Subject:
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Ordinance amending the Countywide Plan (first public hearing).
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Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Sitting as the Countywide Planning Authority, hold the first of two public hearings to consider proposed amendments to the Countywide Plan to include:
• Amendments to implement the TEILS Update - Creates four new subcategories of the Target Employment Center (TEC) overlay with associated standards and incentives; creates Countywide Plan Map Submap No. 2 depicting the locations of the subcategories for adopted TECs; creates a process for adjustment to the TEC subcategories initiated by local governments with jurisdiction; establishes special area plan requirements for the TEC-Local subcategory; and modifies the review criteria for Countywide Plan Map amendments of employment-related categories.
• The Multimodal Accessibility Index - Creates a new index to evaluate transportation impacts of proposed Countywide Plan Map amendments across various modes rather than just automobile level of service.
• Transfers of Density/Intensity - Reorganizes and clarifies Rules provisions for transferable development rights, density/intensity averaging, and density pools.
• Multi-jurisdictional Activity Centers (ACs) and Multimodal Corridors (MMCs) - Provides guidelines for partnerships to facilitate annexation of unincorporated parcels into municipal ACs or MMCs.
• Coastal High Hazard Area (CHHA) - Adds resilient building to the CHHA balancing criteria; requires adoptions of new ACs and MMCs increasing densities or intensities in the CHHA to be reviewed as Tier III amendments; requires amendments to existing ACs and MMCs to address the CHHA balancing criteria before Tier I review criteria can be met; and requires amendments to ACs, MMC, and Planned Redevelopment Districts in the CHHA to provide information about evacuation routes and clearance times.
• Density/Intensity Bonuses - Reorganizes and clarifies rules provisions for density/intensity bonuses; recognizes the graywater bonus allowed by Florida Statutes; and a proposes a new type of bonus to incentivize water conservation and water quality, as requested by Pinellas County.
• Housekeeping amendments - Minor updates or clarifications to advertising requirements, review timelines and reporting, definitions, table numbers, and section references.
• See attachment for a detailed explanation of the proposed changes to the Countywide Plan.
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Strategic Plan:
Foster Continual Growth and Vitality
4.3 Catalyze redevelopment through planning and regulatory programs
Summary:
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The current Countywide Plan was adopted in 2015 and was last amended in 2019. Since that time, the Target Employment and Industrial Land Study has been updated which effectuated some of the proposed amendments to the Countywide Plan. Additionally, Forward Pinellas staff has worked to develop the Multimodal Accessibility Index to better evaluate transportation impacts when considering amendments to the Countywide Plan Map that accounts for various modes rather than just automobiles. This new index would replace the current roadway level of service standard. Lastly, new state laws have also created a need for some of the proposed amendments to be incorporated into the Plan.
Forward Pinellas staff recommends updating the Countywide Plan to bring it up to date with current conditions and has worked closely with local government partners in the development of the proposed amendment package.
The Forward Pinellas Board, in its role as the Pinellas Planning Council, advertised and held a public hearing on July 12, 2023. At the public hearing, the board voted 10-1 to adopt Resolution 23-03, recommending the Countywide Planning Authority amend the Countywide Plan as set forth in the attached ordinance. Amendments to the Countywide Rules or Countywide Strategies require two public hearings by the Countywide Planning Authority, with at least one of the hearings being held in the evening. This is the first of the two requisite public hearings. The second public hearing is scheduled for August 15, 2023 at 6:00 p.m.
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Background Information:
Forward Pinellas documentation is attached.
Fiscal Impact:
N/A
Staff Member Responsible:
Rodney Chatman, Planning Division Manager, Forward Pinellas
Linda Fisher, Principal Planner, Forward Pinellas
Jared Austin, Principal Planner, Forward Pinellas
Partners:
Local governments of Pinellas County
Attachments:
Forward Pinellas Resolution 23-03
Draft Ordinance
Presentation