03/17/2005 Regular/Workshop
MINUTES
OF THE MONROE COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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Regular Meeting/W orkshop
Board of County Commissioners
Thursday, March 17, 2005
Marathon, Florida
A Regular Meeting and Workshop of the Monroe County Board of County
Commissioners convened at 9:00 AM., at the Marathon Government Center. Present and
answering to roll call were Commissioner Charles "Sonny" McCoy, Commissioner Murray E.
Nelson, Commissioner George R. Neugent, Commissioner David P. Rice, and Mayor Dixie M.
Spehar. Also present were Isabel C. DeSantis, Deputy Clerk; Richard Collins, County Attorney;
Thomas Willi, County Administrator; County Staff, members of the press and radio; and the
general public,
All stood for the Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance.
ADDITIONS, CORRECTIONS, DELETIONS
Motion was made by Commissioner Nelson and seconded by Commissioner McCoy
granting approval of Additions, Corrections, and Deletions to the Agenda. Motion carried
unanimously.
WORKSHOP - MAJOR REVISIONS
Monroe County's Special Legal Counsel, E. Tyson Smith, AlCP of the firm White &
Smith, LLC presented a Summary of Major Revisions to the Draft Comp Plan and LDR
Ordinances. Growth Management Director Tim McGarry and Planning Director, Marlene
Conaway addressed the Board.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
The following public speakers addressed the Board concerning today's hearings: H. T.
Pontin, Roger Akers, Sandy Henning, Alan Rose, Mary Ann Clothier, Ed Russo, George Wilson,
McNair Clothier, Mick Putney, Alicia Putney, Ed Swift, Candace Akins, Joan Borel, representing
the World Wildlife Fund, and Dennis Henize, representing Last Stand.
Public Hearing to consider adopting a DCA Transmittal Resolution to amend the Monroe
County Year 2010 Comprehensive Plan to delete the HEI requirements in the Plan, require an
existing conditions report including a vegetation survey, require a grant of conservation easement
to protect open space vegetation and limit the clearing of native upland vegetation dependent on
the tier system designation, and provide for a Land Acquisition Master Plan.
Public Hearing to consider adopting a DCA Transmittal Resolution amending the Monroe
County Year 2010 Comprehensive Plan to change the Rate of Growth Ordinance (ROGO) and
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the Non-Residential Rate of Growth Ordinance (NROGO) to utilize the Tier Overlay as the basis
for the competitive point system, deleting, revising and adding policies, objectives and
requirements for the implementation of Goal 105 of the 2010 Comprehensive Plan and the Tier
Overlay District.
Public Hearing to consider adopting an ordinance amending the Monroe County Land
Development Regulations to revise environmental regulations by deleting Sections 9.5-336
through 9.5-343 to eliminate requirements for the Habitat Evaluation Index (REI); creating new
Section 9.5-336 to require an Existing Conditions Report, including vegetative survey; creating
new Section 9.5-337 to protect upland vegetation through grant of Conservation Easements;
creating new Section 9.5-338 to incorporate existing open space requirements for wetlands;
revising Section 9.5-347 to provide for maximum clearing limits of native upland vegetation based
upon the Tier system designation of the subject property.
Public Hearing to consider adopting an Ordinance amending the Monroe County Land
Development Regulations Sections, 9.5-120 through 9.5-125 and Section 9.5-266 by changing
the Rate of Growth Ordinance (ROGO) to utilize the Tier Overlay as the basis for the competitive
point system, providing for an optional lottery system, prohibiting affordable housing allocations
in Tier I, increasing the affordable covenants to 99 years for public financed properties and
making allocations for affordable housing on a first come basis or by reservation of the BOCC.
Public Hearing to consider adopting an Ordinance amending the Monroe County Land
Development Regulations to implement Goal 105 of the 2010 Comprehensive Plan by
renumbering existing Sections 9.5-256 to 9.5-271; creating a new Section 9.5-256, Tier Overlay
District; providing criteria for designation of tier boundaries; and, providing a mechanism for Tier
Overlay District Map amendments.
Public Hearing to consider adopting an Ordinance amending the Monroe County Land
Development Regulations to revise Section 9.5-124 through 9.5-124.8 Non-Residential Rate of
Growth Ordinance (NROGO) utilizing the Tier Overlay as the basis for the competitive point
system.
Public Hearing to consider adopting an Ordinance amending the Monroe County Land
Use District Map to include a Tier Overlay Map District designation on all land in unincorporated
Monroe County in the Florida Keys between Key West and Ocean Reef and designating
boundaries for Tier I, Tier II and Tier III as required in Goal 105 of the 2010 Comprehensive Plan
pursuant to the criteria in Section 9.5-256.
The Board recessed for Lunch.
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The Board reconvened at 1 :30 p.rn. with Commissioner McCoy not present.
Further public input was accepted with the following individuals addressing the Board:
Usama H. Dajani, Jenny Conner, representing The Nature Conservancy; Joan Borel, representing
the World Wildlife Fund, Dennis Henize, representing Last Stand, Alicia Putney, H. T. Pontin,
and McNair Clothier.
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The Board agreed to submit in writing to the Growth Management Director any revisions
to the public hearing items.
There being no further business, the meeting of the Board of County Commissioners was
adjourned.
Danny L. Kolhage, Clerk
and ex-officio Clerk to the Board
of County Commissioners
Monroe County, Florida
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Isabel C. DeSantis, Deputy Clerk