Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Leonard Vialpando
Department: Public Works and Environmental Services
Division: Housing and Urban Planning Division
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Requested Action
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MOTION TO ADOPT Resolution directing the County Administrator to publish Notice of Public Hearing to be held on June 9, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., in Room 422 of Government Center East, to consider adoption of a Resolution the title of which is as follows:
RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, TRANSMITTING TO DESIGNATED STATE AGENCIES A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE BROWARD COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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Why Action is Necessary
Section 163.3184 requires Broward County to publish notice of public hearings to transmit proposed comprehensive plan amendments.
What Action Accomplishes
This action allows the public hearing to be set and adequate notice to be published.
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Previous Action Taken
None taken.
Summary Explanation/Background
THE PUBLIC WORKS AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, THE LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY (LPA), AND THE HOUSING AND URBAN PLANNING DIVISION RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE ABOVE MOTION.
In 2024, a new State Law (CS/HB 479) was enacted requiring fees collected for development applications to be supported by a study no more than a year old. Said study would need to demonstrate that such fees comply with a dual rational nexus test and reflect the proportionate share of impact caused by the development. The County’s fee structure did not comply and, on September 17, 2024 (Item No. 53), the Board of County Commissioners (Board) voted to suspend the collection of roadway and transportation impact fees with an effective date of October 1, 2024. The Fiscal Impact Statement for that item identified the following annual fees (and estimated revenues) that would be eliminated:
a. $6,829,877: Transportation Concurrency Assessments; and
b. $459,421: Road Impact Fees.
There are no additional anticipated fiscal impacts. The concurrency provisions which triggered those fees remain in the Comprehensive Plan and the Code of Ordinances.
The proposed amendment brings the Broward County Comprehensive Plan into full compliance with state statute and will no longer require development applications to comply with road and transportation concurrency or their related fees. Level of Service standards will be retained for the purpose of capital facilities planning for transportation improvements.
The County’s Local Planning Agency (LPA) is scheduled to consider the amendment on May 13, 2026.
Source of Additional Information
Darby P. Delsalle, AICP, Director, Housing and Urban Planning Division, 954-357-9792.
Fiscal Impact
Fiscal Impact/Cost Summary
No fiscal impact.