Wednesday, December 05, 2012 - Regular Planning ... - Polk County
Wednesday, December 05, 2012 - Regular Planning ... - Polk County
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(Cottonwood). Oakmont is connected to <strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong> water, wastewater and reclaimed water<br />
service. The first phase is constructed, vested, platted and ready for vertical construction.<br />
Nearest and Zoned Elementary, Middle, and High School<br />
When this project was originally proposed, the School Board staff did not perceive it to pose a<br />
significant impact on local schools because it was intended to be a resort community. The first<br />
was vested from the school impact fees as well. However, now the impact appears to be rather<br />
significant since the majority of the development has changed to a typical single family<br />
residential subdivision.<br />
Table 2<br />
Name of School<br />
Loughman Oaks Elementary<br />
Ridgeview Global Elementary<br />
Horizons Elementary<br />
Davenport School for the Arts Middle School<br />
Boone Middle School<br />
Ridge Community Sr. High<br />
Haines City High School<br />
Source: <strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong> School Board<br />
Nearest Sheriff, Fire, and EMS Station<br />
Annual Estimated<br />
Demand<br />
206 students<br />
126 students<br />
118 students<br />
Distance from subject site<br />
±3 miles driving distance<br />
±5 miles driving distance<br />
±8 miles driving distance<br />
±1½ miles driving distance<br />
±14 miles driving distance<br />
±7 miles driving distance<br />
±15 miles driving distance<br />
Ambulance response will be primarily from Fire Station 220 located at 126 Cottonwood Drive.<br />
Travel distance is 5.6 miles and response times should average 10 minutes. Fire response to this<br />
project is primarily from Fire Station 230 located at 510 Ronald Reagan Parkway. Travel<br />
distance to the entrance is 3.1 miles and response times should average seven minutes. Both<br />
stations are staffed 24/7 with career personnel. Response times can vary significantly based on<br />
many factors.<br />
The nearest Sheriff’s substation is the Northeast Command Center on Dunson Road. Sheriff<br />
response times are not as much a function of the distance to the nearest sheriff’s substation, but<br />
more a function of the overall number of patrol officers within the <strong>County</strong>. Dunson road will<br />
eventually connect to Ronald Reagan Parkway at the Champions Gate intersection. It will<br />
improve law enforcement to this area once it does.<br />
Twenty-one (21) fire hydrants were installed within phase one of the project. Every platted lot<br />
within the first phase and the townhouse phase currently under review are is located within 500<br />
feet of a hydrant. The completion of the connection to U.S. Highway 27 south of I-4 through<br />
Pine Tree Trail and Ernie Caldwell Blvd. greatly improved this development’s access to public<br />
safety services. Even though there is only one access point to the project, Pine Tree Trail has<br />
readily available public safety services in either direction. As more units develop within the<br />
project, an access through Bowen Road will open up to provide an access to CR 547, which will<br />
further enhance public safety options.<br />
DRC Findings/Recommendation Page 6 of 21<br />
Level 3/eep 11/8/<strong>2012</strong> 12:06:42 PM PD 02-22M <strong>December</strong> 5, <strong>2012</strong>
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