PALMER RANCH DRI # 08-8283-032

REVIEW OF SARASOTA COUNTY DEVELOPMENT ORDER

Council Recommendations On December 18, 1984, the Sarasota County Board of County Commissioners approved the Application for Development Approval for the Palmer Ranch Development of Regional Impact (DRI) with Resolution No. 84-418. On October 17, 2013, the Council recommended approval of the Palmer Ranch DRI Fourteenth Notice of Proposed Change (NOPC). The approval dealt with changes to the DRI which revised two conditions of the Master Development Order (Resolution No. 91-170, as amended). The first change related to a change to Land Use/Housing Condition A.3 would increase the total number of residential units allowed in the Palmer Ranch DRI by 10%, from 10,500 to 11,550 dwelling units. The second change dealt with a proposed revision to Transportation Condition B.6 that added an equivalency matrix that clarifies the process for reallocating unused dwelling units from Increments to other areas of the Palmer Ranch DRI. The proposed equivalency matrix was designed to provide an effective tool for measuring traffic impacts in conjunction with DRI incremental traffic reviews and consistency with the Palmer Ranch 5-Year Traffic Reanalysis. Sarasota County Development Order On November 20, 2013, the Board of Sarasota County Commissioners approved the Palmer Ranch DRI Master Development Order. A copy of the development order (see Attachment I) was rendered to the Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) on December 6, 2013 and to the Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council (SWFRPC) on December 6, 2013. The 45-day appeal period for the DEO Development Order expires on January 20, 2014. Staff has reviewed the attached development order and finds that it is consistent with all regional issues and recommendations identified within the Council’s Official Recommendations. RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1. Accept the Sarasota County approved Development Order as rendered.

2. Notify Sarasota County, the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity and the applicant that the approved Development Order is consistent with the Council approved NOPC.

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