Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Leonard Vialpando
Department: Environmental Protection Division: Planning & Development Management
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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, ADOPTING AN AMENDMENT TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TEXT RELATED TO THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ELEMENT; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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Why Action is Necessary
Section 163.3184(11), Florida Statutes requires comprehensive plan amendments be adopted at a public hearing.
What Action Accomplishes
This action adopts amendments to the Capital Improvements Element of the BrowardNEXT2.0 Broward County Comprehensive Plan.
Is this Action Goal Related
No
Previous Action Taken
On June 2, 2020, the Board approved Resolution 2020-311 transmitting the proposed amendment to the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity and other state agencies for review (Item No. 47). On August 25, 2020, the Board adopted a Resolution directing the County Administrator to publish Notice of Public Hearing to be held on September 10, 2020.
Summary Explanation/Background
THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND GROWTH MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT (EPGMD), THE LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY (LPA), AND THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT DIVISION RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE ABOVE MOTION.
Chapter 163, Part II, Florida Statutes requires that the Comprehensive Plan contain a Capital Improvements Element (CIE) which must include a schedule of capital improvements showing publicly funded projects. The schedule identifies federal, state, and local projects necessary to achieve adopted level-of-service standards. The schedule also includes transportation improvements from the Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization's transportation improvement program. The schedule must be adopted annually each year into the CIE after the new budget is adopted b...
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