Item H2
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: October 18. 2006
Division:
Growth Management
Bulk Item: Yes
x
No
Department: Planning & Environmental Resource
Staff Contact Person: Aref Joulani
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Approval of a Resolution to allow eighteen thousand square feet of
commercial floor area to be made available, in two allocations, for Year 15 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. This provides flexibility in
assuring that the goals of the ordinance are being accomplished. On September 27, 2006 the Planning
Commission adopted the Planning Director's recommendation that eighteen thousand square feet of
commercial floor area be made available for Year 15 NROGO allocation.
I)REVIOUSRELEV ANT 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 PROOUCING: Yes N/A No
AMOUNT PER MONTH N/A Year
APPROVEO BY: County Atty lOMB/Purchasing N/A
Risk Management N/A_
DOCUMENTATION:
Included ~
Not Required~~.._
DISPOSITION:
AGENDA ITEM #
RESOLUTION NO. -06
A RESOLUTION BY THE MONROE COUNTY BOARD
OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS APPROVING FOR
YEAR 15, FROM JULY 13, 2006 TO JULY 13, 2007,
EIGHTEEN THOUSAND SQUARE FEET OF NON-
RESIDENTIAL FLOOR AREA TO BE AVAILABLE IN
BIANNUAL ALLOCATIONS, THE FIRST ALLOCATION
OF NINE- THOUSAND SQUARE FEET IN JANUARY 2006
AND THE REMAINDER TO BE HELD IN RESERVE FOR
THE SECOND ALLOCATION IN JULY 2006, AND
LIMITING ALLOCATIONS TO 2,500 SQUARE FEET OR
LESS
WHEREAS, Policy 101.3 of the Monroe County Year 2010
Comprehensive Plan (201 0 Plan) requires Monroe County to regulate non-
residential development to maintain a balance of land uses; and
WHEREAS, Monroe County Code, Section 9.5-124, Non-Residential
Rate of Growth Ordinance (NROGO), provides for an allocation point system for
non-residential floor area, which maintains a ratio of 239 square feet of non-
residential f100r area for each residential unit developed as required in the 2010
Plan; and
WHEREAS, Monroe County Code, Section 9.5-124.4, NROGO provides
for a recommendation by the Planning Director, and the Planning Commission, to
the Board of County Commissioners for the total amount of non-residential floor
area which shall be made available for annual allocation and distribution of this
allocation between small (2,500 square feet) and large size allocations; and
WHEREAS, there is approximately 112,580 square feet of commercial
floor area available and additional square footage will be added proportionate to
the residential allocations awarded for Year 15 residential ROGO; and
WHEREAS, the Monroe County Planning Commission during a regular
meeting held on September 27, 2006, conducted a public hearing to review,
diseuss, and make formal motions regarding the Planning Director's
recommendation to the Planning Commission for Year 15 commercial floor area;
and
\VHEREAS, the Monroe County Planning Commission adopted by
Resolution PC 38-06 the Planning Director's recommendation that eighteen
thousand (18,000) square feet of commercial floor area be made available in two
alloeations of nine thousand (9,000) square feet, the first allocation in January
2007 and the second allocation in July 2007 and that awards be limited to 2,500
square feet, or less, of floor area; and
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COlJNTY, l"LORIDA, for
Year 15 the NROGO allocation period that eighteen thousand (18,000) square feet
of commercial floor area be made available in two allocations of nine thousand
(9,000) square feet, the first allocation in January 2007 and the second allocation
in luly 2007 and that awards be limited to 2,500 square feet, or less, of floor area.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Planning Commission of Monroe
County, Florida, at a regular meeting held on the 18th day of October, 2006.
Mayor Charles McCoy
Mayor Pro Tcm Dixie Spehar
Commissioner George Neugent
Commissioner Di Gennaro
Commissioner Glenn Patton
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
BY
Charles McCoy, Mayor
Signed this _ day of
,2006
MI:':MORANDUM
MONROE COUNTY PLANNING DEPARTMENT
We strive to be Mendlv. professional and ftJir
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FROM:
DATE:
RE:
Monroe County Board of County Commissioner
Aref 10ulani, Director of Planning and Environmental Resources
September 29,2006
Non~Residential Floor Area Evaluation Report Year 15
(July l4, 2006~]uly 13, 2007)
Back2:round
Section 9.5-124.4 NROGO Allocations sets forth the procedures to be followed in allocating
the available non-residential Hoor 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. This will provide flexibility in assuring the goals of the ordinance are being
accomplished.
The following is a summary of the square footage of commercial floor area that was made
available for allocation, and the actual square footage allocated, from Year 10 through Year l3.
YEAR
AMOUNT AVAILABLE
ALLOCATIONS AWARDED
Year 10
Year 11
Year 12
Year l3
Year l4
22,150 square feet
16,000 square feet
l6,000 square feet
16,000 square feet
16,000 square feet
18.222 square feet
5,300 square feet
15,689 square feet
10,925 squarc feet
12,594 square fcet
Considerations
Several things need to be considered when determining the amount of non-residential floor area,
which should bc allocated annually. Following is a summary of some of the issues that should
have a bearing on this decision:
1. Thc number of potential applicants for an upcoming year is unknown. At this time there is
approximately 35,000 square teet of new commcrcial tloor area under review or approvcd
through the conditional use process. A few of the applicants \vould not be able to obtain all
requested floor area in one NROGO year based on the commercial Iloor area requested. A
few of the applicants requested bet\veen 5.001 and 10,000 square J:eet of commercial area.
For the NROGO allocation point system and weighing criteria to be successful at dirccting
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development to the most appropriate locations, it is important to have competition for thc
available floor area.
2. In Year l4 thc total t100r area available for allocation was 16,000 square feet. The actual
allocations made in this year total l2,594 square feet. The remaining 3,436 square feet is
returned to the total amount of floor area available.
3. The Livable CommuniKeys Program Mastcr Planning process shall identify areas for
allocations greater than 2500 square feet.
4. Until the market study is complete, the extent of overall and planning area specific market
demand tor new non-residential development is unknown.
Recommendation
The Planning Commission, at their meeting of September 27, 2006, reviewed the Planning
Director's recommendation that 1) thc maximum amount of available non-residential floor area
is approximately l12,5 80 square feet, and the amount for the Year 15 NROGO allocation period,
beginning luly 2006 and ending July 2007, should be for 18,000 square feet. 2) Half the l8,000
square feet be allocated in the first period in lanuary 2007 and the remainder held in reserve for
the second allocation date of luly 2007. 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 adopted the Director of Planning's recommendation to the Board
of County Commissioners that the maximum amount of available non-residential floor area for
the Year 15 NROGO should be for 18,000 square teet. In the first allocation 9,000 square feet
would be available, and the remaining 9,000 square feet in the second allocation. These
allocations would be limited to applications of 2,500 square feet or less for each allocation
period.
Therefore, the Planning Oirector and the Planning Commission recommend that the 18,000
square feet of commercial floor area be made available in two allocations. The first allocation of
9,000 square teet would be in lanuary 2007, and the remainder to be held in reserve for the
second allocation period of July 2007. These allocations would be limited to applications of
2,500 square feet or less for each allocation period.
cc. Ty Symroski, Director Growth Management Division
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