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LETTER FROM SANTA ROSA COUNTY REGARDING CURRENT LEGISLATION IN <br />TALLAHASSEE <br />The Board reviewed the following letter dated March 10, 1993: <br />Board of County Commissioners <br />LYDIA EZELL, District One <br />H. BYRD MAPOLES, District Two <br />W. S. (BILL) LUNDIN, District Twee <br />IRA MAE WELLS HEWATT, District Four <br />DAVID C KESSLER, District Five <br />801 Caroline St., S.E., Suite`; <br />Milton, Florida 32570.4978 <br />(904)623.0135 (904) 939-1259 <br />(904) 994-1335 (904) 623-1684 FAX <br />March 10, 1993 <br />Res ELMS III Recommendation R-55 <br />Dear County Commissioners <br />THOMAS V. DANNIIEISSER, County Attorney <br />GUS SCHUSTER. Budget Director <br />ERNIE PADGETT, County Administrator <br />A Bill is marching through the legislature that will remove <br />local authority over local comprehensive plans. House Bill (PCB - <br />CA 93-01) and Senate Bill 1166 contain Recommendation 55 of the <br />ELMS III Report (R-55), which provides that comprehensive plan <br />amendments will not become effective until and unless the amend- <br />ment is found to be in compliance by DCA or the Administration <br />Commission (Governor and Cabinet). R-55 would put the final nail <br />in the coffin of counties losing local control over their local <br />land use decisions. This is a drastic reversal of the existing <br />state of the law. <br />The Florida Association of Counties staff is of the opinion <br />that the total -ELMS III package contain sufficient benefits to <br />counties to outweigh the negative impact of R-55. Santa Rosa <br />County strongly disagrees. <br />As you are aware, at the present time there aretwo methods <br />for adopting an amendment to Your comprehensive plans <br />I. Florida Statutes 163.3184 establishes the standard <br />procedure for adoption of a comprehensive plan or plan amend- <br />ments. <br />This process starts with local government transmittal of the <br />amendment to DCA, followed by an ORC report from DCA to the local <br />government. At that point the local government may proceed with <br />adoption of the amendment. The amendment is then legally effec- <br />tive and can not be modified or reversed by the DCA or the Admin- <br />istration Commission. <br />39 <br />MAR 16 1993 Boa 8 Pv,F <br />