growth management legislative discussion march 20, 2012
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Growth Management Legislative Discussion
March 20, 2012
Board of County Commissioners
Discussion Topics1. Planning Overview / Comprehensive Plan Amendment Review
2. Concurrent Plan Amendment / Rezoning and Small Scale Amendments
3. Urban Service Area Expansions, Urban Sprawl, Needs Analysis
4. Financial Feasibility: Funding Infrastructure and Services
5. Concurrency: Transportation
6. Concurrency: Schools and Parks
7. Developments of Regional Impact
8. Sector Plans and New Towns
Growth Management SeriesGrowth Management Series
Discussion Topics1. Planning Overview / Comprehensive Plan Amendment Review
2. Concurrent Plan Amendment / Rezoning and Small Scale Amendments
3. Urban Service Area Expansions, Urban Sprawl, Needs Analysis
4. Financial Feasibility: Funding Infrastructure and Services
5. Concurrency: Transportation
6. Concurrency: Schools and Parks
7. Developments of Regional Impact
8. Sector Plans and New Towns
Growth Management SeriesGrowth Management Series
Provide background / history – Urban Service Area in the Comprehensive Plan
Discuss how the Plan addresses urban sprawl and determination of need
Ask for Board direction to amend applicable Comprehensive Plan policies to address legislative changes
Purpose of Today’s DiscussionPurpose of Today’s Discussion
Urban Service Area
Determination of Need
Urban Sprawl
Evaluating Development Impacts
Staff Recommendation
Presentation OutlinePresentation Outline
Urban Service Area
Determination of Need
Urban Sprawl
Evaluating Development Impacts
Staff Recommendation
Presentation OutlinePresentation Outline
1991 – Urban Service Area as a Growth Management Tool Direct growth to USA
Ensure provision of services
Protect the environment
Plan recognized inefficient growth pattern, even within the USA
Adopted a development framework to address inefficiency
Urban Service AreaUrban Service Area
1980 GMP
1991 CPP
2009 CP
1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
2009 – Plan updated; focus was on infill and redevelopment1980 – Urban Service Area adopted
into the Growth Management Plan Area where County provides full range of
services
Services existed or were planned to be available by the year 2000
Policy: Replacement and maintenance of facilities/services in the USA should have priority over infrastructure investments in new growth areas Central water and sewer
Transportation Drainage Fire protection
Schools Libraries Recreation
Development Framework
Urban Service Area Activity Centers Rural Settlements Growth Centers Rural Service Area
Plan Goals Provide services more efficiently Increase transit viability Preserve and revitalize existing neighborhoods Take advantage of existing, underutilized
infrastructure Protect the environment
USA multiplier: 2.25
USA multiplier: 2.4
USA multiplier: 1.5
Comprehensive Plan Goals / Policies
Goal – Establish an urban framework: Provide services in a cost effective manner Create the desired development pattern
Policies County is responsible for providing infrastructure
and services in the Urban Service Area (USA) Direct growth to the USA
Guide how County sets the size of the USA Set criteria and process for expansion
Urban Service AreaUrban Service Area
1991 Urban Service Area
1991 Urban Service AreaHorizon West
Urban Service AreaUrban Service Area1991 Urban Service AreaHorizon West
City Expansion
Urban Service AreaUrban Service Area2011 Urban Service Area
Urban Service Area
Determination of Need
Urban Sprawl
Evaluating Development Impacts
Staff Recommendation
Presentation OutlinePresentation Outline
Currently Plan includes land needed to accommodate
growth through 2030
Need based on population growth and Plan goals
Includes a surplus of land to allow real estate market to operate
Determination of NeedDetermination of Need
New Legislation Requires:
USA must have “at least the minimum amount of land required” to accommodate growth based on state projections “for at least a 10-year planning period”
Provide a mix of land uses with allowance for real estate markets
Sector plans, new towns, and rural land stewardship areas not required to demonstrate need
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Determination of NeedDetermination of Need
Urban Service Area
Determination of Need
Urban Sprawl
Evaluating Development Impacts
Staff Recommendation
Presentation OutlinePresentation Outline
Urban SprawlUrban Sprawl
What sprawl is How the law changed Effect on Orange County
Urban SprawlUrban Sprawl
What is Sprawl? Before HB 7207 No single definition
Criteria in law describing development characteristics that negatively impact the community
HB 7207 – Definition: A development pattern
characterized by low density, automobile-dependent
development with either a single use or multiple uses
that are not functionally related, requiring the
extension of public facilities and services in an inefficient
manner, and failing to provide a clear separation between
urban and rural uses.
Before HB 7207 13 criteria in state law Criteria included in Comprehensive Plan
Legislative changes Added definition 13 criteria remained 8 new criteria added
Urban SprawlUrban Sprawl
Before HB 7207 – 13 indicators Low-density/intensity, single-use Poor connectivity Isolated, ribbon-like or strip
development Development in rural areas far
from urban areas Results in inefficient provision of
facilities and services Discourages infill development
and redevelopment Fails to protect natural resources
and agricultural areas Results in loss of open space
Urban SprawlUrban Sprawl
“The primary indicators that a plan or plan amendment does not discourage the proliferation of
urban sprawl...”
Urban SprawlUrban Sprawl
New Criteria in Legislation1. Does not adversely impact
natural resources
2. Efficient provision of public infrastructure and services
3. Compact mixed use development
4. Promotes conservation
5. Preserves agricultural areas
6. Preserves open space and natural lands
7. Creates a balance of land uses
8. Innovative development
“The future land use element or plan
amendment shall be determined to discourage the proliferation of urban sprawl if it incorporates a
development pattern or urban form that achieves
four or more of the following…”
Urban SprawlUrban Sprawl
New Criteria in Legislation1. Does not adversely impact
natural resources
2. Efficient provision of public infrastructure and services
3. Compact mixed use development
4. Promotes conservation
5. Preserves agricultural areas
6. Preserves open space and natural lands
7. Creates a balance of land uses
8. Innovative development
Urban Service Area
Determination of Need
Urban Sprawl
Evaluating Development Impacts
Staff Recommendation
Presentation OutlinePresentation Outline
Evaluating DevelopmentEvaluating Development
How do we evaluate development proposals?
1. Impacts on providing services
2. Financial feasibility (short-term and long-term)
3. Impacts on County’s ability to meet Plan goals
Evaluating DevelopmentEvaluating Development
Evaluating DevelopmentEvaluating Development
Transit
Evaluating DevelopmentEvaluating Development
Impact on County’s ability to meet Plan goals Preserve existing neighborhoods Maximize use of existing, underutilized
infrastructure Provide services efficiently Protect natural resources
Choices and opportunity costs – how to best use limited resources
Urban Service Area
Determination of Need
Urban Sprawl
Evaluating Development Impacts
Staff Recommendation
Presentation OutlinePresentation Outline
Draft Policy Amendments Focus on impacts, not sprawl
Strategies to maintain existing communities Contribution to economic and environmental
sustainability Furthering Comprehensive Plan goals Impacts on public infrastructure and adopted levels
of service Develop review criteria for Sector Plans, New Towns, and
Rural Land Stewardship Areas Financial feasibility (short-term and long-term)
Staff RecommendationStaff Recommendation
Growth Management Legislative Discussion
March 20, 2012
Board of County Commissioners