No More Public Input: State Mandate Ends Final Say on Palm Bay Developments
A new state law has stripped Palm Bay and other local governments of their authority to hold public hearings on the final platting stage of new developments, moving the process to an administrative approval. We have the details here!
ThBe It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
Section 1. Section 177.071, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
177.071 Administrative approval of plats plat by designated county or
municipal official governing bodies.—
(1)(a) A plat or replat submitted under this part must be administra-
tively approved and no further action or approval by the governing body of a
county or municipality is required if the plat or replat complies with the
requirements of s. 177.091. The governing body of the county or municipality
shall designate, by ordinance or resolution, an administrative authority to
receive, review, and process the plat or replat submittal, including
designating an administrative official responsible for approving, approving
with conditions, or denying the proposed plat or replat.
(b) As used in this section, the term “administrative authority” means a
department, division, or other agency of the county or municipality. For
purposes of issuing a final administrative approval of a plat or replat
submittal, the term also includes an administrative officer or employee
designated by the governing body of a county or municipality, including but
not limited to, a county administrator or manager, a city manager, a deputy
county administrator or manager, a deputy city manager, an assistant
county administrator or manager, an assistant city manager, or other high-
ranking county or city department or division director with direct or indirect
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CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
oversight responsibility for the county’s or municipality’s land development,
housing, utilities, or public works programs.e mandate does designate a "City Surveyor". It could be any admin official.
I don't like this, but if I'm reading it correctly, we still get a hearing on new developments etc. So if they wanted to run the St Johns Parkway thru your neighbor's yard, you would have a opportunity to comment on it before the City Council (or TPO). Feel free to point out this is wrong, but I'm having a hard time recalling if something that made it to final plat, was ever pulled by the council/P&Z due to public objection?