Rural Settlement Overview Board of County Commissioners January 10, 2012

Background Wekiva Policies Zoning Issues Future Direction Presentation Outline

Rural Settlements were created to: Recognize the historic nature of some rural communities (Gotha, Clarcona, etc.) Provide for a rural residential lifestyle Recognize and preserve existing development patterns located outside the USA Background

Rural Settlement Expansion: The 1991 Comprehensive Plan designated 17 rural settlements In 2000 there were 18 (Bridlepath) By 2005 there were 22 (Lake Avalon, Corner Lake, Lake Pickett and Rainbow Ridge) New rural settlements and expansions were prohibited in 2009 Background (cont.)

Orange County Comprehensive Plan Rural Settlements

Background (cont.) Rural SettlementAcreage West Windermere5,835 Bithlo5,097 Clarcona4,050 Tangerine3,160 North Apopka / Wekiva2,261 Lake Avalon2,258 Lake Pickett2,220 Zellwood RS1,488 Gotha RS1,258 Corner Lake1,244 Lake Hart/Lake Whippoorwill1,236 Rural SettlementAcreage Sunflower Trail951 Zellwood Station918 Wedgefield655 Christmas553 Lake Mary Jane524 Otter Lake392 Paradise Heights255 Rainbow Ridge210 North Christmas114 Tildenville74 Bridlepath71

Current Rural Settlement Policies: Maintain rural character Limited neighborhood commercial and office uses Restrict industrial uses Higher density for affordable housing Protection from adjacent development Background (cont.)

Clustering to maintain rural character via lot layout and design Transition use next to cities Density limited to one DU/Acre (RS 1/1) Specific policies for certain rural settlements (Lake Avalon, Wedgefield, Lake Hart/Whippoorwill) Background (cont.)

For Development in the Wekiva Study Area (WSA): Pursuant to Wekiva Parkway and Protection Act Protect groundwater and surface water resources related to the Wekiva Springshed Limit density and intensity of new development Wekiva Policies

Encourage or require clustering for permanent open space protection Enhanced stormwater design and management Open space requirements  RS 1/1 – 50% Minimum lot size determined by availability of water and sewer Wekiva Policies (cont.)

Wekiva Study Area Boundary Tangerine Lake Avalon West Windermere Gotha Tildenville Paradise Heights Clarcona Otter Lake Zellwood Zellwood Station Rainbow Ridge Bridle Path North Apopka- Wekiva

Planned Development (PD) Zoning: Purpose – allow flexible and innovative design and layout and to protect natural amenities PD Zoning allowed in all F.L.U. designations Zoning Issues

Rural Settlement-PD Zoning Required: For Capacity Enhancement Agreements (CEA’s) Development of over 25 residential units or 10% of overall acreage of a rural settlement Transition areas of over 25 acres abutting cities Zoning Issues (cont.)

Land Use Correlation Table (FLU )  Rural Settlement 1/1: R-CE, R-CE Cluster, R-CE-2, R-CE-5, PD*, A-1, A-2 Minimum one acre lot area in R-CE R-CE cluster allows 1/3 acre lots on central water *For Development over 25 units per FLU: Zoning Issues (cont.)

Grassmere request is for townhomes Per Zoning Use Table, townhomes require R-2 and R-3 zoning Townhomes typically are designated Low Medium (LM) and are within the USA on FLUM LM or Low Density not permitted in Rural Settlements except for affordable housing Zoning Issues (cont.)

Existing properties designated LM on the FLUM in Zellwood and Wedgefield (R-2 and R-3 zoned properties prior to 1991) Townhomes require central utilities Zoning Issues (cont.)

For Rural Settlements in WSA: Are attached single-family uses appropriate under certain circumstances? Should clustering include all housing types? Set precedent for requests for higher densities in the future? Future Direction

Should the Comprehensive Plan include additional criteria related to attached single-family development?  Abutting land uses  Location  Existing development patterns  Availability of central utilities Rural settlements outside of the WSA? Future Direction (cont.)

Rural Settlement Overview Board of County Commissioners January 10, 2012