I I I I I I I I I I I I I I .t·,.:.."'11".l~ L- ~IK THE COMMUNITY Of' FLORENCE Vil.LA SUBMJTTE.I>: I ~lmt..-.......~~ ...?!~~~I~ IN THE CITY OF WINTER HAVEN, FLORIDA JUNE2, 2000 1-1-:,,, I.. ·- rT.n'.t:•"' 1 1.';;:;;;;;;;;1;;;· _;;;;,~;;;....===;;;;=======;;;;==============;;;;=====;:;;;!,I - THE FLORENCE VILLA COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT PLAN IN WINTER HAVEN, FLORIDA TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................... 1 ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES......................................................................................... 5 THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ............................................................................ 5 THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT PLAN ................................................................................. 5 THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AREA ................................................................................. 5 DESCRIPTION OF THE CRA BOUNDARY..................................................................................... 5 EXISTING CONDITIONS .................................................................................................. 8 LAND USE ANALYSIS................................................................................................................... 8 LAND USE COMPOSITION ........................................................................................................... 8 ZONING ...................................................................................................................................... 13 LOT/PARCEL SIZE.................................................................................................................... 1 6 TRANSPORTATION ANALYSIS.................................................................................................... 16 UTILITIES ANALYSIS .................................................................................................................. 19 HOUSING ANALYSIS ..................................................................................................................2 1 URBAN DESIGN ANALYSIS..........................................................................................25 COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS OVERVIEW....................................................................26 ISSUES AND CONCERNS ...........................................................................................................26 REDEVELOPMENT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES ............................... ;........................ 29 REDEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION .........................................................................................29 REDEVELOPMENT POLICY ........................................................................................................30 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ......................................................................................................32 PUBLIC FACILITIES AND SERVICES...........................................................................................33 LANO USE..................................................................................................................................35 HOUSING ...................................................................................................................................37 FUTURE CONCEPT PLAN ............................................................................................38 SUB-AREA ANALYSIS....................................................................................................40 SUB-AREA 1 : THE MLK MIXED USE DISTRICT .........................................................................40 SUB-AREA 2: THE NORTHERN. AVENUE T DISTRICT ...............................................................43 SUB-AREA 3: THE 1ST STREET N COMMERCIAL DISTRICT .....................................................45 SUB-AREA 4: THE LAKE MAUDE RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.........................................................47 Sus-AREA 5: THE Q BLOCK DISTRICT..........................................................:..........................49 OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS: ...................................................................................................51 PROGRAM ORGANIZATION AND IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES....................53 - TABLE OF CONTENTS, CONT. CAPITAL PROJECTS .....................................................................................................57 PRIORITY# 1 - AREA-WIDE STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS ............................................... 58 PRIORITY# 2 - 1 ST STREET N COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT ........................................... 59 PRIORITY# 3 - HOUSING STRATEGIES................................................................................61 PRIORITY# 4 - LAKE MAUDE WATERFRONT PARK .............................................................61 PRIORITY# 5 - ENHANCEMENTS TO THE SCHOOL ACTIVITY AREA ..................................... 62 PRIORITY# 6 - PLANNED INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX ...............................................................62 PRIORITY# 7 - LAKE MAUDE OPEN SPACE ........................................................................62 PRIORITY# 8 - GATEWAYS ..................................................................................................63 PRIORITY# 9 - SEWER/DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS..........................................................63 PRIORITY# 10 - INMAN PARK IMPROVEMENTS...................................................................63 OTHER RECOMMENDED PUBLIC PROJECTS ............................................................................63 FIVE-YEAR REDEVELOPMENT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM .......................................... 64 REDEVELOPMENT FUNDING AND FINANCE ..........................................................65 TAX INCREMENT REVENUES .....................................................................................................65 HISTORY OFTAX INCREMENT FINANCING ................................................................................65 ROLE OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ...........................................................66 TYPE OF EXPENSES ALLOWED .................................................................................................66 TAX INCREMENT REVENUE PROJECTIONS ...............................................................................67 FLORENCE VILLA COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AREA PROJECTED ANNUAL AND CUMULATIVE TAX INCREMENT REVENUES (TIR) ....................................................................68 STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS.....................................................................................69 RELOCATION ASSISTANCE .......................................................................................................69 ELEMENT OF RESIDENTIAL USE ...............................................................................................69 PLAN APPROVAL .......................................................................................................................70 DURATION OF PLAN ..................................................................................................................70 AMENDMENT OF PLAN ..............................................................................................................71 SAFEGUARDS AND RETENTION OF CONTROL...............................................'........................... 71 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS ....................................................................................................71 SEVERABILITY............................................................................................................................72 APPENDIX A: COMMUNITY WORKSHOP SUMMARY REPORTS...........................73 PEER TO PEER REVIEW MEETING .............................................................................................73 Focus GROUP WORK SESSIONS ............................................................................................77 WORK SESSION # 1 .............................................................................................................77 WORK SESSION #2 .............................................................................................................82 APPENDIX B: STATUTORY PROVISIONS ..................................................................89 CREATION OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ...................................................89 POWERS OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY......................................................90 THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AREA ...............................................................................93 THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT PLAN ...............................................................................93 APPENDIX C: SOURCES OF REDEVELOPMENT FUNDING AND FINANCE ......94 II - LIST OF FIGURES FIGURE 1 - LOCATION MAP........................................................................................................... 3 FIGURE 2 - REGIONAL CONTEXT MAP.......................................................................................... 3 FIGURE 3 - CRA BOUNDARY MAP ................................................................................................ 7 FIGURE 4 - EXISTING LAND USE MAP .......................................................................................... 9 FIGURE 5- LOW/MODERATE INCOME CENSUS BLOCK