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• <br />Figure 2: Zoning District and Location of Subject Properties <br />17 <br />Y <br />v <br />F .4 <br />l'+ <br />....:........ .'`'. ••C� •tt <br />tt <br />•ej <br />Su; <br />Q. <br />perky . <br />77-7 <br />Subject <br />Property 1 RS -3 <br />h .. 1■� RM -3 <br />RS -3 <br />1 <br />33rd Street _ N <br />M F77 <br />Although the number of plan amendments that a local government may consider is not limited, the <br />frequency with which local governments can amend their comprehensive plan is regulated by state <br />law. According to Florida Statutes, plan amendments are limited to twice per calendar year. For that <br />reason, the county accepts general plan amendment applications only during the "window" months <br />of January and July. In this case, the subject application was the only application submitted during <br />the July 1999 window. <br />The procedures for reviewing comprehensive plan amendments involve several steps. First, the <br />Planning and Zoning Commission, as the Local Planning Agency, conducts a public hearing to <br />review the request. The Commission has the option to recommend approval or denial of the <br />Comprehensive Plan amendment request to the Board of County Commissioners. Also, the Planning <br />and Zoning Commission may recommend approval of or deny any associated rezoning request. If <br />the rezoning request is denied, only the land use amendment request is forwarded to the Board, <br />unless the denial to rezone is appealed. <br />Following Planning and Zoning Commission action, the Board of County Commissioners conducts <br />two public hearings. The first of those hearings is for a preliminary decision on the land use <br />amendment request. At that hearing, the Board determines whether or not the land use amendment <br />warrants transmittal to DCA for further consideration. A Board of County Commissioners decision <br />not to transmit the land use amendment to DCA constitutes denial of both the land use amendment <br />and rezoning requests. <br />If the land use amendment is transmitted, DCA conducts a review which includes soliciting <br />comments from the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council, several state agencies, and <br />neighboring local governments. After its review, DCA compiles its objections, if it has any, in an <br />Objections. Recommendations, and Comments (ORC) Report, and transmits that report to the <br />county. After staff addresses any issues that were raised in the ORC Report, the second and final <br />Board of County Commissioners public hearing is conducted. The Board takes final action to <br />approve or deny the land use amendment and rezoning requests at that time. If the Board approves <br />the requests, the effective date of the adoption ordinances is when the land use amendment is found <br />"in compliance" by DCA. <br />At this time the Board of County Commissioners is to review the subject request and determine <br />December 7, 1999 whether or not to transmit it to DCA for its review. <br />59 <br />BOOK F�iGG <br />• <br />