Zoning Amendment (Consent) – Connerton Villages III And IV MPUD Master Planned Unit Development - Lennar Homes, LLC – A Rezoning Request From An AC Agricultural Zoning District To An MPUD Master Planned Unit Development In Order To Allow Development Of A Maximum Of 2,160 Dwelling Units, 150,000 Square-Feet Of Retail, A Minimum of 50,000 Square-Feet Of Office In Parcel D-1, 100,000 Square-Feet Of Other Office, A Charter School With Up To 765 Students, An 80-Acre District Park, and Seven Acres For A Library/Fire/EMS Facility In The Connerton Village III and IV MPUD – No Funding Required

47:36Okay, so back on to regular items. We're adding PC four and PC five, right?

47:46Correct. Four, five, and six. We heard on a regular on regular items. Okay.

47:51Just gonna ask that I be allowed to share my screen so that I can pull up a PowerPoint.

48:01And if you would um if you would promote Tammy Snyder also.

48:13Please have to do the thing. Well.

48:19Okay.

48:23So on item P C four, are we ready to We won that one.

48:29I'm just gonna bring up the PowerPoint on that one. Okay.

49:18I guess I can start. It's um P D D twenty one seven five zero nine, Comerton Villages three and four M P

49:26Uh this is the uh the affected area for the rezoning, several parcels. It's a the request is to rezone the subject parcels from AC Agricultural District to an MPUD to allow the development of 2,160 dwelling units, 150,000 square feet of retail, 50,000 square feet of office and parcel D1, and 100,000 square feet of other office. Also 765 student charter school, 80 acre district. And seven acres for library, fire, and

49:57emergency medical services facility in parcel D2. The applicants also state that the desire is to create a better connected community with various types of mobility options throughout, a pad-ready employment site, local serving retail. Higher density single family attached units, downtown pedestrian-oriented open spaces, community gathering spaces, and other amenities to serve the neighborhood's residents and employees in all of Conerton. They feel that it's an authentic live-work-play environment. Here

50:28is the master plan showing the different areas throughout the community.

50:34This is the connectivity plan showing how all the areas are interconnected.

50:43The land that we're talking about today is currently vacant. It's been evaluated and deemed compatible with the surrounding zoning districts and current future land uses. The Conerton Newtown Future Land Use Policy 5.2.1 permits the MPUD to include a connectivity plan to set forth specific standards and criteria of a mixed-use trip reduction method project. that differs from the LDC yet meets the intent of the LDC. The LDC specifies that variations from the code may be reviewed and approved by the Planning Commission and BCC

51:13during the public hearing held on any application for an MPUD zoning amendment. The applicant is seeking several variations from LDC 901.13.E standards for compact development areas. Specifically nine oh one point thirteen E. Gridded streets and pedestrian pattern with mid-block pedestrian crossing. 901.13 E1A, subparagraph 5, on-street parking for single-family dwellings, small lots for townhomes, proximity to

51:43trails, and alternative vehicle multimodal paths reduces traditional vehicle reliance. 901.13 E sub-6, subparagraph 6. Minimum of 6.0 dwelling units per gross acre in downtown and adjacent to the district park. LDC 901.13 E1A subparagraph 7, downtown area exceeds mixed-use trip reduction methods, minimum of 22 square feet per residential unit. LDC 901.13 E1A,

52:14subparagraph eight, mobility hubs with amenities to be neighborhood centers. In addition to the variations previously mentioned, the applicant also provides the following instances where the MPUD and connectivity plan meet or exceed the standards of the remaining components of Section 901.13E standards for compact development areas. Specifically 901.13E1A, subparagraph two, interconnected street network, pedestrian friendly, multimodal elements. LDC 901.13 E1A

52:45subparagraph 3, comprehensive connectivity plan with trails and non-vehicular options, connecting neighborhoods, downtown, and district park. Connectivity hubs are required throughout the master plan, and each will include a set of amenities to incent non-vehicular trips. Some examples include trailhead access with wayfinding boards, water refill stations, bike repair stations, community share bikes, restroom, outdoor gathering, event space, andor electric vehicle charging

53:15stations. 901.13 E1A subparagraph 4 buffering. Conditions of approval refer to cited land development code section and will meet or exceed the requirements. 901.13 E1B subparagraph 1 through subparagraph 5 land uses, comprehensive connectivity plan, mixed use requirements in conditions of approval, library, fire station, charter school, civic park gathering spaces, varied housing types, shared parking facilities. Downtown

53:45shall be a minimum of 40 acres to further promote mudram and walkability. Self-storage facilities shall be incorporated into mixed-use buildings and regional serving uses and gas stations are prohibited. The proposed request is consistent with the Pasco County Land Development Code, Chapter 400, Subsection 402.2 zoning amendments, Master Plan Unit Development District, and with the applicable provisions of the Pasco County Comprehensive Plan. Uh we recommend approval to the Board of County Commissioners with conditions as included in your agenda

54:15packet.

54:17All right, thanks Denise.

54:21Okay. So the applicant is present virtually?

54:25The applicant is virtually present.

54:27And there are some others to speak on this as well?

54:31We have an email in opposition to the item, so I can uh read that into record.

54:37Okay.

54:43Before we do that.

54:45M Mr Chairman Mari Hobby. Hobby and Hobby PA 109 North Brest Street, Tampa, Florida. I have been sworn. If we don't have any other folks at the kiosks who are there to object today, what I would prefer to do is have Denise read the email that I'm aware of concerning this matter and I'll make a very brief rebuttal, but I really don't believe there's a lot to argue about here.

55:09All right. Thank you, Mr. Hobby. My Denise.

55:13If you would um give me three minutes. Okay, um this email is from Rob Park, [address removed]. Good day. This project today looks nothing like the project that was approved 20 years ago. Over the years, there have has been one variance after another, and none of the proposed downtown areas were built. The variation requests address that that and reads like a fairy tale and sounds like a dreamland. Objective 8.5, the language of meeting and exceeding. The comprehensive plan objective and policies, plus the location

55:43of the downtown not being driven by proximity to arterial roadways, is quality planning. However, this does not address the current residents in the area. Issues of congestion, light, and noise are not mentioned. The proposal does not say one thing about blending in with Baháia Acres across the street, which has generations of residents. I have been there 40 years and I am the the relatively new guy on the block. I asked what the 40-foot right-of-way on the west side of Erin Cutoff was going

56:13to be used for. I have not received an answer, but I would speculate that the right-of-way will be for turn lanes to have less of an impact on the already established neighborhood. Please utilize future to have less of an impact on the already established neighborhood. Please use future Collier Parkway. Now for the entrance rather than later. In addition, construction traffic could utilize future Collier Parkway and not interfere with error and cutoff, which seems to be accommodating arterial traffic. It is this committee committee's civic duty to ensure all citizens

56:43enjoy vibrant and open spaces, not just Thank you, Rob Park.

56:50All right, thank you. All right, Mr. Hobby. Mr.

56:54Chairman, again, I'll this Clark Hobby again, I'll keep it short. So for for Planning Commission's benefit, uh Mr. Park has objected at several hearings about uh his concerns about air and cutoff, which is a county collector and it morphing into a larger scale road. but for Planning Commission's benefit, when Conerton was approved originally and uh over twenty years ago. Uh it included a 300-acre downtown area in this area that

57:25included a very large community college and over a million square feet of uh regional commercial. So basically it was going to have a mall. What we've done with this project now, in addition to a lot of other wonderful things that will bring non-automobile dependency to the fore and include a bunch of trail systems and really neat uh things that will uh reduce automobile dependency is we've right-sized the downtown Conerton area. Most

57:55of the uses that Mr. Parks is concerned about are about a half mile from Aaron Cutoff and really won't have an effect on those people on the east side of Aaron Cutoff. And moreover, the uses are really only commercial community serving retail sized now. So it's going to be a bunch of local serving retail. that will benefit the Conerton community but will not be of regional nature. Other than that, we're really excited

58:25we've worked with staff for two and a half years to get to this point and the community uh plan and connectivity plan that we've created, I believe is going to be one we'll all be proud of for generations. So with that, I'm happy to answer any other questions. All right.

58:41Are there any questions?

58:43Yes. Uh There was a mention of forty foot right away. What was that concern about?

58:52I'll be on uh Mr. Williams, I'll be honest with you. I'm not sure what he's talking about. The same right-of-way requirements that relate to Connerton that were in the 2015 NOPC for the DRI have been carried forward on all of the right-of-way. So nothing has changed there. And with regard to Collier Parkway, we have specifically not changed the trip thresholds. That were in the 2015 approval. So if my client goes over those thresholds, we'll be building Collier

59:23as originally intended.

59:26I was just curious if that right away had anything to do with Aaron Cutoff or if that was internal but it doesn't sound like you're sure what what he's

59:34referring to. I don't I don't believe we're changing anything with regard to the right-of-way, regardless.

59:39Okay.

59:41Thank you.

59:43Any other questions?

59:46All right. So uh if not Your motion?

59:52Mm. Jimmy Gerard, I'll move for approval.

59:55House second, Peter Hansel.

59:57So we have a motion and a second. Any further discussion of the motion?

1:00:02All in favor, let's signify by a roll call.

1:00:06Jamie Girardi. Aye. Peter Hansel? Aye. Roberto size.

1:00:12Aye.

1:00:12Christopher Poole.

1:00:13Aye.

1:00:14Chris Williams. Aye. And Chairman Charles Gray?

1:00:18Aye.