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Page 2 February 19, 1990 Amendments to the comprehensive plan must meet the requirements of Florida Statutes and the administrative rules of the Department of Community Affairs. In addition to meeting these requirements, any changes to the land use map must be consistent with and related to the other plan elements. In some cases a land use change will require concurrent changes to other plan elements. The process for amending the comprehensive plan is shown on the accompanying flow chart. The procedures for reviewing Comprehensive Plan Amendments associated with DRI's are the same as those which are normally used; however, DRI related amendments are exempt from the normal amendment submittal timeframe. The Planning and Zoning Commission, as the Local Planning Agency, conducts a public hearing to review the request. The Commission has the option to recommend approval or denial of the comprehensive plan amendment request to the Board of County Commissioners. As is normally the case, the Planning and Zoning Commission may approve or deny a rezoning request. In the case of denial, only the land use amendment request goes on to the Board, unless the denial to rezone is appealed. Following the Planning and Zoning Commission action, the Board of County Commissioners (BCC) conducts two public hearings. The first of these two hearings is for a preliminary decision on the land use amendment and to consider the rezoning request. The Board may transmit the request to the State Department of Community Affairs (DCA) if the request warrants further consideration. Once the request is transmitted, the DCA conducts a 90 day review which includes soliciting comments from the Regional Planning Council and neighboring local governments. Failure by the Board of County Commissioners to transmit the request constitutes denial. The second and final Board of County Commissioners public hearing is conducted after the receipt of comments from the DCA. It is at this time that the Board takes final action to approve or deny the plan amendment request and the rezoning request. The Development of Regional Impact review is conducted by the Regional Planning Council (RPC) in conjunction with local and state agencies. The focus of this review is on the environmental, social, economic and physical impact of the proposed development on the local and regional area. Following the Regional Planning Council review, a Development Order (DO) is issued by the Board of County Commissioners. The D.O. constitutes the agreement between the county and the developer and identifies the necessary improvements and conditions which will govern the development. Finally, the development will undergo necessary site plan and building approval. It is anticipated that the DRI development order will be considered concurrently with the plan amendment request and the rezoning request at the final public hearing. On January 11, 1990, the Planning and Zoning Commission, acting as the Local Planning Agency, conducted a public hearing for the purpose of making a recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners regarding this request. At that meeting the Planning and Zoning Commission voted 6 to 1 to recommend approval of the request as presented by staff with one change. Staff had recommended that, since adequate acreage had already been designated for general commercial uses which were not part of a regional mall, the inclusion of'50 acres for peripheral commercial activity be balanced by the removal of 50 acres elsewhere in the node. This was to result in no net gain in commercial acreage other than 80 acres required for the mall. The Planning and Zoning Commission deleted this portion of the staff recommendation. FEB 2 71990 41 BOOS i F.� E s �