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Martin County

File #: 25-0500   
Type: Departmental Status: Passed
In control: Board of County Commissioners
On agenda: 1/28/2025 Final action: 1/28/2025
Title: REQUEST TO DISCUSS A TEXT AMENDMENT TO THE COMPREHENSIVE GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN REVISING INDUSTRIAL FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION
Attachments: 1. Resolution to Initiate.pdf, 2. Industrial.pdf, 3. Freestanding Urban Service Districts.pdf
PLACEMENT: Departmental
TITLE:
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REQUEST TO DISCUSS A TEXT AMENDMENT TO THE COMPREHENSIVE GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN REVISING INDUSTRIAL FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
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Staff seeks direction regarding revisions to the text of the Industrial future land use designation to cease permitting freestanding urban service districts.
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DEPARTMENT: Growth Management
PREPARED BY: Name: Clyde Dulin
Title: Comprehensive Planning Administrator
REQUESTED BY: Commissioner Heard

PRESET:
PROCEDURES: None

BACKGROUND/RELATED STRATEGIC GOAL:

Text permitting the creation of a freestanding urban service district is found in Policy 4.13A.10., describing the Industrial future land use designation and has been a part of the Comprehensive Growth Management Plan since 1990. The text of Policy 4.13A.9., describing the AgTEC property, also established that property as a freestanding urban service district. There are presently four freestanding urban service districts. Seven Js, AgTEC, Gateway and Martin Commerce Park. Seven Js, Gateway and Martin Commerce Park all have the Industrial future land use designation. Please see the attached Figure 4-2 with tags identifying each freestanding urban service district.

ISSUES:

Staff seeks Board direction on Plan text permitting the creation of freestanding urban service districts.

LEGAL SUFFICIENCY REVIEW:

This item has been reviewed for legal sufficiency to determine whether it is consistent with applicable law, and the legal staff have identified and addressed legal risks and developed strategies for legal defensibility, as applicable.

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

RECOMMENDATION
Move that the Board adopt the attached Resolution to initiate a text amendment to Policy 4.13A.10. of the Comprehensive Growth Management Plan.

ALTERNATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS
Move that the Board provide staff further direction.

FISCAL IMPACT:

RECOMMENDATION
Staff time.

ALTERNATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff tim...

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