Ordinance No. 2024-013CL CITY OF CLERMONT
�,. ORDINANCE NO.2024-013
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CLERMONT, LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT, FLORIDA,
PURSUANT TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMPREHENSIVE
PLANNING ACT, CHAPTER 163, PART II, FLORIDA STATUTES BY
ADOPTING TEXT CHANGES TO THE FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT
OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO REDUCE THE MAXIMUM
DENSITY WITHIN THE MASTER PLANNED DEVELOPMENT,
DOWNTOWN MIXED USE, AND COMMERCIAL FUTURE LAND USE
CATEGORY; 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
CONFLICT, SEVERABILITY, THE ADMINISTRATIVE CORRECTION
OF SCRIVENERS ERROR, PUBLICATION 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 163.3187; and
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission, acting as the Local Planning Agency,
held a public hearing 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 on the proposed
amendments to the plan in light of written comments, proposals and objections from the general
public;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED and enacted by the City Council of the City
of Clermont, Florida that:
SECTION 1:
After public hearings held by the City of Clermont Local Planning Agency and the Clermont City
Council, the Future Land Use Element is hereby amended as shown in Exhibit A.
SECTION 2: CONFLICT
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with any of the provisions of this Ordinance are
hereby repealed. .
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SECTION 3: SEVERABILITY
Should any Section or part of a Section be declared invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction,
such adjudications shall not apply or affect any other provision of this Ordinance, except to the
extent that the entire Section or part of the Section may be separable in meaning and effect from
the Section to which such holding shall apply.
SECTION 4: ADMINISTRATIVE CORRECTION
This Ordinance may be re -numbered or re -lettered and the correction of typographical and/or
scrivener's errors which do not affect the intent may be authorized by the City Manager or
designee, without need of public hearing, by filing a corrected or re -codified copy of same with
the City Clerk.
SECTION 5: PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE
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.
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CLEMONT CITY OF CLERMONT
«eoF« ORDINANCE NO.2024-013
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Clermont, Lake County,
Florida on this 23`d day of April 2024.
CITY OF CLERMONT
Tim Murry, Mayo
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City Clerk
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CITY OF CLERMONT
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
CHAPTER I
FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT
Adopted June 23, 2009
Amended February 28, 2017
Amended August 28, 2o18
Amended August 25, 2020
Amended March 22, 2022
Amended September 23, 2022
Amended February 28, 2023
Amended April 23, 2024
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CITY OF CLERMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE
CHAPTER I
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 Urban 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 UPA) without a companion land use plan amendment
modifying the boundary and amending the land 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 appropriatelocations.
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 eliminate existing land uses that are inconsistent with
the community's character.
Policy 1.2.1: The City shall consider the compatibility of adjacent future land use categories
during the land use plan amendment process. The City shall consider potential maximum
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 eliminate
land uses that are inconsistent with the City's 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 property will be allowed
only if it is consistent with the FLUM and the zoning district.
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 maximize economic development
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Not Developable
Parks N/A
Public
Facilities / Institutional
Residential
Low -Density
Medium -Density
High -Density
Office
Mixed -Use
Residential/Office
Master Planned
Development
Downtown Mixed -Use
Commercial
Industrial
0.25 FAR
3 units per acre
8 to 12 units per acre
12 units per acre
1.0 FAR
12 units per acre/0.25 FAR
12 units per acre/0.25 FAR
16 units per acre/3.0 FAR
12 units per acre/0.25 FAR
1.0 FAR
FUTURE LAND USE
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 as multi -purpose trails, bike
paths and natural land restoration projects. Interactive areas/facilities may be allowed as long as
they are provided and managed consistent with goals, objectives 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 FLUM.
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 impact conservation
resources. Site alteration, where allowed, shall be limited to 10 percent of the entire site.
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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 land 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
FLUM. 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 1.53: Public and private schools on parcels greater than five 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 1.5.4: 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 or a Planned Unit Development (PUD) zoning. 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 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 individuallots.
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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. To encourage higher density adjacent to Downtown and provide enhanced walkability
between housing and the Central Business District, land designated as Medium -Density
Residential Future Land Use adjacent to the Downtown Mixed Use Future Land Use may have a
density of up to 12 units per acre. However, densities higher than eight units per acres shall require
a Conditional Use Pernut. The Medium -Density Residential Future Land Use area eligible for
density up to 12 units per acre is north of SR 50, South of Lake Minneola, West of 5`h Street and
East of 12'' Street. Permitted housing types include single-family detached homes, including zero -
lot -line and cluster developments, duplexes, townhomes, condominiums, accessory dwelling units,
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 or a Planned Unit
Development (PUD) zoning. Permitted 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 may have 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, except in the Downtown Mixed Use Category, which may allow up to 16 units per acre.
The maximum density for residential uses shall be 12 units per acre in the Master Planned Development
Use. Densities higher than eight units per acre in the Residential/Office Category shall require a
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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.
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: Planned Development. The master planned development category is intended to
provide for two existing approved developments of regional impact (D", 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 maximum 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 City's 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 a mixed -use development.
Policy 1.7A 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 a quarter -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 a mixed -use building, only retail sales and services and restaurants are permitted
on the ground floor.
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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 maximum 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 as mixed -
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
The maximum density for residential uses shall be 12 units per acre, Densities higher than eight
units per acre shall require a conditional use permit or a Planned Unit Development (PUD) zoning.
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 may have a maximum intensity of 3.0 FAR.
Policy 1.9.5: Residential storage facilities shall be allowed as a conditional use within the
commercial land use category and shall be limited to a maximum intensity of 1.0 FAR This shall
not include the storage of manufacturing or commercial products.
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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 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 City's 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/Office 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 s, rollerblades, scooters and walking 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
Residential/Office 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 Planning Organization's transportation concurrency
management system (TCMS) and Traffic Impact Study Methodology Guidelines,
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Volume I: Lake County Checkbook 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.
Policy 1.12.3: The City shall encourage requests for voluntary annexation into the City when
those lands are logical extensions of the existing City limits, when services can be properly
provided and when proposed uses are compatible with the City's comprehensive plan.
Policy 1.12A 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-rataagreements.
Policy 1.12.7: The City shall continue to require dedication of adequate rights -of -way for use as
roadways, storinwater management and by utility companies for new construction, service
extensions or facility improvements.
Policy 1.12.8: Private or public electric utilities needed to support the future land use categories
may be permitted as conditional uses in all land use designations except for residential,
conservation or parks categories.
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 alternative energy sources shall be allowed in all land use
categories without exception. Such alternative 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;
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• 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.
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 1.133: 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 1.13A 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 patterns. 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 Lake County/Clermont JPA.
The City shall utilize both formal and informal modes of coordination with the Florida
Department of Economic Opportunity, 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 for 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.
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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: Historic 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
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 by a professional archaeologist as recognized by the Florida Department of State,
Division of Historical Resources, and 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 Historic 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 1.16: 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.
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Policy 1.16.2: Zoning districts in 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;
• protected natural resource lands;
• protected environmentally sensitive lands;
• areas devoted to drainage and stormwater retention;
• landscaping requirements; and
• minimum open space requirements for master -planned developments.
Policy 1.16A The City shall maintain and enhance the safety 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 1.16A 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 dissimilar 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.
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• 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.
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.
GOAL 2: To create a long-term master plan for the Wellness Way area which promotes
significant economic development while encouraging fiscally efficient and well- balanced
development patterns that minimize environmental impacts and leverage existing resources.
Objective 2.1: Significant Initiatives of Wellness Way.
The City shall pursue the following initiatives:
• Job creation and economic development
• Regional transportation connectivity
• Creation of the wellness corridor/recreation/open space network
• Promotion of recreation and healthy living
• Water smart approaches
• Preservation of scenic resources including topography
• Health and wellness community development
Policy 2.1.1: To achieve these initiatives, these Goals, Objectives and Policies (GOPs)
specifically address the unique conditions of Wellness Way. It is paramount for these GOPs to
be flexible for the long-term horizon of development in Wellness Way. Further, to provide
predictability, there are six (6) future land use categories (FLUC) as described below:
A. Multi Use
B. US 27
C. Neighborhood
D. Wellness Way North
E. Conservation Subdivision
F. Water Consery II
These six future land use categories are depicted on the Future Land Use Map. The Map will
also identify the five proposed arterial roadways that make up the primary roadway network.
Final primary roadway alignments may be determined in the Planned Unit Development (PUD)
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Policy 2.1.2: Wellness Way is based upon providing sufficient land area to achieve a target of
1.25 to 1 jobs -to -housing ratio. The plan will also require significant open space set asides
within each PUD to ensure internal open space connectivity as well as connectivity to Lake
Louisa State Park and Orange County.
Objective 2.2: Economic Development Branding Strategy.
The City, in collaboration with Lake County, shall develop a comprehensive economic development
and branding strategy that achieves a target jobs -to -housing ratio within wellness way by focusing on
growth and retention of target industries and the complimentary land uses and infrastructure needed
to support them.
Policy 2.2.1: Jobs -To -Housing Ratio, Minimum Non -Residential Square Feet & Land
Area Set -Asides
The City shall seek to achieve a target jobs -to -housing ratio of 1.25 jobs per one (1) dwelling
unit (1.25:1) within Wellness Way. The target jobs -to -housing ratio will be achieved by ensuring
a minimum volume of employment generating non-residential uses can be accommodated
within the planning area. The City shall analyze each PUD submittal to ensure the PUD reserves
an adequate amount of land for employment uses to achieve the desired volume of non-
residential square footage that will produce the targeted ratio for the overall wellness way
planning area.
To ensure that an adequate volume of land is set aside to accommodate the required non-
residential square footage, a FLUC specific minimum FAR (as shown in Policy 2.3.2.) is
applied to the non- residential square footage requirement. All PUDs are required to set aside
enough acreage, as calculated above, to accommodate the required non-residential square
footage at the minimum average FAR. Land use types that can be counted towards the non-
residential square footage requirements include traditional, job -generating commercial, office
and industrial uses (where appropriate), as well as other job -generating land uses, such as
secondary education facilities, hotels, technical schools and hospitals/medical.
Policy 2.2.2: Target Industries
Non-residential employment development within Wellness Way shall target, but are not
limited to, a broad base of industry sectors. This will allow for a diverse and dynamic range of
economic development and job growth opportunities. Target industries may include:
A. Ag-Tech
B. Eco-tourism and Agri -tourism
C. Education and Health Services
D. Human Performance, Sports Medicine and Sports Training
E. Leisure and Hospitality
F. Manufacturing
G. Medical and bio-medical
H. Professional and Business Services
I. Research Facilities
J. Retail Trade
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K. Transportation, Trade and Utilities
Policy 2.2.3: Technology Infrastructure
Key to the success of Wellness Way will be the application of an advanced technology
infrastructure network. PUDs within Wellness Way shall include an analysis of technology
infrastructure to determine if the most current and innovative technologies are being utilized.
PUDs shall identify technology infrastructure corridors and shall develop a strategy for ensuring
the long-term viability of the technology infrastructure network.
Policy 2.2.4: Energy Conservation
A primary component of Wellness Way will be the use of alternative energy sources to
promote economic development. The use of sustainable energy generation will attract
businesses and foster the proliferation of green technology. Alternative energy resources
should be encouraged as a power source for residential and non- residential development alike.
PUDs should demonstrate how alternative energy sources will be incorporated into the
development when economically feasible.
Objective 2.3: Land Use, Hierarchy of Place and Wellness Corridors
The intent of Wellness Way is to create a fiscally efficient development pattern through a diversity of
land uses and locally appropriate urban form. The form shall promote land use densities, intensities
and mixed uses that integrate and support alternative transportation modes, decrease trip lengths, and
promote internal capture. The Framework Map shall guide the relationships of land use,
transportation, Wellness Space and is intended to provide a hierarchy of place within each PUD.
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Policy 2.3.1: Future Land Use Categories
FUTURE LAND USE
The following six future land use categories, as depicted on the Future Land Use Map, are
intended to provide for a broad range of compatible and complimentary uses including
employment, housing, recreation, agriculture and conservation uses. The general purpose of
each category is described below. Specific allowable uses shall be provided for in the
implementing development regulations, design guidelines and standards.
A The Multi -Use FLUC is intended to be the primary concentration of employment and
non- residential uses in Wellness Way. There are two distinct Multi -Use Districts. The Multi -
Use W District is centered on the intersection of Wellness Way and US 27. The Multi -Use L
District, supporting increased options for logistics and distribution, occurs at the planned
County Road 455 and the Lake- Orange Connector expressway.
R The US 27 FLUC is intended to support moderate density residential, commercial, and
employment uses that serve the daily needs of the residents and employees from nearby
neighborhoods and workplaces. The district is not intended to create a conventional `strip
commercial' frontage along US 27.
G The Neighborhood FLUC is intended to support lower density neighborhood
development outside the boundaries of Wellness Way's community and employment centers
in the US 27 and Multi- Use Districts. This is the largest district and requires flexibility in design
to accommodate neighborhood and housing types for many market segments.
D. The Conservation Subdivision FLUC is intended to promote a balance between carefully
designed residential development while supporting the ecological value of the `mosaic' of
wetlands and uplands that characterize the area. Recognition of wildlife corridors is central to
the purpose of the district.
E The Wellness Way North FLUC is intended to implement the existing Wellness Way Area
Plan allocation of low density residential with the required minimum of non-
residential/employment square footage.
F. The Water Consery II FLUC is intended to recognize the public ownership nature of the
land holding and as such, no private urban land uses are permitted. Public facilities, including
schools, utilities and other support facilities for public uses are permitted. Public access as an
open space amenity is highly encouraged.
Policy 2.3.2: Future Land Use Categories Capacity Allocation
Development potential within Wellness Way shall be determined utilizing the "Maximum
Capacity Allocation Table." The capacity calculations provided in the "Maximum Capacity
Allocation Table" determine the maximum number of residential units that can be constructed
within a PUD, and the minimum amount of non-residential acreage that must be set aside
within the PUD. Regardless of the actual buildable densities and intensities (see Policy 2.3.3
for density and intensity calculations), the MAXIMUM number of residential units within a
PUD cannot exceed the capacity calculations provided in the "Maximum Capacity Allocation
Table." Similarly, the set asides for non-residential uses cannot fall below the MINIMUM
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capacity determined utilizing the "Maximum Capacity Allocation Table." "Capacity" is
calculated utilizing "net acres" (gross acres minus wetland acres minus water body acres).
All net acreage within Wellness Way shall be allocated to one of three categories according to the
table below:
1. Open Space: Lands comprising the Wellness Space and Green Space areas 2. Center: Area for
required non-residential uses and associated residential uses 3. Residential: Area of residential uses
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Residential
Center
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Minimum
Minimum
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65%
5%
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30%
55%
15%
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30%
50%
20%
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50%
50%
N/A
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Wellness Way North 1
30%
60%
10%
Wellness Way North 2
30%
60%
10%
Wellness Way North 3
30%
60%
10%
Each upland acre regardless of tier designation shall receive an allocation of residential
capacity and be required to set aside non-residential acreage according to the figures
provided below, with the exception of existing PUDs, which maintain their current
entitlements until such time as a PUD is approved.
Future Land Use
Category
Neighborhood
US 27
Multi -Use
Conservation Subdivision
Wellness Way North 1
Wellness Way North 2
Wellness Way North 3
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0.20
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0.00
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0.25
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1 This does not include potential right-of-way density bonuses (Policy 2.8.1).
* The maximum capacity for the neighborhood district may be enhanced up to 20%, using one or
more of the following:
1. An extraordinary upfront capital contribution to off -site public infrastructure within
Wellness Way including, but not limited to:
A. Public parks
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B. Public open space
C. Public trail system
D. Water Consery II trail system
E. Bike/pedestrian bridge over us 27
F. Any other contribution to public infrastructure and/or public facilities
2. Transfer of density from Conservation Subdivision District or Wellness Way North
District via a final PUD.
Any proposed enhancement to the maximum capacity of the neighborhood district is not a
right granted by this policy but must be proffered at the time of consideration of the pud. The
proposed maximum capacity enhancement shall be evaluated based on achieving the goal and
objectives of the wellness way area plan.
Policy 2.3.3: Example Residential Capacity and Non -Residential Acreage Set -Aside
Calculation:
A proposed PUD contains 500 net acres (gross acres minus wetland acres minus water body
acres) within the Neighborhood District and 250 net acres within the Multi -Use District. The
Neighborhood District FLUC allows a Residential land allocation of up to 65% and requires
a Center land allocation of at least 5%. The Multi -Use District FLUC allows a Residential land
allocation of up to 50% and requires a Center land allocation of at least 20%. The
Neighborhood District FLUC allows a density of 3.60 dwelling units per net Residential acre
and requires a minimum average FAR of 0.30 per net Center acre. The Multi -Use District
FLUC allows a density of 8.00 dwelling units per net Residential acre and requires a minimum
average FAR of 0.30 per net Center acre.
Step 1: Land Allocation Calculation
• Neighborhood District
■ Residential Maximum: 500 net acres * 65% Residential = 325 acres
■ Center Minimum: 500 net acres * 5% Center = 25 acres
■ Open Space Minimum: 500 net acres * 30% Open Space = 150 acres
• Multi -Use District
■ Residential Maximum: 250 net acres * 50% Residential = 125 acres
■ Center Minimum: 250 net acres * 20% Center = 50 acres
■ Open Space Minimum: 250 net acres * 30% Open Space = 75 acres
• Total Land Allocation
■ Residential Maximum: 450 acres
■ Center Minimum: 75 acres
■ Open Space Minimum: 225 acres
Step 2: Maximum Density Calculation
• Neighborhood District: 500 net acres * 65% Residential * 3.6 du/ac = 1,170 dwelling units
• Multi -Use District: 250 net acres * 50% Residential * 8.0 du/ac = 1,000 dwelling units
• Total Dwelling Units: 2,170
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Step 3: Minimum Non -Residential Calculation
- Neighborhood District: 500 net acres * 5% Center * 0.30 FAR = 326,700 sf
Multi -Use District: 250 net acres * 20% Center * 0.30 FAR = 653,400 sf
- Total Minimum Non -Residential Program = 980,100 sf
Policy 2.3.4: Future Land Use Categories Density and Intensity Calculations
Within Wellness Way, density and intensity calculations provide guidelines for the
construction of residential units and non-residential square footage. Density and intensity
calculations do not determine the total number of residential units and non-residential square
footage allowed; those calculations are referred to as "capacity" and are provided in Policy
2.3.2. Densities and intensities are calculated utilizing "net buildable acres" (Gross acres minus
wetland acres minus water body acres minus designated open space, see Policy 2.3.9 for open
space guidelines) within the building footprint for that land use type (residential vs. non-
residential). The total number of residential units within a PUD cannot exceed the maximum
residential capacity calculation as indicated in Policy 2.3.2.2 The minimum and maximum net
density and intensity for any development site within a PUD is set by the following table:
Future Land Use Category Density/Intensity Tier Summary Table
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Minimum
Maximum
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Policy 2.3.4.1: Flexibility of Future Land Use Category Boundaries within Single
Ownership
If a proposed PUD contains more than one Future Land Use category, a developer may propose
the relocation of the boundaries of each FLU category within the boundaries of the PUD, to
provide flexibility in overall project design. The resulting development program/entitlement shall
not exceed the program/entitlement of the original FLU category boundaries. The burden is on
the developer is to show how the proposed boundary modification results in a superior project
design and how it exceeds the goal -and objectives of Wellness Way.
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Policy 2.3.5: Location and Timing of Non -Residential Construction.
Land areas set aside for the purposes of non-residential uses will be termed Centers. Non-
residential development must occur within a Center. Centers may have a mix of non-residential
and residential uses. In these cases, the residential uses must be built concurrently or after the
construction of the non- residential uses. All Centers shall be appropriately placed in
commercially viable locations located along an arterial or collector road.
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Land areas set aside for the purposes of non-residential uses will be termed Centers. Non-
residential development must occur within a Center. Centers may have a mix of non-residential
and residential uses. In these cases, the residential uses must be built concurrently or after the
construction of the non- residential uses. All Centers shall be appropriately placed in
commercially viable locations located along an arterial or collector road.
Policy 2.3.6: Urban Form Guiding Principles
Wellness Way is envisioned as a mixed -use area proximate to arterial thoroughfares. Land uses
are intended to be flexible allowing employment, residential, institutional, agriculture and
Wellness/Green Space. The following are the urban form guiding principle:
A. The overall community is intended to include a mix of uses that integrate residential,
non- residential and open space networks. The overall Framework Plan and standards
were developed to ensure the desired percentage distribution of uses within Wellness
Way.
B. An interconnected Wellness/Green Corridor network including a trail system to reach
destinations within Wellness Way such as Centers, schools, parks as well as
neighborhoods.
C. Plan for and implement regional roadway connectivity as generally depicted on the
Future Land Use Map.
D. An emphasis on complete streets and multi -modal facilities (bike trails, on -street
parking, enhanced pedestrian environments).
E. A green strategy considering a balance of development, preservation, energy,
conservation and water conservation.
F. School centered development pattern with a co -located neighborhood park and
connectivity to the Wellness Corridor network for each school.
G. Neighborhood scale development based upon a pedestrian orientation with
neighborhood centers/parks as the center of the neighborhood to create neighborhood
identity and place.
H. Allow interim and/or permanent agricultural uses.
I. All development will adhere to dark sky standards.
J. All distribution lines for new development in Wellness Way shall be located
underground.
These guiding principles shall be specifically demonstrated in all PUDs.
Policy 2.3.7: Pedestrian Orientation
Design decisions must be oriented to the pedestrian scale. The Design Guidelines and Standards
that implement this plan must be incorporated in the development standards for each PUD zoning,
which culminates at the detailed design level with the specifications for complete street design.
Policy 2.3.8: Wellness Corridors
Wellness Corridor (WC) networks connect communities, Multi -use Districts, Centers,
neighborhoods and destinations together in a series of integrated trail and pedestrian facilities.
WC networks may contain the following elements:
A. Community farms and gardens
B. Wetlands
C. Water bodies
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D.
Preserved uplands
E.
Trails, pedestrian ways and bikeways
F.
View sheds and scenic resources
G.
Cultural and environmental resources
H.
Parks/recreation facilities for active and passive use
I.
Stormwater management facilities
Policy 2.3.9: Open Space
A significant amount of land area in the form of open space and natural protected areas will
be protected in Wellness Way. The natural protected areas include wetlands and water bodies.
Open space will be divided into two separate categories, Wellness Space and Green Space,
with each type allowing different uses.
Wellness Space includes land area that remains minimally developed, such as trails and
boardwalks, as part of a natural resource preserve or active/passive recreation area.
Wellness Space also includes land area open to public access and gathering places, such as
parks, piazzas, plazas and urban squares. Wellness Space may include permeable storm
water areas if enhanced as amenities using native vegetation. Open water bodies,
completely surrounded by uninterrupted Wellness Space, may also be counted as
Wellness Space.
Green Space includes land areas for the purpose of protecting natural resources or
environmental quality, including areas designated for such purposes as flood control,
protection of quality or quantity of groundwater or surface water, or protection of
vegetative communities or wildlife habitat and shall include land preserved for
conservation purposes. Green Space should be maintained in such a way to encourage the
proliferation of native flora and fauna. Active recreation is prohibited in Green Space;
passive recreation is allowed in Green Space.
Policy 2.3.10: Minimum Wellness and Green Space Allocation
All PUDs will identify and reserve 20% of the net acres as Wellness Space and 10% of the net
acres as Green Space. Wetlands and water bodies cannot be counted towards a PUD's Wellness
Space or Green Space allocation, with the exception of water bodies that are completely
surrounded by uninterrupted Wellness Space, in which case, up to 25% of the water body may
be counted towards the Open Space requirement. A 50-foot-wide continuous upland buffer is
required around all wetlands and waterbodies counted towards Open Space.
Policy 2.3.10.1 Trout Lake Wellness Trail
All properties having frontage on Trout Lake shall, as part of the Wellness Space requirements,
provide at least a 50' wide corridor and multi -use trail adjacent to the lake edge for a publicly
accessible trail.
Policy 2.3.11: Open Space Design
Open Space is meant to provide an amenity to the community and should be designed to
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promote public access. Open Space tracts are encouraged to be placed in the interior of a
PUD. Narrow open space tracts, boarding the perimeter of a PUD, being used solely as a
buffer, shall be discouraged. All open space calculations shall be determined during the PUD
review process and shall be phased consistent with development.
Policy 2.3.12: Conservation Lands
The determination of areas most suitable for permanent preservation shall occur during the
preparation of a Planned Unit Development (PUD). The permanent preservation of suitable
areas through recordation of conservation easements, consistent with s. 704.06 FS, as amended,
shall correspond with each development phase or stage. Once an area is placed in permanent
preservation, either through easement or acquisition, the Future Land Use Map designation
of that area may be amended to Conservation.
Objective 2.4: Mobility.
Development within Wellness Way shall be managed to reduce vehicle trips, minimize vehicle trip
lengths, and reduce vehicle miles travelled through the encouragement of clustered mixed -use
development and the internal capture of trips and through the development of an interconnected,
transportation network. The proposed arterial roadways as generally depicted on the future land use
map make up the primary roadway network. Final primary roadway alignments and additional
connections may be determined in the PUD process.
Policy 2.4.1: Primary Roadway Network
System -wide transportation capacity within Wellness Way shall be achieved through the design
and development of an interconnected, multi -modal roadway network with appropriately
spaced and properly sized roadway, pedestrian, bicycle, transit and alternative vehicular
components.
Planned Unit Developments (PUD) shall be generally consistent with the primary roadway
network identified on the Framework Map and as listed below. Any deviations from the
number and location of primary roadways identified on the Framework Map shall not
deteriorate the high level of interconnectivity within the Urban Service Area's network.
Deviations to a significant extent a possible to protect environmentally sensitive lands so long
as the continuity of the network and each of the multimodal features for that facility are
maintained.
Primary Roadway Network
a. Wellness Way from US 27 to the Orange County Line
b. Hancock Road from Wellness Way to Hartwood Marsh Road
c. Schofield Road from the intersection of Wellness Way and Hancock Road to the Orange
County Line
d. CR 455 Extension from Hartwood Marsh Road to Sawgrass Bay Boulevard
Each PUD shall be required to assess its proportionate share of roadway impacts to the Primary
Roadway Network, as well as impacts to US 27 and Hartwood Marsh Road. The findings of
this assessment shall be used as the basis for mitigating transportation impacts in a
Roadway/Transportation Impact Fee Credit Agreement with Lake County.
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Policy 2.4.2 Complete Streets
Thoroughfares within Wellness Way shall be designed to accommodate pedestrians, bicycles,
transit, freight, and motor vehicles within a circulation network with the allocation of right-
of-way provided for in the PUD approval process. To assist with the design of future roadways
and ensure that these facilities consider all modes of transportation, typical complete street
cross -sections shall be established in the implementing Design Guidelines and Standards, and
shall be used to guide the design of proposed facilities during the PUD process.
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Policy 2.4.3: Pedestrian Facilities
FUTURE LAND USE
Through a complementary relationship between transportation, land use and urban design,
development within Wellness Way shall support walking as an important part of daily travel.
Design and construction of transportation facilities and land uses shall give highest priority to
walking as a basic and efficient mode of transportation and may include the following:
A. Appropriately sized and obstruction -free sidewalks connecting residential
neighborhoods to employment districts, retail areas, parks and schools;
B. Well designed and highly -visible crosswalks which ensure pedestrian safety in areas
where conflicts with vehicular traffic may occur,
C. The use of streetscapes that offer a safe and inviting environment for pedestrians
especiallyby providing shade, amenities and buffering from vehicular traffic; and/or,
D. Pedestrian oriented design of buildings adjacent to sidewalks including, minimal front
setbacks, entrances that provide direct access from the public sidewalk, maximum first
floor opacity standards, and the placement of vehicular use areas to the back or side of
buildings.
E. Provision of Wellness Corridors with multi -use paths and trails.
Policy 2.4.4: Pol Facilities
PUDs shall include a safe and continuous bicycle network that encourages cycling as both a
means of transportation and a recreational activity. Bicycle networks shall connect residential
neighborhoods with the Multi -Use Districts, Centers, neighborhoods, parks and schools.
These facilities may include:
A. Shared lane markings;
B. Designated bike lanes;
C. Separated bike facilities or "cycle tracks"; and/or,
D. Multi -use paths and trails.
Policy 2.4.5: The `Wellness Ridgeway'
The Wellness Ridgeway Network is intended to be a system of trails providing non -motorized
transportation within and through Wellness Way. The Network is organized to provide both
recreational and functional use to origins and destinations such as parks and schools within
Residential areas and employment and commercial areas in Centers. The Network is made up
of four types of trails:
a. Trunk Trail
b. Neighborhood Trail
c. Clay Road
d. Water Consery II Trail
The implementing Design Guidelines and Standards shall establish design criteria for each
type of trail. The Wellness Ridgeway is a component part of the overall Wellness Corridor
Network.
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Policy 2.4.6: Transit
FUTURE LAND USE
Centers located on arterial and collector roads offer the future opportunity for the Regional
Transit Authority to consider providing transit service to and between Multi -use Districts,
Centers and other regional destinations.
Policy 2.4.7: External Trip Reduction
PUDs within shall introduce measures that produce a reduction in net external trips. A variety
of options and innovative techniques to meet this goal shall be included in the PUD including
Wellness Corridors, complete streets, a pedestrian oriented design emphasis and the possible
inclusion of future transit service.
Policy 2.4.8: Level of Service
The minimum roadway level of service standard within Wellness Way shall be "E," except for
US 27 which shall remain at LOS "D."
Policy 2.4.9: Multimodal Street Design Standards
The City and Lake County shall establish design standards to ensure streets are safe,
convenient and appealing for all modes of travel, including automobiles, trucks, bicycles and
pedestrians and possible future bus service. Strategies shall include marked crosswalks, wider
sidewalks, on -street parking, traffic calming, raised medians, adequate drainage or other
appropriate safety enhancements that reduce hazardous conflicts between modes and that are
consistent with the planned functions of the roadway.
Policy 2.4.10: Connectivity
To promote communities that are physically connected to each other and to foster community
and connectedness beyond the development, all PUDs shall include sub -arterial streets
stubbed to the boundary of the development in all cardinal directions unless physically
constrained by natural or other features. Development plans within a PUD shall include streets
connecting to all streets stubbed to the boundary of adjacent development plans. Street
connections shall be made between adjacent development regardless of the parent
development and adjacent land uses in order to continue the interconnected street network.
The City and Lake County shall coordinate the interconnection of the roadway network with
Orange County roadways to the east. Wellness Way, Schofield Road, Old YMCA Road, and
Sawgrass Bay Blvd (to Flemings Road) are critical east -west connections that would benefit
the City and both Counties.
Policy 2.4.11: Land Use and Transportation Integration to Reduce Vehicular Travel
The land use densities, intensities and mixture of land uses within Wellness Way are intended
to integrate and support alternative transportation modes, enhance multi -modal
transportation, decrease trip lengths, and promote internal capture.
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Objective 2.5: Natural and Scenic Resources
Wellness Way is home to many natural resources; the area consists of xeric uplands, wetlands and
surface waters, most notably Trout Lake, Adain Lake, Sawgrass Lake, and the Urban Service Area
borders Johns Lake to the north. The Planned Unit Developments (PUDs) shall provide for the
conservation of significant natural, scenic and cultural resources through the creation of an
interconnected open space known as the Wellness Corridor (WC) network within Wellness Way. These
resources and corridors shall be specifically demonstrated in the PUDs.
The City shall protect its natural resources in Wellness Way through adoption of PUDs that promote
the preservation or conservation of environmentally sensitive lands to include habitats containing listed
animal and plant species. Natural resource protection shall be achieved through mechanisms such as
buffer requirements, lower allowable densities in environmentally sensitive areas, open space
preservation requirements, removal of exotic plan and animal species, maintenance of corridors,
preservation of native vegetation, control of hydrological characteristics, and through use of clustering
to help minimize the effect of development. The permanent preservation of suitable areas through
recordation of conservation easements, consistent with s. 704.06 FS, as amended, shall correspond with
each development phase or stage.
Policy 2.5.1: Identification of Environmentally Sensitive Areas
The Wellness Way Future Land Use Map generally identifies areas of potential
environmentally sensitive lands. The Conservation Land Map shall guide the preparation of
subsequent PUDs and their respective detailed identification of lands for permanent
protection or preservation.
Policy 2.5.2: Identification and Preservation of Wetlands and Water Bodies
Wetlands and water bodies shall be delineated during the PUD process. The types, values,
functions, sizes, conditions and locations of wetlands within the planning area, shall be
determined through on -site studies and field verification as the primary data source conducted
by qualified professionals in accordance with state and federal regulations, guidelines and
procedures. The existing wetland systems have several important functions, including flow of
water (lakes are connected by waterways and streams), and habitat for plants and wildlife.
Wetland impacts shall be carefully planned so as to avoid inordinate impacts to the wetlands
system.
A mandatory minimum setback of 50 feet from all jurisdictional wetland lines shall be
established in the PUDs, and a minimum 50-foot-wide buffer shall apply to all retained isolated
and non -isolated wetlands, and rivers and streams.
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A Conservation Lands Map of the Wellness Way area is shown in Figure 4:
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Policy 2.5.3: Conservation of Regionally Significant Natural Resources
The Critical Lands and Waters Identification Project (CLIP), and Florida Fish and Wildlife
Conservation Commission (FFWCC) databases shall be consulted during the preparation of
all PUD. Areas designated as Priority 1 or 2 within the CLIP database and areas within the
FFWC database containing known locations of rare and imperiled species of plants and animals
shall be given the highest consideration for protection or preservation within a PUD.
The following chart lists the State of Florida Listed Animal Species with a possibility of
occurrence in Lake County.
Common Name
American
Alligator
Bald Eagle
Eastern Indigo
Snake
Florida Black
Bear
Florida Sandhill
Crane
Florida Scrub Jay
Florida
Burrowing Owl
Florida Mouse
Gopher Tortoise
Least Tern
Little Blue Heron
Red -Cockaded
Woodpecker
Sherman's Fox
Squirrel
Short -tailed Snake
Sand Skink
Snowy Egret
Southeastern
American Kestrel
Tricolored Heron
White Ibis
Wood Stork
Osprey
Scientific Name
Alligator
mississippiensis
Hallaeetus
leucocephalus
Drymarchon couperi
Ursus americanus
floridanus
Grus Canadensis
pratensis
Aphelocoma
coerulescens
Athene cunicularia
floridana
Podomys floridanus
Gopherus
polvuphermus
Stemula antillarium
Egretta caerulea
Picoides borealis
Sciurus niger shermani
Lampropeltis extenuate
Plestiodon reynoldsi
Egretta thula
Falco sparverlus paulus
Egretta Tricolor
Eudocimus albus
Mycteria Americana
Pandlon hallaetus
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Federally -designated Threatened
Not currently listed
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There are no known species that occur in the area that require special management plans or planning
considerations other than the gopher tortoise, a state -designated threatened species; the bald eagle,
which is not currently listed as a threatened or endangered species; and sand skink, which are listed
as federally -designated threatened. The Wildlife Resources Map, shown below, illustrates known
wildlife occurrences within the area.
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Endangered and threatened species shall be afforded protection based on the regulatory
requirements of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation
Commission (FFWCC), and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
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Policy 2.5.4: Lake Wales Ridge
FUTURE LAND USE
The Lake Wales Ridge follows the east side of US Highway 27 south from Lake Apopka
through Polk County and ending in Highlands County. The ridge consists of an ecosystem
known as scrub and is currently home to 53 rare, indigenous and endangered plant and animal
species including the Florida scrub jay, sand skink, and scrub mint. The planning area is located
east of US Highway 27.
Endangered and threatened species shall be afforded protection based on the regulatory
requirements of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation
Commission (FFWCC), and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
Policy 2.5.5: Wildlife Data
An applicant for a PUD shall submit baseline data consistent with the guidelines for any state or
federally listed wildlife or plant species, based on Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation
Commission (FFWCC) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service survey methodologies and casual
observation of non -listed wildlife and plant species. The purpose of the baseline data is to
recognize the cumulative effects that development within Wellness Way is having on species
diversity and habitat over a period oftime.
Policy 2.5.6: Identification and Preservation of Xeric Uplands
During the preparation of PUDs, upland areas containing xeric or scrub habitats should be
analyzed closely for permanent preservation. Large habitat patches in close proximity to each
other provide for the greatest species diversity and minimizes extinction probabilities; small
patches that are isolated are less likely to preserve species. Habitat fragmentation shall be
discouraged. If preserved, these areas may serve as relocation sites for gopher tortoises, sand
skinks, and other xeric-adapted species that may be present within the Wellness Way and
surrounding areas.
Policy 2.5.7: Creation of The Natural Components of The Wellness Corridor Network
At build -out, Wellness Way shall contain a large, interconnected WC network comprised of
water bodies, wetlands, open space, important upland habitats and publicly owned lands. This
system shall serve to protect environmentally sensitive lands, allow for the continued and safe
movement of wildlife and provide for significant passive recreation areas for the residents,
employees and visitors.
Native Vegetation aithin Corridors
Non-native landscape species shall be prohibited within these corridors, with the
exception of turf grass used as road or yard stabilizer. Vegetation identified on the Florida
Exotic Pest Plant Council's List of Invasive Plant Species shall be prohibited.
Movement of Wildlife Crossings
Collaboration with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FFWCC), the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Florida Department of Transportation shall be
required to establish standards and locations for the movement of wildlife on public roads
and other corridors, as well as ensuring the crossings or corridors are of the appropriate
size.
Each PUD shall be reviewed for consistency with this policy during the approval process.
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Policy 2.5.8: Site Development Standards
FUTURE LAND USE
Collaboration with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission shall be required
to prepare a site development plan based on standards that promote preservation of wildlife
during development and promote the provision of usable habitat post -development. Site
development standards shall include, but are not limited to, monitoring, low -voltage lighting,
berms, and fencing. Post -development measures may include, but are not limited to, planting
of native vegetation, low -voltage lighting, berms, and fencing. The City shall also require that
vegetative communities and wildlife habitats be protected from adverse effects associated with
development.
The PUDs shall include provisions to require that development preserve wetlands and
portions of developable uplands containing designated species or rare upland habitats. The
permanent preservation of suitable areas through recordation of conservation easements,
consistent with s. 704.06 FS, as amended, shall correspond with each development phase or
stage. The PUD shall ensure the protection of trees and native vegetation with a target of
protecting 50% of trees onsite. As appropriate, a tree replacement ratio may be implemented
based on type and caliper. Special consideration shall be given to rare upland habitats and
designated species within ecologically significant areas identified herein. The extent to which
preservation of vegetative communities and wildlife habitats shall be protected and
incorporated into protected open space on a development site, shall be determined during the
PUD process.
Policy 2.5.9: Water Conservation Based Landscaping
A significant amount of water resources are used for irrigation of landscaped spaces in
traditional developments. In recognition of the limited water resources available in South Lake
County, developers in Wellness Way shall base their landscaping plans on water conservation
principles and practices. Lake County may develop, and the City may require the
implementation of the recommendations in a landscape design handbook which provides
examples of water conserving landscape designs for commercial, residential and institutional
developments as well as planted right of way areas. The handbook designs will feature the use
of Florida native, drought tolerant species that require no irrigation once they have been
established. The handbook will contain several design examples, listing acceptable plants and
providing plan view layouts and pictorial representations of each design concept. Developers
within Wellness Way shall utilize the handbook designs or shall propose a landscape design that
conforms with water conservation principles for review during the permitting process.
Exceptions may be granted for designs that receive irrigation solely from retained stormwater.
Policy 2.5.10: Regulation for Reclaimed Water Shall Be Enforced to Prevent Adverse
Environmental Impacts.
The intent of Wellness Way is to require 100% of landscape irrigation be provided by re -use
water. Another type of non -potable water supply may be used for landscape irrigation if re-
use water is not available to the PUD. In no instance shall potable water be used for landscape
irrigation unless authorized by the St. Johns River Water Management District pursuant to
part II of Chapter 373, F.S.
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Conservation programs, system interconnections and alternative water supply options such as
reclaimed water reuse and storage, shall occur when accessible. All development containing
irrigated open space shall be required to accept reclaimed water for irrigation when such
reclaimed water is available adjacent to the development's boundary. Connection shall be made
at the developer's cost consistent with the City of Clermont utility connection policies.
Objective 2.6: Public Facilities
The City shall require that all development be consistent with the Capital Improvements Element and
the approved facility and service plans in order to discourage urban sprawl, meet adopted level of service
standards, and thereby minimize associated public costs.
Policy 2.6.1: Identification of Water Supplies
All new development shall connect to non -potable sources of water, such as reclaimed
water, for landscape irrigation, when available. The availability of, and requirement to
connect to, Alternative Water Supplies, including reclaimed water, will be determined during
the PUD approval process unless the use of water from other water sources is authorized by
the St. Johns River Water Management District pursuant to part II of Chapter 373, F.S.
Policy 2.6.2: Potable and Re -Use Water Facilities
PUDs within Wellness Way shall include an analysis of potable and re -use water demand
required to accommodate projected impacts and maintain the City's adopted level of service
(LOS) for such facilities. If it is determined that sites and/or right-of-way is needed to
accommodate the projected impacts, then those sites shall be conveyed prior to the issuance
of building permits for development within the PUD.
Policy 2.6.3: Sanitary Sewer Facilities
PUDs within Wellness Way shall include an analysis of sanitary sewer demand required to
accommodate projected impacts and maintain the City's level of service (LOS) for such
facilities. If it is determined that sites and/or right-of-way is needed to accommodate the
projected impacts, then those sites shall be conveyed prior to the issuance of building permits
for development within the PUD.
Policy 2.6.4: Solid Waste Services
PUDs within the Wellness Way shall include an analysis of solid waste collection demand
required to accommodate projected impacts and maintain the City's level of service (LOS) for
such services.
Policy 2.6.5 Parks and Trails Facilities
PUDs within Wellness Way shall include an analysis of parks and trails required to
accommodate projected impacts and maintain the City's adopted level of service (LOS) for
such facilities. If it is determined that one or more publicly dedicated park sites within the
proposed PUD are needed to accommodate projected impacts, then conditions shall be
provided within the PUD approval to ensure that those sites are conveyed with the
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development of the phase of the project. The Framework Map and Design Guidelines and
Standards shall be used as a guide to provide parks and trails facilities within the Wellness Way
area.
Trails within a proposed PUD that serve as a component of the multi -modal mobility system
shall be identified as part of the PUD process. Conditions for the conveyance of the right-of-
way required for such trails shall be established in the PUD approval.
Policy 2.6.6: Provision of Educational Facilities
All PUDs within Wellness Way shall include an analysis of impacts to public schools and,
when necessary, include mitigation conditions consistent with the policies and procedures
identified in the First Amended Interlocal Agreement between Lake County and Lake County
School Board and Municipalities for School Facilities Planning and Siting (the ILA). If it is
determined that one or more school sites within the proposed PUD are needed to
accommodate projected impacts, then those sites shall be consistent with the PSFE's School
Facility Siting objective and policies.
PUDs shall analyze the impacts of the future residential land uses on public schools and
identify the facilities needed. The City shall act in accordance with Objective 1.7 and associated
policies of the Intergovernmental Coordination Element of this Comprehensive Plan when
coordinating with the Lake County School Board.
In addition to the PSFE's school facility siting objective and policies, the public school siting
provisions of Sections 333.03 and 1013.36, F.S., and the First Amended Interlocal Agreement
between Lake County and Lake County School Board and Municipalities for School Facilities
Planning and Siting (the ILA) shall be followed when identifying and dedicating public school
sites.
Future school sites shall be suitable for development as a public school and have the ability to
be served with the necessary infrastructure, such as the following: potable and non -potable
water, sanitary sewer, electrical power, high-speed internet service and transportation facilities.
When it is not possible to avoid soil conditions on a public school site that would require
remediation in order to permit vertical construction, such remediation will be included in the
applicant's capital improvements plan for mitigation of the impacts on public schools.
Policy 2.6.7: Provision of Law Enforcement, Fire Protection and Emergency Services
All PUDs within Wellness Way shall include an analysis of law enforcement, fire protection
and emergency medical services impacts and shall include coordination with Clermont Fire
Department and Clermont Police Department to determine if facility sites are required within
the PUD to ensure the provision of adequate public facilities and services. If it is determined
that land is needed to accommodate the siting of facilities required to address the impacts of
the proposed PUD, the provision of these lands shall become a condition of approval of the PUD
and be conveyed prior to the issuance of building permits for development within the PUD.
Given the current location of existing Fire/EMS facilities of the City to the north and Lake
County to the South, the City and Lake County should consider coordinating a joint City -
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County Fire/EMS facility in the center of Wellness Way to provide the highest level of
response times at the least cost to the community.
Policy 2.6.8: Conveyed Land Value
In order to ensure that new development adequately pays for growth -related impacts, the
Clermont City Council shall have the authority to determine the valuation or date of valuation
of property for the purpose of impact fee credits for property deemed as a required adequate
public facility beyond the needs of Wellness Way. The value will be agreed upon by both the
City and the land owner or established by appraisals by registered appraisers acceptable to both
the City and land owner. The terms of this valuation shall be incorporated into a developer's
agreement for a specific development.
Any Developer that conveys land at no cost to the City or other public entity for any public
facility, may have the associated development program/entitlement from that conveyed land
transferred to the balance of their PUD for use in the over all project.
Policy 2.6.9: Coordinated Development
While there is separate property ownership within Wellness Way, planning for development
will occur in a coordinated and comprehensive way. The initial extension of potable and non -
potable water and sewer service must be sized for the PUD with a Utilities Agreement and built
infrastructure and conveyed lands are eligible for reimbursement for excess capacity and land
area beyond the need of the proposed development. The Future Land Use Map will establish
a general guide for connectivity. Primary Roadway alignments will be set with the PUD process
and/or a Roadway Agreement between participating property owners and built infrastructure
and conveyed lands are eligible for reimbursement for excess capacity and land area beyond the
need of the proposed development. Roadway terminus to terminus alignments are required.
Policy 2.6.10: Concurrency Requirements
The City shall ensure that public services and facilities are available concurrent with new
development. All development orders, permits, and agreements shall be subject to the adopted
Concurrency Management System consistent with Objective 1.2 in the Capital Improvement
Element of this Comprehensive Plan.
Objective 2.7: Intergovernmental Coordination
To ensure continued coordination of development plans, infrastructure planning and development
approvals, and impacts with affected local governments and public agencies throughout Wellness Way.
Policy 2.7.1 Coordinated Review of Planned Unit Developments
To provide for intergovernmental coordination, the City shall provide adjacent municipalities,
counties, and regional agencies a copy of applications for a Planned Unit Development
(PUD). To ensure communication and coordination are used to minimize any potential
adverse impacts, the following government agencies shall be notified:
A. Lake County
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B. Lake County School Board
C. Florida Department of Transportation
Objective 2.8 Implementation
To develop a straightforward, predictable and efficient process for the preparation, review and
approval of Planned Unit Developments (PUDs) and subsequent development approvals within
Wellness Way.
Policy 2.8.1: Planned Unit Developments (PUDs)
Development within Wellness Way shall be accomplished utilizing the adoption of Planned
Unit Developments (PUDs). Each PUD shall be developed in sufficient detail to allow
evaluation of the interrelationship of its parts and establish consistency with principles and
criteria contained within the City of Clermont Comprehensive Plan and the Wellness Way
Goal, Objectives and Policies.
Each PUD shall be evaluated to determine that adequate facilities and services are or will be
available at the time of development. Where facilities or services are determined to be deficient,
the developer(s) shall have the option of entering into a funding agreement with Lake County,
the City of Clermont and/or Lake County School Board to correct any deficiency and allow
development to proceed. All development in the PUD will be served by central sewer and
water service.
Policy 2.8.2: Framework and Hierarchy of Place
PUDs within Wellness Way should be organized around a conceptual framework and
hierarchy of place, as more particularly defined in the Design Guidelines and Standards. The
following represents the most important design principles required in each PUD:
A. PUDs must determine the location and size of the Centers based upon the regional
roadway network and the FLUC jobs -to -housing ratio and then locate the
Wellness/Green Corridors and residential neighborhoods.
B. Residential neighborhoods cluster around the Centers. Each neighborhood is adjacent
to an interconnected wellness Corridor/open space system. This helps define
neighborhoods and provides the opportunity for trail use for the residents to reach other
neighborhoods, Centers, other PUDs, and the State Park.
C. Along with the Centers neighborhoods and WC networks, there is a required community
park. Not only are the school and park a requirement, it is at the PUD level when
agreements must be reached to pay for educational facilities roads, utilities and the park.
Without such agreements, development may not proceed.
Policy 2.8.3: Water Consery II
Water Consery II is designated as the Water Consery II Future Land Use Category and is
comprised of properties owned and used by Orange County and the City of Orlando for a water
reclamation project. Portions of this property may be deemed unnecessary for either existing or
future needs of the project. Therefore, the City (as applicable) may request that such properties
be included in PUDs.
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Objective 2.9: Financing
FUTURE LAND USE
To develop financing mechanisms that support the economic development goals of Wellness Way
while ensuring the equitable distribution of infrastructure costs.
Policy 2.9.1: Funding Mechanisms for Regional Infrastructure
Each PUD shall identify the revenue sources implementable by county or City ordinance (or
by resolution of a dependent district created by City ordinance) to provide essential regional
infrastructure including transportation, public safety and park improvements required to
implement the economic development uses incorporated in the PUD. A density bonus of two
(2) dwelling units per acre may be granted to a PUD for right-of-way donated for arterial or
collector roads.
Given the unique nature of the existing land ownership patterns, much of the Wellness Way
Roadway Network will require acquisition of road right-of-way from CONSERV. Any
funding provided by a landowner/developer to the County for acquisition of road right-of-
way, including ponds, easements, and trails, may also be eligible for a density bonus of two (2)
dwelling units per acre in addition to transportation impact fee credits.
Policy 2.9.2: Funding Mechanisms for Site Specific Infrastructure
Within each PUD, the transportation related infrastructure and other infrastructure necessary
to accommodate the economic goals of specific sites or individual development shall be
incorporated as a cost requirement of site development either directly or provided as a funding
component by any dependent or independent district created to provide on -site or regional
infrastructure.
Policy 2.9.3: Phasing of Regional Infrastructure
The City will rely upon Lake County to enter into Roadway Agreements with all PUDs to
ensure that regional infrastructure shall be phased as necessary to support economic
development of specific sites or individual developments within each PUD and as required to
meet economic expectations of the property bearing the burden of the infrastructure costs.
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