Subject:
Title
Workshop to discuss 2024 Evaluation and Appraisal (EAR) Update and Area of Critical State Concern (ACSC)
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Fiscal Impact:
NA
Dept/Office:
D1 Commission
Requested Action:
Recommendation
It is requested that the Board of County Commissioners conduct a workshop to hear public comments on the 2024 EAR and ACSC Amendments that were returned with comments from the state on January 21, 2025.
Proposed workshop dates are: May 14th, 15th, 26th, and 27th at 5 p.m.
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Summary Explanation and Background:
Chapter 85-55, Laws of Florida, amended the Chapter 163, Part II, Florida Statutes, that required local governments to comply with the amended requirements. On September 8, 1988, the Board of County Commissioners of Brevard County, Florida approved Ordinance No. 88-27, adopting the 1988 Brevard County Comprehensive Plan, that has been amended from time to time.
Section 163.3191, Florida Statutes, requires each local government to evaluate its comprehensive plan every seven years to determine if plan amendments are necessary to reflect a minimum planning period of at least ten years or reflect changes in state requirements adopted since the last update. This process is known as the Evaluation and Appraisal Review (EAR). The state land planning agency (Florida Commerce) established December 1, 2023, as the deadline to complete the 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. The County now had one year to prepare and transmit the necessary amendments to Florida Commerce for review pursuant to the State Coordinated Review process (Section 3184(4), Florida Statutes). Florida Commerce has established December 1, 2024, as the due date for transmittal of the EAR based amendments.
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