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What is a “Comprehensive Plan”?
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Comprehensive Plan provides a
city with a roadmap or plan for
the future development of that
city. It is developed and
updated by each municipality in
Florida, defining the parameters
by which a city’s leaders and
citizens expect their city to
grow over the long-term. In
1985 the State Legislature
enacted the Growth Management
Act, which required all counties
and municipalities in the State
to formulate a Comprehensive
Plan. The elements contained in
a Comprehensive Plan are
future land use, housing,
transportation, public
facilities, conservation,
recreation and open space,
intergovernmental coordination
and capital improvements.
Each element includes two
distinct sections: “Goals,
Objective and Policies” and
“Data, Inventory and Analysis.”
The “Goals” section sets a
city’s general vision through
the goals and enacts steps or
policies to progress toward
achieving those established
goals. The “Data” section
contains specific data sets that
support the “Goals.”
How can it be used on a daily basis?
Whenever a
development project
is initiated, a city’s planners
compare the proposed development
project for compliance with the
Goals, Objectives and Policies
of the Comprehensive Plan. If
the project meets the “Goals”
the project
can move forward in the
development review process. If
the review determines the
proposed development does not
match what is allowed in the
adopted Comprehensive Plan an
application for amendment can be
submitted for review and
approval prior to the project
proceeding.
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