Sarasota 2050 Policy Revisited

This presentation is #1 in a series of presentations on 2050 Policy:

1.The community effort on 2050 Policy to date.2.The 3 main tenets of 2050 Policy.3.The Open Space tenet.4.The New Urbanism tenet.5.The Fiscal Neutrality tenet.6.Transfer of Development Rights (TDRs).7. What is this ‘Revisited’ effort about?

Sarasota 2050 Policy - Revisited

Overall, 2050 Policy is intended…

…to improve the quality of life for the community through a unique growth

management framework that allows for continued growth and economic development while preserving

environmentally sensitive lands and open space within a fiscally neutral policy.

Sarasota 2050 Policy - Revisited

Primarily the ‘why’ of 2050 Policy…

…is continued growth & economic development based on 3 main tenets:Open Space is the ‘how’New Urbanism is the ‘how’Fiscal Neutrality is the ‘how’

Sarasota 2050 Policy - RevisitedThe 3 main tenets as applied east of the Urban Service Boundary (USB)… Open Space: Implements an inter-connected

system that conserves natural habitats and preserves agricultural/ranch lands.

New Urbanism: Implements a unique form of development that is compact, walk-able, inter-connected, and has a variety of housing types and a mix of uses.

Fiscal Neutrality: Implements development that does not add any financial burden to existing residents.

Sarasota 2050 Policy - RevisitedThe fundamental core concept of the Open Space tenet is…

… the implementation of the Open Space system through the percentages required with each form

of 2050 type development, and the mandated acquisition via Transfer of Development Rights

(TDRs) of all dwelling units above the Semi-Rural and Rural land use designations currently

identified for the property on the Future Land Use Map of the Comprehensive Plan

(0.5du/ga & 0.2du/ga acre respectively).

Sarasota 2050 Policy – RevisitedThe 2050 Policy Vision Plan…

Sarasota 2050 Policy - RevisitedEconomic Development RMA …

Sarasota 2050 Policy - RevisitedVillage / Open Space RMA …

Sarasota 2050 Policy - RevisitedGreenway RMA …

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Sarasota 2050 Policy - RevisitedRural Heritage / Estate RMA …

Sarasota 2050 Policy - RevisitedAgricultural Reserve RMA …

Sarasota 2050 Policy - RevisitedUrban / Suburban RMA …

Sarasota 2050 Policy - Revisited2050 Policy Framework Plan …

Sarasota 2050 Policy - RevisitedRMAs compiled on Figure RMA-1 …

This Figure RMA-1 is part of the Sarasota 2050 component of Sarasota’s Comprehensive Plan.

Village/Open Space RMA

Greenway RMA

Rural Heritage/Estate RMA

Agricultural Reserve RMA

Economic Development RMA

Urban/Suburban RMA

Sarasota 2050 Policy - Revisited

This Figure RMA-3 is part of the Sarasota 2050 component of Sarasota’s

Comprehensive Plan, and it provides more detail than Figure RMA-1 by depicting the proposed location of Villages & Hamlets.

- Villages - Hamlets - Greenway

+/-16,000 ac. +/-16,000 ac. +/-24,000 ac.

2050 from concept to …

Sarasota 2050 Policy – Revisited

Density would comefrom the preservedOpen Space lands as incentivized.

Voluntary: Development mayfollow the existingRural & Semi-Ruralland use designations.Incentive Based:Density increases aregranted for transferringunits off environmentallysensitive lands and the implementation of theOpen Space system.

Voluntary/incentive based policy …

Sarasota 2050 Policy - Revisited

- Villages - Hamlets - Greenway

+/-16,000 ac. +/-16,000 ac. +/-24,000 ac.

The fundamental core of 2050 …

TDRs

TDRs

… is the implementation of the Open Space system through the percentages required, and the mandated acquisition (via TDRs) of all dwelling units above the Semi-Rural and Rural designations currently on the property (0.5du/ga & 0.2du/ga respectively).

Sarasota 2050 Policy - RevisitedSettlement Area is Urban/Suburban

This Figure RMA-1 is part of the Sarasota 2050 component of Sarasota’s Comprehensive Plan.

Village/Open Space RMA

Greenway RMA

Rural Heritage/Estate RMA

Agricultural Reserve RMA

Urban/Suburban RMA

Settlement Area

Economic Development RMA

Sarasota 2050 Policy - Revisited2050 forms of development …

The area of the county outside the Urban Service Boundary (USB) contain two basic forms of development: VillageHamlet

Sarasota 2050 Policy - Revisited…and directing it to the East of I-75 Corridor area…

‘Figure RMA-1’ of the

Comprehensive Plan

…which is the primary focus of the discussion taking place currently.

Sarasota 2050 Policy - RevisitedThis East of I-75 Corridor area…

‘Figure RMA-1’ of the

Comprehensive Plan

…is where 2050 encourages development to take place.

Implementation of the Open Space (OS) is accomplished with the OS percentage requirements and through the Transfer of Development Rights (TDRs) program.

TDRs

TDRs

Sarasota 2050 Policy - RevisitedThis East of I-75 Corridor area…

‘Figure RMA-1’ of the

Comprehensive Plan

…is where 2050 encourages development to take place.

Implementation of the Open Space (OS) is accomplished with the OS percentage requirements and through the Transfer of Development Rights (TDRs) program.

TDRs

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Sarasota 2050 Policy - RevisitedQ: Should 2050 concepts change?

The question is whether the concept should be changed

Sarasota 2050 Policy - RevisitedIn conclusion…