File #: PZ-0220    Name: ORDINANCE NO. 2020-22: REPEALING THE HOUSING ELEMENT AND REPLACING WITH THE HOUSING AND NEIGHBORHOODS ELEMENT. AN ORDINANCE OF WELLINGTON, FLORIDA’S COUNCIL AMENDING THE WELLINGTON COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, MORE SPECIFICALLY, TO REPEAL THE HOUSING ELEMENT AN
Type: PZ-Comprehensive Plan Amendment
Body: Planning, Zoning and Adjustment Board
Agenda Date: 12/9/2020 Final action:
Title: ITEM: ORDINANCE NO. 2020-22: REPEALING THE HOUSING ELEMENT AND REPLACING WITH THE HOUSING AND NEIGHBORHOODS ELEMENT. AN ORDINANCE OF WELLINGTON, FLORIDA'S COUNCIL AMENDING THE WELLINGTON COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, MORE SPECIFICALLY, TO REPEAL THE HOUSING ELEMENT AND REPLACE WITH THE HOUSING & NEIGHBORHOODS ELEMENT, IN ITS ENTIRETY, AS CONTAINED HEREIN; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Attachments: 1. 1. Ordinance 2020-22 - Housing Element, 2. 2. Ordinance 2020-22 Exhibit A - Housing and Neighborhoods Element - Copy, 3. 3. Staff Report - Housing Element, 4. 4. Staff Report Exhibit A - Current Housing Element, 5. 5. Staff Report Exhibit B - Proposed Housing and Neighborhoods Element, 6. 6a. Staff Report Exhibit C - Housing Element Data and Analysis, 7. 6b. Staff Report Exhibit C - Housing Element DIA Maps, 8. 7. Staff Report Exhibit D - Housing Element Statutory Compliance Checklist
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ITEM: ORDINANCE NO. 2020-22: REPEALING THE HOUSING ELEMENT AND REPLACING WITH THE HOUSING AND NEIGHBORHOODS ELEMENT.

AN ORDINANCE OF WELLINGTON, FLORIDA'S COUNCIL AMENDING THE WELLINGTON COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, MORE SPECIFICALLY, TO REPEAL THE HOUSING ELEMENT AND REPLACE WITH THE HOUSING & NEIGHBORHOODS ELEMENT, IN ITS ENTIRETY, AS CONTAINED HEREIN; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.


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PUBLIC HEARING: YES QUASI-JUDICIAL: NO


EXPLANATION: The Wellington Comprehensive Plan is being updated. The Plan forms the blueprint for Wellington's future for the next 10 to 20 years. The Plan is comprised of 10 "elements" or chapters and each element consists of goals, objectives, and policies to guide development and redevelopment, transportation, infrastructure, parks, and capital improvements

SUMMARY: Housing and neighborhoods comprise the "backbone" of Wellington. Residential neighborhoods comprise more than 70 percent of the acreage in Wellington. The proposed Housing & Neighborhoods Element focuses on preserving the character, quality, physical condition, and value of housing and the neighborhoods in Wellington. The proposed Housing & Neighborhoods Element reorganizes the element by expanding it from one (1) goal to five (5) goals. The element addresses new residential development and redevelopment as key elements supporting economic growth and maintaining housing and neighborhood viability. The element addresses contemporary housing needs and seeks to ensure a sufficient supply of quality housing targeted to the needs of a growing, and socio-economically diverse, population. The element provides principles, guidelines, standards, and strategies to improve livability of neighborhoods, provide a range of housing choices, improve equity of the housing market, and increase efficiency of housing delivery system.

The principles carried over from the current element include:
* Ensuring there is...

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