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REQUEST FOR SUBMISSION OF DETERMINATION LETTER TO THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
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At least every seven years, pursuant to Chapter 73C-49, Florida Administrative Code, Martin County must determine whether the Comprehensive Growth Management Plan must be amended for consistency with changes to Florida Statues. Martin County must make this determination and submit a letter to the state by December 1, 2023. Staff seeks approval to send the Determination letter to Department of Commerce.
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DEPARTMENT: Growth Management
PREPARED BY: Name: Clyde Dulin, AICP
Title: Comprehensive Planning Administrator
REQUESTED BY: Paul Schilling, Growth Management Director
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PROCEDURES: None
BACKGROUND/RELATED STRATEGIC GOAL:
Due to the legislative changes made in 2011, local governments no longer need to submit evaluation and appraisal reports (EAR) to the State Land Planning Agency for a sufficiency determination. Instead, local governments must follow these provisions:
* Determine if amendments to the Plan are necessary.
* If necessary, prepare and transmit the proposed amendments to the State Land Planning Agency within one year of such determination.
* EAR based amendments follow the State Coordinated Review Process Procedures and Timeframes.
ISSUES:
As described above, Florida Statutes require each local government to evaluate its comprehensive plan and notify the state land planning agency of its determination to amend or not. If a county determines amendments are not necessary, the notification must include a separate affidavit signed by the chair certifying all elements of the comprehensive plan contain a minimum 10-year planning period and cite the source and date of the population projections used in establishing the 10-year planning period. This change amending Section 163.3191, Florida Statutes was adopted in 2023. Another change adopted in 2023 requires local gove...
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