4655 CPA Resillience ElementOrdinance No. 4655
An Ordinance of the City of Sanford, Florida amending
the City of Sanford Comprehensive Plan, as previously
amended; providing for the enactment of a resilience
element with goals, objectives and policies; providing
for legislative findings and intent; providing for
severability; providing for a savings provision and
ratification of prior acts of the City; providing for
conflicts; codification and directions to the code
codifier and providing for the implementation of the
statutory State review process and an effective date.
Whereas, the City of Sanford has enacted its Comprehensive Plan in
accordance with the controlling provisions of State law which Comprehensive Plan has
successfully guided the City for many years; and
Whereas, the City of Sanford is committed to an ongoing and vibrant
comprehensive planning program which addresses the needs of the citizens of the City;
and
Whereas, Section 163.3167, Florida Statutes, part of Florida's Community
Planning Act, requires the City of Sanford to maintain a comprehensive plan to guide its
future development and growth; and
Whereas, the provisions of Section 163.3184, Florida Statutes, relate to the
process for the enactment of Comprehensive Plan amendments; and
Whereas, to be a successfully resilient local government, issues that involve
(i). population growth,
(ii). social equity,
(iii). development pressure in natural areas (such as those protected by the
Seminole County Natural Lands Program and those listed in the Florida Natural Areas
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Inventory as developed by the Florida's Natural Heritage Program which is housed
within the Florida Resources and Environmental Analysis Center at Florida State
University),
(iv). impacts to air and water quality,
(v). the impacts of extreme weather events,
(vi). flooding,
(vii). the aging and deteriorating condition of infrastructure,
(viii). service disruptions (such as in utilities, transportation, social services,
technology, etc.),
(ix). emergency response and recovery capabilities,
(x). protection of historic and cultural assets
(xi). social and behavioral concerns following disaster events, and
(xii). strong social networks,
must be considered during the course of comprehensive planning processes and
efforts; and
Whereas, resilience is, in essence, the capacity of individuals, communities,
institutions, businesses, and systems within a locality to survive, adapt, and grow no
matter what kind of changes, chronic stresses and acute shocks experienced; and
Whereas, time and experience has demonstrated that crisis, disaster or
stress can impact any one, or all, of our environments - natural, built, social, and
economic, but that mitigation planning practices are an effective strategy to minimize
the risk and magnitude of the challenges that arise from natural events and human
caused crisis; and
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Whereas, moreover, recent events such as the COVID-19 pandemic have
further raised the importance of a community's resiliency and made it clear that
emergency preparedness and continuity planning is necessary in the providing
essential services to citizens, customers and property owners; and
Whereas, the overall concept of resilience for the City of Sanford must be
kept broad and inclusive within a clear approach and framework that helps guide City
planning efforts, must be specific on the key topics for resilience, and must leverage
existing resilience initiatives and promote consistency and collaboration across public
and private agencies; and
Whereas, local planning is critical to supporting and advancing sustainability
goals and objectives, as well as improving quality of life for City residents and creating
communities that are attractive to businesses and visitors and the planning process is
an opportunity to take stock of environmental resources and comprehensively consider
the current and long-term impacts of a wide array of challenges resulting from natural
occurrences and human caused events; and
Whereas, the City's Planning and Zoning Commission recommended
approval of this Ordinance at its meeting of December 2, 2021; and
Whereas, the pertinent goals, objectives and policies of the Comprehensive
Plan support the approval of the amendment set forth in this Ordinance as well as the
controlling provisions of State law; and
Whereas, the City of Sanford has complied with all requirements and
procedures of Florida law in processing this amendment to the City of Sanford
Comprehensive Plan including, but not limited to, Section 163.3184, Florida Statutes,
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as well as other controlling law; and
Whereas, Article VIII, Section 7 of the Constitution of the State of Florida
relates to natural resources and scenic beauty and provides, in Subsection (a), that:
; and
It shall be the policy of the state to conserve and protect its natural
resources and scenic beauty. Adequate provision shall be made by law
for the abatement of air and water pollution and of excessive and
unnecessary noise and for the conservation and protection of natural
resources.
Whereas, the City Commission of the City of Sanford has the power and
authority to enact this Ordinance under the controlling provisions of State law such as,
by way of example only, the provisions of Article Vill, Section 2 of the Constitution of
the State of Florida and the provisions of Chapter 163, Florida Statutes; Chapter 166,
Florida Statutes, and other controlling law; and
Whereas, the City Commission of the City of Sanford is enacting this
Ordinance in order to protect the public health, safety and welfare.
Now, therefore, be in enacted by the People of the City of Sanford, Florida:
Section 1. Legislative Findings and Intent.
(a). The City Commission of the City of Sanford hereby adopts and
incorporates into this Ordinance the recitals (whereas clauses) to this Ordinance as well
as City staff report and City Commission agenda memorandum relating to this
Ordinance as the legislative findings of the City Commission.
(b). This Ordinance is internally consistent with the goals, objectives and
policies of the Comprehensive Plan of the City of Sanford.
(c). City staff has concluded that the amendment to the City's Comprehensive
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Plan as set forth in this Ordinance are well founded and consistent with sound and
generally accepted practices and principles.
Section 2. New Resilience Element; City Comprehensive Plan. A new
Resilience Element of the Comprehensive Plan of the City of Sanford is created to read
as follows.
RESILIENCE ELEMENT
Planning for resilience results in the ability of the City to adapt to changing conditions
and withstand/recover quickly from disruption. Resilience planning must, by its very
nature, encompass a wide array of issues (economic vitality, water resources, housing
stock, transportation facilities, natural resources, land use patterns, etc.). Given the
geography of the City and Florida, generally, a key focus for City planners is
incorporating the goal of resilience into challenges that are presented by natural
hazards (hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, etc.) and the effects of climate change. This
planning effort and focus goes much deeper than hazard mitigation, which is designed
to reduce loss of life and property by lessening the impact of disasters. Rather than
preparing for a specific disaster or event and the resulting impacts, a resilient
community is one that can face an array of unpredictable challenges and disturbances
with, perhaps, minimal long-term impacts. In addition, certain communities last are
affected with unique geographic conditions, such as the City's lying on the shores of the
St. Johns River and Lake Monroe as well as lying proximate to Lake Jesup must be
prepared for a future condition that may not allow the same development intensity,
location, type or access. Through the use of innovative tools and strategies, the City
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can transition its communities, economies and the built environment into being resilient
to these adverse impacts.
Sustainable Vision
The Resilience Element supports the City's goal and commitment to increase
community resilience to current and anticipated or future social, economic, and
environmental shocks and stressors with the following main objectives:
(1). Protect and enhance the environment and invest in infrastructure
projects and assets that build resilient benefits.
(2). Plan for a more socially cohesive community by connecting
residents and strengthening neighborhoods.
(3). Plan for a healthier community.
(4). Plan for an economically prosperous community through economic
opportunities and diversification by expanding on existing industries and
sectors.
Development of the element followed a process of identifying vulnerabilities and
resilience opportunities through a quality -of -life lens driven by stakeholder feedback
through a public workshop and survey. Public engagement and vulnerability
assessment findings lead to the creation of 6 high-level Resilience Element topic areas
as follows:
(1). Flood Mitigation.
(2). Resilient Development and Infrastructure.
(3). Historic and Cultural Preservation.
(4). Alternative Transportation.
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(5). Resilient Community and Operations.
(6). Resilient Businesses and Workers.
Objectives and policies within the Resilience Element's topic areas protect and enhance
the City's character, culture, connection, and commerce core values and consider the
impacts of flooding, high water, and natural hazards on individuals, communities,
institutions, businesses, economic development, public infrastructure and facilities, and
public health, safety and welfare. This intent of this Element is to be based upon an
inventory of existing City resiliency conditions and to promote resilient planning, design
and development in a manner which is coordinated with adjacent and relevant
jurisdictions, entities and agencies both public and private.
Supporting Documents
The Resiliency Element is supported by data and analysis of vulnerabilities the City to
short-term shocks and long-term stressors. The vulnerability assessment utilizes
information from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), University of Florida (UF) GeoPlan
Center, Seminole County Local Mitigation Strategy, Statewide Regional Evacuation
Study (East Central Region), and United States Census Bureau American Community
Survey to assess flooding and river, lake and sea -level rise impacts, facilities critical to
City function, health and safety, evacuation support, roadway facilities, land use, heat
indicators, and social equity considerations. Maps of 100 -year floodplain, sea -level rise
through 2100, and critical facilities and roadways vulnerable to flooding are provided in
the assessment.
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GOALS, OBJECTIVES & POLICIES
GOAL RE 1:
CREATE A RESILIENT COMMUNITY UTILIZING PROACTIVE AND INNOVATIVE
PLANNING PRINCIPLES TO MINIMIZE AND MITIGATE RISK AND
VULNERABILITIES TO PLACE(S), PEOPLE, AND ECONOMIC CAPITAL.
Flood Mitigation:
OBJECTIVE RE 1.1: The City shall implement strategies to reduce the impact of flood
risk to protect the health, safety & welfare of people and property.
Policy RE 1.1.1: Low Impact Development. The City shall require low impact
development on new and redeveloped properties to capture stormwater run-off on-site
utilizing neighborhood- and site -scale nature -based solutions (e.g., pervious materials,
appropriate soils, Florida native vegetation) consistent with controlling Federal and
State law.
Policy RE 1.1.2: Open Space. The City shall promote development outside the 100 -
year floodplain for open space and flood/stormwater mitigation within the floodplain
consistent with controlling Federal and State law. The City shall engage in a rational
nexus/rough proportionality analysis when any conservation easements, dedication of
real property or similar exactions occur in accordance with the provisions of Section
70.45, Florida Statutes, relating to governmental exactions and well as established
constitutional principles.
Policy RE 1.1.3: Stormwater Management. The City shall update its stormwater
management ordinance/plan to allow for greater creative solutions for on-site water
retention and the use of low impact development techniques and nature -based
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solutions for all new development, redevelopment and infrastructure projects. This
action shall be accomplished, at a minimum, in order to address the requirements of
Chapter 2021-194, Laws of Florida, and now codified as Section 403.9302, Florida
Statutes, which was enacted during the 2021 Legislative Session, and which legislation
mandates that the City on or before June 30, 2022, and every 5 years thereafter, take
action with regard to a stormwater program needs analysis for the City. Each needs
analysis must address needs for the subsequent 20 -year period. In analyzing and
projecting such needs, the City is required to include in the document:
(1). A detailed description of the City's stormwater management
program or system and all facilities and projects.
(2). The number of current and projected residents served by the City,
calculated in 5 -year increments.
(3). The current and projected service area for the City's stormwater
management program or system.
(4). The current and projected costs to the City of providing services
calculated in 5 -year increments.
(5). The estimated remaining useful life of each City facility or its major
components.
(6). The most recent 5 -year history of annual City contributions to,
expenditures from and balances of any capital account for maintenance or
expansion of any City facility or its major components.
(7). The City's plan to fund the maintenance or expansion of any City
facility or its major components which plan must include historical and
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estimated future City revenues and expenditures with an evaluation of
how the City expects to reduce any projected funding deficiency.
Further, the legislation requires that the City submit its needs analyses, as well as the
methodology and any supporting data necessary to interpret the results of the City's
analysis, to Seminole County which then files a compiled analysis with the State.
Policy RE 1.1.4 New Infrastructure and Redevelopment. The City shall assess new
or improved infrastructure and redevelopment projects for vulnerabilities to flooding and
plan accordingly to ensure functionality through its planned service life as feasible in
light of future conditions.
Resilient Development and Infrastructure:
OBJECTIVE RE 1.2: The City shall integrate redevelopment and new development
principles that promote sustainable and resilient development practices.
Policy RE 1.2.1: Commercial Property Redevelopment. The City shall prioritize
areas to sustainably redevelop and repurpose where underutilized commercial
properties will be established through an underutilization and redevelopment
assessment.
Policy RE 1.2.2: Resilient Property. The City shall pursue funding/partnerships and
the award of grants and legislative funding to enhance funding programs designed to
establish resilient properties, programs and activities such as to assist low-income
property owners in enhancing the resilience of their home structures and hardening City
utility systems and other infrastructure.
Policy RE 1.2.3: Heat Island Effect. The City shall identify techniques to reduce heat
island effects and integrate strategies (such as green mitigation for parking space
improvements and high gathering locations, tree gateways, building -integrated
vegetation, shade canopies, reflective roofing) into the City's land development
regulations.
Policy RE 1.2.4: Diverse Housing. The City shall assess City housing stock and
establish a plan of implementation with numerical targets to promote sufficient
availability of diverse housing options, particularly within areas vulnerable to flooding
and heat island effect.
OBJECTIVE RE 1.3: The City shall integrate resilient infrastructure principles to provide
for maximum efficiency and return to service when considering current and future
shocks and stressors and changing climate.
Policy RE 1.3.1: Lighting. The City shall develop a plan to expand and upgrade
lighting, including, but not limited to, traffic lights, in ode to improve safety and provide
for greater operational redundancy during emergencies through the use of new
technologies such as solar lighting. The City shall seek collaboration with other
governmental entities, such as the Florida Department of Transportation and Seminole
County, which control many roads located within the City and utility service providers
which provide utility services within the City.
Policy RE 1.3.2: Backup Electricity. The City shall investigate and incorporate cost-
effective, equitable electricity generation and resilience in the electric utility grid (e.g.,
solar generators, on-site renewable energy, micro -grid) in order to provide for
infrastructure redundancy during disaster events. The City shall seek collaboration with
electrical utility service providers which provide utility services within the City.
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Policy RE 1.3.3: Broadband. The City shall collaborate with partners across the region
and State including, but not limited to, broadband internet service providers, to assess
and integrate diverse solutions for more equitable and resilient technological
communications infrastructure and to address the issue of unconnected homes and
businesses in order to drive economic development and to improve public health, safety
and public health.
Policy RE 1.3.4: Urban Tree Canopy. The City shall enhance the tree canopy to
reduce heat island effects and promote a walkable and healthy environment throughout
the City. Implementation shall incorporate forestry best practices, including biodiversity,
prioritizing heat vulnerable neighborhoods and populations. The City's actions shall be
consistent with the provisions of Section 163.045, Florida Statutes, relating to tree
pruning, trimming or removal on residential property.
Policy RE 1.3.5: Water Supply And Treatment. The City shall continue to secure a
safe, quality and adequate future water supply for the benefit of City utility customers.
The City shall seek collaboration with other governmental entities, particularly those
which regulate the City's utility systems, to protect and enhance the City's ability to
adequately serve its customers. The City shall seek funding opportunities that arise in
order to maintain and modernize its utility facilities.
Historic and Cultural Preservation:
OBJECTIVE RE 1.4: The City shall encourage the preservation of historic and cultural
resources through innovative resilience practices.
Policy RE 1.4.1: Preventive Measures. Historical resources shall be a priority of the
City directed at encouraging preventive maintenance of properties that are in need of
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protection and rehabilitation and creative development rather than demolition for
redevelopment.
Policy RE 1.4.2: Structural Improvement. The City shall allow for structural
improvements to historical buildings to reduce flood impacts through updates to the
City's land development regulations.
Policy RE 1.4.3: Historic Resources. The City shall increase its effort to manage City-
wide historical resources through the completion of a historic resources inventory and
shall make the document available through Geographic Information System (GIS) to
local emergency managers.
Policy RE 1.4.4: Equal Priority. To prioritize resilience of historical properties, the City
shall evaluate options to provide an appropriate funding or incentive mechanism
focused on improving resilience to private and public cultural/historical assets. The City
shall evaluate the means whereby the funding mechanism shall be implemented.
Policy RE 1.4.5: Qualified Response to Extreme Events. The City shall prepare to
advance from recovery to resilience during blue sky planning by the establishment of a
preservation response network for qualified damage assessments and create an
expedited design/review process for use, as practicable, during and after a disaster
event.
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Alternative Transportation:
OBJECTIVE RE 1.5: The City shall strive to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by
promoting alternative modes of transportation such as transit, walking, biking, and golf
carts.
Policy RE 1.5.1: Walkable and Bikeable Community. Safe, connected, and
convenient multimodal facilities (bicycle, pedestrian, transit, and golf cart) and strategic
connections will be integrated into the transportation and development plans of the City
to expand facilities, close gaps and promote a more walkable and bikeable community.
Policy RE 1.5.2: Traffic Calming. The implementation of traffic calming measures to
slow vehicular traffic, consistent with sound engineering practices and principles, shall
be a priority in locations throughout the City found to have frequent speeding infractions
and/or recurrent traffic incidents.
Policy RE 1.5.3: Green Streets. The City shall, in collaboration with Seminole County,
Metroplan Orlando and the Florida Department of Transportation, take action to
integrate green street techniques in roadway projects to reduce flooding and harmful
stormwater runoff.
Policy RE 1.5.4 Pedestrian and Cyclist Safety through Technology. The City shall
encourage a more walkable and bikeable community by implementing technological
safety improvements such as automated license plate readers and integrated camera
systems in high traffic or higher crime areas.
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Resilient Community and Operations:
OBJECTIVE RE 1.6: The City shall work across City departments in a coordinate
manner and with appropriate public and private partner agencies and institutions to
increase sustainable and resilient opportunities within City operations and throughout
the community.
Policy RE 1.6.11: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. The City shall operationalize and
optimize measures to promote and exhibit diversity, equity and inclusion within City
government operations to include, but not be limited to, City officials, City staff, City
boards and other City functions in order to ensure that the government of the City
appropriately reflects the community which it serves. The City shall engage in programs
and activities which fully engage those persons protected by civil rights laws and laws
which protect senior citizens and persons with disabilities.
Policy RE 1.6.2: Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions. To determine the appropriate
actions to be undertaken by the City to reduce municipal greenhouse gas emissions,
the City shall conduct greenhouse gas inventory and establish a plan in order to
evaluate and reduce emissions resulting from City operations
Policy RE 1.6.3: Local and Regional Collaboration. The City shall coordinate its
efforts and collaborate with regional and local partners to enhance social, economic
and environmental resilience across the City, Seminole County and the east central
Florida region.
Policy RE 1.6.4: Access to Healthy Food. In collaboration with the Florida
Department of Health and other partners, the City shall strive to provide all
neighborhoods with access to healthy and nutritious food options and avoid food
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deserts or islands within which citizens are not able to purchase reasonably priced
foodstuffs with high nutritional value.
Policy RE 1.6.5: Food Production. The City shall develop a system of allowances and
entitlements or order to provide the ability to cultivate and harvest food on residential
and non-residential properties as set forth in the City's land development regulations.
Policy RE 1.6.6: Choice Neighborhoods. The City shall identify opportunities to
potentially expand upon the Choice Neighborhoods Initiative to areas of the City that
may benefit from the initiative.
Policy RE 1.6.7: Climate Action Plan. The City shall create a climate action plan to
identify actionable steps to undertake to reduce impacts and effects to/from climate
change.
Policy RE 1.6.8: Cohesive Resilience Approach. All City current and future plans,
processes, programs, projects and codes and regulations shall be evaluated under the
resilience lens to ensure that City creates and maintains a cohesive and comprehensive
approach to resilience.
Policy RE 1.6.9: Supporting Infrastructure Cost Balance. When identifying projects
for inclusion in the schedule of capital improvements, the City shall balance the cost of
supporting infrastructure against the City's return on investment over the projected life-
cycle of the facility and impacts of environmental hazards, future conditions and other
OBJECTIVE REs associated with this Element.
Policy RE 1.6.10: Access to Healthcare and Mental Wellness. The City shall work
across departments and with relevant partner agencies and institutions to provide
resources and access to healthcare and mental wellness throughout the community,
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especially to vulnerable residents and during emergency events subject to the
jurisdictional and funding limitations of the City.
Policy RE 1.6.11 Heat -Related Illness Prevention. The City shall work across City
departments and with relevant partner governments, agencies or institutions, public or
private, to implement one or more heat illness mitigation strategies such as promoting
heat -health through messaging, identifying residents at higher risk, establishing
community cooling centers during high heat months and emergency events (e.g.,
governmental buildings and faith -based, non-profit organization facilities), and offering
home energy efficiency assistance program, air-conditioning upgrade assistance and
utility benefits during high heat months subject to the jurisdictional and funding
limitations of the City.
Resilient Businesses and Workers:
OBJECTIVE RE 1.7: The City shall strengthen economic resilience and diversification
through the development of partnerships and programs and promote social mobility,
equity and inclusiveness.
Policy RE 1.7.1: Inclusive Economic Development. The City shall increase inclusive
and equitable economic diversity through strong economic linkages and opportunities
within and between under -served neighborhoods and economic centers within the City.
Policy RE 1.7.2: Career Pathways. The City shall utilize partnerships with regional
agencies and businesses to provide mentoring, vocational and training programs for
residents with all education and skill levels, especially for those living in poverty to
create a more resilient and diverse workforce within the City.
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Policy RE 1.7.3: Regional Collaboration. The City shall explore opportunities for
resilient workforce and economic diversification through collaboration with
governmental entities, chambers of commerce and regional industry associations.
OBJECTIVE RE 1.8: The City shall formalize policies, projects and programs that
support, retain and expand small, disadvantaged and independent businesses.
Policy RE 1.8.1: Small -Scale Manufacturing. To attract more local businesses, small
manufacturers, green industries and food artisan businesses, the City shall evaluate the
City's land development regulations to alleviate barriers and implement codes to
provide for greater business diversity including Florida's cottage food law which allows
individuals within certain dollar amounts to use their unlicensed home kitchens to
produce for sale certain foods that present a low risk of foodborne illness.
Policy RE 1.8.2: Climate Hazards and Opportunities. The City shall develop public
and private partnerships to provide assistance programs to help businesses improve
the resilience of their infrastructure and operations.
Policy RE 1.8.3: Business Response Network. The City shall work with local
businesses to identify critical business and corridors, assess and address resilience
gaps, and create a response network based on resources available within the business
community to assist in recovery efforts from any potential risk such as weather related
emergencies, pandemics, recessions, floods and other natural disasters and
technology and infrastructure failures).
Policy RE 1.8.4: Entrepreneurship Infrastructure. The City shall promote the
creation of spaces that foster entrepreneurship such as maker spaces, business
incubators, farmer's markets and commercial kitchens.
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Section 3. Implementing Administrative Actions.
The City Manager, or designee, is hereby authorized to implement the provisions
of this Ordinance as deemed appropriate and warranted.
Section 4. Savings Provision; Ratification of Prior Actions.
The prior actions of the City Commission and its agencies in enacting and
causing amendments to the Comprehensive Plan of the City of Sanford, as well as the
implementation thereof, are hereby ratified and affirmed.
Section 5. Severability.
If any section, sentence, phrase, word, or portion of this Ordinance proves to be
invalid, unlawful or unconstitutional, it shall not be held to impair the validitrdinorce or
effect of any other action or part of this Ordinance.
Section 6. Conflicts.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Section 7. Codification/Instructions to Code Codifier.
It is the intention of the City Commission of the City of Sanford, Florida, and it is
hereby ordained that the provisions of this Ordinance shall become and be made a part
of the codified version of the City of Sanford Comprehensive Plan and/or the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Sanford, Florida in terms of adding a Resilience Element.
Section 8. Effective Date.
The Comprehensive Plan amendment set forth herein shall not become
effective, in accordance with Section 163.3184(3), Florida Statutes, until 31 days after
the State land planning agency (Florida Department of Economic Opportunity) notifies
the City that the Comprehensive Plan amendment package is complete. If timely
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challenged, the Comprehensive Plan amendment shall not become effective until the
said State land planning agency or the Administration Commission enters a final order
determining the adopted amendment to be in compliance.
Passed and adopted this 28th day of February, 2022.
Attest:
Traci Houchin, MMC R'M''
City Clerk
Approved as to form and 1661alify`
William L. Colbert, City Attorney
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City Commission of the City of
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CITY COMMISSION MEMORANDUM 22-069
FEBRUARY 28, 2022, AGENDA
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City
PREPARED BY: Eileen Hinson, Planning Director
SUBMITTED BY: Norton N. Bonaparte, Jr., ICMA_CM, City
SUBJECT: Comprehensive Plan Amendment; Resill
4655; Second Reading and Enactmen
STRATEGIC PRIORITIES:
F-1 Unify Downtown & the Waterfront
❑ Promote the City's Distinct Culture
Update Regulatory Framework
F-] Redevelop and Revitalize Disadvantaged Communities
SYNOPSIS:
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Item No. 9.13
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Element; Ordinance No.
The attached ordinance amending the City's Comprehensive Plan has been prepared to incorporate
a Resilience Element into the Comprehensive Plan.
FISCAL/STAFFING STATEMENT:
No additional staffing is anticipated if the Comprehensive Plan text amendment is approved. It is
noted that the Resilience Element is not a required element in the Comprehensive Plan but in an
effort to increase community resilience the proposed element is intended to add additional goals,
objectives and policies as it relates to social, economic and environmental threats.
BACKGROUND:
The City, in collaboration with the East Central Florida Regional Planning Council (ECFRPC),
has been working towards creating a new Resilience Element for the City's Comprehensive Plan.
The Community Planning Act requires the City to maintain a comprehensive plan to guide future
growth and development. The new Resilience Element will provide strategies to address potential
vulnerabilities the community may face including social, economic and environmental short-term
shocks and long-term stressors. Guidance in the Resilience Element will help direct future
economic development, transportation, and land use decisions.
The development of the Comprehensive Plan amendment was in part directed through input from
stakeholder engagement and findings from a vulnerability assessment. Two forms of stakeholder
engagement were conducted — a workshop and a survey. The entire Resilience Element process
occurred during the COVID-19 public health crisis which led to alternate means of public
engagement activities that typically occur in person.
A copy of the element as drafted by the ECFRPC is attached as is the proposed Ordinance No.
4655.
The Resilience Element was discussed at the Planning and Zoning Commission meetings
occurring on October 7, 2021, and November 4, 2021. The element was continued to the December
2, 2021 meeting to be voted upon.
The proposed ordinance was considered by the City Commission on December 13, 2021 at first
reading for the purpose of transmitting the document to the Florida Department of Economic
Opportunity (FDEO) for compliance review in accordance with controlling State law. After the
hearing on first reading of Ordinance No. 4655 by the City Commission, Ordinance No. 4655 was
transmitted to the FDEO for compliance review by the Office of Intergovernmental Programs
(OIP). FDEO OIP reviewed the amendment package under the provisions of Chapter 163, Florida
Statutes. The FDEO conducted a detailed review that focused on potential adverse impacts to
important State resources and facilities, specifically: air and water pollution; wetlands and other
surface waters of the State; federal and State-owned lands and interest in lands, including State
parks, greenways and trails, conservation easements; solid waste; and water and wastewater
treatment and found no provision that, if adopted, would result in adverse impacts to important
State resources subject to the FDEO's jurisdiction.
The statutory process now requires the City Commission hear and consider the enactment of
Ordinance No. 4655 upon review of the input provided by the FDEO. The statutory process now
requires the City Commission to consider enactment of Ordinance No. 4655 upon second reading
at an adoption hearing.
LEGAL REVIEW:
The Assistant City Attorney has reviewed this item and has drafted Ordinance No. 4655 and made
minor edits of a purely editorial nature to the document upon receipt of the comments of the FDEO.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the City Commission enact Ordinance No. 4655 enacting a Resiliency Element
into the City's Comprehensive Plan.
SUGGESTED MOTION:
"I move to adopt Ordinance No. 4655."
Attachments: 0). Ordinance No.4655 enacting the Resilience Element.
(2). Communication from the FDEO.
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Ron DeSantis
GOVERNOR
The Honorable Art Woodruff
Mayor, City ofSanford
30ONorth Park Avenue
Sanford, Florida 32771
Dear Mayor Woodruff:
January 27, 2022
Dane Eagle
SECRETARY
The Department of Economic Opportunity ("Departmcnt")has reviewed the proposed
comprehensive plan amendment for the City of Sanford (Amendment No. 21-04ESR) received on
December 28, 2021. The review was completed under the expedited state review process. Wehaveno
comment on the proposed amendment.
The City should act bvchoosing toadopt, adopt with changes, ornot adopt the proposed
amendment. For your assistance, we have enclosed the procedures for adoption and transmittal of the
comprehensive plan amendment. |naddition, the City isreminded that:
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Section 1G3.3104(3)(biF.S,authorizes other reviewing agencies toprovide comments directly
tothe City. If the City receives reviewing agency comments and they are not resolved, these
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The second public hearing, which shall beahearing onwhether tmadopt one ormore
comprehensive plan amendments, must boheld within 180 days ofyour receipt ofagency
comments or the amendment shall be deemed withdrawn unless extended by agreement with
notice to the Department and any affected party that provided comment on the amendment
pursuant to Section 163.3184(3)(c)l., F.S.
� The adopted amendment must berendered to the Department. Under Section
163.]184(3)/d2.and 4,F.S,the amendment effective date is31days after the Department
notifies the City that the amendment package is complete or, if challenged, until it is found to be
Floridain compliance by the Department or the Administration Commission.
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An equal opportunity employer/program. Auxiliary aids and service are available upon requesthoindividuals with
disabilities. All voice telephone numbers onthis document may boreached bypars.onousing TTY7rTDequipment via
the Florida Relay Service et711.
The Honorable Art Woodruff
January 27,2OIZ
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Ifyou have any questions concerning this review, please contact Melissa Corbett, Planning Analyst,
by telephone at(850)717-8505orbyemail at Me|issa.Corbett@den.myflorida.com.
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KeU CiCum§n,Regiona|PlanningAdministrator
Bureau of Community Planning and Growth
Enc|osure(s):Procedures for Adoption
cc: Eileen Hinson, AICPPlanning Director, City ofSanford