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Ordinance 003-19803 ORDINANCE NO. - 1980 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA ADOPTING THE MONROE COUNTY TRAFFIC CIRCULATION ELEMENT & U.S. #1 CORRIDOR PLAN AS THE THIRD ELEMENT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR MONROE COUNTY, F LOR IDA PROVIDING LEGAL STATUS OF SAID ELEMENT, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, in conformity with, and in furtherance of, the purposes of the "Local Government Comprehensive Planning Act of 1975", Florida Statutes Sections 163.3161-163.3211; and of the "Florida Environmental Land and Water Management Act of 1972", Florida Statute Chapter 380, have after due consideration and study with public participation completed the Monroe County Traffic Circulation Element & U.S. #1 Corridor Plan and WHEREAS, said element has been duly approved by the Monroe County Planning and Zoning Department and the Monroe County Zoning Board acting as the designated local planning agency pursuant to F.S. 163.3174, said Board having held nume- rous meetings with the public toward the end that broad dissemina- tion of the land use proposals and alternatives and open public discussion be had and received, and WHEREAS, said Board having recommended to the Board of County Commissioners that siad plan be approved and adopted by the County as an element to the Comprehensive Plan for Monroe County, and WHEREAS, said Land Use Plan has been approved by the Division of State Land Planning in accordance with Florida Statutes Chapter 163, and WHEREAS, the Board having duly considered the adoption of said plan at regular meeting held January 29, 1980 and February 12, 1980, now therefore BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. That the Monroe County Traffic Circulation Element & U.S. #1 Corridor Plan be and the same is hereby 27 6 -2 - adopted by reference as the Third Element of the COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA. Section 2. That said Third element to the Comprehen- sive Plan shall be accorded and have the full legal status and effect as set forth in Florida Statue, Section 163.3194, and particularly, no land development regulation, land development code, or amendment thereto shall be adopted by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida until such regulation, code or amendment thereto has been referred to the local planning agency for review and recommendation as to the relationship of such proposal to the adopted element or portion thereof of the Comprehensive Plan. Section 3. This Ordinance shall take effect upon re receipt of the official acknowledgment from the Department of State acknowledging receipt of certified copy of this Ordin- ance and that said Ordinance has been filed in said office by the Department of Administration, Division of State Planning pursuant to the requirements of Florida Statutes Section 380.05 and Florida Statutes Chapter 120. I HEREBY CERTIFY that this eocanant has been reviewed for N.'al laf i^k!rcy and content and that the sa�ars t: With my e RICIIA n IS, ?"Yi`i z% I 040.�O 3.1980 Monroe Traffic Circulation Element Sz U*S* I Corridor Plan !I Y fill moon Min ff At OR Owti I -a L �J r - Monroe County Traffic Circulation Element � U*S* I Corridor Plan Reynobls, Smith & '11s Architects • Engineers • Planners Incorporated and Monroe County Planning &. Zoning Department 1 table of contents Overview.........................................4 Public Participation .......... *9••••••.•..........96 Summary Analysis...............................10 Policy Framework...............................16 U. S.1 Corridor Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 ■ Plan Description .... • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . . . .42 Standards........................................48 Intergovernmental Coordination ...................62 photos page # 1 Big Pine Key 9 osprey nest 12 Stock Island Marathon Marathon 14 Key Largo Marathon Big Pine Key 15 New Bahia Honda Bridge 18 Marathon 35 landscape buffered campground 41 Summerland Key 44 Islamorada 46 landscape buffered campground Layton 47 Layton 54 Big Pine Key Big Pine Key 55 Marathon 57 Boca Chica Layton 58 Boca Chica r Cudjoe Key 59 Summerland Key Summerland Key 61 Big Pine Key 62 Bush Animal Clinic Tavernier Key Deer Restaurant 63 Saddle Bunch Keys 65 Big Pine Key f -- 2 figures page # 5 Traffic Circulation Element flow diagram 8 Public Participation Process 17 Policy Framework Concept 50 Typical cross sections - U.S.1 51 prototype treatment in Key Colony 53 prototype treatment in Big Pine Key 56 prototype treatment in Marathon 64 prototype treatment of boat ramp r w� �+futktSY . • overview• • • In 1975, the Florida Legislature enacted the Local Government Comprehensive Planning Act (LGCPA). This legislation required that each mu- nicipality and county in the State prepare and adopt a comprehensive plan which includes, among other considerations, a Traffic Circulation Element (TCE). The TCE is intended to be the prod- uct of local planning, addressing identified trans- portation needs in a manner and format found to be acceptable and economically feasible within the local context. The LGCPA does require, how- ever, that this element address existing traffic facility problems and establish a plan providing for the future traffic circulation needs of the Coun- ty. Consideration must also be given to the finan- cial feasibility of any proposals emanating from the TCE as well as to the public participation and intergovernmental coordination efforts that must be an integral part of successful planning and plan implementation. The Monroe County Board of Commissioners ini- tiated the TCE planning effort in late 1978, in re- sponse to the mandate of the LGCPA and, more importantly, in response to the need for Monroe County to assess the status of its most predomi- nant and most critically important man-made feature, the Overseas Highway (U.S. 1). Within the context of the required TCE, the County Commis- sion saw an opportunity to study, from its own per- spective, the impacts of heavy tourist traffic, de- teriorated roadway conditions, significant county growth and external governmental actions rela- tive to roadway improvements in the county. The linear configuration of Monroe County and its single access highway, requires that the focus of J� the TCE be upon the U.S. 1 Corridor. Functioning as both a major arterial highway and as a local collector for county residents, U.S. 1 must be the highest priority for traffic circulation in the county. The approach of this TCE includes the analysis of existing traffic circulation facilities in the county, the identification of problems therein and recom- mendation of a plan of action designed to meet future traffic demands. A comprehensive traffic facility and adjacent land use analysis was pre- pared as a Technical Appendix Report and is contained in a separate document in order that the TCE may remain concise and action -oriented. Major findings of the analysis undertaken are summarized in the TCE. The plan for future traffic circulation is based upon community goals and objectives devel- oped through a public participation process. A Policy Framework which translates long-range goals into short-range actions forms a stable foun- dation for the recommendations of this plan and for future decision making at the County Com- mission level. This concept of policy develop- ment as a basis for planning assures that commu- nity issues are accurately articulated to the deci- sion making level and properly addressed in the plan. The scope of the Traffic Circulation Element is de- picted in the flow diagram found below: ANALYSIS WORKING PAPERS -findings POLICY FRAMEWORK • goals • objectives • policies • actions i U.S. I CORRIDOR PLAN • recommendations • feasibility • funding sources • intergovernmental coordination Public Particinati NII 0 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Recognizing that the continuing function of U.S. 1 as the primary vehicle access route for Monroe County is critical to the county's future develop- ment, and that as such, any plans affecting that facility should have a broad, stable base of citi- zen and community involvement, a U.S. 1 Traffic Advisory Committee was selected from among members of the Monroe County Highway Beauti- fication Committee to assist in developing the Traf- fic Circulation Element. The committee, made up of citizens representing the Upper, Middle and Lower Keys, was formed to provide input to Rey- nolds, Smith and Hills and to review and com- ment upon findings and recommendations of the consultant. The relationships between those involved in the preparation of the TCE are depicted opposite. The Advisory Committee, functioning as a public "sounding board" for traffic circulation issues, guided the development of the TCE. Based upon direct input of this Committee, as well as com- ments transmitted through the committee by other individuals and entities, the LPA and the consult- ant modified and prioritized recommended alter- natives for improvements to the traffic circulation system, and finalized the text of the Traffic Circu- lation Element. M r-A-1 TRAFFIC CIRCULATION ELEMENT PREPARATION & ADOPTION PROCESS 10 All Summary Analysis 11 SUMMARY ANALYSIS The U.S. 1 Traffic Study Working Papers, Sections 1 and 2, served as the background for preparation of this Traffic Circulation Element. Those docu- ments, consisting of both Traffic and Land Use Analyses, studied existing conditions within the U.S. 1 highway corridor that affect the function of the roadway facility. They also analyze impacts off the roadway which are the results of large vol- umes of traffic supported by U.S. 1. The major findings of the Working Papers are sum- marized as follows: Traffic Impacts • U.S. 1, the Overseas Highway, is the only major arterial roadway within the county and func- tions as both the principal artery for moving through traffic and as the major collector for moving local and inter -local traffic. • Congestion on U.S. 1 in the more urbanized and built-up areas is generally a problem caused more by traffic movements than by volumes of traffic. This observation is supported by traffic count data and volume/capacity analysis. • Various hazardous conditions exist on, and adjacent to, U.S. 1 including: non-standard roadway widths in certain rural areas of the Keys; deterioration of roadway surfaces and the edge of pavement, particularly on rural two-lane sections of the highway; deteriorated or dangerously sloped shoulders adjacent to the paved roadway; lack of turning lanes in built-up and urbanized areas; and improper timing of signalized intersections. • Volumes of oversized vehicles such as trucks, recreational vehicles and motor homes do not significantly exceed statewide averages, however, they do tend to slow traffic flow, cause congestion and encourage dangerous passing situations. • Traffic volumes do point to the need for road- way improvements from Whale Harbor to Tav- ernier and on Big Coppit Key. • Traffic accident data indicates the need for traffic operations controls on Stock Island, Boca Chica Key, Knights Key and Key Vaca. • The control of driveway locations on commer- cial and other properties is needed to reduce random turning movements on and off the highway. • The use of parallel or frontage roads adja- cent to U.S. 1 and within existing right-of-way is a possible method of reducing local traffic/ through -traffic conflicts in developed and developing areas. • The roadway alignment of U.S. 1 on east Big Pine Key creates two dangerous curves which are the sites of numerous traffic accidents and a high fatality rate. Although this alignment is not likely to be changed, certain traffic operations improvements (i.e., signing, im- proved sight distances, reduction of speed limits and prohibition of passing) could im- prove traffic safety at this location. • The Florida Department of Transportation (DOT) plans to design and construct a five -lane ur- ban section highway with continuous turning middle lanes through Marathon which should alleviate the current congestion problems which exist there. Means should be devel- oped to assure that businesses in Marathon will have adequate access and parking fa- cilities. 12 • Current problems in Marathon and other heavily commercialized areas include multi- ple parking lot driveways, continuous drive- way sections, encroachment of structures on rights -of -way, and visual blight, all of which are permitted to proliferate because of strip zoning practices of the county in the past. • Long Key may be a good location for a des- ignated passing lane, where slow -moving and oversized vehicles would be confined to the right lane. • Lower Matecumbe Key, with a high fatality rate, should be a high priority for roadway improvements. • Traffic flow on Islamorada has reached a seri- ous level of deterioration as volumes approach capacity. Until traffic data warrants the major improvements of U.S. 1 through Islamorada, State Road 905 should be considered for use as a local collector street or possible one-way pair with the Overseas Highway. The need for a bicycle/pedestrian path system is evident to reduce local traffic. • Roadway improvements are indicated on Windley and Plantation Keys because of volume/capacity considerations. • Tavernier and Key Largo, with an existing seg- ment of four -lane divided highway is a low priority for treatments to U.S. 1 in that traffic flow is good and land use conflicts minimal. 13 LAND USE IMPACTS • Need to preserve scenic visitas and overlooks, including a need for vehicle turn -outs and/or parking areas in natural areas. This opportu- ity is especially prevalent in the Lower Keys, but should be addressed throughout the County. • Need to control individual accesses to U.S. 1 from a traffic safety perspective and as a method of encouraging "clustering" of de- velopments along the corridor (as stated in the County Land Use Plan). • Need to improve the overall visual impact of the U.S. 1 corridor, including the cleanup of neglected private properties, screening of visually blighting uses, sign control, general highway beautification, landscaping and re- tention of natural materials. A continuity of design along the corridor is lacking. • Need to discourage continuous strip zoning of U.S. 1 frontage to commercial classifications. Implementation of the "cluster" concept of development, as directed in the County Land Use Plan, is in the best interest of maintaining the function of U.S. 1. • Need to encourage the logical placement of community commercial centers to reduce household vehicle trips from developing areas into existing urban centers. • Need to enforce existing laws prohibiting use of public rights -of -way for private interests, par- ticularly commercial advertising and off-street parking. There is also a need to resolve off- street parking problems in existing commer- cial areas to protect the economic vitality of those areas. • Generally need to control driveway section construction as to location and width. 14 • Need to upgrade and encourage the use of bicycle/ pedestrian ways in urban areas to reduce local vehicle trips. • Use of frontage roads in urban settings could reduce through-traffic/local traffic conflicts. • There is an evident need to encourage an even distribution of future population growth throughout the county at a density which is closely related to the overall support capacity of County and other infrastructure improve- ments (utilities, water, parks and open space, and roads). iJ 16 Policy Framework ITA POLICY FRAMEWORK Public policies, when properly developed and adhered to, are a means of assuring that deck sions made tomorrow by a governing body will be consistent with their decisions made on simi- lar issues today. When developed through a process of citizen -based goals formulation, poli- cies provide essential guidance to decision - makers on how the community wishes them to respond to given situations. Those same policies, when officially adopted, can provide citizens, businessmen and special interest groups a rea- sonable set of expectations upon which to base their own decisions, whether they be to purchase a home in a particular location, invest in a cer- tain business venture, or to rely upon public ex- penditures to provide certain services or facilities. The concept of the Policy Framework utilized in this Traffic Circulation Element is illustrated below: goals o ives UOl1C1e.S ', � �ac�t1011S r i r- Within the Policy Framework, goals represent some desirable end -state. Goals are normally thought of as qualitative achievements, generally con- tributing to a long-range improvement upon, or preservation of, existing conditions. Goals are mutually agreed -upon issues even among oppos- ing interest groups. Objectives are tangible milestones towards which efforts are directed. Their achievement contrib- utes to the attainment of goals. Policies are position statements by the County Commission on stated objectives. Policies may change over the long-term in response to chang- ing conditions, however, they should be well - developed such that they will not be subject to political or administrative expediency. Actions are discrete, definable work elements which are undertaken as an effort towards an objective. Actions represent alternatives which fall within the authority of policies and, when they are prioritized and programmed, constitute a Plan. The Policy Framework for the Traffic Cir- culation Element is depicted on the following pages: __ges. POLICY FRAMEWORK Goals Assure safe and adequate vehicular access to all areas of Monroe County for residents, as well as visiting motorists. Objectives Reduce traffic accidents throughout the Keys, particularly at locations where accident or fatal- ity rates exceed statewide averages. Provide adequate funding and efficiently utilize public expenditures for the improvement of traffic conditions within the County. Policies It shall be the policy of the Board of County Com- missioners to take any reasonable action as nec- essary to protect the lives of motorists on U.S. 1 and any other roadway within Monroe County. Traffic operations modifications (i.e., signalization, channelization, control of turning movements) should have priority over roadway construction and/or improvements as an economic means of alleviating congestion. Actions Undertake a county -wide Driver Awareness Cam- paign, notifying motorists of the function of con- tinuous -turning third lanes, the distance to the next passing lane, the necessity for advance camp- ground and overnight accommodations in the Middle and Lower Keys, and other pertinent in- formation which could warn visitors of dangerous traffic situations ahead. Enforce in an aggressive manner, existing laws of the State of Florida and Monroe County rela- tive to motor vehicle safety on all roads within the jurisdiction of the County. Initiate interim measures to address existing high - accident locations. Monroe County, in conjunction with its own engi- neer and the District D.O.T. Engineer will periodi- cally review traffic problem locations and de- velop alternative solutions to those problems. POLICY FRAMEWORK Goals Maintain the dual function of U.S.1 from Key Largo to Key West as both the principal arterial highway of the county and the major collector of local and inter -local traffic. Objectives Protect the essential role U.S. 1 plays in supporting the economy of Monroe County and in moving goods, services and county residents to those goods and services, in a safe and efficient man- ner. Also protect the function of U.S. 1 in its role as an evacuation route in the event of potential civil disaster in the Keys. ,....«.. w.5 _ .:v+rcuiliilWlllllApH Policies U.S. 1 from the Monroe County line to the south end of Stock Island is hereby designated as the principal county arterial highway and protection of its function as such shall be the highest trans- portation priority of the Board of County Commis- sioners. Coordinate all county activities relative to the U.S. 1 corridor, including off -road issues, with the office of the District D.O.T. Engineer. Actions Adopt the Traffic Circulation Element and sup- port its implementation, periodic review, and up- dating, as necessary. Request the D.O.T. to widen to four lanes any seg- ment of U.S. 1 that, according to accepted traffic count data, would warrant such improvement. Designate high -accident and fatality locations of rural, two-lane sections of U.S. 1 as "No passing" as an interim measure until separate passing lanes or four -lane sections can be installed. Utilize existing rights -of -way for construction of front- age roads in built-up residential areas. Request that the Florida Department of Transpor- tation undertake a program of upgrading of rural sections of U.S. 1. Require oversize and other slow -moving vehicles to remain in the right-hand lane on urban 41ane sections of U.S. 1. Encourage the D.O.T. to construct periodic passing lanes along rural sections of U.S. 1. POLICY FRAMEWORK Goals Achieve an optimum balance within the U.S. 1 corridor between function of the roadway and the legally -permitted use of lands adjacent thereto. Objectives Protect the substantial public investment in road- way and bridge improvements on U.S. 1 from adverse traffic impacts of inappropriate land uses. Policies Discourage the proliferation of strip commercial development adjacent to U.S. 1 beyond the limits of existing urbanized areas. Adopt engineering and planning design stand- ards as necessary to protect the public interest from degrading effects of private actions relative to the transportation systems of Monroe County. Actions Limit strip commercial development through application of the "clustering" concept for com- mercial areas and adherence to sound land use planning practices. Require that turning lanes be constructed in con- junction with any development that will create congestion on U.S. 1. Enforce driveway location and construction cri- teria pursuant to existing County ordinance. Establish adequate site -plan review processes which streamline developer delays in permitting and which ensure proper review of plans for traf- fic impacts and timely revisions if necessary. Enforce setback requirements pursuant to county ordinance. Establish criteria for appropriate buffers between given land uses and U.S. 1 right-of-way. Require engineer -prepared Traffic Impact Assess- ment Reports as a prerequisite to permit approval for projects which would significantly affect traffic flow on U.S. 1. POLICY FRAMEWORK Goals Establish an integrated county transportation sys- tem which considers alternative modes of trans- portation, both functional and recreational, in- cluding non -vehicular facilities. Objectives Promote the concept of balanced county growth to minimize local traffic congestion. Reduce vehicular use in built-up areas. Policies Utilize available land planning techniques to minimize environmental impacts of man-made developments in the U.S. 1 corridor and to pro- tect the legally -permitted use of private properly in all of Monroe County. Bicycle and pedestrian paths should be provided wherever a need for such has been established or demonstrated. Actions Require that non-standard driveways and off=street parking areas be brought into conformity with county guidelines within a period of two years of adoption of the Traffic Circulation Element. Identify strategic growth centers throughout Mon- roe County which will serve the commercial and service needs of a balanced population distribu- tion. Construct, or require construction of frontage roads in proposed or existing commercial areas, or where several individual commercial sites could more effectively be combined into one controlled -access site. Cooperate with the D.O.T. in construction and maintenance of pedestrian and bicycle paths in built-up areas to reduce local traffic congestion. Establish a recreational bicycle path system the entire length of the U.S. 1 corridor through Monroe County. POLICY FRAMEWORK Goals Retain to the maximum feasible extent the natural environmental quality of the U.S. 1 corridor, recog- nizing that development and economic growth can be achieved with limited impact upon that quality of environment. Objectives (Refer to preceding "Goals" and "Objectives.") Enhance the essential environmental quality of Monroe County by promoting a visual, as well as functional, design quality in all developments adjacent to U.S. 1. Policies Where economically feasible, encourage the development of mass transit operations in the County. Provide guidance to the business community in establishing an overall design quality in Monroe County's commercial activity centers. Exercise county regulatory powers to protect the character of the U.S. 1 corridor and enhance the attractiveness of the area for tourism as well as residents. Actions Monitor the demand for mass transit facilities in county built-up areas and provide technical assist- ance to special transit operations (i.e., handi- capped and elderly shuttle services, etc.) Provide technical assistance to existing commer- cial interests in urban settings in re -orienting off - sheet parking to eliminate traffic conflicts. Adopt a County Graphics System as an example to private industry of what can be done to com- patibly sign business establishments. Enforce a mutually acceptable graphics control ordinance for commercial and other advertising. Construct scenic overlooks at key sites along U.S. 1, i.e., at bridge approaches and other locations of particular visual or historic significance. Preserve scenic areas through the application of transfer of development rights, scenic easements, and other land use control mechanisms. (continued) POLICY FRAMEWORK Goals Objectives (Refer to preceding "Goals," "Objectives" and "Policies.") Policies I Actions Adopt a list of indigenous plant materials to be used for required plantings in parking areas. Undertake, in conjunction with the D.O.T., road- way beautification in built-up and urban areas of the county. MR - gum = = SIM u I 32 Two of the nation's greatest engineering feats resulted directly from the Spanish-American War. One was the building of President Roose- velt's Panama Canal. The other was the con- struction of Flagler's "railroad to the sea." — Charles E. Harner, Historian 55 ,, UO S. Corr i*dor Plan 55 U. S.1 CORRIDOR PLAN The recommendations for physical improvements derived from the needs assessment and policy framework developed for this document are found on the following pages. Only those "actions" identified in the policy framework which require programming of funds are listed in the plan. The remaining "policy" issues should be implemented immediately as matters of routine county business. Because the Corridor Plan is designed for long- range flexibility, some of the site specific applica- tions of the recommended actions will require further detailed analyses and planning: i.e., beauficicafion treatments in Marathon will surely differ in approach from those in Key Largo and elsewhere, likewise, the need for roadway repav- ing and adding of lanes at specific sites will re- quire study and design beyond the scope and intent of this document. For such activities, unit costs, rather than specific project costs, were developed for use in future programming and budgeting. The fiscal year identified for each activity in the plan represents a desired target year to strive for the commencement of that activity. Because of ever -changing needs and increasing fiscal de- mands on government, those target years are subject to necessary shifts in priority so that reve- nues will meet anticipated costs. The fiscal proposals for construction projects listed in the Corridor Plan are based upon the D.O.T. five-year construction plan. It is assumed for the purposes of this TCE that such funding levels will be authorized by the Florida legislature as pro- jected herein. Projects other than roadway con- struction and improvements which involve finan- cial commitments from the County are believed to be within a range of local financial feasibil- ity, requiring the expenditure of approximately $100,000 - $125,000 over the coming three fiscal years. No economic conditions are anticipated that would substantially affect the County's ability to generate and expend that level of funding. L, .S, I CORRIDOR PLAN fiscal action cost responsible year estimate agency 1980 Channel #5 Bridge Construction $13,175,000 D.O.T. 1980 Harris Channel Bridge - Construction $ 2,022,000 D.O.T. 1980 Harris Gap Channel Bridge #42 $ 889,000 D.O.T. Construction 1980 Harris Gap Channel Bridge #43 - $ 1,640,000 D.O.T. Construction 1980 Park Channel Bridge - Construction $ 2,777,000 D.O.T. 1980 Bow Channel Bridge - Construction $ 3,846,000 D.O.T. 1980 Kemp Channel Bridge - Construction $ 4,234,000 D.O.T. 1980 Torch -Ramrod Channel Bridge - $ 2,005,000 D.O.T. Construction 1980 Torch Channel Bridge - Construction $ 2,260,000 D.O.T. 1980 South Pine Channel Bridge - Construction $ 4,161,000 D.O.T. 1980 North Pine Channel Bridge # 44 - $ 3,104,000 D.O.T. Construction 1980 Spanish Harbor Channel Bridge - $ 7,220,000 D.O.T. Construction 1980 Niles Channel Bridge - Construction $ 8,123,000 D.O.T. 1980 Old Bahia Honda Bridge - Convert to $ 2,000,000 D.O.T. Pedestrian Bridge 1980 U.S. 1 - 10.5 miles of rural repaving $ 2,000,000 D.O.T. 1981 U.S. 1 - 14.1 miles of rural repaving $ 2,800,000 D.O.T. 1983 Vaca Cut Channel Bridge - Add $ 2,700,000 D.O.T. lanes to approaches U.S.1 CORRIDOR PLAN fiscal action cost responsible year estimate agency 1983 U.S. 1 from Knights Key Channel to $ 2,100,000 D.O.T. Hog Key - add lanes to 1.2 miles of rural section 1984 Cow Key Channel Bridge - Improvements $ 660,000 D.O.T. 1985 U.S. 1 from Hog Key to Aviation Blvd. - D.O.T. add lanes to 2.0 miles of rural section 1986 U. S. 1 from Aviation Blvd. to north of D.O.T. Key Colony Beach Causeway - add lanes to 3.6 miles of rural section 1991 U.S. 1 from State Road 905 to Dade D.O.T. County line - add lanes to 6.4 miles of rural section Not U.S. 1 from Tea Table Key to South of Programmed Tavernier Creek - add lanes to 11.6 miles of rural section U.5.1 CORRIDOR PLAN fiscal action cost responsible year estimate agency 1985 U.S. 1 from Hog Key to Aviation Blvd. - .-- D.O.T. add lanes to 2.0 miles of rural section 1980 Designate existing U.S. 1 4-lane section $ 1,000 D.O.T. through Marathon as "oversize and other slow -moving vehicles - right lane only" 1982 - 83 Construct passing lanes adjacent to $700,000/mile D.O.T. existing rural sections of U.S. 1 on Long Key and Big Pine Key 4980 - 81 Encourage the D.O.T. to undertake $200,000/mile D.O.T. repaving of rural sections of U.S. 1 at the following sections: • Vicinity of MM 72 south to MM70 • Vicinity of MM 57 to MM 55 • South of Sunshine Key Bridge in the vicinity of MM 38 • Vicinity of MM 29 and MM 28 1980 Install caution signs and solid striping $ 2,000 D.O.T. from the vicinity of St. Peters Church to the east end of Big Pine Key. 1984 - 82 Construct an oceanside scenic overlook $ 10,000 D.O.T./County between MM 4 and MM 75 1981 - 82 Sign and pave the entrance to the $ 4,000 D.O.T. existing wayside park between MM 78 and MM 79 1981 Study the demand and feasibility for $ 15,000 (study D.O.T./County for roadside facilities within the existing and concept right-of-way adjacent to Marathon Air- planning) port, including landscaping, recreation facilities and municipal parking U.S.1 CORRIDOR PLAN fiscal action cost responsible year estimate agency 1981 - 83 Undertake roadway beautification at $150,000 D.O.T./County the following priority locations: • Key Largo - medians • Marathon urbanized area • Sunshine Key Campground • Summerland Key • Stock Island 1981 - 83 Upgrade/construct bikeways and $ 15,000/mile D.O.T./County pedestrian paths in urbanized areas of the County. 1980 - 81 Conduct in-depth studies of traffic * * D.O.T. operations on Stock Island, Boca Chica Key, Knights Key and Key Vaca 1980 Implement a Driver Awareness $ 20,000 County/D.O.T. Campaign 1981 Develop a County Graphics System $ 10,000 County * * To be undertaken by D.O.T. as "In -House Study" 41 Plan Description The f Ilow tain re,60111 Corric or P desig fed latitu o o and/11 ex are a t m 0 Pied 'm 1 refere ' e ing Mom desigi ied Upped key tom prisl: way, th shout be driver bou able ip. incur rate as thE hee ing p4ak milea le t and i imir hitch .kinca i lilt i I i I { a j I i I 6 I it w if �p Ilia . '� �,� . - �� • �in • IA ' 'll .- . ity, a . • fla . • . 0101• 3 • � ` �'� � , 0� O O . W — tt • iN n I as • — • — • EE - I1� i ,� �� . w i, e e • •— e • • • I; a '�+, o • • • i : p' 010 3S of Mon- Oh ve been a iffiocct on the Vi", 1, U1 ,!., IIII quality nd0oint sal w 11 fm ra;; i function per- � Vie• � , r { 1 I . 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When enforced consistently, with minimal granting of variances and waivers, the Sign Ordinance is a positive tool for creating a sense of continuity in commercial areas, rather than a punitive or detri- mental government regulation. There are nota- ble examples of good and not -so -good graphics and business advertising within the U.S. 1 corridor. The county should take a lead role in developing a uniform graphics system for county informa- tional signs and building identification. A uniform �. motif, color combination, or sign material for all county - government associated graphics could set an example for private enterprise in Monroe County in emphasizing that the need to convey public information can co -exist with a desire to protect the visual quality of the community. Incompatible Land Uses - Light industrial uses such as outdoor storage yards should ideally be set back from U.S. 1 as far as feasible unless heav- ily screened by a planted visual barrier (i.e., a dense hedge or offset -planted trees). The zoning code can be amended to require certain per- formance standards such as the planting of visual screens adjacent to more intense land uses. Where possible, heavy commercial and indus- trial land uses should be designated, through zoning, in clusters or industrial parks that are sep- arated from more restrictive land uses and away from U.S. 1. Scenic Vistas, Wayside Parks and Boat Ramps - The D.O.T., Monroe County, and various civic or - Numerous existing sites could be improved from ganizations can initiate a multitude of roadway a traffic safety standpoint by the installation of beautification projects. A possibility that may be turning lanes. Many of these sites have facilities successful in Monroe County is the designation which have become dilapidated and, conse- of a public "Plant Bank" site in an undeveloped quenfly, closed by the State. Vandal -proof rest area. Located on county, state or federal lands, room facilities could be provided, augmented the Plant Bank would be a source of native, ma - by security lighting and routine patrols by law ture specimen plants available to private interests, enforcement officials. with the stipulation that the planting materials will be used in the beautification of developments adjacent to U.S. 1. Plants would be provided at Re4mUndation of 0114ireet Parking - Where nec- no cost to the user as an incentive for landscap- essary because of D.O.T. widening projects or ing developed and developing areas of the otherwise deemed appropriate for traffic safety county, with labor and costs of removal and reasons, parking associated with private com- transplanting borne by the individual. mercial interests should be re -oriented. The first priority should be to locate parking on either the side or back of buildings, where land and ac- cess is available, or as a last resort, within the right-of-way as parallel on,*eet parking, or slant - in parking only from the direction of adjacent traffic flow. Roadway BeauHfioation - Certain incompatible land uses, visually negative features and develop- ments which need to be screened from roadway noise can benefit from the planting of street trees, low and medium height shrubs and other gen- eral landscaping treatments. Examples of exist- ing beaufification projects, both public and pri- vate, are shown opposite. A 91 vm�,,-.Amk Al 0 N AA • I i Standards �) I i u ilI I I � I � a ' • ; a� a'. : f � n. �1 .. a lit j, � • • �_ + r,� � • • rl 1- • • e ' w = u �s1. u u f��P �_ f• a.+f s w l a j j t • ? : i I /9 1 �44iryp yy gA U f M^ • r _ 1 =I a e� • • + • r 111 • •f • ;14 li+) ti • " ' I Is . fit Tl Ito s --a=io ; $ --+— MM — e=,o' i �- s=1o' i varies 48, varies —}- 8'-4 varies OAell Two lane section with left fuming lane 14,000 ADT Recommended section Rural U.S. 1 12,000 ADT Four lane section with shoulder and variable width median 21,000 ADT Four lane section with parallel parking (Business districq 17,200 ADT Five lane section —varies -----F_8�_varies � Continuous varies-4 4 1 varies center tum lane 18,000 ADT l �. `IL --_ 17-11 F�r r "'�) ( r' l�r1r -, S � ..'r r rF r r �rL.��Yr�f. ( � ,r r..-rt p• ^ t "C Tr r,T rrr Y .4 r. 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By installing turning lanes and controlling left-hand turning movements with landscaped median strips, traffic flow is enhanced as is the visual impact of the highway and surrounding urban development. 55 The sketch plan below depicts the modifica- tion of an existing commercial area on Big Pine Key which is currently undergoing rapid growth as a center for community retail and service. By applying the concept of controlled access to a unified site rather than permitting random drive- way locations for each business establishment, an efficient circulation system can 'be achieved. The addition of turning lanes on the roadway and beautification of the roadside and interior of the site would render this development an attractive, functional commercial service center with minimal impacts upon traffic. _.ex.�..rx�.ray..a�-.�.e.0:rae�.xS�-x:»ts,',rF.t;:§r���:'$'•' �11� A good example of the use of frontage roads... r- P- 54 9 R a $f A; U fo i t e Ed e $ s 1 IIR � 1"' F F `i s i rt ax y > f � g b t #i Y wr i soma MONO M/!/ Y � 1 e AI! fe Enforcement of a sign ordinance and implemen- tation of a roadway beautification program can improve visual quality of a commercial area and have a long-range beneficial effect upon busi- ness and investment in that area. WO 57 Hard edges ... are softened by landscaping Industry should be screened from U.S. 1 by planted buffer strips or "greenbelts." This proposed residential development could bene- fit from the planting of street trees and shrubs to reduce road noise and headlight glare from U.S.1. LANDSCAPING MATERIALS The following list contains trees and shrubs recom- mended for beautification of the U.S. 1 Corridor. These materials were selected as having good roadside beautification characteristics and adaptability to soil and salt water conditions in Monroe County. The list is not exclusive of other suitable species and is intended only as a guide. Canopy Trees Sapodilla Black Olive Gumbo Limbo Silver Buttonwood Live Oak Mahogany Interrnediate Trees Satin Leaf Pitch Apple Sea Grape Palms Cabbage Palm Coconut Palm Silver Palm Sabal Palm Shrubs Natal Plum Sweet Acacia Ground Cover Gilardia Wedelia trilobata Salveria lineans Lantana camara Tribulus sistoides - (Punture weed) 61 Graphics out of scale with the surrounding environment point to the need for future controls. m �j 131JSli tliq lam Alq'MAL� CLINIC CLI RIC Y/ It A -i- KE ' DEER E r DEEP s�,,u�.i kS t A L ri 40_ 6�4 f 63 Existing facilities should be a high priority for improvements and siting for additional amenities. m L� I is ination 1® I p/r r 9 �U !{ M • �� - w a a r1 +� • ap {+F• 8r q 1 • r 1; M iM N �1lti�tgjlt. ..� ��lAltlFF ,t{lie���€s � 3 v f 3 w F• e � .r-+ W� a f me PROOF OF PUBLICATION L4P Writ Mrst (9ttttrrt Published Daily Key West, Monroe County, Florida STATE OF FLORIDA) COUNTY OF MONROE)ss. Before the undersigned authority personally appeared . „Righgrd.EsQositq.............. who on oath says that he is ..Adyertising,ManAger .,,,,,, of the Key West Citizen, a daily newspaper published at Key West in Monroe County, Florida; that the attached copy of advertisement, being a, Notice of Regulation of Land Use. in--the--matter of NOTICE OPREGULATION'. OF LAND USE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA proposes to regulate the use of land within the area shown in the map in this advertisement b adoption of the ':Traffic Circulation Element" of the - Comprehensive Plan. Public hearings on the proposal will be held at. 6:00 -P.M* on January, 29, -1980 at the Monroe County Courthouse, Courtroom "B", 500 Whitehead Street, Key West, Florida and at 6:00 P.M, on February 12, 1980 at the' Plantation Key Governmental Center, Plantation Key,.Florida. I DATED at Key West,- Florida this 17th.day of January, A.D. '1980. s RALPH W. WHITE Clerk of the Circuit ranurt rrrrtary of S#atr STATE OF FLORIDA THE CAPITOL TALLAHASSEE 32304 (904) 488-3680 GEORGE FIRESTONE SECRETARY OF STATE February 26, 1980 Honorable Ralph W. White Clerk of Circuit Court Monroe County Courthouse 500 Whitehead Street Key West., Florida 33040 Attention: Virginia M. kinder, Deputy Clerk Dear Mr. White: Pursuant to the provisions of Section 125.66, Florida Statutes, this will acknowledge: Receipt of your letter/s of February 19, 1980 and certified copy/ies of Monroe _ County Ordinance/s No./s 80-2 andf8Q-3 EA Receipt of relative to: (a) which we have numbered (b) County Ordinance/s which we have numbered We have filed this/these Ordinance/s in this office February 26, 1980. 4. The original/duplicate copy/ies showing the filing date is/are being returned for your records. NK/ Mb Cordially, Ivanaugh If Lawsi .L,I 1 I