TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: Peter D. Lear, CPA, CGMA, City Manager
TITLE: Ordinance 2018-05, Second Reading, Petition No. TXT 16-217, North Port Complete Streets Ordinance, Amending Article 4 of Chapter 37 of the City of North Port Unified Land Development Code,
Recommended Action
Approve Ordinance 2018-05, Petition No. TXT-16-217 North Port Complete Streets Ordinance Amending Article 4 of Chapter 37 of the City of North Port Unified Land Development Code for adoption.
Background Information
Over the last two decades, over 1,200 communities and agencies throughout the US, including the Florida Department of Transportation, have adopted Complete Streets policies. Regionally, Manatee County, Lee County, and the cities of Cape Coral, Fort Myers, Bonita Springs, and Punta Gorda have adopted Complete Street Policies that address the need to develop a transportation network that is inclusive for all user types, whether it be auto, bicycle, pedestrian, transit, or for freight vehicles. These solutions also address the needs of a variety of users across all levels of age and physical ability.
On January 29, 2016, the City Commission held a workshop in which Staff provided an overview of what Complete Streets are and how the development of a City-wide complete streets program would supplement and enhance the language that is included in the City's Urban Design Standards Pattern Book and the West Villages Pattern Book. Based on this discussion, Commission recommended that Staff develop a Complete Streets Policy and to bring this item back to Commission for discussion and/or approval.
At their regular meeting on March 6, 2018, the North Port City Commission voted 4-1 to to advance Ordinance No. 2018-05 to a second reading to be held on March 27, 2018 with the modifications to Chapter 37 recommended by City staff as well as several additional modifications. The additional modifications were:
* Modification of Secti...
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