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Agenda City of Winter Haven Planning Commission Meeting

October 6, 2020, 6:00 p.m. Nora Mayo Hall

500 Third Street, NW, Winter Haven, Florida

1. Call to Order

2. Roll Call

3. Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance

4. Approval of September 1, 2020 Minutes

5. Explanation of Hearings by Chair

6. Hearings

a. New Business

i. Case Numbers P-20-41 and P-20-42: Request by Carter and Kaye Engineering, LLC, agent for Lisa Morrison and Jon Tyus, to amend the 2025 Future Land Use Map on a parcel from Commercial Future Land Use to Traditional Neighborhood Area Future Land Use, and to rezone the same parcel from Highway Commercial (C-3) zoning district to Multi-Family Residential- Low Density (R-3) zoning district. General Location: The vacant parcel located at the northeast corner of the intersection of Avenue O, SW and Recker Highway. The area covered by this request is 2.46± acres.

ii. Case Number P-20-43: Administrative request to amend Table 21-32(A) of the Winter Haven Code of Ordinances for the purpose of addressing multi-unit residential building uses.

7. Other Business

a. Comments from Staff • 2035 Comprehensive Plan Update

b. Comments from Planning Commissioners c. Comments from the Public

8. Adjournment All interested parties who decide to appeal any decision made by this Commission with respect to the matter considered at such meeting or hearing will need a record of the proceedings, and that, for such purpose, 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 (F.S. 286.0105). Please be advised that you must make your own arrangements to produce this record. If you need assistance with language, contact the Planning Division at least four (4) days prior to the meeting. The Planning Division may be reached at (863) 291-5600, at City Hall, 451 Third Street, NW, Winter Haven, Florida, 33881, or online at www.mywinterhaven.com/government/planning. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Florida Statutes, Section 286.26, persons with disabilities needing special accommodations to participate in this proceeding, should contact the City Clerk’s Office, 451 Third Street, NW, Winter Haven Florida 33881, in writing, no later than 48 hours prior to the proceeding; if not in writing, then not later than four (4) days prior to the proceeding at (863) 291-5600. Vision or hearing impaired please call (800) 955-8771 for assistance.

CITY OF WINTER HAVEN PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES September 01, 2020 1. CALL TO ORDER

Chair Fuller called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL

Commissioners Present: Chair Craig Fuller, Vice-Chair Tamara Sakagawa, Elizabeth Davis, Jennifer Fasking, Rick Hemenway, David Lane, Steve Lockhart, Charles Smith, Wendy Venters Commissioners Absent: Toby Tiller (Ex-Officio) Kimberly Tangree confirmed a Quorum. Staff Present: Eric Labbe, Economic Opportunity & Community Investment Director; Sean Byers, Planning Manager; Heather Reuter, Planner II; Sean Martin, Planner II; Kimberly Tangree, Planning Assistant; Deena Ware, CRA and Neighborhood Programs Manager; Brian Yates, City Commission Liaison (via Zoom) Public Present: 12 Citizens

a. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance led by Commissioner Smith 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Chair Fuller asked for a motion to approve the August 4, 2020 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes. Motion was made by Commissioner Smith for approval of the August 4, 2020 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes; Commissioner Lockhart seconded the motion. Motion carried by a unanimous voice vote. (9:0)

5. EXPLANATION OF HEARINGS Chair Fuller provided the explanation of hearings. Kim Tangree swore in those wishing to speak for or against a case.

6. HEARINGS

a. Old Business

i. Case Number P-20-29: Request by Stephen Savoy/LWG Florida Properties, LLC to amend Planned Unit Development Ordinance O-10-37. General Location: The vacant parcel generally located south of Coon Lake Road and Lake Reeves and north of Lake Hart. The area covered by this request is 66.8± acres.

Sean Byers gave an overview of the request via a slideshow presentation. Eric Labbe requested Chair Fuller to take a 5-minute break due to online audio malfunctions in the Zoom or Facebook platforms. Discussion followed. Chair Fuller asked the Commissioners if there were any questions for staff.

Planning Commission Meeting Minutes September 01, 2020

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Vice-Chair Sakagawa inquired if the entire development, including the multi-family parcels is age restricted. Sean Byers confirmed it is a 55 and over age-restricted development. Chair Fuller asked the Commissioners if there were any other questions for staff. Hearing and seeing none, Chair Fuller closed the regular meeting and opened the public hearing, asking anyone wishing to speak for or against this request to come to the podium, and if they have not yet done so, state their name and address for the record. Stuart Artman, of Moody Engineering, 4000 State Road 60 East, Mulberry, FL, and hereafter known as Agent Artman concurred with staff’s presentation, and was available to respond to questions. Chair Fuller read into the record a letter received from Lawrence Judd (Exhibit ‘A’). Chair Fuller asked anyone else wishing to speak please come forward. Herbert Gillis, Hart Lake Hills Homeowners Association Director, and hereafter known as Citizen Gillis gave a brief case summary and expressed the following concerns: • Wishes to work cooperatively with city and developer • A 2010 compromise was reached with the developer • 4-story structure does not fit the surrounding area • Non-conforming use • Proposed language permits developer flexibility • Fears will not be a senior development or assisted living facility • Recommends case denial Chair Fuller asked anyone else wishing to speak please come forward. Laverne Tillson, Savannah Pointe Homeowners Association President, of 198 Cloverdale Rd, and hereafter known as Citizen Tillson spoke against the case and stated the following concerns: • Notification postings (News Chief, letters, and signs) • Non-conforming • Apartments will compromise privacy and property values • Proposed language gives developer opportunity to make changes without additional

public notification

Sean Byers stated notifications were in accordance with City Code; he confirmed property sign posting via slide presentation. Chair Fuller asked anyone else wishing to speak please come forward. Nicholas Merriweather, Attorney representing Hart Lake Hills and Savannah Point Subdivision, and hereafter known as Agent Merriweather, spoke against the proposal and stated the following concerns: • No proposed apartment language was noted as was suggested during the August

Planning Commission meeting; apologized


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• Current plan does not include apartments • Multi-family zoning includes townhomes, condominiums, villas, and apartment

complexes • Number of units, density, and use is equivocal • Compatibility and consistency • Traffic • Requests Commission specifies multi-family units be solely townhomes,

condominiums, villas or exclude apartments and time-shares from the language

Chair Fuller asked anyone else wishing to speak please come forward. Eric Labbe stated one hand was raised to speak in the online Zoom platform. Kim Tangree swore in online Zoom platform participants and in-person members of the public wishing to speak for or against a case who were not yet swore in. Lawrence Judd of 5221 Green Drive, Winter Haven and hereafter known Citizen Judd, expressed the following concerns: • Lake Wales approved Mixed Use development of 1,800 acres on U.S. 27 &

Thompson Nursery Roads which will result in additional traffic • Traffic • Will roads be public or private • Sidewalks

Chair Fuller asked anyone else wishing to speak please come forward. Eric Labbe stated no other hands were raised to speak in the online Zoom platform.

Agent Artman stated the following:

• Road design and access were fully vetted with Polk County and City of Winter

Haven • Coon Lake Road has to be built to support the development; it will be a public road • Actual site plan shows fewer condominium-type buildings • Density limitation set by natural environmental constraints • Approved plan includes 1-3 story building, and 6-4 story building Topography drops

20-30 feet, diminishing visibility, as will the tree line and vegetation buffer on Coon Lake Road and to the west

• 5 acres dedicated as skink habitat • Approximately 30+ acres is developed; most of the 66 acres is water body and

conservation

Chair Fuller asked Agent Artman about the specificity of Multi-Family units. Agent Artman stated he does not prefer to exclude apartment complex as it limits the salability of the property. Discussion followed. Chair Fuller sought clarification regarding the use of the 152 single units. Discussion ensued. Eric Labbe stated one hand was raised to speak in the online Zoom platform.


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Barbara Comer, of 5225 Green Drive, Winter Haven and hereafter known as Citizen Homer stated the following concerns: • Vegetation buffer behind the villas abutting Lake Ashton • Conserve trees behind her property • Loss of wildlife • Traffic

Agent Artman stated a number of trees will be removed due to the topography. There will be the replanting of trees in accordance with the City’s landscape ordinance. Eric Labbe stated one hand was raised to speak in the online Zoom platform. Larry Cooke of 5109 Winged Foot Lane, Winter Haven, FL and hereafter known as Citizen Cooke inquired about the setback of the villas abutting Lake Ashton. Sean Byers stated there is a 15-foot setback from the project perimeter. Discussion ensued. Eric Labbe stated no other hands were raised to speak in the online Zoom platform.

Chair Fuller asked anyone else wishing to speak please come forward. Seeing and hearing none, Chair Fuller closed the public hearing, and reopened the regular meeting. Commissioner Lane inquired if certain buildings will be designated condominiums, as opposed to rental units included within the same building. Agent Artman stated the plan does not articulate that level of detail, but contemplates there will be a building that has both. Discussion followed. Sean Byers stated limited accessory commercial uses are permitted within the main residential buildings as part of the master planned development. Eric Labbe stated traffic generation is aided when able to provide non-residential services within residential uses because residents do not have to go outside the community for those services. Chair Fuller asked the Commissioners if there were any other questions. Hearing and seeing none, Chair Fuller sought a motion for the case. Motion was made by Commissioner Hemenway to approve Case Number P-20-29 in accordance with the fact sheet. Commissioner Lockhart seconded the motion. Chair Fuller asked the Commissioners if there were any other questions. Motion carried by a unanimous voice vote. (9:0)

b. New Business

i. Case Numbers P-20-33 and P-20-34: Request by James H. Chance and Turner Investments, LLC to assign Conservation and Residential-Low Density Future Land Uses to two annexed parcels and to assign Planned Unit Development (PUD) zoning district to the same parcels. General Location: Two parcels located


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approximately 300 feet north of Dundee Road and approximately 975 feet east of Sage Road. The area covered by this request is 90.91± acres.

Sean Martin gave an overview of the request via a slideshow presentation. Vice-Chair Sakagawa asked if there would be a buffer between the commercial and residential uses. Sean Martin stated any future buffer would come from the commercial developer. Discussion ensued. Vice-Chair Sakagawa sought clarification for cross-access agreement opportunities. Discussion ensued. Chair Fuller asked the Commissioners if there were any other questions for staff. Hearing and seeing none, Chair Fuller closed the regular meeting and opened the public hearing, asking anyone wishing to speak for or against this request to come to the podium, and if they have not yet done so, state their name and address for the record. Kendall Phillips, of LP Engineering, 205 Century Blvd, Bartow, FL and hereafter known as Agent Phillips stood on behalf of James Chance and Mark Turner, of Turner Investments Deena Ware stated one hand was raised to speak in the online Zoom platform. Dani Horton, President of Hope Equine Rescue, of 3805 High Street, Winter Haven, FL and hereafter known as Citizen Horton stated the following concerns: • Drainage • Desires buffer between Equine Rescue Facility and the development • Huge financial responsibility for their facility to provide a buffer • Wildlife impacts Chair Fuller asked anyone else wishing to speak please come forward. Deena Ware indicated no other hands were raised to speak in the online Zoom platform. Agent Phillips stated there has been an endangered species and gopher tortoise burrow survey. The predominant wildlife habitat area is the set aside conservation area. After much discussion, Agent Phillips stated his client would probably be amenable to incorporating a six-foot fence with landscaping buffer. Chair Fuller asked if there were any other questions from the public. Seeing and hearing none, Chair Fuller closed the public hearing, and reopened the regular meeting. Motion was made by Commissioner Lockhart to approve Case Numbers P-20-33 and P-20-34, in accordance with the presented fact sheet and with the additional condition of a 6-foot, opaque fence on the eastern property line of the 8 residential lots, north of High Street. Commissioner Hemenway seconded the motion. Chair Fuller asked the Commissioners if there were any other questions.


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Motion carried by a unanimous voice vote. (9:0)

ii. Case Number P-20-08-S: Request by Six/Ten, LLC for Special Use Approval in the

Highway Commercial (C-3) zoning district for 120 multi-family residential units. General Location: A vacant portion of a parcel located at the northwest corner of the intersection of Avenue S, NW and First Street, North. The area covered by this request is 6.1± acres.

Heather Reuter gave an overview of the request via a slideshow presentation. Chair Fuller asked the Commissioners if there were any other questions for staff. Hearing and seeing none, Chair Fuller closed the regular meeting and opened the public hearing, asking anyone wishing to speak for or against this request to come to the podium, and if they have not yet done so, state their name and address for the record. Bud Strang, CEO of Six Ten, LLC, 56 4th Street, NW, Suite 200, Winter Haven, FL and hereafter known as Applicant Strang stated the following: • Property under contract • Not the multi-family developer • Steve Boynton will further discuss Steve Boynton, of The Lunz Group, 340 West Central Avenue, Suite 350, Winter Haven, FL and hereafter known as Agent Boynton gave a summary of the project as follows: • Competitive variable tax credit process • Workforce housing development • Consistent with comprehensive plan Chair Fuller asked anyone else wishing to speak please come forward. Syreeta Williams, for Gloreen Williams of 141 Martin Luther King Boulevard, NW, Winter Haven, FL and hereafter known as Citizen Williams expressed the following concerns: • Session muted earlier • Land is vacant • Traffic impacts • Continual accidents • Congestion • Reduction of property values in the long-term Chair Fuller asked anyone else wishing to speak please come forward. Robert and Stephanie Gaskin, of 2211 9th Lane, NE, Winter Haven, FL, and hereafter known as Citizens Gaskin shared the following concerns: • Own properties at 205 and 221 Martin Luther King Boulevard, NW • Congestion • Senior citizens not able to support businesses due to heavy traffic concerns


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• Increased crime due to multi-family homes built locally • Negative traffic impact • Building hit due to traffic turning around to avoid congestion • Deceasing property values Chair Fuller asked anyone else wishing to speak please come forward. Agent Boynton stated the following in response to public concerns: • HCG (potential developer) is a good neighbor; cares about safety of residents • Makes long-term commitments to their apartments; law requires them to retain for

over 15 years • Take very seriously the quality and maintenance of their work • Believe multi-family development will be better and less traffic then maximum

capacity or commercial development Chair Fuller inquired about a multimodal project set for First Street. Sean Byers stated there is a project in the FDOT 5 year work program from Avenue O, NE going south to Central Avenue. The section from Avenue O, NW to Martin Luther King Boulevard has not yet been funded due to overruns and design costs. Once underway, the City will push to extend to Martin Luther King Boulevard. Discussion followed. Chair Fuller asked anyone else wishing to speak please come forward. Seeing and hearing none, Chair Fuller closed the public hearing, and reopened the regular meeting.

Chair Fuller asked the Commissioners if there were any other questions. Commissioner Lane asked if FDOT was consulted concerning the entrance and exit onto Martin Luther King Boulevard. Heather Reuter stated FDOT will be consulted and permits completed at the time of site plan review. Discussion followed. Commissioner Lane asked for clarification regarding Workforce Housing. Agent Boynton stated it is like most apartment complexes and articulated the similarities.

Commissioner Lane inquired if the entire complex will be for lower income people. Agent Boynton echoed the complex is for workforce within the specified range. Discussion followed. Commissioner Lane asked if recreation areas will be available. Agent Boynton stated he anticipates having a clubhouse and a pool. Commissioner Lane inquired about the sizes of the units. Agent Boynton stated 1, 2, and 3 bedroom units are proposed. Commissioner Lane inquired if enough parking will be available for the complex. Agent Boynton stated the parking will be in accordance with the City’s ordinance. Discussion endued. Commissioner Lane inquired if there would be room in the schools. Heather Reuter stated Polk County Public Schools indicated there is available capacity at all levels.


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Applicant Strang stated he, too is concerned about property values as he continues to own property in the area. It is his and the developer’s belief this type of project makes the most sense for the area. It is a private project and will go on the tax rolls. It will have a very positive impact on the Florence Villa CRA, as a $25 Million project. Chair Fuller asked the Commissioners if there were any other questions. Motion was made by Commissioner Smith to approve Case Number P-20-08-S, in accordance with the presented fact sheet, and including the amendment with no new access from First Street, North. . Commissioner Hemenway seconded the motion. Motion carried by a unanimous voice vote. (9:0)

iii. Case Number P-20-35: Request by KB Home Orlando to amend the western

portion of Planned Unit Development Ordinance O-17-58. General Location: The vacant parcel generally located north of Old Lucerne Park Road and west of Century Drive (Swiss Golf Road). The area covered by this request is 83.0± acres.

Sean Byers gave an overview of the request via a slideshow presentation. Chair Fuller asked the Commissioners if there were any questions for staff. Chair Fuller inquired if the lots adjacent to Old Lucerne Park Road were part of retention. Sean Byers stated they were partially retention, and there were some very large lots which have been reconfigured and/or reduced. Chair Fuller asked the Commissioners if there were any other questions for staff. Hearing and seeing none, Chair Fuller closed the regular meeting and opened the public hearing, asking anyone wishing to speak for or against this request to come to the podium, and if they have not yet done so, state their name and address for the record. Kathy Hattaway, of Polous and Bennett, 2602 East Livingston Street, Orlando, and hereafter known as Agent Hattaway was available for questions. Chair Fuller asked anyone else wishing to speak please come forward. Seeing and hearing none, Chair Fuller closed the public hearing, and reopened the regular meeting. Motion was made by Commissioner Lockhart to approve Case Number P-20-35, in accordance with the presented fact sheet. Commissioner Sakagawa seconded the motion. Chair Fuller sought clarification concerning the ownership and zoning of the interior lots, with a bisecting right-of-way. Sean Byers confirmed the interior lots are owned by separate ownership, with one parcel with City Agricultural zoning, and the eastern parcel remaining in Polk County. Motion carried by a unanimous voice vote. (9:0)

iv. Case Number P-20-36: Administrative request to amend Sections 21-151 and 21-

192 of the Winter Haven Code of Ordinances for the purpose of addressing language relating to the installation of reclaimed water reuse lines.

Sean Byers requested the case be tabled.


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Motion was made by Commissioner Hemenway to table Case Number P-20-36 as recommended by staff. Commissioner Davis seconded the motion. Discussion ensued. Motion carried by a unanimous voice vote. (9:0)

7. Other Business

a. Comments from Staff i. Sean Byers gave an update of past cases. ii. Next Meeting October 6, 2020

b. Comments from Planning Commissioners - NONE

c. Comments from the Public - NONE

8. Adjournment – 8:19 PM

CITY OF WINTER HAVEN, FLORIDA PLANNING COMMISSION

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Chair ATTEST: ________________________________________ Planning Commission Clerk

CITY OF WINTER HAVEN FACT SHEET PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING

October 6, 2020 ___________________________________________________________________________

DATE: September 8, 2020 TO: Winter Haven Planning Commissioners VIA: Eric Labbe, Economic Opportunity & Community Investment Director Sean Byers, Planning Manager FROM: Heather Reuter, Planner II SUBJECT: Case Number P-20-41: Request by Carter and Kaye Engineering, LLC, agent

for Lisa Morrison and Jon Tyus, to amend the 2025 Future Land Use Map on a parcel from Commercial Future Land Use to Traditional Neighborhood Area Future Land Use. General Location: The vacant parcel located at the northeast corner of the intersection of Avenue O, SW and Recker Highway. The area covered by this request is 2.46± acres.

Case Number P-20-42: Request by Carter and Kaye Engineering, LLC, agent

for Lisa Morrison and Jon Tyus, to rezone a parcel from Highway Commercial (C-3) zoning district to Multi-Family Residential- Low Density (R-3) zoning district. General Location: The vacant parcel located at the northeast corner of the intersection of Avenue O, SW and Recker Highway. The area covered by this request is 2.46± acres.

BACKGROUND: Carter Kaye Engineering, LLC, agent for Lisa Morrison and Jon Tyus, requests the City amend the 2025 Future Land Use on a parcel from Commercial Future Land Use to Traditional Neighborhood Area Future Land Use, and to rezone the same parcel from Highway Commercial (C-3) zoning district to Multi-Family Residential- Low Density (R-3) zoning district. The property subject to these requests contains 2.46± acres and is currently vacant. The petitioner is requesting these changes for the purpose of developing the property with 30 apartment units in two 2-story buildings. The current C-3 zoning allows a multi-unit residential building- low rise by Special Use Approval. If a Special Use Approval were granted for this use, the Commercial Future Land Use would require a commercial use in conjunction with the residential use and limit the residential to a maximum of 7 dwelling units per acre. The requested Traditional Neighborhood Area Future Land Use and R-3 zoning is compatible to adjacent designations and developments, and would permit a multi-unit residential building- low rise at a maximum density of 30 residential units (12 dwelling units per acre). R-3 permits a range of residential types including: single-family, patio homes, duplexes, apartments, townhouse, and condominiums. Other possible uses in R-3, with Special Use Approval from the Planning Commission are: daycares, churches, assisted living facilities, and group homes.

These requests contain a small-scale Future Land Use amendment which will not require review by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO). The City is permitted to adopt up to 80 acres of small-scale Future Land Use amendments annually. The City has adopted 27.06 acres of small-scale amendments in 2020. SURROUNDING USES: Uses surrounding the subject parcel include the Stonebridge Villas single-family attached subdivision, developed at approximately 10.6 units per acre, to the north; the Stonebridge single-family detached subdivision to the east; Avenue O, SW and a convenience store with gas to the south; and Recker Highway and the Sunshine Tree single-family subdivision to the west. The Abbey Lane Apartments, developed at 15.8 units per acre, are located to the southwest.

PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE:

Based on the requested designations, a maximum of 30 multi-family units could potentially be developed on the subject property. Impacts relating to the development of 30 multi-family units on the supporting infrastructure are illustrated in the table below.

Potable Water

Current Available Capacity (August 31, 2020)

Current Vested Demands

Potential Demands from 30 units

Remaining Capacity

4,030,000 g/d 844,400 g/d 7,560 g/d 3,178,040 g/d Sanitary Sewer

Current Available Capacity (WWTP 3)

(August 31, 2020)



Remaining Capacity

3,442,000 g/d 611,800 g/d 6,615 g/d 2,823,585 g/d Transportation

Current Available Capacity (Peak-Hour)



Remaining Capacity

Recker Hwy. Northbound 241 trips 0 trips 9 trips 232 trips

Recker Hwy. Southbound 215 trips 0 trips 9 trips 206 trips

Public Schools*

School Level Current Available Capacity


Remaining Capacity

Elementary (Lake Shipp) 19 seats 6 students 13 seats Middle (Denison) 307 seats 1 student 306 seats High (Winter Haven) 51 seats 2 students 49 seats *From Polk County Public Schools

Based on the numbers in the table above, sufficient capacity currently exists for potable water, sanitary sewer, transportation, and public schools. Additionally, the applicant must demonstrate available capacity prior to site plan approval. Furthermore, the proposed designations create a reduction in demands for water, sewer, and transportation from the current potential maximum build-out of 32,147 (2.46 acres x 0.30 FAR) square feet of commercial space as indicated in the table below.

Type of Infrastructure 32,147 SF

Commercial Potential Demands

30 Multi-Family Units

Potential Demands Increase/Decrease

Potable Water and Sewer Potable Water 7,715 g/d 7,560 g/d -155 g/d Sewer (WWTP 3) 6,789 g/d 6,615 g/d -174 g/d Transportation Recker Highway (PM Peak-hour) Northbound 79 trips 9 trips -70 trips

Recker Highway (PM Peak-hour) Southbound 82 trips 9 trips -73 trips

COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: The current Future Land Use is Commercial. The requested Traditional Neighborhood Area (TNA) Future Land Use is consistent with the TNA Future Land Use assigned to parcels located to the east and southeast. The requested R-3 zoning district is consistent with the requested TNA Future Land Use. NOTIFICATION: All public notification requirements for these requests were met. These requirements include:

• A sign posted on the subject property September 18, 2020; • A legal ad appearing in the News Chief September 18, 2020; and • Individual notices mailed to all property owners located within 500 feet of the subject

property September 18, 2020. CONCLUSION: There is an overall need for multi-family developments within the City. This property with Commercial designations has remained undeveloped for over 20 years. The proposed use of apartments is consistent with the development pattern in this area of the Recker Highway corridor. Additionally, the requested Traditional Neighborhood Area Future Land Use and R-3 zoning district designations are consistent with properties to the east.

RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the Planning Commission approve these requests and their forwarding to the City Commission for action.

ATTACHMENTS: Future Land Use Map Zoning Map Aerial Map

ANTICIPATED CITY COMMISSION ACTION DATES: October 26, 2020 (First Reading) November 9, 2020 (Second Reading, Public Hearing, and Final Adoption)

CITY OF WINTER HAVEN FACT SHEET PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING

October 6, 2020 ___________________________________________________________________________

DATE: September 21, 2020 TO: Winter Haven Planning Commissioners VIA: Eric Labbe, Economic Opportunity & Community Investment Director Sean Byers, Planning Manager FROM: Heather Reuter, Planner II SUBJECT: Case Number P-20-43: Administrative request to amend Table 21-32(A) of the

Winter Haven Code of Ordinances for the purpose of addressing multi-unit residential building uses.

BACKGROUND: Chapter 21, Article II, Table 21-32(A), Table of Land Uses, which was originally adopted in 2000, establishes the types of uses permitted within the City’s 18 zoning districts. Table 21-32(A) was amended in April 2014, with regards to uses permitted within the R-5, Multifamily Residential- High Density Zoning District. This amendment included dividing the “Apartment building, multiplex” use into three new uses: “Multi-unit Residential Building-Low Rise,” Multi-unit Residential Building-Mid Rise,” and “Multi-unit Residential Building-High Rise.” Since April 2014, there have been amendments to development standards for the zoning districts which would allow these uses, including the R-3, R-4, and MX zoning districts. With these development standards changes, conflicts between maximum building heights for a zoning district and Table 21-32(A) were inadvertently created. This request will combine the three current multi-unit residential building uses into one listed use and allow the development standards for each zoning district to regulate building height. Additionally, the request will change multi-unit residential buildings to a permitted use in the C-3, Highway Commercial Zoning District instead of permitted by Special Use Approval.

COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: This request is consistent with the City’s comprehensive plan. Lands currently zoned R-3, R-4, R-5, MX, and C-1 lie within areas designated by the 2025 Future Land Use Map which promote multi-family residential uses. Additionally, the majority of lands zoned C-3 lie within areas designated as Primary Activity Center, Regional Activity Center, or Neighborhood Activity Center Future Land Use which encourage multi-family residential development. Those C-3 properties designated as Commercial Future Land Use would still require a commercial component to be developed with the residential use.

NOTIFICATION: All public notification requirements for this request were met. These requirements include: • A legal ad appearing in the News Chief September 18, 2020.

CONCLUSION: At the time multi-family uses were broken out by low-rise, mid-rise, and high-rise in the Table of Land Uses, each affected zoning district had not been reviewed and revised to provide more in depth development standards. Since then, these zoning districts have been amended to provide more detailed development standards. These amendments have inadvertently created conflicts between the zoning districts’ maximum height development standards and uses within Table 21-32(A). Approval of this request will resolve those conflicts to allow maximum building heights to be regulated by each zoning district. Additionally, this request will permit multi-family residential by right within the C-3 zoning district to further encourage multi-family residential development within the City. Furthermore, providing more locations to develop multi-family residential in the City, could potentially improve opportunities to provide needed affordable housing. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the Planning Commission recommend approval of this request, and its forwarding to the City Commission for final action.

ATTACHMENT: Revised Table 21-32(A), Table of Land Uses ANTICIPATED CITY COMMISSION ACTION DATES: October 26, 2020 (First Reading) November 9, 2020 (Second Reading, Public Hearing, and Final Adoption)

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