BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS LEON COUNTY, FLORIDA

5. Optional Sustainable Development Survey
PCM130106 Jackson Bluff/Ausley Rd.
The amendment application forms include an optional sustainable development
survey that allowed the applicant to provide information about the proximity of
services to the site under review. The form was completed by the applicant.
F. VESTED / EXEMPT STATUS:
The subject properties are not vested or exempt.
G. CONCLUSION:
Based on the above data and analysis, staff concludes the following:
1. The proposed amendment would further a number of strategies and recommendations
from the West Pensacola Sector Plan for the Jackson Bluff Road area. All four
parcels in this amendment front on Jackson Bluff Road. The Sector Plan
recommended that Jackson Bluff remain a walkable/pedestrian friendly road with a
mixture of housing types and uses and that higher intensities be allowed for existing
retail and multi-family areas. The Plan also recommended that if additional
development was approved it should be compatible with existing single-family
housing and utilize urban design techniques.
2. The subject parcels are located in the Mobility District, which promotes the use of
alternative transportation. Approval of this amendment would further the goal of the
Mobility District and the transportation strategies of the West Pensacola Sector Plan
by promoting mixed use development and higher densities and intensities, a
prerequisite for successful implementation of mass transit and other alternative modes
of transportation.
3. The subject parcels are within what could be a future urban node providing limited
scale commercial/retail uses for nearby residents. Such nodes can be characterized by
a mix of higher intensity services and uses, more dense housing choices, easy access
to mass transit, and increased walkability made possible by an interconnected
sidewalk system.
4. The proposed amendment is not anticipated to have adverse effects on public
facilities.
Thus, based on the data, analysis, and conclusions, staff is recommending approval of
this amendment.
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