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FACILITIES, INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ELEMENTS OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN; SETTING FORTH THE AUTHORITY FOR ADOPTION OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS; SETTING FORTH THE PURPOSE AND INTENT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS; ESTABLISHING THE LEGAL STATUS OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, CONFLICT AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the Comprehensive Plan of the City of Clermont was adopted by the City of Clermont on August 13, 1991, in accordance with the Local Government Planning and Land Development Regulations Act of 1985, Chapter 163, Part II, Florida Statutes; and WHEREAS, the Comprehensive Plan of the City of Clermont may be amended pursuant to Florida Statutes s. 163.3187; and WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission, acting as the Local Planning Agency, held a public hearing March 3, 2009 and made recommendations to the City Council for amendments to the plan; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Clermont held public hearings June 9 and June 23, 2009 on the proposed amendments to the plan in light of written comments, proposals and objections from the general public; NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved and enacted by the City of Clermont, Florida that: CITY OF CLERMONT ORDINANCE No. 621-M Page 2 Section 1. After public hearings held by the City of Clermont Local Planning Agency and the Clermont City Council, all elements of the Comprehensive Plan of the City of Clermont and the Future Land Use Map series are hereby amended as shown in Exhibit A. Section 2. If any portion of this ordinance is declared invalid, the invalidated portion shall be severed from the remainder of the ordinance, and the remainder of the ordinance shall C;aiitiilie in full farce acid effeci as if crac~ed wfil~aut the invalidated portion, excepi Ill cases where such continued validity of the remainder would clearly and without doubt contradict or frustrate the intent of the ordinance as a whole. Section 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with any of the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed. Section 4. This ordinance shall be published as provided by law and it shall become law and shall take effect immediately upon its Second Reading and Final Passage. PASSED AND ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT, LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA THIS 23th DAY OF JUNE 2009. Harold S. Turville, Jr., Mayor Exhibit A CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN GOALS, OB]ECTIVES 8~ POLICIES Adopted June 23, 2009 City of Clermont 685 West Montrose Street Clermont, Florida 34711 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN GOALS, OBJECTIVES at POLICIES TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter Tide Page I Future Land Use ..............................................................................................I-1 II Transportation ................................................................................................II-1 III Housing .........................................................................................................III-1 IV Sanitary Sewer ............................................................................................... IV 1 V Solid Waste ......................................................................................................V 1 VI Stormwater Management .............................................................................. VI-1 VII Potable Water ...............................................................................................VII-1 VIII Natural Groundwater Aquifer Recharge .................................................... VIII-1 IX Conservation ..................................................................................................IX-1 X Recreation and Open Space ........................................................................... X-1 XI Public School Facilities .................................................................................XI-1 XII Intergovernmental Coordination ................................................................ XII-1 XIII Capital Improvements ................................................................................ XIII-1 Ordinane~ 621-M Adopta~'Jur,~23, 2009 i CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CHAPTER I FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT Adopted June 23, 2009 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE CHAPTERI FUTURE LAND USE GOAL 1: Ensure that the character, magnitude and location of all land uses provide a system for orderly growth and development that achieves a balanced natural, physical and economic environment and enhances the quality of life of all residents. Objective 1.1: Discourage Ulan Sprawl. The City shall discourage and/or reduce urban sprawl through a future land use pattern that promotes orderly, compact development and the provision of public facilities and services that minimize costs and environmental impacts and maximize efficiency. Policy 1.1.1: Urban services such as water and sewer shall not be extended outside the Lake County/Clermont Joint Planning Area (JPA) without a companion land use plan amendment modifying the boundary and amending the ]and uses. An exception may be considered where public health, safety and welfare require a community water system or the extension of water service to ensure safe potable water. Policy 1.1.2: The City shall prioritize its capital improvements funding by assigning first priority to the renewal, reuse and/or rehabilitation of existing facilities or to the replacement of existing obsolete or worn out facilities. Policy 1.1.3: The City shall encourage infill through the use of higher density and intensity land use designations and mixed-use designations in appropriate locations. Objective 1.2: Future Land Use Map Series. The City shall ensure that future development and redevelopment activities are located in appropriate areas of the City by adopting a Future Land Use Map Series included as Appendix A of this element that contains the Future Land Use Map ~FLUM), Future Transportation Map and Natural Resources Map, which together form the basis for consideration of future land use plan amendments. The Future Land Use Map Series, along with the City's land development regulations, shall reduce or elullinate existing )<~nd uses that are inconsistent with the conununit~s character. Policy 1.2.1: The City shall consider the compatibility of adjacent future ]and use categories during the land use plan amendment process. The City shall consider potential rnaxunum densities and intensities and the appropriate transition of uses, densities and intensities. Policy 1.2.2: The land development regulations shall include provisions to reduce or eluninate land uses that are inconsistent with the Cites character and future land use, including those uses that are inconsistent with hazard mitigation recommendations in the Lake County emergency management plan. Policy 1.2.3: The City shall discourage the continuation of nonconforming uses to the extent established in the land development regulations. Redevelopment of the properly will be allowed only if it is consistent with the FLUM and the zoning district. Ordirarxe # 621-M Adopt~lJur,~ 23, 2009 I-1 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE Policy 1.2.4: The adopted FLUM contains and identifies appropriate locations for the following land use categories which were established to prevent urban sprawl, provide for the protection of natural and historic resources and maximise economic development: -.. Conservation ~- Not Develo able Parks N/A Public Facilities/Institutional 0.25 FAR Residential Low Density 3 units per acre Medium Density 8 units per acre High-Density 12 units per acre Office 1.0 FAR Mixed-Use Residential/Office 12 units per acre/0.25 FAR Master Planned Development 12 units per acre/0.25 FAR Downtown Mixed-Use 12 units per acre/3.0 FAR Commercial 12 units per acre/0.25 FAR Industrial 1.0 FAR Objective 1.3: Conservation Land Use Category. The conservation category is established for the long-term protection and preservation of publicly or privately owned lands that contain valuable and threatened natural resources, such as wetlands, floodplains and unique ecological communities. Policy 1.3.1: Only passive open space and passive recreational activities shall be allowed in the conservation category, limited to resource-enhancing facilities such asmulti-purpose trails, bike paths and natural land restoration projects. Interactive areas/facilities maybe allowed as long as they are provided and managed consistent with goals, object~aes and policies of this element as well as the goals, objectives, policies, standards and criteria set forth in the Conservation Element. Policy 1.3.2: Lands designated as conservation on the FLUM may be counted toward meeting the adopted level of service standards for recreation and open space for the City. Policy 1.3.3: If it is impractical to designate the area containing conservation resources as conservation land use due to size, location or other factors, the City shall have the option of obtaining a conservation easement from the property owners to protect the area. Areas covered by a conservation easement shall be treated the same as areas designated as conservation land use on the FLUNL Policy 1.3.4: No development is permitted within the conservation category, except where state and/or federal agencies having jurisdiction already allow development rights. The applicant shall bear the burden of proof in determining that development shall not adversely Ordinarxe # 621-M A dopta~l Jug 23, 2009 I-2 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE impact conservation resources. Site alteration, where allowed, shall be limited to 10 percent of the entire site. Objective 1.4: Parks Land Use Category. The parks category is established to provide sufficient space for public and private parks that are open to the public for active and passive recreation use. Policy 1.4.1: The parks ]and use category is intended to accommodate existing public parks and recreation areas as well as committed public and semi-public open spaces. The maximum intensity of buildings on site shall be 0.25 Floor-Area-Ratio (FAR). Policy 1.4.2: Not all parks and recreational facilities are required to be shown as parks on the FLUNL Park and recreation uses shall be allowed in other categories as support uses. Objective 1.5: Public Facilities/Institutional Land Use Category. The public facilities/institutional category is established for publicly-owned institutional parcels and privately- owned, non-profit institutional parcels meeting threshold sizes established herein. Policy 1.5.1: The public/institutional land use designation is intended to accommodate public and semi-public services including government administration buildings; public schools and not-for-profit educational institutions; hospital facilities and supportive health care units; arts, cultural or civic facilities; essential public services and facilities; cemeteries; fire and emergency operation facilities; utilities; public and semi-public open spaces and other similar activities. The maximum intensity of institutional activity shall be 0.25 FAR Policy 1.5.2: Churches and religious institutions on parcels greater than two acres shall be designated as public facilities/institutional future land use category on the FLUM, except those within the master planned development and the downtown mixed-use land use categories. Policy 1.5.3: Public and private schools on parcels greater than five acres shall be designated as public facilities/institutional future land use category on the FLUIv>; except those within the master planned development and the downtown mixed-use land use categories. Policy 1.5.4: The City shall monitor the need for increased land area for public/institutional uses and shall ensure that this land use designation on the FLUM is expanded to accommodate the development of public and semi-public facilities such as government administration buildings; fire, police and rescue services; educational institutions and similar public uses. Objective 1.6: Residential Land Use Categories. The residential categories are established to provide for the preservation of existing, predominantly residential neighborhoods. These categories allow a range of housing types of low, medium and high residential densities at a maximum density of up to 12 units per acre; however, densities higher than eight units per acre shall require a conditional use permit. Other uses allowed include supportive accessory uses, churches and schools as conditional uses, minor public utilities (i.e., telephone switching stations, lift stations, drainage infrastructure and similar facilities), parks and open space, municipal facilities and other civic and cultural uses subject to standards and performance criteria set forth in this plan and in the land development regulations. Based on current land use trends, the City estimates that the mix of uses in Ordirarxe # 621-M A dopt~l Jur,~ 23, 2009 I-3 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE the residential. categories will be about 85 percent residential and 15 percent public facilities/institutional and recreation uses. Policy 1.6.1: Low Density Residential. Areas delineated on the FLUM for low density residential development shall accommodate a maximum density of up to three dwelling units per acre and shall be comprised primarily of single-family detached homes on individual lots. Policy 1.6.2: Medium-Density Residential. Areas delineated on the FLUM for medium density residential development shall accommodate a maximum density of up to eight units per acre. Pernlitted housing types include single-family detached homes, including zero- lot-line and cluster developments, duplexes, townhomes, condominiums and apartments. Policy 1.6.3: High-Density Residential. Areas delineated on the FLUM for high- density residential development shall accommodate a maximum density of 12 units per acre; however, densities higher than eight units per acre shall require a conditional use permit. Pernlitted housing types include single-family detached homes, including zero-lot-line and cluster developments, duplexes, townhomes, condominiums and apartments. Nursing homes, assisted living facilities and independent living facilities shall be permitted in the high-density residential land use as a planned unit development (PUD) consistent with land development regulations and mayhave a maximum intensity of 3.0 FAR Policy 1.6.4: Performance standards for residential uses shall include, but are not limited to, the following: • The land development regulations shall include performance standards for high- density and multi-family residential uses that control the location of proposed buildings in relation to the overall dimension of the site, provide sufficient on- site/structured parking where applicable, and provide open space and recreation amenities. • The land development regulations shall contain requirements for significant open space, landscaping and buffers to effectively screen multi-family developments from low density residential zoning districts. • Multi-family residential developments of more than 50 units shall provide recreational facilities to meet the needs of the population of the development. • Grid street networks are highly encouraged to serve residential developments and provide connectivity throughout the City. Cul-de-sacs and gated developments are discouraged. • Themes are encouraged for residential developments to include cohesive streetscape design, signage, landscape architecture and streetscape furniture to create an identity for the neighborhoods in the City. Objective 1.7: Mixed-Use Land Use Categories. The mixed-use categories are established to accommodate a mixture of residential, office and commercial uses as single uses on separate parcels or as a mix of uses within a single development. The maximum density for residential uses shall be 12 units per acre; however, densities higher than eight units per acre shall require a conditional use permit. Other uses allowed include supportive accessory uses, churches and schools as conditional uses, minor public utilities (i.e., telephone switching stations, lift stations, drainage infrastructure, and Ordim~ # 621-M A doptel Jur,~ 23, 2009 I-4 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE similar facilities), parks and open space, municipal facilities and other civic and cultural uses subject to standards and performance criteria set forth in this plan and in the land development regulations. Policy 1.7.1: Residential/Office. The residential office category is intended to provide for a mixture of predominantly residential uses, while allowing for professional offices that are consistent with the general character of the adjacent residential uses. Based on current land use trends, the City estimates that the mix of uses in the residential office category will be 65 percent residential and 35 percent non-residential. The maximum intensity for office development shall be 0.25 FAR. The FAR shall not be applied to the residential portion of a mixed-use development. Policy 1.7.2: Master Planned Development. The master planned development category is intended to provide for two existing approved developments of regional impact (DRI), Kings Ridge DRI and Lost Lake Reserve DRI, the Black West proposed mixed-use development subject to a utility and annexation agreement approved by the City and new master planned, mixed-use projects that shall be applied only upon City Council approval of a development agreement that specifies the allowable types and distribution of land uses and the maxuilum number/density of residential units, and which demonstrates that public facilities and services meet the requirements of the City's Concurrency Management System. The maximum intensity for office and commercial uses shall be 0.25 FAR; 1.0 FAR for industrial uses; and 0.25 FAR for institutional uses. The FAR shall not be applied to the residential portion of a mixed-use development. Policy 1.7.3: Downtown Mixed-Use. The downtown mixed use category is intended to provide for a mixture of residential and business uses, as well as cultural and tourist facilities, recognized as characteristic of the Cites established downtown central business district. Based on current land use trends, the City estimates that the mix of uses will be 70 percent office and commercial uses and 30 percent residential, public facilities/institutional and recreation uses. The maximum intensity for office, commercial and institutional uses shall be 3.0 FAR The FAR shall not be applied to the residential portion of amixed-use development. Policy 1.7.4: Nursing homes, assisted living facilities and independent living facilities shall be permitted in all mixed use land use categories as a PUD consistent with land development regulations and may have a maximum intensity of 3.0 FAR Policy 1.7.5: Performance standards for mixed-use developments shall include, but are not limited to, the following: • Mixed-use developments are encouraged to incorporate town or village centers that are sized to serve the needs of residents in the development within aquarter--mile of the center. • Unified architectural and streetscape themes are encouraged for all mixed-use developments. • A mixed-use development may include a mixture of land uses on the same site and/or in the same building. • For amixed-use building, only retail sales and services and restaurants are permitted on the ground floor. Ordirarx~ # 621-M Adopta~Ju~ 23, 2009 I- 5 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE Objective 1.8: Office Land Use Category. The office category is established to provide for office uses in areas that transition to residential neighborhoods. Uses allowed in addition to offices are supportive accessory uses, churches and schools as conditional uses, minor public utilities (i.e., telephone switching stations, lift stations, drainage infrastructure, and similar facilities), parks and open space, municipal facilities and other civic and cultural uses subject to standards and performance criteria set forth in this plan and in the land development regulations. Policy 1.8.1: Residential uses are not allowed in the office category. Policy 1.8.2: Nursing homes, assisted living facilities and independent living facilities shall be permitted in all mixed-use land use categories as a PUD consistent with land development regulations and may have a maxitnum intensity of 3.0 FAR. Objective 1.9: Commercial Land Use Category. The commercial category is established to assure availability of sufficient office and commercial sites to serve the needs of the existing and projected population. In addition to office and commercial uses, residential uses are allowed, preferably asmixed-use, high-density developments, as well as supportive accessory uses, churches and schools as conditional uses, minor public utilities (i.e., telephone switching stations, lift stations, drainage infrastructure, and similar facilities), parks and open space, municipal facilities and other civic and cultural uses subject to standards and performance criteria set forth in this plan and in the land development regulations. Policy 1.9.1: The commercial land use category shall accommodate activities such as general retail sales and services, professional and business offices, personal services and limited residential use. Based on current land use trends, the City estimates that the mix of uses will be 90 percent office and commercial uses and 10 percent residential, public facilities/institutional and recreation uses. Policy 1.9.2: The maximum intensity of commercial development shall be limited to 0.25 FAR Residential development shall be limited to 12 units per acre; however, densities higher than eight units per acre shall require a conditional use permit. Policy 1.9.3: Hotels and hospitals shall be allowed as a conditional use within the commercial land use category and shall be limited to a maximum intensity of 3.0 FAR Policy 1.9.4: Nursing homes, assisted living facilities and independent living facilities shall be permitted in the commercial land use category as a PUD consistent with land development regulations and mayhave a maximum intensity of 3.0 FAR. Objective 1.10: Industrial Land Use Category. The industrial category is established to provide sufficient land for existing and anticipated future industrial needs and requisite support services. Policy 1.10.1: Residential uses are not allowed in the industrial category. Policy 1.10.2: Uses allowed in the industrial category include manufacturing, assembling and distribution activities; warehousing and storage activities; general commercial activities; and other similar land uses which shall be regulated through appropriate land development regulations. Heavy metal fabrication, batch plants, salvage yards, chemical or petroleum Ordinzrxe # 621-M A doptal June 23, 2009 I-6 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE manufacturing or refining, rubber or plastics manufacturing or other uses generating potentially harmful environmental or nuisance impacts shall be prohibited Policy 1.10.3: The maximum intensity of industrial development shall be limited to 1.0 FAR. Objective 1.11: Smart Growth Principles. New development in the City shall comply with "Smart Growth" principles that minimize the emission of greenhouse gases and reduce vehicle miles of travel as opposed to conventional development standards that encourage urban sprawl. The following policies shall be incorporated into the Cites land development regulations prior to the next required Evaluation and Appraisal Report. Policy 1.11.1: Development in the Downtown Mixed-Use land use category, and where appropriate in the Residential/C-ffice and Master Planned Development categories, shall provide pedestrian-friendly street design (buildings close to street; porches, windows and doors; tree-lined streets; hidden parking lots; garages in rear, narrow, slow speed streets). Policy 1.11.2: New development, as well as infill development where feasible, shall provide interconnected street grid networks to disperse traffic and encourage walkability. Developments may include a hierarchy of narrow streets, boulevards and alleys; high-quality pedestrian networks; designs that encourage a greater use of bicycles, rollerblades, scooters and walling as daily transportation; connectivity to public transit; and a land use mix that demonstrates reduced external trips by encouraging internal trips. Policy 1.11.3: New Development in the Downtown Mixed-Use, and where appropriate in the ResidentiallOffice and Master Planned Development categories, shall provide a mix of shops, offices, apartments and homes on site and provide mixed-use within neighborhoods, within blocks and within buildings. Policy 1.11.4: Developments that require site plan review and approval shall be evaluated on the use of site and building design that emphasizes beauty, aesthetics, human comfort, creating a sense of place, special placement of civic uses and sites and human-scale architecture and amenities, especially at street level. Objective 1.12: Public Facilities and Services. Development, redevelopment, land use plan amendments and changes to the zoning of a site shall be coordinated with the availability of adequate services and facilities, including assurance that land is available for the needed utility facilities and services. Policy 1.12.1: The Lake-Sumter Metropolitan Platuiuig Chganization's transportation concurrency management system (TCMS) and Traffic Impact Study Methodology Guidelines, Volume I: Lake County C1leckbook TCMS dated May 28, 2008, and as amended, shall serve as the City's transportation concurrency management system. Policy 1.12.2: All development orders or permits, including any redevelopment activities, shall be issued only if there are public facilities and services available with sufficient capacities to maintain the level of service standards concurrent with the impacts of the proposed development. Prior to the issuance of a building permit, the City shall verify with its utility department that adequate water supplies will be available to serve new development no later than the anticipated date of issuance of the certificate of occupancy. Orzlin2rx~ # 621-M A dopta~ Jura 23, 2009 I-7 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE Policy 1.12.3: The City shall encourage requests for voluntary annexation into the City when those lands are logical extensions of the existing Citylimits, when services can be properly provided and when proposed uses are compatible with the Cites comprehensive plan. Policy 1.12.4: The City shall encourage the development of undeveloped pockets and enclaves within developed areas to utilize existing facilities efficiently. Policy 1.12.5: The City shall ensure the availability of suitable land for public services and facilities necessary to support proposed development and shall approve sites for such facilities and services concurrent with the approvals for the development requiring the services and facilities. Policy 1.12.6: The City shall require new development to provide necessary services and facilities or to pay a fair share of the cost of those services and facilities through impact fees, special assessments, exactions, conveyance of land or easements or pro-rata agreements. Policy 1.12.7: The City shall continue to require dedication of adequate rights-of--way for use as roadways, stormwater management and by utility companies for new construction, service extensions or facility improvements. Policy 1.12.8: Private or public electric categories may be permitted as conditional residential, conservation or parks categories. utilities needed to support the future land use uses in all land use designations except for Policy 1.12.9: Small-scale, site-specific, or off-grid electrical generation systems serving single users or small clusters of users and which use altemative energy sources shall be allowed in all land use categories without exception. Such altemative systems shall be allowed to connect to an available electrical energy distribution system to sell excess power to an electric utility provider. All substations adjacent to residential neighborhoods or visible from a public roadway shall be required to provide landscaping and buffering to minimize visual and noise impacts. Objective 1.13: Natural Resources. Natural resources shall be protected through identification, classification, coordination with resource planning and management plans prepared pursuant to Chapter 380, F.S., and limitations on use consistent with the degree of protection required. Policy 1.13.1: The protection of natural resources shall be accomplished by one or more of the following techniques, based on the degree of protection required: • Limitations on development density and intensity; • Limitations on building placement, such as required clustering of allowable development on non-sensitive portions of a site; • Limitations on building coverage or impervious surface coverage; • Requirements for setbacks and landscaped buffers sufficient to mitigate or eliminate impacts; and • Evaluation of proposed plan amendments to ensure that they do not contribute to urban sprawl and fail to protect natural resources. Ordinarxs # 621-M A dopt~lJure 23, 2009 I-8 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE Policy 1.13.2: The City's determination of the degree of natural resource protection required shall be part of the development application and review process and may result in conditions on development approvals. Policy 1.13.3: The land development regulations shall provide for the protection of potable water wellfields by designating appropriate activities and land uses allowed within wellhead protection areas and environmentally sensitive land to protect these areas from adverse impacts of development. Policy 1.13.4: The City shall include standards and procedures in its land development regulations that consider topography and soil types in the review of proposed development projects. Policy 1.13.5: The development approval process shall ensure that new development and redevelopment is consistent with natural drainage pattems. The approval process shall require appropriate stormwater management systems consistent with the adopted drainage level of service, natural drainage patterns and soil conditions. Policy 1.13.6: Flood plains and floodways in the City shall be identified and development shall be limited, consistent with FEMA requirements. Policy 1.13.7: The City of Clermont is not located within the Green Swamp Area of Critical State Concern; however, a portion of this resource is located within. the I,al~e CountylClermont JPA. The City shall utilize both formal and informal modes of coordination arith the Florida Department of Community Affairs, St. Johns River Water Management District, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Lake County and other appropriate state and local agencies that have jurisdictional authority or responsibility fcr regulation and management of the Green Swamp Area of Critical State Concern. Policy 1.13.8: The City shall ensure the preservation of natural communities and listed animal species habitat through land acquisition of natural areas and open space. Objective 1.14: Historic Resources. Important historic and archaeological resources of the City of Clermont shall be protected through identification, classification and regulation of development consistent with the degree of protection required for the resource. Policy 1.14.1: The City, through its adopted historic preservation ordinance, will protect significant historic, cultural and archaeological resources. Policy 1.14.2: The City shall identify and inventory sites of historical significance. Policy 1.14.3: The City's land development regulations shall provide for the protection of significant historic resources from the impacts of development and redevelopment. Policy 1.14.4: I~istoric resources and their environments shall be considered for inclusion in public acquisition programs for appropriate passive recreation and for open space and conservation. Policy 1.14.5: If City construction activities reveal a suspected historical or pre-historic archaeological site, the City shall determine the extent and nature of the site and report such Ordin2rx~ # 621-M Adopta~Jur,~ 23, 2009 I-9 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE findings to the state by a master site file application. The City shall mitigate any impacts to the site if the site is determined to be relatively intensive in cultural remains, or significant to the archaeological or historical record Such determination of site extent, nature and significance shall be made bya professional archaeologist as recognized bythe Florida Department of State, Division of I~'istorical Resources, Bureau of Historic Preservation. Policy 1.14.6: The City shall negotiate with landowners prior to the development review process, to avoid disturbance of known historical and pre-historic sites. Policy 1.14.7: The City shall support private, nonprofit groups that endeavor to preserve historic resources and request the assistance of the Florida Department of State, Division of Historical Resources, Bureau of I~istoric Preservation, in identifying sources of funding and programs as a means to identify, designate, protect and preserve pre-historic sites and historic resources in Clermont. Objective 1.15: Redevelopment and Renewal of Blighted Areas. The City shall encourage redevelopment of areas that are exhibiting evidence of decline (i.e., disproportionate number of vacant, dilapidated and/or substandard structures) through redevelopment programs and through maintaining land development regulations that contain standards and procedures to encourage redevelopment where desirable. Policy 1.15.1: The City shall continue to implement the recommendations for the Clermont community redevelopment area. Policy 1.15.2: The City shall implement Housing Element directives for renewal and revitalization of substandard housing target areas within time-frames identified in the element. Policy 1.15.3: The City shall utilize available government programs such as, but not limited to, the community development block grant program, for renewal and revitalization of substandard housing sites as identified in the Housing Element. Objective 1.1b: Plan Implementation. The City shall maintain land use and development regulations to address issues identified in this and other plan element goals, objectives and policies. Policy 1.16.1: Proposed residential developments shall be required to meet state subdivision requirements and the City's land development regulations with regard to platting and providing improvements such as roads, drainage and other facilities and services. All divisions of land, whether requiring a subdivision plat or not, shall be required to meet concurrency management and access requirements as stated in this comprehensive plan. Policy 1.16.2: Zoning districts ir. the City's land development regulations shall implement the future land use categories adopted in the comprehensive plan, including the types of uses and the densities and intensities of uses. Policy 1.16.3: It is the intent of the City of Clermont to ensure that adequate open space is provided through the following: • active or passive recreation sites; • landscaped buffers; clydinarxe # 621-M AdoptalJu~ 23, 2009 I-10 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE • protected natural resource lands; • protected environmentally sensitive lands; • areas devoted to drainage and stormwater retention; • landscaping requirements; and • minimum open space requirements formaster-planned developments. Policy 1.16.4: The City shall maintain and enhance the saf ety and efficiency of the arterial and collector road system and minimize transportation conflicts associated with development by coordinating the FDOT driveway permitting process, limiting development access to the transportation system and increasing interconnection between adjacent developments. Policy 1.16.5: All development shall provide for safe, convenient, and appropriately designed traffic circulation on the site, including provisions for needed parking. Policy 1.16.6: The City shall maintain in the land development regulations procedures and standards for planned developments to encourage mixed-use projects, to encourage traditional neighborhood development, and to encourage and allow innovative site design and development approaches. Policy 1.16.7: The land development regulations shall determine where buffers shall be required between adjacent land uses. Buffers may be either prescriptive standards or variable and shall be defined in the land development regulations. Buffers may serve one or more of the following purposes: provide functional separations between dissunilar uses; provide landscaping adjacent to parking lots and other vehicle use areas; and provide protection from uses that may have some degree of incompatibility that can be mitigated wholly or partially to protect against light, glare, noise or appearance. Policy 1.16.8: Public schools are an allowable use in all land use categories except conservation, parks and industrial. Public technical training schools may be located in the industrial category. The location of schools shall be proximate to existing and planned urban residential areas to the extent possible and shall be located based on siting criteria that includes but is not limited to school size, land area, land use compatibility, environmental impacts, availability of public utilities, transportation impacts and public safety. The following criteria shall apply: • Public elementary schools shall be sited primarily in residential areas that include housing types and densities to meet the school's enrollment capacity with students who are predominately within walking distance of the school. • Public middle and high schools may be sited in areas with a mix of land uses, including commercial. • Access to public school sites should be from a collector road for middle and high schools or a collector or local road for elementary schools. Ingress and egress should not create detrimental impacts on roads adjacent to the site. Approaches to the site should be safe for pedestrians, bicycles, cars and buses. • Public utilities shall be available to the site. Ordinzrxe # 621-M Adopta~Jur~ 23, 2009 I-11 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE Policy 1.16.9: The City shall encourage the co-location of public facilities, such as parks, libraries and community centers, with schools to the maXimum extent feasible. Policy 1.16.10: Development regulations shall require street, pedestrian and transit layouts that discourage non-residential through-traffic in residential neighborhoods, but that encourage energy and time-efficient access points and interconnections between residential areas. 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HARTWOOiDRMARSHRD .~.~.~~~1kLeS:i~9f~ca e.s.~.: 'Yaw.-•wnF' •r~s..~e-. rry~.... r ~, t ~, ~ j i ~ ` ~ ~` ~ •~ ~3 ~ ., h ` ~ ~ r ~ ~ ~~IlrllYrt6Yf16~ff1~1Yf ~ ~1 _ ., • 4'f4 F ~ ~ ~ ~ ` ~ " ~ #~~ ~S ~ Q y`o~i ,, ~ ~ Note. Map is for graphic representatiu~ ~ ii Source: City f L;i~ n n-nt &1DI, Inc., 2008. ~ ~ } ~ ,~ ~ v r ~ 7 ~ ~, ~ ,, ~ { Actual data must be verified by the City sraf~ MAP 2.2: TRANSIT FACILITIES Feet Planning Horizon 2020 (Adopted June 23, 2009) 0 2,000 4,00o s,ooo ---~- Link 204 (Clermont Express) ~~LAND DESIGN rNNOVATIdN3 r SUS ~tOpS 140 NortA Orlando Avenue 5ulte 295 [I Park and Ride Lot Winter mark. Florida 32789 u ~ 1 4*' ~ ~iy., t • { x 3 r ` r z -,.~v '~~1r11s, 1 r ~ 11 ~ ~ ..~ ~ ~ ~ *~ 4~ •i ~ ~ ""'w:, I f ~ .'"'~. ~Y ~~; CR561 ~ ~~~'xyt t~~URAN~#1Y~- 1.. 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LAKF ~~ dRLANDO r r 1.8 ~~~'rzntzz~~ "~ MYAKKA 'x~°' prrS ` ~^~~~ MPgNO ~~~~.`'4RD~ESICrN~~iNOVA77QNs _ r'L.ACID FFNER #N ,,,,,„,.~~,~u, rAVAREg 7~0 Narth Urlando +9vsnUe Sutte 295 ~^i inter work, Florida 32789 FUTURE ]~,ND USE MAP SERIES Map 3: Natural Resources Map 3.3: Ecological Communities ~, ...w..~ . ~ . ~_ ;,..~ s~<~~ F ~_- ,. ,~~ v ~ ~~ ~, ~~ F 3~ ~r,: _- J3 .._, ~~` Source. St. Johns River VNater Management District 20x4 Nate: Map is for graphic representation only. Land Cover/Land Use Classification Actual data must be verified by the City staff. MAP 3.3: ECC3LOGICAL COMMUNfTtES Miles Planning Horizon 2020 (Adopted June 23, 2009) 0 0.45 0.9 1.8 'Urban ~ Upland Hardwood Forest `~ , .;j Wstland forested Mixed ®Agriculture ~ ~' Xeric oak Freshwater marshes ;{ ~~j LAND ~ESICTN INNOVATIONfi HeWaceous Upland NorrForested [ ~ Upland mixed con Merous/hardwood ? Wet prairies IM r'"y~mm~ Shrub and Brushland ~i% ~.' 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D M LA RG RD E TLA ,,-, ,~~~ cn u~ „ ~ ~ ~ ~ O AV ~ , a, ,. ,~ .- t p C3-i ~ ,. ROY S ~ ~ , ~~ ~ ~ .... ... , ~ _, ~;- t, ~ TA p L V! ,q ,~ , ~...f ~ , r i I ~,, i `~~ - ~ -, ~ . ~ - ; 5r11~:!f IAKr~1JL~~~ 4_.) 'S - ! , ~t~ _ ~b ~, ~ r : Y~~ ~~z ,~. Soler Crt ~f Clerinor r , _[ ~ inc 2008 ~ '` r ~ ~ ~ Y ~ ~ ,+ ~ Note: Map Is for graphic r~ep"'Ee ntaLon hnly , . .~ ~ ,~ ~, ~ , , ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Actual data must be verifiedaby the City staff. ,MAP 3.4: WATER WELLS AND WELLFIELD Feet PROTECTION AREAS a 2,2~o a,5oo s,ooa Planning Horizon 2020 (Adopted June 23, 2009) ~~ANp ~ESIC7N INNOVATIONS ~~'J't- Wells 140 North Orlondo Avenue 1,000 FT Wellfield Suf+e 295 City Boundary Winter i'ark. Florida 32789 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CHAPTER II TRANSPORTATIGN ELEMENT June 23, 2009 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TRANSPnRTATIC~U CHAPTER II TRANSPORTATION GOAL 1: Provide a safe, efficient and convenient transportation system for motorized and non-motorized users of the Clermont transportation network, while reducing, to the extent possible, greenhouse gas emissions and other environmental impacts. Objective 1.1: Level of Service. The City shall adopt and adhere to level of service standards for arterial and collector streets. Policy 1.1.1: The City shall use the most recent Florida Department of Transportation (FOOT) Generalized Peak Hour Level of Service criteria as a general basis for the Cites level of service standards. Policy 1.1.2: The minimum level of service (LOS) standards for roads/traffic circulation are as follows: Prinapal arterials: US 27 (SR 25), z~l~ich zs part of the Strategic IntEil Systerr~ shall l~ LOS `~'; SR SO shall l~ L OS `D" Minor arterials and collectors shall F~ L OS `D. " Policy 1.1.3: The FSUTIV>iS (Florida Standard Urban Transportation Modeling System) and the standard FOOT methods for evaluation of level of service and capacity shall be used, subject to modifications based on travel speed studies. Policy 1.1.4: The Lake-Sumter Metropolitan Planning Organization's (MPO) Transportation Concurrency Management System (TCMS) and Traffic Impact Study Methodology Guidelines Volume I: Lake County Checkbook TCMS dated May 28, 2008, and as amended, shall serve as the Cites transportation concurrency management system. Policy 1.1.5: As part of the TCMS, the City shall, through the development review process, review proposed new developments for their impact on adopted LOS, interior circulation needs and vehicle parking. Policy 1.1.6: The City shall initiate studies to identify specific geographic areas abutting US 27 and SR 50 for designation and management as Transportation Concurrency Exception Areas or Transportation Concurrency Management Areas, in order to promote multi-modal transportation and to encourage urban redevelopment, infill development and downtown revitalization. Policy 1.1.7: The City shall continue to partner with local developers, Lake-Sumter MPO and other government agencies to construct new corridors to relieve arterial and collector road congestion. Objective 1.2: Roadway Network. The City shall undertake measures designed to assist in the free flow of traffic along major roads and strive to maintain and improve the LOS on those roadways if at any time they operate at an LOS lower than the adopted standard. Ordiyaarx~ 621-M A doEite~Jur,~ 23, 2009 II-1 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TRANSPORTATION Policy 1.2.1: The City shall coordinate with Lake-Sumter MPO and FDOT on a traffic flow management system (signal synchronization) for all future signalization along SR 50 and US 27. Policy 1.2.2: The City shall coordinate with Lake-Sumter MPO and FDOT on all connections and access points of driveways and roads to county and state roadways, respectively. Policy 1.2.3: The City shall maintain a record of traffic counts and traffic-related accidents for major roadways in the Cites network, and update those records on an annual basis. Policy 1.2.4: The City shall continue to monitor any future collector and arterial roadway access for any future deficiencies, and shall devise methods and budget funds to alleviate those deficiencies. Policy 1.2.5: The City shall update its disaster preparedness plan by addressing evacuation procedures, the need for signage, and the availability of emergency shelters. Objective 1.3: Future Land Use, Housing and Population. The City shall coordinate the transportation system with the adopted Future Land Use Map series and shall ensure that existing and proposed population densities, housing and employment patterns, and land uses are consistent with the transportation modes and services proposed to serve these areas. Policy 1.3.1: The City shall review roadway improvements, new construction and roadway extensions proposed by other agencies for consistency with the Future Land Use Map series of the comprehensive plan. Policy 1.3.2: Applications for future land use amendments to more intensive designations shall be accompanied by a traffic impact study analyzing the impacts of the development allowed by the new category on the Citywide transportation. system. Policy 1.3.3: The Cites Site Review Committee shall review all future land use and zoning map amendments to determine the impact of the amendment on the level of service for all roadways directly and indirectly affected by the amendment. Policy 1.3.4: The City shall require that new development be compatible with and further the achievement of Goals, Objectives and Policies of the Transportation Element. Requirements for the compatibility of new development may include, but are not limited to: • Where appropriate, locating parking to the side or behind the development to provide pedestrian accessibility to building entrances and walkways to the street, rather than separating the building from the street by parking. • Providing clearly delineated pedestrian routes through parking lots to safely accommodate pedestrian and bicycle circulation and to minimize potential bicycle/pedestrian and automobile interaction. Policy 1.3.5: Proposed development that is required to follow the site plan review process shall be required to submit a traffic analysis which identifies the development's impact on the Cites transportation system. Ordinate 621-M A dopta lJur,~ 23, 2009 II-2 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TRANSPORTATION Policy 1.3.6: Annexations and amendments to the Future Land Use Element shall be reviewed for their potential impacts upon the Cites transportation network in order to identify any concurrency required improvements. Objective 1.4: Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions. The City shall develop strategies through transportation decisions and planning to address the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, energy conservation and energy-efficient design. Policy 1.4.1: The City shall coordinate with LYNX to promote car-pooling opportunities for commuters with the same destination. Policy 1.4.2: The Cites Land Development Code shall require new and infill development and redevelopment when feasible to provide interconnections and access to existing and planned multi-modal transportation facilities, including sidewalks and bicycling and transit facilities. Policy 1.4.3: The City shall coordinate with Lake County, the Lake-Sumter MPO and adjacent municipalities to: Initiate a marketing campaign to promote bicycle, pedestrian and other non- motorizedtransportation options. Provide additional multi-modal transportation facilities, including sidewalks and bicycle paths/lanes and the expansion of transit service to include a circulator route in the City and vicinity if warranted by ridership and vehicular usage trends. Upgrade existing and provide new transit facilities and amenities as warranted such as park and ride lots, bus stops, bus shelters and signage. Policy 1.4.4: In order to discourage urban sprawl, encourage infill development, reduce greenhouse gases and congestion, the City shall evaluate several strategies for alternatives to transportation concurrency including, but not limited to a Transportation Concurrency Management Area (TCMA), Multi-modal Transportation District (MTD), Transportation Concurrency Exception Area (TCEA) and Long Term Transportation Concurrency Management System (LTCMS). Policy 1.4.5: The City shall include landscaping and streetscaping as roadway design components in order to enhance the aesthetic and safety of roadways for all users. Policy 1.4.6: The City shall continue to pursue grant opportunities for median landscaping and road beautification. Objective 1.5: Intergovernmental Coordination. The City transportation system shall be coordinated with the work plans and programs of Lake County, FDOT, the Florida Transportation Plan, and the Lake-Sumter MPO. Policy 1.5.1: The City shall coordinate its future transportation needs by attending, when necessary, public hearings and workshops on the FDOT's Five-Year Transportation Plan and Adopted Work Program. Ordzraarz~ 621-M A do~t~l Jury 23, 2009 II- 3 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TRANSPORTATION Policy 1.5.2: The City Planning & Zoning and Engineering departments shall review subsequent versions of the FDOT Five-Year Transportation Plan and Adopted Work Program to update or modify this element, as necessary. Policy 1.5.3: The City shall use county and state numerical indicators for measuring the achievement of City mobility goals. Numerical indicators shall include: • Modal splits; • Annual transit trips per capita; and • Automobile occupancy rates. Objective 1.6: Connectivity. The City shall provide for the protection of existing and future right-of-way (R O-W). Policy 1.6.1: The City shall develop a priority listing of needed R O-W for the purpose of orderly and economical land acquisition. Policy 1.6.2: The City Engineering Department shall compile and maintain a listing of existing and projected needs for R O-W within the urban area. Policy 1.6.3: The City shall require additional building setbacks for new construction on roadway corridors identified as needing additional R C--W. Policy 1.6.4: The City shall establish standards for donation dedication of R C~-W by developers. Policy 1.6.5: County roads with inadequate R O-W shall be inventoried and the City shall coordinate with Lake Countyfor reservation of adequate R O-W. Policy 1.6.6: Wherever possible, the City shall require that future development reserve R CAW in a gridded street network that ensures connectivity. Policy 1.6.7: For new development, the use of cul-de-sacs shall be limited and gated communities discouraged, to promote connectivity within the development and allow more access points to arterials and collectors. Policy 1.6.8: The City shall require that roadways be dedicated to the public when there is a compelling public interest for the roadways to connect with existing public roadways. Policy 1.6.9: The City shall require that future subdivisions with 25 units or more, at a minimum, have at least two points of access open to motor vehicle traffic. Policy 1.6.10: New subdivisions shall be required where possible to "stub-out" to internal streets and adjoining undeveloped lands to promote road connectivity, and to connect to existing roadways that are "stubbed-out" at their boundaries. Policy 1.6.11: The City shall establish access management standards in the land development regulations to ensure appropriate access to the Cites transportation system. Standards may include the requirement of joint-use driveways and/or cross-access easements to access sites. Ordinar,~ 621-M A dopt~l Jug 23, 2009 II-4 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TRANSPORTATION Policy 1.6.12: The City shall preserve the movement function of the major thoroughfare system by requiring development of parallel roads or cross-access easements to connect developments as they are permitted along major roads. Objective 1.7: Multi-modal System. The City shall promote alternative modes of transportation to provide a safe and efficient multi-modal system and to provide for a possible reduction of individual motor vehicle travel. Policy 1.7.1: All major roadways shall be designed as complete transportation corridors incorporating transit, bicycle and pedestrian features, and planning for transit features to start creating a true multi-modal system. Policy 1.7.2: Within the planning timeframe, the City shall prepare a bicycle plan or adopt the Lake-Sumter MPO bicycle plan. Policy 1.7.3: The City should provide adequate R O-W and construct bicycle ways along corridors to be specified in the bicycle plan. Policy 1.7.4: Bike-paths or dedicated bike lanes shall be established along arterial and collector streets in accordance with the City. Policy 1.7.5: Sidewalks, on both sides of the right-of-way, shall be established on all arterial and collector streets. Policy 1.7.6: Sidewalks, on both sides of the right-of-way, shall be mandatory on all new roadway construction. Sidewalks shall be constructed, concurrently with new non-residential development, by the developer. • New residential developments with densities of one or more dwelling units per acre shall provide sidewalks on both sides of every street. Policy 1.7.7: A pedestrian improvement plan shall be prepared, adopted and implemented within the planning timeframe. Policy 1.7.8: Capital funding priority will be given to those sidewalks in the downtown CRA, projected heavy recreational use areas, and along roadways between residential areas and schools. Policy 1.7.9: The City will encourage wider sidewalks in high pedestrian bicycle traffic areas. Policy 1.7.10: Within the planning timeframe, the City shall develop standards in the land development regulations for access to bicycle and pedestrian systems (such standards shall apply to new developments, substantial improvements of existing developments, and to road improvements). Policy 1.7.11: Within the planning timeframe, the City shall review the land development regulations and address the provision of bicycle parking and circulation, pedestrian Ordirrarx~ 621-M AdoptedJu~ 23, 2009 II-5 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TRANSPORTATION walkways, and handicap-accessible facilities within new developments and existing developments undergoing substantial improvements. Policy 1.7.12: Intersections shall be made pedestrian-friendly by limiting the pedestrian crossing width; use of adequate lighting; adequate timing for traffic signals; and the provision of facilities for the handicapped. Policy 1.7.13: The City shall develop standards, for new non-residential development, to establish a maximum number of parking spaces allowed in excess of the parking space requirements of the City's land development regulations, in order to encourage walking, bicycling, ridesharing, and shared parking, and to minimize the creation of excess impervious surface area. Policy 1.7.14: Adequate pedestrian circulation and safety shall be considered as a required component of roadway system management. Policy 1.7.15: The City shall protect the Florida Intrastate Highway System (FIRS) by establishing strategies to facilitate local traffic to use alternate routes or modes. Policy 1.7.16: Within the planning timeframe, in coordination with the Lake-Sumter MPO, the City shall evaluate the need for additional public transit routes in conjunction with the LYNX bus system and major trip generators and attractors. Policy 1.7.17: Within the planning timeframe, the City shall update the land development regulations to include site and building design standards for development in exclusive public transit corridors to assure the accessibility of new development to public transit. Objective 1.8: Wayfinding. The City shall implement mechanisms to give direction and prevent confusion for all types of transportation system users. Policy 1.8.1: Within the planning timeframe, the City shall develop a comprehensive wayfinding system with appropriately scaled information for both vehicular and pedestrian travel routes that also includes the location of major civic uses. GOAL 2: To develop a financially feasible transportation system that meets the accessibility needs of the City residents. Objective 2.1: Capital Improvement Program. Implement a capital improvement plan, methods of funding, and fiscal controls for all major traffic and roadway projects. Policy 2.1.1: The City will maintain and prioritize a project list of major repair and maintenance for existing roadways and include in the Capital Improvements Program (C1P). Policy 2.1.2: Annually, the City shall program needed capital transportation projects and improvements in the City's CIP and send updates of any changes to previously programmed improvements to the Florida Department of Community Affairs. Ordinarx~ 621-M A dopta~Jur~ 23, 2009 II-6 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TRANSPORTATION Policy 2.1.3: The City does hereby adopt by reference the Lake-Sumter MPO's five-year list of regionally significant county road needs, for those roads within or having a direct impact on Clermont, as formally adopted by the Lake-Sumter NIl'O on an annual basis into the City of Clermont's Five-Year Schedule of Capital Improvements. Objective 2.2: Financing Mechanisms. The City shall investigate new financing alternatives to overcome shortfalls of transportation funding. Policy 2.2.1: The Ciry shall continue to coordinate with Lake County to collect transportation impact fees for new development and to prioritize capital projects needed to serve the demands for transportation services and facilities associated with new development. Policy 2.2.2: The City may require the owner/developer of any site to participate in the requirements of Transportation Proportionate Fair Share, should the required traffic impact study show such participation is warranted. (~-dinarxe 621-M A dopt~l Jug 23, 2009 II-7 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CHAPTER I11 HOUSII~IG ELEMENT Adopted June 23, 2009 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN HOUSING CHAPTER 111 HOUSING GOAL 1: To encourage and promote the provision of affordable, safe and sanitary housing to meet the needs of the present and future population of the City. Objective 1.1: Housing Supply. The City shall assist the private sector in providing adequate housing to meet current and future needs. Policy 1.1.1: The City shall continue to provide land use designations and zoning districts on the Future Land Use Map and the official zoning map, respectively, to ensure that adequate amounts of lands to accommodate the projected housing needs for single family and multi-farrvly housing units are met within the City. Policy 1.1.2: The City shall develop local government partnerships with the private sector in order to improve the efficiency and expand the capacity of the housing delivery system. Policy 1.1.3: The City shall continue to provide information, technical assistance and housing data to the private sector to maintain a sufficient housing production capacity. Policy 1.1.4: The City shall continue to endorse federal and state regulations to advance fair housing and elimination of discrimination in housing. Policy 1.1.5: The Cites land development regulations shall allow manufactured homes in mobile home parks within certain zoning districts, provided the units comply with all applicable building standards. Mobile home parks shall be located adjacent to areas with a comparable density of development or near small-scale convenience or neighborhood commercial activity, in areas accessible to arterial and collector roads, and within reasonable proximity to community facilities. Policy 1.1.6: T'he City shall encourage "Crime Prevention through Environmental Design" (OPTED) principles in order to increase the safety of housing developments. Policy 1.1.7: The City shall allow mobile home subdivisions as a planned unit development in certain residential zoning districts where adequate public facilities and services are available. Policy 1.1.8: The City shall promote mixed-use developments that include provisions for a wide variety of housing types and prices in close proximity to support facilities. Policy 1.1.9: In order to maintain housing policies responsive to changing conditions, problems, and issues, the City shall undertake special housing studies as needed in order to develop specific local strategies for resolving unanticipated housing problems and issues. Objective 1.2: Affordable Housing. The City shall encourage and assist the private sector in the provision of safe, clean, and affordable housing for special needs populations of the City, including the workforce and low and moderate-income households. Policy 1.2.1: The City shall coordinate with private investors, developers and landlords to ensure that all means of meeting the housing needs of very-low, low and moderate-income Ordiraarx~ # 621-M Adopted Jur,~ 23, 2009 III-1 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN HOUSING households are explored and implemented through involvement in federal, state and local housing programs. Policy 1.2.2: The City shall create local government partnerships with the private sector to improve the efficiency, affordability, availability, and supply of safe and sanitary housing within the City, placing emphasis on the needs of the elderly and very-low, low and moderate-income families. Policy 1.2.3: The City shall participate in East Central Florida Regional Planning Council initiatives directed toward educating local governments of new techniques, especially programs applicable to the region and/or Lake County, for promoting affordable housing. Policy 1.2.4: The City shall add regulations in the Land Development Code to provide incentives for developments that provide affordable housing units. These incentives could include, but are not limited to, increased densities, flexibility in certain development regulations such as lot sizes, street frontage and setbacks and an expedited permitting process. Policy 1.2.5: In drafting updated land development regulations, the City shall ensure that regulatory techniques and review procedures do not create barriers to infill and affordable housing. Policy 1.2.6: The City shall, through the land development regulations, continue to encourage the development/redevelopment of housing in a way that will integrate divergent choices of housing across all neighborhoods such as by allowing and incentivizing mixed-use developments that include provisions for a wide variety of housing types and prices. . Policy 1.2.7: The City shall review and amend, where necessary, its ordinances, codes, land development regulations and the permitting process for the purpose of eliminating barriers to infill and affordable housing in order to increase private sector participation in meeting housing needs. Policy 1.2.8: The City's Land Development Code shall require that sites for affordable housing are located in close proximity to a collector roadway or higher and provide access to the following facilities, services and/or activity centers through an interconnected system of sidewalks, bicycle paths/lanes and transit stops and amenities: • Employment centers; • Shopping centers that include stores offering household goods and services needed on a frequent and recurring basis; and • Public parks, recreation areas, and/or open space Objective 1.3: Special Needs Households. The City of Clermont shall ensure that opportunities for group homes and foster care facilities as well as housing for the elderly are provided within the City. Policy 1.3.1: The City shall ensure the availability of sites for special-need residents such as the elderly, handicapped, and institutionalized, which shall consider accessibility, convenience and infrastructure availability. Orclinarxr # 621-M A dopte~Jur.~ 23, 2009 III-2 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN HOUSING Policy 1.3.2: The City shall include in its land development regulations adequate standards for the location of community residential homes, including group homes, in residential areas in accordance with applicable Florida statutes. Policy 1.3.3: The City shall continue to support organizations that assist elderly and handicapped citizens in finding decent, accessible and affordable housing. Such support may include technical assistance and the adoption of alternative code requirements. Policy 1.3.4: In an effort to address problems of housing for lower-income elderly residents and other households with special housing needs, the City shall allow for the placement of retirement communities and elderly care facilities in areas of residential character as long as they are designed in a manner that is compatible with the character of the neighborhood. Objective 1.4: Relocation Housing. The City shall provide uniform and equitable treatment to persons and businesses displaced by state and local government programs, consistent with Section 421.55, F.S. Policy 1.4.1: When residents are displaced by City actions, through public development or redevelopment, the City shall attempt to ensure the residents are able to relocate to standard, affordable housing. Policy 1.4.2: The City shall coordinate with appropriate agencies to prepare plans of action regarding relocation of residents before programs are enacted that will create displaced households. Such plans shall include, but are not limited to, the following: • Timing of the relocation, • Assessment of the need for the program that will displace households, • Costs associated with the displacement of such households, and • An assessment of the household's needs and the impact of the relocation on the household, including: o Location and the effect of a new neighborhood location on the household's distance to job, schools, and social activities, and o The adequacy of public transit, if applicable at the time, to serve the displaced household. GOAL 2: Encourage the preservation of decent, safe and sanitary housing for the present and future residents of the City of Clermont. Objective 2.1: Housing Stock and Neighborhoods. The useful life of the existing housing stock shall be conserved through effective implementation of regulatory action programs directed toward preserving neighborhood quality, including conservation of natural resources, maintenance of community facilities and code enforcement activities. Policy 2.1.1: The City shall promote the rehabilitation of deteriorated substandard housing units to increase the supply of affordable housing. Ordinar,~ # 621 •M A doptecl Jug 23, 2009 III-3 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN HOUSING Policy 2.1.2: The City shall continue to enforce the building, housing, plumbing, energy, electrical, and other construction codes to ensure the maintenance of standard housing and to achieve necessary corrective action where non-compliance exists. Policy 2.1.3: The City shall minimize potential blighting influences within residential areas by promoting use of best management principles and practices of land use planning, urban design and landscaping in development and site plan review. Policy 2.1.4: The City shall coordinate with the Lake County Housing and Community Development Division, other state and federal housing agencies or with local business enterprise to rehabilitate one to two deteriorated substandard housing units a year in the City. Policy 2.1.5: The City shall encourage low income residents to apply for housing rehabilitation assistance individually or through the programs managed by Lake County. Policy 2.1.6: The City shall condemn and require demolition of those units which are determined to not be suitable for rehabilitation by public or private means. Policy 2.1.7: The City shall require that zoning or structure use changes be evaluated as to their impact on citizens residing in the structure and the area. Objective 2.2: Historically Significant Housing. Housing resources identified as historically significant shall be preserved and, if possible, maintained for residential uses. Policy 2.2.1: The City shall encourage the continued identification, analysis, and preservation of the Cites historical resources. Such efforts shall include determination of their significance and vulnerability, as well as implementation of preservation management policies. Policy 2.2.2: The City shali coordinate with the Florida Department of State, Division of Historical Resources, to assist property owners in applying for and utilizing available state and federal assistance programs and in the rehabilitation and adaptive re-use of historically significant housing. Policy 2.2.3: The City shall participate in efforts initiated by the South Lake Chamber of Commerce and other agencies to provide public information, education and technical assistance relating to downtown and historic preservation programs. Policy 2.2.4: The City shall pursue available grants and alternative funding to expand the local knowledge and awareness of existing historic and archaeological sites and structures. Policy 2.2.5: The City shall promote the designation of appropriate areas as historic districts through the development and implementation of a historic preservation ordinance which includes criteria for designating properties and guidelines for controlling standards of homes within these areas. Ordirarx~ # 621-M A doptecl Jur,~ 23, 2009 III-4 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CHAPTER IV SANITARY SEWER ELEMENT Adopted June 23, 2009 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN SANITARY SEWER CHAPTER IV SANITARY SEWER GOAL 1: To provide an effective system of wastewater collection, transmission, treatment and disposal to meet the needs of all City residents and non-residential establishments within the City of Clermont utility service area while protecting the environment and public health. Objective 1.1: Maintain Level of Service. Based upon adopted level of service standards, the City shall annually adopt programs and activities to facilitate implementation of a wastewater utility to serve existing and new development as well as areas where septic systems are failing. Policy 1.1.1: The City's adopted level of service for sanitary sewer capacity shall be 70 gallons per capita per day. Policy 1.1.2: When evaluating collection force main and lift station capacity, the City shall use the following peak factors (Note mgd=rralliongallons p~-day): • ~.1 mgd - 4.0 times the average dailyflows (adfJ • 0.1 to 0.25 mgd - 3.5 times the adf • 0.25 to 1.0 mgd - 3.0 times the adf • >1.0 mgd - 2.5 times the adf Policy 1.1.3: All improvements and/or additions to sanitary sewer facilities shall be compatible and adequate to meet the adopted level of service standard. Policy 1.1.4: All land use amendments shall require an analysis of the impacts to the adopted level of service standard and existing sanitary sewer facilities. Policy 1.1.5: All expansions and other improvements of commercial and industrial uses that increase the demand on public infrastructure and require permitting shall comply with the adopted levels of service standard. Policy 1.1.6: The City shall comply with bond covenants, if any, to ensure the maintenance and operations of facilities and to provide recommendations for system maintenance and improvements. Policy 1.1.7: The City shall encourage continuing education of operating staff to optimize sanitary sewer maintenance and operation processes. Policy 1.1.8: Sanitary sewer facilities shall be replaced and existing deficiencies shall be corrected based upon the following priorities: • Any project correcting an immediate threat to the health, safety or welfare of the City's residents will receive priority over the expansion of a facility or the correction or replacement of anon-threatening facility. • Any project that will correct an existing deficiency will receive priority over a project to expand the system. Ordinarrm # 621-N1 A dopt~l jur,~ 23, 2009 IV-1 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN SANITARY SEWER • The City will deny any projects that will result in the system exceeding the adopted level of service. Objective 1.2: Future Sanitary Sewer System. The City shall ensure that the City's sanitary sewer collection, transmission, treatment and disposal system is adequate to service the future land uses within the City's utility service area. Policy 1.2.1: The City will inform Lake County of all changes in its utility service area for utilities and will request that the county inform the City of all proposed development within the utility service area. Policy 1.2.2: The City will notify the county of any requested service within unincorporated Lake County. Policy 1.2.3: Following a determination of concurrency for sanitary sewer, and to ensure reserved capacity and adequate sanitary sewer facilities are in place prior to the impact of development, the City shall require payment of applicable sewer impact fees upon development order approval and prior to application for building permits. Policy 1.2.4: New residences, residential subdivisions and commercial developments shall be required to connect to the City's central sewer system. Policy 1.2.5: The Ciry shall implement the Five-Year Schedule of Capital Improvements to address existing deficiencies and prepare for future development, and shall update the schedule annually during the City's annual budget process. Policy 1.2.6: The City shall coordinate utility and transportation planning efforts to take advantage of the most economical construction and maintenance costs possible when installing, repairing and/or replacing sewer facilities and roads. Policy 1.2.7: The City shall utilize its concurrency management system to monitor available capacities and determine compliance with minimum sanitary sewer level of service standards. Policy 1.2.8: The City shall review and update the concurrency management system data with each new development to indicate the most current capacity conditions. Policy 1.2.9: As provided in the Water Supply Facilities Work Plan, the City shall continue to pursue the expansion of the reclaimed water system as deemed feasible and shall require the following: • The installation of dual-water lines and meters in all new developments served by a water system to distribute potable and reclaim water even if reclaim water is not yet available. All new developments that contain or abut existing or planned routes of the City's reclaimed water distribution system shall either connect to the system prior to occupancy or provide dry lines for future connection. Policy 1.2.10: The City shall not extend sanitary sewer facilities beyond its utility service area unless: Ordinarx~ # 621-Ni A do~ited Jug 23, 2009 TV_~ CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN SANITARY SEWER It is determined that there is adequate capacity for servicing the areas of projected growth within the Cites utility service area while still maintaining adequate excess capacity; and The developer or the residents requesting service pay for all utility extensions. Policy 1.2.11: The City may require annexation for developments outside the City limits that are receiving or requesting utility services. Objective 1.3: Maximize Existing Facilities. The City shall maximize the use of existing sanitary sewer facilities within its utilit;T service area and shall promote compact, efficient growth patterns. Policy 1.3.1: The City shall seek to maximize the use of existing sanitary sewer infrastructure to minimize urban sprawl and shall require new development to pay for the placement of infrastructure necessary to service the development, thus making infill development more cost effective. Policy 1.3.2: The Cites land development regulations shall incorporate means and methods to require connection to the City's sanitary sewer system, once it becomes available, for existing development within the utility service area currently using septic systems. Policy 1.3.3: When existing central sanitary sewer service is deternned to be unavailable to new development within the City's utility service area, the City shall require the new development to extend the central sewer system at the developer's expense to service the subject property. Policy 1.3.4: The City shall maintain adequate sanitary sewer impact fees and user rates to ensure funding is available for expansion, repair and/or replacement of collection and transmission systems. Policy 1.3.5: The City shall review sewer user rates to ensure that the fees charged cover the cost of supplying the service. Policy 1.3.6: The City shall encourage continuing education of its utilities operating staff to optimize the sanitary sewer utilit~s maintenance and operation processes. Objective 1.4: Septic Tanks. The City may require that existing residences and non-residential establishments served by septic systems connect to the central sewer system at such time that repair or replacement of an existing septic tank and drain field system is needed, or at such time that the City determines a concentration of septic systems is causing a negative impact to natural environmental systems. Policy 1.4.1: Within the planning timeframe, the City shall identify and map those areas within the Cites utility service area served by septic systems, and it shall prioritize areas that may require central sewer service based on soil unsuitability, density and environmental concerns. Policy 1.4.2: The City shall prohibit new development within the City limits from utilizing septic tanks and or private wastewater treatment plants and shall coordinate with Lake Ordirutr~ # 621-M Adopted Jura 23, 2009 IV-3 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN SANITARY SEWER County to minimize and discourage the use of septic tanks and private wastewater treatment plants within the City's utility service area. Policy 1.4.3: The City will routinely coordinate information between the City, the Lake County Health Department and the Lake County Building Department regarding failing septic tanks within the City. Policy 1.4.4: The City shall monitor and keep a database of building permits requested for repair or replacement of existing septic tank and drain field systems within the City. Ordiraurxe # 621-N1 AdopteclJu~ 23, 2009 TV-4 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CHAPTER V SOLID WASTE ELEMENT Adopted June 23, 2009 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN SOLID WASTE CHAPTER V SOLID WASTE GOAL 1: To provide efficient and safe solid waste disposal facilities and collection services on a regular basis for all City residents and light commercial establishments within the City of Clermont while protecting the environment and public health. Objective 1.1: Solid Waste Disposal. The City shall coordinate with Lake County in its implementation of an integrated solid waste management system that focuses on the proper management of solid waste, conservation of resources and responsible management of landfill capacity. Policy 1.1.1: The Cites minimum level of service for municipal solid waste shall be 6.63 pounds per capita per day, which will be utilized to plan for future demand. Policy 1.1.2: The City shall continue to utilize Lake County landfills and\or the waste-to- enetgyincinerator for final disposal of solid waste items not recycled or composted through the City system, unless other acceptable alternatives are mandated or necessitated. Policy 1.1.3: The City shall continue to coordinate solid waste disposal efforts with Lake County to ensure: • The City of Clermont is allocated a proportional share of capacity in county-operated disposal facilities; • Reduction of solid waste disposal levels will continue to occur through cooperative recycling programs administered by Lake County; • Assistance is continued in the management of hazardous waste according to mandated state regulations; • Compliance with the Florida Solid Waste Management Act of 1988 will continue to be accomplished. Objective 1.2: Collection. The City shall continue to provide for solid waste collection services to City residents and light commercial establishments throughout the planning period. Policy 1.2.1: Solid waste collection shall be mandatory for all residential and non-residential land uses within the City. The City shall ensure the collection of refuse from residences once each week Policy 1.2.2: The City shall continue to evaluate cost-saving measures in providing solid waste collection services throughout the planning timeframe. Policy 1.2.3: The City will provide adequate equipment to maintain a level of service standard for solid waste collection of 6.63 pounds per capita per day. Policy 1.2.4: Throughout the planning period, the City shall continue to monitor complaints regarding residential and commercial solid waste collection to ensure that the most efficient, orderly, sanitary and environmentally sound service is being provided. Ordirn~ # 621-M A dopted Jicr.~ 23, 2009 V-1 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN SOLID WASTE Objective 1.3: Recycling. The City shall require a reduction in municipal solid waste final disposal in landfill facilities by maintaining and promoting its recycling program. Policy 1.3.1: The City shall continue to have a collection process in place for curbside pickup of newspapers, glass, plastics, tin and aluminum. Policy 1.3.2: The City shall continue to have a collection process in place for curbside pickup of yard waste. Policy 1.3.3: The City shall continue to develop educational programs for the general public and solid waste professionals to encourage waste reduction. Policy 1.3.4: The City of Clermont will promote the efforts of Lake County toward the reduction of the solid waste stream. Policy 1.3.5: The City shall coordinate with Lake County with respect to solid waste management and waste recycling programs. Objective 1.4: Hazardous Waste. The City shall coordinate with Lake County and the East Central Florida Regional Planning Council to monitor and control the disposal of hazardous wastes in accordance with state law. Policy 1.4.1: The City shall require that all hazardous waste generators within the City properly manage their hazardous wastes in conformance with mandates of the Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and other applicable laws. Policy 1.4.2: The City shall continue to cooperate with and promote Lake County's "Amnesty Days" program for proper disposal of hazardous wastes. Policy 1.4.3: The City shall continue to provide applicable employee training for inspection, identification and disposal of hazardous waste materials. Ordirarx~ # 621-M A dopta~l Jur,~ 23, 2009 V-2 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CHAPTER VI STORMWATER MANAGEMENT ELEMENT Adopted June 23, 2009 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN STORMWATER MANAGEMENT CHAPTER VI STORMWATER MANAGEMENT GOAL 1: Assure the provision of stormwater management facilities that maximize capacity and use of existing facilities: protect public health and safety; promote aquifer recharge; fulfill requirements of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) and Total Maximum Daily Loads (TDML) mandates to ensure environmental quality; and provide the adopted level of service concurrent with development Objective 1.1: Correct Existing Deficiencies: Within the planning timeframe, the City shall correct existing facilitydeficiencies. Policy 1.1.1: Within the planning timeframe, the City shall prepare a stormwater master plan that includes an inventory of existing facilities and establishes priorities for stormwater system replacements, ensuring correction of existing drainage facility deficiencies and providing for future facility needs. Policy 1.1.2: The City shall utilize the stormwater master plan in the preparation of the annual budget to correct existing deficiencies. Policy 1.1.3: The City shall implement improvements adopted in the Five-Year Schedule of Capital Improvements to correct existing stormwater management facilities deficiencies. Policy 1.1.4: The City shall continue to collect the stormwater utility fee to provide funding for the maintenance and operations of stormwater facilities within the City of Clermont. Objective 1.2: Stormwater Facilities Capacity: The City shall maximize the use of existing stormwater management facilities and require new development to construct facilities to achieve and maintain adopted stormwater management level of service standards that fulfill NPDES and TMDL mandates for stormwater quality and quantity. Policy 1.2.1: The City shall require new development to provide adequate easements for stormwater system maintenance and conveyance. Policy 1.2.2: New developments shall design stormwater management systems to meet the rules and criteria established by the City of Clermont, the St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD), the Florida Department of Transportation and Lake County, as applicable. Policy 1.2.3: The City shall coordinate with Lake County and SJRWMD to encourage maintenance of conveyance and treatment features. Policy 1.2.4: At a minimum, the existing stormwater management systems and current levels of service shall be maintained. The City shall achieve and maintain the following adopted stormwater management level of service standards for new development and redevelopment: Vrdzname # 621-M A dopted Jur,~ 23, 2009 VI-1 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN STORMWATER MANAGEMENT ~• ~- ~ .~ . ~ ~ Storm Sewers and Cross Drains 10 year/24-hour Detention/ Retention Structures 50 year/24-hour Retention with Percolation or Detention with Filtration 100-year/24 hour Objective 1.3: Development Impacts. The City shall maintain high water quality by protecting the functions of aquifer recharge and natural drainage features from impacts of new development and redevelopment activities. Policy 1.3.1: All new development and redevelopment shall provide stormwater retention, infiltration and/or wet or dry detention systems. Policy 1.3.2: To the maximum extent feasible, development and redevelopment in the City shall reduce adverse impacts of stormwater on natural drainage features by mimicking the natural hydrology of the project site and its surroundings. The land development code shall require that, to the largest extent possible, natural systems are utilized in lieu of structural alternatives. Policy 1.3.3: The City shall review detailed calculations for new projects prepared by a registered professional engineer which show that retention and detention will be accomplished to meet the adopted level of service, that drainage from new development will not adversely affect the City's natural drainage features, and that there will be no negative impacts to downstream water quality or quantity. Policy 1.3.4: New development and redevelopment shall be required to accommodate upland flow that presently discharges through the site. Policy 1.3.5: The City's land development regulations shall require that proposed stormwater systems have a negligible impact on adjacent native vegetation and/or wetlands and require mitigation where applicable. Policy 1.3.6: Stormwater treatment shall be required to serve the development through a system that is site-specific. Regardless of the area served, the stormwater treatment system musr. provide a level of treatment that meets the requirements of the state, the City of Clermont and the SJRWMD. Development that causes runoff to Class I and II or C-utstanding Florida Waters (OFD shall carry pollution abatement treatment requirements of an additiona150 percent. Policy 1.3.7: The City shall require erosion and sediment control practices that protect water bodies, wetlands and watercourses from siltation during stormwater facilities construction activities. Policy 1.3.8: Pollutant retardant structures that separate oils and greases from runoff shall be designed for all new commercial and industrial projects. Policy 1.3.9: The City shall prohibit development within the 100-year floodplain or limit development to those uses that will not adversely affect the capacity of the floodplain to store water. urdznarx~ # 621-M A dopta~Jur.~ 23, 2009 VI-2 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN STORMWATER MANAGEMENT Policy 1.3.10: Where feasible, the floodplain shall be reserved for conservation, open. space and passive recreational uses to preserve the natural flow of runoff. Policy 1.3.11: To improve the aesthetics of detention and retention facilities, the City shall discourage designs that require fencing while encouraging the following: Use of littoral zones within wet ponds to improve the aesthetics of the pond. Use of curvilinear ponds in lieu of rectilinear ponds. Use of water-tolerant plant species within dry ponds. Objective 1.4: Intergovernmental Coordination. The City of Clermont shall educate citizens and coordinate with all applicable jurisdictions to address stonnwater issues of mutual concern and to provide adequate levels of service. Policy 1.4.1: The stormwater master plan process will include review of the plan by affected citizens and City advisory committees. Policy 1.4.2: The City shall maintain a complaint monitoring system to log complaints and initiate work orders for corrective actions. Policy 1.4.3: The City will support the SJRWNID's programs and stonnwater regulations. Policy 1.4.4: The City shall coordinate with Lake County and SJRWNID to encourage maintenance of conveyance and treatment features. Policy 1.4.5: The City shall educate and inform citizens of their responsibility regarding maintenance and protection of stormwater collection systems. Objective 1.5: Sustainable Stormwater 1Vlanagement Strategies. The City shall encourage the use of sustainable, low impact development (LID) strategies to address stormwater management for developments ranging from individual building sites, to subdivisions to large planned developments. Policy 1.5.1: The City shall coordinate with local, regional, state and federal agencies to provide educational materials and forums to the public and the development community on the value and benefits of sustainable stormwater management facilities design. Policy 1.5.2: For new construction or redevelopment of City buildings and facilities, the City shall utilize LID principles to the extent practicable to address stormwater management needs and to model innovative techniques: • Manage stormwater as close to its origin as possible by using many small-scale LID techniques. • Create a site design that slows surface flows and increases the amount of time stormwater flows over the site. • Increase the reliability of the stormwater system by using multiple, redundant stormwater controls. • Integrate stormwater controls into the design of the site and use the controls as site amenities. • Reduce the reliance on traditional collection and conveyance stormwater practices. Vrdzraxrx~ # 621-M A dopta-l Jury 23, 2009 VI-3 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN STORMWATER MANAGEMENT Policy 1.5.3: The City shall consider updating land development regulations to permit innovative LID techniques in the design of stormwater management facilities for development and redevelopment sites including, but not limited to the following: • Bioretention cells or swales (also known as rain gardens); • Cisterns and rooftop rainwater harvesting; • Permeable concrete pavers or pavement. (~rcfirarxe # 621-M A dopted Jurre 23, 2009 VI-4 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CHAPTER V11 POTABLE WATER ELEMENT Adopted: June 23, 2009 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN POTABLE WATER CHAPTER V11 POTABLE WATER GOAL 1: To plan for and assure an adequate supply of excellent quality potable water to meet the needs of all residents and non-residential establishments within the City of Clermont and within the City's utility service area throughout the 2020 planning timeframe. Objective 1.1: Maintain Level of Service. Based upon the adopted level of service standard, the City shall annually adopt programs and activities to correct existing deficiencies and maintain the public water system. Policy 1.1.1: The City's level of service (LOS) standard for potable water supply shall be 185 gallons per capita per day (gpcd). Policy 1.1.2: The City shall repair potable water supply facilities as required to maintain the adopted LOS standard. Policy 1.1.3: The City shall review water fee methodology and user rates to ensure adequate funding for treatment, storage and distribution facilities. Policy 1.1.4: All improvements and/or additions to potable water facilities to correct deficiencies shall comply, at a minimum, with standards recognized and approved by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) and shall be adequate to meet the adopted LOS standard. Policy 1.1.5: User fees shall cover the full cost of operating and maintaining the City water system, including debt service. Policy 1.1.6: The City shall maintain a Water Supply Facilities Work Plan that is consistent with the most recently adopted SJRWNID district water supply plan to address water supply sources and related facilities necessary to meet the existing and projected demand within the Cites utility service area. Policy 1.1.7: The City shall pursue the following water supply strategies consistent with its Water Supply Facilities Work Plan and with the goals, objectives and policies in this element and other elements of the comprehensive plan: • Continue to safely maximize groundwater supplies consistent with the most recently approved SJRWNID consumptive use permit constraints. • Explore the use of alternative water supply sources, particularly the St. Johns River near Deland surface water project. • Continue to implement the water conservation strategies in this element to reduce system-wide potable water demand through the 2020 planning timeframe. • Continue to expand the Cites reuse system to reduce potable water demand consistent with policies in the Sanitary Sewer Element. Policy 1.1.8: All proposed land use amendments shall require an analysis of the impacts to the adopted LOS standard and the analysis of adequate planned water supply sources and facilities. Ordinarx~ # 621-M A dopte~l Jura 23, 2009 VII-1 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN POTABLE WATER Objective 1.2: Future Potable Water Needs. Based on population projections and analysis in the Cites Water Supply Facilities Work Plan, the City shall ensure the supply and treatment of safe potable water through the 2020 planning timeframe to meet the adopted LOS standard as well as the requirements of the Water Supply Facilities Work Plan and the SJRWMD water supply plan as updated. Policy 1.2.1: Based on the adopted LOS standard, the City will develop capacity to meet future demands concurrent with new development. Policy 1.2.2: The City shall maintain a potable water utility master plan and shall update the plan every five years. -The master plan will be used to implement the Five-Year Schedule of Capital Improvements to ensure potable water projects are prioritized based on maximum efficiency and cost-effectiveness to meet the demands of future growth. Policy 1.2.3: The Cites Engineering and Utilities departments shall continue to pursue altemative funding sources and participate with adjacent jurisdictions to plan and construct efficient potable water systems. Specifically, the City shall pursue funding from the St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD) water protection and sustainabilityprogram and the FDEP clean water state revolving fund. Objective 1.3: Service Area Development'. The City shall prioritize the extension of existing potable water facilities and the construction of new facilities within its utility service area in a manner that discourages leapfrog development and urban sprawl. Policy 1.3.1: The City shall be the sole supplier of potable water to residents and non-residential establishments within the City's utility service area, which is based on the boundaries established in its Joint Planning Area (JPA) agreement with Lake County. Policy 1.3.2: The City shall encourage and require, as needed, the interconnection and looping of existing and proposed segments of the potable water distribution system. Policy 1.3.3: The City shall rehabilitate and reuse existing public water facilities as an alternative to new construction when rehabilitation and reuse is cost-effective. Policy 1.3.4: Before supplying potable water to developments located in the utility service area, the City may require that the development be annexed into the City. Policy 1.3.5: The City may provide wholesale potable water service to other cities and the county by written agreement. Policy 1.3.6: The City shall continue to maximize the use of the existing public water treatment facilities connected to the central water system. Policy 1.3.7: The City shall require all new development to demonstrate concurrency with the adopted LOS standard. Policy 1.3.8: The City shall require that new developments extend potable water distribution and reclaimed lines along the entire property boundary for future connection to adjacent properties. Policy 1.3.9: The City shall discourage urban sprawl through the following activities: Ordinarxp # 621-M Adopted Jura 23, 2009 VII-2 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN POTABLE WATER • The City shall require all new developments within the City limits to connect to the City's central potable water system. • The City will coordinate with the county to ensure that all new development within the City's utility service area shall connect to the Cites water system where feasible. • Where connection to the Cites water system is not feasible within the unincorporated county portion of the utility service area, the City shall coordinate with the county to ensure that all new developments will install dry lines for future connection to the Cites system. Policy 1.3.10: The City shall only provide service to those areas included in the City's delineated utility service area. Throughout the 2020 planning timeframe, the following ranked criteria shall be used by the City to establish priorities for the provision of new potable water services: • To existing developed areas within the service area that either present an immediate threat to public health or safety or produce serious pollution problems; • To areas within the designated water service area as identified in the water master plan, capital improvements program, and the City's comprehensive plan; • To areas contiguous to the City limits, but outside the designated water service area. This shall be after annexation and if capacity is available; and • To existing developed and undeveloped areas not claimed as service areas by other utilities. Objective 1.4: Potable Water Conservation. The City shall ensure that its potable water system conserves water and reduces the per capita demand to the minimum possible rate through the 2020 planning timeframe. This shall be accomplished through the implementation of water conservation techniques and programs and through the establishment and use of non-potable water supplies for uses other than drinking water. Policy 1.4.1: The City shall encourage continuing education of its utilities operating staff to optimize the potable water utilit~s maintenance and operation processes. Policy 1.4.2: The City shall implement awater-conserving rate structure. Policy 1.4.3: The City shall require the use of water-conserving plumbing fixtures in all new development and shall consider the use of incentive programs to encourage retrofits for existing buildings. Policy 1.4.4: The City shall comply with conservation efforts outlined in the most recently issued consumptive use permit from the SJRWNID. Policy 1.4.5: The City shall require the installation of dual-water lines and meters in all new developments served by the City's water system to distribute potable and reclaimed water even if reclaimed water is not yet available. Policy 1.4.6: All new developments that abut existing or planned routes of the City's reclaimed water distribution system will be required to either connect to the system prior to occupancy or provide dry lines for future connection. Ordirarx~ # 621-M A cloptedJur,~ 23, 2009 VII-3 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN POTABLE WATER Policy 1.4.7: The City shall implement an employee and customer water-conservation education program. Objective 1.5: Landscape Irrigation and Florida-Friendly Design Standards. The City shall encourage or require, depending on standards established in the Land Development Code, low impact landscape and imgation system design to conserve the City's potable water resources. Policy 1.5.1: The City's land development regulations shall encourage, or in some cases require, the following landscape design criteria: • Existing vegetated areas shall be preserved and incorporated into the design; • Plants shall be appropriate for site conditions, taking into account that, in some cases, soil improvements can enhance water use efficiency; • The percentage of landscaped areas in irrigated high-water-use zones should be minimized; however, these limits should not apply to landscaped areas requiring larger amounts of turf for their primary functions such as ball fields and playgrounds. Policy 1.5.2: Irrigation systems shall be designed in a manner that considers soil, slope and other site characteristics in order to minimize water waste, including overspray, the watering of impervious surfaces and other non-vegetated areas, and off-site runoff, and they shall be designed to provide the following where feasible: • Use of the lowest water qualityfeasible; Matching precipitation rates for sprinklers and all other emitters in the same water- use zone, except that the design may specify micro-irrigation emitters to meet the requirements of individual plants; Controller systems shall be required, when feasible, to provide the following minimum capabilities; o Ability to be programmed in minutes, by day of the week, season and time of day; o Ability to accommodate multiple start-times and programs; o Automatic shut-off after adequate rainfall; o Ability to maintain operations during power outages for a minimum of three days; o C-perational flexibility to meet year-round water conservation requirements and temporary water shortages; and o Ability to minimize free-flow conditions in case of damage or other mechanical failure. Objective 1.6: Fire Protection Capabilities. The City shall provide adequate delivery and distribution of potable water to meet fire protection demand within the utility service area. Policy 1.6.1: The City shall continue to monitor, evaluate, repair and replace the existing water delivery and distribution system to ensure the system can deliver needed gallon per minute flows to meet fire protection demands. Policy 1.6.2: The City shall maintain an active water system and fire hydrant mapping and numbering program. Ordinarx~ # 621-M A dopta~Jur.~ 23, 2009 VII-4 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN POTABLE WATER Policy 1.6.3: The City shall establish and maintain a hydraulic model of the City's water distribution network so that the water distribution system can be routinely analyzed with respect to fire flow capabilities. Policy 1.6.4: The City shall extend water distribution mains to areas within the Cites service area and provide adequate fire protection service to residents and non-residential establishments located within the service area, provided that residents/developers participate in the costs. Policy 1.6.5: The City shall base fire flow levels of service upon delivery pressures of 20 pounds per square inch (psi residual, minimum fire flows of 500 gallons per minute (gpm) for residential and 1,500 gpm for non-residential and multi-family developments. Objective 1.7: Protection of Groundwater from Contamination. The City shall perform specific actions during the 2020 planning timeframe to protect water quality by preserving groundwater from contamination. Policy 1.7.1: The City shall meet or exceed all federal and state water facility regulations that provide for the protection of the environment. Policy 1.7.2: To protect the quality and quantity of the Cites potable water supply, the City will continue to enforce the land development regulations established for the primary and secondary well field protection zones. The primary well field protection zone consists of the land immediately surrounding any potable water supply well a radial distance of 500 feet. The secondary well field protection zone consists of the land immediately surrounding any potable water supplywell a radial distance of 1,000 feet. Objective 1.8: Intergovernmental Coordination. The City shall coordinate with adjacent jurisdictions and applicable state and federal agencies to protect the quality and quantity of its water sources. Policy 1.8.1: The City shall meet annually with adjacent governments, private utilities, and state and federal agencies to coordinate the provision of potable water services and service area boundaries. Policy 1.8.2: The City shall coordinate with adjacent jurisdictions and applicable regional, state and federal agencies to educate the community about conservation, sustainable use and protection of the quality and quantity of its water sources. Policy 1.8.3: The City shall review and update the Water Supply Facilities Work Plan and supporting data and analysis within one year of the update of the SJRWMD district water supply plan and will amend this element as necessary to incorporate any applicable policies. Objective 1.9: Maximizing the Use of Existing Public Facilities. The City shall maximize the use of existing potable water facilities. Policy 1.9.1: The Cit}~s Engineering and Utilities departments shall identify, develop and implement a sustainable potable water production, treatment and distribution system by using the highest and best-proven technology possible. Ordirnre~ # 621-M A dopt~l Jura 23, 2009 VII-5 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN POTABLE WATER Policy 1.9.2: The City shall continually update a GIS map of the entire potable water system to maintain the potable water system and to anticipate and facilitate system repair. Policy 1.9.3: The Cites Utilities Department shall maintain accurate records of well- water production flows, maintenance, chemical usage and other items related to efficient ongoing water service operation. Ordinzrx~ # 621-M tl dopta~Jur~ 23, 2009 VII-6 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CHAPTER VIII NATURAL GROUNDWATER AQUIFER RECHARGE ELEMENT Adopted June 23, 2009 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN GROUNDWATER AQUIFER RECHARGE CHAPTER VIII NATURAL GROUNDWATER AQUIFER RECHARGE GOAL 1: To provide, maintain and protect the Floridan Aquifer to ensure that recharge of the natural groundwater aquifer occurs in a manner that maintains sufficient quality and quantity of the public water supply to meet current and future demands. Objective 1.1: Natural Recharge Protection and Conservation: The City of Clermont shall coordinate with other agencies and continue to enforce measures in the Code of Ordinances that will ensure preservation of natural recharge to the Cites groundwater resource and conservation of its potable water sources. Policy 1.1.1: The City shall coordinate with Lake County, the SJRWMD and other state and federal agencies in the education of residents and business owners on water conservation and the protection of groundwater. Policy 1.1.2: At a minimum, the City shall adhere to regulations adopted by the SJRWIVID and the state to protect areas of high aquifer recharge. Policy 1.1.3: The City shall continue to coordinate with Lake County, the SJRWNID, and state and federal agencies to achieve regional aquifer recharge protection objectives. Objective 1.2: Best Management Practices: The City shall recognize the best management practices protecting water resources. Policy 1.2.1: The City shall require that development within high aquifer recharge areas maintain pre-development net recharge in the post-development condition to protect ground and surface water quality. Policy 1.2.2: The City shall identify critical High Aquifer Recharge Areas that are vital to the protection of natural systems and/or current or future sources of potable water and require a higher level of protection for these areas than required elsewhere in the City, including, but not limited to, lower impervious surface ratios, higher open space requirements and enhanced stormwater runoff protection measures. Policy 1.2.3: City staff will consider an application for development approval within the designated critical High Aquifer Recharge Areas to be within an area of critical high aquifer recharge. The applicant may submit asite-specific evaluation conducted by an independent state-registered geologist to the City engineer, who will determine whether the site lies within an area of critical high aquifer recharge. Policy 1.2.4: Geotechnical investigations of hydraulic conductivity shall extend at least five feet below the proposed pond bottom within areas of high aquifer recharge. Policy 1.2.5: Within areas of high aquifer recharge, only the area above the control elevation of a wet detention system qualifies as open space. The control elevation is defined as the lowest elevation at which the stonnwater structure releases discharge. Ordinarx~ # 621-M Adopted Jere 23, 2009 VIII- I CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CHAPTER IX CONSERVATION ELEMENT Adopted June 23, 2009 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CONSERVATION CHAPTER IX CONSERVATION GOAL: To protect, maintain and conserve the natural resources of Clermont for continued envirorunental quality and the well being of all citizens. Objective 1.1: Air Quality. The City shall maintain and enhance air quality. Policy 1.1.1: On an annual basis, the City shall obtain a revised list of any identified air pollution generators in and surrounding Clermont from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP). Policy 1.1.2: The City of Clermont shall protect air quality by coordinating with the adjacent municipalities and Lake County to comply with or exceed air standards established by the FDEP. Policy 1.1.3: Clermont shall coordinate with Lake County, the Town of Montverde, and the cities of Groveland and Minneola to prevent land uses adjacent to the City that would adversely impact air quality within Clermont. Policy 1.1.4: The City of Clermont shall require that industrial and commercial businesses in the City meet or exceed applicable federal and state air quality standards. Policy 1.1.5: The City shall participate in air quality public information programs and shall encourage transportation alternatives to the single-occupancy vehicle. Policy 1.1.6: The City shall encourage alternative forms of travel such as bicycle ways/paths and pedestrian sidewalks as long-term strategies to protect air quality. Policy 1.1.7: The City shall coordinate with the FDEP, FDOT and the Lake-Sumter MPO in the implementation of a system to monitor the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and vehicle miles traveled on an ongoing basis. As a part of the data and analysis for the next required Evaluation and Appraisal Report, the City will provide an analysis of existing citywide air quality improvement measures and any associated reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and vehicle miles traveled. Objective 1.2: Groundwater Resources. The City shall conserve, use best management techniques, and protect future and existing groundwater resources for potable water usage. Policy 1.2.1: The City shall continue to ensure the protection and enhancement of groundwater quality. Policy 1.2.2: The Cit}~s building code shall require the installation of water conserving devices in all new construction, such as water conserving toilets, showerheads and faucets, and shall promote and encourage the use of low impact, water-efficient development through the provision of incentives. Ordi7aarx~ # 621-M A ~~ Jura 23, 2009 IX-1 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CONSERVATION Policy 1.2.3: To reduce groundwater consumption and runoff related to landscape irrigation, the City shall require new development to use and/or preserve native drought- resistant vegetation. Policy 1.2.4: The City shall promote the upgrade of existing commercial and residential landscaping to native drought-resistant species through education. Policy 1.2.5: The City shall support, assist and otherwise cooperate with the St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWNID) in the implementation of the district's water shortage plan. Policy 1.2.6: The City shall notify the SJRWMD of the presence of any abandoned free-flowing artesian wells identified within its jurisdiction and record their existence. Policy 1.2.7: The City shall continue construction of its reclaimed water system for non-potable water used for imgation. Policy 1.2.8: The City shall not allow sink formations be to filled or excavated, and no debris placed adjacent to the sink, until the Florida Sinkhole Research Institute or a surrogate state agency has completed a site investigation *_o determine appropriate actions to protect property and groundwater quality. Policy 1.2.9: The City shall prevent the storage of chemicals in the 100-year floodplain and in areas of high aquifer recharge. Policy 1.2.10: The City shall participate in water conservation public information programs. Policy 1.2.11: High recharge areas are those areas identified on Map VIII-3 in the AquiferElement as having a va1_ue of 12 or more inches of recharge per year. Policy 1.2.12: Open space is defined as land that is usable and accessible to the public, utilized for conservation andlor recreation uses. Policy 1.2.13: Pervious surface is defined as land that is not built upon with any structure or pavement or that has any feature that prevents surface water from percolating into the ground, thereby recharging the aquifer. Any land that has wet stormwater ponds, wetlands and lakes shall be excluded from meeting the pervious surface requirement. Objective 1.3: Wellfield Protection. The City shall ensure long-range protection of its wellfields and water quality. Policy 1.3.1: The City shall protect wellfields by establishing a "primary protection zone" which shall include all land within a 500-foot radius of any existing wellhead and a "secondary protection zone" which includes all land within a 1,000-foot radius of any public wellhead. The City will adopt land development regulations that identify land uses and activities allowed within the primary or secondary protection zones. OrdiYaa~ # 621-M AdoptedJun~ 23, 2009 IX-2 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CONSERVATION Objective 1.4: Wetlands. The City shall maintain and enforce land development regulations that include performance criteria designed to protect and conserve wetlands from physical and hydrologic alterations and direct incompatible land uses awayfrom wetlands. Policy 1.4.1: The City shall include in its Land Development Code a requirement that any development that contains land meeting the definition of a wetland, as defined in Florida Statutes, Section 373.019(25), shall conduct wetland delineation. A delineation of the upland wetland boundary shall be established based upon an onsite field survey by a professional biologist or registered engineer that, through a comprehensive planning process, identifies the types, values, functions, size, conditions and specific locations of the wetlands on the site. Policy 1.4.2: The City shall require that all new development obtain a stormwater management permit and, as necessary, other required permits from the SJRWNID, FDEP and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE). Policy 1.4.3: The City shall require and enforce an undisturbed buffer width of a minimum 25 feet adjacent to all wetlands and lakes. The width of the wetland buffer shall be measured parallel to the edge of the approved wetland delineation. Buffers without native vegetation shall be revegetated with indigenous habitat to protect the quality of the adjacent isolated wetland, wetland system, lake, river or stream. Policy 1.4.4: Wetlands shall be protected from physical or hydrologic alterations in order to maintain their natural functions. No development shall be permitted in wetlands other than approved passive recreation, open space, restricted access to the property (where unavoidable and kept to minimum width), bird sanctuary, natural preserve or other similar land uses regulated by the Land Development Code. Policy 1.4.5: The City shall continue to enforce existing regulations and/or establish new regulations or performance criteria that protect and preserve wetlands and wetland transition areas. These shall include requirements to retain natural drainage characteristics and minimize alteration or modification of the wetlands and wetland buffers. Policy 1.4.6: Transition areas shall be defined as the area separating wetland areas and their minimum 25-foot undisturbed buffers from upland areas, in which development activities may be regulated to protect wetlands. The City shall retain the right to prohibit development within the wetland transition area. The boundary of a wetland transition area shall be established by field investigation. At a minimum, the following uses shall be prohibited within the wetland transition areas: • All industrial uses; • Sanitary landfills; • Wastewater treatment facilities; • Incinerators; • Animal feedlots; • Petroleum or pesticide storage facilities; • Above-ground or below ground pipes (such as gas or petroleum lines) for pollutants or contaminants; • Any land use that stores, handles or generates hazardous material or waste. Ordiraarxe # 621-M A do~t~l Jury 23, 2009 IX-3 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN C(~NSFRVATICIU Policy 1.4.7: The City may require the dedication of conservation easements or reservations where the City finds that the dedication is reasonable to protect the value and function of a wetland. Objective 1.5: Surface Water. The City shall protect surface water from all known and identifiable pollution sources. Policy 1.5.1: The City shall continue to ensure the protection and enhancement of surface water quality. Policy 1.5.2: The City shall continue to support research activities by public agencies managing the C-utstanding Florida Waters (OFW), both within and adjacent to the City, and their associated flood plains, shorelines, drainage ways and wetlands. Policy 1.5.3: The City shall require new development to use best stormwater management practices to control sediments, silt and pollution carried by urban runoff before discharging into open waters. Policy 1.5.4: The design of stormwater management systems shall meet the rules and criteria established by the City of Clermont, the SJRWNID, the Florida Department of Transportation (if applicable), and the East Central Florida Regional Planning Council. Policy 1.5.5: C-n an annual basis, the City shall identify those components of the Clermont stormwater management system that may be contributing to degradation of surface water quality; and develop a priority listing for the mitigation of components. Policy 1.5.6: The City shall not allow on-site sanitary sewer systems to directly discharge into any lake, nor shall any system use surface waters for back up or overflow discharge. Policy 1.5.7: The City shall pursue funding sources to acquire land along lakefront areas for recreation er conservation purposes. Policy 1.5.8: The City shall facilitate enhanced public access to designated conservation areas, the Clermont chain of lakes and other water bodies. Policy 1.5.9: The City shall continue to support the appropriate agencies in programs for monitoring the quality of lakes within and adjacent to the City. Policy 1.5.10: The City shall manage development along lake shorelines and lakefront littoral regions through the establishment of both a shoreline protection and a lakefront littoral zone. The Land Development Code shall provide appropriate development setbacks to preclude encroachment into these zones. Objective 1.6: Floodplains. The City shall ensure long-range protection of the functionality of the City's floodplains. Policy 1.6.1: Regulations for development within the floodplains and floodways will be established in the Land Development Code. Orclinzrx~ # 621-M Adopted Jur,~ 23, 2009 IX-4 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CONSERVATION Policy 1.b.2: The City shall prohibit on-site waste disposal systems (septic tanks), wastewater treatment plants and sprayfields within the 100-year flood zone. Policy 1.b.3: Where feasible, the floodplain shall be reserved, undisturbed, for conservation, open space and passive recreational uses to preserve the natural flow of runoff. Policy 1.b.4: When development is proposed within a floodplain, to maintain reasonable use of and value of property, compensatory mitigation shall be required to maintain its natural flow regime. Policy 1.b.5: The 100-year flood zone shall be delineated within the Future Land Use Map series, and its demarcations shall be determined by the most recent flood insurance maps prepared bythe Federal Emergency Management Agency. Policy 1.b.b: The City shall cooperate with the designated programs of Lake County, SJRWMD and other such applicable agencies in the identification and protection of water recharge areas to ensure aquifer depletion and contamination does not occur. Objective 1.7: Environmentally Sensitive .Areas. The City shall conserve, protect and appropriately use and protect wildlife, native wildlife habitat and environmentally sensitive areas. Policy 1.7.1: The City, through land acquisition, shall seek to increase its conservation areas acreage to ensure the preservation of natural communities and listed animal species habitat. Policy 1.7.2: The City shall work closely with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FFWCC) and private landowners to increase the public's knowledge of habitat protection and best management practices to protect endangered and threatened species, as well as species of special concern. Policy 1.7.3: The City shall notify the FFWCC of the presence of any roosting, nesting or frequented habitat areas for endangered or threatened wildlife occurring within its jurisdiction. Policy 1.7.4: The Cites Land Development Code shall establish regulations to ensure the protection of areas of native vegetation, wildlife habitat and endangered and threatened species, including the following: • Developers shall be required to identify wildlife habitat and endangered and threatened species as part of the development review process, and they shall be required to submit mitigation measures for review as part of the Cites development review process. • The City shall require proposed development to utilize and preserve existing topographic contours to the maximum extent feasible in project design. Policy 1.7.5: The City shall regulate the following activities in areas identified as being environmentally sensitive and in areas containing endangered andlor threatened wildlife: Orclirarx~ # 621-M A dopta l Jur,~ 23, 2009 IX-5 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CONSERVATION • The removal, excavation or dredging of soil, sand, gravel, minerals, organic matter or materials of any kind; • The changing of existing drainage characteristics, sedimentation patterns, flow patterns or flood retention characteristics; • The disturbance of the environmentally sensitive area's water level or water table by drainage, impoundment or other means; • The dumping or discharging of material, or the filling of an environmentally sensitive area with material; • The placing of fill or the grading or removal of material that would alter topography; • The destruction or removal of plant life that would alter the character of an environmentally sensitive area or wildlife habitat; and • The undertaking of an activity that results in a significant change of water temperature, a significant change of physical or chemical characteristics of environmentally sensitive area water sources, or the introduction of pollutants. Policy 1.7.6: Native vegetation protection regulations shall mandate fair and equitable restoration and/or compensatory mitigation measures to compensate for loss of vegetation and to enhance stabilization of fragile slopes and/or lake shorelines. Policy 1.7.7: The City shall encourage new developments to protect existing native vegetation in common areas and buffer zones and shall encourage additional planting of native plant species to enhance sparse vegetation in common areas and buffer zones. Policy 1.7.8: The City shall cooperate with federal and state environmental and wildlife preservation agencies in their efforts to protect fish populations within the Cites lakes and to promote environmental management activities that enhance fish propagation through natural processes or by managed fish restocking. Policy 1.7.9: The City shall coordinate with the Lake County Water Authority to control any aquatic weed, algae blooms or other aquatic plant proliferation occurring within the Cites lakes. Policy 1.7.10: Annually, the City shall maintain updated maps from FFWCC showing the locations of unique natural areas and of habitat for endangered and threatened species and species of special concern. Policy 1.7.11: The City shall coordinate with Lake County to ensure the protection of environmentally sensitive areas that cross jurisdictional boundaries. Policy 1.7.12: The City will encourage the restoration of degraded natural areas through the restoration of natural communities, restoration of natural hydrology and removal of non- native vegetation. Objective 1.8: Soils and Minerals. The City shall appropriately manage soils data and protect against soils erosion and uses inconsistent with soils. Ordiraarxr # 621-M A dont~l Jura 23, 2009 IX-6 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CONSERVATION Policy 1.8.1: The City shall require that an erosion and sediment control plan be submitted prior to commencement of any development activities; that erosion and sedimentation control devices shall be properly installed and maintained throughout all development activities; and that all disturbed soil areas shall be permanently stabilized upon completion of development activities to reduce soil erosion. Policy 1.8.2: Whenever possible, native trees, shrubs and ground cover will be maintained on development sites to prevent soil erosion. Policy 1.8.3: The City shall notify the local office of the U.S. Soil Conservation Service of any major soil erosion problems that may occur within the Cites jurisdiction. Policy 1.8.4: The City shall prohibit mining operations. Objective 1.9: Hazardous Waste. The City shall coordinate with the appropriate agencies to ensure that sources of hazardous waste are identified and monitored. Policy 1.9.1: The City shall continue to utilize the Lake County fire and emergency management services and the state emergency response commission for hazardous materials for its monitoring of hazardous waste generators within the City. Policy 1.9.2: The City shall coordinate with Lake County to provide and promote citizen education programs and materials regarding hazardous waste and the proper method of disposal of common household hazardous waste materials. Policy 1.9.3: The City shall continue training its employees to identify and inspect wastes before they are taken to waste disposal facilitysites. Objective 1.10: Historical, Archeological and Cultural The City shall conserve significant sites and protect existing historical structures. Policy 1.10.1: The City shall encourage the continued identification, analysis and preservation of the Cites historical, archaeological and cultural resources. Such efforts shall include determination of their significance and vulnerability, as well as implementation of preservation management policies. Policy 1.10.2: The City shall require the developer of land located in or adjacent to a known archaeological site to submit a Florida Master Site File archaeological short form to the Florida Department of State, Division of Historic Resources, during the development review process. Policy 1.10.3: The City shall promote and support local efforts, including those fostered by the Lake County Historical Society, to effectively pursue registration of historically significant sites under federal and state certified historical master files. Objective 1.11: Green Swamp Area of Critical State Concern (GSACSC). The City shall establish regulations to protect the Green Swamp from the negative impacts of development. Orclinarxp # 621-M A dopte-l Jury 23, 2009 IX-7 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CONSERVATION Policy 1.11.1: The City shall recognize the GSACSC boundary as legally described within Rule Chapter 28-28, FAC. Policy 1.11.2: Should the opportunity arise to annex lands located within the GSACSC, prior to the annexation taking effect, the City shall adopt policies and regulations to ensure protection of this area of critical state concern consistent with current statutory and rule requirements. Objective 1.12: Sustainable Development and Reduction of Greenhouse Gases (GHG). The City shall increase its efforts toward sustainable development by developing strategies to reduce greenhouse GHGs emissions and to implement energy-efficiency measures in public and commercial buildings, where feasible. Policy 1.12.1: The City shall promote awareness of environmental issues related to the built environment by developing environmental education content for the City's website, including making available environmental GIS data and other data such as aerial photography, air quality index and water quality testing results from natural water bodies. The website shall also include "Green Building" benefits and highlight sustainable initiatives of the local government. Policy 1.12.2: The City shall encourage the development community to obtain green certifications under the United States Green Building Council, Florida Green Building Coalition, Florida Yards and Neighborhoods Program, Energy Star and Florida Water StarsMprograms by providing incentives that make these certifications advantageous. Policy 1.12.3: The City shall consider developing a "Green Building" program to promote the use of sustainable and environmentally friendly practices in design and construction. Policy 1.12.4: The City shall consider obtaining the Green Local Government certification under the Florida Green Building Coalition. Policy 1.12.5: All new facilities constructed by the City shall be designed and built according to the principles promoted by the Leadership in Energy and Environmentai Design (LEED), Energy Star and Florida Water StarsM programs, as appropriate and financially feasible. Policy 1.12.6: The City shall conduct audits of every City facility at least once every five years to determine electric power usage and the potential for energy and cost savings in lighting, heating and cooling of air and water, equipment power usage, and potential alternative/renewable electric power generation sources. The City may create a central database, or other appropriate system, to track electric and other utility costs. Ordiraarxz # 621-M A dopt~l Jura 23, 2009 IX-8 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CHAPTER X RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE ELEMENT Adopted June 23, 2009 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE CHAPTER X RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE GOAL 1: To provide adequate open space, parks and recreation facilities to serve the needs of all Clermont residents. Objective 1.1: Level of Service Standards for Parks. To ensure adequate lands are provided for parks, the City shall utilize level of service standards for parks and other criteria specific to population, park size and location. For purposes of implementing this objective, the City may utilize parklands under the jurisdiction of Lake County and public parks provided within residential developments. Policy 1.1.1: To ensure that its parks facilities keep pace with the impacts of sustained growth and to plan for future park and open space facilities, the City adopts the level of service (LOS) standard for park land of 10 acres per 1,000 residents. This standard includes both passive and active City parks and recreational facilities, and includes community, neighborhood and mini-parks. Policy 1.1.2: The City shall utilize the following guidelines for recreational facilities: Baseball/Softball - Baseball/Softball Field ~. .~~ 2,000 Basketball Basketball Court 3,600 Football/Soccer Football/SoccerFfeld 7,000 Equipped Play Area Equipped Play Area 3,000 Golf Course 18-hole Golf Course 25,000 Recreational Building Recreational Building 15,000 Racquetball/Handball Racquetball Court 15,000 Shuffleboard Shuffleboard Court 5,000 Swuruning Swinuning Pool 35,000 Tennis Tennis Court 2,000 Volleyball Volleyball Cour[ 6,000 Policy 1.1.3: The City of Clermont shall utilize the following guidelines for detemuning the type and location for parklands: Crnrnrnmity Park - A facility designed to serve the needs of more than one neighborhood. This facility type shall serve a minimum of 5,000 City residents and is located no greater than three miles from those residents. The minimum size of any new community park should be five acres. Typical facilities found in community parks are designed to serve the entire family and include both passive and active recreation opportunities such as playground areas, recreation buildings, sports fields, paved multi-purpose courts, picnic areas, open or free play areas, swirruning pools and landscaping. Urdzn~rx~ # 621-M A dopt~l Jug 23, 2009 X-1 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE • Neighlrorho~l Park - A facility that serves an entire neighborhood or area with a minimum of 2,500 City residents and is located no greater than one-half mile from those residents. The minimum size of a neighborhood park should be two acres. Typical facilities provided include playground areas, recreation buildings, sports fields, paved multi-purpose courts, picnic areas, open or free play areas and landscaping. • Mim-Park - A small park serving a concentrated or limited population of 500 to 2,500 residents within a radius of up to a quarter mile. A minimum size of one acre for each stand-alone park is recommended. Mini-parks primarily offer passive recreation and typical facilities provided include playground areas, benches, open space, picnic tables and landscaping. Policy 1.1.4: The Land Development Code shall address standards for park development and improvements, which shall include buffering, landscaping, parking and siting facilities. Objective 1.2: Natural Areas and Open Space. Consistent with plan implementation requirements, the City shall maintain a sufficient amount of natural areas and open space through public acquisition to provide a harmonious balance between the requirements of continuing urbanization and the spatial needs of an increasing population. Policy 1.2.1: Those lands identified in this element as "parks" shall perpetually be held in public ownership for open space. Policy 1.2.2: The City shall include any declared land acquisition for recreation space within the capital improvements schedule. Policy 1.2.3: Consistent with the capital improvement program process, the City of Clermont shall budget for. acquisition and actively negotiate to obtain property to ensure adequate park space in the future. Policy 1.2.4: The City shall continue to investigate and utilize local, state and federal funding programs to enhance, acquire and expand recreation and open space facilities and natural reservations. Policy 1.2.5: The City shall actively pursue coordination with Lake County to encourage that the county future land use map provides for areas to be reserved for neighborhood and community parks in the vicinity of Clermont. Policy 1.2.6: The City will expand its greenways and recreation trail system through land acquisitions that provide extensions or connections to existing county and state trails. Policy 1.2.7: The City shall maximize the use of existing recreation space by promoting recreation activities and programs. Policy 1.2.8: The City shall utilize community meetings and surveys to assess the use of existing facilities and recreation preferences. Objective 1.3: Park Maintenance. The City shall maintain and improve all City parks in a manner that is consistent with the recreation needs of City residents and shall maximize the potential of the individual facilities. Orc~iraarxe # 621-M AdoptedJu~ 23, 2009 X-2 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE Policy 1.3.1: The Cites parks and recreational facilities shall be renovated and/or upgraded as needed to provide improved recreational opportunities. Policy 1.3.2: The City shall maintain an inventory of the location, size, condition and amenities available at each public park. This inventory shall be updated annually. Objective 1.4: Accessibility. Within the planning timeframe, all recreation and open space areas shall be evaluated as to their accessibility to all Clermont residents regardless of physical condition, age or economic condition as outlined in the uniform federal accessibility standards. Policy 1.4.1: All City parks and open space shall provide unobstructed access, when reasonably possible, through the following procedures: • Existing facilities shall be evaluated and improved, if necessary, within the planning timef rame. • Any new roadway or sidewalk construction required to access future sites shall be improved to engineering standards established in the Land Development Code. Policy 1.4.2: Any park undergoing renovation shall incorporate wheelchair and bicycle access. Policy 1.4.3: Within the planning timeframe, bicycle racks shall be provided at all recreation sites. The type and quantity of such facilities shall be determined by the Cites parks and recreation coordinator. Objective 1.5: Private Parks and Recreation Facilities. The City shall coordinate the provision of open space by private interests. Policy 1.5.1: Private park dedication requirements for residential development, whether in the form of land or cash-in-lieu-of land, shall be addressed by the City at the time of the development review process. Policy 1.5.2: Private parks that are available to the public may be included in LOS calculations. Objective 1.6: Joint Use of Facilities. The City shall continue to coordinate with the public and private sector to avoid duplication of recreation facilities. This shall include provisions for joint use of school board or other public agencies' recreation facilities to meet the recreation demands of the City's citizens. Policy 1.6.1: The City shall coordinate with private developers to provide public recreation facilities within their developments. Policy 1.6.2: The City shall utilize the level of service review to recommend recreation improvements located within private development. Policy 1.6.3: The City shall strengthen coordination with the Lake County School Board, including consideration of an interlocal agreement, to allow the use of school board facilities by the general public. urdtmrx~ # 621-M A do~t~l Jura 23, 2009 X-3 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE Policy 1.6.4: The City shall review updates of Lake Counts parks and recreation master plan and make the necessary updates to the Cits element to achieve consistency. Policy 1.6.5: The City shall pursue an interlocal agreement with Lake County for the purpose of using Lake County parks for organized recreation activities for Clermont residents. Ordinate # 621-M A cfopt~lJur,~ 23, 2009 X-4 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CHAPTER XI PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES ELEMENT Adopted June 23, 2009 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES CHAPTER XI PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES GOAL 1: It is the Goal of the City of Clermont to work with the Lake County School Board and provide for the future availability of public school facilities in a manner consistent with the adopted level of service standard. The implementation of school concurnency will be accomplished by adhering to and recognizing the City's authority in land use decisions, which include the authority to approve or deny comprehensive plan amendments, re- zonings, or other development orders that generate students and impact the Lake County school system; and the Lake County School Board's statutory and constitutional responsibility to provide adequate public schools. Objective 1.1: Level of Service. Level of Service (LOS) standards shall be adopted in order to ensure that there is sufficient school capacity to support student growth for each year of the five- yearplanning period and for the long term planning horizon. Policy 1.1.1: The LOS is defined as school enrollment as a percentage of school student capacity based upon the Florida Inventory of School Houses (FIST-~. The LOS standard is the maximum level of school utilization that will be permitted in the Lake County School District. The LOS for all schools shall be set at 100% of FISH permanent capacity. In instances where the CORE (dining) capacity is greater than the FISH permanent capacity, the school capacity shall then be increased to that of the CORE (dining) capacity and the level of service maintained at 100% of the school capacity. In no instance shall the school capacity increase more than 125°% due to additional CORE (dining) capacity. Policy 1.1.2: The adopted LOS standard shall become applicable to the City no later than June 1, 2008. Policy 1.1.3: Individual schools are discouraged from operating in excess of the established LOS. Moreover, the issuance of development orders and building permits shall be strictly conditioned upon the availability of school capacity and the maintenance of the adopted LOS. Policy 1.1.4: The LOS standards will be used to determine whether sufficient school capacity exists to accommodate future development projects, and evaluate the sufficiency of the Five-Year Schedule of Capital Improvements. The Five-year Schedule of Capital Improvements shall be reviewed, updated, and adopted annually thus ensuring those projects necessary to address existing deficiencies, and to meet future needs based upon our adopted level of service standards, are adequately planned for. Furthermore, coordination with the Lake County School Board's Five-Year District Facilities Work Plan, the plans of other local governments, and as necessary, updates to the Concurrency Service Area map is required to ensure that the adopted Level of Service Standards for Concurrency Service Areas will be achieved and maintained. Policy 1.1.5: In coordination with Section 5.3 of the Interlocal Agreement between Lake County, Lake County School Board and Municipalities for School Facilities Planning and Siting, future amendments to the Concurrency Service Areas (CSAs) may be accomplished by the School Board only after review and comment by the County and other municipalities Ordzrarx~ # 621-M A dopta~lJur,~ 23, 2009 XI-1 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES within Lake County as provided in Section 5.1.1 of the Interlocal Agreement. Amendments to the CSA shall be established to maximize available school capacity, taking into account transportation costs, desegregation plans, diversity policies, and the extent to which development approvals have been issued by a local government based on the availability of school capacity in a CSA contiguous to the CSA in which the development approval was issued. Amendments to the CSAs and attendance zones shall be designed to make efficient use of new and existing public school facilities in accordance with the Level of Service Standards set forth in the Interlocal Agreement. Objective 1.2: School Capacity. Ensure that comprehensive plan amendments and other land use decisions are simultaneously evaluated with school capacity availability within the City. Policy 1.2.1: School Board findings and comments on the availability of adequate school capacity shall be considered when evaluating the decision to approve comprehensive plan amendments and other land use decisions as provided for in Section 163.3177 (6)(a), F.S. Policy 1.2.2: The School Board shall review potential new development student generation impacts and available school capacity. Where capacity will not be available to serve students from the property seeking development approval and proportionate share mitigation is not an option, the School Board shall not issue a favorable concurrency determination. The City may use lack of school capacity demonstrated by an unfavorable concurrency determination as a reason for denial. Objective 1.3: Planning and Construction of Facilities. Ensure that the planning and construction of educational facilities are coordinated so that the timing is proper, the selected location is compatible with the surrounding area, the construction is concurrent with necessary services and infrastructure and the proposal is consistent with the comprehensive plan. Policy 1.3.1: The City shall coordinate with the School Board so that proposed public school facility sites are consistent with the applicable land use designations and policies of the comprehensive plan. Pursuant to Section 235.193, F.S., the City will consider each site plan as it relates to environmental concems, health, safet~T and welfare, and effects on adjacent property. In addition, road capacity and traffic concems will also be evaluated. The City will also continue to pursue the development of mutually acceptable guidelines for the selection of future school sites including, but not limited to: • Acquisition of school sites which allow for future expansions to accommodate future enrollment and other facility needs deemed beneficial for joint-uses, as identified by the Lake County School Board and the City; • Coordination of the location, phasing ,and development of future school sites to ensure that site development occurs in conjunction with the provision of required infrastructure to serve the school facility; • Preferences for urban and urbanizing areas; and • Provide for allowances for rural sites as deemed necessary and appropriate under certain circumstances. Urdznarx~ # 621-M A do~ita l Jura 23, 2009 XI-2 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES Policy 1.3.2: The City shall coordinate with the School District to evaluate and locate potential sites where the co-location of schools with other public facilities, such as parks, libraries, and community centers can be selected. Objective 1.4: School Design and Siting. Enhance community design through effective school facility design and siting standards. Encourage the siting of school facilities so that they are compatible with the surrounding land use. Policy 1.4.1: The City shall closely coordinate with the School Board in order to provide consistency between the Cites comprehensive plan and public school facilities programs, such as: • Greater efficiency for the School Board and the City by locating schools to take advantage of existing and planned roads, water, sewer, parks, and drainage systems; • Improved student access and safety by coordinating the construction of new and expanded schools and sidewalk construction programs; • The location and design of schools with parks, ball fields, libraries, and other communityfacilities to take advantage of shared use opportunities; • The expansion and rehabilitation of existing schools to support neighborhoods. Policy 1.4.2: Local governments and the school district shall coordinate emergency preparedness issues including, but not limited to, the use of school facilities as public shelters during emergencies. Policy 1.4.3: Public schools shall provide bicycle and pedestrian access consistent with Florida Statutes. Bicycle access and trails to public schools should be incorporated in trail projects and programs that are currently scheduled by the City and Lake County. Parking and sidewalks at public schools will be provided consistent with the comprehensive plan. Policy 1.4.4: Schools shall be designed consistent with the comprehensive plan. Land uses in which schools will be an allowable use will be directed by the City's comprehensive plan and any subsequent zoning and land development codes must be consistent with the comprehensive plan. GOAL 2: It is the goal of the City to establish a process for the implementation of school concurrency by providing for capacity determination standards, availability standards, applicability standards, and proportionate share mitigation. Objective 2.1: Capacity Determination. Establish capacity detemination standards. Policy 2.1.1: The School Board shall determine whether adequate school capacity exists for a proposed development based on LOS standards. Policy 2.1.2: The School District shall conduct a concurrency review that includes findings and recommendations of whether there is adequate school capacity to accommodate the proposed development for each type of school within the City consistent with the LOS standard. The School District shall issue a concurrency determination based on the findings and recommendations. Ordiraarxn # 621-M A clopt~l Jug 23, 2009 XI-3 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES Objective 2.2: Availability Standards. Establish availability standards. Policy 2.2.1: The City shall not deny a subdivision plat or site plan for the failure to achieve and maintain the adopted level of service for public school capacity where: • Adequate school facilities will be in place or under construction within three years after the issuance of the subdivision plat or site plan according to the School Board's Five-year Capital Improvement Plan at the time of approval; • Adequate school facilities are available and the capacity impacts of development can be satisfied by utilizing available capacity in an adjacent Concurrency Service Area or; • The developer executes a legally binding commitment to provide mitigation proportionate to the demand for public school facilities to be created by the actual development of the property subject to the final plat or site plan. Policy 2.2.2: If the School District deternLnes that adequate capacity will not be in place or under construction within three years after the issuance of final subdivision or site plan approval according to the Lake County School Board's Five-year Capital Improvement Plan at the time of approval and mitigation is not an acceptable alternative, the School District shall issue a School Concurrency Deternzination stating that capacity is not available. If the School District determines that adequate capacity does not exist, but mitigation, through proportionate share mitigation is an option, the development will remain active pending the conclusion of mitigation negotiations. Objective 2.3: Proportionate Share Mitigation. Establish proportionate share mitigation alternatives which are financially feasible and will achieve and maintain the adopted level of service standard consistent with the adopted School Board's financiallyfeasible Capital Improvement Plan. Policy 2.3.1: In the event that mitigation is an acceptable alternative to offset the impacts of a proposed development, where the adopted LOS standards would otherwise be exceeded, the following options listed below, for which the School District assumes operational responsibility through incorporation ui the adopted School Board's financially feasible Capital Improvements Program and which will maintain the adopted LOS standards, shall include but not limited to: • The donation, construction, or funding of school facilities created by the proposed development. • The creation of mitigation banking based on the construction of a public school facility in exchange for the right to sell capacity credits. Policy 2.3.2: Proposed mitigation shall be directed toward a permanent capacity improvement identified in the School Board's financially feasible Five-Year Capital Improvement Program. Consideration may be given by the School Board to place an additional improvement required for mitigation on its Capital Improvement Program. The proposed mitigation must satisfy the demand created by the proposed development consistent with the adopted LOS standards or identified as an amendment to the adopted Capital Improvement Program. Portable classrooms will not be accepted as mitigation. (~rclirrcrx~ #~ 621-M A do~ited Juan 23, 2009 XI-4 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES Policy 2.3.3: Mitigation shall be directed to projects on the School Board's financially feasible Capital Improvement Program that the School Board agrees will satisfy the demand created by that development approval, and shall be assured by a legally binding development agreement between the School Board, the relevant local government, and the applicant executed prior to the issuance of the subdivision plat, site plan, or functional equivalent. If the school agrees to the mitigation, the School Board must commit in the agreement to placing the improvement required for mitigation on its Capital Improvement Program. This development agreement shall include landowner's commitment to continuing renewal of the development agreement upon its expiration. Policy 2.3.4: The applicant's total proportionate-share mitigation obligation to resolve a capacity deficiency shall be based on the following formula, for each school level: multiply the number of new student stations required to serve the new development by the average cost per student station. The average cost per student station shall include school facility development costs and land costs. The applicant's proportionate-share mitigation obligation will be credited toward any other impact fee or exaction imposed by local ordinance for the same need, on adollar-for-dollar basis, at fair market value. The process to determine proportionate share mitigation obligation shall be as described in Figure XI-1 of this element. Objective 2.4: Student Generation Rates. The student generation rates used to determine the impact of a particular development application on public schools shall be consistent with Lake County School Board and Florida Department of Education Standards. The student generation rates shall be reviewed and updated every two years in accordance with professionally accepted methodologies. (~rcfirarx~ # 621-M AdoptedJu~ 23, 2009 XI-5 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES Figure XI-1 Step 1: Determine the number of students to be generated by the development Number of Dwelling Units in the proposed development (by unit type) MULTIPLIED BY Student Generation Rate (by type of DU and by School Type) EQUALS Number Students Stations needed to serve the proposed development Step 2: Comparing the available capacity to the number of student stations calculated in Step 1 to assess the need for mitigation Available Capacity MINUS The Number of new Students Stations needed to accommodate the proposed development EQUALS The shortfall (negative number) or surplus (positive ntunber) of capacityto serve the development Step 3: Evaluating the available capacity in contiguous service areas If Step 2 results in a negative number, repeat that step for one or more contiguous service areas. If this step results in a negative number, then proceed to step 4 to calculate the proportionate share mitigation. Step 4: Calculating proportionate share mitigation Needed additional Student Stations from Step 3 MULTIPLIED BY Average cost per Student Station EQUALS Proportionate-Share Mitigation Obligation Ordirjzrx~ ~{ 621-M A cfopt~l Jury 23, 2009 XI-6 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CHAPTER Xil INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION ELEMENT Adopted June 23, 2009 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION CHAPTER XII INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION GOAL 1: To establish viable mechanisms among the pertinent governmental, public and private entities to ensure awareness and coordination of all development activities, and to provide effective and efficient utilization of all available resources to ultimately enhance the quality of life for present and future populations. Objective 1.1: Coordinate Comprehensive Plan. The City of Clermont shall coordinate comprehensive planning activities with Lake County, the cities of Minneola and Groveland, the Town of Montverde and the East Central Florida Regional Planning Council (ECFRPC). Policy 1.1.1: When considering comprehensive plan amendments the City shall review the Lake County, Minneola, Montverde and Groveland comprehensive plans, as applicable. Policy 1.1.2: The City shall review and compare municipal and Lake County land development regulations applicable to respective adjacent lands for compatibility and for conflict with growth management goals, objectives and policies. Policy 1.1.3: The City shall participate in the ECFRPC's Strategic Regional Policy Plan review and update process as mandated by state statute. Objective 1.2: Impacts of Development. The City shall ensure that the impacts of development proposed in the Cites comprehensive plan are coordinated with adjacent municipalities, Lake County, the Lake County School Board, the ECFRPC's Strategic Regional Policy Plan, the Lake-Sumter Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), and the state. Policy 1.2.1: The City shall notify Lake County and adjacent municipalities as part of the development review process when impacts of a development may impact those jurisdictions. Policy 1.2.2: The City shall coordinate with the ECFRPC and other applicable governmental agencies when developments requiring Chapter 380, Florida Statutes review are within the Cites jurisdiction. Policy 1.2.3: The City shall coordinate transportation planning activities with the Florida Department of Transportation (FOOT), ECFRPC, Lake-Sumter MPO, Lake County and the adjacent municipalities to protect and preserve necessaryfuture rights-of-way. Policy 1.2.4: The City shall coordinate planning activities with the FOOT, the Florida Department of Agriculture, the ECFRPC, the Lake-Sumter MPO and Lake County to establish mechanisms for delineation and adoption of corridor roadway systems in and around the City of Clermont. Objective 1.3: Coordinate Level of Service (LOS) Standards. The City shall implement formal and informal process, memorandums of agreement and coordination mechanisms that establish appropriate level of service standards, consistency and compatibility between the City's adopted comprehensive plan and the mandated plans and legislated activities of federal, state and regional governments or agencies empowered with jurisdictional and quasi-jurisdictional authority and/or service facilityprovision and maintenance responsibility. Ordinarx~ # 621-M A ~~ jur.~ 23, 2009 XII-1 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION Policy 1.3.1: The City shall coordinate with the Lake-Sumter MPO, Lake County and the FDOT to establish concurrency management mechanisms that will provide consistent LOS standards to be maintained on major roadways in and around the City of Clermont. Policy 1.3.2: The Ciry will coordinate adopted solid waste LOS standards with Lake County. Policy 1.3.3: The Ciry shall coordinate with St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD), Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and other appropriate state and federal agencies that have jurisdictional authority or responsibility in the Ciry to ensure water quality, stormwater drainage and flood control measures are addressed consistent with impacts of development. Policy 1.3.4: The Ciry in conjunction with Lake County, SJRWMD, FDEP and other affected federal, state and local entities shall designate respective personnel to investigate and formulate planning strategies for potential placement and implementation of regional wastewater treatment facilities. Policy 1.3.5: The City shall coordinate necessary activities with the plans, programs and administered legislative actions of FDEP and Lake County to implement proper operation, storage and disposal of both solid and hazardous waste. Policy 1.3.6: The City shall coordinate appropriate activities with the FDEP, SJRWMD (including consistency with the District's ERP and CUP rules), Lake County Water Authority and Lake County to effectively manage the preservation and protection of surface and ground water qualiryand quantity, and aquifer recharge areas. Policy 1.3.7: The City shall ensure that natural resources occurring in, or affecting more than one governmental jurisdiction, are effectively managed to preserve, protect, and enhance natural systems, wildlife, fisheries and habitat. This includes ensuring its stormwater management, aquifer recharge and reuse water policies and projects are consistent with the goals of the SJRWMD Lake Apopka Surface Water Improvement and Management (SWIIvi) Plan and the Upper Ocklawaha River Basin SWIM Plan to protect or enhance water quality and natural systems. Policy 1.3.8: The Ciry shall coordinate with existing resource protection plans of other government agencies and entities including the FDEP, SJRWMD, Lake County and the Lake County Water Authority, as well as with nonprofit environmental organizations to appropriately conserve and manage natural areas and open space. Policy 1.3.9: The City shall participate in the development of updates to the SJRWMD's Water Supply Assessment and District Water Supply Plan and in other water supply development-related initiatives facilitated bySJRWMD that affect the City. Objective 1.4: Conflict Resolution. The City will provide for informal or formal conflict resolution mechanisms when necessary to deal with issues of intergovernmental coordination. Policy 1.4.1: The City shall utilize the informal mediation process provided by the EC~RPC for resolving conflicts with other local governments when applicable. Ordinance #627 M Adopted June 23, 2009 XII-2 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION Policy 1.4.2: The City shall provide for joint meetings of the City Council and the Lake County Board of County Commissioners to resolve issues relating to intergovernmental coordination. Objective 1.5: Coordinate Growth Management Issues. The City shall coordinate growth management issues transcending jurisdictional areas through cooperative communications with Lake County and neighboring municipalities at the staff and elected official levels by presenting the City of Clermont's concerns through documented transmittals, scheduled meetings, attendance at Lake County and adjacent cities' public hearings, joint ad hoc technical coordination committees, execution of interlocal agreements if applicable and, where relevant, less formal communications within one year of the adoption of this element. Policy 1.5.1: The City shall coordinate growth management activities with Lake County to pursue appropriate, compatible land management for areas adjacent to the City, including enclaves, to avoid conflict created by possible placement of incompatible land uses and to establish compatibility between City, county and the adjacent cities' growth management efforts. Policy 1.5.2: The City shall engage in mutual discussion with Lake County, the Town of Montverde, and the cities of Minneola and Groveland to establish an annexation policy to direct an orderly and timely process of annexing unincorporated lands adjacent to the City. Policy 1.5.3: The City shall develop mutually agreeable land use designations for unincorporated areas within the confines of any service area or delineated annexation zone. The emphasis shall be on compatibility with both the City and adjacent governments' comprehensive plan future land use elements. Policy 1.5.4: The City shall focus commercial development along state roads to commercial nodes in the incorporated areas where there are central services, and shall designate lands in unincorporated areas adjacent to municipalities to lower residential densities, and less intensive land uses than permitted in the City or designated service areas. Policy 1.5.5: The City shall amend the existing interlocal agreement for the presently designated Joint Planning Area to adequately address mutual issues, logistics, responsibilities for managing future growth and legal requirements necessary to validate anysuch agreement. The City shall participate with Lake County to amend the current interlocal agreement, as needed, to address the following issues: • Expansion of the county's technical review committee to include representatives from the City of Clermont on issues concerning any development of land or land use action within any agreed upon Joint Planning Area; • Determination of land use authority for land within any agreed-upon Joint Planning Area; and • Identification of applicable level of service criteria for any agreed-upon Joint Planning Area. Policy 1.5.6: The City shall establish joint processes for the siting of facilities with county- wide significance, including locally unwanted land uses, such as solid waste disposal facilities. Ordinane~ # 621-M A dopt~l Jung 23, 2009 XII- 3 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION Objective 1.6: Housing and Recreational Facilities. The City shall provide appropriate mechanisms to coordinate information and programs for the provision of housing and recreational facilities. Policy 1.6.1: The City shall solicit recommendations and assistance from various public agencies and quasi-public organizations such as the Florida Department of State, Division of Historic Resources, the Florida Department of Community Affairs (DCA), Farmers Home Administration, HUD, Florida Department of Children & Families, Lake County Housing Authority and South Lake Chamber of Commerce to assist in program funding, identification of structures and areas to be preserved for historical purposes, and identification of potential areas to be recommended for future community revitalization type actions. Policy 1.6.2: The City shall continue both formal and informal communication with appropriate state and regional agencies, such as the DCA and the ECFRPC, to sustain availability of information on specific programs, projects, and legislation pertinent to local governments and to provide technical assistance for potential grants and Development of Regional Impact (DRI) reviews. Policy 1.6.3: The City shall continue to coordinate with officials of the Lake County School Board to ensure provision and availability of necessary infrastructure and utilities consistent with location and construction of new educational facilities and/or improvements to existing facilities. Policy 1.6.4: The CitJ shall engage in efforts with Lake County and the Lake County School Board for procurement, operation and maintenance of parks and recreation facilities. Policy 1.6.5: The City shall continue to cooperate with state agencies in identifying programs and funding sources to promote further development of community parks, open space and recreation facilities. Policy 1.6.6: The City shall continue to cooperate with state agencies as well as with nonprofit environmental organizations in identifying programs and funding sources to promote further development of community parks, open space and recreation facilities and to coordinate with them in effectively managing existing natural areas and open space. Objective 1.7: School Coordination. The City of Clermont will coordinate with the Lake County School Board with regard to school siting criteria, collocation of facilities and planning coordination within one year of the adoption of this element. Policy 1.7.1: The City and the Lake County School Board shall discuss and coordinate development plans for expansion of existing schools or development of new education facilities within the City to assure such activities are consistent with growth management directives established within the City's comprehensive plan. Issues shall include the impacts of facilities on adopted LOS standards established for public school facilities, transportation, potable water, wastewater, drainage and solid waste services. Policy 1.7.2: The City shall provide the Lake County School Board with information regarding proposed new developments to assist its efforts in planning new schools and to solicit its review comments. Ordirrarx~ # 621-M AdoptedJur,~ 23, 2009 XII-4 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION Policy 1.7.3: The City shall abide by and enforce the interlocal agreement between the City and the Lake County School Board to require cooperation in terms of population projection and school siting. Policy 1.7.4: The Lake County School Board shall provide facilities plans and population projections on an annual basis to ensure that consistency is maintained between the two. Policy 1.7.5: The Lake County School Board shall provide the City with any plans to site schools within the corporate limits or joint planning area. Policy 1.7.6: The City shall provide to the Lake County School Board all applications for land use plan amendments that have the potential of increasing residential density and that may affect student enrollment, student enrollment projections or school facilities. Policy 1.7.7: The City shall allow a member of the Lake County School Board to sit as an ex-officio member on the Local Planning Agency and comment on proposals that have the potential to increase density. Policy 1.7.8: The City will take part in the Lake County Educational Concurrency Review Committee established by Lake County, Lake County School Board and the municipalities of Lake County that shall meet at least annually as outlined in the interlocal agreement between Lake County, Lake County School Board and municipalities for school facilities planning and siting, and will hear reports and discuss issues concerning school concurrency. Policy 1.7.9: The City will take part in the Joint Staff School Concurrency Review Group, comprised of staff of Lake County, the municipalities of Lake County, and the Lake County School Board, that shall meet at least quarterly, as outlined in the interlocal agreement between Lake County, Lake County School Board and the municipalities of the county, for school facilities planning and siting, to discuss issues concerning school concurrency. These issues shall include but not be limited to land use, school facilities planning, including such issues as population and student projections, level of service, capacity, development trends, school needs, co-location and joint use, and ancillary infrastructure improvements needed to support schools and ensure safe student access. The Lake County School Board staff shall be responsible for making meeting arrangements. Policy 1.7.10: The City will provide full cooperation and coordination with the Lake County School Board, as needed, to coordinate planning activities and maximize the use of available public facilities. Policy 1.7.11: The City will pursue formalization of existing agreements with the Lake County School Board for the use of school facilities for recreation services and activities. Agreements should establish a level of service ratio to determine the maximum allowable use of the facilities for public access to optimize the use of the facilities and to help the City determine its long-term recreation needs. Orclinarxe # 621-M A dopta l Jug 23, 2009 XII-5 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CHAPTER XIII CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ELEMENT Adopted June 23, 2009 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS CHAPTER XIII CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS GOAL 1: Through the use of sound fiscal policies and the adoption of a financially feasible Five-Year Schedule of Capital Improvements, the City shall ensure the timely and efficient provision of public facilities for all existing and future development. Objective 1.1: Capital Facilities Needs. The Capital Improvements Element shall be updated annually to meet the City's existing and projected needs for the construction of capital facilities necessary to meet existing deficiencies, to accommodate desired future growth and to replace obsolete or worn-out facilities. Policy 1.1.1: The implementation of the Capital Improvements Element shall be monitored annually during the City's budget process. Policy 1.1.2: Capital improvements identified and proposed within each individual element of the comprehensive plan shall be consistent with those proposed in the Five- Year Schedule of Capital Improvements. Sources of revenue identified within the Capital Improvements Element shall provide direction in expenditures for capital improvements. Policy 1.1.3: The City's debt service shall not exceed 20 percent of annually budgeted revenues. Policy 1.1.4: The City shall reserve enterprise fund surpluses, unless otherwise indicated, for major capital expenditures. Policy 1.1.5: Efforts shall be made to secure grants or private funds whenever available to implement the Capital Improvements Element. Policy 1.1.6: The City shall continue to require collection and utilization of a proportion of impact fees under the auspices of Lake County, and to develop, adopt and implement City impact fees for the purpose of subsidizing the costs of public facility improvements. Objective 1.2: Concurrency Management. The City shall implement the Concurrency Management System adopted in the City's Land Development Code, which is consistent with sections 163.3177 and 163.3180, F.S. and the minimum requirements for concurrency established in Rule 9J-5.0055 (3), F.A,C. (included as Appendix A of this element), to manage the land development process so that public facility needs created by previously issued development orders or future development do not exceed the City's ability to fund and provide needed capital improvements. Policy 1.2.1: The concurrency evaluation system shall measure the potential impact of any development proposal on the established minimum acceptable level of service (LOS) standards for sanitary sewer, solid waste, stormwater, potable water, parks and recreation and transportation facilities, unless the development is exempt from the review requirements of the Concurrency Management System. Policy 1.2.2: No development permit or order shall be issued unless adequate public facilities are available to serve the proposed development as determined by the concurrency evaluation in the adopted ConcurrencyManagement System. Orclirarx~ # 621-M Adopted Jug 23, 2009 XIII-1 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS Policy 1.2.3: The City shall require all public and private capital facilities to provide service at the LOS standards adopted in this comprehensive plan for previously vested, existing and future permitted development. These capital facilities shall be provided concurrently with the impacts of development based on the minimum requirements in the City's adopted Concurrency Management System. Policy 1.2.4: The City hereby adopts the following minimum level of service (LOS) standards, which must be retained in reviewing the impacts of new development and development on public facilities: • The LOS standard forRazc~z}5 shall be as follows: o "C" for Lis 27/SR 25, which is a strategic intermodal system (SIS) o "D" for SR 50 o "D" for all minor arterials and collectors • The LOS standard for Sanitary Sezeer is 70 gallons per capita per day at peak flow rate. • The LOS standard for Said Waste is 6.63 pounds per capita per day. • The LOS standard for Potable Water is 185 gallons per capita per day. • The LOS standard for Rec~ation arr~Opera Space is 10 acres per 1,000 residents. The level of service for Public Schoo~ shall be set at 100 percent of Florida Inventory of School Houses (FISI-~ permanent capacity. In instances where the CORE (dining) capacity is greater than the FISH permanent capacity, the school capacity shall then be increased to that of the CORE (dining) capacity and the LOS standard maintained at 100 percent of the school capacity. In no instance shall the school capacity increase more than 125 percent due to additional CORE (dining) capacity. Coordination with the Lake County School Board's Five-Year District Facilities Work Plan, the plans of other local governments, and as necessary, updates to the concurrency service area map is required to ensure that the adopted LOS standards for concurrency service areas will be achieved and maintained. Policy 1.2.5: The City shall monitor the availability of public facilities and services through: 1) the maintenance of a cumulative record of the LOS allocations permitted by the approval of development orders relative to the operating LOS for the applicable public facilities and services for which LOS standards have been established; the maintenance of a record of all applicable public facility and service capacities that have been reserved as a result of approved capacity reservation; and the preparation of an annual report concerning the status of all LOS and capacities. Objective 1.3: New Development. The City shall ensure that new developments share a proportionate share of the costs required to maintain adopted LOS standards through the ()rdinarxe # 621-M Adopted Jura 23, 2009 XIII-2 • The LOS standards for Stornuet~terMana~rrertt facilities developed within the City are as follows: CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS assessment of impact fees or developer contributions, dedications and/or construction of capital facilities necessary to serve new development as required in other elements of this plan. Policy 1.3.1: New development shall be responsible for installing all internal water and sewer systems, traffic circulation systems and internal recreation open space facilities within the development. In addition, connections of internal systems to the City's designated water and sewer systems and traffic circulation network shall be the financial responsibility of the developer. Policy 1.3.2: All development order applications shall be evaluated as to the impact of the development on capital facilities and the operation and maintenance of those facilities. The evaluation shall include, but not be limited to, the following: • Expected capital costs, including the installation of required new facilities that are related to the development. • Expected operation and maintenance costs associated with the new facilities required by the development. • Anticipated revenues from the development, including impact fees, user fees and future taxes. Policy 1.3.3: The land development regulations shall continue to require land dedication, payment-in-lieu-of-dedication or other forms of impact exaction as a requirement of land development to secure easements for utility and traffic circulation systems. Policy 1.3.4: The City, through adoption and implementation of land development regulations, comprehensive plan goals, objectives and policies, impact fees, other impact exactions, implementation of the annual budget and five-year capital improvements schedule, shall ensure the availability of public facilities and services concurrent with the impacts of development. Development shall not be approved unless the necessary infrastructure items and services are available subsequent to plan adoption. Policy 1.3.5: The City shall continue to participate with Lake County and the Lake-Sumter Metropolitan Planning Organization (MI'O) in the transportation impact fee program or shall adopt and implement a schedule of City impact fees to ensure that new development provides a pro rata share of the costs required to finance public facility improvements necessitated by such development. Policy 1.3.6: When applicable, the City may require a developer to execute a development agreement and/or develop a proposed project in phases to ensure the timely and appropriate installation of needed capital facilities to service new development. Such agreements will be executed under the City's constitutional home rule power and will follow the procedures set forth in Chapter 163.3220, Florida Statutes. Objective 1.4: Evaluation of Capital Projects. The Cites capital projects shall be evaluated to determine if they meet prioritization criteria and consistency with adopted level of service standards and/or public need. Policy 1.4.1: The City's finance director shall prepare aFive-Year Capital Improvement Program annually along with the City's annual budget, which shall address all capital needs of the City. Ordirtctme # 621-M A doptad Jug 23, 2009 XIII-3 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS Policy 1.4.2: As part of the annual budgeting process, the City Council, city manager and department directors shall participate in a capital facilities planning process to evaluate and rank projects proposed for inclusion in the Five-Year Schedule of Capital Improvements, based on the following criteria: • Whether the project is needed to protect the public health and safety, fulfill the City's legal commitment to provide facilities and services or preserve or achieve full use of existing facilities. • Whether the project increases efficiency or use of existing facilities, prevents or reduces future improvement costs, provides service to developed areas lacking full service or promotes infill development. • Whether the project represents a logical extension of facilities and service from the City to the Lake County/Clermont Joint Planning Area, or is compatible with applicable plans of state agencies or that may provide public facilities within the Cites jurisdiction. • Whether the project is coordinated with major projects of other state agencies and adjacent jurisdictions. • Whether the project implements the policies of the comprehensive plan pertaining to concurrency requirements. • Whether the project is financially feasible. Policy 1.4.3: Requests for capital projects shall be evaluated on their impact on the City budget and the financial feasibilityof the project based on the following criteria: • The finance director shall determine if the capital project can be funded from existing cash, future revenues or through borrowing. In addition, the finance director shall assign revenue sources to fund the project. • The Finance Director shall prepare a report evaluating the funding options, the effect of the improvement on future revenues and the effect of the improvement on operation and maintenance costs. Objective 1.5: Debt Management. The City shall adopt policies and procedures which address the management and utilization of debt for capital project financing.The City will use line-of-credit borrowing or bond anticipation notes for specific construction projects and shall issue revenue- pledged debt at the completion of construction only if current funds are not adequate to pay for construction. Policy 1.5.1: The use of revenue bonds as a debt instrument shall be evaluated based on the following criteria: • Debt will not be issued to finance normal repairs and maintenance. • Debt can be issued to make renovations, updates, modernizations and rehabilitations provided that the expenditures extend the useful life of the capital asset. • The maximum ratio of total debt service (principal and interest) to total revenue shall be that percentage deemed most beneficial to the City as determined by the Cites financial advisors and its bond counsel based upon criteria set by the rating agencies and credit enhancement organizations. Ordirarxs # 621-M A dopt~lJur,~ 23, 2009 XIII-4 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS • The impact of principal and interest revenue bond payments on the operation and maintenance of the affected utility and/or department will not require deferring the current maintenance of existing infrastructure. • The impact of bond covenants and restrictions on the City's method of accounting for depreciation shall be evaluated, as well as the impact of any reserve account restrictions on the operation and maintenance of the affected utility and/or department. • Cash restricted due to bond and grant covenants will be budgeted in accordance with the terms of the covenants. • Capitalized repairs of existing infrastructure will be paid from funds restricted by debt covenants and current revenues. Debt will not be issued to finance capitalized repairs. Policy 1.5.2: The use of tax revenues as a pledge for the repayment of debt shall be evaluated based on the following criteria: • A five-year projection of revenues from all taxes shall be prepared and updated annually as a part of the Ciry's budget process. An analysis of historic and future trends in the tax revenue stream will be a part of the projection process. • At the time of issuance of new debt, a review shall be conducted to ensure that the maximum amount of general government debt shall not exceed 20 percent of the City's annually budgeted revenues. Policy 1.5.3: The City may use long-term capital lease payments on lease purchases for capital projects identified within this element, provided adequate debt service requirements are provided. Objective 1.6: Schedule of Capital Improvements. In order to maintain adopted LOS standards, the Ciry shall coordinate land use decisions and available or projected fiscal resources to correct existing deficiencies identified in the comprehensive plan, accommodate desired future growth and replace worn out or obsolete facilities through the annual adoption of a Five-Year Schedule of Capital Improvements. Policy 1.6.1: Capital projects included in the Five-Year Schedule of Capital Improvements shall be defined as those projects identified within the comprehensive plan that are necessary to maintain adopted LOS standards including increasing the capacity or efficiency of existing facilities and/or replacing failing facilities. Policy 1.6.2: The City of Clermont adopts by reference the Five-Year Facilities Master Plan FY 2009-2013 as formally adopted by the Lake County School Board on September 22, 2008, and as amended, into the Cites Five-Year Schedule of Capital Improvements. Policy 1.6.3: The City hereby adopts the Five-Year Schedule of Capital Improvements included as Appendix B of this element, which will be updated on an annual basis. Ordirarx~ # 621-M A dopt~l Jura 23, 2009 XIII- 5 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS Appendix A Rule 9J-5.0055, F.A.C., Concurrency Management System (3) MINIML7M REQUIREMENTS FOR CONCCJRRENCY. Every jurisdiction shall maintain a concurrency management system to ensure that public facilities and services to support development are available concurrent with the impact of development, consistent with the provisions of this Chapter. (a) For sanitary sewer, solid waste, drainage, and potable water facilities, at a minimum, a local government shall meet the following standards to satisfy the concurrency requirements: 1. A development order or permit is issued subject to the condition that, at the time of the issuance of a certificate of occupancyor its functional equivalent, the necessaryfacilities and services are in place and available to serve the new development; or 2. At the time the development order or permit is issued, the necessary facilities and services are guaranteed in an enforceable development agreement, pursuant to Section 163.3220, F.S., or an agreement or development order issued pursuant to Chapter 380, F.S., to be in place and available to serve new development at the time of the issuance of a certificate of occupancy or its functional equivalent. [Section 163.3180(2)(a), F.S.] (b) For parks and recreation facilities, at a minimum, a local govemment shall meet the following standards to satisfy the concurrency requirement: 1. At the time the development order or permit is issued, the necessary facilities and services are in place or under actual construction; or 2. A development order or permit is issued subject to the condition that, at the time of the issuance of a certificate of occupancy or its functional equivalent, the acreage for the necessary facilities and services to serve the new development is dedicated or acquired by the local government, or funds in the amount of the developer's fair share are committed; and a. A development order or permit is issued subject to the conditions that the necessary facilities and services needed to serve the new development are scheduled to be in place or under actual construction not more than one year after issuance of a certificate of occupancy or its functional equivalent as provided in the adopted local government 5-year schedule of capital improvements; or b. At the time the development order or permit is issued, the necessary facilities and services are the subject of a binding executed agreement which requires the necessaryfacilities and services to serve the new development to be in place or under actual construction not more than one year after issuance of a certificate of occupancy or its functional equivalent; or c. At the time the development order or permit is issued, the necessaryfacilities and services are guaranteed in an enforceable development agreement, pursuant to Section 163.3220, F.S., or an agreement or development order issued pursuant to Chapter 380, F.S., to be in place or under actual construction not more than one year after issuance of a certificate of occupancy or its functional equivalent. [Section 163.3180(2)(6), F.S.) (c) For transportation facilities (roads and mass transit designated in the adopted local government comprehensive plan), at a minimum, a local government shall meet the following standards to satisfy the concurrency requirement, except as otherwise provided in subsections (4)- (7) of this section. Vrclzr~t~ # 621-M A dopta~l Jur,~ 23, 2009 A-1 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 1. At the time a development order or permit is issued, the necessary facilities and services are in place or under construction; or 2. A development order or permit is issued subject to the conditions that the necessary facilities and services needed to serve the new development are scheduled to be in place or under actual construction not more than three years after issuance of a certificate of occupancy or its functional equivalent as provided in the adopted local government five-year schedule of capital improvements. The schedule of capital improvements may recognize and include transportation projects included in the first three years of the applicable, adopted Florida Department of Transportation five year work program. The Capital Improvements Element must include the following policies: a. The estimated date of commencement of actual construction and the estimated date of project completion. b. A provision that a plan amendment is required to eliminate, defer, or delay construction of any road or mass transit facility or service which is needed to maintain the adopted level of service standard and which is listed in the five-year schedule of capital improvements; or 3. At the time a development order or permit is issued, the necessaryfacilities and services are the subject of a binding executed agreement which requires the necessaryfacilities and services to serve the new development to be in place or under actual construction no more than three years after the issuance of a certificate of occupancy or its functional equivalent; or 4. At the time a development order or permit is issued, the necessaryfacilities and services are guaranteed in an enforceable development agreement, pursuant to Section 163.3220, F.S., or an agreement or development order issued pursuant to Chapter 380, F.S., to be in place or under actual construction not more than three years after issuance of a certificate of occupancy or its functional equivalent. [Section 163.3180(2)(c), F.S.] 5. For the purpose of issuing a development order or permit, a proposed urban redevelopment project located within a defined and mapped Existing Urban Service Area as established in the local government comprehensive plan pursuant to Section 163.3164(29), F.S., shall not be subject to the concurrencyrequirements of subparagraphs 9J-5.0055(3)(c)1.-4., F.A.C., of this chapter for up to 110 percent of the transportation impact generated by the previously existing development. For the purposes of this provision, a previously existing development is the actual previous built use which was occupied and active within a time period established in the local govemment comprehensive plan. [Section 163.3180(8), F.S.] 6. For the purpose of issuing a development order or permit, a proposed development maybe deemed to have a de minimis impact and may not be subject to the concurrency requirements of subparagraphs 9J-5.0055(3)(c)1: 4., F.A.C., only if all of the conditions specified in subsection 163.3180(6), F.S., are met. [Section 163.3180(6), F.S.] 7. A development order or permit within a designated multimodal transportation district maybe issued provided the planned community design capital improvements are included in a financially feasible long range schedule of improvements for the development or redevelopment time-frame for the district, without regard to the period of time between development or redevelopment and the scheduled construction of the capital improvements as specified in Section 163.3180(15)(c), F.S. (d) For school facilities, a local government shall meet the following minimum standards to satisfy the concurrency requirement: 1. For district-wide concurrency service areas: Orclirarx~ # 621-M A dopte l Jug 23, 2009 A2 CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS a. At the time the residential development order or permit is issued, the necessaryfacilities and services are in place or under construction; or b. A residential development order or permit is issued subject to the conditions that the necessary facilities and services needed to serve the new development are scheduled to be in place or under construction not more than 3 years after permit issuance as provided in the adopted public school facilities program. 2. For less than district-wide concurrency service areas: If public school concurrency is applied on less than adistrict-wide basis in the form of concurrency service areas, a residential development order or permit shall be issued only if the needed capacity for the particular service area is available in one or more contiguous service areas and school capacity is available district-wide as defined in Section 163.3180(13)(e), F.S. Urclanarxe # 621-M A dopta l Jug 23, 2009 A3 z LL' C a .J Q ("' a. 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