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Callaway adopts updated comprehensive plan with 2046 horizon after state review
Summary
The Callaway Board of Commissioners unanimously adopted Ordinance 1132 on June 23, 2026, updating the city's comprehensive plan (2046 horizon) after state agencies raised no objections; staff noted forthcoming follow‑ups to align the plan with recent state bills and local land‑development rules.
The Callaway Board of Commissioners unanimously approved Ordinance 1132 on June 23, adopting a city‑initiated update to the comprehensive plan with a 2046 planning horizon.
City Manager (first introduced at the hearing) said staff had held workshops and submitted the amendments to state reviewing agencies. Planning consultant Ray Greer, who spoke during the hearing, said the Florida Department of Commerce, the Department of Environmental Protection, the Department of Transportation and other review agencies provided no objections, asking only that the plan explicitly include a 10‑year short‑term horizon (2036) in the data analysis. "They reviewed and provided no objections," Ray Greer said when summarizing the state comments.
Commissioners and staff discussed how recent state legislation — including bills cited by commissioners during the hearing — could require subsequent updates to land‑development regulations and certain plan policies. The city manager told the commission staff will return with amendments as needed to keep the plan consistent with state law.
The ordinance updates goals, objectives and policies across elements including future land use, transportation, housing, infrastructure, coastal management, conservation, recreation, intergovernmental coordination, economic development and capital improvements, and it includes targeted map changes to the future land use series.
Mayor Pam Henderson read the proclamation and closed the public hearing before the commission voted. There were no formal objections from the reviewing state agencies noted in the record; the commission voted 5‑0 to adopt the plan.
The city manager and planning staff said implementation steps will include coordinating changes to land‑development regulations and monitoring forthcoming state statutory deadlines. The board did not adopt additional regulatory changes at the meeting; staff will bring specific LDR amendments back to the commission when drafted.
The ordinance takes effect as provided in its text; staff said they will report any required follow‑up to the commission at a future meeting.
