unified land development code update 2012
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Unified Land Development Code Update 2012. Public Workshop March 20, 2012. Recent Activity. EAR-based Comprehensive Plan update adopted April 5, 2011 Working with Revised Code since 2006 – clarifications and updates needed Legislative changes. Process for Updating the ULDC. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Unified Land Development Code
Update 2012
Public Workshop March 20, 2012
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EAR-based Comprehensive Plan update adopted April 5, 2011
Working with Revised Code since 2006 – clarifications and updates needed
Legislative changes
Recent Activity
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Board workshops to discuss working drafts
Workshops with community organizations or citizens as requested◦Met with Builders Association representatives and
attend monthly meetings◦Grow Gainesville, Rural Concerns, Affordable
Housing Advisory Committee
Request to advertise
Two Public Hearings
Process for Updating the ULDC
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August 9, 2011October 11, 2011 January 10, 2012February 28, 2012March 6, 2012March 20, 2012
Board/Public Workshops
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Reviewed Chapters 400-404
◦Chapter 400 – General Provisions◦Chapter 401 – Development Review
Bodies◦Chapter 402 – Development Application
Review Procedures◦Chapter 403 – Zoning Districts◦Chapter 404 – Use Regulations
Previous Workshop on 2/28
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Chapter 405- Special Districts and Activity Centers
Chapter 406 – Natural and Historic Resources
Chapter 408 – Nonconformities Chapter 409 – Violations, Penalties, and
Enforcement Chapter 410 – Definitions
Previous Workshop on 3/06
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Article 1 Setbacks, Height and Other Standards◦ Section 407.01 Principal Building on Lot – Clarified
language
Section 407.02 Permitted Building Area◦ The principal building or buildings on any lot or
parcel…
Chapter 407 Development Standards
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Article 1 Setbacks, Height and Other Standards◦Section 407.05 Allowable Projections
Allowance for canopies, marquees, awnings or for zero-lot-line developments to extend over sidewalks, county rights-of-way, or other property. Section 407.05 (b) Changed projection of
ingress/egress steps or ramps from three feet to four feet to meet ADA requirements.
Chapter 407 Development Standards
Article 2 Parking, Loading and Stacking
◦Section 407.19 (d) -Added ADA language
◦Section 407.19(e) – Added language to not require wheel stops for temporary grass parking except where necessary to protect natural resources
◦Section 407.21(b) Parking Schedule Added language requiring any parking spaces in
excess of the required number must be pervious or semi-pervious.
Chapter 407 Development Standards
Article 3 – Signs - article reformatted ◦ Deleted sections 407.36 and 407.36.5 Mixed Use and
TND/TOD Sign standards (now in Non-residential)
Section 407.34 Signs Allowed for Nonresidential Development◦ 407.34(a)2. Changed allowance for freestanding signs
in Activity Centers and mixed use planned developments from one sign per 400 feet of frontage to one sign per driveway connection
◦ 407.34(a)3. Reduced the separation requirement between
signs from 300 feet to 250 feet.
Chapter 407 Development Standards
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Article 4 Landscaping
◦ Reorganized for clarity
◦ Section 407.43(c)5. deleted “shrubs at variety of heights
◦ Section 407.43.1(c) Landscaping in Paved Ground Surface Areas : Section 407.43.1 (c) 3. Old - one tree per 10 spaces
Deleted new language of a minimum of 40 square feet of landscaped area per parking space – just meet 50% canopy requirement
Chapter 407 Development Standards
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Same parking lot (Live oak)Credited in the code with a 45’ crown at 20 years
21’ wide island20” trunk diameter
46’ wide crown
9’ wide island9” trunk diameter 26’ wide crown
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Same parking lot (Live oak)Credited in the code with a 45’ crown at 20 years
7.5’ wide island 14” trunk diameter
34’ wide crown
Island backs up to open area18” trunk diameter
50’ wide crown
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Same parking lot (Shumard oak)Credited in the code with a 30’ crown at 20 years
13.5’ wide island 13” trunk diameter
34’ wide crown
4’ wide island6” trunk diameter
14’ wide crown
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Chinese elmCredited in the code with a 45’ crown at 20 years
5’ wide island 5” trunk diameter
12’ wide crown
6’ wide island 4’ wide island
Other Counties in Florida
St. Johns County◦ 15’ wide◦ required for every 100’ of
unbroken pavement
Hillsborough County◦ 17’ wide if island is not
abutting perimeter green space
◦ 6’ wide if island is abutting perimeter green space
◦ required for every 10 spaces in a row
Indian River County◦ 12’ wide ◦ 144sf and minimum ◦ 12% of parking must be
green space
Lake County◦ 12’ wide minimum◦ 300 sf minimum space
Leon County◦ 12’ wide ◦ 400sf green space per
5,000sf VUA
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Section 407.46 Required Irrigation Changed irrigation requirements to only apply to required
landscaping and only require a temporary irrigation system.
Require irrigation plans to be submitted with the landscaping plans if the irrigation is going to be permanent.
Require use of reclaimed water where available and
encourage rainwater or stormwater reuse for irrigation
Require trees to have individual low flow or micro-irrigation supplies and for the irrigation to be discontinued once the trees or other plant materials are established
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Table 407.50.1 Appropriate Tree Plantings◦ Reduced all the 20 foot minimum tree planting
areas to 12 feet
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Article 5 Open Space
Section 407.54 (c) TNDs, TODs, and Mixed-Use Developments
◦ Deleted Quality Mixed-Use Developments
◦ Combined regulations for open space for TNDs, TODs and Mixed Use Developments into one place.
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Section 407.55 Designation of Open Space
◦Added the word “primary” to modify open space that shall be connected with other open space when protection of the resources can be maintained
◦Section 407.55(b)1 Deleted the word contiguous and replaced it with connected
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Article 6 Performance Standards – no changes◦ Fumes, glare, noise, Industrial standards
Article 7 TND and TOD◦ Major change in this article was to move language
from Section 407.70 Open Space, Civic Space and Landscaping to Article 4 Landscaping and Article 5 Open Space to consolidate regulations for all developments.
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Section 407.73(f)1 Clarified language concerning parent tracts that are divided once without having to comply with the subdivision regulations.
Section 407.77(b)1.a.vii. Added common renewable energy systems to the list of permitted uses in open space areas for Rural/Agriculture Clustered Subdivisions.
Section 407.83 Plat Document Requirements ◦ added amount of the required surety and acceptable
documentation
Section 407.86(c)2. a. Clarified language for which documents are required to be submitted when an applicant is requesting the County to take over the maintenance of a facility
Article 8 - Subdivision Regulations
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Article 9 Stormwater Management◦ No major changes – just clarifications
Article 10 Building Design◦ No changes
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Article 11 Potable Water, Wastewater and Reclaimed Water Service
Section 407.109 ◦ DRC may authorize an exception for connection to centralized water
and sewer for certain non-residential uses and for new residential uses designated Estate Residential on the Future Land Use Map.
◦ This clarification is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan.
Section 407.109(d) Granting of Exceptions ◦ Deleted requirement to install dry lines ◦ Added requirements use low-flow plumbing fixtures and use the St.
John’s River Water Management District’s Water Star standards.
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Article 11 Potable Water, Wastewater and Reclaimed Water Service
Section 407.116.5 Reclaimed Water Supply◦ Added requirement that all new developments within
GRU’s reclaimed water service area shall provide reclaimed water to areas to be irrigated within the development
◦ Purpose is to encourage water conservation and require the use of the lowest acceptable quality source of water for landscape irrigation (reclaimed water).
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Article 12 Concurrency Standards
Section 407.118 (d) 5
◦ Added list of types of residential development that are exempt from concurrency requirements for public school facilities.
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Article 13 Access Management
Section 407.133 Required Information◦ Clarified information required for all driveway
connection permits
Section 407.136 Other Access Management Considerations◦ Added requirement that all left-turn storage lanes,
at a minimum must include the addition of paved shoulders and a full-width asphalt overlay
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Article 13 Access Management
Section 407.141 (e) Minimum Design and Construction Standards for Streets and Drainage Systems◦ added more roadway classifications to provide more variability in
required pavement thickness.
Section 407.141(g) Drainage Systems
◦ 6. Roadside Swales Added new requirements for open drainage systems (roadside
swales)
Section 407.141(i) Intersection Design ◦ 4. Roundabouts and 5. Signal
Added language for roundabouts and when a signal is proposed to provide standards for current practice
Chapter 407 Development Standards
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New Article 14 Lighting Standards
Added section on athletic field lighting that would now apply to any athletic field not just fields associated with educational facilities
Chapter 407 Development Standards
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For questions, comments or suggestions:
Alachua County Department of Growth Management
(352) 374-5249 [email protected]
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