Backup Documents 12/10/2019 Item # 9E - Rivergrass Team PresentationRIVERGRASS VILLAGE SRA
December 10, 2019
Overview
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The Planning and Zoning Division has collaborated with the various Departments, Divisions, and Sections
contributing to this Rivergrass Team Presentation. The multiple components involved will be presented in the
following order:
•Comprehensive Planning
•Transportation Planning
•Environmental Review
•Community and Human Services
•Public Utilities
•Staff Conditions of Approval
A separate presentation by Transportation Planning addressing the Rivergrass Landowner Agreement will follow.
Rivergrass Village SRA -PL20190000044
Collier County Review Team:
Planning and Zoning -Ray Bellows, Manager and Nancy Gundlach, AICP, PLA, Principal Planner
Comprehensive Planning -David Weeks, AICP, Manager and Corby Schmidt, AICP, Principal Planner
Transportation -Trinity Scott, Planning Manager
Environmental -Jaime Cook, M.S., Principal Environmental Specialist
Community and Human Services -Cormac Giblin, AICP, Housing, Grant Development and Operations
Manager
Public Utilities -Eric Fey, P.E., Principal Project Manager
Fiscal Analysis -Amy Patterson, Division Director
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Comprehensive Planning
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Rivergrass Village SRA
Is consistent with the FLUE -complies with RLSAO objective requirements: size, permitted uses, density, open
space, non-residential uses
However, does not fully meet the intent of the RLSAO policies pertaining to: innovative design, compactness,
housing diversity, walkability, mix of uses, use density/intensity continuum or gradient, interconnectedness, etc.
Is, with some exceptions, a typical suburban development plan placed in the RLSA, contrary to RLSAO intent.
This is greenfield development -there are no known natural resource (or other) constraints that preclude:
•A more compact development with majority of DUs proximate to the Village Center
•Village Center located in the interior rather than on the edge
•Commitment to provide some DUs in the Village Center
•A grid street system
•Greater number of multi-family DUs
•Commitment to provide some affordable housing
•Interconnections to future nearby developments to the north/east/south
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Transportation Planning
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Growth Management Plan & Land Development
Code
Transportation Element of the GMP -Policy 9.3: The County shall require, wherever
feasible, the interconnection of local streets between developments to facilitate
convenient movement throughout the road network. The LDC shall identify the
circumstances and conditions that would require the interconnection of neighboring
developments and shall also develop standards and criteria for the safe
interconnection of such local streets.
LDC Section 4.08.07.J.3.a.iii: Create an interconnected street system designed to
disperse and reduce the length of automobile trips.
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Interconnected Roadways Benefit
the RLSA Area
Reduction in Vehicle Miles Travelled
and Vehicles Hours Travelled
Interconnectivity
Collier County Master Mobility
Plan (Section 4) –RLSA Sub
Area Modeling
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RLSA History
RLSA is an OVERLAY to the existing Agricultural land use.
Participation is voluntary. Base Zoning (1 unit per 5 acres) remains in place.
The system is based on scientific data.
RLSA uses incentives, not regulations
Conservation is provided at no cost to tax payers.
Rivergrass Village SRA
The pink “Open Stewardship
Area is eligible for development.
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Connectivity
The Village is designed to
encourage pedestrian and bicycle
circulation with interconnected
streets and sidewalks
Interconnected systems of streets
will disperse and reduce number
and length of vehicle trips
Direct access to Oil Well Road
(classified as an arterial road) and
to future Big Cypress Parkway
Rivergrass SRA Mobility & Interconnectivity Plan 12
Environmental Review
For RLSA Development
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Purpose and Intent of
RLSA Program
Protect agricultural and prevent
premature conversion of
agricultural land to non-
agricultural uses
Direct incompatible uses away
from wetland and upland habitats
Enable the conversion of rural
land to other uses in appropriate
locations
Led to creation of SSA’s (areas to
protect) and SRA’s (areas to
develop)
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Natural Resource Index (NRI) Assessment
Original RLSA Study and current LDC define all Index Values for the entire RLSA
Quantifies the number of acres by Index Values (4.08.07.D.3)
•All lands within proposed SRA with an Index Value ≤ 1.2
•Any lands within SRA with an Index Value > 1.2 must be retained as open
space
•If the Index Values are no longer valid, document the current Index Value
GIS Data is analyzed in 1-acre polygons to obtain NRI score
Applicant submits a summary of NRI Values and total acreage for each Value
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Aerial photograph delineating the SRA boundary
Natural Resource Index Map of the SRA
FLUCFCS (Vegetation) Map of the SRA
Listed Species Map of the SRA
Soils Map of the SRA
Documentation to support a change in NRI Values, if appropriate
NRI Supporting Documentation
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Environmental Reviews
•Document Review:
•Listed Species Survey
•FLUCFCS (Vegetation) Map
•Soils Map
•On-site Verification:
•Field verification of specific
locations
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Community and Human Services
Housing Affordability Review
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Housing Element of the Comprehensive Growth Management Plan
•Goal 1: To create an adequate supply of decent, safe, sanitary, and Affordable Housing for all residents of Collier County.
•Objective 1: Provide new affordable housing units in order to meet the current and future housing needs of legal residents with very-low, low,
moderate and affordable workforce incomes,including households with special needs such as rural and farmworker housing in rural Collier
County.
•Objective 2: Increase the number of affordable housing units, by the methods contained in Objective 1 and subsequent Policies, for very-low,
low, moderate and affordable workforce income residents with the assistance of for-profit and not-for-profit providers of affordable housing,
within the County and its municipalities.
•Policy 2.2: Partnerships shall be encouraged between private developers, non-profit entities, local governments and other interested parties to
ensure the development of housing that meets the needs of the County’s very-low, low, moderate and affordable workforce income residents.
Future Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Growth Management Plan
•Policy 4.7.2: Villages are primarily residential communities with a diversity of housing types and mix of uses appropriate to the scale and
character of the particular village………Design criteria for Villages shall be included in the LDC Stewardship District.
Land Development Code
•4.08.07 -SRA Designation J. Design Criteria. 3. Village Design Criteria. a. General criteria. iv. Offer a range of housing types and price levels to
accommodate diverse ages and incomes. Accessory dwelling units shall not count towards the maximum allowed density.
Standard of Review (applicable sections of GMP and LDC):
Housing Affordability Review
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Staff has continued to recommend that a Housing Needs Analysis be performed to estimate affordable housing demand, and to
create a plan to address the supply of affordable housing units for the Rivergrass Village SRA
o The applicant has not undertaken such an analysis
The Applicant’s Economic Assessment states: “The average assessed value for Rivergrass single-family homes is $370,000,
which is 41% higher than the County’s median value”
The Rivergrass Village SRA submission offers no details as to how many residential units will meet the County’s affordability
standards for various income levels
o It also offers no detail on the number of affordable units, or price points that will be included to accommodate the
additional need for affordable units that is created as a result of the Village
While a Housing Needs Analysis itself is not a requirement of the Code, it would have provided the needed data with which to
review this application for compliance with the applicable Codes
If approved as submitted, Rivergrass Village would be the first development of its scale to be approved in Collier County
without addressing Housing Affordability in at least the past 20-years
Housing Affordability Review
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Northeast Service Area (NESA)
Utility Extension Project
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Proposed NE Developments and Pipe Corridors
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(Borders are approximate)
Immokalee Road
Rural Village
NESA October 2019
Northeast
Utility Facilities
Hyde Park
Village
Rivergrass
Village
Longwater
Village
Bellmar
Village
Hogan Island
Village
Staff Conditions of Approval
1.The companion Landowner Contribution Agreement pertaining to transportation facilities is required to be
approved with this SRA request.Staff and the applicant are not in agreement with all items as noted in the
companion item for the Landowner Contribution Agreement.
2.Provide for potential interconnections (north, east, and south) on the Master Plan and acknowledgment that
residents on the north side of Oil Well Road will have internal access to the commercial area on the south side of
Oil Well Road without requiring trips on Oil Well Road or the future Big Cypress Parkway.
3.Prior to issuance of the first SDP and/or PPL, a Listed Species Management Plan must be provided for review, with
approval from FWCC and/or USFWS for management of the Florida panther and all other listed species.
4.The negotiated Interlocal Agreement between Collier County Water-Sewer District and the Big Cypress
Stewardship District must be adopted concurrently with the SRA Resolution.
5.The following CCPC requested revisions shall be incorporated into the SRA Document:
•Add “as depicted on Master Plan” after the Clubhouse and Amenities reference in Section 5.1.1. A. 6)
•Increase the front yard setbacks for all land uses to 12 feet to avoid utility easement conflicts
•Make the lake symbol on the Master Plan one color, not two colors
•Add the words “at least” to Note 2 on Page 3 of the Master Plan
•Change the minimum width of the Right-of-Way Cross Section from 48 feet to 50 feet
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A separate presentation by Transportation Planning will
now address the Rivergrass Landowner Agreement.
Next
The Following Slides are
For Reference Only
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Policy 9.3 of the Transportation Element of the
Growth Management Plan
Staff Recommendation:
Amend the Master Plan to show the planned interconnections to the
adjacent villages and incorporate the construction into each
development order as it proceeds forward.
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Rivergrass = 0
Rivergrass = 0
Rivergrass = 0
Varies
Varies
Varies
Stewardship Credit Worksheet:
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Preferred and Tolerated Panther Habitats
(LDC 4.08.01.Q):
•FLUCFCS Codes: 310, 321, 411, 425, 428,
434, 617, 6172, 621, 6218, 6219, 624, 630
Listed Species Habitat Indices
Panther occupied habitat (preferred and tolerated)
plus other listed species
0.8
Panther occupied habitat (preferred and tolerated)0.5
Other documented listed species habitat 0.4
None of the above 0.0
Stewardship Credit Worksheet: Listed Species
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Stewardship Credit Worksheet: Soils/Surface
Water
Soil Types (LDC 4.08.01.GG):
Classification NSLP Category
Open Water / Muck Depression Soils NSLP 1 and NSLP 5
Sand Depression Soils NSLP 6
Flats (Transitional) Soils NSLP 7
Non-Hydric Soils NSLP 8, NSLP 9, NSLP 11
Soils/Surface Water Indices
Open Water and Muck Depression soils 0.4
Sand Depression soils 0.3
Flats (Transitional) soils 0.2
Non-hydric soils 0.0
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Map Source: USDA NRCS Table Source: SFWMD Soils Classification Technical Report 30
Stewardship Credit Worksheet: Land Use / Cover
FLUCFCS Codes Vegetation Groups (LDC 4.08.01.N):
Land Use –Land Cover Indices
FLUCCS Code Group 1 0.4
FLUCCS Code Group 2 0.3
FLUCCS Code Group 3 0.2
FLUCCS Code Group 4 0.0
Group 1 617, 6172, 621, 6218, 6219, 624, 630, 641, 643
Group 2 321, 411, 4119, 425, 434, 439, 428
Group 3
211, 212, 213, 214, 221, 222, 241, 242, 243, 250, 260,
261, 310, 329, 330, 422, 510, 521, 523, 533, 534
Group 4 All Other Codes
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Index Factor Subject Acre Value Assigned
Stewardship
Designation
No Designation 0.0
Proximity Index None 0.0
Listed Species
Habitat
Other Documented Listed
Species Habitat (Sandhill
Crane)
0.4
Soils / Surface
Water Index
Flatwood Soil (Immokalee
Fine Sand)
0.0
Restoration
Potential
None 0.0
Land Use / Land
Cover
FLUCFCS 210 (Group 3)
(Cropland and Pasture
Land)
0.2
Total NRI Score 0.6
Scale: 1 acre
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Index Factor Subject Acre Value Assigned
Stewardship
Designation
No Designation 0.0
Proximity Index None 0.0
Listed Species
Habitat
None 0.0
Soils / Surface
Water Index
Sand Depression
(Holopaw & Okeelanta
Depression)
0.3
Restoration
Potential
None 0.0
Land Use / Land
Cover
FLUCFCS 4221 (Group 3)
(Brazilian Pepper, Hydric)
0.2
Total NRI Score 0.5
Scale: 1 acre
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NESA Project -5 Segments
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Rivergrass Village Utilities
NESA Segment/Area NESA Plan Completion Developer’s Schedule
Segment 1: 39th Avenue
NE Fairgrounds
1/26/2020
90% Complete
Fire Service and Full Service by
9/30/2020 per Integration
Agreement
Regional systems capable of
handling initial projected flows
Segment 2: Big Corkscrew Island
Regional Park site
9/28/2019
Complete
Segment 3 Pipes: NE Utility Facilities site 9/20/2020
50% Complete
Segment 4: 41st Avenue
GG Canal to Rivergrass
8/30/2020
1/6/2020 Start
Segment 3 Plants: NE Utility Facilities
site
6/1/2021
6/2/2020 Start (1)
Interim Plants online to handle
increased flows
(1)Assumes receipt of ACOE permit by 6/2/20
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