Agenda Item: 11(c)
Prepared By: Mary P. Holden, Planning Manager
Business: Ordinance - Comp. Plan
Department: Community Affairs-Growth Management
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ORDINANCE - Public Hearing, Consideration and Transmittal of amendments to our Comprehensive Plan 2040 incorporating by reference the Ten-Year Water Supply Facilities Work Plan and Eliminating Infrastructure Element Policy 1.1.1.1, and (by separate ordinance) Amending the Future Land Use Map, to the City Council
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BACKGROUND:
Before you today are three proposed amendments to the City's adopted 2040 Comprehensive Plan in two separate ordinances. The first two amendments (addressing the Ten-Year Water Supply Facility Plan and removal of Infrastructure Policy 1.1.1.1.), will be in one ordinance and the amendment to the Future Land Use Map will be in the other ordinance. This Staff report will cover both ordinances.
The first amendment relates to the City's Ten-Year Water Supply Facilities Work Plan, which is incorporated by reference in the Comprehensive Plan. The proposed amendments will change the identified Comprehensive Plan objectives and policies only by inserting the date of the Ten-Year Water Supply Facility Work Plan.
Future Land Use Element, Policy 5.1.1
Infrastructure Element, Objective 1.1
Infrastructure Element, Policy 1.1.1
Infrastructure Element, Objective 1.2
Please note that Section 163.3177(6)(c), Florida Statutes requires each local government to address in its comprehensive plan, water supply sources necessary to meet and achieve the existing and projected water use demand. State law also requires local governments to prepare and adopt "Ten Year Water Supply Facilities Work Plan" (or the "Water Plan") and amend their comprehensive plans to incorporate the Water Plan by reference.
Cities within the SFWMD are required to revise their plan within 18 months after approval of the Lower West Coast Water Supply Plan update. The South Florida Water Management District's (SFWMD)...
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