Subject:
Title
Adoption of the Evaluation and Appraisal Review (EAR) based amendments to the Comprehensive Plan (24LS00002/24-03ER) under the State Coordinated Review Process established by Section 163.3184, Florida Statutes.
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Fiscal Impact:
None
Dept/Office:
Planning and Development
Requested Action:
Recommendation
It is requested that the Board of County adopt the Evaluation Appraisal Report (EAR) based amendments to the Comprehensive Plan, including those changes made necessary by Florida Commerce’s Objections, Recommendations and Comments Report pursuant to the State Coordinated Review Process (24-03ER).
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Summary Explanation and Background:
On September 8, 1988, the Board of County Commissioners of Brevard County, Florida approved Ordinance 88-27, adopting the 1988 Comprehensive Plan, which has been amended from time to time.
Section 163.3191, Florida Statutes, requires each local government to evaluate its comprehensive plan to determine if plan amendments are necessary to reflect a minimum planning period of at least ten years or reflect statutory changes to the Community Planning Act adopted since the last update. This process is known as the Evaluation and Appraisal Review (EAR).
Brevard County reviewed the requirements of Section 163.3191, Florida Statutes, and determined that amendments to the comprehensive plan would be necessary to comply with the statutory requirements. The County notified Florida Commerce of its determination on November 28, 2023.
On November 7, 2024, the Board transmitted the EAR Based Large-Scale Comprehensive Plan Amendment to Florida Commerce for review under the State Coordinated Review Process. Florida Commerce completed its review and issued the Objections, Recommendation, and Comments Report on January 21, 2025.
The attached document, “EAR Adoption Package with Tracked Changes,” indicates all changes to the currently adopted comprehensive plan with additions in underline, and deletions in strikethrough. Those changes that have been made since transmittal are shown in red and blue. Such changes are based on either the Objections, Recommendations, and Comment report or are non-substantial changes to correct errors.
Once the Element is adopted, staff, in coordination with Florida Commerce, will draft land development regulations that will implement changes to County Code consistent with this update to the Comprehensive Plan; particularly, significant Code Amendments are expected to be necessary the Guiding Principles for Development contained in Brevard Barrier Island Protection Act.
On June 16, 2025, the Local Planning Agency considered the request and voted 11:1 to recommend approval.
Clerk to the Board Instructions:
Please return a copy of the file ordinance to Planning and Development.