The Alachua County Mobility Plan:

Transportation Concurrency Exception Areas, Transportation Concurrency Backlogs

& Tax Increment Financing

Transmitted CPA-06-10 to DCA on 8/10/2010.

Received Objections, Recommendations and Comments Report from DCA dated 10/15/2010. 

SB 360 which authorizes adoption of Urban Service Areas was successfully overturned but that decision is stayed awaiting appeal. SB 360 is current law.

BACKGROUND

12/10/2009

12/10/2009

TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT (TND) &

TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT (TOD)

Supports CPA 01-09 concurrency alternative Exempts TOD & TND projects from DRI Process Enables the density & intensity to

support transit Flexibility in LOS Standards Focus on mobility not vehicular capacity

Adopted Mobility Plan includes land use & transportation strategies to provide & fund mobility

URBAN SERVICE AREA (USA)

URBAN SERVICE AREA - REQUIREMENTS MANDATORY TND / TOD FOR LARGE SCALER PROJECTS LOWER TND/TOD THRESHOLD TO 150 UNITS!

ADDED TND / TOD REQUIRMENT FOR 25 ACRE + NON-RES PARCELS

ALLOW ANY PARCEL TO DEVELOP AS TND (No Min Acreage)

ALL DEVELOPMENT MUST DESIGN AS A TND, except a stand alone SF home:

Parking Street Network Site Development Building Design

PAY MULTI-MODAL TRANSPORTATION FEE & PAY PROPORTINATE SHARE FOR IMPACTED ROADS,

INTERSECTIONS, INTERCHANGES & INTERSTATES NOT ADDRESSED BY MOBILITY FEE

OR

PAY MULTI-MODAL TRANSPORTATION FEE FRONT END INFASTRUCTURE IN CIE FUND TRANSIT SERVICE

PROPOSED LARGE SCALE MITIGATION

Essentially a Tax Increment Finance District To address existing or projected deficiencies Requires establishment of Backlog Authority

(BOCC) Define a backlog Area in the Comprehensive Plan

(USA or smaller – propose smaller areas) Develop a Plan to eliminate backlog deficiencies Can be used as a tool to Incentivize TOD

TRANSPORTATION CONCURRENCY BACKLOG

ESTABLISHES JUSTIFICATION FOR BACKLOG / TSD

ESTABLISHES FRAMEWORK FOR PLAN DEVELOPMENT◦ ROADS◦ TRANSIT OPERATIONS◦ TRANSIT CAPITAL◦ MULTI-USE PATHS◦ LOCAL ROADWAYS◦ ACCESS & CORRIDOR MANAGEMENT

FUTURE PLANS APPROVED THROUGH UPDATE OF CIE

CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ELEMENT BACKLOG & TRANSPORTATION SPECIAL DISTRICT

Draft: Final adoption would take place during formation of the Backlog Authority by the BOCC.

FUNDING TRANSIT SERVICE: DISTRICT TO EASTSIDE AC◦ Phase 1: 20 min peak, 40 min off-peak, 10 hour span◦ Phase 2: 15 min peak, 30 min off-peak, 16 hour span◦ Phase 3: 10 min peak, 20 min off-peak, 30 min late, 18 hour span

CAPITAL PROJECTS:◦ SW 45th / SW 47th Street multi-modal corridor◦ SW 30th Avenue Bridge over I-75, multi-modal corridor◦ Archer Braid Trail – Veterans Kanapaha Park to I-75◦ Archer Road Access Management ◦ 400 Space Structured Park & Ride◦ Six Hybrid Buses◦ Proportionate Share of RTS Bus Maintenance Facility

SOUTHWEST DISTRICT PLAN

STAFF RECOMENDATION:The Board of County Commissioners approve Ordinance 10-XX adopting CPA 06-10 into the Alachua County Comprehensive Plan with the following bases:    Bases:  1. The proposed amendment is consistent with the Goals,

Objectives and Policies of the Future Land Use Element.

 2. The proposed amendment is consistent with the Goals,

Objectives and Policies of the Transportation Mobility Element.

 3. The proposed amendment is consistent with the Goals,

Objectives and Policies of the Capital Improvements Element.