streamlining development regulation: bonita springs, cape coral & fort myers
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Streamlining Development Regulation: Bonita Springs, Cape Coral & Fort Myers. Fort Myers City Hall March 15, 2013. Streamlining Development Regulations. Streamlining Goals. Offer the most competitive services in the region Reduce the regulatory review times - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Streamlining Development Regulation:Bonita Springs, Cape Coral & Fort Myers
Fort Myers City HallMarch 15, 2013
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Streamlining Development Regulation: Focus on Bonita Springs, Cape Coral & Fort Myers Divide
Friday, March 15, 2013
8:00 am – 10:30am Fort Myers City Hall Commission Chambers
8:00am Registration, Networking & Continental Breakfast
8:30am
Welcome & Introductions • David Farmer, ULI SW Florida District Council Chair & Principal, Keystone Development Advisors, LLC • William P. Mitchell, Fort Myers City Manager
8:40am
David Graham Award Presentation Presented by Jack Lienesch, Estero Community Planning Panel Chair
9:00am
Presentation by City of Fort Myers Robert Gardner, Fort Myers Community Development Director
9:20am Presentation by City of Cape Coral • John Szerlag, Cape Coral City Manager • Paul Dickson, Cape Coral Community Development Director
9:40am
Presentation by City Bonita Springs • Carl Schwing, Bonita Springs City Manager • Arleen Hunter, Bonita Springs Director of Development Services
10:00am Panel Discussion Moderator: Neale Montgomery, Esq., Pavese Law Firm Panelists: • Robert Gardner • Paul Dickson • Arleen Hunter
10:20am Q & A
10:30am Adjourn
Thank you to today’s program Chair:
Dr. Paul Van Buskirk, Van Buskirk, Ryffel & Associates
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Streamlining Development Regulations
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• Offer the most competitive services in the region
• Reduce the regulatory review times
• Simplify the rules and processes to improve submittals
• Establish consistency to remove uncertainty
Streamlining Goals
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Streamlining Efforts
• Examined our processes and procedures
• Developed work flowcharts of the 12 most frequently used processes
• Conducted analysis
• Eliminated many redundant or unnecessary steps
• Found solutions and improved the system
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Plan Review Time ReductionSite Permits
PERMIT TYPE BEFORE AFTER
Driveway/Sidewalk 21 7
ROW – Commercial 21 7
ROW – Single Driveway 21 7
ROW – Double Driveway 21 7
Sealing & Striping 21 10
Site Work/Utilities 21 21
Underground Utilities 21 10
Utility Connection 21 10
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Plan Review Target Times Building Permits
0
5
10
15
20
25
21 Day 10 Day 7 Day
Before Streamlining (21 Permit Types)
Initial Resubmit Revision
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
21 Day 14 Day 10 Day 7 Day
After Streamlining(26 Permit Types)
Initial Resubmit Revision
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Plan Review Time ReductionBuilding Permits
COMMERCIAL PERMIT TYPE BEFORE AFTER
Renovations 21 14
Interior Build-Out 21 14
Demolition 21 10
Concrete Slab 21 10
Marine Related 21 10
Moving a Building 21 10
Cell Towers – New/Modification 21 10
Retaining Wall 21 10
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Streamlining Benefits
• Cost savings and project speed may determine if a project moves forward
• A consistent and efficient development process allows developers to know there will be no surprises
• There can be intense competition between various locations; a streamlined development process gives us a competitive edge
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Both this volume of residential permits, and the City’s desire to be a destination for commercial development, have led the City to develop permit streamlining procedures.
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Commercial Land DistributionCorridor Studies identified distribution of various types of commercial centers;
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Current Streamlining Actions
Provide checklists of submission requirements;
Review applications for completeness prior to accepting the applications;
Provide pre-application “advisory meeting” to guide applicants;
Eliminated the notary requirement for most pages of an application;
Implemented an automated system of performance tracking;
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Eight days to respond to permit (1st review), review times lessen after 1st review;
Procedures in-place to require meeting with applicant if re-submittal does not meet standards; and
Procedures in-place to ensure applicant/City communication to reduce turnover time between reviews.
Current Streamlining Actions
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Future Streamlining
Efforts are being made to revise certain City procedures that currently require a public hearing to be reviewed administratively (certain variances, Planned Development Projects).
City has recently audited its procedures with support from Zucker Planning Systems. Results are expected by March 2013.
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Urban Land Institute Southwest Florida
PresentationMarch 15, 2013
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Created a Task Force in March 2012 to forge partnerships with:
o Bonita Springs Fire and Rescue Districto Bonita Springs Utilitieso Southwest Florida Water Management District
Instituted “One-Stop” permitting process with Community Partners
Partnership with Bonita Springs/Estero EDC
City designated Business Advocate
Instated the Philosophy of the 3- P’s*Painless *Predictable *Profitable
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Expedited Permitting◦ Complimentary pre-application meetings and
architectural reviews with community partners at the table
LDC Regulatory Incentives◦ Shared and reduced parking by Administrative
Approval (saving 6 months of processing)
◦ Lowered parking lot ratio’s for selected uses thereby reducing impervious surface
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Bonita Springs Priority Permitting Process:
Targeted Businesses receive “front of the line” service for permit processing.
Bonita Springs Utilities Aid in New Construction (ANC) Fee Credits for Economic Development:
The City in partnership with Bonita Springs Utilities provides an Aid in New Construction (ANC) fee credits program. Projects receive a reduction in their one time connection costs for plant capacity for utilities.
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Naples/Fort Myers Greyhound Track: Bonita Beach Road and Old 41 Road (slots, gaming and 100 acres of undeveloped land)
Density Reduction Groundwater Recharge Area (DRGR)
Shopping Center renovations◦ Center of Bonita: US 41 and Bonita Beach Road-
new Publix and reconfiguration of internal circulation◦ Prado Shopping Center: Bernwood Parkway and US
41- Façade renovation