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Board recommends county designate manager as administrative authority for final plats under new state law
Summary
Planning staff asked the board to recommend a resolution that assigns administrative authority for final plats and replats to the county manager or designee, consistent with Senate Bill 784 effective July 1, 2025. The board recommended approval and will forward the resolution to the Board of County Commissioners for final action.
The Planning and Zoning Board on Nov. 6 recommended that the Board of County Commissioners adopt a resolution designating the county manager (or designee) as the administrative official with authority to approve final plats and replats, consistent with Senate Bill 784.
Marissa Barbee of the Central Florida Regional Planning Council explained that SB 784, signed June 20, 2025 and effective July 1, 2025, requires final approval of plats and replats to be made by an administrative authority designated by the governing body rather than by the commission itself. The resolution before the board formally assigns the planning and zoning department as the office that will receive and review plat submittals and assigns the county manager or designee as the official who may approve, approve with conditions, or deny a final plat.
Staff said this change largely formalizes the current practice: by the time a plat reaches final approval it has typically been reviewed by staff, engineers and the county attorney. The board moved, seconded and voted to recommend approval of the resolution to the Board of County Commissioners; the recommendation will be transmitted to the BOCC for its public hearings and final action.
The board’s recommendation was procedural and did not itself change county code; staff indicated proposed land development code updates will be presented to implement the statutory change.
