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Sustainable Emerald Coast Advisory Committee

This presentation covers the growth management process, DCA's roles and responsibilities, local government planning processes, and the history of growth in Florida. It emphasizes the importance of preserving and enhancing present advantages and features, encouraging appropriate use of land and resources, and resolving future growth issues.

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Sustainable Emerald Coast Advisory Committee

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  1. Sustainable Emerald CoastAdvisory Committee Susan Poplin, Florida Department of Community Affairs November, 2006

  2. Presentation Topics • Growth Management Process • DCA’s Roles and Responsibilities • Local Government Planning Processes • How a Plan Amendment Processed • History of Growth in Florida • Review Areas

  3. History of Growth in Florida • After WWII, major growth in communities and suburbs • Inexpensive land at suburban fringe cheaper - encourages urban sprawl • Sprawl diminishes quality of life • Family time • Environment • Expensive

  4. Need for Growth Management Preserve and enhance present advantages and features • Encourage appropriate use of land, water and resources – consistent with the public interest • Ensure adequate public facilities and services • Overcome present handicaps • Establish a framework for resolving future growth issues

  5. Growth Management • Florida Growth Management Act – Enacted in 1985 • All 67 counties and 405 cities in Florida must adopt a Comprehensive Plan in compliance with Chapter 163 FS and Rule 9J-5 FAC

  6. The Comprehensive Plan Purpose Define a long-term vision for the community • Assessment of community needs • Statement of community values • Guide physical development • Establish a schedule of capital improvements to provide infrastructure to accommodate growth

  7. The Comprehensive Plan • Accessible and Flexible • Public guide to community decision-making • Policy document adopted by government • Continuously evaluated updated as conditions change

  8. The Comprehensive Plan Each Local Government Comprehensive Plan must be evaluated every seven years (or as per adopted schedule) through the Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR) • Assess current conditions and community vision • Determine difference from current plan • Measurable and Accountable • Identify new policies, strategies, programs to accommodate current situation and future vision

  9. Relationship to Other Plans Source: 1000 Friends of Florida, Planning for Tomorrow: A Citizen’s Guide to Smarter Growth in Florida

  10. Comprehensive Planning Process Public Participation Visioning

  11. Plan Requirements • Supporting Data & Analysis • Descriptive Form – Written & Graphic • Measurable Goals, Objectives and Policies • Internally Consistent • Financially Feasible

  12. Mandatory Elements

  13. Mandatory Elements

  14. New Mandatory Element • Public School Facilities Element

  15. Optional Elements • Community Design Element • Redevelopment Element • Public Safety Element • Public Buildings Element • Hazard Mitigation / Post Disaster Plans • Historic & Scenic Preservation Element • Economic Element

  16. Amending the Comprehensive Plan A Local Comprehensive Plan may be amended only twice each year Except for: • Emergency amendments • Development of Regional Impact (DRI) • Small – Scale Amendment • Limited other circumstances

  17. Evaluation and Appraisal Reports • Once every 7 years • Identify major issues • Update to the Statutes • Review implementing actions • Assess achievement of objectives, successes and shortcomings • Identify needed change

  18. DCA’s Role • Compliance review of comp plans, plan amendments, and Evaluation and Appraisal Reports • Coordination of other state agency comments/concerns • Review of Developments of Regional Impact • Area of Critical State Concern Oversight • Technical Assistance

  19. Technical Assistance • One-on-one technical assistance to local governments: Comprehensive planning, Affordable housing, Water supply, School coordination, Transportation, Springs initiative, Military Base Encroachment, Hazard Mitigation, Capital Improvement, Environmental

  20. Local Government Roles • Develop, amend, implement, monitor and evaluate local comprehensive plan • Develop community vision • Coordinate public and private sector involvement

  21. Local Government Roles • Develop and implement regulations, policies and procedures to guide development consistent with the Comprehensive Plan • Land Development Regulations • Zoning • Site Development Review • Permitting

  22. Comprehensive Plan Amendment Process • Section 163.3184, Florida Statutes • Flow chart on DCA Website www.dca.state.fl.us • Two Main Phases • Proposed • Adopted

  23. Proposed Plan Amendment Local Government transmits 3 copies to DCA and 1 copy to review agencies Review Agencies Transmit Comments to DCA DCA notifies local government of its decision to review Review ORC No Review DCA notifies local government

  24. Adopted Plan Amendment Local government adopts plan amendment with effective date Local government transmits 3 copies to DCA and 1 copy to review agencies Review agencies transmit comments to DCA Objections No Objections In Compliance NOI NOI Not In Compliance DCA request hearing / compliance agreement / remedial plan amendment

  25. Developments of Regional Impact May ask for BLID Developer contacts Regional Planning Council (RPC) FWC asked to participate? Pre-application conference with all agencies RPC report submitted Sufficiency determined by RPC Comp Plan Amendment also heard DRI Public Hearing DCA 45-day appeal period Development Order

  26. DCA Review Areas • Consistency with: • Statutes and Rule • Goals, objectives and policies • State Comprehensive Plan • Strategic Regional Policy Plan • Areas of Critical State Concern • Public comment or concerns • Sufficient data and analysis to support goals, objectives and policies

  27. DCA Review Areas • Future Land Use Map (FLUM) • Suitability of site • Urban sprawl • Adequate public facilities • Capital improvements • Financial feasibility • Protection of natural resources • Affordable housing • Coastal management • Intergovernmental coordination

  28. Interlocal Service BoundaryAgreement Act SB 1194 by Sen. Constantine Companion bill HB 1357 by Rep. Altman • Creates Interlocal Service Boundary Agreement Act” (Chapter171, F.S. Part II) • Provides process for counties and municipalities to negotiate in good faith to enter into agreement to: • Identify municipal and unincorporated service areas • Resolve which government is responsible for providing services and facilities • Establish processes for annexation and land use decisions • Provides alternative standards for annexation of enclaves

  29. Interlocal Service BoundaryAgreement Act • Provides for DCA review of CP amendments to adopt a municipal service area to address future possible annexation • Allows annexation of properties not meeting current standards of compactness, contiguous, etc., but must be “urban in character” • If such land, or land not served by water or sewer, is to be annexed municipality must: • Transmit a CP amendment or • Enter into joint planning agreement with county • FLUM amendments consistent with JPA are considered small-scale

  30. Interlocal Service BoundaryAgreement Act – Impact Fee Requirements • Calculation of fee to be based on most recent and localized data • Provide for accounting and reporting of impact collections and expenditures (separate fund) • Limit administrative charges for collection to actual costs • Give 90 days notice before effective date • Affidavit by CFO submitted with audit, stating local government or school board has complied with this section

  31. Department of Community Affairs • Contacts: • Susan Poplin, AICP, Regional Planning Administrator, 850/922-1821, susan.poplin@dca.state.fl.us • Keely Brown, Planner IV, 850/921-4767, keely.brown@dca.state.fl.us DCA Website: www.dca.state.fl.us

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