EVALUATION AND
APPRAISAL REPORT
SECTION H. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
ELEMENT
Preparation of
this document was aided through financial assistance received from the State of
Florida Evaluation and Appraisal Report Assistance Program authorized by Chapter
93-206, Laws of Florida, and administered by the Florida Department of
Community Affairs.
Prepared
September, 1998, by the Putnam County Planning, Zoning and Building Department
Updated June,
1999, by the Northeast Florida Regional Planning Council
I.
General Status of Capital Improvements Element
Below is an
analysis of the Capital Improvements Element. This Element provides the direction for capital expenditures
associated with future development in the County. The analysis is divided into four parts. Part A is an assessment of the
background document on which the adopted portion of the element is based. Part B identifies recommended changes
to the goals, objectives and policies based on the assessment of the background
document and any changes to growth management laws and rules. Please note, further assessment of the
objectives and policies is the subject of Section II of this document which
includes additional recommendations for amendments to the objectives and
policies and provides an assessment of the plan at the date of the EAR. Part C is an assessment of adopted
figures, such as maps and lists, which includes a recommendation regarding
whether to retain, delete or amend them.
Part D is an assessment of adopted tables which includes a
recommendation regarding whether to retain, delete or amend them.
The
assessments in Parts A through D include, where appropriate, the following:
summary statements regarding the data and analysis
at time of plan adoption
identification of changes in conditions described
in the element since plan adoption including current conditions
provision of a new existing land use map
provision of a new table of existing land uses
provision of a new existing traffic circulation map
a summary of the condition and quality of all
natural resources
identification of changes made to the element since
adoption of the plan including background information, map changes and
amendments to adopted maps and text (see Appendix 1)
identification of problems specifically listed in Rule
j-5.0053(6)(a)4.a.-o.(each element will not include all items listed in a.-o.,
see Appendix 2)
identification of other unanticipated and
unforeseen problems and opportunities and their impact on the comprehensive
plan
statements regarding the effect on the
comprehensive plan of changes to the State Comprehensive Plan, Strategic
Regional Policy Plan, Rule j-5, F.A.C., and Chapter 163, Part II, F.S.
identification of any needed actions to address the
issues raised in this section
including provision of new, revised, minimum 5-year and minimum 10 year time
frames and population projections; updated population projections; new and
revised goals, objectives, and policies; revised future conditions maps; new
capital improvements element; new monitoring and evaluation procedures; and
studies to be completed.
A.
Background Document
Summary - The summary makes statements about millage rates,
impact fees, revenue increases and expenditure rates. This information has not
been updated since 1991.
Recommendation - Update the summary after the other
sections are revised and updated.
Introduction - The introduction states the
element will address capital improvements needed for sanitary sewer, solid waste, drainage, potable water and
recreation facilities. It also
provides definitions from Rule j-5, F.A.C., and discusses concurrency needs, a
planning response, and the fivefold purpose of the element stated in Rule
j-5. This section has not been
updated.
Recommendation - Update as necessary after review of the rest of the document.
Inventory - This section is divided into
thirteen subsections. The first
eight subsections provide an inventory of public facilities specifically
required by the Growth Management Act, and describe level of service standards
for facilities inventoried and analyzed in the Traffic Circulation,
Infrastructure, and Recreation and Open Space Elements of the plan. None of the first eight subsections
have been updated. Several changes to inventories and
level of service standards are noted in the sections of this EAR discussing the
Traffic Circulation, Infrastructure, and Recreation and Open Space Elements.
Recommendation - update the first eight subsections
to describe the current regulatory framework. Include updated information noted in the Traffic
Circulation, Infrastructure, and Recreation and Open Space Elements.
The ninth
subsection describes public education and public health facilities in 1991.
Many improvements have been made to existing public schools between 1991 and
1999 and new schools have been built.
A new middle school in the Florahome area is planned. Public health facilities consisted of
one hospital and two nursing homes.
The subsection has not been updated.
Recommendation - Update this subsection to reflect
current conditions in the identified areas.
The tenth
through the thirteenth subsections describe existing revenue sources and funding
mechanisms available in 1991 to the County to fund Capital Improvements. This section provides a detailed description of the various
revenue sources and funds. The
information has not been updated since 1991.
Recommendation - These subsections should be a
section by themselves. The
information needs to be updated.
Analysis - This section describes the County's ability to pay for public
facility improvements based on the County's present financial situation and
operating conditions. Possible alternate sources of financing are also
described. Public facilities
needs, costs and methods of payment are discussed. None of this information has been updated since 1991.
Recommendation - Obtain updated information from
the Finance Department and input updated information on facility needs from the
inventory section.
B.
Goals, Objectives and Policies
Changes in Chapter 163, Part II, F.S. - There were no
changes in Chapter 163, Part II, Florida Statutes, that affect the Capital Improvements
Element.
Changes in Rule 9J-5 - No
significant changes have been made to F.A.C. Rule 9J-5 since the adoption of
Putnam County Comprehensive Plan that would require changes to the Capital
Improvements Program.
State Comprehensive Plan - No significant
changes have been made to the State Comprehensive Plan since the adoption of
Putnam County Comprehensive Plan that would require changes to the Capital
Improvements Program.
Strategic Regional Policy Plan - No
significant changes have been made to the Strategic Regional Policy Plan since
the adoption of Putnam County Comprehensive Plan that would require changes to
the Capital Improvements Program.
Staff review of the Goals, Objectives and Policies
- Ordinance 93-19 amended all policies providing level of service
standards for public facilities to be consistent with the policies establishing
level of service standards in the Traffic Circulation, Infrastructure, and
Recreation and Open Space Elements.
Ordinance 98-2
amended Policy H.5.1.9 to be consistent with an amendment to the recreation
level of service in the Recreation and Open Space Element, and amended Policy
H.5.1.11 to be consistent with an amendment to the level of service standards
for roads in the Traffic Circulation Element. In the adopted plan there is a reference to an ordinance in
brackets after each objective and policy amended since plan adoption. Other recommended amendments are outlined in Section II below.
Recommendation - After completing the review of
updated information, add any necessary objectives and policies. All proposed amendments to the goals,
objectives and policies of Putnam
County's plan must be reviewed for consistency with the SRPP and the State
Plan. This will take place as the
amendments to implement the findings in this report are prepared for public
hearings. Delete all references to
the CRPP.
C.
Adopted Figures (maps and lists) - There are no adopted figures
in this element.
D.
Adopted Tables - Table H-9 Capital Improvements Schedule was required
by s. 9J-5.016(4)(a). The table
has not been updated. The County
Administrator has formed a capital improvements committee to review capital
improvement needs and funding sources.
The committee will make recommendations to the Board based on comprehensive
plan policies addressing the capital improvements program.
Recommendation - update the Schedule of Capital
Improvements approved by the Board after committee recommendation. Include
Public Works Capital Improvement Plan Project Listing with the EAR based
amendments and insert all appropriate references to this plan within the Goals,
Objectives and Policies.
II.
Achievement of Capital Improvement Objectives
Section
9J-5.0053(6)(a)3 of the Florida Administrative Code requires the County to
complete an analysis to determine whether or not the objectives adopted in the
County's Comprehensive Plan were achieved between December 1991 and August 1999. Below is an analysis of the Capital Improvements Element
objectives. Under each objective
is a statement indicating what measure should be used to determine whether or
not the objective has been achieved, a status statement regarding what has been
done to meet the objective, and a recommendation to retain, amend or delete the
objective. Following the analysis
of the objective, each policy under the objective is analyzed. The analysis includes a recommendation
to retain, amend or delete the policy, and statements regarding how the policy
has been implemented.
GOAL H.1
[9J-5.016,3,(a); ]: To
provide a financially feasible plan by which the County can provide public
facilities, recreational facilities and roads for its residents concurrent with
new development in an amount which meets or exceeds adopted standards for Level
of Service (LOS).
Objective H.1.1 [9J-5.016,3,(b)1; ]:
Maintain and annually update a five year capital budget detailing the
expenditures necessary for each new or renovated public facility, ranked in a
list of need priorities and then compared with estimated funds available for
debt service.
Measure:
Maintain and update a five year
Schedule of Capital Improvements.
Status:
County has not prepared a five year Schedule of Capital Improvements. The County Administrator has requested and received
Department capital budget requests and is forming a CIP committee to develop a
5 year 5-year Schedule of Capital
Improvements. CIP committee will
consider this objective in the process of annually updating the CIP.
Recommendation: Amend
Objective H.1.1 to change the term "capital budget" to 5-year Schedule of Capital
Improvements.
Policy H.1.1.1 [j-5.016(3)(c)(1)a & b]: Review all current deficiencies reported in the
Comprehensive Plan and identify facility needs in accordance with the following
criteria:
1. Facilities that are needed to protect,
or that eliminate a hazard to, the public health, welfare or safety.
2. Facilities that must be upgraded to
eliminate existing capacity deficits.
3. Facilities required to serve development
areas that have vested development approval prior to the adoption of the plan.
4. Facilities required to serve
redevelopment areas identified in the comprehensive plan.
5. Facilities needed to provide service to
new development in accord with the land use element of the plan.
6. Facilities that will serve the
identified needs in future plans of the St. Johns River and Suwannee River
Water Management Districts and other state agencies that may provide public
facilities within the County.
Retain Policy H.1.1.1. CIP committee will consider this policy in the process of
annually updating the CIP.
Policy H.1.1.2: Review projects with each department and appropriate
consultants or other sources to provide best cost and time estimates for each
proposed facility.
Retain Policy H.1.1.2. CIP committee will consider this policy in the process of
annually updating the CIP.
Policy H.1.1.3 [j-5.016(3)(c)1]:
Include all identified facility needs identified in the Public
Facilities, Recreation and Traffic Circulation Elements.
Amend Policy H.1.1.3 to change "Public
Facilities" to "Infrastructure". CIP committee will consider this policy in the process of
annually updating the CIP.
Add Policy H.1.1.4 to address j-5.016(3)(c)7, to provide
for the adoption of a capital budget as a part of the annual budgeting
process.
Objective H.1.2 [j-5.016(3)(b)1]:
By June 1, 1992, develop and annually maintain a list of inefficient, worn-out
or obsolete facilities that may become infrastructure deficiencies requiring
upgrading or replacement before the year 2001.
Measure: List
completed and updated annually.
Status: No
action was taken during the planning period. CIP committee will consider this objective in the
process of annually updating the CIP.
Recommendation: Amend Objective H.1.2 to delete "By June 1, 1992, " and replace with ABy the EAR based amendment adoption date, March
2001" and change
2001 to 2008 or 2009.
Policy H.1.2.1 [j-5.016(3)(c)1 & 3]: County departments shall review capital facilities annually
to determine the extent of effective economic life remaining in each facility.
Retain Policy H.1.2.2. CIP committee will consider this policy in the process of annually
updating the CIP.
Policy H.1.2.2 [j-5.016(3)(c)1 & 3]: County departments shall estimate the construction costs for
each facility proposed for replacement within the five-year capital budgeting
period.
Amend Policy H.1.2.2 to change Acapital budgeting period@ to Schedule of Capital Improvements and add
associated costs. CIP committee
will consider this policy in the process of annually updating the CIP.
Policy H.1.2.3 [j-5.016(3)(c)1 & 3]: County departments shall review outmoded and other
economically inefficient public facilities for inclusion in new proposed
infrastructure.
Amend Policy H.1.2.3 to be more clearly state that
County departments will include proposals to replace outmoded and inefficient
facilities in their capital improvement requests. CIP committee will consider this policy in the process of
annually updating the CIP.
Objective H.1.3 [j-5.016(3)(b)1 & 3; ]: Upon Plan adoption, maintain and annually update a five year
Schedule of Capital Improvements (Table H-9) to coordinate and accommodate land
use decisions and desired future growth in accord with the provisions of the
comprehensive plan detailing the timing and expenditures costing more than
$25,000, necessary for each new or to be renovated public facility, ranked by
priority of need, with funding sources available for debt service.
Measure: Maintain and update a five year Schedule of Capital
Improvements
Status:
County has not annually maintained a five year Schedule of Capital
Improvements. CIP committee
will address this objective in the
process of annually updating the CIP.
Recommendation:
Revise Objective to delete "Upon plan adoption", and review
policy with County Administrator and Finance Director to determine if it is necessary
to amend the content further.
Policy H.1.3.1 [j-5.016(3)(c)(1) d & e; ]: Review and rank need for new and additional public
infrastructure as detailed in the Comprehensive Plan with the advice of the
County department heads and the public annually.
Retain Policy H.1.3.1. CIP committee will consider this policy in the process of
annually updating the CIP.
Policy H.1.3.2 [j-5.016(3)(c)(1) c & f]: Review projects with each department and appropriate
consultants or other sources to provide best construction cost and time
estimates for each proposed facility or addition.
Retain Policy H.1.3.2. CIP committee will consider this policy in the process of
annually updating the CIP.
Policy H.1.3.3 [j-5.016(3)(c)(1) c & f]: Review Putnam County budget and other available revenue
sources and estimate future funds available for public facility debt service.
Retain Policy H.1.3.3. CIP committee will consider this policy in the process of
annually updating the CIP.
Policy H.1.3.4 [j-5.016(3)(c)5]: Review outstanding land development orders to insure public
facility impacts of development are included in the capital budgeting process
annually.
Retain Policy H.1.3.4. CIP committee will consider this policy in the process of
annually updating the CIP.
Policy H.1.3.5 [j-5.016,3,(c)9;]:
Review all proposed new capital facilities against the criteria
contained in the various Comprehensive Plan Elements to ensure that the
proposed facilities are in conformance with the planned goals and objectives of
Putnam County.
Retain Policy H.1.3.5. CIP committee will consider this policy in the process of
annually updating the CIP.
Policy H.1.3.6 [j-5.016(3)(c)7]:
Include adoption of a Five Year Capital Budget with an annually updated Five
Year Schedule of Improvements (Table H-9) at the time of the adoption of the
annual governmental budget of Putnam County.
Retain Policy H.1.3.6. CIP committee will consider this policy in the process of
annually updating the CIP. Delete AFive Year@ before Capital Budget and replace with Aan annual@.
Policy H.1.3.7 [j-5.016(3)(c)(2)a]:
There shall be no limitation placed on the use of revenue bonds as a
percentage of the total public debt of Putnam County.
Retain Policy H.1.3.7. CIP committee will consider this policy in the process of
annually updating the CIP.
Policy H.1.3.8 [j-5.016(3)(c)(2)b]:
The maximum debt service that may be outstanding for capital improvement
bonds in any given year shall not exceed the total of: twenty (20) percent of the general fund
revenues and fifty (50) percent of the total enterprise fund revenues as
estimated to be collected by the County in that year.
Amend Policy H.1.3.8, if necessary, after reviewing
the percentages with the County Administrator, Finance Director and the Board
to determine if they are adequate.
CIP committee will consider this policy in the process of annually
updating the CIP.
Policy H.1.3.9 [j-5.016(3)(c)(2)c]:
The ratio of outstanding capital improvement bonded indebtedness shall not
exceed twenty (20) percent of the total nonexempt real property just value (ad
valorem tax base) of the County.
Amend Policy H.1.3.9, if necessary, but after
reviewing the percentage with the County Administrator, Finance Director and
the Board to determine if it is adequate.
CIP committee will consider this policy in the process of annually
updating the CIP.
GOAL H.2
[j-5.016(3)(a); ]:
Coordinate land use decisions with projected new or improved public
facilities to maintain the required level of service.
Objective H.2.1 [j-5.016(3)(b)5]:
By June 1, 1992, all new development or redevelopment shall be provided
with infrastructure at the required level of service, as stated in the Comprehensive
Plan, in accordance with the schedule specified by j-5.0055(2)a, b and c.
Measure:
Review development for meeting concurrency requirements.
Status: County's
development review procedures address this objective. The draft land development code, to be adopted prior to EAR amendments,
includes sections which implement this objective.
Recommendation: Amend
Objective H.2.1 to delete "By June 1, 1992" and update j-5 reference.
Policy H.2.1.1 [j-5.016(3)(c)6; ]:
Review land use decision impacts and timing against existing and future
facilities as proposed in the Capital Improvements schedule for maintenance of
required level of service.
Retain Policy H.2.1.1. County's development
review procedures address this policy.
The draft land development code, to be adopted prior to EAR amendments,
includes sections which implement this policy.
Policy H.2.1.2 [j-5.016(3)(c)6; ]:
Require the Designated Official to certify that required levels of
service will be maintained concurrent with project needs before the project is
permitted to be heard by the County Planning Board for approval of development
orders, or building permits are issued.
Amend Policy H.2.1.2 by removing "Designated
Official" and indicate whose responsibility it will be to certify required
Levels of Service. It probably
should be different departments for different facilities. County's development
review procedures address this policy.
The draft land development code, to be adopted prior to EAR amendments,
includes sections which implement this policy.
Policy H.2.1.3 [j-5.016(3)(c)8]:
The County shall require each applicant to pay his share of the cost of
upgrading or expanding existing County facilities, or to construct new facilities,
as necessary in order to maintain the level of service required to be provided
in the Comprehensive Plan before a building permit is issued.
Retain Policy H.2.1.3. Impact fees were adopted and subsequently repealed. County's development review procedures
address this policy. The draft
land development code, to be adopted prior to EAR amendments, includes sections
which implement this policy.
GOAL H.3
[j-5.016(3)(a)]: Require
future development to pay their fair share of the costs of providing public
infrastructure at the levels of service included in the Comprehensive Plan.
Objective H.3.1 [j-5.016(3)(b)4]:
By June 1, 1992, adopt Land Development Regulations to obtain fair share
exaction from developers to hold harmless present residents and taxpayers of
Putnam County for the provision of public infrastructure at the required LOS.
Measure: Amount
of funds paid by developers for
infrastructure improvements
Status:
Impact fees were adopted and subsequently repealed. Concurrency is addressed in the development
review process. The draft land development code, to be adopted prior to EAR
amendments, includes sections which implement this objective.
Recommendation: Amend
Objective H.3.1 to remove "By June 1, 1992", and insert "and
maintain" after adopt. This will be addressed in the EAR based
amendments.
Policy H.3.1.1 [j-5.016(3)(c)8]:
Set fair share exaction where necessary by evaluating impact of new
development against level of service, existing facilities capacity and the fair
share cost of improving infrastructure capacity to maintain an adequate level
of service.
Retain Policy H.1.3.1. County's development
review procedures address this policy.
The draft land development code, to be adopted prior to EAR amendments,
includes sections which implement this policy.
Policy H.3.1.2 [j-5.016(3)(c)8]:
Collect a fair share exaction in those cases where the new development
will create the necessity that Putnam County construct new capital facilities
or expand existing capital facilities to maintain a required level of service.
Retain Policy H.1.3.2. County's development
review procedures address this policy.
The draft land development code, to be adopted prior to EAR amendments,
includes sections which implement this policy.
GOAL H.4
[j-5.016(3)(a)]: The County
shall periodically monitor and review level of service standards as contained
in the Comprehensive Plan to maintain and improve the quality of the County's
life services.
Objective H.4.1 [j-5.016(3)(b)3 and 5;]: Public or private infrastructure currently serving all areas
of the County shall meet or exceed the required Level of Service by June 1,
1994.
Measure: No infrastructure deficiencies in the County in
1994.
Status: County's
development review procedures address this objective. The draft land development code, to be adopted prior to EAR
amendments, includes sections which implement this objective. CIP committee will consider this
objective in the process of annually updating the CIP.
Recommendation: Revise Objective to delete August 1, 1994 and add
"continue to" between shall and meet. This
will be addressed in the EAR based amendments.
Policy H.4.1.1 [j-5.016(3)(c)6]:
Complete the evaluation of the level of service presently in existence
and outlining the actions necessary to achieve the levels of service stated in
the Comprehensive Plan by June 1, 1992.
Amend Policy H.4.1.1 to remove June 1, 1992 and
replace with Aby
the EAR based amendments March 2001, and relate the evaluation of the Capital Improvements Plan to the
adopted level of service. CIP
committee will consider this policy in the process of annually updating the
CIP.
Policy H.4.1.2 [j-5.016(3)(c)6]:
Require all developers or builders to prove to the Building Official's
satisfaction that infrastructure supplying the needed levels of service will be
available concurrent with development impact before a development order is
issued, in accordance with j-5.0055(2)a, b and c.
Amend Policy to make it clear that information will
be provided to the Building Official demonstrating LOS requirements are met
before a final inspection is completed, and update j-5 reference. County's development review procedures
address this policy. The draft
land development code, to be adopted prior to EAR amendments, includes sections
which implement this policy.
GOAL H.5
[j-5.016(3)(a)]: That all
new and existing construction be provided with infrastructure adequate to meet
the required level of service standards.
Objective H.5.1 [j-5.016(3)(b)5]:
Upon plan adoption, the County shall enforce Level of Service (LOS)
standards against which the adequacy and deficiencies of infrastructure facilities
shall be measured for the purposes of concurrency management.
Measure:
Development reviewed for meeting concurrency requirements.
Status: County's
development review procedures address this objective. The draft land development code, to be adopted prior to EAR
amendments, includes sections which implement this objective.
Recommendation: Amend
Objective H.5.1 to remove "Upon plan adoption".
Policy H.5.1.1 [Rev. 93-19; j-5.016(3)(c)4, identical to Policy
D.1.2.1]: The County shall ensure
that the continuation of current service and the extension of service into the
future meets the needs of the residents of Putnam County through the
endorsement of state regulations pertaining to permitting, construction and
quality standards of potable water, specifically:
A. Private water wells shall be permitted
and constructed in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 17-532 FAC,
Chapter 10D-4 FAC, Rules 40A-E3 FAC and Putnam County Ordinance 87-2.
B. Water systems serving the public shall
be permitted and constructed in accordance with the requirements of Chapters
17-550, 17-555, 17-560, and 10D-4 FAC, and Putnam County Ordinance 87-2.
C. Drinking water shall meet the quality
standards established in Chapter 17-555 Part III, and 10D-4 FAC.
D. The minimum gallons per day requirement
of new potable water systems serving the public shall be established at a
level of service based upon the sewage flow volumes contained in Rule 10D-6.048
FAC plus ten percent.
E. Water systems designed to serve the
public in Putnam County shall provide storage for the number of gallons of
potable water at a rate equal to ten times the peak flow per minute (peak flow
per minute equals minimum daily design flow divided by 1440 times 4.5).
F. A public water system in Putnam County
shall provide a minimum pressure of 20 pounds per square inch at all service
connections during peak water demands.
G. The County will not issue construction
permits unless the design and location of water supply system (including
private wells) has been approved by the County Health Department and/or DEP.
Amend Policy H.5.1.1 (should be identical to Policy
D.1.2.1), County development
review procedures address this policy.
The draft land development code, to be adopted prior to EAR amendments,
includes sections which implement this policy. The
Public Works Department suggests that citations be corrected. Amend this policy based on agencies
recommendations: Per SJRWMD
comment, change water well construction rule to SJRWMD F.A.C. 40C-3 and SRWMD
40B-3 and Consumptive Use permitting rule to SJRWMD F.A.C. 40C-2. The DOH suggests that H.5.1.1.A read APublic water wells shall be permitted and
constructed in accordance with the requirements of the St. Johns River Water
Management District. Private water
wells shall be permitted and constructed in accordance with the requirements of
Putnam County Ordinance 87-2. DOH
recommends that policy H.5.1.1.B read AWater systems serving the public shall be permitted
and constructed in accordance with the requirements of DEP and DOH. Water systems serving private homes shall be permitted and
constructed in accordance with the requirements of Putnam County Ordinance
87-2. DOH suggests that H.5.1.1.C be revised to say ADrinking water shall meet the quality standards
established by DOH and DEP. DOH suggests that H.5.1.1.D remove the
reference to Rule 10 D 6.048, FAC.
DOH suggests that H.5.1.1.E remove the phrase Aat a rate equal to ten times the peak flow per
minute (peak flow per minute equals minimum daily design flow divided by 1440
times 4.5" and insert Aas
required by DEP and DOH standards for public water systems. The DEP did not comment on this policy
in their response to EAR recommendations.
Correspondence between the County and DEP is ongoing and DEP response
will be included in the EAR amendments. County's development review procedures
address this policy. The draft
land development code, to be adopted prior to EAR amendments, includes sections
which implement this policy.
Policy H.5.1.2 [j-5.016(3)(c)4]:
Putnam County shall not issue a building or other development order in
any case where the above standards for potable water levels of service are not
met.
Consider combining Policy H.5.1.2 with Policy
H.5.1.1. County's development
review procedures address this policy.
The draft land development code, to be adopted prior to EAR amendments,
includes sections which implement this policy.
Policy H.5.1.3 [Rev. 93-19; j-5.016(3)(c)4, identical to Policy D.1.2.2]: The County shall establish the following
level of service standards to ensure that the continuation of current service
and the extension of service into the future meets the needs of the residents
of Putnam County. The permitting, construction and standards for sanitary sewer
treatment and disposal shall comply with the following:
A. No septic tank or other domestic
on-site sewage disposal system shall be installed until an application form
HRS-H Form 4015 is submitted and an "Onsite Sewage Disposal System
Construction Permit" (HRS-H Form 4016) has been obtained from the
Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services.
B. The sizing and location of sanitary
sewer disposal systems (including septic tanks) shall be in accordance with
Chapter 10D-6, sections .044 through .049 FAC and Putnam County Ordinance
Numbers 87-5 and 80-1, as amended by Ordinances 87-8 and 91-03. Rule 10D-6.048, FAC provides minimum
design flows based on estimated daily sewage flow as determined from Table II or
according to methodology provided in the rule, which will be used for level of
service standards.
C. Treatment and disposal of the sewage
flow from a building or establishment shall be in compliance with Florida Department
of Environmental Protection (DEP) standards and rules when:
1. The volume of domestic sewage
from an establishment exceeds 5,000 gallons per day. Rule 10D-6-048(1) shall be used for determining the total
daily establishment sewage flow from all sources located on one or more
parcels of land.
2. Sewage or wastewater contains
industrial or toxic or hazardous chemical waste.
3. An area is zoned for industrial
or manufacturing use, or its equivalent, and where system use may be for disposing
of other than domestic wastes.
D. Site evaluation for the location of
septic tanks shall meet the site evaluation criteria specified in Chapters
10D-6.047 and 17-600, Part I, FAC.
E. Discharge water quality of wastewater
treatment plants shall meet the criteria specified in Chapter 17-600, Part II,
FAC.
F. Mandatory connections to municipally
owned or investor-owned public sewerage systems shall be required as provided
in Sections 10D-6.041(2), 10D-6.042(9), and 10D-6.046(7), FAC.
G. The County will not issue construction
permits unless the design and location of the sewage treatment system has been
approved by the County Health Department and/or DEP.
Amend Policy H.1.5.3, County development review
procedures address this policy.
Per DOH recommendation amend policy H.1.5.3.A. to add Atreatment and@after ANo septic tank or other domestic on-site sewage@ and add ATreatment and@ after A. . . an >On site Sewage=@, delete (HRS H Form 4016) and Aand Rehabilitative Services.@ DOH recommends
that policy H.1.5.3.B be revised to delete the reference to Chapter 10D 6,
sections .044 through .049, FAC and replace with ADOH standards for Onsite Sewage Treatment and
Disposal Systems@,
remove reference to Rule 10D 6.048, FAC and add ADOH standards for Onsite Sewage Treatment and
Disposal Systems, and delete the phrase Aflow as determined from Table II or according to
methodology provided in the rule.@ DOH recommends that policy H.1.5.3.C.1 be amended to reflect and
increase in gallons per day from 5,000 to 10,000, and to delete the reference
to Rule 10D 6 048(1) and replace it with ADOH standards for Onsite Sewage Treatment and
Disposal Systems.@ DOH suggests that the reference to
Chapter 10D 6.047 and 17 600, Part I, FAC be removed from policy H.1.5.3.D and replaced with ADOH standards for Onsite Sewage Treatment and
Disposal Systems.@
DOH recommends that the reference to Chapter 17 600, Part II, FAC be removed
from policy H.1.5.3.E. DOH also recommends that H.1.5.3.F be revised to replace the
reference to Sections 10D 6.041 (2), 10D 6.042(9), and 10D 6.046(7), FAC with a
reference to Chapter 381, Florida Statute. DOH should be referenced in H.1.5.3.G instead of the County Health Department according to
DOH. Public Works suggested that a
reference to DEP rules and regulations for the siting and construction of
wastewater treatment plants and collection systems needs to be added to Section
B. . Section B should reference
DEP rules for wastewater treatment plants and collection systems. County's development review procedures
address this policy. The draft
land development code, to be adopted prior to EAR amendments, includes sections
which implement this policy.
Policy H.5.1.4 [j-5.016(3)(c)4]:
Putnam County shall not issue a building or other development order in
any case where the above standards for sanitary wastewater treatment levels of
service are not met.
Consider combining Policy H.5.1.4 with Policy
H.5.1.3. County's development
review procedures address this policy.
The draft land development code, to be adopted prior to EAR amendments,
includes sections which implement this policy
Policy H.5.1.5 [j-5.016(3)(c)4]:
The following level of service standards for drainage facilities shall
be used as the basis for determining the availability of facility capacity and
the demand generated by a development.
Stormwater
management facilities shall be designed to accommodate the 25-year frequency,
24-hour duration design storm to meet the standards that follow:
Water Quantity
- Peak post-development run-off rates shall not exceed peak pre-development
run-off rates.
Water Quality
- Stormwater treatment shall be required for all new development and
redevelopment to provide a level of treatment which meets the standards of
Chapter 40C-42.025, FAC. Ambient
water quality standards will be maintained in accordance with the requirements
of Rule 17-302.55, FAC.
Wetland
Stormwater Discharge - Permits for wetland stormwater discharge shall follow
Rule 17-25.042, FAC.
Stormwater
Discharge Facilities - Permits for construction of new stormwater discharge
facilities shall follow Rule 17-25.040, FAC.
Closed
Conduits - 10 year frequency, 24-hour duration; IDF curve Zone 5, DOT Drainage
Manual 1987.
Open Channels
- 25 year frequency, 24-hour duration; IDF curve Zone 5, DOT Drainage Manual
1987.
Level of
Service - Shall meet DER Stormwater Drainage Rule 17-25 FAC (retain the first inch
of storm-water for drainage basins over 100 acres; the first one-half inch of
stormwater for drainage basins under 100 acres).
The standards
stated above shall pertain to all new development and redevelopment without
exception. The exemption regarding
project size thresholds provided in Rule 17-25.040, FAC, does not apply for
concurrency determination.
Note: The Florida Administrative Code (FAC)
citations refer to these regulations as they exist at the time of adoption of
this comprehensive plan.
Amend Policy H.5.1.5. (should be identical to
D.1.2.3), . to make the policy and Ordinance 83-9 and Ordinance 83-8 consistent
with this policy, as, according to the Public Works Department, there are
currently discrepancies. The Stormwater Management Plan scheduled for
completion in 2002 will use these
standards but may also establish different standards which will result in a
policy amendment. County
development review procedures address this policy. The draft land development code, to be adopted prior to EAR
amendments, includes sections which implement this policy.
Policy H.5.1.6 [j-5.016(3)(c)4]:
Putnam County shall not issue a building or other development order in
any case where the above standards for drainage facility levels of service are
not met.
Consider combining Policy H.5.1.6 with Policy
H.5.1.5. County's development review procedures address this
policy. The draft land development
code, to be adopted prior to EAR amendments, includes sections which implement
this policy.
Policy H.5.1.7 [j-5.016(3)(c)4]:
The level of service standards for the County's solid waste facilities
of 6.4 pounds per capita per day shall be adopted and utilized to assess
adequacy of service and project the expected lifetime of the County landfill.
Amend Policy H.5.1.7 (should be identical to
D.1.2.4) to include updated figures for per capita per day amount and for
recycling and yard trash..
According to the Solid Waste Department, the pounds per capita per day
rate of waste generated is 6.95 based on a population of 70,243 and 89,000 tons
of waste collected. The pounds per
capita per day rate of waste landfilled is 4.66 based on a population of 70,243
and 59,800 tons of waste landfilled.
The County=s
1998 recycling rate is 33% which includes 13% for yard trash recycling. County
development review procedures address this policy. The draft land development code, to be adopted prior to EAR
amendments, includes sections which implement this policy.
Policy H.5.1.8 [j-5.016(3)(c)4]:
Putnam County shall not issue a building or other development order in
any case where the above standards for solid waste disposal levels of service
are not met.
Consider combining Policy H.5.1.8 with Policy
H.5.1.7. County's development
review procedures address this policy.
The draft land development code, to be adopted prior to EAR amendments,
includes sections which implement this policy.
Policy H.5.1.9 [Rev. 98-2; j-5.016(3)(c)4]: The County shall adopt recreational levels of service as
identified below:
-Neighborhood
Parks: One
acre per 3,500 persons
-Community
Parks: One
acre per 1,100 persons
-Boat Ramps: One
lane per 3,700 persons
-Baseball/softball
fields: One
field per 3,500 persons
-Football/soccer
fields: One
field per 12,500 persons
-Basketball
goals: One
goal per 3,800 persons
-Tennis
Courts: One
court per 7,500 persons
-Equipped play
area: One
area per 9,250 persons
-Picnic Areas: One
table per 6,000 persons
Retain Policy H.5.1.9 (should be identical to
Policy F.1.3.2). County's development review procedures address this policy. The draft land development code, to be
adopted prior to EAR amendments, includes sections which implement this policy.
Policy H.5.1.10 [j-5.016(3)(c)4]:
Putnam County shall not issue a building or other development order in
any case where the above standards for the recreational levels of service are
not met.
Consider combining Policy H.5.1.10 with Policy H.5.1.9. County's development review procedures address
this policy. The draft land
development code, to be adopted prior to EAR amendments, includes sections
which implement this policy.
Policy H.5.1.11 [Rev. 93-19; Rev. 98-2; j-5.016(3)(c)4; identical to Policy B.1.1.1]: The statewide minimum acceptable
operating level of service (LOS) standards for State and County roads in Putnam
County shall be the base LOS standards listed in Section A. below, except for
those conditions provided in Sections B. through D. below.
A. The County hereby adopts the following
peak hour LOS standards for each listed facility type:
1. principal arterials - LOS C
2. collectors and minor arterials - LOS D
3. local roadways - LOS D.
4. Florida Intrastate Highway System-
LOS B - Rural
LOS C - Urban and
transition urban
B. Any modification to the level of
service standards provided in Section A. shall be submitted as a comprehensive
plan amendment. The level of
service standard for a roadway in the State Highway System including the
Florida Intrastate Highway System, shall not be different than the standards
adopted by FDOT unless data and analysis clearly establish designation of the
roadway as constrained or backlogged is necessary to further the achievement of
important planning goals and policies and FDOT approves of the designation.
C. The data and analysis in Table B-3 and
on page B-20 of the Traffic Circulation Element have clearly documented that
the segment of U.S. 17 (S.R. 15) between Dunn's Creek and S.R. 100 is presently
operating below the adopted LOS standard C. This roadway is hereby designated as backlogged. This backlogged facility will be
allowed to operate at levels that do not exceed a five percent (5%) increase in
peak hour traffic, as measured at the time of plan adoption which according to
the calculation on Page B-20 is 1,289.
Once this segment is improved to a level of service (LOS) C, the Plan
will be amended to delete any reference to this segment of U.S. 17 as being
"backlogged".
D. Provisions which allow operation of
road segments below the adopted level of service standards in accord with
Sections j-5.055(2)(a) through (c), FAC are included in the Schedule of
Availability in the County Concurrency Management System.
Amend Policy H.5.1.11 (should be identical to
Policy B.1.1.1) section B. to make the reference to allow lower level of
service on roads in the State Highway System that are not part of the FIHS, as
allowed by Rule 9J5.0055(2)(c); delete Section C. if it is no longer necessary or if a lower level of service is adopted
pursuant to section B of this policy, or amend to update information if it is
still necessary; and amend Section D. to indicate that the roadway may operate
below the adopted level of service standard if one of the exceptions provided
in Sec. j-5.0055(3)(c) apply. The
County's development review procedures address this policy. The draft land
development code, to be adopted prior to EAR amendments, includes sections
which implement this policy.
Modify LOS standard for the FIHS system to indicate that LOS C is an
interim acceptable LOS for a two-lane roadway on the system, with LOS B the
standard for the ultimate four-lane configuration.
Policy H.5.1.12 [Rev. 93-19]:
Putnam County shall not issue a building permit or other development
order where an evaluation of a proposed development completed according to
requirements in the County's Concurrency Management System indicates the impact
of the proposed development exceeds the roadway level of service standards
provided above in Policy H.5.1.11.
Consider combining Policy H.5.1.12 with Policy
H.5.1.11. County's development
review procedures address this policy.
The draft land development code, to be adopted prior to EAR amendments,
includes sections which implement this policy.
Non-Applicable Items
A. j-016(3)(b)2,
"The limitation of public expenditures that subsidize development in
high-hazard coastal areas," is not applicable because
there are no high-hazard
coastal areas in Putnam County since it is some 35 miles inland from the
nearest high hazard coastal zone.
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ELEMENT
IMPLEMENTATION
Comprehensive
Planning Process
Section required by j-5.005(1)(c)2. Update text or replace with adopted
GOPs and the table referenced below.
Five-Year Capital Improvements Schedule
The five year
schedule of capital improvements required for identification as the program to
be adopted to ensure that the goals, objectives and policies established in
the capital improvements element are met or exceeded is contained in Table H-9,
Capital Improvements Schedule-Fiscal Years 1991-92 to 1995-96. It contains the project description, location,
determination of consistency, and projected costs and revenue sources needed to
construct the project.
The schedule
will be the basis for the annual capital improvement program that will be
adopted by ordinance. As the
capital improvements element is updated each year projects will be considered
for inclusion or deletion from the program. The data for this assessment will be reviewed by a county
staff committee annually.
Projects,
expenditures and funding sources are included in Table H-9 for fiscal years
1991/92 through 1995/96. Since the
schedule of improvements will be projected ahead a minimum of five years there
will always be ample lead time to assure that projects can be constructed in
time to be in operation concurrent with demonstrated public needs. Therefore, the minimum standards for
level of service will be maintained.
TABLE
H-9: CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS SCHEDULE
Table required by j-5.016(4)(a). Review table and update.
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ELEMENT
MONITORING AND EVALUATION PROCEDURES
Comprehensive
Planning Process
Section required by s. j-5.005(1)(c)3., F.A.C.,
which requires procedures for monitoring and evaluation of the plan; s. j-5.005(7), F.A.C., which
provides specific requirements for monitoring and evaluating the plan; and j-5.016(5), F.A.C., which
requires annual review of the CIE element. This section will be further reviewed and recommendations
made for any amendments prior to the required Board hearing.
The Local
Government Comprehensive Plan and the status of required implementation procedures
and the effect on goal attainment are critical to the support and success of
Florida's integrated growth management process. Implementation procedures will help to determine whether
plans are being carried out, and goal attainment procedures will help to
determine if the plans are having the desired effect.
The local
government planning process in Florida is intended to be a continuous and
ongoing process. In light of this,
Rule j-5.005(7) requires that each comprehensive plan contain a section
identifying the procedures to be followed in preparation of the required five
year evaluation and appraisal reports.
These procedures are commonly called the Evaluation and Appraisal Reports (EAR). The EAR according to Rule j-5.005(7) must address the following:
A. Citizens
Participation: Public
participation procedures, also known as citizens participation procedures have
been developed and adopted by Putnam County and they are the responsibility of both
the County Commission and the Planning Commission. These procedures include the following:
1. Provisions to assure that real property
owners are put on notice, through advertisement in a newspaper of general
circulation in the area or the method adopted by the local government, of
official actions that will affect the use of their property;
2. Provisions for notice to keep the
general public informed;
3. Provisions to assure that there are opportunities
for the public to provide written comments;
4. Provisions to assure that the required
public hearings are held; and
5. Provisions to assure the consideration
of and response to public comments.
The j-5 Rule
also encourages local governments to make executive summaries of the
comprehensive plan available to the general public and release information at
regular intervals to keep its citizenry appraised of planning activities.
B. Updating
appropriate data and measurable objectives: Baseline data which can be quantified will be updated every
five years as required by the Local Government Comprehensive Planning and Land
Development Regulation Act. In
addition, those objectives which can be measured will be evaluated and updated
to reflect what should be done for the next 5 year planning period and for the
long term period also.
C.
Accomplishments of the Goals, Objectives, and Policies: All of the goals, objectives, and
policies will be reviewed to determine how successfully each has been
accomplished during the five year planning period.
D. Obstacles
or Problems: All of the goals,
objectives, and policies will be reviewed to determine if they should be
modified, or if additional ones are needed to correct discovered problems.
E. Ensuring
continuous monitoring and evaluation:
Continuous monitoring and evaluation of the plan during the five year
planning period will be accomplished primarily through the annual review of
the Capital Improvements Element.
Pursuant to Chapter 163.3177(3)(b) F.S., the Capital Improvements
Element must be reviewed annually by the local government and shall be
modified as necessary to meet changing conditions. This review will be the most logical means of achieving a
required and effective monitoring and evaluation of the plan. Some of the policies included in the
goals and objectives of the Capital Improvement Element that call for an annual
monitoring and evaluation of the Plan are as follows:
Policy H.1.3.1 [j-5.016(3)(c)(1) d & e]: Review and rank need for new and additional public
infrastructure as detailed in Comprehensive Plan with the advice of the County
department heads and the public annually.
Policy H.1.3.4 [j-5.016(3)(c)5]: Review outstanding land development orders
to insure public facility impacts of development are included in the capital
budgeting process annually.
Policy H.1.3.6 [j-5.016(3)(c)7]:
Include adoption of a Five Year Capital Budget with an annually updated Five
Year Schedule of Improvements (Table H-9) at the time of the adoption of the
annual governmental budget of Putnam County.
Policy H.2.1.1 [j-5.016(3)(c)6]:
Review land use decision impacts and timing against existing and future
facilities as proposed in the Capital Improvements schedule for maintenance of
required level of service.
Policy H.2.1.2 [j-5.016(3)(c)6]:
The Designated Official shall certify that required levels of service
will be maintained concurrent with project needs before the project is
permitted to be heard by the County Planning Commission for approval of
development orders, or building permits are issued.
Policy H.4.1.1 [j-5.016(3)(c)6]:
Evaluate level of service presently in existence and actions necessary
to achieve levels of service stated in the Comprehensive Plan by by the EAR based amendments March 2001.
In addition,
certain key goals and measurable objectives will be selected by the Putnam
County Planning Commission as key indicators for annual monitoring. Data will be collected by the building
department which will facilitate the monitoring and evaluation of these key
indicators. Input from citizens,
County staff, Planning Commission members, and County Commission members will
also be used as a means of continuous monitoring and evaluation.
APPENDIX "A"
CONCURRENCY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
PUTNAM
COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
Section required by 9J-5.0055. The "Criteria for Concurrency
Evaluation" and "Schedule of Availability" sections were amended
by Ordinance 93-19 to be consistent with 9J-5 requirements for
concurrency. The requirements for
this section underwent extensive revision in 1994. The County's development review procedures address
concurrency requirements. The
draft land development code, to be adopted prior to EAR amendments, includes
sections which implement this Appendix.
This Appendix will be reviewed to the revised 9J-5 requirements and to
the draft land development code, to be adopted prior to EAR amendments,
and amended as needed.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Description Page
Introduction HH-14
Relationship
of the Concurrency Management System
to the
Comprehensive Plan HH-14
Definitions HH-15
Procedures for
Application and Evaluation HH-16
A. Application HH-16
B. Criteria for
Concurrency Evaluation HH-17
Determination
of Concurrency Finding (Exhibit B) HH-20
A. Schedule of
Availability HH-20
B. Finding of
Deficiency HH-22
C. Finding of
Concurrency HH-22
Period of
Concurrency Validation HH-22
A. Schedule of
Reserved Resources HH-22
B. Expiration of
Concurrency Approval HH-23
Operating
Procedures
of the
Concurrency Management System HH-24
A. Maintaining Level
of Service Records HH-24
B. Monitoring HH-24
C. Exceptions HH-24
EXHIBIT A:
Putnam County
Land Use Amendment Change Request HH-25
EXHIBIT B:
Putnam County
Capacity Determination Form HH-27
PUTNAM
COUNTY
PROCEDURES
AND GUIDELINES FOR A CONCURRENCY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
AS
IT RELATES TO
THE
ISSUANCE OF DEVELOPMENT PERMITS WITHIN PUTNAM COUNTY;
PROVIDING
FOR: LEVELS OF SERVICE; THRESHOLD
CAPACITY LIMITS;
CONDITIONS
OF APPROVAL AND EXEMPTIONS
Introduction
Chapter 163.3202,
Florida Statutes, requires that local governments adopt land development
regulations within one year after submission of its revised comprehensive
plan; and that the local land development regulations contain specific and
detailed provisions necessary or desirable to implement the adopted
comprehensive plan.
The land
development regulations shall provide that public facilities and services meet
or exceed the standards established in the Capital Improvements element and
are available in accordance with the minimum requirements for concurrency
specified in Section 9J-5.0055(2)(a), (b) and (c). According to Florida Statute, a local government shall not
issue a development permit which results in a reduction in the level of
services for the affected public facilities below the level of services
provided in the comprehensive plan.
The
Concurrency Management System is designed to measure the potential impact of
any development permit application upon the established minimum acceptable
levels of service (LOS) and shall control the issuance of development
orders/permits dependent upon the ability of the infrastructure (potable water,
sanitary sewer, solid waste, drainage, roads and recreational facilities) to
support the proposed development.
Relationship of the Concurrency Management System
to the Comprehensive Plan
The
Concurrency management System implements the following Goals, Objectives and
Policies of the Putnam County Comprehensive Plan - 2001.
(a) Future Land Use Element:
Objective A.1.1 Policy A.1.4.5 Objective
A.1.7
Policy A.1.1.1 Policy A.1.4.6 Policy A.1.7.1
Policy A.1.1.2 Policy A.1.4.7 Policy A.1.7.2
Policy A.1.1.3 Policy A.1.4.14 Policy A.1.7.3
Policy A.1.1.4 Policy A.1.4.16 Objective
A.1.9
Policy A.1.1.5 Objective
A.1.5 Policy A.1.9.1
Policy A.1.2.2 Policy A.1.5.3 Policy A.1.9.2
Policy A.1.3.2 Objective
A.1.6 Policy A.1.9.3
Policy A.1.4.2 Policy A.1.6.4 Policy A.1.10.2
(b) Traffic
Circulation Element:
Objective
B.1.1 Objective
B.1.3 Policy B.1.4.2
Policy B.1.1.1 Policy B.1.3.1 Policy B.1.4.4
Policy B.1.1.1.A Policy B.1.3.2 Policy B.1.4.5
Policy B.1.1.1.B Policy B.1.3.3 Policy B.1.4.7
Policy B.1.1.4 Objective
B.1.4 Policy B.1.4.8
Policy B.1.1.5 Policy B.1.4.1
(c) Public
Facilities Element:
Objective
D.1.2 Objective
D.1.3 Policy D.1.6.4
Policy D.1.2.1 Policy D.1.3.2 Policy D.1.6.5
Policy D.1.2.2 Policy D.1.4.2 Policy D.1.6.6
Policy D.1.2.3 Objective
D.1.5 Policy D.1.6.7
Policy D.1.2.4 Policy D.1.5.5 Policy D.1.7.1
Policy D.1.2.7
(d) Recreation
and Open Space Element:
Objective
F.1.2 Policy F.1.3.2 Policy F.1.4.1
Policy F.1.2.1 Policy F.1.3.5 Policy F.1.4.2
Policy F.1.3.1 Objective
F.1.4
(e) Capital
Improvements Element
Policy H.1.1.1 Policy H.3.1.1 Objective
H.5.3
Objective
H.1.3 Policy H.3.1.2 Policy H.5.3.1
Policy H.1.3.4 Objective
H.4.1 Objective
H.5.4
Objective
H.2.1 Policy H.4.1.2 Policy H.5.4.1
Policy H.2.1.1 Objective
H.5.1 Objective
H.5.5
Policy H.2.1.2 Policy H.5.1.1 Policy H.5.5.1
Policy H.2.1.3 Objective
H.5.2 Objective
H.5.6
Objective
H.3.1 Policy H.5.2.1 Policy H.5.6.1
Definitions
(a) "Availability"
or "Available", with regard to the provision of facilities and
services concurrent with the impacts of development, means that at a minimum
the facilities and services will be provided in accordance with the standards
set forth in Rule 9J-5.0055(2), FAC.
(b) "Capital
Improvement" means physical assets constructed or purchased to provide, improve
or replace a public facility and which are large scale and high in cost. The cost of a capital improvement is
generally nonrecurring and may require multi-year financing. For the purposes of this rule, physical
assets which have been identified as existing or projected needs in the
individual Comprehensive Plan elements shall be considered capital
improvements.
(c) "Certificate of
Concurrency" is a document prepared by the office of the Designated
Official which certifies that sufficient infrastructure resources are
available to meet the requirements of a proposed development.
(d) "Concurrency"
means that the necessary public facilities and services to maintain the adopted
level of service standards are available when the impacts of development occur.
(e) "Concurrency
Management System" means the procedures and/or process that the local
government will utilize to assure that development orders and permits are not
issued unless the necessary facilities and services are available concurrent
with the impacts of development.
(f) "Development
Order" includes building permits, Approved DRIs, Approved subdivision
plans.
(g) "Impact"
means the effect of development on infrastructure resources.
(h) "Infrastructure"
includes potable water, sanitary sewer, solid waste, drainage, roads and
recreational facilities.
(i) "Level of
Service" (LOS) is the amount of an infrastructure resource established by
the Comprehensive Plan as the minimum amount acceptable by the County to
support citizen needs.
Procedures for Application and Evaluation
A. Application
1. Application
for a Concurrency Evaluation concurrent with a request for a Land Use Change
Amendment.
Any party
requesting a change of land use must provide the County with sufficient information
to determine the practicality of effecting such a change. The party making such a request must
provide the following information to the County Designated Official, on a form
provided by the County (Exhibit A) and pay such fee as may be established by
resolution of the Board of County Commissioners:
a. Applicant
name, address and telephone number.
b. Owner name,
address and telephone number.
c. General
location of parcel.
d. Number of
acres or fraction thereof.
e. Existing
Land Use designation.
f. Proposed
Land Use designation.
g. Number of
units to be developed, by type.
h. Roads
serving site.
i. Recreational
facilities serving site.
j. Will
site be served by central water? sewer?
k. Is site in
100 year flood zone?
l. Does site
contain critical habitat for endangered/threatened species?
m. Will proposed
change affect beach accessibility?
n. State
reason for requested change.
Approval of an
application for a land use change amendment to the Comprehensive Plan does not
reserve infrastructure capacity for future development.
2. Application
for a Certificate of Concurrency prior to approval of a site plan, subdivision
plat or building.
Any party
requesting a Certificate of Concurrency in conjunction with or prior to
application for site plan, subdivision plat or building permit approval, must
provide the County Designated Official with the information required with an
application for a change of land use, plus the following information, and pay
such fee as may be established by resolution of the Board of County
Commissioners.
a. Legal
description of the property.
b. Current
zoning.
c. Where
potable water/sanitary sewer is to be provided by the County or other public/private
centralized system, the applicant must provide sufficient information for the
County to determine gallon-per-day demand on the available facilities to meet
development requirements.
Once a
"certificate of concurrency" is issued for a proposed development,
the development must proceed at a level consistent with the information on
which the concurrency evaluation was based. If, during any stage in the development process, the
applicant increases the density or intensity of the development, or creates any
other substantial deviation from the approved development, the certificate of
concurrency will be canceled and an additional fee must be paid for the County
to conduct a new concurrency evaluation and issue a new certificate of
concurrency based upon the revised application.
B. Criteria for
Concurrency Evaluation [Revised
93-19]:
The following
criteria shall be applied to determine whether levels of service available for
the six critical components of infrastructure (potable water, sanitary sewer,
solid waste, drainage, recreation and roads) are adequate to support the
proposed development:
1. Traffic
Circulation (Roads):
a. The
capacity for transportation facilities shall be evaluated using the table: "Maximum Peak Hour Volume for each
LOS by Facility Type", as adopted by FDOT and published in the "Level
of Service Standards and Guidelines Manual, Florida Highway System Plan";
latest edition.
b. The impact
on the transportation network shall be determined using the trip generation
standards cited in the ITE "Trip Generation Manual" (latest edition).
c. The impact
of traffic generated by a development shall be evaluated for its impact on the
road network as designated on the Future Traffic Circulation Map in the Putnam
County Comprehensive Plan. The
County Public Works Department will determine which road segments in the
network would be potentially affected based on the type and size of the
proposed development. A
professionally accepted and applied methodology shall be used to determine the
magnitude of impacts and for determining the roads that would be affected by
the development. To determine
impact, new traffic generated by the proposed development will be added to
background traffic already in-place and impacting on the road network as well
as traffic generated by development already approved but not yet in-place.
d. The
calculation of infrastructure demand impact for purpose of issuing a
"Certificate of Concurrency" shall be based upon 100 percent buildout
of the proposed development. A
Certificate of Concurrency may be issued for a single (or more) phase of
development if the development order specifies a phased development schedule.
2. Sanitary
Sewer:
a. The impact
of a proposed development on available public/private sanitary sewer facilities
shall be calculated by first establishing available capacity which is to be
determined by subtracting the currently committed capacity (those demands
already on-line, plus demands for which a Certificate of Concurrency already
has been issued) from the design capacity of the collection and wastewater
treatment facilities; and second, subtracting the anticipated demand of the
proposed development from available capacity to determine impact.
b. The impact
on the wastewater treatment plant shall be determined utilizing the County's
current LOS standard for sanitary wastewater.
c. Where
septic tanks are to be utilized for sanitary sewer effluent disposal pending hook-up
to a central sanitary sewer system, the Putnam County Health Services Division
shall utilize the standards of Chapter 10 D-6, FAC to determine acceptability
of the application. The applicant
shall submit a certificate from the Putnam County Health Department that
certifies the site is or can be made suitable for septic tank operation before
a Certificate of Concurrency may be issued.
3. Potable
Water:
a. The impact
of a proposed development on available public/private centralized potable water
facilities shall be calculated in a manner as described in 2.1. for sanitary
sewer determination.
b. The impact
on the treatment plant shall be determined utilizing the County's current LOS
standard for potable water.
c. Where
private wells are to be utilized, the standards of the St. Johns and Suwannee
River Water Management Districts and applicable state regulations shall apply
and proof of compliance with these regulations shall be required prior to the
issuance of a Certificate of Concurrency.
4. Solid Waste
Disposal:
The adequacy
of landfill facilities to support solid waste generated by the proposed
development shall be determined at the time of the engineering review based
upon the current City of Palatka LOS criteria established for per capita solid
waste generation.
5. Drainage
Facilities:
The adequacy
of stormwater drainage facilities for proposed developments shall be determined
at the time of the engineering review based upon the current Putnam County LOS
criteria for drainage.
6. Recreation
Facilities and Open Space:
a. The adequacy of open space shall be
based upon the adopted current Comprehensive Plan Putnam County Recreation and
Open Space LOS criteria. The need
for developed recreational facilities shall be based upon the number and
availability of recreational facilities as required by the LOS in the County's
Comprehensive Plan Recreation and Open Space Element.
b. The impact of a proposed development on
the County's Open Space or Recreation LOS shall be calculated in a manner as
described in 2.a. for sanitary sewer determination.
Determination of Concurrency Finding (Exhibit B)
A. Schedule of Availability [Revised 93-19]: In order to pass the test of
concurrency, components of infrastructure must be available to the proposed
development in accordance with the following schedule taken from Chapter
9J-5.0055:
1. 9J-5.0055(2)(a) -- For potable water,
sanitary sewer, solid waste and drainage, at a minimum infrastructure must satisfy
the following standards to meet the concurrency requirement:
a. The necessary facilities and services
are in place at the time a development permit is issued; or
b. A development permit is issued subject
to the condition that the necessary facilities and services will be in place
when the impacts of the development occur; or
c. The necessary facilities are under
construction at the time a permit is issued; or
d. The necessary facilities and services
are guaranteed in an enforceable development agreement that includes the
provisions of Rules 9J-5.0055(2)(a)1.-3.
An enforceable development agreement may include, but is not limited to,
development agreements pursuant to section 163.3220, FS, or an agreement or
development order issued pursuant to Chapter 380, FS. The agreement must guarantee that the necessary facilities
and services will be in place when the impacts of the development occur.
2. 9J-5.0055(2)(b) -- For open space and
recreation the proposed development must satisfy the following standards to
meet the concurrency requirement:
a. Comply with the standards defined above
for potable water, sanitary sewer, solid waste and drainage; or
b. At the time the development permit is issued,
the necessary facilities and services are the subject of a binding executed
contract which provides for the commencement of the actual construction of the
required facilities or the provision of services within one year of the
issuance of the development permit; or
c. The necessary facilities and services
are guaranteed in an enforceable agreement which requires the commencement of
the actual construction of the facilities or the provision of services within one
year of the issuance of the applicable development permit. An enforceable development agreement
may include, but is not limited to, development agreements pursuant to Section
163.3220, FS, or an agreement or development order issued pursuant to Chapter
380, FS.
3. 9J-5.0055(2)(c) -- For roads designated
in the adopted Comprehensive Plan, the proposed development must meet the
standards identified in 1. and 2. above.
In addition the County may adopt and implement a concurrency management
system for roads based on an adequate capital improvements program and
schedule, and adequate implementing regulations in accordance with the
requirements of Sections 9J-5.055(2)(c)1-9., FAC. The concurrency requirement for roads can be achieved provided:
a. The capital improvements element and
five-year schedule of capital improvements is financially feasible. In addition, only transportation
projects included in the first three years of the applicable, adopted Florida
Department of Transportation five-year work program may be relied upon for
meeting concurrency requirements on state roads.
b. The five-year schedule of capital
improvements includes both necessary facilities to maintain the adopted level
of service standards to service the new development proposed to be permitted
and the necessary facilities required to eliminate those portions of existing
deficiencies which are a priority to be eliminated during the five-year period
under the County's schedule of capital improvements in this comprehensive plan.
c. The County's capital improvements
schedule is based on a realistic, financially feasible funding system based on
currently available revenue sources as defined in 9J-5.003(23). The revenues must be adequate to fund
the public facilities required to serve the development authorized by the
development order or development permit and which public facilities are
included in the five-year schedule of capital improvements in this
Comprehensive Plan.
d. The five-year schedule of capital improvements
in this Comprehensive Plan includes the estimated date of commencement of
actual construction and the estimated date of project completion.
e. The five-year schedule of capital
improvements in this Comprehensive Plan demonstrates that the actual
construction of the roads are scheduled to commence in or before the third year
of the five-year schedule of capital improvements.
f. This Comprehensive Plan contains clear
designations of the areas within which facilities will be provided by the County
with public funds in accordance with the five-year capital improvements
schedule of this Comprehensive Plan.
g. An amendment to this Comprehensive Plan
is required to eliminate, defer, or delay construction of any road which is
needed to maintain the adopted level of service standards and which is listed
in the five-year schedule of improvements in this Comprehensive Plan, and
h. The County shall have adopted land development
regulations, which, in conjunction with the capital improvements element,
ensure that development orders and permits are issued in a manner that will
assure that the necessary public facilities will be available to accommodate
the impact of that development, and
I. The County shall have adopted a
monitoring system which determines whether the County is adhering to the
adopted level of service standards and the schedule of capital improvements in
this Comprehensive Plan, and which demonstrates the County's capability of
monitoring the availability of public facilities.
B. Finding of
Deficiency
If the
concurrency evaluation test finds that a proposed development will cause a
deficiency on any public facility or service for which a LOS has been established,
the County reserves the authority to take any of the following actions:
-- deny or
defer the development proposal,
-- cause the
development request to be modified to achieve consistency with the County's
minimum LOS, or
-- process the
application as a conditional development permit subject to later review and
modification.
-- an
application processed as a deferred or conditional development permit must meet
the LOS that will be in effect at the time of later review or modification.
C. Finding of
Concurrency
If the
concurrency evaluation test finds the proposed development meets concurrency
requirements a "Certificate of Concurrency" will be issued by the
Designated Official and the request for development approval may proceed
through to site plan, subdivision or building permit approval.
Period of Concurrency Validation
A. Schedule of
Reserved Resources - When a Certificate of Concurrency is issued, the
infrastructure resources required by the proposed development are removed from the
"available" category and placed in the "reserved" category
of infrastructure resources. This
reservation of resources is approved for a period of six (6) months for the
purpose of requesting development approval. Upon County approval of a site plan, subdivision, building
permit or other development order the Certificate of Concurrency and
"reserved" resources shall be permanently continued in favor of a
valid permit or other development order exhibiting a good faith effort to
proceed as defined and established by the County.
1. For an
application for site development plan approval, the finding shall remain valid
for a period not to exceed six (6) months, except where the intensiveness of
the proposed use may exceed the "reserved" capacity stated in the
most recent Certificate of Concurrency.
In this instance, another concurrency evaluation finding and Certificate
shall be required.
However, the
validity period of the Certificate of Concurrency may be extended
administratively for two six (6) month periods upon a showing of a good faith
effort to proceed in the application process for a valid development
order. The standards for
establishing a good faith effort to proceed shall be subsequently established
by Resolution by the Board of County Commissioners.
2. For a
residential subdivision, or phase, or unit thereof, including residential
subdivision phases of planned unit developments, the Certificate of Concurrency
shall remain in effect for a period of sixty (60) months from the date of the
construction permit's approval; providing a valid construction permit is
maintained and the work authorized proceeds in a timely manner as prescribed by
the Board of County Commissioners.
3. For an
individual single-family lot or parcel, the finding shall remain valid for
twenty-four (24) months for the purpose of obtaining a construction building
permit. The Certificate shall
remain in effect as long as the permit remains valid and the work authorized
proceeds in a timely manner. Lots
included within subdivisions which have not passed a concurrency evaluation, or
where the concurrency evaluation and vesting period have expired, are included
in this category.
4. For a
commercial, industrial or multi-family building permit, the Certificate shall
remain valid for thirty-six (36) months for the purpose of obtaining a
construction building permit. The
Certificate shall then remain in effect as long as the work authorized proceeds
in a timely manner.
B. Expiration of
Concurrency Approval
Where any of
the applicable time periods, as set forth in A.1, 2, 3 or 4 above, expire, a
new concurrency evaluation and Certificate of Concurrency shall be required
with all applicable fees once again paid to the County.
Operating Procedures of the Concurrency Management
System
A. Maintaining Level
of Service Records
The
Concurrency Management System shall maintain a cumulative record of the level
of service capacity which is (1) in use, (2) in reserve, or (3) available. This record shall be available to the
public at the office of the County Designated Official.
B. Monitoring
The Designated
Official shall maintain all records of the status of infrastructure
commitment. Records will be
reviewed quarterly to ensure that developments having committed use of
resources remain functional and that projects having reserved use of resources
are proceeding within allocated schedules. When committed resources are no longer required or when
projects with reserved resources are not proceeding on schedule, these
resources will be returned to the category of "available" resources.
C. Exceptions
The following
development activities are exempt from the provisions of this Ordinance:
1. Construction
of public transportation, potable water, sanitary sewer, solid waste,
drainage, roads, and/or recreational facilities which serve the general public
or any development determined by the Board of County Commissioners as providing
for public health, safety or welfare; and
2. Accessory structures
to established principal land uses provided the principal land use is in place
and functional; and
3. Any
on-going Development of Regional Impact or other vested development as
determined by the Board of County Commissioners on advice of legal counsel.
EXHIBIT A
PUTNAM
COUNTY LAND USE AMENDMENT CHANGE REQUEST
DATE:_______________
1. Application
Number:___________________________________________________
2. Applicant
Name:_______________________________________________________
Address:________________________________________________________
3. Agent
Name:__________________________________________________________
Address:________________________________________________________
4. Owner
Name(s):______________________________________________________
Address:________________________________________________________
5. General
Location:______________________________________________________
6. Number
of Acres or Fraction Thereof:__________________________________
7. Location
Map: (Attachment
A)_________________________________________
8. Legal
Description: (Attachment
B)_____________________________________
9. Current
Zoning Map: (Attachment
C)__________________________________
10. Proposed
Land Use Change
a) Current
Designation:_________________________________________
b) Proposed
Designation:________________________________________
11. Population
Assumptions
a) Maximum
population of site now under current land use:
_____________________________________________________________
b) Maximum
population under proposed land use:_________________
12. Traffic
Circulation - Facilities immediately serving site:
Road Current ADT
Projected ADT
_______________________ _______________
__________________
_______________________ _______________
__________________
_______________________ _______________ __________________
13. Recreation
and Open Space
a) Facilities
immediately serving site:
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
b) Is this site
within a targeted Park Land?
(Y/N)_______________
14. Water/Sewer
Provided
On-Site:_______________________________________________
Provided by
Off-Site Utility (Name):______________________________
Water:___________________________________________________________
Sewer:__________________________________________________________
Letter of
Confirmation for projected capacities: if provided by
Utility
System. (Attachment D)
15. Solid
Waste
If requested
land use amendment is for other than residential land use:
Commercial: Type and square feet of proposed
commercial use.
_______________________________________________________________
Industrial: Type and square feet of proposed industrial
use.
_______________________________________________________________
16. Drainage
Detention/Retention
facilities immediately serving the site:
____________________________________________________________________
Available downstream
facilities:
_____________________________________
Is site
situated within a known floodplain area?
(Y/N)_____________
17. Additional
Comments:___________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
EXHIBIT B
PUTNAM
COUNTY CAPACITY DETERMINATION FORM
RECORD
No._________________ DATE
OF CONCURRENCY
TEST STATEMENT
USED:_______________
(Please record this Record Number with all
subsequent development orders issued for this parcel)
STATUS OF
FACILITY/SERVICE
Traffic SEE ATTACHED TRANSPORTATION CONCURRENCY
Circulation ANALYSIS REPORT
Water Acceptable _____ Service
Supply Unacceptable _____ Provider______________________
Not
Applicable_____ Area__________________________
Sanitary Acceptable _____ Service
Sewer Unacceptable _____ Provider______________________
Not
Applicable_____ Area__________________________
Solid Acceptable _____ Service
Waste Unacceptable _____ Provider______________________
Not
Applicable_____ Area__________________________
Drainage Acceptable _____ Service
Unacceptable _____ Provider______________________
Not Applicable_____ Area__________________________
Recreation
& Acceptable _____ Service
Open Space Unacceptable _____ Provider______________________
Not
Applicable_____ Area__________________________
Representative
Name:____________________ Phone:________________________
Project
Name:______________________________________________________________
Project
Address:___________________________________________________________
SIGNATURE_______________________________ DATE
OF ISSUE_______________
An acceptable
determination means that Putnam County has reviewed the applicant's capacity
request for the indicated facility/service, and has determined that, as of the
date of the applicant's request, capacity for the indicated facility is
available. This determination addresses capacity only; it does not guarantee that
water taps, sewer taps, or other infrastructure is readily available. This reservation will be good for the
period of time specified by the Concurrency Management System. Failure to obtain any development
orders/permits within the required time limits will cause this capacity
reservation to become invalid.