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RESOLUTION NO. 2025- 033 <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY <br />COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, <br />FLORIDA, DESIGNATING THE PLANNING SERVICES <br />DEPARTMENT AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY <br />TO RECEIVE, REVIEW AND PROCESS PLATS OR <br />REPLAT SUBMITTALS AND DESIGNATING THE <br />COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR OR HIS/HER DESIGNEE AS <br />THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE FOR <br />APPROVING, APPROVING WITH CONDITIONS, OR <br />DENYING A PROPOSED PLAT OR REPLAT AND <br />GRANTING AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT DEDICATIONS <br />MADE VIA PLAT. <br />WHEREAS, pursuant to chapter 177 of the Florida Statutes all final plats and replats <br />must be submitted for review and approval by the local government in which the property is <br />physically situated; and <br />WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County ("Board") was <br />required to approve all plats and replats within the unincorporated County pursuant to section <br />177.071, Florida Statutes; and <br />WHEREAS, on June 20, 2025 and amendment to section 177.071, Florida Statutes was <br />signed into law by Governor Desantis with an effective date of July 1, 2025 which removes the <br />authority of local governing bodies to approve final plats and replats and places the approval of <br />same in the hands of an administrative authority designated by the local governing body; and <br />WHEREAS, the same amendment calls for the local governing body to designate an <br />administrative authority to receive, review, and process plats and replats; and <br />WHEREAS, the Planning and Services Department pursuant to section 913.07, Indian <br />River County Code, currently serves as the department through which all plats and replats are <br />submitted and overseen; and <br />WHEREAS, to reinforce what is already in place and to comply with the newly amended <br />section 177.071, Florida Statutes the Board hereby officially designates the Planning and <br />Services Department as the administrative authority to receive, review, and process plat and <br />replat submittals; and <br />