How We Shall Live in Volusia County?

Florida Department of Florida Department of Community AffairsCommunity Affairs

June 16, 2007June 16, 2007

Charles Gauthier, AICP

DCA Leadership TeamDCA Leadership Team

Secretary Tom PelhamSecretary Tom Pelham Assistant Secretary Mike RichardsonAssistant Secretary Mike Richardson Charles Gauthier, Director Division of Charles Gauthier, Director Division of

Community PlanningCommunity Planning Mike McDaniel, Chief of Comprehensive Mike McDaniel, Chief of Comprehensive

PlanningPlanning James Stansbury, Regional Planning James Stansbury, Regional Planning

AdministratorAdministrator Shaw Stiller, General CounselShaw Stiller, General Counsel Sheri Coven, Intergovernmental AffairsSheri Coven, Intergovernmental Affairs

Major Planning ChallengesMajor Planning Challenges

Urban Policy: Infill, redevelopment and Urban Policy: Infill, redevelopment and proportionate fair-share mitigation proportionate fair-share mitigation

Rural Policy: Rural Development and Rural Policy: Rural Development and Future Road CorridorsFuture Road Corridors

Comprehensive Plan ReviewComprehensive Plan Review

Review ConsiderationsReview Considerations

Protection of Natural ResourcesProtection of Natural Resources

Urban Form / Urban SprawlUrban Form / Urban Sprawl

Public FacilitiesPublic Facilities

Comprehensive Plan ReviewComprehensive Plan Review

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Future Growth and Future Growth and DemographicsDemographics

Florida GrowthFlorida Growth

18 million in 200518 million in 200523 million in 202023 million in 202029 million in 204029 million in 204036 million in 206036 million in 206043 million in 208043 million in 208051 million in 210051 million in 2100

Analysis by GeoPlan at University of Florida.

Central Florida 2005-2060Central Florida 2005-2060

Source: Adapted from 1000 Friends of Florida, Florida 2060

People Turning 65 People Turning 65 EachEach Year Year

Source: US Census Bureau – 65+ in the United States: 2005; Wan He, Manisha Sengupta, Victoria A. Velkoff, Kimberly A DeBarros. December 2005.

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“Traditional” Householdson the Wane

Household Type 1960 2000 2040 HH with Children 48% 33% 27% Single-Person HH 13% 26% 30%

Source: Arthur C. Nelson, Metropolitan Institute at Virginia Tech, adapted from Census data.

Growth Management Growth Management ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities

Capital Improvement ElementsCapital Improvement Elements

Water Supply Work PlansWater Supply Work Plans

Public School ConcurrencyPublic School Concurrency

Capital Improvement ElementCapital Improvement Element

Achieve and maintain level of service Achieve and maintain level of service standardsstandards What does this mean?What does this mean?

Annual update to Capital Annual update to Capital Improvement ScheduleImprovement Schedule What if a local government is late?What if a local government is late?

Data and analysisData and analysis What is required?What is required?

School ConcurrencySchool Concurrency

Local governments must adopt school Local governments must adopt school concurrency during 2008concurrency during 2008 Interlocal AgreementInterlocal Agreement Public School Facilities ElementPublic School Facilities Element Intergovernmental Coordination ElementIntergovernmental Coordination Element Capital Improvements ElementCapital Improvements Element

Annual Update to Schedule of Capital Annual Update to Schedule of Capital ImprovementsImprovements

School ConcurrencySchool Concurrency

Technical AssistanceTechnical Assistance

Methodologies for Level of ServiceMethodologies for Level of Service Guidelines for Proportionate ShareGuidelines for Proportionate Share Best Planning PracticesBest Planning Practices Model OrdinanceModel Ordinance Model AgreementModel Agreement

School ConcurrencySchool Concurrency

Technical AssistanceTechnical Assistance

Funding for Interlocal AgreementsFunding for Interlocal Agreements Pilot CommunitiesPilot Communities

Walton CountyWalton County Hillsborough CountyHillsborough County Sarasota CountySarasota County St. Johns CountySt. Johns County Lake CountyLake County Indian River CountyIndian River County

Funding for School ConcurrencyFunding for School Concurrency

Water Supply Work PlansWater Supply Work Plans

Ten year work plans must be adopted within Ten year work plans must be adopted within 18 months of the update to the regional water 18 months of the update to the regional water supply plansupply plan

Work plan must address public, private and Work plan must address public, private and regional water supply facilities, including regional water supply facilities, including alternative water supply sourcesalternative water supply sources

Local government adoptions due from Local government adoptions due from December 2006 to August 2008December 2006 to August 2008

Rural Land StewardshipRural Land Stewardship

500,000 acres of anticipated Rural 500,000 acres of anticipated Rural Land Stewardship ProposalsLand Stewardship Proposals

Farmton proposal would include Farmton proposal would include 43,973 acres in Volusia County and 43,973 acres in Volusia County and 10,364 acres in Brevard County10,364 acres in Brevard County

Transfer of development rights with Transfer of development rights with enhanced credit to protect enhanced credit to protect agricultural and natural resource agricultural and natural resource areasareas

Rural Land Stewardship Rural Land Stewardship ProposalsProposals

Rural Land StewardshipRural Land Stewardship

DCA “may” authorize a county to DCA “may” authorize a county to establish a RLSAestablish a RLSA Pre-Notification ConferencePre-Notification Conference County’s Letter of IntentCounty’s Letter of Intent Site VisitSite Visit Post-Notification ConferencePost-Notification Conference DCA’s written response to county’s DCA’s written response to county’s

letter of intentletter of intent Comprehensive plan amendmentComprehensive plan amendment

Rural Land StewardshipRural Land Stewardship

DCA will initiate rule-makingDCA will initiate rule-making

Rule development workshop:Rule development workshop: July 19, 2007: 10:00 AM at USF July 19, 2007: 10:00 AM at USF

Lakeland Campus; Lakeland Technology Lakeland Campus; Lakeland Technology Building AuditoriumBuilding Auditorium

2007 Florida Legislature2007 Florida Legislature

HB 7203HB 7203 Definition of Financial FeasibilityDefinition of Financial Feasibility Extra Year on Capital Improvement ElementExtra Year on Capital Improvement Element Future land use map amendments within Future land use map amendments within

urban service areasurban service areas Expanded opportunity for transportation Expanded opportunity for transportation

concurrency exception areasconcurrency exception areas DRI pipeliningDRI pipelining

2007 Florida Legislature2007 Florida Legislature

HB 7203 (cont.)HB 7203 (cont.) Airports exempt from transportation Airports exempt from transportation

concurrencyconcurrency Concurrency backlogged districtsConcurrency backlogged districts School concurrency mitigationSchool concurrency mitigation Three year DRI extensionThree year DRI extension Plan amendment review pilot projectPlan amendment review pilot project

2007 Florida Legislature2007 Florida Legislature

HB 985HB 985 Public / private partnershipsPublic / private partnerships Transportation concurrency incentivesTransportation concurrency incentives Construction aggregate materialsConstruction aggregate materials

HB 1375HB 1375 Expedited review for affordable housingExpedited review for affordable housing Certain counties: adequate sites for Certain counties: adequate sites for

affordable housingaffordable housing

Future Legislation?Future Legislation?

Secretary Pelham is interested in Secretary Pelham is interested in more significant changes in 2008more significant changes in 2008 Streamline statute?Streamline statute? One size does not fit all?One size does not fit all? Urban policy?Urban policy? Rural policy?Rural policy? Citizen participation?Citizen participation?

Governor’s InitiativesGovernor’s Initiatives

Open Government and Public RecordsOpen Government and Public Records

Plain LanguagePlain Language

Customer ServiceCustomer Service

Focus on PeopleFocus on People

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