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Board of County Commissioners May 25, 2022 Page 2 6. Whether the area that will be served by the proposed district is amenable to separate special - district government. On December 7, 2021, after a withdrawal of a prior request for a community development district, the Board discussed establishing a policy on community development districts. At the Board meeting, the idea was presented about an ad-hoc committee of interested developers and community groups establishing parameters for community development districts, and County staff agreed to bring back a presentation in March of 2022. On February 10, 2022, County staff conducted a meeting in the large conference room in Building B concerning community development districts. Approximately 25 people from the development community, including developers, builders, engineers, consultants and attorneys attended. A good discussion ensued that lasted almost two hours. At the meeting, County staff reiterated the position stated at the December 7, 2021 Board hearing, that County staff could support community development districts in situations where a specific project is going to provide an important additional benefit (e.g. significant additional public amenities, special conservation component, the need to overcome a substantial infrastructure obstacle, above and beyond the requirements to development a property, and traditional neighborhood developments). Additionally, County staff stated that they believed that community development districts were more appropriate in larger scale projects, such as 500 or more acres. On March 15, 2022, the County Attorney's Office sought guidance from the Board on how to proceed. The Board voted 4-1 to direct the County Attorney's Office to 1) gather the Board's comments regarding community development districts; 2) utilize those comments in conjunction with input from Community Development staff to create a draft version of policy parameters for community development districts; 3) schedule a workshop with community partners to discuss the draft policy; and 4) return to the Board in May or June of 2022 to present the draft policy for Board input and approval. The County Attorney's Office in conjunction with Community Development staff drafted the attached guidelines. County staff tried to incorporate the various issues raised by the Board including, increasing connectivity and incorporating grid networks, using a 500 acres threshold for requests, having a public benefit, increasing the amount of open space, having a multi -use real estate project, such as an equestrian community. Per the Board direction, County staff conducted a follow-up workshop on March 281h. Much of the discussion at the workshop was focused on having County guidelines that were more flexible with regards to the acreage requirements and the connectivity requirements. Subsequently, County Community Development staff met with land development planners to discuss proposed changes. County staff supports the guidelines as revised, which closely mirror the County's Traditional Neighborhood Design (TND) standards and which staff believes meets the direction set forth by the Board. Thus, County Attorney's Office recommends that the Board adopt the proposed guidelines. CTech-I.V,,l-.yPDF81@BCL AO08E43T a�CL®A008E437d.c 331