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Resolution 096-2006 WHTF "J" RESOLUTION NO. 096 -2006 A RESOLUTION OF THE MONROE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS DIRECTING AMENDMENT TO THE MONROE COUNTY CODE TO GRANT MORE ROGO POINTS FOR LOT DONATIONS WHERE DONATED LOTS ARE IMMEDIATELY USEABLE FOR AFFORDABLEIWORKFORCE HOUSING; DIRECTING RELATED REQUIRED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners has recently empanelled a Workforce Housing Task Force made up of members from throughout the Florida Keys to address critical housing affordability issues facing the Florida Keys; and WHEREAS, the State of Florida and all local governments in the Florida Keys (each subject to Area of Critical State Concern mandates relating to housing affordability) recognize the need for affordable housing throughout the state and particularly in the Florida Keys where developable land for housing is extremely limited and expensive; and WHEREAS, currently ROGO lot donations grant just two points for each lot regardless of whether a donated lot is immediately buildable, for example, because of existing negative environmental or other factors; and WHEREAS, additional incentives for the donation of immediately buildable lots for ROGO points should be provided incentives so that the County can acquire such lots as soon as possible through the ROGO-lot donation program; and WHEREAS, measures including appropriate land development and comprehensive plan changes will be required to put such incentives in place, and the Monroe County Workforce Housing Task Force has requested that the County pursue such measures; and WHEREAS, based upon recommendations of the Task Force and upon the consideration and finding of this Board that these recommendations are sound and merit immediate implementation; now therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA that: Section 1: The County Administrator shall have the Monroe County Planning Department present to the Monroe County Planning Commission for public hearing at the earliest opportunity a proposed ordinance amending the County's land development regulations and also any necessary Comprehensive Plan amendments adjusting the point system to permit an award of six (6) points (in contrast to the current two (2) points) for the donation to the County of a "ROGO-Iot" upon which no negative environmental conditions or other factors would otherwise prevent the immediate construction of an affordable/workforce housing unit by a qualified owner/developer. For donated parcels upon which more than a single unit of affordable/workforce housing can immediately be constructed, the donor should receive six (6) points for each such unit that could be built on the donated parcel. The ROGO or scoring points should be bankable, transferable and capable of being used to obtain an award for an allocation in any Monroe County planning subarea. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida at a regular meeting of said Board held on the 15th day of February, 2006. Mayor McCoy Yes Mayor Pro Tern Nelson Yes Commissioner Neugent Yes Commissioner Rice Yes Commissioner Spehar Yes BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA ,) " ,..;- .l"" /' h i Mayor CHARL S' ONNY" McCOY \ \ , '\}..:TTEST:oannyL Kohlage, Clerk ';, '""" "..' ,., "', . .',' ~_.,.,,/ ~^-:'J;;JJ~. &k~ Deputy ClerR Approved as to form: :J: 0 ~ ;po :::Onz o z p,S-< ....... n. r- oC?" S; 33?::' ~. t..,~,,, -{ ,,:::: :< ;-1';: "T1 -. r- Gl J> f1; 2 ...... c::::>> c::::>> c:ro ::u: ::0- :;;0 ,f:'" ." X e,.) .. N en -r'1 r- 1"'1'1 o ..,., <:) :;0 ;0 P1 n o :;0 CJ