PLACEMENT: Departmental - Quasi-Judicial
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REQUEST APPROVAL FOR THE NEWFIELD PARKS MASTER PLAN AND CONSERVATION/OPEN SPACE EASEMENTS
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
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This is a request by Mattamy Palm Beach LLC for approval of the Parks Master Plan for the Newfield project. As a condition of the approved Development Agreement for Newfield, the Newfield master developer is required to develop a parks master plan for the overall Newfield project prior to issuance of the one-hundred-fiftieth building permit for a residential dwelling unit within the project.
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DEPARTMENT: Growth Management
PREPARED BY: Name: Elizabeth Nagal, AICP, CNU-A
Title: Development Review Administrator
REQUESTED BY: Mattamy Palm Beach LLC, James FitzGerald, P.E.
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PROCEDURES: None
BACKGROUND/RELATED STRATEGIC GOAL:
The parks master plan identifies the available facilities and services available to meet the obligation of the Master Developer for construction of parks within the project. 85% of active parks impact fees attributable to residential units shall be credited to the master developer for the construction of active parks within the project.
Concurrent with the approval of the Newfield Parks master plan is the acceptance of conservation and open space easements over designated preserve areas in the previously approved Preserve Area Management Plan (PAMP) 1 and PAMP II, and over open space areas outside of the Primary Urban Service District (PUSD) of the Newfield project, as required by the Newfield Development Agreement entered on December 15, 2020. There are three easements as described below:
1. One for the PAMP 1 area which includes mostly wetland and some upland habitat at the Project's northwest corner. This PAMP 1 area also includes the gopher tortoise recipient site. Very limited impact in the form of a small trailhead and minor trails would be permitted within the PAMP 1 area. PAMP I was approved by the County's Environm...
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