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1. Board of County Commissioners Growth Management Legislative Discussion March 20, 2012
2. Growth Management Series Discussion Topics Planning Overview / Comprehensive Plan Amendment Review Concurrent Plan Amendment / Rezoning and Small Scale Amendments Urban Service Area Expansions, Urban Sprawl, Needs Analysis Financial Feasibility: Funding Infrastructure and Services Concurrency: Transportation Concurrency: Schools and Parks Developments of Regional Impact Sector Plans and New Towns
3. Growth Management Series Discussion Topics Planning Overview / Comprehensive Plan Amendment Review Concurrent Plan Amendment / Rezoning and Small Scale Amendments Urban Service Area Expansions, Urban Sprawl, Needs Analysis Financial Feasibility: Funding Infrastructure and Services Concurrency: Transportation Concurrency: Schools and Parks Developments of Regional Impact Sector Plans and New Towns
4. Purpose of Today’s Discussion Provide background / history – Urban Service Area in the Comprehensive Plan Discuss how the Plan addresses urban sprawland determination of need Ask for Board direction to amend applicable Comprehensive Plan policies to address legislative changes
5. Presentation Outline Urban Service Area Determination of Need Urban Sprawl Evaluating Development Impacts Staff Recommendation
6. Presentation Outline Urban Service Area Determination of Need Urban Sprawl Evaluating Development Impacts Staff Recommendation
7. Urban Service Area 2009 – Plan updated; focus was on infill and redevelopment 1991 – Urban Service Area as a Growth Management Tool Direct growth to USA Ensure provision of services Protect the environment Plan recognized inefficient growth pattern, even within the USA Adopted a development framework to address inefficiency 1980 – Urban Service Area adopted into the Growth Management Plan Area where County provides full range of services Services existed or were planned to be available by the year 2000 Policy: Replacement and maintenance of facilities/services in the USA should have priority over infrastructure investments in new growth areas Development Framework Urban Service Area Activity Centers Rural Settlements Growth Centers Rural Service Area Plan Goals Provide services more efficiently Increase transit viability Preserve and revitalize existing neighborhoods Take advantage of existing, underutilized infrastructure Protect the environment Central water and sewer Transportation Drainage Fire protection Schools Libraries Recreation USA multiplier: 1.5 USA multiplier: 2.4 USA multiplier: 2.25 1980 GMP 1991 CPP 2009 CP 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
8. Urban Service Area Comprehensive Plan Goals / Policies Goal – Establish an urban framework: Provide services in a cost effective manner Create the desired development pattern Policies County is responsible for providing infrastructure and services in the Urban Service Area (USA) Direct growth to the USA Guide how County sets the size of the USA Set criteria and process for expansion
9. 1991 Urban Service Area
10. 1991 Urban Service Area Horizon West
11. Urban Service Area 1991 Urban Service Area Horizon West City Expansion
12. Urban Service Area 2011 Urban Service Area
13. Presentation Outline Urban Service Area Determination of Need Urban Sprawl Evaluating Development Impacts Staff Recommendation
14. Determination of Need Currently Plan includes land needed to accommodate growth through 2030 Need based on population growth and Plan goals Includes a surplus of land to allow real estate market to operate
15. Determination of Need New Legislation Requires: . . ?
16. Presentation Outline Urban Service Area Determination of Need Urban Sprawl Evaluating Development Impacts Staff Recommendation
17. Urban Sprawl What sprawl is How the law changed Effect on Orange County
18. Urban Sprawl HB 7207 – Definition: A development pattern characterized by low density, automobile-dependent development with either a single use or multiple uses that are not functionally related, requiring the extension of public facilities and services in an inefficient manner, and failing to provide a clear separation between urban and rural uses. What is Sprawl? Before HB 7207 No single definition Criteria in law describing development characteristics that negatively impact the community
19. Urban Sprawl Before HB 7207 13 criteria in state law Criteria included in Comprehensive Plan Legislative changes Added definition 13 criteria remained 8 new criteria added
20. Urban Sprawl Before HB 7207 – 13 indicators Low-density/intensity, single-use Poor connectivity Isolated, ribbon-like or strip development Development in rural areas far from urban areas Results in inefficient provision of facilities and services Discourages infill development and redevelopment Fails to protect natural resources and agricultural areas Results in loss of open space “The primary indicators that a plan or plan amendment does not discourage the proliferation of urban sprawl...”
21. Urban Sprawl New Criteria in Legislation Does not adversely impact natural resources Efficient provision of public infrastructure and services Compact mixed use development Promotes conservation Preserves agricultural areas Preserves open space and natural lands Creates a balance of land uses Innovative development “The future land use element or plan amendment shall be determined to discourage the proliferation of urban sprawl if it incorporates a development pattern or urban form that achieves four or more of the following…”
22. Urban Sprawl New Criteria in Legislation Does not adversely impact natural resources Efficient provision of public infrastructure and services Compact mixed use development Promotes conservation Preserves agricultural areas Preserves open space and natural lands Creates a balance of land uses Innovative development
23. Presentation Outline Urban Service Area Determination of Need Urban Sprawl Evaluating Development Impacts Staff Recommendation
24. Evaluating Development How do we evaluate development proposals? Impacts on providing services Financial feasibility (short-term and long-term) Impacts on County’s ability to meet Plan goals
25. Evaluating Development
26. Evaluating Development Transit
27. Evaluating Development Impact on County’s ability to meet Plan goals Preserve existing neighborhoods Maximize use of existing, underutilized infrastructure Provide services efficiently Protect natural resources Choices and opportunity costs – how to best use limited resources
28. Presentation Outline Urban Service Area Determination of Need Urban Sprawl Evaluating Development Impacts Staff Recommendation
29. Staff Recommendation Draft Policy Amendments Focus on impacts, not sprawl Strategies to maintain existing communities Contribution to economic and environmental sustainability Furthering Comprehensive Plan goals Impacts on public infrastructure and adopted levels of service Develop review criteria for Sector Plans, New Towns, and Rural Land Stewardship Areas Financial feasibility (short-term and long-term)
30. Board of County Commissioners Growth Management Legislative Discussion March 20, 2012