PLACEMENT: Public Hearings
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PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE 12, DIVISIONS 1-7, COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT CODE, LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, MARTIN COUNTY CODE REGARDING ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STANDARDS
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
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Dana Little, Urban Design Director and Jessica Seymour, Principal Program Coordinator of the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council (TCRPC) will present the updated Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Architectural Design Standards proposed for all six Martin County CRA areas. This effort will increase flexibility and choice for property owners, architects, developers, and builders and to continue to implement the vision of well-designed communities that celebrate their distinctive identities and contribute to the overall sustainability of Martin County.
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DEPARTMENT: Administration
PREPARED BY: Name: Susan Kores
Title: Community Development Director
REQUESTED BY: Susan Kores, Community Development Director
PRESET:
PROCEDURES: None
BACKGROUND/RELATED STRATEGIC GOAL:
The Martin County CRA areas have historically had a section of code entitled Architectural Standards. Some of these are more extensive than others and a few have additional manuals for architectural guidelines.
During the CRA code rewrite undertaken from 2019 - 2021, this section of the code remained the same with plans for a future update. This proposed update, for all six (6) CRA areas, codifies the design standards for clarity and predictability of use by architects, builders, property owners and staff. CRA staff, along with Growth Management, Legal, REG Architects and the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council has been steadily working on this since January 2024, making sure to provide many opportunities for community knowledge, comment, and input, including the Treasure Coast Builders Association, the Treasure Coast chapter of the American Institute of Architects, the Neighborhood Advisory Committees, the CRA Board, and the Local Planning Agency. There have been numerous social media posts, Constant Contact e-blasts, a MAKs Minute, Community Connection advertisement, website information and public meetings. We have carefully considered all input and made appropriate changes based on architectural design principles and community concerns.
Please note: The proposed Section 12.1.12 Architectural Design Standards is an addition to Article 12. However, although all new, it is not shown with an underline for the ease of reading such a large section of new text.
The proposed Architectural Design Standards have been recommended for approval to the Martin County Board of County Commissioners by all six CRA areas (Golden Gate, Hobe Sound, Jensen Beach, Old Palm City, Port Salerno, and Rio), the Community Redevelopment Agency Board and the Local Planning Agency.
ISSUES:
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LEGAL SUFFICIENCY REVIEW:
This is a legislative matter. Legislative decisions are those in which the local government formulates policy rather than applying specific rules to a particular situation. A local government’s approval or denial of an issue in its legislative capacity is typically subject to a fairly debatable standard of review. Fairly debatable means that the government’s action must be upheld if reasonable minds could differ as to the propriety of the decision reached. Decisions subject to the fairly debatable standard of review need only be rationally related to a legitimate public purpose, such as the health, safety, and welfare of the public, to be valid. Given this broad discretion, only decisions that are arbitrary and capricious or illegal are subject to serious legal challenge.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
RECOMMENDATION
Move that the Board adopt the Ordinance amending Article 12 for the proposed CRA Architectural Design Standards as presented.
ALTERNATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS
Provide alternate direction.
FISCAL IMPACT:
RECOMMENDATION
None
ALTERNATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS
None
DOCUMENT(S) REQUIRING ACTION:
☐Budget Transfer / Amendment ☐ Chair Letter ☐Contract / Agreement
☐Grant / Application ☐Notice ☒Ordinance ☐Resolution
☐Other:
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