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Key Colony Beach commission sends draft Comprehensive Plan amendments back to Planning & Zoning
Summary
At its Oct. 17 meeting, the Key Colony Beach City Commission voted unanimously to return proposed amendments to the 2024 draft Comprehensive Plan to the Planning & Zoning Board for further edits, urging clearer definitions for terms such as "habitable floor" and clarification of references like the 100‑year storm.
On Oct. 17, 2024, the Key Colony Beach City Commission voted unanimously at Marble Hall to send proposed amendments to the city's 2024 draft Comprehensive Plan back to the Planning & Zoning Board for more work and clearer wording. The commission acted after a presentation by the city's planning consultant and a brief discussion among commissioners.
Planning consultant Nilsa Zacarias, appearing via Zoom, summarized her review of the draft amendments and recommended standardizing terminology across the document, specifically proposing use of the term "habitable floor." City Administrator John Bartus asked for a table of definitions to be added so that terms used in the Comprehensive Plan match the city's zoning code and local development regulations.
Commissioner Tom DiFransico moved to return the proposed amendments to the Planning & Zoning Board for further amendments; Commissioner Doug Colonell seconded. Commissioner Tom Harding asked for clarification of the protocol by which commissioners should submit comments and suggested that the plan should explicitly clarify references such as the "100‑year storm" and include a standard height where relevant. Bartus said staff would follow up on those points. The motion passed on a unanimous roll‑call vote.
At the start of the meeting, City Clerk Silvia Roussin requested removal of agenda Item 6 because the Planning & Zoning Board lacked a quorum to hear that request. Vice‑Mayor Freddie Foster moved to delete Item 6 from the agenda; Commissioner Doug Colonell seconded, and the commission approved the deletion unanimously. Item 6 had described a Planning & Zoning recommendation for installation of a 33,000‑pound boat lift at 290 14th Street; the commission removed the item from the current hearing pending a Planning & Zoning meeting.
There were no citizen comments, and the commission recorded no disclosures or oaths of witnesses. Mayor Joey Raspe adjourned the hearing at 9:43 a.m. The Planning & Zoning Board is expected to rehear the Comprehensive Plan amendments and return a recommendation to the City Commission at a future meeting.
