HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-2009-007 LU-05-09 RAC Adoption Stage ORDINANCE NO. 2009-007
ADOPTION STAGE
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DANIA BEACH, FLORIDA,
AMENDING THE TEXT OF THE FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT OF THE
DANIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO CREATE A REGIONAL
ACTIVITY CENTER ("RAC") LAND USE CLASSIFICATION; AMENDING
THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN MAP OF THE DANIA BEACH
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO CHANGE THE LAND USE OF
APPROXIMATELY 1,350 ACRES AS DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A"
ATTACHED TO THIS ORDINANCE, FROM COMMUNITY FACILITIES,
COMMERCIAL, CONSERVATION, EMPLOYMENT CENTER,
INDUSTRIAL, LOCAL ACTIVITY CENTER, LOW (5) RESIDENTIAL, LOW-
MEDIUM (10) RESIDENTIAL, MEDIUM (16) RESIDENTIAL, IRREGULAR
(13) RESIDENTIAL, IRREGULAR (15) RESIDENTIAL, PARKS AND
RECREATION, TRANSPORTATION, AND UTILITIES, TO REGIONAL
ACTIVITY CENTER ("RAC"); PROVIDING FOR TRANSMITTAL TO THE
BROWARD COUNTY PLANNING COUNCIL AND STATE AGENCIES;
PROVIDING FOR ADOPTION PURSUANT TO SECTION 163.3184,
FLORIDA STATUTES; REQUESTING RECERTIFICATION FROM THE
BROWARD COUNTY PLANNING COUNCIL; PROVIDING FOR
CONFLICT; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; FURTHER, PROVIDING
FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Dania Beach ("City") desires to amend its Comprehensive
Plan's Future Land Use Element to create the land use classification for "Regional Activity
Center" ("RAC"); and
WHEREAS, in conjunction with the creation of the land use classification, the City
proposes to amend the City of Dania Beach Future Land Use Map to designate a Regional
Activity Center, as applicable to approximately 1,350 acres in and around the City's downtown,
as further described in Exhibit"A"; and
WHEREAS, the City's Planning and Zoning Board, sitting as the Local Planning
Agency, held a duly advertised public hearing on March 18, 2009, and determined that the
proposed amendment to the Future Land Use Element and Future Land Use Map (the
"Amendment") is consistent with the goals and objectives of the City's Comprehensive Plan and,
therefore, recommended approval of the Amendment; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission held a duly noticed public hearing on March 24,
2009, regarding the Amendment and determined that the Amendment is in the interest of the
City's public health, safety and welfare and should be adopted for transmittal to the Florida
Department of Community Affairs for its review pursuant to Chapter 163, Florida Statutes; and
WHEREAS, on December 8, 2009, the City Commission held its second public hearing
on the adoption of the Amendment, for final adoption in accordance with the requirements of
Chapter 163, Florida Statutes.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF DANIA BEACH, FLORIDA:
Section 1. That the City's Future Land Use Plan Map of the City's Comprehensive
Plan is amended to change the designations of land within the area described in Exhibit "A" to
this Ordinance, from Community Facilities, Commercial, Conservation, Employment Center,
Industrial, Local Activity Center, Low (5) Residential, Low-Medium (10) Residential, Medium
(16) Residential, Irregular (13) Residential, Irregular (15) Residential, Parks and Recreation,
Transportation, and Utilities, to Regional Activity Center(RAC).
Section 2. That the text of the Future Land Use Element of the City's Comprehensive
Plan is amended according to Exhibit `B" to this Ordinance to establish the land use
classification of"Regional Activity Center" ("RAC") and supporting objectives and policies.
Section 3. That the City Commission authorizes the City Manager to transmit the
Amendment to the Florida Department of Community Affairs and other state agencies pursuant
to the requirements of Chapter 163.3184, Florida Statutes.
Section 4. That the City Commission authorizes the City Manager to transmit an
application to the Broward County Planning Council to request amendment of the Broward
County Land Use Plan text and map, to establish a RAC in Dania Beach, and to request
recertification of the City's Future Land Use Element, including the Future Land Use Plan Map.
Section 5. The provisions of this Ordinance are declared to be severable if any
section, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance shall for any reason be held to be invalid or
unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining sections, sentences,
clauses, and phrases of this Ordinance but they shall remain in effect, it being the legislative
intent that this Ordinance shall stand notwithstanding the invalidity of any part.
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Section 6. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances and all resolutions or parts of
resolutions in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance are repealed to the extent of such
conflict.
Section 7. The effective date of this Amendment shall be after the second reading
and adoption of the amendment by the City Commission and, subsequently, the date a final order
is issued by the Florida Department of Community Affairs finding the amendment to be in
compliance in accordance with Chapter 163, Florida Statutes; or the date a final order is issued
by the Administration Commission finding the amendment to be in compliance in accordance
with Chapter 163, Florida Statutes.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on first reading on March 24, 2009.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on second and final reading on December 8, 2009.
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ANNE CASTRO
MAYOR—COMMISSIONER
ATTEST:
LOUISE STILSON, CMC
CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO F ND CORRECTNESS:
BY: r
THOMASJ AN RO
CITY ATTORNEY
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Exhibit "A"
DESCRIPTION OF THE SIZE AND BOUNDARIES OF THE AMENDMENT:
The total land area of the amendment is 1,349.1 acres. The boundaries of the amendment
site are congruous with the expanded boundaries of the City of Dania Beach Community
Redevelopment Area(CRA) as proposed for adoption.
LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF THE AREA PROPOSED TO BE AMENDED:
Commencing at the intersection of Sheridan Street and North 22nd Avenue, the
Community Redevelopment Area boundary extends east along Sheridan Street to SE 3rd
Avenue, then north to SE 15th Street, then west to SE 2nd Avenue, then north along SE
2nd Avenue to SE 1 St Street, then east along SE I st Street to the city limits of Dania
Beach, then north to Dania Beach Boulevard, then east along Dania Beach Boulevard to
the city limits of Dania Beach, then north approximately 1,300 feet, then west
approximately 680 feet, then south approximately 630 feet, then west to Gulfstream
Road, then south approximately 315 feet, then west approximately 640 feet, then south to
Dania Beach Boulevard, then west along Dania Beach Boulevard to NE 5th Avenue, then
north along NE 5th Avenue to the Dania Beach cut-off canal, then east along the canal
approximately 2,000 feet, then north approximately 1,285 feet to the city limits of Dania
Beach, then west along the city limits of Dania Beach until reaching the single family
homes located on NW 6th Avenue, then south along the east property line of the
aforementioned homes to the Dania Beach cut-off canal, then west along the canal to
North Bryan Road, then south approximately 510 feet, then west approximately 1,325
feet, then south approximately 1,100 feet, then west to I-95, then south along I-95 and
continuing south along the 1-95 ramp approximately 2,030 feet, then east 875 feet, then
south to Stirling Road, then east along Stirling Road to North 22nd Avenue, then south
along NE 22nd Avenue to the point of commencement. Said area containing 1,349.1
acres more or less.
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PROPOSED TEXT AMENDMENT TO THE DANIA BEACH
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN — FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT
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The intent of the Regional Activity Center land use
designation is to encourage attractive and functional
mixed living, working, shopping, education and
recreational activities in the Dania Beach Community
Redevelopment Area. The development of the
Regional Activity Center shall be guided by the
Community Redevelopment Agency's Redevelopment
Plan and the policies hereunder.
Dania Beach Reaional Activity Center land use
designation - density and intensity
specifications
Land Uses: Maximum Intensity (unless
otherwise indicated)
Residential*: 2,348 single family homes
286 duplexes
2,047 townhomes
972 garden apartments
2,165 high rise apartments**
Commercial 264.0 acres, plus 500,000 s.f. of
commercial floor area approved
with the former LAC.
Industrial 247.5 acres
Employment 54.5 acres
Center
Transportation 6.5 acres
Hotel 640 rooms
Community 36.2 acres
Facilities
Parks & 40.5 acres (minimum)
Recreation
Conservation 2.6 acres (minimum)
Utilities 2.5 acres
*Dwelling units from any given category (ex: single-
family, townhouse, etc.) may be substituted for
dwelling units of another category provided that the
substitution results in the same or lesser student
generation using the county's adopted student
generation rates. No more than 3,867 dwelling units
shall be located east of U.S. 1 in Traffic Evacuation
Zone 16.
**High-rise units are defined as four (4) stories or
more, consistent with the effective Broward County
Land Development Code definition at the time of
adoption of the Local Activity Center amendment.
Remarks: Ch. 163 Community Redevelopment Area, provides access
to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and Port
Everglades, and is located around the proposed FEC commuter rail
alignment.
Objective XXVII
Encourage compact development reflecting characteristics
which include a mixture of community-serving uses such as
commercial, office, employment, civic, and institutional,
recreation and open space, and residential, characterized by
an efficient infrastructure, close-knit neighborhoods and
sense of community, preservation of natural systems,
promotion of pedestrian circulation and convenient access to
mass transit facilities through the establishment of a
Regional Activity Center land use category.
Encourage attractive and functional mixed living,
employment, shopping. education and recreational activities
in the City of Dania Beach Community Redevelopment Area
(CRA) by establishing within the Dania Beach Land Use Plan
a Regional Activity Center.
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Policy 27.1 The development of the Regional Activity Center
shall be guided by the Community Redevelopment
Agency's Redevelopment Master Plan and consistent
with all elements of this plan.
Policy 27.2 Leeal The Dania Beach Regional Activity Centers shall
support the location of uses and internal circulation
such that pedestrian mobility is a priority. All land
uses in a 6ee-a' the Dania Beach Regional Activity
Center shall be directly assessed accessed via
pedestrian ways, and accessible to existing or future
alternate public transportation modes, including
bicycle and transit.
Policy 27.3 Non-motorized transportation as well as mass transit
shall be encouraged to serve the Dania Beach
Regional Activity Center to reduce reliance upon
automobile travel.
Policy 27.4 Park land and/or open space that is accessible to the
public shall included as a functional component
within ia eea' the Dania Beach Regional Activity
Center.
Policy 27.5 To facilitate public transit access, integrated
ated
transportation systems shall be encouraged to serve
the Dania Beach Regional Activity Center.
Peliey 27.4
Policy 27.6 Quality, Affordable Housing opportunities shall be
included as a functional component within a—Leeal
the Dania Beach Regional Activity Center.
Policy 27.7 To enhance pedestrian movement and safety, the
separation of pedestrian and vehicular traffic shall be
encouraged within the Dania Beach Regional Activity
Center.
Policy 27.5
Policy 27.8 Encourage affordable housing opportunities within
the Dania Beach Regional Activity Center On
etiyity Gente-s through various mechanisms such as
the utilization of "affordable housing units." The
direction of public housing program funds into the
Leeal- Regional Activity Center, reduced lot size for
dwelling units, construction of zero lot line and
cluster housing, vertical integration of residential
units with non-residential uses, the allowance of
accessory dwelling units, or through other
mechanisms proven effective in increasing the
affordable housing stock.
Policy 27.9 The Gity shall adept design quidelines that
a„-dest-inatiens woth*n the-Leeal-Aet+vity Center. The
diseeuFage high speed tFaffie.
The Regional Activity Center shall be governed by
land development regulations that provide for an
interconnected street network, a safe and attractive
pedestrian environment, multi-modal transit
connections, and transit-supportive densities and
intensities along transit corridors.
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Policy 27,10 The city shall adopt local design guidelines that
require transit shelters in the Regional Activity
Center to provide safe and comfortable service and
to encourage transit usage.
Policy 27.11
The City shall adopt design standards within the land
development regulations ensuring compatibility
between existing and planned land uses within and
adjacent to the Regional Activity Center.
Policy 27.12 The Gity shall Feyiew existing zening and 'and
'and use desigigatien by 2004.
To enhance pedestrian/non-motorized activities and
transportation connectivity, the Regional Activity
Center shall integrate open space that is accessible
to the public in the form of wide, continuous
sidewalks with shade and pedestrian amenities, mid-
block pedestrian crossings, and public plazas.
Policy 27.13. Pursuant to an interlocal agreement between the
City and Broward County, the City is responsible for
monitoring development activity and enforcing the
permitted land use densities and intensities.
Policy 27.14 The City shall not allocate additional residential units
within the area of the Regional Activity Center that
has a Day-Night Average Sound Level (DNL) of 65
decibels or greater.
Policy 27.15 In order to ensure that all properties can be
developed within the overall density and intensity
limitations of the Regional Activity Center, the City
shall establish and implement a development
tracking system.
Policy 27.16 The maximum intensity standards for nonresidential
development in the Regional Activity Center are as
follows:
1. All properties located within one-quarter mile of
both the FEC Rail Corridor (proposed for
commuter rail) and US-1 are permitted a
maximum Floor-to-Area Ratio (FAR) of 8.0.
2. All properties not located pursuant to 1.,
above, but located within 750 feet of the US-1 or
East Dania Beach Boulevard transit corridors are
permitted a maximum FAR of 5.0.
3. All other locations are permitted a maximum
FAR of 0.75.
Policy 27.17 Acreage for non-residential land uses will be
assigned as on a gross acreage basis to all lands
included within the development parcel needed to
comp2l r with on-site land development
requirements, such as, but not limited to, building
footprint, setbacks, parking,. outdoor pedestrian
circulation, landscaping, drainage, etc. Within
mixed use projects, acreage shall be assigned
according to the proportion of floor area
associated with each use (e.g. if 50 percent of the
floor area is used for A, then 50 percent of the
gross acreage of the development parcel will be
assigned to A).
Policy 27.18 Floor to Area Ratios shall be calculated using the
total gross acreage (on-site and off-site) used to
comply with any combination of parking,
drainage, or open space requirements for a
development project.
Policy 27.19 The residential density within Traffic Evacuation
Zone 16 (east of US-1) shall not exceed the
residential density previously allowed within
Traffic Evacuation Zone 16 before the adoption of
the RAC land use category. The boundaries of
Traffic Evacuation Zone 16 are shown in Broward
County's Hurricane Evacuation Study, 2001.
Policy 27.20 In the event of discovery of any archaeological
artifacts during the construction of the RAC,
construction shall stop within a thirty-foot radius
of the find and immediate notification shall be
provided to the Broward County Historical
Commission; the Division of Historical Resources,
Florida Department of State; and the City/Town.
Construction may resume within the affected area
after the City/town, and the Broward County
Historical Commission,pursuant to 92-38 of the
Broward County Code of Ordinances; and the
Division of Historical Resources, pursuant to Rule
91-2.043, FAC, have determined the appropriate
mitigation, if any are warranted, and such
measures have been implemented by Developer.
Policy 27.21 Prior to issuance of any building permit of
development, the City will consult with the
appropriate water supplier to ensure that
adequate water supplies to serve the new
development will be available no later than the
anticipated date of the certificate of occupancy.
Any determination that adequate water supplies
will be available will require the demonstration
that a consumptive use permit has been issued to
the City with sufficient allocation available to
serve the new development, given all other
existing commitments for that allocation. The
"sufficient allocation" in the CUP shall be defined
consistent with the permit's limiting conditions as
they exist at the time of building permit issuance.
Permitted projects may be issued a Certificate of
Occupancy only upon demonstration by the City
that adequate water supply exists within the
City's current legal allocation.