Item R1
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: April 19, 2006
Division: Growth Management
Bulk Item: Yes
No~
Department: Planning
Staff Contact Person: Ronda Nonnan
AGENDA ITEM \VORDING: A public hearing to consider a request for Administrative Relief from
James A. Hupp, Doctor's Arm Subdivision 3rd Addition Section B, Lot 32, Big Pine Key, Real Estate Number
00312572.003300.
ITEM BACKGROUND: A building pennit was applied for on January 7, 2002, and the ROGa allocation
was applied for on February 4, 2002 (Year 10, Quarter 2). The applicant applied for Administrative Relief
on April 13, 2005 (Year 13, Quarter 3) and is within the allowable time frame to be eligible for
Administrative Relief under Section 9.5-122.2(t) of the Monroe County Code.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION: NtA
CONTRACTI AGREEMENT CHANGES: Nt A
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Staffrecommends denial of the requested Administrative Reheffor an
allocation award and instead recommends Administrative Relief in the fonn of an offer to purchase the
property.
TOT AL COST:
N/A
BUDGETED: Yes N/A
No
COST TO COUNTY: N! A
SOURCE OF FUNDS: N!A
REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes N/A No
AMOUNT PER MONTH Nt A Year
APPROVED BY: County Atty ~ OMB/Purchasing _Risk Management_
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DIVISION DIRECTOR APPROVAL: C:;;t< aUa/~ ~ #l
IZonda Norman
DOCUMENTATION: Included X Not Required_
DISPOSITION:
AGENDA ITEM #
GROwm MANAGEMENT DIVISION
88800 Overseas Hishway
Tavernier, Florida 3300
Voice: (305) 852-7100
FAX: (305) 852-7103
BOARD Of COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Mayor Charles "Sonny" McCoy, District 3
Mayor Pro Tern Murray E, Nelson, District 5
Dixie M. Spehar, District 1
George Neugent, District 2
David P. Rice, District 4
To:
Board of County Commissioners
From:
co-
Ronda Nonna, Acting Director of Growth Managemen~{?
Date:
March 28, 2006
Subject:
James A. Hupp Administrative Relief Request
Background on Subject Property:
The subject property is located in the Doctor's Arm Subdivision 3rd Addition Section B, Lot 32, Big Pine
Key, Real Estate Number 00312572.003300. The property is in the Improved Subdivision (IS) Land Use
District. The Property Appraiser records indicates the last ownership transfer occurred on December 1,
1988 and the sale price listed is $59,000,00. However, there was a Quitclaim Deed filed in 2004
transferring ownership to James Hupp. The current land value is listed in the assessor's records as
$36,000.00. The applicant entered the Residential Rate of Growth Ordinance (RaGa) system on
February 4,2002 (Year 10, Quarter 2). Building pennit application #02-1-0058.
The property is on Big Pine Key and is within the National Key Deer Refuge and the Great White Heron
Refuge boundaries and the current acquisition area of the Refuge and outside the State C.A.RL (Florida
Forever) project. Also, the property was not listed on the original U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(USFWS) threatened and endangered species habitat list but due to the Court Injunction on the issuance
of new flood insurance policy under the National Flood Insurance Program, the Federal District Court
Judge tenninated the "technical coordination requirement" with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
However, based on this injunction applicants may not be able to obtain flood insurance since the
property's real estate number is on the current list.
Permitting Histof)':
A building pennit was applied for on January 7, 2002, and the ROGO allocation was applied for on
February 4, 2002 (Year 10, Qumier 2). The application scored an overall total of five (5) points: ten
(10) points from planning, four (4) points from the building department (five (5) points for building
features and minus one (-1) point for construction in an AE-9/1O flood zone): and an overall negative
nine (-9) points from environmental resources (one (I) point as the subject property was determined to be
Habitat Protection Group 1, disturbed/scarified, and negative ten (-10) critical habitat Big Pine Key by
the Lower Keys Biologist).
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Currently, with the addition of three perseverance points, the property scores eight (8) points, The
applicant will be awarded one more perseverance point at the end of the 3rd quarter of Year 14, April13,
2006 for a total of nine (9) points.
These perseverance points have been assigned pursuant to Monroe County Code Section 9.5-122.3(10).
Perseverance points: One point is awarded on the anniversary of the controlling date for each year that
the applicant remains in the residential ROGO system up to four (4) years. If the applicant remains in the
system two points may be assigned to the application on the anniversary of the controlling date for each
year over four (4) years that the application remains in the dwelling unit allocation system. Note if, after
gaining a perseverance point or points, an application should be withdrawn for any reason, the
perseverance point, or points gained shall be retained; however, a new controlling date shall be
established as provided in [sub] section 9.5-122,1(a).
The subject property located on San Remo Drive lies between a developed lot and a vacant lot. There are
forty-six lots on San Remo Drive of which all are canal front. San Remo Drive has twenty-three
developed lots and the remaining are undeveloped. There have been sixteen (16) ROGO allocations
granted in the Doctor's Arm Subdivision including the Additions and Sections, and another six (6) are
currently in the system awaiting an allocation. This area north of Old State Road 4A has four hundred
twenty-five lots of which approximately one hundred ninety lots are developed with a residential use.
Big Pine Key has 9,434 parcels. The following is the number of parcels per Tier: Tier 1: 7,147 parcel,
Tier 2: 1,395 parcels, and Tier 3: 892 parcels.
Goal 3 of the Big Pine and No Name Master Plan envisions issuance of 200 residential dwelling units
over a twenty-year planning horizon, Currently approximately 60 of the dwelhng units have been
allocated.
The applicant applied for Administrative Relief on April 13, 2005 (Year 13, Quarter 3) and is within the
allowable time frame to be eligible for Administrative Relief under section 9.5-122.2(f) of the Monroe
County Code,
Development Potential:
Zoning - The property is zoned Improved Subdivision (IS) which allows single-family residential
dwellings and accessory uscs. As an IS lot, it has no TDR value under the current code.
Future Lane Use Map (FLUM) - The FLUM indicates the property to be Residential Medium (RM)
which is intended for single-family residential use.
Land Type - The property was given a point assignment of one (1) positive point for being in Habitat
Group 1 which is defined in Section 9.5-122.3(7) and includes the following: Disturbed/scarified or
disturbed with hammock or disturbed with exotics. Group 1 is the least environmentally sensitive
category of the four groups described in Section 9.5-]22.3(7).
Neighboring Properties - The Doctors Arm area north of Old State Road 4A is approximately 44%
developed with residential uses. Not all the vacant parcels are in private ownership. Approximately
nineteen( 19) of the vacant lots were dedicated to Monroe County from past applicants who dedicated
land to increase points on their individual applications in the Dwelling Unit Allocation System and six
(6) vacant lots were purchased by the Monroe County Land Authority in this subdivision.
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ROGO - The RaGa point system is designed to direct gro'Nth to protect natural resources and encourage
infill to improved subdivision lots. Land development regulations have been adopted that scores negative
ROGO points for any lot on Big Pine Key, The subject parcel is not competitive fOT ROGO allocations.
Monroe County's Smart Gro\Vih Initiatives (Comprehensive Plan Goal J 05) further defines areas for
future development and areas in which no development may occur. The tiers for Big Pine and No Name
Key are defined in Policy 105.2.1 as follows:
1. Natural Area (Tier I): Any defined geographic area where all or a significant portion of the
land area is characterized as environmentally sensitive by the policies of this Plan and applicable
habitat conservation plan, is to be designated as a Natural Area. New development on vacant land is
to be severely restricted and privately owned vacant lands are to be acquired or development rights
retired for resource conservation and passive recreation purposes. Within the Natural Area
designation are typically found lands within the acquisition boundaries of federal and state resource
conservation and park areas, including isolated platted subdivisions; and privately-owned vacant
lands with sensitive environmental features outside these acquisition areas.
2. Transition and Sprawl Reduction Area (Tier II): Any defined geographic area, where scattered
groups and fragments of environmentally sensitive lands, as defined by this Plan, may be found and
where existing platted subdivisions are not predominately developed, not served by complete
infrastructure facilities, or not within close proximity to established commercial areas, is to be
designated as a Transition and Sprawl Reduction Area. New development is to be discouraged and
privately owned vacant lands acquired or development rights retired to reduce sprawl, ensure that the
Keys carrying capacity is not exceeded, and prevent further encroachment on sensitive natural
resources.
3. Infill Area (Tier III): Any defined geographic area, where a significant portion of land area is
not characterized as environmentally sensitive as defined by this Plan, where existing platted
subdivisions are substantially developed, served by complete infrastructure facilities, and within
close proximity to established commercial areas, or where a concentration of non-residential uses
exists, is to be designated as an Infili Area. New development and redevelopment are to be highly
encouraged,
The subject property, located in Doctor's Arm Subdivision 3rd Addition Section B, is considered a
Transition and Sprawl Reduction Area (Tier II) lot and would be designated as such as a part of Goal
105.
The Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) for Big Pine Key and No Name Key is pending approval from
USFWS. However, the Master Plan for future development of Big Pine Key and No Name Key was
adopted August 18, 2004, which included the adoption of the Tier Maps and direction that the dwelling
unit allocation system will need to be revised to implement the tier System Overlay Map to be consistent
with the Master Plan and HCP. The Tier System adopted by the Board discourages development in Tiers
I and II.
The Master Plan for future development of Big Pine Key and No Name states under Strategy 9,2, Action
Item 9.2.3: "Encourage the State of Florida to revise the CARL boundaries within the planning area to
correspond with coverage of Tier I and Tier II lands as depicted on the Tier System Overlay Map for the
purpose of prioritizing purchases". Additionally, Strategy 9.3, Action Item 9.3.1: states "Amend the
administrative relief and beneficial use provisions of the Comprehensive Plan and Land Development
Regulations to require purchase ofland for Tier I applicants and to allow purchase or issuance of penn its
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for Tier II and Tier III applicants, as appropriate".
The Ordinance adopting the amendment to the Monroe County Land Development Regulations to revise
the Rate of Growth Ordinance {ROGO}) was approved by the Board of County Commissioners on
March 15,2006. At this meeting the Board approved the creation of Monroe County Code Section 9.5-
124.7(1).
" (1) Board action: At the conclusion of the public hearing, the board may take any or a
combination of the following actions:
(1) Offer to purchase the property at fair market value as the preferred action if the property is
located within:
a. a designated Tier I area;
b. a designated Tier II area (Big Pine Key and No Name Key);
c. a designated Tier III-A area (Special Protection Area); or
d. a designated Tier III area on a non-waterfront lot suitable for affordable housing.
(2) Grant the applicant an allocation award for all or a number of dwelling units requested in the
next succeeding quarterly allocation permit or extended pro rata over several succeeding
quarterly allocation periods as the preferred action for buildable properties not meeting any
of the criteria in (1) above.
(3) Suggest such other relief as may be necessary and appropriate".
Goal 207, Monroe County Comprehensive Plan: "Monroe County shall protect and conserve existing
wildlife and wildlife habitats". The subject property is located within the National Wildlife Refuge and
the Great White Heron Refuge boundaries.
Eligibility for Administrative Relief Options:
Section 9.5-122.2(1) of the Monroe County Land Development Regulations and Policy 101.6,] or the
2010 Comprehensive Plan provides a mechanism whereby an application which has not received an
allocation award in ROGO may apply to the Board of county Commissioners for Administrative Relief.
The applicant is eligible for Administrative Relief having complied with all requirements of the dwelling
unit allocation system and having been considered in at least three (3) of the last four consecutive annual
allocation periods and having submitted their application for Administrative Relief no earlier than the
third annual allocation period and no later than ninety (90) days following the close of the fourth
allocation period.
Relief Options under Administrative Relief:
The remedies available to an application for Administrative Relief pursuant to Section 9.5-122.2(1)
include issuance of an allocation award, or offer to purchase the property or such other relief as may be
necessary or appropriate.
The subject property is located within Tier II on Big Pine Key, an area that has been determined to have
secondary impacts on the Key Deer due to the distance from US # 1 and the potential for a 'take' of the
species. Because Tier Ilis a transition area where only limited new development will be allowed,
environmentally sensitive lands are present, and there is a potential for secondary impacts on the Key
Deer, it is appropriate to continue to restrict the number ofresidential permits issued in these areas.
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The applicant has requested administrative relief in the form of a granting of an allocation and has not
expressed a desire to sell the property to the County as provided for under Policy 10 1.6.1 of the Y car
2010 Comprehensive Plan.
Staff Analysis:
The Growth Management Division has reviewed the application and recommends the denial of a ROGO
allocation award to the applicant based on the following findings of facts.
Findings of Facts:
1. The James Hupp ROGO application for Doctor's Arm Subdivision 3rd Addition Section B,
Lot 32, Big Pine Key received negative ten (-10) points for critical habitat since the property
is located on Big Pine Key, which is an area that has been determined to have secondary
impacts on the Key Deer due to the distance from US #1 and the potential for a 'take' of the
species; and
2. Policy 101.6.1 of the 2010 Comprehensive Plan and Section 9.5-122.2(f) of the Monroe
County Land Development Regulations provides a mechanism whereby an applicant who has
not received an allocation award in ROGO may apply to the Board of County Commissioners
for Administrative Relief; and
3. Strategy 9.3, Action Item 9.3.1 of the Big Pine Master Plan; states "Amend the
administrative relief and beneficial use provisions of the Comprehensive Plan and land
development regulations to requirc purchase of land for Ticr I applicants and to allow
purchasc or issuance of permits for Tier II and Tier 1II applicants, as appropriate" ; and
4. Goal 3 of the Big Pine and No Name Master Plan envisions issuance of 200 residential
dwelling units over a tvventy-year period and encourages development to occur in infill areas,
Tier IlL Approximately sixty 60 of the dwelling units have been allocated and 892 vacant
parcels remain to be developed in Tier III; and
5. On March 15, 2006, the Board of County Commissioners passed an Ordinance adopting the
amendment to the Monroe County Land Dcvelopment Regulations to revise Sections 9.5-120
through 9.5-123 and Sections 9.5-125 through 9.5-140 (Rate of Growth Ordinance
{ROGO}). Pursuant to Section 9.5-122.3(t)(1)b, The board may offer to purchase the
property at its fair market value as its preferred action if the property is located within a Tier
II on Big Pine Key; and
6. The applicant has been in the ROGO system for four of the last four annual allocations
periods and therefore qualifies for Administrative Relief; and
Recommendation: Staff recommends denial of the requested Administrative Relief for an allocation
award and instead recommends Administrative Relief in the form of an offer to purchase the property.
cc; Director of Growth Management
Mark Rosch, Monroe County Land Authority
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RESOLUTION NO. -2006
A RESOLUTION BY THE MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF
COlJNTY COMMISSIONERS DENYING THE REQUEST FOR
ADMINISTRATIVE RELIEF MADE BY JAMES HUPP ON THE
LOT DESCRIBED AS LOT 32, DOCTOR'S ARM SUBDIVISION
3RD ADDITION, SECTION B, BIG PINE KEY
RE#00312572,003300 IN THE FORM OF A DWELLING UNIT
ALLOCATION. THE RECOMMENDED RELIEF IS IN THE
FORM OF PURCHASE OF THE PROPERTY.
WHEREAS, James Hupp submitted an application for a building permit allocation under
the Residential Rate of Growth Ordinance (ROGO) in February 2002; and
WHEREAS, the application has been in the ROGO system for at least four (4)
consecutive years; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissions (BOCC) has the authority to grant
administrative relief under Section 95-122,2(f)(6) and may grant the applicant a building
allocation, offer to buy the property at fair market value, or provide such other relief as may be
necessary and appropriate: and
WHEREAS, On March 15, 2006, the Board of County Commissioners passed an
Ordinance adopting the amendment to the Monroe County Land Development Regulations to
revise Rate of Growth Ordinance (ROGO). The Monroe County Code Section for Administrative
Relief was amended to include Section 9.5-122.3(f)(1)b: offer to purchase the property at its fair
market value as its preferred action if the property is located within a Tier II on Big Pine Key and
WHEREAS, the subject property is in the National Wildlife Refuge and the Great White
Heron Refuge boundaries; and
WHEREAS, Policy 101.6.5 ofthe 2010 Comprehensive Plan provides criteria to be used
for determining lands that are appropriate fOT acquisition and the criteria includes the protection
and recovery of threatened or endangered species, such as development on Big Pine Key; and
WHEREAS, the subject canal front property, located in the Doctor's Arm Subdivision
3rd Addition Section B, Big Pine Key is located in a Tier II; and
WHEREAS, the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners makes the following
findings offact and conclusions oflaw:
1. The James Hupp ROGO application for Doctor's Arm Subdivision 3rd
Addition Section B, Lot 32, Big Pine Key received negative ten (-10)
points for critical habitat since the property is located on Big Pine
Key, which is an area that has been detemlined to have secondary
impacts on the Key Deer due to the distance from US #1 and the
potential for a 'take' of the species; and
2. Policy 101.6.1 of the 2010 Comprehensive Plan and Section 9.5-
122.2(f) of the Monroe County Land Development Regulations
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provides a mechanism whereby an applicant who has not received an
allocation award in ROGO may apply to the Board of County
Commissioners for Administrative Relief; and
3. Strategy 9.3, Action Item 9.3,1 of the Big Pine Master Plan: states
"Amend the administrative relief and beneficial use provisions of the
Comprehensive Plan and land development regulations to require
purchase of land for Tier I applicants and to allow purchase or
issuance of permits for Tier II and Tier III applicants, as appropriate";
and
4. Goal 3 of the Big Pine and No Name Master Plan envisions issuance
of 200 residential dwelling units over a twenty-year period and
encourages development to occur in infill areas, Tier III.
Approximately sixty 60 of the dwelling units have been allocated and
892 vacant parcels remain to be developed in Tier III; and
5. On March IS, 2006, the Board of County Commissioners passed an
Ordinance adopting the amendment to the Monroe County Land
Development Regulations to revise Sections 9.5-120 through 9.5-123
and Sections 9.5-125 through 9.5-140 (Rate of Growth Ordinance
{ROGO}). Pursuant to Section 9.5-122.3(f)(1 )b. The board may offer
to purchase the property at its fair market value as its preferred action
if the property is located within a Tier II on Big Pine Key; and
6, The applicant has been in the ROGO system for four of the last four
annual allocations periods and therefore qualifies for Administrative
Relief; and
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOL VED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, THAT:
Administrative relief is granted to James Hupp on Lot 32, Doctor's Ann Subdivision 3rd Addition
Section B, Big Pine Key in the form of an offer to purchase the subject property subject to the
following conditions:
1, The applicant may elect to sell the property to Monroe County for conservation purposes, or
to remain in the ROGO allocation system until such time as the application receives an
allocation.
2. The Executive Director of the Monroe County Land Authority is hereby authorized and
directed to negotiate for the purchase of the above described property subject to the approval
of the Board of County Commissioners.
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3. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County,
Florida at a regular meeting held on the day of , 2006.
Mayor Charles "Sonny" Mccoy
Mayor Pro TemMurrayNelson
Commissioner George Neugent
Commissioner David Rice
Commissioner Dixie Spehar
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
BY
Mayor Charles "Sonny" Mccoy
(SEAL)
ATTEST: DANNY L. HOLHAGE, CLERK
DEPUTY CLERK
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NOTICE OF SUPPLEMENTAL
BUDGET HEARING
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 129.03, Florida Statutes, notice is hereby given
that a Public Hearing will be held by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe
County, Florida on April 19, 2006 at the hour of 5:01 p.m. at the Harvey Government
Center, 1200 Truman Avenue, Key West, Florida for the purpose of receiving any
comments on the Proposed Supplemental Budget Amendment for the fiscal year
beginning October 1, 2005, and ending September 30, 2006, for the Clerk of the
Court's Public Records Modernization Trust Fund, #192.
Clerk's Public Records Modernization Trust Fund - 192
Current Revised
Budget Increase Budget
Revenues:
192-389002 Fund Balance Forward S 361,000 S 590,000 S 951,000
574,000 0 --
192-xxxxxx All Other Revenue 574,000
Total S 935,000 S 590,000 S 1,525,000
Appropriations:
192-05194-530460 Repairs and Maintenance 37,000 S 31,000 S 68,000
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192-05194-530524 Software 383,888 500,000 883,888
192-05194-590995 Contingency 93,500 59,000 152,500
192-05194-xxxxxx All Other Expenditures 420,612 0 420,612
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Total S 935,000 S 590,000 S 1,525,000
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