TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: A. Jerome Fletcher II, ICMA-CM, MPA, City Manager
TITLE: An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Amending the City of North Port Comprehensive Plan, Volume I; Repealing Chapter 1, Planning Framework; Amending Chapter 2, Future Land Use Element; Repealing and Replacing the Future Land Use Map; Amending Chapter 3, Transportation Element; Amending Chapter 4, Utilities Element; Amending Chapter 5, Conservation Element; Amending Chapter 6, Recreation and Open Space Element: Amending Chapter 7, Intergovernmental Coordination Element; Amending Chapter 9, Public School Facilities Element; Amending Chapter 10, Capital Improvement Element; Amending Chapter 11, Economic Development Element; Providing for Findings; Providing for Adoption; Providing for Transmittal of Documents; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; and Providing an Effective Date.
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Recommended Action
The City Commission approve the transmittal of Ordinance No. 2024-09 (CPAL-24-057) and related documents to the State of Florida Department of Commerce for review and continue the Ordinance to second reading on a date to be determined.
Recommended Action on Second Reading
The City Commission approve Ordinance No. 2024-09.
General Information
Chapter 163, Part II, Florida Statutes, requires that local governments in Florida adopt a comprehensive plan to guide and manage development within the community. This statutory requirement was enacted in 1985 as the Local Government Comprehensive Planning and Land Development Regulation Act. In 2011, the Legislature amended Chapter 163, Part II changing the title to the Community Planning Act.
The Community Planning Act establishes the important role of the North Port Comprehensive Plan as a policy setting document. In Florida, the comprehensive plan is elevated in terms of its legal status and enforceabil...
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