2. PURPOSE OF JOINT MEETINGS  Discussion of Draft Amendments to Comprehensive Plan  County Commission/Local Planning Agency Direction for Public Hearings www.alachuacounty.us/ear 2

3. COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING PROCESS & EAR 3 ADOPT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE IMPLEMENT PLAN/ LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS EVALUATE PLAN RELATIVE TO MAJOR COMMUNITY ISSUES DEVELOP EAR RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PLAN UPDATE PREPARE PLAN AMENDMENTS

4. 4 1- Develop Initial Draft Amendments 2- Public Input on Initial Drafts 3- Joint BoCC/LPA Workshops 4- LPA Transmitt al 7- Adoption April 2011 1 Develop Initial Draft Amendments (9/09-3/10)1 Develop Initial Draft Amendments (9/09-3/10)2 Public Input on Initial Drafts (11/09-5/10)2 Public Input on Initial Drafts (11/09-5/10)3 Joint BoCC/LPA Workshops (5/10-6/10)3 Joint BoCC/LPA Workshops (5/10-6/10)4 LPA Public Hearing for Transmittal (7/10-9/10)4 LPA Public Hearing for Transmittal (7/10-9/10)5 BoCC Public Hearing for Transmittal (9/10-11/10)5 BoCC Public Hearing for Transmittal (9/10-11/10) 5- BoCC Transmitta l 6- DCA Revie w 6 DCA Review and County Response to Comments (11/10-1/11)6 DCA Review and County Response to Comments (11/10-1/11) 7 BoCC Public Hearing for Adoption (2/11-4/11)7 BoCC Public Hearing for Adoption (2/11-4/11) Ongoing Public Input 09/09 |11/09 | 01/10 | 03/10 | 05/10 | 07/10 | 09/10 | 11/10 | 01/11 | 03/11 | 05/11

5. ADVISORY BOARDS  Met and developed drafts with: Criminal Justice, Mental Health, Substance Abuse Grant Planning Committee Economic Development Advisory Committee Environmental Protection Advisory Committee Health Care Advisory Board Housing Finance Authority Land Conservation Board Recreation & Open Space Advisory Committee Rural Concerns Advisory Committee 5

6. PUBLIC WORKSHOPS  Six public workshops held around County: March 31, Grace Knight April 12, Grace Knight April 22, Health Department April 26, Millhopper Library May 4, Tioga Community Center May 10, Alachua Library 6

7. DRAFT AMENDMENT TOPIC AREAS Community Health Element/Recreation Water Resources/Potable Water & Sanitary Sewer Ecological Corridors Map/Listed Species Policy Updates for Cross Creek and Idylwild/Serenola Local Mitigation Strategy/Countywide Visioning/Intergovernmental Coordination Accssory Dwelling Units/Special Needs Housing Energy Element/Air Quality/Agriculture and Local Foods Activity Centers/Open Space Requirements for Mixed Use in the Urban Cluster Economic Element/Office and Industrial Policies/East Gainesville Economic Development & Environmental Stewardship 7

8. COMMUNITY HEALTH ELEMENT  Goal: Preserve the health of Alachua County residents by facilitating health care delivery, improving the livability of the community, and providing all Alachua County residents opportunities for active living. 8

9. COMMUNITY HEALTH ELEMENT OBJECTIVES  Coordination among local health systems  Programs and infrastructure to support sustainable community health  Promote obesity prevention and prevention of other chronic illnesses  School-based health promotion and activities, including for persons with special needs.  Reporting and monitoring system of indicators 9

10. RECREATION ELEMENT  1.1.1 – Use Park Planning Districts in Recreation Master Plan as service areas to analyze geographic needs  1.1.2 – Level of Service standard shall include County funded or developed facilities operated by other entities and other facilities with cooperative agreements  1.1.4 & 1.5.2 – Updated per Recreation Master Plan  1.5.4 – Coordinated programming of park system 10

11. March 2010

12. NATURAL RESOURCES PROTECTION: Surface Water, Groundwater & Springs  Stormwater management, including Low Impact Development (SWME 5.11)

13. LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT 13 Rain garden cross-section Alternative to conventional stormwater approach. Goal to mimic predevelopment hydrology using design techniques that infiltrate, filter, store, evaporate, and detain runoff close to the source.

14. NATURAL RESOURCES PROTECTION: Surface Water, Groundwater & Springs  Fertilizers prohibited in buffers to surface waters, and setbacks for use of reclaimed water impacting aquatic ecosystems (COSE 4.6.16)  Performance-based treatment systems required in highly sensitive areas (COSE 4.6.16)  Septic systems requiring repair to meet new system standards, failing systems to connect (PWSS 7.4.2)  Restore impaired water bodies and meet TMDL and toward meeting MFL (COSE 4.6.12; 4.6.13)  Increased buffers to surface waters for activities impacting surface water quality and biological health (COSE 4.6.16) 14

15. NATURAL RESOURCES PROTECTION: Surface water, Groundwater & Springs  Establishment of a septic tank utility for inspection and repair of failing systems (PWSS 7.4.2)  Utility lines not installed beneath stormwater basins in karst sensitive areas. (COSE 4.5.5)  Assessment of water needs and sources for 10 year period (COSE 4.5.9.1)  Promote water conservation techniques and programs for current and future development (COSE 4.5.21)  Protect groundwater and springs… (COSE 4.5.22)  Seek delegation of water well construction permitting responsibility (COSE 4.5.10)

16. POTABLE WATER & SANITARY SEWER ELEMENT  In consultation with the applicable water supplier, verify that adequate water supplies are in place and available to serve new development (PWSSE 1.2)  Any exceptions to water or sewer connections required to use low-flow or ultra-low flow plumbing fixtures to minimize the amount of effluent. Water Star standards are minimum standard for flow. (PWSSE 2.1) 16

18. ECOLOGICAL CORRIDORS MAP Conservation & Open Space Element (6.3.2)  Maintain ecologically functional linkages through: Existing programs ○ TDR, ACF, Special Area Planning for Strategic Ecosystems Intergovernmental coordination Outreach 18

19. LISTED SPECIES 19 Map of Special Area Study Locations Idylwild/ Serenola Cross Creek

20. LISTED SPECIES: CROSS CREEK & IDYLWILD/SERENOLA FLUE Policies: 8.2.3.7 & 8.4.2.6  US Fish & Wildlife delisted bald eagle from endangered species status  Follow all federal and state bald eagle rules to ensure protection/compliance  Maintain buffers from nests/habitat and incompatible land uses and activities  New nests not to affect existing uses  LDRs to provide protection of areas with listed species and include standards to eliminate or minimize impacts 20

21. LOCAL MITIGATION STRATEGY  Prepare and implement hazard mitigation plans to reduce and minimize the exposure of citizens and the local economy to future disasters or hazards. (ICE Policy 1.9)  Alachua County shall set the relative priorities for Capital improvement projects within types of public facilities as: 1. ….Maintaining adopted LOS; 2… [projects] that eliminate public hazards, ranked according to the Project List in the approved Local Mitigation Strategy; 3. needed to maintain health, safety, and welfare; etc…. (CIE Policy 1.5.2 ) 21

22. COUNTYWIDE VISIONING Intergovernmental Coordination Element  Coordination on neighborhood school districts (1.4.a)  Promote intergovernmental coordination & implementation of CPVC Conceptual Plan Objectives (1.6)  Coordinate protection of the environment Ecological Corridors (8.1.a) Municipal Reserve Areas (8.1.b) Implementation of CVPC principles & strategies (8.1.c) 22

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24. ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS Future Land Use Element (Objective 1.3)  Allows ADUs in new developments deed restrictions/covenants requiring homestead exemption on principal or accessory unit, to be enforced by HOA  Removes some detail more suitable for Land Development Code  Water & sewer connections as provided for primary unit  Revised definition of ADUs to include separate entrance & utility meter 24

25. SPECIAL NEEDS HOUSING  Housing Element – Goal 3 Adds definition of “special needs households” Ensure land development regulations do not present barriers to special needs housing 25

26. ENERGY ELEMENT  Goal: To help reduce or mitigate the effects of rising energy costs; create energy independence from fossil fuels; reduce greenhouse gas emissions; and promote the long-term economic security of the residents of Alachua County through energy conservation, efficiency and alternative energy deployment. ConservationEfficiency Alternative Energy 26

27. ENERGY ELEMENT  Section 1: Energy Conservation & Carbon  Section 2: Alachua County Government  Section 3: Land Use & Transportation  Section 4: Local Food Production & Processing  Section 5: Renewable Energy 27

28. AIR QUALITY Conservation and Open Space Element  4.1.1: tracking and monitoring of air quality issues & emission sources including potential for increase of hazardous air pollutants  4.1.2: County responsibilities: Inventory GHG emissions (County operations & community-wide) Develop plan to reduce GHGs ○ Long term: 80% from 2008 levels by 2050 ○ Intermediate : 40% by 2020 ○ Short term: 5% annually 28

29. AG & LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS Future Land Use Element Policies  6.1.3 – sustainable agriculture, TDRs  6.1.4 & 6.1.5 – local food systems and urban agriculture uses Farmers’ Markets Community Gardens Home Laying Hens 29

30. AG & LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS Future Land Use Element Policies  6.1.8 – off-site ag product packaging & processing locations  6.2 – Rural/Ag uses: added farmers markets, agritourism, composting, limited processing, heritage- & eco-tourism  6.4.3.a – hospitality industries supporting agritourism allowed 30

31. 31 ACTIVITY CENTERS Gainesville Jonesville Springhills Santa Fe College Oaks Mall Eastside Eastgate Archer/Tower Tower/24 th Williston/I-75 Williston/13 th North Main/53 rd Millhopper Archer/34 th (annexed) 441/53 rd Ave (annexed) Concentrations of mixtures of higher intensity and density land uses....

32. 32 ACTIVITY CENTERS Spring Hills Activity Center NW 39 th Ave./I-75 Archer Rd./34 th St. Activity Center (annexed into City) Archer Rd./Tower Rd.

33. 33  Update Comprehensive Plan policies for mixed use, pedestrian-oriented Activity Centers  Allow mixed use development in all areas within Activity Centers (remove mixed use limitations based on map categories).  Enhance design policies to promote compact pedestrian-oriented development (e.g., interconnected street grid; small blocks; parking located in rear of building or interior to blocks; street edge defined by buildings). ACTIVITY CENTERS Future Land Use Element (2.0)

34. 34 ACTIVITY CENTERS Future Land Use Element (2.0) DESIGN POLICIES  Mix of Uses (residential above retail or office)  Street edge defined by buildings  Civic space as focus of development

35. 35 ACTIVITY CENTERS Future Land Use Element (2.0) DESIGN POLICIES  Small blocks  On-street parking  Building entrances oriented to pedestrian  Off-street parking screened or in parking structure

36. 36  Clarify various classifications of Activity Centers – fewer levels and types, more clearly defined.  Development which is designed consistent with updated Comprehensive Plan policies and Code may be implemented through development plan review (no rezoning required).  Activity Center Master Plans to be used as a mechanism to encourage redevelopment of mixed use, pedestrian-oriented centers which provide a variety of affordable housing types. ACTIVITY CENTERS Future Land Use Element (2.0)

37. 37 URBAN OPEN SPACE EXAMPLES – PLAZAS

38. 38 GREEN ROOFS COMMUNITY GARDENS

39. 39  Semi-pervious portions of public plazas/squares within higher density and mixed use development may be counted toward the required 20% open space  Community gardens and green roofs may be counted toward the required 20% open space for development in the Urban Cluster.  Clarify that mixed use areas may be used as “receiving areas” through the County’s Transfer of Development Rights program, and may be eligible for open space reduction consistent with existing policy. OPEN SPACE Conservation & Open Space Element (5.2)

40. ECONOMIC ELEMENT Reorganize existing element into six objectives:  Economic Diversity and Sustainability  Economic Development Strategy  Environmental Quality and Resource Conservation  Education and Employment  Expand Economic Opportunities and Reduce Poverty  Livable Communities 40

41. ECONOMIC ELEMENT  Promotion of targeted industries (1.1.1)  Encouraging location and development of energy conservation, reuse/recycling based industry and sustainable food production businesses, RMDZ (1.1.6)  Promotion of redevelopment and infill within the Urban Cluster – alternative standards for redevelopment (1.1.9)  Incentive programs – communication of existing programs and researching new incentives (1.2.6) 41

42. INDUSTRIAL/OFFICE LAND USE Future Land Use Element (4.0)  Evaluate land use designation conflicts  Clarify objectives and policies for Heavy Industrial and Light Industrial  Allow some light industrial uses in TOD/Activity Center areas  Facilitate some off-site agricultural product packaging and processing facilities in Rural/Ag 42

43. Plan East Gainesville Recommended Master Plan (Special Area Plan) 43

44. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP – Plan East Gainesville Policies  Implement Plan East Gainesville with sustainable development practices  Support community facilities, like libraries  Strengthen economic, social and transportation linkages  Diversify housing choices  Increase economic opportunities  Promote and incentivize redevelopment of previously impacted areas  Continue to assist property owners and business interests through outreach, stressing the importance of ground-truthing of regulated resources… 44

45. NEXT STEPS  Joint County Commission/Local Planning Agency Special Meetings June 1 st 5:30 pm June 15 th 5:30 pm (if needed)  Public Hearings for Transmittal to DCA LPA: July-September BOCC: September-November 45

46. WEB SITE: http://www.alachuacounty.us/ear (Contains information on upcoming meetings, draft work products, and other items relating to the Comprehensive Plan Update) 46 CONTACT INFORMATION Alachua County Department of Growth Management Phone: (352)374-5249 Email: ear@alachuacounty.us Mail: 10 SW 2 nd Avenue, 3 rd Floor, Gainesville, FL, 32601