Fleet Landing 17-REZN-389 Staff Report CC Ord 90-17-227 04.12.2017
CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH
CITY COMMISSION MEETING
STAFF REPORT
AGENDA ITEM: Fleet Landing PUD Modification (PUD Ordinance No. 90-17-227)
SUBMITTED BY: Steven Lindorff, FAICP, Consultant to the Community
Development Department
DATE: April 12, 2017
STRATEGIC PLAN LINK: None
BACKGROUND: The City has received an application (17-REZN-389) from the Naval
Continuing Care Retirement Foundation, Inc. requesting approval to rezone 2.4 acres of land from
Conservation (CON) to Planned Unit Development (PUD) and add it to the previously approved
Fleet Landing Planned Unit Development (PUD Ordinance No. 90-88-135, as previously amended
by PUD Ordinance No. 90-90-152 and PUD Ordinance No. 90-13-218). Most of the 2-4-acre
parcel is proposed to remain an undeveloped conservation area and the remainder will be
developed with an access driveway and sidewalk, expansion of a stormwater pond, sanitary sewer
lift station, and a nature trail; all in conjunction with construction of a new independent living
complex on adjacent property located in the City of Jacksonville. The applicant is also requesting
approval to install a temporary construction staging facility on the subject property.
Fleet Landing is a full service continuing care facility providing a variety of independent living
residential housing, assisted living care, memory care and skilled nursing care. The facility opened
in 1990, and has been owned and operated by the Naval Continuing Care Retirement Foundation
Inc. since that time. The facility’s land use designation is Residential Medium Density (RM) and
is zoned Planned Unit Development. The overall ±73-acre site is approved for 324 residential units
and 88 beds, with a density of 4.37 units per acre. The facility’s current as-built condition includes
320 residential units and 88 beds; leaving an approved unit/bed surplus of 4 residential units.
The applicant wishes to expand its campus to address the community’s needs for additional senior
housing and healthcare beds. The Naval Continuing Care Retirement Foundation Inc. has acquired
additional properties that are mostly located within the City of Jacksonville, but also include a
small 2.4-acre parcel within the City of Atlantic Beach. To develop these properties and have a
well-functioning community master plan, the applicant requests to modify PUD Ordinance No.
90-88-135, as amended by PUD Ordinances No. 90-90-152 and No. 90-13-218, to add the Subject
Property and modify its zoning from Conservation (CON) to Planned Unit Development (PUD)
commensurate with the overall Fleet Landing master plan and land use.
On March 21, 2017, the Community Development Board met, held a public hearing, and voted to
recommend approval of the application. The recommendation including the addition of several
special conditions, which are listed below and enumerated in Section 3 of the draft ordinance.
Recommended Special Conditions:
Development within the Subject Property shall be similar to and consistent with the design
concept and architectural designs and styles depicted within renderings and drawings as
contained within this Written Description.
No development of any kind shall occur within the ±1.47-acre Conservation Area.
Permitted uses on the portion of the Subject Property west of the Conservation area are
limited to the following items as shown on the PUD Modification Site Plan:
o Expansion of an existing adjacent stormwater retention pond;
o A two-lane internal access roadway, including a 5 to 8-foot wide sidewalk, as approved
by the Fire Marshal;
o A sanitary sewer lift station;
o An elevated nature trail not to exceed a width of 10 feet;
o A conservation area; and
o A temporary construction staging area is permitted but shall be removed and the area
reasonably restored within 90 days of receipt of a certificate of occupancy for the
Independent Living facility.
In addition to the Chapter 24 Land Development Regulations, development of the Subject
Property shall comply with the provisions of Chapters 8 Flood Hazard Protection, Chapter
23 Protection of Trees and Native Vegetation, and other applicable provisions of the City of
Atlantic Beach Code of Ordinances, except as expressly set forth in the Fleet Landing PUD,
as previously and herein amended.
Notwithstanding the additional limits set forth above and the addition of an independent
living facility located on abutting property located in the City of Jacksonville, the currently
authorized 324 residential units (320 built) and 88 nursing care beds (88 built) shall remain
in effect.
Please refer to the enclosed draft ordinance and written description for additional details on the
proposed Fleet Landing PUD Modification.
BUDGET: None.
RECOMMENDATION: To reach the consensus of the City Commission to move Ordinance
No. 90-17-227 forward to First Reading with a Public Hearing on May 8, 2017 and to set a public
hearing and adoption on second reading on May 22, 2017.
ATTACHMENTS: Fleet Landing PUD Rezoning and Amendment Written Description,
Draft PUD Ordinance No. 90-17-227
REVIEWED BY CITY MANAGER: ______________________________________________