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Rural SettlementOverview
Board of County Commissioners
January 10, 2012
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•Background
•Wekiva Policies
•Zoning Issues
• Future Direction
Presentation Outline
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Rural Settlements were created to:
• Recognize the historic nature of some rural communities (Gotha, Clarcona, etc.)
• Provide for a rural residential lifestyle
• Recognize and preserve existing development patterns located outside the USA
Background
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Rural Settlement Expansion:
• The 1991 Comprehensive Plan designated 17 rural settlements
• In 2000 there were 18 (Bridlepath)
• By 2005 there were 22 (Lake Avalon, Corner Lake, Lake Pickett and Rainbow Ridge)
• New rural settlements and expansions were prohibited in 2009
Background (cont.)
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Orange County2010-2030 Comprehensive Plan
Rural Settlements
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Background (cont.)
Rural Settlement Acreage
West Windermere 5,835
Bithlo 5,097
Clarcona 4,050
Tangerine 3,160
North Apopka / Wekiva 2,261
Lake Avalon 2,258
Lake Pickett 2,220
Zellwood RS 1,488
Gotha RS 1,258
Corner Lake 1,244
Lake Hart/Lake Whippoorwill 1,236
Rural Settlement Acreage
Sunflower Trail 951
Zellwood Station 918
Wedgefield 655
Christmas 553
Lake Mary Jane 524
Otter Lake 392
Paradise Heights 255
Rainbow Ridge 210
North Christmas 114
Tildenville 74
Bridlepath 71
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Current Rural Settlement Policies:
• Maintain rural character
• Limited neighborhood commercial and office uses
• Restrict industrial uses
• Higher density for affordable housing
• Protection from adjacent development
Background (cont.)
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• Clustering to maintain rural character via lot layout and design
• Transition use next to cities
• Density limited to one DU/Acre (RS 1/1)
• Specific policies for certain rural settlements (Lake Avalon, Wedgefield, Lake Hart/Whippoorwill)
Background (cont.)
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For Development in the Wekiva Study Area (WSA):
•Pursuant to Wekiva Parkway and Protection Act
•Protect groundwater and surface water resources related to the Wekiva Springshed
•Limit density and intensity of new development
Wekiva Policies
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• Encourage or require clustering for permanent open space protection
• Enhanced stormwater design and management
• Open space requirements
RS 1/1 – 50%
• Minimum lot size determined by availability of water and sewer
Wekiva Policies (cont.)
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Wekiva Policies (cont.)
•Wekiva Study Area Boundary
•Tangerine
•Lake Avalon
•West Windermere
•Gotha•Tildenville
•Paradise Heights
•Clarcona
•Otter Lake
•Zellwood•Zellwood Station
•Rainbow Ridge
•Bridle Path
•North Apopka-Wekiva
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Planned Development (PD) Zoning:
• Purpose – allow flexible and innovative design and layout and to protect natural amenities
• PD Zoning allowed in all F.L.U. designations
Zoning Issues
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Rural Settlement-PD Zoning Required:
• For Capacity Enhancement Agreements (CEA’s)
• Development of over 25 residential units or 10% of overall acreage of a rural settlement
• Transition areas of over 25 acres abutting cities
Zoning Issues (cont.)
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• Land Use Correlation Table (FLU 8.1.1.)
Rural Settlement 1/1: R-CE, R-CE Cluster, R-CE-2, R-CE-5, PD*, A-1, A-2
• Minimum one acre lot area in R-CE
• R-CE cluster allows 1/3 acre lots on central water
*For Development over 25 units per FLU: 6.2.3
Zoning Issues (cont.)
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• Grassmere request is for townhomes
• Per Zoning Use Table, townhomes require R-2 and R-3 zoning
• Townhomes typically are designated Low Medium (LM) and are within the USA on FLUM
• LM or Low Density not permitted in Rural Settlements except for affordable housing
Zoning Issues (cont.)
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• Existing properties designated LM on the FLUM in Zellwood and Wedgefield (R-2 and R-3 zoned properties prior to 1991)
• Townhomes require central utilities
Zoning Issues (cont.)
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For Rural Settlements in WSA:
• Are attached single-family uses appropriate under certain circumstances?
• Should clustering include all housing types?
• Set precedent for requests for higher densities in the future?
Future Direction
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• Should the Comprehensive Plan include additional criteria related to attached single-family development? Abutting land uses
Location
Existing development patterns
Availability of central utilities
• Rural settlements outside of the WSA?
Future Direction (cont.)
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Rural SettlementOverview
Board of County Commissioners
January 10, 2012