Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Plat Approval Administrative Route topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Planning commission backs ordinance to create administrative route for plat approval under new state law
Summary
The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of Ordinance 51-25 to shift final plat approval from council to the development services director to comply with state law SB 784, effective July 1.
The Cape Coral City Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval Wednesday of Ordinance 51-25, which establishes an administrative route for final plat approval and assigns final approval authority to the city’s development services director to comply with state law SB 784.
Greg Hart, the city’s land development manager, told the commission that SB 784 “required counties and municipalities to establish an administrative route for plat approval,” and that the ordinance implements that change following the law’s July 1 effective date. Hart said the change shifts final approval responsibility from city council to the development services director.
Commissioner Schwartz asked for clarification on what the ordinance would do. Hart replied that previously plats required council final approval and that the ordinance “establish[es] an administrative route so the development services director will have final approval as required by state law.”
After brief discussion the commission moved to recommend approval. Commissioner Santore made the motion and Commissioner Swartz seconded. The city clerk called the roll; the clerk recorded all ayes and the motion carried.
The recommendation now goes to city council for final consideration. The ordinance text ties the administrative pathway to SB 784; no additional staffing was proposed as part of the measure.
