z Learning Objectives
1. Understand the role of Risk and Vulnerability Assessments in the planning process.
2. Explore how technology contributes to sustainability and resilience efforts.
3. Examine how research data can inform and shape planning policy decisions.
z Today’s Presenters:
Dr. Gregory J. Mount, Assistant Chief Resilience Officer Broward County Resilient Environment Department gmount@broward.org
Megan S. Houston, Director Palm Beach County Office of Resilience mshouston@pbc.gov
Jeffrey W. Gagnon, AICP, Deputy Director Palm Beach County Planning Division jgagnon@pbc.gov
z Comprehensive Plan Connections
F.S. 163.3164 - Community Planning Act
Florida requires a Comprehensive Plan
Sets guidelines for more detailed land development and use regulations
F.S. 163.3177 - Required and Optional Elements “Elements” is just another name for sections or chapters
z Comprehensive Plan Connections
F.S. 163.3177 - Required and Optional Elements
Required Elements:
Future Land Use
Transportation
Housing
Utilities (water, sewer, stormwater management, solid waste)
Recreation and Open Space
Conservation (aquifer recharge) Coastal Management Intergovernmental Coordination Capital Improvements Property Rights
z Comprehensive Plan Connections
F.S. 163.3177 - Required and Optional Elements
Optional Elements (as desired by the local government) PBC:
Introduction and Administration Fire Rescue Health and Human Services
Library Services
Historic Preservation
[PBC Resilience Element Initiated]
z Comprehensive Plan Connections
F.S. 163.3177(1) The comprehensive plan shall provide the principles, guidelines, standards, and strategies for the orderly and balanced future economic, social, physical, environmental, and fiscal development of the area that reflects community commitments to implement the plan and its elements. These principles and strategies shall guide future decisions in a consistent manner and shall contain programs and activities to ensure comprehensive plans are implemented. The sections of the comprehensive plan containing the principles and strategies, generally provided as goals, objectives, and policies, shall describe how the local government’s programs, activities, and land development regulations will be initiated, modified, or continued to implement the comprehensive plan in a consistent manner. It is not the intent of this part to require the inclusion of implementing regulations in the comprehensive plan but rather to require identification of those programs, activities, and land development regulations that will be part of the strategy for implementing the comprehensive plan and the principles that describe how the programs, activities, and land development regulations will be carried out. The plan shall establish meaningful and predictable standards for the use and development of land and provide meaningful guidelines for the content of more detailed land development and use regulations.
z Comprehensive Plan Connections
As defined in Florida Statutes, Chapter 163.3164:
Goal – (19) means the long-term end toward which programs or activities are ultimately directed.
Objective – (34) means a specific, measurable, intermediate end that is achievable and marks progress toward a goal.
Policy – (37) means the way in which programs and activities are conducted to achieve an identified goal.
z Data and Analysis
Support Document Assessment and Conclusions
• What is required in element by F.S.?
• What are other local topics of interest to the jurisdiction?
• What are the Existing and Future Conditions?
• Determine if text amendments to the Comp Plan are needed
• If yes
• If no, why not? Comp Plan • GOAL
OBJECTIVE
POLICY
z SUPPORT DOCUMENT
Analysis of the effects of Future Land
Uses on Coastal Resources
Assessment of Estuarine conditions
GOAL
To preserve, protect and enhance coastal resources and to discourage development activities that would damage or destroy coastal resources
OBJECTIVE
POLICY
To maintain and develop programs to protect, preserve and enhance coastal resources
OOR to participate in the state review process for developments in aquatic preserves and consider consistency with proposed developments with aquatic preserve management plans
z Comprehensive Plan Connections
SB180 – Emergencies
For Hurricane Debby, Hurricane Helene, and Hurricane Milton, the bill provides similar prohibitions on construction moratoriums and burdensome or restrictive regulations. The provisions apply until October 1, 2027, and are applied retroactively to August 1, 2024.
…for one year after a hurricane makes landfall, the bill prohibits certain counties and municipalities from proposing or adopting a moratorium on the construction or redevelopment of property or more restrictive or burdensome regulations or procedures pertaining to land development. If these provisions are not followed, the bill provides a procedure for a person to file a suit against a local government for declaratory and injunctive relief and entitles a prevailing plaintiff reasonable attorney fees and costs. A county listed in a federal disaster declaration, or a municipality located within such a county, located entirely or partially within 100 miles of a hurricane’s track is subject to the prohibition.
Huricane Milton
Thank you!