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RIVERBEND COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT JANUARY 15, 2008

RIVERBEND COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT JANUARY 15, 2008. Environmental Consulting & Design, Inc. Description of Request. FLUM Amendment Size: 2,067 acres Total Site Size: 2,237 acres Change Land Use from Agricultural 3 to Agricultural 2 Represents increase of 103 dwelling units

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RIVERBEND COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT JANUARY 15, 2008

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  1. RIVERBENDCOMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTJANUARY 15, 2008 Environmental Consulting & Design, Inc.

  2. Description of Request • FLUM Amendment Size: 2,067 acres • Total Site Size: 2,237 acres • Change Land Use from Agricultural 3 to Agricultural 2 • Represents increase of 103 dwelling units • Site Design: Compact, cluster development • Maintains rural character of the County while providing for sensible growth and environmental protection • Preserving 1,311 acres along Ochlockonee River, an Outstanding Florida Water

  3. Surrounding Area • Add area of disturbed areas

  4. Agricultural 1 (1:5) Agricultural 2 (1:10) Agricultural 3 (1:20) Rural Residential (1:1) Leon County Rural (1:10) Current Future Land Use

  5. Agricultural 1 (1:5) Agricultural 2 (1:10) Agricultural 2 (1:10) Rural Residential (1:1) Leon County Rural (1:10) Proposed Future Land Use

  6. Conceptual Site Plan • 177 4-acre lots • Gross Density of 1 unit per 12.64 acres • 1,311 acres permanently conserved • 28,500 Linear feet of river preserved • 30,275Linear feet of nature trails • 50 foot wetland buffers • Provides 2 acres of Neighborhood Commercial Uses

  7. Environmental Protection • Protects 1,311 acres of uplands, wetlands and floodplain by providing a perpetual Conservation Easement which exceeds County standard of 30 year protection • Protects 59% of the site • Easement may be granted to County, Conservation Group, Land Trust, State Agency • Provides Management Plan for Conservation Easement Area funded by the Homeowners Association

  8. Low Impact Development Techniques • Minimization of Impervious Surfaces • Through use of clustered design and shared driveways • Limitations on the amount of turf and fertilization • Firewise Community Planning Practices • Water Conservation • Bioretention Areas or ‘Rain Gardens’ • Grass Swales • Permeable Pavements • Rain Barrels or Cisterns • Narrower Street Widths • Educational Programs • Allow residents to fully understand the purpose and function of LID components • Native Vegetation

  9. Proposed Advanced Septic Systems

  10. Benefits of Riverbend • Intent is to preserve the rural character and promote rural economic activity while discouraging urban sprawl • Permanently protects over 1,300 acres in a conservation easement • Cluster design protects Ochlockonee River and other environmentally sensitive lands • Captures economic growth from Leon County • Improves tax base of County from $5,450 to $656,773 • Proximate to the Town of Havana

  11. Staff Concerns • Public Recreation access • Existing access maintained • Possible additional land for public use • Need • “Recognized pressure for development” as a result of border effects of Leon County • Existing and planned subdivisions in this area are not sufficient to meet future growth needs • Site Suitability • Converts 59% of site from intensive silviculture to permanent conservation • Traffic • Level of Service not degraded in Gadsden or Leon County

  12. RIVERBEND COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTJANUARY 15, 2008 Environmental Consulting & Design, Inc.

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