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Public Benefits of the PD Plan Planning staff asks PD applicants to identify the public benefits that their project will provide in exchange for the county's flexibility with the proposed project design criteria. In this case, the applicant is proposing a design which will provide significant green space adjacent to four Thoroughfare Plan roads, dedication of the ultimate right-of-way for two roads, and significant infrastructure improvements as well as significant common green space internal to the project site. These green space locations will provide a low-density open space feel along the public sides of the project (its perimeters) and will. accommodate preservation of uplands and wetlands. In addition, the applicant will provide stormwater capacity within the prof ect's lakes to treat the stormwater from future paving improvements to the adjacent Thoroughfare Plan roads. To facilitate joint use of the stormwater system, the developer will grant an easement to the county for stormwater purposes. Use of the stormwater system should enable the county to design roadway -paving projects within less right-of-way area, resulting in less right-of-way acquisition impacts on surrounding property owners in the future. Details of the easement and stormwater capacity provisions will be addressed in a developer's agreement, which will need to be approved prior to the issuance of a land development, permit (LDP) for Turtle Creek Preserve. The public benefits provided by the Turtle Creek Preserve PD significantly exceed the public . benefits provided by The Colony PD. The Colony PD essentially provides for some preservation, stormwater treatment for public streets, local road right-of-way dedication on 17th Street SW and 27th Avenue SW and construction of 13th Street SW. The Turtle Creek Preserve PD has comparable preservation and will dedicate the ultimate right-of-way for 17th Street SW and 27th Avenue SW without compensation. Turtle Creek Preserve provides a less impactive design for 13th Street SW for the Shady Oaks residents, and provides a comparable amount of stormwater treatment for public streets as is provided by The Colony PD plan. The proposed project will also contribute to implementation of the South County Initiative by providing monetary contributions for the public park and public north/south local road, providing for the construction of 17th Street SW, and by providing a north/south public pedestrian connection to facilitate pedestrian traffic from Grovenor Estates and Shady Oaks to access the proposed park, neighborhood commercial, and future elementary school that are part of the South County Initiative. In addition, the project will provide a transit stop. The detailed design of the transit stop must be approved prior to issuance of an LDP. FACommunity Development\Users\CurDev\ORDINANCE\2006\Turtle Creek Preserve Exhibit A.rtf