TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: Peter D. Lear, CPA, CGMA, City Manager
TITLE: VIA-20-038, Ordinance 2020-16, West Villages Index Map Amendment, revising boundaries, acreages, locations of police/fire stations and utility site, roadway alignments, village centers, park acreage, potential school sites, hotel site and deleting a local road.
Recommended Action
Continue Ordinance 2020-16 to second reading on June 9, 2020.
Recommended Action for Second Reading: Approve Ordinance 2020-16, Petition VIA-20-038.
Background Information
The first West Villages Index Map was originally adopted on August 8th, 2005. It has since been amended four times in 2007, 2016, 2018 and 2019.
On February 7, 2020 Katie LaBarr, as authorized agent for Steve Lewis, Vice Chairman of the West Villages Improvement District, representing the West Villages Improvement District, submitted a petition to amend the West Villages Index Map.
This amendment proposes the following changes:
1. Addition of three approved fire/police station locations
2. Updates to village boundaries and acreages for Villages F, G, J, K and L.
3. Updates to roadway alignments
4. Adjustment/relocation of Village Centers
5. Revision to park acreages
6. Addition of utility site location in Village F
7. Identification of potential school sites
8. Indication of hotel site in Village G
The City Attorney has reviewed and approved Ordinance 2020-16 as to form and correctness.
The petition was advertised in a newspaper of general circulation within the City of North Port on April 22, 2020 pursuant to the provisions of Section 166.041(3)(a), Florida Statutes and Section 7.01(c) of the Charter of the City of North Port, and Chapter 1, Article II, Section 1-12 of the City’s Unified Land Development Code (ULDC) as amended.
The Planning and Zoning Advisory Board heard this item at their regularly scheduled meeting on May 7, 2020 and voted 6-0 to recommend approval of Ordinance 2020-16 to City Commission.
Added for Second Reading: The City Commission heard this item at their regularly scheduled meeting on May 26th. There was discussion on mixed-use acreage and the potential swap of school sites in Villages E and K. A motion was made to continue Ordinance 2020-16 to second reading on June 9, 2020 with the following changes to the ordinance: add reference to Villages J, K, and L to the title, correct the previous index map adoption date of July 23, 2019, and add a whereas clause to explain the additional acreage since the last Index Map adoption and the following changes to the Index Map: add the school site acreage in Village K to the notes and add reference to City of North Port as not responsible for construction of the road in note 12. These changes have been made.
Strategic Plan
Guide the development of neighborhoods toward a desired image consistent with the approved urban design aesthetic.
Financial Impact
N/A
Procurement
N/A
Attachments:
1. Ordinance 2020-16 for Second Reading
2. Proposed Index Map for Second Reading
3.Ordinance 2020-16
4. Proposed Index Map
5. Staff Report with Exhibits
6. Applicant Presentation
7. West Villages Presentation
Prepared by: Alison Christie, AICP, Senior Planner
Department Director: Frank Miles, MPA, Director, Neighborhood Development Services