Authorization for the Mayor to sign an affidavit to be submitted to the Department of Florida Commerce notifying them that the city will perform the Comprehensive Plan Evaluation and Appraisal review.

Each local government in the State of Florida is required to regularly review its comprehensive plan pursuant to Section 163.3191, Florida Statutes (F.S.). The City's Comprehensive Plan Evaluation and Appraisal Notification Letter is due on February 1, 2025:

Section 163.3191, F.S., states that at least once every 7 years, each local government shall evaluate its comprehensive plan to determine if plan amendments are necessary to reflect a minimum planning period of at least 10 years as provided in s. 163.3177(5) or to reflect changes in state requirements, or changes in local conditions since the last update of the comprehensive plan and notify the state land planning agency as to its determination. If the local government determines that no updates are necessary the notification must include a separate affidavit, signed by the chair to include a certification that the adopted comprehensive plan contains the minimum planning period of 10 years, as provided ins. 163.3177(5), and must cite the source and date of the population projections used in establishing the 10-year planning period. Updates to the required elements and optional elements of the comprehensive plan must be processed in the same plan amendment cycle.
Section 163.3191(4) F.S., provides that a local government will be prohibited from initiating or adopting any publicly initiated amendment to its comprehensive plan if it fails to timely submit its notification letter or transmit the necessary amendment to update its plan within one year of notification. This prohibition on plan amendments does not apply to privately initiated plan amendments.

Authorize the City Mayor to sign the affidavit.

Do not authorize the City Mayor to sign the affidavit.

Kev Freeman, Planning Director.

Sara Hedges, City Attorney.