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Approval of Resolution 830, Sugarloaf SubArea Policy
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION
WHEREAS, the School Board has identified various owned properties that could potentially be developed into affordable, workforce, and key-employee housing; and
WHEREAS, a portion of the School Board’s property at the Sugarloaf School, on Upper Sugarloaf Key, could be surplused and developed into workforce housing upon amendment of the current Future Land Use Map (“F.L.U.M.”) designation of “Education,” which permits no residential units to exist on the site; and
WHEREAS, the School Board is currently advocating an amendment of the FLUM designation of the Sugarloaf Property to “Mixed-Use,” which permits the development of a maximum of up to 18 affordable housing units per buildable acre; and
WHEREAS, the School Board held a Community Meeting to discuss the proposed FLUM amendment on October 22, 2018, at which the local Sugarloaf community voiced concerns about the maximum density of residential development permitted by the proposed amendment; and
WHEREAS, the School Board does not anticipate that the demand for workforce housing on the Sugarloaf property will exceed 20 units; and
WHEREAS, the School Board desires to memorialize its intent to restrict development on the Sugarloaf Property exclusively to affordable workforce housing of a maximum density of 20 units, and solidify that intent via pursuit of a Policy in the Monroe County Year 2030 Comprehensive Plan creating the Sugarloaf School Workforce Housing Sub-Area.
Contract Originator: Dirk Smits, Attorney
Board Meeting Date: February 26, 2019
RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Approval of Resolution 830, Sugarloaf SubArea Policy