Smart Growth Workshop

Development Pressure and Sprawl

Houses Per Square Mile

What do we want?

Map A

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NRMA

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Endorse the re-naming of “Map A” as the Environmental Core Overlay (ECO)?

Ordinances

ComprehensivePlan

Volusia CountyCharter

J PAs

Comprehensive Plan

Goal: To ensure that Volusia County retains an interconnected core network of environmentally important lands to help preserve the County's ecosystems into the future.*

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*2005 Smart Growth Implementation Committee Final Report

Incorporate “Map A”/ECO into the Volusia County Comprehensive Plan.

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Ensure “Map A”/ECO lands remain density neutral.

• Provide incentives for innovative land planning and/or preservation.

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• Enable the use of Conservation Development in Map A.

• Allow flexible application of the LDC and ZC on a case-by-case basis where willing developers are committed to innovative smart growth principles such as conservation and green building design.

Incorporate language into the Comp Plan to create a framework for a

“Transfer of Development Rights” program.

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Develop Heightened Environmental Standards for environmentally sensitive

areas. (VC Charter, Sec. 202.4)

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• Review and develop heightened standards for Map A?

• Review and develop heightened standards for NRMA? • Explore short term ways

to close loopholes using heightened environmental standards.

• Explore options for water quality and quantity improvements.

Subdivision of Land (changes to the Land Development and Zoning Codes)

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Ensure that every lot has a buildable area and access.

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Find ways to reduce impervious parking areas associated with new development.

Long term options for the County and local government partners:

• Create a common methodology for projecting growth trends (population projections)?

• Utilize an assessment of risk when reviewing growth issues (i.e. growth in storm-prone

areas)?

Comp Plan Decision Points:• Endorse the re-naming of “Map A” as the

Environmental Core Overlay (ECO) ?

• Incorporate “Map A”/ECO into the Volusia County Comprehensive Plan?

• Ensure “Map A”/ECO lands (as a whole) remain density neutral with regard to zoning?

• Provide incentives for innovative land planning and/or preservation?

Comp Plan Decision Points:

• Enable the use of “Conservation Development” in “Map A”/ECO ?

• Allow flexible application of the LDC and ZC on a case-by-case basis where willing developers are committed to innovative smart growth principles such as conservation and green building design?

• Create a framework for TDRs?

• Review and develop heightened standards for Map A/ECO?

• Review and develop heightened standards for NRMA?

Heightened Environmental Standards

Decision Points:

Heightened Environmental Standards

Decision Points:• Explore short term ways to close loopholes

using heightened environmental standards?

• Explore options for water quality and quantity improvements?

Code of Ordinances Decision Points:

• Ensure that every lot has a buildable area and access?

Find ways to reduce impervious parking areas associated with new development?

Long Term Options for the County

and Local Government Partners:

• Create a common methodology for projecting growth trends?

• Utilize an assessment of risk when reviewing growth issues?

Where do we go

next?

Where do we go

next?Where do we go next?