Strength Through Balance Envisioning Stronger Natural, Urban, and Rural Places - Moskowitz

Strength Through Balance

Seminole County’s Key Strategic Plan – Growth Management

INSIGHTS ENVISION SEMINOLE 2045

#1 Priority: • Preserving more environmental lands (96%)

HISTORY OF EAST RURAL AREA

• 1977 Seminole County Comprehensive Plan

• 1987 Seminole County Comprehensive Plan Interim Plan Update

• 1991 Seminole County Comprehensive Plan Update, As Amended

• 1991 Seminole County East Rural Area Plan.

• 2004 Seminole County Rural Charter Boundary.

• 2006 Seminole County Rural Character Plan.

• 2007 How Shall We Grow?, A shared Vision for Central Florida.

• Future Land Use and Text Amendments to the Seminole County Comprehensive Plan

• Amendments to the Land Development Code of Seminole County.

• Small Area Studies.

BACKGROUND: SEMINOLE COUNTY URBAN/RURAL BOUNDARY

INSIGHTS FROM FLU ANALYSIS*

• GROWING POPULATION AND JOBS: County is growing and projected to keep growing and will have need for an estimated ~38,000 additional dwelling units by 2045

• CONSERVATION POLICIES WORKING: More than 97% of growth since 2000 has been within Urban Service Area

• GROWING DENSER: Urban footprint has grown by ~8% since 2000 but the ratio of people per developed acre increased by ~17%

• MOBILITY CHALLENGES: Arterial connectivity is good across the County, but uneven local connectivity in places and limited transit challenge development and redevelopment.

• RESIDENTIAL LAND: There is a large amount of vacant residential land within the County’s Preferred Development Area.

• MIXED/MULTI-USE DEVELOPMENT: Significant amounts of the vacant residential FLU capacity are in mixed development categories within cities.

• * Data from GIA FLU Analysis Technical Report

SEMINOLE COUNTY: DEVELOPED

KEY TAKES AWAYS FROM FLU ANALYSIS

• Business as usual would absorb nearly all undeveloped land in the Central Area.

• Current FLUM permits more than is being used

Envision Seminole

Goal: Wildlife, Natural Resources, and Sustainability

“To protect wildlife, scenic beauty, and human health in the County through the preservation and enhancement of natural habitats and sustainable management of vital natural resources including air, water, energy, and land.”

Goal: Wildlife, Natural Resources, and Sustainability

• Introduce new objectives to better support the goal.

• Reorganize existing policies for improved clarity.

• New policies to implement the vision plan

• Move historic and archaeological resources to “Existing Places”

Goal: Wildlife, Natural Resources, and Sustainability

Objective: Natural Lands and Wildlife Habitats

• Preserving and restoring natural lands to protect wildlife and biodiversity.

Objective: Water Resources Preservation and Protection

• Preserving water quality and quantity through conservation efforts and nature-based solutions.

Policy: Habitat Preservation

• Explicitly connecting to the statewide goal of connecting, protecting, and restoring The Florida Wildlife Corridor.

• Increase emphasis on connecting networks and minimizing habitat fragmentation

Maintain the Rural Boundary: East Rural Area

• Update East Rural Area descriptions in FLU to reflect Rural Charter Boundary Line

• Clarify plan amendment standards of review for East Rural Area

• No substantive changes to existing policies

Other new/expanded rural policies

• Continue/Enhance Design Guidelines to Maintain Rural Character

• Support the Continuing Success of Rural and Agricultural Uses in Rural Areas