1327 ORDINANCE NO. 1327
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN FORD, FLORIDA,
ADOPTING A COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT PLAN
FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY OF SANFORD,
FLORIDA, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS
OF THE SEMINOLE COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING
ACT OF 1974 AND THE STATE OF FLORIDA PLANNING
ACT OF 1975,
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Seminole C otmty Comprehensive
Planning Act of 1974 and the S~ate of Florida Plarming Act of 1975, the
City Commission authorized the City Manager to establish a Committee
known at that time as the "Little Elms Committee" to prepare a Compre-
hensive Plan for the City of Sanford, said Committee being composed of
each department head of the City, Assistant to the City Manager, the
Consultant City Planner and the City Manager, and
WHEREAS, said Commil~ee proceeded to gather information,
prepare work items and review material necessary to present a Compre-
hensive Plan for the City, and concurrent with the work of the Committee
the Sanford Planning and Zoning Commission was designated as the Local
Land Planning Agency for the City, and
WHEREAS, the Sanford Plannhag and Zoning Commission reviewed
the Comprehensive Plan and recommended the Comprehensive Development
Plan, and
WHEREAS, upon said Comprehensive Development Plan being
recommended to the City, the City Commission conducted the necessary
public hearing as required by the Seminole County Comprehensive Planning
Act of 1974 and the S~ate of Florida Planning Act of 1975, and at said public
hearing the City Commission vo~ed unanimously to adopt said Comprehensive
Development Plan.
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF SANFORD, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1. That the Comprehensive Development Plan as recom-
mended by the Sanford Planning and Zoning Commission acting as the Local
Land Planning Agency dated May~ 1975, be, and the same is hereby~ adopted.
SECTION 2. That a copy of said Plan is filed in the Office of the
City Clerk as a matter of permanent record of the City, and the matters and
contents therein are made a part of this Ordinance by reference as fully and
completely as if set forth herein, and such copy shall remain on file in said
office available for public inspection.
SECTION 3. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith be and the same are hereby repealed.
SECTION 4. That this ordinance shall become effective immediately
upon its passage and adoption.
PASSED AND ~ January
ADOPTED this 12t___Lh da of
A. Do~ 19 76 ·
M
Attest:
San~ord, Florida.
CERTIFICATE
I, H. N. Tamm, J~., City Clerk of the City.of Sanford,
Florida, do hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the
foregoing Ordinance No. 1327, PASSED and ADOPTED by the City
Commission of the City of Sanford, Florida, on the 12th day
of January, 1976, was POSTED at the front door of the City
Hall in the City of ~~Cl~e~~
Sanford~Flo~lda, o the 14th day of Janu-
ary, 1976. -
City of San~ rd, FlOrida
COMPREHENSIVE
DEVELOPMENT PLAN
SANFORD, FLORIDA
May, 1975
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
List of Tables ii
List of Illustrations iii
Introduction 1
Chapter One, Economy of Sanford 3
Chapter Two, Intergovernmental Coordination 11
Chapter Three, Future Development Plan 13
Chapter Four, Future Development Plan Policies 18
Chapter Five, Community Facilities - GoalS, 25
Objectives and Implementation
Steps
Chapter Six, Community Facilities - Capital 39
Budget
Chapter Seven, Conservation 45
Summary 47
Check List A-14
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~ LIST OF TABLES
Page
Table 1 -Percentage of Employment by 4
Category, City of Sanford, Florida
1950 and 1970.
Table 2 -Wholesale Trade, City of Sanford, 4
1958 1972.
Table 3 -Basic - Non-Basic Employment, 7
City of Sanford, 1970.
Table 4 -Forecast of Basic Jobs, City of 8
Sanford, 1970 - 2000.
Table 5 -Forecast of Sanford Employees 8
1970 - 2000.
Table 6 -Forecast of Sanford Employment 10
and Population, 1970 - 2000.
Table 7 -Projected Population, Sanford 10
and Urban Area, 1970 - 2000.
Count Stations, Transportation Network, Map 'G'. A-7
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
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Future Development Plan, Sanford, Florida 17
Appendix
Traffic Zones- Map 'A' A-1
Sanitary - Map 'B' A-2
Water - Map 'C' A-3
Drainage Basins - Map 'D' A-4
Solid Waste - Map 'E' A-5
Transportation - Map 'G' A-6
Parks and Open Areas - Map 'H' A-8
Flood Prone - Map 'I' A-9
Water Recharge - Map 'J' A-10
Fire Protection - Map 'K' A-11
Traffic Circulation A-12
Traffic Counts A-13
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INTRODUCTION
The area of Seminole County, with its seven municipalities,
is now under two state laws'for land use planning. One is the
Seminole County Act of 1974 and we are also under the state-wide
Land Planning Act of 1975. Both require the governmental agencies
to prepare a land use plan. The specific elements of what is
required are relatively the same in both acts. This document
fulfills the City of Sanford's requirements to both of these
land use planning acts.
Approximately one (1) year ago, the Sanford City Manager
established a committee, known at that time as the "Little
Elms Committee", to prepare the City's Comprehensive Plan.
This committee was composed of each department head of the
City, Assistant to the City Manager, the Consultant City
Planner, and the City Manager. During the following year,
this committee gatheredinformation, prepared work items,
and reviewed material necessary to present the City's Compre-
hensive Plan. Concurrent with the work of the committee, the
Sanford Planning and Zoning Commission was designated as the
Local Land Planning Agency for the City of Sanford. The re-
sponsibility of the agency is to review the Comprehensive Plan
and its elements and to recommend the Plan to the City Commission.
The committee, therefore, through the Local Land Planning Agency,~//
is presenting the Comprehensive Development Plan for the City of
Sanford.
It is the purpose of the Plan to: encourage the most
appropriate use of land, water, and resources of the City and
consistent with the public interest; overcome, and correct
present development problems; and deal effectively with future
opportunities that may result from the use of land within the
City's jurisdiction. The Plan, therefore, addresses itself
to every facet of the City's growth, both private development
and the growth of the City's services and utilities.
The Plan is to be used as a statement of the manner in
which the City intends to grow and to accommodate that growth.
In many respects, the Plan is a guide. It is a guide for the
City government in directing growth and preparing for that
growth. It is also a guide for the City's citizens, potential
citizens and developers. Used properly, the Plan will serve
as a guide for direction in the future of the City of Sanford.
As presented, the Plan's area of jurisdiction is the present,
May, 1975, corporate limits of'the City of Sanford. It should
be'noted, however, that attention has been given to the unin-
corporated areas around the City, including "pockets" of un-
incorporated areas within the City. 'These areas, adjacent to
the City limits and "pockets", have been treated as though they
were within the City. This was done to maintain the conformity
of the Plan.
The Plan is designed to project the planning efforts o'f the
City for twenty (20) years, or approximately 1995. This does
not mean that the Plan should remain static for twenty (20)
years, in fact the Plan should be reviewed, changed, or amended
periodically. These changes, however, should be done only after
careful consideration and study, much the same as was given during
its preparation. The amendments should also be the result of
either a change in development direction, emphasis, or policy
change of the City. The changes should be reviewed by each area
of the City administration and the citizens.
The Plan is divided into chapters according to the required
elements in the Act. Each Chapter, or portions and combinations
of chapters, is presented to fulfill a requirement of the Act.
The first chapter, Sanford Economy, presents the economic assump-
tions on which the remainder of the Plan is based. Chapter Two
is a policy statement on the relation of Sanford's plan to plans
of adjacent governmental agencies. Chapter Three is the Future
Development Plan for Sanford, and reflects the projected land use
pattern for the next twenty (20) years. Chapter Four is a set of
policy recommendations for implementing Sanford's plan. Chapter
Five contains the goals, objectives and implementation steps for
community facilities to effectuate the Development Plan. The
sixth chapter is a capital budget to determine the costs, pri-
ority and source of funds for the needed community facilities.
Chapter Seven contains a discussion of the City's method of con-
serving, maintaining and utilizing the natural resources in the
Sanford area. The entire Comprehensive Plan is summarized and
reviewed in the Summary contained in the end. Each chapter is
explained in detail in a preface to each chapter. This preface
explains how the chapter or element relates to the formation of
the entire Plan, and works toward its implementation.
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CHAPTER ONE
ECONOMY OF SANFORD
ECONOMY OF SANFORD
Introduction
The purpose of this chapter is to present a basic under-
standing of the City's economy and to project the economic
future of the City. In addition, the economic projections
are the basis for projecting the population of the City of
Sanford. These two items, projected economy and projected
population, form the basis for all other elements of the
Plan that follow. They are the determining factors in the
formation of the future land use plan, the basis for ex-
panding the community facilities of Sanford, and the criteria
for evaluating the need for an improved transportation system.
This chapter examines the employment trends of Sanford
by general employment categories, i.e. industrial, agricul-
tural, retail, etc. Sanford's employment is also projected
using the basic-non-basic approach. The resulting employ-
ment projection is used to project population for the City
and the urban area served by the City.
Employment.
Employment forecasts are used to estimate future indus-
trial and commercial land requirements, and form the basis
for population forecasts. This section discusses present
employment, the potential of the Sanford area for economic
growth, and forecasts for future employment.
Present Employment
The term "employee" as used refers to Sanford residents
who are employed. The place of employment may not be within
the corporate limits of the City; however, because of the
travel time to major outside employment centers, it must be
assumed that the percentage of traveling employees is small
in comparison to the total Sanford labor market.
Employment by major categories is shown in Table 1.
Table 1 indicates employment information for 1950 and 1970.
Information for 1960 may be helpful, but is not available.
However, the figures do indicate some expected and unexpected
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TABLE 1
PERCENTAGE OF EMPLOYMENT BY CATEGORY
City of Sanford, Florida
1950 & 1970
Category 1950 1970
Agriculture 17.2% 10.1%
Construction 4.0 8.8
Manufacturing 6.5 13.4
Transportation, Communi-
cations & Utilities 10.5 9.4
Retail Trade 16.0 19.2
Services 15.1 14.6
Wholesale Trade 15.0 3.7
Government 7.0 12.7
~'~ Other 8.7 8.1
100.0% 100.0%
Source: Bureau of Census Report
TABLE 2
WHOLESALE TRADE
City of Sanford
1958 ' 1972
$ #
Year (000) Establishments Employees
1958 23,800 36 632
1963 22,800 38 468
1967 18,700 46 264
1972 25,500 49 298
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trends. Between 1950 and 1970 the percentage of Sanford em-
ployees in manufacturing and construction increased signi-
ficantly, while the percentage of employees in agriculture
and wholesale trade decreased significantly. The percentage
of employees in government also showed a marked increase.
The increase in construction and manufacturing might be
expected, because of the building boom and the industrial
emphasis in the City. The drop in agriculture might also be
expected, following the national pattern. Unexpected, however,
is the drop in percentage of employment in the wholesale trade
employment. The peculiar nature of this drop is depicted even
more vividly by studying Table 2, which indicates wholesale
trade by dollar volume, number oflestablishments and employees
from 1958 to 1972.
It would appear that even though the number of wholesale
employees has dropped, the dollar volume of sales has remained
relativelylevel except for the drop in 1967. It must be
assumed at this point that the majority of the wholesale trade
in Sanford is comprised of wholesaling agricultural products.
The decline, therefore, is tied to the general decline in the
number of employees in agricultural production.
The conclusion can therefore be drawn that Sanford's
employment trend is shifting from primarily an agricultural
base and agri-business, to an economy based primarily on manu-
facturing employment. This trend is not unique to the City of
Sanford. Most cities of Sanford's size and location are experi-
encing the same employment shift. It is important to remember,
however, that the agricultural and agri-business sector will
remain an important part of Sanford's economy. To put it
bluntly, this nation must still .ea~ and those areas that are
suitable for agricultural production will be producing agri-
cultural products in, perhaps, greater volumes. The employ-
ment in this sector, however, will probably continue to de-
cline as mechanization and scientific production methods
continue to be improved.
Future E~ployment
The economic base approach was used to estimate the
number and percentage breakdown by employment categories of
future employees. Utilizing this approach, all economic
activities are divided into either a basic or a non-basic
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category. Basic activities (usually industries) are those
which serve markets outside the area being analyzed; non-
basic activities are often referred to as service or local
activities.
Implicit in this division of economic activities is the'
cause and effect relationship. Basic activities are con-
sidered the prime movers of the local economy. If employment
in these activities rises or falls, employment in the non~
basic activities is presumed to move in the same direction.
For example, when a factory (basic activity) closes, retail
merchants (local activity) feel the impact as laid-off factory
workers have less to spend.
In application, the economic base approach recognizes
the fact that many firms may sell their products, both inside
and outside the area being analyzed. For example, local
dairies may sell to both statewide and local markets. Thus,
employment at the dairies is partly basic and partly non-
basic. For each economic activity in the cormnunity, employ-
ment is placed in the basic or non-basic category, or divided
between the two. After the total basic and non-basic employees
for the area are determined, the number of non-basic employees
is divided by the number of basic employees to determine the
ratio of non-basic to basic employe~s.
The number of Sanford basic employees in each industry
is calculated in Table 3; as is indicated, the present ratio
of non-basic to basic employees in Sanford is approximately
1.1 to 1. This ratio indicates the number of non-basic em-
ployees supported by each basic employee. It is assumed in the
economic base concept that any future increase or decrease in
basic employees will cause a corresponding increase or decrease
in the non-basic employees in general proportion to the non-
basic to basic ratio. Therefore, by estimating the number of
basic employees in Sanford for some future date and specifying
a trend in the non-basic to basic ratio, the total number of
employees for that date can be forecast.
Anticipated growth in the number of Sanford basic employees,
based on national growth trends, is tabulated in Tab~ 4 by
ten-year intervals to the year 2000.
Although the present ratio of non-basic to basic employ-
ment is 1.1 to 1., the trend toward greater productivity per
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TABLE 3
BASIC - NON-BASIC EMPLOYMENT
City of Sanford
1970
# of Basic # of Non-Basic
Category Employees Employees
Agriculture 653 0
Construction 285 284
Manufacturing 867 0
Transportation, Conmuni-
cations & Utilities 314 374
Retail Trade 411 906
Finance 0 379
Services 350 617
Government .250 570
Other 0 193
3130 3323
Number of Non-Basic Employees divided by number of
Basic Employees
3323
3130 ' 1.06 or approximately 1.1
TABLE 4
FORECAST OF BASIC JOBS
City of Sanford
1970 2000
Category 1970 1980 1990 2000
Agriculture 653 525 470 425
Construction 285 320 375 400
Manufacturing 867 1050 1125 1300
Transportation, Commu-
nications & Utilities 314 350 370 400
Retail Trade 411 500 575 625
.~'~ Services 350 425 500 550
Government 250 300 360 420
3130 3470 3775 4120
TABLE 5
FORECAST OF SANFORD EMPLOYEES
1970 - 2000
Year Basic Emp. Ratio Non-Basic Emp. Total
1970 3130 1.1 3323 6453
1980 3470 1.2 4164 7634
1990 3775 1.3 4907 8682
2000 4120 1.4 5768 9888
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worker and a corresponding increase in living standards should
cause an increase in the relative proportion of workers employed
in service and trade activities (primarily non-basic) pro-
ducing a steady rise in the non-basic to basic ratio. By 1980
it is expected to be 1.2; by 1990, 1.3; by 2000, 1.4. The
estimate of total employment by ten-year interval to 2000 is
givenin Table 5.
Future Population
Estimates can be made of future population partially based
on the estimate of future employees. Table 6 shows the projected
population based on future employment by ten-year interval to
2000. These projections are based on the assumptions that each
employee will support a somewhat larger population, and that the
size of the average family will continue to decrease slightly.
It should also be pointed out that the base figures include only
the corporate limits at the time the census was taken in April
of 1970.
It is also necessary to consider the population projection
outside the City of Sanford for planning purposes. The area to
be considered in the Sanford urban area is bounded by 1-4 and
Lake Monroe to the west and north; "Five Points" and the east-
ern edge of the Sanford Airport to the south and east. These
projections are based on estimates made by the East Central
Florida Regional Planning Council in Winter Park. Table 7 indi-
cates the projected populations of the City of Sanford and the
area outside the City (as of April 1970) from 1970 to 2000.
This information, employment and population, is the basis
for the Comprehensive Plan for the City of Sanford. The re-
maining elements are designed to meet the City's needs of the
expected economic and demographic projections. The Future
Development Plan is agraphic illustration of how the City in-
tends to meet the demand from a land use standpoint. The
Community Facilities and Capital Improvements element is a
plan to provide public utilities and services to the expected
land plan. The other elements, transportation, conservation,
intergovernmental coordination, are all elements to support
and meet the needs of the employment and population projec-
tions.
TABLE 6
FORECAST OF SANFORD
EMPLOYMENT & POPULATION
1970 - 2000
Year Total Employees Population
1970 6453 17,383
1980 7634 28,000
1990 8682 40,000
2000 9888 51,000
TABLE 7
PROJECTED POPULATION
SANFORD & URBAN AREA
1970 - 2000
Year Sanford Urban Area*
1970 17,383 29,617
1980 28,000 46,000
1990 40,000 78,000
2000 51,000 91,000
* Area outside City of Sanford
CHAPTER TWO
INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION
INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION
Introduction
Since the Planning Act of 1974 requires that all govern-
mental agencies in Seminole County prepare, adopt, and follow
individual or joint comprehensive plans, it is immediately
apparent that these plans should have some degree of uniformity.
In many cases, a city's plan may be adjacent to another city's
plan and/or the County's plan. In order to be effective, the
respective governments must cooperate and coordinate in their
efforts to form their respective plans. In this way, one plan
will not indicate high density residential and another indi-
cate adjoining land as low density residential. This will be
prevented through the intergovernmental coordination required
under the Planning Act of 1974.
It is also imperative that the implementation of the plans
be coordinated after adoption. This coordination and coopera-
tion also will occur when changes are made in the plans, or
community facilities and services are extended, improved or
expanded in areas covered by another comprehensive plan.
The Planning Act of 1974 requires that each community and
the County adopt a specific policy statement indicating the
relationship of the proposed development plan to the plan of
adjacent municipalities orthe County. The following policy
statement is the method by which the City of Sanlford will co-
ordinate its Comprehensive Plan with those of the City of Lake
Mary and Seminole County. This policy statement is a part of
.the Sanford Comprehensive Development Plan and will be an
official policy of the City of Sanford.
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City of Sanford
Policy Statement
for the
Coordination of the Sanford Comprehensive Plan
with
Seminole County& City of Lake Mary
It is the expressed policy of the City Commission of the City
of Sanford to coordinate the City's Comprehensive Planning
Program with Seminole County and the City of Lake Mary. In
order to implement this coordination, the City of Sanford
will:
1. Receive comments from Seminole County and the
City of Lake Mary before adoption of the Sanford
Comprehensive Development Plan;
2. Attempt to indicate land uses on the fringe of
the Sanford Comprehensive Development Plan that
are compatible to the Seminole County and Lake
Mary Comprehensive Plans;
3. Advise the County and City of Lake Mary of
potential changes in zoning districts and/or
land use designations that are adjacent to
unincorporated land or Lake Mary boundaries;
4. Receive comments from the County and/or City of
Lake Mary with regard to potential changes in
zoning districts and/or land use designations;
5. Review the respective Comprehensive Plans of the
County or City of Lake Mary as to compatibility
with Sanford's Comprehensive Development Plan;
6. Maintain an open line of communication with the
City of Lake Mary and Seminole County on all
planning matters.
This policy statement shall be coordinated through the City
Manager's office or his designate.
Date Mayor, City of Sanford
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CHAPTER THREE
FUTURE DEVELOPMENT PLAN
FUTURE DEVELOPMENT PlAN
Introduction
This chapter is divided into two(2) sections; Applica-
tion of the Future Development Plan, and the Future Develop-
ment Plan map. The application section explains the technical
aspects of the map, what it is, how it works, what the land
use designations represent, and how the map pertains to the
zoning process. The application section should be studied
carefully in reviewing the map, in order to understand its
full implications.
The Future Development Plan map isa graphic display of
how Sanford should be developed for the next twenty years.
It is based on the economic and population projections of
Chapter One. The Plan. is designed to accommodate the economic
and population growth projected in Chapter One. As indicated,
the map is not a detailed lot by lot projection of land uses;
but a general guide for development. The plan will probably'
need changes or amendments as development does occur; but, if
the plan is adopted and followed, then changes should be slight
and relatively few in number.
Application of the City of Sanford Future Development Plan
The following points should be followed in applying the
Future Development Plan to the growth of the City of Sanford.
1. The plan should be adopted as a guide'for the future
development of the City of Sanford. It is not law
or an ordinance.
2. The plan should be constantly reviewed by the City as
to its continued appropriateness, in light of occur-
rences which were unforeseen or unexpected or on the
basis of events that were expected to happen, but
did not happen.
3. The plan should be used by all agencies of the City
to evaluate activities that effect the growth of
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Sanford. These would include, but not be limited
to: utility extensions, road improvements and the
creation of new roadways, zoning decisions, subdi-
vision approvals, park and recreation expansion,
and provision of all other public services.
4. Public and semi-public uses should not be restricted
from any development classification solely on the
basis that no public or semi-public area is shown
in a particular location. By the nature of public
and semi-public uses they should be reviewed on the
basis of the particular use', the parcel to be used,
and the nature of the adjacent and surrounding area.
5. The categories shown on the Development Plan are
cumulative in nature. That is, the areas shown as
commercial should allow lesser intense uses, such
as residential, except high density residential;
industrial areas would allow commercial uses. How-
ever, caution should be exercised in applying this
procedure in order to maintain the integrity of the
plan itself.
6o The plan does not replace the zoning process. The
plan is to be a guide forthe zoning process. Ex-
treme care must still be exercised in reviewing each
application for zoning change as to: (1) conformance
with the p'lan; (2) nature and design of the proposed
use; (3) the adjacent uses; (4) community need for'the
proposed zoning change and use; (5) adequacy of public
services and utilities.
7. Although the plan depicts what may appear to be fixed
boundaries, these boundaries should not be considered
rigid. The boundaries were drawn in general terms
and considering large areas. When applying these
houndaries to small areas, or individual parcels,
there may be a need to alter the boundaries somewhat.
However, care should be exercised not to change the
boundaries to such a degree that the integrity of the
plan is violated.
8. The plan indicates that certain development uses may
locate adjacent to each other; however, in actual
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application of specific uses, it may be found that
the adjacent uses are not as compatible as may have
been indicated. In this case, the City should ex-
ercise the prerogative, based on reasonable limita-
tions, to protect the property values of the citizens
as well as their health, safety and welfare, by re-
quiring buffers in the form of space, landscaping,
structures or other uses.
9. It should be remembered that the Development Plan is
a guide for a twenty year.period. Therefore, al-
though an area is indicatedas a particular use,
the use indicated may have been predicated on a'
progression of development, and that the area should
not be used as shown until the larger area has pro-
gressed in development, to make the smaller area
feasible for development.
10. The use categories are defined as follows:
A. Low Density Residential - 0 to six (6) residen-
tial units per acre. This category will be
~-~ principally single-family detached units.
B. Medium Density Residential - six (6) to thirteen
(13) residential units per acre. This category
will include single-family detached, as well as
attached single-family units and multi-family
units.
C. High Density Residential - thirteen (13) and
above residential units per acre. This category
will include primarily multi'family residential
units. Some commercial activities may be per-
mitted in this category, if designed t.o be
compatible with the residential uses.
D. Commercial and Office - This category includes
all retail commercial uses and general office
or professional uses. It is designed to accom-
modate retail and professional services.
E. Industry and Wholesale - This category includes
all industrial and wholesale uses. No distinction
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is made between heavy or light industrial
activity.. This will be a matter of discre-
tion on the part of the Planning and Zoning
Commission and the City Commission.
F. Public and Semi-Public This category includes
all governmental uses, city, county and federal,
as well as semi-public uses such as churches,
schools, etc. For obvious reasons, only the
major public and semi-public uses are shown.
CHAPTER FOUR
FUTURE DEVELOPMENT PLAN
POLICIES
FUTURE DEVELOPMENT PLAN POLICIES
Introduction
The following list of policies are to serve as a guide
for the implementation of the Sanford Future Development
Plan. These policies serve as a general guide for the imple-
mentation of the land use configurations depicted graphically
on the map. These policies are necessary to establish plan-
ning standards, or policies, to follow in directing growth in
the City of Sanford. For instance, it is not enough to indi-
cate that a particular street or road should be developed
commercially, unless there are some standards, policies, to
follow in permitting that commercial development. In this
particular case, a suggested policy might be to give special
attention and design to the access methods used in commercial
areas to minimize traffic conflicts with traffic using the
particular road or street.
The policies should be reviewed periodically to deter-
mine their effectiveness and expanded if additional policies
are found to be more effective or needed. These policies
should serve as standards in the permitting of all development
in the City to insure proper, orderly, and profitable growth.
Future Development Plan Policies
The following listed policy recommendations are intended
to serve asa guide for the implementation of the Sanford
Future Development Plan. Each policy involves the application
of a planning principal to the development of Sanford. The
policies are grouped according to specific uses or potential
problems, i.e. recharge, residential, etc.
Residential Development
1. Scattered and disorderly residential development
shall be discouraged. Development should be con-
tingent upon the availability of public facilities
and services.
2. Residential developments shall be permitted which
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will protect or improve the quality of existing
adjacent residential areas.
3. Residential developments shall be discouraged from
using areas having unsuitable physical character-
istics such as inappropriate soils, wet lands or
recharge areas, unless adequat~ provisions are
included to protect both the proposed development
and existing areas, both developed or undeveloped.
4. Residential areas containing blighted and sub-standard
housing conditions should be improved.
5. Residential areas shall be designed to discourage
excessive through traffic.
6. Mixed dwelling types and densities shall be allowed
where the mixture will not destroy existing resi-
dential quality and appropriate buffering is pro-
vided.
7. Existing and future residential areas shall be pro-
~ tected against the encroachment of undesirable or
unsuitable uses, only those uses that serve the
residential community directly shall be permitted.
8. Buffer zones, berms, screening and other landscaping
methods shall be established and maintained to lessen
the deleterious effect between incompatible resi-
dential uses and non-residential uses.
9. New residential developments should promote appro-
priate innovations in housing types and residential
design, such as cluster subdivisions, planned unit
developments, and other sound innovations.
10. New residential developments shall have adequate
recreational facilities, either within the develop-
ment or within easy access.
11. Multi-family densities on individual parcels shall
be determined by:
(a) physical characteristics of the site;
(b) availability of public facilities and services;
~ (c) adjacent uses.
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12. Medium and high density residential uses may be con-
sidered as transitional areas between incompatible
uses.
13. High density residential developments shall be
encouraged to locate near concentrations of non-
residential uses, such as shopping centers, major
traffic arteries, and downtown areas.
14. Because of the nature of high density developments,
adequate on-site recreational facilities shall be
provided within each project.
15. Adequate landscape screening and buffering shall
be provided between multi-family projects and
adjacent uses.
Commercial Development
1. Major commercial uses should locate on major streets,
and primarily at the intersections of major streetS.
~'~ 2. Special attention and design shall be given to access
methods in commercial sites to minimize conflicts with
normal traffic flow on adjacent thoroughfares. If
possible, frontage roads shall be utilized.
3. The purpose of intersections shall be preserved by
prohibiting the placement of curb cuts too close
to the intersection, which would interfere with
through and turning traffic.
4. Sufficient parking must be provided in commercial
areas to meet the demands of commercial customers.
Large, unsightly paved areas shall be avoided,
however, in favor of well designed, lighted, and
functionally landscaped parking lots.
5. Concentration of both similar and complementary
commercial uses is encouraged to the extent that
such grouping promotes a more efficient, viable
and logical use of land. Incompatible uses shall
not be located adjacent to each other, unless
sufficient buffers are provided.
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6. Incompatible uses may be buffered by transitional
uses more compatible with the uses on each side;
for example, office or multi-family may be used to
separate single-family areas from commercial uses.
7. Non-center oriented commercial uses shall be en-
couraged to locate on parcels in existing commercial
areas instead of requiring extensions of strip com-
mercial development or new commercial areas.
8. Older commercial areas should be encouraged to re-
model and redevelop.
9. A rear to rear arrangement between incompatible uses
will be encouraged, rather than front to front or
rear to front relationships. The latter two shall
be avoided whenever possible, with a side to rear
relationship permitted only where other arrangements
are not possible.
10. The existence of cormmercial areas on a corner of an
intersection does not indicate the development of
all corners with the same or similar use; nor does
the existence of commercial on a major thoroughfare
dictate that all frontageon that thoroughfare must
be similarly used.
11. The control of signs, promotion of landscaping and
maintenance, and overall appearance of commercial
areas are legitimate concerns of the City of Sanford
and the City Commission.
12. Major wholesale activities should locate near major
through streets, railroad lines, and central to the
service area. Major wholesale activities shall not
be located within the central business district,
because of the possible resulting traffic conflicts.
Industrial Development
1. Sufficient land area and proper locations shall be
reserved to meet anticipated expansion of industry
in the City of Sanford.
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2. Industries shall be encouraged to locate near major
traffic arteries, rail lines, and port facilities,
and not in residential or commercial areas.
3. Industrial firms shall be encouraged to group to-
gether in plan~ed industrial districts on sites of
adequate size for expansion, with proper buffers to
minimize any depreciation of adjacent land uses.
4. Industrial uses shall be prohibited from locating
within areas where their existence would result in
blight or deterioration of adjacent development.
5. Conflicts between industrial and other land uses
shall be minimized through effective buffering,
berming, and landscaping screening. Adequate land-
scaping and site improvements should be provided to
establish a visual and aesthetically pleasing in-
dustrial site.
6. Streets and roadways within industrial districts shall
be designed to accommodate the movement of large trucks
and employee vehicles. Access into industrial si~es
or areas shall be designed so as not to inhibit the
movement of traffic on major through routes.
7. Loading and unloading docks, outdoor material storage
areas, and truck or large vehicle parking areas shall
be discouraged in the frontof industrial concerns and,
in any case, should be adequately screened by land-
scaping or other suitable barriers.
8. The pollutional effects, including noise, air, and
water pollution, of industrial concerns shall be con-
trolled with applicable existing standards or other
reasonable methods.
Transportation and Circulation
1. The City of Sanford shall be served by a street net-
work designed to separate and merge traffic according
to major function or purpose, such as through versus
local traffic, or local residential access versus
movement between two points.
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~'~ 2. The major thoroughfare system shall provide conve-
nient and safe access between all areas of Sanford.
3. The major thoroughfare system shall be implemented
to serve existing land uses and to stimulate future
land uses according to the future land use plan.
4. Wherever possible, automobile and pedestrian traffic
shall be separated by using school walkways, land-
scaping, barriers and walls.
5. The circulation system must~ also involve the parking
or storage of vehicles, and each use within the City
of Sanford must provide ample parking facilities to
meet the needs of that particular use or uses.
6. Excessive through traffic shall not be permitted to
use residential streets. Residential streets shall
be designed to provide access to local residential
properties.
7. Access points on all streets shall be kept to a mini-
~'~ mum so as to minimize conflict with the flow of traffic.
8. Adequate right-of-way 'for future improvements or
widenings shall be reserved or purchased in advance.
When this is not possible, additional set-bacRs shall
be required to prevent future costly right-of-way
purchases, or disruption of business.
RecharKe Areas
1. The City of Sanford shall designate those areas of
the City that have prime recharge capabilities and
create a map to indicate these areas.
2. All developments in the recharge areas shall provide
on-site percolation of storm water runoff in accordance
with the standards set by the City through its engi-
neering department.
3. The City shall require whatever data is necessary and
reasonable to determine the appropriateness of a pro-
posed use in a recharge area and the method of main-
~'~ taining the recharge capabilities.
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~'~ 4. The City shall apply whatever restrictions, condi-
tions, or limitations if feels are necessary and
reasonable in order to protect the health, safety
and welfare of the residents of Sanford.
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CHAPTER FIVE
COMMUNITY FACILITIES
GOALS, OBJECTIVES & IMPLEMENTATION STEPS
COMMUNITY FACILITIES
GOALS, OBJECTIVES & IMPLEMENTATION STEPS
Introduction
The Cormnunity Facilities, Goals, Objectives and Imple-
mentation Steps are'a set of aims that the City should follow
in the provision of the City's facilities and services. The
chapter is divided into sections corresponding to the different
responsibilities of the City, i.e. public works, fire pro-
tection, governmental administration', etc.
Each section has a goal. This goal is the primary pur-
pose that the areas of responsibility should serve. Each
Section has several objectives, which are the more specific
aims needed to achieve the goal. Following the objectives
are a list of implementation steps, which are the specific
work task or capital items to implement the objectives.
Followed carefully, the goals, objectives and implementa-
tion steps will provide an organized process for the City to
use in meeting the needs of the City for the next twenty years.
Each area covered by the community facilities chapter is
required by the Planning Act of 1974.
Public Works (includes street maintenance & repair, drainage,
public vehicles & building maintenance)
Goal - to provide and maintain the necessary street
and drainage networks to facilitate movement
without disruption during stress periods, and
to upgrade and maintain the public building
complex and vehicle fleet necessary to meet
the growing citizen demands and public works
needs.
Objectives -
- to implement the future land use plan by an
annual and systematic improvement of existing
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streets and the provision of new roadways to
aid in traffic movement and control.
- the establishment of a separate radio network
for public work purposes to prevent delay and
confusion in coordination.
- to improve work effectiveness and departmental
response through improved office management.
- implementation of a comprehensive drainage plan
through an annual and systematic program using
federal, state and local funding services.
- require all new developments to provide adequate
on-site drainage.
- to cooperate with new developments to provide
the "missing links" in the overall drainage
system of the City.
- to implement an ongoing program to prevent and
correct inflow and infiltration in the drainage
system.
- to centralize the vehicle maintenance responsi-
bilities ahd to utilize vehicles in a municipal
fleet system.
- to provide more efficient building locations
to create more effective citizen contact.
- to remodel and improve .existing building space
that has effective and long range use.
Implementation Steps -
- complete the street paving program started in
November, 1973.
- provide additions to the existing road network
through an annual road program and coordination
with developers.
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continue the slurry seal program for street
maintenance on annual and systematic basis.
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Public Safety (includes police, fire, rescue, animal con-
trol, street lighting)
Goal to insure that the citizens of Sanford are pro-
vided the most effective protection from property.
damage and personal harm.'
Objectives
to improve training and technical support of
police officers and fire fighters through the
effective use of a technical library and the
provision of a public safety training facility.
to implement an annual and systematic program
of equipment replacement to insure readiness.
to provide additional specialty equipment to
better serve the expanding needs and problems
of urban development.
to combine and computerize the records and identi-
fication systems in order to provide quicker and
easier information retrieval when the City is
large enough to warrant a city-wide computer
system.
to make use of non-local funding sources for
eligible safety programs.
to maintain and continue present annual personnel
expansion program following acceptable national
standards for citizen-safety personnel ratios.
to provide more effective allocation of fire
stations in anticipation of city g-fowth.
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to explore and implement, when practical, innovative
approaches to property protection through such
programs as mobile (quick attack) fire units and
mobile police legal officers.
to implement a more effective fire notification
system for citizens.
to improve public safety prevention programs to
decrease property damage and personal loss.
to improve the animal control p~ogram through
the establishment of a regional approach or
expansion of the municipal system.
to'implement an annual and systematic street
lighting program, especially in areas of extreme
ppblic safety problems.
to require adequate street lights in all new
developments within the city, including resi-
dential, commercial and industrial uses.
Implementation Steps
aid in the establishment of a regional library
of reference material on police law and technique.
establish, when warranted, a public relations unit
of the police department to represent the depart-
ment and educate the public of the work and
responsibilities of the police department.
develop a police training range for at least
ten (10) to twenty (20) firing lanes and
"Hogan's Alley".
- separate detective radio scrambler system to be
used on regular police channel.
increase detective persSnnel to four (4) detec-
tives in next twenty (20) years.
- Continued utilization of the State information bank.
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combine the records and identification sections
with a micro-film printer operation to increase
recall.
install a second receiver/transmitter, antenna
and comparator in the southern area of the City.
develop,. when warranted, an intelligence division
with the responsibility of internal affairs.
aid in the development of regional polygraph,
voice print and psychological stress evaluation
capabilities.
acquire bomb disposal and armored vehicle capa-
bilities.
continue development of administrative offices,
training space, equipment repair and additional
dormitory space at the new central fire station
(14th St. & French AVe.)
build a new fire station near the water plant to
serve the western section of the City.
acquire an aerial snorkle truck immediately with
another one scheduled for purchase in the next
ten (10) years.
purchase triple combination pumpers to replace
unit #13 in two (2) years, to replace unit #14
in next four (4) years, moving both replaced
units to reserve status.
purchase one (1) new triple combination pumper
each four years for the next sixteen (16) years.
replace unit #5 with a four-wheel drive heavy
duty vehicle with water tank and booster pump
for grass and brush fires.
purchase a heavy duty rescue vehicle within the
next te~ (10) years.
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- convert all vehicles to high visibility lime~
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green color within the next two (2) years.
- create a central communication division at the new
central station to be manned by civilian dispatchers.
- acquire recording equipment to record all calls and
radio traffic concerning the fire department.
- assist in the development of a regional fire
training facility with paved areas for apparatus
driving, training tower, hydrants for pump practice,
pit or cistern for drafting water.
~ continue emergency medical technicians program.
- acquire additional forcible entry tools as needed.
require all new developments to provide adequate
street lighting.
***
Housing
Goal to encourage a suitable range of housing types
for all income groups while protecting existing
residential areas and achieving a high standard
of construction.
Objectives -
- to implement a more expanded public housing
program using innovative housing types.
- to make use of all feasible and practical non-
local funding sources to provide housing units.
- to encourage construction of private housing units
to meet the market demands of the Sanford area.
- to continuously upgrade and improve 'theSanford
zoning ordinance, subdivision regulations, and
building codes in order to protect the property
values in Sanford and to encourage planned urban
,~'~ growth.
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to intensify the City's code enforcement program
to rid Sanford of all substandard housing units
within fifteen (15) years.
to annually and systematically expand the staff
of the building and zoning departments to meet
the growing needs of Sanford's urban growth.
Implementation Steps
amend the zoning ordinance to:
establish an additional zone which would be available
for low cost housing units with reduced set back and
living area requirements.
maintain close coordination of effort between the
City Commission and the Sanford Housing Authority
to provide low cost adequate housing, utilizing
all sources of public and private revenues.
encourage the construction of housing units on vacant
lots which contained condemned and demolished units.
annual upgrade and adoption of latest amendments to
building, plumbing, mechanical, gas, fire, electrical
and housing codes.
establish a periodic review procedure for a compre-
hensive update of all development ordinances and
regulations bi-annually.
continue the City's condemnation program to achieve
125 compliance per year.
enroll the Building Official and inspectors in the
Building Officials Association of Florida certifica-
tion program to ensure competency and require annual
re-certification.
an annual review of building/zoning department per-
sonnel requirements to consider expanding, reduction
or separation of responsibilities to meet growing
needs of urban growth.
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Leisure Time (includes parks, recreation & library)
Goal - to provide a full opportunity for all residents
to make constructive use of their leisure time
through safe, accessible and enjoyable community
and neighborhood parks, recreational and cultural
programs, both active and passive.
Objectives -
- to expand.the Sanford park system to meet a stand-
ard of one acre of park land for each one hundred
residents.
- to provide a system of satellite recreation
buildings and programs on park sites of at
least five (5) acres.
to provide a system of neighborhood parks or
community park within walking distance of all
residents of Sanford.
to maximize the effectiveness of park land by
coordinating its use with the needs and long range
programs of other departments, especially the
utility and public works departments.
to encourage developers of residential projects
to contribute acceptable park land or equivalent
monies to be used for purchase .and development
of parks only.
to discourage the use of park lands less than
three (3) acres.
to maximize the use of all non-local funding
sources for park land, recreation facilities
and other leisure time activities.
to systematically increase the size and effective-
ness of the present central library facility.
to establish a logical system of branch library
facilities in outlying urban sections of the City.
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- to investigate the possibilities of incorporating
the City's library system into a county, regional
or sub-regional library system. This must be
basedon the criteria of maximizing the usefulness
to the residents of Sanford.
Implementation Steps -
- irmnediately make application for open space and
recreation monies under the Community Develop-
ment Act of 1974.
- acquire 30 acres of park land along the St. Johns
River in the northeast section of the City.
- acquire 25 acres of park land south of SR 46 and
west of Upsala Road in the northwest section of
the City.
- acquire 20 acres of park land in the southeastern
section of the City.
~'~ - acquire 20 acres of park land in the southwestern
section of the City.
- acquire a minimum of thirty (30) acres of land
per year for parks and recreation needs over the
next twenty (20) years.
- establish a park land fund for land acquisition
at the rate of 12 per cent of the annual park
operatinglbudget. Monies for this fund should
come primarily from donations.
increase the present library facility to 15,000
square feet.
- purchase or acquire property for a branch library
in the southern section of the City.
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Governmental Administration includes management and personnel)
Goal - to provide a system of municipal administration
designed to meet the needs of the residents of
Sanford in the most cost efficient method as
possible.
Objectives -
- toconstruct a new central municipal building to
house the major governmental operations of the City.
- to establish satellite governmental offices to pro-
vide ease of access to the residents of Sanford for
operations which can be de-centralized.
- to consolidate, where possible, departments with
similar functions under program categories.
- to establish a system of coordination with other
governmental agencies in Seminole County to prevent
overlapping of responsibilities and citizen confusion.
to establish a municipal central property management
department.
Implementation Steps
acquire additional acreage (six to seven acres) for
new city hall facility.
staff central property management department to
administer property acquisition, disposal and
maintenance of all municipal property.
provide automated files, micro-fish capability,
and computer system for municipal operations.
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Public Health (includes water and sewer service, and solid
waste collection and disposal)
Goal - to minimize health hazards by providing above stand-
ard water service, wastewater facilities, and solid
waste service.
Objectives -
- to increase water supply and treatment capacity to
at least 12 million gallons per day within ten (10)
years.
- to obtain acreage and provide additional wells as
needed..
- to provide additional elevated storage capacity in
the southern area of the City.
~ to increase the storage capacity by one (1) m.g.d.
at the main water plant.
- to begin a systematic and annual program to loop all
major water lines within the City and in the sur-
rounding urban area.
- to obtain acreage for additional utilities in advance
of need so the site can be used for other purposes
(i.e. land fill) thus reducing the effective capital
cost.
- to protect water supply by implementing a water re-
charge development policy through the Zoning and
Building Departments.
- to continue improving and expanding the City's sewer
system through an annual and systematic program.
to require additional developments to tie to the ex-
isting sewer system with suitable pipe sizes to insure
adequacy for future flows in areas beyond the present
system.
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to improve the present treatment level to meet
federal and state standards with as little cost
as possible to the residents of Sanford.
to increase the treatment capacity of the present
system either through.the expansion of the present
treatment facility or some combination of a new
regional facility and existing treatment plant.
to investigate new alternatives for disposal,
treatment and collection that may increase the
cost-effectiveness of the Sanford sewer system.
to improve the solid waste collection system to
provide regular scheduled collection to allparts
of Sanford.
to implement recycling programs, should any be
developed, to improve the cost-effectiveness
of the solid waste system.
investigate the possibilities of providing new
techniques of collecting and disposal through
innovations, such as smaller packer trucks, intra-
city packing stations, incineration and multiple
land fills.
to purchase additional land for land fill sites
in areas of urban growth.
to purchase sites that can be used eventually for
recreation sites after land filling operations
are complete.
Implementation Steps
obtain additional acreage and provide two (2) new
wells and add two (2) wells in 1980 and 1986.
acquire site for elevated water storage
at the Seminole Junior College.
construct elevated water storage tank at Seminole
Junior College during 1976.
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- provide additional one million gallons storage at
main water plant in 1980.
- loop water lines from Carriage Cove along SR 427
to Sanford Avenue in 1980.
- loop water lines from existing line at Country Club
Road and Upsala north to SR 46.
- loop lines at main plant west to Oregon AVenue, north
to Lowe Avenue, then west along Hughey Street to
Oregon Avenue, then north to SR 46.
- loop the twelve inch (12") line from US 17-92 and
Airport Blvd. to tie in at 25th Street and Airport
Boulevard.
- loop water lines from Sanford Avenue and.Third'Street
east and south to the Airport.
acquire approximately fifty (50) acres in the vicinity
of Mayfair Country ClUb for a sanitary land fill.
- begin locating another twenty - thirty (20 - 30)
acre site in the souther~ area of the City for a
sanitary land fill.
- coordinate the purchase of the land fill sites with
the Recreation Department in orde~ to assure joint use.
- purchase one (1) garbage packer truck each year 1980,
1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990; and
two (2) garbage packers in 2000.
- purchase one (1) special trash truck in 1980, and
one (1) in 2000.
- continue cooperating in studies to consider the possi-
bilities of a regional sewage treatment plant.
- provide a sewage lift station between Oregon Avenue
and Bunker Lane, north of SR 46A.
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provide a sewage lift station southeast intersection
of Tamarind Avenue and Narcissus Avenue. (Traffic
Zone 4.1)
extend sewer service from area of Eighth Street and
Elliott AvenUe, east to May-River Court, south to
Celery Avenue, east to Sipes Avenue. (Traffic Zone 8)
- extend sewer service on north side of West First Street
from Poplar Avenue, west toward Rand Yard. (Traffic
Zone 4.1)
- increase present sewage treatment capacity to a mini-
mum of 11 million g.p.d. by 1984.
- utilize the regional sewage lift station in Carriage
Cove to serve the area southeast of Sanford. (Traffic
Zones 40, 54, 53 and 55)
- provide a branch utility office to handle customer
services, i.e. meter changes, re-reads, etc.
- acquire television inspection equipment for sewer
line maintenance and repair.
investigate the possibility of providing remote meter
reading and recording of water use.
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CHAPTER SIX
COMMUNITY FACILITIES
CAPITAL BUDGET
COMMUNITY FACILITIES
CAPITAL BUDGET
Introduction
The Planning Act of 1974 requires a capital budget.for
items requiring expenditures of public funds. The Act stipu-
lates that the capital budget include the estimated cost of
the item, a priority ranking relative to other proposed capi-
tal expenditures, and the proposed funding sources. This
chapter fulfills this requirement of'the Act.
The Capital Budget is a list of the capital items dis-
cussed in the previous chapter, Comminity Facilities, Goals,
Objectives and Implementation Steps. The list includes the
estimated cost of each item, the priority rank of each item
in relation to other items in a particular category, (i.e.
public works, parks and openspace, etc.) and the source of
funds (i.e. city, federal, state, joint city-federal-state).
For the purpose of this study, the capital improvements
projects include projects and major purchase items for public
improvements having a cost of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00)
or more and a life expectancy excee.ding five (5) years.
The Community Facilities - Capital Budget should be
followed on an annual basis, in order to meet the needs of
the City's development growth. As with other elements of
the Comprehensive Plan, the Capital Budget should be re-
viewed regularly and amended and changed to meet the changing
needs of the City.
The map overlays which are a part of the Comprehensive
Plan depict the capital items in graphic form. Reference
should be made to these overlays in reviewing the Community
Facilities - Capital Budget.
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COMMUNITY FACILITIES
CAPITAL BUDGET
Item Priority Year Cost (9) Source
Public Works
1. Complete Street Paving Program 1975 - 1978 1,900,000 Local
2. Slurry Seal Maintenance Program Annual Local
Police
1. Police Training Range 1980 9,000 Local
2. Detective Scrambler System 1980 5,000 Local
3. Combine records & identification section
With micro-film printer system 1977 15,000 Federal
4. Second rec/trans and comparator 1976 8,000 Local
5. Bomb disposal equipment 1990 8,000 Local
6. Armored vehicles 1995 11,000 Local
Fire
1. New fire station at water plant for
western section of the City 1980 65,000 Local
2. Snorkel truck for Fire Dept. 1978 140,000 Loca%
3. Additional snorkel truck 1988 140,000 Local
Item Priority Year Cost ($) Source
4. Triple combination pumper to replace unit #13 1977 55,000 Local
5. Triple combination pumper to replace unit #14 1981 55,000 Local
6. Purchase triple combination pUmper every
four years (4) following 1981 1985 1997 220,000 Local
7. 4-wheel heavy duty truck with water tank
for grass fires 1979 15,000 Local
8. Heavy duty rescue vehicle 1985 20,000 Local
Parks
1. Acquire 30 acres for parks along St. Johns
in NE 1985 45 000 Local-Federal
2. Acquire 25 acres for parks west of UpSala Rd. '1983 55 000 Local-Federal
3. Acquire 20 acres for parks in SE 1990 30,000 Local-Federal
4. Acquire 20 acres for parks in SW 1980 50 000 Local-Federal
5. Acquire 30 acres per year for parks next 20 yrs. Continuing 1,000 000 Local-Federal
6. Increase present library to 15,000 sq. ft. 1980 450 000 Local
7. Obtain property for branch library in
southern section of City 1990 20,000 Local
Item Priority Year Cost (~) Source
Administration
1. Acquire 6-7 acres for new city hall 1978 30,000 Local
Public Health'
1. Obtain additional acreage and provide
two (2) new wells 1975 30,000 Local
2. Provide two (2) new wells 1980 30,000 Local
3. Provide two (2) new wells 1986 30,000 Local
4. Construct elevated storage at SJC 1979 100,000 Local
5. Add one million gallons storage at
main water plant 1980 150,000 Local
6. Loop water lines from Carriage Cove
to Sanford Avenue 1980 70,000 Local
7. Loop water lines from Country Club Road
to SR 46 1982 90,000 Local
8. Loop water lines Oregon Avenue to SR 46 1990 360,000 Local
9. Loop 12-inch line along Airport Blvd. 1978 120,000 Local
10. Loop water line from Sanford Avenue and
Third Street, east and south to the Airport 1983 250,000 Local
11. Acquire t~enty (20) acre land fill site
in western area of City 1978 40,000 Local
!tem Priority Year Cost (~) Source
12o Purchase one (1) garbage packer and
one (1) special trash truck 1980 32,000 Local
.13. Purchase one (1) garbage packer truck 1982 20,000 Local
14. Purchase one (1) garbage packer truck ,i1984 20,000 Local
15. Purchase one (1) garbage packer truck 1985 20,000 Local
16. PurChase one (1) garbage packer truck 1986 20,000 Local
17. Purchase one (1) garbage packer truck 1987 20,000 Local
18. PurChase one (1) garbage packer truck 1988 20,000 Local
19. Purchase one (1) garbage packer truck 1989 20,000 Local
20. PurChase one (1) garbage packer truck 1990 20,000 Local
21. Purchase t~o (2) garbage packers and
one (1) special trash truck 2000 52,000 Local
22. Provide sewage lift station between
Oregon and Bunker Lane 1978 20,000 Local
23. Lift station SE intersection of
Tamarind and Narcissus Ave. 1980 15,000 Local
24. Extend sewer from Eighth St. and Elliott Ave.,
east to May-River Court, south to Celery Ave.,
east to Sipes Ave. 1985 90,000 Local
Item Priority Year Cost ($) Source
~25. Extend sewer on north side of West First
St. from Poplar Ave., west toward Rand
Yard 1987 180,000 Local
~26. Increase sewage plant capacity to minimum
of 11 million g.p.d. '1984 2,500,000 Local-Federal
27. Construct branch office for utility office 1980 15,000 Local
28. Acquire television inspection equipment 1980 30,000 Local
CHAPTER SEVEN
CONSERVATION
CONSERVATION
Introduction
The Planning Act of 1974 requires each city and the County
to prepare a conservation element of the comprehensive plan.
This conservation element to propose methods for conservation,
development, utilization, and protection of natural resources
in the City, "including as the situation may be, air, water,
estuarine marshes, soils, beaches, shores, flood plains, rivers,
lakes, harbors, forests, fisheries and wild life, minerals, and
other natural and environmental resources".
The purpose of the Sanford Conservation Element is to list
the appropriate controls that pertain to the conservation of
natural resources in the City, This comprehensive list is a
tabulation of all the laws, ordinances, policies and guidelines
that serve to protect the natural resources of Sanford.
Conservation
The City of Sanford is committed to conserving the natural
resources of the Sanford area. This goal is reflected in the
many ordinances, policies and standards controlled by the City.
Although a particular ordinance, or part of an ordinance, policy,
or standard, may appear to protect only one natural resource,
i.e. flood plains, the sum of all of the ordinances, policies
and standards will protect, conserve and enhance the natural,
resources of the Sanford area. The following ~s a list of the
appropriate controls for conservation of the natural resources:
- Water Recharge Policies
These policies govern the method by which any development
may occur in an area classified by the City as a water recharge
area. The engineering and site plan contents are designed to
conserve the recharging capabilities of the area.
- Development Guidelines
The City's Development Guidelines, which set restrictions,
controls, and standards for all developments in the City, are
specifically written to conserve the integrity of the natural
resources and allow competitive development in a harmonious
manner.
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- Landscaping Standards
The landscaping standards contained in the DevelOpment
Guidelines require specific landscaping, preservation of ex-
isting growth, where practical, and allow the City to require
additional landscaping, where necessary.
- Flood Plain Preservation
The City has designated official flood plain areas ac-
cording to historic data and recent drainage basin studies.
The designated flood plain areas are protected through the zoning
ordinance and engineering standards. Any development within
the City that is subject to flooding is required to provide
flood proofing and drainage controls to prevent flooding on
adjacent properties.
- Drainage Requirements
The City, through the Engineering Department, requires
appropriate drainage improvements in all developments. These
drainage requirements are designed to prevent damage to ex-
isting and future personal property and residences.
- Pollution Control Standards
In every ordinance and regulation set by the City of
Sanford, proper pollution control is considered. This philoso-
phy of pollution control is followed by the City in its pro-
vision of public utilities and services, i.e. water and sewer
service, as well as the requirements setby the City for all
developments within its jurisdiction. Each departmentof the
City is charged with the responsibility to'be aware of pos-
sible pollution sources and to take whatever preventive and
corrective measures as necessary.
~ Site Plan Review
An added dimension of conserving the natural resources is
effectuated through the site plan revi'ew process. Among other
items, the process is used to prevent unnecessary destruction
or misuse of the natural resources of the Sanford area. This
method of conservation is very important since it covers all
new developments within the City.
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SUMMARY
Summary
The Comprehensive Development Plan of Sanford, Florida,
fulfills the requirements of the Seminole County Comprehensive
Planning Act of 1974. Each chapter, map, or combination, meets
the requirements of the Act. The check list at the end of the
report correlates the sections of the Plan with the required
elements of the Act.
The EcOnomy of Sanford Chapter indicates a healthy future
for the City. The industrial base of 'the City is expected to
continue expanding with an employment level reaching 9,888 em-
ployees by the year 2000. The corresponding population for the
City is expected to be approximately 51,000 by the same year.
The remainder of the Comprehensive Development Plan is based on
these population and economic projections.
The Sanford Plan will be coordinated with adjacent govern-
mental agencies, City of Lake Mary and Seminole County. The
format for this intergovernmental coordination is discussed in
Chapter Two.
The Future Development Plan is designed to guide the growth
of the City of Sanford for the next twenty years. The map and
policies for implementing are based on sound land planning and
the expected economic and population growth discussed in Chap-
ter One.
The services and utilities of the City needed'to'~support
the Future Development Plan are discussed and listed in Chapter
Five. Priorities, cost and source of revenue are listed in the
Capital Budget, Chapter Six, and should be included in the
annual budget of the City.
Since conservation of the area's natural resources is of
prime importance to the City, Chapter Seven lists the way Sanford
achieves this purpose through its many ordinances, regulations
and policies.
The Sanford Comprehensive Development Plan must be used
by the City in the decision making process. Because of this
need, the plan is a written set of City goals, policies and
methods to implement the goals and policies.
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APPENDIX
CHECK LIST
SANFORD COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT PLAN
SEMINOLE COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING ACT .OF 1974
Listed below are the required elements found in the
Seminole County Comprehensive Planning Act of 1974, and the
corresponding chapters or portions of the Sanford Compre-
hensive Development Plan.
1. Economic Assumptions (Section 8, (3))
Chapter One, Economy of Sanford
Chapter Six, Community Facilities, Capital Budget
2. Intergovernmental Policy Statement (Section 8, (4))
Chapter Two, Intergovernmental Coordination
3. Implementation Policies (Section 8, (5))
Chapter Three, Future Development Plan
Chapter Four, Future Development Plan Policies
Chapter Five, Community Facilities - Goals,
Objectives and Implementation Steps
4, Future Land Use Plan (Section 8, (6) (a))
Chapter Three, Future Development Plan
5, Traffic Circulation (Section 8, (6) (b))
Chapter Five, Community Facilities~- Goals,
Objectives and Implementation Steps
"Traffic Counts - City of Sanford" (Map)
"Transportation Network - City of Sanford" (Map 'G')
6. General Sanitary Sewer, drainage, and Potable Water
(Section 8, (6) (e))
Chapter Five, Community Facilities - Goals,
Objectives and Implementation Steps
"Sanitary ~ City of Sanford" (Map 'B')
"Water - City of Sanford" (Map 'C')
"Drainage ~ City of Sanford" (Map 'D')
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7. Conservation (Section 8, (6) (d))
Chapter Seven, Conservation
Chapter Three, Future Development Plan
Chapter Four, Future Development Plan Policies
"Water Recharge - City of Sanford" (Map 'J')
"Flood Prone - City of Sanford" (Map 'I')
8. Recreation and Open Space (Section 8, (6) (e))
Chapter Five, Community Facilities Goals,
Objectives and Implementation Steps
"Parks and Open Space - ~ity of Sanford" (Map 'H')
9. Housing (Section 8, (6) (f))
Chapter Five, Community Facilities - Goals,
Objectives and Implementation Steps
Chapter Four, Future Development Plan Policies
10. Intergovernmental Coordination (Section 8, (6) (g))
Chapter Two, Intergovernmental Coordination
11. Public Services and Facilities (Section 8, (6) (i))
Chapter Five, Community Facilities - Goals,
Objectives and Implementation Steps
"Solid Waste - City of Sanford" (Map 'E')
12. Fire Controland Protection (Section 8, (6) (j)
Chapter Five, Community Facilities - Goals,
Objectives and Implementation Steps
"Fire Protection - City of Sanford" (Map 'K')
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