TREASURE COAST REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL M E M O R A N D U M. To: Council Members AGENDA ITEM 5G

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1 TREASURE COAST REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL M E M O R A N D U M To: Council Members AGENDA ITEM 5G From: Date: Subject: Staff September 21, 2012 Council Meeting Local Government Comprehensive Plan Review Draft Amendments to the City of Lake Worth Comprehensive Plan Amendment No. 12-1ESR Introduction The Community Planning Act, Chapter 163, Florida Statutes, requires that the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council (TCRPC) review local government comprehensive plan amendments prior to their adoption. TCRPC comments are limited to adverse effects on regional resources and facilities identified in the Strategic Regional Policy Plan (SRPP) and extrajurisdictional impacts that would be inconsistent with the comprehensive plan of any local government within the Region. TCRPC must provide any comments to the local government within 30 days of the receipt of the proposed amendments and must also send a copy of any comments to the State Land Planning Agency. Background The City of Lake Worth is proposing text amendments to the Data, Inventory & Analysis section and Future Land Use Element, and several changes to the Future Land Use Map (FLUM) of the City s comprehensive plan. Evaluation The City is proposing amendments to the comprehensive plan in order to incorporate new language to support pending changes to the City s Land Development Regulations. Proposed amendments to the Data, Inventory & Analysis section include the addition of 9 new definitions and edits to two existing definitions. Proposed amendments to the Future Land Use Element include: Changes to height restrictions, density/intensity restrictions, and allowable mix percentages of the thirteen land use classifications included in the plan; A new Table 1 summarizing the regulatory significance of the thirteen land use classifications included in the plan;

2 Revised description of the land use classifications and creation of new classifications, including Mixed Use East, Mixed Use West, Artisanal Mixed Use, and Conservation; Revised or new locational strategy for each of the land use classifications included in the plan; and Minor revisions and updates to several objectives and policies that include removing dates, changing references to timeframes, referring to the new and revised land use classification, and deleting references to the strategic master plan, which was never formally adopted by the City. Proposed amendments to the FLUM amend the boundaries to most land use classifications, remove the Mixed Use and General Commercial classifications, and add the Mixed Use East, Mixed Use West, Artisanal Mixed Use, and Conservation classifications. Changes in acreages are illustrated in the attached exhibits and summarized in the following table: Land Use Existing Acres Proposed Acres Change In Acres Single Family Residential Medium Density Residential High Density Residential Mixed Use General Commercial Mixed Use - East Mixed Use - West Downtown Mixed Use Transit Oriented Development Artisanal Mixed Use Industrial Public Public/Public Recreation and Open Space Conservation Beach and Casino Extrajurisdictional Impacts The proposed amendments were provided by the City of Lake Worth to the Palm Beach County Intergovernmental Plan Amendment Review Committee (IPARC) and were circulated by the IPARC Clearinghouse Coordinator on May 14, No extrajurisdictional impacts have been identified. Effects on Significant Regional Resources and Facilities The amendment package did not provide an analysis of the change in number of residential units or square footage of development allowable under the existing and proposed plans. However, the City staff has indicated that the net effect of the proposed amendments is to reduce the allowable density and intensity of development in the City. This assessment is reasonable considering the significant reduction in high density residential acreage, increase in Conservation acreage, and 2

3 new building height and floor area ratio restrictions in the proposed amendments. No adverse effects on significant regional resources and facilities have been identified. Conclusion The proposed amendments are not in conflict or inconsistent with the SRPP. Recommendation Council should approve this report and authorize its transmittal to the City and the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity. Attachments 3

4 List of Exhibits Exhibit 1 General Location Map 2 Existing Table 1, Summary of Land Use Regulations 3 Proposed Table 1, Summary of Land Use Regulations 4 Existing Future Land Use Map 5 Proposed Future Land Use Map 6 Existing Land Uses 7 Proposed Land Uses

5 Lake Worth Exhibit 1 General Location Map

6 Exhibit 2 Existing Table 1, Summary of Land Use Regulations

8 Exhibit 3 Proposed Table 1, Summary of Land Use Regulations

9 Exhibit 4 Existing Future Land Use Map

10 Exhibit 5 Proposed Future Land Use Map

11 Exhibit 6 Existing Land Uses

15 Exhibit 7 Proposed Land Uses

TREASURE COAST REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL M E M O R A N D U M. To: Council Members AGENDA ITEM 3J

TREASURE COAST REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL M E M O R A N D U M To: Council Members AGENDA ITEM 3J From: Date: Subject: Staff December 8, 2017 Council Meeting Local Government Comprehensive Plan Review Draft