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Tamarac to implement Senate Bill 784 changes: plats and replats to be administratively approved
Summary
Community Development told commissioners it will amend plat and replat procedures to comply with Senate Bill 784, shifting approvals from public hearings to administrative review with specified timeframes and a designated approving authority.
City staff told the commission on Monday that ordinance changes will be proposed to comply with Senate Bill 784, which requires local governments to set administrative procedures and timeframes for plat and replat review.
Mahir Hounsault, Assistant Director of Community Development, said the new state requirement, effective July 1, 2025, mandates designation of an authority to approve plats and replats, specific review timelines and limits on delays through extension requests. "The new process is different except that it's done now by staff," Mahir said, adding that the Director of Community Development is proposed as the reviewing authority.
Under the revisions staff described, plats and replats would no longer be routed through the Planning Board and City Commission public hearings; instead the review would be administrative and public-notice requirements tied to hearings would be removed or adjusted to reflect the new process. Mahir said staff would retain the substantive review standards but change the procedural workflow to meet the state law.
Staff said they had updated the summary of development review procedures to remove the public-hearing steps for plats and replats and to identify administrative authority under the Land Development Code; the amendments will be presented to the commission as required to meet state law.
