May 9, 2016 Agenda Item: Tampa: TA/CPA 16-02 Future Land Use Text Change Rattlesnake Point Presenter: David a Hey, Jr., AICP (Extension 375) Action Necessary: Yes
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Executive Summary Meeting Date: May 9, 2016 Agenda Item: Tampa: TA/CPA 16-02 Future Land Use Text Change Rattlesnake Point Presenter: David A Hey, Jr., AICP (extension 375) Action Necessary: Yes Summary The Tampa Comprehensive Plan is the official document guiding the long-term development of the City of Tampa. The Planning Commission is required to make recommendations to the Tampa City Council on all proposed changes to the Tampa Comprehensive Plan pursuant to Chapter 163, Part II, Florida Statutes and Chapter 97-351, Laws of Florida as amended. Plan Amendment TA/CPA 16-02 is a privately initiated request to amend the Tampa Comprehensive Plan. The request is to change policy language regarding the Rattlesnake Point area in South Tampa. The proposed text language would remove the current prohibition on residential development while heavy industrial uses are still present on the Rattlesnake Point Peninsula. Also proposed to be removed is the requirement for a transition plan to be development prior to any residential development being permitted. Planning Commission staff found that the proposed text amendment is inconsistent with the overall policy direction contained within the Comprehensive Plan. The introduction of residential uses proximate to existing operational industrial uses that either manufacture or use toxic chemicals or compounds is premature and may create a public safety concern. The proposed text amendment also does not further the protection of established industrial uses, especially when such industrial uses are water-related and water-dependent. Without an established and adopted transition plan, agreed to by all property owners on Rattlesnake Point and the City of Tampa, Planning Commission staff finds the proposed language premature. The existing framework of the original goals and policies for this area were developed and agreed upon to ensure that logical, appropriate redevelopment could occur in context with the existing industrial development pattern as it phased out; the current language provides appropriate measures to ensure the overall health, safety, and welfare of the general public, a major tenet of the Comprehensive Plan. Recommendation It is recommended that the Planning Commission find the amendment TA/CPA 16-02 with the Tampa Comprehensive Plan and forward this INCONSISTENT Plan Hillsborough recommendation to the Tampa City Council. planhillsborough.org [email protected] Resolution, Staff Report, Adopted Language, and Proposed 813. 272-5940 Attachments: 601 E Kennedy Blvd Language 18th Floor Tampa, FL, 33602 Resolution Item: Tampa Comprehensive Plan Text Amendment 16-02 Text Amendment pertaining to Land Use Policies for Rattlesnake Point/ Future Redevelopment AYE NAY ABSENT DATE: May 9, 2016 Mitch Thrower, Chair Bowen A. Arnold, Vice-Chair Gary Pike, Member-at-Large Stephanie A. Agliano Stephen L Benson Mitch Thrower Matthew D. Buzza Chair Derek L. Doughty Theodore Trent Green Nigel M. Joseph Jacqueline S. Wilds Melissa E. Zornitta, AICP Melissa E. Zornitta, AICP Executive Director Executive Director On motion of ____________________ Seconded by ___________________ The following resolution was adopted: WHEREAS, the Hillsborough County City-County Planning Commission, has developed a Comprehensive Plan for the City of Tampa entitled Tampa Comprehensive Plan Building Our Legacy: A Livable City, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 163.3161, Florida Statutes, which was adopted by Tampa City Council on February 5, 2009, as amended; and WHEREAS, the Hillsborough County City-County Planning Commission and Tampa City Council adopted the Procedures Manual for Amendments to the Tampa Comprehensive Plan on October 9, 1986 and subsequently amended; and WHEREAS, the Hillsborough County City-County Planning Commission Plan Hillsborough has received a privately-initiated petition for an amendment to the Tampa planhillsborough.org Comprehensive Plan Building Our Legacy: A Livable City by the February, 2016 [email protected] 813. 272-5940 submittal deadline; and 601 E Kennedy Blvd 18th Floor Tampa, FL, 33602 Resolution Page 2 Tampa Comprehensive Plan Text Amendment 16-02 May 9, 2016 WHEREAS, the Hillsborough County City-County Planning Commission has reviewed the proposed text changes, considering, as well, those applicable adopted goals, objectives and policies of the Tampa Comprehensive Plan Building Our Legacy: A Livable City as follows: Urban Design Goals, Objectives and Policies Objective 13.1: Respect Tampa’s human scale, unique history, aesthetics, natural environment, and sense of community identity as the City changes and evolves. Policy 13.1.3: Relate new buildings and development to the context of the neighborhood and community. Overall Residential Development and Redevelopment Objective 18.3: Ensure that there is an adequate amount of land planned for residential purposes to accommodate the projected population. Policy 18.3.2: Consider the impacts of (re)development projects on the existing, physical and social framework and character of the affected area should be recognized and discussed during the development review process. Objective 18.4: Compatible development and redevelopment to sustain stable, neighborhoods and ensure the social and economic health of the City. Policy 18.4.4 Through the rezoning process, discourage residential development in close proximity to industrial zoned areas with unacceptable levels of noise and/or odor as defined in the zoning code and rules of the Hillsborough County Environmental Protection Commission. Industrial Development and Redevelopment Objective 19.9: Recognize industrial lands for their support to key economic engines within the City in order to strengthen Tampa’s role as a regional employment center. Policy 19.9.2: The City shall encourage the continued intensification, and existence of industrial, warehousing, and distribution facilities and provide opportunities for new warehousing/distribution activities in select locations, to provide a range of employment opportunities to Tampa’s residents. Resolution Page 3 Tampa Comprehensive Plan Text Amendment 16-02 May 9, 2016 Policy 19.9.3: Maintain industrial areas that provide for the manufacturing of goods, flex space, and research and development that are attractive, compatible with adjoining non-industrial uses, and well-maintained. Objective 19.10: Preserve light and heavy industrial areas which are appropriately located in terms of traffic accessibility, minimizing their environmental effects on surrounding areas, and ensuring compatibility with surrounding land uses. Policy 19.10.4: Ensure an adequate transportation network for industrial development. People living in residential neighborhoods abutting industrial uses shall have safe connections through industrial areas if needed (e.g. Port Tampa City to Picnic Island Park). Land Use and Multifamily Residential Areas Objective 26.2: Increase the diversity and improve the sustainability of multi-family residential areas. Policy 26.2.4: Balance the objective to increase opportunities for new housing development to ensure adequate housing for Tampa’s residents with the equally important objective of ensuring that new development is compatible with neighborhood character Water Dependent/Related Uses Objective 41.6: Water Dependent and Water Related Uses will be directed into suitable areas that meet or exceed applicable criteria established in this element and that are compatible with the Urban Design and Land Use Element. Policy 41.6.1: Give priority to locating active Water Dependent and Water Related Uses within the Coastal Planning Area which are designated Light or Heavy Industrial on the Future Land Use map. Water dependent and water related uses which are not industrial in nature may also be considered in other parts of the Coastal Planning Area in accordance with the Coastal Management strategies. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Hillsborough County City-County Planning Commission finds Tampa Comprehensive Plan Amendment TA/CPA 16-02 INCONSISTENT with the Tampa Comprehensive Plan Building Our Legacy: A Livable City and forwards this recommendation to Tampa City Council for its consideration. Text Amendment pertaining to Land Use Policies for Rattlesnake Point/ Future Redevelopment Submittal Cycle February 2016 Application type Privately initiated Description An amendment to the Tampa Comprehensive Plan pertaining to the Objective and Policies for the redevelopment of the Rattlesnake Point Waterfront Area Agency Review Objections from the City of Tampa Planning and Development Department Comments All Agency Comments are provided in Appendix A. Applicable Plan Sections Urban Design Goals, Objectives and Policies, Overall Residential Development and Redevelopment, Industrial Development and Redevelopment, Land Use and Multifamily Residential Areas, Water Dependent/Related Uses Staff Planner David A. Hey, Jr., AICP Staff Recommendation INCONSISTENT The Rattlesnake Point Waterfront Area was the subject of several amendments to the Tampa Comprehensive Plan in 2006. Planning Commission transmitted proposed amendment to State Department of Community Affairs (DCA) for review. After receipt of DCA report, which had objections, final policy language was negotiated by the City Attorney and representatives for all the affected property owners on Rattlesnake Point. In 2007, the Tampa City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2007-41 (Comprehensive Plan Amendment PA 06-04) which set out the policy direction of the City for the future Tampa: CPA