 16-2ESR Proposed CPA January 5, 2017 Page 2 of 4 TRIP GENERATION for the PROPOSED CPA PM Peak Maximum Size of Development Hour Land Use Land Use Daily Scenario Allowed Density / Trips1 Designation Code Trips1 Intensity Allowed Acres Total Development Adopted AG 1 DUs/10 Ac 210 26 5 DU’s 67 7 Requested LDR 4 DUs/Ac 210 26 217 DU’s 2,142 211 Change in Trips +2,075 +204 1. Trip generation based on the rates and/or equations obtained in the ITE Trip Generation Manual (9th Edition). A planning level analysis was prepared to establish whether State roadways in the vicinity of the project (3-mile radius) will operate at their adopte