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Item B1 3.12 Recreation & Open SpaceMonroe County Comprehensive Plan Update 3.12 RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE GOAL 1201 Monroe County shall provide a recreation and open space system to conserve valuable natural resources and to provide recreational opportunities adequate to serve the present and future population of Monroe County, including p oor- residents and visitors. {9-5 X4(3) f a}} [063.3177(6)(e). 163.3177(6)(e). F.S1 Obiective 1201.1 Monroe County shall ensure that at the time a development permit is issued, adequate park and recreation lands and facilities are available to serve the development at the adopted level of service standards concurrent with the impacts of such development.-+9d- 5)(b)34 Policy 1201.1.1 Monroe County hereby adopts the following level of service standards to achieve Objective 1201.1, and shall use these standards as the basis for determining recreation land and facility capacity: Level of Service Standards for Neighborhood and Community Parks: 0:521_5 acres per 1000 functional population of passive, resource -based neighborhood and community parks; and 2. 0$21_5 acres per 1000 functional population of activity-based neighborhood and community parks within each of the Upper Keys, Middle Keys, and Lower Keys subareas. [9i 5.0 14{3)(Oq Policy 1201.1.2 Monroe County hereby adopts the following -sails Recreational Guidelines as goal levels of goals They shall be used as advisory guidelines only, and shall not be used for concurrency purposes. Goal bevels of Sen , iiee for- Speei oals for Recreational Facilities: 1. one (1) baseball /softball field for every 75,000 functional population; 2. one (1) tennis court for every 62,000 functional population; 3. one (1) equipped play area for every 10,000 functional population; 4. one (1) picnic area for every 4-5 functional population; and one (1) mile of recreational sand beach shoreline for every 100,000 functional population;- Recreation and Open Space Element 1 Keith and Schnars, P.A. Comprehensive Plan: March 2016 Monroe County Comprehensive Plan Update 6. one (1) football / up—by /soccer field for every 6,000 functional nonulation: 7. one (1) basketball court for every 5,000 functional population; 8. one (1 ) volleyball court for every 6,000 functional population; 9. one (1) racketball/handball court for every 10,000 functional population; 10. one (1) nine hole golf facility for every 25,000 population and eighteen hole golf facility for every 50,000 functional population; 11. one (1) swimming pool for every 25,000 functional p o pulation; 12. one (1) boat ramp for every 5,000 functional population; 13. one (1) mile bicycling for every 5,000 functional population-, 14. one (1) acre of camping area for every 6,750 functional population; 15. 800 linear feet of non -boat fishing for every 5,650 functional population; 16. one (1) physical exercise course for every 15,000 functional population; and 17. one (1) mile hiking/nature trails for every 6,750 functional population. Policy 1201.1.3 Monroe County shall periodically review and revise the level of service standards and advisory Recreational Guidelines in policies 1201.1.1 and 1201.1.2 based on the most recent survey of community preferences. • .. • _ • Recreation and Open Space Element 2 Keith and Schnars, P.A. Comprehensive Plan: March 2016 Monroe County Comprehensive Plan Update Objective 1201.2 Monroe County shall secure additional acreage for use and/or development of resource - based and activity-based neighborhood and community parks consistent with the adopted level of service standards. {93- 5 Policy 1201.2.1 Land required to eliminate existing deficiencies in neighborhood and community parks shall be made available through one or a combination of the following mechanisms: 1. development of park and recreation facilities on land which is already owned by the County but which is not being used for park and recreation purposes; 2. acquisition of new park sites on a limited basis 3. interlocal agreements with the Monroe County School Board for use of existing school -based park facilities by county residents; 4. interlocal agreements with incorporated cities within Monroe County for use of existing city-owned park facilities by county residents; 5. intergovernmental agreements with agencies of the state and federal governments for use of existing publicly -owned lands or facilities by county residents; and 6. long -term lease arrangements or joint use agreements with private entities for use of private park facilities by county residents. The same mechanisms shall be used for purposes of providing adequate land to satisfy the demand for parks and recreation facilities resulting from future residential development. Monroe County shall not rely upon joint use facilities to eliminate existing deficiencies or meet future LOS requirements until interlocal, intergovernmental, or private joint use agreements are executed which demonstrate that the facilities will be available for general use to Monroe County residents to meet peak season, weekend, or time of day recreation demands. Policy 1201.2.2 By jspuei�y 4, 199 ,Monroe County shall continue to identify potential sites which could be used for the provision of park and recreation facilities. These shall include: 1. sites which could be used to correct or improve existing parks and recreation deficiencies; and Recreation and Open Space Element 3 Keith and Schnars, P.A. Comprehensive Plan: March 2016 Monroe County Comprehensive Plan Update 2. sites which could be used for development of future neighborhood and community parks to serve the anticipated needs of the future population. Candidate sites shall include neighborhood and community parks already owned by Monroe County and sites as listed above in Policy 1201.2.1. {93- 3:A 14(3)(eR Policy 1201.2.3 Priority shall be given to locating new neighborhood and community parks in communities which demonstrate the greatest deficiencies in parks and recreation. Policy 1201.2.4 In selecting sites for future activity-based neighborhood and community parks, Monroe County shall give priority to sites which have been previously disturbed or scarified. The County shall avoid acquiring sites for activity-based parks which will result in Vie— potential disturbances to sensitive natural resources including but not limited to: high quality undisturbed pineland and hammock vegetation; 2. documented habitat of species designated as rare or endangered by the state and federal governments; 3. undisturbed beach/berm; and 4. undisturbed mangrove, salt marsh, buttonwood and freshwater wetlands. When park sites are acquired which include sensitive natural resources, then the park a%stc+- (See Policy 1201.3.6 -5 and 1201.3.57) and the am%4-park management plan (See Policy 1201.4-4-7.2-1 and 1201.4 7.32) shall designate such areas for passive recreation and shall avoid potential adverse impacts of park development and use upon those resources. , 3 and 51 • ��� •. Recreation and Open Space Element 4 Keith and Schnars, P.A. Comprehensive Plan: March 2016 Monroe County Comprehensive Plan Update Policy 1201.2.65 Funding for land acquisition for county -owned neighborhood and community parks shall be obtained from a combination of federal, State and local and state funding sources, including but not limited to: 1. Florida Recreation Development Assistance Program; 4 , an d R eerea ti n Lands (GART ) Pr - egF m• 2. Florida Forever; 3. Florida Communities Trust; 5 Land and Water Conservation Fund; 6-. Urban Parks and Recreation Recovery ( ro A n D ` A e e i- Grants; 6. Federal Highway Administration National Scenic Byways Program; 7. local funds made available from fair share community park user and impact fees for growth- related needs (paid pursuant to the Monroe County Land Development RegelatiensCode ); and 8. local funds as may be made available through special appropriation by the BOCC. [9j 5 14 ( eA d ci <The Remainder of This Page Intentionally Left Blank> Recreation and Open Space Element 5 Keith and Schnars, P.A. Comprehensive Plan: March 2016 Monroe County Comprehensive Plan Update Objective 1201.3 Monroe County shall make available adequate and accessible active recreation facilities at county-owned resource -based and community -based neighborhood and community parks consistent with the adopted level of service standards and the eeneuFFeney management sys4em. [9i Recreational Guidelines. Policy 1201.3.1 Programming for active recreation facilities at neighborhood and community parks shall reflect the needs and desires of residents living within the service areas of such parks. Public input into facilities programming shall be solicited through neighborhood public participation programs designed to identify local preferences for specific types of recreational facilities. rnr 5 . 0 14 (3)(e) Policy 1201.3.2 Priority shall be given to developing active recreation facilities at neighborhood and community parks which are not currently served with such facilities. f9-J- S. m(e)-5} Policy 1201.3.43 A park -mastei: plan shall be completed for all new neighborhood and community parks by geptember 30th eT hewithin one (1) year following the acquisition of real property or rights therein for purposes of outdoor recreation. Exceptions shall occur when park master- plans are required as a condition of an intergovernmental agreement, interlocal agreement, joint use agreement or long -term lease arrangement; in such instances the park irasteF plan shall be prepared prior to acquisition of property rights to serve outdoor recreation. Policy 1201.3.34 Park Master- plans shall be consistent with the goals, objectives and policies established in the following: the Monroe County IParks and Recreation Master Plan (upon its adoption by the BOCC ) (See Objeetive 120 1. 10); and 2. the Future Land Use and Conservation and Coastal Management Elements of the Monroe County Comprehensive Plan. [9i 5 . 0 14 3)( an d c, Policy 1201.3.65 Park master- plans shall address the following issues: public uses and facilities; Recreation and Open Space Element 6 Keith and Schnars, P.A. Comprehensive Plan: March 2016 Monroe County Comprehensive Plan Update 2. public access; 3. compatibility with adjacent land uses; 4. waterwaysNl63.3177(6)(e).. F.SI; 5. types of recreational uses; 6. p rotection of sensitive natural resources; and 7. restoration of disturbed lands. , 3 and Policy 1201.3.76 For parks which include beaches and shoreline areas, park master plans shall provide for the maintenance and/or improvement of existing levels of beach and shore access. , and be raeasistent •..:* "addressed in the l lenr-ee —Geunt y Pubblie "ere°s° Nai+.parks and recreation management and maintenance plan. (See Conservation and Coastal Management Objective 24-3214.1.1.) rror c ni n «v,.)g an d Sj Policy 1201.3.87 Park plans shall be designed so as to avoid and/or mitigate adverse impacts of park use upon sensitive natural resources. Such areas include, but are not limited to the following: 1. high quality undisturbed pineland and hammock vegetation; 2. documented habitat of species designated as rare or endangered by the state and federal governments; 3. undisturbed beach/berm; and 4. undisturbed mangrove, salt marsh, buttonwood and freshwater wetlands. Public use shall be directed away from or minimized in such areas through controlled access and limitations on permitted activities. Policy 1201.3.98 Park master plans shall -_ 1. identify areas of disturbed wetlands as potential wetlands mitigation sites;: ices G efis e....,. ie an d Geri* Managem Obje tiye 204 an d r elated - Recreation and Open Space Element 7 Keith and Schnars, P.A. Comprehensive Plan: March 2016 Monroe County Comprehensive Plan Update Peliiey 12 n 1� 3 .10 2. include provisions for the removal of invasive, exotic vegetation and Peliey 1201.23.11 3. specify the use of native vegetation for landscaping and for restoration of areas from which invasive, exotic vegetation is removed. [9i 5 . 014(3 )( e ) 2 „ „a ci Policy 1201.3.9 (Previously Objective 1201.6) Monroe County shall continue to ensure access to publicly -owned recreation and open space areas and accessible facilities, including beach and shoreline areas, for all Monroe County residents and visitors. <The Remainder of This Page Intentionally Left Blank> Recreation and Open Space Element 8 Keith and Schnars, P.A. Comprehensive Plan: March 2016 Monroe County Comprehensive Plan Update •• • ; � - rIF NNW land 0 i ntens i t ies; bull ; development standaMs; pafk and leading standards; and Recreation and Open Space Element 9 Keith and Schnars, P.A. Comprehensive Plan: March 2016 Monroe County Comprehensive Plan Update • T , • X . N! Recreation and Open Space Element 10 Keith and Schnars, P.A. Comprehensive Plan: March 2016 Monroe County Comprehensive Plan Update , ••• MIMI • ••• TF�Tli�illTi r� MIMI TF�Tli�illTi r� MIMI � 1 •. • • • • • Recreation and Open Space Element I1 Keith and Schnars, P.A. Comprehensive Plan: March 2016 Monroe County Comprehensive Plan Update Objective 1201,74 Monroe County shall implement an ongoing coordination program with community groups and commercial enterprises owning private recreational facilities to make available such facilities for use by county residents. j§ 163.3177(6)(e), FS] r B.".9 AMAMI �.� WW Policy 1201.74.21 Monroe County shall encourage the use of privately -owned parks and recreation facilities for public recreation purposes Policy 1201.7432 Monroe County shall encourage, and provide planning assistance to, community groups and commercial enterprises to develop and maintain private recreational facilities consistent with County design– guidelines. Th e Count) shall ..,., v ide planning assistaftee to sueh gr-eup&.—_C2gnty aAssistance efforts shall be directed to areas where: 1. there is an existing deficit of activity -based neighborhood and community parks; and there are no future opportunities for public recreation sites. <The Remainder of This Pape Intentionally Left Blank> Recreation and Open Space Element 12 Keith and Schnars, P.A. Comprehensive Plan: March 2016 Monroe County Comprehensive Plan Update Objective 1201.85 Monroe County shall implement an ongoing coordination program with other city, state and federal governmental agencies to make city, state and federally -owned parks and recreational facilities available for use by county residents. [9j 014r3vb2 an d 4 [& 163.3177(6 (e ),F_S] Policy 1201.85.1 Monroe County shall enter into aa /or maintain interlocal ogmement agreements, as necessary, with the Monroe County School Board whieh w4lto provide for the use of school -based recreation areas by county residents when students are not present This agr-eemeot These agreements shall set forth responsibilities for maintenance, expansion and operating hours at school -based facilities which will be made available for use by county residents agr-eemeft and shall be reviewed on an annual basis. Policy 1201.85.2 Monroe County, , Faeilities Maintenanee staff-, shall initiate diseussiens with the Depat4meat e . I ------ Reseur-ees to deter-mine the petential for- use of st-ate A-vinead- lands fe.r- shall continue to coordinate with State and federal entities for the potential use of State and federal lands. I 1 ., . WARNTRY Recreation and Open Space Element 13 Keith and Schnars, P.A. Comprehensive Plan: March 2016 ., . Recreation and Open Space Element 13 Keith and Schnars, P.A. Comprehensive Plan: March 2016 Monroe County Comprehensive Plan Update Policy 1201.55.53 Monroe County through its Planning DepaFtment StafPSeenies Highway Oeer will assist the - Flend; Keys een;e. (;e id "4' will assist the Florida Keys Scenic Corridor Management entity and the Florida Department of Transportation in the implementation of the Florida Keys Scenic Highway Corridor Management Plan. (Ord. 022 -2009) s .. . ... Policy 1201.55.53 Monroe County through its Planning DepaFtment StafPSeenies Highway Oeer will assist the - Flend; Keys een;e. (;e id "4' will assist the Florida Keys Scenic Corridor Management entity and the Florida Department of Transportation in the implementation of the Florida Keys Scenic Highway Corridor Management Plan. (Ord. 022 -2009) <The Remainder of This Page Intentional& Left Blank> Recreation and Open Space Element 14 Keith and Schnars, P.A. Comprehensive Plan: March 2016 .. . ... <The Remainder of This Page Intentional& Left Blank> Recreation and Open Space Element 14 Keith and Schnars, P.A. Comprehensive Plan: March 2016 Monroe County Comprehensive Plan Update Obiective 1201.16 B j., nuat:y ^ 19 4 Within two (2) years after the adoption of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan Monroe County shall establishuodate and adopt a s ap rks and ReffOatien recreation master plan. 0 IFIN .. r am •. .. - - - . �. AWW PERYn .. - - - . �. Effie Policy ""�T1201.6.1 The Monroe County Parks and Recreation Master Plan shall add Fessu date the following issues: 1. inventory of recreation lands and facilities; 2. demand for recreation lands and facilities; 3. level of service standards and recreational guidelines 4. development and acquisition; 5. public survey 4: 66ublic participation programs; and - r.7.public access; -a*d Recreation and Open Space Element 15 Keith and Schnars, P.A. Comprehensive Plan: March 2016 Monroe County Comprehensive Plan Update <The Remainder of This Page Intentionally Left Blank> Recreation and Open Space Element 16 Keith and Schnars, P.A. Comprehensive Plan: March 2016 Monroe County Comprehensive Plan Update Objective 1201.447 Monroe County shall manage all park and recreation facilities for which it has assumed management responsibility_ aeeer-difig te managefaeat plans. [9j 5.0 14 (3)(b) 1 and 21 Policy 1201.447.1 Beginning in Within five (5) Years after the adoption of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan Monroe County shall prepare anal - -park Parks and esreal ie}rRecreation Master Maintenance and Manggement Plan MMP . . The MMP shall be pr-epafed by September- 10th efeaeh - year — They shall beevaluate and incomorate, among other factors, the following: 1. Proper management techniques consistent with the eu"eat seamy reStOFatiOR plan updated Future Land Use, Recreation and Open Space and Conservation and Coastal Management Elements Obje 21 a nd Felated peliesies). [9j 5.0 14 (3)(e)3 and 51 i 2 Restoration of disturbed wetland areas; 3. The removal of exotic species; 4. Regular evaluation of recreation sites including planting and maintenance of native species; 5. Regular evaluation of recreation facilities including recreational equipment and amenities; and 6. General maintenance requirements and costs. Peliey- 1201.1-1.2 Management plans fOF individual park and reer-eation units shali be rVe-Asiste.14 ._ . Policy 1201.447.32 The MMP Park managementplam shall be- designed -se- as include provisions to avoid and /or mitigate adverse impacts of park use upon sensitive natural resources. Such areas include, but are not limited to the following: 1. high quality undisturbed pineland and hammock vegetation; 2. documented habitat of species designated as rare or endangered by the state and federal governments; Recreation and Open Space Element 17 Keith and Schnars, P.A. Comprehensive Plan: March 2016 Monroe County Comprehensive Plan Update 3. undisturbed beach/berm (particularly turtle nesting beaches); and 4. undisturbed mangrove, salt marsh, buttonwood and freshwater wetlands. Public use shall be directed away from or minimized in such areas through controlled access and limitations on permitted activities. Policy 1201.447.43 For parks which include beaches and shoreline areas, padE mandgemew plansthe MMP shall provide for the maintenance and/or improvement of existing levels of beach and shore access. Policy 1201.447.64 The MMP shall include provisions for removal of invasive, exotic vegetation. (See Conservation and Coastal Management Element Objective 210.1 and policies.) Policy 1201.447.75 The MMP shall specify the use of native vegetation for landscaping and for restoration of areas from which invasive, exotic vegetation is removed. [P ni 5 1 (3)(e)2 an d ci <The Remainder of This Page Intentionally Left Blank> Recreation and Open Space Element 18 Keith and Schnars, P.A. Comprehensive Plan: March 2016 Monroe County Comprehensive Plan Recreation and Open Space Element 19 Keith and Schnars, P.A. Comprehensive Plan: March 2016