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LPA recommends approval of 9 GEMS future land-use change and rezoning to public conservation
Summary
The Local Planning Agency recommended Jan. 16 that about 1,533 acres called 9 GEMS be redesignated from agricultural to institutional public conservation and be rezoned to PC (public conservation) to enable hydrologic-restoration work tied to state and federal conservation programs.
The Local Planning Agency on Jan. 16 recommended approval of a large-scale comprehensive plan amendment (CPA 24-21) to redesignate approximately 1,533 acres known as 9 GEMS from agricultural to institutional public conservation, and recommended concurrent rezoning of the same area from A-2 agricultural to PC (public conservation).
County staff said the property is co-owned by South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) and Martin County and was purchased with funding from the Florida Communities Trust (FCT) with deed restrictions that require recreation and conservation future land-use designations for the parcels covered by that grant.…
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