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Apopka panel recommends ordinance to implement state‑required expedited plat and permitting changes
Summary
The commission recommended approval of Ordinance 3128, which creates a preliminary‑and‑final plat process and an expedited residential subdivision permitting system to implement recent state statutes; commissioners raised concerns about loss of local control but voted to recommend the ordinance to the City Council.
The City of Apopka Planning and Zoning Commission on Sept. 8 recommended approval of Ordinance 3128, a code amendment that integrates a preliminary‑and‑final plat process and creates an expedited residential subdivision permitting system the city says is required by recent changes in state law.
City attorney’s office presenter Andrew Hand told the commission that the ordinance implements statutory requirements in chapter 177 of Florida law, specifically referencing the need to shift final plat approvals from elected bodies to an administrative reviewer and to create processes that allow permitting to occur before a final plat is approved. Hand said the city had prepared a temporary resolution delegating administrative…
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