Wednesday, December 05, 2012 - Regular Planning ... - Polk County

B. Services:
At the Northeast Regional Park, there are six lighted soccer/football fields, five lighted baseball
fields, basketball, tennis, and racquetball courts, concession facilities, boat access, as well as
playground facilities for children and dog walks. Loughman Park has basketball courts, lighted
soccer fields, picnic facilities and a tot-lot.
C. Planned Improvements
There are no further recreation improvements scheduled for this quadrant of the County at this
time.
Economic Factors:
As a resort community, Oakmont entered the market too late and was priced higher than other
options available in the area, at the time. As a result, modifications were made to the project to
adapt it to a more current market demand. A CDD was created, and infrastructure was constructed
through its bonds. Constriction did not begin until 2007 and lots were not platted until late in the
year. By the time a product was available, the housing market was into an historic decline. The
development underwent foreclosure. Now that the housing market is showing signs of recovery,
demand for the project is on the rise. At this time there are no plans for a golf course or any other
non-residential uses of the magnitude that was earlier proposed. The applicant is seeking leniency
on several of the earlier conditions that were intended to mitigate the differences between Oakmont
and its neighboring developments. These additional buffering and screening measures are no
longer necessary since the development now embodies the same land uses and intensities as its
neighbors. Reducing these additional landscaping and maintenance requirements will bring down
the per lot cost of development and help to make the project more competitive in the market.
Consistency with the Comprehensive Plan:
POLICY 2.131 B.2.1.A10 RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM (RMX) of the Ronald Reagan Parkway
SAP permits a maximum density of 15 dwelling units per acre and a minimum residential
density of six dwelling units per acre (6 DU/AC). It also allows live work units, but is limited to
units with at grade access. Accessory retail establishments may be developed within residential
developments with respect to their size, not to exceed 20,000 square feet. This development
proposes nothing within the parameters of what is permitted by right in RMX. It is strictly a
residential development of relatively low density that permits short-term rental the same as other
residential districts in the Ronald Reagan Parkway SAP. It was RL-1X prior to 2006 (CPA 06B-01).
County staff rezoned numerous areas throughout the northeast quadrant of the county to much
higher densities and non-residential uses based on a study that found there were not enough land
uses of the type available to meet market demand in the future. The result of such a broad brush
of assumptions rendered several low intensity developments such as this non-conforming.
Comments from other Agencies:
None.
EXHIBITS
1 – Location Map
2 – Future Land Use Map
3 – 2012 Aerial Photo
4 – Site Plan
5 – Utility Lines in Phase I
6 – Proposed Changes to Conditions
7 – Sign Variance Request Site Plans
DRC Findings/Recommendation Page 12 of 21
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