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July 30, 2026 Special Local Planning Agency Meeting Agenda
[case Ordinance 26-08-LC, Ordinance 26-09-LC] This is an agenda for the Local Planning Agency meeting on July 30, 2026. The meeting includes proposed ordinances related to transportation and impact fees. Ordinance 26-08-LC proposes deleting existing articles on Capital Improvements and Approved Transportation Plans and adopting the City of Destin Mobility Plan, creating a new Article 9 for Transportation Corridor Management. Ordinance 26-09-LC proposes renumbering and renaming the current Article 19 on Impact Fees to Article 10 - Impact and Mobility Fees, with updates and amendments. The agenda also includes sections for public comments and next meeting date.
- Board:
- Special Local Planning Agency Meeting
- Date:
- 2026-07-30
- Type:
- Agenda
- Applicant:
- City of Destin
July 30, 2026 Special Local Planning Agency Meeting Agenda Packet
[case 26-08-LC] The City of Destin's Local Planning Agency is considering Proposed Ordinance 26-08-LC, which aims to delete existing articles related to Capital Improvements and Approved Transportation Plans from the Land Development Code. It will adopt by reference the City of Destin Mobility Plan and create a new Article 9, Transportation Corridor Management. This new article will establish a framework for managing the city's transportation network by integrating multimodal planning, roadway classification, corridor preservation, and right-of-way acquisition into the development review process. The intent is to ensure new development contributes to a safe, efficient, and connected transportation system and to preserve future transportation corridors. Developments will be required to identify designated corridors, evaluate impacts, and demonstrate consistency with corridor management objectives. The ordinance also addresses right-of-way acquisition through purchase or dedication, with dedicated land potentially serving as a credit against mobility fees. The Local Planning Agency is recommended to approve the ordinance. [case Ordinance No. 26-09-LC] This document outlines the City of Destin's Land Development Code (LDC) revisions, focusing on transportation corridor management, sign regulations, and impact/mobility fees. Key changes include consolidating transportation plans (Mobility Plan, Pathways Master Plan, Transportation Corridor Management Plan) into a single article (Article 9), establishing procedures for right-of-way acquisition and protection, and clarifying alignment requirements for future transportation facilities. It also details significant updates to sign regulations (Article 8) to comply with the Reed v. Town of Gilbert Supreme Court decision, emphasizing content neutrality and focusing on sign type and placement rather than message. Furthermore, the document revises impact and mobility fee structures (Article 10), renaming Article 19 to Article 10 and incorporating mobility fees alongside existing impact fees for parks, libraries, and police facilities. The revised Article 10 aims to ensure new development contributes proportionally to capital improvements and infrastructure expansion, with provisions for fee calculations, exemptions, credits, and potential reductions for projects within Community Redevelopment Areas (CRAs). Public comment and stakeholder sentiment are not explicitly detailed for these specific LDC revisions within the provided text, but the process involved public workshops and review by the Local Planning Agency and City Council. [case Ordinance No. 2025-08-LC] This document outlines the City of Destin's updated mobility and impact fee structures, including park, library, and police impact fees. It details the rationale for increasing these fees, citing a lack of previous increases for 16 years, significant material price surges (32% due to COVID-19 policies and global supply chain disruptions), and a 68% increase in construction materials costs from 2008 to 2023. The city engaged 3TP Ventures to prepare a 'Demonstrated-Need Study' (June 27, 2024) to justify exceeding Florida Impact Fee Act phase-in limitations. Public workshops were held on February 18, 2025, and March 3, 2025, to discuss these extraordinary circumstances. The document also specifies fee schedules for various land uses, including residential, commercial, and industrial, and outlines procedures for fee payment, exemptions, credits, refunds, and penalties for non-compliance. The mobility fees are to be used solely for capital improvements and expansion of transportation facilities. The document clarifies that fee payments do not guarantee compliance with land development regulations. This document outlines the City of Destin's impact fee structure for park, library, and police protection, and introduces a new mobility fee. It details the legislative intent, rules of construction, definitions, imposition, computation, payment, use of funds, exemptions, and credits for each fee type. The park and library impact fees are based on a study from July 2007, while the police protection fee has 'old' and 'new' fee schedules with varying rates depending on land use and location (US 98 Corridor vs. Outside Corridor). The mobility fee is a new initiative, with rates determined by a study from June 27, 2024, by 3TP Ventures, which addresses 'extraordinary circumstances' justifying rates exceeding Florida Impact Fee Act phase-in limitations. This document outlines the City of Destin's Impact and Mobility Fees, establishing a framework for assessing fees on new development to fund capital improvements. It details legislative findings justifying the need for these fees, citing increased construction costs due to material prices, supply chain disruptions, and market conditions. The document specifies various fee schedules for different land uses, including residential (by size), short-term residential, multifamily housing, mobile home parks, hotels/motels, shopping centers, retail plazas, automobile sales, supermarkets, banks, convenience stores, golf courses, marinas, restaurants, general office buildings, medical-dental offices, hospitals, nursing homes, churches, private schools, day care centers, light industrial, and warehousing. It also defines 'capital improvement' and 'site-related improvements' within the context of transportation infrastructure. The ordinance details procedures for fee payment, trust fund management, use of funds, refunds, exemptions, and credits for certain improvements. It mandates a review of fee schedules every two years and establishes penalties for violations. The document does not describe specific development projects but rather the fee structure that applies to all new development within the City of Destin. [case Ordinance No. 2025-08-LC] This document outlines the City of Destin's adoption of a new Mobility Fee schedule, replacing the prior transportation impact fee structure. The ordinance establishes mobility fees for various land uses, with rates determined by a study conducted by 3TP Ventures. The City Council found extraordinary circumstances, including a 16-year period without impact fee increases and significant material cost surges due to COVID-19 and supply chain disruptions, justifying fees that exceed standard phase-in limitations. The document details the fee structure for different residential, commercial, and institutional uses, along with provisions for exemptions, credits, and penalties. It also includes a business impact statement noting that while no new fees are imposed, expansions or changes of use may require payment. Additionally, the document references a workshop discussing proposed amendments to sign regulations, glossary definitions, nonconformities, subdivision regulations, transportation corridor management, and impact fees, with a focus on content neutrality in sign regulations following the Reed v. Town of Gilbert Supreme Court decision.
- Board:
- Special Local Planning Agency Meeting
- Date:
- 2026-07-30
- Type:
- Agenda_packet
- Decision:
- Recommended for approval by the Local Planning Agency to the City Council.
- Applicant:
- City of Destin
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