Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Andrew J. Meyers
Department: County Attorney
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Requested Action
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MOTION TO ENACT Ordinance, the title of which is as follows:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, PERTAINING TO EXPEDITED APPROVAL OF BUILDING PERMITS BEFORE A FINAL PLAT IS RECORDED; AMENDING SECTION 5-187 OF THE BROWARD COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES ("CODE") CONSISTENT WITH CHAPTER NO. 2024-210, LAWS OF FLORIDA, EXPEDITING THE PROCESS FOR ISSUING BUILDING PERMITS PRIOR TO PLAT RECORDATION; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, INCLUSION IN THE CODE, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
(Sponsored by the Board of County Commissioners)
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Why Action is Necessary
A Resolution directing the County Administrator to publish notice of public hearing to consider enactment of the Ordinance was adopted by the Board of County Commissioners ("Board") at its meeting of October 22, 2024.
What Action Accomplishes
Allows for the Board's consideration of the proposed Ordinance.
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Previous Action Taken
Summary Explanation/Background
Chapter 2024-210, Laws of Florida, amended Section 177.073, Florida Statutes, to require local governments to develop a process for expediting building permit issuance for residential subdivisions prior to recording of the final plat in the Official Records. Local governments that had such a process in place before July 1, 2023, are required to update their process to provide for the expediting of written applications for up to fifty percent (50%) of the residential building permits.
Section 5-187(c) of the Land Development Code, enacted on May 19, 2020, authorized an expedited process for the issuance of building permits prior to plat recordation. This process applies to all permits, including those within a residential subdivision. The proposed Ordinance amends Section 5-187 to formalize portions of the existing process and explicitly list the requirements of the tri-party agreement among the developer, the affected unit of local government, and the County, thereby further expediting the issuance of building permits prior to plat recordation.
Source of Additional Information
Maite Azcoitia, Deputy County Attorney, 954-357-7600
Fiscal Impact
Fiscal Impact/Cost Summary
Per the Office of Management and Budget, the estimated impact on the budget does not exceed the threshold required for a Fiscal Impact Statement.