A Public Hearing Concerning the Review of an Ordinance Amending the 2030 Future Land Use Map, LSA-2016-04
From:
Horace Jones, Director
Organization:
Development Services
RECOMMENDATION:
A Public Hearing Concerning the Review of an Ordinance Amending the 2030 Future Land Use Map, LSA-2016-04.
That the Board review and recommend to the Board of County Commissioners (BCC) for transmittal to the Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO), an Ordinance amending the 2030 Future Land Use (FLU) Map.
BACKGROUND:
The applicant requests a FLU map amendment to change the FLU category of a 29.30 (+/-) acre contiguous four-parcel site from Mixed-Use Urban (MU-U) and Commercial (C) to Public (P). The current zoning designation of the referenced parcels is Heavy Commercial and Light Industrial (HC/LI) and High Density Residential (HDR). The county proposes to rezone to Public (P) (case number Z-2016-15) pending the approval of this FLU amendment. The FLU amendment proposed is to make existing county government or other public institutions or agencies on already Escambia County owned property compliant with the 2030 Comprehensive Plan. Escambia County is proposing a new county jail site on this location.
The contiguous four parcels are located along the north of St. Mary Street, south of Fairfield Drive, west of N “L” Street and east of Pace Boulevard. The properties are built out consisting of the Escambia Jail complex and Juvenile Justice Center.
The area to the south are residential and commercial uses and zoned HDR, HC/LI and Commercial (Com). To the west and north the zoning consists of HC/LI with all commercial type uses. To the east is zoned P where Escambia County Jail Administration and Escambia County Area Transit (ECAT) is located.
The 2030 Future Land Use Map, as adopted by reference and codified in Part II of the Escambia County Code of Ordinances, the Escambia County Comprehensive Plan: 2030, as amended; Chapter 7, "Future Land Use Element," Policy FLU 1.1.1; and all notations, references and information shown thereon, is further amended to include the following future land use changes:
A parcel within Section 17, Township 2S, Range 30W, parcel number 5015-000-002 and totaling 14.78 (+/-) acres, located at 1800 St. Mary Street, as more particularly described in the two split Boundary Survey descriptions one produced by Pittman Glaze and Associates, Inc., Professional Engineering & Surveying Services as Exhibit A, and the second Boundary Survey description produced by Hatch Mott MacDonald, LLC., Professional Engineering & Surveying Services as Exhibit B, from Mixed Use Urban (MU-U) to Public (P);
A parcel within Section 17, Township 2S, Range 30W, parcel number 5015-000-009 and totaling 1.72 (+/-) acres, located at 2816 N Pace Boulevard, as more particularly described in the Boundary Survey description produced by Pittman Glaze and Associates, Inc., Professional Engineering & Surveying Services as Exhibit C, from Mixed Use Urban (MU-U) to Public (P);
A parcel within Section 17, Township 2S, Range 30W, parcel number parcel number 5015-002-001 and totaling 12.38 (+/-) acres, located at 3080 N Pace Boulevard, as more particularly described in the Boundary Survey description produced by Pittman Glaze and Associates, Inc., Professional Engineering & Surveying Services as Exhibit C, from Commercial (C) to Public (P);
And a parcel within Section 17, Township 2S, Range 30W, parcel number 5015-003-001 and totaling 0.22 acres located at 1807 W Fairfield Drive, as more particularly described in the Boundary Survey description produced by Pittman Glaze and Associates, Inc., Professional Engineering & Surveying Services as Exhibit C from Commercial (C) to Public (P); all parcels totaling 29.3 (+/-) acres.
BUDGETARY IMPACT:
No budgetary impact is anticipated by the adoption of this Ordinance.
LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS/SIGN-OFF:
The attached Ordinance has been reviewed and approved for legal sufficiency by Meredith Crawford, Assistant County Attorney. Any recommended legal comments are attached herein.
PERSONNEL:
No additional personnel are required for implementation of this Ordinance.
POLICY/REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION:
The proposed Ordinance is consistent with the Board’s goal “to increase citizen involvement in, access to, and approval of, County government activities.”
IMPLEMENTATION/COORDINATION:
This Ordinance, amending the Comprehensive Plan be filed with the Department of State following adoption by the board.
Implementation of this Ordinance will consist of an amendment to the LDC and distribution of a copy of the adopted Ordinance to interested citizens and staff.
The proposed Ordinance was prepared by the Development Services Department, in cooperation with the County Attorney’s Office and all interested citizens. The Development Services Department will ensure proper advertisement.