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Commissioners approve PUD rezoning, vacate Second Avenue and designate administrator under new state plat law
Summary
The board approved a staff‑recommended planned‑unit development rezoning, passed a resolution to vacate Second Avenue in East Palatka, and adopted a resolution designating the county administrator (and approved statute list) to administer plats under recently enacted state laws affecting plat and planning reviews.
Putnam County commissioners on Sept. 9 approved zoning and project‑control actions in Planning and Development and addressed new state legislation that changes local plat review procedures.
The board voted to approve staff recommendations to amend the zoning map for PUD25‑00001 (David Minor and Natalie Living Trust), moving the parcel from Agricultural (AG) to Planned Unit Development with the staff‑recommended development agreement. Planning and Development Services manager Michael Graves told commissioners there were no substantive changes to the proposal since the Aug. 26 meeting and no public comments were made at the public hearing. The motion to approve staff recommendations passed on a voice vote.
Commissioners also approved Resolution No. 2025‑074 to vacate Second Avenue in East Palatka, described in staff remarks as an undeveloped stretch east of Lewis Brower Road the property owner asked to have vacated so his holdings become whole; staff noted future drainage needs would be addressed at development review.
In a separate planning item, staff presented changes required by two recent state laws. The board adopted a resolution to designate the county administrator (and related listed officials allowed by statute) as the local official authorized to review and approve plats and replats administratively in unincorporated Putnam County, to comply with Senate Bill 784. County attorney and planning staff warned that a second bill, Senate Bill 180, also contains provisions restricting local governments from imposing more restrictive land‑use regulations adopted in the previous two years and requires expedited permitting and outreach measures following declared disasters. Staff said the statutes require changes to local procedures and web materials and recommended the board authorize the administrative designation so county staff could process plats under the new statutory deadlines.
Commissioners asked staff to prepare a one‑page summary of how the new legislation affects Putnam County for presentation at the Florida Association of Counties conference and directed staff to return with implementation details and a frequently asked‑questions page for the county website.
No litigation or emergency orders were adopted; the actions modify administrative processes and local approvals to reflect new state law.
