December 7, 2013 7, December - Community Workshop participant, Workshop - Community Instead of Mother Nature meeting the meeting Nature of Mother Instead plans…economic of economic designs of Mother the design meet to plans need thing, and be a global has to That Nature. locally.” can do here we what it’s JULY 2014 JULY LONG TERM MASTER PLAN

6 LONG TERM MASTER PLAN 68 6 LONG TERM MASTER PLAN 69 JULY 2014 JULY LONG TERM MASTER PLAN kind of activities will take place on each. It also on each. place will take kind of activities will that guidelines the principles and describes planning and development. shape future The LTMP is one component of the Sector Plan. It of the Sector is one component The LTMP the State by is reviewed that is a vision document land any before local governments by and approved This document place. take changes or zoning use and what proposed the type of land uses describes long term master plan master term 6 long acres within the EOMU designated Open Space designated within the EOMU acres

3,785 potential jobs planned over 50 years 50 jobs planned over potential planned over 50 years 50 planned over residences potential The minimum Open Space lands equal a 33% set-aside of land within of the EOMU landsThe equal set-aside a 33% Open minimum Space development for land targeted perpetuity in  These be lands will protected with a wetlands,These primarily landsof will be and at wetlands buffersthe edges plus other conservation lands. level. zoning The decidedat specificthe are designations The residential density on this land is being reduced from 1 residence per 5 acres per 5 acres 1 residence density The from residential on this land being is reduced against guard a greenbelt to and sprawl acres, per providing 40 1 residence to 10.4) (EASP development compact encouraging Proposed new Comprehensive Plan policies in the EASP Plan policies in Comprehensive new Proposed acres designated as Employment-Oriented, Mixed Use (EOMU) Use Mixed as Employment-Oriented, designated acres Minimum of • • • 30,000 30,000 10,500 additional acres placed into conservation—removing the right to develop at one at develop to the right conservation—removing into placed additional acres to intense right the removing and acres, home per five acres designated as Rural as a buffer around the Town of Windsor Town the around as a buffer as Rural designated acres acres designated for future agricultural activities agricultural future for designated acres • acres in the Envision Alachua Sector Plan (EASP) Sector Alachua in the Envision acres acres already in conservation already acres JULY 2014 JULY ......

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6 LONG TERM MASTER PLAN 70 6 LONG TERM MASTER PLAN 71 JULY 2014 JULY LONG TERM MASTER PLAN Seeks to reduce per person water consumption by 50% through strong conservation through 50% by per initiatives person consumption Seeks reduce water to management resource water in leadership showing by Ethic Seeks establish to a Water quality conservation water and water on the supply, Envision water needs for long-term Addresses lands,Alachua and based conservation stewardship system of upon water an overall of state-of-the-artIncorporates conservation, water and delivery including treatment technology, harvesting water recycling and for and water facilities capture water-storage encouraging large except and wastewater, with water reclaimed Bans lots irrigationresidential with of potable (drinking) time establish needed the limited landscapingfor to Florida-friendly projects restoration environmental and priority to Gives industrial water the reclaimed use and of for users agricultural be part within lands to the developed wells all a utility be of will Requires system; no individual wells or businesses individual residences for allowed the landscaping “Florida use species plant of for within lands, Friendly” theRequires developed with a species native to given preference best the activities most management practicesrecent and follow Agriculture Silviculture all that Requires PLANNING TO PROTECT OUR WATER OUR TO PROTECT PLANNING Plan Sector Alachua The Envision • • • • • • • • • 87% 87% Agriculture Conservation, and Open Space Employment-Oriented And Community Activities 13% of 50 years or longer. The Plan proposes to to The Plan proposes or longer. years of 50 agriculture conservation, of lands for 87% reserve to of lands going only 13% with and open space, activities. and community employment-oriented

JULY 2014 JULY ENVISION ALACHUA ENVISION ALACHUA MAP FRAMEWORK Map identifies Framework Alachua The Envision lands in Alachua Creek’s Plum for the land uses Master Term in the Long as proposed County a time frame over place take to Plan Application, LONG TERM MASTER PLAN

6 LONG TERM MASTER PLAN 72 6 LONG TERM MASTER PLAN 73 JULY 2014 JULY EOMU Urban Cluster Services/Utilities Employment Oriented Mixed Use Mixed Oriented Employment Uses allowed in the allowed • Uses • Agriculture • Conservation • Recreation • Silviculture • Environmental LONG TERM MASTER PLAN Rural - manage game preserves, wildlife uses, space and conservation water areas, ment and refuge water assist storm to areas retention/detention uses agricultural limited needs, management and employing value with the resource consistent practices, applicable best management the latest No as necessary. connections and roadway will be allowed. development residential Future Land Use Land Future Services/Utilities - Zoning • Existing acres • 1 DU/5 • Silviculture • Conservation • Recreation • Environmental Connections • Roadway

Agriculture in Rural/Agriculture Services/Utilities Facilities 1 DU/40 acres • 1 DU/40 • Silviculture • Conservation allowed currently • Uses • Environmental Research • Related • Recreation Connections • Roadway Conservation LAND USES PRELIMINARY ALLOWABLE ALLOWABLE PRELIMINARY land allowable proposed shows above The figure These of land use. categories the four for uses Alachua with the existing consistent are uses Plan. Comprehensive County Conservation include Use Land Conservation designated Lands open recreation, conservation, uses: the following consistent w/resource w/resource consistent value • Preservation • Silviculture Agriculture • Limited Services • Environmental • Mitigation • Recreation Connections • Roadway FIGURE 5: PRELIMINARY ALLOWABLE LAND USES ALLOWABLE 5: PRELIMINARY FIGURE - - and agricultural product distribution. Rural Rural distribution. product and agricultural heritage businesses, home-based uses, residential resource-based activities, and ecotourism tourism recreation, outdoor activity-based and recreation also are as necessary connections and roadway a maximum at uses residential New allowed. shall acres unit per five density of one dwelling be permitted. Employment Oriented Mixed Use Mixed Oriented Employment Mixed Oriented Employment designated Land - in the Agricul allowed will include all uses Use of the Uses Land and Rural Conservation, ture, range as a full Plan as well Sector Alachua Envision to, limited including, but not of urban land uses jobs such support to development non-residential manufac development, and research as office, and commer turing, industrial, institutional, retail, - develop residential and urban cial development, low-density to, limited ment including, but not - develop residential and high-density residential range to proposed are uses residential ment. These acre units per fifty dwelling one to in density from proposed). units are dwelling of 10,500 total (a JULY 2014 JULY Rural Land Use allows all uses that are currently currently are that all uses allows Use Land Rural and other including forestry today, allowed - cultiva , as such uses, agricultural dairies and crops, vegetable tion of field crops, on a limited uses or other commercial those - activi agricultural or ancillary to, serving, scale sales and supplies, equipment as ties, such - activi agritourism markets, farmers’ or service, processing, agricultural limited ties, composting, Rural Agriculture allow Use Land Agriculture designated Lands today, allowed are that activities all agricultural uses, agricultural and other forestry including field crops, of cultivation grazing, as cattle such or commercial and those dairies crops, vegetable ancillary or serving, scale on a limited uses other equipment as farm such activities, agricultural to, markets, farmers’ sales or service, and supplies, - agricul limited composting, activities, agritourism distri- product and agricultural processing, tural A as necessary. connections bution, and roadway the will reduce Plum Creek by proposed change unit per five of one dwelling allowance current acres. unit per forty one dwelling to acres LONG TERM MASTER PLAN

6 LONG TERM MASTER PLAN 74 6 LONG TERM MASTER PLAN 75 JULY 2014 JULY LONG TERM MASTER PLAN Rural The images above show examples of what the land use types might look like. types might the land use of what examples show above The images Land Uses - Example Images - Example Uses Land FIGURE 6: LAND USES - EXAMPLE IMAGES - EXAMPLE 6: LAND USES FIGURE Easement 22,865 acres 22,865 Conservation Reserve FUTURE EOMU Hawthorne EOMU Potential Easement 23,219 acres 23,219 (60,133 acres) (60,133 Other EOMU* 11,390 acres 11,390 Total EOMU* Total Other EOMU Open Space

EOMU EOMU Open Space Resource Board Resource Rural 337 acres 337 2,321 acres 2,321 Agriculture Easement 22,865 acres 22,865 Conservation JULY 2014 JULY EXISTING 1,302 acres 1,302 (60,133 acres) (60,133 Hawthorne Reserve Hawthorne 35,966 acres 35,966 PLUM CREEK EXISTING AND FUTURE LAND USE IN ALACHUA COUNTY IN ALACHUA LAND USE AND FUTURE CREEK EXISTING PLUM in various are that land acreages County Alachua of Plum Creek the breakdown shows The chart above Plan. Master Term in the Long is proposed and what present, at land uses Rural/Agriculture FIGURE 7: PLUM CREEK ALACHUA COUNTY LAND USE - EXISTING AND FUTURE AND - EXISTING LAND USE COUNTY CREEK ALACHUA 7: PLUM FIGURE LONG TERM MASTER PLAN

6 LONG TERM MASTER PLAN 76 6 LONG TERM MASTER PLAN 77 JULY 2014 JULY LONG TERM MASTER PLAN Minimum 30% open space Estimated 18,000–24,000 jobs 18,000–24,000 Estimated jobs 6,000–12,000 Estimated 3 jobs per household sq. ft. per household 125–150 supporting community Diverse uses ASSUMPTIONS 6,000,000 sq. ft. 6,000,000 sq. ft. 8,000,000 units 10,500 sq. ft. 1,500,000 PROGRAM EMPLOYMENT ORIENTED MIXED USE (EOMU) ORIENTED MIXED USE EMPLOYMENT of lands within the 13% of land use breakdown the proposed shows The chart above Use. Mixed Oriented Employment for designed Environment and Open Space Recreation R&D/Office/Institutional Community Residential Economic Development Economic Retail Schools & Civic Uses Advanced Manufacturing Advanced EOMU* LAND USE EOMU* FIGURE 8: EMPLOYMENT ORIENTED MIXED USE - BREAKDOWN OF LAND USES OF - BREAKDOWN USE MIXED ORIENTED 8: EMPLOYMENT FIGURE progress to East Alachua County, creating an creating County, Alachua East to progress from stretching Corridor” Progress “Economic area. the Hawthorne to Gainesville JULY 2014 JULY The Long Term Master Plan maps out how the Plan maps out how Master Term The Long and transportation assets economic current area’s bring economic to can be harnessed infrastructure ENVISION ALACHUA ECONOMIC ECONOMIC ENVISION ALACHUA CORRIDOR PROGRESS FIGURE 9: ENVISION ALACHUA ECONOMIC PROGRESS CORRIDOR PROGRESS ECONOMIC ALACHUA 9: ENVISION FIGURE LONG TERM MASTER PLAN

6 LONG TERM MASTER PLAN 78 6 LONG TERM MASTER PLAN 79 JULY 2014 JULY LONG TERM MASTER PLAN April 4, 2013 Member, Force Task Alachua Envision Wright, Gladys —Dr. WHY HERE? WHY NOW? WHY HERE? East for the need Because “Why? This there. – it’s County Alachua is very or model, type of project, can look forward much in need….We progress.” great to

June 26, 2013 - Community Workshop participant, Workshop - Community JULY 2014 JULY We’re the crossroads of North Central Central of North the crossroads We’re the benefits have still Florida…but we community.” of a rural LONG TERM MASTER PLAN

7 DETAILED SPECIFIC AREA PLANS 80 7 DETAILED SPECIFIC AREA PLANS 81 JULY 2014 JULY LONG TERM MASTER PLAN for water projects, transportation infrastructure infrastructure transportation projects, water for related to impacts and potential and public facilities; will be preparing Plum Creek In 2014, communities. by on input provided A and B based Areas for DSAPs and the community. Force the Task A Detailed Specific Area Plan (DSAP) is prepared is prepared Plan (DSAP) A Detailed Area Specific detail adding to acres, 1,000 least at of areas for and policies detailed It includes analyses the LTMP. for needed capitaland identifies the improvements includes information DSAP Each land uses. future the throughout distributed are land uses on how of housing types planned; needs the diversity area; detailed specific area plans 7 detailed area specific Bottom right: Advanced manfacturing B. hub concept plan for Area for land uses Facing page: Protoypes B. in Area Top left: Area A - potential mixed use A Area left: Top concept plan. core A - integrated Bottom left: Area to land use. approach right: Examples of mixed use Top A. centers for Area JULY 2014 JULY Pictured are some of the prototype land use land use of the prototype some are Pictured Force with the Task shared and land uses patterns the DSAPs what help illustrate to and community look like. A and B may Areas for LONG TERM MASTER PLAN

7 DETAILED SPECIFIC AREA PLANS 82 7 DETAILED SPECIFIC AREA PLANS 83 JULY 2014 JULY LONG TERM MASTER PLAN

December 2, 2013 December - Community Workshop participant, Workshop - Community We will be developed and there will and there will be developed We so sure, for coming people be more Plum Creek plan … I think to need we ... and I citizen good be a is trying to a tremendous think this plan has been open for totally This has been process. years.” two over JULY 2014 JULY LONG TERM MASTER PLAN

8 FLORIDA APA BEST PRACTICES AWARD 84 8 FLORIDA APA BEST PRACTICES AWARD 85 JULY 2014 JULY

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Brian Teeple, AICP, in a letter nominating the nominating in a letter AICP, Brian Teeple, “The committee Award. National an APA for process Creek Plum commitment that the noted specifically of the process, nature the all-inclusive has made to County, Alachua all over from residents engaging heard typically not are voices whose including those Florida APA he added. The in the planning process,” Envision look to landowners other recommended include the to of how as an example Alachua planning. master in community

The Florida Chapter of the American Planning of the American Planning The Florida Chapter with Alachua Envision honored (APA) Association Practices in the Best of Excellence Award its 2013 to is intended Award The Best Practices category. program, tool, practice, planning honor a specific advancement is a significant that or process project, elements of planning. specific to the Envision selected committee “The awards public and transparent its very for project Alachua Florida President APA wrote visioning process,” Florida APA best practices award practices best APA 8 Florida