AGENDA MEMORANDUM

 

 

MEETING DATE:   July 9, 2007    

 

FROM:                       Laura McElhanon, AICP, Community Development Director

 

SUBJECT:                  Ordinance for Large Scale Comprehensive Plan Amendment for Lyden—Nicholson (2)

 

 

Staff Recommendation

The Planning staff recommends approval of the proposed amendment to the City’s adopted Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map which changes the Future Land Use classification from County Suburban and Employment Center to City Estate Residential. The Planning Commission held a hearing on this request September 7, 2006.

 

Analysis

The project site is approximately 58 acres. The general location is south of Orchard Road, east of Turnpike.  The project site is larger than ten (10.0) acres and is, therefore, considered a large-scale comprehensive land use plan amendment under state statutes. The City will notify the Florida Department of Community Affairs of the plan amendment and the Department will review the project site area to confirm that it is larger than ten (10) acres.

 

The project site is currently undeveloped and the surrounding Future Land Use Map designations are:

                        North   –  County Employment Center          

                        South   –  County Employment Center          

                        East     –  County Suburban

                        West    –  County Suburban

 

The Land Use for the property is currently County Suburban and Employment Center. The Annexation Agreement will require future rezoning to Planned Unit Development (PUD) by the developer, which will be consistent with the City’s adopted Comprehensive Plan.

 

The existing land uses surrounding the property are:

           

                        North   –  undeveloped

                        South   –  undeveloped

                        East     –  undeveloped

                        West    –  undeveloped

 

Presently, as referenced above, the site is undeveloped. The proposed use of the site is for residential development.

 

Water and sewer are available along US Hwy 27. The developer will be required to make extensions and offsite improvements.

 

July 9, 2007

This site was included in the Florida Department of Community Affairs objections concerning:  Water Resource Planning – information has been provided by the Environmental Services Director; and, Demonstrated need (show need for additional housing units) – density calculations have been compiled and provided with the population projections contained in the City’s Comprehensive Plan.

 

Options:

 

1.      To approve or disapprove the proposed City Future Land Use Map amendment designating the site as City Estate Residential.

 

2.      Such alternative action as the Commission may deem appropriate. 

 

Fiscal Impact:

This large-scale comprehensive plan amendment will have no direct fiscal impact on the City of Leesburg.

 

Submission Date and Time:    7/9/2007 4:53 PM____

 

Department: Community Development

Prepared by:  Laura McElhanon, AICP                     

Attachments:         Yes____   No ______

Advertised:   ____Not Required ______                     

Dates:   __________________________                     

Attorney Review :       Yes___  No ____

                                                

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Reviewed by: Dept. Head ________

 

Finance  Dept. __________________                                     

                              

Deputy C.M. ___________________                                                                         

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City Manager ________RS___________

 

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Available _____________________

 

         


ORDINANCE NO. ______

 

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR THE CITY OF LEESBURG, FLORIDA, CHANGING THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP DESIGNATION OF CERTAIN PROPERTY CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 140 ACRES AND GENERALLY LOCATED EAST AND WEST OF US HWY 27/CR 25, SOUTH OF ORCHARD ROAD, LYING IN SECTION 6, TOWNSHIP 21 SOUTH, RANGE 25 EAST, AND SECTION 1, TOWNSHIP 21 SOUTH, RANGE 24 EAST, LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA, FROM COUNTY SUBURBAN AND EMPLOYMENT CENTER TO CITY ESTATE RESIDENTIAL; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE (LYDEN-NICHOLSON 2).

 

WHEREAS, the City Commission has received written objections, recommendations, and comments from the City of Leesburg Planning Commission acting as the Local Planning Agency, regarding amendment of the Comprehensive Plan of the City of Leesburg, and has made recommendations to the City Commission for amendment of the Plan; and

 

WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Leesburg has held public hearings on the proposed amendment to the plan, in light of written comments, proposals and objections from the general public; 

 

NOW, THEREFORE,

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF LEESBURG, FLORIDA, that:

 

Section 1. 

 

The Comprehensive Plan of the City of Leesburg, adopted by the City of Leesburg on September 22, 2003, pursuant to the Local Government Planning and Land Development Regulations Act of 1985, Chapter 163, Part II, Florida Statutes, after public hearings by the City of Leesburg Planning Commission, is hereby amended in the following manner:

 

The Future Land Use Map is amended by changing the designation of an approximate 140 acre parcel of land generally located east and west of US Hwy 27/CR 25, south of Orchard Road, lying in Section 6, Township 21 South, Range 25 East, and Section 1, Township 21 South, Range 24 East, Lake County, Florida, legally described as:

 

That part of the SE ¼ of the SE ¼ lying West of the Westerly Right-of-way line of U.S. Highway 27 (State Road 8-A, Project 5323) and South of Bridges Road, Section 1, Township 21 South, Range 24 East, in Lake County, Florida;

 

And

 

That part of the SW ¼ of the SE ¼ lying South of the South Right-of-way line of Bridges Road and East of the Northeasterly Right-of-Way line of Florida’s Turnpike all lying in Section 1, Township 21 South, Range 24 East, in Lake County, Florida;

 

And

 

The North 25.00 feet of the NE ¼ of the NE ¼ of Section 12, Township 21 South, Range 24 East, in Lake County, Florida.

 

And

 

The East ½ of the Northeast ¼ of Section 1, Township 21 South, Range 24 East, in Lake County, Florida, Less and except the right of way of U.S. Highway No. 27, and also Less and except the right of way of the County Road along the North portion of that part of the North ½ of the Northeast ¼ of said Section 1, which lies East of Highway 27 in Lake County, Florida, and also Less and except the North 51 feet of the Northeast ¼ of the Northeast ¼ of said Section 1 lying West of U.S. Highway No. 27.

 

          from County Suburban and Employment Center to City Estate Residential as shown on Attachment 1, the revised map of said area.

 

Section 2.   

 

All ordinances or part of ordinances in conflict with any of the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.

 

Section 3. 

 

This ordinance shall become effective only upon annexation of this property into the City of Leesburg, and if the property is not annexed on or before August 28, 2007, this ordinance shall lapse and have no further force or effect.

 

PASSED AND ADOPTED at the regular meeting of the City Commission of the City of Leesburg, Florida, held on the 9th day of July, 2007. 

 

THE CITY OF LEESBURG

 

By:_________________________________

            Mayor

ATTEST:

 

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City Clerk