Policy 1.4.8: The City encourages recreational and commercial working waterfronts, as defined in Florida Statutes, which provide public access, mitigation of hazards, enhanced traditional economy and protection of environmental resources. Parking regulations in the land development regulations shall ensure adequate levels of parking spaces while encouraging the reduction of pedestrian and vehicular conflicts and enhancing the aesthetics of the pedestrian realm. Policy 1.4.7: The City will encourage mixed-use, creative architectural design. Located and designed to protect life and property from natural and manmade hazards, to the extent possible. Policy 1.3.5: The land development regulations shall contain provisions wherein residential land uses are: Policy 1.3.3: The City shall encourage opportunities for all citizens to purchase or rent affordable, decent, safe, and sanitary housing which they can afford, free from arbitrary discrimination in accordance with Pinellas County’s Fair Housing Act. Policy 1.2.14: The land development regulations shall encourage mixed-use development, where appropriate. Policy 1.2.13: The land development regulations shall encourage the use of low impact development measures. Policy 1.2.12: The land development regulations shall contain provisions that aim to improve resiliency to projected environmental changes. Policy 1.2.10: The land development regulations shall contain provisions encouraging land development which highlights and protects scenic amenities and ensures public access and minimizes human impacts to the waterfront. Policy 1.2.9: The land development regulations shall contain provisions encouraging the use of native vegetation, and Florida Friendly landscaping and vegetation while encouraging the removal and prohibiting the planting of exotic and/or invasive species. Policy 1.2.3: The land development regulations shall include provisions for the subdivision of land, the use of land, the protection of environmentally sensitive lands, and flood hazard safety. Policy 1.2.2: The land development regulations shall recognize the limitations of development on a barrier island resulting from the effects of the Coastal High Hazard Area, 100-year floodplain, vulnerability to tropical storms, topography, sea-level rise, and soil conditions. The City may define in the land development regulations more restrictive zoning categories, including Conservation and Beachfront as appropriate, to be permitted under the Preservation land use category. Policy 1.1.4: Preservation (P), with a maximum FAR of 0.1 and a maximum ISR of 0.2 (special permit required). The City has threaded multiple sustainability and resiliency initiatives throughout the 2023 Comprehensive Plan which will allow the City to create new supporting Land Development Regulations. The Comprehensive Plan has been adopted by the City of Treasure Island and is under review by the State. 2023 Comprehensive Plan Sustainability Initiatives
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