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How best do we meet How best do we meet The needs of commuters, The needs of commuters, residents and residents and area businesses?area businesses?Contact: [email protected] for welcomed comments, corrections and area resident’s opinions.

South Orange Ave. Communities & South Orange Ave. Communities & Commuter RailCommuter Rail

Future Land Use History

2006-7 Change to PD/ Med-Low Density

2008 Request change to Mixed Use/ Medium Density (fees waved)

2003 Change to Commercial / Med-Low Density Residential (planning)

2000 Single family Strip Commercial

South Orange Ave. Communities & Commuter RailSouth Orange Ave. Communities & Commuter Rail

Notice History

PUBLIC MEETING: January 14 ,2008 TRANSMITTAL: Local Planning Agency: January 17, 2008 BCC: February 5, 2008 ADOPTION: Planning Agency: May 15, 2008Bcc: June 10, 2008

TOD Ordnance Public Hearing February 5, 2008 BCC Chambers

PUBLIC Community MEETING: January 22, 2007

PUBLIC MEETING: September 21, 2006 P & Z

The Orange County Board of County Commissioners will conduct public hearings on November 28, 2006,at 2:30 p.m. The Fountains Planned Development,~ to rezone from ~Single-family Dwelling District (R-1A) and Retail Commercial District (C-1) to Planned Development District PD,

Area Resident's Requests and Concerns:• Concerned SOUD will become an isolated mixed use development that has inadequate parking and anticipate difficulties managing commercial - office - residential mix.

• Concern for public safety.

• Area residents simply don’t support.

• Residents don’t want even the possibility that 239 units be built next to their single family neighborhood.


• Want wall separation (not provided)

• Keep the hundreds of trees

• Don’t want rental units

• Ask that BCC continue to wave fees if developers opt for commercial development next cycle.

South Orange Ave. Communities & South Orange Ave. Communities & Commuter RailCommuter RailGeneral Issues:• Comprehensive Orange Avenue Corridor study not funded.

• Economic Study not available June 9th

• Environmental concerns including ongoing FDEP cleanups.

• Concern that approximately 12 acres cannot create a “community”.

• Unintentional creation of a “strip mall” character.

• Irony that commuter rail brings traffic to area!

• Existing area businesses serve vehicular traffic.

South Florida 82% of CommuterRail patrons arrive by car.

TOD pedestrian villages are not appropriate for all commuter rail stops.

Encourage study to determine quickest source of ridership!

TOD: no drive thru banks or restaurants, build to sidewalk, higher density residential and no gas stations.

•There are now only three residences within the ¼ mile TOD footprint.

• The SOUD was outside the TOD designation.

• SOUD appears to be the only Transit Oriented Design project within the foreseeable future.

• 12 usable acres is simply undersized & inappropriate to meet a threshold for a viable pedestrian community.

• Retail competition: Florida Mall two miles west.

• Office Buildings: most empty

• Condominiums: foreclosure or empty

South Orange Ave. Communities & South Orange Ave. Communities & Commuter RailCommuter RailTOD Issue: SOUD Outside 1st DesignationTOD Ordnance passed 2/5/08 without community notification or meetings.

2007 TOD Sketchbook page 29

TOD Issue: Existing Development Incompatible

TOD Issue: Limited Space Wetlands/ Lakes

Single Family Homes

Established Industrial Land Constar Plastics CL IndustriesUnivar Sam’s Gas Howard Fertilizer

Established Office Buildings Ardaman Associates, Inc. 8000 South OrangeLake Gloria Office Building (empty)6 smaller office buildings (5 empty)

US Post Office

WarehousesSupport Technological Center McCoy Commerce Center

RestaurantsWendy’s Burger King Denney’sMcDonalds Bauren-Stube Subway

Amber Keg BeachLine Hurricane Cody’s

Other7-11 Gas Station Auto partsAuto RepairCar Sales Roofing MaterialsCorrect Craft Boat Sales


ETDM Summary Report

4/18/2008 MetroPLan Orlando“6-lane SR 527 Orange Avenue from Sand Lake Road to Michigan Ave.”

• Projected Traffic Volume 51,160

• Without improvements = LOS: F

• With improvements = LOS: D

• Cost Feasibility Report: Sept 2009

TOD Issue: Traffic Add 2 lanes to Orange Ave.

Crosswalk at Sand Lake Road crosses 8 lanes of traffic. (10 lanes proposed)



TOD Issue: Traffic Light Location?

In order to install a traffic signal on a state road it has to go through the Traffic Engineering office and agreed to by the District Traffic Operations Engineer. That’s me and Chris handles these details for this office. Neither of us is aware of the request. Richard B. Morrow, P.E.District Traffic Operations EngineerFlorida Department of Transportation District Five

Commuter rail entry undetermined.

• Access by LYNX

• Dangerous one point entry through an isolated area.

• Locating entry point is difficult.

Turn Lanes Issues:

• Less that 150’ separate entry to SOUD and USPO.


TOD Issue: Orange Ave. SR 527 Improvements

No Improvements Scheduled or Funded

• No Street Lights north of McCoy Road.

• Open ditches. Additional storm drains needed.

• Sidewalks missing east side of highway

• No Bike paths

• No right turn lane to US Post Office.

• This is not a safe area to This is not a safe area to encourage pedestrian activities.encourage pedestrian activities.

• State improvements funding State improvements funding limited. limited.

• Special Tax District will not be Special Tax District will not be welcomed. welcomed.

• Cross walks signals installed at Sand Lake/Orange 2007.

• Traffic light to be funded at McCoy & Gondola Dr.

• No landscaping

• Poor Streetscape

• No LYNX covered stops.

• Additional signage requested. No signs designate Sand Lake Road or Orange Ave. (only state highway numbers provided)

Concept Presentedwhen Commuter Rail voted for approval by BCC• 650 car Park and Ride• Orange Avenue direct access (2) • Kiss and Drop Off• 7 bus bays• 3 traffic access points• Planned location for Intermodal Station with future east-west Light Rail• Planned retention

Interim Design • Two traffic access points• 650 car lot

• FDOT retention relocated• 7 Lynx bus bays• 2nd entry thru existing office park. • Retention provided• Billboard probably to remain• Intermodal Station not indicated


TOD Issue: Commuter Rail Station Downsized TOD Issue: East-West Light Rail route not finalized

Present Design

• 467 car crowded parking lot• 1 entry point thru existing office park. • No direct Orange Ave. access • 3 Lynx bus bays • Navigation routs for bus difficult. • No retention (shared with FDOT?)• No bike & pedestrian paths • Billboard probably to remain• Loop traffic flow concept abandoned• No planned Intermodal Station• No Security• Orange County Lift Station to remain.• No planned Intermodal Station

• Sand Lake at Orange Ave. #5

• Beachline at Orange Ave. # 17


“On-Site Security will have to be provided”

TOD Issue – CSX Ramp bisects areaTOD Issue – Wetlands /Mitigation Costs


Wetlands

• Most land to the west of the station is protected wetlands. (approximately 75% of the parking site is assumed to be wetlands based upon soils, vegetation and topography) . • Wetlands to west of r/r was purchased 2006 HHR Hilding LLC.

Sand Lake Bridge & Ramp RR overpass ramp creates a physical and visual barrier for cohesive community development.


•ConStar, •Inland Container•Univar•Sam’s Gas•CL Industries•Howard Fertilizer

Orange Avenue, Orlando TOFC, Taft

Through Existing 10 Future 3 Local/ Switchers Future 9.6 Future 13.6

Central Florida Operating and Management AgreementFDOT & CSX TransportationNovember 30,2007

“Any sidetrack Sidetracks located on the State Property is not used by CSX for the purpose of providing Rail Freight Service… for a period of 30 consecutive months… state desire that such Side tracks…. be removed.” Switching engines make the most noise.

TOD Issue: CSX and Sidetracks

TOD Issue – Billboard to remainTOD Issue – Sewer Life Station to Remain next to Commuter Rail Platform.


Sewer Life Station and truck parking to remain next to Commuter Rail Platform. County staff is trying to determine if this is the source of a periodic extremely foul odor. County staff is re-piping the pressure relief valve’s discharge to the biofilter to eliminate that as possible source .

Billboard to remain in Commuter Rail Parking Lot. Cost of buying lease agreement is nearly $1m.


Acetone Benzene Benzo fluoranthene ButanoneButanone Carbon disulfideChlorobenzene ChlorotouleneDichlorobenzene DichloroethaneDichloroethene DichlorophenolEthylbenzeneIsopropylbenzeneMethal pentanone Methlylene ChlorideMethylphenolNaphthalenePhenol TetrachloroethleneToluene TrichloroethaneTrichloroethene TrichloroethyleneTrimethylbenzene Vinyl ChlorideXylenes

TOD Issue: FDEP Sites #132853 ChemCentral#68715 Woodbury Chemical

Contamination Screening Evaluation Report Addendum Central Florida Commuter Rail Transit ProjectAugust 2007 Station not included

•Discovered during overpass construction 1987

•Bio-remedial study 2007

•32 active wells

•1997-2007 42 million gallons of contaminated groundwater removed with over 1.5 tons of contaminates removed.

Potential Contamination Assessment Map MetroPlan 2008

• McCoy drainwell is undersized to prevent occasional flooding.

• Medena drainwell damaged by Orange County staff and is irreparable.

• SFWMD not accepting outflow.

• McCoy well easement location documentation has discrepancies.

• 2002 estimated costs $525,000 plus easement rights.

Area residents are very Area residents are very concerned about delays in concerned about delays in replacing basin flood protections. replacing basin flood protections.


TOD Issue: Drainage Basin2002 “Final Investigation Report” Stormwater lift station to be build west side Bearhead Lake piped to FDOT retention pond (also used for Commuter Rail parking retention).


SOUD Development Plan

19,000 sf Commercial along Orange Ave. 19,000 sf office space above Residential units on upper floors.

• Final number of units unknown

• Public access & security concerns

• Deed restrictions: rentals

• Hundreds of trees removed with site re-contouring. “fence line” trees lost.

• BearHead Lake shore unused.

• 3 guest parking spaces

• Concern street parking will block access

• Garage doors primary visual element


SOUD Development Plan:

•Site design destroys all trees.

•No requested separation wall Curb/ Retaining wall will kill fence line trees.

•Promised separation wall at ditch easement is retaining wall with fence atop.

•30’ easement limits county’s equipment access to maintain ditch.


Recommendation:

Use the delay in approval Commuter Rail funding process to revaluate.

Hire Consultants for Orange Avenue Corridor Study

Hire Consultants to Evaluate TOD ordinance.

Hire consultants to Evaluate Sand Lake – Orange Ave. future development options.

Evaluate, expand and fund Commuter Rail budget for related area improvements.

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