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The procedures for reviewing a Comprehensive Plan amendment involve several steps. First, the Planning and Zoning Commission (PZC), as the Local Planning Agency, conducts a public hearing to review the request. At that hearing,the Commission makes a recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners (BCC) to approve, approve with modifications, or deny the requested amendment. Following the PZC action,the BCC conducts two public hearings. The first of those hearings,known as the transmittal hearing, is for a preliminary decision on the amendment request. At that hearing, the Board determines whether or not the amendment warrants transmittal to state and regional review agencies for their consideration. If the Comprehensive Plan amendment is transmitted, state and regional review agencies review the amendment as it pertains to each agency's area of focus. Review agencies then send their comments directly to the county and the State Land Planning Agency. Subsequent to staff and/or the applicant addressing any issues raised in the review agency comments, a second and final BCC public hearing, known as the adoption hearing,is conducted. If the Board approves the request at the final hearing,then the approved amendment is submitted to the State Land Planning Agency and to the other review agencies. The amendment becomes effective 31 days after the State Land Planning Agency determines that the approved amendment submittal is complete, unless a challenge is filed by an affected party. PZC & BCC Action At its regular meeting of August 22,2013,the PZC voted 4-0 to recommend that the BCC approve the proposed amendment with changes(see attachment#7). The PZC's recommendation and reasoning for its recommendation are described later in this report. Subsequently, the BCC, at its meeting of October 1, 2013, approved transmittal of the proposed comprehensive plan text amendment to state and regional review agencies. At that meeting,the Board also directed staff to determine the most feasible way to provide county water service to"enclave areas" located outside the Urban Service Area and report back to the Board. Currently, the Utility Services Department is evaluating alternatives for serving enclave areas, and will update the Board separately. State Agency Review After review of the proposed amendment,no state or regional review agency had any objections to this comprehensive plan text amendment(see attachment#10). Therefore,no changes to the amendment are needed, and the proposed amendment is consistent with the amendment presented to and supported by the Board on October 1 sc The subject public hearing is the final step in the Comprehensive Plan amendment process. At this time, the BCC must decide whether or not to approve the proposed amendment. BACKGROUND • Purpose of the Urban Service Area & Connection Policies Since 1990, Indian River County has had a designated Urban Service Area (USA). Located almost entirely east of interstate 95,the USA is that portion of the county where urban services and facilities F:\Community Development\Comprehensive Plan Text AmendmentsVuly 2013,PW policy 5.7 and SS policy 5.8\Staff reports\BCC staff report Final PH(12-3-13).doc 2 162