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1041 Comp Plan/CIE & 5 Yr ScheduleORDINANCE NO. 1041 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA AMENDING THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, ORDINANCE NO. 635 AS AMENDED, BY AMENDING THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ELEMENT AND THE FIVE -YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS SCHEDULE AS MANDATED BY FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 163.3177(3)(b)1; PROVIDING FOR TRANSMITTAL TO THE STATE LAND PLANNING AGENCY; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Okeechobee recognizes the need to plan for orderly growth and development; and WHEREAS, Chapter 163, Florida Statues, and Rule 9J5, Florida Administrative Code provide for amendment to Adopted Comprehensive Plans; and WHEREAS, Florida Statues 163.3177(3(b)1 requires local governments to adopt and update a Five -Year Schedule of Capital Improvements (Five -Year Capital Improvements Program); and WHEREAS, City Council held its duly advertised public adoption hearing on March 3, 2009, Section 163.3177(3)(b)2, F.S.; and WHEREAS, the adopted Plan Amendment is exempt from the twice- per -year limitation on plan amendment adoptions, pursuant to Section 163.3187(1)(f), F.S.; WHEREAS, City Council desires to amend the City's Comprehensive Plan by adopting this Amendment to guide future development of the City and protect the public's welfare. NOW, THEREFORE, it is ordained before the City Council for the City of Okeechobee, Florida; presented at a duly advertised public meeting; and passed by majority vote of the City Council; and properly executed by the Mayor or designee, as Chief Presiding Officer for the City: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. THIS ORDINANCE shall be known as the "City of Okeechobee Capital Improvements Element Comprehensive Plan Amendment," pursuant to F.S. Section 163.3177(3)(b)1, and shall be effective within the City limits of the City of Okeechobee, Florida. SECTION 2. AUTHORITY. This City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan Amendment is adopted pursuant to the provisions of Section 163.3177 and Chapter 163.3187, Part II, Florida Statutes. SECTION 3. The City of Okeechobee, Florida hereby adopts the Capital Improvements Element Amendment Five -Year Schedule of Capital Improvements, including the update to the Okeechobee County School District Annual School Capacity Program 2008 -2009 to its current Comprehensive Plan; which amendments consist of pages which are identified as Exhibit "A" and which are incorporated into the current Comprehensive Plan. A copy of the Comprehensive Plan, as amended, is on file at City Hall in Okeechobee, Florida. Ordinance No. 1041 Page 1 of 31 SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. SECTION 4. SEVERABILITY. If any provision or portion of this ordinance is declared by any court of competent jurisdiction to be void, unconstitutional, or unenforceable, then all remaining provisions and portions of this ordinance shall remain in full force and effect. The effective date for the enactment of Ordinance No.1041 shall be a date a final order is issued by the Department of Community Affairs finding this Amendment to be in compliance in accordance with Chapter 163.3184, Florida Statutes; or the date a final order is issued by the Administrative Commission finding this Amendment to be in compliance in accordance with Chapter 163.3184, Florida Statutes. INTRODUCED for first reading and public hearing on the 3rd day of March, 2009. Lane Garniotpa, CMC, City Clerk ADAPTED after first reading as per F.S. 163.3177(3)(b)2, on the 3 day of March, Lan Gamiotea, CMC, City Clerk REVIEWED FOR LEGAL S FFICIENCY: 2009. .1 R. Cook, City ttorney (Q1*. James E. Kirk, Mayor Attachments: Exhibit "A" Capital Improvements Element Amendments, and Five -Year Schedule of Capital Improvements. Ordinance No. 1041 Page 2 of 31 2 1h.-- James E. Kirk, Mayor !I I golf SFoi % Ic, FCti 1 • CI t r , • I t .fir . , ..... .. ..... 1 City of Okeechobee Florida I� Comprehensive Plan I I Adoption date: March 19, 1991 Amended: September 19, 2000 Amended: February 20, 2007 IAmended: August 20, 2008 Amended: March 3, 2009 I I ILaRue Plannin g g& Management Services, Inc. 1 I . Prepared by: ' James G. LaRue,AICP LaRue Planning &Management Services,Inc. 1375 Jackson Street, Suite 206 Fort Myers, Florida 33901 239-334-3366 www.larueplanning.com 1 In Conjunction With: I The City of Okeechobee 55 SE 3'a Avenue Okeechobee,Florida 34974 t I TABLE OF CONTENTS r POPULATION PROJECTIONS 1 1. FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT 1 ... Map 1, Future Land Use Map 2009 2. TRAFFIC CIRCULATION ELEMENT 1 • Map 1, Future Traffic Circulation(to be revised) 3. HOUSING ELEMENT I tor 4. SANITARY SEWER,SOLID WASTE,DRAINAGE,POTABLE WATER AND NATURAL GROUNDWATER AQUIFER RECHARGE ELEMENT 1 r 5. CONSERVATION ELEMENT 1 .,r, 6. RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE ELEMENT 1 7. INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION ELEMENT 1 ar 8. PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES ELEMENT 1 .• 9. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ELEMENT 2009 1 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS IMPLEMENTATION 5 10. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN MONITORING 1 .0 11. CONCURRENCY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 1 12. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROCEDURES 1 13. CONSISTENCY WITH THE STATE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN I rr 14. LIST OF DEFINITIONS 1 too am ..r tott ..r a ■r a a a a a a a POPULATION PROJECTIONS a ■r a POPULATION PROJECTIONS The University of Florida's Bureau of Business and Economic Research (BEBR) estimates that the City's resident population as of April 1, 2008 was 5,496. Because Okeechobee is a center for freshwater fishing and other outdoor-related activities, the additional seasonal population and visitors staying overnight in the community is estimated to be equal to about 40% of the resident population. The peak seasonal population in 2008 is estimated at 7,694. Following is a list of residential developments having been approved but not yet constructed since early 2007. While immediate development of the larger of these developments is unlikely given the current economic situation, these 1,254 dwelling units approved for these projects can be expected to be completed within at least the next ten years. Approved Developments Project Name Number and Type of Location/Type of Development Approval Anticipated Units Date Population Central Park Oaks 4 single family units SE quadrant of the City between SR 4/2007 11 persons 70 and SE 5th Street. 0-Town Apts. 40 multi-family units SW quadrant of the city south of SR 5/2007 108 persons 70 on SE 10`h Avenue between SE 4th and SE 5th Street Southern Trace 217 multi-family NW quadrant of the city and west of 9/2007 578 persons units US 441, between NW 11th and NW 14th Streets The Lakehouse 136 multi-family SW quadrant of the city on SW 15`h 10/2007 367 persons units Street between SW 10th and SW 7th Avenue Casa Bella 37 multi-family units NW quadrant of the City west of NW 12/2007 99 persons 5th Avenue and between NW 10th and NW 11`h Street Visiting Nurses 31 units (assisted SE quadrant of the City east of US 10/2008 37 persons Association living facility) 441,on SE 2nd Street ,.. Bevis 6 multi-family units NE quadrant of the City, at the 11/2008 16 persons northeast corner of NE 10t Street and NE 3`d Avenue Asmussen 14 units (assisted NE quadrant of the City NE 2❑d 12/2008 38 persons living facility) Avenue, between NE 6th and NE 7`h Streets Total Persons 1,254 ... Source: LaRue Planning&Management Services,Inc. and the City of Okeechobee, 2/09. Using the 2.70 average household size recorded in the 2000 Census, these 1,254 units can be expected to increase the City's resident population by 3,386 persons by the year 2019. It is also .. reasonable to expect that some additional, although limited, growth beyond that associated with already approved projects will take place over the next ten years. Allowing for an average of another 40 persons per year would result an overall annual growth rate of about 2.5% per year. The projected resident and peak seasonal populations of the City through the year 2019 are provided in the following table. City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan 1 Population Projections(CIE excerpt March 2009) rir Peak Population Forecast Year Resident Population Seasonal Population Peak Population 2008 5,496 2,198 7,694 2009 5,633 2,253 7,886 2014 6,373 2,549 8,922 2019 7,210 2,884 10,094 Source: LaRue Planning&Management Services, Inc., 2009. LAND NEEDED TO ACCOMMODATE GROWTH To date, there have been no insurmountable problems with the allocation of land to meet the demonstrated needs of the City. Based on the latest information available (EAR, 1999), approximately 430 acres, or 18%, of the land within the City was vacant with most of this land in areas currently designated for residential uses. Since that time, it is estimated that less than 20% to of the vacant residential areas have been developed. The current inventory of developable vacant land is adequate to accommodate the modest population growth expected in the City through the long-range planning horizon of 2019. rrr ■r NM ilik Ilk City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan 2 Population Projections(CIE excerpt March 2009) .. .. .. FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT Future Land Use Element alb Goals, Objectives and Policies Goal: Through a well-planned mix of compatible land uses,the City of Okeechobee rr shall continue to maintain a high quality living environment, preserve its distinctive natural and historic resources, and provide public services to its residents at a minimum cost. Objective 1: The location of future development in the City of Okeechobee shall continue to be guided by the availability and efficient use of public facilities and + services as well as site characteristics such as soil conditions and topography. Policy 1.1: Approval of development proposals shall continue to be conditioned on the availability of facilities and services necessary to serve the proposed development and that the facilities meet adopted level of service standards. These adopted level of service standards shall be as follows: lab Public Facility LOS Standard Potable Water Supply 114 gallons/capita/day Wastewater Disposal 130 gallons/capita/day Solid Waste Disposal 13 lbs./capita/day 3 years available landfill capacity Stormwater Drainage Design storm: 25 year/24 hour duration Recreation and Open Space 3 acres/1,000 persons Roads and Traffic Circulation Principal Arterial: LOS C All Other Roads: LOS D oft Policy 1.2: The City of Okeechobee shall continue to ensure that needed public facilities will be in place prior to or concurrent with new development through implementation of the Concurrency Management System. Policy 1.3: Where minimum levels of service for parks,roads, and solid waste disposal are met, new residential development and commercial developments +� receiving approval from the Florida Department of Health may make temporary use of private wells and septic tanks subject to the requirement that it will connect to public potable water and sanitary sewer service once such service becomes available. Policy 1.4: The land development regulations applicable in the City of Okeechobee will be amended to implement appropriate best management practices described in A Guide to Sound Land& Water Management(published by the Florida City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan at Future Land Use Element 1 Aft r. Department of Environmental Protection)or limit development densities and intensities in areas where soil types or topography are not conducive to development.Permitted densities and intensities in environmentally sensitive areas shall be as established under Objective 2 and the Future Land Use Map. Objective 2: The City of Okeechobee shall continue to ensure that all new development is . consistent with the Future Land Use Element. Policy 2.1: The following land use designations are established for the purpose of . managing future growth: a) Single-Family Residential. Permitted uses are one single-family dwelling on each lot and structures accessory to the residential use, mobile home parks and public facilities. Maximum density is four units per acre for residential units on individual lots,and six units per "" acre for mobile home parks.Where affordable housing is provided in accordance with Housing Policy 1.6,the maximum density for single family development shall be five units per acre. b) Multi-family Residential. Permitted uses include apartments, duplexes,condominiums, single-family houses and public facilities. . Maximum density shall not exceed 10 units per acre. Where affordable housing is provided in accordance with Housing Policy 1.6,the maximum density for multi-family development shall be 11 iii units per acre. c) Mixed Use Residential. Intended to accommodate and provide ..• flexibility for development of multiple uses within a residential setting. In order for land to be considered for this designation, land requested to be placed in this category shall be a minimum of 30 "r acres. Development within this category would be allowed to be no more than seven and one-half(7.5) dwelling units per gross acre. Land developed within this Residential Mixed Use Category must adhere to the following innovative design and planning principles. 1. All new development within the Residential Mixed Use °.., Category shall be required to be zoned as a Planned Development or Planned Unit Development. 2. Development within this Residential Mixed Use Category will be required to cluster in order to maximize open space and natural areas.Development within the Residential Mixed .. Use Category is permitted to be clustered at higher than gross density as long as the gross density is not exceeded for the total acreage within the Residential Mixed Use Category. ""' 3. Development within the Residential Mixed Use Category is encouraged to provide a mix of uses, including a mix of residential types, recreational amenities, civic spaces and "` City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Element 2 err convenience and commercial uses intended to serve residents and their guests in order to minimize trips outside the Residential Mixed Use Category. OA 4. Development is encouraged to provide creative site designs, and clustering is required to provide for greater common open space and mixed-use development. The planning flexibility provided through the planned development process shall encourage and facilitate creative design techniques. a. Residential Development. These areas shall include "' single and/or multiple family home site acreage, and shall include, but not be limited to, single-family attached and detached;duplexes and two-family units; and town homes and other multi-family dwelling types. ra b. Non-residential Development. These areas will include vehicular and pedestrian ways, commercial and institutional areas, club houses and associated ea facilities,utility buildings,maintenance areas, tennis courts and associated non-residential uses. c. Residential and Non-residential Development acreage '" may account for no more than 60% of the gross area within the Residential Mixed Use Category. Intensity/density standards for all uses within this ea category are set forth in the Intensity/Density Table below: .r Percent Aggregate Land Use Mix Within the Mixed Use Future Land Use Map Category mr Maximum Minimum % % Land Use Maximum Land Uses in Mixed Use Land Use Mix Mix Density/Intensity Residential 45% 50% 7.5 gross du/ac Commercial/Non-residential' 10% 15% .35 FAR Open Space 40% 53% .25 FAR al d. Open Spaces. These areas will include preserved natural areas,buffers lakes,parks,golf courses,nature trails, retention areas, conservation areas, scenic rr, resources, green belts, wetlands and associated areas and must account for a minimum of 40% of the property within the Residential Mixed Use Category. err Golf course fairways will account for no more than fifty percent (50%) of the open space of the subject City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan r�r Future Land Use Element 3 Residential Mixed Use Category. No development (residential/commercial) structures are intended, but only recreation oriented buildings and/or structures. .• e. The owners will employ management strategies in and around any golf course to address the potential for .. pesticide/chemical pollution of the groundwater and surface water receiving areas. The management practices will include: .. i. The use of slow release fertilizers and/or carefully managed fertilizer applications which are timed to ensure maximum root y+ uptake and minimal surface water runoff or leaching to the groundwater; ii. The practice of integrated pest management when seeking to control various pests,such as weeds, insects, and nematodes. The .6. application of pesticides will involve only the purposeful and minimal application of pesticides, aimed only at identified targeted species.The regular widespread application of broad spectrum pesticides is not acceptable. The management program will minimize, to .. the extent possible, the use of pesticides, and will include the use of the United States Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Services Soil Pesticide Interaction Guide to select pesticides that have a minimum potential for leaching or loss to due runoff depending on the site-specific soil conditions; MEI iii. The coordination of the application of pesticides with the irrigation practices (the timing and application rates of irrigation water) to reduce runoff and the leaching of any pesticides and nutrients; .. iv. The utilization of a golf course manager who is licensed by the State to use restricted pesticides and who will perform the required ., management functions. The golf course manager will be responsible for ensuring that 0. the golf course fertilizers are selected and applied to minimize fertilizer runoff into the surface water and the leaching of those same fertilizers into the groundwater; and v. The storage, mixing and loading of fertilizer and pesticides will be designed to . City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Element 4 a MI li prevent/minimize the pollution of the natural "' environment. f. The shorelines of any stormwater management lakes ,,,` must be sinuous in configuration,and must be sloped or bermed. The littoral zones around the ponds must be planted with native wetland herbaceous plants,and UM trees or shrubs can be included within the herbaceous plants. At least four species must be planted. The minimum required number of plants will be one plant 1,11 per linear foot of lake shoreline as measured at the control elevation water level.The littoral shelf should provide a feeding area for water dependent avian i„ species. 5. As individual zonings to PUD are submitted to the City,they ,,,, shall include as a minimum the following information: a. A showing of the amount of units as a part of the maximum approved for the parent parcel. aft b. A Traffic Analysis submitted verifying that adequate capacity currently exists or will exist prior to the .r issuance of any Certificates of Occupancy. 6. Any lands included or amended into the Residential Mixed Use Category must demonstrate the non-existence of urban .r sprawl by: a. Submitting a fiscal impact study demonstrating a net fiscal benefit to the City. ` b. Directing new growth to areas where public facilities exist,are planned within the City or County Five Year — Capital Improvements Plan, or are committed to through a Developer Agreement,or otherwise assured to be funded by the appropriate agency. .. c. Requiring all development to be connected to central water and sewer. am d) Commercial. Permitted uses include, office, retail, automotive wholesale, and related commercial activities. Also permitted are .,, public facilities. Commercial development shall not exceed a floor area ration of 3.00 and the maximum impervious surface for development within this category shall not exceed 85% of the site. mm e) Industrial. Permitted uses include large-scale manufacturing or processing activities. Also permitted are public facilities. Industrial Mb Development shall not exceed a floor area ratio of 3.00 and the ims City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Element 5 us maximum impervious surface for development within this category shall not exceed 85% of the site. f) Public Facility. Permitted uses include parks, schools, government buildings, fire stations and other recreational and non-recreational public properties.The maximum impervious surface for development within this category shall not exceed 85% of the site. Policy 2.2: In accordance with property rights policies adopted by the Central Florida Regional Planning Council in the Central Florida Regional Policy Plan,the City of Okeechobee recognizes and shall continue to protect private property rights. In implementing the Comprehensive Plan, the City shall continue to ensure that its land development regulations protect the use and value of private property from adverse impacts of incompatible land uses, activities and hazards. Planning for land use and public facilities in the City shall consider private property rights, and ensure citizen input into government land use decisions affecting property rights. Policy 2.3: The City shall continue to require that all development proposals be accompanied by an inventory of wetlands, soils posing severe limitation to construction, unique habitat, endangered species of wildlife and plants, and areas prone to periodic flooding.The City shall further require that the extent to which any development or redevelopment is proposed to be placed in/on, to disturb, or to alter the natural functions of any of these resources, be identified. Such identification shall occur at a phase in the development review process that provides the opportunity for the City to review the proposed project to ensure that direct and irreversible impacts on the identified resources are minimized, or in the extreme, mitigated. Where development is determined to encroach upon a resource,the City shall require a specific management plan to be prepared by the developer,which results in no net loss of wetlands and which includes necessary modifications to the proposed development, specific setback and buffers, and clustering of development away from site resources,to ensure the protection,preservation or natural functions of the resource. The minimum buffer for wetlands shall be 25 feet and the average of all setbacks from the wetland resource shall be 40 feet. Areas designated as buffers shall preserve all natural vegetative cover,except where drainage ways and access paths are approved to cross the buffer. Buffers may be supplemented only with native tress, shrubs and ground covers. Policy 2.4: The City,through revision of appropriate land development regulations,shall continue to establish compatibility criteria for adjacent land uses. Policy 2.5: The City shall amend its Future Land Use Map, as necessary, to address inconsistent land use areas. Policy 2.6: Development in conjunction with Comprehensive Plan Amendment#06- °' City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Element 6 C1-001 shall be limited to a maximum of 200,000 square feet of commercial development. This amendment is more specifically described as: Parcel 1: The West 1/2 of the Southwest '/ of the Southeast '/ of Section 15,Township 37 South,Range 35 East,Okeechobee County, Florida,lying North of the North right-of-way line of State Road No. oh 70; Except the North 50 feet of the West 1/2 of the West 1/2 of the Southwest '/ of the Southeast '/ for road purposes; also except the following described property conveyed to the State of Florida: A parcel of land in the West'/2 of the Southwest%of the Southeast%of Section 15, Township 37 South, Range 35 East, being more particularly described as follows:Commence at the South%corner of said Section 15;thence run Northerly on the '/section line a distance of 36.95 feet to the centerline of State Road 70; thence North 80°54'49" East, on said centerline a distance of 347.10 feet; thence Northerly at 90°to said centerline a distance of 40 feet to the Point of Beginning; thence continue Northerly a distance of 17 feet; thence Easterly at 90°a distance of 20 feet;thence Southerly at 90 degrees a MI6 distance of 17 feet;thence Westerly at 90°a distance of 20 feet to the point of beginning. Parcel 2: Beginning at the Southwest corner of the East '/2 of the Southwest % of the Southeast % of Section 15,Township 37 South, Range 35 East and run North along the West boundary a distance of M` 594 feet; then run East a distance of 186.3 feet; then run South a distance of 594 feet to the South boundary of Section 15; then run Mk West a distance of 186.3 feet to the Point of Beginning. Less and except the right-of-way for State Road 70. OR Book 525 Page 1999, Public Records of Okeechobee County, Florida and is approximately 21.14 acre(s). Objective 3: The City of Okeechobee shall continue to work toward the elimination or reduction in size or intensity of existing land uses and zoning designations which are not consistent with the Future Land Use Element. Policy 3.1: The City shall, by 2001, identify all existing land uses inconsistent with the Future Land Use Element. Policy 3.2: The City of Okeechobee shall amend its land development regulations, by 2002,to prevent expansion of existing land uses which are inconsistent with the Future Land Use Element. These regulations shall be enforced to ensure that when such land uses are discontinued,they shall not be reestablished. City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Element 7 im Policy 3.3: The City of Okeechobee shall continue to coordinate with Okeechobee County in amending the City-County zoning maps to ensure that,all property in the City is zoned in accordance with the Future Land Use Element. Objective 4: The City shall continue to ensure the availability of suitable land for public facilities to support proposed development. Policy 4.1: Future land use shall continue to include appropriate public facilities to support proposed development. Policy 4.2: The City shall continue to amend and enforce the land development regulations as necessary to ensure that adequate land and/or facilities are available, at the minimum required level of service standards, to meet the needs of new development, including but not limited to the following: a) drainage b) stormwater management c) parking d) open space e) road right-of-way f) sewer/water plant sites `ili g) schools Policy 4.3: Where new facilities providing a utility service are needed to support a proposed development, such facilities shall be approved prior to or simultaneously with approval of the development. Objective 5: At a minimum, the threshold acreage for new schools shall be as follows: a) Elementary Schools: A minimum of four(4) acres for the first two hundred (200) students, plus one (1) acre for each additional one hundred(100) students. '0 b) Middle Schools/Junior High Schools:A minimum of six(6)acres for the first three hundred (300) students, plus one (1) acre for each additional one hundred(100) students. c) Senior High Schools:A minimum-of seven(7)acres for the first three hundred(300)students.plus one(1)acre for each additional fifty(50) students up to one thousand (1,000) students, plus one (1) acre for each additional one hundred(100) students thereafter. City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Element 8 d) Area Vocational/Technical School:A minimum of twenty(20)acres for the first five hundred (500) students, plus one (1) acre for each additional fifty(50) students up to one thousand(1,000)students. e) Community College:A main campus site shall be a minimum of one hundred (100) acres. Each separate center site shall contain a eft minimum of forty(40)acres for the first five hundred(500)students, plus two (2) acres for each additional one hundred (100) students. Special-purpose center site acreage shall be appropriate to contain the functions identified in the program. ift Policy 5.1: Upon issuance of a development order for a new school,the necessary public facilities such as,but not limited to sanitary sewer,solid waste,potable water, drainage,and roads are to be in place to serve the proposed use.Furthermore, the School Board shall obtain a written agreement from the service provider assuring adequate capacity is available. Policy 5.2: Public facilities should be in close proximity, and operating at the adopted level of service,before a development order can be issued for a new school. Policy 5.3: Access to the site must be from a collector road (minor Collector or local *` road for elementary schools) and avoid the need for slow down zones. Policy 5.4: Ingress and egress should not create detrimental impacts on roads adjacent to the site and the site must provide for adequate on-site parking and circulation of user vehicles. Policy 5.5: Approaches to the site should be safe for pedestrians, bicycles, cars and buses. r Policy 5.6: The City of Okeechobee shall advise the School Board of all Plan amendments that may affect the location of new schools and proposed improvements. Objective 6: The City shall identify suitable locations for the siting of future schools. .. Policy 6.1: Proposed school sites should be located away from industrial uses, major arterial roadways, railroads, airports, and similar land uses to avoid noise, el odors, dust, and traffic impacts and hazards. Policy 6.2: Disrupting influences caused by school yard noises and traffic shall be buffered to ensure sufficient distances from hospitals,adult communities,and nursing homes. err Policy 6.3: New schools shall be located within urban growth areas or be compatible with compact urban growth patterns. City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan ■r Future Land Use Element 9 * Policy 6.4: School sites shall be located outside flood plains, flood prone areas, or floodways.New school sites should,whenever possible,avoid wetlands,and other environmentally sensitive areas, and will not interfere with historic or archaeological resources. "' Policy 6.5: The City of Okeechobee shall facilitate the adequate and efficient provision of public schools through: ""' a) Allowing new public elementary,middle,and high schools by right in the Single Family Residential,Multi-Family Residential, and Public Land Use categories, and by Special Exception in the Commercial Future Land Use category subject to locational criteria in the Comprehensive Plan and development standards in the Land Development Regulations, 0, b) Not permitting new public schools for any site prohibited for a public school in Chapter 235, F.S., and Rule 6A-2, F.A.C. .. c) Addressing public school facilities pursuant to the provisions of Sections 163.3161(3), 163.3164(24) and 163.3177(10) (h), Florida 0. Statutes. d) Initiating a coordination process with the School Board in its efforts "r on school planning, site selection and construction; and pursuant to Chapter 235, Florida Statutes. °. e) Maintaining for public review, a listing of capacity-deficient public schools and the School Board's Educational Plan Survey and Capital Improvement Program when such information is provided to the City. Objective 7: The City of Okeechobee shall continue to protect significant natural and historic resources. Policy 7.1 The City shall continue to amend and enforce land development regulations consistent with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection's M" (FDEP) best management practices referenced in Policy 1.4, which will minimize the flow into Taylor Creek of organic nutrients, pesticides, 0. sediment,and other substances having the potential to degrade water quality. Policy 7.2: The City shall continue to protect environmentally sensitive areas from development of a type and intensity which would disrupt their natural 0 functions. Policy 7.3: The City shall continue to establish development standards to be applied to .. any wellfield protection zones which the City may designate to protect any future public potable water wellfields from contamination, and implement '"r City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Element 10 them through land development regulations. These standards will, at a minimum: a) regulate the use, handling, production and storage of regulated substances; b) prohibit new underground fuel and other hazardous chemicals within "'" these areas; c) require existing facilities to demonstrate that adequate technology is being employed on-site to isolate the facility from the water supply; and d) require that future wellfield protection zones which are relatively undeveloped will be planned for low density and intensity land uses. sit Policy 7.4: The South Florida Water Management District has established limits and boundaries of public potable water wellfields, cones of influence, and rr groundwater aquifer recharge areas. Any land use proposed for development within one-half mile of any well Nob designated as a potable water well is to be reviewed as a Special Exception in order to determine impact on groundwater resources from the proposed use and specific development. Such review shall address, but is not limited to, restrictions on land uses which involve pollutants and/or restrictions on handling and storage of hazardous/toxic materials in order to minimize the opportunity for contamination. The City of Okeechobee shall continue to so monitor and implement programs to protect groundwater quality and eliminate potential sources of contamination.This shall be made measurable by implementing and enforcing the following policies: Policy 7.5a: The City's land development regulations shall designate a protection area of 1,000 feet in radius from each public potable water well as the wellfield aft protection zone.The first 300 foot radius closest to the well shall be a zone of exclusion, where no development activities shall be permitted except that relate with water supply provision. Within the remainder of the zone of eat protection, land uses shall be regulated to prohibit the following: a) Landfills; Os b) Activities that require the storage,use or transportation of restricted substances the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act's or the flab Environmental Protection Agency's hazardous wastes lists(including, but not limited to,landfills,gasoline stationed,petroleum storage,and pesticide storage and handling; Irr c) Feedlots or other commercial animal facilities; City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Element 11 vas d) Wastewater treatment plants and their ancillary facilities; e) Mines; and, f) Excavation of borrow pits, waterways or drainage facilities which intersect the water table. Policy 7.5b: The City shall amend its Wellhead Protection Program in the Unified Land Development Code which, at a minimum, shall establish the following: a) The zone of contribution for all public potable water supply wells delineated on the United States Geological Survey (USGS) topographic quad sheets; b) Regulations which prohibit potentially high risk land uses from the established zones of influence such as, but not limited to, manufacturing and storage of hazardous waste and industrial land uses; c) Monitoring programs and procedures to mitigate adverse impacts,if detected, for existing high risk land uses; d) Land use and development regulations, including open space and impervious surface requirements, which protect the function of natural drainage features and natural groundwater aquifer recharge areas; and e) The location of drainage wells,delineated on USGS topographic quad sheets, maintained by the OUA that could have adverse impacts on "' groundwater. Policy 7.5c: The City shall work with the SFWMD, OUA and COE to ensure that adequate water is available to meet projected agriculture and population needs. Policy 7.5d: The City shall work with the SFWMD and the OUA to identify new water sources in the City. gio Policy 7.5e: Adopt measures that efficiently use the existing water supply by: a) Increasing agricultural and urban water conservation; b) Eliminating inefficient water use practices; and, c) Working with the SFWMD and OUA to identify specific projects and cost-sharing partnerships with other local governments. City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Element 12 at Policy 7.6: The City shall amend its Future Land Use Map from Industrial to Public for lands used as wellfields. Policy 7.7: The City of Okeechobee shall,by 2002,complete a survey of all historically significant properties and,based on available resources,implement programs and procedures to preserve and protect them. This will include, but not be Oki limited to,cooperation and coordination with recognized historic preservation organizations. Upon completion of the City's historic survey,the City shall: a) adopt a local historic preservation ordinance addressing all areas of historic significance; b) create an historic overlay district; c) amend the Future Land Use Map to reflect historically significant areas; and d) prepare a Historic District Map of all historic sites in the City. Objective 8: The City of Okeechobee shall continue to encourage the redevelopment and renewal of blighted areas. Policy 8.1: The City shall continue to identify and prioritize areas in need of redevelopment or renewal. il" Policy 8.2: The City shall, by 2002, formulate a program of specific activities to be conducted in renewal of blighted areas, including but not limited to the following: a) Establish criteria for identifying structures in need of repair, fill rehabilitation or, if there is no feasible alternative, demolition; b) Seek all available state and federal funds to support renewal activities; r c) Identify any available alternative housing units for persons displaced by renewal activities; and ■ir d) Review zoning, building, housing, and other codes for weaknesses which allow the formation of blighted areas, and make necessary revisions. Objective 9: The City of Okeechobee shall continue to ensure that proposed land use activities in the Taylor Creek area are not inconsistent with the stated goal of ito the Resource Management Plan for the Lower Kissimmee River and Taylor Creek Drainage Basins, prepared pursuant to Chapter 380,Florida Statutes. City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Element 13 0 Policy 9.1: The City of Okeechobee will review the Resource Management Plan for the Lower Kissimmee River and Taylor Creek Drainage Basins, and coordinate its activities with those of other local governments addressed in the Resource Management Plan. "P Policy 9.2: The City shall adopt a protection ordinance for the Taylor Creek Drainage Basin area to eliminate inconsistent land use activities, while maintaining consistency with the Resource Management Plan. Policy 9.3: The City shall amend the Future Land Use Map to include a Conservation land use category for which to designate the Taylor Creek Drainage Basin and Lower Kissimmee River areas. Objectivel0: The City of Okeechobee shall continue to promote the various and innovative land development techniques. Policy 10.1: The City shall continue to amend and enforce its land development regulations to encourage development techniques which mix and distribute land uses to accomplish the following: a) make the most efficient possible use of existing facilities; b) recognize and preserve distinctive natural features of the development site; c) protect environmentally sensitive areas within the site; d) preserve open space; e) meet specific needs of the City, such as affordable housing; and f) promote a sense of pride and community for its residents. Policy 10.2: The City shall continue to amend and enforce its land development regulations to protect the public safety along its streets and highways by limiting size and placement of signs and visual obstructions, which can restrict visibility and pose a distraction to the motorists. Policy 10.3: The City shall continue to enforce land development regulations addressing the subdivision of land. Objective 11: The City of Okeechobee shall integrate the objectives of the Okeechobee Local Mitigation Strategy into its Comprehensive Plan. Policy 11.1: As is practicable,applicable provisions of the Local Mitigation Strategy shall be integrated into the City's land development regulations and review City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Element 14 procedures to prevent inconsistency between future uses and any hazard is mitigation report recommendations. Objective 12: By the year 2002, the Unified Land Development Code shall be revised to "" specifically encourage redevelopment,infill development,compatibility with adjacent uses,and curtailment of uses inconsistent with the character and land uses of surrounding areas, and shall discourage urban sprawl,as provided in the following policies: Policy 12.1: Criteria, standards, and related provisions established in the Land O` Development Code for reducing the impacts from any land uses that are not in conformance or are inconsistent with this Comprehensive Plan shall as a Oa minimum: a) Regulate the subdivision and platting of land. a) Regulate the use, intensity and location of land development in a manner that is compatible with adjacent land uses and provides delineation in the Conservation Element. b) Protect Conservation Use lands designated on the Future Land Use Map and those delineated in the Conservation Element. b) Regulate areas subject to seasonal and periodic flooding by requiring ilit adequate drainage and stormwater. c) Ensure safe and convenient on-site traffic flow and vehicle parking needs through the Site Plan review process and off-street parking O` regulations. d) Ensure that public facility,utility and service authorization has been procured prior to issuing any development order and that construction of said facilities, utilities, and services is concurrent with Oa development. e) Provide that development orders and permits shall not be issued which result in a reduction of the level of services for affected public (community) facilities. The purpose of such regulations shall be to eliminate or reduce use inconsistent with the character of the surrounding area. Such criteria, standards,and related provisions shall not cause undue hardship,economic or Oa otherwise,to the owners of such nonconforming uses. City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Element 15 0 I A. Future Land Use Map City of Okeechobee N Future Land Use ..te- 1 -._ FYI � 1 1 • C4 i ":...t:•'_— _ I S'71W10. mama 1 n E d OYAn,. ii 'i�-� 17a -® i Il '-1 I Viii't i .!!�I 1 �� y. 11�..,..- -- - • G I ga al - .■, ■4i■ ii2111111 EMILE.1,if 1 r ��■ ,■l■■■■■LL ■■■■ Ewing:mimisi I 1 • F� •' =gt�1 ■■■11■■I■ } R e ,�e 1 f!r �p d■■�■ �eYn��.. 11Lt� " a r '�vin cq'W A!• L L? 0 1,. eccGC;;ao 0 t e Tt tFEi' l ; ' `eta- :� I.sge FFF���TTT111 (i➢GG�.GGC i. R t 1- S g LUG;p/1. 1`.' I FY b7!R' -" a d➢IU41im. R; , r■ ,{ ' 1 1 I .aw 1 ■ its-`'' i 4 �} o,p00007a 1 1. 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Objective 1: The City of Okeechobee, as part of its five-year capital improvements program, shall continue to identify needed improvements and time frames for correction of existing roadway deficiencies. Policy 1.1: The City shall, by 2002, rank proposed roadway projects in order of ..., priority according to the following guidelines: Priority 1: The project is needed to protect public health and safety, to fulfill the City's legal commitment to provide facilities and services, or to achieve full use of existing facilities. Priority 2: The project increases efficiency or reduces maintenance costs of existing facilities, prevents or reduces future improvement costs, provides service to developed areas lacking full service, or promotes infill y. development. Priority 3: The project represents a logical extension of facilities and .. services within a designated urban service area. Policy 1.2: The City shall, by 2002, complete a survey of striping, signalization, signage and other road conditions to identify areas in need of improvement. Policy 1.3: The City shall, by 2002, develop and maintain a data file on traffic accidents and identify any roadway deficiencies contributing to such accidents. "" Policy 1.4: The City shall, by 2002, identify all roadways within the City in need of resurfacing or widening and include those improvements in the Five-Year Schedule of Capital Improvements. Objective 2: The City of Okeechobee shall continue to protect existing and future right- of-way from building encroachment. Policy 2.1: The City hereby adopts standard minimum right-of-way requirements for new roadways as follows: ...` City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan 1 Traffic Circulation Element m. TYPE OF FACILITY I RIGHT-OF-WAY Arterial Roadway 150' Collector Roadway 100' Local Road 70' (swale drainage) 50' (curb and gutter) Policy 2.2: The City shall enforce provisions in its land development regulations to require mandatory dedications or fees, as a condition of plat approval, for the purpose of acquiring adequate right-of-way to serve proposed developments. Policy 2.3: The City shall identify the right-of-way needs of existing development as soon as possible, and enforce provisions in its land development regulations to establish measures for acquisition or reservation. Policy 2.4: In cases where width requirements established in Policy 2.1, are inadequate for a proposed road improvement project, the City shall, after consulting with FDOT or other appropriate agencies, establish special setbacks or dedication requirements to meet the need for additional right- of-way. Objective 3: The City of Okeechobee shall continue to support and encourage FDOT in the implementation of projects listed in the FDOT 5-Year Work Program which are under the City's jurisdiction and are consistent with and further the Comprehensive Plan. ea Policy 3.1: The City shall continue to provide necessary coordination and assistance to FDOT in its work efforts toward widening US 441 between CSX Railroad and Cemetery Rd., expanding SR 70 from 8th Avenue west and as all other projects included in the 5-Year Work Program covering the period 2000-2010. rr Policy 3.2: The City shall continue to promptly report to FDOT any observed deficiencies and needed improvements in state roads so that these may be added to the current work program or included in upcoming work .b programs covering the period 2000-2010. Objective 4: The City of Okeechobee shall continue to coordinate the planning and am programming of local transportation improvements with the Future Land Use Element of this plan, Okeechobee County and FDOT. Policy 4.1: The City shall, by 2002, implement a program to monitor and evaluate the impacts of existing and proposed development on the transportation system in order to ensure consideration of transportation issues in local land use decisions. City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan 2 iik Traffic Circulation Element Policy 4.2: In order to improve coordination with FDOT, the City shall continually review applicable FDOT plans and programs for consistency with its own project planning. Policy 4.3: As part of its Concurrency Management System, the City shall continue to notify FDOT when any proposed development would reduce levels of service on US 441 and SR 70 below adopted minimums. Policy 4.4: When transportation facilities become backlogged, the City shall continue cooperation with FDOT in adopting strategies, timetables, and commitments to bring operating conditions back to acceptable levels of service over a reasonable period of time. Policy 4.5: The City shall identify all roadway projects in its Capital Improvements Plan. Objective 5: The City of Okeechobee shall continue to coordinate activity with state, regional, and local jurisdictions to promote a proper mix of funding for transportation improvements. Policy 5.1: The City shall continue to aggressively seek funds from FDOT, DCA, the County and other appropriate agencies, public and private, to meet the funding necessary for needed transportation improvements. Objective 6: The City of Okeechobee shall continue to implement a program for providing roadway needs that integrates acceptable design standards. Policy 6.1: The City shall continue to consider and adopt criteria published at the federal, state, and local level relating to the design of transportation facilities including the FDOT Manual of Uniform Minimum Standards for Design, Construction, and Maintenance of Streets and Highways; and the American Association of State Highways and Transportation Engineers Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets. Policy 6.2: The City shall enforce provisions in its land development regulations to establish roadway requirements, including appropriate development setbacks and right-of-way dedications, addressing the need to acquire and preserve existing and future rights-of-way. Policy 6.3: The City shall enforce provisions in its land development regulations, which meet or exceed FDOT standards, to control access to arterial and collector roads by limiting new curb cuts and driveway permits, or other appropriate means. Objective 7: The City of Okeechobee shall establish a level of service standards that are acceptable for existing and future conditions. City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan 3 Traffic Circulation Element Ott Policy 7.1: Minimum peak hour operating levels of service for the City of Okeechobee shall continue to be consistent with those set forth in the Florida Highway System Plan, Level of Service Standards and Guidelines Manual as outlined below: Ural/urban With Population Less Facility Type han 50,000 Principal Arterials Minor Arterials All Other Roadways Policy 7.2: The City's Concurrency Management System shall continue to use minimum level of service standards adopted in Policy 7.1 in assessing whether the transportation impacts of proposed new developments are acceptable. Objective 8: The City of Okeechobee shall continue to coordinate development with the provision of adequate motorized and non-motorized transportation facilities. Policy 8.1: The City shall continue to monitor land use development trends and traffic levels of service to ensure that needed transportation facilities are provided by developers or appropriate government agencies prior to or concurrent with development. Policy 8.2: The City shall not permit new development to occur in locations where the existing traffic circulation network is insufficient to accommodate the impacts of the development, unless definite provisions are made to provide the necessary capacity prior to or concurrent with the development. Policy 8.3: As new development is permitted, the City shall continue to reserve and protect needed right-of-way and/or easements for bicycles and pedestrian all facilities. Policy 8.4: The City shall enforce provisions in its land development regulations to 1.6 require sidewalks in new commercial and residential developments which are subject to plat or site plan approval, to be linked where possible to the existing sidewalk system. .r Policy 8.5: Areas of the City not currently served by bicycle or pedestrian facilities shall receive top priority when such facilities are built in the future. alit Objective 9: The City of Okeechobee shall encourage efforts to curtail future level of service standard deterioration, particularly along US Highway 441 and SR ,rr 70. City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan 4 Traffic Circulation Element Policy 9.1: To assist in improving level of service standards, commercial redevelopment efforts shall be prioritized to mitigate existing "strip" commercial sites. Policy 9.2: Access points to commercial centers shall be limited, where feasible, to decrease traffic congestion along City arterials and other roadways. Policy 9.3: Efforts shall be made, where appropriate, to separate local traffic from through traffic in commercial areas. City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan 5 Traffic Circulation Element lei ea A. and B. Existing and Future Traffic Circulation Maps (as of 2002) ell ea or or or s i Mb • INk ID as or no City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan 6 or Traffic Circulation Element all f t 1 t 1 1 t 1 1 1 I I 1 1 t 1 1 1 t - r EXISTING TRAFFIC CIRCULATION CITY OF OKEECHOBEE f ----.- ----- - —L-�_� — I , , , L nao LEGE\ D . ---\ i :, fi . LI LI.E] C. I \ �iesv Principal Arterials im=n n—.:1 jQa . , ---- Major Collectors n _ —. i CIC_E a ( Minor Collectors —j —.1:: .(Url-J� __.— ^ Notes 1. All roods not otherwise identified ore _I . . I 1 h I n i t part of the local collector/feeder system. 1 n .0 l••nr.I■ ' CC__ - 2. 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HOUSING ELEMENT .. .. rr Housing Element Goals, Objectives and Policies Goal: The City of Okeechobee will plan for the provision of decent, safe and sanitary housing of appropriate type, size, location and cost, and with adequate supporting public facilities to meet the current and future needs of all residents of the City. or Objective 1: On an ongoing basis, the City of Okeechobee shall continue to assist the private sector and other public agencies in providing adequate and affordable housing, Er supported by adequate public facilities, for existing and future populations. This will include regulatory improvements, coordination with the private sector, applications for funding assistance, and other activities aimed at ensuring adequate supply of standard condition housing which meets documented current and projected ranges of household size, income, tenure, and special need (e.g., elderly and farmworker housing). Policy 1.1: New residential development shall continue to be permitted only where facilities and services such as roads, sanitary sewer, and potable water are available and r• adequate, or where such facilities and services are programmed to be provided during the planning period,based on a fair-share distribution of costs. en Policy 1.2: The City Administrator and other appropriate officials shall continue to meet on a periodic basis, either formally or informally, with City residents, developers, builders, non-profit providers of housing, and any other interested persons to assess and improve the production of housing for all City residents. Policy 1.3: The City Administrator shall continue to assess and recommend improvements as - necessary, to housing-related regulatory and permitting processes in effect within the City. This will be done in conjunction with scheduled evaluations and appraisals of the comprehensive plan, or as otherwise required. Possible improvements may include,but shall not be limited to: • elimination or modification of conflicting or excessive regulations; • establishment of a time limit for the review of development proposals; • consolidation of multiple public hearings; and • waiving of processing fees for affordable housing projects. sit lb City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan 1 Housing Element rir Atm Policy 1.4: The City Administrator shall continue to coordinate with the joint City-County Building and Zoning Department to establish a site review process to guide the location of and assess the need for and availability of infrastructure to support the following: housing for low and moderate income families; mobile homes; group homes; foster care facilities; farmworker housing; and housing for other households with special needs. ais Policy 1.5: In order to be eligible to receive state and federal housing funds, the City of Okeechobee shall, by 2002, implement a fair housing ordinance to permit opportunity in housing selection and prohibit discrimination in the sale or rental of a dwelling. Policy 1.6: The City shall enforce provisions in its land development regulations allowing the following density bonus for residential developments in providing units which qualify as affordable housing: 10% of total units +1 unit/acre ®., Policy 1.7: The City shall explore incentives to offer developers for the provision of affordable housing units, and adopt an incentive program by 2002. Policy 1.8: The City, through the State Housing Initiative Program (SHIP) funding, shall more actively participate in providing affordable housing to meet community needs by rehabilitating deteriorating structures and by providing down payment assistance for new homes. Policy 1.9: For purposes of defining housing for very-low, low and moderate income households the following will apply: Very low income households=< 30%of median income Low income households= 30 to 50%of median income Moderate income households= 50 to 80% of median income Policy 1.10: By 2002, the City shall amend its Unified Land Development Code to provide design standards, suitable sites, and technical assistance to the public in the construction of affordable housing. a. Policy 1.11: The City shall, by 2002, permit an adequate amount of residential land near the cities where most facilities and services are available, and that will provide more sanitary and decent housing with public centralized sewer and potable water systems where feasible. City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan 2 Housing Element Policy 1.12: The Unified Land Development Code shall be revised by 2002 to permit and encourage greater flexibility and affordability in housing site designs. Objective 2: The City of Okeechobee shall, by 2002, formulate and begin to implement a program to identify, reduce, and/or eliminate substandard housing conditions by ten percent. This will include amendment of housing and building codes and other applicable regulations to establish minimum standards for safety and for aesthetic, structural and/or sanitary conditions in the existing housing stock. Policy 2.1: The City shall enforce standards for rehabilitation of substandard housing units incorporating housing quality standards which meet or exceed those of the Federal em Section 8 Existing Housing Program. Building, housing, and zoning codes in effect within the City shall be amended as necessary to maintain consistency with these standards. rr Policy 2.2: As permitted by funding and personnel constraints, the City shall continue to bring substandard housing units into compliance with applicable regulations at an rr average rate of 10 units per year. This may include rehabilitation as well as demolition and replacement. rr� Policy 2.3: The City of Okeechobee shall,by 2002, establish criteria to identify blighted areas and historically significant housing in need of improvement. Policy 2.4: The City of Okeechobee shall, by 2001, conduct a review of applicable land development regulations for weaknesses which allow the formation of blighted areas, and coordinate with Okeechobee County to make necessary revisions as rrt part of the required amendment process. Objective 3: The City of Okeechobee shall continue to conserve its standard-condition housing Rah stock, and improve, as necessary, the structure and aesthetics of existing housing. In this process, historically significant units will be identified and given special consideration. rrt Policy 3.1: Owners/landlords of housing units shall continue to maintain their property in standard condition. Through a program of code enforcement based, at a minimum, rrr on response to citizen complaints, substandard conditions shall be brought to the attention of owners/landlords of housing units, and they shall be required to make necessary repairs. Substandard housing shall be defined, based on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Section 8 Existing Housing .r Program as a housing unit having a deteriorated or dilapidated appearance and one or more of the following conditions: sa 1. The only possible access to the unit is through another unit. nrr City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan 3 Housing Element .. 2. There is no alternative means of exit in case of fire which meets state or local regulations. 3. There is evidence of infestation by mice or vermin. 4. There is an accumulation of garbage or debris. 5. Inadequate covered facilities for refuse disposal are provided. 6. Neighboring conditions are present which would seriously and continuously endanger the health or safety of residents (e.g., evidence of flooding, proximity to open sewage, fire hazards). 7. Evidence exists of an unsound or hazardous foundations. 8. There are unsound or hazardous stairs, porches, balconies, or decks. 9. Roof bucks or sags, has holes or decayed soffits. 10. Exterior surfaces are decayed or otherwise defective. 0. 11. Chimney is leaning or disintegrating. 12. Mobile homes are placed on the site in an unstable manner. or Policy 3.2: Work efforts on the part of the City toward conservation, rehabilitation and demolition of housing units will be carried out in support of the following as principles: to encourage property owners to make repairs before serious A. problems develop within the housing stock; to reduce blight and decay of neighborhoods; to maintain the value of housing and the quality of life in the City; am and to encourage investment in residential areas. A,,, Policy 3.3: The conservation, rehabilitation, or demolition of any documented historic housing units shall continue to be carried out in cooperation with recognized historic preservation organizations. Policy 3.4: Upon completion of the City's historic survey, all historically significant housing structures shall be formally identified by the City. .. Policy 3.5: The City shall, through Code Enforcement assistance, maintain records to identify all housing units that are demolished and all housing units that are brought into .. Code compliance. Policy 3.6: The City shall coordinate with both citizen groups and the Department of State to .. identify and prepare a Historic Overlay District. Objective 4: The City of Okeechobee shall enforce zoning, subdivision, housing and other .0 applicable regulations to ensure adequate sites for housing for low- and moderate-income families and for mobile homes. City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan Housing Element 4 a rir Policy 4.1: The principles and criteria for siting low and moderate income housing shall be as follows: to ensure that low/moderate income families have adequate public „M, facilities and services based on a fair-share distribution of costs; to reduce concentrations of low/moderate income housing in the its City; to provide adequate sites for low/moderate income housing based on projections and demand for such housing; and to allow additional density for developments providing affordable housing(see Policy 1.6). Policy 4.2: The principles and criteria for siting mobile homes shall be as follows: ,,h to ensure mobile home residents of the availability of adequate public facilities and services based on a fair-share distribution of costs; to require developers of future mobile home parks to provide adequate hurricane shelter space for hurricane season residents of such parks; to provide adequate sites for mobile homes based on projections and demand for such housing; to ensure an affordable housing type to residents of the City; and new mobile homes shall be placed only in mobile home parks or subdivisions at least 10 acres in size. ,■ Objective 5: The City of Okeechobee shall, on a continuing basis, ensure adequate sites for group homes and foster care facilities that are licensed or funded by the Florida Department of Health(DOH). Policy 5.1: The principles and criteria for siting DOH-licensed or -funded group homes and foster care facilities shall be as follows: to ensure that group homes and foster care facilities of a residential scale will be located in areas of residential character; zoning shall not be used to prohibit such facilities of a residential rr scale in areas of residential character so long as proposed facilities are compatible with surrounding residential densities; and w rr City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan 5 Housing Element NI to provide clients of such facilities adequate public facilities and services on the basis of a fair-share distribution of costs. Objective 6: Reserved. ,w Objective 7: The City of Okeechobee shall, by 2002, establish a technical advisory committee to evaluate the City's housing efforts and advise the City on adequate and affordable housing issues and programs. Policy 7.1: City Officials shall continue to seek and/or otherwise develop appropriate federal, state, local, and private funding or assistance to offset the costs of City housing . efforts, return tax revenue to the community, provide local employment, and/or leverage private-sector investment in residential areas. y„ Policy 7.2: The City shall continue to apply for Small Cities Community Development Block Grant funds and participate in housing-related activities funded by block grants and the Farmers Home Administration. The City shall consider participating in Ago other federal or state-assisted programs that rehabilitate and/or replace housing for low- and moderate-income families, and households with special housing needs. ,„ Policy 7.3: The City shall continue to participate in the City's SHIP to find affordable housing for low- and moderate-income households. Mil Policy 7.4: Through the assistance of a technical advisory committee, the City shall become more actively involved in the SHIP program, to acquire funds for a greater percentage of affordable housing units. 1M AW MS MS MI MS s MO City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan Housing Element 6 SANITARY SEWER, SOLID WASTE, DRAINAGE, POTABLE WATER AND NATURAL GROUNDWATER AQUIFER RECHARGE ELEMENT .. Sanitary Sewer, Solid Waste, Drainage, 8., Potable Water and Natural Groundwater Recharge Element Goals, Objectives and Policies City of Okeechobee EAR-based Comprehensive Plan '" Goal: The City of Okeechobee shall continue to conserve and protect its water sources and provide, or require others to provide, needed public facilities in a manner which protects investments in existing facilities and promotes +' orderly growth. Objective 1: The City of Okeechobee shall, through revision of land development •'• regulations, continue to implement procedures to ensure that needed facilities are available or will be available, concurrent with development. •"' Policy 1.1: The City of Okeechobee shall adopt the following minimum level of service standards to be used to determine the availability of facility capacity and the demand generated by development: Facility I Level of Service Sanitary Sewer Average Sewer Demand of User Population • 130 gallons per capita per day(see Policy 1.6) .. Potable Water Average Daily Water Demand • 114 gallons per capita per day(see Policy 1.6) "' Solid Waste Disposal Average Solid Waste Generation • 13 lbs. per capita per day • at least 3 years available capacity in Okeechobee County landfill (see Policy 1.4) Drainage/Stormwater Interim Standard(see Policy 1.5) .`" Management Design Storm • 25-year frequency • 24-hour duration Facility design standards • as required by Florida Administrative Code(see Policy 1.5) Policy 1.2: The City of Okeechobee shall continue to ensure that all improvements for replacement, expansion, or increase in capacity of facilities shall be compatible with the adopted level of service standards for that facility. City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan Sanitary Sewer,Solid Waste,Drainage,Potable Water '6 and Natural Groundwater Recharge Element 1 S Policy 1.3: The City Administrator or his designee shall continue to annually report to the City Council the best available information on demand and unused Mb capacity for each facility, providing the most recent available population estimates for the City and unincorporated areas served by City facilities. irk Policy 1.4: As a component of its adopted level of service for solid waste generation, the City shall continue to require that no less than three years' capacity remain available in the Okeechobee County landfill to accommodate existing and approved development. The most recent available public facilities report of the City Administrator, as referenced in Policy 1.3, shall be consulted to determine whether this capacity exists. Policy 1.5: The following drainage level of service standards are established on an interim basis pending completion of a drainage study to produce relevant "f" data and analysis to support permanent standards. Stormwater treatment and disposal facilities shall be designed for a 25-year storm event of 24- hour duration. Such facilities shall meet the design and performance standards established in Section 17-25.025, F.A.C. The first inch of stormwater runoff shall be treated on-site,pursuant to Section 17-3.051, F.A.C. Stormwater discharge facilities shall be designed such that the .r receiving water body shall not be degraded below minimum conditions necessary to assure the suitability of water for the designated use of its classification as established in Chapter 17-3, F.A.C. These standards shall apply to all development and redevelopment. Policy 1.6: Expansion of public water and wastewater treatment facilities shall be .r planned and carried out according to the following criteria: (1) When average daily demand reaches 65% of design rre capacity or when peak demand reaches 80% of design capacity, an engineer shall be retained by the City to evaluate expansion needs. (2) When average daily demand reaches 80% of design capacity or when peak demand reaches 95%of design capacity, construction shall begin on the needed expansion. ,., (3) When average daily demand reaches 95% of design capacity or when peak demand reaches 100% of demand capacity, construction shall be complete. Objective 2: The City of Okeechobee shall continue to maintain a five-year schedule of capital improvement needs for public facilities, to be updated annually, in conformance with the comprehensive plan review process for the Capital Improvements Element. City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan Sanitary Sewer, Solid Waste,Drainage,Potable Water is and Natural Groundwater Recharge Element 2 Policy 2.1: The City Administrator shall continue to evaluate and rank capital improvements projects proposed for inclusion in the five-year capital improvements program. Policy 2.2: Capital improvement projects shall be ranked according to the following priority level guidelines: Priority One: The project is needed to protect the public �. health and safety, or to fulfill the City's legal obligation to provide facilities and services. Priority Two: The project increases efficiency of existing facilities, reduces improvement costs, provides service to developed areas lacking full service, or promotes infill development. Priority Three: The project represents a logical extension of facilities or services within a designated service Area. Policy 2.3: The City shall revised its Capital Improvements Plan to show itemized capital improvements. Objective 3: The City of Okeechobee shall continue to ensure that existing facilities will be utilized in an efficient manner and that infrastructure improvements will not encourage urban sprawl. Policy 3.1: Land development regulations shall be utilized to require the use of appropriate public facilities in new developments. These requirements shall specify which facility or facilities shall be used in each of the various land use categories established in the Future Land Use Element. Facility usage shall also be consistent with the wellfield protection ordinance. Policy 3.2: Reserved. Objective 4: The City of Okeechobee shall continue coordination with Okeechobee County and the Okeechobee Utility Authority(OUA) in the extension of water and sewer service into unincorporated areas. Policy 4.1: Water and sewer service shall not be expanded beyond the boundaries of the Urban Residential land use designation as shown on Okeechobee County's adopted Future Land Use Map. Policy 4.2: The City Administrator shall continue to be responsible for negotiating service extensions with Okeechobee County and OUA and drafting any necessary service agreements for the City Council's consideration. Policy 4.3: Decisions to extend utility service into unincorporated areas will work toward maximizing the efficiency of use of City facilities. Non-city City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan Sanitary Sewer,Solid Waste,Drainage,Potable Water and Natural Groundwater Recharge Element 3 est wr residents will pay the full cost of providing sewer and water service in unincorporated areas. Olt Policy 4.4: The City shall coordinate with the County and OUA in targeting locations for future potable water and sanitary sewer connections. la Objective 5: The City of Okeechobee shall continue to provide for efficient collection, environmentally sound disposal, and reduction in volume of solid waste material which it generates. Policy 5.1: The City shall continue coordination and assistance with Okeechobee County in meeting the solid waste management requirements of the Solid "' Waste Management Act of 1988. Policy 5.2: The City shall continue to maintain any and all interlocal agreements necessary to ensure continuing access to Okeechobee County's landfill facilities. Policy 5.3: If necessary, to maintain its adopted level of service(LOS) for solid waste generation,the City shall continue to fully utilize any and all of Okeechobee County's waste processing facilities and recycling programs for the reduction of solid waste volume. Even if not necessary to maintain its adopted LOS, the City shall still consider the feasibility of using such facilities and programs in its efforts to meet the volume of reduction goals rr of the Solid Waste Management Act of 1988. Policy 5.4: The City shall,by 2002, reduce its level of service standard for solid waste rr disposal from 12,000 tons per year to 11,250 tons per year. Objective 6: The City shall continue to include, as part of its land development regulations revision, stormwater drainage regulations providing for the protection of natural drainage features and provisions for ensuring that all future development utilizes appropriate stormwater management ,,,,,, techniques. Policy 6.1: The City of Okeechobee's land development regulations shall enforce stormwater drainage provisions which ensure that: (a) new developments are required to manage runoff from the 25-year frequency, 24-hour re duration design storm event on-site so that post-development runoff rates,volumes and pollutant loads do not exceed pre- development conditions; (b) stormwater engineering, design and construction standards for on- site systems are provided; and rr City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan Sanitary Sewer,Solid Waste,Drainage,Potable Water and Natural Groundwater Recharge Element 4 (c) erosion and sediment controls are used during development. Policy 6.2: The City shall,by 2001, adopt and enforce a stormwater management plan to establish techniques for the protection of drainage facilities. This Plan shall include protection measures for the Taylor Creek Drainage Basin area. Objective 7: The City of Okeechobee shall continue to obtain data needed for .r correction of existing deficiencies in man-made drainage facilities or altered natural drainage features. Policy 7.1: The City shall complete all four phases of its inventory study of the function and capacity of the City's existing stormwater drainage facilities and system by 2001. Policy 7.2: The City shall amend the Comprehensive Plan to include the recommendations of the stormwater drainage study, upon its completion. Policy 7.3: Drainage facility improvements shall continue to be provided according to the following priorities: (1) to fulfill the City's legal obligations; �.. (2) to prevent further degradation of Taylor Creek; (3) to provide adequate drainage for existing development in the City; (4) to provide adequate drainage for new development in the City; and (5) to extend municipal drainage facilities to areas outside the City. Policy 7.4: The City shall maintain complete records on any drainage problems so that facility deficiencies may be better addressed and corrected. Objective 8: The City of Okeechobee shall continue to maintain its water consumption rate of 1.82 million gallons per day(MGD). Policy 8.1: The City shall continue to encourage conservation through special rate structures to reward customers who minimize their water consumption. Policy 8.2: The City shall enforce provisions in its land development regulations to require the use of drought-tolerant plants where landscaping is required. City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan Sanitary Sewer,Solid Waste,Drainage,Potable Water and Natural Groundwater Recharge Element 5 a a Policy 8.3: The City's building codes shall be amended to require water-saving devices on all new construction. a Objective 9: The City shall continue to protect water quality and preserve the function of recharge areas and natural drainage features. a Policy 9.1: As part of its land development regulations,the City shall enforce provisions to limit impervious surfaces in new development to protect the function of natural drainage features and natural groundwater recharge a areas. Policy 9.2: The City's land development regulations shall be utilized to provide a special requirements, consistent with the welifield protection ordinance, relating to permitted land uses and land development techniques which will protect groundwater supplies from contamination. a Policy 9.3: The City shall continue to provide public information and seek public involvement in water supply issues. rr a a a a a a a a a City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan Sanitary Sewer,Solid Waste,Drainage,Potable Water rr and Natural Groundwater Recharge Element 6 a Conservation Element Goals, Objectives and Policies .. Goal: The City of Okeechobee shall continue to conserve,protect,and appropriately manage the natural resources to promote the highest environmental quality possible. Objective 1: The City of Okeechobee shall continue to ensure that levels of air pollutants shall not exceed applicable standards set by the Department of Environmental Protection(DEP). Policy 1.1: Prior to City approval of a Development of Regional Impact (DRI), the developer shall conduct a study of transportation-related air quality impacts which may be reasonably expected to result from the project, and provide measures for mitigating those impacts. Policy 1.2: New commercial or industrial development which will release toxic or hazardous substances into the air will be buffered from existing residential, public,conservation or preservation land uses,as well as areas designated for these land uses on the Future Land Use Map. Objective 2: The City of Okeechobee shall continue to implement programs and policies to conserve the supply and maintain the quality of current and projected potable water sources, as well as protect the quality of surface water. Policy 2.1: In water shortage emergencies, the City of Okeechobee shall continue to follow the conservation plans,guidelines and recommendations of the South Florida Water Management District(SFWMD). Policy 2.2: Through Policy 2.3 of the Future Land Use Element and land development regulations based on that policy, the City of Okeechobee shall continue to restrict the location and/or intensity of land uses which have the potential to adversely affect the quality or quantity of groundwater. Should municipal wells be established as a public drinking water source, the City shall fully cooperate with the SFWMD to identify cones of influence for all public supply wellfields. In order to finance its support of these activities,the City aft shall seek funding assistance from SFWMD and all other appropriate sources. Land uses within the identified cones of influence shall be regulated in accordance with Future Land Use Policy 7.3 and associated land development regulations. Policy 2.3: As its resources permit,the City of Okeechobee shall continue to cooperate "" with and support the SFWMD's ongoing surface water monitoring program as it pertains to Taylor Creek. In contributing to these efforts, the City shall City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan Conservation Element 1 Oa continue to place particular emphasis on documenting its own impact on water quality in the creek. Policy 2.4: As its resources permit, the City of Okeechobee shall continue to cooperate r' with and support the SFWMD and the DEP and other relevant agencies to improve water quality in Lake Okeechobee through reduction of pollutant loading in Taylor Creek. ` Objective 3: The City of Okeechobee shall continue to conserve and protect its soils and IMO native vegetative communities from adverse impacts of development. Policy 3.1: The City of Okeechobee shall continue to protect any natural reservations identified in the Recreation and Open Space Element from adverse impacts of development. Policy 3.2: The City of Okeechobee shall continue coordination and cooperation with Okeechobee County to conserve and protect rare or unique vegetative communities that cross jurisdictional boundaries. Policy 3.3: Through Future Land Use Policy 2.3 and implementing land development regulations,the City shall continue to protect native vegetative communities art from adverse impacts of development. Objective 4: The City of Okeechobee shall continue to conserve and protect existing Ilk wetlands,fisheries and wildlife habitat from adverse impacts of development. Policy 4.1: Through Future Land Use Policy 2.3 and implementing land development or regulations, the City shall continue to conserve wetlands and protect water quality in Taylor Creek from adverse impacts of development. aft Policy 4.2: In implementing Future Land Use Policy 2.3, the City shall continue to request assistance from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission in identifying possible adverse impacts of proposed .k development on habitat for endangered and threatened wildlife species. Policy 4.3: The City shall, by 2002, identify the total acreage of wetlands and other im sensitive habitats within the City. Policy 4.4: The City of Okeechobee shall, through the implementation of Policy 9.3 of Sit the Future Land Use Element, designate all wetlands and other environmentally sensitive lands as Conservation on the Future Land Use Map by 2003. Objective 5: The City of Okeechobee shall continue to manage hazardous wastes,establish criteria for identification of environmentally sensitive areas,and regulate land uses so as to preserve natural resources. City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan Conservation Element 2 Policy 5.1: The City shall enforce provisions in its land development regulations to ensure that new development,regardless of its location in the City,meets the following conditions: (a) does not degrade water quality in Taylor Creek; (b) does not threaten groundwater quality,particularly in the vicinity of municipal wells; .` (c) preserves existing wetland areas; .. (d) avoids the disturbance of natural drainage features; and (e) preserves habitat for endangered and/or threatened wildlife species. Policy 5.2: The City of Okeechobee shall continue to cooperate with Okeechobee County in the development and implementation of a joint hazardous waste management program for the proper storage, collection, and disposal of hazardous wastes in order to protect its natural resources. The Comprehensive Plan will be amended as necessary to support this program. Policy 5.3: On an ongoing basis, the City shall continue to participate in the DEP's "Amnesty Days" program and any similar program undertaken by Okeechobee County to collect and safely dispose of hazardous wastes. The .. City shall also continue coordination with the County in the establishment of a joint collection center for household hazardous wastes. .. Objective 6: To improve the water quality of Taylor Creek by 2010,the City shall develop a program to set limits as to the amount of nitrogen and phosphorus that can be discharged into the Creek. Policy 6.1: By 2012,the City shall adopt land development regulations to help maintain a high standard for water quality in Taylor Creek by requiring stormwater .. treatment systems for new developments adjacent to Taylor Creek to be designed using a treatment train approach,using Best Management Practices in a series, to ensure maximum potential treatment of stormwater. Policy 6.2: The City shall cooperate and coordinate with the South Florida Water Management District process for purposes of suggesting improvements to the water quality of Taylor Creek. Policy 6.3: The City shall re-evaluate the transfer of development rights to allow for broader use of this function as an effective planning tool. .. Policy 6.4: The City, in order to protect surface water quality within its corporate limits and beyond, shall adopt a numerical standard for nutrients and pollutants of concern by 2012. City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan Conservation Element 3 ,rra Policy 6.5: The City shall evaluate opportunities to implement Okeechobee Utility Authority water quality treatment systems within the Taylor Creek area to improve the quality of surface water discharges. Policy 6.6: The quality of water to be discharged from new surface water management systems shall be subject to Federal, State, Regional and Local permitting programs and regulations that determine compliance with Federal, State and Local water quality standards. Stormwater discharges from development must meet relevant water quality and surface water management standards as set forth in Rules 62-4,62-40,62-302,40E-4,F.A.C. and by local ordinance. aik Policy 6.7: The City shall require all new developments to meet the provisions of the SFWMD Volume IV, Basis of Review for Surface Water Management and local provisions pursuant to this Comprehensive Plan to protect surface water al quality within the City. Policy 6.8: Grants and incentives should be sought for the development of surface water quality treatment system retrofitting projects for old and/or new surface water management systems that are not effectively managing water volume or flow, or removing nutrients and other pollutants. Policy 6.9: The City shall periodically review the Land Development Code to ensure all codes are conducive to the implementation of such water quality Best 111 Management Practices. Policy 6.10: By 2012, the City shall adopt a program which shall require future developments to employ the provisions of the Florida Yards and Neighborhoods program. Policy 6.11: The City shall require periodic updates of the current Wellfield Protection Ordinance. E MI .1 1116 rrr al City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan Conservation Element 4 Ilr .. .. r . RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE ELEMENT .. .. wrE rr Recreation and Open Space Element Goals, Objectives and Policies Goal: To provide a system of public recreation lands and facilities to serve all "' residents and visitors of the City of Okeechobee, while making the most efficient possible use of public resources. Objective 1: Land designated for recreational use shall continue to be protected on an ongoing basis from the establishment of land uses on adjoining properties which would interfere with its recreational function. ea Policy 1.1: The City shall, by 2002, adopt specific definitions and standards for the designation and protection of open space or recreational lands within 101 proposed developments. These standards shall include provisions for improving public access to Taylor Creek. Policy 1.2: The City shall enforce land use compatibility standards for the protection of existing and future recreation and open space lands. Objective 2: The City of Okeechobee shall continue coordination with and seek assistance from Okeechobee County, relevant state agencies, and the private sector to enhance recreational opportunities within its boundaries. Policy 2.1: As recreational needs arise, the City shall continue to identify properties within its boundaries having the potential to meet those needs, and make reasonable efforts to secure those properties for recreational use through financial incentives, direct purchase, or other appropriate means. Policy 2.2: For types of recreational lands and facilities which cannot be provided within its corporate limits, the City shall continue to encourage public/private collaboration to create needed recreational opportunities, and contribute such staff and funding as may be available toward efforts involving the city, county, the State of Florida, and the private sector. Policy 2.3: The City shall continue to provide incentives such as in-lieu-of fees and direct site transfers to encourage the provision of recreation facilities in proposed developments. Policy 2.4: The City shall continue its efforts to solicit funding from the Florida Recreation Development Assistance Program (FRDAP) for improvements to Flagler Park. Policy 2.5: The City shall continue to coordinate with the County on maintenance of recreational facilities. "" City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan 1 Recreation and Open Space Element MI .. r Objective 3: The City of Okeechobee shall continue to provide an adequate supply and variety of recreation opportunities to meet public need. .W. Policy 3.1: The minimum level of service for recreational lands in the City of Okeechobee shall be 3 acres per 1,000 residents. 0. Policy 3.2: The City, in an effort to address its shortfall of open space/recreational facilities, shall prepare a list and map of all current facilities by 2002. 44' Upon completion of this identification, the City shall then consider additional sites throughout the City for recreational opportunities, to meet the minimum level of service requirement. Objective 4: The City of Okeechobee shall continue to ensure that identified recreation sites are accessible to the public, including persons with special needs. .. Policy 4.1: The City shall continue to provide parking spaces and bicycle racks as needed at city-owned recreation sites which have been opened to public use. Policy 4.2: The City shall continue to provide handicapped and pedestrian access as .0 needed at the city-owned recreation sites which have been opened to the public use. Objective 5: The City of Okeechobee shall continue to seek and utilize all available recreation-related funding from local, state, federal and private sector sources in providing recreational opportunities. Policy 5.1: The City shall continue to inventory and monitor appropriate local, state, federal, and private funding sources for recreational facilities to ensure .„ that applications for assistance are made in a timely fashion. Policy 5.2: The City shall continue to schedule identified recreation facility needs in the Capital Improvements Element of this plan. .. Policy 5.3: The City shall continue to provide for a fair-share costs mechanism for open space and recreation facilities. .. Objective 6: The City of Okeechobee and the School Board will seek to coordinate and cooperate to ensure ef.. ficient and joint use of existing and future park/school sites. Policy 6.1: The City of Okeechobee and the School Board will seek to utilize existing .. school facilities for park and other recreational needs so as to enhance City resident access to parks and recreation. Policy 6.2: Whenever possible, future park sites should be adjacent to and designed in an integrated manner with school sites so as to maximize City resident access to parks and open spaces. 4. City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan 2 Recreation and Open Space Element ern Policy 6.3: The City of Okeechobee shall request that the School Board submit for review, specific information on renovations, additions, and proposed expansions on property owned by the School Board to assure the availability of public facilities and infrastructure when they are future planned improvements. SI Policy 6.4: The City of Okeechobee shall advise the School Board of all Plan amendments that may affect school sites through designated liaisons with regularly scheduled informal or formal staff meetings. as Policy 6.5: The City of Okeechobee shall coordinate with the School Board through a Memorandum of Understanding or Interlocal Agreement for the joint use ars of parks/school sites. w rw ea SI oft rr City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan 3 Recreation and Open Space Element les INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION ELEMENT alb .r. Intergovernmental Coordination Element Goals, Objectives and Policies .► Goal: To achieve greater governmental efficiency and resolve conflicts by coordinating development activities between the City of Okeechobee et and Okeechobee County, and relevant regional, state, and federal entities. NS Objective 1: The City of Okeechobee shall continue to coordinate its Comprehensive Plan with Okeechobee County, the Okeechobee County School Board, and other relevant state or local agencies through Oh the sharing of information and by seeking intergovernmental agreements. oft Policy 1.1: The City of Okeechobee shall continue to ensure coordination of activities in its Comprehensive Plan with plans of the Okeechobee County School Board, Okeechobee County, and other state or regional aft entities through regular exchange of information. This information shall include, but not be limited to, building permits, zoning cases, planned land use amendments, engineering plans, demographics, proposed ,rlii annexation areas, socio-economic information, and utility service areas and capacity. all Policy 1.2: The City of Okeechobee shall, at the least, annually provide text and future land use map updates of its Comprehensive Plan to adjacent local governments. at Policy 1.3: The City of Okeechobee shall continue to request information and assistance as is feasible from local governments and Okeechobee , County, including the County Comprehensive Plan and any Plan updates. lib Policy 1.4: The City of Okeechobee shall continue to notify the Okeechobee County Manager in writing of all proposed annexations. The City Administrator, or his designee, will meet with the Okeechobee County Oh Manager, or his designee, to resolve any potential annexation conflicts or issues. MI Policy 1.5: The City of Okeechobee shall maintain a database of interlocal agreements which provides a listing of active formal agreements. This data/ database shall be updated at least every five years for the evaluation and appraisal report on the Comprehensive Plan. "r` Ili Intergovernmental Coordination Element 1 illi Amended:May 21,2008 ell Policy 1.6: The City of Okeechobee shall, where practical, formalize all intergovernmental agreements within one year of the adoption of these amendments. Objective 2: The City of Okeechobee shall maintain mechanisms to address development issues proposed in its Comprehensive Plan, affecting unincorporated Okeechobee County and other governmental jurisdictions. Policy 2.1: The City of Okeechobee shall continue to utilize the informal mediation process established by the Central Florida Regional Planning Council (CFRPC) to attempt to resolve land use conflicts with adjacent "' local governments. Policy 2.2: The City of Okeechobee shall continue to request that each of the entities analyzed in this element designate a representative to act as liaison to the City for the purpose of providing relevant information to be used in the planning and development review process. Policy 2.3: On request, the City Administrator and Planning Director, as liaisons, shall continue to provide and exchange information pertaining to significant proposed development among the appropriate local and regional agencies. �• Policy 2.4: For proposed development in the City which may have extra- jurisdictional impacts due to its size, character or location, the City shall establish procedures for the review of comprehensive plans and comprehensive plan amendments which shall include: 1. Identifying intergovernmental issues and conflicts; ,.. 2. Identifying the impacts of capital projects listed in the Capital Improvements Element of the City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan upon the provision of basic services; and 3. Determining the relationship of development proposed within the City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan to the development proposed in the Comprehensive Plan or Comprehensive Plan Amendments of Okeechobee County and/or adjacent municipalities. This shall include distributing a copy of relevant proposed plan amendments to adjacent local governments. Policy 2.5: The City of Okeechobee shall, at least annually, implement the procedures established in Policy 2.4. If any issues or negative impacts are identified,the City shall implement Policy 2.1. Intergovernmental Coordination Element 2 ""' Amended:May 21,2008 as rr Policy 2.6: The City shall periodically review applications to Okeechobee County for zoning changes, major development orders, or proposed County Future Land Use Map Amendments falling within the City of Mb Okeechobee Planning Area, to ensure consistency with the City of Okeechobee's Comprehensive Plan. lib Objective 3: The City of Okeechobee shall continue to coordinate with FDOT and the Okeechobee Utility Authority, where appropriate, any change in established level of service standards for public facilities including, at a Mb minimum, all 10-year updates of the Okeechobee County Comprehensive Plan, and 5-year updates to the Okeechobee County Long-Range Transportation Plan. at Policy 3.1: The City of Okeechobee shall coordinate establishing and changing roadway level of service standards with FDOT and shall inform Okeechobee County and any other appropriate governmental entities a" within the Okeechobee Planning Area of proposed changes in any level of service standards. ssi Policy 3.2: The City of Okeechobee shall, when notified by other governmental entities of changes in their level of service standards, review and comment on these changes. or Objective 4: The City shall continue to coordinate its Comprehensive Plan with the Resource Management Plan for the Lower Kissimmee River and Taylor is Creek Drainage Basins. Coordination shall take place annually and as new development is proposed in areas where the two Plans overlap. us Policy 4.1: Comprehensive Plans and Resource Management Plan coordination shall take place to the extent that coordination is consistent with the principle that local governments and landowners alone should not be rr forced to bear public burdens which, in all fairness and justice, should be borne by the public as a whole, and would not result in inverse condemnation. .r. Policy 4.2: The City shall continue to coordinate with the Resource Management Plan for the Lower Kissimmee River and Taylor Creek Drainage is Basins through the adoption of other objectives and policies contained in this element and the mutual exchange of information pertaining to development review so that the City may ensure that direct and rr, irreversible impacts on environmental sensitive areas are minimized. Policy 4.3: By 2002, the City shall coordinate its Comprehensive Plan with the r,,,, Resource Management Plan to address drainage problems in the Lower Kissimmee River and Taylor Creek Drainage Basin regions. IIM Intergovernmental Coordination Element 3 Amended:May 21,2008 " we Objective 5: The City of Okeechobee shall cooperate in an effort with the School Board to ensure that the planning activities, services and facilities of the School Board are consistent with the City's Comprehensive Plan. Policy 5.1: The City of Okeechobee shall exchange data with the School Board regarding population projections and the School Board (5-year) facility plans as such data or plans are updated. Policy 5.2: The City of Okeechobee shall coordinate major residential project '"' reviews (pursuant to Chapters 163 and 235, Florida Statutes) to consider joint park/schools dedications to meet future demands. Policy 5.3: The City of Okeechobee and the School Board shall coordinate in their joint efforts to study and implement innovative methods, including park/school site dedications and contributions, as a means to address infrastructure needs associated with the City's growth. Policy 5.4: The City of Okeechobee shall notify the School Board of all new residential development projects or modifications to existing residential developments which increase density as a part of the review process for school concurrency. Policy 5.5: The City of Okeechobee shall maintain a joint interlocal agreements with the School Board and the County for Public School Facility AMP Planning which includes the provisions for the implementation of school concurrency and a coordination process for locating new schools, expanding or redeveloping existing school facilities. The �• School Board shall be encouraged to locate new educational facilities near urban residential areas where public infrastructure -and services exist to support the new facilities. Policy 5.6: The City of Okeechobee shall advise and meet with the School Board as necessary, regarding all Plan amendments and proposed annexations �., that may affect school sites. Policy 5.7: The City of Okeechobee shall coordinate with the School Board ,., regarding shared use of recreational facilities owned by either entity. In addition, the City shall consider all reasonable opportunities to collocate new parks, libraries, and other facilities with public schools. Policy 5.8: The City of Okeechobee, although not currently impacted, shall enter into any appropriate agreement with the State of Florida University ,,P System or the School Board implementing the requirements of Section 240.155 (11-15), F.S., regarding campus master plans. A consistency review of the campus master plans for non-state post-secondary Intergovernmental Coordination Element 4 °" Amended:May 21,2008 is ON institutions shall also be considered where a "campus" exists or is planned. Ill Objective 6: The City of Okeechobee shall establish, maintain, and improve intergovernmental coordination for collaborative planning efforts including joint or extra-territorial services, changes to service or sr corporate limits, any joint committees for review of locally unwanted land uses, and regulatory concerns to ensure consistency with the Comprehensive Plan. .r Policy 6.1: The City shall encourage annexation of land where service delivery systems are available, where the formation of enclaves may be prevented, and where the land is adjacent to and consistent with the Ili incorporated land's Comprehensive Plan. Ili Policy 6.2: The City shall require infrastructure services to be available to proposed annexation areas at the adopted level of service consistent with the City's Comprehensive Plan. mg Policy 6.3: The City of Okeechobee shall coordinate with other jurisdictions, as appropriate, to establish a joint planning process and delineate the direction and extent of annexation for the planning period. "" Policy 6.4: The City of Okeechobee shall notify the appropriate enforcement agencies of any regulatory violations of which it becomes aware, and "' shall cooperate with those agencies in enforcing regulations. Policy 6.5: The City shall inform the County in a timely manner of proposed Mb annexations. The City shall notify jurisdictions other than the County of proposed annexations when the affected area is within approximately one mile of the other jurisdictions' limits. .. Policy 6.6: The City shall draft a map of potential annexation areas, showing those areas first being considered for annexation, and the land uses eh envisioned to be assigned to these areas. The City shall distribute this map to the School Board, the County, and any other governmental entities to be impacted by these annexations. .. Policy 6.7: By 2002, the City shall review interlocal agreements with the Okeechobee Utility Authority (OUA) for central potable water and w, sanitary sewer facilities and services in terms of extending that agreement for another 10-year period. is Policy 6.8: The City shall coordinate with neighboring municipalities, if applicable, to ensure that each one has a copy of a map delineating the utility service planning area for their community for the planning ,r, Intergovernmental Coordination Element 5 Ilit Amended:May 21,2008 MN period. Each municipality shall, annually thereafter, discuss the potential need for reassessing utility service area lines, if relevant, and share any official service area map updates. Each municipality shall also provide any official utility service planning area map updates to the County in order to ensure coordination for County utility and land planning. Policy 6.9: The City shall coordinate with the County regarding the use of the Okeechobee County Landfill relative to recycling and reduction of total wastes by weight. Objective 7: The City shall, upon adoption of this objective, coordinate the Comprehensive Plan with the School Board Five-Year Facilities Plan. Policy 7.1: In accordance with Section 5 of the Interlocal Agreement for Public School Facility Planning, the following procedure shall be used to ensure intergovernmental coordination with the School Board for the location of educational facilities within the City: (a) At least sixty (60) days prior to acquiring or leasing property that may be used for a new public educational facility within the City, the School Board shall provide written notice to the City. (b) Upon receipt of a written notice from the School Board informing the City of the acquisition or leasing of property to be used for new public educational facilities, the City shall notify the School Board within forty-five (45) days a preliminary consistency determination of the site with the Comprehensive Plan; and (c) In conjunction with the preliminary consistency determination, the School Board and the City will jointly determine the need for and timing of on-site and off-site improvements necessary to .�. support each new school or the proposed significant renovation of an existing school, and will enter into a written agreement as to the timing, location and the party or parties responsible for constructing, operating and maintaining the required improvements. Policy 7.2: In accordance Section 2 of the Interlocal Agreement for Public School Facility Planning, the City shall coordinate with the County and the School Board and base plans upon consistent projections for population growth and student enrollment. Intergovernmental Coordination Element 6 "" Amended:May 21,2008 Policy 7.3: In order to coordinate the effective provision and siting of educational facilities with associated infrastructure and services within the City, representatives of the City, the County and the School Board shall meet annually to review the mechanisms and progress made toward educational facilities planning. OK Policy 7.4: The City of Okeechobee shall use the Central Florida Regional Planning Council's dispute resolution process when necessary to mediate the resolution of conflicts with other local governments and regional agencies. The City may use alternative procedures whenever appropriate for the matter of imminent dispute, including agreements authorized by Section 163.3177, F.S., or other non judicial approaches. Policy 7.5: The City of Okeechobee shall maintain, as a particular area of attention in its planning program, a systematic review of the aesthetics and physical conditions between its boundary and those between unincorporated areas and other cities in an effort to improve the appearance of these areas and the compatibility and transition between the adjoining communities. Joint planning area agreements will be implemented if appropriate. Oit OK wn we irr Intergovernmental Coordination Element 7 Amended:May 21,2008 OK PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES ELEMENT Public School Facilities Element Goal, Objectives and Policies GOAL: To provide a public school system that offers a high quality educational environment, provides accessibility for all of its students, and ensures adequate school capacity to accommodate enrollment demand within a financially feasible School District Capital Plan. [9J- "" 5.025(3)(a)] Objective 1: Provide adequate school facilities in Okeechobee County Schools • by adopting a concurrency management system to achieve and maintain the adopted level of service for the short and long term planning periods. [9J.-5.025(3)(b)(1)] at Policy 1.1: The City hereby adopts the following Level of Service for schools for existing and new schools: [9J-5.025 (3)(c)(7)] w. School Type School Level of Service w Elementary 100% of permanent FISH capacity Middle 100% of permanent FISH capacity K-8 100% of permanent FISH capacity r, High 100% of Permanent FISH capacity Source: Okeechobee County Interlocal Agreement for Public School Facility Planning. Policy 1.2: The City hereby adopts a district-wide School Concurrency Service Area(SCSA). Ask Policy 1.3: By school year 2011-12, school concurrency will be applied on a less- than district-wide basis, using school attendance zones as the SCSAs. [9J-5.025(3)(c)(1)] Policy 1.4: The City, the County, and the School District shall utilize the following procedures for modifying SCSAs: [9J-5.025(3)(c)(1)] a. Modification shall be made at the same time as the establishment of modified attendance zones with data and analysis to support the change. Any proposed change to the SCSAs shall require a demonstration by the School District that the change complies with the public school LOS standard and that utilization of school capacity is maximized to the greatest extent possible. rw City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan 1 Public School Facilities Element Goal,Objectives and Policies Revised July 2008 b. All parties subject to school concurrency will review the proposed modification and send their comments to the School District within 60 days of receipt of the proposed change. c. The modification of the SCSAs shall be effective upon adoption by the School Board. Objective 2: A school concurrency evaluation will be performed by the Okeechobee County School District to review projected residential development in order to accommodate new students at the adopted level of service for adequate school facility capacity. 19J- 5.025(3)(b)(2)] Policy 2.1: The City shall not approve any non-exempt residential development application for preliminary plat, site plan or functional equivalent until the School District School has verified that available capacity exists to serve the development. Policy 2.2: The City shall consider the following residential uses exempt from the requirements of school concurrency: a. Single family lots of record, existing at the time the school concurrency implementing ordinance becomes effective. b. Any new residential development that has a preliminary plat or site plan approval or the functional equivalent for a site specific development order prior to the commencement date of the School Concurrency Program. .. c. Any amendment to any previously approved residential development that does not increase the number of dwelling units or change the type of dwelling units such as single-family to multi- . family. d. Age restricted communities with no permanent residents under the �.. age of 18. Exemption of an age restricted community will be subject to a restrictive covenant limiting the age of permanent residents to 18 years and older. Policy 2.3: The City, through its land development regulations, shall establish a school concurrency review process for all residential projects that are not exempt under Policy 2.2. The minimum process requirements are described below: a. A residential development application is submitted to the City, which includes a School Impact Analysis(SIA). City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan 2 .,. Public School Facilities Element Goal,Objectives and Policies Revised July 2008 a b. The City determines application is sufficient for processing and transmits the SIA to the School District for review. c. The School District reviews the application for available capacity �r and issues a School Capacity Availability Letter (SCAL) to the City: a 1. If capacity is available within the SCSA, the School District shall issue a SCAL verifying available capacity. 2. If capacity is not available within in the SCSA, the School District shall issue a SCAL indicating the development is not in compliance with the adopted LOS and may offer the developer a negotiation period to present mitigation options. 3. The City shall not issue approval any preliminary plat, site plan or functional equivalent for a residential development until receiving confirmation of available school capacity in the form of a SCAL from the School District. Policy 2.4: If adequate school capacity is not available to support a proposed residential development, the City, in conjunction with the School a District, shall review proportionate share mitigation options which will add the school capacity necessary to satisfy the impacts of the proposed development. [9J-5.025 (3)(c)(9)] a a. Acceptable forms of mitigation shall include, but are not limited to: rr 1. School construction 2. Contribution of land rr 3. Expansion of existing permanent school facilities subject to the expansion being less than or equal to the student capacity needed for a new school of the same category. rr 4. Payment for construction and/or land acquisition 5. Cost of financing rrr b. If mitigation is approved, the City and the School District shall enter into a legally binding commitment with the residential developer, and the School District shall issue a SCAL. rr� c. If mitigation is denied, the City shall deny the application based on a deficiency in available school capacity to support the residential rw development. City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan 3 Public School Facilities Element rr Goal,Objectives and Policies Revised July 2008 nr Policy 2.5: The City shall, upon acceptance of a mitigation option identified in Policy 2.4, enter into a legally binding commitment with the School District and the developer. [9J-5.025 (3)(c)(9)] Policy 2.6: The City shall be responsible for notifying the School District when a residential development has received approval, when the development order for the residential development expires or is revoked, and when school impact fees have been paid. Policy 2.7: No later than December 31, 2008, the City shall adopt school concurrency provisions into its Land Development Regulations (LDR). Objective 3: Beginning with an effective date in 2008, all new public schools built within the City will be coordinated to be consistent with the City's future land use map designation, will be co-located with other appropriate public facilities when possible, and will have the on-site and off-site infrastructure necessary to support the new school. [9J-5.025(3)(b)(4),9J-5.025(3)(b)(5), 9J-5.025(3)(b)(6) Policy 3.1: The City, in conjunction with the School District, shall jointly determine the need for and timing of on-site and off-site improvements necessary to support a new school. [9J-5.025 (3)(c)(5)] Policy 3.2: The City shall enter into an agreement with the School Board identifying the timing, location, and the party or parties responsible for constructing, operating, and maintaining off-site improvements necessary to support a new school. [9J-5.025 (3)(c)(5)] Policy 3.3: The City shall encourage the location of schools near residential areas din by: [9J-5.025 (3)(c)(4), 9J-5.025 (3)(c)(5), 9J-5.025 (3)(c)(10)] a. Assisting the School District in the identification of funding and/or construction opportunities (including developer participation or City capital budget expenditures) for sidewalks, traffic signalization, access, water, sewer, drainage and other infrastructure improvements. b. Reviewing and providing comments on all new school sites. c. Allowing public schools, meeting the minimum land size criteria established by the State, within all residential land use categories. Policy 3.4: The City, in conjunction with the School District, shall seek opportunities to co-locate public facilities with schools, such as parks, City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan 4 Public School Facilities Element Goal,Objectives and Policies Revised July 2008 rr libraries, and community centers, as the need for these facilities is identified. [9J-5.025 (3)(c)(4)] Policy 3.5: The City, in conjunction with the School District and Okeechobee County, shall identify issues relating to public school emergency ION preparedness, such as: [9J-5.025 (3)(c)(9)] a. The determination of evacuation zones, evacuation routes, and shelter locations. b. The design and use of public schools as emergency shelters. c. The designation of sites other than public schools as long-term shelters, to allow schools to resume normal operations following emergency events. Policy 3.6: The City, the School District and Okeechobee County hereby establish an oversight committee to monitor the Interlocal Agreement for Public School Facility Planning (ILA) which includes provisions for school concurrency in Okeechobee County. [9J-5.025 (3)(c)(3)] ma a. The oversight committee shall include three citizen members with the School Board, County Commission and the City Commission each appointing one citizen member. The committee shall also 'r" include at a minimum, the Assistant Superintendent for Support Services, the Director of Operations for the School Board, the City Administrator and the County Planning Director. b. The oversight committee shall appoint a chairperson, and meet at least annually in a publicly advertised meeting with citizen participation to discuss and share information on the ILA and its effectiveness. Discussion topics may include but are not limited to population and student projections, development trends, school rr needs, co-location and joint use opportunities, student safety, and infrastructure improvements needed to support each school. c. Upon conclusion of the oversight committee's annual meeting, the committee shall report to the County, the City and the School Board on the effectiveness with which the Interlocal agreement is rrk being implemented. Objective 4: Beginning with an effective date in 2008, the City's annually rr updated five-year schedule of capital improvements will include school capacity projects adopted by the School Board. 19J- 5.025(3)(b)(1),9J-5.025(3)(b)(3)] air City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan 5 Public School Facilities Element are Goal,Objectives and Policies Revised July 2008 Policy 4.1: No later than December 1St of each year, the City shall adopt by reference the School District's financially feasible and annually updated five-year capital plan, in accordance with Policy 4.4 of the Capital Improvements Element. [9J-5.025 (3)(c)(2)] Policy 4.2: The City, in conjunction with the School District and the County, shall annually review the Public School Facilities Element and the updated data necessary to maintain a long-range public school facilities map series, including the planned general location of schools and ancillary facilities for the five-year planning period and the long-range planning period. The map series shall be adopted as Appendix A of the Public School Facilities Element and include at a minimum, maps showing: [9J-5.025 (3)(c)(3)] a. Existing public school facilities by type and location of ancillary plants [9J-5.025 (4)(a)] b. Public school facilities and ancillary plants generally planned for the five-year and long-range planning periods [9J-5.025 (4)(b)] Policy 4.3: The City, in conjunction with the School District, shall coordinate the long-range public school facilities map with the City's comprehensive plan and its future land use map. [9J-5.025 (3)(c)(6)] Policy 4.4: The City shall include schools as a part of the Annual Concurrency Report. • City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan 6 ANI Public School Facilities Element Goal,Objectives and Policies Revised July 2008 rr APPENDIX A MAP SERIES rrr rr Mk Mk ar Olt rr aft all r. City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan 7 Public School Facilities Element ie Goal,Objectives and Policies Revised July 2008 IIM 1 i i 1 i I I I 1 4 7 , Figure 1 —Existing Elementary School Location and Attendance Boundary Map i ,."1., �. Public School Facilities —"�------__.�: Element Map Series . ---'" 441 v; 4 Ma p 10.1 98 t , C..ex,tst Okeechobee County &s Existing School V Locations ■ Elementary Schools i, e ' Legend ------ .�� Roads s North 1 Elementary J School Water Bodies Seminole , e Elementary ~ School Elementary Schools ~`"�., City of Okeechobee -�^g I Boundary 4o b i r Mgrianae 70 ___ -- S4 I Everglades JI Elementary 'i. School Central ,__r". Elementary School .` a South 9 V Elementary School ., 710 c 2 Miles NW \\ ` PPP1=11P1 Kirrey-Horn � - and Asstrates.Inc. / �j �._ s �l , June 2008 City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan 8 Public School Facilities Element Goal.Objectives and Policies Revised July 2008 Figure 2—Existing Middle School Location and Attendance Boundary Map '1 Public School Facilities � — — �� •f, Element Map Series " i 1. Map 10.2 ,, - Okeechobee County 98 ,P. Q ; :' Existing School o © Locations `o • d �� Middle Schools �_._ 1 q[? Yearling Middle School 1i ' " Roads o ; s Water Bodies - Middle Schools 0 70 City of Okeechobee �w1 '�-'R Boundary 0 t 70 l ilk I f 1 (6 ' L \ 1 rewinds a Q 98 , \\\ Osceola Middle _./,. 1 SChdle 710 f` Mies C aep \ / . i— Kimley-Hom i1 �\ V Vt and Associates,Inc, j. June 2008 n Figure 3—Existing High School Location and Attendance Boundary Map City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan 9 Public School Facilities Element Goal,Objectives and Policies Revised July 2008 r I r ! 1 I f ! 1 f 1 1 I ! 1 1 i I I 4 4 a 1 I i I I I I I 1 1 i•j Public School Facilities Element Map Series --� _� 441 ;,.± .": Map 10.3 98 sr' a,� ` ol�eenmee Okeechobee County c. Existing School t� Locations Ir. High Schools Legend ,--\.. Roads o _ Water Bodies t ¢�► J.-Okeechobee- r' High School High Schools 70 Ott okeecnohee City of Okeechobee 1_,., Freshman \ J j - Campus Boundary 1-191.lands 70 \, _, L L l N 1 1 l _:- . Hew Endeavor O High School 98 ',No , (Ahematke) n A J `.,4 710 2 ' Miles G KM / N .! Kiri-hi-Horn . ❑�„ and Associates,Inc. June 2008 City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan 10 Public School Facilities Element Goal,Objectives and Policies Revised July 2008 Figure 4: Existing and Future Ancillary Facility Location Map t . • Public School Facilities• --__"" .t, Element Map Series Map 10.4 • 98 I f x _ Okeechobee County t f School Board Existing and Future _' N. Ancillary Facilities i Legend t, da .\, goads H Water Bodies---;N( School District - '`�,, 70 _ Ancillary Facilities 7, Maintenance Facility —— City of Okeechobee I �—v Boundary 70 N - - _ _, School District . �_ Y ,.... _ , m s r /N 710 c `\ Miles 1 Cs\--"'.\ > I p/r►'i) Orley-Horn / _I�r1 and Associates.Inc. . June 2008 Figure 5 : Future School Locations City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan 11 Public School Facilities Element Goal.Objectives and Policies Revised July 2008 1 1 1 / t t 1 1 1 1 II D Public School Facilities ,N ---- a �. ,' Element Map Series .• �' o Map 10.5 K 98 e,� Okeechobee County r Future School 1 , Locations• ` •t I Legend �-\..., Roads Ay Water Bodies '1y Addition to yearling � 7 --- `E+nansion to Seminole I ` I Elementary Middle 2015-2025 J J City of Okeechobee Elementary SY 09-10 l\ Boundary �3 t-_, rl \ 1.1..-.-- Elementary School 4.-.._ 11111 Middle School 1 i I Future K-8 Schoo, K�pNendt I 70 =i.tore K-4 School __ __ 1 { • +, 98 - r n - -"%� 710 c 2 4 Miles adee /o Kirey-Horn f,i andAssociat es,Inc. , e June 2008 City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan 12 Public School Facilities Element Goal.Objectives and Policies Revised July 2008 1 This page left blank intentionally. I I I I I I City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan 13 Public School Facilities Element Goal,Objectives and Policies Revised July 2008 i ..r .. .. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ELEMENT r. rr Goals, Objectives and Policies Goal: The City of Okeechobee shall continue to ensure that public facilities and services are provided, on a fair-share costs basis, in a manner which maximizes the use of existing facilities and promotes orderly growth. as Objective 1: The City of Okeechobee shall continue to use the Capital Improvements Element to schedule construction and identify funding sources for the City's capital facility needs in order to accommodate existing and future development, and to replace obsolete or worn-out facilities. Policy 1.1: Proposed capital improvements projects shall continue to be ranked and evaluated according to appropriate policies adopted in other elements of the Comprehensive Plan. The following criteria will also be considered: ,111111 (1) whether the proposed project will eliminate a public hazard; (2) whether the proposed project will eliminate capacity deficits; el (3) local budget impacts; (4) locational needs based on projected growth patterns; (5) accommodation of new development or redevelopment; as (6) financial feasibility; and (7) plans of state agencies or water management districts that provide facilities in Okeechobee. „r,, Policy 1.2: The City of Okeechobee shall continue to integrate its planning and budgeting processes such that expenditures which are budgeted for capital improvements recognize policies related to public facilities and services set forth in the Comprehensive Plan. Policy 1.3: In accordance with Policy 7.1 of the Sanitary Sewer...Element,the City shall complete a stormwater management study to identify drainage deficiencies, and allocate any available funds for that purpose in its Administrative Operating Budget for fiscal year 2013. The 5-Year Schedule of Capital Improvements will be amended as soon as possible to include the study, its projected cost, and the identified revenue source(s). p, Policy 1.4: The City of Okeechobee shall identify its needs for public facility improvements, the revenues required for project funding, and shall itemize us the costs for such projects in its 5-Year Schedule of Capital Improvements. Objective 2: The City of Okeechobee shall continue to coordinate land use decisions with ■r the schedule of capital improvements in a manner that maintains the adopted level of service standards and meets existing and future needs. Policy 2.1: The City of Okeechobee shall continue to use the following level of service standards in reviewing the impacts of new development and redevelopment: City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan 1 Capital Improvements Element—Ordinance 1041 Adopted March 3,2009 Facility Level of Service Sanitary Sewer 130 gallons/capita/day(see Policy 1.6 of Sanitary Sewer, Solid Waste, Drainage, Potable Water, and Natural Groundwater Aquifer Recharge Element) Potable Water 114 gallons/capita/day(see Policy 1.6 of Sanitary Sewer, Solid Waste, Drainage, Potable Water, and Natural Groundwater Aquifer Recharge Element) Solid Waste Average Solid Waste Generation • 13 lbs./person/day • at least 13 years available capacity in Okeechobee County landfill (see Policy 1.4 of Sanitary Sewer...Element) Principal Arterials C Minor Arterials &All Others D Recreation and Open Space 3 acres/1,000 persons Drainage Interim Standard(see Policy 1.5 of Sanitary Sewer... Element) Design Storm • 25-year storm • 24-hour duration Facility Design Standards • as required by Florida Administrative Code(see Policy 1.5 of Sanitary Sewer... Element) Public Schools Existing School Permanent FISH Capacity Considering Utilization Rate New Elementary 750 New Middle 1000 New K-8 1200 New High School 1500 City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan 2 Capital Improvements Element—Ordinance 1041 Adopted March 3,2009 Policy 2.2: Development orders and permits shall be granted only when required public facilities and services are operating at the established levels of service, or shall be available concurrent with the impacts of the development. Such ' facilities and services may be provided in phases if development correspondingly occurs in phases; however,required service levels must be maintained at all times during the development process. Objective 3: In order to maintain adopted level of service standards, future development Mb shall bear a proportionate cost of necessary public facility improvements equivalent to the benefits it receives from the improvements. aft Policy 3.1: The City of Okeechobee shall continue to evaluate potential revenue available for public facility expenditures through alternative sources such as user fees, special benefit units, or special assessments. Gib Policy 3.2: The City of Okeechobee shall continue to maintain adopted levels of service by using revenue sources considered under Policy 3.1 to ensure that new development pays a pro rata share of the costs of public facility needs which it generates. Policy 3.3: The City of Okeechobee shall continue to continue to apply for and secure grants or private funds when available to finance the provision of capital improvements. .rr Objective 4: The City of Okeechobee shall continue to ensure the provision of needed public facilities within the City limits,based on adopted levels of service as Mb set forth in the Comprehensive Plan. Public facilities needs shall be determined on the basis of previously issued development orders as well as the City's budgeting process and its joint activities with Okeechobee County and the Okeechobee County School District for planning, zoning, and concurrency management. bb Policy 4.1: Existing and future public facilities shall operate at the levels of service established in this plan. Policy 4.2: Debt service shall not exceed 20% of annually budgeted revenues. Policy 4.3: A five-year capital improvements program and annual capital budget shall be Mb adopted as part of the City of Okeechobee's annual budgeting process. This program shall include the annual review,and revision as needed,of the Five- Year Schedule of Capital Improvements. M„ Policy 4.4: The financially feasible School District Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan (Tentative Facilities Work Program) which achieves and maintains the adopted level of service standards for public schools, as approved by the Mb City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan 3 Capital Improvements Element—Ordinance 1041 Adopted March 3,2009 Okeechobee County School Board shall be included and adopted each year as part of the City of Okeechobee's annual budgeting process. Objective 5: The City of Okeechobee shall furnish meaningful opportunities for the School Board to have input and coordination in the City's development review process in order to assist the School Board in their provision of adequate and efficient schools. "` Policy 5.1: The City of Okeechobee and the School Board shall coordinate to ensure that schools are adequately and efficiently provided commensurate with growth. Key coordinating mechanisms shall include: (a) promotion of joint infrastructure park/school facilities when feasible; (b) consideration of the adequacy and availability of educational infrastructure during appropriate review of development order applications; (c) ensuring the provision of adequate infrastructure, on and off site, normally associated with new or expanded schools where consistent with state law restrictions on expenditures by the School Board; (d) evaluation of the School District's annually updated Capital Improvement Plan to ensure that it is financially feasible and that the adopted level-of-service standard for public schools is achieved and maintained; (e) seeking that any new major residential development or redevelopment applicant submit information regarding projected school enrollments from the project; and (f) request that the School Board submit site plan information for all timely new schools. City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan 4 Capital Improvements Element—Ordinance 1041 Adopted March 3,2009 Capital Improvements Implementation .. City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan Capital improvement needs identified in the Comprehensive Plan will be met through implementation of a 5-Year Schedule of Capital Improvements.This schedule is adopted by the City Council along with Goals, Objectives and Policies, and must be consistent with the Capital Improvements Element.The purpose of the Schedule is to ensure that the City has adequate revenues to implement the Comprehensive Plan. The 5-Year Schedule of Capital Improvements focuses on the capital outlay required to meet existing deficiencies and to maintain adopted level of service standards planned for public facilities in the Plan. The City shall advise the OUA on these standards. ao rr el 00 00 City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan 5 Capital Improvements Element—Ordinance 1041 Adopted March 3,2009 mow .. as OKEECHOBEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 2008-2009 Work Plan all Project Schedules Capacity Project Schedules AA A schedule of capital outlay projects necessary to ensure the availability of satisfactory classrooms for the projected student enrollment in K-12 programs I Project Descrtition Location 2008.2009 2009-2010 2010.2011 2011-M12' 2012-2013 Total Fta>ded Occupancy began OSCEOLA MIDDLE Planned 548,558 SO $0 $0 SO $48 558 Yes Mil August 1 2008 One Cost final Change Order will be completed dunng the Chnstmas Break,December 2008 The Project sr began in 013-07 Fiscal Year Student Stations 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total Classrooms 0 0 0 0 0 0 mill Gross Sq Ft 21,620 0 0 0 0 21.620 Bidding is scheduled SEMINOLE Planned S4 329,907 50 $0 $0 SO $4.329.907 Yes for December 2008 ELEMENTARY Cost. Construction is scheduled to begin in MIN March of 2009 and classroom completion by August,2010. Student Stations 320 0 0 0 0 320 ow Total Classrooms' 16 0 0 0 0 16 Gross Sq Ft 17,600 0 0 0 0 17 600 Design,Bidding and Location not Planned SO SO $2 600,000 $1,050,000 SO $3.650.000 Yes Begin Construction specified Cost AM Phase for K-8 School Student Stations 0 0 0 1,042 0 1.042 Total Classrooms' 0 0 0 47 0 47 AU Gross Sq Ft 0 0 0 113,967 0 113.967 I Planned Cost: $4,378,465 SO $2,600,000 $1,060,000 SO $8,028,465 ..r Student Stations: 320 0 0 1,042 0 1,362 Total Classrooms: 16 0 0 47 0 63 Gross Sq Ft: 39,220 0 0 113,967 0 163,187 a. Other Project Schedules or Major renovations,remodeling and additions of capital outlay projects that do not add capacity to schools ow Page 7 of 15 9.29,2008 3 22 31 PM ow .. City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan 6 Capital Improvements Element—Ordinance 1041 Adopted March 3,2009 m. OKEECHOBEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 2008-2009 Work Plan N il Protect Description Location 2008-2009 2009-2010 2610-2011 2011 2012 2012-2013 Total raided Prajeded Pt bd Pt d Pte,, , 1811 New Data Building to be OKEECHOBEE $925,822 $0 $0 $0 SO $925 822 Yes located behind the District FRESHMAN CAMPUS Office which is Building 0002 of the Okeechobee Freshman Campus N O $925,822 SO SO $0 SO $926,822 Additional Project Schedules me Any projects that are not identified in the last approved educational plant survey Nothing reported for this section 911 111 Non Funded Growth Management Project Schedules Schedule indicating which projects due to planned development,that CANNOT be funded from current revenues projected over the next five years Project Description /rc - 0 2014 2e11 2411-24412 2012 ted Total Funded ow K-8 School to be constructed $0 $12.000.000 $12,000,000 $11,000,000 $0 $35,000.000 No on SW 10th Street S0 $12,000,000 $12,000,000 $11,000,000 SO $35,000,000 t>rf III Page 8 of 15 924200A 3 22 31 PM MN lilt City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan 7 Capital Improvements Element—Ordinance 1041 Adopted March 3,2009 1111 i i i i 1 t I 1 t 1 1 i i i I 1 1 1 FIVE-YEAR SCHEDULE OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 2008/2009 Projected Revenues (Actual) 2009/2010 2010/2011 2011/2012 2012/2013 2013/2014 Revenues Local Option Gas Tax $ 349,478 $ 332,004 $ 348,604 $ 366,035 $ 384,336 $ 403,553 Local Alter Fuel User Fee $ 131,151 $ 124,593 $ 130,823 $ 137,364 $ 144,232 $ 151,444 SRS Eight Cent Motor Fuel $ 62,335 $ 59,218 $ 62,179 $ 65,288 $ 68,553 $ 71,980 Nineth Cent Fuel Tax $ 56,802 $ 53,962 $ 56,660 $ 59,493 $ 62,468 $ 65,591 Total Revenues $ 599,766 $ 569,778 $ 598,267 $ 628,180 $ 659,589 $ 692,568 Project Project Name/Description Number 2008/2009 2009/2010 2010/2011 2011/2012 2012/2013 2013/2014 TRANSPORTATION Road repairs and materials 301-549-5300 $ 26,096 $ 26,487 $ 26,885 $ 27,288 $ 27,697 $ 28,113 Asphalt/Paving 301-549-6300 $ 100,000 $ 250,000 $ 150,000 $ 250,000 $ 300,000 $ 250,000 Curb/gutter/sidewalks 301-549-6300 $ 161,955 $ 70,000 $ 70,000 $ 70,000 $ 70,000 $ 70,000 Concrete Work SW 5th 301-549-6300 $ 13,000 $ - Sub Total $ 301,051 $ 346,487 $ 246,885 $ 347,288 $ 397,697 $ 348,113 DRAINAGE Right of Way Drainage 301-549-6300 $ 50,000 $ 170,000 $ 100,000 $ 50,000 $ 50,000 $ 50,000 Storm sewer installation/replacement - $ - $ 50,000 $ 50,000 $ 50,000 $ 50,000 $ 50,000 Sub Total $ 50,000 $ 220,000 $ 150,000 $ 100,000 $ 100,000 $ 100,000 Total Expenses $ 351,051 $ 566,487 $ 396,885 $ 447,288 $ 497,697 $ 448,113 Revenues less Expenditures $ 248,715 $ 3,290 $ 201,382 $ 180,892 $ 161,892 $ 244,456 City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan 8 Capital Improvements Element-Ordinance 1041 Adopted March 3,2009 r a w a. a a a COMPREHENSIVE PLAN MONITORING a a a a Comprehensive Plan Monitoring City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan The City of Okeechobee will monitor and evaluate its Comprehensive Plan through an Evaluation and Appraisal Report. The preparation of the report shall be consistent with the procedures outlined in Rule 9J-5.005(7), Florida Administrative Code, and Chapter 163.3191, Florida Statutes. Once the Comprehensive Plan is adopted, the Evaluation and Appraisal Report shall be prepared every five years. The City Council as the designated Local Planning Agency shall orchestrate Comprehensive Plan monitoring. The first report shall be completed in 2005, and shall achieve the following functions: A. Citizen Participation �• Before the Evaluation and Appraisal Report is submitted to the Department of Community Affairs, a public hearing shall be held to present the document to the citizens of the City of Okeechobee. The public hearing shall be held by the designated or contracted Planning Agency and the City Council. The public hearing shall be advertised and copies of the report shall be on display at City Hall at least one week prior to the public hearing. B. Updating Data and Analysis and Measurable Objectives Appropriate baseline data, such as the decennial United States Census, shall be updated in the Evaluation and Appraisal Report. Major changes in the magnitude and distribution of land use information shall be presented and analyzed. C. Review of Planning Effectiveness The Evaluation and Appraisal Report shall review the effectiveness of the Comprehensive Plan, describing the degree to which the goals, objectives and policies have successfully been attained. Obstacles or problems with implementation shall be identified. D. Identification of Future Planning Concerns The Evaluation and Appraisal Report shall contain new or modified goals, objectives and policies that correct deficiencies identified in the evaluation process. City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan 1 Comprehensive Plan Monitoring ■r rr CONCURRENCY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM a a Concurrency Management System — City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan a Overview of the Concurrency Management System a Section 9J-5.0055, F.A.C., requires local governments to prepare and adopt a Concurrency Management System (CMS) as a mechanism to assist in the implementation of the goals, objectives, and policies of the Comprehensive Plan. The purpose of the CMS is to ensure s that facilities and services needed to support development will be available concurrent with the impacts of such development. Prior to the issuance of a development order and development permits, the CMS must ensure that the adopted level of service standards required for the a0 following facilities will be maintained: 1. Roads 2. Potable Water 3. Sanitary Sewer 4. Solid Waste ,o. 5. Drainage 6. Parks and Recreation The CMS maintains a record of the existing levels of service and the expected impacts resulting from proposed development, facility expansions, and other factors affecting the level of service for a public facility. a Requirements for Concurrency "` Upon adoption of this Comprehensive Plan, the City of Okeechobee requires that all development meet the requirements of concurrency, except for those developments that have been issued a development order or development permit by the City prior to this plan's adoption. The following standards meet the requirements for concurrency, as established in Section 9J- 5.0055(2), F.A.C.: "" Minimum Requirements. The City's concurrency management system will ensure that public facilities and services needed to support development are available concurrent with the impacts of such development, and will address the following items: 7. For potable water, sewer, solid waste, and drainage, at a minimum, provisions in this Comprehensive Plan ensure that he following standards will satisfy the concurrency requirement: 1. The necessary facilities and services are in place at the time a development permit is issued; or 2. A development permit is issued subject to the condition that the necessary facilities and services will be in place when the impacts of the development occur;or a.. City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan 1 Concurrency Management System a ■r 3. The necessary facilities are under construction at the time a permit is issued; or 4. The necessary facilities and services are guaranteed in an enforceable development agreement that includes the provisions of Section 9J- 5.0055(2)(a)1 - (2)(a)3, F.A.C. An enforceable development agreement may include, but is not limited to, development agreements pursuant to "" Section 163.3220, Florida Statutes, or an agreement or development order issued pursuant to Chapter 380, Florida Statutes. The agreement must guarantee that the necessary facilities and services will be in place Mb when the impacts of the development occur. 8. For parks and recreation, the City of Okeechobee may satisfy the concurrency requirements by complying with the standards in Sections 9J-5.0055(2)(a)1 - (2)(a)4, F.A.C., or by complying with comprehensive plan provisions that ensure that the following standards will be met: 1. At the time a development permit is issued, the necessary facilities and services are the subject of a binding executed contract which provides for the commencement of the actual construction of the required facilities or the provision of services within one year of the issuance of the development permit; or 2. The necessary facilities and services are guaranteed in an enforceable development agreement which required the commencement of the actual construction of the facilities or the provision of services within one year of the issuance of the applicable development permit: An enforceable er development agreement may include, but is not limited to, development agreements pursuant to Section 163.3220, Florida Statutes, or an agreement or development order issued pursuant to Chapter 380, Florida Statutes. 9. For roads designated in the adopted plan, the City of Okeechobee may satisfy the ■r concurrency requirement by complying with the standards in Sections 9J-5.0055(2)(a)1 - (2)(a)4 and Sections 9J-5.0055(2)(b)a and (2)(b)2, F.A.C. In addition, in areas in which the City of Okeechobee has committed to provide the necessary public facilities and dri services in accordance with its five-year schedule of capital improvements, the City may satisfy the concurrency requirement for roads by the adoption and implementation of a concurrency management system based upon and adequate capital improvements program lb and schedule and adequate implementing regulations which, at a minimum, include the following provisions: aik 1. A capital improvements element and a five-year schedule of, capital improvements which, in addition to meeting all of the other statutory and rule requirements, must be financially feasible. The capital improvements +b element and schedule of capital improvements may recognize and include transportation projects included in the first three years of the applicable, adopted Florida Department of Transportation five-year work program. rr� City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan 2 Concurrency Management System 2. A five-year schedule of capital improvements which must include both necessary facilities to maintain the adopted level of service standards to serve the new development proposed to be permitted and the necessary facilities required to eliminate those portions of existing deficiencies which are a priority to be eliminated during the five-year period under the .. local government plan's schedule of capital improvements, pursuant to Section 9J-5.016(4)(a)1, F.A.C. 3. A realistic, financially feasible- funding system based an currently available revenue sources which must be adequate to fund the public facilities required to serve the development authorized by the development .. order and development permit, and which public facilities are included in the five-year schedule of capital improvements. ,°' 4. A five-year schedule of capital improvements which must include the estimated date of commencement of actual construction and the estimated date of project completion. 5. A five-year schedule of capital improvements which must demonstrate that the actual construction of the road and the provision of services are '°0 scheduled to commence in or before the third year of the five-year schedule of capital improvements. "' 6. A provision that a plan amendment would be required to eliminate, defer or delay construction of any road which is needed to maintain the adopted level of service standard and which is listed in the five-year schedule of .• improvements. 7. A requirement that, in conjunction with the Capital Improvements . Element, the city ensures that development orders and permits arc issued in a manner that will assure that the accessory public facilities and services will be available to accommodate the impact of that development 8. A provision that a monitoring system will be adopted which enables the city to determine whether it is adhering to the adopted level of service standards and its schedule of capital improvements and that the city has a demonstrated capability of monitoring the availability of public facilities and services. 9. A clear designation within the City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan of those areas within which facilities and services will be provided by the city ,"' with public funds in accordance with the five-year capital improvements schedule. (d) In determining the availability of public facilities or services, a developer may propose, and the City of Okeechobee may approve, developments in stages or phases so that public .. City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan 3 Concurrency Management System i INS Mb facilities and services needed for each phase will be available in accordance with the standards required by Sections 9J-5.0055(2)(a), (2)(b) and(2)(c), F.A.C. (e) For the requirements of Sections 9J-5.0055(2)(a), (2)(b) and (2)(c), F.A.C., the City of Okeechobee must develop guidelines for interpreting and applying level of service standards to applications for development orders and permits and determining when the test for concurrency must be met. The latest point in the application process for the determination of concurrency is prior to the approval of an application for a development order or permit which contains a specific plan for development, including the densities and intensities of the development. Issuance of Development Orders or Permits The CMS will ensure that all development can meet the requirements for concurrency prior to the issuance of a local development Order or Permit. All applicants for development orders or permits will be required to provide all information deemed necessary by the city so that the impacts of the proposed development may be assessed accurately. Once the city has determined that a proposed development meets the requirements for concurrency, and has issued a city development order or permit, the city will not revoke that development order or permit because of a subsequent facility capacity deficiency unless the proposed development would cause unhealthy or unsafe conditions, or unless the proposed development was issued a development Order or permit under erroneous information supplied by the proposed developer, or unless the proposed developer fails to meet the conditions of approval of the development order or permit once construction has begun. In this latter situation, certificates of occupancy may also be denied. as The City will establish expiration dates for development orders, development permits, and for the reserved capacity of public facilities allocated to specific development orders or permits as required by concurrency. ma The City of Okeechobee will annually determine the available capacity for public facilities for which the city has operational or maintenance responsibility, and for state and federal roads. Owners or operators of public facilities not operated, maintained or owned by the city will supply the city with available capacity information annually, or as otherwise reasonable depending on development activity that requires the use of such facility. Applicable Goal, Objective and Policy Statements Supporting Concurrency The following are policy statements of the City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan which establish the basis for the CMS. These policies address the requirements for concurrency and the establishment of levels of service. Other policies address mechanisms by which capital improvements necessary to maintain concurrency may be funded. City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan 4 Concurrency Management System Future Land Use Element do Policy 1.1: Approval of development proposals will be conditioned on tile availability of facilities and services necessary to serve ais the proposed development and that the facilities meet adopted level of service standards [93-5.006(3)(c)3]. .. Policy 1.2: The City of Okeechobee will ensure that needed public facilities will be in place prior to or concurrent with new development through implementation of a Concurrency .r Management System[9J-5.006(3)(c)3]. Traffic Circulation Element dio Policy 4.3: As part of its Concurrency Management System, the city will notify FDOT when any proposed development would .r reduce levels of service on US 441 and SR 70 below adopted minimums(9J-5.007(3)(c)1]. ..• Policy 7.1: Minimum peak hour operating levels of service for the City of Okeechobee shall be consistent with those set forth in the Florida Highway System Plan, Level of Service .M Standards and Guidelines Manual as outlined below [9J- 5.007(3)(c)1]: Facility Type Rural/Urban With Population Less Than 50,000 Principal Arterials C Minor Arterials D All Other Roadways D .r Policy 7.2: The city's Concurrency Management System will use .. minimum level of service standards adopted in Policy 7.1 in assessing whether the transportation impacts of proposed new developments are acceptable [9J-5,007(3)(c)1]. Sanitary Sewer Solid Waste, Drainage, Potable Water and Natural Groundwater Aquifer Recharge Element Policy 1.1: The City of Okeechobee shall adopt the following minimum level of service standards to be used to determine .e the availability of facility capacity and the demand generated by development(91-5.011(2)(c)2]: City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan 5 Concurrency Management System FACILITY LEVEL OF SERVICE Sanitary Sewer Average Sewer Demand of User Population 1116 130 gallons per capita per day Potable Water Average Daily Water Demand 114 gallons per capita per day rrr Solid Waste Disposal Average Solid Waste Generation 13 lbs. per capita per day at least 3 years' capacity available in err Okeechobee County landfill Drainage/Stormwater Interim Standard(See Policy 1.5) Management Design Storm ea 25-year frequency 24-hour duration Facility Design Standards ,r as required in F.A.C. Policy 1.2: The City of Okeechobee shall ensure that all improvements for replacement, expansion, or increase in capacity of facilities shall be compatible with the adopted level of service standards for that facility(9J-5.011(2)(c)1]. r" Recreation and Open Space Element Policy 3.1: The minimum level of service for recreational lands in the City of Okeechobee shall be 3 acres per 1,000 residents (9J- 5.014(3)(c)4]. Intergovernmental Coordination Element Policy 3.1: The City of Okeechobee will encourage and participate in the development of county-wide level of service standards '""` with Okeechobee County and any other municipalities which may be established within the county so as ensure the provision of required public facilities in a uniform manner[9J-5.015(3)(c)5]. 01 litrir wr City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan 6 Concurrency Management System i�r Capital Improvements Element �.. Policy 2.1: The City of Okeechobee will use the following level of service standard reviewing the impacts of new development and redevelopment: Facility Level of Service Sanitary Sewer 130 gallons/capita/day(see Policy 1.6 of Sanitary Sewer,Solid Waste,Drainage,Potable Water,and Natural Groundwater Aquifer Recharge Element) Potable Water 114 gallons/capita/day(see Policy 1.6 of Sanitary '"" Sewer,Solid Waste,Drainage,Potable Water,and Natural Groundwater Aquifer Recharge Element) Solid Waste Average Solid Waste Generation • 13 lbs./person/day • at least 13 years available capacity in Okeechobee County landfill (see Policy 1.4 of Sanitary Sewer...Element) Principal Arterials C �• Minor Arterials&All Others D Recreation and Open Space 3 acres/1,000 persons oar 'Drainage Interim Standard(see Policy 1.5 of Sanitary Sewer...Element) Design Storm • 25-year storm • 24-hour duration Facility Design Standards • as required by Florida Administrative Code(see Policy 1.5 of Sanitary Sewer... Element) •"` Public Schools Existing School Permanent FISH Capacity Considering Utilization Rate New Elementary 750 New Middle 1000 New K-8 1200 New High School 1500 Policy 2.2: Development orders and permits will be granted only when required public facilities and services arc operating at the established levels of service, or will be available concurrent with the impacts of the development. Such facilities and City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan 7 Concurrency Management System a rr services may be provided in phases if development correspondingly occurs in phases; however, required service levels must be maintained at all times during the development process [9J-5.016(3)(c)6]. Public Facility Capacity and Level of Service Inventory. As part of its CMS, the City of Okeechobee will be responsible for the collection and maintenance of an inventory of all public facilities and services subject to the concurrency requirements of Section 9J-5.0055, F.A.C. The inventory will be based on the most recently available information, and will be used to monitor the adopted level of service standards and to determine public facility capacity. This information will be made available to the public and updated annually by October 1 of each year. The following inventories shall be maintained by the City of Okeechobee in order to evaluate the concurrency requirements of proposed development and expansions to an existing development and to assess existing and future capacity of public facilities and services: Traffic Circulation The City of Okeechobee shall maintain an inventory of the level of service on road " segments within its jurisdiction for which level of service information is available. The existing level of service for these segments will be based on the most recent available traffic count information from the Florida Department of Transportation, Okeechobee County, or other reliable source for each segment. Traffic count data and level of service standards shall be updated yearly or as new information becomes available. The inventory shall, at a minimum, os include the following: 1. Adopted level of service standards for roadway facilities. MIN 2. Existing capacities and deficiencies on roads for which level of service information is available. wr 3. Capacity reserved for approved but unbuilt development. w► 4. The projected reductions in level of service attributable to approved but unbuilt development. 5. Any increase in capacity due to scheduled or recently completed road improvements within the City's jurisdiction which are not reflected in the latest traffic count or level of service information or improvements to be made by other public agencies or in conjunction with approved development. ea City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan 8 Concurrency Management System UI Potable Water Aim An inventory of the City's potable water system shall, at a minimum, include the following: 1. The adopted level of service standard for potable water capacity. 2. Existing design capacity and system deficiencies. 3. Capacity reserved for approved but unbuilt development. 4. The projected reductions in level of service attributable to approved but unbuilt development. 5. Any improvements or expansions made in the current fiscal year to the system by the City or by a developer under conditions set forth in an approved development order, and the impact on existing capacities or deficiencies. Sanitary Sewer An inventory of the City's sanitary sewer system shall, at a minimum, include the following: 1. The adopted level of service standard for sanitary sewer capacity. 2. Existing design capacity and system deficiencies. 3. Department of Environmental Regulation permitted capacity. 4. Capacity reserved for approved but unbuilt development. 5. The projected reductions in level of service attributable to approved but unbuilt development. 6. Any design improvements or increases in permitted capacity made in the current fiscal year, and the impact on existing capacities or �. deficiencies. AO Solid Waste Disposal An inventory of the City's solid waste disposal system shall, at a minimum, include the �• following; 1. The adopted level of service standard for solid waste disposal. 2. Existing and projected design capacities of all applicable solid waste disposal facilities. 3. The projected life of all applicable solid waste disposal facilities. 4. Capacity reserved for approved but unbuilt development. 5. The projected reductions in level of service attributable to approved but unbuilt development. 6. Any increases in the design capacities of solid waste disposal facilities, and the impact on existing capacities or deficiencies. City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan 9 Concurrency Management System ra ra Drainage An inventory of the City's drainage facilities shall, at a minimum, include the following: a 1. The adopted level of service standard for drainage. 2. The existing level of service measured by storm event,if available. 3. Any existing or proposed drainage improvement that will affect the capacity of the City's drainage facilities. ■a Recreation and Open Space An inventory of the City's recreational sites and facilities shall, at a minimum, include the following: 1. The existing number of acres of recreational land. 2. The adopted level of service standard for recreation. 3. Existing recreation surpluses or deficiencies based on the adopted level of service standard. 4. Capacity reserved for approved but unbuilt development. 5. The projected reductions in level of service attributable to approved but unbuilt development. 6. Any increases in recreational land open to public use in the current fiscal year, and the impact on existing capacities or deficiencies. Concurrency Monitoring System �a In addition to maintaining an inventory of public facilities and services, the City of Okeechobee will also be responsible for maintaining a record of public facility and service capacities or volumes which are committed for approved developments as a result of a development orders issued by the City. If service is provided by an entity other than the City,this will require coordination between the service provider and the City in order to maintain an accounting system which accurately tracks approved developments. ar Accountability will be established by reserving capacity from the total available capacity for all approved development orders. Once capacity has been reserved for a specific development ar project, it cannot be reassigned prior to the expiration of that project's development order or permit. Capacity reservations will be renewed yearly in order to be accounted for in the annual budgetary process. Upon the expiration of an approved development order with concurrency ra standing where development has not taken place, or which the City has determined to have been abandoned by the applicant, the capacity reservation allocated to the proposed development will become void. The previously reserved capacity will then become available to other proposed developments. A priority waiting list will be established for the purpose of allocating this capacity. When determining how much capacity is available for proposed developments, the City will take into account all capacity that has been reserved for approved development orders. n„ City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan 10 Concurrency Management System Concurrency Assessment The Okeechobee City Council will be responsible for determining whether concurrency will be met when it considers applications for development orders for final site plans and/or final subdivision plans. When reviewing applications for development orders, the Commission or its designee will perform an assessment to determine whether public facilities will be available concurrent with the impacts of the proposed development. A facility inventory, as outlined above, will be used as the basis for establishing existing conditions. The ability of existing public facilities to service new development will be determined based on the following criteria: 1. The ability of existing facilities to accommodate the proposed development at the adopted level of service. 2. Existing facility deficiencies which will need to be corrected prior to the completion of the proposed development. 3. Facility improvements or additions needed to accommodate the impacts of proposed development at the adopted level of service AO standard. 4. The date facility improvements or additions need to be completed in order to maintain the adopted level of service for the public facilities affected by the proposed development. sft City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan 11 Concurrency Management System s COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROCEDURES - - - - Comprehensive Plan Public Participation Procedures ,,,,, City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan .► LEGAL REQUIREMENTS Chapter 163.3181, Florida Statutes, as amended, and Chapter 9J-5, Florida Administrative Code, require the local governing body and designated or contracted local planning agency to adopt procedures to provide for and encourage public participation in the comprehensive planning process. These procedures must include: 1. Provisions to notify real property owners of official actions that will affect the use of their property. 2. Provisions to keep the general public informed throughout the planning process. 3. Provisions to assure that the public has opportunities to provide written comments. 4. Provisions to assure that required public hearings are held. 5. Provisions to assure the consideration of and response to public comments. AGENCIES AND THEIR ROLES In most jurisdictions, two separate entities are involved in providing the Comprehensive Plan. Their respective roles can be summarized as follows: Apk Local Planning Agency �. The Local Planning Agency (LPA) is established by ordinance or contracted by the local governing body. It has the responsibility to propose changes or review proposed changes to ordinances and plans related to land use and comprehensive planning, and make .w» recommendations to the City Council. The general duties and responsibilities of the LPA are: 1. To prepare the Comprehensive Plan and make recommendations to the local governing body regarding the adoption of the amendment to the Plan; 2. To conduct a public hearing prior to the recommendation of the local governing body for the adoption or amendment of the Comprehensive Plan or any element of the Plan; 3. To monitor and oversee the effectiveness and status of the yap Comprehensive Plan and make recommendations to the local governing body for any changes to the Plan which may be required; 4. To evaluate and appraise the Comprehensive Plan and prepare reports as required by Chapter 163.3191,Florida Statutes; 'r` City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan 1 Public Participation Procedures 5. To review amendments to the land development regulations, which r" implement the Comprehensive Plan and make recommendations to the local governing body as to the consistency of the proposal with the • adopted Comprehensive Plan; and 6. To perform any other functions, duties and responsibilities assigned by the local governing body. Local Governing Body MM The Okeechobee City Council has the legislative responsibility for the adoption of the Comprehensive Plan. The general duties and responsibilities of the local governing body as they relate to the comprehensive planning program are: 1. To adopt and amend the Comprehensive Plan; 2. To conduct a minimum of two (2) public hearings prior to the +�r adoption or amendment of the Comprehensive Plan or any element of the plan; 3. To appropriate funds for salaries, fees, and expenses necessary to MI produce the Comprehensive Plan; 4. To approve and submit the approved Evaluation and Appraisal Report to the Florida Department of Community Affairs as required by Chapter 163.3191,Florida Statutes; and 5. To adopt land development regulations, land development codes, and amendments thereto that are consistent with the adopted OM Comprehensive Plan. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROCEDURE , To ensure that the public has adequate opportunities to participate in the comprehensive planning process,the following procedures have been adopted: 1. The Local Planning Agency will hold public workshops or meetings to solicit the views, opinions,ideas, and concerns of the public in relation OM to the Comprehensive Plan. 2. The Local Planning Agency will hold a minimum of one (1) public hearing for the purpose of receiving public comments prior to ,w recommending the adoption of the Comprehensive plan or any element or portion thereof. 3. The Local Governing Body will hold a minimum of two (2) public hearings prior to the adoption of the Comprehensive Plan or element or portion thereof. 4. As they are scheduled, public workshops, meetings, and hearings will be advertised in a local newspaper of general circulation, and by posting of a notice at City Hall. Notices will include the date, time, place, and purpose of the meeting,workshop or hearing. rw City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan 2 Public Participation Procedures rrr .. — 5. The public may submit written comments about the comprehensive plan or element or portion thereof to the chairman of the Local Planning Agency do City Hall. All verbal and written comments will an be recorded and duly considered prior to the adoption of the Comprehensive Plan or element or portion thereof. 6. As they become available, summaries of Comprehensive Plan as documents will be available for public inspection at the office of the City Clerk during normal business hours. ai These procedures shall be forwarded during consideration of all amendments to the Comprehensive Plan and preparation of evaluation and appraisal reports. 0. .. ,. 0. .. 00 .. AM age .. M` City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan 3 Public Participation Procedures . . . . ■r a . . CONSISTENCY WITH THE STATE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN . . . . . . Consistency with the State Comprehensive Plan City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan The City of Okeechobee's Comprehensive Plan is consistent with and furthers the goals and policies of the State of Florida Comprehensive Plan, Chapter 187, Florida Statutes. .r. The following table illustrates those State Comprehensive Plan goals and policies that are addressed in the Comprehensive Plan. Comprehensive Plan Consistency with State Comprehensive Plan State Comprehensive City of Okeechobee Plan Policies Comprehensive Plan Policies Housing 5(b)1: Estimates of housing discrimination HO 1.4, 1.5 5(b)2: Promoting deinstitutionalization HO 5.1 5(b)3: Increasing supply of low/moderate income HO 1.2, 1.4, 4.1, 4.2 housing 5(b)4: Eliminate unnecessary regulation HO 1.2, 1.3 Water Resources 8(b)1: Ensure quality of drinking water supplies LU 2.2, 5.3 �+ CO 2.2 SS 9.1, 9.2 8(b)2: Protect functions of recharge areas SS 9.1 8(b)5: Ensure compatibility of development with CO 2.2 water supplies SS 1.1, 1.2, 1.5, 4.1 8(b)8: Encourage floodplain management LU 1.4, 2.2 SS 6.1 8(b)9: Protect aquifers from depletion or LU 2.2, 5.3 contamination CO 2.1, 2.2 SS 9.1 8(b)10: Protect surface&groundwater CO 2.3, 2.4 quality/quantity SS 9.1 8(b)11: Promote water conservation SS 8.1, 8.2, 8.3 Natural Systems & 10(b)1: Conserve natural resources CO 3.1, 3.2, 4.2, 5.1 Recreational Lands 10(b)2: Provide public lands for recreation/ RO 2.1, 2.2 conservation dim 10(b)3: Protection of endangered species CO 3.2, 4.2, 5.1 10(b)7: Protect/restore wetlands CO 5.1 10(b)11: Provide recreation opportunities in RO 1.1, 1.2, 2.1 urban areas City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan Consistency with State Comprehensive Plan r�r 10(b)13: Encourage use of public/private funding RO 2.2, 5.1 for recreation Air Quality 11(b)2: Ensure optimum air quality in new CO 1.1 ors developments Hazardous&Non- 13(b)10: Encourage coordination of CO 5.2 hazardous Materials intergovernmental waste management efforts sir Land Use 16(b)1: Promote efficient urban development LU 1.1, 1.2 patterns 16(b)3: Encourage mixed use development LU 8.1 Public Facilities 18(b)3: Allocate facility costs on a fair-share CI 3.2 basis 18(b)6: Use innovative financing techniques CI 3.1 art 18(b)7: Encourage use of capital improvement CI 4.3 plans .. 18(b)9: Identify&use stable revenue sources CI 3.1, 3.3 Transportation 20(b)6: Promote timely resurfacing/repair of TC 1.1 roads ` 20(b)13: Coordinate transportation improvements TC 3.1, 3.2, 4.2, 4.3 with state, local and regional plans Governmental 21(b)1: Encourage cooperation between& among IG 1.1, 1.3, 2.2, 2.3 Efficiency all levels of government LU=Future Land Use TC =Traffic Circulation HO=Housing SS = Sanitary Sewer, Potable Water, etc. CO=Conservation RO =Recreation&Open Space Aft IG= Intergovernmental Coordination CI=Capital Improvements rr� ■r or or City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan 2 Consistency with State Comprehensive Plan i i r r i LIST OF DEFINITIONS r i r r r so List of Definitions City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan Affordable Housing: Housing costs that,on a monthly basis, require rent or mortgage payments is of no more than 30%of the monthly gross income of a low-to moderate-income family as defined below. Aquifer: A water-bearing stratum of permeable rock, sand, or gravel. Arterial Road: A roadway providing service which is relatively continuous and of relatively high traffic volume, long trip length, and high operating speed. In addition, every United States numbered highway is an arterial road. (§9J-5.003 F.A.C.) Availability or Available: With regard to the provision of facilities and services concurrent with the impacts of development, means that at a minimum, the facilities and services will be provided in accordance with the standards set forth in Rule 9J-5.0055(2), Florida Administrative Code. (§9J-5.003 F.A.C.) Available Capacity of Public Facilities: Unused or unallocated portion of the total capacity of a Sit public facility(i.e.,potable water,sanitary sewer or road system)based on current levels of demand,to be considered through the Concurrency Management System for the permitting of new development. r" Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities: Any road,path or way which is open to bicycle or foot travel and from which motor vehicles are excluded. NO Blighted Areas: Developed areas which have deteriorated through neglect or abandonment and which could benefit the community if redeveloped. Building: A structure created to shelter any form of human activity. This may refer to a house, barn, garage, church, hotel, packing house, or similar structure. Buildings may refer to a historically or architecturally-related complex, such as a house,jail, or barn. Capital Budget: The portion of each local government's budget which reflects capital improvements scheduled for a fiscal year. (§9J-5.003 F.A.C.) Capital Improvements: Physical assets constructed or purchased to provide, improve or replace public facilities and which are large-scale and high in costs. The cost of a capital improvement is generally nonrecurring and may require multi-year financing. For the rr� purpose of this rule,physical assets which have been identified as existing or projected needs in the individual comprehensive plan elements shall be considered capital improvements. (§9J-5.003 F.A.C.) sa City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan List of Definitions 1 Collector Road: A roadway providing service which is of relatively moderate traffic volume, moderate trip length, and moderate operating speed. Collector roads collect and distribute traffic between local roads or arterial roads. (§9J-5.003 F.A.C.) Comprehensive Plan: Any or all local comprehensive plans or elements or portions thereof prepared,adopted,or amended pursuant to the Local Government Comprehensive Planning and Land Development Regulation Act, as amended. (§380.031, F.S.) Concurrency: The necessary public facilities and services to maintain the adopted level of service standards are available when the impacts of development occur. (§9J-5.003 F.A.C.) Concurrency Management System: The procedures and/or process that the local government will utilize to assure that development orders and permits are not issued unless the necessary facilities and services are available concurrent with the impacts of development.(§9J-5.003 F.A.C.) Concurrent with the Impacts of Development: Pursuant to §9J-5.0055(2), concurrent with the impacts of development shall be satisfied when: the necessary facilities and services are in place at the time a development permit is issued; or a development permit is issued subject to the condition that the necessary facilities and services will be in place when the impacts of development occur; or that the necessary facilities are under construction at the time a permit is issued;or that the necessary facilities and services are guaranteed in an enforceable development agreement that includes the provisions of concurrency as defined. For recreation facilities, concurrency may also be met by adherence to §9J-5.0055(2)(b). For roads, concurrency may also be met by adherence to §9J-5.0055(2)(c). Conservation,Rehabilitation and Demolition of Housing Units: Work efforts undertaken by the City to keep existing dwelling units in a standard condition,repair/renovate units which are in substandard condition,and remove those which cannot be returned to standard condition. Consistency: Comprehensive plans are considered to be consistent with each other when land uses, proposed land uses,and impacts from proposed development are compatible with,or not in conflict with, land uses, proposed land uses or impacts from proposed development in an adjacent city or county. Currently Available Revenue Sources: An existing source and amount of revenue presently available to the local government. It does not include a local government's present intent to increase the future level or amount of a revenue source which is contingent on ratification by public referendum. (§9J-5.003 F.A.C.) Density: The average number of families, persons or dwelling units per unit of land, usually expressed "per acre." "Density Control" is a limitation on the occupancy of land, and is generally implemented through zoning. Specific methods include use restrictions, such as single or multiple family dwellings,minimum lot-size requirements,floor area ratio,setback or yard requirements, minimum house size requirements, lot area requirements, or other means. "Density Transfer" permits unused allowable densities in one area to be used in City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan List of Definitions 2 ■r another area. The average density over an area or parcel remains constant, but internal variations are allowed. "Net density" refers to number of units per buildable acre of land, excluding supporting facilities such as subdivision road right-of-way,water and wastewater treatment plants,and property owned or used in common by the residents of all development(e.g.,clubhouse or am golf course)."Gross density"refers to the overall number of units per acre in a development including all supporting facilities. MI Developer: Any person, including a governmental agency, undertaking any development. (§380.031 F.S.) rr Development: The carrying out of any building activity or mining operation,the making of any material change in the use or appearance of any structure or land,or the dividing of land into three or more parcels. The following activities or uses shall be taken to involve"development:" r�r A reconstruction,alteration of the size,or material change in the external appearance of structure on land; a change in the intensity of use of land, such as an increase in the number of dwelling units in a structure or on land or a material increase in the number of businesses,manufacturing establishments,offices,or dwelling units in a structure or on land; alteration of a shore or bank of a seacoast, river, stream, lake, pond, or canal, including any "coastal construction"; commencement of drilling, si except to obtain soil samples,mining,or excavation on a parcel of land; demolition of a structure;clearing of land as an adjunct of construction; deposit of refuse, solid or liquid waste, or fill on a parcel of land. The following operations or uses shall not be taken to involve"development"; Work by a highway or road agency or railroad company for the maintenance or improvement of a road or railroad track,if the work is carried out on land within the boundaries of the right-of-way;work by any utility and other persons engaged in the distribution or transmission of gas or water,for the purpose of inspecting,repairing, renewing, or constructing on established rights-of-way any sewers, mains, pipes, cables, utility tunnels, power lines, towers, poles, tracks, or the like; work for the maintenance,renewal,improvement,or alteration of any structure if the work affects only the interior or the color of the structure or the decoration of the exterior of the structure;the use of any structure or land devoted to dwelling uses for any purpose customarily incidental to enjoyment of the dwelling; the use of any land for the purpose of growing plants,crops, trees,and other agricultural or forestry products, raising livestock, or for other agricultural purposes; a change in use of land or we structure from a use within a class specified in an ordinance or rule to another use in the same class; a change in the ownership or form of ownership of any parcel or structure;the creation or termination of rights of access,riparian rights, easements, ske covenants concerning development of land, or other rights in land. rn City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan List of Definitions 3 "Development"as designated in an ordinance,rule,or development permit includes all other development customarily associated with it unless otherwise specified.When appropriate to the context,"development"refers to the act of development or to the result of development. Reference to any specific operation is not intended to mean that the operation or activity, when part of other operations or activities, is not development. (§380.04 F.S.) Development Capacity: An element of Concurrency Management System,addressing the ability of public facilities to absorb development that has not been built, or that has not been completely built out, and that therefore has not impacted,or fully impacted,existing public facilities. The availability of public facilities to accommodate future development,in order to maintain an established level of service, will take into account this vested but currently unused or underutilized capacity. Development Order: Any order granting,denying,or granting with conditions an application for a development permit. (§380.031 F.S.) Development Permit: Includes any building permit, zoning permit,plat approval , or rezoning, certification,variance,or other action having the effect ofpermitting development.§380.031 F.S.) Development of Regional Impact(DRI): The term"development or regional impact,"means any development which, because of its character, magnitude, or location, would have a substantial effect upon the health, safety, or welfare of citizens of more than one county. Development Site: One or more parcels of land unified under common ownership which constitute the entire area of development shown on a site plan or subdivision plat. Development site must include all land needed for parking,retention areas,internal access roads or driveways, landscaping, and other physical design features needed to serve the proposed development. Direct Site Transfer: Donation of land and/or facilities by a developer to local government for the purpose of providing additional services needed as a result of a proposed development. Drainage Facilities: A system of man-made structures designed to collect,convey,hold,divert or discharge stormwater, and includes stormwater sewers, canals, detention structures, and retention structures. (§9J-5.0033 F.A.C.) Dwelling Unit:A structure or mobile home in which occupants live and eat separately from anyone else, and have direct access to the outside (e.g. to a hallway or street) of the unit. Easement: A right given by the owner of land to another party for specific limited use of that land. For example,a property owner may give or sell an easement on his property to allow utility facilities like power lines or pipelines, or to allow access to another property. A property owner may also sell or dedicate to the government the development rights for all or part of a parcel, thereby taking the land open for conservation, recreation, scenic or open space purposes. City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan List of Definitions 4 riw Endangered and Threatened Wildlife: Animal species listed by the Florida Department of a Agriculture and Consumer Services,the Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, or the United States Fish and Wildlife Service as endangered, threatened, or of special concern. Environmentally Sensitive Areas: Wetlands, floodplains or critical habitat for plant or animal Mb species listed by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services,the Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission,or the United States Fish and Wildlife Service as endangered,threatened,or species of special concern.A Critical Habitat means the specific area within a geographic area occupied by plant or animal species listed by these agencies as endangered,threatened,or species of special concern on which are found those physical or biological features essential to the conservation of the species and which may require rr management considerations or protection. F.A.C.: Florida Administrative Code. Mk Fair-Share Cost Basis: Refers to the provision of public facilities using financing mechanisms which ensure that new development pays a proportionate share of the costs to the city which it generates. Federal Uniform Relocation Act: A Federal statute and regulations which applies to all Federal or federally-assisted activities that involve the acquisition of real property or the displacement of persons, including displacements caused by rehabilitation and demolition activities. The purpose of the Uniform Act is to ensure that owners of real property o b e acquired for Federal and federally-assisted projects that are treated fairly and consistently... and to ensure that persons displaced as a direct result of Federal or federally-assisted projects are treated fairly, consistently, and equitably so that such persons will not suffer disproportionate injuries as a result of projects designed for the benefit of the public as a whole... (49 CFR Part 24) .r Foster Care Facility: A facility which houses foster residents and provides a family living environment for the residents, including such supervision and care as may be necessary to meet the physical,emotional and social needs of the residents and serving either children or ,a adult foster residents. (§9J-5.0033 F.A.C.) Florida Master File: The State's clearinghouse for information on archaeological sites,historical - structures,and field surveys for such sites.A combination of both paper and computer files, it is administered by the Bureau of Archaeological Research, Division of Historical Resources, Florida Department of State. F.S.: Florida Statutes. rr Goal: The long-term end toward which programs or activities are ultimately directed.(§9J-5.0033 F.A.C.) Mb City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan List of Definitions 5 011 Group Home: A facility which provides a living environment for unrelated residents who operate as the functional equivalent of a family, including such supervision and care as may be necessary to meet the physical,emotional and social needs of the residents.Adult Congregate Living Facilities comparable in size to group homes are included in this defmition. It shall not include rooming or boarding homes, clubs, fraternities, sororities, monasteries or convents,hotels,residential treatment facilities,nursing homes,or emergency shelters.(§9J- A" 5.0033 F.A.C.) Growth Management Act: Chapter 163,Part II,Florida Statutes, known and cited as the"Local Government Comprehensive Planning and Land Development Regulation Act". Hazardous Waste: Solid waste,or a combination of solid wastes,which,because of its quantity, concentration,or physical,chemical,or infection characteristics,may cause,or significantly contribute to,an increase in mortality or an increase in serious irreversible or incapacitating reversible illness or may pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health or the environment when improperly transported,disposed of,stored,treated or otherwise managed. (§9J-5.0033 F.A.C.) Historic Resources: Historically significant structures or archeological sites. Historically Significant Housing: See Historically significant structures. Historically Significant Structures: Structures listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Florida Master Site File,or otherwise designated by official action as historic and worthy of recognition or protection. In-Lieu-of Fees: Fees paid to local governments by a developer to fund the provision of certain facilities or services (i.e.,parks, schools)needed as a result of a proposed development. Incompatible Land Uses: Land uses which, if occurring adjacent to one another, have a detrimental effect on one or both of the uses. Infrastructure: Those man-made structures which serve the common needs of the population, such as: sewage disposal systems; potable water systems; potable water wells serving a system; solid waste disposal sites or retention areas; stormwater systems; utilities; piers; docks; wharves; breakwaters; bulkheads; seawalls; bulwarks; revetments; causeways; marinas; navigation channels;bridges; and roadways. (§9J-5.0033 F.A.C.) Intensity: A measure of the concentration of activity on land. Frequently confused with density, intensity has a broader though somewhat inexact meaning,referring to levels or degrees of activity in uses such as residential, commercial, industrial, recreation, or parking. For example, a shopping center is a far more intensive use than a convenience store. Land Development Regulations: Includes local zoning, subdivision, building, and other regulations controlling the development of land. (§380.031 F.S.) City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan List of Definitions 6 Land Use Compatibility Standards: Criteria to be provided in the Land Development Regulations for determining the compatibility of adjoining land uses or proposed development types. Level of Service(LOS): An indicator of the extent or degree of service provided by,or proposed to be provided by a facility based on and related to the operational characteristics of the facility. Level of service shall indicate the capacity per unit of demand for each public facility. (§9J-5.0033 F.A.C.) Local Road: A roadway providing service which is of relatively low traffic volume,short average m` trip length or minimal through traffic movements,and high volume land access for abutting property.(§9J-5.0033 F.A.C.) Low and Moderate Income Families: "Lower income families" as defined under the Section 8 Assisted Housing Program,or families whose annual income does not exceed 80 percent of the median income for the area. The term "families" includes "households". (§9J-5.0033 F.A.C.) r Maximum Efficiency of Use: Relative to potable water and sanitary sewer facilities,the degree or quantity of user demand which maximizes utility revenues collected without creating the need for public investment in additional capacity. wk Minerals: All solid minerals, including clay, gravel,phosphate rock, lime, shells(excluding live shellfish), stone, sand,heavy minerals, and any rare earths, which are contained in the soil wr or waters of the state. (§9J-5.0033 F.A.C.) Mitigation: A process designed to prevent adverse impact of an activity on natural resources. rr Mitigation may include the recreation on-site or off-site of natural resources that have been altered or destroyed by development or agricultural activity. Mobile Home: A preconstructed dwelling unit, transportable in one or more sections, which, in the traveling mode,is eight body feet or more in width,and which is built on a metal frame and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when alb connected to the required utilities,and includes the plumbing,heating,air conditioning and electrical systems contained therein.If manufactured after June 15, 1976,each section must bear a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development label certifying that it is built al in compliance with the federal Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards. Mobile homes shall be used for single-family residential purposes only and shall be licensed pursuant to Chapter 320, F.S. In the event a mobile home becomes ineligible for a title certificate under Chapter 319, F.S., it shall no longer be considered a mobile home. National Register of Historic Places: Established by Congress in 1935,the National Register of Historic Places is a listing of culturally significant buildings, structures, objects, sites, and districts in the United States. The listing is maintained by the U.S. Department of Interior. ea City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan List of Definitions 7 es Natural Drainage Features: The naturally occurring features of an area which accommodate the flow of stormwater, such as streams, rivers, lakes and wetlands. (§9J-5.0033 F.A.C.) Natural Groundwater Aquifer Recharge Areas: Geographic areas where the aquifer system is replenished through rainfall. Areas of high aquifer recharge are important for the continuation of potable ground water supplies. Natural Resources: Land, air, surface water, drinking water supplies, fish and their habitats, wildlife and their habitats,biota, and other such resources. Natural Vegetation: Vegetative communities that are native to, and therefore tolerant of, a particular geographic location. Non-Attainment Area: A geographical area in which ambient air quality falls below Federal standards, per the Clean Air Act, as amended, and implementing regulations. Nonconforming Structure: Structure which does not comply with current land use regulations relating to size, setbacks, or building design,but does not meet those standards in effect at the time of construction.A nonconforming structure cannot be rebuilt,replaced or enlarged, except as provided in the land development regulations. The presence of a nonconforming structure on a parcel of land does not allow the reestablishment of a nonconforming use which has been abandoned or eliminated. Nonconforming Use: Land use or activity which is prohibited under the current provisions of the Comprehensive Plan or land development regulations,but complied with those requirements in effect at the time it was established. Such uses may continue indefmitely, except where land development regulations require their elimination.In order to qualify as nonconforming, a use must have been continuous or have followed a regular seasonal pattern of activity without ceasing for a continuous period of longer than six months.Nonconforming uses shall not be expanded, enlarged or increased in any manner, except as provided in the land development regulations.Once a nonconforming use is abandoned or eliminated,associated land or structures shall be used only in accordance with the adopted Comprehensive Plan and current requirements of the land development regulations. Objective: A specific,measurable,intermediate end that is achievable and marks progress toward a goal. (§9J-5.0033 F.A.C.) 100-Year Flood Elevation: Maximum elevation of floodwaters generated by a 100-year storm event. 100-Year Floodplain: Area inundated by a 100-year storm event. .. 100-Year Storm Event: Storm of greatest magnitude expected to occur within a 100-year period. Open Space: Undeveloped lands suitable for passive recreation or conservation uses.(§9J-5.0033 F.A.C.) City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan List of Definitions 8 at Parcel of Land: Any quantity of land capable of being described with such definiteness that its location and boundaries may be established,which is designated by its owner or developer as land to be used or developed as a unit or which has been used or developed as a unit. (§380.031 F.S.) Policy: The way in which programs and activities are conducted to achieve an identified goal. (§9J-5.0033 F.A.C.) Pollution: The presence in the outdoor atmosphere, ground or water of any substances, contaminants, noise, or manmade or man-induced alteration of the chemical, physical, biological,or radiological integrity of air or water,in quantities or at levels which are or may be potentially harmful or injurious to human health or welfare, animal or plant life, or property, or unreasonably interfere with the enjoyment of life or roPrtY• (§ e 9J-5.0033 p F.A.C.) ark Potable Water: Water suitable for human consumption and which meets water quality standards determined by the Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services, provided through a public system or by private well. Potable Water Facilities: A system of structures designed to collect, treat, or distribute potable water, and includes water wells, treatment plants, reservoirs, and distribution mains. (§9J- 5.0033 F.A.C.) ra Pro Rata Share of Public Facility Costs: In order to maintain minimum Levels of Service .s adopted by the City, a developer may be required to pay the portion of public facility improvement costs generated by a proposed development. Public Access: The ability of the public to physically reach,enter or use recreation sites including beaches and shores. (§9J-5.0033 F.A.C.) Public Facilities: Transportation systems or facilities, sewer systems or facilities, solid waste systems or facilities, drainage systems or facilities, potable water systems or facilities, educational systems or facilities,parks and recreation systems or facilities and public health systems or facilities. Individual private potable water wells or septic systems are not public facilities. rr Public Facilities and Services which must be available concurrent with the impacts of development means those covered by comprehensive plan elements required by Section 163.3177,Florida Statutes,and for which level of service standards must be adopted under as Chapter 9J-5,Florida Administrative Code.The public facilities and services are:roads,Rule 9J-5.007(3)(c)1.; sanitary sewer, Rule 9J-5.011(2)(c)2a.; solid waste, Rule 9J-5.011(2)(c) 2.b.; drainage, Rule 9J-5.011(2)(c)2.a.; potable water, Rule 9J-5.011(2)(c)2.d.; parks and recreation,Rule 9J-5.014(3)(c)4.;and mass transit,Rule 9J-5.008(3)(c)1.,if applicable.(§9J- 5.0033 F.A.C.) ■w City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan " List of Definitions 9 ar Public Sanitary Sewer Facilities: Sanitary sewer facilities, either publicly or privately owned, which serve at lease 15 service connections, or regularly serve at least 25 residents. Generally, a multi-user septic tank is not a public sanitary sewer facility. Public Supply Water System: A potable water facility which serves at least 15 service connections, or regularly serves at least 25 residents. Rare or Unique Native Vegetative Communities: Ecological communities whose occurrence is rare or is of special social,economic,educational,aesthetic or scientific value,such as oak hammocks and cypress swamps. Recreation: The pursuit of leisure time activities occurring in an indoor or outdoor setting. (§9J- '""' 5.0033 F.A.C.) Redevelopment: Undertakings, activities, or projects of a county, municipality, or community redevelopment agency for the elimination and prevention of the development or spread of slums and blight or for the provision of affordable housing, whether for rent or for sale, to residents of low or moderate income,including the elderly,and may include slum clearance and redevelopment, or rehabilitation or conservation, or any combination or part thereof. (from §163.340 F.S.) Relocation Housing: Those dwellings which are made available to families displaced by public programs,provided that such dwellings are decent,safe and sanitary and within the financial means of the families or individuals displaced. (§9J-5.0033 F.A.C.) Resident Population: Inhabitants counted in the same manner utilized by the United States Bureau of the Census, in the category of total population. Resident population does not include seasonal population. (§9J-5.0033 F.A.C.) Residential Uses: Activities within land areas used predominantly for housing. (§9J-5.0033 ale F.A.C.) Right-of-Way: Land in which the state, a county, or a municipality owns the fee simple title or has an easement dedicated or required for a transportation or utility use.(§9J-5.0033 F.A.C.) Roadway: A road, which includes streets, sidewalks, alleys, highways, and other ways open to travel by the public, including the roadbed, right-of-way, and all culverts, drains, sluices, ditches, water storage areas, waterways, embankments, slopes, retaining walls, bridges, tunnels, and viaducts necessary for the maintenance of travel and all ferries used in connection therewith. (§334.03(18) F.S.) Roadway Functional Classification: The assignment of roads into categories according to the character of service they provide in relation to the total road network. Basic functional categories include limited access facilities,arterial roads,and collector roads,which may be subcategorized into principal,major or minor levels. Those levels may be further grouped into urban and rural categories. (§9J-5.0033 F.A.C.) City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan List of Definitions 10 i Sanitary Landfill: a)"Class I solid waste disposal area"means a disposal facility which receives Mb an average of 20 tons or more per day, if scales are available,or 50 cubic yards or more per day of solid waste, as measured in place after covering, and which receives an initial cover daily; b) "Class II solid waste disposal area" means a disposal facility which receives an Mb average of less than 50 cubic yards per day of solid waste, as measured in place after covering, and which receives an initial cover at least once every 4 days. (§171.031 F.S.) ar Sanitary Sewer Facilities: Structures or systems designed for the collection, transmission, treatment,or disposal of sewage and includes trunk mains,interceptors,treatment plants and disposal systems. (§9J-5.0033 F.A.C.) Seasonal Population: Part-time inhabitants who utilize, or may be expected to utilize, public facilities or services,but are not residents.Seasonal population shall include tourists,migrant farmworkers, and other short-term and long-term visitors. (§9J-5.0033 F.A.C.) aft Section 8 Existing Housing Program: A Federal housing program authorized under Section 8 of the U.S. Housing Act, as amended. The Section 8 program provides rental subsidies to encourage new construction and substantial rehabilitation of existing housing.As part of its oft rehabilitation component, the Section 8 program establishes "housing quality standards" which are minimum standards for the safe and healthful occupancy of a dwelling unit. �Wr Septic Tank: A watertight receptacle constructed to promote separation of solid and liquid components of wastewater,to provide limited digestion of organic matter,to store solids,and to allow clarified liquid to discharge for further treatment and disposal in a soil absorption system. (§10D-6 F.A.C.) Services: The programs and employees determined necessary by local government to provide adequate operation and maintenance of public facilities and infrastructure as well as those educational,health care,social and other programs necessary to support the programs,public facilities,and infrastructure set out in the local plan or required by local,state,or federal law. OM (§9J-5.0033 F.A.C.) Site Plan: A plan, drawn to scale by a licensed professional engineer, showing uses, structures, , and all other physical features proposed for a development site as required by the regulations involved. It includes lot lines, streets, building sites, parking spaces, walkways, reserved open spaces, easements, buildings, and major natural and man-made landscape features. aik Solid Waste: Sludge from a waste treatment works,water supply treatment plant,or air pollution control facility, or garbage, rubbish refuse, or other discarded material, including solid, ,rs liquid, semisolid, or contained gaseous material resulting from domestic, industrial, commercial, mining, agricultural, or governmental operations. (§9J-5.0033 F.A.C.) Solid Waste Facilities: Structures or systems designed for the collection,processing or disposal of solid wastes,including hazardous wastes,and includes ranger stations,processing plants, recycling plants, and disposal systems. (§9J-5.0033 F.A.C.) ea am City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan List of Definitions 11 1101 VINO Standard Housing: Dwelling units that meet the federal Minimum Housing Quality Standards as established for the HUD Section 8 Program. Stormwater: The flow of water which results from a rainfall event. (§9J-5.0033 F.A.C.) Structure: Anything constructed or installed which is rigidly and permanently attached to the ground or to another object which is rigidly and permanently attached to the ground. This shall include, but not be limited to, supporting walls, signs, screened or unscreened enclosures covered by a permanent roof, swimming pools, poles, and pipelines. Adip Subdivision: Any tract or plot of land divided into two or more lots or parcels less than one acre in size for sale, lease or rent for residential, industrial or commercial use, regardless of whether the lots or parcels are described by reference to recorded plats, metes and bounds description, or by any other legal method. (§10D-6 F.A.C.) Substandard Housing Unit: A housing unit having a deteriorated or dilapidated appearance and which is unsafe or unhealthful for occupancy. as, Support Documents: Any surveys,studies,inventory maps,data,inventories,listings or analyses used as a basis for or in developing the local comprehensive plan. (§9J-5.0033 F.A.C.) Toxic or Hazardous Substances: Chemicals,gases or other materials which,when released into the air or water in heavy concentrations,may cause illnesses or disease or otherwise degrade public health. AIN 25-Year Frequency 24-Hour Duration Storm Event: A storm event associated with rainfall during a continuous 24-hour period that may be expected to occur once every 25 years. Its associated floodplain is that land which may be expected to be flooded during the storm event. Amp Urban Sprawl: Scattered,untimely,poorly planned urban development that occurs in urban fringe and rural areas and frequently invades lands important for environmental and natural resource protection.Urban sprawl typically manifests itself in one or more of the following ways: (1)leapfrog development; (2)ribbon or strip development; and(3)large expanses of low-density, single-dimensional development. (DCA "Special Issue" Technical Memo, Volume 4,Number 4). Very-low Income Household:One or more natural persons or a family,not including students,the total annual adjusted gross household income of which does not exceed 30%of the median annual adjusted gross income for households within the state,or 30%of the median annual adjusted gross income for households within the metropolitan statistical area,or,if not within a metropolitan statistical area, within the county in which the person or family resides, or whichever is greater. City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan List of Definitions 12 Mr. Wm. F. Brisson, AICP Planning Consultant LaRue Planning Management Services, Inc. 1375 Jackson Street, Suite 206 Fort Myers, Florida 33901 Dear Mr. Brisson: STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS `Dedicated to making Florida a better place to call home" CHARLIE CRIST THOMAS G. PELHAM Governor Secretary DRE/ts cc: Patricia M. Steed, AICP, Executive Director Central Florida RPC March 12, 2009 Thank you for submitting copies of the City of Okeechobee plan amendment DCA. 09- CTE1 adopted by Ordinance No. 1041 on March 3, 2009, for our review. We have conducted an inventory of the plan amendment package to verify the inclusion of all required materials. The submission package appears to be complete and your adopted plan amendment will be reviewed pursuant to Chapter 163, Florida Statutes. Once the review is underway, you may be asked to provide additional supporting documentation by the review team to ensure a thorough review. The Department will conduct a compliance review and issue a Notice of Intent regarding the adopted comprehensive plan amendment on or about ADM 22, 2009. Please be advised that Section 163.3184(8)(c)2, Florida Statutes, requires a local government that has an interne site to post a copy of the Department's Notice of Intent on the site within 5 days after receipt of the mailed copy of the agency's notice of intent If you have any questions, please contact Brenda Winningham, Regional Planning Administrator for region 7 who will be assigning the adopted plan amendment for review at (850) 922 -1800. Sincerely, D. Ray Eubanks Plan Review and Processing Administrator 2555 SHUMARD OAK BOULEVARD TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399 -2100 850 -488 -8466 (p) 850 -921 -0781 (f) Webs(te: www.dca.state.f,.0 COMMUNRY PLANNING 850.4882356 (9) (I) FLORIDA COMMUNRIES TRUST 850422.2207 (p) 850421-1747 (f) HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 8504887956 (p) 850.9225623 (f) CITY OF OKEECHOBEE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ELEMENT AMENDMENT Ordinance No. 1041 Page 3 of 31 INTRODUCTION The City of Okeechobee is a small rural area within Okeechobee County. The City's most recent EAR was adopted on September 30, 1998 with subsequent Amendments adopted on September 19, 2000. The data and analysis within the EAR is just over ten (10) years old and the City is not scheduled to adopt another EAR until January 1, 2011. The information being used for the Amendment this Element will update a portion of the data from the 1998 EAR. The City will use the population projections adopted on August 1, 2006 for the last update of the Capital Improvements Element but wilI be updated to reflect new developments and/or changes in growth trends. LEVEL OF SERVICE STANDARDS (LOS) The City has adopted level of service standards for the following public facilities: Sanitary Sewer: 130 g/c /d (gallons per capita per day) Potable Water: 114 g/c /d (gallons per capita per day) Solid Waste: 13 lbs /c /d (pounds per capita per day). At least 13 years available capacity at the Okeechobee County Landfill. Traffic: Principal Arterials: C Minor Arterials: D All Other Roadways D Recreation: 3 acres /1,000 persons Drainage: 25 -year storm, 25 -hour duration, facility design as required by FAC Public Schools: Existing School Permanent FISH (Florida Inventory of School Houses) Capacity Considering Utilization Rate (100 New Elementary 750 New Middle 1,000 New K -8 1,200 New High School 1,500 City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan Capital Improvements Element Capital Improvements Element Supporting Data and Analysis Ordinance No. 1041 Page 4 of 31 The City's Concurrency Management System (CMS) ensures that facilities and services needed to support development will be available concurrent with the impacts of such development. Prior to the issuance of a development order and development permits, the CMS must ensure that the adopted level of service standards required above will be maintained. POPULATION PROJECTIONS The University of Florida's Bureau of Business and Economic Research (BEBR) estimates that the City's resident population as of April 1, 2008 was 5,496. Because Okeechobee is a center for freshwater fishing and other outdoor related activities, the additional seasonal population and visitors staying overnight in the community is estimated to be equal to about 40% of the resident population. The peak seasonal population in 2008 is estimated at 7,694 Following is a list of residential developments having been approved but not yet constructed since early 2007. While immediate development of the larger of these developments is unlikely given the current economic situation, these 1,254 dwelling units approved for these projects can be expected to be completed within at least the next ten years. Project Name Central Park Oaks O -Town Apts. Southern Trace The Lakehouse Casa Bella Visiting Nurses Association Bevis Asmussen Source: Number and Type of Units 4 single family units Location/ Type of Development Approval Anticipated Date Population SW quadrant of the City between SR 4/2007 11 persons 70 and SE 5th Street. SW quadrant of the city south of SR 70 5/2007 108 persons on SE 10 Avenue between SE 4th and SE 5th Street NW quadrant of the city and west of 9/2007 578 persons US 441, between NW l l th and NW 14 Streets SW quadrant of the city on SW 15 10/2007 367 persons Street between SW 10 and SW 7 Avenue NW quadrant of the City west of NW 12/2007 99 persons 5 Avenue and between NW 10 and NW 11 Street SE quadrant of the City east of US 441, 10/2008 37 persons on SE 2 Street NE quadrant of the City, at the 11/2008 16 persons northeast corner of NE 10 Street and NE 5 Avenue NE quadrant of the City east of US 12/2008 38 persons 441, between NE 6 and NE 7 Streets Total Persons 1,254 LaRue Planning Management Services, Inc. and the City of Okeechobee, 2/09. 40 multi family units 217 multi family units 136 multi family units 37 multi family units 31 units (assisted living facility) 6 multi family units 14 units (assisted living facility) Approved Developments Using the 2.70 average household size recorded in the 2000 Census, these 1,254 units can be expected to increase the City's resident population by 3,386 persons by the year 2019. It is also reasonable to expect that some additional, although limited, growth beyond that associated with already approved projects will take place over the next ten years. Allowing for an average of another City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan 2 Capital Improvements Element Ordinance No. 1041 Page 5 of 31 40 persons per year would result an overall annual growth rate of about 2.5% per year. The projected resident and peak seasonal populations of the City through the year 2019 are provided in the following table. Year Resident Population Seasonal Population Peak Population 2008 5.496 2.198 7.694 2009 5.633 2.253 7.886 2014 6.373 2.549 8.922 2019 7.210 2.884 10.094 Source: LaRue Planning Management Services, Inc.. 2009. LAND NEEDED TO ACCOMMODATE GROWTH To date, there have been no insurmountable problems with the allocation of land to meet the demonstrated needs of the City. Based on the latest information available (EAR, 1999), approximately 430 acres, or 18 of the land within the City was vacant with most of this land in areas currently designated for residential uses. Since that time, it is estimated that less than 20% of the vacant residential areas have been developed. The current inventory of developable vacant land is adequate to accommodate the modest population growth expected in the City through the long range planning horizon of 2019. ADEOUACY OF PUBLIC FACILITIES The following analyses show that public facilities for which the City is responsible are adequate to meet the applicable adopted Level of Service Standards. Potable Water and Sanitary Sewer Peak Ponulation Forecast The Okeechobee Utility Authority (OUA), an entity independent of the City, is responsible for providing water and sewer to the residents of the City of Okeechobee and surrounding unincorporated areas. OUA also provides potable water to the nearby community of Buckhead Ridge located in Glades County. While the majority of the City is being provided potable water, there are still small areas which are not being served because there are no lines connecting to these properties. Lines are available to serve about 95% of the City with potable water. There are no specific figures on the percentage of residents receiving sewer services, but the extent of sewer lines both inside and outside the City are less extensive than that encompassed by the water system. OUA has two potable water treatment plants with a combined capacity of 6.0 million gallons per day (mgd). The main facility, the surface water treatment plant, has a permitted capacity of 5.0 mgd. The groundwater treatment plant rated at 1.0 mgd. The wastewater treatment plant has a total capacity of 4.0 mgd. The following table shows capacity and current utilization figures for both the potable water treatment plants (WTP) and the waste water treatment plant (WWTP). City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan 3 Capital Improvements Element Ordinance No. 1041 Page 6 of 31 Capacity Avg. Daily Flow Committed Capacity Excess Capacity Year 2009 2014 2019 City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan Capital Improvements Element Current WTP and WWTP Canacities and Utilization Water Treatment Plant 6.00 mgd 1.93 mgd 0.25 mgd 3.82 mdg The following data and analysis clearly indicate that there is more than adequate capacity in the potable water and wastewater treatment plant systems to accommodate anticipated growth over the next ten years. Proiected Water Demand City of Okeechobee Peak Population 8,974 10,182 11,476 Wastewater Treatment Plant 4.00 mgd 0.89 mgd 0.10 mgd 3.01 mgd Source: LaRue Planning Management Services Inc., 2009. Assuming, the City continues to represent about 40% of the demand for potable water throughout the OUA service area, at an LOSS of 114 g/c /d (gallons per capita per day) the total demand in the year 2019 could be expected to approximate just under 3.3 mgd, well below the total capacity of 6.0 mgd. Projected Sewer Demand City of Okeechobee Ordinance No. 1041 Page 7 of 31 Generation rate based on adopted LOSS 1.02 MGD 1.16 MGD 1.31 MGD Year Peak Population Generation rate based on adopted LOSS 2009 8,974 1.17 MGD 2014 10,182 1.32 MGD 2019 11,476 1.49 MGD Source: LaRue Planning Management Services Inc., 2009. Assuming, the City continues to represent about 40% of the demand for wastewater treatment throughout the OUA service area, at an LOSS of 130 g/c /d (gallons per capita per day) the total demand in the year 2019 could be expected to approximate just over 3.7 mgd, slightly less than the capacity of 4.0 mgd. SOLID WASTE Solid waste collection and disposal is provided by Waste Management, Inc. The adopted LOS for the City of Okeechobee is 13 lbs /capita/day. The City of Okeechobee generates approximately 45% of the County's solid waste stream, while the City only has 16% of the population. This is not unexpected as the City serves as the commercial hub for the surrounding area. Further, the City is more urban in character than is the rurallagricultural nature of outlying areas. It is also reasonable to assume that some solid waste in unincorporated areas may have been disposed of outside of the County's organized collection system through burning, burial, or even improper dumping. These factors also help explain the City's relatively high LOS of 13 lbs /day. The Okeechobee County landfill serves the entire County and has a capacity of 138 million cubic yards with a life expectancy of 50 years. There is adequate landfill capacity to serve City and County needs for at least the next 13 years. Solid waste expected to be generated by the projected population of the City is provided in the following table. Solid Waste Generation Table, 2009 -2019 Year Peak Population Pounds (per day) 2009 8,974 116,662 2014 10,182 132,366 2019 11,476 149,188 Source: LaRue Planning Management Services, Inc., 2009. The City continues to encourage participation by its residents in recycling programs to reduce the volume of solid waste. By coordinating with the County and the citizens of the City, the City will continue meeting its adopted level of service over the next ten years. TRANSPORTATION The City of Okeechobee remains a small urban area. The most traveled roadways in and through the City are state and federal roads (SR 70 and US 441) that bisect the City. The City does not take traffic counts on any roads within its boundaries. Instead, counts are taken by FDOT and conveyed to the County. Below is a map which depicts traffic counts of FDOT maintained roadways. City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan Capital Improvements Element Ordinance No. 1041 Page 8 of 31 c 0 4 b n g '4J 9 ,7ss a m 5 R b O yy a, D' Mn y y 3' io g,g'Vmm c.d 8 0 0. t i U h R.9 cnc: g 0 0 co n s 7 0 -85 4. m H a o90; n 'o P o 9. F4... Vs a v q? A_ U m O N R S p i n oo� O o d •C H O V C a?fIt P J boo 7 M E g 3 Ordinance No. 1041 Page 9 of 31 IAA "kkkk o s g o u u n N s 4� a I 0 f XI x �,E 1Pi c D ta E m ro 0 q n 6 Si w a a 'C a n O 2 The following summarizes roadway improvements to be undertaken within the City of Okeechobee and scheduled and funded by the FDOT over the next five years. 'Transportation System: INTRASTATE STATE HIGHWAY IlDistrict 01 Okeechobee County' IDescription: SR 70 From Highlands C/L To East Of 8th Avenue I' l'SIS 'Type of Work: SIGNING/PAVEMENT MARKINGS 'Item Number: 423435 -1 'Length: 9.015 Highways /Preliminary Engineering Fiscal Year: r 009 010 011 0 12 12013 mount: $68,748 ;Highways /Construction 'Amount: 1 $429,646 Transportation System: INTRASTATE STATE HIGHWAY Description: SR 70 From NE 34th Avenue To NE 80th Avenue Type of Work: ADD LANES RECONSTRUCT Item Number: 196904 -2 Length: 3.656 mount: Five Year Work Program. 2009 -2013 AD: Okeechobee County City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan Capital Improvements Element District 01 Okeechobee County Emerging SIS ighways /Preliminary Engineering fiscal Year: 009 010 011 012 12013 oust: $422,368 ighways /Right Of Way mount: 1 929 ,852 $8,227,929 ighways /Railroad Utilities 1 $20 00 moon ighways /Construction ount: 1 If ghways /Environmental mount: I I 11111 III ighways /Construction Sup ort i Ordinance No. 1041 Page 10 of 31 $500,000 i $38,240,337 I $1,205,0001 $250,0 I 00 $4,348,803 1 1 Transportation System: INTRASTATE STATE HIGHWAY District 01 Okeechobee County Description: SR 70 From West Of 70th Avenue To St. Lucie County Line Type of Work: SIGNING/PAVEMENT MARKINGS Item Number: 423436 -1 Length: 7.979 ighways /Preliminary Engineering cal Year: 009 mount: ighways /Construction mount: City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan Capital Improvements Element 1 20,0 011 012 2013 $63 714 1 Emerging SIS I $392,832 j Transportation System: INTRASTATE STATE HIGHWAY District 01 Okeechobee County Description: SR 70 From 0.274 Mi. E Of Berman Road To 1.407 Mi. E Of Berman Road Type of Work: ADD LANES RECONSTRUCT Item Number: 415025 -1 Length: 1.130 ighways /Right Of Way seal Year:. 009 010 011 ount: $743,831111 II ighways /Railroad Utilities ount: II $266,857 1 ighways /Construction mount: I $7,462,256 ighways /Environmental mount: $100,000 ghways /Construction Support ount: I $1,741,282 Ordinance No. 1041 Page 11 of 31 1 Emerging SIS 1 1 11111 111 I Transportation System: NON INTRASTATE STATE HIGHWAY District 01 Okeechobee County Description: US 441 At SE 18th Terrace Type of Work: ADD TURN LANE(S) Item Number: 422673 -1 Length: 0.072 mount: mount: ghways /Preliminary Engineering scal Year: 009 010 mount: $59,813 ways /Construction 11 1 ways /Environmental I II... a IIII. mount: I $100 City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan Capital Improvements Element VIII 11111111 1 11 11111111 11111111111111 II 111 11111111 1111 1 111 1 1 11 011 ;2 012 III II I 013 1 III I I I I I IA111M1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 I I I I 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 A 1 1 WIMP $370,938 1. AA 11 1 1 11 111. 11 J 11 1 1 I I 1.1 1 1 III I I I gh y Support /Construction Su 1 Wa S O lj 111111 LII 1 I 1 1 1 uol 1 1 1 111 ANNA Lp110 1 111 111 1 MI mount: $42,848 I I 1 1 1 1 1 III 1 II $60,782 II■ 1 1 W 1 1 III 1111 111 1 I1 Ordinance No. 1041 Page 12 of 31 Emerging SIS 1 ways /Environmental mount: II .1.11111. 1 !I III..II M MI. M .1111111111111.0 .!nIA. II. I IIIRI .I.I.!NII�.II1.II.IIIlIIII AI 0 I!! A I!1I .11!1 0 III I u II II moY $2 000 Transportation System: NON INTRASTATE STATE HIGHWAY District 01 Okeechobee County Description: US 441 (SR 15) From North Of CR 68 To North Of NE 168th St Type of Work: RESURFACING Item Number: 422408 -1 Length: 0.455 ighwa, s /Construction n A,I111 cal Year: 009 010 011 011211 mount: $550 ,722 1111 Emerging SIS II 1 11111,11 II 111111111 1_ OlulunMAlL NM 111111 11111111 013 I I1 1111 IIIIL. 1111 ul ..101 II I III ILIIR 111 _101111 �l RIM.I IIl1lfR1 11 RI MA 1N111.11llIl1 11 Ai IIIII 1 1 1 ways /Construction UI 11111 Support (l j 1 1 I I 1 I I I I I I I I 1 1111 IMO 1111 I..I 11.11 I 11 11 MY IIIII 111 M AA III!II API LLIIIIN II 0111 IIMANOR M11 AIIM1. 111M. Ip Transportation System: NON INTRASTATE STATE HIGHWAY District 01 Okeechobee County Description: US 98/US 441 At Taylor Creek Br 910054 Type of Work: BRIDGE- REPAIR/REHABILITATION Item Number: 419706 -1 Emerging SIS Length: 0.046 ighways /Construction iscal Year: 009 mount: ghways /Environmental ount: ighways /Construction Support ount: I I 2010 011 12012 013 $1,063,556 III III II I I 111111111 1 $10,100 1. Road repairs and materials; and 2. Paving, sidewalks, and traffic signals. Recreation and Open Space III IIII IIIIIIIII 11111 1111111111111 II VIII 0110111, 1111101IIII.I1111111 II. I II Iu1 111111111 11 1 1 1111111.1 1 1,1 1111 I $162,831 1111111 `111 11 1 1. III,, I Ordinance No. 1041 Page 13 of 31 1 Since the Okeechobee area is not part of a Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA), the City does not belong to a Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO). Therefore, information on traffic volumes was provided by FDOT and was limited to state roads. Like most rural cities, Okeechobee also lacks an ongoing program for measuring traffic on the City's collector roads. The City's Concurrency Management System (CMS) identifies potential LOS problems and corresponding needs for capital investment in road improvements. Improvements are made every year on the City's roadway system to keep them safe and in good working order. These improvements are shown on the City's Five Year Schedule of Capital Improvements. Recently, these projects have included: Although the City's Five -Year Schedule of Capital Improvements includes minor continuing road repairs and significant funding for the ongoing street overlay project, no roadways for which the City is responsible have been identified as requiring improvement in order to maintain the City's adopted LOSS. The City does, however, adopt by reference the FDOT Five Year Work Program 2009 -2013. In 2003, the County estimated that approximately 489 acres of recreational facilities were available in Okeechobee County. The City owned two (2) of these facilities, the County (13), the School Board (9), the State (3), and private entities (3). Of the 30 facilities, five are located within the municipal limits of the City of Okeechobee and are described below: City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan 10 Capital Improvements Element Park Avenue Greenbelt* DRAINAGE Site Name Taylor Creek Boat Ramp* Okeechobee Recreational Park P 0 01 1 i in Category Type Resource -based (special park) Activity -based (neighborhood park) Activity-based (special park) Activity-based (community park) Activity -based Existing Recreational Sites and Facilities Ordinance No. 1041 Page 14 of 31 Facilities Available Boat launch Benches bandstand tables 2 Ball fields 2 Tennis Courts Picnic tables Play equipment Game room Meeting room Basketball court Play equipment Central Elementary High A TOTAL ACREAGE Source: City of Okeechobee EAR, 1998 and Okeechobee County EAR, 2003. *Facilities located inside the City limits. The City of Okeechobee owns 7.4 acres of parkland within the City. County, School Board, and State parks in the area, as well as private recreation amenities, also provide leisure facilities. The total recreational inventory available to meet LOS standard is 12.72 acres. The adopted level of service standard for parks is 3 acres per 1,000 persons. Below is assessment of the demand for parks based on the adopted LOS and the projected population. Projected Recreational Needs, 2009 -2019 Year Peak Population Acres 2009 8,974 8.97 2014 10,182 10.18 2019 11,476 11.48 Source: LaRue Planning Management Services, Inc., 2009. Through a joint planning approach with the County, residents of both the City of Okeechobee and the unincorporated portions of the County benefit from equal access to recreational facilities through a combined recreational program. Through the use of joint level of service standards and interlocal agreements, the recreational needs of residents of the City and unincorporated areas are served. Comparison of available park and recreation inventory with projected recreational land needs indicates that no additional lands are needed to meet the adopted LOSS and no capital expenditures are required. Drainage on City roads is accommodated by swales and ditches and FDOT storm drainage facilities. The City of Okeechobee is in the Lake Okeechobee integrated drainage basin and is drained by City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan 11 Capital Improvements Element Acres 2.0 5.4 5.0 0.32 NA 12.72 Taylor Creek to the east and Papash Slough and Lemkin Creek to the south. At this time, no drainage facility improvements are needed to ensure compliance with the adopted LOSS. The City is trying to secure funding for a Master Drainage Plan to more clearly assess the drainage impacts caused by development. Five Year Schedule of Capital Imnrovements The foregoing data and analyses have shown that there are no current or projected LOS deficiencies associated with public services or facilities covered within the City's Comprehensive Plan and for which the City has fiscal responsibility. Nevertheless, the City has identified, and included in its Five -Year Schedule of Capital Improvements, transportation and drainage related projects that, while not required to meet level of service standards as identified in Policy 2.1, do support the goals, objectives and policies of the Plan for fiscal years 2008 -2009 to 2013 -2014. All of the projects contained within the Five -Year Schedule of Capital Improvements are funded under the Public Facilities Improvement Fund and which receives revenues from the following sources: Local Option Gas Tax: A city may levy between one to six cents per gallon on motor fuel. The City of Okeechobee has imposed 6 cents per gallon. These proceeds may be used to fund transportation expenses including roadway and right of way operations, maintenance and drainage; street lighting; support services and facilities such as traffic signs, engineering, signalization and pavement markings, bridge maintenance and operation; and debt service.($349,478) Local Option Gas Tax: A city may levy between one to five cents per gallon on motor fuel. The City of Okeechobee has imposed 5 cents per gallon. These proceeds may be used to fund transportation expenses including roadway and right of way operations, maintenance and drainage; street lighting; support services and facilities such as traffic signs, engineering, signalization and pavement markings, bridge maintenance and operation; and debt service. $131,151. Ninth Cent Fuel Tax: A city may levy an additional one cent per gallon on motor and diesel fuel. The City of Okeechobee has imposed this one cent per gallon. These proceeds may be used to fund transportation expenses including roadway and right of way operations, maintenance and drainage; street lighting; support services and facilities such as traffic signs, engineering, signalization and pavement markings, bridge maintenance and operation; and debt service. $56,802 SRS Eight Cent Motor Fuel Tax: (Municipal Revenue Sharing Program) the City of Okeechobee is a recipient of funds based on the minimum entitlements in each fiscal year. The Revenue Sharing Trust Fund for Municipalities receives 1.3409 percent of sales and use tax collections, 12.5 percent of the state altemative fuel user decal fees and the net collections from the one -cent municipal fuel tax. The City receives its portion of the tax based on predescribed formulas. These funds received from the one -cent municipal fuel tax for transportation- must be used for transportation related expenditures. ($62,335). City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan 12 Capital Improvements Element Ordinance No. 1041 Page 15 of 3f Goal: Objective 1: Policy 1.1: Policy 1.2: Policy 1.3: Policy 1.4: Objective 2: Policy 2.1: Goals, Objectives and Policies The City of Okeechobee shall continue to ensure that public facilities and services are provided, on a fair -share costs basis, in a manner which maximizes the use of existing facilities and promotes orderly growth. The City of Okeechobee shall continue to use the Capital Improvements Element to schedule construction and identify funding sources for the City's capital facility needs in order to accommodate existing and future development, and to replace obsolete or worn-out facilities. Proposed capital improvements projects shall continue to be ranked and evaluated according to appropriate policies adopted in other elements of the Comprehensive Plan. The following criteria will also be considered: (1) whether the proposed project will eliminate a public hazard; (2) whether the proposed project will eliminate capacity deficits; (3) local budget impacts; (4) locational needs based on projected growth patterns; (5) accommodation of new development or redevelopment; (6) fmancial feasibility; and (7) plans of state agencies or water management districts that provide facilities in Okeechobee. The City of Okeechobee shall continue to integrate its planning and budgeting processes such that expenditures which are budgeted for capital improvements recognize policies related to public facilities and services set forth in the Comprehensive Plan. In accordance with Policy 7.1 of the Sanitary Sewer... Element, the City shall complete a stormwater management study to identify drainage deficiencies, and allocate any available funds for that purpose in its Administrative Operating Budget for fiscal year 200040012013. The 5 -Year Schedule of Capital Improvements will be amended as soon as possible to include the study, its projected cost, and the identified revenue source(s). The City of Okeechobee shall identify its needs for public facility improvements, the revenues required for project funding, and shall itemize the costs for such projects in its 5 -Year Schedule of Capital Improvements. The City of Okeechobee shall continue to coordinate land use decisions with the schedule of capital improvements in a manner that maintains the adopted level of service standards and meets existing and future needs. The City of Okeechobee shall continue to use the following level of service standards in reviewing the impacts of new development and redevelopment: City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan 13 Capital Improvements Element Ordinance No. 1041 Page 16 of 3f Facility Sanitary Sewer Potable Water Solid Waste Principal Arterials Minor Arterials All Others Recreation and Open Space Drainage Public Schools City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan Capital Improvements Element Existing School New Elementary New Middle New K -8 New High School C D Ordinance No. 1041 Page 17 of 31 Level of Service 130 gallons /capita/day (see Policy 1.6 of Sanitary Sewer, Solid Waste, Drainage, Potable Water, and Natural Groundwater Aquifer Recharge Element) 114 gallons /capita/day (see Policy 1.6 of Sanitary Sewer, Solid Waste, Drainage, Potable Water, and Natural Groundwater Aquifer Recharge Element) Average Solid Waste Generation 13 lbs. /person/day at least 13 years available capacity in Okeechobee County landfill (see Policy 1.4 of Sanitary Sewer...Element) 3 acres /1,000 persons Interim Standard (see Policy 1.5 of Sanitary Sewer... Element) Design Storm 25 -year storm 24 -hour duration Facility Design Standards as required by Florida Administrative Code (see Policy 1.5 of Sanitary Sewer... Element) Permanent FISH Capacity Considering Utilization Rate 750 1000 1200 1500 14 Policy 2.2: Objective 3: In order to maintain adopted level of service standards, future development shall bear a proportionate cost of necessary public facility improvements equivalent to the benefits it receives from the improvements. Policy 3.1: The City of Okeechobee shall continue to evaluate potential revenue available for public facility expenditures through alternative sources such as user fees, special benefit units, or special assessments. Policy 3.2: The City of Okeechobee shall continue to maintain adopted levels of service by using revenue sources considered under Policy 3.1 to ensure that new development pays a pro rata share of the costs of public facility needs which it generates. Policy 3.3: Objective 4: Development orders and permits shall be granted only when required public facilities and services are operating at the established levels of service, or shall be available concurrent with the impacts of the development. Such facilities and services may be provided in phases if development correspondingly occurs in phases; however, required service levels must be maintained at all times during the development process. The City of Okeechobee shall continue to continue to apply for and secure grants or private funds when available to fmance the provision of capital improvements. The City of Okeechobee shall continue to ensure the provision of needed public facilities within the City limits, based on adopted levels of service as set forth in the Comprehensive Plan. Public facilities needs shall be determined on the basis of previously issued development orders as well as the City's budgeting process and its joint activities with Okeechobee County and the Okeechobee County School District for planning, zoning, and concurrency management. Policy 4.1: Existing and future public facilities shall operate at the levels of service established in this plan. Policy 4.2: Debt service shall not exceed 20% of annually budgeted revenues. Policy 4.3: A five -year capital improvements program and annual capital budget shall be adopted as part of the City of Okeechobee's annual budgeting process. This program shall include the annual review, and revision as needed, of the Five Year Schedule of Capital Improvements. Policy 4.4: The financially feasible School District Five -Year Capital Improvement Plan (Tentative Facilities Work Program) which achieves and maintains the adopted level of service standards for public schools, as approved by the City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan 15 Capital Improvements Element Ordinance No. 1041 Page 18 of 31 Okeechobee County School Board shall be included and adopted each year as part of the City of Okeechobee's annual budgeting process. Objective 5: The City of Okeechobee shall furnish meaningful opportunities for the School Board to have input and coordination in the City's development review process in order to assist the School Board in their provision of adequate and efficient schools. Policy 5.1: The City of Okeechobee and the School Board shall coordinate to ensure that schools are adequately and efficiently provided commensurate with growth. Key coordinating mechanisms shall include: (a) promotion of j oint infrastructure park/school facilities when feasible; (b) consideration of the adequacy and availability of educational infrastructure during appropriate review of development order applications; (c) ensuring the provision of adequate infrastructure, on and off site, normally associated with new or expanded schools where consistent with state law restrictions on expenditures by the School Board; (d) evaluation of the School District's annually updated Capital Improvement Plan to ensure that it is fmancially feasible and that the adopted level -of- service standard for public schools is achieved and maintained; (e) seeking that any new major residential development or redevelopment applicant submit information regarding projected school enrollments from the project; and (f) request that the School Board submit site plan information for all timely new schools. City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan 16 Capital Improvements Element Ordinance No. 1041 Page 19 of 31' Capital Improvements Implementation City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan Capital improvement needs identified in the Comprehensive Plan will be met through implementation of a 5 -Year Schedule of Capital Improvements. This schedule is adopted by the City Council along with Goals, Objectives and Policies, and must be consistent with the Capital Improvements Element. The purpose of the Schedule is to ensure that the City has adequate revenues to implement the Comprehensive Plan. The 5 -Year Schedule of Capital Improvements focuses on the capital outlay required to meet existing deficiencies and to maintain adopted level of service standards planned for public facilities in the Plan. The City shall advise the OUA on these standards. City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan Capital Improvements Element Ordinance No. 1041 Page 20 of 31 17 OKEECHOBEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT Project Schedules Capacity Project Schedules A >cherlule of capital outlay p c iects necessary to ensure he avai o` sat sfactory classrooms for the projected student enrollment in K -12 programs Project Desaiptlon Location 2008 -2009 2009 206 2010 -2011 2011 2012 2012 -2013 Total Funded Occupancy began OSCEOLA MIDDLE Planned 548,558 S0 $0 '±0 SO $40 559 Yes August 1, 2008 One C final Change Order will be completed during the Christmas Break, December 2008 The Project began in 08-07 Fiscal Year Bidding is scheduled for December 2008. Constrrrctron is scheduled to begin in March of 2009 and classroom completion by August, 2010 Design, Bidding and Begin Construction Phase for K -8 School Page 7 of 15 SEMINOLE ELEMENTARY Location not specified Student Stations: 0 Total Classrooms' 0 Gross Sq Ft: 21,620 Planned 54.329,907 Cost: Student Stations' Total Classrooms: Gross Sq Ft: Planned Cost: City of Okeechobee Comprehensive Plan Capital Improvements Element +2O 16 17,500 5,o Planned Cost: 54.378.465 Student Stations: 320 Total Classrooms:1 16 Gross Sq Ft:1 39,220 0 0 so Other Project Schedules Major renovations, remodeling, and additions of capital outlay projects that do not add capacity to schools 0 0 0 so Ordinance No. 1041 Page 21 of 31 0 0 0 50 2008 2009 Work Plan 0 0 0 0 0 21,620 SO $4,329,907 0 0 0 0 320 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 17,600 SO 52,600.000 51.050,000 50 53.650.000 Student Stations. ■i 0 0 1042 0 1.042 Total Classrooms 0 0 0 47 0 47 Gross Sq Ft: 0 0 0 113,967 0 113.967 SO $2,600,000 51,050,000 SO $8.028.465 0 0 1,042 0 1.362 0 0 47 0 83 0 0 113,967 0 153,187 Yes Yes 9/29/2008 3:22:31 PM 18 OKEECHOBEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT New Data Budding to be OKEECHOBEE located behind the District FRESHMAN CAMPUS Office which is Building 0002 of the Okeechobee Freshman Campus. 5925,822 5925,822 2010 -2011 2011 -2012 2012 -2013 Projected Projected Projected 50 SC r SC, $0 50 $0 SO Total 502=.,22 Yes 0925.822 Funded Additional Project Schedules Any protects that are not identified in the last approved educational plant survey Nothing reported for this section. 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Eg3E.##x33�3x�3s §ig 3/ cex 2aAsaa174a ^a4accxmaxas6mtsetl0a 426 s Ordinance No. 1041 Page 30 of 31 z w F 4 A W F 4 cra 0 F W 1 1 e 11 igi Ordinance No. 1041 Page 31 of 31 a sir:przoxrrmansss: emccSRRCRR: a9 3 DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS 'Dedicated to making Florida a better place to call home" CHARLIE GRIST THOMAS G. PELHAM Governor Secretary Mr. Wm. F. Brisson, AICP Planning Consultant LaRue Planning Management Services, Inc. 1375 Jackson Street, Suite 206 Fort Myers, Florida 33901 Dear Mr. Brisson: STATE OF FLORIDA March 12, 2009 Thank you for submitting copies of the City of Okeechobee plan amendment DCA. 09- CIE1 adopted by Ordinance No. 1041 on March 3, 2009, for our review. We have conducted an inventory of the plan amendment package to verify the inclusion of all required materials. The submission package appears to be complete and your adopted plan amendment will be reviewed pursuant to Chapter 163, Florida Statutes. Once the review is underway, you may be asked to provide additional supporting documentation by the review team to ensure a thorough review. The Department will conduct a compliance review and issue a Notice of Intent regarding the adopted comprehensive plan amendment on or about Aural 22, 2909. Please be advised that Section 163.3184(8)(c)2, Florida Statutes, requires a local government that has an internet site to post a copy of the Department's Notice of Intent on the site within 5 days after receipt of the mailed copy of the agency's notice of intent. If you have any questions, please contact Brenda Winningham, Regional Planning Administrator for region 7 who will be assigning the adopted plan amendment for review at (850) 922 -1800. Sincerely, ?9v# DRE/ts cc: Patricia M. Steed, AICP, Executive Director Central Florida RPC D. Ray Eubanks Plan Review and Processing Administrator 2585 SHUINARD OAK BOULEVARD TALLAHASSEE, FL 32398 -2100 850 488 -8466 (p) 850- 921 -0781 (f) Website: www.dca.state.fl.us COMMUNITY PLANNING 1150-4113 (p) 8504488 -3309 (1) FLORIDA COMMUNRIES TRUST 8504122.2207 (p) 1350421-174711) HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 850+1867958 (p) 8504122-582310 E P A R T STATE OF FLORIDA P7F MENT OF COMMU "Dedicated to making Florida a better pia CHARLIE CRIST Governor The Honorable James E. Kirk, Mayor City of Okeechobee 55 Southeast 3rd Avenue Okeechobee, Florida 34974 Dear Mayor Kirk: April 17, 2009 71A, The De p partment corn De pleted its review of pensive plan the City of Okeechobee's comprehensive amendment adopted on March 3, 2009 b Department determined M at the p by Ordinance No. 1041 (DCA 09 -CIE1). Depart Statutes F.S. amendment meets the requirements of Chapter 163, Part the for compliance, as defined in Subsection 163.3184(1)(b), I, Department is issuing a Notice of Intent to find the plan amendment Intent was sent to the Okeechobee News newspape for u (x F.S. F The advised that Section 163 31 84(8)(c)2 p cation tion In Compliance. The Notice of on April 22, 2009, Please be F.S., requires a local government t a d a copy S copy of th the De e agency's Notice of Intent. Department's Notice of Intent on the site withi ve days after et of the of site to pods receipt e The Department's Notice of Intent to find a plan arnendm be deemed to be final order if no timely deemed may file a petition with the agency petition challen in the nt in compliance shall fe Intent pursuant t Section with the thin 21 days afte pubs publication the Any affected dependent on the amendment, F.S. No development orders, or permits e Notice of ,may be issued or construction commence before the for plan development, amendment takes effect. Please note that a copy of the adopted City c omprehensive plan amendment and the Notice of Intent must be of Okeechobee Monday through Friday, except for legal holidays, during Monday through 55 Southeast 3rd Avenue, holidays, Okeechobee, available for hours, public inspection normal business bows, at the City Hall e Florida 34974. If in determination this ncompliance option of mediation is n co pu iance Su on is sh a l l e9 3 challenged b resolve this matter through g by an affected person, you will have the g mediation, the re F.S. If you choose with attempt to administrative law judge You must file the request for mediation with the g assigned by the Division of Administrative Hearin g. The choice of mediation will not affect the right of any party to an administrative hearing. U H 2555 SHUMARD 850-4 (p) OAK BOULEVARD COMMUNIT8 a (p) 850-921 -0781 (f) TALL AHASSEE, F L We ST R UST ww.V.dC3 stato 2100 2356 (P) 850 FLORIDA COMMUNITIES TRUST 850-922-2207 (P) 850 .927- 7747 HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 850.488 -i958 P 850- 9 22 -5623 i0 The Honorable James E. Kirk April 17, 2009 Page 2 If you have any questions, please contact Tom Tumminia, Planner, Division of Community Planning at (850) 922 -1824. Sincerely, Mike McDaniel, Chief Office of Comprehensive Planning MM /tt Enclosure: Notice of Intent cc: Mr. Brian Whitehall, City Administrator, City of Okeechobee Ms. Patricia Steed, Executive Director, Central Florida Regional Planning Council C STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS NOTICE OF INTENT TO FIND THE OKEECHOBEE CITY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT IN COMPLIANCE DOCKET NO. 09-CIEI-NOI-4702-(A)-(1) The Department gives notice of its intent to find the Amendment to the Comprehensive Plan for Okeechobee City, adopted by Ordinance No. 1041 on March 3, 2009, IN COMPLIANCE, pursuant to Sections 163.3184, 163.3187 and 163.3189, F.S. The adopted Okeechobee City Comprehensive Plan Amendment and the Department's Objections, Recommendations and Comments Report (if any) are available for public inspection Monday through Friday, except for legal holidays, during normal business hours, at the City of Okeechobee, City Hall, Clerk's Office, 55 Southeast 3` Avenue, Okeechobee, Florida 34974. Any affected person, as defined in Section 163.3184, F.S., has a right to petition for an administra- tive hearing to challenge the proposed agency determination that the Amendment to the Okeechobee City Comprehensive Plan is In Compliance, as defined in Subsection 163.3184(1), F.S. The petition must be filed within twenty-one (21) days after publication of this notice, and must include all of the information and contents described in Uniform Rule 28- 106.201, F.A.C. The petition must be filed with the Agency Clerk, Department of Community Affairs, 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard, Tallahassee, Florida 32399 -2100, and a copy mailed or delivered to the local government. Failure to timely file a petition shall constitute a waiver of any right to request an administrative proceeding as a petitioner under Sections 120.569 and 120.57, F.S. If a petition is filed, the purpose of the administrative hearing will be to present evidence and testimony and forward a recommended order to the Department. If no petition is filed, this Notice of Intent shall become final agency action. If a petition is filed, other affected persons may petition for leave to intervene in the proceeding. A petition for intervention must be filed at least twenty (20) days before the fmal hearing and must include all of the information and contents described in Uniform Rule 28- 106.205, F.A.C. A petition for leave to intervene shall be filed at the Division of Administrative Hearings, Department of Management Services, 1230 Apalachee Parkway, Tallahassee, Florida 32399 -3060. Failure to petition to intervene within the allowed time frame constitutes a waiver of any right such a person has to request a hearing under Sections 120.569 and 120.57, F.S., or to participate in the administrative hearing. After an administrative hearing petition is timely filed, mediation is available pursuant to Subsection 163.3189(3Xa), F.S., to any affected person who is made a party to the proceeding by filing that request with the administrative law judge assigned by the Division of Administrative Hearings. The choice of mediation shall not affect a party's right to an administrative hearing. Mike McDaniel, Chief Office of Comprehensive Planning Department of Community Affairs 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard Tallahassee, Florida 32399 -2100