2013-O-02 ORDINANCE NO. 2013-0-02
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDGEWATER, FLORIDA,
AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AS PREVIOUSLY
AMENDED; RELATING TO AMENDMENTS TO THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO INCLUDE TEXT REVISIONS TO
THE FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT, RESTORATION
SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
SUB-ELEMENT; PROVIDING FOR RESOLUTION OF
CONFLICT WITH EXISTING ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Chapter 163, Part II, Florida Statutes (the Florida Local Government
Comprehensive Planning and Land Development Regulations Act) requires the City to formulate
and adopt a comprehensive plan; and
WHEREAS, the City did adopt an amended comprehensive plan in 2011; and
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2010-0-01 relating to
amendments to the Comprehensive Plan to include text creating a new Restoration Sustainable
Community Development Future Land Use category and sub-element, the Future Land Use Map
and map series of the Future Land Use Element and other applicable elements and map series
contained in the Comprehensive Plan on February 8, 2010, and
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Board, sitting as the Local Planning Agency, did
recommend adoption of said proposed comprehensive plan amendments on January 9, 2013; and
WHEREAS, the City Council believes it is in the best interests of the citizens of the City
of Edgewater to amend the Restoration Sustainable Community Development District Sub-
Element; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has provided an opportunity to receive comments and
proposals from the general public and held two public hearings with regard to the proposed
amendment to the Comprehensive Plan.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDGEWATER, FLORIDA:
PART A. AMENDMENT.
Amending the Restoration Sustainable Community Development District Sub-Element of
the Comprehensive Plan hereby described in Exhibit "A".
PART B. PUBLICATION.
Notice of this proposed change of the Edgewater Comprehensive Plan shall be published
in the manner prescribed by 163.3184 (15) (b), Fla. Stat. (2010). The required advertisement
shall be no less than two columns wide by TEN (10) inches long in a standard-size or tabloid-
size newspaper, and the headline in the advertisement shall be no smaller than EIGHTEEN (18)
point. The advertisement shall not be placed in a portion of the newspaper where legal notices
and classified advertisements appear. The advertisement shall be placed in a newspaper of
general paid circulation in the City of Edgewater, and of general interest and readership in the
municipality, not one of limited subject matter, pursuant to Chapter 50 of the Florida Statutes.
Whenever possible, the advertisement shall appear in the newspaper that is published at least
FIVE (5) days a week, unless the only newspaper in the municipality is published less than FIVE
(5) days a week. 163.3184 (15) (b) Fla. Stat. (2010). The advertisement shall substantially be in
the following form:
Notice of Comprehensive Plan Amendment
The City of Edgewater proposes to adopt the following ordinance:
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ORDINANCE NO. 2013-0-02
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDGEWATER, FLORIDA,
AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AS PREVIOUSLY
AMENDED; RELATING TO AMENDMENTS TO THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO INCLUDE TEXT REVISIONS TO
THE FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT, RESTORATION
SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
SUB-ELEMENT; PROVIDING FOR RESOLUTION OF
CONFLICT WITH EXISTING ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
A public hearing on the ordinance changing the Comprehensive Plan will be held on
February 4, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. at the Community Center, 102 N. Riverside Drive, Edgewater,
Florida 32132.
PART C. PUBLIC HEARINGS.
As a condition precedent to the adoption of this ordinance amending the City's
Comprehensive Plan, the City Council shall hold at least two advertised public hearings on the
proposed comprehensive plan or plan amendment as follows: The first public hearing shall be
held at the transmittal stage pursuant to subsection 163.3184 (15) (b), Fla. Stat. It shall be held
on a weekday at least 7 days after the day that the first advertisement is published. The second
public hearing shall be held at the adoption stage. It shall be held on a weekday at least 5 days
after the day that the second advertisement is published. 163.3184, Fla. Stat. (2010). The
Adoption Hearing shall be held within 120 days of the Department of Economic Opportunity
having issued its Objections, Comments, and Recommendations Report to the City.
PART D. CONFLICTING PROVISIONS.
All ordinances and resolutions, or parts thereof that are in conflict with this ordinance, are
hereby superseded by this ordinance to the extent of such conflict.
PART E. EFFECTIVE DATE.
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This ordinance shall become effective upon its final adoption and as provided by general
law.
PART F. SEVERABILITY AND APPLICABILITY.
If any portion of this ordinance is for any reason held or declared to be unconstitutional,
inoperative, or void, such holding shall not affect the remaining portions of this ordinance. If
this ordinance or any provisions thereof shall be held to be inapplicable to any person, property,
or circumstance, such holding shall not affect its applicability to any other person, property, or
circumstance.
PART G. ADOPTION.
After a motion by Councilman Ignasiak with second by Councilman Emter, the vote on
the first reading of this ordinance held on February 4, 2013 is as follows:
AYE NAY
Mayor Mike Thomas X
Councilwoman Christine Power X
Councilwoman Gigi Bennington Excused
Councilman Mike Ignasiak X
Councilman Gene Emter X
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After Motion to approve by Colt, JU>C ikAh Second byeaincappink.r ,r
the vote on the second reading/public hearing of this ordinance held on[Al tp, OLj was
as follows:
AYE NAY
Mayor Mike Thomas
Councilwoman Christine Power �(
Councilwoman Gigi Bennington
Councilman Mike Ignasiak
Councilman Gene Emter
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 0±h day of , 2013.
ATTEST: CITY COUNCIL OF THE
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City Clerk ayor
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For the use and reliance only by the City of Approved by the City Council of the City of
Edgewater, Florida. Approved as to form and Edgewater at a meeting held on this iliay of
legality by: Aaron R. Wolfe, Esquire , 2013 under Agenda Item No. 8 CL .
City Attorney
Doran, Sims, Wolfe & Kundid
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EXHIBIT "A"
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COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
FUTURE LAND USE
RESTORATION SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT SUB-ELEMENT
CITY OF EDGEWATER SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
A. INTRODUCTION 1
B. GOALS, OBJECTIVES,AND POLICIES 3
GOAL 1: DEFINING THE RESTORATION SUSTAINABLE
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. 3
Objective 1.1: Develop SCD Effective Fiscal and Land Use Planning Technique 4
Policy 1.1.1: Protection and Management of lands within
Volusia County Natural Resource Management Area
("NRMA") and Environmental Systems Corridor
("ESC"). 4
Policy 1.1.2: Restoration SCD Implementation Specifics. 5
Policy 1.1.3: Timing of Restoration SCD Implementation
Specifics. 5
GOAL 2: DEFINING THE COMPONENTS OF SUSTAINABILITY IN
RESTORATION SCD: 6
Objective 2.1: Sustainability. 6
Policy 2.1.1: 6
Policy 2.1.2: 6
Policy 2.1.3: 6
Policy 2.1.4: 7
Policy 2.1.5: 7
Policy 2.1.6: 7
Policy 2.1.7: 7
GOAL 3: MIXED-USE FACILITIES. 7
Objective 3.1: Provide for Land Use Designations which Promote a Mix of Uses. 7
Policy 3.1.1: 7
Policy 3.1.2: 10
Policy 3.1.3: 10
GOAL 4: OPEN SPACE/NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND
PROTECTION STANDARDS. 11
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Objective 4.1: Minimization of the Impacts of Development on the Natural
Environment. 11
Policy 4.1.1: Requirement of Appropriate Environmental
Studies. 11
Policy 4.1.2: Protection of Environmental System Corridor
Lands. 11
Policy 4.1.3: Designation of Land as Resource Based Open
Space. 12
Policy 4.1.4: Minimum Open Space Requirements 12
Policy 4.1.5: Volusia County Environmental Core Overlay. 13
Policy 4.1.6: Location of Development within Restoration
SCD. 13
Policy 4.1.7: Resource Based Open Space/Environmental
Resource Permit. 13
Policy 4.1.8: Minimization of Wetland Impacts 13
Policy 4.1.9: Defining Open Space. 14
Policy 4.1.10: Protection Standards for Resource Based Open
Space. 14
Policy 4.1.11: SMMP Requirements and Minimum
Standards. 16
Policy 4.1.12: Ownership of Activity or Resource Based Open
Space. 18
GOAL 5: COMMUNITY DESIGN: PRINCIPLES OF TRADITIONAL
NEIGHBORHOOD DESIGN AND NEW URBANISM: 19
Objective 5.1: Design Attributes 19
Policy 5.1.1: Walkability. 19
Policy 5.1.2: Connectivity. 20
GOAL 6: AFFORDABLE HOUSING/HOUSING CHOICE• 21
Objective 6.1: Promote Diversity and Choice in Housing Options. 21
Policy 6.1.1: Provide Affordable Housing 21
Policy 6.1.2: Housing Choice. 21
GOAL 7: JOBS/HOUSING BALANCE: 21
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Objective 7.1: The Reduction of VMT through a Jobs-to-Housing Balance. 21
Policy 7.1.1 Community Mixed-Use Thresholds. 21
Policy 7.1.2: Interim Measuring of Jobs/Housing Ratios. 22
Policy 7.1.3: Build Out Jobs/Housing Balance. 23
Policy 7.1.4: The Jobs Calculation. 23
GOAL 8: REDUCTION IN GREENHOUSE GASES: 24
Objective 8.1: Reduce VMT through the Utilization of Sound Planning Paradigms. 24
Policy 8.1.1: Compact Development Pattern. 24
Policy 8.1.2: Avoid Large Single Uses of Land and Provide
for a Mixture of Land Uses 24
Policy 8.1.3: Walkable, Bikeable Community Design 26
Policy 8.1.4: Transit-Oriented Development. 26
Policy 8.1.5: Williamson Boulevard as a Multi-Way,Transit
Ready Boulevard 27
GOAL 9: SCHOOLS: 27
Objective 9.1: School Concurrency. 27
Policy 9.1.1: Capacity Enhancement Agreement. 27
GOAL 10: RESOURCE EFFICIENT DESIGN AND OPERATION: 28
Objective 10.1: The Utilization of Defined Benchmarks and Metrics to Measure
Success. 28
Policy 10.1.1: Utilization of Innovative Sustainable Programs. 28
GOAL 11: CONFORMANCE WITH THE GOALS, OBJECTIVES,
POLICIES: 29
Objective 11.1: Maintaining Conformity with Goals, Objectives and Policies. 29
Policy 11.1.1: Creation of the Restoration Planned Unit
Development 30
Policy 11.1.2: Processing of Development Approvals. 31
Policy 11.1.3: Coordination on Transportation
Improvements. 31
Policy 11.1.4: Maximum Daily Trips at Build Out 32
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Policy 11.1.5: Funding of Public Facilities and Infrastructure. 32
GOAL 12: FLOOD PLAIN MANAGEMENT: 33
Objective 12.1: Revised Flood Plain Management Policies and Protocols. 33
Policy 12.1.1: Floodplain Management. 33
Policy 12.1.2: 33
Policy 12.1.3: 33
Policy 12.1.4: 34
Policy 12.1.5: 34
Policy 12.1.6: 34
Objective 13: Restoration Sustainable Community Development District("SCD'). 34
Objective 14: Maximum Density and Intensiy for Restoration SCD. 34
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A. INTRODUCTION
The City of Edgewater ("City") desires to create a new land use category that will require new and
enhanced transportation and land use planning strategies, including planning for alternative
modes of travel, more compact mixed-use development, greater attention to jobs-housing
balance, and higher densities of residential housing containing a mix of housing types and price
points in order to address changing dynamics in the relationship between land development,
transportation, energy and the environment. This new category of land use is called Restoration
Sustainable Community Development ("SCD"). It has been crafted from the data, inventory and
analysis generated by the City and is described below with Goals, Objectives and Policies. It shall
apply only to and is prepared specifically for a development within the City known as Restoration.
Restoration is located in the City on the west side of Interstate 95 and contains 5,187.1 +/- acres.
The Restoration SCD land-use category has been designed to meet and exceed the design and
sustainability criteria found within the principles of Smart Growth, Traditional Neighborhood
Design,New Urbanism and Transit Ready Development and Design.
The Restoration SCD designation is designed to facilitate the expansion of the urban area of the
City through the integration of a number of different land uses, including office, commercial,
residential, recreational, governmental and housing components so that all work seamlessly in a
New Urbanist framework. The residential portion of the Restoration SCD development must
include housing units of various densities and types, at various price points and sizes. The
housing inventory shall include, but not be limited to, single-family, multi-family and townhouse
homes as well as some residential inventory to be located above retail or commercial uses where
appropriate in the context of the overall planning for the Restoration SCD.
The Restoration SCD shall require the innovative use of land planning that is consistent with and
implements the keystone principles of Smart Growth as set forth by Volusia County's Smart
Growth Implementation Committee and transect based planning as supported by the Congress of
New Urbanism and set forth in Smart Code, Version 9.0 O. These are to be the cornerstones of
the Restoration SCD development in the City of Edgewater. The principles of Smart Growth
that are to be employed are as follows:
Environment. Smart Growth emphasizes the early identification and preservation of
environmentally important areas and open space areas. These are conceived of as a connected
network of multi-purpose lands that form the community's "green infrastructure."
Communities. Smart Growth emphasizes compact, walkable, mixed-use communities that
provide alternative modes of travel together with greater jobs/housing balance and higher
densities. It seeks to use land and infrastructure efficiently to reduce the costs of servicing new
development and shall provide for a range of housing choices and lifestyles. Such development
emphasizes innovation in sustainable design in both the conservation of water resources and
energy.
Economy. Smart Growth communities place an emphasis on a mix of land uses including
residential, office, commercial, recreational, and governmental that all work seamlessly in a New
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Urbanist framework with public investments that support the needs of sustainable economic
development.
Transect Based Planning. Transect based planning has its roots in the environmental
transect, which is based on an analysis of the natural sequence of environments and their
relationship to each other. Because "New Urbanist" planning recognizes that "one size does not
fit all" and because humans desire to live in different kinds of places, transect based planning
attempts to mirror the environmental transect and allow for an urban to rural pattern or
"Transect Zones" which shall place a premium on a continuum of different market offerings.
These are to be arranged harmoniously and appropriately in the natural landscape. Accordingly,
the Restoration SCD shall have a variety of places and corresponding appropriate building
typologies, including lower density residential, so that the over-all mixed-use characteristics of the
Restoration SCD are maximized.
The Restoration SCD is the result of a conscientious planning approach based on the most
current New Urbanist research and advanced practices. The compact development pattern is
designed to and shall provide for a diverse community with distinct place types and multiple
experiences that are appealing to residents, employees, and visitors. It shall provide for
walkability, a broad range of inclusive household demographics, the ability to connect the
community directly to a natural experience, transit ready design, and a high level of environmental
stewardship and planning.
In order to facilitate the outcome described herein and to further demonstrate the City's support
of the development represented by Restoration, the City makes the following representations and
commitments. The City of Edgewater will process its next Evaluation and Appraisal Report
(EAR) amendments in 2010/2011. Incident to that effort, the planning horizon EAR-based
amendment to the comprehensive plan will be extended through 2030. Notwithstanding that the
content of this plan amendment is intended to and does authorize the development of 8,500
residential units, until the City adopts the EAR-based amendments extending the planning
horizon through 2030, no more than 5,000 residential units are authorized for the Restoration
SCD. Once the EAR-based amendments are in effect and the planning horizon has been
extended through 2030, then the total number of residential units (8,500) as set forth in this
comprehensive plan amendment shall be authorized as set forth herein.
amendment cycle (anticipated in 2017), the City will not process:
1. any annexations increasing residential density and increasing the City's boundarie3
with the exception of small scale enclaves);
2. any large scale comprehensive plan amendments increasing residential density not
forth in the City's adopted 2008 Evaluation and Appraisal Report and graphically depicted on
Exhibit "A".
To ensure that the Restoration project is commenced in a timely fashion, the Master Developer
(which is the developer identified in and a party to the DRI Development Order of even date)
shall commence development within four years from the effective date of this plan amendment
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(the "Commencement Date"). For purposes of this provision, the commencement of
development means to begin performing on-site modification, fabrication, erection or installation
of a treatment facility or a conveyance system for the discharge of wastes and on-site
modification, fabrication, erection or installation of a treatment facility or a transmission system
for the conveyance of potable water. Land clearing and site preparation activities alone do not
constitute commencement of development. The City Council may grant an extension of the
Commencement Date if a request demonstrating good cause is filed in writing with the Clerk of
the City Council at least sixty (60) days prior to the expiration of the Commencement Date;
however, if the Commencement Date as set forth herein expires with no extension being
requested or having been requested is not granted, then the City Council may, at its discretion,
undertake an amendment to its comprehensive plan to remove the Restoration SCD designation
from the property. Failure of the City Council to initiate a comprehensive plan amendment as
herein provided shall leave the Restoration SCD land use designation in place but in no way shall
serve as a waiver of the City's right to later undertake a comprehensive plan amendment to
remove the Restoration SCD designation from the Restoration property if development as
described herein has not yet commenced.
Given the nature of the Restoration SCD, it is designed to be a collaborative planning process
between the developer, public agencies, non-governmental organizations and citizens that
collectively seek to holistically address varying community needs in a flexible, yet systematic
manner consistent with the Goals, Objectives and Policies hereinafter set forth. Because this
process is site specific and certain of the Objectives and Policies reflect the same, this Restoration
SCD text amendment shall apply only to the Restoration development. All other projects seeking
similar outcomes are subject to the creation of an applicable project specific land use category
through the comprehensive plan text/map amendment process and shall comply with all other
applicable regulatory processes.
B. GOALS, OBJECTIVES,AND POLICIES
GOAL 1: DEFINING THE RESTORATION SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT.
The City of Edgewater shall utilize innovative land use planning techniques, creative urban design,
environmental protection, and the judicious use of sustainable development principles and
practices in order to meet the spirit and intent of the Restoration SCD. In order to facilitate this
vision, the City shall recognize that density is important to the Restoration SCD outcome, but no
more important than the mixing of uses, the development of a diverse population through the
provision of housing choice and employment centers, the connection of streets and the design of
structures and spaces on a human scale. These attributes are to be coupled with context sensitive
solutions in planning for thoroughfares so as to make for a walkable community. All of this is
accomplished within an overall framework of environmental protection and sustainable design
within the built environment of the Restoration SCD.
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Objective 1.1: Develop SCD Effective Fiscal and Land Use Planning Technique.
Edgewater shall use the Restoration SCD as an effective fiscal and land -use planning technique
for managing growth, controlling sprawl, and ensuring that the built environment does not
compromise the workings of the natural environment within the Restoration SCD. The
Restoration SCD shall demonstrate its consistency with the policies set forth below.
Policy 1.1.1: Protection and Management of Lands within Volusia County
Natural Resource Management Area ("NRMA") and
Environmental Systems Corridor ("ESC"). The Restoration SCD
is located within an area currently designated by Volusia County as
NRMA and includes both Environmental Core Overlay Lands
("ECO" a.k.a Map "A") and Environmental System Corridor
("ESC"). As a result, development will necessarily impact portions
of the NRMA, but such development will not materially or
adversely impact the natural resources or systems of the NRMA as
a whole. Appropriate environmental studies have been performed
to guide development to the approximate eastern one-third of the
Restoration SCD so that development within NRMA is clustered
in the most suitable location within the Restoration SCD thereby
protecting the majority of the NRMA and the important natural
resources lying within it (See Policy 4.1.1 below). Further, the
environmental development and compliance standards within the
Restoration SCD are equal to or exceed NRMA standards.
Portions of the Restoration SCD are within an area designated as
Environmental Core Overlay and are designated by Volusia
County as Map "A" lands (See Policy 4.1.5 below). These lands
shall be designated as Conservation lands on the Restoration SCD
Conservation/Development Areas Map described below. In
addition, portions of the Restoration SCD are within an area
formerly designated on the Volusia County FLU Map as
Environmental System Corridor ("ESC"). The majority of the
ESC lands are interconnected wetland strands within the
Restoration SCD and substantially all ESC lands outside of the
SCD Community Development Lands as described below shall be
protected so as not to degrade their natural functions. Where
impacts are authorized to these wetland strands, the Restoration
SCD shall provide for all required mitigation as contemplated
under both state and Federal law (See Policy 4.1.2 below). The
restoration, enhancement and management of these lands shall be
the responsibility of the developer or its successors and assigns,
(See Policy 11.1.5 below).
The ecological integrity and eco-diversity of the NRMA lands not
otherwise impacted by the development contemplated herein shall
be restored and maintained by the developer, its successors and
assigns so that they contribute to an interconnected system of
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integrated habitat in a post-development setting (See Policy 11.1.5
below).
The Restoration SCD shall be developed consistent with the
Restoration SCD Conservation/Development Areas Map ("CDA
Map") which delineates three regions of the Restoration SCD as
(1) Conservation, (2) SCD Conservation/Restoration, and (3) SCD
Community Development lands. The lands designated as
Conservation on the CDA Map are also lands designated by
Volusia County as Environmental Core Overlay (Map "A"). The
SCD Community Development Lands are also further described as
the "Build Envelope." The CDA Map is incorporated by
reference into and made a part of this Comprehensive Plan
Amendment. The City recognizes that the exact configuration and
territorial limits of the areas designated on the CDA Map shall be
subject to final engineering, regulatory review and adjustment by
one or the other or both of the State of Florida and the Federal
government through the review and approval of the ERP permit
administered by the St. Johns River Water Management District
and the Section 404 Permit administered by the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers. The submission of applications for the referenced
permits and the processing of the same by the developer shall be
consistent with the designated regions shown on the CDA Map.
Policy 1.1.2: Restoration SCD Implementation Specifics. The specific
requirements for implementing the Restoration SCD shall be
memorialized through (1) the processing and obtaining of a
Chapter 380.06, Florida Statutes, DRI Development Order, (2) a
Planned Unit Development ("PUD") approval including a Master
Development Plan and a Regulating Book/Design Guidelines, and
(3) a Site Mitigation and Management Plan ("SMMP") each of
which are more particularly described below. Each of these
instruments shall be crafted so that they individually and
cumulatively implement the Goals, Objectives and Policies set
forth herein.
Policy 1.1.3: Timing of Restoration SCD Implementation Specifics. The
DRI Development Order shall be processed and approved
concurrently with the approval of the Restoration SCD land use
amendment as contemplated by Subsection 380.06(6), Florida
Statutes. A Planned Unit Development ("PUD") approval
including a Master Development Plan and a Regulating
Book/Design Guidelines shall be initiated and processed to
completion and adoption by the City within eighteen (18) months
following the effective date of this Restoration SCD land use
amendment. For this purpose, the effective date shall be the date
upon which this amendment is finally approved and not subject to
further appeal or review. Policy 11.1.1 below details the content of
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the Regulating Book/Design Guidelines. The SMMP shall be
prepared for processing and review consistent with the time
constraints set forth herein and as set forth in the DRI
Development Order adopted concurrently herewith. The SMMP
shall contain minimally the information, protocols and procedures
set forth in Policy 4.1.11 below. The PUD approval together with
the Master Development Plan, Regulating Book/Design
Guidelines and the SMMP shall be processed in accordance with
the ordinary procedures of the City.
In no event shall the City of Edgewater issue permits or
development approvals, including the execution of any PUD
Agreement or allow construction/work to commence on the
Restoration project prior to the completion and adoption of each
of the above-described documents.
GOAL 2: DEFINING THE COMPONENTS OF SUSTAINABILITY IN
RESTORATION SCD: The Restoration SCD is designed to and shall be developed with a mix
of uses including, residential, commercial, recreational and governmental uses to be accompanied
by both "active" and"passive" open space as those terms are hereinafter defined.
Objective 2.1: Sustainability. To ensure that the Restoration SCD is sustainable, the following
principles shall be implemented as comprehensive plan policies:
Policy 2.1.1: Contain a mixture of uses within the Restoration SCD land use
that provides for a balance of commercial, residential, recreational,
open space (active and passive), resource protection, educational
and other supporting uses.
Policy 2.1.2: Preservation of open space and the management, restoration and
preservation of important environmental systems.
Policy 2.1.3: A design that is based on the principles of Smart Growth,
Traditional Neighborhood Design ("TND"), New Urbanism,
Transit Oriented Design ("TOD") and the urban to rural transect
as accepted by the Congress of New Urbanism and defined in the
Smart Code, Version 9.0 C. As such the Restoration SCD shall
include walkability, compact development patterns, quality
architecture and urban design, and a hierarchy of streets or street
systems to foster connectivity and pedestrian mobility as well as
alternate modes of travel, including transit. All are to be
appropriately located in a transect-based community that includes a
range of transects from T5 Urban Center to Ti Natural Zone as
the same are described in the Congress of New Urbanism and
Smart Code,Version 9.0 C.
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Policy 2.1.4: A diversity and choice of housing types, settings and price points
ranging from lower density more sub-urban type development to
higher density, compact development patterns and variety will be
required in order to limit sprawl. Housing types will include
mid-rise stacked flat product both as stand-alone residential and
residential above commercial. Single-family detached residential
on varying lot sizes, Carriage homes, Village homes, Garden
homes and Townhouses will be provided. Multifamily products
will also include for rent product. Some for sale product may be
offered as a condominium. The mix of product types will vary
depending on the section of the community in which the housing
is developed, but overall the Restoration SCD will have
approximately forty-five percent (45%) single family and fifty-five
percent (55%) multifamily.
Policy 2.1.5: The provision of opportunities throughout all phases of the
development for residents to work in the Restoration SCD,
thereby reducing automobile dependence.
Policy 2.1.6: The utilization of selected sustainable development techniques that
promote the reduction of greenhouse gases, energy efficiency,
water conservation and alternative transportation options.
Policy 2.1.7: Promote the efficient and effective use of utility and transportation
infrastructure.
GOAL 3: MIXED-USE FACILITIES. The Restoration SCD development shall be required
to provide a balanced mix of uses in order to facilitate meeting the goal of sustainable community
development.
Objective 3.1: Provide for Land Use Designations which Promote a Mix of Uses. In order
to accomplish the Goal, the City of Edgewater shall require and facilitate the development of a
transect-based urban mixed-use community that relates to and is an extension of the existing city,
through the adoption of land use designations described herein through the Restoration SCD.
Policy 3.1.1: The following land use designations shall be required within the
Restoration SCD. These designations are not separate future land
use categories, but are intended to further guide the form and
design of the development that is permitted in the Restoration
SCD. Specific uses, square footages and number of dwelling units
shall be memorialized in the DRI Development Order. However,
the total number of dwelling units within Restoration shall not
exceed 8,500 and the total number of non-residential square feet
shall not exceed 3,300,000 square feet.
The acreage calculations set forth in the land use designations set
forth below are net of and exclude acreage used for Williamson
Boulevard, Indian River Boulevard, manmade lakes and storm
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water detention areas, overhead utility lines, and schools. Subject
to the foregoing, the Land Use Designations within Restoration
are as follows:
a. Residential ("SCD-R"). This designation supports a variety
of housing types including single family, townhomes, coach
homes, condominiums, multifamily rental apartments, together
with appropriate civic, institutional and recreational uses along
with accessory dwelling units associated with single-family
residential units. The Residential designation is primarily
characteristic of a T-4 and T-5 transect, with some outer
portion being a T-3 transect.
• Size: Approximately 598 Acres (+ or-)
• Residential Units: 4,043 Maximum; 2,000 Minimum
b. Mixed-Use Town Center ("MUTC"). The Mixed-Use
Town Center is designed to be the commercial core of the
Restoration SCD. This designation shall require a vertically
integrated mixture of higher density and intensity uses and
development, providing multi-family housing, hospitality and
lodging, commercial retail and service, office uses and civic,
government,institutional, and recreational uses.
"Big Box" retail development, defined as retail establishments
in which one or more of the stand-alone facilities are equal to
or larger than 75,000 square feet, shall only be permitted in the
Mixed-Use Town Center, but the design of the same shall be
consistent with the integration of the other uses required for
this part of the Restoration development.
• Size: Approximately 88 Acres (+ or -)
• Residential Units: 1000 Maximum, 450 Minimum
• Maximum Residential Density: 36 du/acre
• Maximum Non-residential Intensity: 1,200,000 SF
• Minimum Non-residential Intensity: 550,000 SF
c. Work Place ("WP"). The Work Place designation is designed
to be the primary employment center for the Restoration SCD.
Importantly, it is not the exclusive employment center as a
significant number of jobs are anticipated within both the
MUTC and TRC described elsewhere herein.
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Permitted Uses within the Work Place include office,
institutional, light industrial, civic, lodging, multi-family
residential, and convenience commercial uses serving the needs
of businesses and workers employed within the Work Place.
• Size: Approximately 79 Acres (+ or-)
• Maximum Residential Density: 36 du/acre
• Minimum Residential Density: 15 du/acre
• Maximum Nonresidential Intensity: 1,003,547 SF
• Minimum Non-residential Intensity: 500,000 SF
• Residential Units: The number and placement of
residential product in this area shall be market driven
but to the extent used shall be developed as multi-
family and deducted from allowable residential density
in any other Land Use Designation herein so that the
total of residential units does not exceed 8,500.
d. Transit-Ready Corridor ("TRC"). The TRC is specifically
designed to accommodate residential densities and commercial
intensities in a mixture of uses that shall support public transit.
This designation is to be located along the major arterial
corridor of the Restoration SCD which is to be designed as a
multiway boulevard that can eventually support streetcars,
buses, pedestrians, bicyclists and autos, while creating a
walkable urban environment.
Permitted uses within the TRC include commercial,office,
institutional, civic,residential and lodging.
• Size: Approximately 85 Acres (+ or-)
• Residential Units: Maximum 3,457;Minimum 2,000.
A minimum of 35% of the residential product in this
portion of the Restoration SCD shall be developed as
mixed use (i.e.,residential above commercial.)
• Maximum Residential Density: 36 du/acre
• Minimum Residential Density: 15 du/acre
• Minimum Non-residential Intensity: 200,000 SF
• Maximum Non-residential Intensity: 1,305,000 SF.
e. Utility Infrastructure Site. The area designated on Map "H"
attached to the DRI Development Order and on the CDA
Map attached hereto and labeled as Utility Infrastructure Site is
to be developed with appropriate utility infrastructure to
expand the city's capacity to deliver water, sewer and
wastewater facilities.
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f. Schools. In order to provide residents within the Restoration
SCD access to schools, two school sites totaling 85 acres have
been identified and shall be dedicated to the Volusia County
School Board ("School Board") in accordance with the terms
and conditions of a Capacity Enhancement Agreement
("CEA") entered into between the School Board, the City and
the developer, the same being recorded in the Public Records
of Volusia County, Florida at O.R. Book 6313, Page 219,
Public Records of Volusia County, Florida. See Policy 9.1.1
for administration of CEA.
g. Open Space. The Open Space designation is designed to and
shall protect and permanently preserve Activity and Resource
Based Open Space areas throughout the Restoration SCD.
Additionally, Resource Based Open Space may, subject to the
terms of permits to be obtained from either or both of the St.
Johns River Water Management District or the U. S. Army
Corps of Engineers, provide for mitigation for impacts to
wetlands that shall result from development activities within
the SCD/Community Development area of the Restoration
SCD as depicted on the CDA Map. These areas and the
administration of them are further defined below.
Policy 3.1.2: Within each of the land use designations identified above, it is
recognized that to achieve the overall objective of the Restoration
SCD, some or all of the following additional uses are authorized in
all of the land uses described above, to-wit: conservation or
mitigation areas and stormwater management areas. Within the
built environment, ancillary uses that are supportive of the
identified land use designations shall also be allowed on a case-by-
case basis, and shall be reviewed as part of the building review
process of the City.
Policy 3.1.3: Development may only be permitted within the Restoration SCD
if consistent with the land use designations set forth above. In
order to maximize the attributes of the urban form, the City shall
require that the Restoration SCD utilize density in concert with the
mixing of uses, the development of population and employment
centers, the interconnection of streets and the design of structures
and spaces within the Restoration SCD so as to support a variety
of lifestyles and needs. All uses may be mixed horizontally on a
site or may be contained within multiple use buildings such that
differing uses exist vertically in one building or structure. Where
residential product is located above commercial, retail, office or
institutional uses and located in the MUTC, the WP or the TRC
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land use designations, such product shall be considered as mixed-
use and treated as "commercial" development under the Land
Development Regulations of the City.
GOAL 4: OPEN SPACE/NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND
PROTECTION STANDARDS: The City shall require that development under the
Restoration SCD designation does not adversely impact the function and value of natural
resources located in either the "Conservation" or the "SCD/Conservation/Restoration" areas as
noted on the CDA Map attached hereto. Development standards for land use activities in these
areas will be more restrictive than other areas and will be limited as provided hereinafter in
Objective 4.1. Because high-density and intensity development are a recognized part of the
Restoration SCD planning protocol, impacts to natural resources and systems will occur but the
vast majority of those are limited to the areas labeled as SCD/Community Development on the
CDA Map. Impacts that do occur will be allowed only with appropriate mitigation for the loss of
the function and value of those natural resources as provided for within the regulatory framework
of the local, state and Federal government programs and consistent with the Objectives and
Policies discussed below. Conformance to the Objectives and policies associated with this Goal
shall be deemed to establish consistency with Policy FLUE 1.2.6.
Objective 4.1: Minimization of the Impacts of Development on the Natural Environment.
Within the Restoration SCD, development shall be directed only to those locations on the CDA
Map labeled as SCD/Community Development, except that minimal intrusions into the
Conservation and SCD Conservation/Restoration areas noted on the CDA Map shall be
authorized for maintenance of utility infrastructure such as roads, stormwater management
systems and to service and maintain the ecological restoration contemplated as part of this
development and as authorized by the state and Federal government in permits issued by the
same, limited recreational access shall be allowed and appropriate trails and bike paths
constructed. Development within the Restoration SCD is to be designed so as to minimize the
impact on natural resources and systems with the ultimate goal at build out to be that the built
environment and the natural environment can coexist to the fullest extent practicable as a
seamless undertaking.
Policy 4.1.1: Requirement of Appropriate Environmental Studies. Because
the Restoration SCD is located within NRMA, the developer and
other stakeholders have completed appropriate environmental
studies to guide development so that it is clustered in the most
suitable locations on the site consistent with Objective 4.1 above.
Policy 4.1.2: Protection of Environmental System Corridor Lands. A
portion of the Restoration SCD is within an area formerly
designated on the Volusia County FLU Map as Environmental
System Corridor ("ESC"). The portion of the ESC lands lying
within the area designated as SCD Community Development Land
on the CDA Map will be impacted by the proposed development.
Notwithstanding those impacts, the City of Edgewater shall require
that substantially all of the remaining ESC lands be protected so as
not to degrade natural functions and values, and to maintain
ecological integrity and eco-diversity within such lands. The goal is
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that the remaining ESC lands shall contribute to an interconnected
system of integrated habitat. Minimal impacts to these remaining
ESC lands will occur, but only at the edge of the SCD Community
Development Lands and for road or bridge crossings connecting
portions of the build envelope and for other uses authorized for
Resource Based Open Space. Accordingly, the remaining ESC
lands are to be placed in either the Conservation area or the SCD
Conservation/Restoration areas of CDA Map and designated as
Resource Based Open Space. Impacts to and the management of
the ESC lands shall be accommodated through Policy 4.1.3 and
4.1.10 below.
Policy 4.1.3: Designation of Land as Resource Based Open Space. The
Restoration SCD shall designate lands to be set aside as Resource
Based Open Space. In doing so, the Restoration SCD shall be
guided by the Natural Resources of Regional Significance decision
support model of the East Central Florida Regional Planning
Council ("ECFRPC"). Utilization of this model shall result in the
protection of the majority of wetlands on site, and all wetlands
within the areas to be designated as Resource Based Open Space
shall be preserved and restored consistent with the protocols
described below. Impacts to wetlands shall occur in the areas
labeled SCD Community Development on the CDA Map and
when they occur, appropriate mitigation through preservation and
restoration within the areas labeled Conservation and SCD
Conservation/Restoration on the CDA Map shall be provided to
ensure that there is no overall net loss of wetland function and
value. The determination of net loss of wetland function and value
shall be undertaken using the approved methodology and
protocols in use by the St.Johns River Water Management District
and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Policy 4.1.4: Minimum Open Space Requirements. Because the Restoration
SCD is to be developed within an overall plan of natural resource
management that minimizes adverse impact to existing natural
resources, the plan of development shall conserve large areas of
uninterrupted environmentally sensitive areas which shall need to
be restored and managed as part of a system for habitat, wetlands,
surface water protection and to provide recreational opportunities
(both active and passive).
Accordingly, not less than fifty percent (50%) of the Restoration
SCD shall be in permanent, protected open space consisting of a
mix of Activity and Resource Based Open Space. The location of
the Resource Based Open Space within the Restoration SCD has
been determined and is shown on the CDA Map as Conservation
and SCD Conservation/Restoration areas. Activity Based Open
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Space shall be located within the areas shown on the CDA Map as
SCD Community Development.
Policy 4.1.5: Volusia County Environmental Core Overlay. All lands
designated by Volusia County as Environmental Core Overlay or
ECO Lands (Map "A") and located within the boundary of the
Restoration SCD development shall be protected as integrated
habitat and managed to protect its ecological function. Such lands
are shown on the CDA Map as Conservation and shall additionally
be designated as Resource Based Open Space lands and protected
as such.
Policy 4.1.6 Location of Development within Restoration SCD. Urban
development within the Restoration SCD shall be clustered on the
eastern one-third of the Restoration SCD towards the right-of-way
of Interstate 95 and within the area labeled on the CDA Map as
SCD Community Development. The built environment within
this area shall encompass innovative land development practices
which promote sustainability, as well as, conservation and
conservation management. It is recognized that the clustering of
development in this portion of the Restoration site and the
development of the same in an urban form shall result in the loss
of some wetlands, but the developer shall impact only those
wetlands which have been determined through applicable
regulatory review to be of less ecological significance to the overall
integrity of the larger wetland regime that encompasses the
Resource Based Open Space.
Policy 4.1.7 Resource Based Open Space/Environmental Resource
Permit. Where land development proposals of the Restoration
SCD are subject to the St.Johns River Water Management District
Environmental Resource Permit process, the secondary impact
requirement (pursuant to Section 12.2.7 of the Management and
Storage of Surface Waters Handbook) shall satisfy the intent of
this goal. The protected Resource Based Open Space shall be
designed as integrated habitat so to as enhance habitat protection
and protect its ecological function as set forth below.
Policy 4.1.8: Minimization of Wetland Impacts. As noted in Policy 4.1.6
above, the clustering of development in the urban form will result
in the loss of wetlands. Which wetlands are to be lost to
development is to be determined through applicable Federal and
state regulatory review, but the goal is to avoid wetland impacts to
the fullest extent practicable. Wetland impacts that cannot be
avoided after regulatory review under applicable law shall be
compensated for through appropriate mitigation so as to ensure
that there is no overall net loss in wetland function and value.
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Policy 4.1.9: Defining Open Space. Open Space shall include (1) Activity
Based Open Space and (2) Resource Based Open Space areas
within the Restoration SCD. The Restoration SCD shall contain
approximately 3,872 acres (+ or-) of Resource Based Open Space.
a. Activity Based Open Space is open space that has generally
been developed by the developer in order to provide areas for
active recreation in a post-development setting. As such, it
includes areas such as walkways, bikeways, trails, lakes, picnic
areas, playgrounds, tot-lots, neighborhood parks, plazas and
sports and active parks (baseball, tennis, swimming, soccer
facilities,boardwalks, etc.).
b. Resource Based Open Space is open space intended to
protect and enhance environmental systems. Consistent with
Policies 4.1.3, 4.1.4 and 4.1.7 above and 4.1.10 below, it may
include in addition to areas set aside for ecological
preservation, enhancement and restoration, nature trails,
conservation education programs, observation decks and
similar facilities including lakes used for detention or retention
of surface water.
Policy 4.1.10: Protection Standards for Resource Based Open Space.
Resource protection standards for Resource Based Open Space is
to be provided for in the Restoration SCD by the preparation and
adoption of a Site Mitigation and Management Plan ("SMMP") as
provided in Policy 1.1.3 above and the DRI Development Order.
The purpose of the SMMP is to provide for the imposition of a set
of site mitigation and management protocols designed to ensure
the long-term maintenance by the developer, its successors and
assigns, (See Policy 11.1.5 below) of the ecologic value of the
Resource Based Open Space within the Restoration SCD and the
effective integration of the same into the built environment. The
following principles shall form the basis of the SMMP.
a. Resource Based Open Space in the Restoration SCD shall, to
the greatest extent practicable, be aligned and connected so
that free and unencumbered movement from one section of
the Resource Based Open Space to another is achieved within
the boundaries of the Restoration project. To the extent
practicable and in order to promote habitat connectivity
external to the Restoration SCD, the Resource Based Open
Space shall be aligned with and connected to like natural
systems outside the boundaries of the Restoration project.
Areas set aside for Resource Based Open Space may be
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accessed by walkways, boardwalks, trails and bikeways where
such access is consistent with the maintenance of the
ecological resource and its habitat values. Resource Based
Open Space may include facilities for environmental education
and research.
b. Resource Based Open Space areas shall be designated,
permanently protected, and maintained as undeveloped and/or
restored or enhanced conservation areas that are accessible for
passive recreational uses consistent with the protocols of the
SMMP and permits issued by either the state or Federal
government. Resource Based Open Space shall be selected
and designed according to the following principles:
(i) ECO Lands, Environmental System Corridors,
wetlands, natural and historic resources shall
receive top priority for and be a part of the
designated Resource Based Open Space area.
(ii) Resource Based Open Space shall be designed as a
contiguous area to eliminate or minimize
fragmentation and promote the formation of linked
networks with existing or potential Resource Based
Open Space areas on adjacent properties, or other
developments.
(iii) Resource Based Open Space areas may include
storm water management facilities.
(iv) To the extent that roads are necessary for access
to the Conservation and SCD
Conservation/Restoration areas as shown on the
CDA Map, they shall, to the fullest extent
practicable, avoid wetlands and other ecological
resources that comprise the environmental
integrity of these areas.
(v) Resource Based Open Space, all of which is located
within the areas shown on the CDA Map as either
Conservation or SCD Conservation/Restoration
shall be permanently protected by conservation
easement so that such areas are and remain
undeveloped in perpetuity by recording the
Conservation Easement in the Public Records of
Volusia County, no later than the date of the
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issuance by the City of the first building permit
authorizing the construction of horizontal
improvements or land clearing on the Restoration
site or such earlier time as might be required by
either the state or Federal government in their
respective permits authorizing impacts to wetlands
within the Restoration site. The Conservation
Easement(s) providing for such protection shall run
with the land and shall be written in such a manner
so as to provide for enforcement rights by the
Grantees, the City of Edgewater, the St.Johns River
Water Management District and to the extent
required, third party enforcement rights by the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers and any other party or
person that the permits authorizing the wetland
impacts might require. The Conservation
Easement(s) shall be set forth in the Covenants,
Conditions and Restrictions ("CCRs") of the
Restoration SCD and recorded in the Public
Records of Volusia County. The CCRs shall be
provided to each subsequent land owner within the
Restoration SCD.
(vi) Resource Based Open Space shall be managed
according to the SMMP and/or the terms and
conditions set forth in any Conservation Easement
encumbering the same or by any other entity or
format authorized under Policy 4.1.12 below.
Policy 4.1.11: SMMP Requirements and Minimum Standards. Resource
Based Open Space protection standards are to be provided for in
the Restoration SCD by the preparation and adoption of a Site
Mitigation and Management Plan ("SMMP") which by its terms
will incorporate by reference all terms and conditions imposed by
both the SJRWMD and the ACOE in the issuance of their
respective permits. The purpose of the SMMP is to provide for
the imposition of a set of site mitigation and management
protocols which shall ensure the long-term maintenance of the
ecological values of the Resource Based Open Space and the
effective integration of the same into the built environment. In
addition, the SMMP will detail the protocols to be followed in the
design, planning and implementation for the restoration of
wetlands and uplands within the Resource Based Open Space.
With respect to the wetlands restoration, the goal is to restore the
landscape back to a "native Florida ecosystem" by reversing the
effects of the silviculture operation that has characterized the use
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of the project site for the past fifty plus years. This will be
accomplished by the developer of the Restoration SCD, its
successors and assigns, by among other things (1) selectively
timbering the existing pine plantation so as to return upland pine
forest to native pine flatwoods; (2) creating a herbaceous layer
understory; (3) removing planted pines from wetlands; (4)
restoring natural hydroperiods in a manner that is consistent with
the various wetland types found in the Resource Based Open
Space; (5) removing and managing exotic infestation; (6) managing
hydrology by plugging selected ditches and canals; (7) managing
hydrologic conditions through its integration into the master
stormwater system; and (8) restoring natural sheet flow through
the Spruce Creek Swamp.
Further, with respect to the wetlands restoration as described
above, the restoration will be commenced prior to any impacts to
wetlands unless an earlier start date is required by the terms of the
ERP Permit to be obtained from the SJRWMD or the Section 404
Permit to be obtained from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and
once started shall continue until completion of the wetlands
restoration project, but in no event shall the completion of the
wetlands restoration project exceed five (5) years after
commencement. See Policy 11.1.5 relative to administration of
cost for the wetland restoration.
In addition to the foregoing, the SMMP shall set standards and
management protocols for the following matters: (1) trees and tree
removal, (2) habitat of protected species, (3) flood hazard
management, (4) performance standards for development, (5)
potable water and well field protection, (6) erosion control, (7)
post-development land management protocols to include water
conservation and landscape standards incorporating drought
tolerant and native vegetation, (8) identification of ownership and
management responsibilities and (9) fire management.
The matters noted above are the minimum to be included in the
SMMP, and are not necessarily exhaustive,it being the intention of
the City and the developer of the Restoration SCD to prepare a
SMMP that is site specific and addresses all issues essential to the
maintenance of the ecological systems within the Resource Based
Open Space.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the SMMP will defer to and
incorporate by reference the terms and conditions of the Federal
and/or state permits to be obtained and the same shall be
controlling of the undertakings of the developer, its successors and
assigns, as the same pertain to the restoration, enhancement and
management of the Resource Based Open Space; (i.e., the St.
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Johns River Water Management District ERP Permit pursuant to
Chapter 403, Florida Statutes, and the implementing regulation and
rules of the District found at 40C-4001 and 40C-42.011 et. seq.
F.A.C., and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Section 404 Permit
pursuant to 33 U.S.C. Section 1344 et. seq. and 16 U.S.C. Sections
1536 and 1539 et. seq.). Accordingly, the City shall defer to the
requirements of the same, but the City shall reserve the right to
review such regulatory outcomes and determine whether or not
such outcomes are substantially consistent with the guidelines
enumerated here. The SMMP must be reviewed and approved by
the City and other stakeholder agencies with particular competency
in the subject under review consistent with the requirements of the
DRI Development Order and the SMMP shall be incorporated
into the DRI Development Order by reference and made a part
thereof through a Notice of Proposed Change (NOPC).
Policy 4.1.12: Ownership of Activity or Resource Based Open Space.
Ownership of either Activity or Resource Based Open Space shall
be by one or a combination of the following: (1) a homeowner's
association, (2) a land trust, (3) a qualified conservation
organization, (4) a Chapter 190, Florida Statutes, Community
Development District or (5) another public agency deemed
acceptable to the City and the developer. Where Resource Based
Open Space is subject to a conservation easement held by the city,
county, state or Federal government or a qualified conservation
organization, then the developer, or its assignee, may continue to
hold underlying fee title to the identified Resource Based Open
Space.
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GOAL 5: COMMUNITY DESIGN: PRINCIPLES OF TRADITIONAL
NEIGHBORHOOD DESIGN AND NEW URBANISM: The City shall establish
Restoration SCD Design Policies to ensure walkability and connectivity using design principles
that are consistent with Traditional Neighborhood Design, Transit-Oriented Development and
New Urbanism as these terms are understood in the literature of the Congress of New Urbanism,
the Urban Land Institute and other like-kind organizations. These Policies shall control the
design of the built environment within the Restoration SCD. They are set forth below and shall
be further memorialized and detailed in a Regulating Book/Design Guidelines to be adopted by
the City consistent with this Restoration SCD land use and in conjunction with the PUD zoning
of the Restoration site.
Objective 5.1: Design Attributes. The City shall define the essential design attributes
that must be a part of the development within the Restoration SCD. They are listed here with the
expectation that they shall be further refined and implemented through both the DRI
Development Order and the Regulating Book/Design Guidelines. In all events the DRI
Development Order and the Regulating Book/Design Guidelines must be consistent with the
essential design attributes listed here.
Policy 5.1.1: Walkability. To ensure that the Restoration SCD is pedestrian
friendly the following design principles shall be incorporated into
and made a part of the Regulating Book/Design Guidelines:
a. At build out, all homes shall be within a half (0.5) mile of
transit, a mixed-use activity center or facility or an
institutional or civic use such as a school, government
office.
b. Streets are to be pedestrian friendly. Homes are to be built
close to streets; with the majority of the homes having
street-facing facades and/or porches, windows and doors.
Other homes may be constructed in a manner that does
not front on the street so long as the home is designed in a
manner that is consistent with the principles of Traditional
Neighborhood Design or New Urbanism. Mixed-use and
commercial structures in the TRC shall in like manner be
built close to streets with street facing facades and
entrances. Streets are to be tree-lined and provide for on-
street parking where appropriate. Parking lots and parking
structures are to be hidden to the fullest extent practicable.
c. Street and pedestrian-way lighting are to be designed to
enhance safety and be consistent with "dark sky"
objectives to the maximum extent practicable.
d. Brick pavers, roundabouts, traffic circles and other traffic
calming techniques are to be employed in key locations to
enhance aesthetics, improve pedestrian access, reduce
vehicle speeds and promote safety within all travel modes.
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e. Signs identifying streets, speed limits, and neighborhoods
shall be designed to reflect neighborhood character.
f. All streets having vertical development or units on one or
both sides shall have sidewalks adjacent to the vertical
development or units and such sidewalks shall be a
minimum of five (5) feet in width to accommodate
pedestrian activity. Sidewalks will be designed and
constructed so that there is no break in a linear run of the
same, except for street crossings.
g. The City will require that the developer submit to the City
both a bicycle routing and mobility plan, including a trail
plan as a part of the Regulating Book/Design Guidelines
to be reviewed and approved by the City.
Policy 5.1.2: Connectivity. To ensure the efficient movement of people
through the Restoration SCD, the following design principles shall
be incorporated into and made a part of the Regulating
Book/Design Guidelines.
a. The street system shall be a well-connected grid based
system that is fully integrated. Because the Restoration
SCD shall develop over a period of years, the street system
shall be designed to facilitate the expansion of the same as
the community grows.
b. The street system shall be designed in a hierarchy that
provides for alternative cross sections to facilitate the
development of narrow neighborhood streets, boulevards,
and alleys. Streets are to be shaded by trees and
interconnected both internally and externally to both move
traffic efficiently through the Restoration SCD and to
disperse traffic off site efficiently. Streets shall allow for
on-street parking where appropriate and the location and
configuration of the same shall be set forth in the
Regulating Book/Design Guidelines.
c. The arrangement and design of streets shall promote a
pleasant, pedestrian and bicycle-friendly environment with
an emphasis on convenient access to surrounding
neighborhoods and community amenities. Restoration
SCD road design standards may apply to County- or State-
owned and maintained roads and as such be subject to
County or State approval.
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GOAL 6: AFFORDABLE HOUSING/HOUSING CHOICE: In addition to the housing
choices identified in Policy 3.1.1 above, the City shall require that the housing offered within the
Restoration SCD shall be offered at a variety of price points,including affordable housing.
Objective 6.1: Promote Diversity and Choice in Housing Options. The objective is a
robust mix of different types and kinds of housing, and particularly housing targeted to those who
have an Average Median Income ("AMI") that limits their housing choices. To ensure, to the
fullest extent possible, that the Restoration SCD is developed as a socially and economically
diverse community with a wide range of housing types, various price points shall be made
available.
Policy 6.1.1: Provide Affordable Housing. Within the Restoration SCD, ten
percent (10%) of all residential units shall qualify as "affordable
housing" which for this purpose shall mean housing for which
persons whose incomes fall between eighty percent (80%) and one
hundred forty percent (140%) of Volusia County's AMI shall
qualify to purchase.
Policy 6.1.2 Housing Choice. Within the Restoration SCD, the developer
will provide a diversity of housing products as described in Policy
2.1.4 above.
GOAL 7: JOBS/HOUSING BALANCE: The City desires to reduce dependence on
automobile travel and, therefore, vehicle miles traveled ("VMT"). Accordingly, the Restoration
SCD shall be required to develop and implement a program designed to ensure an adequate
number of jobs per residential dwelling unit exists in the Restoration SCD at build out.
Objective 7.1: The Reduction of VMT through a Jobs -to -Housing Balance. The
objective is to (1) reduce VMT and (2) establish and measure over time the jobs/housing balance
so as to provide a framework for determining the number of jobs created and to measure the
internal capture of trips within Restoration and to ensure a built community that, to the fullest
extent possible, provides for alternative modes of transportation to and from the work and
recreation places within the Restoration SCD.
Policy 7.1.1 Community Mixed-Use Thresholds. To ensure a mixture of
and balance between land uses and promote the creation of
employment opportunities on the project site, the following
mixed-use thresholds are established for the Restoration SCD:
1. Prior to the issuance of residential building permits for
more than 1,500 dwelling units, there shall have been constructed a
minimum of 180,000 square feet of nonresidential development;
2. Prior to the issuance of residential building permits for
more than 2,500 dwelling units, there shall have been constructed a
minimum of 300,000 square feet of nonresidential development;
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3. Prior to the issuance of residential building permits for
more than 5,000 dwelling units, there shall have been constructed a
minimum of 600,000 square feet of nonresidential development;
4. Prior to the issuance of residential building permits for
more than 7,500 dwelling units, there shall have been constructed a
minimum of 900,000 square feet of nonresidential development;
and
5. Prior to the issuance of residential building permits for the
8,500th dwelling unit, there shall have been constructed a minimum
of 1,200,000 square feet of nonresidential development.
Policy 7.1.2: Interim Measuring of Jobs/Housing Ratios. The Master
Developer ("Master Developer") shall measure the jobs/housing
ratio after the issuance of the final plats and/or commercial site
plan approval as set forth below. The designated ratios are goals,
but if there has been insufficient employment created pursuant to
this Policy, the Master Developer shall confer with the City and the
East Central Florida Regional Planning Council (ECFRPC) for the
purpose of determining whether and to what extent the Master
Developer has initiated and maintained a program designed to
attract jobs and employment to the Project and the prospects for
making up any shortfall in achieving the goals described below as
the development progresses. If at check point (ii) or (iii) below, it
is determined that the shortfall is material, that the efforts of the
Master Developer to meet the jobs/housing ratio have not been at
a level and with a consistency that evidences a good faith effort to
meet the jobs/housing ratio, then the City may require appropriate
mitigation to offset the failure to meet the established goal or,in its
discretion, the City may suspend the issuance of residential
building permits until the targeted thresholds agreed to by the City,
the ECFRPC and the Master Developer as set forth here are met.
This Policy is in addition to and not in limitation of Policy 7.1.1
above, it being the intention of the City that a series of different
checks are to be made and evaluated as the development proceeds
forward. The goals are, to-wit:
(i) After the issuance of final CO's for the occupancy
of the 3,400th residential unit
0.1 jobs per residential unit
(ii) After the issuance of final CO's for the occupancy
of the 6000th residential unit
0.5 jobs per residential unit
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(iii) After the issuance of final CO's for the occupancy
of the 8000`h residential unit
0.6 jobs per residential unit
Policy 7.1.3 Build Out Jobs/Housing Balance. At build out of the
Restoration SCD, a jobs-to-housing balance of 0.65 jobs per
residential unit shall be achieved. During development of the
Restoration SCD, the jobs/housing balance shall be measured at
various intervals in accordance with the standards set forth above
and in the DRI Development Order and the results shall be
reported to the City, the ECFRPC and the Department of
Community Affairs as often as the reports are generated so that
progress toward the goal set forth here can be assessed and
remedial action taken as determined to be appropriate under the
procedures set forth here and in the accompanying DRI
Development Order.
Policy 7.1.4 The Jobs Calculation. For purposes of making the jobs
calculation, the Master Developer may consider all jobs created
within the boundary of the Restoration SCD and count them as
one full job. Additionally, the Master Developer may consider
such additional jobs as are created after the commencement of
work on the Restoration site that are within a three mile radius of
the boundary of Restoration and within the municipal boundary of
the City. This latter category shall be counted as one-half job. To
document the jobs calculation, the Master Developer must submit
information which is specific to the type of industry or business;
i.e. retail/office/industrial, and provide a map showing the
location of each nonresidential development that is included. For
this purpose, jobs created in the public sector, i.e. Federal, state or
local government including school jobs whether private or public
shall be included. Development which is under construction may
be included, provided that vertical construction will be completed
within eighteen (18) months of the date of the submittal of the
documentation. The Master Developer may demonstrate
compliance with these Policies by surveying the expansion of
existing businesses and/or the creation of new businesses by
utilizing the following employment ratios, to-wit:
350 square feet of office = 1 job
600 square feet of retail/commercial = 1 job
If any actual survey of existing nonresidential development is
utilized, the documentation must include information on the
nature of the business including the name of the business, the date
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the information was generated and the name, address and
telephone number of the individual supplying the information.
GOAL 8: REDUCTION IN GREENHOUSE GASES: By utilizing the principles of Smart
Growth, Traditional Neighborhood Design, Transit-Oriented Design and New Urbanism, the
City seeks to reduce reliance on the automobile; and, therefore, reduce the production of
greenhouse gases. Additionally, the City desires to moderate the demand for energy utilized to
heat and cool houses and commercial structures built in Restoration, not only to reduce the
production of greenhouse gases, but to conserve available energy resources. In the furtherance of
this goal, the Restoration SCD development shall adhere to the following Objective and Policies.
Objective 8.1: Reduce VMT through the Utilization of Sound Planning Paradigms.
The objective of using the planning paradigms noted in the Goal is to create a framework that
gives the City the best possible opportunity to reduce VMT and by doing so reduce the
production of greenhouse gases. Further, the objective is to create a place where persons can live,
work and play without undue reliance on the automobile while also enjoying a living environment
that is "green." In order to implement this Goal and Objective, the Restoration SCD shall
implement the following Policies:
Policy 8.1.1: Compact Development Pattern. Compact development
patterns shall be required so that land is used efficiently and at a
density and intensity that assures that the planning paradigms
noted herein are adhered to. Streets are to be narrow, buildings are
clustered together and yard space is to be concentrated where it is
most usable. These requirements shall be implemented through
the adoption of the DRI Development Order and further refined
and developed through the Restoration Regulating Book/Design
Guidelines to be implemented as herein provided.
Policy 8.1.2: Avoid Large Single Uses of Land and Provide for a Mixture
of Land Uses. Except as otherwise provided at Policy 3.1.1(d),
the Restoration SCD shall avoid large single uses of land and defer
to a mixture of land uses. The Regulating Book/Design Guidelines
shall provide for and require a mixture of uses to include
residential, commercial, office, public/civic, recreation and Activity
Based Open Space, and Resource Based Open Space all in a
mixed-use configuration. This mix of uses shall occur both
vertically and horizontally. On a vertical plane, commercial and
retail uses may be augmented by residential uses above. With
regard to horizontal mixing, the developer shall create a mixture of
residential uses in close proximity to commercial, including retail
and service uses and public/civic uses. The developer shall also
incorporate appropriate cost stratification of housing products to
ensure housing at various price points is developed throughout and
to comply with the policies noted above at Policy 2.1.4 and Policy
6.1.2. The overall policy requires a fully-integrated community
with a variety and mix of housing products at various price points
and serving a variety of markets.
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The SCD Total Land Area is 5,187.1 acres. Of that amount,
approximately 3,872 (+ or -) acres have been designated as either
Activity Based Open Space or Resource Based Open Space.
The following maximum and minimum calculations are based on
the portion of the Restoration SCD labeled as SCD Community
Development on the CDA Map. This area is also referred to as
the "build envelope" of the Restoration SCD. The build envelope
consists of approximately 1,315.1 acres (+ or -). To ensure a
variety of uses within the build envelope, the Restoration
development shall be limited to the following:
a. Residential -- The minimum amount of residential shall
be forty-eight percent (48%) of the build envelope.
b. Commercial—The minimum amount of commercial use
(retail, service) shall be five percent (5%) of the build
envelope.
c. Office—The minimum amount of office use shall be five
percent (5%) of the build envelope.
d. Civic/Institutional — The minimum amount of
Civic/Institutional use shall be six percent (6%) of the
build envelope. For this purpose, Civic/Institutional shall
include schools, utility sites, and other like kind
government facilities.
e. Recreation and Open Space — The minimum amount
of Activity and Resource Based Open Space shall be
fifteen percent (15%) of the build envelope. The
minimum amount of Resource Based Open Space shall
be fifty percent (50%) of the SCD
Conservation/Restoration and the SCD Community
Development area noted on the SCD
Conservation/Development Areas Map.
f. Work Place — The minimum amount of work place to
include office/light industrial use shall be two and
one-half percent (2.5%) of the build envelope.
g. Mixed-Use —The minimum amount of mixed use which
shall include a mix of at least two of either office, retail,
institutional, service, public/civic and residential shall be
five percent (5%) of the build envelope.
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Importantly, when measured against the total land area of Restoration, approximately seventy-
four point six percent (74.6%) of the total land area of the Restoration SCD shall be lands outside
of the build envelope.
The "build envelope" of the Restoration SCD consists of approximately 1,315.1 acres calculated
as the total land area of Restoration SCD (5,187.1 acres) less all Resource Based Open Space
(3,872 acres). The Resource Based Open Space includes the Conservation Area and SCD
Conservation/Restoration areas as shown on the CDA Map.
The build envelope of the Restoration SCD is to be comprised of the use groups identified above.
No single-use group may exceed fifty-three percent (53%) of the build envelope.
Policy 8.1.3: Walkable, Bikeable Community Design. The Restoration SCD
shall incorporate a pedestrian and bike mobility system to provide
for the efficient and pleasurable movement of pedestrian and
cyclists throughout the development. This system shall include a
hierarchy of pedestrian and bicycling facilities including sidewalks
(at least five (5) feet wide), Bike Lanes (four (4) feet wide and
limited to major arterials), multi-purpose recreational trails (at least
ten (10) feet wide) and unimproved nature trails and boardwalks
connecting residential areas with work, shopping, entertainment
and open space/recreational opportunities. Pursuant to Policy
5.1.1(g) the developer will prepare and submit with the Regulating
Book/Design Guidelines the details of the bike mobility plan and
trail plan.
Policy 8.1.4: Transit-Oriented Development. The Restoration SCD shall
provide for the development of a Transit Corridor Plan. The
Transit Corridor Plan shall lay out the strategy for the design,
development and operation of a fixed-rail, electric transit system
within the TRC to be built and operated by the developer and at
no expense to the City. The transit system will operate in the TRC
and be designed, permitted and constructed so that it is operational
by 2021 or the end of Transportation Phase 2a as that term is
defined in the DRI Development Order. In order to maximize the
economic viability of the TRC, densities and intensities of
development within both the MUTC and TRC shall, as set forth in
Policy 3.1.1, be sufficiently high so as to support the utilization and
economic viability of the transit system. To further assist in the
economic viability of the transit system, the Regulating
Book/Design Guidelines shall require that development at the site
plan level be transit friendly to include reduced setbacks,
pedestrian connections between buildings, parking in the rear of
buildings, and the provision for transit shelters, provided, however,
on-street parking shall be allowed in the multi-way boulevard
described in Policy 8.1.5 below. In addition, the developer shall
work with the City of Edgewater and Volusia County Public
Transit System to ensure external connections are provided
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between the Restoration SCD, the City of Edgewater and other
incorporated and unincorporated portions of Volusia County. The
design of the TRC shall support and facilitate the optimum and
safe operation of the transit system.
Policy 8.1.5: Williamson Boulevard as a Multi-Way, Transit Ready
Boulevard. Williamson Boulevard is to be the primary north-
south transportation corridor within the Restoration SCD and shall
be designed, permitted and constructed so as to support the
operation of a fixed-rail, electric transit system that shall, upon
completion, run along Williamson Boulevard through the
Restoration SCD. As a multi-way, transit-ready boulevard,
Williamson Boulevard shall have a design profile that
accommodates the operation of the automobile, the electric transit
cars, bicycles and pedestrians. The design, dimensions and
alignment of Williamson Boulevard shall be driven by the
requirement that it support the overall need for continuous, direct
and efficient vehicular movement from surrounding areas of the
City and County through the Restoration SCD, coupled with the
requirement that it further the concept of a pedestrian-oriented
and transit-ready, operational roadway.
GOAL 9: SCHOOLS: The City and the Volusia County School Board seek to ensure that
opportunities for residents of the City and Restoration shall have adequate school facilities to
serve the City and Restoration.
Objective 9.1: School Concurrency. Residential development within the Restoration SCD
shall be planned to ensure sufficient capacity within the public school system to meet the
population needs consistent with and subject to "school concurrency" requirements imposed by
Volusia County School Board from time to time.
Policy 9.1.1 Capacity Enhancement Agreement. The applications for the
construction of residential housing product within the Restoration
SCD shall be coordinated with the Volusia County School Board
to determine if there shall be sufficient student capacity to meet
the requirements of the new development pursuant to standards
and procedures as more fully set forth in the Interlocal Agreement
for School Planning, Public School Facilities Element, and Section
206 of the Volusia County Charter. To accommodate the
management of school capacity within the Restoration SCD, the
Volusia County School Board, the City and the developer have
entered into a Capacity Enhancement Agreement ("CEA") which
has been designed to ensure that public schools can be timely
planned and constructed to serve the student population. The
CEA has been recorded in the Public Records of Volusia County,
Florida at O.R. Book 6313, Page 219, Public Records of Volusia
County Florida. The conveyance of the school sites shall occur on
the earlier of (a) approval by the City of a final site plat or a final
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plat for the 2,000`h residential dwelling unit or issuance of a
Certificate of Occupancy for the same; or (b) upon approval by the
City of all or a portion of the property wherein the portion of the
property to be platted is to include one or the other of the parcels
designated as school sites pursuant to the CEA. Consistent with
the foregoing and the CEA, the developer shall convey to the
School Board one or the other or both of the designated school
sites upon completion of the School Board's inspection period and
due diligence review.
GOAL 10: RESOURCE EFFICIENT DESIGN AND OPERATION: The City requires
that the Restoration SCD development include adherence to a suite of "green" building and
design initiatives to the end that the structures (both residential and commercial) shall be
designed, constructed and occupied using a variety of applicable green design and building
protocols as hereinafter set forth.
Objective 10.1: The Utilization of Defined Benchmarks and Metrics to Measure Success.
Sustainable development practices are understood to include a variety of practices and protocols
that are designed to allow development that promotes "resource efficiency" across a broad
spectrum of resources. The primary objective of the City in promoting the Restoration SCD is to
develop a rational and robust set of green infrastructure protocols that assure that development
within the Restoration SCD uses a whole systems approach to the design, development,
construction and operation of the Restoration SCD and to do so with defined benchmarks and
metrics that can be used to measure success.
Policy 10.1.1: Utilization of Innovative Sustainable Programs. The
Restoration SCD shall utilize a number of innovative sustainable
development techniques and measure the success of each to
determine their individual and collective impact on conserving
energy and water resources, internalizing trip capture and
providing appropriate landscapes and biodiversity. The protocols
to be used shall include the following:
a. Site Design and Land Use. Calculate the density of
residential units and intensity of non-residential units
within the Restoration SCD in order to measure jobs per
unit. Focus site design on creating required synergies to
enhance and improve prospects for a walkable, transit-
ready and transit-using community.
b. Landscape and Biodiversity. Create balanced,
multispecies living environments within the context of East
Central Florida using native and other appropriate
vegetation in the landscape palette with the goal of
reducing water usage and treating groundwater so as to
remove identifiable pollutants. Landscaping within the
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built environment shall be substantially designed and
installed using the University of Florida's Florida Friendly
Plant List and managed in accordance with the University
of Florida Yards and Neighborhoods Recognition
Checklist (January 2007 Version).
c. Transportation. Create multi-model synergies that
facilitate a reduction in the use of the automobile, promote
pedestrian and bicycle utilization and the use of transit.
d. Energy. Design the built environment so it reduces the
use of energy by incorporating green development
practices in building design, construction and operation.
Certification programs certifying compliance with this
protocol that would satisfy the same are the United States
Green Building Coalition Commercial Standard
certification for commercial structures and for residential
structures, USGBC LEED for Homes or FGBC Green
Home Designation Standard. All buildings constructed
within the Restoration SCD shall meet one of these
criteria.
e. Water. Design the water management system so that as
nearly as possible it incorporates total water balance into
the design, construction and operation of the development.
The benchmarks and metrics by which the City and the developer shall measure "sustainability"
shall be set forth and detailed in the DRI Development Order that is to accompany the adoption
of this text amendment. It is recognized that the standards and protocols which define
sustainability are constantly evolving such that what is determined to be acceptable today may be
unacceptable tomorrow. As new programs or technologies emerge that may be more supportive
of the goals that are both explicit and implicit in the development of the Restoration SCD, the
City and/or developer shall seek to incorporate them into the DRI Development Order by using
adaptive management over the life of the Restoration SCD. The goal is to ensure that the most
current programs, policies and protocols are used throughout the life of the Restoration SCD.
GOAL 11: CONFORMANCE WITH THE GOALS, OBJECTIVES, POLICIES: The
City shall ensure that development within the Restoration SCD area is in conformance with the
goals, objectives and policies, contained herein, through the execution of the DRI Development
Order, the adoption of Restoration Regulating Book/Design Guidelines, the adoption of the
Restoration PUD Zoning Overlay and such further and other agreements as may be necessary to
ensure the outcomes contemplated by this land use text amendment.
Objective 11.1: Maintaining Conformity with Goals, Objectives and Policies. The
objective of the City is to make sure that the broadly-stated goals, objectives and policies
described in this Restoration SCD text amendment are refined and set forth in more detail in the
DRI Development Order and accompanying documents and agreements so as to ensure to the
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fullest extent practicable that the Restoration SCD shall be developed and managed consistent
with this text amendment.
Policy 11.1.1: Creation of the Restoration Planned Unit Development. The
City shall allow development of the Restoration SCD or any
portion of the same to proceed upon the adoption of the
Restoration Sustainable Community Development/Planned Unit
Development ("SCD/PUD") zoning category and the
accompanying Regulating Book/Design Guidelines in a form that
is consistent with the Restoration DRI Development Order and
the Restoration SCD Future Land Use Category together with the
SMMP as previously provided in Policy 1.1.3 above. This shall
require the preparation, submission and approval of a SMMP, a
Zoning/Land Use Plan and a Restoration SCD/PUD prior to the
initiation of construction within the Restoration SCD, or any sub-
districts, or portion thereof. Map "H," as approved and appended
to a DRI Development Order, shall serve as the basis for a
Zoning/Land Use Plan. The Restoration SCD/PUD Regulating
Book/Design Guidelines shall contain planning and urban design
standards that govern development within the Restoration
SCD/PUD and where the Restoration SCD/PUD Regulating
Book/Design Guidelines conflict with existing City Land
Development Regulations, the Restoration SCD/PUD Regulating
Book/Design Guidelines shall control.
All properties to be developed shall undergo the Restoration
SCD/PUD Rezoning process,which involves two steps:
Step 1: Zoning/Land Use Plan approval provides zoning approval
on the overall Restoration site.
Step 2: Development Plan approval may occur in a staged process
and as increments of the overall Land Use Plan are submitted for
approval. A Development Plan may be approved by the City
Council after review by the Planning and Zoning Board. Nothing
herein shall preclude the developer from making application to the
City to amend or modify a previously adopted Zoning/Land Use
Plan as and when the developer determines such an application is
appropriate.
The Regulating Book/Design Guidelines shall address and
describe in appropriate detail the following areas:
• Principles of the Plan
• Environmental/Open Space Development Standards
• Streets, Roadway and Utility Standards
• Mixed-Use Town Center Development Standards
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• Work Place Development Standards
• Residential Development Standards,
• Infrastructure and Engineering Development Standards
• Transit Development Standards
• General Landscaping Standards
• Lighting Standards
• Signage Standards
• Definitions
Policy 11.1.2: Processing of Development Approvals. Because the
Restoration SCD requires for its implementation the integration of
a number of different land uses including office, commercial, retail,
residential, recreational, institutional (including governmental) all
of which are to be arranged within the built environment with a
vigorous effort to utilize sustainable principles, it is recognized that
modifications to the existing Land Development Regulations of
the City are necessary and desirable to accommodate and allow for
the implementation of the Restoration SCD.
It is contemplated that the Restoration SCD shall accomplish the
required modifications to the City Land Development Code
through the review and approval by the City of the Regulating
Book/Design Guidelines using the PUD zoning process to
accomplish the same. The property within the Restoration
SCD/PUD district shall be rezoned to PUD prior to
commencement of development. The rezoning shall include a
Zoning/Land Use Plan with a description of how the overall site
plan meets the Goals, Objectives and Policies set forth herein.
The Zoning/Land Use Plan and the accompanying Regulating
Book/Design Guidelines shall define with particularity how each
of the development components of the Restoration SCD/PUD
development shall be implemented. The Zoning/Land Use Plan
shall set forth the capacity for development inside the areas
designated as Restoration SCD/PUD on a site -specific basis and
in conformity with the limitations described herein. In addition to
the maximum base amount of any specific land use category
described herein, development capacity may be altered but may not
exceed that which is set forth herein.
Policy 11.1.3: Coordination on Transportation Improvements. Where road
improvements required by the adoption of the Restoration SCD
designation are provided for in the DRI Development Order
contemplated by this designation, then the City of Edgewater will
amend its Comprehensive Land Use Plan and its Transportation
and Capital Improvement Elements to incorporate the road
improvements provided for in the DRI Development Order.
Where the road improvements are provided for in the DRI
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Development Order, but are outside the jurisdiction of the City,
Interlocal Agreements with the affected jurisdiction shall be
required and identify the source of capital and the timing of
construction for those specific road improvements such that the
road improvements are provided prior to development in the
affected area of the Restoration SCD. The road improvements to
be undertaken within the first five years of the development of
Restoration are, or shall be, included in the City's CIE.
Policy 11.1.4: Maximum Daily Trips at Build Out. The land use and resulting
trip generation for the Restoration SCD land use shall not exceed
114,828 daily two-way trips at build out as calculated by the then
current Institute of Transportation Engineers ("ITE") Trip
Generation Manual.
Policy 11.1.5: Funding of Public Facilities and Infrastructure. To ensure the
provision of adequate public facilities that are fiscally neutral and
avoid inequitable burdens on parties outside the Restoration SCD,
public facilities and infrastructure for development within the
Restoration SCD shall be funded and maintained by the developer,
its successors and assigns, including, without limitation, a
Community Development District ("CDD") formed in accordance
with Chapter 190, Florida Statutes, or such other financial
mechanisms that are not dependent upon a budgetary allocation of
the City of Edgewater. For the purpose of this Policy, the term
"public facilities and infrastructure" includes the following: (1)
water and water supply systems, (2) stormwater management
systems, (3) roads, (4) transit system, (5) sewer and wastewater
systems, (6) fire, emergency operations, EMS and Police, and (7)
restoration of wetlands, uplands and ecological features of the
Resource Based Open Space. To the extent a new city hall is to be
built, the provisions of the DRI Development Order shall be
controlling for purposes of allocating the financial responsibility
for the same.
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GOAL 12: FLOOD PLAIN MANAGEMENT: The City, in the furtherance of the
Restoration SCD, recognizes that modifications and adjustments to its Land Development
Regulations are necessary to accommodate the Restoration SCD. Those adjustments shall be
undertaken consistent with the Policies set forth below.
Objective 12.1: Revised Flood Plain Management Policies and Protocols. The objective is
to create a series of Policies that are consistent with established state and Federal law and
protocols to ensure the proper administration of floodplain development and management in a
post-development setting within the Restoration SCD.
Policy 12.1.1: Floodplain Management. The City shall maintain a floodplain
management ordinance, which includes the development standards
required for participation in the Federal Emergency Management
Agency ("FEMA") National Flood Insurance Program. The
ordinance shall require that any new construction or substantial
improvement of any existing structure have the lowest finished
floor elevated to at least one (1) foot above the established 100-
year flood elevation.
Policy 12.1.2: In areas that are designated by FEMA as Zone "A" (no elevation
established), a flood study of the Restoration SCD site, as prepared
by a qualified State of Florida Licensed Professional Engineer,
subject to technical review by the City, shall be required to
establish the existing base flood elevation(s). Such flood studies
shall be submitted to FEMA as a Letter of Map Revision
("LOMR") to establish the existing conditions base flood
elevation(s). Elevations shall be established prior to approval for
construction of any portion of the project lying within the existing
FEMA flood zone.
Policy 12.1.3: After establishment of the FEMA Base Flood elevation(s), all new
projects must protect the natural functions of the floodplains in
the City and adjacent jurisdictions, with the understanding that
new major projects occurring within the Restoration SCD Future
Land Use Designation area may provide for innovative floodplain
protections and provision of compensating storage (based on the
open space set-aside), and may be used to redefine the floodplain
limits subject to the Restoration SCD/PUD Regulating
Book/Design Guidelines described above. The Restoration
SCD/PUD Regulating Book/Design Guidelines shall include
requirements that the proposed design demonstrates that there are
no adverse flood impacts to any offsite properties. The floodplain
management procedures and regulations established in the
SCD/PUD Regulating Book/Design Guidelines as approved by
the City shall supersede the current floodplain management
standards contained in the City's Land Development Code and be
controlling for purposes of the Restoration SCD.
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Policy 12.1.4 Following approval of the conceptual master plan as required for
site PUD zoning, a site-wide FEMA Conditional Letter of Map
Revision ("CLOMR") establishing the proposed site-wide
floodplain management program, floodplain extents and elevations
shall be submitted to FEMA. The developer must submit the
CLOMR prior to the commencement of any construction project
that impacts areas within the existing FEMA flood zone limits.
Policy 12.1.5 All construction projects to be undertaken with the Restoration
SCD shall submit engineering calculations to the City for review to
the extent required by the City to demonstrate that the project to
be undertaken is consistent with the floodplain impacts and
mitigation as approved in the CLOMR floodplain management
program.
Policy 12.1.6 The floodplain management program to be included in the
CLOMR shall comply with Section 804.01(3) of the Volusia
County Land Development Code.
Objective 13: Restoration Sustainable Community Development District ("SCD"). The
Restoration SCD is hereby established as shown on the Map I-8 Future Land Use Map
("FLUM").
Objective 14: Maximum Density and Intensity for Restoration SCD. The density and
intensity of the Restoration SCD District shall be limited to 8,500 residential units and 3,300,000
square feet of non-residential square feet. The density and intensity of the approved project shall
be indicated on the FLUM.
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