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Planning board approves transmission of comprehensive‑plan evaluation and appraisal updates to state
Summary
The board voted 6–0 to approve staff’s evaluation and appraisal updates to the Boca Raton Comprehensive Plan, aligning planning horizons with new state requirements (2035 and 2045) and making mostly housekeeping and statutory updates across multiple elements and the map series.
The Boca Raton Planning & Zoning Board voted unanimously on Jan. 6 to approve staff’s evaluation and appraisal (EA) amendments to the city’s comprehensive plan and to transmit the package to the Florida Department of Commerce for review.
Jim Bell, Long Range Project Manager with Development Services, told the board the package updates the city’s planning horizons to a 10‑year (2035) and 20‑year (2045) outlook to comply with 2023 statutory changes and makes mostly housekeeping changes across elements including future land use, transportation, housing, conservation and coastal management. Bell said changes include updates to performance measures for transportation to 2045, park levels of service for 2035 and 2045, and map updates to reflect recent projects such as the Brightline station and the city’s sustainability and resilience efforts.
Bell said the updates correct references (for example replacing the now‑defunct Department of Economic Opportunity with the Florida Department of Commerce), refresh statistical information using the 2020 census and align capital improvement planning with the new horizons. The proposed amendments will be transmitted to the Florida Department of Commerce, which has 60 days to issue an ORC (objectives, recommendations and comments) report; the city then has up to 180 days after receiving that report to adopt amendments.
After the presentation, no members of the public spoke during the public comment period. The board moved to approve staff’s proposed EA amendments and on roll call the motion passed 6–0. Staff will transmit the ordinance and supporting materials to the Florida Department of Commerce under the statutory schedule.
