BRANAN FIELD MASTER PLAN GOALS ... - Clay County!

[COMPREHENSIVE PLAN] 2025
CONSERVATION ELEMENT
BF Goal:
BF Objective 1:
BF Policy 1.1:
BF Policy 1.2:
To implement a long-range systems planning approach to preserve, conserve
and appropriately manage the natural resources of the Branan Field District
and provide protection of environmentally sensitive lands.
The County will maintain air quality within the District in order to
exceed minimum air quality standards established by the Florida
Department of Environmental Protection, Rule 62-204.240 FAC or the
Environmental Protection Agency (40 CFR Part 50).
The LDRs will require development standards for landscaping and vegetative
buffers between arterial roadways and residential neighborhoods as well as
tree planting requirements along transportation corridors.
Development will include the provisions of bike/pedestrian paths and public
transit as connections between the mixed land uses within the District to
minimize mobile pollution.
BF Policy 1.3: The County will designate and reserve the transit corridor (approximately 25
feet in width) to ensure availability when implementation of service occurs in
later phases.
BF Policy 1.4:
BF Objective 2:
BF Policy 2.1:
The County will develop Transportation Demand Management (TDM)
strategies within the Branan Field land development regulations for
development within the Activity Centers. Such strategies shall include
reserved/preferential parking for ridesharers, the identification of transit routes
and stops on a traffic circulation plan for the two Activity Centers, and the
identification of transit routes and stops on development plans.
Prevent further degradation of ambient water quality and conserve and
protect the quantity of surface water resources within the District.
Within the District, water quality and the quantity of surface water resources
will be protected with the establishment of a PCN.
The boundary of the PCN (depicted on the Primary Conservation Network
Map) shall be a minimum of 200 feet in width or a minimum of 25 feet from
the jurisdictional wetland line, whichever is greater.
Except for that portion of the PCN that lies within the Regional Park, all
natural vegetation and wetlands within the PCN shall be protected by a
conservation easement that is dedicated to the St. Johns River Water
Management District, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation
Commission, an established land trust, or the County. These lands shall be
deeded to one of these agencies or the homeowners‟ association, with specific
restrictions prohibiting development or disturbance except for environmental
27 Branan Field Master Plan | Exhibit L