CITY OF ORLANDO
COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM

Items Types:
Hearings 		For Meeting of:
August 6, 2018
District: 3,4,5 From:
Contract ID: Document Number:
Exhibits: Yes On File (City Clerk) : Yes Draft Only: No
Grant Received by City?: No
Subject:
Order Approving Rescission of the City of Orlando Downtown DRI Development Order (Economic Development)
Summary:

The applicant is requesting to rescind the Downtown Orlando Development of Regional Impact (DRI) Development Order pursuant to Section 380.115, Florida Statutes.  The Downtown Development Board acts as the Master Developer for the Downtown DRI, the boundary of which is depicted on Exhibit A.

Recent changes in Florida's DRI laws, including the Community Renewal Act (Chapter 2009-96) and the Community Planning Act (Chapter 2011-139), have essentially eliminated DRI requirements for areas designated as "Dense Urban Land Areas" or "DULAs".  The City of Orlando, in its entirety, qualifies as a DULA.  As a result, no new DRIs have been established in the city.  Further, several DRI Development Orders have been rescinded since that time including Orlando Health, Beltway Commerce Center, Orlando Corporate Center, MetroWest, and LeeVista.

On April 17, 2018, the Municipal Planning Board approved the rescission of the Downtown Orlando DRI Development Order (Case #DRI2018-10000).  Florida law states that a Master Developer must have completed all mitigation tasks specified in the DRI concurrent with the current phase of said DRI.  The applicant provided documentation that demonstrated that all required mitigation has been met, which is summarized in the staff report which includes the 2015-2017 Biennial Status Report for the Downtown DRI.

Concurrent with the approval of this rescission order, City Council is scheduled to adopt a series of Growth Management Plan amendments which memorialize certain aspects of the Downtown DRI within the GMP Future Land Use Element including the adoption of a new GMP Subarea Policy and Figure LU-2E "Downtown School Concurrency Exemption Area", all considered necessary to address the vested rights status of projects within the Downtown DRI area.  Upon the effective date of the DRI rescission, each property within the Downtown DRI area will be governed by the Growth Management Plan, Future Land Use Map designations and Zoning classifications, as well as the requirements and entitlements specified in the Land Development Code.  
Fiscal & Efficiency Data: N/A
Recommended Action:
Approval of the attached rescission order and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk or Mayor Pro Tempore and City Clerk to execute on behalf of the City upon final review and approval by the City Attorney.
Agenda Item attachment(s) on file in the City Clerks Office.
Note: All agenda items must be in the City Clerk's office by Noon Friday, six(6) business days prior to the regular Monday City Council meeting.
Contact: Paul Lewis at 407.246.3358 or Melissa Clarke 407.246.3477
Approved By:

Department Date and Time
Budget Outside Routing Approval 7/25/2018 10:11 AM
City Clerk 7/25/2018 10:14 AM
ATTACHMENTS:
Name: Description: Type:
Downtown_Orlando_DRI_Rescission_Order.pdf Downtown DRI Rescission Order Ordinance
Exhibit_B_Staff_Report_and_DRI_Biennial_Report.pdf Exhibit B Staff Report & 2015-2017 DRI Biennial Report Exhibit
Exhibit_A_Map_H_for_Rescission_Order_w_Legal.pdf Exhibit A Map H Backup Material
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