Item K11
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDAITEMSU~Y
Meeting Date: November 17. 2004
Bulk Item: Yes X No
Division:
Department:
Growth Management
Planning:
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Approval of a Resolution to approve ten thousand square feet of
commercial floor area to be made available, in two allocations, for Year 13 Non-Residential Rate of
Growth (NROGO) Annual Allocation.
ITEM BACKGROUND: The "maximum annual allocation" and the distribution between the first and
second allocation dates are determined by the Board of County Commissioners, upon the
recommendation of the Planning Director and the Planning Commission. NROGO does not require the
second allocation (semi-annual) to be made. This provides flexibility in assuring that the goals of the
ordinance are being accomplished. On September 8, 2004 the Planning Commission recommended
approval for the annual allocation for Year 13 of 10,000 square feet.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOARD ACTION: Board of County Commissioners approved Ordinance
#032-2001 on September 19,2001.
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES: N/A.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approval
TOTAL COST:
x
BUDGETED: Yes N/A No
COST TO COUNTY: N/A
REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes N/A No
Year
APPROVED BY: County Atty l
DIVISION DIRECTOR APPROVAL:
DOCUMENTATION:
Included X
To Follow Not Required
AGENDA ITEM # K - I L
DISPOSITION:
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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION BY THE MONROE COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
APPROVING FOR YEAR 13, FROM JULY 14,
2004 TO JULY 13, 2005, TEN THOUSAND
SQUARE FEET OF COMMERCIAL FLOOR
AREA TO BE AVAILABLE IN TWO
ALLOCATIONS, THE FIRST ALLOCATION
OF FIVE THOUSAND SQUARE FEET ON
JANUARY 2005 AND THE REMAINDER TO
BE HELD IN RESERVE FOR THE SECOND
ALLOCATION IN JULY 2005, AND LIMITING
THE APPLICATIONS TO 2,500 SQUARE FEET
OR LESS.
WHEREAS, Policy 101.3 of the Monroe County Year 2010 Comprehensive Plan
(2010 Plan) requires Monroe County to regulate non-residential development to maintain
a balance of land uses; and
WHEREAS, Section 9.5-124 Non-residential rate of growth ordinance
(NROGO), approved by the Board in September 2001, provides for an allocation point
system for non-residential floor area, which maintains the ratio of 239 square feet of non-
residential floor area for each residential unit developed as required in the 2010 Plan; and
WHEREAS, the amount of non-residential floor area available for allocation in
NROGO, through July 2005, is approximately 100,000 square feet; and
WHEREAS, applications for non-residential floor area for allocation awards in
Year 12 exceeded the 16,000 square feet of floor area available for this NROGO
allocation period which ended July 13,2004; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Director recommended to the Planning Commission
for the Year 13 annual allocation period that sixteen thousand (16,000) square feet of
commercial floor area be made available in two allocations of 8,000 square feet, and that
applications be limited to 2,500 square feet or less of floor area; and
WHEREAS, Section 9.5-124.4(g) provides for a recommendation by the
Planning Commission and the Planning Director to the Board of County Commissioners
of the total amount of non-residential floor area which shall be made available for the
annual allocation and distribution of this allocation between small (2,500 square feet or
less) and large size allocations; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission approved by Resolution to recommend to
the Board of County Commissioners for the Year 13 annual NROGO allocation period
that ten thousand (10,000) square feet of commercial floor area be made available in two
allocations of 5,000 square feet, and that applications be limited to 2,500 square feet or
less of floor area.
NOW THEREFORE; BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY FLORIDA, for the Year 13 annual
NROGO allocation period that~ thousand (l~,OOO) square feet of commercial floor
area be made available in two allocations of x6;0 square feet, the first allocation to be
made in January 2005 and the second allocatIOn to be made in July 2005, and that
applications be limited to 2,500 square feet or less of floor area.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida
at a regular meeting held on the 17 day of November, A.D., 2004.
Mayor Murray Nelson
Mayor Pro Tern David Rice
Commissioner Charles "Sonny" McCoy
Commissioner George Neugent
Commissioner Dixie Spehar
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
BY
Mayor Murray Nelson
(SEAL)
ATTEST: DANNY KOHLAGE, CLERK
DEPUTY CLERK
MONROE COUNTY ATTORNEY
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FROM:
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RE:
Monroe County Board of County Commissioners \ ^ 1\
K. Marlene Conaway, Director of Planning and Environmental Resourc~ \ V\----
October 29, 2004
Non-Residential Floor Area Evaluation Report Year 13 (July 2004-July 2005)
Memorandum
Back2round
Section 9.5-124.4 NROGO Allocations sets forth the procedures to be followed in allocating
the available non-residential floor area. The "maximum annual allocation" and the distribution
between the first and second allocation dates will be determined by the Board of County
Commissioners, upon the recommendation of the Planning Director and the Planning
Commission. The ordinance does not require the second allocation (semi-annual) to be made.
This will provide flexibility in assuring the goals of the ordinance are being accomplished. In
Year 10 the total square footage available for allocation was 22,150, of which 18,222 square feet
was allocated. The Year 11 only 5,300 square feet of non-residential floor area was allocated
from the total allowable allocation of 16,000 square feet. For Year 12 a total of 16,000 square
feet of non-residential floor area was available for allocation, of which 15,689 square feet of
floor area was allocated. One applicant requesting 970 square feet of floor area did not receive
an allocation, and this application is carried over for consideration in Year 13.
Considerations
Several things need to be considered when determining the amount of non-residential floor area,
which should be allocated annually. Following is a summary of some of the issues that should
have a bearing on this decision:
1. The number of potential applicants for an upcoming year is unknown. At this time there is
approximately 5,000 square feet of new commercial floor area under review. For the
NROGO allocation point system and weighing criteria to be successful at directing
development to the most appropriate locations, it is important to have competition for the
available floor area.
2. In Year 12 the total floor area available for allocation was 16,000 square feet. The actual
allocations made in this year total 15, 689 square feet. The remaining 311 square feet is
returned to the total amount of floor area available.
3. The residential allocations for Year 12 were 117 dwelling units. Due to the F.A.C. rule 28-
10.100 the number of residential allocations for Year 13 is unknown. For every residential
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allocation in an annual ROGO year, a corresponding 239 square feet of commercial floor
area is added to the total available amount of floor area. Therefore the amount of floor area
for Year 13 cannot be determined at this time.
4. The Livable CommuniKeys Program Master Planning process has not identified areas for
allocations greater than 2500 square feet.
5. Until the market study is complete, the extent of overall and planning area specific market
demand for new non-residential development is unknown.
Recommendation
The Planning Commission, at their meeting of September 8, 2004, reviewed the Planning
Director's recommendation that I) the maximum amount of available non-residential floor area
is approximately 100,000 square feet, and the amount for the Year 13 NROGO allocation period,
beginning July 2004 and ending July 2005, should be for 16,000 square feet. 2) Half the 16,000
square feet be allocated in the first period in January 2005 and the remainder held in reserve for
the second allocation date of July 2005. 3) One hundred percent of the available floor area for
each allocation period shall be for applications requesting 2,500 square feet or less.
The Planning Commission voted to recommend to the Board of County Commissioners that
the maximum amount of available non-residential floor area for the Year 13 NROGO should be
for 10,000 square feet. In the first allocation 5,000 square feet would be available, and the
remaining 5,000 square feet in the second allocation. These allocations would be limited to
applications of2,500 square feet or less.
The Planning Director concurs with the Planning Commission recommendation that the
10,000 be made available in two allocations. The first allocation of 5,000 feet would be in
January 2005, and the remainder to be held in reserve for the second allocation period of July
2005. These allocations would be for limited to applications of2,500 square feet or less.
Cc. Timothy McGarry, Director
Growth Management Division
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