Resolution 022-20150
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
RESOLUTION NO. 022 -2015
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, DIRECTING THE MONROE COUNTY
PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT TO
PROCESS AN ORDINANCE TO DEFER THE APPROVAL OF
APPLICATIONS FOR THE TRANSFER OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS TO
OFFSHORE ISLANDS, TRANSFER OF ROGO EXEMPTIONS TO OFFSHORE
ISLANDS, TIER AMENDMENTS FOR OFFSHORE ISLANDS; MAP
AMENDMENTS FOR OFFSHORE ISLANDS TO INCREASE POTENTIAL
DENSITY OR INTENSITY AND TEXT AMENDMENTS FOR OFFSHORE
ISLANDS TO INCREASE DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL
(DENSITYANTENSITY), COMMENCING JANUARY 21, 2015, UNTIL SUCH
TIME AS A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT PROCESS IS
COMPLETED REGARDING OFFSHORE ISLANDS AND PROVIDING FOR
EXPIRATION WITHIN 365 DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF AN
INTERIM DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE OR WHEN THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS BECOME EFFECTIVE,
WHICHEVER COMES FIRST.
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, at a special meeting on
January 14, 2015 in Marathon , Florida unanimously passed a motion to direct staff to impose a
temporary moratorium upon certain development applications of Offshore Islands due to pending
legislation; and
WHEREAS, Monroe County is currently in the process of updating its Comprehensive Plan, to
the 2030 Comprehensive Plan which includes updates and revisions on policies regulating
development on all lands within the County, including Offshore Islands; and
WHEREAS, on December 10, 2014, the Board of County Commissioners directed that
pending and proposed new Comprehensive Plan amendments specifically concerning Offshore Islands
and building height restrictions be removed from the larger Comprehensive Plan update project and
that each be considered as a separate and distinct Comprehensive Plan Amendment to be voted upon
and submitted to the State of Florida separately from the rest of the cumulative Comprehensive Plan
update project package; and
WHEREAS, during a special meeting of the Board of County Commissioners to consider the
transmittal of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan amendment package on January 14, 2015, a discussion
was held and motion made and passed to direct staff not to accept any applications regarding Offshore
Islands that would involve a Transfer of Development Rights to Offshore Islands, Transfer of ROGO
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Exemptions to Offshore Islands, and Map Amendments or Text Amendments that would bring about
increased density or intensity to Offshore Islands; and
WHEREAS, the Comprehensive Plan amendment process remains pending and an ongoing
process, an ordinance to prohibit new applications from being processed is necessary to ensure new
Amendment(s) regarding Offshore Islands are fully evaluated, including the provision of public
participation in the planning process; and
WHEREAS, absent an ordinance addressing the interim time period between the current
adopted Comprehensive Plan and the adoption of the new Amendment(s), regarding Offshore Islands,
Offshore Islands will be subject to potential development that fails to address Tier designations, habitat
review and/or consideration of new Comprehensive Plan policies currently under review and
consideration by the Board of County Commissioners; and
WHEREAS, staff has been directed to process an ordinance to ensure that no Transfer of
Development Rights to offshore islands, Transfer of ROGO Exemptions to offshore islands, tier
amendments for offshore islands, Map Amendment or Text Amendment applications increasing
development potential on offshore islands will be accepted until new and revised Monroe County
Comprehensive Plan Amendment(s) concerning offshore islands has been formally adopted and
approved by the State of Florida.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY:
Staff of the Planning & Environmental Resources Department shall process an interim development
ordinance which defers the approval of applications that include the Transfer of Development Rights to
offshore islands, Transfer of ROGO Exemptions to offshore islands, tier amendments for offshore
islands, Map Amendments or Text Amendments having the effect of increasing development potential
on offshore islands, commencing January 21, 2015, until such time as a comprehensive plan
amendment process is completed regarding offshore islands. The proposed interim development
ordinance shall provide for a sunset date no greater than 365 days from its effective date or when the
comprehensive plan amendments become effective, whichever comes first.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County,
Florida, at a regular meeting of the Board held on the 21 st day of January, 2015.
Mayor Danny L. Kolhage
Mayor Pro Tern Heather Carruthers
Commissioner George Neugent
Commissioner David Rice
Commissioner Sylvia Murphy
VILIN, CLERK
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF ROE COUN., WFL;A_
By:
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(SEAL) MON OE COU T ATTORNEY
ASSISTANT COUNTY ATTORNEY
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