Determination of Alignment and Setbacks Sec. 10-7.530 (e) of the Code addresses alignment and setbacks. If alignment has been established by engineering study or design, “all proposed structural improvements shall conform with the building setbacks in that zoning district and such setbacks shall be measured from the identified right-of-way line for the new alignment.” However, if an alignment has not been established by engineering study or design, the applicant can propose “an approximate alignment consistent with the need to avoid development encroachment and provide continuity of the corridor, as well as to meet conceptual site planning needs of the project.” This provision allows for alternatives to centerline alignment that are less harmful to the environment, businesses, and the community or more technically or financially feasible. Reduction of rear- and side-yard setbacks necessitated solely by the proposed alignment of a corridor may be considered to ensure that structures do not encroach into future transportation corridors. Encroachment Sec. 10-7.530 (c) and (g) of the Code addresses encroachment. Planned future corridors are protected from encroachment from all structures, parking areas, or drainage facilities. The only exception to this is through interim use to preserve some economic use of the land until it is needed for transportation purposes. These interim uses are limited to green space requirements to support the development on the non-dedicated portion of the parcel and stormwater retention facilities. Dedication and Land Acquisition Sec. 10-7.530 (f-h) of Code stipulates that a property owner who is planning a project may voluntarily dedicate land that is in a future corridor right-of-way. Otherwise, projects proposed adjacent to or abutting designated future transportation corridors will be required to dedicate lands within the projects site that are needed for right-of-way provided there is a “rational nexus between the required dedication of land, the needs of the community, and the impacts of the project on the transportation network due to development.” In return, the County may approve the on-site transfer of development rights, the clustering of structures, the inclusion of the space in calculations of greenspace required by the county, the eligibility of credit towards transportation concurrency mitigation, a waiver of deviation, or a waiver for elevation review fees. Finally, Sec. 16-28 (Request for road improvements; donation of right-of-way) of the Code states that if property owners request improvements to roads, water, sewer, stormwater and/or drainage abutting their land and if it is necessary to acquire right-of-way to complete those improvements, then that right- Policy 1.6.7: [M] in the Mobility Element of the Comprehensive Plan is, “Explore land banking policies, procedures and funding options to facilitate early acquisition of right-of-way for designated future transportation corridors.” The County accomplishes this policy through the Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency (IA). The Blueprint IA is a joint City-County agency within the joint Department of Planning, Land Management and Community Enhancement (PLACE) for The City of Tallahassee and Leon County Government. Blueprint 2000 (and now 2020) was created by the Leon County Government and the City of Tallahassee to oversee the implementation of a project list that is funded by a portion of the 1% infrastructure surtax. of-way must be donated to the county. Advance Acquisition Methods and Funding
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