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BOOK 96 FA".F 643 The Board reviewed a Memorandum of November 14, 1995: TO: James E. Chandler County Administrator PAR NT BEAD CONCURRENCE L4Wbert 14._ ating A Community Developmen31"rec THROUGH: Sasan Rohani, AICD S .n , Chief, Long -Range Planning FROM: John Wachte]W Staff Planner, Long -Range Planning DATE: November 14, 1995 RE: WABASSO CORRIDOR TASK FORCE'S REQUEST TO APPROVE THE WABASSO'CORRIDOR PLAN It is requested that, the data herein presented be given formal consideration by the Board of County Commissioners at their regular meeting of November 21, 1995. DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS On May 2, 1995, the Board of County Commissioners established a Wabasso Corridor Plan Task Force to work with planning staff to develop a corridor plan for the Wabasso area. A copy of that plan is attached. The Board of County Commissioners is now to consider and act on the plan. With respect to this matter, the Board may adopt the plan as presented, amend the plan, or reject the plan. If the Board formally adopts the plan, all specific aspects of the plan will be formally in effect. Also, as a follow-up to plan adoption, the regulatory aspects of the plan will be incorporated within the county's land development regulations (LDRs) through an LDR amendment. As with any LDR amendment, a corridor -related LDR amendment would be reviewed by the Planning and Zoning Commission prior to final action by the Board. Background Development of the Wabasso Corridor Plan was initiated by people in the Wabasso area. Recognizing that growth pressures (e.g. population increases, Disney's residential resort, and the R&R Groves land use amendment) were increasing in Wabasso, several Wabasso property owners approached planning staff in July, 1994, regarding the development of a corridor plan that would protect and enhance the appearance of US 1 and CR 510 in the Wabasso area. Together, planning staff and Wabasso property owners approached the Board of County Commissioners with this request. On August 23, 1994, the Board directed planning staff to work with members of the Wabasso community and prepare a Wabasso Corridor Plan. In an effort to prepare the corridor plan, three -community meetim" were held. While the first two meetings were successful in identifying community concerns and community desires, the third meeting was unsuccessful. At that meeting, a small group of people opposed to the corridor planning effort prevented discussion and disrupted the meeting. At that point, efforts to work on the plan through a community -wide meeting format stalled. Undeterred, a group of Wabasso landowners circulated petitions within the community and demonstrated support for continuation of the corridor planning process. On May 2, 1995, in response to this indication of support, the Board of County Commissioners appointed a 15 member Wabasso Corridor Plan Task Force to work with planning staff to develop a corridor plan. The task force held ten public meetings from May, 1995 through November 1995, including a field trip to a planned corridor in the city of Port Orange. At various times, these meetings were attended by interested parties. From the time that an initial plan was formulated by the Task Force, staff has applied the "pending ordinance doctrine" to new development proposals in an effort to ensure that new development would generally comply with the intent of the proposed plan. NOVEMBER 21, 1995 40