Subject:
Title
Wetlands Protection - Comprehensive Plan Amendments
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Fiscal Impact:
No fiscal impact
Dept/Office:
Natural Resources Management Department
Requested Action:
Recommendation
Staff requests Board direction regarding Comprehensive Plan Amendments - Wetlands Protection - related to the 1.8% impact allowance for some residential development, and no-net-loss wetlands mitigation.
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Summary Explanation and Background:
On March 7, 2019, the Board directed staff to bring back potential modifications to the Brevard County Comprehensive Plan (Comp Plan) and Wetlands Protection ordinance for consistency with the minimum standards set forth by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) and St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD). Of specific interest were the residential policies and the 1.8% threshold established for residential impacts to wetlands.
At the November 12, 2019, regular meeting, staff presented background and historical information, and multiple options that may be considered individually or in combination. After a brief discussion, the Board tabled the item until January 2020 to provide time for both the Board and a group of development interest stakeholders, represented by Mr. Bruce Moia, to review and consider the information presented in the agenda report.
Staff subsequently contacted Mr. Moia, who selected the meeting date of January 21, 2020. Staff attempted further coordination with Mr. Moia and were assured of a timely delivery of his proposal, but have received no language proposals from him. However, Staff did receive a forwarded email which contains Mr. Moia's proposed Comprehensive Plan language modifications. This forwarded email sent to the Commissioners for Districts 1, 2, 4, and 5 was obtained from a Commission office. As staff received this email only very recently, there has been only limited time to conduct a proper review with comments by staff to address any concerns which may be discovere...
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