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North Ranch Sector Plan Long Term Master Plan

Public Scoping Meeting 7 January 2014 What Is My Role Today? 1. Sign In 2. Review Process and Purpose Boards 3. Welcome @ 4:00 pm by County Commissioner Hawkins 4. Provide your thoughts, concerns, and additional issues that the Sector Plan should focus on. 5. Note opportunities that the project should consider on the large aerial map in the center of the room. Long-Term Master Plan Process

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After the Event Stay Informed: • www.osceola.org/strategicinitiatives/home.cfm Contact Us: • Contact Us: [email protected] Introduction North Ranch Facts at-a-glance Location: From Highway 192 north to County boundary, and from Highway 441 east to County boundary.

Size: 133,000 acres, equivalent to 2 cities the size of Orlando.

Current Uses: Cattle ranching, hunting, citrus production, and wildlife conservation

Neighbors: Agricultural and conservation lands in Brevard and Orange Counties, new planned development in the Northeast District, and residential subdivisions to the south. STUDY AREA 50 Titusville ranch sector plan north 408 Orlando St Johns Ri Indian

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Urban Growth Boundary 05102.5 Miles ½ Introduction Why the North Ranch Sector Plan? Th e County is preparing a long-term master plan pursuant to Section 163.3245, F.S., for 130,000 acres of the Deseret Ranch within Osceola County. Th is proposed long-term master plan is intended to proactively plan for and preserve regionally signifi cant economic opportunities, natural resources, and transportation corridors at a landscape scale.

Th e Sector Plan goals include: Th e plan will identify policies, frameworks, and opportunities within the planning area, taking • Encourage development that reinforces into consideration the current Comprehensive the long-term economic sustainability of Plan, environmental factors, market conditions, the County and strengthens the larger surrounding land uses, and available infrastructure. region. Preparation of the Sector Plan is being closely • Connect regions and economic centers coordinated with existing and proposed planning through a multi-modal transportation initiatives such as the Governor’s East Central system. Florida Corridor Task Force, the Northeast District Conceptual Master Plan, the Osceola • Plan for future mixed use communities County Expressway Authority Master Plan, the that accommodate the County’s future Osceola Parkway Extension PD&E Study, OOCEA needs while supporting the County’s Master Plan Update, and Space Coast Long Range environmental, transportation, Transportation Plan. agricultural, and economic goals. A long-term project like the North Ranch requires • Preserve, enhance, and restore the multiple studies and approvals before development County’s large-scale natural systems. can proceed, as shown below.

NORTH RANCH SECTOR PLAN PROCESS

General Specific Landscape-Scale Community-Scale

LONG-TERM MASTER DETAILED SPECIFIC AREA STATE PLAN PLANS

COMPREHENSIVE PLAN SITE DEVELOPMENT Development COUNTY CONCEPT PLANS AMENDMENT PLANS can start in *the North Ranch.

Required by County for all site Jointly Approved by County and Jointly Approved by County and State as per developments and must be State as per Florida Statute Florida Statute 163.3245. consistent with all previous 163.3245. plans. Purpose Economic Development During its 2006-2007 regional visioning eff ort, MyRegion.org estimated that the 7-county Central Florida region would add more than 4 million people and more than 1 million jobs by 2050. Th e University of Florida’s Bureau of Economic and Business Research estimates that an increased share of the growth will shift towards 4 counties: Osceola, Orange, Lake, and Sumter over the next 30 years. Of these four counties, Osceola County has a greater opportunity to infl uence its future due to land availability and proximity to existing and potential job centers, particularly in sunrise industries like biotechnology. Osceola County is likely to capture an even greater share of regional growth in the future.

“How Shall We Grow?” Conservation Enjoying Central Th rough extensive public Florida’s most precious Created to help our region continue to be a great place to live, learn, work and play involvement, MyRegion.org created resources - lands, a shared vision for Central Florida. waters, air, and Th e goals and policies in “How Shall wildlife We Grow” provide guidance to accommodate the steadily growing Countryside population while preserving the best features of life in Central Florida. Four future growth scenarios were Maintaining Central Florida’s heritage of developed and presented to Central Florida residents, agriculture and small and more than 86% of those surveyed indicated that villages the current development trend, or status quo, was their least preferred option. Th e four MyRegion principles that guide a preferred future development scenario are listed to the right. Centers Hamlets, villages, Informed by the MyRegion future visioning program, towns and cities - a variety of places to Osceola County updated their plan from 2007-2008 live, work, and play and moved forward with the concept of the Urban Growth Boundary, retaining the rural areas. Future expansion requires the establishment of a new mixed use district, in order to ensure economic development Corridors for the County. Th e mixed use districts focus on job Connecting our centers because they can be served by high-capacity region with more multimodal expressways, while creating an opportunity choices for how for diversity of businesses, housing types, and civic people and freight amenities. move

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East Central Florida Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy Th e East Central Florida Council has prepared the Economic EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA Development Strategy outlining the economic potential for this Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy area. Th is report takes a holistic approach to analyzing the economic strengths and growth trends for East Central Florida, by looking at the impact of housing, transportation, economic bases, and environmental resources. Th e result is a series of goals and objectives that will help set up the region as a competative economic region. This report was prepared by the East Central Florida Regional Planning Council under award number ϬϰͲϴϯͲϬϲϰϵϬĨƌŽŵƚŚĞh͘^͘ĐŽŶŽŵŝĐĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ͕h͘^͘ĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚŽĨŽŵŵĞƌĐĞ 1

Osceola County Industry Cluster Analysis & Strategies For Success: In order to increase Osceola County’s Fishing & Textiles Fishing Entertainment Prefabricated competitiveness, and diversify its economy, the Products Hospitality & Enclosures Agricultural Tourism County completed an in-depth analysis of industry Products Transportation Furnature Distribution Building & Logistics Aerospace Services Fixtures, Construction Vehicles & clusters and connected markets. Five industry Equipment & Materials Jewelry & Defense Services Information Precious Processed Metals Tech Lighting & Heavy Business Food Analytical Electrical Construction clusters were identifi ed, based on regional economic Services Instruments Equipment Services Education & Forest Knowledge Financial Medical Power Products strengths, with strategies to expand employment Creation Devises Generation Services Communications Publishing & Equipment and investment in these targeted clusters. Many of Printing Biopharma Heavy -ceuticals Machinery Production Chemical Motor Technology Apparel Products Driven these would benefi t from regional connections to Tobacco Products Leather & Oil & Gas Metal Related Automative Manufacturing other communities to the east. Both the County’s Products Plastics Aerospace Engines Footwear Cluster Analysis and independent research by a Sporting & Recreation leading expert in economic competition, Michael Goods Note: Clusters with overlapping borders or identical shading have at least 20% overlap (by number of industries) in both directions. Eurpoean Cluster Policy 01-22-08 CK Porter, demonstrate the advantage of connecting Reproduced by 2013 from original by Michael Porter 2006 the information technology, transportation, and medical industries. Linkages Across Industry Clusters

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State Future Corridors Process In 2012, Florida’s Future Corridor Process analyzed the need for new regional transportation corridors. Th e planning process included other considerations:

• Identify long-term transportation needs • Preserve function of corridor • Maximize existing facilities • Design modal infrastructure and access carefully • Consider alternatives to highways • Use context sensitive design • Consider new facilities if needed • Use advanced and energy effi cient approaches • Enhance economic development • Support growth in appropriate areas • Protect and restore natural environment In 2012, the State’s Central Florida Future • Include multiple modes and uses Corridor Committ ee determined the need for future westward and eastward extensions between the Orlando metro areas and the Space Coast.

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Planned Railroad Osceola County Railroads 0 1.5 36 Miles½ Existing Conditions ӕ Issues Infrastructure & Water Th e North Ranch is located within the service areas of two potable water companies and one public wastewater company; however, the bulk of the property is located outside of the geographic areas currently serviced by the facilities of these companies. Th e same holds true to varying extents for other public services and facilities, including but not limited to stormwater management, solid waste collection and disposal, parks and recreational facilities, educational facilities and emergency services.

Potable Water Th e North Ranch could potentially receive potable water service from either East Central Florida Services (ECFS) or Toho Water Authority (TWA), or through some combination of the two providers. Neither of the two providers currently has potable water supply or treatment facilities within or close to the North Ranch Study Area with suffi cient capacity to provide service through the 2060 planning horizon.

Wastewater Th e North Ranch lies within the TWA’s wastewater service area. While TWA currently has a number of wastewater collection and treatment facilities in Osceola County, it is anticipated that the capacity of these existing facilities is likely to be consumed by planned development within Osceola County’s current Urban Growth Boundary, which excludes the North Ranch. As a result, new wastewater collection and treatment facilities within or in close proximity to the North Ranch Study Area will be needed to accommodate population growth. It is possible that early stages of development might be served by extensions from existing facilities or future facilities within the Northeast District.

Drainage Th e majority of the area encompassed by the North Ranch is located within two major South Florida Water Management District drainage basins: the Econlockhatchee River basin and the St. Johns River basin. A relatively small portion of the area lies within the South Florida Water Management District’s Upper Kissimmee basin. To a large extent, an interconnected system of wet detention ponds will likely be utilized to provide water quality treatment, peak discharge rate attenuation, and fl oodplain compensating storage.

Current Flood Insurance Rate Maps published by the Federal Emergency Management Administration show portions of the North Ranch lie within the 100-year fl oodplain while the remainder lies within areas outside the 500-year fl oodplain. Any development located within the limits of the 100-year fl oodplain must be constructed to an elevation above the 100-year Base Flood Elevation.

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