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	5919 MAIN STREET . NEW PORT RICHEY, FL 34652 . 727.853.1016

TO:	City of New Port Richey City Council
FROM:	Dale Hall, AICP, Community and Development Director
DATE:	8/16/2022
RE:	Second Reading, Ordinance No. 2022-2261: Amending FLUM for TDR Sending Sites

REQUEST:
The request of City Staff for the City Council is to conduct a review and consider for approval Ordinance No. 2022-2261 for a Future Land Use Amendment and revised Sending Sites Map.

DISCUSSION:

Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) is a practice that authorizes the residential development rights of one property to be transferred to another property. A TDR program can be an incentive to attract development as well as a method to control growth in certain areas while preserving natural amenities, such as open space, in other areas.

The City’s Coastal TDR was first adopted in 2006. This program allows the City to identify City-owned properties in the Coastal High Hazard Area to be designated as “Sending Sites” or properties that are to have their development rights removed and transferred into an “Entitlement Bank” to be utilized for future development.

Several City-owned properties within the downtown are proposed for removal from the existing Sending Sites Map due to their development potential and others have been added that are better suited for preservation.

The proposed Ordinance accomplishes two major items:

Revises the specific parcels that are included on the Sending Sites Map and changes the Future Land Use designation of all included properties to Recreation/Open Space;
Updates the Entitlement Bank accordingly.

RECOMMENDATION:

The Land Development Review Board held a public hearing on April 21, 2022. The City Council held a first reading and review of the Ordinance at their May 17th meeting. The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity has commented on this small scale amendment and requests that the City forward a copy of the Ordinance after adoption.

BUDGET/FISCAL IMPACT:
The ordinance will not impact the budget.

ATTACHMENTS:
	Description	Type
	Ordinance 2022-2261: Amending FLUM for Sending Sites	Ordinance
	Staff Report	Backup Material
	LDRB Minutes April 21, 2022	Backup Material