Board of County Commissioners Rural Settlement /School Siting Work Session November 27, 2007

1. Board of County Commissioners Rural Settlement /School Siting Work Session November 27, 2007

2. PresentationOutline • History • Current status • Issues • Comprehensive plan update • School siting and review • Environmental permitting • Next steps

3. PresentationOutline • History • Current status • Issues • Comprehensive plan update • School siting and review • Environmental permitting • Next steps

4. History Rural Settlements were created to: • Recognize the historic nature of some rural communities • Provide for a rural residential lifestyle • Recognize and preserve existing development patterns

5. History • The 1991 Comprehensive Plan designated 17 rural settlements • By 2000 there were 18 (Bridlepath) • By 2005 there were 22 (Lake Avalon, Corner Lake, Lake Pickett and Rainbow Ridge)

7. Northwest Bridlepath Rainbow Ridge North Apopka/ Wekiva Tangerine Otter Lake Zellwood Zellwood Station Paradise Heights Clarcona

8. Southwest Gotha Tildenville West Windermere Lake Avalon

9. Northeast Bithlo Christmas North Christmas Sunflower Trail Wedgefield Corner Lake Lake Pickett

10. Southeast Lake Hart/ Whippoorwill Lake Mary Jane

11. History • Criteria for establishment and expansion • Size (minimum 100 acres for a new Rural Settlement) • Existence of governmental service structures and/or civic organizations • Urban-type zoning • Existing ownership/settlement patterns not consistent with agriculture or rural zoning • Contiguity for expansions (25% contiguous to existing Rural Settlement) • Small area study required

12. PresentationOutline • History • Current status • Issues • Comprehensive plan update • School siting and review • Environmental permitting • Next steps

13. Current Status • Size – from 70 acres (Bridlepath) to almost 6,000 acres (West Windermere) • Future Land Use – from rural (1 dwelling unit per 5 acres) to suburban transitional (2 dwelling units per acre) • Zoning – ranges from A-1 / A-2 to variations of R-CE (based on parcel’s Future Land Use designation)

14. Current Status

15. Current Status • Three types of settlements • Surrounded by rural area • In a transitional area (between urban and rural) • Surrounded by Urban Service Area (USA) and/or cities

16. Current Status • Surrounded by rural area • Bithlo, Lake Pickett, Corner Lake • Christmas, North Christmas • Wedgefield • Otter Lake • Zellwood, Zellwood Station • Lake Mary Jane

17. Current Status • In a transitional area • Sunflower Trail • Tangerine

18. Current Status • Surrounded by USA and/or cities • Gotha, West Windermere, Tildenville, Lake Avalon • North Apopka/Wekiva, Clarcona, Paradise Heights • Lake Hart/Lake Whippoorwill

19. PresentationOutline • History • Current status • Issues • Comprehensive plan update • School siting and review • Environmental permitting • Next steps

20. Issues • Urban Service Area expansions • Rural Settlements/Rural Service Area • Availability of utilities • Annexations • Land use compatibility

21. Issues • Annexations in Rural Settlements (1991 to 2007) • Apopka 1,350 acres • Windermere 275 acres • Ocoee 44 acres • Winter Garden 21 acres

22. Yellow Dog Eats Gotha 2,667 square feet Issues • Land use compatibility 1.3 acres

23. PresentationOutline • History • Current status • Issues • Comprehensive plan update • School siting and review • Environmental permitting • Next steps

24. Comprehensive Plan Update • Current policies • Establishment and expansion • Maintain rural character • Neighborhood commercial and office • Industrial • Affordable housing • Adjacent land uses

25. Comprehensive Plan Update • Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR) completed • Re-evaluating effectiveness of existing goals, objectives and policies (GOPs)

26. Comprehensive Plan Update • Considering establishment of rural development standards for areas experiencing urban pressures • Increased standards for creation or expansion of rural settlements • Some have been created out of need to protect an individual subdivision or property • Tend to be created in a reactive rather than proactive manner

27. PresentationOutline • History • Current status • Issues • Comprehensive plan update • School siting and review • Environmental permitting • Next steps

28. School Siting and Review Coordination Overview • School Siting Ordinance (1996) • School Element (1997) • Martinez Doctrine (2000) • Interlocal Agreement for Public Schools Facility Planning (2003) • Charter Amendment/Ordinance and Interlocal (2004/2006) • School Impact Fees (1992) • School Concurrency (2008)

29. School Siting and Review Successes • Coordination of school sites in new developments • Developments of Regional Impact (DRIs) • School-centered planning • Horizon West • Reciprocal data and map sharing • CIP review process

30. School Siting and Review Successes (cont.) • OCPS staff input • Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) • Development Review Committee (DRC) • Orange County input • OCPS Advance Planning Committee • Joint site acquisition review • OCPS/Parks coordination

31. School Siting and Review Ordinance History • Prior to 1996 • All schools special exception in residential zones • Permitted in agricultural zones • Amendments to Section 163.3177 F.S. (1995) • Required Future Land Use Element Amendments • Identify land use categories where schools are an allowable land use • Designate sufficient land for projected educational facilities • Protect land adjacent to schools • Adopt by October 1, 1996

32. School Siting and Review Ordinance Components (Sec. 38-1751-1760 O.C. Code) • Allowable use categories • Locational guidelines • Site criteria • Site standards • Joint use • Consistency determination • Community meeting requirement

33. School Siting and Review Allowable Land Uses • Future Land Use Element (Policies 3.2.21-3.2.22) • Public Schools Facilities Element (Policies 5.2.1.- 5.2.5) • Based on: • Type of school • Land use category • Urban Service Area • Rural Service Area • Rural Settlement • Permitted use, Special Exception or Planned Development

34. School Siting and Review

35. School Siting and Review Challenges • Locating suitable sites • Offsite improvements • Separate building construction review • Conditions of approval • High schools and stadiums • Environmental review

36. PresentationOutline • History • Current status • Issues • Comprehensive plan update • School siting and review • Environmental permitting • Next steps

37. Environmental Permitting • Background • Conservation ordinance applies to everything in Orange County – no exemptions • OCPS believes it is governed by WMD rules only • County has interim understanding with OCPS • Provide EPD with copies of Water Management District ERP Application and supporting documents • EPD expedites review for consistency with Comprehensive Plan and Orange County Code • BCC approval required

38. Environmental Permitting Regulation Comparison * Unless it contains threatened or endangered species

39. Environmental Permitting Future Options • Exempt schools from County wetland regulations • Status quo (incorporate interim solution into the code) • Full compliance with County wetland regulations

40. PresentationOutline • History • Current status • Issues • Comprehensive plan update • School siting and review • Environmental permitting • Next steps

41. School Siting and Review • EAR-based Comprehensive Plan amendments – adoption scheduled for September 2008 • School siting ordinance update (incorporating environmental issues) • Meetings with OCPS staff – 2006 to date • Ordinance public hearings – early 2008 • LPA, BCC

42. Board of County Commissioners Rural Settlement Work Session School Board Presentation

43. Board of County Commissioners Rural Settlement /School Siting Work Session School Board Presentation