Item G4
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: January 17,2002
Division: Growth Management
Bulk Item:
No X
Department: Planning and Environmental Resources
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Approval of a resolution directing Growth Management to defer the
award of modest housing ROGO points until the planning commission completes a review of the
regulations and recommends an amendment for adoption by the County Commission or the passage of
180 days.
ITEM BACKGROUND: ROGO was amended in 2000 to encourage the construction of moderately
priced housing by providing points for "modest housing". There have been many problems with
implementing the ordinance because it does not provide sufficient guidance to assure the housing has
characteristics that make them more reasonably priced. The Planning Commission is requesting this
deferral to provide them time to review and amend the ordinance to clearly define when points should
be awarded for "modest housing".
PREVIOUS REVELANT BOCC ACTION:
Ordinance 013-2000 amended the Plan to provide positive points to encourage the development of
"modest housing and Ordinance 012-2000 amended the LDRs to define modest housing and to provide
modest housing points.
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES; N/A
ST AFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Approval
TOT AL COST:
N/A
BUDGETED: Yes N/ A No
COST TO COUNTY: N/A
REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes N/A No
AMOUNT PER MONTH N/ A
Year
APPROVED BY: County Atty _
DOCUMENTATION:
Included X
To Follow_Not Required_
DIVISION DIRECTOR APPROVAL:
DISPOSITION:
AGENDA ITEM #02 -C ~
Revised 2/27/0 I
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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION BY THE MONROE COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
DIRECTING GROWTH MANAGEMENT TO
DEFER THE A WARD OF MODEST HOUSING
ROGO POINTS UNTIL THE PLANNING
COMMISSION COMPLETES A REVIEW OF
THE REGULATIONS AND RECOMMENDS AN
AMENDMENT FOR ADOPTION BY THE
COUNTY COMMISSION OR THE PASSAGE
OF l~DA YS.
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WHEREAS, the Monroe County Year 2010 Comprehensive Plan (2010 Plan)
requires Monroe County to implement a permit allocation system; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance 013-2000 amended the Plan to provide positive points to
encourage the development of "modest housing"; and
WHEREAS, Sec.-122.3 of the Land Development Regulations (LDRs) were
subsequently amended to provide positive points to encourage the construction of
moderately priced residential dwelling units; and
WHEREAS, Modest Housing is defined in the LDRs to mean residential units
that have a combination of design and site characteristics that make them more
reasonably price than residential units lacking such characteristics; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission and the Planning Director are concerned
that the regulations as adopted do not contain sufficient guidance to assure that the points
are reserved for and are allocated to moderately priced housing of modest design; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Director has met twice with the Planning Commission
to discuss interpretation of, and concerns with, the Modest Housing sections of the Plan
and LDRs; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission received public comments on
implementing the modest housing provisions at both of those meetings and at subsequent
Planning Commission meetings; and
WHEREAS, the Monroe County Planning Commission at the December 27,
2001 meeting voted, four to zero, to request the Board of County Commission to defer
future allocation of ROGO points for modest housing to permit the Planning Commission
time to review and amend the regulations; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Director agrees that the modest housing provisions, as
drafted, should be amended to assure that the points are reserved for moderately priced
housing units.
NOW THEREFORE; BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA:
Section 1: Pursuant to the pendin1legislation doctrine set forth in Smith v.. C.ity of
Clearwater, 383 So. 2D 681 (Fla. 2n DCA 1980), the Board of County CommIssIOners
hereby directs Growth Management staff to defer the award of modest housing ROGO
points to building permit applications received after 5 p.m. on January 17, 200Luntil the
Planning Commission completes a review of the regulations and recommends an
amendment for adoption by the County Commission or the passage of 1 Y"O days.
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Section 2: Growth Management staff is directed to immediately begin working with
the Planning Commission to review and prepare of an amendment to the Monroe County
LDRs concerning modest housing ROGO points.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida
at a regular meeting held on the 17 day of Jamuary, A.D., 2002.
Mayor Charles "Sonny" McCoy
Mayor Pro Tern Dixie Spehar
Commissioner Murray Nelson
Commissioner George Neugent
Commissioner Nora Williams
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
BY
Mayor McCoy
(SEAL)
A TTEST: DANNY KOHLAGE, CLERK
DEPUTY CLERK