TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Timothy Stillings, Development Services Department
THROUGH: Neal de Jesus, Interim City Manager
DATE: June 18, 2019
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ORDINANCE NO. 19-19: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, ADOPTING THE “ALWAYS DELRAY” COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR THE 2019-2040 PLANNING HORIZON BY REPEALING AND REPLACING THE ADOPTED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IN ITS ENTIRETY; PROVIDING FOR THE GOALS, OBJECTIVES, AND POLICIES, INCLUDING THE “ALWAYS DELRAY” MAP SERIES FOR THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS: HEALTHY COMMUNITY; HISTORIC PRESERVATION; HOUSING; MOBILITY; CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS; ECONOMIC PROSPERITY; STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS; COASTAL MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION, SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCY; OPEN SPACE, PARKS, AND RECREATION; EDUCATION; NEIGHBORHOODS, DISTRICTS, AND CORRIDORS; AND PUBLIC FACILITIES; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. (FIRST READING)
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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Review and consider Ordinance No. 19-19 at first reading to transmit the Always Delray Comprehensive Plan to the Department of Economic Opportunity for review.
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Background:
The update to the City of Delray Beach Comprehensive Plan, branded “Always Delray,” began in the fall of 2016. To support the drafting of the plan a Steering Committee was established, appointed by the City Commission. Four community workshops were held at the outset to discuss and receive public input on the plan elements and define issues impacting the city. The community and Steering Committee input, along with the input of Subject Matter Experts, consisting of City Staff, consultants, and community members, was utilized to formulate the data and analysis and to frame the draft elements. The Always Delray Comprehensive Plan is comprised of 13 elements, organized in four themes (Live, Work, Play, Grow). Each element is comprised of a data, inventory and analysis (DIA) document, the Goals, Objectives, and Policies (GOPs), and a series of maps as a part of both the DIA and GOPs. The GOPs, and associated maps, form the Always Delray Comprehensive Plan that will be adopted by ordinance and replace the currently adopted plan. The DIA, and associated maps, is the supporting data and information containing the City’s planning history, current conditions, and projections for the future.
LIVE
1. Healthy Community (new) - HCE
2. Historic Preservation (new) - HPE
3. Housing - HOU
4. Mobility - MBL
WORK
5. Capital Improvements - CIE
6. Economic Prosperity (new) - ECP
7. Strategic Partnerships (fkIntergovernmentalal Coordination) - SPE
PLAY
8. Coastal Management - CME
9. Conservation, Sustainability, & Resilience - CSR
10. Open Space, Parks, & Recreation - OPR
GROW
11. Education (fka Public School Facilities) - EDU
12. Neighborhoods, Districts, & Corridors (fka Future Land Use) - NDC
13. Public Facilities - PFE
Each of the proposed elements was presented to the Planning & Zoning Board between July 2018 and April 2019, and received recommendations of approval to the City Commission. Each of the the elements were also previewed at a City Commission meeting.
The attachments for this item include:
- GOPs for each element (13)
- DIA for each element (13)
- GOPs map series
- DIA map series
- Comparison of the GOPs: proposed vs current to present the respective changes/updates and new GOPs
- Project List - by element
City Attorney Review:
Approved as to form and legal sufficiency.
Funding Source/Financial Impact:
N/A
Timing of Request:
The proposed comprehensive plan amendments will be sent to the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO), Division of Community Planning for reivew and comment within 10 days of the approval. The DEO review is 30 days. Once the review comments have been received, the city has 180 days to adopt the proposed amendments.