Osceola Countys Strategic Planning Initiatives Orange County BCC

Osceola County’s Strategic Planning Initiatives Orange County BCC Presentation May 11, 2010 Jeffrey Jones Osceola County Smart Growth Office

Major Planning Issues In 2006 Osceola County elected to change how it will grow over the next 20+ years This has required establishing land use strategies relating to three major planning issues: 1. Development Pattern 2. Absorbing Change 3. Economic Development

Issue 1 - Development Pattern Separating Urban from Rural Minimize encroachment into ranchland farmlands Protect the large ecosystems associated with SJ River Basin and Northern Everglades Basin Creating a Compact Development Area Increase allowable densities Require minimum densities Promote urban form

Urban Growth Boundary

Issue 2 – Absorbing Change Working with Existing Residents Most residents did not move to the County to live in a compact urban environment Change can not be so disruptive that community support is lost Working with Large Property Owners Focusing on areas where meaningful change can be successfully pursued Directing limited resources to specific areas for specific public purposes

URBAN INFILL & EXPANSION AREAS

Issue 3 – Economic Development Number of Jobs Osceola has very few jobs relative to population . 26 jobs / resident Half the County’s workforce commutes to another County Projected to worsen over next 20 years Quality of Jobs Osceola jobs are generally low-wage Lowest per capita average wage in region

Changing the County’s Economic Conditions Majority of the County’s future jobs will be located in its Mixed Use Districts Designed to attract high-wage, highvalue jobs Conceptual Master Plans

Conceptual Master Plans County led effort Required as part of compliance settlement w/ DCA on the Comprehensive Plan update Adopted as amendments to the County’s Comprehensive Plan Designed to meet the needs of existing or emerging economic clusters – the best way to expand our economy is to support a cluster of firms rather than to try to attract companies one at a time

An Economic Development Opportunity Medical City Osceola County

Looking at the Bio. Science Cluster q Examined the San Diego Biotech Cluster to better understand the cluster’s needs. q San Diego is one of the largest and most successful in the country. q Employs 33, 415 people in 853 biotechnology research and medical facilities q Total related employment is 135, 000

Why is San Diego Successful? "The ability to collaborate is inversely proportional to the distance that separates you. " –Dr. Ed Holmes, UCSD School of Medicine "This place is like a giant collective intellect. " –Dr. Albert Deisseroth, Sidney Kimmel “ Torrey Mesa zip code is the most densely packed cluster in the U. S. " –Life Science Project, Harvard Business School

San Diego Biotech Anchors The Scripps Research Institute Burnham Institute Salk Institute Sidney Kimmel Neurosciences Institute La Jolla Institute of Allergies and Immunology Scripps Institute of Oceanography UCSD

San Diego Bioscience Firms

San Diego Bioscience Cluster 8. 0 Miles

Medical City & NE District Medical City 6. 8 Miles NE District

Northeast District 44, 130 jobs 29, 320 housing units 27 Neighborhoods 4 Community Centers 1 Urban Center 1 Employment Center 1. 8 million sq. ft retail 6. 7 million sq. ft office/industrial

Northeast District

NE District Characteristics Compact Communities Mixed Use Development High Level of Connectivity Multi-Modal Transportation District High Level of Internal Capture

Osceola County’s Strategic Planning Initiatives Orange County BCC Presentation May 11, 2010 Jeffrey Jones Osceola County Smart Growth Office