AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY GLADES COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY GLADES COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SUBJECT: Case Number COMP17-01, Legend Moto LLC This is a Legislative Hearing. DEPARTMENT REQUEST: The Community Development Department requests approval of Case Number COMP17-01. BACKGROUND/SUMMARY OF REPORT: Legend Moto LLC is requesting a change to the Future Land Use Map (FLUM) designation of 3.4 acres from Residential to Commercial. There is a companion rezoning request for a change from Residential Mixed to Commercial General. There is also a special exception request to allow a specialized motor vehicle dealership for off-road recreational vehicles, allterrain vehicles, and four wheelers on the east half of the subject site. The special exception will not be scheduled for a public hearing unless the plan amendment and rezoning are approved. The subject site is located south of U.S. Hwy 27, east of Wagon Trail and west of Saddle Lane. PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD RECOMMENDATION: The Planning and Zoning Board recommended approval of Case Number COMP17-01. MOTION FOR APPROVAL: I move to approve adoption of AN ORDINANCE OF THE GLADES COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, AMENDING THE GLADES COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN BY REVISING THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP FROM RESIDENTIAL TO COMMERCIAL FOR 3.4 ACRES OF LAND; CONSISTING OF LOTS 28A, 28B, 29A, AND 29B OF GLADES LITTLE RANCHES, GLADES COUNTY PLAT BOOK 3, PAGE 22; LOCATED ON U.S. HWY 27; PROPERTY OWNER LEGEND MOTO LLC; CASE NUMBER COMP17-01; PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION OF ORDINANCE AND REVISED FUTURE LAND USE MAP IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. based on the findings and analysis in the staff report dated April 3, 2017 and findings presented at the public hearing. MOTION FOR DENIAL: I move to deny the adoption of an ordinance amending the Future Land Use Map designation of lots 28a, 28b, 29a, and 29b of Glades Little Ranches Glades County Plat Book 3, Page 22 from Residential to Commercial, Case Number COMP17-01, for the following reasons. Request By: Meeting Date: May 9, 2017 Inga Williams, Comm. Dev. Director Agenda #

ORDINANCE 2017 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE GLADES COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, AMENDING THE GLADES COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN BY REVISING THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP FROM RESIDENTIAL TO COMMERCIAL FOR 3.4 ACRES OF LAND; CONSISTING OF LOTS 28A, 28B, 29A, AND 29B OF GLADES LITTLE RANCHES, GLADES COUNTY PLAT BOOK 3, PAGE 22; LOCATED ON U.S. HWY 27; PROPERTY OWNER LEGEND MOTO LLC; CASE NUMBER COMP17-01; PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION OF ORDINANCE AND REVISED FUTURE LAND USE MAP IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, The Board of County Commissioners of Glades County recognizes the need to plan for orderly growth and development; and WHEREAS, Chapter 163, Florida Statutes, provides for amendments to adopted Comprehensive Plans; and WHEREAS, the County has received and reviewed a Small Scale Plan Amendment application for an amendment to the Future Land Use Map for County s Comprehensive Plan from Legend Moto LLC for property owned by Legend Moto LLC, and WHEREAS, said application being reviewed by the County s Community Development Department and submitted to the Planning and Zoning Board and the Board of County Commissioners with a staff report, which determined such application to be consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and appropriate to the future land uses within the County; and WHEREAS, in a duly noticed public hearing on April 11, 2017, the Glades County Planning and Zoning Board heard the Future Land Use Map amendment and said Board recommended to the Board of County Commissioners that the application be approved; and WHEREAS, in a duly noticed public hearing on May 9, 2017, the Board of County Commissioners gave full and complete consideration of the record, consisting of the Staff Recommendation, the Planning and Zoning Board recommendation, the documents on file with the County and the testimony of all interested parties and has found that that approval of Case# COMP17-01 is consistent with the Glades County Comprehensive Plan; and WHEREAS, the proposed amendment was reviewed in accordance with Chapter 163.3187, Florida Statutes and no valid objection has been made to the proposed map amendment; and WHEREAS, after due consideration, the Board has found that the requirements and conditions of Chapter 163, Florida Statutes, as they relate to this petition have been met and that is in the best interest of Glades County that the Future Land Use Map be 1 COMP17-01

amended. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the Glades County Board of County Commissioners that: SECTION 1. THIS ORDINANCE shall be known as the Legend Moto LLC Plan Amendment to the Future Land Use Map, COMP17-01 and shall be effective within the County limits of Glades County, Florida. SECTION 2. This Small Scale Plan Amendment to the Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map is adopted pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 163.3184, Florida Statutes. SECTION 3. The real properties identified in Exhibit A, being located south of and adjacent to U.S. 27, which consists of a 3.4± acres, is hereby re-designated on the Future Land Use Map of the Glades County Comprehensive Plan from Residential to Commercial. SECTION 4. It is the intention of the Board of County Commissioners of Glades County, Florida, and it is hereby provided that the provision of this Ordinance and the revision of the Future Land Use Map shall become and made a part of the Glades County Comprehensive Plan. SECTION 5. In the event that any portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision, and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. SECTION 6. This ordinance shall be effective in accordance with Chapter 163.3184, Florida Statutes. The foregoing Ordinance was offered by Commissioner, who moved its adoption. The motion was seconded by Commissioner, and being put to a vote, the vote was as follows: John Ahern Donald Strenth Weston Pryor Timothy Stanley Donna Storter Long [REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK] [NEXT PAGE FOR SIGNATURE] COMP17-01 2

PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Glades County Florida, during a Public Hearing, this 9th day of May, 2017. ATTEST: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS GLADES COUNTY, FLORIDA Sandra Brown Clerk of the Circuit Court John Ahern Chairman APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGAL SUFFICIENCY Richard W. Pringle County Attorney COMP17-01 3

Exhibit A Lots 28A, 28B, 29A, and 29B, Glades Little Ranches, according to the plat thereof in Plat Book 3, Page 22, Public Records of Glades County, Florida. COMP17-01 4

Glades County Staff Report and Recommendation Unified Staff Report for Small Scale Plan Amendment and Rezoning CASE NUMBERS: COMP17-01 and RZ17-01 DATE of STAFF REPORT: April 3, 2017 CASE TYPE: Application for a small scale plan amendment to the Future Land Use Map and a rezoning REQUEST: Change the Future Land Use Map (FLUM) designation of 3.4 acres from Residential to Commercial and a Rezoning from Residential Mixed to Commercial General. APPLICANT and PROPERTY OWNER: Legend Moto LLC STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approval of the plan amendment and rezoning LOCATION: South of U.S. Hwy 27, east of Wagon Trail and west of Saddle Lane. COMP17-01 & RZ17-01, Legend Moto LLC 1

I. ZONING DISTRICT DESIGNATIONS A. Current Zoning Designations The Subject Site is zoned Residential Mixed (RM). Surrounding Zoning Districts are Commercial General (C-2), Planned Development (PD), Residential General (RG) and RM. The PD to the right of the subject site allows a church and church related facilities. The PD to the north is for development of an RV Resort with 250 lots and 6.1 acres of mixed commercial along US 27. Hatched area is subject site Residential Mixed (RM) Scope and intent. This section applies to the RM residential mixed district. The residential mixed zoning district permits the continued mixing of conventional residences and mobile homes; however, certain other existing uses, are hereby made nonconforming in an attempt to up-grade and improve such areas. No further property in the county will be zoned RM. To that end, and after the effective date of the ordinance from which these regulations are derived, the county shall accept no application for zoning of property to RM. The RM zoning district boundaries shall remain as shown on the official zoning maps at the date of adoption of the ordinance from which this article is derived unless a portion of such district is changed to another district classification under this article. All new residential construction in RM districts shall meet residential general standards for lot, area and other requirements except use. COMP17-01 & RZ17-01, Legend Moto LLC 2

DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION RM Residential Mixed PARCEL AREA DIMENSIONS WIDTH (FT) BUILDABLE UNITS/ACRE SETBACKS (FT) FRONT REAR SIDES MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT (FT) Single family 10,000 sq ft 80 4.35 25 10 7 35 75% Duplex 10,000 sq ft 65 4.35 25 10 7 35 75% Mobile home 10,000 sq ft 65 4.35 25 10 7 35 75% Multifamily 10,000 sq ft 65 4.35 25 10 7 35 75% MAXIMUM LOT COVERAGE B. Proposed Zoning Designation Commercial General Scope and intent. This section applies to the C-2 commercial general district. This district is intended to create a mid-level district desirable in situations dealing with uses for which neighborhood commercial is too restrictive. Manufacturing of any type is prohibited. DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION PARCEL AREA BUILDABLE UNITS/ACRE SETBACKS (FT) MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT (FT) DIMENSIONS WIDTH FRONT REAR SIDES (FT) C-2 Commercial General 22,500 sq ft 150 30 25 10 45 90% MAXIMUM LOT COVERAGE COMP17-01 & RZ17-01, Legend Moto LLC 3

II. FUTURE LAND USE MAP DESIGNATIONS A. Existing Future Land Use Map The Subject Site is designated Residential. Surrounding designations are Commercial, Institutional, and Residential. Existing Future Land Use Map designation Policy I-1.4F: Land use definitions, densities and intensities of the Future Land Use Map series are as follows: Residential: Land areas used predominantly for housing with density of up to 7 units per acre. Uses may also include low-intensity non-residential uses such as neighborhood commercial uses including restaurants, barber shops, convenient food stores, movie rentals, houses of worship, public parks and plant nurseries; existing cemeteries; private child care centers and nonprofit private clubs of a fraternal or social character. Non residential uses shall develop at an intensity no greater than 0.25 floor area ratio and be buffered from residential uses. All non-residential uses shall be limited to a total amount of 100,000 square feet and shall not exceed 15,000 square feet at any one location for projects that are not associated with a PUD. Neighborhood retail commercial uses shall develop at an intensity no greater than 0.25 F.A.R and locate within 1,000 feet of the intersection of two arterial roads or the intersection of an arterial road and a collector road, and be appropriately buffered from residential uses. COMP17-01 & RZ17-01, Legend Moto LLC 4

Projects greater than 150 units shall occur in the form of a Planned Unit Development, be compact, connect to central water and sewer, include a variety of residential units (single family units and multifamily units), and also include the following amenities: parks, and bicycle and pedestrian pathways that are connected in order to promote alternative modes of transportations. Projects greater than 500 units shall also include neighborhood retail uses. B. Proposed Future Land Use Map Proposed Future Land Use Map designation Commercial: Land areas which are predominantly connected with the sale, rental, and distribution of products, or performance of services. Densities shall be up to 24 units an acre for motel units; up to 30 units an acre for recreational vehicles; up to 0.5 floor area ratio for single story structures, with a minimum 0.4 site not covered with impervious surfaces; up to 1.0 floor area ratio for multi-story structures, with a minimum 0.4 site not covered with impervious surfaces. III. EXISTING USES The Subject Site is vacant. The property to the west contains self-storage units. The property to the east is vacant. To the south and southwest are single-family homes. Across U.S. 27 is vacant. COMP17-01 & RZ17-01, Legend Moto LLC 5

IV. ANALYSIS OF RELEVANT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN POLICIES Future Land Use Element Policy I-1.3B: Commercial and industrial developments shall be designed to meet the neighborhood, community or regional needs of the residents of Glades County. 1. Commercial rezoning and development will be limited based upon the commercial needs of the residents and the impacts of rezoning on adjacent lands. Additional zoning and development will be approved only upon determination by the Planning and Zoning Board (PZB) that there is a special need, or to meet the needs of transients. 2. Commercial and industrial facilities shall be required to incorporate site design characteristics which aesthetically complement the area within which they are to be located. 3. Commercial and industrial developments shall be reviewed for their impact on support facilities, including, but not limited to, roads, central water, sewage, and fire protection. When new or additional facilities are required, approval for the proposal shall be contingent upon a commitment by the developer to pay a fair share of costs. 4. Actions 1-3, above, will be incorporated into the County s Land Development Code and/or Regulations by the end of 2010. Staff Review: This site is located in close proximity to the City of Moore Haven boundary and is a large parcel with 245 feet of depth and 610 feet of frontage on U.S. 27. It provides enough acreage that a commercial center or multiple, single-use commercial business can be constructed. It is near a population center and is accessible from a major arterial road and so could provide services to the County s permanent and transient population. The applicants have submitted a Special Exception request to develop the east half of the property with a retail and wholesale dealership that specializes in off-road recreational vehicles. The remainder of the site could develop with permitted C-2 uses. Design standards and building standards for the site can be incorporated into the Special Exception approval and landscaping standards can be enhanced in order to decrease any adverse impacts on adjacent residential uses. Commercial Design Requirements of Section 125-215 are as follows: o A site plan indicating proposed uses and structures, driveways and parking areas, yards, buffering, a schedule for initiation and completion of development, and such other details. o Limitations on vehicular access. Except for utility and service vehicles, there shall be no vehicular access to the property through a residential district. o Site planning; limitations on operations. Site planning, design and location of structures and open spaces, and management of operations shall be such that orientation of commercial and related activities is toward the frontage on the street. There shall be no sales, service storage or display of goods or materials and no off-street loading operations, garbage or trash storage, or collection or disposal facilities visible in any portion of the property from any portion of any abutting residential district. Signs on the property shall be oriented away from any abutting residential district. Lighting of structures and premises on the property shall be so directed and shielded as to protect adjoining residential uses from nuisance effects. COMP17-01 & RZ17-01, Legend Moto LLC 6

o Yard requirements; buffering. Yards and structural buffering shall be provided to minimize the impact of the development of any abutting residential district. The following minimum requirements may be increased to achieve a stated public purpose, but shall not be diminished: (1) Yards adjacent to streets shall be a minimum of 25 feet in depth. (2) Yards adjoining lot lines in any residential district shall be a minimum of 15 feet in minimum dimension. (3) All yards provided which abut any residential district shall be landscaped and maintained appropriate to the residential surrounds. No portion of any required yard abutting any residential district shall be used for off-street parking. (4) Where necessary to protect adjacent property in residential districts from lights, noise, or undesirable views, appropriate fences or walls may be required to be provided and maintained as required in this chapter. Policy I-1.4B: New development emphasizing employment opportunities and needed retail enterprises shall be located within proximity to Glades residents while meeting all infrastructure requirements. Such developments shall be compatible with and complement the existing architectural design and density of surrounding neighborhoods. 1. The Planning and Zoning Board (PZB) will include employment opportunities, compatibility with the surrounding community, architectural design and density as criteria in its plan review. Staff Review: The property owners are proposing to use the east half of the property for a specialized motor vehicle dealership. They anticipate needing 4 employees for this business. Plan review for the project will occur during the Special Exception review and again, with more detail, at the time a building permit has been submitted. Policy I-1.6A: New land developments adjacent to existing and proposed arterial roads shall provide land for a frontage road or shall design the ingress and egress of the development to minimize the need for multiple access points. 1. The Planning and Zoning Board (PZB) will use this as a criterion in reviewing plans. The County Engineer will review all such proposals and will make recommendations to the PZB. Staff Review: Entry to the site will most likely occur from Saddle Lane as the Department of Transportation does not approve of direct access to highway systems unless there is no other option. Policy I-1.6B: Strip commercial land use adjacent to arterials will be discouraged and mixed-use developments near arterials using cluster techniques will be encouraged. 1. The Planning and Zoning Board (PZB) will only recommend the approval for commercial developments, of sufficient size that enable internal circulation patterns, to developments that minimize the need for multiple access points. Smaller commercial developments should only be recommended for approval if they are located to serve an established neighborhood, or at the intersection of arterial and/or collector roads. The County Engineer will review all such proposals and make recommendations concerning this criterion to the PZB. Staff Review: The definition of strip commercial development from The Latest Illustrated Book of Development Definitions is, Commercial or retail uses, usually one-story high and one-store COMP17-01 & RZ17-01, Legend Moto LLC 7

deep, that front on a major street. Strip commercial development is typically characterized by street-frontage parking lots serving individual stores or strips of stores. Strip commercial developments differ from central business districts and shopping centers in at least two of the following characteristics: (1) there are no provisions for pedestrian access between individual uses; (2) the uses are only one-store deep; (3) the buildings are arranged linearly rather than clustered; and (4) there is no design integration among individual uses. Developed properties usually identified as strip commercial typically have less depth than this parcel contains, which forces parking to the front of the building. During the Special Exception review, conditions can be applied that will ensure that there is design integration among any developments on the site and pedestrian access between uses. V. ANALYSIS OF REZONING CONSIDERATIONS Buildout Potential Existing potential is 14 Residential Units Potable Water Use: Potable water use is estimated at 125 gallons per capita per day (Infrastructure Element of the Comprehensive Plan). Under current zoning, the property could use 1,750 gallons per day. Traffic generated at 6.65 trips per day for multifamily would be 93± trips per day. Proposed potential is 11,761 square feet of proposed special exception use, plus what could be built on the west half of the property. The applicant s engineer has estimated the usage only using the proposed Specialized Auto Dealership. This could generate 60 gallons per day. This would increase with development of the west half of the property. The applicant s engineer has generated the number of trips per day to the site based on the proposed use, not for development of the entire site. The proposed use could generate 393 average weekday trips per day. U.S. Highway 27 is at a Level of Service A, and the applicant s engineer states that development of this site for commercial will not degrade that level of service. Rezoning Considerations When recommending whether to rezone a classification of land, the factors listed below are used to evaluate the appropriateness of the proposed rezoning, where applicable: # EVALUATION CRITERIA STAFF FINDINGS The proposed change is The proposed zoning is not contrary to the established contrary to the established land land use pattern. The property to the west is zoned use pattern. Commercial General and is developed with a commercial use. The property to the east is zoned Planned 1 Development and is approved for a church use, but is vacant. The land to the north is zoned Planned Development and is approved for an RV Park and commercial center, but is vacant. COMP17-01 & RZ17-01, Legend Moto LLC 8

Developed residential uses are located south and southwest of the site. These would be most impacted by the proposed development. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 The proposed change would create an isolated district unrelated to adjacent and nearby districts The proposed change would materially alter the population pattern and thereby increase or overtax the load on public facilities, such as schools, utilities, streets, etc. Existing district boundaries are illogically drawn in relation to existing conditions on the property proposed for change. The proposed change would be contrary to the Future Land Use Map and would have an adverse effect on the Comprehensive Plan. Changed or changing conditions made the passage of the proposed amendment necessary. Changed or changing conditions will adversely influence living conditions in the neighborhood. The proposed change will create or excessively increase traffic congestion or otherwise affect public safety. The proposed change will create a drainage problem. The proposed change will seriously reduce light and air to adjacent areas. The proposed change would not create an isolated district unrelated to adjacent and nearby districts. The proposed change is from residential to commercial. The applicant s engineer has indicated no decrease to the Level of Service on U.S. 27. The proposed use would not overtax the water utility. N/A The proposed change will be consistent with the FLUM of Commercial if COMP17-01 is approved by the Board of County Commissioners. A change in the FLUM designation would make the proposed rezoning necessary. An increase of traffic on Saddle Lane or Wagon Trail could adversely influence living conditions for neighboring property owners. Other conditions can be mitigated by enhanced buffering and other site conditions as part of the Special Exception, and also during building permit site plan approval. The traffic report by the applicant s engineer indicates that the proposed use will not create or excessively increase traffic congestion on U.S. 27. Site planning will be required prior to development and any stormwater runoff will be required to be treated on-site. No. COMP17-01 & RZ17-01, Legend Moto LLC 9

1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 The proposed change will adversely affect property values in the adjacent area. The proposed change will be a deterrent to the improvement or development of adjacent property in accord with existing regulations. The proposed change will constitute a grant of special privilege to an individual owner as contrasted with the public welfare. There are substantial reasons why the property cannot be used in accord with existing zoning. Whether the change suggested is out of scale with the needs of the neighborhoods or the County. It is impossible to find other adequate sites in the County for the proposed use in districts already permitting such use. Commercial development of the site should not decrease property values in adjacent areas. Commercial development of the site will not be a deterrent to development of a church on the adjacent property. All adjacent residential lots and the majority of neighboring residential lots are already developed. No. There are no substantial reasons why the property cannot be used in accord with existing zoning. No. There are undeveloped C-2 properties nearby. It is unknown whether they would be adequate for the proposed use. The applicant is proposing to change the FLUM designation of 3.4 acres from Residential to Commercial and a change the Zoning District from Residential Mixed to C-2. Although the applicants have submitted a Special Exception, the plan amendment and rezoning must be reviewed as if the property will be developed under the uses currently permitted by the C-2 zoning and current regulations required for commercial development. The subject site is adjacent to a currently developed commercial use on the left, which is mini storage warehouses. The property on the right side is vacant but has approval to develop with a Church and related church uses. Commercial development of the subject site would not prevent this use from developing or impede the use of that property for a church use. To the south of the subject site is a residential neighborhood, and the majority of the properties are already developed. The residential neighborhood would probably be the most impacted by commercial vehicle use at the entrances of either Rodeo Road or Wagon Trail because the subject site will be accessed from one or both of those roads. The safety of residential traffic will need to be addressed by the Florida Department of Transportation when they review plans for this development. Other impacts could affect the adjacent residential uses, such as noise from delivery trucks and the unloading of cargo, and light glare. Landscaping, with a fence or wall, can reduce noise and light glare. COMP17-01 & RZ17-01, Legend Moto LLC 10

Shielding and directing lights into the property can reduce light glare. Any opportunity to mitigate impacts to adjacent residential properties will be applied to the development. The property is large enough, with enough depth, for the development of a commercial center and not a strip commercial development. A new commercial center will contribute to the tax base of the County and provide greater employment opportunities for some county residents. VI. RECOMMENDATION The plan amendment and the rezoning are consistent with the Glades County Comprehensive Plan. Staff recommends approval of the plan amendment and the rezoning and respectfully submits this staff report for your review. Inga Williams, AICP Director, Community Development Department COMP17-01 & RZ17-01, Legend Moto LLC 11