1. Tamarac, Florida Land Development Code Adoption Meetings – June 2018
Clarion Associates, LLC
In Association with Iler Planning

2. Presentation Overview
Project Overview
Assessment Report
Overview of the Consolidated Draft
Key contents
What’s new
Questions & Discussion

3. Why Update Tamarac’s Ordinances?
Never been comprehensively updated since initial adoption in 1970s
Outdated information, hard to use
Not enough tools to implement the Comprehensive Plan
Need better tools
To protect neighborhoods
To encourage new development and economic activity

4. Project Overview Project Initiation, Research, and Analysis
Prepare Assessment Report
Draft New Land Development Code
Draft Targeted Comprehensive Plan Amendments
Present Consolidated Draft (June 2018)
Adoption to Follow

5. Key Themes for Improvement
Ensure the Regulations are User-Friendly
Update Zoning Districts and Uses
Improve the Development Quality Standards
Streamline the Development Review Procedures
Prepare Targeted Amendments to the Comprehensive Plan

6. Overall: A More User-Friendly Code

7. Current Code Format

8. Improved Format

9. New Illustrations

10. Create a Unified Land Development Code
Current Structure
Primary Code Chapters (7)
10: Land Development Regulations
11: Landscaping
12: Licenses & Business Regulations
18: Signs and Advertising
20: Streets and Sidewalks
21: Subdivisions
24: Zoning
Secondary Code Chapters (6)
2: Administration
3: Alcoholic Beverages
5: Buildings and Building Regulations
5.6: Telecommunications
9: Health, Sanitation, & Nuisances
17: Planning and Development
Proposed Structure
One Code Chapter Article 1: General Provisions
2: Zoning Districts
3: Use Regulations
4: Development
Standards
5: Administration
6: Definitions and Rules of Construction
Good slide to point out refinements in our approach since the interim assessment presentation
Ch. 12 (Licenses & Business Regs) elevated to Primary Code Chapter status due to importance of uses it covers.
Ch. 5 (Building Regs) demoted to Secondary Code Chapter status because less information will be carried over.
Further consolidation of Proposed Structure. Propose 6, not 8 Articles. Include subdivision standards in Article 4 (Dev. Standards) and include nonconformities in Article 5 (Administration)

11. Create a Separate Administrative Manual
Remove technical information
Engineering specifications
Impact fees
Relocate to an administrative manual outside LDC
Amend more easily

12. 1 2 3 Drafting the New LDC Administration and Procedures
How do I get a project approved?
Are there exceptions? 2
Zoning Districts and Use Regulations
What can I do on my property?
Where can I do it?
How much / how big? 3
Development Standards
What level of quality is required?
What about redevelopment?

13. Module 1: Administration and Procedures

14. Module 1: Administration & Procedures Assessment Report said…
Initial Observations
Unclear application and review processes
Current practices not reflected
Most decisions go to the Commission
Need to:
Standardize review procedures
Clarify decision-making responsibilities
Clearly distinguish city responsibilities (in code)
vs. HOA responsibilities (outside code)
Consider requiring early neighborhood notice for major projects

15. Module 1: Administration & Procedures Key Contents
Summary of Development Review Procedures
Goals
Limit the time and cost of review, which supports redevelopment
Be consistent with industry standards
Transparency and predictability

16. Module 1: Administration & Procedures Key Contents
New Common Review Procedures
Pre-Application Staff Conference
Pre-Application Neighborhood Meeting
Application Submittal and Processing
Staff Review and Action
Scheduling and Notice of Public Hearings
Planning Board Review and Action
City Commission Review and Decision
Post-Decision Actions and Limitations

17. Module 1: Administration & Procedures Key Contents
Expanded staff-level decisions
Minor Site Plans
(expanded scale/type of development treated as minor)
New Administrative Adjustment procedure for minor deviations from Code requirements
Temporary Use/Structure
Expanded Planning Board decisions
Major Site Plans
Special Exceptions
Variances
City Commission members may file a motion to call up Special Exceptions and Major Site Plans following Planning Board decisions

18. Module 1: Administration & Procedures Key Contents
Require early neighborhood notice and meeting for major developments
Enhanced approval criteria for all application types

19. Module 1: Administration & Procedures Key Contents
Enforcement -- new section to clarify:
What is a violation
Who may be held responsible
Enforcement process
Penalties and remedies available

20. Module 2: Zoning Districts and Use Regulations
Tamarac Official Zoning Map

21. Module 2: Zoning Districts and Use Regulations Assessment Report said…
Too many districts (26 base, 1 overlay)
Lack of attention to redevelopment
Limited housing options
Comprehensive plan concepts not implemented
Use Regulations
Organization of uses is challenging to decipher
Many uses are too broad or too specific
Few tools to allow discretionary review of certain uses in sensitive locations

22. Module 2: Zoning Districts and Use Regulations Key Contents
Simplification of residential districts
Consolidate similar districts
Establish new districts (mixed-use)
Updated all purpose statements and dimensional standards
Removing agriculture district

23. Module 2: Zoning Districts and Use Regulations Key Contents
New use table and organization
All uses defined
Incorporated Ch. 12 uses
More use-specific standards to provide more predictability
More “by-right” uses in place of special exceptions

24. Wireless Communication Facilities
Module 2: Zoning Districts and Use Regulations Consolidated Draft Updates
Self-storage
Integration of city’s newly adopted standards.
Wireless Communication Facilities
Major updates proposed to integrate new legal requirements and also to streamline and eliminate redundancy.

25. Module 3: Development Quality Standards

26. Module 3: Devel0pment Standards Assessment Report said…
Lack of distinct city identity
Stakeholders indicated a need to “raise the bar”
Outdated standards
Few development incentives to encourage extraordinary projects

27. Module 3: Devel0pment Standards Key Contents
Transportation and Connectivity
Off-Street Parking and Loading
Landscaping and Tree Preservation
Environmental Protection and Infrastructure
Multi-Family Residential Site/Building Design
Mixed-Use & Nonresidential Site/Building Design
Fences, Walls, Hedges
Exterior Lighting
Signs
Subdivision Design

28. Update Site Design Standards
Enhanced landscaping requirements
Buffers and screening
Improved access, circulation, and parking standards
Intersection requirements
Connectivity
Incorporate sustainability measures
Low impact development
Energy-efficient lighting

29. Upgrade Building Design Standards
Updated multi-family residential design standards
New standards apply more broadly
Address both site layout and building design
Building mass and articulation, etc.
New mixed-use & nonresidential design standards
Use good design features in new Walmart Neighborhood Market as foundation

30. Module 3: Devel0pment Standards Consolidated Draft Updates
Site and Building Design
In both sections, removed prior distinction of standards versus guidelines, which comments indicated was confusing and would be challenging to enforce. All provisions now are drafted as required standards.
Signs
Removed additional content-based language and suggested new content-neutral alternatives.

31. Next Steps Preparation of Adoption Staff Public Hearings
Removal of all footnotes and commentary
Additional text edits (esp. wireless section)
Public Hearings
6/26/2018: Tamarac Community Center
6/27/2018: First Reading 9 AM
7/11/2018: Adoption 2d Reading
New code is applicable 7/12/2018
New code effective date July 12, 2018

32. Questions and Discussion

33. Tamarac, Florida Land Development Code Adoption Meetings – June 2018
Clarion Associates, LLC
In Association with Iler Planning