TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: Jonathan R. Lewis, ICMA-CM, City Manager
TITLE: Ordinance No. 2016-22, Second Reading, Petition No. CPAL 15-157, Costamar at West Villages Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map Amendment and Amendment to Figure 13.1.n of the Land Use Element of the City of North Port Comprehensive Plan.
Recommended Action
Approve Ordinance 2016-22, Costamar at West Villages Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map Amendment and Amendment to Figure 13.1.n of the Land Use Element of the City of North Port Comprehensive Plan
Background Information
Katie M. LaBarr, AICP, Stantec Consulting Services (Applicant), representing Martin P. Black on behalf of Main Street Ranchlands LLLP (Owner), seeks to amend the future land use map of the City of North Port Comprehensive Plan to redesignate a ±126.37 acre area (subject area), formerly part of the Taylor Ranch, located in an area annexed by the City in 2007, and was previously owned by Sarasota County Hospital District, from a Future Land Use designation of “None” to a Future Land Use designation of “Village”, consistent with the remainder of the West Villages. In addition, the applicant seeks to amend Figure 13.1.n. of the City of North Port Comprehensive Plan to include the subject area.
The subject property was annexed into North Port in 2007 via Ordinance 2007-14. Subsequent to this, on May 22, 2008 the City of North Port and Sarasota County entered into a Joint Planning Agreement (JPA) regarding the future incorporation of the subject property into the West Villages Town Center (subsequently named Costamar). Item 2 of the JPA stated that the “the Campus shall continue to be subject to the County comprehensive plan and land development regulations until such time as the city adopts…a comprehensive plan amendment and zoning atlas amendment that includes the Campus”.
In order to change the Comprehensive Plan and land development regulations, in accordance with the JPA, the previous owners of the property applied to redesignate the subject property in the City’s Comprehensive Plan to the village designation requested here (Ordinance 2008-04 and Ordinance 2009-25). On both occasions, the ordinances were transmitted to the agency then known as the Florida Department of Community Affairs. However, due to the effects of the 2008-2009 recession, the previous owners of the subject property withdrew each of the applications before Commission approval.
Subsequent to the purchase of the West Villages from its previous owners by Mattamy Homes (through several intermediaries, including the Owner), on November 12, 2015, the Owner purchased the subject property from the Sarasota County Hospital Board. At this time, the Owner seeks to follow through on the previous efforts to redesignate this land on the Future Land Use Map in a manner consistent with both the 2008-2009 ordinances that were withdrawn.
The proposed Ordinance No. 2016-22 will bring the ±126.37 acres to be consistent with the remainder of the West Villages, and in accordance with the terms of the JPA.
As part of this process, the Applicant also seeks to modify Figure 13.1.n. of the Future Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan to include subject property as a part of the West Villages and the Taylor Ranch Property.
At the first reading on July 26, 2016, Commission voted unanimously (5-0) to continue Ordinance 2016-22 to a second reading to be held on September 27, 2016 and to transmit the ordinance to the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity and other agencies for review.
After reviewing the comprehensive plan amendment, on August 26, 2016, the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) sent a letter to the City stating that the agency had no comments regarding the proposed Comprehensive Plan Amendment. In addition to DEO comments Several other state and regional agencies also provided comment, including the following:
1) South West Florida Regional Planning Council
2) Southwest Florida Water Management District
3) Florida Department of Environmental Protection
All agency comments are included in the Staff Report.
Strategic Plan
Climate for Economic Growth and Community Prosperity
Quality of Life Opportunities
Alive Town Centers
Financial Impact
None at this time. Because the scale and scope of development on the subject property is unknown at this time and will be incorporated into the overall Costamar development, Staff will assess the fiscal impacts of development on the subject parcel as part of the Village plan for the Costamar development that is currently under staff review.
Procurement
N/A
Attachments:
1. Ordinance 2016-22
2. Staff Report.
Prepared by: Christopher Whittaker, AICP, Planner
Department Director: Scott Williams