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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda PZAB 091206AGENDA CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS PLANNING, ZONING AND APPEALS BOARD TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2006, AT 6:30 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBERS • CALL TO ORDER • PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE • REPORT BY THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATOR: KARA IRWIN • APPROVAL OF NIINUTES: August 22, 2006 PLANNING, ZONING AND APPEALS BOARD Regular Members: Craig Kunkle (Chair) Barry Present (Vice Chair) Randolph Hansen Dennis Solomon Michael Panczak Douglas Pennell Jonathan D. Rubins Alternates: Joy Hecht (1 st Alt.) Amir Kanel (2nd Alt.) Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board September 12, 2006 Public Hearing and Recommendation to City Council: 1. LDRA-06-06-000007: Amendment to Subdivision L AIPP, Sec. 78-261; Sec. 78-262 Public Hearing and Recommendation to City Council: A City-initiated request for approval of a text amendment to Section 78-261 and Section 78-262, of Subdivision I. Art in Public Places, Code of Ordinances. This City Code amendment seeks to revise the art in public places program definitions, procedures, and requirements. Project Manager: Nina Nikolova, Planning Specialist nnikolova(a��b�fl.com (799-4218) Public Hearing and Recommendation to City Council: 2. CPTA-06-08-000006: Future Land Use Text Amendment for Bioscience Mixed-Use Public Hearing & Recommendation to City Council: A City-initiated request for an amendment to the Future Land Use Element of the City's Comprehensive Plan to create a Bio- science Mixed-use land-use designation and criteria relative to workforce housing. Project Manager: Kara Irwin, Growth Management Administratar kirwin cr pb�fl.com (799-4242) 3. OLD BUSINESS 4. NEW BUSINESS 5. ADJOURNMENT In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Florida Statute 286 26, persons with disabilities needing special accommodations to participate in this proceeding should contact the City Clerk's O�ce, no later than five days prior to the proceeding, at telephone number (561) 799-4120 for assistance; if hearing impaired, telephone the Florida Relay Service Numbers (800) 955-8771 (TDD) or (800) 955-8770 (vOICE), for assistance. If a person decides to appeal any decision made by the Planning Zoning and Appeals Board, Local Planning Agency, or Land Development Regulations Commission, with respect to any matter considered at such meeting or hearing they will need a record of the proceedings; and for such, they may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based Exact legal description and/or survey for the cases may be obtained from the files in the Growth Management Deparbnent. Common/pz agenda 9-12-06.doc 2 COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC Request to Address City Council Please Print Name: - Address: City: Subject: Members of the public may address the City Council during the "Comments by the Public" portion of the agenda and during "Public Hearings". This Request to Address the City Council must be delivered to the City Clerk prior to the commencement of the meeting. The time limit for each speaker is limited to three (3) minutes. Please Print Name: � � Address: G City: COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC Request to Address City Council � (,� � r� �( � Subject: 1✓��-�'��J �� ✓' Members of the public may address the City Council during the "Comments by the Public" portion of the agenda and during "Public Hearings". This Request to Address the City Council must be delivered to the City Clerk prior to the commencement of the meeting. The time limit for each speaker is limited to three (3) minutes. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC Request to Address City Council Please Print Name: ��(�'I��11�� Address: � l h ��i %� � �'ti � �� i I� i� I( f� c�ty: � �' % Subject: C � `t � - Q �J - � � � Q(�O �, Members of the public may address the City Council during the "Comments by the Public" portion of the agenda and during "Public Hearings". This Request to Address the City Council must be delivered to the City Clerk prior to the commencement of the meeting. The time limit for each speaker is limited to three (3) minutes. �� ,�.�� ,o��.� �-�- �-� ,�n�-�-L- -��-�-�-�- -�� /j'Y� �,�c�. - � �� . � p - , , ,--� � , G�. ��^L,� -�-�� (..,��►,-�� /V�r�Q--1., � � ��-- _ 'Y,�-� ,� �� (,�L�-z�L �� 1 o am a e ar n c e �� I i i .� 1,I � � ' 1 � � � �,�: �,);; :� , SQ ��_�_ �, � Randolp�i 3-Cansen Dennis Solomon Craig 9CunkCe MichaeCPanczak DougCas PenneCC Barry Present Jonathan D. Ru6ins .Ioy 9-Cec`i.t (i'' .�CtJ �lmir 9Canel (2^�' .�lCt.) CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS 10500 N. Military Trail Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 33410-4698 � Phone: (561) 799-4243 ► City Website: httn://pbqfl.com ► Fax: (561) 799�1281 Contents • PowerPoint Disc Instruction � Planning & Zoning 2003 Meeting Schedule • Memo to Commissioners • Meeting Agenda • Staff Reports with Attachments • Legend for the Conceptual Thoroughfare Plan • Map of Conceptual Thoroughfare Plan • Official Zoning Map • Future Land Use Map • Major Project Map Please Ceave the 6Cue 6inders in the CF�am6ers for future meetings ?hank you, Growth Management ��.. _ . � Pa1m Be�ch t.a��1,,. } G� ' - ��:, � �r� \ �y�., , ' !�A►�� -: >.._ ,.r1J, r� - - � '�� ;., •�� PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION PowerPoint Disc Instruction Instructions for Running Your PowerPoint Disc (Iic=�;��rc�less if,you_do h��ye_ or clgn'#_��c� �'��5,�-c�rPoint) 1) Load onto your computer the CD-ROM Disc 2) Go to "My Computer" and Double Click on Disc Icon, CD-Drive 3) Double Click on application pngsetup 4) At Destination Folder tv e: c:Apz 5) When the dialogue box says it does not exist, do you want to create one? 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Ex . Hansen, Randolph Re ular 9 Dunbar Road, 33418 randvCa�interplanarchitects.com 744-0445 626-1462 744-7219 10/1/04 9/30/05 3590 Loire Lane, Hecht, Jo 1stAlt. 33410 yoyohecht(a�aoi.com 627-3132 627-3132 627-9206 10/1/05 9/30/07 8332 Man-O-War Rd, 832-8566 Kanel, Amir 2nd Alt. 33418 amir.kanel(c�autec.navy.mil Ex. 7285 626-7716 804-9437 329-2013 10/1/05 9/30/07 27 Cambria Rd.W, Kunkle, Crai , Jr. Chair 33418 sunrisemqmt(a�aol.com 575-7792 622-0154 575-7799 10/1/04 9/30/06 148 Thornton Dr, Panzcak, Michael T. Re ular 33418 mtpanczak(a�aol.com 379-7164 624-3406 627-9009 379-7164 10/1/04 9/30/05 Pennell, Dou las Re ular 3 Glencairn Rd, 33418 maxpennell(a�msn.com 694-1203 694-8686 694-1204 10/1/04 9/30/05 372-1 Prestwick Cir. Present, Bar Vice Chair 33418 bpresent(a�adelphia.net 434-8083 630-8171 434-8187 10/1/04 9/30/06 194 Bent Tree Drive, Lonathan.�ubinsCa�Qrubb- Rubins, Jonathan Re ular 33418 ellis.com 684-9500 684-8759 252-6124 10/1/04 9/30/05 217 Old Meadow Way, dennis meyerwpb.meveriabara Solomon, Dennis M. Re ular 33418 .com 687-3177 626-7218 689-4363 10/1/04 9/30/06 .► -_. ; � ..;' �� ,`� .Y� A5t • • CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS y0500 N. MILTARY TRAIL • PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA 33410-4698 DATE: TO: FROM: MEMORA.NDUM September 12, 2406 Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board Members Growth Management Department 5UBJECT: Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board Meeting Tuesday, September 12, 2006 - 6:30 P.M. Enclosed is the agenda containing the items to be presented on Tuesday, September 12, 2006. This meeting will be held in the Council Chambers, Palm Beach Gardens Municipal Building, 10500 North Military Trail, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Enclosed with this memorandum are the following items: 1. An agenda for the meeting; and 2. A Growth Management Department staff report for the items to be heard. As always, the respective Project Managers' telephone numbers and e-mail addresses have been provided in case you have any questions or require additional information on any petition. This will help us offer better staff support in the review of these applications. Nina Sorenson, Administrative Specialist II, will call to confirm your attendance. G'U" W-- Kara Irwin, AICP Growth Management Administrator � � , �:.r- I��r�.� :lL�,:� ��i . .,, � �,;� : �� .�i II' t ��,�� u • CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS MEMORANDUM TO: Craig Kunkle, PZAB Chairman DATE: 09/08/06 FROM: Brad Wiseman, Planning Manager �� THRU: Kara Irwin, AICP, Growth Management Administrator SUBJECT: LDRA 06-06-000007, Ordinance 27, 2006: Amendment to Subdivision I. AIPP, Section 78-261 and Section 78-262 CC: Christine P. Tatum, City Attorney The above-referenced petition is scheduled to be heard at the September 12, 2006, Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board meeting. There remain outstanding formatting changes relative to the subject ordinance that need to be addressed. Therefore, staff respectfully requests that said petition be pulled from the September 12, 2006, Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board agenda. Once the issues have been resolved, staff will schedule the item for a future meeting. �I CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY • Agenda Cover Memorandum u • Date Prepared: April 18, 2006 Meeting Date: September 12, 2006 Ordinance 24, 2006 Subject/Agenda Item: Bioscience Mixed-Use Land Use (MXD) CPTA-06-08-000006: Future Land Use Text Amendment for Bioscience Mixed-Use Recommendation to City Council: A City-initiated request for an amendment to the Future Land Use Element of the City's Comprehensive Plan to create a Bio-science Mixed-use land-use designation and criteria relative to workforce housing. [X] Recommendation to APPROVE � ] Recommendation to DENY Reviewed by: Originating Dept.: Finance: LPA Action: Growth Management: Planning Manager project –�, n , Costs: N/A [] Approved Michael J. Sanchez Mana er ��' S �— Total [] App. w/ conditions City Attorney Kara L. Irwin, AICP [] Denied Christine Tatum N/A [] Continued to: Current FY G owth Management Action: Attachments: A i strator: [] Quasi-judicial Funding Source: ■ Data and Analysis L [ X ] Legislative ■ Public Notice Kara L. Irwin, AICP [ X] Public Hearing (] Operating • Ordinance 24, 2006 [X] Other ■ Revised FLUE Budget Acct.#: N/A Ap�COVed By: Advertised: Date: 09/ I /2006 Paper: Palm Beach Post Ronald M. Ferris [] Not Required City Manager Affected P�rties: [ ) Notitied [ X] Not Required • Date Prepared: April 18, 2006 Meeting Date: September 12, 2006 Ordinance 24, 2006 Page 2 of 24 BACKGROUND On February 14, 2006, the County Commission designated the Abacoa FAU ! Briger site as the alternative site for the Scripps Florida development. In order to qualify as an alternative site, two conditions had to be met: 1) a hundred acres with the potential for two (2) million square feet for Scripps Florida and 2) additional opportunities for up to six (6) million square feet of available land to accommodate the creation of a bioscience research / biotechnology industry cluster within a five (5) mile radius of the Scripps Florida campus on the Abacoa FAU/ Briger site. Phase 1 of Scripps, or 365,000 square feet, will be located within the Town of Jupiter on 30 acres within the Abacoa FAU campus. The remainder of the Scripps Florida program or 1.6 million square feet will be accommodated on 70 acres of the Briger site within the City of Palm Beach Gardens. The property owner of the Briger Tract donated thirty (30) acres to the County and is currently under contract to sell the County an additional forty (40) acres, for a total of seventy (70) acres. In order to accommodate the second condition to qualify as an alternate site, the City in partnership with the Town of Jupiter, the City of Riviera Beach, the Town of Lake Park, and the Town of Mangonia Park provided an inventory of properties that provided opportunities for bioscience research / biotechnology users within their respective boundaries. The inventory included vacant • land without traffic entitlements, vacant land with traffic entitlements, and existing development, which totaled approximately 51.9 million square feet within a ten (10) mile radius of the proposed Scripps Florida campus. As part of the alternate site proposal, each municipality committed to amend their respective comprehensive plans to create an overlay that would provide for and encourage the cluster of the bioscience research / biotechnology industry uses within their communities. On March 2, 2006, the City approved an Interlocal Agreement, in alliance with four north county municipalities and Palm Beach County, to fulfill the commitinent to provide assurances that the State and County investment in Scripps, as a catalyst for economic development cluster in Palm Beach County, could be realized. The Interlocal obligates the City to initiate amendments to the Comprehensive Plan to establish a Bioscience Research Protection Overlay ("Overlay") to protect those lands which have been identified as being subject to a bioscience research protection overlay. The City has initiated three (3) text amendments and one (1) Future Land Use Map (FLUM) amendment to the City's Comprehensive Plan to address the creation and application of a Bioscience Research Protection Overlay (BRPO). The FLUM amendment will apply the overlay designation to specific properties, while the text amendments to the Future Land Use Element (FLUE), the Economic Development Element (ED), and the Intergoverninental Coordination Element (ICE) will establish the policies relative to the application of the Overlay. The overall purpose of the Board and the Overlay is to diminish the possibility of lands available for bioscience research / biotechnology • � L� Date Prepared: April 18, 2006 Meeting Date: September 12, 2006 Ordinance 24, 2006 Page 3 of 24 uses being converted to residential and / or retail commercial uses and to make the land attractive for bioscience research / biotechnology development. In addition to the four comprehensive plan amendments, staff is proposing a Future Land Use Element text amendment to provide for the ability for parcels with a Mixed-Use future land use designation to develop as a Bioscience Mixed-Use project, with regulations specific to the development needs of Bioscience Uses. In keeping with the City's desire to encourage Bioscience Users, the proposed revisions to the regulations will provide for the ability to meet the industry's design standards. Furthermore, the proposed text changes provide for incentives to develop workforce housing within all categories of mixed-use development. SUMMARY OF CHANGES TO THE FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT The following Objective and Policies shall be amended and/or added to the Future Land Use Element (strikethrough deletions and underline additions): • FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT • Future Land Use Categories **�*:�*��:�* *�****:�*** Mixed Use Development (MXD): The MXD designation is designed for new development which is characterized by a variety of integrated land use types. The intent of the district is to provide for a mixture of uses on single parcels in order to develop sites which are sensitive to the surrounding uses, desired character of the community, and the capacity of public facilities to service proposed developments. This future land-use designation is also intended to foster infill and redevelopment efforts, to deter urban sprawl, and to encourage new affordable housing opportunities, as well as lessen the need for additional vehicular trips through the internalization of trips within a neighborhood or project. To create a functioning, multi-faceted type of development, mixed-use development is dependent on the successful integration of distinct uses. Integration is defined as the combination of distinct uses on a single site where the impacts from differing uses are mitigated through site design techniques, and where iinpacts from differing uses are expected to benefit from the close immediate proximity of complementary uses. All requests for development approval based on a mixed-use concept inust be able to demonstrate functional horizontal integration of the allowable uses, and where applicable, vertical integration as well. The following are the minimum criteria to be used for development of sites designated as MXD: C J Date Prepared: April 18, 2006 Meeting Date: September 12, 2006 Ordinance 24,2006 Page 4 of 24 1. An MXD shall be developed as a Planned Community District or a Planned Unit Development. However, land development regulations adopted to implement this Comprehensive Plan shall maintain mixed-use supplemental regulations to provide further criteria for the development of sites with MXD Future Land Use designations, including parking requirements, permitted uses, setbacks, and other considerations. 2. MXDs shall have frontage on at least one arterial. The City's Conceptual Thoroughfare Plan shall be accommodated to expand the roadway network through the provision of new local streets which serve new neighborhoods in the City's developing areas. 3. Residential and nonresidential MXDs shall include a minimum of two (2) of the other Future Land Use Categories described in this element. Residential must be one of these uses, unless it is determined by the City Council that the proposed development meets the criteria below established to waive the residential requirement. No single use may comprise more than 60% of the area. Recognizing that mixed-use projects have varying characteristics, intensity measures are indicated below which provide flexibility • in terms of minimum and maximum land allocations. These intensity measures apply only within MXD proj ects. The City Council may waive the maximum height limit for employment center buildings'��+°� �++'�° :�+°r�°�*;�� *,,.� ��*°ri�'� and for residential uses that provide a workforce housing component (as defined in subsection 5 below� that meet the followin�criteria: a. The MXD property shall be located within the Bioscience Research Protection Overlav. b. The buildings shall be designed and located on the site in a manner sensitive to the existing and a�proved uses and structures within and adjacent to the site. The sensitivity of the design shall be judged based upon the design efforts to minimize the impacts of the building(s) throu�implementation of plannin�princi�ples, such as, but not limited to hei�ht transition or "tierin�", bufferin�` and architectural desi�n. c. The project shall provide adequate opportunity for multimodal transportation alternatives for residents and employees within the MXD. d. For the residential uses, all workforce units shall be designed to the same exterior standard and provide the same community amenities as other residential units. • • Date Prepared: April 18, 2006 Meeting Date: September 12, 2006 Ordinance 24, 2006 Page 5 of 24 e. For the residential uses, the workforce housin com onent shall constitute a minimum of 20% of the total housing units of the project. f. The development order for the project shall define the enforcement and maintenance of the workforce housin�component until such time as a City-wide Workforce Housing Pro�ram is established in the Citv's Land Development Regulations. 4. The individual uses, buildings, and/or development pods within the MXD development shall include interconnectin�pedestrian wa� and �lazas and shall provide connections to the Parkwav System. Nonresidential uses shall have an internalized relationsh� with the residential com�onent and multimodal accessibility.. 5. Workforce housing units for purposes of the MXD category are residential units available for ownership or rental for households with income ranpes from 80% to l40% of the countv median household income, according to the most current U.S. Census data or the Universit�of Florida Shimberg Center data, and which, for a • minimum period of ten years for ownershi� units and 20 vears for rental units, are maintained for use as workforce housin� units. Workforce housin� units may include units desi n� ed to provide student housin� for educational facilities that are part of a bioscience MXD. 6. The particular subcate�orv of MXD (Residential, Nonresidential, or Bioscience shall be ass�ned to property with an MXD land use designation as part of the ap�roval of the Planned Communitv District or Planned Unit Develo�ment zoning for the�ropertx More than one subcategory of MXD mav be assigned within a DRI �roject. A. Criteria for a Non-Residential MXD: The City Council may waive the mandatory residential requirement for any MXD that meets any two of the following conditions: The parcel represents in-fill development and is surrounded on three sides by nonresidential land uses including man-made and natural barriers such as canals and major arterial roadways. 2. The density/intensity of existing or future land uses immediately surrounding the parcel is compatible with nonresidential uses. � � � _:, Date Prepared: April 18, 2006 Meeting Date: September 12, 2006 Ordinance 24, 2006 Page 6 of 24 3. The adjacent surrounding planned and approved or existing built environment is over 60% residential, and nonresidential uses are determined to provide for greater horizontal integration of uses. 4. Due to size or configuration of the parcel, the ability to provide an economically feasible, sustainable, integrated residential component that functions to enhance and complement the other MXD uses is limited. General Mixed Use Future Land Use Category Intensity Measures for Residential MXDs Land Use Open Space Neighborhood Commercial • Residential High Residential Low Employment Center Special Definitions: • Land Allocation Min 15% Min 2% Max 30% Min 20% Max 60% Min 0% Max 60% Min 2% Max 30% Lot Covera�e Max 70% Max 50% Max 50% Max 70% Hei t Max 4 Fl Max 4 Fl Max 3 Fl Max 4 Fl Neighborhood Commercial land shall be used for community-serving retail, service, office, and business uses. At least 51 % of the gross square footage of the Neighborhood Commercial shall be contained in buildings having a two-story character containing some actual two-story space. The City Council, acting upon a recommendation by the ��g u..a �„�;�„ r-�,,,,,,,,;��;,,� ,.,. *�.o r,.�.,i Di„r�;�„ n,.o �� planning, Zoning and Appeals Board, iau c�vir r°+^�^^ +'�° ^^'�+ +� ma grant or deny waivers from the requirement of this provision. Residential High land in MXD projects shall have a maximum density of 15 units/acre as a bonus for consideration of planned, multi-faceted development. The area allocated for Residential Low land and Residential High land shall not exceed the 60% limitation, • C. CJ • Date Prepared: April 18, 2006 Meeting Date: September 12, 2006 Ordinance 24, 2006 Page 7 of 24 inclusive of both residential types. Employment Center land use allocations shall be used for corporate offices, research and educational facilities, light industry, hotels, warehousing, and similar uses. Employment Center lots shall generally be grouped together. General Mixed Use Future Land Use Category Intensity Measures for Non-Residential MXDs Land Use Open Space Commercial Recreation Commercial Industrial Institutional Professional Office Land Allocation Min 15% Min 0% Max 30% Min 0% Max 60% Min 0% Max 60% Min 0% Max 60% Min 2% Max 60% Lot Covera�e Max 50% Max 50% Max 60% Max 50% Max 70% Hei t Max 4 Fl Max 4 Fl Max 4 Fl Max 4 FI Max 4 Fl At least 51 % of the gross square footage of the Commercial use shall be contained in buildings having a two-story character containing some actual two-story space. The City Council, acting upon a recommendation by the �^�^�r^ ^��a ''�^�^^ �'^m-„;��:�� r �� T�� ' D'^~^;^„ n„ _� planning, Zoning and Appeals Board, �+^�^� +'�° r� ^'�+ *� mav grant Lvvui i iun or deny waivers from the requirement of this provision. Land Uses are defined as set forth in the Future Land Use Element, with the exception of special land allocation, lot coverage, and height requirements specified for Nonresidentia] MXD developments. L'.�r'''�e'�= - --•• --•--- ...�....,.....,,.,�.,..�.�:.....:..:.��.,:a,_:._:.��_�.:.:.::.�:.,,�.....,.�...,:..:.:;... ::.�_�........�..,., • Date Prepared: April 18, 2006 Meeting Date: September 12, 2006 Ordinance 24, 2006 Page 8 of 24 .�. . ::..:.�:. �:,:.: � r .... .....::.:.:.:. �:.a��:,:..:.... � D. Bioscience MXDs Propert�esi�nated as Bioscience MXD (B-MXD) shall be located within the Bioscience Research Protection Overlav and shall include, at a minimum, O�en Space and Bioscience Uses. Uses shall be located within the B-MXD to encourage clustering for the purposes of scientific and economically productive exchange amon� researchers, scientists administrators students and others involved in the Bioscience industries. B-MXDs shall be desi�ned to: create an urban, pedestrian-oriented environment�rovide a mix of uses such as commercial, transportation, office, laboratorv research, educational and residential uses for the dailv needs of the residents and workforce; provide workforce housing opportunities• and encoura�e walkin ,g bikin�, and other modes of non-vehicular transportation to reduce the need for local automobile trips. Table 19-1: B- MXD Intensity Measures • Land Use Measure Open Space & Environmental Preservation As provided in the Conservation Element Bioscience Uses .6 FAR Commercial Residential 5 d.u. (gross� 12 d.u. (net �er parcel) Workforce housing units as defined above ************* Policy 1.1.1.3.: The City shall maintain land development regulations which permit Mixed Use Developments (MXD) which shall implement the following concepts: An MXD shall be developed as a Planned Community District or a Planned Unit • • Date Prepared: April 18, 2006 Meeting Date: September 12, 2006 Ordinance 24, 2006 Page 9 of 24 Development. However, land development regulations adopted to implement this Comprehensive Plan shall maintain mixed-use supplemental regulations to provide further criteria for the development of sites with MXD Future Land Use designations, including parking requirements, permitted uses, setbacks, and other considerations. 2. MXDs shall have frontage on at least one arterial. The City's Conceptual Thoroughfare Plan shall be accommodated to expand the roadway network through the provision of new local streets which serve new neighborhoods in the City's developing areas. 3. Residential and nonresidential MXDs shall include a minimum of two (2) of the other Future Land Use Categories described in this element. Residential must be one of these uses, unless it is determined by the City Council that the proposed development meets the criteria below established to waive the residential requirement. No single use may comprise more than 60% of the area. Recognizing that mixed-use projects have varying characteristics, intensity measures are indicated below which provide flexibility in terms of minimum and maximum land allocations. These intensity measures apply only within MXD projects. The City Council may waive the maximum ��r°��a°N*��' • height limit for employment center buildings'��*°a �* *'�° ��*°r�°�*�� *�� *°�� and for residential uses that provide a workforce housin�component (as defined in subsection 5 below) that meet the following criteria: a. The MXD property shall be located within the Bioscience Research Protection Overlav. b. The buildin�s shall be desi�ned and located on the site in a manner sensitive to the existing and a�proved uses and structures within and adjacent to the site. The sensitivitv of the desi�n shall be judged based upon the design efforts to minimize the impacts of the buildin�(s,Zthrough implementation of planningprinciples, such as, but not limited to height transition or "tiering", bufferin�, and architectural desi n. c, The project shall provide adequate opportunity for multimodal trans�ortation alternatives for residents and employees within the MXD. d. For the residential uses, all workforce units shall be designed to the same exterior standard and provide the same community amenities as other residential units. e. For the residential uses, the workforce housin� com�onent shall constitute a • • Date Prepared: April 18, 2006 Meeting Date: September 12, 2006 Ordinance 24, 2006 Page 10 of 24 minimum of 20% of the total housing units of the project. f. The development order for the project shall define the enforcement and maintenance of the workforce housing component until such time as a Citv-wide Workforce Housin�Pro�ram is established in the City's Land Development Regulations. 4. The individual uses, buildin�s, and/or development pods within the MXD development shall include interconnecting.pedestrian wa s�plazas and shall provide connections to the Parkwa�vstem. Nonresidential uses shall have an internalized relationshi� with the residential component and multimodal accessibilitY 5. Workforce housinp units for purposes of the MXD cate��ry are residential units available for ownership or rental for households with income ranges from SO% to 140% of the county median househol_d income, according to the most current U.S. Census data or the Universitv of Florida Shimber� Center data, and which, for a minimum period of ten vears for ownership units and 20 vears for rental units, are maintained for use as workforce housin� units. Workforce housing units may include • units desi ned to provide student housing for educational facilities that are part of a bioscience MXD. 6. The �articular subcate�orv of MXD (Residential, Nonresidential, or Bioscience shall be assi ned to propertYwith an MXD land use designation as part of the approval of the Planned Community District or Planned Unit Development zonin fo� r the property. More than one subcate�ry of MXD mav be assigned within a DRI �roject. A. Criteria for a Non-Residential MXD: The City Council may waive the mandatory residential requirement for any MXD that meets any two of the following conditions: 1. The parcel represents in-fill development and is surrounded on three sides by nonresidential land uses including man-made and natural barriers such as canals and major arterial roadways. 2. The density/intensity of existing or future land uses immediately surrounding the parcel is compatible with nonresidential uses. • • I: Date Prepared: April 18, 2006 Meeting Date: September 12, 2006 Ordinance 24,2006 Page 11 of 24 3. 'The adjacent surrounding planned and approved or existing built environment is over 60% residential, and nonresidential uses are determined to provide for greater horizontal integration of uses. 4. Due to size or configuration of the parcel, the ability to provide an economically feasible, sustainable, integrated residential component that functions to enhance and complement the other MXD uses is limited. General Mixed Use Future Land Use Category Intensity Measures for Residential MXDs Land Use Open Space Neighborhood Commercial Residential High • Residential Low Employment Center Special Definitions: • Land Allocation Min 15% Min 2% Max 30% Min 20% Max 60% Min 0% Max 60% Min 2% Max 30% Lot Covera�e Max 70% Max 50% Max 50% Max 70% He� Max 4 Fl Max 4 Fl Max 3 Fl Max 4 Fl Neighborhood Commercial land shall be used for community-serving retail, service, office, and business uses. At least 51 % of the gross square footage of the Neighborhood Commercial shall be contained in buildings having a two-story character containing some actual two-story space. The City Council, acting upon a recommendation by the �g � .� ��__ .b ��..a.. ^� ^„ �r `'� T ' D' • R��-planning, Zoning and Appeals Board, �Y11JJ1V11 Vl 111V LVVUl l lUlllllll ��u��^ `'�° ��R'�* *^ mav grant or deny waivers from the requirement of this provision. Residential High land in MXD projects shall have a maximum density of 15 units/acre as a bonus for consideration of planned, multi-faceted development. The area allocated for Residential Low land and Residential High land shall not exceed the 60% limitation, inclusive of both residential types. • • • Date Prepared: April 18, 2006 Meeting Date: September 12, 2006 Ordinance 24, 2006 Page 12 of 24 Employment Center land use allocations shall be used for corporate offices, research and educational facilities, light industry, hotels, warehousing, and similar uses. Employment Center lots shall generally be grouped together. C. General Mixed Use Future Land Use Category Intensity Measures for Non- R�iclafial MXDs Land Use Open Space Commercial Recreation Commercial Industrial Institutional Professional Office Land Allocation Min 15% Min 0% Max 30% Min 0% Max 60% Min 0% Max 60% Min 0% Max 60% Min 2% Max 60% Lot Covera�e Max 50% Max 50% Max 60% Max 50% Max 70% Hei t Max 4 Fl Max 4 Fl Max 4 Fl Max 4 Fl Max 4 Fl At least 51 % of the gross square footage of the Commercial use shall be contained in buildings having a two-story character containing some actual two-story space. The City Council, acting upon a recommendation by the �^^�^rt ^�a �^�;rR �'^mm;^^:^� ^� *'�° r„�.,i n�.,�r:.,,. n,.o.,,... planning, Zoning and Appeals Board, may grant or deny waivers from the requirement of this provision. Land Uses are defined as set forth in the Future Land Use Element, with the exception of special land allocation, lot coverage, and height requirements specified for Nonresidential MXD developments. :.�.:.�.:.:, .. a..,:, �.,..m.�:..,..:,.:.:,..�.,:.:,.:. �;.�.�.:.:.::.�:.,..:.:.:,.�....:..:.::... D_:.�.�.:.:,::.�:..., CJ • • Date Prepared: April 18, 2006 Meeting Date: September 12, 2006 Ordinance 24,2006 Page 13 of 24 . D. Bioscience MXDs Propert r�desipnated as Bioscience MXD (B-MXD) shall be located within the Bioscience Research Protection Overlav and shall include, at a minimum, Open Space and Bioscience Uses. Uses shall be located within the B-MXD to encourage clusterin fo� r the purposes of scientific and economicallv productive exchan�e among researchers, scientists, administrators, students, and others involved in the Bioscience industries. B-MXDs shall be designed to: create an urban, pedestrian-oriented environment;�provide a mix of uses such as commercial, transportation, office, laboratorv research, educational and residential uses for the daily needs of the residents and workforce; provide workforce housin� op�ortunities; and encoura�e walkin ,�king, and other modes of non-vehicular transportation to reduce the need for local automobile trips. Table 19-1: B- MXD Intensity Measures Land Use Measure Open Space & Environmental Preservation As provided in the Conservation Element Bioscience Uses .6 F Commercial .1 FAR Residential 5 d.u. ross) 1 Z d.u. (net per �arcel) Workforce housin� units as defined above Sta�f Comment: ******** • Date Prepared: April 18, 2006 Meeting Date: September 12, 2006 Ordinance 24, 2006 Page 14 of 24 Bioscience Mixed-Use Category The objective and policies proposed create an alternative sub-category within the Mixed-Use land use category to provide alternative development standards sensitive to Bioscience Users. The proposed text amendment to the Future Land Use Element (FLUE) will provide for rules and regulations that set forth specific development densities and intensities for the creation of aplanned mixed-use development that is master planned with a predominance of Bioscience Uses. The support uses include workforce residential, to be defined in the land development regulations, as well as commercial retail uses. The Mixed-Use (MXD) designation allows for Bioscience Uses, which includes a variety of uses as defined, including support scientific and biotechnological research, theoretical and applied research in all the sciences, as well as product development and testing. Bioscience Uses shall include engineering, legal, manufacturing, and marketing uses which support such research. Bioscience Uses shall also include laboratories, educational facilities, and clinical research hospitals. Office uses, limited support uses, and retail uses accessory to scientific research and development, and workforce residential uses which support such research shall be considered Bioscience Uses. The proposed land-use designation will provide opportunities for job creation. The creation of new • jobs will require housing to accommodate the workforce. The ability to maintain both jobs and housing within a community provides for a reduction in the number and length of automobile trips. The Bioscience Mixed-Use Land-Use designation, with its blend of workforce housing and Research and Development uses, can be coupled with the existing neighborhoods to ensure the interaction between uses, so that daily activities of living, working, learning, shopping and playing can be brought together more closely. Through the master planning process, development sites can be designed so that uses are integrated on the site in a mnnner sensitive to the surrounding future and existing uses. The mixture of uses is intended to create an area intended to secure, provide opportunities for and promote bioscience research /biotechnology uses within specific Cityparcels that currently have the appropriate Mixed-Use land-use designation. The proposed land-use sub-category shall permit mixed-use parcels to be developed in a way that encourages opportunities within those developments .for bioscience research /biotechnology. The creation of the sub-category within the Mixed-Use lanc� use designation furthers the Ciry's commitment to secure and preserve opportunities for a bioscience research /biotechnology industry cluster. The State's commitment to provide.fundingfor Scripps Florida was done with the intent of securing a strong economic development.future,for the State. This vision included Scripps Florida as a catalyst,for a cluster of 8,000,000 square.feet of bioscience research / biotechnology and accessory or ancillary uses to accommodate up to 40, D00 high paying jobs in Florida. The � • Date Prepared: April 18, 2006 Meeting Date: September 12, 2006 Ordinance 24,2006 Page 15 of 24 Comprehensive Plan is the City's strongest legislative safeguard to ensure the City maintains the opportunities to accommodate the States economic development vision. Workforce Housing During the City's efforts to petition for the alternate Scripps Florida location, the State focused on the availability of workforce housing in proximity to the Scripps Florida campus as an additional criteria for evaluation. The criteria included adequate workforce housing within close proximity to alternate forms of transportation, such as Tri-Rail. The Town of Jupiter provided information regarding up to 786 workforce housing units within the Abacoa Development of Regional Impact (DRI), while the City of Palm Beach Gardens provided information that they were currently committed to providing programs or initiatives to encourage attainable or workforce housing within the City to support the Scripps Florida initiative. Both municipalities provided information regarding the planned locations for future Tri-Rail stations within their boundaries. Currently, the Ciry has voluntary comprehensive plan policies relative to affordable housing through density bonuses. Comprehensive Plan Policy 2.1.3.1. provides for density bonuses between 12 to 15 • dwelling units per acre for projects that provide housing for low and moderate income families, yet does not set a minimum requirement for the number or percentage of affordable units. The amendments to the Mixed-Use (MXD) Future Land Use category provide for incentives to develop workforce housing within each sub-category ofmixed-use development, these incentives are related to the provision of workforce housing and transportation alternatives. Currently, the MXD has a height limitation of four (4) floors for each use, yet it permits height waivers for employment center buildings with the limited criteria being that the buildings are located at the intersection of two arterials. The proposed amendments provide more defined criteria, for the height waiver which includes either a 20% requirement for workforce housing or inclusion in the Bioscience Research Protection Overlay (BRPO), which limits the request to specific MXD properties within the City. Those properties eligible for the height waiver include SB, Gardens Station, Legends at the Gardens, and the Briger Tract, since they are the only MXD properties within the BRPO. The intent of this amendment is to address the deficiencies set forth in the Letter from the Governor dated February 13, 2006. These deficiencies included availability qf workforce housing and accessible transit oppoYtunities. Both the Bioscieizce Mixed-Use subcategory and the workforce housing language provide incentives.for properties to develop Bioscience uses or the intendecl support uses of workforce housing and transit. CONSISTENCY WITH THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN • u Date Prepared: April 18, 200b Meeting Date: September 12, 2006 Ordinance 24, 2006 Page 16 of 24 CONSISTENCY WITH EXISTING GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES WITHIN THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN The proposed Future Land Use Map amendment and text amendment create and apply the Bioscience Research Protection Overlay (BRPO) which are consistent with the Goals, Objectives, and Policies of the City's adopted Comprehensive Plan. An example of some of the goals, objectives and policies that are consistent with and furthered by the proposed amendment, are listed below. Economic Development Element: GOAL 13.1.: THE ECONOMIC GOAL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS IS TO ACHIEVE A BALANCED AND DIVERSIFIED ECONOMY WHICH IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE CITY'S QUALITY BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND PROTECTS IMPORTANT NATURAL RESOURCES. Sta ff Comment: • On January 6, 2005 the City Council adopted the Economic Development Element. The Element signals the City's commitment to successful economic development. During 2005, the City also initiated a land-use amendment to the Briger parcel_from Commercial (C) and Residential Low (RL) to Mixed- Use (MXD) in order to provide further opportunities in the City for economic development. The Briger parcel is the last large parcel east of the City's Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) The goal of the Economic Development Element is to achieve a balanced and diversified economy compatible with the built environment. The proposed text change will advance this goal by promoting bioscience research / biotechnology uses on the last remaining un-entitled vacant site, entitled sites, and existing sites east of the City's Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) that are available and appropriate for these uses thru the creation of a sub-category encouraging the development of Bioscience Users. Currently, the Ciry has a high percentage of residential uses and is in need of those land-uses recognized by the Economic Development Element that will provide value-added employment. The proposed text change will provide the opportunity to realize the goal of economic stability by providing the ability to develop those uses that are economic generators. Policy 13.1.1.L: The City shall continue to attract industries and employers in cluster industries such as biotechnology, communications, information technology, medical products, marine biology, aerospace research, and associated ancillary businesses. StafjComment: • • Date Prepared: April 18, 2006 Meeting Date: September 12, 2006 Ordinance 24, 2006 Page 17 of 24 The proposed land-use sub-category promotes science and bio-technology research, engineering and manufacturing such as laboratories, educational facilities and clinical research hospitals, Research & Development and their accessory uses within an appropriate site. The availability ofsites within the City that can currently accommodate these uses is limited because most of the City is built-out east of the Urban Growth Boundary (UGB), so creating the sub-category shall provide assurances that the available parcels will be secured for economic development in light of the current market pressure to re-designate non-residential land to residential. Policy 13.1.5.2.: The City shall accommodate balanced growth and housing needs of the City's labor force by encouraging the availability of attainable housing to persons earning a livelihood or choosing to reside in Palm Beach Gardens. Sta, ff Comment: The proposed land-use designation includes the opportuniry to develop residential workforce housing units as a component of the mixture of uses. The housing component is a key component within the proposed land-use mix that may provide as much opportunity for on-site workforce housing. • In addition, the proposed amendment provides incentives to develop workforce housing with the provision of criteria , for a height waiver and a minimum percentage for Bioscience Mixed-Use developments. The proposed language provides a more detailed program than the existing language in the comprehensive plan relative to workforce housing, yet still provides for further details to be provided in the City's Land Development Regulations (LDR). Future Land Use Element: Objective 1.1.5.: Future growth, development, and redevelopment shall be directed to areas as depicted on the Future Land Use Map, consistent with: sound planning principles; miniinal natural limitations; the goals, objectives, and policies contained within this Comprehensive Plan; and the desired community character. Staff Comment: A more diversified and sustainable economy is part of the City's desired community character. In creating a sound economic climate, the City will be able to better maintain its existing services and facilities, while not depending solely on property tax increases to provide for the consistent delivery of quality services. The Bioscience Mixed-Use land use cc�tegory can be developed on properties with an exiting Mixed-Use land use designation, which currently only exists on properties located east of the Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) and will not reguire extending City services outside of the established urban service boundary. � U • Date Prepared: April 18, 2006 Meeting Date: September 12, 2006 Ordinance 24, 2006 Page 18 of 24 All parcels with a Mixed-Use land use designation are located east of the Ronald Reagan Turnpike, which is part of the "Eastward Ho!" urban corridor, which is generally located parallel to Interstate 95 in a one-to-two-mile wide corridor that includes the area between the Florida East Coast (FEC) and Seaboard Coast (CS� rail lines. The Eastward Ho! initiative promotes in-fill and sustainable development within the urban corridor to encourage revitalization that facilitates future growth without further compromising or degrading the environment and the economic sustainability of the region. The proposed amendment to the comprehensive plan are consistent with the Eastward Ho! recommendations, which are based on sound planning principles that promote economic sustainability. Objective 1.1.6.: The City's economic base shall be expanded by promoting commercial and industrial activities as planned and illustrated on the Future Land Use Map, and by ensuring adequate sites and timely provision of public utilities and services to stimulate such growth. Sta ff comment: The proposed amendment fulfills the objective to expand the economic base of the Ciry by promoting economic development through an incentive for bioscience research / biotechnology users to • development on the properties designated sites. The land-use sub-category will promote light industrial activities marketed toward Research and Development within the City's Urban Growth Boundary (UGB), so that the cost of extending public utilities and services are significantly reduced, thereby stimulating economic growth. Housing Element: Policy 3.1.1.1.: The City shall continue to provide information, technical assistance, and incentives to the private sector to maintain a housing production capacity sufficient to meet the projected demand. Policy 3.1.3.2.: Designation of high density residential areas intended for the construction of affordable housing in the City shall take into consideration the proximity of such areas to major emplo}nnent centers. Policy 3.1.3.3.: The City shall maintain and continue to evaluate additional incentives to encourage the production of housing for persons with special housing needs including the elderly, the handicapped, and those in need of affordable housing. Staff comment: Through the creation of an appropriate land-use subcategory for Bioscience Uses, the comprehensive plan provides for the development of a mixed-use clevelopment that not only r� U • Date Prepared: April 18, 2006 Meeting Date: September 12, 2006 Ordinance 24, 2006 Page 19 of 24 encourages the growth of employment centers, but provides for the opportunity to develop workforce housing within close proximity. In addition, the proposed changes to the existing mixed-use sub- categories of residential and non-residential provide an incentive for workforce housing and transit in the form of a height waiver. While the existing text provides for the waiver, the amendment provides specific criteria relative to workforce housing and transit issues. CONSISTENCY WITH PALM BEACH COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN The proposed amendments are consistent with the overall Economic Development Goals and Objectives within the Palm Beach County Comprehensive Plan as demonstrated by the following listed examples from that Plan: Goal l. Balanced and Diversi�ed Economy The economic GOAL of Palm Beach County is to create a balanced and diversified economy. A balanced and diverse economy will encourage growth that provides viable employment opportunities for present and future residents, while supporting land-use policies which protect and improve the quality of the natural and manmade environment. • Sta�f Comment: The proposed amendment is consistent with Palm Beach County's goal to achieve a balanced and diverse economy and viable employment opportunities and workforce housing. As a direct result of the proposed land-use sub-category, opportunities for value-added employment will be available to attract Bioscience industry to Palm Beach County. As the industry develops, spin-off companies in similar industries will likely desire to locate adjacent to the established development. As these industries develop, an industry "cluster" will be created unique to the area, which is consistent with the County's Comprehensive Plan. Objective 1.1. Balanced Economic Growth Implementation Palm Beach County shall maintain and expand a diversified economy by: *** 2. encouraging growth in cluster industries, presently defined as communications and information technology, medical products, agriculture and food processing, business and financial services, aerospace and engineering, tourism, recreation and entertainment, and other emerging cluster industries which complement changing economic conditions, and other high paying job sectors, and small businesses, as set forth in Objectives 1.2 and 1.4; • � Date Prepared: April 18, 2006 Meeting Date: September 12, 2006 Ordinance 24, 2006 Page 20 of 24 Sta�f Comment: The proposed amendment will provide an incentive for the development of uses within the Research and Development industry, science and bio-technology research, engineering and manufacturing such as laboratories, educational facilities and clinical research hospitals and their accessory uses. The jobs created by the industry will be high paying and will stimulate significant economic growth within the region. According to the County's Workforce Housing Needs Assessment, a majoriry ofPalm Beach County employers (58.4%) reported the cost of housing in Palm Beach County has impacted their ability to recruit new employees. The proposed changes promoting workforce housing are intended to provide opportunities for workforce housing within close proximity to employment centers within the City of Palm Beach Gardens. Providing housing opportunities encourages the development of the Bioscience cluster, as it supports the recruitment and retention of employers in the area. CONSISTENCY WITH THE STRATEGIC REGIONAL POLICY PLAN The proposed land-use amendment is consistent with the overall Treasure Coast Regional • Planning Council's Strategic Regional Policy Plan as demonstrated by the following listed goals: Regional Goal 3.6 — Diversification of the year-round economy and establishment of an economic climate that will allow the Region to compete effectively in the global economy. Sta„ ff Comment: The proposed amendment is consistent with this Regional Policy goal by providing opportunities and incentives that attract bioscience research / biotechnology industries to designated sites, thus promoting an economic climate that will allow the Region to compete effectively in the global economy. In addition, the provision for workforce housing provides opportunities for year-round residents to live within close proximity to where they woriz. The accessibility of workforce housing provides support to the industries within the area to better recruit and retain employees, thereby encouraging the development and expansion of the cluster. CONSISTENCY WITH THE STATE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN (CHAPTER 187, Florida Statutes The proposed land-use amendment is consistent with the overall State Comprehensive Plan. • \ J Date Prepared: April 18, 2006 Meeting Date: September 12, 2006 Ordinance 24, 2006 Page 21 of 24 The following State Goals and Policies are specific examples of that consistency: Land Use — In recognition of the importance of preserving the natural resources and enhancing the quality of life of the state, development shall be directed to those areas which have in place, or have agreements to provide, the land and water resources, fiscal abilities, and service capacity to accommodate growth in an environmentally acceptable manner; enhance the livability and character of urban areas through the encouragement of an attractive mix of living, working, shopping, and recreational activities. Sta ff �Comment: The proposed land-use sub-category designation is specifically designed to encourage Bioscience development on parcels within the City's Urban Growth Boundary (UGB), which are important infill development sites within the City. The land-use text amendment is therefore consistent with the State's goal to direct growth to areas that have urban services that can accommodate growth in a fiscally and environmentally acceptable manner, and is consistent with the State's policy to encourage a mixture of uses to enhance the livability and character of a communiry. In addition, the States goals for enhancing the livability of an area are furthered by the provisions • providing opportunities for workforce housing and transit uses within close proximiry to mixed-use development. Transportation — Florida shall direct future transportation improvements to aid in the management of growth and shall have a state transportation system that integrates highway, air, mass transit, and other transportation modes. Sta ff Comment: The proposed land-use sub-category is consistent with the State's transportation goal in that the designated parcels are in close proximity to take full advantage of the existing location oflnterstate Highway 95, the Ronald Reagan Turnpike, and other thoroughfares, as it is limited to mixed-use parcels that are in-fill sites within the City. As the vacant parcels develop, better provisions,for pedestrian access and mass transit are encouraged within the mixed-use land-use designation, such as pedestrian walkways and multi-modal transportation. The Economv — Florida shall promote an economic climate which provides economic stability, maximizes job opportunities, and increased per capita income for its residents. Sta ff Comment: The proposed amendment will provide for greater opportunities and incentives to create a more sustainable economic climate for the City and for Palm Beach County in general. Bioscience r 1 �J C J Date Prepared: April 18, 2006 Meeting Date: September 12, 2006 Ordinance 24, 2006 Page 22 of 24 research / biotechnology uses have been consistently identified by the Palm Beach County Business Development Board and the City's Economic Development Advisory Board as a key use for fostering long term, value-added employment. The proposed Bioscience Mixed-Use land-use designation will provide the opportuniry to attract a desirable industry, in addition to related venture capitalist investments, biotech industries, pharmaceutical companies, post-secondary educational organizations, and other similar industries, which will contribute to a healthy economy. The addition ofworkforce housing incentives provides support to the industries within the area to better recruit and retain employees, thereby encouraging the development and expansion of the cluster of the desirable Bioscience industry. OBJECTIVE OF PROPOSED CONCURRENT AMENDMENTS The proposed FLUE amendment is consistent with the Goals, Objectives and Policies contained within the additional amendments being proposed concurrently with the proposed text amendment. The changes described below demonstrate the internal consistency between the proposed Future Land Use Element text amendment and the text and map amendments to the City's • Comprehensive Plan for the Bioscience Research Protection Overlay (BRPO). Future Land Use Element Text Amendment A City-initiated request for a Comprehensive Plan text amendment to the Future Land-Use Element (FLUE) relating to the creation and application of the BRPO. The text amendment clarifies the intent of the Bioscience Research Protection Overlay land-use category as a land-use designation that protects and promotes Bioscience Uses. Economic Development Element Amendment A City-initiated request for a Comprehensive Plan text amendment to the Economic Development Element (ED) relating to the creation and application of the BRPO. The text ainendment clarifies the intent of the Bioscience Research Protection Overlay land-use category as a land-use designation that protects and promotes Bioscience Uses and provides the foundation for incentive programs for economic development. Intergovernmental Coordination Element Amendment A City-initiated request for a Comprehensive Plan text amendment to the Intergovernmental Coordination Element (ICE) relating to the creation and application of the BRPO. The text � • Date Prepared: April 18, 2006 Meeting Date: September 12, 2006 Ordinance 24,2006 Page 23 of 24 amendment provides for the coordination and collaboration of the City of Palm Beach Gardens, Palm Beach County and the four north county municipalities that participate in the Bioscience Land Protection Advisory Board (BLPAB). Future Land Use Map Amendment The City has initiated a request for a land use map amendment to apply the Bioscience Research Protection Overlay to specific properties within the boundaries of the City. This proposed City-initiated petition is based on the City Council's participation in an Interlocal with Palm Beach County and four other municipalities to protect land for Bioscience Uses. Sta�f Comment: The proposed text amendment is in support of the map and text amendments for the Bioscience Research Protection Overlay, which is a direct result of the State (Florida) and County (Palm Beach) initiative to create an 8, 000, 000 square foot cluster for the Bioscience industry in the North • County. The proposed text amendment provides a specific sub-category for Bioscience Users, which will allow for a site to develop with a predominance of Bioscience Users. The text changes that provide incentives for workforce housing promote the sustainability of the Bioscience industry by providing opportunities for workforce housing, which support industry recruitment and retention of employees, thereby encouraging the development and expansion of the cluster. The amendments are not only compatible, but also have the same intent to encourage and incentivize the development of Bioscience Uses. NEARBY LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMENTS/OBJECTIONS: On July 23, 2006, the Palm Beach County Intergovernmental Plan Amendment Review Coinmittee (IPARC), the Town of Jupiter, the City of Riviera Beach, the Town of Lake Park, the Town of Mangonia Park and Palm Beach County were notified of the proposed amendinents. No objections were raised through the IPARC process, which is the agreed upon process for intergovernmental cooperation within Palm Beach County. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends APPROVAL of the Future Land Use Element (FLUE) text amendment based on • • the following findings of fact: Date Prepared: April 18, 2006 Meeting Date: September 12, 2006 Ordinance 24, 2006 Page 24 of 24 • The proposed text amendments are consistent with the existing Goals, Objectives and Policies of the City's Comprehensive Plan; •'I'he proposed text amendments are consistent with the existing Goals, Objectives and Policies of the Treasure Coast Regional Council Strategic Policy Plan; and • The proposed text amendments further the goals of the City's Economic Development Element, which encourage and initiate proactive efforts to expand the economic base of the City in order to provide for value-added employment opportunities to residents so that the City develops into a sustainable community where residents can live, work, learn and play. Staff recommends APPROVAL of Ordinance 24, 2006, which provides for the adoption of the proposed Future Land Use Element (FLUE) text amendment to the City's Comprehensive Plan. • • • SUPPORT DATA AND ANALYSIS 1. Analysis 2. Letters from the Office of the Governor during the Scripps Florida Alternate Site Evaluation a. Letter dated February 13, 2006 b. Letter dated February 23, 20a6 3. PBG Interlocal for Bioscience Land Protection Advisory Board a. Resolution 34, 2006 b. Palm Beach County R2006 - 0512 • 4. PBC Workforce Housing Needs Assessment Executive Summary prepared by Metropolitan Center Florida International University 5. Palm Beach County Workforce Housing Program Support Data and Analysis • • SUPPORT DATA & ANALYSIS CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT Issue and Analysis On March 2, 2006, the City approved an Interlocal Agreement, in alliance with four north county municipalities and Palm Beach County, to fulfill the commitment to provide assurances that the State and County investment in Scripps, as a catalyst for economic development cluster in Palm Beach County, could be realized. The Interlocal obligates the City to initiate amendments to the Comprehensive Plan to establish a Bioscience Research Protection Overlay ("Overlay") to protect those lands which have been identified as being subject to a bioscience research protection overlay. The City has initiated three (3) text amendments and one (1) Future Land Use Map (FLUM) amendment to the City's Comprehensive Plan to address the creation and application of a Bioscience Research Protection Overlay (BRPO). The FLUM amendment will apply the overlay designation to specific properties, while the text amendments to the Future Land Use Element (FLUE), the Economic Development Element (ED), and the Intergovernmental Coordination Element (ICE) will establish the policies relative to the application of the Overlay. The overall • purpose of the Board and the Overlay is to diminish the possibility of lands available for bioscience research / biotechnology uses being converted to residential and / or retail commercial uses and to make the land attractive for bioscience research / biotechnology development. • In addition to the four comprehensive plan amendments, staff is proposing a Future Land Use Element text amendment to provide for the ability for parcels with a Mixed-Use future land use designation to develop as a Bioscience Mixed-Use project, with regulations specific to the development needs of Bioscience Uses. In keeping with the City's desire to encourage Bioscience Users, the proposed revisions to the regulations will provide for the ability to meet the industry's design standards. This proposed text amendment recognizes the importance of providing opportunities for a diversified tax base that promotes a strong economic environment within the City that provides a job base for residents. Sound planning practices strive to create sustainability in a community, which incorporate all of the elements of living, working, playing, and learning. Currently, the City's land-use base is pre-dominantly residential (46%), which places a heavy burden on residential tax payers to maintain all of the City's level of service standards. The City is proposing to encourage economic development by creating incentives within the comprehensive plan and the City's land development regulations. By creating this economic climate, the City will be able to better maintain its existing services and facilities, while not depending solely on property tax increases to provide for the consistent delivery of quality services. Comprehensive Plan Amendments 2006 Round 2 1 Datu and Anulysis • Currently, the City has a high percentage of residential uses and is in need of those land-uses recognized by the Economic Development Element that will provide value-added employment. The proposed Bioscience Mixed-Use land-use sub-category will provide the opportunity to realize the goal of economic stability by providing incentives to develop those uses that are economic generators. In addition, the proposed text amendment will provide for much needed incentives relative to workforce housing in order to support the development of the Bioscience cluster. The intent of this amendment is to address the deficiencies set forth in the Letter from the Governor dated February 13, 2006. These deficiencies included availability of workforce housing and accessible transit opportunities. Both the Bioscience Mi.xed-Use subcategory and the workforce housing language provide incentives for properties to develop Bioscience uses or the intended support uses of workforce housing and transiz The proposed Future Land Use Element (FLUE) is consistent with overall intent of the Goals, Objectives, and Policies within the City's adopted Comprehensive Plan. An example of some of the goals, objectives and policies, which are consistent with and furthered by the proposed amendments, are listed below. Economic Development Element: GOAL 13.1.: THE ECONOMIC GOAL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS IS TO •ACHIEVE A BALANCED AND DIVERSIFIED ECONOMY WHICH IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE CITY'S QUALITY BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND PROTECTS IMPORTANT NATURAL RESOURCES. � Staff Comment: On January 6, 2005 the Ciry Council adopted the Economic Development Element. The Element signals the City's commitment to successful economic development. During 2005, the City also initiated a land-use amendment to the Briger parcel from Commercial (C) and Residential Low (RL) to Mixed-Use (MXD) in order to provide further opportunities in the City,for economic development. The Briger parcel is the last large parcel east of the Ciry's Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) The goal of the Economic Development Element is to achieve a balanced and diversified economy compatible with the built environment. The proposed text change will advance this goal by promoting bioscience research / biotechnology uses on the last remaining un-entitled vacant site, entitled sites, and existing sites east of the Ciry's Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) that are available and appropriate for these uses thru the creation of a sub-category encouraging the development of Bioscience Users. Currently, the City has a high percentage of residential uses and is in need of those land-uses recognized by the Economic Development Element that will provide value-added employment. The proposed text change will provide the opportunity to realize the goal of economic stability by providing the ability to develop those uses that are economic generators. Comprehensive Plan Amendments 2006 Round 2 2 Datu and Analysis • Policy 13.1.1.1.: The City shall continue to attract industries and employers in cluster industries such as biotechnology, communications, information technology, medical products, marine biology, aerospace research, and associated ancillary businesses. Sta�'f'Comment: The proposed land-use sub-category promotes science and bio-technology research, engineering and manufacturing such as laboratories, educational facilities and clinical research hospitals, Research & Development and their accessory uses within an appropriate site. The availability of sites within the City that can currently accommodate these uses is limited because most of the City is built-out east of the Urban Growth Boundary (UGB), so creating the sub-category shall provide assurances that the available parcels will be secured for economic development in light of the current market pressure to re-designate non-residential land to residential. Policy 13.1.5.2.: The City shall accommodate balanced growth and housing needs of the City's labor force by encouraging the availability of attainable housing to persons earning a livelihood or choosing to reside in Palm Beach Gardens. Staff Comment: The proposed land-use designation includes the opportunity to develop residential workforce housing units as a component of the mixture of uses. The housing component is a key component within the proposed land-use mix that may provide as much opportuniry for on-site workforce housing. • In addition, the proposed amendment provides incentives to develop workforce housing with the provision of criteria for a height waiver and a minimum percentage for Bioscience Mixed-Use developments. The proposed language provides a more detailed program than the existing language in the comprehensive plan relative to workforce housing, yet still provides for further details to be provided in the City's Land Development Regulations (LDR). � Future Land Use Element: Objective 1.1.5.: Future growth, development, and redevelopment shall be directed to areas as depicted on the Future Land Use Map, consistent with: sound planning principles; minimal natural limitations; the goals, objectives, and policies contained within this Comprehensive Plan; and the desired community character. Sta, ff Comment: A more diversified and sustainable economy is part of the City's desired community character. In creating a sound economic climate, the Ciry will be able to better maintain its existing services and facilities, while not clepending solely on property tax increases to provide for the consistent delivery of quality services. The Bioscience Mixed-Use land use category can be developed on properties with an exiting Mixed-Use land use designation, which currently only exists on properties located east of the Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) and will not require extending City services outside of the established urban service boundary. Comprehensive Plan Amendments 2006 Rouncf 2 3 Duta and Analysis • All parcels with a Mixed-Use land use designation are located east of the Ronald Reagan Turnpike, which is part of the "Eastward Ho!" urban corridor, which is generally located parallel to Interstate 95 in a one-to-two-mile wide corridor that includes the area between the Florida East Coast (FEC) and Seaboard Coast (CSX) rail lines. The Eastward Ho! initiative promotes in-fill and sustainable development within the urban corridor to encourage revitalization that facilitates future growth without further compromising or degrading the environment and the economic sustainabiliry of the region. The proposed amendment to the comprehensive plan are consistent with the Eastward Ho! recommendations, which are based on sound planning principles that promote economic sustainability. • � Objective 1.1.6.: The City's economic base shall be expanded by promoting commercial and industrial activities as planned and illustrated on the Future Land Use Map, and by ensuring adequate sites and timely provision of public utilities and services to stimulate such gowth. Staff comment: The proposed amendment fulfills the objective to expand the economic base of the City by promoting economic development through an incentive for bioscience research / biotechnology users to development on the properties designated sites. The land-use sub-category will promote light industrial activities marketed toward Research and Development within the City's Urban Growth Boundary (UGB), so that the cost of extending public utilities and services are significantly reduced, thereby stimulating economic growth. Housing Element: Policy 3.1.1.1.: The City shall continue to provide information, technical assistance, and incentives to the private sector to maintain a housing production capacity sufficient to meet the projected demand. Policy 3.1.3.2.: Designation of high density residential areas intended for the construction of affordable housing in the City shall take into consideration the proximity of such areas to major employment centers. Policy 3.1.3.3.: The City shall maintain and continue to evaluate additional incentives to encourage the production of housing for persons with special housing needs including the elderly, the handicapped, and those in need of affordable housing. Staff comment: Through the creation of an appropriate land-use subcategory for Bioscience Uses, the comprehensive plan provides for the development of a mixed-use development that not only encourages the growth of employment centers, but provides for the opportunity to develop workforce housing within close proximity. In addition, the proposed changes to the existing mixed-use sub-categories of residential and non-residential provide an incentive for workforce housing and transit in the .form of a height waiver. While the existing text provides ,for the waiver, the amendment provides specific criteria relative to workforce housing and transit issues. Comprehensive Plan Amendments 2006 Round 2 4 Data and Analysis • CONSISTENCY WITH PALM BEACH COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN The proposed amendments are consistent with the overall Economic Development Goals and Objectives within the Palm Beach County Comprehensive Plan as demonstrated by the following listed examples from that Plan: Goal l. Balanced and Diversi�ed Economy The economic GOAL of Palm Beach County is to create a balanced and diversified economy. A balanced and diverse economy will encourage growth that provides viable employment opportunities for present and future residents, while supporting land-use policies which protect and improve the quality of the natural and manmade environment. Sta,(�f Comment: The proposed amendment is consistent with Palm Beach County's goal to achieve a balanced and diverse economy and viable employment opportunities and workforce housing. As a direct result of the proposed land-use sub-category, opportunities for value-added employment will be available to attract Bioscience industry to Palm Beach County. As the industry develops, spin-off companies in similar industries will likely desire to locate adjacent to the established development. As these industries develop, an industry "cluster" will be created unique to the area, which is consistent with the County's Comprehensive Plan. • Objective 1.1. Balanced Economic Growth Implementation Palm Beach County shall maintain and expand a diversified economy by: *** 2. encouraging growth in cluster industries, presently defined as communications and information technology, medical products, agriculture and food processing, business and financial services, aerospace and engineering, tourism, recreation and entertainment, and other emerging cluster industries which complement changing economic conditions, and other high paying job sectors, and small businesses, as set forth in Objectives 1.2 and 1.4; Sta„�f Comment: The proposed amendment will provide an incentive for the development of uses within the Research and Development industry, science and bio-technology research, engineering and manufacturing such as laboratories, educational,facilities and clinical research hospitals and their accessory uses. The jobs created by the industry will be high paying and will stimulate significant economic growth within the region. According to the County's Workforce Housing Needs Assessment, a majority of Palm Beach County employers (58.4%) reported the cost of housing in Palm Beach County has impacted • Comprehensive Plan Amendments 2006 Round 2 S Data and Analysis their ability to recruit new employees. The proposed changes promoting workforce housing are • intended to provide opportunities for workforce housing within close proximity to employment centers within the City of Pa�m Beach Gardens. Providing housing opportunities encourages the development of the Bioscience cluster, as it supports the recruitment and retention of employers in the area. CONSISTENCY WITH THE STRATEGIC REGIONAL POLICY PLAN The proposed land-use amendment is consistent with the overall Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council's Strategic Regional Policy Plan as demonstrated by the following listed goals: Regional Goal 3.6 — Diversiiication of the year-round economy and establishment of an economic climate that will allow the Region to compete effectively in the global economy. Sta ff Comment: The proposed amendment is consistent with this Regional Policy goal by providing opportunities and incentives that attract bioscience research / biotechnology industries to designated sites, thus promoting an economic climate that will allow the Region to compete effectively in the global economy. In addition, the provisian for workforce housing provides opportunities for year-round residents to live within close proximiry to where they work. The accessibility of workforce housing • provides support to the industries within the area to better recruit and retain employees, thereby encouraging the development and expansion of the cluster. • CONSISTENCY WITH THE STATE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN (CHAPTER 187, Florida Statutes) The proposed land-use amendment is consistent with the overall State Comprehensive Plan. The following State Goals and Policies are specific examples of that consistency: Land Use — In recognition of the importance of preserving the natural resources and enhancing the quality of life of the state, development shall be directed to those areas which have in place, or have agreements to provide, the land and water resources, fiscal abilities, and service capacity to accommodate growth in an environmentally acceptable manner; enhance the livability and character of urban areas through the encouragement of an attractive mix of living, working, shopping, and recreational activities. Staff Comment: The proposed land-use sub-category designation is specifically designed to encourage Bioscience development on parcels within the City's Urban Growth Boundary (UGB), which are important infill development sites within the City. The land-use text amendment is therefore consistent with the State's goal to direct growth to areas that have urban services that can accommodate growth in a,fiscally and environrreentally c�cceptable manner, and is consistent Comprehensive Plan Amendments 2006 Round 2 6 Data and Analysis • with the State's policy to encourage a mixture of uses to enhance the livability and character of a community. In addition, the States goals for enhancing the livability of an area are furthered by the provisions providing opportunities for workforce housing and transit uses within close proximity to mixed-use development. Transvortation — Florida shall direct future transportation improvements to aid in the management of growth and shall have a state transportation system that integrates highway, air, mass transit, and other transportation modes. StafiComment: The proposed land-use sub-category is consistent with the State's transportation goal in that the designated parcels are in close proximity to take full advantage of the existing location of Interstate Highway 95, the Ronald Reagan Turnpike, and other thoroughfares, as it is limited to mixed-use parcels that are in-fill sites within the City. As the vacant parcels develop, better provisions for pedestrian access and mass transit are encouraged within the mixed-use land-use designation, such as pedestrian walkways and multi-modal transportation. The Economv — Florida shall promote an economic climate which provides economic stability, maximizes job opportunities, and increased per capita income for its residents. • Staff Comment: The proposed amendment will provide for greater opportunities and incentives to create a more sustainable economic climate for the Ciry and for Palm Beach County an general. Biosczence research / biotechnology uses have been consistently identified by the Palm Beach County Business Development Board and the City's Economic Development Advisory Board as a key use for fostering long term, value-added employment. The proposed Bioscience Mixed-Use land-use designation will provide the opportunity to attract a desirable industry, in addition to related venture capitalist investments, biotech industries, pharmaceutical companies, post- secondary educational organizations, and other similar industries, which will contribute to a healthy economy. The addition of workforce housing incentives provides support to the industries within the area to better recruit and retain employees, thereby encouraging the development and expansion of the cluster of the desirable Bioscience industry. Analysis of the Bioscience Mixed-Use Category The Bioscience Mixed-Use land use designation is within the existing intensity and density levels of the Mixed-Use land use designation, specifically the Residential Mixed-Use and the Non-Residential Mixed-Use intensity and density measures. The following is an analysis of maximum development potential to analyze the impacts of the Bioscience Mixed-Use land use designation in order to demonstrate that the impacts are within the set limitations of the current Mixed-Use land-use category and wil] not require an analysis of the impacts to the City's • existing level of services standards for development. Comprehensive Plnn Amendments 2006 Round 2 7 Data and Analysis • � LJ �, � �. � £� 4"Ex� ,�'s ��z4� a . A . � ��i'+� "�- S'h � x�'r''�E .�� > "�� 5 �a��t'�2 r� f �,,k� � i , �is h � ,� � ,� �� ; s� # s � .,.. � J` ,�,. . y �fh �, 4�, �ti�; � y �' � � tiw: ax a�k�«r+�b..:a� : +�.. �,J: s�u3 ;��. i..n ..�t ., S�� : � �,, „'�r.�.,, .nks°' '4 � � 2� ;%'��. xr±�. . ��. a e , � ti � � � Use Y Land Lot Coverage Square Acreage Residential Allocation Foota e Units Conservation / 15% N/A 15 acres O en S ace Employment Minimum 2% Max 70% 3,659,040 30 acres Center Uses Maximum 30% Max 4 Floors Pro osed 30% Neighborhood Minimum 2% Max 70% 3,659,040 30 acres Commercial Uses Maximum 30% Max 4 Floors Pro osed 30% Residential Units Minimum 20% Max 50% 2,178,000 25 acres 375 units (up to 15 du/acre) Maximum 60% Max 4 Floors Pro osed 25% Non-Residential Mixed=Use land use designation — J 00-Acre Parcel Use Land Allocation Lot Coverage Square Acreage Residential Foota e Units Conservation / 15% N/A 15 acres O en S ace Industrial Uses Minimum 0% Max 60% 5,227,200 50 acres Maximum 60% Max 4 Floors Pro osed 50% Professional Office Minimum 2% Max 70% 2,134,440 17.5 acres Uses Maximum 60% Max 4 Floors Pro osed 17.5% Commercial Uses Minimum 0% Max 50% 1,524,600 17.5 acres 375 units Maximum 60% Max 4 Floors Pro osed 17.5% The current intensities and densities permitted within the existing Mixed-Use land use category provide , for very dense and intense developnient mea�zt to be utilized for in-fcll development east of Interstate Highway 95. The proposed Bioscience Mixed-Use planned • Comprehensive Plan Amendments 2006 Round 2 8 Data and Analysis • development intensities and densities provide for a miaced-use development that focuses on the development of Bioscience Uses, but does not exceed the City's planned for development potential currently established in the mixed-use land-use designation. � • Workforce Housin� The current amendment to the City Comprehensive Plan has defined workforce housing as follows: "Workforce housing units for purposes of the MXD category are residential units available for ownership or rental for households with income ranges from 80% to 140% of the county median household income, according to the most current U.S. Census data or the Universiry of Florida Shimberg Center data, and which, for a minimum period of ten years for ownership units and 20 years for rental units, are maintained for use as workforce housing units. Workforce housing units may include units designed to provide student housing for educational facilities that are part of a bioscience MXD. " In March 2006, the median income for Palm Beach County was $64,400. This figure determines the basis for determining the levels of affordability. The proposed amendment is targeting the specific workforce housing range of 80% -140% of the area medium income (AMI), all workforce housing units shall be offered for sale or rent at the specified range. Workforce Housin Ran e Income Level Rent Home Value 80% of inedian $1,287 $164,000 80 — 100% (90% of inedian) $1,450 $189,000 101 — 120% (110% of inedian) $1,771 $240,000 121 — 140% (135% Of inedian) $2,173 $304,000 140% of inedian $2,281 $315,560 Target Incomes The target income range for the Workforce Housing requirements is from 80% to l40% of the area medium income (AMI) of $64,400. The maximum household income for a family of four would range from $51,520 (80% of AMI) up to $90,160 (140% of AMI). Currently, the County's support data and analysis for the County's Workforce Housing Program (Inclusionary Zoning) provides data that shows the County's projected need for affordable housing (2005-2025) in order to avoid losing workers to less expensive areas is 98,000 units. The proposed text amendment is proposed to provide opportunities to meet the demands of housing market for workforce housing units within the 80% - 140% range. The text provides incentives for the development of workforce housing in combinations with the development of the Bioscience industry cluster. Comprehensive Plan Amendments 2006 Round 2 9 Duta and Analysis • Letters from the Office of the Governor During the 5cripps Florida Alternate Site Evaluation • • � • . rtd-13-�Y706 12:38 ��'�#�'i:l` �'' i � ��, ,�q � . �• • .. � ' •"4iP:�,Y:�;� � �•.'��r�; �, : �.. .. ., STATE OF FLORIDA �ttC� 4� t�J� �O�I�L`T�O� TNE CAP1T0l. TAI.LAHASSEb, FLORIDA )2199•0001 wrrrv.Qgov.com 860•18$-7I�6 850•487-0801 (ex Fcbruary l3, 2006 The 1-lonorable Tony Masilotti 30l North Oiive Avenuc West Palm Beach, Florida 3340a Dear Chairman Masilotti and Members of the Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners; Whcn the Florida Legislature appropriatod 5310 million to establish The Scripps Res�arch Insdtutc iti Florida, it did so with tlte promisc that the research institute would serve as a catalyst to attract hundreds of millions of dollars in new investments and crcatc thousands of jobs in the bioscience research field. Whon Scripps decided to make Palm Bcach County the future hame for Scripps Florida, it was expressly acknowlcdged that our mutual goa] was to recreate ihc biomedical �esearch cotr��nunity that Scripps helped spawn on thc Torrey Pincs Mesa, where eighty ' percent of thc 499 biotech And research companies in the gan Diogo area are located • witt�in 3 inilcs of Scripps' La Jolla facilities. A ve.ry densc cluster of biomedical research insdtulinns and companies on the Torray Pines Mesa has been a critical connponent of successfully catapulting San Diego into a leading regional �enter for biomtdical researeh nnd innovation. � Palm Beach County slgned on to that vision and mcruorialized it in its Crrant Agreement with Scripps. To accomplish that sharcd vision, it was expressly agreed that 100 contiguous acres or two million squara feet of space be provided at no cost for Scripps' research faeilities now and in the future. Palm }3eaeh County commiticd to developing 400 acres adjacent to the Scripps campus at the Mccca site for other uses related lo Scripps, primarily rescarch and devalopment. It furthcr reinforced this cummiUnent by amending its comprchensive plan, adopting land use regulations snd draftins covenants to ensure thc �iotcchnology Rcsearch Patk on Mecca met a111hese r�quirements. Without sufficient land, this shared vision would fail. It w�s cicar to the State, the County end Scripps in 2003, as it is today, that the 8 million square feet foz related research and dcvclopment uses around thc nucleus of a Scripps Florida campus are a key component of our mutual investment in Scripps. The County's own consultant, CB V � C�rt�'s l��ung kx�atrre kAMENTOw. �LA�ICHil1. C� i-aoo.�:e.»�s P,02i14 � • • � FEB-13-2006 12�39 The Honorabie Tony Masilotti Febcuary 13, 20U6 Page 2 0(13 Richard 611is, also contluded that 8 million square feet for related research and development uscs were ctucial.� Oivtn this clear understanding, I have bccn asked by your $oard to provide my opinion as to which of lhe siles eurrontly availablc in Palm $each Counry meet this requircment. The available sites are: Mecca, Florida Research PatSc, FAU Jupiler Campus at Abacoa, and City of Bocs Raton land adjacent to the T-Rcx Corporatc Conter. It is not my intent to makc thc decision for thc Commission or to tcll the Commission how it should make its dceision, My gaal simply is io sharc with you my assessment of which proposed site or sites can accommodale 5cripps and the 8 miltion squarc feet of resesrch and developmcnt uscs. 1 wish to commend evcryona who was involvcd in putting forth each of the alternative prnposats. 1 was greatly impresscd by the thoroughncss of the prescntations and the very hard worlt that went inlo addressing the tough questions. The Statc of Plorida is fortunate to havc political leadors, public employees and public-spirited busincss leadcrs who are willing to so fully commit themseivcs to a vision of canverting our siste into a major hub for scientific research and developmont. The two principal questions we must ask in determining which of the altemative sites mcets aw vision fo� the econamic cluster are: (1) �2) Which sitc provides Scripps 1 lorida with 100 contiguous �cres for 2 million square feet with tha leest risk Ehat Phase l will bc complctcd by Decembcr 2008, a etitical date for Scripps to fx abJe to meet its contractual obligations to thc Statc? Which sitc can providc 8 million square feet for research and development and best rep)icate thc Torrey Pines Mesa with the most certainty? Of primary importance is ensuring we meet Scripps' timetable. Thc one thing wc cannot sacrificc in this ptoccss is losing Scripps becausc thc risks of dclay axe too grcat. With rcgard to tfie economic elustor, I have given greater weight to wh�ch sitcs can provide lhe most availablc square footage through one or all of the foltowing: vested �acant land, immediatcly available icasable spaee and total existing occupied. leasable space. These providc che most certainty as to what will be available to research and developmcnt companies. Vacant land that is zoned but not vested should not be completely discounted, but thc other three criteria are bctter indicators for dctermining thc probable future o�' the community and therefore assessing the risk of selecting a location. Proximity to Scripps is key. A large emount of square footage within vcry close proximity provides the compctitive market and diversity of options that will bc most '�B Richard Ellis Icttcr to Ross C. Herring and Audrey Wolf luly 12, 2404 P.03i14 � • FEB-13-2006 12�39 The Honorablc Tony Masilotti Fcbruaty 13, 200b Pagc 3 of 13 attractive. Thcrcfore, I have givcn great weight to which Iocation bcst replicates the Toz�ey Pincs Mesa in its ability to pxovidc maximum square footagc closest lo Scripps Florida. Finally, Y have attcmptcd to asscss the risk faclors present at each location, not nnly witb regard to being able to build thc required facilitics but also with regazd to the conti�ued availability of the space ovcr the time it will take for the cluster to develop. Mecca Mecca was the first choice of Seripps and cicazly has the abilicy to accommodate the requirements of out vision for a�n economie cluster. Mecca has 1Q(? acres of contiguous land for Scripps as woll as 400 acres of eontiguous land for related development. Thc County alloeated 6.5 million squatc fect to testazch and development space (in addition to I.5 million squere fat for a clinical research hospital and univcrsity site), but the availability of ample vosted vacant land nearby at thc Florida Research Paik and Pratt Whicney would moro thatt mect the rernaining l.5 million squarc feet �or resesrch and do�velopmcnt. Although the plans for Mecca wcre challenged on multiple fronts, porsons opposed to development at any Cost succccded on only one issuo — the wotlands pecmit. It is difficult to see how filling of drainage ditches in an otange grove is damaging to environmentally sensitive lands. Notwithstanding, they wcrc ab)e to convince a judge that thc pemiit issued by the Army Corps of Engineers was flawcd. • While major portions.of construction w.ere halted, Judgc MiddJebrooks' order expressly allowed Scripps to continue construction of its buildings while an Environmental Impact Study (EIS) is conducted. An obvious concem for all of us is ho�w long it will takc for the EIS to be completed and what cffect it will. have on Scripps' ability to take occupancy by Decerabor 2008. Equa{ly important is whether the wetlands permit rvifl be issucd efter complction of the �IS and �rhethcr the permit could withstand furlher legal challenges, I arn confident the entire Mecca site.ultimatcly would be ablc to accommodate Scripps and the proposcd research park. Howcver, the delays in permitting and construction greatly diminish the viability of the Mecca site. ln short, the Mccca site can fulfill our vision, but its viability depends on the unwavcring commitmcnt of the County Commission to do what as necessary to make it into reality. 'FloridA Researc6 Park Only two miles dway from Mecca, the �lorida Research Park (FRP) conceivably could accommodate the cconocnic cluster if the County decided to complctc cvnstructioh of Scnpps �'loiida at Mecea and were unable to build out thc rest of the property in the immediatc futate. As an altcmative to Mecca, �RP appears to have 100 contiguous acres for Scripps as wc11 as 400 contiguous ncres for relatcd development. Unlike Mecca, it is not and will not be completely County-owned. It has two major users, which must be redirectcd or relocated before Scripps Florida could commence operadons there. � P.04/14 , • FEB-13-2006 12�40 Thc Honorable Tony Masilotti � Fcbruary 13, 2006 Page 4 of ] 3 Scripps Phase 1(364,000 square feet) can bc built on FRP without 9ignificant del�ys. While the sitt physically can accommodate an additional 1.6 million square fctt in Phase 2, various risk faetors must be takcn into consideration. Thc full 8 million square fcet �or the economic cluster may be able to be aeeommadated, but again subjcct to potcntial risks. If ell of these risks could be eliminated, FRP could replicatc thc Torrey Pines Mesa. My chief conccrn with FRP is that some of these risks ue too greal to chancc, Aecording to the owner's reprosentatives� no additional wedands will be impacted on thc site for construction of Phsse 2 or the rclated rescarch and development uses as long as conswe�ion sdheres to tht existing conceptual plan, which would require building two- to-three story buildinss on exisdng footprints. This approach limits flcxibility for the location of buildings, 1 am also conccrncd by reporis from County personnel, who believe that Phase 2 can►ro� be built without impactin� additional wetlands, some of which may be determined jurisdictional in an updated wedands delineation study. If wctlands wero to be filled, the site very likely would draw the same opposition as Mccca did, with many of thc same azguments rclated to allcgcd sptawl and cumulativc impacts. In the Army Corps of En�ineers' Environmental Assessmcnt and Stateraent of Findings on thc Mecca 404 permit application, the Cotps' alternativc sito analysis predicted that . devclopment of Scripps and the research park.on FRP (thcn kraown as thc Park of Commerce) would leacl to development of residential housing on Mecca and extension of the Seminole Pratt Whitney Road to Mecca, wit� some asserted negative consequences to wildlife. Anti-growth advocatcs will usc thcse findings to challengc the Scripps project once again. 1t is crillcal that this possibility not dclay conswction of Scripps Phase 1, which is tha most time-sensitivc aspect of thc cntire project. (By identifying this issue, I am in no way confirming that wetlands must be filled or that I agree with any of the argumcnts that may be madc against the project by anti-growth advocates, I am simply attcmptin� to asscss risk,) Based on Scripps' initial estimate thal it wil) not need to expand for years to come, the time needed to address wetlands issues should not affect eventual developmont of Phase 2. Nevertheless, it is a risk faetor to consider. To build Phase 2 and accommodate the economic cluster, FRP will ha�e to obtain amendment of its existing development orders. FRP must cxtend the current build-out date of 2�14 to meet Scripps' nced for a 25-year build-out period and tho anticipated absorption tiTne for thc related resea.rch and developmcnt. Although zoning allows for hospital and university uscs, the Department of Community Affairs confirms that FRI''s development order sHll needs to be amended to reflcct the addition. The remaining 6.] million squarc feet vested for concurrency is cunently 4 million fect short of the full 8 million square feet aftcr netting out 2 million squure feet for Scripps, Whlle the owners have the znning for 12 million square feet, amendment of the development order also is � P.65i14 � r t d-13-c'4�6 12 = 40 The Honorable Tony Masilotti Fcbruary 13, 2046 Pagc5of13 requircd for thc additional squaxe footage and is likely to trigger DRI rcview as a substantial deviation. The traffic issucs associated with this site have been documented ln the County's site evaluations in 2004 and 2005. Wc do not know at this point what plans the Commission will have for Mecca should the Scripps projcct be movcd, but we do know that other devclopers in the a�cea are going forward wich applications that also will have traftic impacts. These must be taken into account when determining whether FRP c0n obtein sul�icient traffic eoneurrency to obtain the entitlements nceded for thc additionaJ 4 rnillion square feet required for the tesearch and devclopnaent clustcr. Whilc not insurmountable, these are factoxs that will contribute to risk and may crcate uncertainty for Scripps. The ovmer acknowledges that the current waier and wastewater utiliHes on the site cannot accommodate Scripps or a future build-out. The County's plans for extension of County pipelines and arrangements with a utility company �vould havc to be fUmcd up and the propor permiis obiained befote the site could be suitable. The County would need to assass the risk that this mny n�t occur as snticipated or that litigation directed at thc extension of the County's pipelines from the Mecca site could derail the project. Wc cannot find ourselves again in thc situation whcrc Scripps can bulld its buildings but cannot accots basic utilities� such water, as tiveatened to occur at Mecca. � Another open yuestion is the assurance that thc rcmaindcr of the site will be availablc over the long-tecm for rosearch arid dcvelopmtnl uses. ln its Grant Agrccment with Scripps, tho.County agreed to record restrictive covenants to secure si�nificant acrcage for research and davelopment uses. With a single private owner, it is just as important to obtain somc degree of commitment to securing these uses as well as confirmation of the financial ability of the owncr to wait the time required for thc research and development cluster to be absorbed. Th� owncr has suggested hiting a master developer to promote the Research Park. This may bc the beginning of a viablc approach, but many more details are requirod. lf this is the site the County ultimatcly chooses, both the County and Scripps must secure such a commitrnent within thc context of an agreemeot. Finally, one must consider the issue of workforce housing. Thc 1000 units required by Scripps are not uvailable in the immediate vicinity. Building Scripps at FRP still depends on Meccs for workforce housing, and the County will have to maintain its commitment to such development despito legal obstacics (such as the wetlands issue 1 zefereneed eazlier) unl�ss adequate workforcc housing cnn be seeured close by. Taking all of the above into consideration, I bolieve thc E'RP could meet the State's vision in the long-term and provide a date certain for construction and occupancy of Scripps Phase 1 by Seripps' deadline. I cazu�ot say, however, that it does mect the criteria, because the level of unecriainty as to potcntial litigation could prejudice Scripps. Even if � P.06i14 , • FEB-13-2006 12�40 P.07i14 Thc Honorable Tony Masilottl February 13, 2006 Pagc 6 of 13 these litigation risks can bc overcome, much morc work is requircd to make Phase 2 a certainty. 1 do not bclieve that thcre is sufficient time for the owner arid the County to address the risks to Phase 2 and the economic cluster. FAU Javiter Camaus At Abacoa This site has ncither 100 condguous acces for Scripps Florida nor 400 co�ttiguous actes for related resoarch and development. With regard to Phase l and Phase 2 o�Scrippa, the plan comes close to meeiing the 100 contiguous acrea, albeit biseeted by Domald Ross Road. lt cicarly. prescnts a dcpacturc &om the original vision that lcd Scripps and the County ta choose Mecca. Unlikc Mecca or FRP, it rcquires Seripps to deal with ttuee saparate jurisdictions, Palm Beach County, The Town of Jupitti and the City of Palm Beach Gardens, as wcll as the State of Floiida and Florida Atlantic University with ro�ard to the FAU pa�cel, The plan also depcnds on the coordinated action of several different munieipalities to socure the minimum square footagc for the rcsearch and devclopment clustcr. There is minimal risk that Phasc 1 of Scripps Florida would not be built by Decembar 2008. Therc is still a large degree o�'unceriainty as to Phasc 2 on meny fronts. In tha absence of 400 contiguous acres immcdiately next to the proposed 5cripps campus, the closer tbe available sc�uare footage is to Scripps, thc closer wo gct to replicating the Torrey Pines Mcsa. The ability to ttiplicate thc Torrey Pin�s Mcsa here is not as great as on thc othcr altemative sit�s. • • The proposal is to build Ahese 1 of Scripps F�orida on 30 acres owned by the Board of Trust�es of the Intcrnal tmprovcments Trust �und (BOT) under loase to Florida Atlantic University. At different points in the process, both a sublease and a title transfer have been discusscd. The County'9 Oranit Agreemcnt with Scripps rcquires it to transfcr title to Scripps Florida upon satisfaction of certain conditions. By law, the BOT cannot sell, lease ox transfer any intcrest In state lands without a majority vote of three of thc four members of the BOT. Under our lawe, a sub-lease or a dtle transfer may be brought before the BOT without significant delay. I cannot speak for the other three members of chc BOT, who should be consulted separatcly by the County, but cach has a history of supporting ihe Scripps projeCt and other eeonomic development initiatives. As you arc all awarc, 'ilie John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation don�ted this land, with ctrtain restrictions by which the State must abide or risk reverter of tiqe to the Foundation. Preliminary discussions with the Foundation indicatc that either a sub-lcase or utl� transfer will be acceptablc to the Foundation, so Ivng as the land is not further sold, transfcmd to a for-profit entiry or used for any purposes othcr than the cducational purposes required in the dced restriction. If ic approves the hansaction, the BOT most probably will add its own deed restrictions to ensure. compliance with the Foundation's requiremcnts. Thc Counry will havo to decide for itself whether it wants to acccpt the risk that, in the unlikely cvent that Scripps Florida were unable to fulfill its commitrr�ents • r � FEB-13-2006 12�41 Thc Nonorablc Tony Masilotti February l3, 2006 Page 7 of 13 to thc County, ihe County would not bo able to sell the ptoperty to anyone or use it for eny putpose ineonsistent with thc cducational purposes allvwed under the restriction. provided Scripps, thc County ana thc Statc/�AU aJl agrcc to a siructure that accommodates our respective necds and compl�es with state law and thc restrictive covenant, Phase 1 of Scripps Florida should be able to be built and completcd within Scripps' timeframcs at the �AU Jupiter Campus. 'I'he plan proposcs to placc Phase 2 of Scripps on 70 aeres at Briger. Yt is not yet ccrt�ain whethcr Phase 2 of Scripps Florida can bc sccured at tho Briger site. Although tho owner has stated his intcntions to mako availablc the 70 acres needed for Phase 2 tluough a combinadon of. donation and sale, many morc dctails necd to be ironcd out betwecn the parties before thesc intcntions become reality. The necd for a development order and its very likely DRI process is only fhe starting point. Thc traffic�fesulting from cntidcment of l.6 million squsrc feet for Scripps, 2.4 million more squarc fect for research and development adjac�nt to it, as well as the expccted oommercial and residential uscs the owner logically would proposc for tho remaindcr of the site may require significant traffic mitigation to gain the uaffic eoneurrcncy requircd. The reviewing ageneies may not look at esch DRl application in isolation; even if 1hc 70 acres for Scripps are patt of a acparatc application, bolh applications may be sggrcgated if ccrtain conditions ate mct. This in itscl�F does not mean Phasc 2 can never be built ss planned, but wo have yct to ste who wiJl assumc the costs of the traffic mitigation among the County, the owncr and Scripps. Thcse are the types of details that ean dcrail the projcct, • . . . . Assuming the above can be �overcvme, the siting of Phase 2 prosents another issue. Last week, wc rcccrved a"bubble map" wnth a destgner's Kendihon of wl�ere Phase 2 of Scrlpps Florida might be placed on Briger. Although not to scale, it appcazs to be approximately onc-quarter milc hom Phase 1 across Donald Ross Road. This is somewhat of a dcparture from the ! 00 contiguous acres originally envisjoncd, It als� should bc noted that one of the t}iree cntrances to thc site shown on the "bubblc map" roquires going through a ncighboring prope»y, which will require the County or the devcloper to obtain an casement or right of rvay from neighboring owners to sccure acccss from Central Boulevard. Specific information as to the physicel charactcristics of the proposed Phase 2 site has not becn provided to us as of this time; it is, thercforc, impossiblc to assess the risk of what issues, such as physica] suitability of ihe sitc; wetlaa�ds or othcr cnvironmcntal concems, might be raised by those objecting t� this locadon, 2 Wetlands perrnits again are a concem. In the Army Corps of Enginccrs' Environmcntal /�sscssment and Statement of Findings on the Mecca 404 pezmit applicati.on, the Corps' ' My oFfice hu beon informed that in City of Palm Buch Gardens workshops during tF►� inh(�I site selation proc��s, some rosidents from s nearby residentiel community (5an Mncoo) objected to ctx Scripps and rclated developmenc bcing placed in thelr neighborhood. Therefore, the possibi)iry of ehallenges along thc way cennot be Ignored, �1 I u P.0Bi14 r � FEB-13-2006 12�41 The Honorable Tony Masilotti Fetrruary l3, 2D06 Page 8 of 13 slternazive site analysis identified the presencc of nativc wetlands and fotested uplands that would have to bc rcmoved if Briger wac developcd to the samc scale as Mccca. Given tho reprcsentation that the owner intcnds to dcvclop to an additionn12.4 million square feet of tcscarch and develepmcnt uses (aad presuma6ly will seek to develop residential end commereial as well), it i� obvious ihet wetlands will bc dcshoyed and thai the Corps will hav� to do tfne appropriate analyses �'or permitting, Although the Corps alternatives analysis indicated that these wctlands had a"low ecological value," thc Corps s�ill noted that destruction of the wetlands would have adv�rse ef�'ects on lands to the south as v►�ll as the Loxahatcha Slough to the west because less land would be available for wildlife communication and eonnection. (At ona �time, the County attempted to purehau Briger for preservation as "cnvironmcntally sensitive" lands but was unable to because of the cost.) Tho Corps also found that dev�lopmcnt of Brigor eventually would eteate development pressuros on both Mecca and thc Vavrus Ranch. As with FRP; thii is moro relevant to Phasa 2 rsttaer than che timing of Phase ]. Hawover, we must continue to be sensitive to Scripps' need for ccrtainty in the aiicrrnath of tho Mece� litigatio». The wetlands issucs on Btiger must be vctted as thoroughly as those on Mteca and FR�. The issue of where thc destroyed wetlands and uplands will be mitigated and who wili pay for such mitigation also raust be resoivcd to ensure that Scripps Florid.a's plans for Phase 2 are not at risk. There u�e not 8 million square fect of vacant vested� land or immediatcly nvtilable leasablc sp�ce within l.5, 2.5 or even S miles of the proposcd Scripps site. There is a total . of 8.5 million squatc feet under Icase in existing buildings within a S milc radius. Evcn with tenant turn-over, only a fraction of this 8.5 million square feet can reali9lically be considered availablc. The opportunity for a dynamxc, competitive markct with many options for potential tenants is more limited than in Boca Raton While there may be more squaro footage available in the cntircry ofNotth Palm Heach County then initially believed, the proposal rclies on PRP (a represcnted 10 radius miles but actually 13 surfacc miles away from the proposed Scripps sitc) for 6U percent of t}ie 10 million square fat it represents as vested vacant land. Howcvcr, there is no detailed plan on how the FRP wili be incorporated into making the cluster work without an anchor such as Scripps around which the cluster ean dcvelop, For the North County proposal to amass thc square footagc required to meet the econorraic vision, one must go a radius of 10 milcs from Scripps in three directions to accumulate sufficient vestcd vacant land, immcdiately available lcasable space aod a large enough inventory of occupled lessable space that allows the frce market to accommodato the cluster. Bec�use most of t}xe square footage is availablc at thc extrcmes of the radius, companies that come to�Palm Bcech County because of Scripps could bc as much as 20 miles away fiom cach other. This scenario is not.consistent wilh the State's vision of replicating the Torrey Pines Mcsa, where BO% of the 499 biutech and research companies are within 3 miles of TSRI and thus more closely packed togcthcr. • P.09i14 ;• FEB-13-200E, 12�42 P.10i14 The Honorable Tony�Masilotti February 13, 20(16 Page 9 of 13 Although the Notth County proposal shows a total 4.1 million squarc feet of total vacant land (vested and un�estcd) w�thin 2.5 miles of Scripps, 2.4 million squarc feet depend on cz�titlemcnt of Briger, for whIeh no timeframe has been providcd. In its Fcbruazy 13, 200S Altcrnati've Sit� Analysis, the Cownty identified the challenges involvcd in such � entiticmcnts, 71�e highest and bost use of the identified properties within a S mile radius is a challenge. Most of the ptvpertles invcntori�d arc in.aroas whero pmfessional offico, commerciaUretail and residential uscs are allowcd by zoning and mo�e prevalont; many, in fact, are zonod for mixed usc. Zo�ning dcsignations IimlNng uses to industrial or manufacturing arc fow in number among thc inventoried properties. As I stated in my meeting witt� Mnyors Golonka and Russo and their staffs, tha idea of thc tcchnolo�y overlay to cxisting mixed use or eommercial zoning is a good start, but wnttary to press reports, an'`overlay" is not A restric 'o to � certain use, it is simply an addi 'on usa that is allowcd. 4nly latc Wcdnosday did wc received an out)ine of additional ideas for soeuring the research and develapmcnt spaca in North County. While each of the ideas merits consideration, they r�quiro detailed evaluation to dctermine their feasibiliry. Their succesa also depends on thc initial willingncss of cach mu�nicipality to sdopt each compon�nt and legisJative approval of the state law portion, a new dr�fl of which we h�ve yet to see. • OF the identiftcd vacant space in existing buildings, almost none is availablc any closcr than 10 milcs away at Rivicra Beach, where tbo proposal estimates thcre are 2.3 million square fcct of vaeant space immediate►y available. No evidence that these are the aetusl vacancy numbors has been providcd; the proposal candidly describes it as an estimated 10 % vacaney rate. Prlor rcviews of Riviara B�ach by thc County had focused more on a CRA Redevelopment Plan but did not ev�luate che cxisting industrial properties now spparently being proposed.� At that time, there was �cat concern among the loca! community rcgarding the possibility of prlvate property being taken by emincnt domain for Scripps and thc ttlated uses. Many pledgcd then that no private properly would be condemncd for the Scripps project, Whi1e thc current proposal docs not suggest such an . approacb, t}x Commission may wish to take into aceouni this history as well as the currcnt controveny ngarding the use of cminent doroain in Riviera Beach for econornic c�evelopment following the Kelo dccision and the nalional mcdia att,ention lhis has garncrcd. It would be unfortunate to find thc trcmcndous opportunity Scripps presonts oncc again tied to a controversy that has nothing to do with thc merits of Scripps, The willingness of North County leaders to continue seeking ways to accommodate the eluster is impressive. 7�hey have shown a sineere commitmen�. to Scripps, which wc must acknowlcdgc, But we also must recognize the Nvrth County proposa) has significant � Palm Bcach County Ahemative Sitc Evaluntion Final Report, Augusc 2, 2004. (• •� FEB-13-2006 12�42 Thc Honorable T'ony Masilotti Eebruary 13, 2a06 Page 10 of 13 challenges in its abiliry to maet the minimum square footage requircments for Scripps and the economic clustcr. In my opinion, these challenges detraot from its ability to fulfill ow mutual vision. acn RYton The Hooa Raton propos�l also das not offcr the seme 100 contiguous acres for Scripps or 400 contiguous acros for the economic cluster as originally envisioncd, Howevcr, I believe !t can meot our shared vision for a very dense cconomic clustcr surrounding a Scrlpps nucleus. There is minima] risk that phase 1 of 5cripps Florida would not be built by December '2008, As is the case with thc FRP and North County sitcs, Phase 2 requires obtaining a development o.rckr to permit the 1.6 million squarc fcct requircd, but tha risks associated with it are not as greai. ln the absence of 4U0 contiguous acres imm•�diatcly next to th� proposad Seripps campus� the closer the availnblo square foorago is to the Scripps campus, the closor wa get to replicating the Tonrey Pinos Mesa. Thc ability to replicatc the Torroy Pines Mesa hcro is very good. None of it depcnds on entitlement of any additional acreage. Most of it is within 1.5 miles of the proposed Scripps cainpus. Phase l is proposed on 30 City-owned acres north of 5panish River Boulovazd, �'hase 2 is proposed to be built dlrectly across the strcct from Phase 1. Phase 1 has tho required zoning, traffic concurrency and conccptual porm3t for stormwater managcment. At its • Ftbruary ]3, 2006, schcdulod mecting, the City Commission likcly will approvc thc conditiona! use r�uired for Scripps Ixfore the County Commission votes on the final sitc. Phtse 2 has all t}xe required usos, zoniag and concepival permit for stormwater management, but a DRI dcvelopment order teview likcly would be neccssary for the construction of Phase 2, as is the casc with n,11 the altcrnative sites. `'Vhile our review does not show thac obtainin� thc requircd devclopment ordcr wilt be diffieult, tho City should �provide evidenee that any Uaffic concurcency requircments for this phase can be met in immediate futurc without significant problems. Thcre are no restricdve eovenants applieable to either location. Environmental asscssments were perfortned in 2000, revtaling no soil or groundwatcr contamination. While therc is no evidence of contamination subsequent to thcse assessments, an updated assessmcnt would be prudcnt. A wetlands delinoation will have to be performcd, but it does not appcar that any wetlands will require filling in either phaso to bui.ld 2 million square fcet for Scripps. Confirmation that thcte are no endangcred or thrcatened species or native plants prescnt is rcquired; howcvcr, the fact that recent construction of a public library on the pr.oposed Phase l parcel has gone forwazd without incicknt is good evidence that Phase 1 of Scripps Florida can be built within Scripps' deadline wiihout significant delays. We hsve seen little to indicate that cnvironmental conccrns will be a signircant risk to construction of Phase 2. • P.11i14 i • FEB-13-2006 1Z�42 Th� Honorablc Tony Masilotti February l3, 2006 Pagc l 1 of 13 Boca Rston has thc potential for accommodating our sharcd vision for the research and development cluster lo group sround a nucicus of thc Scripps Florida campus, much like on the Torny Pi»es MesA. There appear to be 5.5 million squarc fect of vecant vested land and immediately available leasable space for rescarch and deveJopmcnt uses within t.S miles of tho proposed Scripps site. Most of it is available at the Arvida Park of Commcree and Boea Technology Center, both practically adjacent to thc proposod campus. Extending out over a 2,5 mile radius, the amount of �acant vestcd land and immediatcly available lcasable space inereases to 6.l million squarc fcet. No othcr aiternsdvt site under cansideration can provide this lcve! of immediately available space fot the research and dovelopment cluster so close to Scripps Florida's proposed site. The developmont orders for the vested vacant lands indicato different cxpiration daus for some of thc properties in the inventory; some of the expiratiun dates arrivo soon, whilc othars arc farthtx into the futuro. Considcriag the anticipated 20-ta30 yesr absarption rate for the rcuarch and development eluster, the City nccds to address these anticipatcd expiration dates in order to protect thc potential for developmcnt of the cluster. Some properties, such as Arvida Park of Commcrce, predated thc DRI statute and, thus, face no such dcadlines. We need to be assured that thc cxtension of the build-out dates will be obtaincd without significant problcm�. Boca Raton's inventory does no1 depend as much on vacant ►mvested land as do the other �Iternstive sites. Of couxse, we expect that at l�ast some of the unvested land will �• requirc dcvclopmenl ordors and may triggor tbe Ditl process. Boca Raton will nccd to demonstrate that it can aohiewt the necessary trafftc concurrency to obtain the rcquired approvals, But thc inability to obtain such concuncncy will not pose as a great a risk to the development of the economic cluster becausc there is so much other squatc footage a�vailabl�. T'hc immediate avaifabilriy of so much 1eASable space within l.5 rnilcs of the proposcd campus is a positivo. This immediate availability could hetp juinp start the development of the economic cluster to make up for the time that has lxen lost as a zesult of the two Ien�thy site selection processes and tho Mccea lidgation, In thc longer term, $oca Reton has the potential to accommodate thc entire ecanomic cluster within 2.5 miles of the proposed Scripps campus. Its inventory of oecupicd lcasable spacc within this radius exceeds 15 million square fcet (compared to North County's 1.5 rniUion square feot). As with a1l existing buildings, the cost and tima of retrofitting some of the evaileble space may detracc from its fulf immediatc availability. And the current vacancies are only a snapshot in time. Nevertheless, we also must rccognize that it is immcdiately available to anyonc who wants to follow 5ctipps Florida to Boca Raton without waiting for enlitlements to land, land development or a land acquisition. � P.12i14 �• FEB-13-20�6 12�43 The Honorable Ton� Masilotti February 13, 2006 Page 12 of 13 As with the other proposed sites, there nccds to be a plan to securc adequate square footage for the anticipated research and dovolopmcnt usos in coming years aad decades. Soma of the moro significant propertiGS �idontified in the 1.5 milc radius of thc proposed Scripps Florida campus already ace principally rescarch, manufach�ring or corporate headquartcrs, consistent with the lacal zoning. Profcssional office and ratail are not pecmitted uses. Thus, unliko in ]upiter, chere is not as great a concern as to the highcst and best use of thc idendficd propeities and the developraent pressures that could dtaw the City away from the vision of an economic rescarch and dsveloprnent elustet. The very lazge emount of squart footago spread among dif%rent propert;as in the immediate 1.5 miles of the ptoposed Scripps site and bcyond prescnts s dynamic market that will be ablo to accommodatc the developmcnt of thc cconomic cluster. Prospcciive oceupants will be able to choose from a wide variety of diversc properties compcting with onc another. The largc numbor of different owners also spnads thc financial risk that a singic owner may not be nble to withstand cconomic cycics. (This may also be truc in North County, but the highcst and best use and toning for most of tho North County properties inerease the risk that cconomic prossure will divort owncrs frorn research and development.) In addition, Boca Raton has proposcd an advisory board, development agreements and other enricements to cncourag� rescarch and dcvtlopment uses, As with the North County proposals (many of which are similar to Boca's), th�se nced to be more carcfully roviawod to detenninc their feasibility, and thc City Commission must demonstrate Its abiliiy to foUow thmugh. �. Workforce housing ln Dclray Heach, close to an existing Tri-Rail Station, should meet one of Scripps' key rcquiremtnts for adequate workforco housing. We will need more information as to thc aveilable workforco housing to be truly certain. But the existing 7ri- Ftail �tation opens up a world of options f�r addttssing workforce housing issues. Last but not least, wc cannot ignore thst very close by is the Univcrsiry of Miami (lJM) Mcdical Center Campus at FAU (which currently is accreditcd to teach �rst and second ycar medical studcnts) and its cxciting partncrship �vlth FAU and Boca Raton Community Hospital for cxpansion of its medical program and a proposcd teaching hospital with morc than 200 post-graduate training positions, My office has been advised that UM and FAU soon wilJ launch a joint cancer research and dovelopment initiative, which will cxtcnd the presonce of UM's rcnowned'Sylvester Comprehensivc Cancer Center to Boca Raton. This initiative eventually will include clinical and laboratnry research. The potcntial for clinical research progrems associatcd with the medical school and hospital fulfills a primary interest of Scripps Florida in its collaborativc plans with loeal univorsities and mcdical facilitics. The existence of this medica] school and collaburation is a key distinguishing fcature of thc �oca Raton praposal that makes it already morc likt the Torrey Pines Mesa. f• P.13i14 FEB-13-2006 12�43 I• . The Honorable Tony Masilotti Fcbruary 13, 2006 Pagc 13 of 13 The dccision you makc on Tuosday is a momentous one for our State. �rom my interactions with you t►nd your very fine staf'f, l know each of you have studied thc altemative proposals with gr�at care and understand the benefits and challenges of thc each site. While no site is pedect, whcn we considcr all the fa�tS, some of the challenges ue less acceptable than others. I have tricd to provide you with my bcst assessment of how closcly each site fulfills our joi�t vision of traneforruing our state and planning for massiva success. I look forward to lo,aming youts. Regardleas of yo� deeision,l asY only that you do cvtrything necessary to implemcnt it as quickly as possible and direct your staff io btgin to work immediately with Scripps and tho owncrs of tht selected site to rcach agrecmcnt on thc kcy deta�ls required to mov� forward. I will continuo to make my officc and the state agencies in my adminispation available to you al) to compleie ihis mission as expedidously ss possiblc. Thank yoa for tho opportunity to provide my commen�s. l wish you wcll in this vcry important and challenging decision. Sincerely, /�~ 1cb Bush • Copies to: Dr. Richard Lemer, Presidcnt, The Scripps Research lnstitute 'i`hc Honorable J. Karcn Golonka, Mayor, Town of Jupiter The Honorable Joseph R. Russo, Msyor, City of Palm Beach Gardens The Honorable Steven Alxams, Mayor, City of Boca Raton The Honorablc Tom Lee, President, Florida Scnate 'The Honorable Allan Bensc, Speaker, Florida Nouse of Representatives Thc Honorable Ken Pruitt, President-de9i�nate, Florida Senate Thc Honorable Marco Rubio, Speaker-designate, Florida House of Representetives Palm Beach Lcgislativa Delcgation Frank Brogao, Aresidcnt, Florida Atlantic University Mr. Marshall M. Criscr, Jr., Chaitman, Scripps Florida Funding Corporation Mr. Michael Katz Mr. Howard Lcster P.14i14 ,• TOTAL P.14 , �� • � 1Eb 13USH GOvERNOR • STnTE 0F FLORIDA ;. . . �f�ice ai t�je �oueL•n�� ri�e cnpiroL T�LLnNnSSEE. FLORIDA 32399•OOOI www.t]gov.com�± ' 850•48B•71d6 850-467•0801 fnx . . Chainnan Anthany Masilotti 301 North Olive V1est Palm Beach, FL 33401 Fax: (56] j355-4366 Mayor Karen Golonka 210 Military Trail Ju�iter, FL 3345$ Fax: (561)575-973Q February 23, 2006 ,, Mayor Joseph Russo � 10500 Noith Military Trail , • Palm Beach Gardans, Ft 3341O Fax: (561)799 — 4111 i • Mayor. �Villiam !•1.lbury 1755 Fast Tiffany Drive Mangonia Park, F'L 33�07 Fax: (561)3�18-G940 Mayor Steve B. Wilson� 110 Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Boule�vazd, 'West Belle G1ade, F1.orida 33430 Fax: (561}993 -1.814 Mayor �?aul VV. Castxo 535 �ark Avenue Lake Park, �L 33403 �ax; (561}881-3314 Mayor Michael Braw�n 600 VVesc Blue Heron Blvd. Riviera Beach, Florida 33404 Fax: (561)8G3-3236 Dear Chairman Masilotti, Mayor Cvlon�:a, Ma�or I�usso, Iv[ayor �rown, Mayor Albury, Mayor Castro and Mayor Wilson: T am plcased that �he Palm Beach County Cominission has made a decision about a replacement location for the permanent home of 5cripps Florida. T congratulate the To�m of 3upiter and the City of �alm Bcach Gardens on being selected as the host cities for Scripps Florida. The County Conunission's decision is only the beginning o�the process. A,s we have ).eamed, much of the harder w�ork comes notv, when the details of the actual agreemenis, desi�ns, costs, entitlement�, permits, and plans for securind the economic �..J � G�ov�nor's h'�tor'v�g In'rtiativve 6[ � M6NT00. OE A�IG HEL►. r�+' I•800-815•J7Y6 , r . �� r C G-.:._i' =UU4 1 r•,:�-1 1 • Chai�rnan Anthony Masilotti et al. Feb�uary 23, 2006 Paee 2 of 4 develo�m-rnt benefits must be addressed, Ne must vvork with a sense of urger�cy to ensure Sciipps Plori�ia can brea}: �row�d be�fore the end of the year. At the sa�ne time, �ve cannot lose sigl�t of ow joint vision of establishing an econornic de�elopment cluster, fike Torrey Pines. The formula for success reanai.ns the samc: t�vo million squa.re_ fect for Scripps Florida on 100 acres pT,US 8 million square feet for research and de�elopment uses. There� is no room. for compromise on these requirements. A key step in this process will be obtaining the approval of the Board of Trustee.s of the Intemal lmprovement Trust Fund (Boa.rd) for tk�e sub-lease to Scripps �lorida at the Florida Atlantic University Jupiter Campus and amen.clment of the FAU Master 1.easc. As a member of thi; Board, I�vill exercisc my fiduciary duties on behalf of the State to ensure the sub-lease is part of a larger o�erall plan that. is consistent with the public putposes for which the Legislature appropriated $314 million to recruit Scripps Florida. I wil�, tlierefore, r�Vie�� the sub-lease presented to our Board for approval in terms of how tlle Couniy and the c�opersting munieipalities vcrill follow through on the repres�ntations made to i11e andl9r th� County Commission durinII the site selection process. I fully expect that, prior to our consideration. of the sub-lease, the Boaxd will be� � presented witti a report on the status of the following: • l. One hundred acres of latid must be secured for Scripps Florida, a. A signed amended Grant Agreement be•tween thc County and Scripps or, if no� yet sidr►ed, presentcd to the Commission and the Scripps board of trustees for a�pxoval b. Written approval from the FAU Board of Tzustees and thc John T. and Catherine D. MacArthw� Fou.ndation for a sub-lease to Scripps Flo�-i.da c. An executed contract for the purchase and sale o.f the previously identified 7U net developable acres on the Briger site for Scripps Florida, with no conditions ta closing other than BOT action on FAU, due diligence by d1e County, execution of the amended Grant Agreement and payment of the purchase price. An_importaitt teml of that contract will be a covenant running with the land �ranted by the sellers, which wil] survive closing, memorializing the sellers' commitment to the City of Palm Beach Gardens and the Executive Office of the Governor that not less tl�an 100 acres or 2.4 miltion square feet vf development on the remainin� Briger site will be developed solely for reseasch and development purposes as part of the economic cluster. ii. Proof that access from the Scripps Florida site to Central • Boulevard has becn or will be secured prior to closing. N.ua rcu� .:.� ._UUp 1 � •,_•� J r . u.� Chairma.n Anthony Masilotti et al, February z3, 2406 Page 3 of 4 2. A plan must secure 3 million square feet of space for research and developnzent uses to actueve the economic cluste�r, speeifically: a. Executed iiiter-local agreements atnong the Gounty and all the Nurth Councy municipa]ities establishing the mechanisms to . complete the eeonomzc cluster. b. Forn�.ation of an advisory board consisting of local members (and at least one representative from th�e State), with the attendant r�solutions from che participating municipalities comm�tting themselves to abide by recommetzdations of the advisory board �vith respect to zoning decisions that may affect development of the economic c)uster. � (1) A full descript.ion of the powers of this board, (2) Provisions for the board to have input into economic deyelopment initiatives proposed by the participatin� municipalities for the economic c).uster or that may have a negative effect on the economic cluster. c. An•angeme»ts for the receipt and expenditure of the �3 million : autl�onzed by thc�City o:F�alm Beach Gardens for economic de+relopment purposes. Please provlde details on hoW these funds ��ill be spent. d. Adoption by the County and the participating municipalities of ordinances addressing the� problems I identified i� my February 13, 200G, letter as to the highest ar�d best use. of the properties inventoried and providing incentives for research and developrnent uses, A pla�� by the County or the participating municipalities to enter into devefoper agreements tivith local propeny awners to encourage research and developme�nt uses. Binding conunitments to the County or others by Dyadic, which promi-sed to provide incubator space at the February 14, 2006, Commission meeting as part of the North County proposal. Ide,�tification of a specific site for a potential univet�szty consortium near Scripps Florida. h. Dr;�ft legisiation mal:in� any changes to the "technology overlay" by any pariicipating municipality subject to the approval of the De�ann,ent of Community Affairs or some other entity of the State that v��iil re��iew such changes in ]ight of its potential cffects on ik�e • economic cluster. � Chairrna�� Anthony Masilotti et al. F'ebruary ?3, 20�6 Page � of 4 � i • 3. Biitdinr commitments for the other promises mad��at the Februazy 14, 2006, Conunission meeting, specifiaall.y: a. 'The �S million in pledges by local businessmen for minority scholuships, job training, job placement, busine$s support service�5, of2ice space, ete. b. The timeline for developing and maiz�tai�ing 370 workforce housing units in Abacoa, in.addition to the 41.6 a)xeady built, according to re�presentations by George De Guardiola at the Comtnission meeting c. Fifteen acres of land from the Town of )'upiter provided at no cost to FAU and Scripps. Thank you agaiti for your diligence in making our joint vision of Scnpps Florida surrounded by aii econom�c cJuster' a reality., 1 once again commit my ofFee and the state agciicics in my a�lministretion to ��ork v��ith you to implement your decision with all delibtTate speed. • cc: Ar. Richard Lerner Mr. Marshall M. Criser, Jr. Mr. Frank BroCan � • � erely, Bush r . r�.� rnT�� P c,� • Resolutions Relative to the PBG Interlocal for Bioscience Land Protection Advisory Board (BLPAB) • �• �, •1 2 RESOLUTION 34, 2006 Dale Prepared: March 1, 2006 3 4 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF 7HE CITY OF PALM 5 BEACH GARDEN�, FLORIDA AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND 6 CITY CL�RK TO EXECUTE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH 7 PALM BEACH COUNTY, THE TOWN OF JUPITER, THE TOWN OF 8 MANGONIA PARK, THE TOWN OF LAKE PAftK, AND THE CITY OF 9 RIVIERA BEACH CREATING A BIOSCIENCE LAND PROTECTION 10 ADVISORY BOARD AND PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF 11 LOCAL COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS TO ESTABLISH 12 AND PROTECT B105CIENCE RESEARCH PROTECTION 13 OVERLAYS; AND PROVIDING AN �FFECTIVE DA7E. WHEREAS, Section 163.01, Florida Statutes, known as the "Fldrida Interlocal Cooperation Act of 1969," authorizes local governments to make the most efficient use of their powers by enabling ihem to cooperate with other localities on a basis of mutual advantage and thereby to provide services and facilities that will harmonize geographic, economic, population, and other factors influencing the needs and development of local communities; and WHEREAS, Part I of Chapter 163, Florida Statutes, permits public agencies, as defined therein, to enter into interlocal agreements with each other to jointly exercise any power, privilege, or authority which such agencies share in common and which each might exercise separately; and WHEREAS, the Cities and County recognize that the relocation of The Scripps Research Institute's ("TSRI") operations onto Florida Atlantic University's John D. McArthur Campus ("FAU Jupiter Campus") and a portion of the Briger Parcel in Palm Beach Gardens ("Briger") will further the vision of the Governor and the State of Florida to create an economic development cluster to support TSRI; and WHEREAS, the Cities and Counly development cluster to support TSRI will high-wage employment within Palm Beach State; and recognize that the creation of an economic ensure a diversified economy and provide County, the Treasure Coast Region, and the 39 WHEREAS, the Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners elected to 40 enter into negoiiations with TSRI for the relocaiion of its operations to the FAU Jupiter 41 Campus and to Briger in reliance on the Cities' commitment to support an economic 42 development cluster in support of TSRI; and 43 44 WHEREAS, io fulfill this commiiment, the Cities and Couniy have agreed to form � 45 an Advisory Board; and ;� ,6 Date Prepared: March 1, 2006 y Resolution 34, 2006 ; �' . • 1 PASSED AND ADOPTED this �_d�y of � , 2!!G. 2 3 4 CITY OF PALM BEACH GA, D S, FLORIDA 5 6 7 BY: �-c--> 8 o e h . R�s.so, Mayor 9 ATTEST: 10 11 12 BY: 13 Patricia Snider, CMC, City rk 14 15 16 APPROVED AS TO FORM AND 17 LEGAL SUFFICIENCY 18 19 - 20 BY: . 21 ristine P. Tatum, City Attorney i 22 •� �3 . 24 25 26 VOTE: AYE NAY ABSENT 27 28 MAYOR RUSSO 29 30 VICE MAYOR JABLIN 31 32 COUNCILMEMBER LEVY 33 34 COUNCILMEMBER VALECHE 35 36 COUNCILMEMBER BARNETT 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 . 44 i 45 �� 6 \lpbgsfileWltorneylallorney_shareiRESbLUTIONSImulti cily inlerlocal agml -reso34 2006.doc 3 (i • i � � WHEREAS, the Cities and County recognize that the relocation of The Scripps Research Institute's ("TSRI") operations onto Florida Atlantic University's John D. McArthur Gampus ("FAU Jupiter Campus") and a portion of the Briger Parcel in Palm Beach Gardens ("Briger") will further the vision of the Governor and the State of Florida to create an economic development cluster to support TSRI; and WHEREAS, the Cities and County recognize that the creation of an economic development cluster to support TSRI will ensure a diversifiied economy and provide high-wage employment within Palm Beach County, the Treasure Coast Region, and the �tate; and WHEREAS, the Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners elected to enter into negotiations with TSRI for the relocation of its operations to the FAU Jupiter Campus and to Briger in reliance on the Cities' commitment to support an economic development cluster in support of TSRI; and WHEREAS, to fulfill this commitment, the Cities and County have agreed to form an Advisory Board; and WHEREAS, to fulfill this commitment, the Cilies have each agreed to initiate and consider amendments to their respective Comprehensive Plans that establish a Bioscience Research Protection Oyerlay ("Overlay"), and thai provide a super majority vote requirement to protect land identified in the Overlay. NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual representations, terms, and covenants hereinafter set forth, the parties hereby agree as follows: SECTION 1. The foregoing recitals are true and correcl and are hereby incorporated herein by reference, E �' (� . • I • � considered unless the Board shall have conducted a public meeting on the application and rendered a recommendation to the applicable governing b�dy; provided, however, in the event the Board faiis to render a recommendati�n within sixty (60) days after the staff of the applicable governing body in which the land proposed for approval is located determines that such application or request is complete for purposes of review by the Board, the affected governing body may proceed to consider and make a determination upon the application or request without receiving a recommendation from the Board. 2. Plan for, and address the avaifability of, developed and undeveloped land for bioscientific training/education, research, and related uses and users. 3. Assist in coordinating, integrating, and streamlining administrative and regulatory procedures at the municipal, county, regional, and state levels for bioscience research uses. 4. Consider andlor propose policy initialives and legislative or regulatory efforts to encourage and susiain the development of biomedical research uses in the Overlay. 5, Sef fees and charges as determined to be necessary for direct costs and expenses incurred by the Board in reviewing development applications. 0 r. ��i SECTION 4. Financial Obligations. A. Each city will provide technical support necess�ry to ailow the Board to fully review and make recommendations regarding projects in their respective jurisdictions and will provide other technical and logistical support to the extent determined appropriate by each city. B. County will provide technical support and logistical support to the Boartl to the extent determined appropriate by the County. C. If agreed to by the Parties in writing and subject to the appropriation by each party, the Parties may agree to fund the operation of the Board, in whole or in part, through annual appropriations, in amounts determined by the Board and agreed to by � each Party. • SECTION 5. General Terms and Conditions. A. This Agreement shal� continue through March 14, 2016, but may be extended by written agreement of the parties. B. Any party may withdraw from this Agreement upon 365 days' written notice to the other parties, thereby re(ieving the withdrawing party of all obligations and benefits arising out of this Agreement. C. This Agreement shall be construed by and governed by the laws of the State of Florida. Venue shall be in circuit court for Palm Beach County, and each party shall bear its own fees and costs. D. The captions and section designations set forth herein are ior ; � convenience only and shall have no substantive meaning, . 0 i , i� If to County: Scripps Program Manager Palm geach County 301 North Olive Avenue, 11`h Floor West Palm Beach, Florida 33401 With a copy to: Chief Assistant County Attorney Palm Beach County Attorney's Office 301 North Olive Avenue, Suite 601 West Pa�lm Beach, Florida 33401 If to Palm Beach Gardens: City Manager _. City of Palm Beach Gardens � 10500 N. Military Traii Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 33410 • With a copy to: City Attorney City of Palm Beach Gardens 10500 N. Nlilitary Trail Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 33410 if to Jupiter: Town Manager Town of Jupiter 210 Military Trail Jupiter, Florida 33458 With a copy to: Town Atlorney Town of Jupiter 210 Military Trail � � Jupiler, Florida 33458 ,. 0 I • Any party may change the address to which notices shall be given to such party • i . upon three (3) days' prior written notice to the other parties. The effective date of any notice given hereunder shall be the date of delivery if by personal delivery or the date of receipt if given by United States or overnight mail. (The remainder of this page left intentionally blank) 10 1 '• ATTEST: TOWN 0� JUPI7ER, FLORIDA By; By: Town Cierk Mayor APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGAL SUFFICIENCY By: Town Attorney ATTEST: By: Town Clerk : APPROVED AS 70 FORM AND L.EGAL SUFFICIENCY By: Town Attorney ATTES7: By: Town Clerk APPROVED AS 70 FORM AND LEGAL SUFFICIENCY By: Town Attorney � TOWN OF LAKE PARK, FLORIDA By: Mayor TOWN OF MANGONIA PARK, FLORIpA By: Mayor 12 I� y' • �• i IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have affixed their signatures on the day and year first above written. ATTEST: CITY OF PALM B FLORIDA // By: By: Patricia Snider, CMC, City erk APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGAL SUFFICIENCY By. _ Christine P. Tatum, City Attorney GARDENS, sso, Mayor '� • C� C� Interlocal. Aqreement R2006 0512 ^ Agenda Ilem N: "6J'.1 PALM�9EACH COUPfTY iL�l/� U+�� BOARD OF COUN7Y COMMISSIONERS � , „_ • � f}r .:, AGENDA fTEM SUMMARY ,�'�idG��l'Z Meeting pate: March 14, 2006 � J Consenl [ X) Reguler [ J Ordlnance ( ) Public Nearing � Deperiment: Submitted By; � Scrlpps Program .. Submittad For: Scripps Program l. EXECUTiVE BRIEF - Mollon and Tille: Stafi recommends moUon to approve: en Intetlocal Ag�eement wllh ths City ol Palm Beach Qardens, Town ol Juplter, Tovm of Manponia �ark, Town ol Lake Park, and Ihe Clry of Rlvlera BeBch creallnp a Bbscience Land ProlecUon Advlsory Board erxi provldinp lor conslderallon ol local comprehensNe plan emendments to estebilsh end protect bloscience research prolectbn overfays. ' S.ummary: The Interlocal Agreement provides lor the IormaUon ol an Advisory Board consisling ol seven members includlnp; one appolntfnent eaph Irom Ihe participallrfg mun�Ipalilles, oFle representaWm from the (iovemofs Otllca; and one teQresenlatNe Irom Pelm Beach �ounty. The purpose ol Ihe Advlse�ry Bo�rd b lo meke recommendatlons regarding amendmenis lo comprehenSlve plep use rpeps end rezoning and land devebpment regulatlons ihat dlrecHy eHeel6loscience research Jses on properlles wilhln Ihe mu�kipal overlays. 7he munlalpallUes wIU bB requlred lo initlale compreh�nslv9 plan emendmenis creating �losclenca Research Protaction OYAriays�M:thelr� eomprehensNe plans to idenlfly lands W)thin the.Overtay and protect such lands lrom commerclal or resldenflal devebpmenl. these Amendments provlde lor a super ma)ortry vote ol the governing body to approve converelon ol lend uses withln ihe munlcipel overlays. The Board ol County Commissioners selecled Ihe North Counly proposal on February 14, 2006, and voled lo enter Into negollallons wilh The Scrtpps Research InsUlute.lor Ihe relocation ol Ils Iacllitfes to Ihe FAU Jupiter Campus and Briger site. In order lo lullill ihe economlc clus.ler envisloned by th� Govemor and Stale, Ihe County and participating munic(palilies have.agreed to form Ihis Advfsory Board. Oo�nNwlde/Dislrtci t (BB) ' Ba�kground qnd Policy Issues: On Deoember 13, 2005, ihe Board ol Comm(ssioneis directed stall lo provide land Invonlory {nlormatlon assembled by Ihe Courity, Ihe Town ol Jupiler and Ihe Ciry ol Palm Beach Gardens lo Uie Govemor lor his revfew as a possible sfle lor the Scripps Flqrlda permanenl lacllilles. On February 14, 2006, Ihe Board reY�ewed proposals Irom Soulh Counry, Nbrth County and Ihe Florida Research Park and �pproved Ihe North County proposal. Attachmenls: 1. Inlerbcal Agreement Fecommended by: }��I / 1 �v/rGAA r)� �3"2DD% Departtnent Dir ctor Date ApProved 8y: ��"—� � �i T'`x County Adminishalw _ Dale 2��i�1 � V � (2� m .t "• 06-2 Text Amendment Staff R,epori � 16 Biotechnolo.gy Research Proteclion Overlay I • • � ��i��{�>.S � INTERLOCAL. AGRE.EMENT B�7WEEN P.ALM BEACH: CO:UNl'Y � AND 7HE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, 7HE TOWN OF JUFITER, THE,:TOWN OF.MANGONIA PAR{�, 1'HE TOWN OF LAKE PpRK, AND 7ME CiTY OF RIVIERA BEACH CREATING A BIOSCIENCE L4ND . PR07ECTIO:N ADVISORY .. BOARD AND PROVIDlNG F(�R EONStDERATlON OF LOCAL COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.AMENDMENTS�TO ESTABLISH AND RROTECT BIOSGIENCE . R�9EARCH PROTECTION OVERLAYS This Inletiocal Agreement is made the day of HAR��1 4�[if,�i ,�006, between Pa)m Beach CounEy, e polilical subdivislon of the S.tate of .Florida ("County"j; and the City of Palm Beach �ardens, .the City of Riyler:a �Beach,. iiie Town of Mengonia Park, lhe 7own of Lake Park, and the Town of Jupiter, Fforida municlpal corporatfons ("Cities"),.collectively referred to as "the Parties",.eaeh one.constituting�.a public agency as defined in Part I of Ghapi�r 1�3, Flor•ida Statutes. WMEREAS, Sect(pn.163.01'•,. Florida.StatutQs; known as, th� "Floriifa Interlocal Gooperation Act of 1969" .authorizes local governments..to rnake the most efile(ent use of iheir powers by enakling them fo cooperate, wiih.oiher,localilies on a basis. of mutual advantage and thereby to provide services and facilities that will harmonize geographic, economic, P,opulation, and other factors influencing lhe needs and cievelopment of.:lo.cal communiiies; and W.H�R6AS, Pari I of ChaPter 163, F.lo[ida Statuies, permits public agencies, as defined lherein, to enter into interlocai agreements with each other..to jointly exercise any power, p.rivilege,.or authority which. such agencie.s. share in common and which each mighl exercise separaiely; and •ji •�-1 ti i �t l � . � �z ; :. �,:_:: • ;; : -�.. �',� ��i`�� :: 'i.. �=� `.. ..`�.�i �, t, ��-.�� 11 t; .� 'F. ..v �`�.� �:.� 1;...;! �`�l ��:.�% --� �1 ` 06-2 Text Amendment Staff Reporl .. � 18 Biotechnology Research Rrotection Overlay ' • • • SECTION 2. Bioscience Land Protection Advlsory Board. . A. A B.loscience Land Proiee�ion Ad�isory Baard is hereby es.tablished. The purpose oi :�tha Bo�rd sh�ll be, to proteet lhose. lands. which each of the Cities has identified;as being subjeet to a bios�ience research area Proteclion ov.erlay. �� B. The Board shall consist .of seven• (7) mcmbers with the Governor of lhe State, of.Florida; Palm Beach Gouniy; the Tow�s of.JUpiter, Lake Park;.�nd Mangonia Park; and the Cilles of Palm Be.aeh Gardens and Ri�iQra Beach�each appojnling one (1) regufar member ,�n.d one .(1) alte.rnal� �.�nember. Each appoiMmenf shaN toUow 1he same formal procedure the appointing entiiy uses for, board or .commissfon appointmenis. C. A.quQrum of the Board shall.be necessar� for it to co.nduct-any bus(ness and shall consist of four (4) mem�ers present and voting. The ma)ority vote: of those present,and vo4ing sh�ll be requir..ed.to pass:a motio�. Each regular member shall have one vote. An alternate membet shall sit on behalf of 1he. appoiniing entity and have a vote only when the regular member of such enlily is. absent. D. Authority.of Board. The Board shail have the•authority to: . 1'. Analyze and make recommendations regarding: (a) applicaiions to rezone lal?d or.amend the•fulure land use map designation for Iand; and (b), .proposed amendments rfo Ihe land development regulaiions ihat direclly affect bioseience research uses on property within the Overlay. No such applicalion to rezone, amend lhe future land use map, or amend lhe land developmenl regulafions perlaining lo said properly shall be �.i'�;� . 06-2 Text Am�ndmenl Staft R�port ,,,� 20 3 {��;7 14��1 j; {t yf , �'i�J `�y's � I ��? �� 6 � � � � t' r �' i�:,i �J �1 �;� j �..;� �J -�'° ;:,1 Biolechnology Resear,ch Rrolection; Overlay ❑ • • SEC7IQN 3. Comprehensiva Plan Amendments. • The Pariles r�cagnjze ihat.it _may be necessary for Jhe Cities to amend their resPective Comp[ehensive Plans:lo,achie.ve the goals of. this Int�rlocal Agreement. Eaci� City a�rees to direct jts respective stafi to iniliate.pla�:amEndm�nts, no later ihan � its next regular round of comprehensive plan amendments, as may. be necessary to establish and prote�t a:Bioscience. Research Pcotection O.verlay :within its jurisdietion. These proposed amendments shall i�clude, at a minimum, amendments to the Future Land.Use �lement and the Intergou�mr�ehtal Co.ordinatioFl Elemehl.which provide for: A. The crealion of.a Bloscience-F�eseareh Protection-Overla.y which: 1. Ma,ps the proPerlies sub)ect•tQ<the.Overlay. 2. Identifies perrrlitted uses within the Overlay. �� • 3. iden#ifies �rohibited us�s within ihe Overiay. 4. Contai�s policjes protecting lands subjecl to ihe q.verlay irom residential or commercial developmeni 5. Conta.ins Polici.es .:providing : mech:anisms to coordinate planning • between local govemments :and ensure inier�overnmental cooperation in the development and implementation of lhe Overlay B. A requirement.for a: super majority.voie of the goveming body to approve conversion oi. land uses on properiy within lhe:Biosci.ence Research Protection Ovetlay. : ;� � �- 1 5 •� ,..; ,�.; .,-� ,,�, ,;..; � r-. ti 1 .i 1 �1. �, ;:, � : 1,, � r.:� . �, � �� `'� `v ,�j � �;.�;' ;;.;;' � � �� ,��. 06-2 Texl Amendment Staff Report �\� 22 Biolechnology Research Pr.otection .O.uerfay �� • E. In ihe event that any section, paragraph, sentence, clause, or provision of this Agreement is held by a court of �compelent jurisdickion to be invalid, such shall not affect th��remaining porilons of this Agreement and ihe same shall remain in full force and effect. , F. This Agreement represents 1he enli�e understanding between lhe parties, and supersedes all other negotiations, representations, or agreement, writlen or oral, relating to lhis Agreement. , G. This Agreemenl may be modified and. amended only by written instrument executed by the parlies hereto. H. None of the parlfes shall be considereci the auihor oi this Agreement since t:he parties have participated in e�ensive negotiations and.drafiing,and red�atting of this � documer�t to arrive at a ffna� Agreernent. 7hus, the terms of_lhis agreement,shall not be strictly �onstrued against one party as opposed to another parly based..upon who drafted it. I. A copy of this Agreement shall be fled with the Cle�k of the `Circuit Court in and (or Palm Beach Counly pursuant to Section 163:01(11), Florida �tatutes. J. This documenl can be signed in counierparts. K. All nolices given under this Agreement shall be deemed sufficient to each party when delivered by United States Mail, personal delivery or a nationally=recognized ovemight delivery service lo the foilowing: i l'., •l � J. ll �j % •. 06-2 Texl Amendment Slaff Repori � 24 _ ,-:, ,; . ..,.. 7�� ,.,.�f, r� f ..< f � < �; 'F• �; ' �' :i:i '�, . ��. � 1� ;`.J �.,i :.- Biotechnology Research Protection Overla.y ,• • If to Lake Park: Town Manager � Town,of.L�ke Park 535 F'ark Avenue Lake Park, Florida 33403 With a copy lo: Town Attorney Town of Lake Park 535 Park Avenue. Lake Park, florida 33403 ' If to Mangonia Park: Town Manager Town of Mangonia Park 1755 E. Tiffany Drive Mangonia Park, FI 33407 With a copy lo: ' Town Attorney Town oF Mangoni� Park 1755 E. T'rffany Drive Mangonia Fark, FI 33407 If to Riviera Beach: City Manager City of Riviera Beach 600 West Blue Heron Blvd. Riviera Beach, Florida 33404 Wilh a copy lo: � City Atlorney City of Riviera Beach 600 West Blue HEron Blvd. Riviera Beach, Florida 33404 r • 9 i�.t�r� • 06-2 Texl Amendment Slaff.Report � 26 � �� )�� .`.! ��;, f�1;j .is`� �• �' �i �+� ~�1 �•�j� .�� '� � '�J � j �:i' �,,`,, ��„ .<;�,, Biolechnology Research Protection Overlay �• IN WITNESS WFIEREOF; the.parfies hereto have affixed their signatures on ttie' � day and ye�t first above written. . � � •� � � � � f t'� �! �� UJ.._. � . . � MAA t � � ATTEST: PALM BEACM C.OUNTY, FLORIDA, BY ITS BOARD OF COUN7Y COMMISSIONEFt�S ' ' , .,,��,,,; Sharon R. Bock, Clerk �� ""''�� , , � Cornptroller ,==vC1.�N �•.C�'r�,, . �� B r, � �.+�+��'��N �'�=.:� "��',: .. ;.��. -�� "� �-� � . eputy Cler��i, r� �v ?in.;. . / ny Ma Hotii, Chairman �,�., URIUA ;�Ui ` �� (SEAL) . �`��'••.. . �'.� r � . � '� = �a,�d'' ._..... �:�;' . 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Ryan, C y Attorney H�p I{� � • G:\VJPDATAV.ANDUSEViBANK51wlppalSCRIPPS muNl dty Inlerlocal.229.doc �� `� ... 1 li : .. ` _ 13 lion Overlay • PBC Workforce Housing Needs Assessment Eaecutive Summary prepared by Metropolitan Center Florida International University � • Palm Beach County Workforce Housing Needs Assessment • EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Palm Beach County Workforce Housing Needs Assessment was prepared by The Metropolitan Center at Florida International University (FIU) on behalf of the Housing Leadership Council of Palm Beach County, Inc. (HLCPBC). The purpose of the Housing Needs Assessment is to provide a quantitative study that will serve as a baseline for und�rstanding and measuring Palm Beach County's housing supply and demand relationship. !n establishing their organization, the HLCPBC set forth a vision of "attainable housing for all members of the Palm Beach County workforce" and a mission to "'increase the availability of housing throughout Palm Beach County for the workforce at atl income levels." The HLCPBC has three primary goa/s: ► To conduct research on the state of workforce housing in Palm Beach County through credible, independent experts; ► To identify strategies and funding options that can be implemented by utilizing a combination of government, industry and private cooperation and • partnerships; and ► To promote, support and implement, through education and advocacy, plans that wilf help provide attainable workforce for every municipality and the unincorporated areas of Palm Beach� County. � To this end, the FIU Metropolitan Center's approach was to: ► Prepare a comprehensive housing database and analysis designed to assist Palm Beach County in determining future housing policies and strategies; ► Combine economic and housing market analyses, utilizing the most current and reliable primary and secondary data sources; and ► Provide a clear and workable database that can be updated regularly. The methodology used by the FIU Metropolitan Center in the research and preparation of the Palm Beach County Workforce Housing Needs Assessment is to link current and future housin�g demand and supply factors and conditions with existing and future population and employment characteristics and projections. The housing demand and supply assessment examines the existing and future housing needs of Palm Beach County's resident worker population and provides several layers of affordability gap analysis based on prevailing wages, household incomes, and housing values. The study attempts to clearly illustrate the important relationship between housing supply •and demand, and the economic significance of creating and maintaining an adequate supply of affordable homeowner and renter housing. The study provides further evidence that the economic base of Palm Beach County and South Florida is largely supported by the nondurable service-providing industries. These industries currently comprise 87 percent of Palm Beach County's employment •base. While the majority of these jobs are directly related to South Florida's tourism� based economy, recent economic growth in Palm Beach and South Flo.rida� has been fueled by unprecedented population growth. Growth in the Retail Trade, Health Care and Social Assistance, Administrative Support, and Waste Management and Construction industries are all directly attributed to the region's continued population growth. . Palm Beach C.ounty's future housing demand will be largely determined by ongoing and planned economic development activity that will result in expanded employment opportunities. Essentially, populations follow job growth. Employment and population growth will occur through the retention and expansion of existing firms and new economic growth resulting from start-ups, spin-offs, and relocations to Palm Beach County. The future demand for housing will be defined by the location, type, and wage levels of Palm Beach County's future employment growth.. To better understand the current state of employment in Palm Beach County with respect to the recruitment and retention of workers, the "Housing Demand Analysis" element of the study included an "Employer Survey." The purpose and intent of the survey was to examine the extent to which housing values in the Palm Beach County are impacting the ability of employers to recruit and retain employees. The survey was designed as a telephone interview consisting of both closed and open-ended questions, designed to elicit elaboration on several potential aspects of the correlation between • housing and employment. The survey included the top 50 employers in Palm Beach County and a sampling of approximately 150 smaller employers based on industry type, size, and geographical representation within Palm Beach Count�"�'Key statistical findings from the survey results include the following: ► The majority of Palm Beach County er�ployers (58.4%) reported the cost of housing in Palm Beach County has impacted their ability to recruit new employees. ► 70.6% of large employers (100 or more employees) indicated the cost of housing in Palm Beach County has impacted their business/institution's ability to recruit new employees. ► 44.2 % of employers indicated that the cost of housing in Palm Beach County has impacted fheir ability to retain existing employees. r 72.6% of large employers indicated that the cost of housing in Palm Beach County has impacted their ability to retain existing employees. ► The majority of employers (69.1 %) who consider Palm Beach County's cost of housing to be impacting their recruitment ability believe that it is caused by a gap between wages and housing prices. ► The cost of housing has . affected recruitment efforts for all levels of • employees, with entry-level positions (38.3%) being the most affected, followed by technicians and trade personnel (34.410). ► 67.8% of employers who recognized that the cost of housing in Palm Beach County has impacted their ability to recruit new employees have had� to expand or modify their recruitment methods to attract prospective employees. The need to protect and p�eserve an adequate inventory of workforce accessible housing is a growing economic development challenge in Palm Beach County and all of South Florida. Rapidly appreciating housing values have diminished the supply of •affordable owner and renter units, thus creating a severe mismatch with the housing , demand of the local work�orce. The economic imbalance is exacerbated by the lack of production of workforce-priced owner. and renter housing units. In addition, who(esaie speculation in the investment market during 2004-2005 directly contributed to the rapid conversion of multi-family rental housing into condominiums resulting in a substantial loss of the existing rental housing inventory. . Palm Beach County is a large land area and larger still with respect to disparities in household income and property values. Yet, Palm Beach County is bound together by a single economic base, principally comprised of service-providing industries fhat fuel the iarger tourism economy of South Florida. Additionally, resident and non-resident population growth has spurred significant growth in the Professional Services, Construction, and Health Care and Social Assistance industries. This is an important understanding, as local labor markets are fairly structured and have a certain level of geographic arrangement that relates to housing supply and demand. At the core of the labor market are the primary jobs, those that consist of career professional and technical positions with livable wages ar�d beneiits, including teachers, nurses, police officers and firefighters. Surrounding the core primary jobs is the secondary labor market consisting of generally low-wage and unstable employment in the nondurable goods sector, including the consumer services areas of the local economy. The study's analysis of Palm Beach County's labor market found that the vast m�jority of local employment is found in low-wage occupations within the service sectors of th�e �economy. In fact the average annual wage in Palm Beach County for all occupations is only $27,851. This has profound implications from a local policy s�aa.ndpoint, because in order to effectively address the demand for resident worker housing, Palm Beach County and its municipalities must first consider the relationship between housing supply and demand and the dynamics of the local�labor market. The study determined that Palm Beach County and Soufh Florida underwent an explosive three- year housing boom between 2003-2005 that resulted in a severe housing supply and demand imbalance. In the single-family housing market, the median house price-to-income ratio, a key economic indicator in assessing local market trends and vitality, increased from 5:1 to 7:1 during the three-year period, thereby outpacing other high priced metropolitan markets. Rapid appreciation created an inflationary housing market that opened substantial affordability gaps in many of Palm Beach County's municipalities based on existing household incomes. The housing market imbalance is also evident in Palm Beach County's rental housing. The average rent in Palm Beach County is currently $1,122 per month, which represents a 52% increase from 2000. Rent levels in municipalities with large concentratior�s of rental housing and workforce populations including West Palm Beach, Boynton Beach, Delray Beach, and Boca Raton are above the Palm Beach County average rent price. Of particular importance to Palm Beach County's leading industries and occupations, the current average rent price exceeds the affordability capacity of all households earning 80 percent or less of the area median income (AMI). � LJ Home price appreciation is expected to decrease to more modest single digit levels, with estimates of 5-6 percent annually, though initial depreciation could continue through the first six months of 2006 as the market adjusts to the inflationary pattern of • the last three years. This will most likely occur in the upper end of the housing market and in certain geographical sub-markets. However, the increasing inventory of single- family homes currently on the market is an issue of concern. In fact, Palm Beach County's single-family home sales in April 2006 declined by 43 percent from April 2005, a negative trend that has continued since November 2005 and has returned Palm Beach County to a mid-1990s sales activity level. . Palm Beach County's affordable housing shortage is largely due to several key factors, including inflationary housing values that far exceed the income of most County residents; the substantial loss of multi-family rental housing through condominium conversions and the overall decline in new housing construction. Other contributing factors include rising interest rates, increases in construction costs and materials and the increasing costs associated with homeownership (taxes, insurance, etc.). The loss of the County's affordable housing supply, through rapid inflation and condominium conversions, is not recoverable. While housing values are expected to adjust to overall demand in the housing market, projected economic growth and demand for second "resort" homes will continue to drive the market for single-family homes and condominiums. Rent prices will also remain high due to the current low inventory, vacancy rates and sharp decline in rental housing production. Furfher, the high home value to income ratio is not likely to lower despite a recent decrease in median sale values and a projected return to modest appreciation levels. The current ratio of greater than 7:1 is extreme and creates affordability gaps that • cannot be addressed without deep subsidies and/or a heightened level of new affordable housing production. This market condition should pe�ist due to the continuation of an economic growth pattern in Palm Beach County that is tourism- and population growth-based with new employment occurring largely in low-wage service and retail occupations. So, while job growth ha� been significant in recent years and, in fact, outpaced new housing starts, there is little correlation between resident worker demand and current housing values. Additionally, recent employment projections provided by the Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation (AWI) show an increase of 111,797 new jobs in Palm Beach County by 2013. This has significant housing demand implications, due to the direct correlation between the growth in the workforce age (20-64) population and current/future housing demand and location. Currently, the largest concentrations of the workforce age population are located in West Palm Beach (55,527), Boca Raton (46,394), Delray Beach (36,749) and Boynton Beach (36,720). Projections for 2025 indicate that the largest increases will occur in Wellington (20,241), West Palm Beach (17,026), Royal Palm Beach (14,283), Boynton Beach (12,273) and Jupiter (12,032). Palm Beach County's housing demand will be spurred by continued economic growth and net migration. Current and future demand creates the need for single-family and rental housing units priced at levels consistent with the household incomES and occupational wages of the local labor market, including various targeted workforce • occupations. The ability of Palm Beach County and its municipalities to provide for this demand will ultimately defermine the County's capacity for housing its current and future workforce. The following "key findings" highlight the important housing demand and supply factors that Palm Beach County will need to consider in order to effectively address ifis resident worker housing needs. ► Future housing demand will consist of 28,906 units for households earning • between 80-120% of AMI and 69,060 units for household earning less than` 80% of AMI. • • Future housing demand will be greatest in municipalities with currently high concentrations of the resident workforce, inciuding West Palm Beach (11,018 units), Boynton Beach (7,619 units), Royal Palm Beach (6,108 units) and Greenacres (5,727 units). �� • Palm Beach County Workforce Housing Program Support Data and Analysis C� • i EXHIBIT 2 SUPPORT DATA AND ANALYSIS The intent of the Workforce Housing program is to provide housing units for lower income households. The builders of residential developments receive certain development incentives in order to provide the housing units attainable to qualified income eligible households. This is a means towards meeting the attainable Workforce Housing unit needs. Tarqet Incomes The target income range for the mandatory Workforce Housing program is from 60% to 150% of the area medium income (AMI) of $64,400. For example the maximum household income for a family of four would range from $38,640 (60% of AMI) up to $96,600 (150% of AMI). The program is intended to serve the housing needs of people employed in the jobs that the general population of the community relies upon to make the community viable. The household incomes are based on income data provided annually by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development. The Need The University of Florida's Shimberg Center for Affordable Housing publishes construction needs projection by income range. Their recent projections (2003) indicate a total of 22,364 dwelling units need to be constructed in Palm Beach County for the 2005 - 2010 time period for • households with incomes ranging from 51 %- 120% of area median income. (see Exhibit 3) As stated the Workforce Housing program targets incomes from 60% to 150% of AMI. Thus, more than 20,000 attainable workforce housing units could be needed for the targeted income group. However, staff would like to state that it is not intended for the mandatory Workforce Housing program to provide all of the approximately 20,000 units identified in the Shimberg Center housing need example. The Workforce Housing program is seen as one "tool in the toolbox" that the County will utilize in the effort to address the need. u Also, the County's Department of Housing and Community Development presently has contracted with a consultant to prepare an Affordable Housing Study which will include an analysis of the existing need and the projected need for affordable housing (2005-2010). A draft of this study (June 2006) has been completed and the preliminary analysis indicates the county is more than 31,000 affordable homes and rental units short of ineeting the projected demand by 2010 for households with incomes up to 120% of AMI. An additional analysis is underway that will include household incomes up to 150% of AMI. When the Affordable Housing Study is complete and approved by the BCC, the need projected in the study will be the target of all of the County's affordable and workforce housing efforts. In addition, a housing study sponsored by the Economic Council of the Palm Beach County, and released in July 2006, called for creating 98,000 new affordable homes during the next 20 years to avoid losing workers to less expensive areas. Impacts: Housinq and Transportation Staff has prepared an analysis of the potential impacts of the Workforce Housing program over the next 20 years, on all vacant or underutilized developable residential parcels with 10 or more 06-1 Text Amendment Staff Report 15 Workforce Housing Program (Inclusionary Zoning) • • • potential developable units located within the Urban/Suburban and Rural Tiers. (see Response to ORC Report, #2 Data and Analysis, p. 2 and Exhibit 4 p. 19 ). Comprehensive Plan Policv Analvsis The proposed revisions to the Housing, Transportation and Future Land Use Elements assimilates the direction of the Board of County Commissioners to establish a mandatory Workforce Housing program, identify program criteria and additional incentives. The mandatory Workforce Housing program allows a density increase of up to 30% and an added density increase greater than 30% up to 100%, in the following land use categories only: HR-5, HR-8, HR-12 and HR-18. Traffic Performance Standard (TPS) traffic mitigation is also provided. The proposed Comprehensive Workforce Housing program. Development Code (ULDC). A. Housing Element Plan revisions are necessary to institute the mandatory Additionally, revisions will be needed to the Unified Land 1. Data and Analysis for revising Policy 1.1-0: The revision recognizes the mandatory Workhouse Housing program, includes criteria similar to the voluntary program, revises the household income levels to be targeted by these programs to now include a portion of the low income (60% to 80%) and all of the moderate and middle income households and reflects a longer affordability period of at least 25 years. The Workforce Housing program allows a density increase of up to 30%, and allows up to a 100% density increase only in HR-5, HR-8, HR-12 and HR-18. In certain cases where a density increase of greater than 30% for a proposed development does not create a land use incompatibility or create other severe impacts, consideration will be given to that proposal and the criteria of the voluntary program will apply. The required affordability period is being increased to 25 years in an effort to keep the workforce unit at an attainable price for a longer period of time. 2. Data and Analysis for new Policy 1.5-g: This policy is revised to establish and identify the mandatory Workforce Housing program for all developments with a minimum of 10 residential units permitted and identify developer incentives that include a density bonus of up to 30%, traffic performance standards mitigation, and an expedited review of residentia! development applications and permits. This revision deletes the reference to the voluntary Workforce Housing program, identifies the two additional Tiers where the program will be available (Exurban and Rural Tiers), revise the percentage of density bonus units that will be required to be affordable (50%� of bonus units) to be consistent with current methodology, and deletes the Urban/Suburban Tier Residential land use categories only reference as all residential categories in each of the three Tiers will now be employed. Data and Analysis ior revising Policy 1.5-h: This revision deletes the reference to the establishment of the voluntary Workforce Housing program since the voluntary program has been established and the reference to the BCC's ability to evaluate the voluntary program after one year as this BCC evaluation has occurred and that one year timeframe has already expired. 06-1 Text Amendment Staff Report 16 Workforce Housing Program (Inclusionary Zoning) CJ • • B. Transportation Element 1. Data and Analysis for revising Policy 1.2-b: The existing traffic mitigation measures are revised to recognize the mandatory Workforce Housing program and identifies the two additional Tiers where the program will be available (Exurban and Rural Tiers). ;� 1. Future Land Use Element Data and Analysis for revising Policy 1.3-d: This revision adds the Workhouse Housing program as the only available mechanism to reduce lot size within the Exurban 7ier. 2. Data and Analysis for new Policy 1.3-k: This policy is added to establish the Workhouse Housing program as the only available mechanism to increase density within the Exurban Tier in order to provide a percentage of housing units for attainable workforce housing, with the exception of residentia! projects within Central Western Communities Overlay Area which have been recommended for density increases and workforce housing requirements. 3. Data and Analysis for revising Policy 1.4-d: This revision adds the Workhouse Housing program as the only available mechanism to reduce lot size within the Rural Tier. 4. Data and Analysis for new Policy 1.4-n: This policy is added to establish the Workhouse Housing program as the only available mechanism to increase density within the Rural Tier in order to provide a percentage of housing units for attainable workforce housing, with the exception of residential projects within the Central Western Communities Overlay Area which have been recommended for density increases and workforce housing requirements. 5. Data and Anatysis for revising Implementation section, density exemptions text: This language is added to recognize the Workhouse Housing program as the only available mechanism to provide density exceptions within the Exurban and Rurai Tier in order to provide a percentage of housing units for attainable workforce housing. 06-1 Text Amendment Staff Report 17 Workforce Housing Program (Inclusionary Zoning) C� • • EXHIBIT 3 LOW & MODERATE INCOME HOUSING NEED 2005 - 2010 Projected Need The University of Florida's Shimberg Center for Affordable Housing publishes, among other data, "construction need" projections which represent the number of new housing units needed to accommodate projected future household growth in various income groups between certain time periods. Construction need projections for Palm Beach County for the 2005-2010 time period, are as follows: Construction Need Projections FY 2005-10 Source: Affordable Housing Needs Assessment, Florida Housing Data Clearinghouse, Shimberg Center for Affordable Housing, UF, 2003. A total of 22,364 dwelling units need to be constructed in Palm Beach County for the 2005-2010 time period for households with incomes ranging from 51 %- 120% of area median income. 06-1 Text Amendment Staif Report 18 Workforce Housing Program (Inclusionary Zoning) � 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 3 5 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 � Date Prepared: August 25, 2008 ORDINANCE 24, 2006 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA AMENDING THE FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS RELATING TO THE MIXED USE LAND USE DESIGNATION TO PROVIDE FOR WORKFORCE HOUSING AND BIOSCIENCE MIXED USE PROJECTS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, on January 6, 2005, the City Council of the City of Palm Beach Gardens adopted Ordinance 48, 2004 creating an Economic Development Element of the City's Comprehensive Plan to effectuate the City's economic development goals and objectives; and WHEREAS, Policy 13.1.1.1. of the Economic Development Element provides that the City shall continue to attract industries and employers in cluster industries such as biotechnology, communications, information technology, medical products, marine biology, aerospace research, and associated ancillary businesses; and WHEREAS, Policy 13.1.1.4. of the Economic Development Element provides that the City shall allocate adequate commercial, industrial, and residential acreage through mechanisms such as zoning and land-use plans to meet future needs of a diversified economy; and WHEREAS, the City recognizes that the relocation of The Scripps Research Institute's ("TSRi") operations onto Florida Atlantic University's John D. McArthur Campus ("FAU Jupiter Campus") and a portion of the Briger Parcel in Palm Beach Gardens ("Briger") will further the vision of the Governor and the State of Florida to create an economic development cluster to support TSRI; and WHEREAS, the City further recognizes that the creation of an economic development cluster to support TSRI will ensure a diversified economy and provide high-wage employment within the City, Palm Beach County, the Treasure Coast Region, and the State; and WHEREAS, the City recognizes the need to provide adequate workforce housing opportunities to support the creation and development of an economic development cluster based upon the location of Scripps Florida within the City of Palm Beach Gardens; and � 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 � 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 �6 Date Prepared: August 25, 2006 Ordinance 24, 2005 WHEREAS, the Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners elected to enter into negotiations with TSRI for the relocation of its operations to the FAU Jupiter Campus and to Briger in reliance on the commitment by the cities in the north county area to support an economic development cluster in support of TSRI; and WHEREAS, the creation of a Bioscience Mixed Use Development subcategory in the Future Land Use Element will further this commitment; and WHEREAS, the proposed amendment to the Future Land Use Element furthers the goals, objectives, and policies of the Economic Development Element; and WHEREAS, on September 12, 2006, the Planning, Zoning, and Appeals Board, sitting as the duly constituted Local Planning Agency for the City, recommended approval of a text amendment to the Future Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan of the City; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the subject amendment is consistent with the City's Comprehensive Plan; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the subject amendment is consistent with Sections 163.3184 and 163.3187, Florida Statutes; and WHEREAS, the City Council acknowledges that this amendment is subject to the provisions of Sections 163.3184(9) and 163.3189, Florida Statutes, and that the City shall maintain compliance with all provisions thereof; and WHEREAS, the City has received public input and participation through public hearings before the Local Planning Agency and the City Council in accordance with Section 163.3181, Florida Statutes; and WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that adoption of this Ordinance is in the best interest of the citizens and residents of the City of Palm Beach Gardens. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA that: SECTION 1. The foregoing recitals are hereby affirmed and ratified. SECTION 2. The Future Land Use Element of the City's Comprehensive Plan is hereby amended to read as follows: FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT ********** � � 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 3 5 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 •6 Future Land Use Categories ********** Date Prepared: August 25, 2006 Ordinance 24, 2005 Mixed Use Development (MXD): The MXD designation is designed for new development which is characterized by a variety of integrated land use types. The intent of the district is to provide for a mixture of uses on single parcels in order to develop sites which are sensitive to the surrounding uses, desired character of the community, and the capacity of public facilities to service proposed developments. This future land-use designation is also intended to foster infill and redevelopment efforts, to deter urban sprawl, and to encourage new affordable housing opportunities, as well as lessen the need for additional vehicutar trips through the internalization of trips within a neighborhood or project. To create a functioning, multi-faceted type of development, mixed-use development is dependent on the successful integration of distinct uses. Integration is defined as the combination of distinct uses on a single site where the impacts from differing uses are mitigated through site design techniques, and where impacts from differing uses are expected to benefit from the close immediate proximity of complementary uses. All requests for development approval based on a mixed-use concept must be able to demonstrate functional horizontal integration of the allowable uses, and where applicable, vertical integration as well. The following are the minimum criteria to be used for development of sites designated as MXD: 1. An MXD shall be developed as a Planned Community District or a Planned Unit Development. However, land development regulations adopted to implement this Comprehensive Plan shall maintain mixed-use supplemental regulations to provide further criteria for the development of sites with MXD Future Land Use designations, including parking requirements, permitted uses, setbacks, and other considerations. 2. MXDs shall have frontage on at least one arterial. The City's Conceptual Thoroughfare Plan shall be accommodated to expand the roadway network through the provision of new local streets which serve new neighborhoods in the City's developing areas. 3. Residential and nonresidential MXDs shall include a minimum of two (2) of the other Future Land Use Categories described in this element. Residential must be one of these uses, unless it is determined by the City Council that the proposed development meets the criteria below established to waive the residential requirement. No single use may comprise more than 60% of the area. Recognizing that mixed-use projects have varying characteristics, intensity measures are indicated below which provide flexibility in terms of minimum and maximum land allocations. These intensity measures apply only within MXD projects. The City Council may waive the maximum height limit for employment center buildings and for residential uses that provide a workforce housinq component (as defined in subsection 5 below) that meet the following criteria: 3 � 3 Date Prepared: August 25, 2006 Ordinance 24, 2005 a. The MXD propertv shall be located within the Bioscience Research Protection Overlav. 4 b. The buildings shall be designed and located on the site in a manner 5 sensitive to the existinq and approved uses and structures within and 6 adiacent to the site. The sensitivitv of the desiqn shall be iudqed based 7 upon the desiqn efforts to minimize the impacts of the buildinq(s) through 8 implementation of planning principles, such as, but not limited to heiqht 9 transition or "tierinq", bufferinq, and architectural design. 10 11 12 13 c. The project shall qrovide adeauate opportunity for multimodal transportation alternatives for residents and employees within the MXD. 14 d. For the residential uses, all workforce units shall be designed to the 15 same exterior standard and provide the same communitv amenities as 16 other residential units. 17 18 19 20 21 22 3 5 e. For the residential uses, the workforce housinq com onent shall constitute a minimum of 20% of the total housinq units of the proiect. f. The development order for the proiect shall define the enforcement and maintenance of the workforce housing component until such time as a Citv-wide Workforce Housinq Proqram is established in the Citv's Land Development Regulations. 26 4. The individual uses, buildings, and/or development pods within the MXD 27 development shall include interconnecting pedestrian ways and plazas and 28 shall provide connections to the Parkway S�rstem. Nonresidential uses shall 29 have an internalized relationship with the residential component and 30 31 multimodal accessibility. 32 5. Workforce housinq units for purposes of the MXD category are residential 33 units available for ownership or rental for households with income ranges 34 from 80% to 140% of the countv median household income, according to 35 the most current U.S. Census data or the Universitv of Florida Shimbera 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 •6 Center data, and which, for a minimum period of ten years for ownership units and 20 vears for rental units, are maintained for use as workforce housinq units. Workforce housing units may include units desiqned to provide student housinq for educational facilities that are part of a bioscience MXD. � 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 � 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 •6 G� : Date Prepared: August 25, 2006 Ordinance 24, 2005 6. The particular subcateqory of MXD (Residential, Nonresidential, or Bioscience) shall be assiqned to property with an MXD land use desiqnation as part of the approval of the Planned Communitv District or Planned Unit Development zoninq for the propertv. More than one subcategorv of MXD mav be assiqned within a DRI project. Criteria for a Non-Residential MXD: The City Council may waive the mandatory residential requirement for any MXD that meets any two of the following conditions: 1. The parcel represents in-fill development and is surrounded on three sides by nonresidential land uses including man-made and natural barriers such as canals and major arterial roadways. 2. The density/intensity of existing or future land uses immediately surrounding the parcel is compatible with nonresidential uses. 3. The adjacent surrounding planned and approved or existing built environment is over 60% residential, and nonresidential uses are determined to provide for greater horizontal integration of uses. 4. Due to size or configuration of the parcel, the ability to provide an economically feasible, sustainable, integrated residential component that functions to enhance and complement the other MXD uses is limited. General Mixed Use Future Land Use Category Intensity Measures for Residential MXDs Land Use Open Space Neighborhood Commercial Residential High Residential Low Land Allocation Min 15% Min 2% Max 30% Min 20% Max 60% Min 0% Max 60% Employment Center Min 2% Max 30% 5 Lot Coveraqe Max 70% Max 50% Max 50% Max 70% Height Max 4 FI Max 4 FI Max 3 FI Max 4 FI � 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 3 5 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 �6 Date Prepared: August 25, 2006 Ordinance 24, 2005 Special Definitions: Neighborhood Commercial land shall be used for community-serving retail, service, office, and business uses. At least 51 % of the gross square footage of the Neighborhood Commercial shall be contained in buildings having a two-story character containing some actual two-story space. The City Council, acting upon a recommendation by the Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board, �a+�s--t"° r;,�",� may grant or deny waivers from the requirement of this provision. Residential High land in MXD projects shall have a maximum density of 15 units/acre as a bonus for consideration of planned, multi-faceted development. The area allocated for Residential Low land and Residential High land shall not exceed the 60% limitation, inclusive of both residential types. Employment Center land use allocations shall be used for corporate offices, research and educational facilities, light industry, hotels, warehousing, and similar uses. Employment Center lots shall generally be grouped together. C. General Mixed Use Future Land Use Category Intensity Measures for Non- Residential MXDs Land Use Open Space Commercial Recreation Commercial Industrial Institutional Professional Office Land Allocation Min 15% Min 0% Max 30% Min 0% Max 60% Min 0% Max 60% Min 0% Max 60% Min 2% Max 60% C: Lot Coveraqe Max 50% Max 5U% Max 6Q% Max 50% Max 7C)% Heiqht Max 4 FI Max 4 FI liF3'�l�l Max 4 FI Max 4 FI � 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Date Prepared: August 25, 2006 Ordinance 24, 2005 At least 51 % of the gross square footage of the Commercial use shall be contained in buildings having a two-story character containing some actual two- story space. The City Council, acting upon a recommendation by the �r� Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board, r°+„��;^��"�r;nh+ +� m�_grant or deny waivers from the requirement of this provision. Land Uses are defined as set forth in the Future Land Use Element, with the exception of special land allocation, lot coverage, and height requirements specified for Nonresidential MXD developments. . „ � � � . 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 3 5 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 •6 �e Bioscience MXDs Propertv desiqnated as Bioscience MXD (B-MXD) shall be located within the Bioscience Research Protection Overlav and shall include, at a minimum, Open Space and Bioscience Uses. Uses shall be located within the B-MXD to encouraqe clustering for the purposes of scientific and economically productive exchange amonq researchers, scientists, administrators, students, and others involved in the Bioscience industries. B-MXDs shall be designed to: create an urban, pedestrian-oriented environment; provide a mix of uses such as commercial, transportation, office, laboratory research, educational and residential uses for the daily needs of the residents and workforce; provide workforce housinq opportunities; and encouraqe walking, biking, and other modes of non-vehicular transportation to reduce the need for local automobile trjps• (The remainder of this page left intentionally blank) 7 � 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 3 5 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 � Date Prepared: August 25, 2006 Ordinance 24, 2005 Table 19-1: B- MXD Intensity Measures Land Use Measure Open Space & Environmental Preservation As provided in the Conservation . Element Bioscience Uses .6 FAR Commercial .1 FAR Residential 5 d.u. (qross� 12 d.u. (net per parcel� Workforce housinq units as defined above ************* Policy 1.1.1.3.: The City shall maintain land development regulations which permit Mixed Use Developments (MXD) which shall implement the following concepts: 1. An MXD shall be developed as a Planned Community District or a Planned Unit Development. However, land development regulations adopted to implement this Comprehensive Plan shall maintain mixed-use supplemental regulations to provide further criteria for the development of sites with MXD Future Land Use designations, including parking requirements, permitted uses, setbacks, and other considerations. 2. MXDs shall have frontage on at least one arterial. The City's Conceptual Thoroughfare Plan shall be accommodated to expand the roadway network through the provision of new local streets which serve new neighborhoods in the City's developing areas. 3. Residential and nonresidential MXDs shall include a minimum of two (2) of the other Future Land Use Categories described in this element. Residential must be one of these uses, unless it is determined by the City Council that the proposed development meets the criteria below established to waive the residential requirement. No single use may comprise more than 60% of the area. Recognizing that mixed-use projects have varying characteristics, intensity measures are indicated below which provide flexibility in terms of minimum and maximum land allocations. These intensity measures apply only within MXD projects. The City Council may waive the maximum �e��es+�e��ial height limit for employment center buildings and for residential uses that provide a workforce housing component (as defined in subsection 5 below) that meet the following criteria: : � 3 Date Prepared: August 25, 2006 Ordinance 24, 2005 a. The MXD propertv shall be located within the Bioscience Research Protection Overlav. 4 b. The buildinqs shall be desiqned and located on the site in a manner 5 sensitive to the existinq and approved uses and structures within and 6 adiacent to the site. The sensitivitv of the desiqn shall be,judqed based 7 upon the desiqn efforts to minimize the impacts of the buildinqL) throuqh 8 implementation of planninq principles, such as, but not limited to height 9 transition or "tierinq", bufferinq, and architectural design. 10 11 12 13 c. The proiect shall provide adequate opportunitv for multimodal transportation alternatives for residents and employees within the MXD. 14 d. For the residential uses, all workforce units shall be designed to the 15 same exterior standard and provide the same communitv amenities as 16 other residential units. 17 18 e,_ For the residential uses, the workforce housinq component shall 19 constitute a minimum of 20% of the total housinq units of the proiect. 20 21 22 � 25 f. The development order for the project shall define the enforcement and maintenance of the workforce housinq component until such time as a Citv-wide Workforce Housinq Proqram is established in the Citv's Land Development Regulations. 26 4. The individual uses, buildinqs, and/or development pods within the MXD 27 development shall include interconnecting pedestrian wavs and plazas and 28 shall provide connections to the Parkwa�ystem. Nonresidential uses shall 29 have an internalized relationship with the residential component and 30 multimodal accessibilitv. 31 32 5. Workforce housinq units for purposes of the MXD cateqory are residential 33 units available for ownership or rental for households with income ranges 34 from 80% to 140% of the countv median household income, accordinq to 35 the most current U.S. Census data or the Universitv of Florida Shimberq 36 Center data, and which, for a minimum period of ten vears for ownership 37 units and 20 years for rental units, are maintained for use as workforce 38 housing units. Workforce housinq units mav include units designed to 39 provide student housinq for educational facilities that are part of a 40 41 42 43 44 45 � bioscience MXD. � 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 � 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 .5 6 0 : Date Prepared: August 25, 2006 Ordinance 24, 2005 6. The particular subcateqory of MXD (Residential, Nonresidential, or Bioscience) shall be assigned to property with an MXD land use desiqnation as part of the approval of the Planned Community District or Planned Unit Development zoning for the property. More than one subcateqorv of MXD may be assiqned within a DRI proiect. Criteria for a Non-Residential MXD: The City Council may waive the mandatory residential requirement for any MXD that meets any two of the following conditions: 1. The parcel represents in-fill development and is surrounded on three sides by nonresidential land uses including man-made and natural barriers such as canals and major arterial roadways. 2. The density/intensity of existing or future land uses immediately surrounding the parcel is compatible with nonresidential uses. 3. The adjacent surrounding planned and approved or existing built environment is over 60% residential, and nonresidential uses are determined to provide for greater horizontal integration of uses. 4. Due to size or configuration of the parcel, the ability to provide an economically feasible, sustainable, integrated residential component that functions to enhance and complement the other MXD uses is limited. General Mixed Use Future Land Use Category Intensity Measures for Residential MXDs Land Use Open Space Neighborhood Commercial Residential High Residential Low Land Allocation Min 15% Min 2% Max 30% Min 20°/a Max 60% Min 0% Max 60% Employment Center Min 2% Max 30% 10 Lot Coveraqe Max 70% Max 50% Max 50% Max 70% Heiqht Max 4 FI Max 4 FI Max 3 FI Max 4 FI � 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 �4 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 �5 6 Date Prepared: August 25, 2006 Ordinance 24, 2005 Special Definitions: Neighborhood Commercial land shall be used for community-serving retail, service, office, and business uses. At least 51 % of the gross square footage of the Neighborhood Commercial shall be contained in buildings having a two-story character containing some actual two-story space. The City Council, acting upon a recommendation by the �4a�iflg-l�ge�Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board, T �n� +tio rinh} }n may grant or deny waivers from the requirement of this provision. Residential High land in MXD projects shall have a maximum density of 15 units/acre as a bonus for consideration of planned, multi-faceted development. The area allocated for Residential Low land and Residential High land shall not exceed the 60% limitation, inclusive of both residential types. Employment Center land use allocations shall be used for corporate offices, research and educational facilities, light industry, hotels, warehousing, and similar uses. Employment Center lots shall generally be grouped together. C. General Mixed Use Future Land Use Category Intensity Measures for Non- Residential MXDs Land Use Open Space Commercial Recreation Commercial Industrial Institutional Professional Office Land Allocation Min 15% Min 0% Max 30% Min 0% Max 60% Min 0% Max 60% Min 0% Max 60% Min 2% Max 60% 11 Lot Coveraqe Max 50% Max 50% Max 60% Max 50% Max 70% Hei ht Max 4 FI Max 4 FI Max 4 FI Max 4 FI Max 4 FI •2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 �4 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 �5 6 Date Prepared: August 25, 2006 Ordinance 24, 2005 At least 51 % of the gross square footage of the Commercial use shall be contained in buildings having a two-story character containing some actual two- story space. The City Council, acting upon a recommendation by the �Q Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board, T �^°-n"e-�ig#+nQ-ma�grant or deny waivers from the requirement of this provision. Land Uses are defined as set forth in the Future Land Use Element, with the exception of special land allocation, lot coverage, and height requirements specified for Nonresidential MXD developments. , .rr�:r.�r� . .�:�:��i-�. . , D. Bioscience MXDs Property desiqnated as Bioscience MXD (B-MXD) shall be located within the Bioscience Research Protection Overlav and shall include, at a minimum, Open Space and Bioscience Uses. Uses shall be located within the B-MXD to encouraqe clusterinq for the purposes of scientific and economically productive exchanqe amonq researchers, scientists, administrators, students, and others involved in the Bioscience industries. B-MXDs shall be desiqned to: create an urban, pedestrian-oriented environment; provide a mix of uses such as commercial, transportation, office, laboratory research, educational and residential uses for the daily needs of the residents and workforce; provide workforce housinq opportunities; and encouraqe walking, bikinq, and other modes of non-vehicular transportation to reduce the need for local automobile trjpS. (The remainder of this page left intentionally blank) 12 � 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Date Prepared: August 25, 2006 Ordinance 24, 2005 Table 19-1: B- MXD Intensitv Measures Land Use Measure Open Space & Environmental Preservation As provided in the Conservation Element Bioscience Uses .6 FAR Commercial .1 FAR Residential 5 d.u. �qross) 12 d.u. (net per parcel� Workforce housinq units as defined above ******** 20 SECTION 3. The City's Growth Management Administrator is hereby directed to 21 transmit the proposed Comprehensive Plan Amendment and supporting data, analysis, 22 and other relevant material, which is attached hereto as Exhibit A, to the Department of 3 Community Affairs of the State of Florida and other appropriate public agencies, and 4 upon adoption of this Ordinance is further directed to ensure that this Ordinance and all 5 other necessary documents are forwarded to the Florida Department of Community Affairs 26 and other agencies in accordance with Section 163.3184(3), Florida Statutes. 27 28 SECTION 4. The effective date of this plan amendment shall be the date a fina{ 29 order is issued by the Department of Community Affairs or Administration Commission 30 finding the amendment in compliance in accordance with Section 163.3184(1)(b), 31 Florida Statutes, whichever is applicable. If a final order of noncompliance is issued by 32 the Administration Commission, this amendment may nevertheless be made effective 33 by adoption of a resolution affirming its effective status, a copy of which resolution shall 34 be sent to the Florida Department of Community Affairs, Division of Community 35 Planning, Plan Processing Team. An adopted amendment whose effective date is 36 delayed by law shall be considered part of the adopted plan until determined to be not in 37 compliance by final order of the Administration Commission. Then, it shall no longer be 38 part of the adopted plan unless the local government adopts a resolution affirming its 39 effectiveness in the manner provided by law. 40 41 42 43 44 45 �6 13 Date Prepared: August 25, 2006 Ordinance 24, 2005 � PASSED this day of , 2006, upon first reading. 3 PASSED AND ADOPTED this day of _ , 2006, upon 4 second and final reading. 5 6 7 CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS FOR AGAINST ABSENT 8 9 10 BY: 11 Joseph R. Russo, Mayor 12 13 14 Jody Barnett, Vice Mayor 15 16 17 Eric Jablin, Councilmember 18 19 20 David Levy, Councilmember 21 22 � Hal R. Valeche, Councilmember 25 26 ATTEST: 27 28 29 BY: 30 Patricia Snider, CMC, City Clerk 31 32 33 APPROVED AS TO FORM AND 34 LEGAL SUFFICIENCY 35 36 37 BY: 38 Christine P. Tatum, City Attorney 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 6 7 1\pbgsfile\Attorney\attorney_share\ORDINANCES\BIO MXD FLUE Ord 24 2006 -pzab 9-12-06.doc 14 • FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT Future Land Use Cate�ories Future land use for Palm Beach Gardens is depicted using a total of 151and use categories including general land uses and recommended improvements associated with specific land uses. Map A presents future land uses for Palm Beach Gardens. The map provides for the projected land use needs to the year 2015. The Future Land Use Map represents a 2015 land use scenario. The map designates an urban gowth boundary. Urban land uses are designated to the east of this boundary for all areas that are not environmentally sensitive. Western lands are designated with rural or low intensity land uses. The primary reason for this was to provide a long-term positive and realistic expectation of orderly service provision, concurrent with the impact of development. The following is a description of Future Land Use Categories. Z'hese categories are further explained and supplemented by the goals, objectives, and policies of this element. Rural Residential (RR10 and RR20): Lying outside of the eastern, urban service area, vacant properties have been designated with one of two rural sub-categories: • Rural Residential 10: one dwelling unit per ten acres Rural Residential 20: one dwelling unit per twenty acres Rural areas that are extremely wet are designated Rural Resideritial 20 to protect the wetland values. The intent of the rural residential designations is to provide low intensity development in these areas while encouraging more intense, compact growth in the eastern areas and to prevent urban sprawl. In the Rural Residential sub-categories, limited agricultural uses are expected to co-exist with residentia] uses. Agricultural uses permitted within the Rural Residential category must be compatible with the environmental characteristics and natural resources, as well as with the lifestyle and quality of life of the residents. Residential Very Low (RVL): The RVL category allows predominantly single family detached residential development up to 1.0 unit per gross acre. The RVL category is also allows clustered developments which preserve vast amounts of open space and natural resources. Thus, large, planned community areas are permitted within this district even if they contain several types of development so long as the overall gross density of the development is consistent with that permitted under the RVL category. • FUTURE LAND USE 1-1 • Residential Low (RL): The RL category allows predominantly single family detached residential development up to 4.0 units per gross acre. The RL category is intended to accommodate developments comparable to PGA National, Steeplechase, and the older residential parts of the City. Thus, large, planned community areas are permitted within this district even if they contain several types of development as long as the overall gross density of the development is consistent with that permitted under the RL category. Residential Medium (RM): The RM category is primarily located along the western side of Central Boulevard between PGA Boulevard and Hood Road, and along the I-95 corridor between PGA Boulevard and Northlake Boulevard. Maximum density permitted within the RM category is 7.0 dwelling units per gross acre. Again, planned community areas may contain residential developments of higher net densities so long as the overall density of the area is consistent with the RM category. Residential High (RH): Property designated RH is intended to assist the private sector in providing affordable housing in Palm Beach Gardens. It allows up to 10.0 dwelling units per gross acre and is primarily located adjacent to major employment areas or contiguous to major arterials which may accommodate mass transit facilities in the future. Mobile Home (MH): The City has not proposed any new mobile home sites on the Future Land Use Map; however, mobile homes parks are a permissible use in mixed use districts. The existing mobile home park located at the northwest corner of PGA Boulevard and Prosperity Farms Road is shown • on the Future Land Use Map as a mobile home land use. Maximum density permitted in the MH designation is 7.0 mobile homes per gross acre. Individual mobile homes and manufactured homes are permitted on lots in all residential categories - see Policy 3.1.3.8. Commercial (C): The C designation is intended to accommodate a wide range of retail and general commercial uses. It is a site-specific designation that depicts existing commercial uses and proposes future commercial areas at primary intersections. The specific regulations and uses associated with development within the areas designated C will be detennined during the zoning of the properties. Commercial land use activities will be limited in intensity to a maximum lot coverage of 35% of the site and a maximum building height of 50 feet. The land development regulations may further restrict intensities. ProfessionallOffice (PO): Property designated PO is for futUre or existing business and office centers. The PO category was included in the plan to distinguish office uses from inore intensive commercial uses such as retail. Professional Office land use activities will be limited in intensity to a maximum lot coverage of 35% of the site and a maximum building height of 36 feet. The land development regulations may further restrict intensities. Industrial (I): Future industrial development is designated north of PGA Boulevard between I-95 and Alternate A 1 A, and south of PGA Boulevard near the Beeline Highway in the western part of the City. Property designated I is to be used in an industrial park arrangement. Development of such • FUTURE LAND USE 1-2 • areas will promote a well landscaped environment with internal circulation and buffering from existing and future surrounding land uses. Industrial land use activities will be limited in intensity to a maximum lot coverage of 60% of the site and a maximum building height of 50 feet. The land development regulations may further restrict intensities. Public/Institutional (P): The P land use category designates existing and proposed public and institutional facilities such as schools, libraries, fire stations and government offices. These uses shall be limited in intensity to a maximum lot coverage of 40% of the site and a maximum building height of 50 feet. Among the sites designated are the existing City Hall at the intersection of Military Trail and Burns Road, existing school sites, and the Palm Beach Community College and North County Courthouse on PGA Boulevard. Public and institutional uses are allowed in all land use categories subject to limitations and locational criteria identified in this Plan and/or outlined in the Palm Beach Gardens Zoning code. These uses will be delineated on the Future Land Use Map at the next subsequent amendment process. Public/institutional uses will be approved as conditional uses pursuant to the Palm Beach Gardens Zoning Code if the specific rules and locational criteria governing individual conditional uses are complied with. Certain intensive public/institutional uses will not be allowed in residential areas, such as land fills, airports and wastewater treatment plants. Recreation/Open Space (ROS): The ROS category designates public parks and recreation complexes, and protected open spaces. These activities will be limited in intensity to a maximum lot coverage of 40% of the site and a maximum building height of 45 feet. The land development regulations may further restrict intensities. • Commercial Recreation (CR): The CR designation has been provided to reflect and accommodate major public and private commercial recreation facilities that meet a portion of the recreational needs of residents and tourists. Many of these facilities were conceived as profit-making enterprises and/or are in private ownership. Uses permitted within this category include golf courses, outdoor and indoor recreational facilities such as tennis clubs, amusement and sport centers, outdoor amphitheaters, hunting and gun clubs, and outdoor wildlife attractions. Commercial recreation uses shall be approved and developed as a Planned Community District or Planned Unit Development. These activities will be limited in intensity to a maximum lot coverage of 40% of the site and a maximum building height of 45 feet. The land developinent regulations may further restrict intensities. Conservation (CONS): The Conservation designation applies to areas identified as environmentally sensitive or environmentally significant which have been set aside as protected preserves. Limited development, such as passive recreation or ecotourism activities are permitted within this category. The intent of the designation is to ensure that areas designated CONS are preserved or developed in a manner that is responsive to on-site environmental constraints. Development within areas designated CONS shall not exceed a density of 1.0 dwelling unit per 20 acres. Any development that does occur should preserve environmentally sensitive areas by clustering development as appropriate. • FUTURE LAND USE 1-3 • Golf (G): The G category portrays areas specifically intended or used for golf courses. This designation can include public and private golf courses. Mixed Use Development (MXD): The MXD designation is designed for new development which is characterized by a variety of integrated land use types. The intent of the district is to provide for a mixture of uses on single parcels in order to develop sites which are sensitive to the surrounding uses, desired character of the community, and the capacity of public facilities to service proposed developments. This future land-use designation is also intended to foster infill and redevelopment efforts, to deter urban sprawl, and to encourage new affordable housing opportunities, as well as lessen the need for additional vehicular trips through the internalization of trips within a neighborhood or project. To create a functioning, multi-faceted type of development, mixed-use development is dependent on the successful integation of distinct uses. Integration is defined as the combination of distinct uses on a single site where the impacts from differing uses are mitigated through site design techniques, and where impacts from differing uses are expected to benefit from the close immediate proximity of complementary uses. All requests for development approval based on a mixed-use concept must be able to demonstrate functional horizontal integration of the allowable uses, and where applicable, vertical integration as well. The following are the minimum criteria to be used for development of sites designated as MXD: l. An MXD shall be developed as a Planned Community District or a Planned Unit Development. However, land development regulations adopted to implement this Comprehensive Plan shall maintain mixed-use supplemental regulations to provide • further criteria for the development of sites with MXD Future Land Use designations, including parking requirements, permitted uses, setbacks, and other considerations. 2. MXDs shall have frontage on at least one arterial. The City's Conceptual Thoroughfare Plan shall be accommodated to expand the roadway network through the provision of new local streets which serve new neighborhoods in the City's developing areas. 3. Residential and nonresidential MXDs shall include a minimum of two (2) of the other Future Land Use Categories described in this element. Residential must be one of these uses, unless it is determined by the City Council that the proposed development meets the criteria below established to waive the residential requirement. No single use may comprise more than 60% of the area. Recognizing that mixed-use projects have varying characteristics, intensity measures are indicated below which provide flexibility in terms of minimum and maximum land allocations. These intensity measures apply only within MXD projects. The City Council may waive the maximum n^��°��a°�*�^' height limit for employment center buildings'��°�' �* +'�° �^*°r^°^+;^� ^�*.�.^ ��*°^�'� and for residential uses that provide a workforce housing component (as defined in subsection 5 below) that meet the followin� criteria: a. The MXD property shall be located within the Bioscience Research Protection • FUTURE LAND USE 1-4 • o�erlav b. The buildin�s shall be desig�ned and located on the site in a manner sensitive to the existin a�nd ap�roved uses and structures within and adjacent to the site. The sensitivitv of the design shall be jud�ed based upon the design efforts to minimize the impacts of the building,�s throu h implementation of plannin�principles, such as, but not limited to height transition or "tiering", buffering,, and architectural desi�n c. The project shall provide adequate opportunity for multimodal transportation alternatives for residents and employees within the MXD. d. For the residential uses, all workforce units shall be designed to the same exterior standard and provide the same community amenities as other residential units. e. For the residential uses, the workforce housing component shall constitute a minimum of 20% of the total housin� units of the project. f. The development order for the project shall define the enforcement and maintenance of the workforce housin�ponent until such time as a Cit -v wide Workforce Housing Program is established in the Citv's Land Development Regulations. • 4. The individual uses, buildin�s, and/or development pods within the MXD development shall include interconnectin�pedestrian wa s�and plazas and shall provide connections to the Parkway System. Nonresidential uses shall have an internalized relationshi� with the residential component and multimodal accessibilit� 5. Workforce housing units for purposes of the MXD cate�ory are residential units available for ownership or rental for households with income ran�es from 80% to 140% of the countv median household income, accordin� to the most current U.S. Census data or the University of Florida Shimberg Center data, and which, for a minimum period of ten years for ownership units and 20 years for rental units, are maintained for use as workforce housing units. Workforce housing units mav include units desi ned to provide student housing for educational facilities that are part of a bioscience MXD. 6. The particular subcate�ory of MXD (Residential, Nonresidential, or Bioscience) shall be assi n�ed to propertv with an MXD land use designation as part of the a�proval of the Planned Community District or Planned Unit Development zonin fo� the property. More than one subcate�y of MXD may be assi�ned within a DRI project. • FUTURE LAND USE 1-5 • A. : Criteria for a Non-Residential MXD: The City Council may waive the mandatory residential requirement for any MXD that meets any two of the following conditions: 1. The parcel represents in-fill development and is surrounded on three sides by nonresidential land uses including man-made and natural barriers such as canals and major arterial roadways. 2. The density/intensity of existing or future land uses immediately surrounding the parcel is compatible with nonresidential uses. 3. The adjacent surrounding planned and approved or existing built environment is over 60% residential, and nonresidential uses are determined to provide for greater horizontal integration of uses. 4. Due to size or configuration of the parcel, the ability to provide an economically feasible, sustainable, integrated residential component that functions to enhance and complement the other MXD uses is limited. General Mixed Use Future Land Use Category Intensity Measures for Residential MXDs • Land Use Open Space Neighborhood Commercial Residential High Residential Low Employment Center Special Definitions: Land Allocation Min 15% Min 2% Max 30% Min 20% Max 60% Min 0% Max 60% Min 2% Max 30% Lot Coverage Max 70% Max 50% Max 50% Max 70% Hei t Max 4 Fl Max 4 Fl Max 3 Fl Max 4 Fl Neighborhood Commercial land shall be used for community-serving retail, service, office, and business uses. At least 51 % of the gross square footage of the Neighborhood Commercial shall be contained in buildings having a two-story character containing some • FUTURE LAND USE 1-6 actual two-story space. The City Council, acting upon a recommendation by the ��rg • �,a �,,.,:�,. r,,,,.,,....;�.,:,,� ,,,..�,o T,.,,.,� n�.,„,,:,,,, n,.or,... planning, Zoning and Appeals Board, �°*�� *'�° ri�'�* *� may grant or deny waivers from the requirement of this provision. C • Residential High land in MXD projects shall have a maximum density of 15 units/acre as a bonus for consideration of planned, multi-faceted development. The area allocated for Residential Low land and Residential High land shall not exceed the 60% limitation, inclusive of both residential types. Employment Center land use allocations shall be used for corporate offices, research and educational facilities, light industry, hotels, warehousing, and similar uses. Employment Center lots shall generally be grouped together. General Mixed Use Future Land Use Category Intensity Measures for Non-Residential MXDs Land Use Open Space Commercial Recreation Commercial Industrial Institutional Professional Office Land Allocation Min 15% Min 0% Max 30% Min 0% Max 60% Min 0% Max 60% Min 0% Max 60% Min 2% Max 60% Lot Covera�e Max 50% Max 50% Max 60% Max 50% Max 70% Hei t Max 4 Fl Max 4 Fl Max 4 F] Max 4 FI Max 4 Fl At least 51 % of the gross square footage of the Commercial use shall be contained in buildings having a two-story character containing some actual two-story space. The City Council, acting upon a recommendation by the D'^rr:�R ^^�' ''^^:rR �'^m i��jj=o=�� r,,,..,i v�.,„.,:.,,, n Ro.,,.., p�anning, Zoning and Appeals Board, �°+^�r� +'�° r� R'�* +^ inay grant or deny waivers from the requirement of this provision. Land Uses are defined as set forth in the Future Land Use Element, with the exception of • FUTURE LAND USE 1-7 special land allocation, lot coverage, and height requirements specified for Nonresidential • MXD developments. , .r'es:R+r.sr:e!e!�:*e�r.e!'f'r�rre�. ,�.�r.� ... . D. Bioscience MXDs Propertv designated as Bioscience MXD (B-MXD) shall be located within the Bioscience Research Protection Overlay and shall include, at a minimum, Open Space and Bioscience Uses. Uses shall be located within the B-MXD to encoura�e clusterin fog r the purposes of scientific and economicall�productive exchange among researchers, scientists, administrators students and others involved in the Bioscience industries. B-MXDs shall be designed to: create an urban, pedestrian-oriented environment; provide a mix of uses such as commercial, transportation, office, laboratorv research, educational and residential uses for the daily needs of the residents and workforce; provide workforce housing opportunities; and encoura�e walking, biking, and other modes of non-vehicular transportation to reduce the need for local automobile trips. Table 19-1: B- MXD Intensitv Measures • Land Use Measure Open Space & Environmental Preservation As provided in the Conservation Element Bioscience Uses .6 FAR Commercial .l FAR Residential 5 d.u. ( r�). 12 d.u. (net per parcel) Workforce housing units as defined above Density Reduction Land Use Overlay: A portion of the area coinmonly referred to as TAZ 848, generally located north of PGA Boulevard, east of the Loxahatchee Slough and west of the SUA wastewater treatment plant, is the subject of a land use overlay. The density within this Overlay is reduced by fifty percent from the underlying land use designation's potential density. This density reduction is necessitated by the environmental constraints of the property and potential roadway capacity deficiencies. The result of the density reduction is a gross density potential of two dwelling • FUTURE LAND USE 1-8 units per acre. Development within the Overlay shall be concentrated to the least sensitive areas and • shall be supported by public facilities. No bonus density is applicable in this Overlay area. While a variety of uses and use densities/intensities may be approved as part of a residential PCD, the overall impact of the density/intensity shall not exceed that generated by a gross density of two dwelling units per acre. Other requirements and regulations of the Palm Beach Gardens Code of Ordinances and Comprehensive Plan are applicable where not in conflict with the provisions of this Overlay. In addition to presenting the Future Land use categories described above, the Future Land Use Map also includes two transportation components. The Transportation Element of this Comprehensive Plan provides further details on these components. Interchange (o): The Future Land Use Map designates eight interchanges within the City. Five of the interchanges shown on the map are existing: I-95 and Northlake Boulevard; I-95 and PGA Boulevard; I-95 and Military Trail; I-95 and Donald Ross Road; and the Turnpike and PGA Boulevard. The PGA Boulevard and Alternate A 1 A urban interchange is currently under design and is programmed by FDOT for construction in 2000/2001. Two future interchanges shown for I-95 and Central Boulevard, and Northlake Boulevard and the Turnpike will not be needed within the first five-year planning timeframe. However, they are designated in order to anticipate their right-of-way rec�uirements construction and to recognize their potential impact on surrounding future land uses. Parkway (0000): The Parkway designation is shown along some of the major arterials within the City. The intent of the Parkway designation is to identify and preserve a corridor of between 300 and • 400 feet within which the arteria] roadway can occur along with bikeways, pedestrian paths, native vegetative greenways, linear parks, and landscaping. The parkway cross-section will provide an aesthetically pleasing buffer between highly traveled arterials and surrounding residential areas, as well as a safe byway for alternative modes of transportation. The Parkway System has been designated as an urban component of the Florida Greenway System. It is described in more detail in the Conservation and Transportation Elements. One inajor objective of designating Parkways is to eliminate the perceived need of using strip commercial as a buffer between arterials and residential areas. Therefore, the Parkway concept is integrated into the philosophy of designating commercial and employment areas at intersections or "nodes", eliminating the need for strip commercial use. • FUTURE LAND USE 1-9 • Goals, Obiectives and Policies GOAL 1.1.: CONTINUE TO ENSURE A HIGH QUALITY LIVING ENVIRONMENT THROUGH A MIXTURE OF LAND USES THAT WILL MAXIMIZE PALM BEACH GARDENS' NATURAL AND MANMADE RESOURCES WHILE MINIMIZING ANY THREAT TO THE HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE OF THE CITY'S CITIZENS THAT IS CAUSED BY INCOMPATIBLE LAND USES AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION. Objective 1.1.1.: The City shall continue to maintain land development regulations to manage future growth and development in a manner that provides needed facilities and services, protects environmental resources, and discourages the proliferation of urban sprawl. Policy 1.1.1.1.: The City shall continue to maintain land development regulations to ensure that they contain specific and detailed provisions intended to implement the adopted Comprehensive Plan, and which as a minimum: a. Regulate the subdivision of land; b. Regulate the use of land and water consistent with this element and ensure the • compatibility of adjacent land uses and provide for open space; c. Protect areas designated Conservation on the Future Land Use Map and further described in the Conservation, Coastal Management, and Recreation and Open Space Elements of this Comprehensive Plan; d. Minimize the impacts of land use on water quality and quantity and regulate development which has a potential to contaminate water, soil, or crops; e. Regulate areas subject to seasonal and periodic flooding and provide for drainage and stormwater management consistent with the Infrastructure Element of this Comprehensive Plan; f. Protect potable water wellfields and aquifer recharge areas; g. Regulate signage; h. Ensure safe and convenient on-site traffic flow and vehicle parking needs; Discourage urban sprawl through the following strategies: • FUTURE LAND USE 1-10 • (1) �2) (3) (4) (5) (6) ��) • • establishing moderate densities and varied housing opportunities in urban areas mixed-use and clustering requirements promoting urban infill development and redevelopment locational requirements establishing an urban growth boundary and distinct urban and rural service areas directing public investment to existing urban areas, and annexation and extraterritorial planning agreements. j. Require landscape buffers and gardens using predominately native species and other appearance measures to maintain a high visual quality; k. Provide that development orders and permits shall not be issued which result in a reduction of the levels of service for the affected public facilities below the level of service standards adopted in this Comprehensive Plan; and Provide for the assessment of impact fees or dedication of land and facilities to off-set costs assumed by the City or other governmental agencies for the provision of facilities or services required by new development. m. Cooperate with Seacoast Utility Authority through cooperation on the Seacoast Utility Board to insure the maximum utilization of their water and wastewater transport plan so as to implement the economic expansion of facilities within definitive service boundaries. Policy 1.1.1.2.: The City shall maintain land development regulations which permit residential development only at densities equal to or less than the following: a. Q Rural Residential 20 (RR20) - up to a maximum of 0.05 dwelling units per gross acre, or one unit per twenty acres; Rural Residential 10 (RR10) - up to a maxii�num of 0.1 dwelling units per goss acre, or one unit per ten acres; c. Residential Very Low (RVL) - up to a maximum of 1.0 dwelling units per gross acre; FUTURE LAND USE 1-11 • d. e. f. g• • • Residential Low (RL) - up to a maximum of 4.0 dwelling units per gross acre; Residential Medium (RM) - up to a maximum of 7.0 dwelling units per gross acre; Residential High (RH) - up to a maximum of 10.0 dwelling units per gross acre; Mobile Home (MH) - up to a maximum of 7.0 mobile homes per gross acre Policy 1.1.1.3.: The City shall maintain land development regulations which pertnit Mixed Use Developments (MXD) which shall implement the following concepts: 1. An MXD shall be developed as a Planned Community District or a Planned Unit Development. However, land development regulations adopted to implement this Comprehensive Plan shall maintain mixed-use supplemental regulations to provide further criteria for the development of sites with MXD Future Land Use designations, including parking requirements, permitted uses, setbacks, and other considerations. 2. MXDs shall have frontage on at least one arterial. The City's Conceptual Thoroughfare Plan shall be accommodated to expand the roadway network through the provision of new local streets which serve new neighborhoods in the City's developing areas. 3. Residential and nonresidential MXDs shall include a minimum of two (2) of the other Future Land Use Categories described in this element. Residential must be one of these uses, unless it is determined by the City Council that the proposed development meets the criteria below established to waive the residential requirement. No single use may comprise more than 60% of the area. Recognizing that mixed-use projects have varying characteristics, intensity measures are indicated below which provide flexibility in terms of minimum and maximum land allocations. These intensity measures apply only within MXD projects. The City Council �nay waive the maximum °��a°r*��' height limit for employinent center buildings '��+°a �+ +'�° :�'°��°�+;^„ ^�+.,,^ ��*°r:�'� and for residential uses that provide a workforce housing component (as defined in subsection 5 below) that meet the followin� criteria: a. The MXD property shall be located within the Bioscience Research Protection Overlav. b. The buildings shall be designed and located on the site in a manner sensitive to the existin and approved uses and structures within and FUTURE LAND USE 1-12 • adjacent to the site. The sensitivity of the desi�n shall be jud�ed based upon the desig,n efforts to minimize the impacts of the buildin�(s throu�h implementation of planningprinciples, such as, but not limited to hei�ht transition or "tiering", buffering, and architectural design. c. The project shall provide adequate opportunity for multimodal transportation alternatives for residents and employees within the MXD. d. For the residential uses, all workforce units shall be designed to the same exterior standard and provide the same community amenities as other residential units. e. For the residential uses, the workforce housing component shall constitute a minimum of 20% of the total housin� units of the project. f. The development order for the project shall define the enforcement and maintenance of the workforce housing component until such time as a City-wide Workforce Housing Pro�ram is established in the Citv's Land Development Repulations. 4. The individual uses, buildings, and/or development pods within the MXD development shall include interconnectin�pedestrian wa s�plazas and • shall provide connections to the Parkway System. Nonresidential uses shall have an internalized relationship with the residential component and multimodal accessibilitv. 5. Workforce housinp units for purposes of the MXD categorv are residential units available for ownership or rental for households with income ran�es from 80% to 140% of the county median household income, accordin t� the most current U.S. Census data or the University of Florida Shimber� Center data and which for a minimum period of ten years for ownership units and 20 years for rental units are maintained for use as workforce housing units• Workforce housing units may include units designed to provide student housin� for educational facilities that are part of a bioscience MXD. 6. The particular subcategory of MXD (Residential, Nonresidential, or Bioscience) shall be assigned to property with an MXD land use desi ng ation as �part of the a�proval of the Planned Community District or Planned Unit Development zoning for the pro�ertv. More than one subcate�ry of MXD mav be assigned within a DRI project. • FUTURE LAND USE 1-13 A. • : Criteria for a Non-Residential MXD: The City Council may waive the mandatory residential requirement for any MXD that meets any two of the following conditions: 1. The parcel represents in-fill development and is surrounded on three sides by nonresidential land uses including man-made and natural barriers such as canals and major arterial roadways. 2. The density/intensity of existing or future land uses immediately surrounding the parcel is compatible with nonresidential uses. 3. The adjacent surrounding planned and approved or existing built environment is over 60% residential, and nonresidential uses are determined to provide for greater horizontal integration of uses. 4. Due to size or configuration of the parcel, the ability to provide an economically feasible, sustainable, integrated residential component that functions to enhance and complement the other MXD uses is limited. General Mixed Use Future Land Use Category Intensity Measures for Residential MXDs • Land Use Open Space Neighborhood Commercial Residential High Residential Low Employment Center Specia] Definitions: Land Allocation Min 15% Min 2% Max 30% Min 20% Max 60% Min 0% Max 60% Min 2% Max 30% Lot Covera�e Max 70% Max 50% Max 50% Max 70% He�ht Max 4 Fl Max 4 Fl Max 3 Fl Max 4 Fl Neighborhood Commercial land shall be used for coinmunity-serving retail, service, office, and business uses. At least 51 % of the gross square footage of the • FUTURE LAND USE 1-14 Neighborhood Commercial shall be contained in buildings having a two-story • character containing some actual two-story space. The City Council, acting upon a recommendation by the 74ger�s�Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board, r°��-�ig��e mav grant or deny waivers from the requirement of this provision. C. • Residential High land in MXD projects shall have a maximum density of 15 units/acre as a bonus for consideration of planned, multi-faceted development. The area allocated for Residential Low land and Residential High land shall not exceed the 60% limitation, inclusive of both residential types. Employment Center land use allocations shall be used for corporate offices, research and educational facilities, light industry, hotels, warehousing, and similar uses. Employment Center lots shall generally be grouped together. General Mixed Use Future Land Use Category Intensity Measures for Non- Residential MXDs Land Use Open Space Commercial Recreation Commercia] Industrial Institutional Professional Office Land Allocation Min 15% Min 0% Max 30% Min 0% Max 60% Min 0% Max 60% Min 0% Max 60% Min 2% Max 60°/o Lot Covera�e Max 50% Max 50% Max 60% Max 50% Max 70% Hei�ht Max 4 Fl Max 4 F1 Max 4 FI Max 4 F1 Max 4 F1 At least 51 % of the gross square footage of the Commercial use shall be contained in buildings 1laving a two-story character containing some actual two-story space. The City Council, acting upon a recammendation by the D'^^^:�rt ^^�' ''^^;^^ Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board, may grant or deny waivers from the requirement of this provision. • FUTURE LAND USE 1-15 • Land Uses are defined as set forth in the Future Land Use Element, with the exception of special land allocation, lot coverage, and height requirements specified for Nonresidential MXD developments. . �� . � D. Bioscience MXDs Property designated as Bioscience MXD (B-MXD) shall be located within the Bioscience Research Protection Overlay and shall include, at a minimum, Open �ace and Bioscience Uses. Uses shall be located within the B-MXD to encoura� clustering for the purposes of scientific and economicall�productive exchange among researchers, scientists, administrators, students, and others involved in the Bioscience industries. B-MXDs shall be designed to: create an urban, pedestrian- oriented environment; provide a mix of uses such as commercial, transportation, office, laboratorY research, educational and residential uses for the dailv needs of the residents and workforce; provide workforce housing opportunities; and encourage • walkin ,g biking, and other modes of non-vehicular transportation to reduce the need for local automobile trips. Table 19-1: B- MXD Intensity Measures Land Use Measure Open Space & Environmental Preservation As provided in the Conservation Element Bioscience Uses .6 FAR Commercial .1 FAR Residential 5 d.u. (�ross) 12 d.u. (net per parcell Workforce housin� units as defined above Policy 1.1.1.4.: The City shall maintain land development regulations which provide for a Planned Community District (PCD) which shall implement the following concepts: • FUTURE LAND USE 1-16 • a. The intent of a Planned Community District (PCD) is to permit a large area to be developed under one master plan that includes different land use types at several different levels of intensity. Collector roads and development "pods" are shown as part of the master development plan. Supporting documentation is also included which describes the development intensities assigned to each pod and any restrictions in use or site design requirements. The pods are then developed as individual site plans. b. Although a variety of uses and use intensities may be approved as part of a residential PCD, the overall density must be consistent with the underlying Future Land Use designation of the area. For the purposes of this Comprehensive Plan, the City Council may approve the following bonus densities for areas developed as PCDs: Rural Residentia120 (RR20): Up to 0.05 units per gross acre. Rural Residential 10 (RR10): Up to 0.1 units per gross acre. Residential Very Low (RVL): Up to 1.0 units per gross acre. Residential Low (RL): Up to 5.0 units per gross acre. • Residential Medium (RM): Up to 9.0 units per gross acre. Residential High (RH): Up to 12.0 units per gross acre. c. In addition to the above, PCDs with an underlying Future Land Use designation of RH may have densities permitted up to 15.0 units per gross acre, based on one additional unit of density allowed for every 10% of native ecological habitat put into a preserve within the PCD up to a maximuin of 15.0 units per gross acre. These preserve areas would be over and above the miniinum preservation and open space areas provided in accordance with standard PCD requirements, and must be incorporated into the Parkway system. d. In addition to the above, PCDs with an underlying Future Land Use designation of RH may have densities pennitted up to 15.0 dwelling units per gross acre for the provision of affordable housing, as defined in this Plan. Parcels within PCDs inay be eligible for a density bonus for Assisted Living Facilities pursuant to Policy 3.1.4.6., except in Coastal High Hazard Areas that are the Category l Hurricane Evacuation Zones. e. Through the PCDs flexibility, the City Council may grant waivers to the non- residential intensities described previously. • FUTURE LAND USE 1-17 • f. Site plans for pods which are developed within Planned Community Districts shall be developed according to the densities and intensities assigned to them under the Planned Community District master plan documentation. Policy 1.1.1.5.: The City shall maintain land development regulations which provide for a Planned Unit Development (PUD) technique which shall implement the following concepts: a. The intent of a Planned Unit Development (PUD) is to ensure the desired character of the community is furthered or enhanced on development sites within the City, particularly on sites where the development proposed is rather intense. Master plans for Planned Unit Developments include, at a minimum, site plans showing all local roads and landscaping plans. Supporting documentation is also to be included which indicates, at a minimum, development phasing and a list of permitted uses for commercial and industrial PUDs. b. In exchange, for the extra review requirements imposed by the PUD process, developers may propose plans that would not otherwise be permitted under by-right zoning districts. These may include a mixture of uses not found within any of the by-right zoning districts and/or density bonuses and/or waivers to non-residential intensities described previously.. For the purposes of this Comprehensive Plan, the City Council may approve the following bonus densities for areas developed as • Planned Unit Developments: Rural Residential 20 (RR20): Up to 0.05 units per gross acre. Rural Residentia] 10 (RR10): Up to 0.1 units per gross acre. Residential Very Low (RVL): Up to 1.0 units per gross acre. Residential Low (RL): Up to 5.0 units per gross acre. Residential Medium (RM): Up to 9.0 units per gross acre. Residential High (RH): Up to 12.0 units per gross acre. c. In addition to the above, PUDs with an underlying Future Land Use designation of RH may have densities permitted up to 15.0 dwelling units per gross acre for the provision of affordable housing, as defined in this Plan. PUDs may be eligible for a density bonus for Assisted Living Facilities pursuant to Policy 3.1.4.6., except in Coastal High Hazard Areas that are the Category 1 Hurricane Evacuation Zones. Policy 1.1.1.6.: The City shall maintain development regulations which address the location • FUTURE LAND USE 1-18 • and extent of non-residential land uses in accordance with the Future Land Use Map and the policies and descriptions of types, sizes, densities, and intensities of land uses contained in this element. Policy 1.1.1.7: The City shall ensure the availability of suitable land for public and institutional uses (as defined on page 1-3) necessary to support development by: 1. Designating land on the Future Land Use Map for public/institutional use. The City shall support and facilitate coordination of school planning with the School District of Palm Beach County for the location and development of public education facilities. The City shall identify sufficient land to accommodate Public Educational Facilities as necessary to serve the current and projected student population. At a minimum, proposed school sites shall meet the State Requirements for Educational Facilities (SREF), plus a ten percent capacity flexibility allowance, and shail be sized to accommodate all needed utilities, support facilities and adequate buffering of surrounding land uses. 2. Allowing public/institutional uses in certain land use categories subject to limitations and locational criteria as identified in this Plan. Such locational criteria shall include the following standards: (a) Public/Institutional buildings shall be specifically prohibited in • areas designated as Conservation and other environmentally sensitive lands, including wetlands, 100-year floodplains, groundwater aquifer recharge areas, areas set aside by development to meet the 25 percent preservation of native ecological communities and wildlife habitats. New or Expanded Public/Institutional Facilities shall not be encouraged within the coastal area and shall meet the requirements of the Coastal Management Element. (b) Public/Institutional Uses shall be located in areas where there are adequate transportation facilities to support the proposed use based on the adopted level of service standard for traffic circulation. Preference shall be given to the location of such uses and facilities along City collectors and arterials as �nay be appropriate. (c) Public/Institutional Uses shall be limited in intensity to a maximum lot coverage of 40% of the site and a maximum building height of 50 feet. (d) Schools shall be considered as compatible and allowable in areas designated with any residential land use category (RR20, RR10, RVL, RL, RM, RH). Further, schools shall be considered • FUTURE LAND USE 1-19 • public/institutional uses and be allowable within areas designated industrial (IND) and public/institutional (P/I) on the Future Land Use Map. Other institutional uses such as, libraries, fire stations and government offices shall be considered compatible in medium and high density residential areas and ali non-residential land use categories in which such uses are not specifically prohibited as cited in this comprehensive plan. ' Public/institutional uses may be permitted within all residential Planned Unit Developments and Planned Community Districts, subject to master plan approval and limitations and locational criteria as identified in this Plan. (e) Public/Institutional Uses shall be buffered from adjacent land uses and shall be set back from adjacent roadways. Buffering for noise, odors, glare and lights shall be provided. Setbacks shall be a minimum of 25 feet in the front, 15 feet in the sides and rear and buffers shall be a minimum of 5 feet. Buffers and setbacks may be increased depending on the characteristics of the proposed public/institutional use. Stadiums, outdoor recreational facilities and similar support facilities shall be located and buffered on the proposed site to minimize impacts on adjacent properties. Communication towers on school or other public property shall be consistent with the siting and safety criteria contained in the Land • Development Regulations and shall require City Council approval. (� Landfills, airports, wastewater treatment plants, universities and regional hospitals shall not be allowed in residential areas and shal] require a comprehensive plan amendment to the Public/Institutional (P) land use designation prior to zoning and site plan approval. (g) Public/Institutional sites shall be capable of accommodating adequate parking and onsite traffic circulation requirements to satisfy current and projected site-generated vehicular demand. Policy 1.11.8.: The City shall evaluate whether its feasible to further siinplify and streamline the existing regulatory programs of the City, and shall continue existing mechanisms to monitor the effectiveness of the regulatory programs. At a minimum, land development regulations shall be evaluated every five years, coinciding with the EAR-based amendments to the comprehensive p1an. Policy 1.1.1.9.: The City shall encourage Iinkages which connect or gather residents and business owners of different neighborhoods and promote a sense of comrnunity. This shall be accomplished through 1) implementation of the Conceptual Linkage Plan (Map I) and Parkway System, as described further in the Conservation and Transportation Elements; 2) • FUTURE LAND USE 1-20 • connection of neighborhoods, shopping, schools and parks through an expanded sidewalk/pathway system, discussed further in the Transportation Element; 3) promotion of gathering (people) places in new development projects; and 4} installation of entry features along major arterials, including signage, art and landscaping which identify Palm Beach Gardens as a city and community. Objective 1.1.2.: Development orders and permits for development or redevelopment activities shall be issued only if the protection of natural resources is ensured and consistent with the goals, objectives, and policies of the Conservation, Infrastructure and Coastal Management Elements of this Comprehensive Plan. Policy 1.1.2.1.: Development activities within areas designated on the Future Land Use Map as Conservation shall be comparable with the allowable activities for such areas as described in this element. Policy 1.1.2.2.: Species of flora and fauna listed in the Conservation and Coastal Elements of this Comprehensive Plan as endangered, threatened, or species of special concern shall be protected through the development review and approval process. Policy 1.1.2.3.: The City shall protect potable water wellfields and prime aquifer recharge areas through the implementation of the Palm Beach County Wellfield Protection Ordinance. • Policy 1.1.2.4.: Proposals for development within the 100-year floodplain as identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall conform with local regulations for development in such areas. Policy 1.1.2.5.: The City shall maintain stormwater management regulations which require that development is carried out in a manner that recognizes and preserves the region's natural drainage systems, including the Loxahatchee Slough and interconnected flow-ways, consistent with South Florida Water Management District rules and regulations found in Chapter 40E-4, 40E-40, and 40E-400, F.A.C. Policy 1.1.2.6.: The developer/owner of any site sha11 be responsible for the management of run-off consistent with the goals, objectives, and policies of the Stormwater Management Sub-Element of this Comprehensive Plan. Policy 1.1.2.7.: The City shall maintain development regulations containing specific standards and criteria designed to protect environmentally sensitive lands consistent with the goals, objectives and policies of the Conservation Element. Policy 1.1.2.8: The City shall adopt regulations consistent with the Boat Facility Siting Plan for Palm Beach County which restricts marine-oriented uses as follows: New multi-family • FUTURE LAND USE 1-21 • projects with marina facilities and new dry storage facilities are not permitted. The total number of new wetslips per jurisdiction are limited to a maximum of 50 slips, provided that the local government has demonstrated a need for additional public access in the comprehensive plan. One additional single-lane public boat ramp with a limit of 15 parking spaces for vehicles having a trailer may be permitted per jurisdiction, provided that the local government has demonstrated a need for the additional public access in its comprehensive plan. Objective 1.1.3.: Development orders and permits for development and redevelopment activities shall be issued only in those areas where suitable topography and soil conditions exist to support such deveiopment. Policy 1.1.3.1.: All proposed development of other than individual residences shall include a soils analysis prepared by a professional licensed to prepare such an analysis which shall include the ability of the soil structure to support the proposed development. Policy 1.1.3.2.: All proposed development shall be located in a manner such that the natural topographic features of a site are not adversely altered so as to negatively affect the drainage of neighboring properties or visual aesthetics of the area. Objective 1.1.4.: Development orders and permits for development and redevelopment activities shall be issued only in areas where public facilities necessary • to meet level of service standards (which are adopted as part of the Capital Improvements Element of this Comprehensive Plan) are available concurrent with the impacts of development. Policy 1.1.4.1.: The City shall maintain development regulations to provide that public facilities and services be available concurrent with the impacts of development to meet the level of service standards established in the Capital Improvements Element of the City's Comprehensive Plan. Concurrency Manageinent System requirements shall include the following: 1} Demonstration that the impacts from a proposed development comply with the adopted level of service standards in the City. 2) Deterinination of concurrency prior to the processing of the application for a developinent permit. 3) Certification of concurrency shall be secured prior to an applicant receiving a development order, this may be in the form of certificate of exemption, certificate of concurrency reservation, or certificate of conditional concurrency reservation. 4) Certification of concurrency shall be valid for the time set forth in the development order • FUTURE LAND USE 1-22 and any amendments thereto, otherwise the certificate is valid for two years. If a time • extension is not granted, the concurrency certificate shall automatically expire, and no further development activity can occur without obtaining an appropriate concurrency certificate. Policy 1.1.4.2.: Public facilities and utilities shall be located to: a. Maximize the use and efficiency of services provided; b. Minimize their costs; c. Minimize their impacts on the natural environment; and d. Maximize consistency with the goals, objectives, and policies of this Comprehensive Plan. Policy 1.1.4.3.: Prior to major annexation, a facilities and services extension plan shall be prepared and adopted. This plan shall: a. Establish the location, level of service standards and phasing for each facility and service to be extended by the City; • b. Require all development or redevelopment activities to occur in conjunction with the provision of the community facilities and services without exceeding the level of service standards established in the Capital Improvements Element of the Plan; In order to encourage infill development and reduce urban sprawl, future annexation ordinances shall reserve the right of the City to discourage development and redevelopment activities within proposed future annexation areas until such time as facilities and services are extended in accordance with the plan, even if facilities and services are offered by a developer in advance of the plan phasing. d. A comprehensive plan amendment shall be undertaken by the property owner during the City's next round of amendments to incorporate the parcel into the Plan. Upon the effective date of the comprehensive plan amendment, rezoning to a City zoning dis�ric� shall be initiated. Policy 1.1.4.4.: The City shall consider appropriate means, such as bonding through the Northern Palm Beach County Improvement District, to guarantee that the rights-of-way/easements required for Parkways are identified, acquired, and improved. Policy 1.1.4.5.: The City shall encourage partnership between the private and public sector in the provision of public facilities. • FUTURE LAND USE 1-23 • Objective 1.1.5.: Future growth, development, and redevelopment shall be directed to areas as depicted on the Future Land Use Map, consistent with: sound planning principles; minimal natural limitations; the goals, objectives, and policies contained within this Comprehensive Plan; and the desired community character. Policy 1.1.5.1.(a).1: For that area bounded by Florida's Turnpike to the east, PGA Boulevard to the south, and the former (June 13,1989) city limits to the west, which generally coincide with the eastern boundary of the Loxahatchee Slough and generally the northern alignment of the Donald Ross Road extension, the City shall impose the following requirements, and shall maintain, land development regulations necessary to implement these requirements. l. All proposed development shall include a minimum of 250 acres which shall be rezoned to Planned Community District (PCD) and contain, at a minimum, a master development plan and supporting documentation which describes what the development is to include and how it is to proceed (phasing). All proposed collector roads within the development shall be shown as part of the PCD master plan. A waiver from the minimum size threshold may be granted by the City Council for existing parcels of lesser size as of February 19, 1998. 2. Individual development "pods" within an approved PCD shall undergo site plan • review which shall include, at a minimum, site plans, landscape plans, and all proposed local roads. The overall density of PCDs in this area shall not exceed the maximum density permitted under the land use category. 4. Up to 2% of the gross land area of a PCD may be developed for commercial or office use. Up to 5% of the goss land area of a PCD inay be developed for commercial or off ce use if significantly large areas (10% or more) of native ecological habitats are preserved within the PCD over and above those preserve or open space areas which may be required as a miniinuin. Such habitat preservation areas shall be confined to only a few large areas, rather tl�an scattered throughout, and shall be connected to the parkway system. 6. If the entire area covered in this policy is developed under one PCD master development plan, an additional 50 acres of commercial land use may be permitted over and above the 2% and 5% criteria described previously. 7. Up to 2% of the gross land area of a PCD may be developed for industrial uses. • FUTURE LAND USE 1-24 • 8. All PCDs shall be subject to the provisions of the Conceptual Linkage Plan for Northwest Palm Beach Gardens as described in Future Land Use, Transportation, and Conservation elements. l. The master development plan shall be consistent with and implement the City's Conceptual Thoroughfare Plan. Policy 1.1.5.1.(a).2: For all properties west of the urban growth boundary (Loxahatchee Slough), the City shall impose the following requirements, and shall land development regulations necessary to implement these requirements. 1. Development shall be consistent with rural densities and intensities and shall receive services consistent with the adopted level of service standards for the rural area. All proposed development shall include a minimum of 250 acres which shall be rezoned to either: 1) Planned Community District (PCD) and contain, at a minimum, a master development plan indicating all proposed collector roads and supporting documentation which describes what the development is to include and how it is to proceed (phasing); or 2) Planned Unit Development (PUD) which shall include, at a minimum, site plans, landscape plans, and all proposed collector and local roads. All site plans developed within PCDs shall be subject to the densities and intensities assigned to them under the PCD master plan documentation. A waiver from the • minimum size threshold may be granted by the City Council for existing parcels of lesser size as of February 19, 1998. The City Council may also grant a waiver to allow government entities to develop properties, of less than five acres, west of the City's urban growth boundary if the site is designated Conservation on the Future Land Use Map and if the site is restricted or related to conservation purposes, passive recreation use, or pedestrian trails. 2. Individual development "pods" within an approved PCD shall undergo site plan review which shall include, at a minimum, site plans, landscape plans, and all proposed local roads. 3. The overall density of PCD/PUDs in this area shall not exceed the maximum density permitted under the land use category. 4. Site design shall be sensitive to the natural resources and environmental characteristics of the property. 5. All PCD/PUDs shall be subject to the provisions of the Conceptual Linkage Plan for Northwest Palm Beach Gardens as described in the Future Land Use, Transportation, and Conservation element. 6. The master development plan shall be consistent with and implement t]Ie City's • FUTURE LAND USE 1-25 • Conceptual Thoroughfare Plan. Policy 1.1.5.1.(b): A land use overlay is hereby established and depicted on the Future Land Use Map. This Density Reduction Land Use Overlay shall reduce the density potential within the residential area of what is commonly referred to as TAZ 848 by fifty percent, resulting in a maximum gross density potential of two dwelling units per acre, with no provision for a density bonus. Although a variety of uses and use intensities may be approved as part of a residential PCD, the gross density shall be consistent with the density restrictions of this Overlay and shall not exceed the impact of that generated by two dwelling units per acre. Development within the Overlay shall be clustered to the least environmentally sensitive areas and shall be supported by adequate facilities. The regulations and requirements of the Palm Beach Gardens Code of Ordinances and Comprehensive Plan are applicable where not in conflict with the provisions of this Overlay, including Policy 1.1.5.1(a). Policy 1.1.SZ(a): For those areas which were annexed into the City in 1988 and which are located within that area bounded by Donald Ross Road to the North, PGA Boulevard to the South, Central Boulevard to the east, and Florida's Turnpike to the west, the City shall impose the fotiowing requirements, and shall maintain, land development regulations necessary to implement these requirements. 1. All proposed development shall be rezoned to either: 1) Planned Community • District (PCD) and contain, at a minimum, a master development plan indicating all proposed collector roads and supporting documentation which describes what the development is to include and how it is to proceed (phasing); or 2) Planned Unit Development (PUD) which shall include, at a minimum, site plans, landscape plans, and all proposed collector and local roads. All site plans developed within PCDs shall be subject to the densities and intensities assigned to thein under the PCD master plan documentation. 2. With City Council approval of a density bonus, the overall density of PCDs or PUDs in this area shall not exceed: 5.0 units per gross for those areas designated as RL; 9.0 units per gross acre for those areas designated RM; and 12 units per gross acre for those areas designated RH. 3. ln addition to the above, PCDs with an underlying Future Land Use designation of RH may have densities pennitted up to 15.0 units per acre if significantly large areas (10% or more) of native ecological habitats, in addition to the otherwise required open space and preserves, are preserved within the PCD. One additional unit of density may be allowed for each 10% of habitat which is preserved, up to a maximum of 15.0 units per acre. These preserve areas would be over and above the minimum preservation and open space areas provided in accordance with standard PCD requirements, and must be linked to the Parkway system. • FUTURE LAND USE 1-26 • 4. Up to 3% of the gross land area of a residential PCD or PUD may be developed for commercial or office use. However, these uses shall be restricted to neighborhood commercial uses as they are defined in the City's least intensive commercial zoning district. 5. Up to 5% of the gross land area of a residential PCD may be developed for commercial or office use if significantly large areas (10% or more) of native ecological habitats, in addition to the otherwise required open space and preserves, are preserved within the PCD over and above those preserve or open space areas which may be required as a minimum. Such habitat preservation areas shall be confined to only a few large areas, and be connected to the Parkway system. These uses shall be restricted neighborhood commercial uses as they are defined in the City's least intensive zoning district. 6. If the entire area designated as RM on the Future Land Use Map on the west side of Central Boulevard between I-95 and PGA Boulevard is developed under one PCD master development plan, an additional 10 acres of commercial land use may be permitted over and above the 3% and 5% criteria described previously. 7. All PCDs or PUDs shall be subject to the provisions of the Conceptual Linkage Plan for Palm Beach Gardens as described in the Future Land Use, Transportation, • and Conservation element. 8. The master development plan shall be consistent with and implement the City's Conceptual Thoroughfare Plan. Policy 1.1.5.2(b}: For those areas which are located within that area bounded by Donald Ross Road to the north, PGA Boulevard to the south, Altenlate A 1 A to the east and Central Boulevard to the west, the City shall impose the following requirements, and shal] maintain land development regulations necessary to implement these regulations: 1. All proposed development shall be rezoned to either: 1) Planned Community District (PCD) and contain, at a minimum, a master development plan indicating all proposed collector roads and supporting documentation which describes what the development is to include and how it is to proceed (phasing); or 2) Planned Unit Development (PUD) which shall include, at a minimum, site plans, landscape plans, and all proposed collector and local roads. All site plans developed within PCDs shall be subject to the densities and intensities assigned to them under the PCD master plan documentation. 2. With City Council approval of a density bonus, the overall density of PCDs or PUDs in this area shall not exceed: 5.0 units per gross acre for those areas designated as • FUTURE LAND USE 1-27 • RL; 9.0 units per gross acre for those areas designated RM; and 12 units per gross acre for those areas designated RH. 3. In addition to the above, PCDs with an underlying Future Land Use designation of RH may have densities permitted up to 15.0 units per acre if significantly large areas (10% or more) of native ecological habitats, in addition to the otherwise required open space and preserves, are preserved within the PCD. One additional unit of density may be allowed for each 10% of habitat which is preserved, up to a maximum of 15.0 units per acre. These preserve areas would be over and above the minimum preservation and open space areas provided in accordance with standard PCD requirements, and must be linked to the Parkway system. 4. Up to 3% of the gross land area of a residential PCD or PUD may be developed for commerciai or office use. However, these uses shail be restricted to neighborhood commercial uses as they are defined in the City's least intensive commercial zoning district. 5. Up to 5% of the gross land area of a residential PCD may be developed for commercial or office use if significantly large areas (10% or more) of native ecological habitats are preserved within the PCD over and above those preserve or open space areas which may be required as a minimum. Such habitat preservation areas shall be confined to only a few large areas, and be connected to the Parkway � system where possible. These uses shall be restricted neighborhood commercial uses as they are defined in the City's least intensive zoning district. 6. All PCDs or PUDs shall be subject to the provisions of the Conceptual Linkage Plan for Palm Beach Gardens as described in the Future Land Use, Transportation, and Conservation element. 7. The master development plan shall be consistent with and implement the City=s Conceptual Thoroughfare Plan. Policy 1.1.5.3.: For that area designated as Industrial on the Future Land Use Map bounded by PGA Boulevard to the south, the Florida East Coast Railroad to the east, and I-95 to the west, the City shall impose the following requirements, and shall maintain land development regulations which are necessary to implement these requirements: 1. No vehicular access shall be permitted across the north boundary of the site. 2. Site design shall incorporate significant setbacks from the_surfacewater area formally designated open space (ROS), which separates the parcel fi-om those to the north, and include buffering techniques to mitigate impacts on adjacent land uses. • FUTURE LAND USE 1-28 •Policy 1.1.5.4.(a): The City shall maintain planned development area (PDA) zoning to all undeveloped non-conservation for which a development plan has not been approved by the City. The PDA zoning shall apply to all properties over 10 acres in size and in the urban area, shall be regarded a"holding zone" until development of the said properties is requested pursuant to the comprehensive plan. At the time of the rezoning of the land from PDA to PUD or PCD, the underlying land use shall guide the intensity and type of development. All proposed development shall be of character consistent with the urban or rural distinctions established by the Urban Growth Boundary (Policy 1.1.5.4.(b)). The permitted uses, in the urban area, under the PDA district shall include single-family residences at the density of one dwelling unit per ten acres, public parks and recreation facilities, and as conditional uses agriculture and institutional uses such as churches and fire stations. Permitted uses in the rural area shall include single-family residences at a density consistent with the Future Land Use designation (1 du/10 ac or 1 du/20ac), agriculture and public safety facilities. Agricultural uses shall not be permitted in environmentally sensitive preservation areas. Development within PDA shall be clustered and, in the urban area, shall be supported by potable water, sanitary sewer and adequate roadway facilities. Septic tanks shall be prohibited in the urban area in the PDA except for an individual single-family residence, however, in the rural area, septic tanks are the standard. Uses in the rural area shall receive services consistent with the adopted level of service standards. The rezoning of PDA to PUD or PCD shall occur only when the applicable urban and rural services and facilities necessary to support the intensity of such development will be in place concurrent with the impacts of the development. The extension of public facilities into areas zoned PDA shall • be consistent with the urban and rural level of service standards, maximize the use of existing facilities and services, encourage compact urban development and discourage the proliferation of urban sprawl. Concurrent with rezoning to PCD/PUD, any uses not permitted by the underlying land use category shall cease consistent with the phasing plan of the approved PCD/PUD. Policy 11.5.4.(b): In order to prevent urban sprawl and promote cost effective and efficient service delivery, the City shall designate an Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) which generally coincides with the eastern boundary of the Loxahatchee Slough. The UGB shall be designated on the Future Land Use Map (Map A). The UGB divides the City into distinct areas, urban and rural. These two distinct areas shall be designated with land uses (densities and intensities) consistent with urban and rural characteristics and shall receive public services and facilities at levels appropriate for such urban and rural uses, as defined in the Capital Improvement Element Policy 1.1.5.5.: In The City shall maintain land development regulations requiring residential neighborhoods to be designed to include an efficient system of internal circulation, including the provision of collector streets, to feed traffic onto arterial roads and highways. New development shall accommodate new loca] roads depicted on the Conceptual Thoroughfare Plan. • FUTURE LAND USE 1-29 • Policy 1.1.5.6.: In The City shall maintain land development regulations requiring subdivisions to be designed so that all individual lots have access to the internal street system, and lots along the periphery are buffered from major roads and incompatible land uses. Policy 1.1.5.7.: By the year 2000, the location of a district park shall be selected; acquisition negotiations shall be established with the property owner; recreational facilities shall be identified; and funding strategies shall be determined in conjunction with Palm Beach County. Policy 1.1.5.8.: Owners of property containing uses not consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Regulations, made inconsistent or nonconforming by the City or other governing agencies, may continue such legal nonconforming use provided that the following conditions are met. These legal nonconforming uses will not be allowed to expand, will not be allowed to be moved or relocated, will not be allowed to be reestablished if ceased for a six (6) consecutive month period or eighteen (18) months within a three (3) year period, or if damaged or destroyed by more than 50% of their value. Legal nonconforming uses are defined as lots, structures, and uses of land and structures that were lawful before the adoption or amendment of a regulation, but which would be prohibited, regulated or restricted under the terms of the regulation or future_amendment. However, if the nonconforming use is a multifamily residential project of more than 250 units, the City Council may permit an increase in the number of rooms or square footage of • individual residential units, provided that the maximum density of the affected land-use is not exceeded and conformity with the current Land Development Regulations will be required. Policy 1.1.5.9: The Western Northlake Boulevard Corridor Planning Area shall be delineated on the 2015 Future Land Use Map. This area is generally located south of the Beeline Highway; west of the West Palm Beach Water Catchment Area; east of the J.W. Corbett Wildlife Management Area and Seminole Pratt Whitney Road; and north of the southern boundary of Ibis, Rustic Ranches, Bay Hill Estates, and Hamlin Boulevard. Through an interlocal agreement, the City, Palm Beach County and the City of West Palm Beach shall provide for a means of intergovernmental cooperation in implementing the recommendations of the Western Northlake Boulevard Corridor Land Use Study, dated June 8, 1998. The provisions of this interlocal agreement shall establish a procedure for heightened review of local land use change petitions and development permit applications. Objective 1.1.6.: The City's economic base shall be expanded by promoting commercial and industrial activities as planned and illustrated on the Future Land Use Map, and by ensuring adequate sites and timely provision of public utilities and services to stinniilate such growth. Policy 1.1.6.1.: Development orders and permits for future development and • FUTURE LAND USE 1-30 redevelopment activities shall be issued only in areas possessing the appropriate Future • Land Use designation and that are consistent with the goals, objectives, and policies of this Comprehensive Plan. Policy 1.1.6.2.: All proposed commercial and industrial development requiring a change on the Future Land Use Map in order to be approved shall submit a market study indicating the economic feasibility of the development and the locational advantage over existing commercial and industrial lands. Policy 1.1.6.3.: The City shall coordinate future annexation areas (Map J) with the affected land owners, governments, and agencies for the future annexation and land uses of these areas. Policy 1.1.6.4.: New commercial properties shall be developed in nodes, at intersections rather than strips. A mix of uses within commercial developments shall be encouraged, inciuding residential, and parks and open space. Policy 1.1.6.5.: PGA Boulevard shall be developed as the "Main Street" of Palm Beach Gardens using the foIlowing techniques: • • FUTURE LAND USE 1-31 • a. Following completion of the PGA Boulevard/Alternate AlA urban interchange, a new CRALLS (Constrained Roadway at a Lower Level of Service) Level of Service Standard for PGA Boulevard shall be determined in coordination with Palm Beach County, the Regional Planning Council, and the State Department of Transportation with the rnaximum number of lanes being six; b. The City shall maintain the PGA design guidelines as regulations which require the utilization of landscaping, boulevard strips, pedestrian walkways, bikeways, buffers, and setbacks to emphasize the various functions of PGA Boulevard as a divider of different land uses and as a center of the City. Policy 1.1.6.6: Within two years after it has been determined that the Tri-Rail will utilize the FEC tracks and serve northeastern Palm Beach County , the City shall undertake a study of the vacant lands lying within one quarter mile of the FEC railroad line paralleling Alternate AlA. The purpose of this study is to determine the location(s) best suited for a future train station and appropriate uses for vacant lands in order to promote transit-oriented development. The findings shall be incorporated into the Evaluation and Appraisal Report and any desired changes to the Plan shall be identified as future EAR-based amendments. The study shall consider desired forms of development patterns outlined in the Treasure Coast Strategic Regional Policy Plan. Policy 1.1.6.7.: The City shall initiate proactive efforts to expand the economic base of the . City, working within the framework of existing economic agencies and groups, such as the North County Mayors Economic Development Group, the Palm Beach County Business Development Board and County Economic Development Department. Strategies shall include considering the creation of a City Economic Development Advisory Board to create an economic element of the comprehensive plan; improving communication and forging alliances with major property owners in order to coordinate efforts in attracting new businesses; accelerating the development approval process; encouraging redevelopment of distressed properties; and maintaining points of contact with economic development agencies. Objective 1.1.7.: The City shall maintain land development regulations containing standards and provisions which encourage the elimination or reduction of uses inconsistent with the City's character and future land uses. Policy 1.1.7.1.: Expansion or replacement of land uses which are incompatible with the Future Land Use Plan shall be prohibited. Policy 1.1.7.2.: Regulations for buffering incompatible land uses shall be set forth in the City's land development regulations. • FUTURE LAND USE 1-32 • Objective 1.1.8.: The City shall improve coordination with affected and appropriate governments and agencies to maximize their input into the planning and development process and mitigate potential adverse impacts of future development and redevelopment activities. Policy 1.1.8.1.: The Future Land Use Element of the City's Comprehensive Plan shall locate residential areas and establish densities in coastal areas in a manner consistent with the Palm Beach County Comprehensive Emergency Management P1an. Policy 1.1.8.2.: The City shall cooperate with the Palm Beach Countywide Intergovernmental Coordination Progam andlor Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council to settle land use disputes between the City and adjacent municipalities or unincorporated areas. Policy 1.1.8.3.: Requests for development orders or permits shall be coordinated, as required, with Palm Beach County, adjacent municipaiities, the Countywide Intergovernmental Coordination Program, Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council, South Florida Water Management District, and state and federal agencies. Objective 1.1.9.: The City, in coordination with the Northlake Boulevard Corridor Task Force, shall pursue various means to encourage improvement, enhancement, renovation or redevelopment of the older properties along Northlake Boulevard, east • of Military Trail, and thereby arrest a decline in the quality of land uses and the consequent negative impact on taxable values and the overall aesthetic appearance of the corridor. Policy 1.1.9.1.: A Northlake Boulevard Overlay Zoning District (NBOZ) shall be adopted in the City's zoning regulations and shall be depicted on the City's Official Zoning Map. The NBOZ shall apply to all properties along Northlake Boulevard, east of Military Trail, for one property depth north and south of Northlake Boulevard, including the properties in all four quadrants of the intersection at Military Trail. 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Resolution 129, 2004 December 31, 2007 399.000 SF retail Mixad Use developmenl: 47.200 sq f� Office Space. 15.075 sq ft Commerciel. 17.550 sq N Resolution 217, 2004 li Garaens Station MxD Metllcal use, 2.500 sq It F�inancial use Ortlinance 43, 2004 December 31. 2007 Mixed use Orqect: 150.000 sq. ft. ol rate'il. p�di�a�ce 44, 2004 $ PGA DeslBn Centar �PercalSB) t00.OD0 sq. it. oi oRica, arM 50,000 sq. N. of Resolul'ion 216, 2004 Decembar 31, 2007 'industrial T Paloma (Parcal J18) Mixatl Use Projecl'. 249 mul�i-family unils. Ordinence 39, 2004 Decam�ei 31. 2007 220 sirgle femily unils Resolution 196, 2004 Mlxed-use project�. 225 residential units. 60,533 sq. fl. of Borland Cenler/Church. Ordinance 13. 2004 �J Borlantl Center�Mitltown) 64.025 Re�eil, 19950 sp �� Restaurant. 1�.900 Resolution 92, 2004 Decembar 31, 2007 Sq N Professional OHke Professional OHice Bulltlings�. �/ Nood Roatl Cenira Buildirg 1'. 7 Sbry, 10.050 sa H Oflice RewWtion 78. 2004 Building 2' 2 slory. 18, 232 sp It Off�ce �l\I Unrvarsiry MRI P�ase �I —9.455 sq fl Madlcal Offlce Use Resolutio� 115. 2005 X Oak Parh OHice Condo Phasa II 22,932 sp fl Professionel office space Ortlinance 29, 2005 Resolution 114, 2005 Ordinance 18.2005 �' Christ Fallowsliip Cnurcn 157.358 SF expansion, 20 acres Ordlnance 19, 2005 December 31. 2006 Resolulion 83. 2005 Resolution 84, 2005 Z Th� PoinN 150,000 sq f� Protessionel ol(ice Ordinenta 37, 2005 December 31, 2008 RBeolulion 175, 2005 10,00� sq 0. Commerclel. 260 Mullitamily ��dinance 32. 2005 AA Frenchman's Yachl Club units Resolulion 152. 2005 Resolulion 162. 2005 F��A cor��orate Ce�iter �Parcai SA 240,000 sq. fl. of office and 600,000 sq. N. of Ord�inance 34, 2005 BB Businass P.irk PCDI inau5ltial spaca, includes42000 satlot Rewlulion 166. 2005 December 31.2008 commerc'ial CC Gartlens Poinle 216 Condominlum uni�s. 241own homes Resolution 44, 2006 December 31, 2009 Key Findings � Palm Beach County's median annual wage for all occupations is $27,851. '• s Service providing industries account for 87 percent of ali jobs �in F�alm Beach County. According to the Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation (AWI), the largest growth in employment is expected to occur in°Administrative Support & Waste Management, Remediation Services and Health Care and Social Assistance. The majority of the occupations associated with this employment earn less than $30,000 annuaily. ► Palm Beach County has a housing supply imbalance that has been exacerbated by a continuing trend toward upscale single and multi-family development that is incompatible with the housing demand of the majority of Palm Beach County's working residents. , ► The substantial loss of Pafm Beach County's rental housing supply as a result of condominium conversions coupled with the overall decline in rental housing production has resulted in record-low vacancy rates and soaring rent prices throughout the County. a Only 17 percent of Palm Beach County's households earn more than $100,000 annually. • ► The housing affordability gap based on the current median sale price ($392,900) of a single-family home in Palm Beach County is $209,071. a Approximately 90 percent of Palm Beach County's households would be unable to purchase a single-family hom� at the current median sale price. e Municipalities within Palm Beach County with high concentrations of the resident workforce afso have some of the largest affordability gaps, including Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Boynton Beach, Greenacres, and Palm Beach Gardens. r Municipalities with high concentrations of Palm Beach County's resident workforce also show some of the highest appreciation rates (2004-2005) for single-family homes, including West Palm Beach (36%), Greenacres (31%), Lake Park (29%) and Delray Beach (28%). > Maximum "affordabi►ity" is among the lowest in Palm Beach County municipalities with the largest concentrations of the workforce, including West Palm Beach,($134,146), Deiray Beach ($161,622) and Boynton Beach ($147,772). • ► Based on employment and occupations projections, Palm Beach County's future workforce housing demand (50-120% of AMI) will total approxirnately 98,000 units between 2005-2025.