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Commission asks staff to draft code change on administrative appeals after debate over special magistrate vs. commission review
Summary
The City Commission debated whether administrative appeals under Land Development Code §3.14 should be delegated to a hearing officer or retained by the commission and directed staff to draft recommended code language clarifying the process.
An extended discussion on Oct. 28 focused on appeals under Land Development Code §3.14, which currently allows the City Commission to appoint hearing officers to hear administrative appeals from city manager decisions enforcing the land development code. Staff described options: (1) appoint the existing special magistrate (contract would need amendment), (2) contract with the Florida Division of Administrative Hearings (DOAH) to provide an independent administrative law judge, or (3) amend…
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