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Unified Land Development Code Update 2012

Unified Land Development Code Update 2012. August 28, 2012 Continuation of First Public Hearing . Process for Updating the ULDC. Board workshops to discuss working drafts Workshops with community organizations or citizens as requested

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Unified Land Development Code Update 2012

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  1. Unified Land Development CodeUpdate 2012 August 28, 2012 Continuation of First Public Hearing

  2. Process for Updating the ULDC • Board workshops to discuss working drafts • Workshops with community organizations or citizens as requested • Met with Builders Association, Grow Gainesville, Rural Concerns, Affordable Housing Advisory Committee • First Public Hearing conducted June 26, 2012 • Chapters 400 through 407, Article 3, Signs

  3. Continuation of First Public Hearing • Complete Chapter 407 and receive Board direction • Present Chapters 408-410 and receive Board direction • Present changes made to Chapters 400-407 per Board direction from June 26

  4. Chapter 407 Article 4 Landscaping Section 407.46 Required Irrigation • Changed irrigation requirements to only apply to required landscaping and only require a temporary irrigation system. • Require irrigation plans to be submitted with the landscaping plans only where permanent irrigation is proposed. • Require use of reclaimed water where available. • Require trees to have individual low flow or micro-irrigation supplies and for the irrigation to be discontinued once the trees or other plant materials are established.

  5. Chapter 407 Article 4 Landscaping • Table 407.50.1 Appropriate Tree Plantings • Reduced all the 20 foot minimum tree planting areas to 12 feet

  6. Chapter 407 Article 5 Open Space • Section 407.54 (c) TNDs, TODs, and Mixed-Use Developments • Deleted Quality Mixed-Use Developments • Combined regulations for open space for TNDs, TODs and Mixed Use Developments into one place. • Section 407.55 Designation of Open Space • Added the word “primary” to modify open space that shall be connected with other open space when protection of the resources can be maintained • Deleted the word contiguous

  7. Chapter 407 Article 6 and Article 7 • Article 6 Performance Standards – no changes • Fumes, glare, noise, Industrial standards • Article 7 TND and TOD • Major change in this article was to move language to Article 4 Landscaping and Article 5 Open Space to consolidate regulations for all developments

  8. Chapter 407Article 8 - Subdivision Regulations • Section 407.73(f)1 Clarified language concerning parent tracts that are divided once without having to comply with the subdivision regulations. • Section 407.73(i) Deleted section on changes to plat by variance – not allowed (new since 1st hearing) • Section 407.75 Family Homestead Subdivisions • Expanded this section to include family subdivisions that do not need the density exception granted by a family homestead certificate

  9. Chapter 407 Article 8 Subdivision Regulations • Section 407.77(b)1.a.viii. Added common renewable energy systems to the list of permitted uses in open space areas for Rural/Agriculture Clustered Subdivisions. • Section 407.83 Plat Document Requirements • added amount of the required surety and acceptable documentation • Section 407.86(c)2. a. • Clarified language for which documents are required to be submitted when an applicant is requesting the County to take over the maintenance of a facility

  10. Chapter 407 Article 9 Stormwater Management and Article 10 Building Design • Article 9 Stormwater Management • No major changes – some clarifications • Added ‘stormwater-related’ to requirement for submittal of electronic CAD files (new since 1st hearing) • Article 10 Building Design • No changes

  11. Ch. 407 Article 11 Potable Water, Wastewater and Reclaimed Water Service • Section 407.109 • DRC may authorize for exception for connection to centralized water and sewer for certain non-residential uses and for new residential uses designated Estate Residential in the Comprehensive Plan. • This clarification is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. • Section 407.109(d) Granting of Exceptions • Deleted requirement to install dry lines • Added requirements to use low-flow plumbing fixtures and use the St. John’s River Water Management District’s Water Star standards.

  12. Ch. 407 Article 11 Potable Water, Wastewater and Reclaimed Water Service • Section 407.116.5 Reclaimed Water Supply • Added requirement that all new developments within GRU’s reclaimed water service area shall provide reclaimed water to areas to be irrigated within the development • Purpose is to encourage water conservation and require the use of the lowest acceptable quality source of water for landscape irrigation (reclaimed water)

  13. Chapter 407 Article 12 Concurrency Mgt • Section 407.118 (d) 5 • Added list of types of residential development that are exempt from concurrency requirements for public school facilities • Section 407.125.3 (f) Multi-Modal Transportation Mitigation Agreement • Used thresholds established in Section 402.44 to determine who approves mitigation agreements • Under the threshold - Concurrency Management Official • Over the threshold - County Commission

  14. Chapter 407 Article 13 Access Management • Section 407.133 Required Information • Clarified information required for all driveway connection permits • Section 407.136 Other Access Management Considerations • Added requirement that all left-turn storage lanes, at a minimum must include the addition of paved shoulders and a full-width asphalt overlay

  15. Chapter 407Article 13 Access Management • Section 407.141 Minimum Design and Construction Standards for Streets and Drainage Systems • added more roadway classifications to provide more variability in required pavement thickness • Section 407.141(g) Drainage Systems • 6. Roadside Swales • Added new requirements for open drainage systems (roadside swales) • Section 407.141 (i) Intersection Design • 4. Roundabouts and 5. Signal • Added language for roundabouts and when a signal is proposed to provide standards for current practice

  16. Article 14 Outdoor Lighting • New section. Moved all existing language for lighting into this article. • Added new section on athletic field lighting that would now apply to any athletic field not just fields associated with educational facilities.

  17. Chapter 408 Nonconformities • Section 408.14 Discontinuance of Nonconforming Uses of Land • Nonconforming open uses of land (junkyards, kennels, commercial animal raising, etc.) must be discontinued within 18 months of notice by the County unless granted an extension by County Commission • Added provision for the County Commission to grant a longer time frame to come into compliance based on certain criteria: • No impact to public health, safety and welfare • Substantial obligations incurred on behalf of the property owner that would take longer to amortize. • Provisions made to reduce noise, odor, glare

  18. Chapter 408 Nonconformities • Section 408.21(a) 1.a. deleted language requiring a signs to conform to current code including illumination standards when changing use of a property

  19. Chapter 410 Definitions • New definitions • Agritourism activities • Child care center • Development Plan, minor • Dwelling, multi-family • Ecotourism activities • Education facility, college/university • Green roof • Industry, heavy • Internet Center • Irrigation, low volume • Irrigation, high volume • Irrigation, micro • Rapid infiltration basins (RIBs) • Residential recreational camp

  20. Chapter 410 Definitions New Definitions: • Irrigation, low volume • Irrigation, high volume • Irrigation, micro • Rapid infiltration basins (RIBs) • Residential recreational camp • Sign, portico or entry • Sign, Wayfinding • Simulated Gambling Establishment • Simulated Gambling Device

  21. Chapter 410 Definitions New Definitions: • Sign, portico or entry • Sign, Wayfinding • Simulated Gambling Establishment • Simulated Gambling Device • Substantial improvement • Survey- boundary and • Survey-topographic • University • Use, principal • Value-added good

  22. Chapter 410 Definitions Amended Definitions: • Advanced Waste Treatment • Education facility, private • Education facility, public • Cocktail lounge, bar, tavern or nightclub • High aquifer recharge areas • Industry, light • Low Impact Development • Nursing Home facility • Small-scale comprehensive plan amendment

  23. Changes from First Public Hearing Board Direction on Chapters 400 through 407-Article 3 received on June 26

  24. Chapter 401- Development Review Bodies • Section 401.20 – Development Review Departments Powers and Duties • (a)2 – Development Review Committee: added ‘activities that propose significant adverse impact to regulated natural and historic resources’ • (c)1 – Decisions of Environmental Protection Department: added ‘minimal impact activities’ to clarify EPD can authorize minimal impacts adjacent to wetlands • Other wetland impacts still BOCC review

  25. Chapter 402 – Development Application Review Procedures • Section 402.05 – Development Application Forms – corrected reference citation • Table 402.44.1 – Development Thresholds • Institutional/Place of Worship/Civic Organization moved to its own line on table with 25,000 SF threshold • Added recreation to 25,000 threshold • Would include golf courses

  26. Chapter 402 – Development Application Review Procedures • Section 402.44 – Development Plan Review • Added sentence explaining expansions to existing development subject to thresholds in Table 402.44.1 • Section 402.115.5 – Voluntary Termination of Special Exceptions • Minor edits to match language for termination of Special Use Permits • Section 402.154 – Signage for Temporary Use Permits • Allows any number of signs with maximum size of 16 SF each

  27. Chapter 404 – Use Chapter • Article 2 – Use Table • Changed child care centers from A (accessory use) to SE (special exception) in Agriculture and low density residential districts • Changed golf courses from SE to L (limited use) in Agriculture district and added as limited use to low density residential districts (excluding R-1c)

  28. Chapter 404 – Changes • Section 404.11- Produce Stands • Revised (a) to allow only as accessory to a working farm - no longer prohibits sale of products grown offsite • Deleted second sentence from (d) relating to Florida Building Code • Section 404.13 – Poultry and Livestock on Less than Five Acres • Added new section (c) allowing one Vietnamese pot-bellied pig per half-acre in A, A-RB, RE, RE-1 and residential lots in Rural Clusters • Some reformatting

  29. Chapter 404 Changes • §404.34(c)3 – Private Educational Facilities & 404.42(f) – Civic Organizations & Places of Worship • Changed setback for athletic fields from 50’ to 100’ • Added requirement that facilities with lighting or audio systems must be approved as part of a special use permit • §404.62(e) & 404.63(h) – General & Rural Home Based Businesses • Added new subsections to reference signage allowed in Chapter 407

  30. Chapter 404 Changes • §404.66.5 – Golf Courses • Research • Contacted several course designers and related professionals • American Society of Golf Course Architects – voluntary Environmental Principles very similar to new standards proposed in ULDC • Proposed Changes • Deleted paragraph (a) with square footage limitation • Deleted item 5 in paragraph (b) encouraging use of pervious trails

  31. Chapter 404 Changes • §404.89.5 – Materials Recovery, Recycling and Composting Facilities • Added to provide standards for special exception review of these types of facilities • §404.108 – Docks • Deleted (b) – removal of regulated trees and related reference in (e) • Amended (c) to meet state statutes prohibiting requirement of state or federal permits as a condition of approval • Still required prior to commencement of construction • §404.111 – Residential Recreation Camp • Allowance in (e) to exceed 200’ setbacks if allowed by special exception

  32. Chapter 405 – Special Districts and Activity Centers • §405.19 – Environmental Resources (Article 5 Idylwild/Serenola Special Area Study) • Clarification in (a)5 regarding violations of regulated significant upland habitat

  33. Chapter 406 –Natural & Historic Resources • §406.12 - Permitting (Article 2 Trees and Natural Vegetation) • Amended language in (a)4 to allow up to 400 SF of canopy on private lots to count toward 30% canopy requirement • Clarified that language in (e) about emergency tree removal only applies to public entities such as utilities • §406.90 – Protection Strategies (Article 15 Significant Geologic Features • Amended (e)1.b concerning disturbances to buffers

  34. Chapter 406 Changes • § 406.110 – When Required (Article 19 Management Plans) • Changed minimum acreage for requiring a management plan from four acres to five acres • 406.115 – Corrective Action for Unauthorized Impacts (Article 20 Avoidance, Minimization, Mitigation and Monitoring) • Deleted language from (b) “if damage is irreparable”

  35. Chapter 407 - General Development Standards • Article 3, Signs • §407.29 – Exemptions • Added (a)10 to exempt signs internal to a development no larger than 24 SF and 4’ tall • Amended (b)5 to include “if not exempted from 407.29(a) • Allows larger signs not meeting blanket exemption to still proceed without a permit while maintaining a limit on maximum size • §407.31(f) – Signs Allowed in Any Zoning District • Deleted prohibition of internal illumination for wayfinding signs

  36. Chapter 407 - General Development Standards • Article 3, Signs • §407.32 – Signs for Residential Development • Deleted Table 407.32.1 and put information into text • Changed maximum size of permanent building signs to 2 SF for single family residences • Home based business only commercial message allowed • §407.34 – Signs Allowed for Nonresidential Development • Changed (d)1.a.iii to now allow any type of illumination for signs • Deleted standard in (b)2.d.v for 4” letters on sidewalk signs

  37. Contact Information • Alachua County Department of Growth Management • (352) 374-5249 • planning@alachuacounty.us

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