Local Planning Agency forwards 10-year water supply plan update, recommends first reading of Ordinance 2026-02

The Local Planning Agency of Jupiter Inlet Colony voted to recommend first-reading approval of Ordinance 2026-02, an update to the town's 10-year water supply plan, after a brief presentation by the town's planning consultant. The motion to recommend approval was made from the floor and carried on a voice vote; commissioners in attendance voted "aye."

"For the record, Lance Lilly, senior planner with Chenmore and Associates," said the presenter as he opened a short overview of the update. Lilly told the agency the plan is required by Florida statute and is intended to show that local governments can provide adequate potable water to residents. He said the request before the agency was "for ordinance 26 dash 0 2," the town's update to its water-supply planning document.

Lilly summarized the update's contents: statutory history, population and data-analysis maps, level-of-service projections tied to resident counts, and capital-improvement elements. He noted Jupiter Inlet Colony does not operate its own water-treatment facility and instead relies on the Village of Cuesta's water-supply information; the update uses Cuesta's plan where appropriate. Lilly also said the South Florida Water Management District's Lower East Coast Water Supply Plan (LEC WSP) was updated on 09/23/2024, and that Florida law requires local governments to update within 18 months of that regional update (a deadline Lilly described as March 2026).

Lilly outlined the review process: after the Local Planning Agency forwards its recommendation, the town commission will consider the ordinance; the town will then transmit the adopted update to state review (now handled by Florida Commerce) and other agencies including the South Florida Water Management District, the county, and the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council. If reviewers submit comments, Lilly said the town would revise the plan and return for a second reading before formal adoption.

The Local Planning Agency recorded that five commissioners were present earlier in the meeting; after the motion and a second, members voted in favor and the recommendation will move to the commission for first reading.