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PUBLIC HEARING <br /> INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> TO: Joseph A. Baird, County Administrator <br /> D AR MENT HEAD CONCURRENCE: <br /> Robert M. Keating, A1q; Com rty Development Director <br /> FROM: Sasan Rohani,AICP � , <br /> Chief, Long-Range Planning <br /> DATE: April 1, 2013 <br /> SUBJECT: Vero Estates,LLC's Request to Amend the Text of the Future Land Use Element <br /> of the County's Comprehensive Plan <br /> It is requested that the following information be given formal consideration by the Board of County <br /> Commissioners at its regular meeting of April 9, 2013. <br /> DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS <br /> This is a request to amend the text of the Future Land Use Element of the county's comprehensive plan. <br /> The purpose of this amendment is to revise policy 5.6 of the Future Land Use Element to modify certain <br /> policy requirements for mixed use PDs (planned developments) located in residentially designated <br /> areas. <br /> Comprehensive Plan Amendment Review Procedures <br /> Although the number of plan amendments that the county may consider is not limited, the County's <br /> Comprehensive Plan regulates the frequency with which the county may amend its comprehensive plan. <br /> According to the County's Comprehensive Plan,plan amendments are limited to four times per calendar <br /> year. For that reason, the county accepts general plan amendment applications only during the <br /> "window" months of January, April, July and October. In this case, the subject application was <br /> submitted during the January 2013 window. <br /> The procedures for reviewing a comprehensive plan amendment involve several steps. First, the <br /> Planning and Zoning Commission,as the Local Planning Agency, conducts a public hearing to review <br /> the request. The Commission has the option to recommend approval or denial of the Comprehensive <br /> Plan amendment request to the Board of County Commissioners. <br /> 1 15 <br />