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HomeMy WebLinkAbout973-07 Proportionate Fair Share 2007055348II VIII VIII VIII VIII VIII III I IIII0075 Rcpt: 1086492 Rec: 69.50 ORDINANCE NO 973-07 DS: 0.00 I T: 0.00 • 03/28/07 __ _.-_ Dpty C erk AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF. THE CITY OF ZEPHYRHILLS, FLORIDA, RELATING TO PROPORTIONATE FAIR SHARE TRANSPORTATION MITIGATION PROGRAM, BY ADDING TO THE CITY OF ZEPHYRHILLS CODE OF ORDINANCES BY ENACTING A NEW SECTION 5.04.03, "PROPORTIONATE FAIR-SHARE TRANSPORTATION MITIGATION PROGRAM," SETTING FORTH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE PROPORTIONATE FAIR-SHARE MITIGATION PROGRAM, PROVIDING FOR INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION, SETTING FORTH THE APPLICATION PROCESS, SETTING THE METHOD OF DETERMINATION OF PROPORTIONATE FAIR-SHARE OBLIGATION, DETERMINATION OF .IMPACT FEE CREDITS ' FOR PROPORTIONATE FAIR-SHARE MITIGATION, PROVIDING FOR PROPORTIONATE FAIR-SHARE AGREEMENTS, APPROPRIATION OF FAIR-SHARE REVENUES, AND CROSS JURISDICTIONAL IMPACTS; BY ENACTING A NEW SECTION 5.04.04, EXEMPTIONS FOR CONCURRENCY TEST; BY ENACTING A NEW SECTION 5.04.05, LEVEL OF SERVICE STANDARDS FOR REQUIRED SERVICES AND FACILITIES; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY AND FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the 2005 amendments to Florida's growth management legislation require that all local governments establish a method whereby the impacts of development o transportation facilities can be mitigated by the cooperative efforts of the public and private sectors; and WHEREAS, the method by which local governments are required to implement suc efforts is known as the Proportionate Fair Share Program, and is required by and set forth i Section 163.3180(16), Florida Statutes; and WHEREAS, the Proportionate Fair Share Program allows developers to proceed under certain conditions, notwithstanding the failure of transportation concurrency, by contributing their proportionate fair share of the cost of an impacted transportation facility; and WHEREAS, adoption of the Proportionate Fair Share Program will contribute to the provision of adequate public facilities for future growth and promotes a strong commitment to comprehensive facilities planning, thereby reducing the potential for moratoria or unacceptable levels of traffic congestion; and WHEREAS, representatives of the City Zephyrhills, Florida have participated in the drafting of an ordinance regarding proportionate share, and the City Council finds that the ordinance appropriately meets the needs of the City and fulfills the requirement that the City adopt a Proportionate Fair Share ordinance; and WHEREAS, this ordinance promotes the general welfare of the City of Zephyrhills and is consistent with Section 163.3180(16), Florida Statutes and the City's Comprehensive Plan. SECTION ONE: Part 5.04.00, "Transportation System Level of Service" of the City o Zephyrhills Land Development Code shall be amended to add new sections as follows: J�� PYTTMAN, pASCQ COUNTY CL RK 03/28/07 04:21 m PG 5.04.03.01. Purpose and intent. OR BK 744 Pursuant to Chapter 163.3177(10)(h), Florida Statutes, public facilities and services needed to support development shall be available concurrent with the impacts of such development. The . Florida Administrative Rule implementing this statute, Rule 9J-5.0055, mandates the adoption o concurrency management systems by a local government to ensure that the level of service standards adopted through the comprehensive plan are maintained. Concurrency is a finding that the public facilities and services necessary to support a proposed development are available, or will be made available, concurrent with the impact of development. The provisions of this article are designed to provide a systematic process for the review and evaluation of all proposed Record and Return to: City Clerk's Office 5335 8th Street Zephyrhills, FL 33542 development for its, impact on basic public facilities and services in order to meet the requirements of statutory concurrency requirements. The purpose of the Proportionate Fair-Share option is to establish a method whereby the impacts of development on transportation facilities may be mitigated by the cooperative efforts of the public and private sectors, to be known as the Proportionate Fair-Share Program, as required by and in a manner consistent with Chapter163.3180 (16), Florida Statutes. 5.04.03.02. Proportionate Fair-Share Transportation Mitigation Program. (1) General Requirements a. The Proportionate Fair-Share (PFS) Transportation Mitigation Program shall only apply to developments in the City-of Zephyrhills that have been notified of a lack of capacity to satisfy transportation concurrency. b. An applicant may choose to satisfy the transportation concurrency requirements of the City by making a proportionate fair-share contribution, pursuant to the following requirements: 1. A determination by the city that the proposed development is consistent with the comprehensive plan and applicable land development regulations; and, 2. A determination by the City that the five-year schedule of capital improvements in the City capital improvement element (CIE) or County capital improvement program (CIP) or FDOT Work Program includes a transportation improvement(s) that, upon completion, will satisfy the requirements of the City transportation concurrency. The provisions of section 5.04.03.02(1)c may apply, at the discretion of the City, if a project or projects needed to satisfy concurrency are not presently contained within the City CIE, County CIP or FDOT Work Program. c. The City may choose to allow an applicant to satisfy transportation concurrency through — the-Proportionate-Fair--Share--Program-by- contributing-to-an---improvement--that-upon---- - — completion, will satisfy the requirements of the City transportation concurrency, but is not contained in the five-year schedule of capital improvements in the City CIE, County CIP or FDOT Work Program where one of the following apply: 1. The City adopts, by resolution or otherwise, a commitment to add the improvement to the five-year :schedule of capital improvements in the CIE no later than the next regularly scheduled update. To qualify for consideration under this section, the proposed improvement must be reviewed by the City's Engineer or his designee and be determined to be financially feasible, to be consistent with the comprehensive plan, and to be in compliance with the provisions of this code. 2. The County adopts, by resolution or otherwise, a commitment to add the improvement to the five-year schedule of capital improvements in their CIP no later than the next regularly scheduled update. To qualify for consideration under this section, the proposed improvement must be reviewed by the County Engineer or his designee and be determined to be financially feasible and the City must determine that the improvement is consistent with the City's comprehensive plan and in compliance with the provisions of this code. 3. The FDOT accepts a proportionate fair-share payment (as demonstrated by an executed agreement between the developer, the FDOT, and the City) and the City determines the improvement is consistent with the City's comprehensive plan and in compliance with the provisions of this code. 4. If the funds allocated for the five-year schedule of capital improvements in the City CIE are insufficient to fully fund construction of a transportation improvement required to meet concurrency. The City may still enter into a binding proportionate fair-share agreement with the applicant authorizing construction of that amount of development on which the proportionate fair-share is calculated if the proportionate fair-share amount in such agreement is sufficient to pay for one or more 2 OR BK 7440 PG 1889 3 of 8 improvements which will, in the opinion of the City, in consultation with the agency maintaining the facility, significantly benefit the impacted transportation system. The improvement or improvements funded by the proportionate fair-share payment must be adopted into the five-year capital improvements schedule of the maintaining agency receiving the payment at their next annual capital improvements update. d. Any improvement project proposed to meet the developer's fair-share obligation must meet design standards of the improved facility's maintaining agency (2) Intergovernmental Coordination a. Pursuant to policies in 'the Intergovernmental Coordination Element of the City comprehensive plan the City shall coordinate with affected jurisdictions, including FDOT, regarding mitigation to impacted facilities not under the jurisdiction of the City. An interlocal agreement may be established with other affected jurisdictions for this purpose. b. In addition to the City and the applicant, Proportionate Fair-Share Agreements may include other maintaining agencies, including but not limited to Pasco County and FDOT. Proportionate Fair-Share payments for non-Zephyrhills facilities shall be made to the appropriate maintaining agency. (3) Application Process a. Upon notification of a lack of capacity to satisfy transportation concurrency, the applicant shall also be notified in writing of the opportunity to satisfy transportation concurrency through the Proportionate Fair-Share Program pursuant to the requirements of section 5.04.03.02(1). b. :Ptior to submitting an -application for a proportionate: fair-share agreement, a pre- application meeting shall be held to discuss eligibility, application submittal requirements, potential mitigation options, and related issues. If the impacted_facility is maintained by another party (e.g., Pasco County or FDOT) they will be notified and invited to participate in the pre-application meeting. c. Eligible applicants shall submit an application to the City that, at a minimum, includes the following: 1. Name, address and phone number of owner(s), developer and agent; 2. Copy of completed Concurrency Application and Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA) (if a TIA was required); 3. -Copy of the Concurrency Test Results form; and, 4. Description of requested proportionate fair-share mitigation method(s), including documentation of improvement cost estimates prepared, signed, and sealed by a registered Professional Engineer. d. The City's Engineer or his designee shall review the application and certify that the application is sufficient and complete within 14 business days. If an application is determined to be insufficient, incomplete or inconsistent with the general requirements of the Proportionate Fair-Share Transportation Mitigation Program as indicated in section 5.04.03.02(1), then the applicant will be notified in writing of the reasons for such deficiencies within 10 business days of submittal of the application. If such deficiencies are not remedied by the applicant within 30 days of receipt of the written notification, then the application will be deemed abandoned. The Director of Development, or their designee, in their discretion, may grant an extension of time not to exceed 60 days to cure such deficiencies, provided that the applicant has shown good cause for the extension and has taken reasonable steps to effect a cure. 3 oR SK e iL 4 of B e. Proposed proportionate fair-share mitigation for development impacts to facilities on the FDOT Strategic Intermodal System (SIS) (as determined by a City approved Traffic Impact Analysis) requires the concurrence of the FDOT. The applicant shall submit .evidence of an agreement between the applicant and the FDOT for inclusion in the proportionate fair-share agreement. f. When a proportionate fair-share application is deemed sufficient, complete, and eligible, the applicant shall be advised in writing and a proposed proportionate fair-share obligation and binding agreement will be prepared by the City or the applicant with direction from the City and delivered to the appropriate maintaining parties (e.g., Pasco County or FDOT) for review, no later than 60 days from the date at which the applicant received the notification of a sufficient application and no fewer than 14 days prior to the Council meeting when the agreement will be considered. g. The City shall notify the applicant regarding the date of the Council meeting when the agreement will be considered for final approval. No proportionate fair-share agreement will be effective until approved by the Council. (4)Determining Proportionate Fair-Share Obligation a. Proportionate fair-share mitigation for concurrency impacts may include, without limitation, separately or collectively, private funds, contributions of land, and construction and contribution of facilities. b. A development shall not be required to pay more than its proportionate fair-share. The fair market value of the proportionate fair-share mitigation for the impacted facilities shall not differ regardless of the method of mitigation. c. The methodology used to calculate an applicant's proportionate fair-share obligation shall be as follows: "The-cumulative number of P.M. peak hour peak direction trips from the proposed development expected to reach roadways during P.M. peak hour from the complete build out of a stage or phase being approved, divided by the change in the peak hour peak direction maximum service volume (MSV) of roadways resulting from construction of an improvement necessary to maintain the adopted LOS, multiplied by the construction cost, at the time of developer payment, of the improvement necessary to maintain the adopted LOS." OR Proportionate Fair-Share [[(Development Trips;)/(SV Increase;)] x Cost; Where: Development Trips;= Those trips from the stage or phase of development under review that are assigned to roadway segment "i" and have triggered a concurrency deficiency. SV Increase;= Service volume increase provided by the eligible improvement to roadway segment"i"per section 5.04.03.02(1); Cost;_ `Adjusted cost of the improvement to' segment "i". Cost shall include all improvements and associated costs, such as design, .right-of-way acquisition, planning, engineering, inspection, and physical development costs directly associated with construction at the anticipated cost in the year it will be incurred. d. For the purposes of determining proportionate fair-share obligations, the City shall determine improvement costs based upon the actual cost of the improvement as obtained from the City CIE, the County's CIP or the FDOT Work Program. Where such information is not available, improvement cost shall be determined using a generally accepted engineering method approved by the City's Consultant Engineer or his designee 4 • OR BK 7440 PG 1891 5 of 8 or City Consultant Engineer or their designee with concurrence from the maintaining agency. e. If the City has accepted an improvement project proposed by the applicant, then the value of the improvement shall be determined using one of the methods provided in this section. f. If the City has accepted right-of-way dedication for the proportionate fair-share payment, credit for the dedication of the non-site related right-of-way shall be based on the fair market value established by an independent appraisal approved by the City and at no expense to the City. The applicant shall supply a drawing and legal description of the land and title insurance for the land to the City at no expense to the City. If the estimated value of the right-of-way,dedication proposed by the applicant; is less than the City estimated total proportionate fair-share obligation for that development, then the applicant must also pay the difference. Prior to purchase or acquisition of any real estate or acceptance of donations of real estate intended to be used for the proportionate fair- share, public or private partners should contact the FDOT for essential information about compliance with federal law and regulations. (5)Impact Fee Credit for Proportionate Fair-Share Mitigation a. Proportionate fair-share contributions to the City shall be applied as a credit against City impact fees to the extent that all or a portion of the proportionate fair-share mitigation is used to address the same capital infrastructure improvements contemplated by the City's impact fee ordinance. b. City impact fee credits for the proportionate fair-share contribution will be,determined when the transportation impact fee obligation is calculated for the proposed development. City impact fees owed by the applicant will be reduced per the Proportionate Fair-Share Agreement. If the applicant's proportionate fair-share obligation is less. than the development's anticipated City road impact fee for the specific stage or phase of development under review, then the applicant or its successor must pay the- remaining City impact fee amount to the City pursuant to the requirements of the City impact fee ordinance. c. Major projects not included within the City's impact fee ordinance or created under section 5.04.03.02(1)c.1-4 which can demonstrate a significant benefit to the impacted transportation system may be eligible at the City's discretion for impact fee credits. d. The proportionate fair-share obligation is intended to mitigate the transportation impacts of a proposed development at a specific location. As a result, any City road impact fee credit based upon proportionate fair-share contributions for a proposed development cannot be transferred to any other location. (6)Proportionate Fair-Share Agreements a. Upon City Council approval of a proportionate fair-share agreement (PFS Agreement) the applicant shall receive a City certificate of concurrency approval. Should the applicant fail to receive final site plan approval within 12 months of the execution of the PFS Agreement, then the .PFS Agreement shall be considered null and void,, and the applicant shall be required to reapply if they elect to pursue their development. b. Payment of the proportionate fair-share contribution is due in full within 90 days of approval of the site plan or upon issuance of the building permit, whichever occurs first and shall be non-refundable. If the payment is submitted more than six (6) months from the date of execution of the PFS Agreement,then the proportionate fair-share cost may, at the City's discretion, be recalculated at the time of payment based on the best estimate of the construction cost of the required improvement at the time of payment, pursuant to section 5.04.03.02(4) and adjusted accordingly. c. All developer off-site improvements authorized under this ordinance must be completed prior to issuance of a building permit, or as otherwise established in a binding agreement 5 OR < 744w P r .% 1892 • - 6 that is accompanied by a security instrument acceptable to the City Attorney that is sufficient to ensure the completion of all required improvements within three (3) years from the issuance of a building permit. d. Dedication of necessary right-of-way for facility improvements pursuant to a proportionate fair-share agreement must be completed prior to issuance of the final site plan approval or the final plat. e. Any requested change to a development project subsequent to a development order may be subject to additional proportionate fair-share contributions to the extent the change would generate additional traffic that would require mitigation. f. Applicants may submit a written request to withdraw from the proportionate fair-share agreement at any time prior to the execution of the agreement.' g. The City may enter into proportionate fair-share agreements for selected improvements to facilitate collaboration among multiple applicants on improvements to a shared transportation facility. h. Projects not pursued during the pendency of a valid site plan and/or building permit shall be entitled to a credit of 85% of funds paid where the.City has not constructed or entered into an agreement with a third party to construct the identified improvement which credit shall be applied to the proportionate share requirement of subsequent project(s); where the identified improvement has been constructed or committed to be constructed no credit shall be given except to the extent a new project would require the same improvements and then not to exceed 85% of the previous payment. (7) Appropriation of Fair-Share Revenues a. Proportionate fair-share revenues received by the City shall be placed in the appropriate project account for funding of scheduled improvements in the City CIE, or as otherwise established in the tenns of the proportionate fair-share agreement. At the discretion of the City, proportionate fair-share revenues may be used for operational improvements prior to construction of the capacity project from which the proportionate fair-share revenues were derived. b. In the event a scheduled facility improvement is removed from the CIE, then the revenues collected for its construction may be applied toward the construction of another improvement within that same corridor or sector that would, in the opinion of the City, mitigate the impacts of development. c. Where an impacted regional facility has been designated as a regionally significant transportation facility in an adopted regional transportation plan, the City may coordinate with other impacted jurisdictions and agencies to apply proportionate fair-share contributions and public contributions to seek funding for improving the impacted regional facility under the FDOT Transportation Regional Incentive Program (TRIP). Such coordination shall be ratified by the City through an interlocal agreement that establishes a procedure for earmarking of the developer contributions for this purpose. d. Where an applicant constructs a transportation facility that exceeds the applicant's proportionate fair-share-obligation calculated under section 5.04.03.02(4), the City shall reimburse the applicant for the excess contribution using one or more of the following methods: 1. An impact fee credit account may be established for the applicant in the amount of the excess contribution, a portion or all of which may be assigned and reassigned under the terms and conditions acceptable to the City. 2. The excess capacity may be reserved by the City and an account may be established for the applicant for the purpose of reimbursing the applicant for the excess contribution with proportionate fair-share payments from future applicants on the facility. 6 OR BK 7440 PG 1893 7 of 8 3. The City may compensate the applicant for the excess contribution through payment or some combination of means acceptable to the City and the applicant. 4. Impact fee credits must be utilized within five (5) years from the date of acceptance by the City and reserved express capacity must be utilized consistent with the time limits for capacity reservations. (8) Cross Jurisdictional Impacts In the interest of intergovernmental coordination and to reflect the shared responsibilities for managing development and concurrency, the City may enter into a cross jurisdictional ;impact agreement with;one,or more adjacent local governments, or the Florida Department of Transportation, to address_ ..cross jurisdictional impacts, -of development on regional transportation facilities. The agreement shall identify the methodology for addressing cross jurisdictional transportation impacts. The City shall notify the applicant if the applicant's transportation concurrency determination-is subject to assessing cross jurisdictional impacts and the applicant shall be subject to the requirements of the applicable cross jurisdictional impact agreement. 5.04.04. Exemptions for concurrency test. (1) The following development orders and permits are exempt from this article, and may commence development without applying for concurrency review: a. Any addition to a residence; l b. Interior completion of a shell-only structure for uses with same or less intensity as identified on an approved site plan; c. Interior renovations with equal or less impact on public facilities; d. Accessory structure to a residence; e. Storage addition to a nonresidential use; - f Replacement structure except for a nonconforming use in accordance with land development code provisions on nonconforming uses; g. Temporary construction trailers; h. Wells and septic tanks; - i. Driveway or resurfacing, parking lot paving and similar paving projects (i.e., loading docks); j. Re-roofing of structures; k. Demolitions; 1. Occupational license for a change in tenant space similar to the previous business tenant in that space with equal or less impact on public facilities; in. Single-family and duplex residences on lots which are platted. n. The following conditional use category items: - (1) Public utility and service structures; - (2) Attached or detached guest house to a residence; (3) Accessory parking for passenger vehicles when intended for..a permitted adjacent commercial use; - . o. Change of use(s) which is determined by the city to cause less impacts on public facilities than the existing use. p. Accessory use to an existing use/structure which is determined by the city to cause no added impacts on public facilities. q. Minor plats that do not increase density or intensity. r. Development that creates "de minimus" impact on public facilities. 5.04.05. Level of service standards for required services and facilities. 7 OR BK 44 1894 • The adopted level of service standards for those public facilities for which concurrency is required shall be as established in the city's comprehensive plan, City Plan 2010, under the following cited policies: Potable water: PUB 1-2-1 Sanitary sewer: PUB 2-4-1 Solid waste collection: PUB 3-2-3 Parks and recreation: REC 1-1-1 Drainage: PUB pg. 8 Roads: IRA 1-1-1 SECTION TWO: CONFLICTS. Any and all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed to the extent of the conflict. SECTION THREE: SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are declared severable. SECTION FOUR: EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall become effective upon passage on the third reading and signing by.the Mayor. The foregoingOrdipance No. 973-07 was read and passed on the first reading in an open and regular meeting o the-.City Council of the City of Zephyrhills, Florida, on this 12th day of February, 2007. Attest: •" Linda D. Bo City Clerk C de C. Bracknell, Council President The foregoing Ordinance No. 973-07 was read and passed on the second reading, following a public hearing, in an open and regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Zephyrhills, Florida, on,this..2,6th day of February, 2007. Attest: `'Q-�/. Gc� z C Lit d DBoari, City Clerk C de C. Bracknell, Council President The 'foregoing.'Ordinance No. 973-07 was read and passed on the third reading, following a public hearing,,in an open and regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Zephyrhills, Florida;.ori.this'12t1'. day of March, 2007. Attest: �� L ii d D. Boan, City Clerk C de C. Bracknell, Council President The'fozegoing-Otddiance No. 973-07 was approved byme*-this 12th day of March, 2007. f~ 1 l 0- W. Cliff Du fie, or Approved as to legal form and legal content Joseph A. Poblick, City Attorney 8