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 AMENDMENTS TO THE BROWARD COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN RELATED TO THE WATER MANAGEMENT ELEMENT; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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Why Action is Necessary
Section 163.3184(2)(c), Florida Statutes, requires that amendments to the local Comprehensive Plan be adopted by ordinance.
What Action Accomplishes
Adopts amendments to the Broward County Comprehensive Plan.
Is this Action Goal Related
No
Previous Action Taken
On May 18, 2021, the Board set a public hearing to consider adopting the proposed amendments (Agenda Item No. 10).
Summary Explanation/Background
THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND GROWTH MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT AND THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT DIVISION RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE ABOVE MOTION.
On March 28, 2019, the Board adopted BrowardNEXT2.0, a broad rewrite of the Broward County Comprehensive Plan. The Water Management Element included within BrowardNEXT2.0 provides policies that address the impacts of sea level rise on water management infrastructure. Subsequently, on March 10, 2020, the Board adopted the 2019 Unified Sea Level Projections Update.
This proposed amendments to the Water Management Element updates policies within BrowardNEXT2.0 in a manner that is consistent with the 2019 Sea Level Projections Update. Specifically, Policy WM 2.8 requires identification of water infrastructure at risk from the impacts of sea level rise. Policy WM 3.10 requires Broward County to collaborate with utilities, drainage districts, and the South Florida Water Management District to ensure adequate water supply facilities including the consideration of impacts from sea level rise.
On December 14, 2020, the Environmental Protection and Growth Management Department Local Planning Agency held a public hearing and found the proposed amendments consistent with the BrowardNEXT2.0 Broward County Comprehensive Plan and forwarded the proposed amendments to the Board for consideration. On February 23, 2021, the Board adopted Resolution 2021-083 transmitting the proposed amendments to designated state agencies for review. On April 2, 2021, the state review agency comment period expired and no comments were received.
Source of Additional Information
Josie P. Sesodia, AICP, Planning and Development Management Division Director, (954) 357-6602
Fiscal Impact
Fiscal Impact/Cost Summary
No fiscal impact.