TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: A. Jerome Fletcher II, ICMA-CM, MPA, City Manager
TITLE: A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of North Port, Florida, Designating the City's Administrative Authority and Administrative Official for the Administrative Approval of Plats and Replats Pursuant to Florida Statutes Section 177.071; Providing for Incorporation of Recitals, Providing for Conflicts, Providing for Severability; and Providing an Effective Date.
Recommended Action
Option 1: Adopt Resolution No. 2025-R-64 as presented.
City Commission Options
Option 1: Adopt Resolution No. 2025-R-64 as presented.
* Pros: Ensures compliance with the Florida Statutes and provides for efficiency and consistency in the development review and approval process for final plats and replats.
* Cons: The amended Florida Statutes Section 177.071 preempts the City from determining an alternative process for approval or denying final plats.
Option 2: Amend the draft resolution to designate the City Manager as the administrative official responsible for approving, approving with conditions, or denying a proposed plat or replat, and then adopt Resolution No. 2025-R-64
* Pros: Delegates approval authority to the highest appointed official.
* Cons: Reduces efficiency and consistency in the development review and approval process for final plats and replats and may result in delayed delivery of signed plat mylars to the applicant for their recording in the Sarasota County Public Records.
Background Information
Effective July 1, 2025, the Florida Legislature amended Florida Statutes Section 177.071 to require administrative approval of plats and replats with no further action by the governing body of a municipality if the plat or replat complies with the requirements of Florida Statutes Section 177.091. This amendment (adopted via Chapter 2025-164 Laws of Florida) requires the City Commission to designate, by ordinance or resolution, an admini...
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