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Bonita Springs staff outline comprehensive-plan update, extend planning horizon to 20 years and note limits from SB 180
Summary
City staff described updates to Bonita Springs' comprehensive plan to align with a new state-required 10- and 20-year planning horizon, outlined a drafting and public-hearing timeline through early 2026, and warned that Florida Senate Bill 180 restricts post-hurricane rule changes for a one-year period after storms.
Bonita Springs City staff gave a short public briefing on the city's comprehensive-plan update and next steps, saying the work will extend the plan's long-range horizon to meet new state requirements and include public drafts and hearings in early 2026.
Margaret, who said she has worked on the city's comprehensive plan for about 10 to 11 years, described the plan as the city's long-term growth-management document that sets goals, objectives and policies to guide physical development and public investments. "The new legislation required a 10 and 20 year planning horizon, which means we need to look at any changes in demographics and the available land in that planning horizon," she said, framing the technical analysis staff…
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