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Commissioners press staff to align evacuation standards and shelter fee language with regional study and code
Summary
Pasco County officials debated how the Pasco ADAPT chapter should reference evacuation level of service, the county hurricane mitigation fee and the compliance test for plan amendments in the coastal high hazard area.
Pasco County officials debated proposed policies in Pasco ADAPT that reference evacuation level of service and the county’s hurricane mitigation fee and shelter capacity obligations. The debate focused on whether the draft chapter overstates county standards for review of plan amendments in the coastal high hazard area.
Commissioner John Moody and others asked why the draft cites the county’s hurricane mitigation ordinance (11‑03) without cross‑referencing land development code section 11‑03 requirements for public information and evacuation planning. Morgan Dean, County Attorney, summarized the statutory compliance test for comprehensive plan amendments in coastal high hazard…
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