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Agenda Item: 10(a) |
Prepared By: Daniel J. Smith, AICP, Director |
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Business: Ordinance |
Department: Community Affairs/Growth Management |
Subject:
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ORDINANCE - Change to Section 30-62 - Amendment procedures, Sub-Section(f)(s), Public Notice Procedures, replacing Certified Mail as a requirement for public notice to First Class Mail in the Land Development Code (LDC)
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BACKGROUND:
DESCRIPTION:
The applicant, the City of Marco Island, is requesting a text change to remove Certified Mail as a public notice requirement for Variances, Conditional Uses, and Neighborhood Information Meetings (NIM), to First Class Mail. This change was requested by the City Council and was one of the recommendations in the Ad Hoc Business Development Committee Report.
Florida law does not require notification via Certified Mail, nor is it a requirement of the City’s Comprehensive Plan. The Comprehensive Plan only requires opportunities for public input.
FUNDING SOURCE / FISCAL IMPACT: N / A
PUBLIC NOTICE REQUIREMENTS: 15 Days prior to Planning Board Hearing
NOTICE APPEARANCE DATE(S): July 16, 2025
RECOMMENDATION:
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommend that the Planning Board forward a recommendation for approval of the proposed ordinance to the City Council, which contains the proposed amendments outlined in the staff report, to replace Certified Mail with First Class mail, with the following findings:
1. The amendment is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan, and in particular, Future Land Use Element Objection 1.1, Policy 1.1.4.
POTENTIAL MOTION: Approve Ordinance change and forward to City Council