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Commission approves first reading of CDC amendments to make plat approvals administrative and expand fence‑height modifications
Summary
On first reading the commission approved changes to the Comprehensive Development Code to implement a July state law requiring administrative approval of plats (city manager authority), to expand eligibility for administrative fence‑height modifications citywide, and to exempt governmental entities from a certified‑survey requirement for certain future land‑use map amendments; commissioners asked about public notice implications.
City planning staff presented Ordinance 2026‑02, a set of amendments to the City of Largo Comprehensive Development Code to bring the code into compliance with a new state law requiring plat approvals be handled administratively rather than by the governing body. Staff said the substantive plat‑review process — including outside agency and internal departmental reviews — will remain the same; the administrative change transfers final approval/recording authority to the city manager.
Staff also proposed minor changes: expand the administrative fence‑height modification provision so it is available citywide (previously limited to residential properties) and exempt the city and other governmental entities from the requirement to submit certified surveys for certain future land‑use map amendments that impact multiple properties as long as properties can be described by other legal means.
Commissioners focused questions on public notice and whether the public loses an opportunity to review plats previously shown on the consent docket. Planning staff and the city attorney noted that plats were historically placed on the consent docket (not as noticed public hearings) and that timelines created by the state law limit the ability to add additional public‑notice steps without jeopardizing statutory review timeframes. Staff said larger development reviews still trigger neighborhood outreach and that staff can look at options to increase transparency where feasible. The commission approved the ordinance on first reading and scheduled second‑reading public hearing for Nov.4, 2025.
