Ordinance 029-2005 t r I -
ORDINANCE NO. 029 -2005
AN ORDINANCE BY THE MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS ADOPTING THE AMENDMENTS TO THE
MONROE COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS TO
IMPLEMENT GOAL 105 OF THE 2010 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND
THE TIER OVERLAY SYSTEM FOR BIG PINE KEY AND NO NAME
KEY BY RENUMBERING EXISTING SECTION 9.5-256 TO 9.5-271;
CREATING A NEW SECTION 9.5=256, TIER OVERLAY DISTRICT;
PROVIDING CRITERIA FOR DESIGNATION OF TIER BOUNDARIES
FOR BIG PINE KEY AND NO NAME KEY; PROVIDING A
MECHANISM FOR TIER OVERLAY DISTRICT MAP AMENDMENTS;
PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES INCONSISTENT
HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR INCORPORATION IN THE MONROE
COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES; DIRECTING THE PLANNING AND
ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT TO TRANSMIT A
COPY OF THIS ORDINANCE TO THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF
COMMUNITY AFFAIRS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners, during public
hearings held in December 2004, January, February, March, April, May and June 2005 reviewed
and considered the proposed amendment to provide for a Tier Overlay District Map designation
on the Monroe County Land Use District Map for Big Pine Key and No Name Key to implement
the Master Plan for Big Pine Key and No Name Key and Goal 105 of the 2010 Comprehensive
Plan, Rule 28-20.100 F.A.C. and the Tier Overlay system; and
WHEREAS, the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners, during public
hearings held on August 18, 2004 adopted the Master Plan for Big Pine Key and No Name Key
and Goal 1 directs the creation of Tier maps and Goal 2 directs the County to adopt these Tier
Maps as an overlay to the land use district maps; and
WHEREAS, the Master Plan for Big Pine Key and No Name Key was created in
conjunction with the Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP), a mechanism required by the US Fish
and Wildlife Services (USFWS) whereby the concerns and responsibilities of the various public
agencies with regard to the Key Deer and other covered species and public and private
development on the islands can be coordinated, and;
WHEREAS, the HCP utilizes the Tier mapping system and designates all undeveloped
lands in Pine Key and No Name Key into one of three tiers to direct future development and
preservation initiatives to appropriate areas; and
WHEREAS, the Tier Map designation for Big Pine Key and No Name Key was
developed following the HCP, the Master Plan and criteria in Goal 105, utilizing computer
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mapping (GIS), and identifying areas appropriate for additional development and those which
are important environmentally and should be preserved; and
WHEREAS, Goal 105 provides a framework for future development and land
acquisition for the next 20 years that considers the carrying capacity of the Florida Keys, reduces
sprawl and promotes sustainability; and
WHEREAS, the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners directed staff to
prepare text and map amendments in Ordinance No. 018-2004 adopted June 16, 2004, to include
the Tier Overlay District Map designations in accordance with Goal 105; and
WHEREAS, the tier boundaries for the Big Pine Key and No Name Key Tier Overlay
District Map were drawn using environmental and development information and digital data
from the HCP, the Planning Department and the Property Appraisers Office; and
WHEREAS, the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners directed staff to
prepare text and map amendments in Ordinance No. 018-2004 adopted June 16, 2004, to include
the Tier Overlay Map Designations in accordance with Goal 105; and
WHEREAS, Tier I lands are those lands where all or a significant portion of the land
area is characterized as environmentally sensitive and important for the continued viability of the
covered species; and
WHEREAS, Tier II lands are scattered lots and fragments of environmentally sensitive
lands primarily located on canals and at a distance from US #1; and
WHEREAS, Tier III is appropriate for additional infill development because of the
location in conjunction to US #1 and amount of existing development in the areas designated;
and
WHEREAS, the creation of Section 9.5-256, Tier Overlay District, Monroe County
Code provides criteria for the designation of Tier boundaries on Big Pine Key and No Name
Key pursuant to the HCP, the Master Plan, Goal 105, Year 2010 Comprehensive Plan and a
mechanism for the implementation of the Tier System by overlaying the Land Use District Map;
and
WHEREAS, the Planning and Environmental Resources staff prepared an amendment
to Chapter 9.5 (Land Development Regulations) of the Monroe County Code creating Section
9.5-256 that provides for a Tier Map overlay, criteria for Big Pine Key and No Name Key Tier
designation, and a mechanism for amending the Tier Map; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission, after hearing comments at four public hearings,
made changes to the staff draft amendments creating and recommended approval of the Tier
Overlay amendment which included the Big Pine Key and No Name Key criteria to the Monroe
County Code to the Board of County Commissioners on November 3, 2004; and
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WHEREAS, the Planning and Environmental Resources Department has made minor
changes to the proposed draft based on direction of the Planning Commission, including minor
text revisions to ensure readability and correct typographical errors or omissions in the text; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners has reviewed the proposed
amendments to the Land Development Regulations to renumber existing Section 9.5-256 to
Section 9.5-271 and create a new Section 9.5-256 (Tier Overlay District, recommended by the
Planning Commission and the Planning and Environmental Resources Department); and,
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners finds the proposed amendments to
establish the Big Pine Key and No Name Key Tier Overlay District, designation criteria, and
Tier Overlay District Map amendment procedures are consistent with and further the goals,
objectives and policies of the Year 2010 Comprehensive Plan, particularly Goal 105 and its
associated objectives and policies;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY,FLORIDA, THAT:
Section 1: Section 9.5-256, Aggregation of development, is hereby renumbered as Section 9.5-
271, Monroe County Code.
Section 2: A new Section 9.5-256, Monroe County Code, is hereby created that reads as follows:
"Sec. 9.5-256. Tier overlay district.
(a) reserved
(b) reserved
(c) Big Pine Key and No- Name Key Tier Overlay District: The Tier
boundaries are designated using the Big Pine Key and No Name Key Habitat
Conservation Plan, 2005, and the Master Plan for Big Pine Key and No Name Key,
August 2004.
(c) Tier overlay district map amendments: The Tier Overlay District Map
may be amended to reflect existing conditions in an area if warranted because of drafting
or data errors or changed conditions. A Tier Overlay District Map amendment from Tier I
or Tier II to Tier III or Tier II to Tier III on Big Pine Key and No Name Key shall not be
considered if the amendment is in conflict with the Tier Map in the approved HCP, the
United States Fish and Wildlife Incidental Take Permit and the Master Plan for Big Pine
Key and No Name Key. Tier Overlay District Map amendments shall be made pursuant
to the procedures for map amendments to this chapter. Unlawful conditions shall not be
recognized when determining existing conditions and regulatory requirements.
(d) Request for Tier I designation: Notwithstanding the provisions of
Section-9.5-511(d)2, any individual may submit an application to the planning
department containing substantial and competent documentation that an area meets the
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Tier I criteria. Applications must be received by July 1 of each year on a form approved
by the director of planning for consideration by the special master at a public hearing
advertised at least fifteen (15) days prior to the hearing date. Said hearing by the special
master shall be held prior to November 1 of each year. The director of planning will
review the documentation and any other appropriate scientific information and prepare an
analysis report for the special master. The special master will render a written opinion to
the planning commission and board of county commissioners either that the application
meets the criteria for designating the lands as Tier I or that the documentation is
insufficient to warrant a map amendment. The posting, advertising and review will
follow the procedures in 9.5-511(d)(3)(4) and (5)."
Section 2. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or provision of this ordinance is held
invalid, the remainder of this ordinance shall not be affected by such invalidity.
Section 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby
repealed to the extent of said conflict. The repeal of an ordinance herein shall not repeal the
repealing clause of such ordinance or revive any ordinance which has been repealed thereby.
Section 4. This ordinance does not affect prosecutions for ordinance violations committed prior
to the effective date of this ordinance; does not waive any fee or penalty due or unpaid on the
effective date of this ordinance; and does not affect the validity of any bond or cash deposit
posted, filed, or deposited pursuant to the requirements of any ordinance.
Section 5 This ordinance shall be filed in the Office of the Secretary of State of Florida but
shall not become effective until a notice is issued by the Department of Community Affairs or
Administration Commission approving the ordinance.
Section 6. This ordinance shall be transmitted by the Planning and Environmental Resources
Department to the Florida Department of Community Affairs to determine the consistency of this
ordinance with the Florida Statutes.
Section 7. The provisions of this ordinance shall be included and incorporated in the Code of
Ordinances of the County of Monroe, Florida, as an addition or amendment thereto, and shall be
appropriately numbered to conform to the uniform numbering system of the Code.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida,
at a regular meeting of said Board held on the l 19th day of October ,A.D., 2005.
Mayor Dixie Spehar Yes
Mayor Pro Tern Charles "Sonny"McCoy Yes
Commissioner George Neugent Yes
Commissioner David Rice ves
Commissioner Murray E, Nelson Yes
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
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CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
MONROE COUNTY
BRANCH OFFICE
MARATHON SUB COURTHOUSE
3117 OVERSEAS HIGHWAY
MARATHON, FLORIDA 33050
TEL. (305) 289-6027
FAX (305) 289-1745
MONROE COUNTY COURTHOUSE
500 WHITEHEAD STREET, SUITE 101
KEY WEST, FLORIDA 33040
TEL. (305) 292-3550
FAX (305) 295-3663
BRANCH OFFICE
PLANTATION KEY
GOVERNMENT CENTER
88820 OVERSEAS HIGHWAY
PLANTATION KEY, FLORIDA 33070
TEL. (305) 852-7145
FAX (305)852-7146
November 17, 2005
Mrs, Liz Cloud, Program Administrator
Administrative Code and Weekly
R. A. Gray Building
500 South Bronough Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250
Via Certified Mail 7002 2030 000126689518
Dear Mrs, Cloud,
Enclosed please find certified copies of the following Ordinances:
Ordinance No. 027-2005 authorizing a Lump Sum Years of Service Award to certain
eligible volunteer firefighters who have provided at least ten years of fire, rescue and emergency
medical services to the residents and visitors of Monroe County and whom each have reached the
age of sixty,
Ordinance No. 028-2005 to amend the Monroe County Land Use District Map to include
a Tier Overlay Map District designation on all land in Big Pine Key and No Name Key and
designating boundaries for Tier I, Tier II and Tier III as required in the Master Plan for Big Pine
Key and No Name Key and Goal 105 of the 2010 Comprehensive Plan pursuant to the criteria in
Section 9,5-256; Providing for repeal of all Ordinances inconsistent herewith; Directing the
Planning and Environmental Resources Department to transmit a copy of this Ordinance to the
Florida Department of Community Affairs; and Providing for an effective date,
Ordinance No. 029-2005 to amend the Monroe County Land Development Regulations
to implement Goal 105 of the 2010 Comprehensive Plan and the Tier Overlay System for Big Pine
Key and No Name Key by renumbering existing Section 9.5-256 to 9,5-271; creating a new
Section 9,5-256, Tier Overlay District; Providing criteria for designation of tier boundaries for
Big Pine and No Name Key; Providing a mechanism for Tier Overlay District Map Amendments;
Providing for repeal of all Ordinances inconsistent herewith; Providing for incorporation in the
Monroe County Code of Ordinances; Directing the Planning and Environmental Resources
Department to transmit a copy of this Ordinance to the Florida Department of Community
Affairs; and Providing for an effective date.
Ordinance No. 030-2005 to amend the Monroe County Land Development Regulations
to create a definition for Master Planned Community, in Section 9.5-4(M-6.1), eliminate certain
obsolete and superfluous provisions of Section 9,5-231 and provide an exception to the
Development Review Procedures and Requirements for large scale, Master Planned Communities,
providing that all conditional uses within a Master Planned Community of greater than 100 acres
are reviewed and approved in accordance with the criteria and procedures for permitted as of
right uses; Providing for repeal of all Ordinances inconsistent herewith; Providing for
incorporation in the Monroe County Code of Ordinances,
These Ordinances were adopted by the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners
at a Regular Meeting in formal session on October 19,2005, Please file for record. Should you
have any questions, feel free to contact my office at (305) 295-3130,
Danny L. Kolhage
Clerk of the Circuit Court
and ex officio Clerk to the
Board of County Commissioners
By: ~ck1 C. L!1JyJf.'tYv-6J
Isabel C. DeSantis, Deputy Clerk
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County Attorney
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FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Glenda E. Hood
Secretary of State
DIVISION OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICES
November 22,2005
Honorable Danny L. Kolhage
Clerk of Circuit Court
Momoe County
500 Whitehead Street, Suite 101
Key West, Florida 33040
Attention: Isabel C. DeSantis, Deputy Clerk
Dear Mr. Kolhage:
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 125,66, Florida Statutes, this will acknowledge receipt of
your letters dated November 17, 2005 and certified copies of Momoe County Ordinance
Nos. 023-2005 and 027-2005 through 030-2005, which were filed in this office on November 21,
2005.
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DCA Final Order No.: DCA06-OR-057
STATE OF FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS o C=2 o
In re: MONROE COUNTY LAND ?i-
DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS o n,--
ADOPTED BY MONROE COUNTY
ORDINANCE NO. 029-2005 ;c-
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FINAL ORDER
The Department of Community Affairs (the "Department")hereby issues its Final Order,
pursuant to §§ 380.05(6),Fla. Stat., and § 380.0552(9),Fla. Stat. (2005), approving a land
development regulation adopted by a local government within the Florida Keys Area of Critical
State Concern as set forth below.
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. The Florida Keys Area is a statutorily designated area of critical state concern,
and Monroe County is a local government within the Florida Keys Area.
2. On December 30, 2005, the Department received for review Monroe County
Ordinance No. 029-2005 which was adopted by the Monroe County Board of County
Commissioners on October 19, 2005 ("Ord. 029-2005").
3. The Ordinance provides for a Tier Overlay District Map designation on the
Monroe County Land Use District Map for Big Pine Key and No Name Key, and provides
criteria for designation of Tier Boundaries for Big Pine Key and No Name Key pursuant to the
Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) to implement Goal 105 of the 2010 Comprehensive Plan, Rule
28-20.100, F.A.C., and the Tier Overlay System. The Ordinance renumbers existing section 9.5-
256 to 9.5-271 and creates a new section 9.5-256.
4. Ordinance 029-2005 is consistent with the 2010 Monroe County Comprehensive
Plan.
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CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
5. The Department is required to approve or reject land development regulations that
are enacted, amended or rescinded by any local government in the Florida Keys Area of Critical
State Concern. § 380.05(6),Fla. Stat., and § 380.0552(9),Fla. Stat. (2005).
6. Monroe County is a local government within the Florida Keys Area of Critical
State Concern. § 380.0552,Fla. Stat. (2005) and Rule 28-29.002 (superseding Chapter 27F-8),
Fla. Admin. Code.
7. "Land development regulations"include local zoning, subdivision, building and
other regulations controlling the development of land. § 380.031(8),Fla. Stat. (2005). The
regulations adopted by Ord. 029-2005 are land development regulations.
8. All land development regulations enacted, amended or rescinded within an area of
critical state concern must be consistent with the Principles for Guiding Development(the
"Principles") as set forth in § 380.0552(7),Fla. Stat. See Rathkamp v. Department of
Community Affairs, 21 F.A.L.R. 1902 (Dec. 4, 1998), aff'd, 740 So. 2d 1209 (Fla. 3d DCA
1999). The Principles are construed as a whole and no specific provision is construed or applied
in isolation from the other provisions.
9. Ord. 029-2005 promotes and furthers the following Principles:
(b) To protect shoreline and marine resources, including
mangroves, coral reef formations, seagrass beds, wetlands, fish
and wildlife, and their habitat.
(c)To protect upland resources, tropical biological communities,
freshwater wetlands, native tropical vegetation (for example,
hardwood hammocks and pinelands), dune ridges and beaches,
wildlife, and their habitat.
(g) To protect the historical heritage of the Florida Keys.
(j) To make available adequate affordable housing for all sectors of
the population of the Florida Keys.
• (1) To protect the public health, safety, and welfare of the citizens
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of the Florida Keys and maintain the Florida Keys as a unique
Florida resource.
10. Ord. 029-2005 is consistent with the Principles for Guiding Development as a
whole.
WHEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that Ord. 029-2005 is found to be consistent with the
Principles for Guiding Development of the Florida Keys Area of Critical State Concern, and is
hereby APPROVED.
This Order becomes effective 21 days after publication in the Florida Administrative
Weekly unless a petition is filed as described below.
DONE AND ORDERED in Tallahassee, Florida.
Y D. ER
State Planning Administrator
Division of Community Planning
Department of Community Affairs
2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE RIGHTS
ANY PERSON WHOSE SUBSTANTIAL INTERESTS ARE AFFECTED BY THIS
ORDER HAS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR AN ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING
PURSUANT TO SECTION 120.569, FLORIDA STATUTES, REGARDING THE AGENCY'S
ACTION. DEPENDING UPON WHETHER YOU ALLEGE ANY DISPUTED ISSUE OF
MATERIAL FACT IN YOUR PETITION REQUESTING AN ADMINISTRATIVE
PROCEEDING, YOU ARE ENTITLED TO EITHER AN INFORMAL PROCEEDING OR A
FORMAL HEARING.
IF YOUR PETITION FOR HEARING DOES NOT ALLEGE ANY DISPUTED ISSUE
OF MATERIAL FACT CONTAINED IN THE DEPARTMENT'S ACTION, THEN THE
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING WILL BE AN INFORMAL ONE, CONDUCTED
PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 120.569 AND 120.57(2) FLORIDA STATUTES, AND
CHAPTER 28-106,PARTS I AND III, FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE. IN AN
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INFORMAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING, YOU MAY BE REPRESENTED BY
COUNSEL OR BY A QUALIFIED REPRESENTATIVE, AND YOU MAY PRESENT
WRITTEN OR ORAL EVIDENCE IN OPPOSITION TO THE DEPARTMENT'S ACTION OR
REFUSAL TO ACT; OR YOU MAY EXERCISE THE OPTION TO PRESENT A WRITTEN
STATEMENT CHALLENGING THE GROUNDS UPON WHICH THE DEPARTMENT HAS
CHOSEN TO JUSTIFY ITS ACTION OR INACTION.
IF YOU DISPUTE ANY ISSUE OF MATERIAL FACT STATED IN THE AGENCY
ACTION, THEN YOU MAY FILE A PETITION REQUESTING A FORMAL
ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING BEFORE AN ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE OF THE
DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS, PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 120.569 AND
120.57(1), FLORIDA STATUTES, AND CHAPTER 28-106, PARTS I AND II, FLORIDA
ADMINISTRATIVE CODE. AT A FORMAL ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING, YOU MAY
BE REPRESENTED BY COUNSEL OR OTHER QUALIFIED REPRESENTATIVE, AND
YOU WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT EVIDENCE AND ARGUMENT ON
ALL THE ISSUES INVOLVED, TO CONDUCT CROSS-EXAMINATION AND SUBMIT
REBUTTAL EVIDENCE, TO SUBMIT PROPOSED FINDINGS OF FACT AND ORDERS,
AND TO FILE EXCEPTIONS TO ANY RECOMMENDED ORDER.
IF YOU DESIRE EITHER AN INFORMAL PROCEEDING OR A FORMAL
HEARING, YOU MUST FILE WITH THE AGENCY CLERK OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
COMMUNITY AFFAIRS A WRITTEN PLEADING ENTITLED, "PETITION FOR
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS" WITHIN 21 CALENDAR DAYS OF PUBLICATION
OF THIS NOTICE. A PETITION IS FILED WHEN IT IS RECEIVED BY THE AGENCY
CLERK, IN THE DEPARTMENT'S OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL, 2555 SHUMARD
OAK BOULEVARD, TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA 32399-2100.
THE PETITION MUST MEET THE FILING REQUIREMENTS IN RULE 28-
106.104(2), FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE. IF AN INFORMAL PROCEEDING IS
REQUESTED, THEN THE PETITION SHALL BE SUBMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
RULE 28-106.301, FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE. IF A FORMAL HEARING IS
REQUESTED, THEN THE PETITION SHALL BE SUBMITTED IN.ACCORDANCE WITH
RULE 28-106.201(2), FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE.
A PERSON WHO HAS FILED A PETITION MAY REQUEST MEDIATION. A
REQUEST FOR MEDIATION MUST INCLUDE THE INFORMATION REQUIRED BY
RULE 28-106.402, FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE. CHOOSING MEDIATION DOES
NOT AFFECT THE RIGHT TO AN ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING.
YOU WAIVE THE RIGHT TO AN INFORMAL ADMINISTRATIVE
PROCEEDING OR A FORMAL HEARING IF YOU DO NOT FILE A PETITION WITH
THE AGENCY CLERK WITHIN 21 DAYS OF PUBLICATION OF THIS FINAL
ORDER.
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CERTIFICATE OF FILING AND SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the original of the foregoing Final Order has been filed with
the undersigned designated Agency Clerk, and that true d,correct copies have been furnished
to the persons listed below by the method indicated this day of February, 2006.
iriam Snipes, De ty Agency Clerk
By U.S. Mail:
Honorable Charles McCoy
Mayor of Monroe County
500 Whitehead Street, Suite 102
Key West, Florida 33040
Danny L. Kolhage
Clerk to the Board of County Commissioners
500 Whitehead Street
Key West, Florida 33040
Aref Joulani
Acting Director
Planning and Environmental Resources
2798 Overseas Highway, Suite 400
Marathon,Florida 33050
By Hand Delivery or Interagency Mail:
Tracy D. Suber, Bureau of State Planning, DCA Tallahassee
Rebecca Jetton,ACSC Administrator, DCA Tallahassee
Richard E. Shine, Assistant General Counsel,DCA Tallahassee
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