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Commission rejects proposed changes to CRA alternative-compliance process; board declines to adopt amendment to Article 12
Summary
After a contested public hearing and debate about neighborhood advisory committee roles and public notice, the Board of County Commissioners voted to not approve an amendment that would change alternative compliance review in Community Redevelopment Areas (CRAs) and adopt variance-like criteria under Florida law.
The Board of County Commissioners voted on April 22 to deny a proposed ordinance amendment that would revise Article 12 of the Land Development Regulations governing alternative compliance requests in Community Redevelopment Areas (CRAs). The rejection followed hearings before staff, the CRA board and public commenters and a divided public debate over notice, technical standards and which advisory bodies should decide requests.
Deputy County Attorney Elise Elder and Susan Korras, manager of the CRA program in Growth Management, presented the ordinance change. Their proposal would have replaced the current administrative alternative-compliance review (handled by the growth management director) with a public hearing process for many requests, sent some…
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