BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS LEON COUNTY, FLORIDA

Title: Acceptance of Status Report on “Promoting Concentrated Commercial Development in
Woodville” Strategic Initiative
June 18, 2013
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Likewise, Neighborhood Commercial (C-1) and General Commercial (C-2) zoning districts have
intensity limitations specific to properties within the Woodville Rural Community (WRC).
• Within C-1 and C-2 in Woodville, commercial development is capped at 50,000 sq. ft.
per parcel.
• Allowable intensities in C-1 and C-2 are four to five times higher when located outside
Woodville---a maximum of 200,000 sq. ft. per parcel in districts containing 20 acres or
less, and 250,000 sq. ft. per parcel in districts containing 20 to 30 acres.
An analysis of the Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of the existing commercial lands in Woodville
reveals that the average FAR is approximately 0.07 (Attachment #1). FAR is the ratio of a
building's total floor area to the size of the piece of land upon which it is built, and it is used as a
measure of the intensity of a site.
The average FAR for existing similar development in the Southern Strategy Area (SSA) is 0.13;
because the SSA is a larger statistical sample, and is similar to Woodville in its development
patterns. The analysis in the following Table 1 below shows the difference between projected
build-out of the developable commercial areas in Woodville under the existing septic scenario,
and with a central sewer system using the SSA average FAR as a more conservative unit for
comparison.
Table 1:
Woodville Commercial Development C-1 C-2 WC*
Commercial
zoning districts
total
Gross acreage 1.7 32.1 51.4 85.2
Developed acres 0.0 14.4 36.6 51.0
Vacant acres 1.7 17.7 14.8 34.2
Developable acreage** 1.7 27.4 46.1 75.2
Developed acres 0.0 11.5 33.3 44.8
Vacant acres 1.7 15.9 12.8 30.4
Developable acreage, max. build-out
allowed by zoning district with central
sewer (SF)
Developable acreage, build-out on septic
at current SSA FAR of 0.13 (SF)†
Difference between build-out at current
SSA rate on septic vs. potential build-out
allowed by current zoning with central
sewer (SF)
17,100 342,100 552,700 911,900
9,700 155,000 260,800 425,500
7,400
(+76%)
187,100
(+121%)
291,900
(+112%)
486,400
(+114%)
* Based on existing WC development patterns, estimated at 20% warehouse (@ 20,000 SF/acre) and 80% other uses (@
10,000 SF/acre).
** Gross acres less wetland/conservation areas.
† FAR=0.13, comparable to existing development patterns in Southern Strategy Area.
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