Supporting Documents (Data and Analysis) - Satellite Beach
Supporting Documents (Data and Analysis) - Satellite Beach
Supporting Documents (Data and Analysis) - Satellite Beach
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This Comprehensive Plan provides an opportunity for <strong>Satellite</strong> <strong>Beach</strong> to express the City's<br />
commitment to community appearance issues, identify specific areas of concern, <strong>and</strong> set forth goals,<br />
objectives, <strong>and</strong> policies to guide the development <strong>and</strong> implementation of a detailed plan.<br />
The City’s Interest<br />
<strong>Satellite</strong> <strong>Beach</strong> is committed to preserving <strong>and</strong> enhancing its aesthetic character in order to assure a<br />
high level of community pride, wholesome living environment, <strong>and</strong> a reasonable balance between<br />
resource conservation <strong>and</strong> continued urbanization/population growth. The City recognizes the<br />
importance of a healthful <strong>and</strong> attractive living environment as a means of maintaining property<br />
values <strong>and</strong> fostering positive community attitudes. Decisions affecting the development of l<strong>and</strong>,<br />
funding of public improvements, operation of facilities <strong>and</strong> services, <strong>and</strong> other activities of City<br />
government must reflect the City’s concern for <strong>and</strong> commitment to achieving a highly attractive<br />
community. The responsibility for enhancing the City’s character cannot be limited to public bodies<br />
but must be pursued actively <strong>and</strong> continuously by the broadest possible range of interest groups <strong>and</strong><br />
concerned citizens. The City government must provide incentives for, <strong>and</strong> be supportive of, diligent<br />
efforts by its citizens. The City must take a proactive position as a partner in those efforts providing<br />
assistance in areas of technical expertise <strong>and</strong> intergovernmental coordination when required.<br />
Over the decades since the City’s founding, the City’s Code Enforcement Board, Beautification<br />
Board, Community Redevelopment Agency, Community Redevelopment Agency Advisory<br />
Committee <strong>and</strong> the Business Enhancement Committee were specifically put in place to address<br />
community appearance issues. In the recent past, the majority of the work completed on community<br />
appearance has been addressed by the City’s Beautification Board <strong>and</strong>, most recently, the CRA <strong>and</strong><br />
CRAAC.<br />
In 2002 a blight study identified portions of the City’s commercial district as displaying features<br />
characteristic of blight, as a consequence of which the City established a Community Redevelopment<br />
District <strong>and</strong> the CRA <strong>and</strong> CRAAC. Since their establishment, the CRA <strong>and</strong> CRAAC have taken the<br />
lead in devising <strong>and</strong> implementing efforts to curtail blighting influences <strong>and</strong> to materially improve<br />
the aesthetics of the City’s commercial corridors along A1A <strong>and</strong> South Patrick Drive. These efforts<br />
have included renovation of Pelican <strong>Beach</strong> Park, upgrades at Hightower <strong>Beach</strong> Park <strong>and</strong> the City’s<br />
beach access points, purchase of Sunrise Park <strong>and</strong> troubled parcels at DeSoto <strong>and</strong> A1A, multiple<br />
façade <strong>and</strong> l<strong>and</strong>scape upgrade grants, l<strong>and</strong>scaping enhancements in association with an FDOT<br />
corridor improvement project along South Patrick Drive, <strong>and</strong> development of an A1A corridor<br />
improvement plan that is still in the formative stage.<br />
Concerns <strong>and</strong> Opportunities<br />
The following concerns <strong>and</strong> opportunities are not intended as a substitute for the City’s timely,<br />
ongoing study of issues within the community affecting the visual character of the City <strong>and</strong> a<br />
healthful, safe living environment. Rather, they illustrate the scope of urban design <strong>and</strong> community<br />
appearance issues for which a public interest consideration might reasonably be identified <strong>and</strong> which<br />
are appropriate for study <strong>and</strong> action.<br />
1. Arterial Highways<br />
Community Appearance Element<br />
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