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Home My WebLink AboutResolution 290-2025 F 11 1 rw w„yd ri 2 RESOLUTION NO. 290 -2025 3 4 A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE RESERVATION OF SEVENTY- 5 NINE (79) WORKFORCE HOUSING EARLY EVACUATION 6 AFFORDABLE ALLOCATIONS,PURSUANT TO MONROE COUNTY 7 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN POLICY 101.3.12 AND MONROE COUNTY 8 LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE SECTION 138-24, FOR PROPOSED 9 AFFORDABLE WORKFORCE HOUSING DWELLING UNITS, ON 10 PROPERTY LOCATED AT 95325 AND 95351 OVERSEAS HIGHWAY, 11 KEY LARGO, MONROE COUNTY, DESCRIBED AS PARCELS OF 12 LAND IN SECTION 13, RANGE 62 SOUTH, TOWNSHIP 38 EAST, 13 MONROE COUNTY, CURRENTLY HAVING PROPERTY 14 IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS 00483360-000000 AND 00483350-000000, 15 AS REQUESTED GORMAN & COMPANY, LLC ("APPLICANT", 16 "OWNER", OR THE "DEVELOPER"), UNTIL AUGUST 20, 2026, FOR 17 BUILDING PERMIT ISSUANCE. 18 19 20 WHEREAS,the State of Florida and all local governments in the Florida Keys (each subject 21 to Area of Critical State Concern mandates relating to housing affordability) recognize the need for 22 affordable housing throughout the state and particularly in the Florida Keys where developable land 23 for housing is extremely limited and expensive; and 24 25 WHEREAS,the challenge of providing affordable housing opportunities in the Florida Keys 26 is one requiring sensible and responsive use of residential unit allocations, including implementation 27 of long-term preservation mechanisms; and 28 29 WHEREAS, due consideration should be given to relevant factors such as the capacity for 30 allocation recipients to promptly transform allocation awards/reservations into finished and occupied 31 affordable/workforce housing units; and 32 33 WHEREAS, on August 20, 2025, the Board of County Commissioners ("Monroe County", 34 "BOCC","Board", or the"County")was to consider and/or is considering adoption of an Ordinance, 35 amending Monroe County Year 2030 Comprehensive Plan ("Comprehensive Plan") Policies 36 10 1.2.2, 101.2.4, 101.3.1, 101.3.2, 101.3.3, 101.3.4, 101.3.10, 101.3.11, 101.3.12, 601.1, 60 1.1.1, 37 601.1.2, 601.1.8, 601.1.11, and 601.5.1,providing for transmittal to the State Land Planning Agency 38 and the Secretary of State,providing for amendment(s)to and incorporation into the Monroe County 39 Comprehensive Plan, and, inter alia,providing for an effective date; and 40 41 WHEREAS, on August 20, 2025, the Monroe Board of County Commissioners ("Monroe 42 County", "BOCC", "Board", or the "County") was to consider and/or is considering adoption of an 1 of 4 I Ordinance, amending Monroe County Land Development Code("LDC") Section 138-24,providing 2 for transmittal to the State Land Planning Agency and the Secretary of State, providing for 3 amendment(s) to and incorporation into the Monroe County Land Development Code, and, inter 4 alia,providing for an effective date; and 5 6 WHEREAS, pursuant to Comprehensive Plan Policy 101.3.12 and LDC Section 138-24(e), 7 requests for workforce housing early evacuation unit building permit allocations shall require a 8 reservation via BOCC resolution; and 9 10 WHEREAS, pursuant to Comprehensive Plan Policy 101.3.2 and LDC Section 138-24(a), 11 requests for workforce housing early evacuation unit building permit allocations shall be distributed 12 on a first-come first-serve basis subject to the requirement that at least 107 workforce housing early 13 evacuation unit building permit allocations shall be allocated to the Lower Keys Subarea; and 14 15 WHEREAS, the reservation of workforce housing early evacuation unit building permit 16 allocations for the anticipated project does not exempt the project from applicable requirements for 17 the Monroe County Code(s), Comprehensive Plan, Florida Building Code, and/or other regulatory 18 requirements; and 19 20 WHEREAS, the owner shall obtain all required approvals from Monroe County for the 21 project; and 22 23 WHEREAS, the owner shall obtain building permits for the workforce housing early 24 evacuation units by August 20, 2026; if the permit for a reserved ROGO allocation housing unit is 25 not issued by that time, the allocation shall automatically revert to Monroe County; 26 27 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY 28 COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA: 29 30 Section 1. Recitals. The foregoing recitals, findings of fact, and conclusions of law are true and 31 correct and are hereby incorporated as if fully stated herein. 32 33 Section 2. Monroe County hereby reserves and the Monroe County Planning and Environmental 34 Resources Department accordingly shall extend the reservation of seventy nine (79) 35 affordable workforce housing early evacuation unit building permit allocations for the 36 project at 95325 and 95351 Overseas Highway, Key Largo, Monroe County, Florida, 37 Currently Having Parcel Identification Numbers 00483360-000000 and 00483350- 38 000000, until August 20, 2026. 39 40 Section 3. To the extent of any internal or external conflicts, inconsistencies, and/or ambiguities, 41 within this Resolution or between this Resolution and the Monroe County Code of 42 Ordinances, Florida Building Code, Monroe County Land Development Code, 43 Monroe County Comprehensive Plan, or any other approval of the Monroe County 44 Board of County Commissioners, Monroe County Planning Commission, Monroe 45 County Development Review Committee, Monroe County Planning&Environmental 46 Resources Department, or other department or office of Monroe County, the more 47 restrictive rule, regulation, law,provision, and text shall always apply. 2 of 4 I Section 4. Subject to Section 3. above, the interpretation of this Resolution and all provisions of 2 the Monroe County Comprehensive Plan, Florida Building Code, Monroe County 3 Codes, Florida Statutes, and floodplain management regulations whose interpretation 4 arise out of, relate to, or are interpreted in connection with this Resolution, shall be 5 liberally construed and enforced in favor of Monroe County, and such interpretation 6 shall be entitled to great weight in adversarial administrative proceedings, at trial, in 7 bankruptcy, and on appeal. 8 9 Section 5. This Resolution neither ratifies nor approves, nor shall be interpreted as ratifying or 10 approving, any violation or violations of the Monroe County Code of Ordinances, 11 Monroe County Land Development Code, Monroe County Comprehensive Plan, 12 floodplain management regulations, Florida Building Code, Florida Statutes, Florida 13 Administrative Code, or any other law, rule, or regulation, whether Federal or of the 14 State or of Monroe County, and shall not be construed as ratifying or approving of any 15 such violation of law(s), rule(s), or regulation(s). 16 17 Section 6. Approval of this Resolution shall not estop or waive, nor shall be construed as 18 estopping or waiving, Monroe County's right to enforce, seek enforcement of, and 19 require compliance with the Monroe County Codes, Monroe County Comprehensive 20 Plan, floodplain management regulations, Florida Building Code, Florida Statutes, 21 Florida Administrative Code, or any other law, rule, or regulation, whether at law or 22 in equity. 23 24 Section 7. The developer must obtain the building permits for the seventy nine (79) affordable 25 workforce housing early evacuation housing units on or before August 20, 2026. 26 27 Section 8. This Resolution is subject to the requirements of the Monroe County Code of 28 Ordinances, Land Development Code, Comprehensive Plan, Florida Statutes, and 29 Florida Administrative Code, and,in addition,this Resolution shall not become legally 30 effective until the above-referenced Ordinances adopting amendments to 31 Comprehensive Plan Policies 101.2.2, 101.2.4, 101.3.1, 101.3.2, 101.3.3, 101.3.4, 32 101.3.10, 101.3.11, 101.3.12, 601.1, 601.1.1, 601.1.2, 601.1.8, 601.1.11, and 601.5.1 33 and Land Development Code Section 138-24 become legally effective and any and 34 all adversarial administrative proceeding(s) and/or litigation regarding said 35 Ordinance(s) has/have fully and finally concluded. 36 37 Section 9. The developer shall comply with the Monroe County Code(s), Monroe County 38 Comprehensive Plan,Florida Building Code, floodplain management regulations, and 39 any and all other requirements of Monroe County and/or State and/or Federal oversight 40 agencies. 41 42 Section 10. No Liability. Monroe County expressly reserves and in no way shall be deemed to 43 have waived, for itself or for its officer(s), employee(s), or agent(s), any sovereign, 44 governmental, and any other similar defense, immunity, exemption, or protection 45 against any suit, cause-of-action, demand, or liability. 46 3 of 4 . 1 . Section 11. . Inconsistency,:Partial Invalidity, Severability,-and Survival.of Provisions. If any• • : .• . . •• portion. of:this •Resolution" or. any or ortion .thereof,.is: held ..to� y p p � to be invalid or: 3' • • : : • unenforceable by any administrative hearing officer:or court:6f competent jurisdiction, • : :' . . •4 • • . the invalidity or unenforceability of such provision,or.any part or portion:thereof,shall . . • 5 s•. : neither:limit•nor:impair the•operation,enforceability,or validity of any other provision • •. . • . .6 .of this•Resolution,or any remaining part(s) or'portion(s)•thereof. All other•provisions •'. ' .7 : of this .•Resolution, :and: .remaining part(s) or 'portion(s) thereof, shall' continuer : . 8. . •• • • • • •-force:-and • • • . . unimpaired. in fulle ect. • .10:• • Section 12.:• Effectiveness. This.Resolution shall become effective as provided by law and stated : • • .• • a ove. . . 12. 13 • .: ' PASSED AND ADOPTED by.tile:Board::.of sCOunty..COm4lissiOners of Monroe •County, • : : :.14 Florida,:at.a:regularly scheduled public meetini held on the 20 .'•day. of.August, 2025..: ' : • . ' '• 15 ,;. . •. . • . • Mayor.James K. Scholl Yes . a . . yor. �'o em Michelle e Lincoln.- es 18. . : . :: Commissioner:Craig Cates: . . . Yes : •19 . i. i idRi omm ss ones D avRice es 20 • : Commissioner Holly Merrill Raschein Yes 21 . . . . •B.0ARD OF.COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.OF MONROE.. 23' . • • ,COUNTY,•FLORIDA • • •. 24 -� :. :,..,._ 25 : '. : ' : ,.o . 1. ..0 : .. -- - . - - .• • . . . mii. •A-26 • - •• By-: 40 . •. ' • 27• ;, : • : : Mayor James.K. Scholl : .: • : . 2 8:: :� ATTE •STT: KEVIN MAD OK; CLERK . . • , • • • • : �.r i ,, �,..^,,`�, E Q_ ATTORNEY � �� it 4-�, +�.4 z .PP' TO.FORM- • . -.. • •''':::,.3--q,;-:::',-1T-,::::.,:l.l'''''-' ''''''''''''•';':4•trIkt..t.:414.71/)-• . 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