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Auburndale transmits Comprehensive Plan update to state amid new state-law constraints
Summary
The commission approved transmittal (first reading) of Ordinance No. 1832 to update the city’s Comprehensive Plan based on the 2024 Evaluation and Appraisal Report; City Attorney Frederick J. Murphy Jr. warned that Senate Bill 180, effective July 1, 2025, may limit changes that are "more burdensome or more restrictive" than rules in place Aug. 1, 2024.
On July 21 the Auburndale City Commission voted unanimously to transmit Ordinance No. 1832, a Comprehensive Plan text amendment based on the 2024 Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR), to the State Department of Commerce for a full compliance review.
Community Development Director Julie Womble said the city contracted with Inspire Placemaking, LLC to review the current plan, extend the horizon to 2035, and update required elements and the Land Development Regulations. The EAR is a statutorily required review every seven years under Section 163.3191, Florida Statutes, and the proposed text amendment incorporates consultant and public-workshop input gathered since October 2024.
City Attorney Frederick J. Murphy Jr. read the ordinance by title and advised commissioners that Senate Bill 180, signed June 26, 2025 and effective July 1, 2025, "prohibits local governments from adopting any comprehensive plan amendments or land development regulations that would be more burdensome or restrictive than those that were in place as of August 1, 2024," and that staff will track the issue and return with any necessary edits following the state review. The Planning Commission recommended approval (7–0). Vice Mayor Alex Cam moved and Commissioner Bill Sterling seconded approval on first reading; the motion passed unanimously.
