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Planning &Zonfng CommTsslonl Local Planning Agency February 29, 2010 Page 6 story building; however it is not allowed adjacent to residential properties. She said the City will develop design standards for the PMX-High and PMX-Mid zoning designations which will address buffering and landscaping issues. In response to the Commission's question regarding rezoning other parcels along US Highway 17-92, Ms. Smith explained the City was not looking to intensify the entire corridor. She stated thak a property owner along the corridor could request a change to their future land use from commercial to Regular PMX t,ow Intensity, PMX-High Intensity or the MTMU (Major Thoroughfare Mixed-Use), In response to the Commission's question regarding the demand for six and ten story buildings, Ms, Smith stated that this is a long term plan. She said this would provide an opportunity to properly owners to utilize (heir property to the highest and best pokential use, A brief discussion ensued regarding the tax impacts for the proposed changes, traffic concerns and possible options for improvement to traffic. Ms. Smith stated staff has had discussions with the Seminole County Property Appraiser's office regarding the tax impacts to the property. She said that the Property Appraiser is basing the tax on what is currently on the site. She said that the use factor in their equation is minimal, Ms, Smith explained that the City has been determined to be a dense urban land area which has a Transportation Concurrency Exception Area (TCi=A}. She explained that this designation was applied because the City is essentially bolt out. Ms. Smith said the Department of Community Affairs realized that some of khe growth management strategies have not accomplished what they were hoping they would and have resulted in sprawl throughout the skate. She said that DGA is using the TGEA to hold that level of service; however, developers would need to provide strategies that help reduce the number of trips on these major corridors using transit opportunities and mobility strategies. Ms, Reischmann stated that the change to the future land use designation is a long-term plan. She said only certain densities are achievable and the fact the City has design guidelines for the PMX zoning will limit the achievable density on these properties. Ms. Reischmann said that aggregation of properties is required which will limit the ability to develop up to the maximum stories. A general discussion ensued regarding the property owners' ability to rebuild if the property is destroyed more than 50%, possible changes that could be made to the Code that would allow an exception to that requirement, the property owners' option to be excluded from this amendment packet, the property owners' right to seek a change