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Orlando Commerce Park: ROCC (Redeveloping Orange County Communities) Area Brownfield Designation. Environmental Protection Division November 11, 2008. PRESENTATION OUTLINE. Purpose Brownfield Background Brownfield Benefits Proposed Brownfield Area Development & Objectives Anticipated
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Orlando Commerce Park: ROCC (Redeveloping Orange County Communities) Area Brownfield Designation Environmental Protection Division November 11, 2008
PRESENTATION OUTLINE • Purpose • Brownfield Background • Brownfield Benefits • Proposed Brownfield Area • Development & Objectives Anticipated • Recommended Action
PRESENTATION OUTLINE • Purpose • Brownfield Background • Brownfield Benefits • Proposed Brownfield Area • Development & Objectives Anticipated • Recommended Action
Purpose • Required by FS 376.80 (1) to get public input on size and shape of the proposed Brownfield Area and opt out provision. Hold 2nd of two required public hearings. (1st hearing held October 21, 2008). • Make Brownfield Financial Incentives available to businesses that locate within designated parcels. • Encourage redevelopment and job creation in the Area.
PRESENTATION OUTLINE • Purpose • Brownfield Background • Brownfield Benefits • Proposed Brownfield Area • Development & Objectives Anticipated • Recommended Action
Brownfield Background • Brownfield Site means real property, the expansion, redevelopment or reuse of which may be complicated by actual or perceived environmental contamination. 376.79(3) F.A.C. • Brownfield Area means a contiguous area of one or more brownfield sites, some of which may not be contaminated, and which has been designated by a local government by resolution. Such areas may include all or portions of community redevelopment areas, enterprise zones, empowerment zones, other such designated economically deprive communities and areas, and Environmental Protection Agency-designated brownfield pilot projects. 376.79(4) F.A.C.
PRESENTATION OUTLINE • Purpose • Brownfield Background • Brownfield Benefits • Proposed Brownfield Area • Development & Objectives Anticipated • Recommended Action
Brownfield Benefits • Voluntary cleanup of site • Economic & Industrial Development • Cleanup Tax Credits • Job Creation bonus refunds • Job Opportunities for residents • Apply for other Federal and State Brownfields Grants • Engages Public Participation • Exemption from twice-per-Year Comprehensive Plan Amendments limitation for designated Brownfield areas.
PRESENTATION OUTLINE • Purpose • Brownfield Background • Brownfield Benefits • Proposed Brownfield Area • Development & Objectives Anticipated • Recommended Action
PRESENTATION OUTLINE • Purpose • Brownfield Background • Brownfield Benefits • Proposed Brownfield Area • Development & Objectives Anticipated • Recommended Action
Development & Objectives Anticipated • Environmental Cleanup • Economic Redevelopment – • i.e. proposed Planned Development - Light Industrial- Flex warehouse space • Job creation • Open Space/Green Space Opportunities • Engage Public participation in redevelopment of • the brownfield area
PRESENTATION OUTLINE • Purpose • Brownfield Background • Brownfield Benefits • Proposed Brownfield Area • Development & Objectives Anticipated • Recommended Action
Recommended Action • Approval of Resolution of the Orlando Commerce Park : ROCC Area to be designated as a Brownfield Area, per F.S. 376.79(4) F.A.C.
Orlando Commerce Park: ROCC (Redeveloping Orange County Communities) Area Brownfield Designation Environmental Protection Division November 11, 2008