Chapter 4 Osceola County Land Development Code (LDC) Ordinance No. 2014-174 Presented by: Osceola County Development Review Department

Purpose Put all site design and development standards within one chapter Organize in a logical order Reduce duplication and provide consistency Get rid of outdated requirements Adjust existing requirements Add new requirements based on Comprehensive Plan BY CONFUSED CHAPTERS MANY TOO REARRANGE ORGANIZE CLARITY PROVIDE REDUCE 2

Current LDC Chapter 4: Soil Excavation Chapter 6: Stormwater Management Chapter 7: Parking Chapter 8: Subdivision Regulations Chapter 10: Land Management Chapter 11: Wetlands Chapter 13: Access Management Chapter 16: Flood Damage Prevention Chapter 18: Right of Way Utilization

New Chapter 4 Structure Article 4.1: General Provisions Article 4.2: Conservation/Wetland/Environmental Article 4.3: Flood Damage Prevention Article 4.4: Access Management Article 4.5: Stormwater Article 4.6: Lot & Block Design Standards Article 4.7 Transportation Article 4.8: Landscape, Streetscape & Tree-scape Article 4.9: Utilities & Service Requirements* Article 4.10: Open Space & Recreational Standards* Article 4.11: Requirements for Permitted Improvements* Article 4.12 Soil Excavation

Planning Commission Meeting Board of County Commissioners Meeting Schedule Two Public Workshops November 19, 2014 Osceola Heritage Park Extension Services 2:00 pm December 2, 2014 Osceola County Admin Building – BCC Chambers 5:00 pm Planning Commission Meeting December 4, 2014 Board of County Commissioners Meeting December 15, 2014 Adoption of Chapter 4

Conservation/Wetland/ Highlights of Changes: Article 4.2 Conservation/Wetland/ Environmental (Previously Wetlands – Chapter 11) Adopts enhanced wetland buffers as required by Comprehensive Plan. (Policy 1.4.11) Incorporated all of Chapter 11 - Wetlands

Flood Damage Prevention Highlights of Changes: Article 4.3 Flood Damage Prevention (Previously Flood Damage Prevention– Chapter 16) Addresses “deminimus” floodplain/floodway impacts for bona fide agriculture Incorporated all of Chapter 16 – Flood Damage Prevention

Highlights of Changes: Article 4.4 Access Management (Previously Access Management – Chapter 13) Location and Number of Access Points Requires street connectivity with adjacent developed street systems. Requires right-of-way/easements to allow future connections to undeveloped property for extensions if adjacent right-of-way is available. Allows for proportionate share payment for required road infrastructure.

Highlights of Changes: Article 4.5 Stormwater (Previously Stormwater Management– Chapter 6) Impaired Water Bodies: Requires post-development pollutant load to be less than or equal to the pre-development load. (Match State and Federal requirements). Allow for alternate designs for Low Impact Development (LID). Wet detention pond side slopes (4:1 to three feet below control elevation)

Lot & Block Design Standards Highlights of Changes: Article 4.6 Lot & Block Design Standards (Previously Subdivision Standards – Chapter 8) Streamline requirements for bonds Model home requirements for building permits

Transportation Standards Highlights of Changes: Article 4.7 Transportation Standards (Previously Parking & Subdivision Standards – Chapters 7 & 8) Updates requirements and terminology for “Framework” Streets (Multi-modal, Avenue, Boulevard, Local Street) vs. “Arterials” and “Collectors” Adopts cross-sections for “complete streets” Adopts standards for private roads Adopts standards for mass transit Updates parking and loading area standards

2-lane Avenue/Boulevard with Median and On Street Parking Multimodal Corridor

Highlights of Changes: Article 4.8 Landscape (Previously Land Management– Chapter 10) Continuity of open space and greenways Native plant materials and Florida Friendly Landscaping Requires increased street trees within right-of-way Adds requirements for water conservation

Highlights of Changes: Article 4.12 Miscellaneous (Previously Soil Excavation – Chapter 4) 4.12.1 SOIL EXCAVATION Adopted “as is” from existing Chapter 4

Still To Come: The Following Articles Are Still In Progress To Be Revised and Adopted At a Future Date: Article 4.9 Utilities & Service Requirements Article 4.10 Open Space and Recreation Standards Article 4.11 Required/ Permitted Improvements Special Area Coordination

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Chapter 6: Stormwater Management Chapter 4: Soil Excavation Chapter 8: Subdivision Regulations Chapter 7: Parking Chapter 10: Land Management Chapter 13: Access Management Chapter 11: Wetlands Chapter 16: Flood Damage Prevention Chapter 18: Right of Way Utilization

Article 4.1: General Provisions Article 4.2: Conservation/Wetland/Environmental Article 4.3: Flood Damage Prevention Article 4.4: Access Management Article 4.5: Stormwater Article 4.6: Lot & Block Design Standards Article 4.7 Transportation Article 4.8: Landscape, Streetscape & Tree-scape Article 4.9: Utilities & Service Requirements* Article 4.10: Open Space & Recreational Standards* Article 4.11: Requirements for Permitted Improvements* Article 4.12 Soil Excavation