File #: PZ-0235    Name: ORDINANCE NO. 2021-01: REPEALING THE EQUESTRIAN PRESERVATION ELEMENT AND REPLACING WITH THE EQUESTRIAN ELEMENT. AN ORDINANCE OF WELLINGTON, FLORIDA’S COUNCIL AMENDING THE WELLINGTON COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, MORE SPECIFICALLY, TO REPEAL THE EQUESTRIAN PRESE
Type: PZ-Comprehensive Plan Amendment
Body: Planning, Zoning and Adjustment Board
Agenda Date: 4/14/2021 Final action:
Title: ITEM: ORDINANCE NO. 2021-01: REPEALING THE EQUESTRIAN PRESERVATION ELEMENT AND REPLACING WITH THE EQUESTRIAN ELEMENT. AN ORDINANCE OF WELLINGTON, FLORIDA'S COUNCIL AMENDING THE WELLINGTON COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, MORE SPECIFICALLY, TO REPEAL THE EQUESTRIAN PRESERVATION ELEMENT AND REPLACE WITH THE EQUESTRIAN ELEMENT, INCLUDING ANY ELEMENT MAPS, IN ITS ENTIRETY, AS CONTAINED HEREIN; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Attachments: 1. 1. Ordinance 2021-01 - Equestrian, 2. 2a. Ordinance 2021-01 Exhibt A - Proposed Equestrian Element (Text), 3. 2b. Ordinance 2021-01 Exhibit A - Equestrian Element (Maps), 4. 3. Staff Report - Equestrian Element, 5. 4a. Staff Report Exhibit A - Current Equestrian Element (Text), 6. 4b. Staff Report Exhibit A - Current Equestrian Element (Maps), 7. 5a. Staff Report Exhibit B - Proposed Equestrian Element (Text) REVISED, 8. 5b. Staff Report Exhibit B - Equestrian Element Map

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ITEM:    ORDINANCE NO. 2021-01: REPEALING THE EQUESTRIAN PRESERVATION ELEMENT AND REPLACING WITH THE EQUESTRIAN ELEMENT.

                     

AN ORDINANCE OF WELLINGTON, FLORIDA’S COUNCIL AMENDING THE WELLINGTON COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, MORE SPECIFICALLY, TO REPEAL THE EQUESTRIAN PRESERVATION ELEMENT AND REPLACE WITH THE EQUESTRIAN ELEMENT, INCLUDING ANY ELEMENT MAPS, 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:                     The update of the Equestrian Element builds upon the original ideas adopted in 1999 to manage development in the equestrian preserve and reorganizes the principles, guidelines, strategies, and standards into three distinct goals - Equestrian Lifestyle; Multi-Modal Transportation Network; and Equestrian Competition Industry. Some of the continuing concepts for the element include:

 

•                     Preservation of the equestrian lifestyle

•                     Development regulations that maintain the overall density of the Equestrian Preserve Area (EPA)

•                     Permitting limited commercial uses that support the equestrian industry

•                     Continuation of the Equestrian Circulation Plan

•                     Pursuit of bridle trail easements or dedications to create a well-connected, public network within the EPA

•                     Pursuit of trail projects that link to local, county, state, and federal lands

•                     Support of the equestrian competition industry

 

The proposed plan also includes several new objectives and policies to address changing trends and conditions in the EPA. The following are new concepts in the plan:

 

•                     Horse waste disposal alternatives

•                     Expansion of Lake Worth Road from 120th Avenue South to South Shore Boulevard from two lanes to four lanes

•                     Regulations for the operation of golf carts and low-speed vehicles in the EPA

•                     Continued work with area agencies and organizations to quantify the equestrian industry’s economic impact

•                     Evaluation of Wellington’s codes, standards, programs, and policies to support the equestrian competition industry

 

The Equestrian Element was reviewed by the Equestrian Preserve Committee at multiple meetings. At the March 3, 2020 meeting, the EPC voted 7-0 to recommend approval of the proposed Equestrian Element to the PZAB with modifications. The EPC’s recommended changes are reflected in the exhibit to the ordinance and presented in strike-through/underline format in the exhibit to the Staff Report.