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JUL 2 7 wi TO: James Chandler County Administrator FROM: Robert M. Keating, AICPt AK Community Development Director BOOK 90 FaH 48 -7 DATE: July 20, 1993 RE: COMPREHENSIVE PLAN URBAN SERVICE AREA (USA) AND UTILITY SERVICE EXPANSION It is requested that the information contained herein be given formal consideration by the Board of County Commissioners at their regular meeting of July 27, 1993. DESCRIPTION & CONDITIONS On June 22, 1993, the Board of County Commissioners considered a county -initiated comprehensive plan amendment request to change the county's urban service area (USA) boundary and to amend the land use plan designation for 2280 acres of land. At that time, the Board voted not to transmit the proposed amendment to the state for its review; instead, the Board directed staff to research the issue further and to schedule a Board workshop to discuss the issue in more detail. In taking this action, the Board indicated that it wanted to revisit the comprehensive plan's utility provisions in general, rather than focusing only on urban service area expansion. To address the comprehensive plan's utility provisions, it is necessary to consider not only the plan, itself; but also state comprehensive plan requirements. C State Requirements There are several state requirements which affect the county's comprehensive plan. While some of these regulations address procedural matters, others set minimum requirements. The most important of these is Florida Statutes Section 163.31611 the Local Government Comprehensive Planning and Land Development Regulation Act of 1985. Implementing that act is Chapter 9J-5, Florida Administrative Code (Minimum Criteria for Review of Local Comprehensive Plans). Also important is the state comprehensive plan (Chapter 187, F.S.) and the applicable comprehensive regional policy plan. None of these documents specifically requires that a local comprehensive plan include an urban service area boundary. State rules, however, do require that each local government adopt a future land use plan map, include a Sanitary Sewer, Solid Waste, Drainage, Potable Water, and Natural Aquifer Recharge Element, address the extension of potable water facilities to meet future needs, address maximizing the use of existing facilities while discouraging urban sprawl, and coordinate future land uses with the availability of services and facilities. Although urban service areas are not required as components of local comprehensive plans, the various regulations, together, do 12