§ 15-823. Definitions.

When used in this article, the following words, terms and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Conservation areas are those lands defined by, section 15-364.

Ecologically important lands are lands with qualifying environmental characteristics or function based on scientific data or study.

Environmental Land Stewardship Program (ELSP) is that program identified in the comprehensive plan as Objective FLU5.5 and its associated policies, including specific criteria to be used in the evaluation and establishment of stewardship lands and adoption of the Innovation Way ELSP Map.

Environmental Land Stewardship Area Determination (ELSAD) is the mechanism to be used during the development approval process to identify those lands being set aside to meet the primary principles underlying the ELSP. In the event that a parcel has a valid Conservation Area Determination (CAD) from EPD, the CAD must be updated to identify upland stewardship lands.

EPD is the Orange County Environmental Protection Division.

Environmental protection officer (EPO) is as defined in section 15-32, and for the purposes of this ordinance, includes the EPO's designee.

Firewise techniques are activities that reduce the loss of lives, property, and resources to wildland fire by building and maintaining communities in a way that is compatible with the natural surroundings, and managing undeveloped land, green spaces, agricultural land and property to maintain it in its natural condition.

Innovation Way Environmental Land Stewardship Program Map (Innovation Way ELSP Map) is the conceptual map identifying stewardship lands on certain properties within the Innovation Way Overlay. The Innovation Way ELSP Map was adopted into the comprehensive plan as FLU Map 20 by Ordinance # 2009-28 . The Innovation Way ELSP Map is on file at the offices of EPD.

Innovation Way Overlay is the Innovation Way Overlay Study Area designated on "Exhibit B" of Ordinance No. 2006-08 . This exhibit is attached hereto as Appendix "A" and is on file at the offices of Orange County Planning Division.

Lot of record is a lot which is a part of a subdivision, the plat of which has been lawfully recorded in the office of the clerk of the circuit court of the county, or a parcel of land, the deed of which was lawfully recorded in the office of the clerk of the circuit court of the county on or before October 7, 1957.

Preservation areas are lands that are either in public ownership, or lands that have been platted with development rights granted to Orange County, or a county-approved entity, or lands that have been encumbered with a conservation easement granted to the county or other government agency.

Stewardship lands are those lands offered for preservation through the ELSP (including conservation areas, buffers required by state and county regulation, and additional lands required to be preserved under this ordinance) that are determined to be consistent with comprehensive plan Objective FLU5.5 and associated policies. Stewardship lands must meet one (1) or more of the principles of the ELSP, which are to:

(1)

Provide additional buffers along the Econlockhatchee River;

(2)

Provide adequate crossings for wildlife and water conveyance;

(3)

Enhance or create existing wildlife corridors;

(4)

Protect habitat on ecologically important lands; and

(5)

Protect rare habitat.

Lands identified as stewardship lands on the Innovation Way ELSP Map have demonstrated that the lands meet one (1) or more of these principles.

Stewardship lands assignment is an assignment of all or a portion of the credit for stewardship lands that have been preserved and have a management plan in place.

Stewardship lands study is a study that identifies stewardship lands on properties within the Innovation Way Overlay. A stewardship lands study shall identify lands that meet one (1) or more of the five (5) principles of ELSP and shall be based on data from multiple sources such as: the Innovation Way Study; FNAI; SJRWMD and SFWMD Databases; FLUCFCS; USFWS, National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) Maps ; NRCS; FEMA; FFWCC Model Data; Orange County Geographic Information Systems layers, including Conservation Areas, Strategic Habitat Conservation Areas, and Orange County Soil Surveys; Florida Geographic Data Library, including Biodiversity Hotspots and Integrated Wildlife Habitat Ranking System; and specific site indicators such as topography, vegetation, soils data, floodplain information, and other field observations. The methodology for a stewardship lands study must be approved by the EPO prior to commencement of the study.

(Ord. No. 2010-04 , § 1, 4-20-10; Ord. No. 2016-05 , § 1, 1-26-16)