Request to Advertise January 27,

 Board of County Commissioners direction of April 2008 to assess efficiency of development review process and availability of land  Public Outreach including 4 public workshops, Council for Economic Outreach, North Florida Homebuilders Association, and Staff meeting time  Special Meeting with Board of County Commissioners on December 2, 2008 – Board Direction to: ◦ Return with a request to advertise changes that are clarifying in nature ◦ Develop a list of proposed changes to be considered through the EAR process ◦ Conduct a public workshop that considers a broad range of public input January 27,

 Additional Public Workshop on January 5, 2009 ◦ Advertised to previous workgroup participants and to the EAR list (~600 citizens) ◦ Well attended by the development community, citizens, and a County Commissioner  Clarification of Proposed Changes demonstrating consistency with current Comprehensive Plan policies January 27,

 Development Review Process  Clarification and Simplification of Standards  Scenic Road Advisory Committee  Open Space stormwater design criteria  Other Beneficial or Relevant Code Changes January 27,

 Require and Simplify Pre-application Meetings  Clarify Intent and Requirements of Preliminary Development Plan  Implement Initial Design Plan for certain projects as a staff administrative review  Combine Planned Development, Special Use Permits, and Special Exceptions with Preliminary Development Plan January 27,

 Revise the committee to be consistent with other advisory committees.  Establish a five-member committee ◦ Voting members are not staff ◦ Five voting members  Engineering/development professional  Landscape architect/biologist/environmental professional  Two citizens-at-large  One member from either one of the professions or a citizen-at-large January 27,

 Clarify difference between wet and dry basin  Provide encouragement and incentives for LID Techniques  Tree plantings per acre instead of spacing  Clarification of no mowing and clearing  Recreation in stormwater areas January 27,

 Provision of street standards applicable to all development  Allow for multi-use paths to satisfy pedestrian circulation requirements  Provide a more concise and definitive roadway design table that ◦ Reduces required road widths ◦ Allows off roadway pedestrian paths ◦ Better establishes required design elements ◦ Provides consistent design throughout different types of development January 27,

 More flexible spacing requirements  Better planting area definitions  Expanded and better-defined tree planting list  Existing trees may be counted as street trees for streets without pedestrian facilities January 27,

 Allow for a one-time extension of development plans and concurrency  Applies to projects approved between January 1, 2007 and December 31, 2008  Extension would be time certain until December 31, 2009 at which time a new Alternative Concurrency Management System should be in place January 27,

 Direct staff to advertise the proposed ULDC Amendment for Public Hearing on February 10, 2009 January 27,