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ITEM: ORDINANCE NO. 2016-08 (MIXED USE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TEXT AMENDMENT)
AN ORDINANCE OF WELLINGTON, FLORIDA’S COUNCIL APPROVING A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TEXT AMENDMENT (PETITION NUMBER 15-80 / 2015-47 CPTA) TO THE VILLAGE OF WELLINGTON COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LAND USE ELEMENT POLICY 1.3.25. MIXED USE; AMENDING THE REQUIREMENT FOR PARCELS WITH MIXED USE FUTURE LAND USE MAP DESIGNATION, REQUIRING BOTH COMMERCIAL AND OFFICE LAND USE FOR MIXED USE PROJECTS MORE THAN 30 ACRES, DELETING THE 60 ACRE MAXIMUM LAND AREA AND REQUIRING FIVE (5) LAND USES FOR MIXED USE PROJECTS MORE THAN 60 ACRES; AUTHORIZING THE MANAGER TO AMEND THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
REQUEST: Approval of Ordinance No. 2016-08, a Comprehensive Plan Text Amendment (Petition Number 15-80 / 2015-47 CPTA) to amend Land Use Element Policy 1.3.25. Mixed Use (MU) of Wellington’s Comprehensive Plan as presented.
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EXPLANATION: Comprehensive Plan Text Amendment (CPTA) amending Land Use Element Policy 1.3.25. Mixed Use (MU) of Wellington’s Comprehensive Plan. The petitioner is requesting to remove the maximum 60 acre land area standard indicated in both the MU and MXPD designations and provide additional standards when both commercial and office land use is required for projects 30 acres or more. The removal of this 60 acre land area standard will allow a project with no maximum land area. A minimum land area of five (5) acres is still required. Maximum development standards for square footage and density are still required per Wellington’s Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Regulations. The petitioner is also requesting to provide additional standards when both commercial and office land uses are required for projects 30 acres or more. The proposed additional standards will require a minimum 10% land area allocation for the combined commercial and office land use instead of requiring 10% for each use. Additionally, to ensure that a minimum mix of both uses are provided, a minimum building square footage of 25% for commercial and 25% for office shall be required.
The PZAB recommended approval (6-0) of Ordinance No. 2016-08, a Comprehensive Plan Text Amendment to amend Land Use Element Policy 1.3.25. Mixed Use (MU) as presented.
On October 13, 2016, Council approved (5-0) the first reading and transmittal of Ordinance No. 2016-08 to the Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) (State Land Planning Agency) in accordance with Section 163.3184 of the Florida Statutes.
As indicated in the proposed Ordinance and Staff Report, staff is recommending;
• Elimination of the maximum 60 acre land area limitation.
• Requiring both commercial and office land uses when the project is more than 30 acres with combined land area allocation of 10% and building square footage of 25% for commercial and 25% for office.
• Additional land uses required when a project is more than 60 acres.
• Other staff initiated minor amendments.
BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED: NO
PUBLIC HEARING: YES QUASI-JUDICIAL: YES
FIRST READING: NO SECOND READING: YES
LEGAL SUFFICIENCY: YES
FISCAL IMPACT: N/A
WELLINGTON FUNDAMENTAL: Responsive Government
RECOMMENDATION: Approval of Ordinance No. 2016-08, a Comprehensive Plan Text Amendment (Petition Number 15-80 / 2015-47 CPTA) to amend Land Use Element Policy 1.3.25. Mixed Use (MU) of Wellington’s Comprehensive Plan as presented.