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 ADOPT Resolution directing the County Administrator to publish Notice of Public Hearing to be held on November 12, 2024, at 10:00 a.m., in Room 422 of Governmental Center East to consider enactment of a proposed 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
The proposed Ordinance was prepared by the County Attorney's Office as directed by the Board of County Commissioners ("Board") on April 16, 2024.
What Action Accomplishes
Enables the setting of a public hearing during which the Board may consider enacting the proposed Ordinance.
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Previous Action Taken
Summary Explanation/Background
Chapter No. 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
The Fiscal Impact Statement by the Office of Management and Budget will be provided at the time of the public hearing, in compliance with Section 18.5(e)(7) of the Broward County Administrative Code.