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Item 1

A presentation by the Citizens Traffic Task Force (CTTF) relating to traffic
congestion and infrastructure needs in Ponte Vedra/Palm Valley area. A
presentation will be presented by Gary Phillips, chair of the Citizens Traffic Task
Force. Mr. Phillips will address traffic congestion concerns and growing
infrastructure needs both for short-term and long-term demand in Ponte Vedra/Palm
Valley area. The CTTF is seeking funding from the North Florida Transportation
Planning Organization to conduct a comprehensive traffic study for Ponte
Vedra/Palm Valley area. The CTTF is also seeking the Board’s support by
authorizing the BCC Chair to sign a letter of funding request to the North Florida
TPO.

Items 2 & 3 (Part 1 of 3)

2. Public Hearing * ZVAR 2015-07, Resort Lifestyle Communities. This is a request
for a Zoning Variance to the Land Development Code, Table 6.01 to allow an
independent living facility with a height of 48', in lieu of the maximum height of 35'
in Coastal Areas. The subject property is situated at the intersection of Palm Valley
Road and Landrum Lane, specifically located at 4410 Palm Valley Road. The
Planning and Zoning Agency recommended denial of ZVAR 2015-07 Resort Lifestyle
Communities with a vote of 4-1 at the November 19, 2015 hearing.
District 4

3. Public Hearing * NZVAR 2015-06, Resort Lifestyle Communities. This is a
request for a Non-Zoning Variance to various provisions of the Palm Valley Overlay
District regulations including gross floor area, maximum length of buildings,
minimum yard requirements/number of stories, accessory uses and structures,
minimum space required between the parking area and building, and minimum roof
slope, The subject property is situated at the intersection of Palm Valley Road and
Landrum Lane, specifically located at 4410 Palm Valley Road. The Palm Valley
Architectural Review Committee recommended approval of NZVAR 2015-06 Resort
Lifestyle Communities with a vote of 3-1 at the November 19, 2015 hearing.

Items 2 & 3 (Part 2 of 3)

2. Public Hearing * ZVAR 2015-07, Resort Lifestyle Communities. This is a request
for a Zoning Variance to the Land Development Code, Table 6.01 to allow an
independent living facility with a height of 48', in lieu of the maximum height of 35'
in Coastal Areas. The subject property is situated at the intersection of Palm Valley
Road and Landrum Lane, specifically located at 4410 Palm Valley Road. The
Planning and Zoning Agency recommended denial of ZVAR 2015-07 Resort Lifestyle
Communities with a vote of 4-1 at the November 19, 2015 hearing.
District 4

3. Public Hearing * NZVAR 2015-06, Resort Lifestyle Communities. This is a
request for a Non-Zoning Variance to various provisions of the Palm Valley Overlay
District regulations including gross floor area, maximum length of buildings,
minimum yard requirements/number of stories, accessory uses and structures,
minimum space required between the parking area and building, and minimum roof
slope, The subject property is situated at the intersection of Palm Valley Road and
Landrum Lane, specifically located at 4410 Palm Valley Road. The Palm Valley
Architectural Review Committee recommended approval of NZVAR 2015-06 Resort
Lifestyle Communities with a vote of 3-1 at the November 19, 2015 hearing.

Items 2 & 3 (Part 3 of 3)

2. Public Hearing * ZVAR 2015-07, Resort Lifestyle Communities. This is a request
for a Zoning Variance to the Land Development Code, Table 6.01 to allow an
independent living facility with a height of 48', in lieu of the maximum height of 35'
in Coastal Areas. The subject property is situated at the intersection of Palm Valley
Road and Landrum Lane, specifically located at 4410 Palm Valley Road. The
Planning and Zoning Agency recommended denial of ZVAR 2015-07 Resort Lifestyle
Communities with a vote of 4-1 at the November 19, 2015 hearing.
District 4

3. Public Hearing * NZVAR 2015-06, Resort Lifestyle Communities. This is a
request for a Non-Zoning Variance to various provisions of the Palm Valley Overlay
District regulations including gross floor area, maximum length of buildings,
minimum yard requirements/number of stories, accessory uses and structures,
minimum space required between the parking area and building, and minimum roof
slope, The subject property is situated at the intersection of Palm Valley Road and
Landrum Lane, specifically located at 4410 Palm Valley Road. The Palm Valley
Architectural Review Committee recommended approval of NZVAR 2015-06 Resort
Lifestyle Communities with a vote of 3-1 at the November 19, 2015 hearing.

Item 4

Public Hearing * PUD 2014-04 The Reserve PUD. This is a request to rezone approximately 62.1 acres of land from Open Rural (OR), Residential Mobile Home (RMH) and Commercial Highway Tourist (CHT) to Planned Unit Development (PUD) to allow up to 153 dwelling units and 40,000 square feet of non-residential uses. The subject property is located off SR 207, north of Wildwood Drive and east of I-95. The Planning and Zoning Agency unanimously recommended approval of this request at its November 19, 2015 meeting.

Item 5

Public Hearing * MAJMOD 2015-10 St. Augustine 500,000 Warehouse PUD. This is a public hearing for MAJMOD 2015-10, known as St. Augustine 500,000 Warehouse PUD, requesting to extend the PUD phasing. Staff recommends approval of the request. Please refer to the staff report for additional details. The Planning and Zoning Agency heard this item on November 5, 2015 and voted unanimously to recommend approval of the application.

Items 6 & 7

6. Public Hearing * CPA (SS) 2015-02 Batten Property. This is a request to amend the Future Land Use Map from Rural/Silviculture (R/S) to Residential - A. The subject property is approximately 2.1 acres in size and the applicant proposes that potentially two units be permitted. The property is located off Batten Road in the Orangedale community. Although the area is designated as R/S, there is an existing rural community along Batten Road. The Planning and Zoning Agency recommended approval of this request at its November 5th, 2015 meeting with a 6-0 vote.

7. Public Hearing * Batten Road NZVAR 2015-012. The applicant is requesting a non-zoning variance to Section 6.04.07.B.1, which states that Easements for access serving more than two (2) residential dwelling units shall meet all requirements of Part 6.04.00 (Roadway, Drainage & Utilities Standards). If approved, the companion application (CPA SS 15-02) would allow a maximum of two additional residential dwelling units to be constructed and use the existing easement. This would bring the maximum number of homes accessing the easement to nine (9).

Item 7

Public Hearing * Batten Road NZVAR 2015-012. The applicant is requesting a non-zoning variance to Section 6.04.07.B.1, which states that Easements for access serving more than two (2) residential dwelling units shall meet all requirements of Part 6.04.00 (Roadway, Drainage & Utilities Standards). If approved, the companion application (CPA SS 15-02) would allow a maximum of two additional residential dwelling units to be constructed and use the existing easement. This would bring the maximum number of homes accessing the easement to nine (9).

Item 8

Public Hearing * Sunshine Bus Fare increase. The Sunshine Bus Company seeks an increase in the fixed route monthly pass from $25.00 per month to $30.00 per month. In compliance with the American with Disabilities Act, the monthly pass will increase from $12.50 to $15.00 for those with disabilities, as well as elderly and
students. The current $1.00 per ride will remain the same. In 2007, the State of Florida mandated that transit systems receiving block grants from the state monitor Fare Box Recovery rates in an effort to increase the rate of fares compared to system operating cost. This increase will help meet this mandate. In 2013, a fare increase was recommended in the St. Johns County Transit Development Plan The first public
hearing was held by the LCB on June 4, 2015, at which the LCB recommended approval of the proposed increase. This will be the first fare increase since fixed route fares were introduced on 2002.

Item 9

Public Hearing * MAJMOD 2015-16 Markets at Murabella Phase II. This is a public hearing for Major Modification 2015-16, known as Markets of Murabella Phase II, requesting two waivers to modify the Sunshine 16 PUD Parcel 1 commercial development. The first waiver is a request to reduce the width of the western
Development Edge from 35’ to 20’ with enhanced landscaping, and the second waiver seeks to allow less than a 1,000’ separation between a school and church for the sale of alcholic beverages as required per Land Development Code Section 2.03.02. The property is located on the southeast corner of Murabell Parkway and State Road 16. The item was heard at the December 3, 2015 PZA hearing.

Item 13

SilverLeaf Litigation Settlements. Litigation settlements for three pending litigation related matters, as follows: FLWAC Case No.: APP-15-0007, Department of Economic Opportunity vs. St. Johns County and White’s Ford Timber, LLC, (the "DRI Appeal"); DOAH Case No.: 15-5539GM, Florida Department of Economic Opportunity
v St. Johns County, (the "Compliance Proceedings"); and Case No.: 37-2015-CA- 000223, White’s Ford Timber, LLC v FDOT & SJC, Circuit Court, Second Judicial District, Leon County, Florida (the "Circuit Court Case").

Item 14

Public Hearing * Reconsideration of Comprehensive Plan Amendment, COMPAMD 2015-02 Veterans Parkway; and rezoning applications PUD 2015-4 Veterans Parkway; and MINMOD 2015 Durbin Crossing. COMPAMD 2015-02
Veterans Parkway. The Board of County Commissioners heard this matter at its December 1, 2015 meeting. After the public hearing, the Board considered a motion to approve which failed 2-2, constituting a denial. Because the entire Board was not present, in this instance the Chair would ask the entire Board whether a
reconsideration of the matter would be appropriate. After COMPAMD 2015-02 Veterans Parkway was denied at its December 1, 2015 meeting, the Board considered and approved a request by the applicant to withdraw companion applications PUD 2015-4 Veterans Parkway and MINMOD 2015-04 Durbin Crossing. If the Board approves a motion to reconsider COMPAMD 2015-02 Veterans Parkway, the Board may also decide to reconsider its motion to approve the withdrawal of applications PUD 2015-4 Veterans Parkway and MINMOD 2015 Durbin Crossing. In any event,
the Board will not be re-hearing any of the applications on December 15, but will only be acting on any motion to reconsider (or not). A motion to reconsider may only be made by a commissioner on the prevailing side, but the motion may be seconded by any commissioner. If reconsideration is approved, any application to be reconsidered shall be re-advertised for future public hearing.

Item 10

Consider appointments to the South Anastasia Design Review Board (DRB).

Item 11

Consider appointments to the Architectural Review Committee.

Item 12

Consider appointments to the Mid-Anastasia Design Review Board.

Reports

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