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Joint Session on 2009-2 Comp Plan Amendments Summary - May 26, 2009

The City Commission met in special joint session with the Board of Leon County Commissioners (County Commission) and took the following action (with Mayor/City Commissioner Marks and County Commission Proctor absent):

Item # Amendment To: Tentative Positions Taken
PCM090201 Future Land Use Map (withdrawn)
PCM090202 Future Land Use Map
Proposed map amendment change from Lake Protection to Recreation/Open Space on 16 acres on Timberlane School Road, bounded on the south by I-10
City - Voted 3-0 to approve (City Commissioners Marks and Gillum absent)

County - Voted 6-0 to approve (County Commissioner Proctor absent)
PCM090203 Future Land Use Map
Proposed map amendment change from Residential Preservation to IE Education Facilities on 49 acres on Swift Creek Middle School
City - Voted 3-0 to deny (City Commissioners Marks and Gillum absent)

County - Voted 6-0 to approve (County Commissioner Proctor absent)
PCM090204 Future Land Use Map
Proposed map amendment change from Residential Preservation to Suburban on 0.7 acres located at the northeast corner of the intersection of Woodville Highway and Briandav Street)
City - Voted 3-0 to approve (City Commissioners Marks and Gillum absent)

County - Voted 6-0 to approve (County Commissioner Proctor absent)
PCM090205 Future Land Use Map
Proposed map amendment change from Residential Preservation to Suburban on 1.22 acres fronting on the east and west sides of Cadiz Street (118, 124 and 125 Cadiz Street)
City - Voted 3-0 to approve (City Commissioners Marks and Gillum absent)

County - Voted 6-0 to approve (County Commissioner Proctor absent)
PCM090206 Future Land Use Map
Proposed map amendment change from Urban Residential 2 and Residential Preservation to Recreation/Open Space on 27.6 acres contained in three (3) parcels lying south of Creek Road and east and west of North Ridge Road and in addition Silver Lake City Park
City - Voted 3-0 to approve as modified (City Commissioners Marks and Gillum absent)

County - Voted 6-0 to approve (County Commissioner Proctor absent)
PCM090207 Future Land Use Map
Proposed map amendment change from Suburban to Recreation/Open Space on 23.5 acres fronting on the south side of West Tennessee Street and lying west of Lukeman lane and north of Shuler Road
City - Voted 3-0 to approve (City Commissioners Marks and Gillum absent)

County - Voted 6-0 to approve (County Commissioner Proctor absent)
PCM090208 Future Land Use Map
Proposed map amendment change on 1.07 acres from Residential Preservation to Suburban on three properties located at the northwest corner of Orange Avenue and Saxon Street and the northeast and northwest corners of Holton Street and Orange Avenue
City - Voted 3-0 to approve as modified (City Commissioners Marks and Gillum absent)

County - Voted 6-0 to approve (County Commissioner Proctor absent)
PCM090209 Future Land Use Map - Withdrawn
PCT090210 Future Land Use Map - Withdrawn
PCT090211 Future Land Use Map
Proposed map amendment change from Residential Corridor and Residential Corridor Node to Mahan Gateway Node (a proposed category) on 274 acres fronting on the north and south sides of Mahan Drive and located at the following intersections: Dempsey Mayo Road, Edenfield Road, and Thornton Road
City - Voted 3-1 to approve as modified (City Commissioner Lightsey opposed, and City Commissioners Marks and Gillum absent)

County - Voted 5-1 to approve as modified (County Commissioner Thaell opposed, and County Commissioner Proctor absent)
PCT090212 Land Use Element
Proposed text amendment to the Future Land use Element to combine the Mahan Drive Land Use Categories, Residential Corridor and Residential Corridor Node, as a new category, Mahan Gateway Node, replacing the other categories -- the two existing categories to be removed from the Land Development Matrices.
City - Voted 3-1 to approve as modified (Commissioner Lightsey opposed, and Commissioner Gillum absent)

County - Voted 5-1 to approve as modified (County Commissioner Thaell opposed, and County Commissioner Proctor absent)
PCT090213 Land Use Element
Proposed text amendment to the Future Land use Element to add policy language to the Southern Strategy Area (SSA) policies encouraging healthcare facilities to locate in the SSA.
City - Voted 4-0 to approve (Commissioner Gillum absent)

County - Voted -0 to approve (County Commissioner Proctor absent)
PCT090214 Land Use Element
Proposed text amendment change to add an objective and policy to provide guidance regarding adoption of a "Regional Activity Center" pursuant to Florida Statutes. Objective and policy include additional language recommended by Water Resources Committee
City - Voted 3-0 to approve as modified (City Commissioners Marks and Gillum absent)

County - Voted 6-0 to approve (County Commissioner Proctor absent)
PCT090215 Land Use and Conservation Elements and Glossary
Proposed text amendment change to the Vision Statement and Land Use and Conservation Elements to rename the Downtown future land use category Central Core and facilitate development of a form-based zoning code, eliminate the Urban Central Business District overlay, establish a Downtown Overlay in the text of the Comprehensive Plan, and exempt development within the proposed Downtown Overlay from the steep slope requirements. Also amends other sections of the Comp Plan to substitute Central Core future land use map (FLUM) category for the Downtown (FLUM) category
City - Voted 3-0 to approve (City Commissioners Marks and Gillum absent)

County - Voted 6-0 to approve (County Commissioner Proctor absent)
PCT090216 Transportation Element
Proposed text amendment change to the Northwest Functional Classification Map to reclassify certain sections of the following roads: San Luis Road, Solana Avenue, and Mission Road
City - Voted 3-0 to approve (City Commissioners Marks and Gillum absent)

County - Voted 6-0 to approve (County Commissioner Proctor absent)
PCT090217 Utilities Element (Sanitary Sewer Sub-Element)
Proposed text amendment to the Sanitary Sewer Sub-Element to amend the level of service (LOS) for sanitary sewer systems from a two-part LOS of 140 gallons per capita per day for mixed land uses and 100 gallons per capita per day for residential only land uses to a single LOS of 100 gallons per capita per day for any land use. The proposed change is based on flows and loads data collected for the Wastewater Treatment Master Plan.
City - Voted 4-0 to approve (Commissioner Gillum absent)

County - Voted 6-0 to approve (County Commissioner Proctor absent)
PCT090218 Housing Element
Proposed text amendment to the Housing Element, including the City and Leon County sections, to add new goals addressing increased energy efficiency in the design and construction of new housing and the use of renewable energy resources
City - Voted 3-0 to approve (City Commissioners Marks and Gillum absent)

County - Voted 6-0 to approve (County Commissioner Proctor absent)
PCT090219 Withdrawn
PCT090220 Withdrawn
PCT090221 Withdrawn
PCT090222 Conservation Element
Proposed text amendment to allow for the reconstruction and moderate expansion of legal nonconformities within elevations consistent with the Special Development Zones provided in Policy 2.2.12:[C].
City - Voted 4-0 to approve as modified, and contingent upon inclusion of a sunset provision (Commissioner Gillum absent)

County - Voted 6-0 to approve as modified, and contingent upon inclusion of a sunset provision (County Commissioner Proctor absent)
PCT090223 Withdrawn

Additionally,

Received a status report on Senate Bill 360, which had not yet been signed by the Governor. Staff recommended that Commissioners review the staff analysis, which had been distributed with the agenda materials, and give individual direction to respective Planning and Legal Department staffs

Directed staff to bring back an agenda item to both City and County Commissions with options and recommendation on ways to streamline the Comprehensive Plan Cycle Amendments process without limiting public input

Confirmed with staff that the joint transmittal public hearing on these amendments was scheduled for June 3, 2009, at 6:00 p.m., in the County Commission Chambers.

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