PLACEMENT: Consent
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REQUEST TO INITIATE AN AMENDMENT TO THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP FOR THE PAL MAR EAST PROPERTY (AKA NINE GEMS) TO A CATEGORY THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH OPEN SPACE AND RECREATION
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
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This is a request to initiate a Future Land Use Map amendment to Pal Mar East (Nine Gems), a 2,886-acre South Florida Water Management District/County-owned conservation area from Agricultural to Institutional Conservation with a concurrent request to change the zoning from Agricultural to Public Conservation. This property is in southern Martin County between the Turnpike to the east and SW Pratt Whitney Road to the west. The Land Use/Zoning change is necessary to comply with obligations to the Florida Communities Trust, a land acquisition program administered by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, as stipulated in the Deed of Restrictive Covenants for the property.
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DEPARTMENT: Public Works
PREPARED BY: Name: Michael A. Yustin
Title: Senior Project Manager
REQUESTED BY: Florida Department of Environmental Protection
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PROCEDURES: None
BACKGROUND/RELATED STRATEGIC GOAL:
Pal Mar East is a 2,886-acre conservation parcel that is managed by the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD), The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FFWCC) and Martin County. The property is managed as a component of the Hungryland Wildlife and Environmental Area. The property was purchased with a grant from Florida Communities Trust and is subject to a Deed of Restrictive Covenants requiring that the future land use designation assigned to the Project Site be a category dedicated to open space, conservation, or outdoor recreation uses as appropriate. The Deed further stipulates that the site be managed only for the conservation, protection and enhancement of natural and historical resources and for passive, natural resource-based public outdoor recreation which is compatible wit...
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