Community Planning Table of Contents

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Emergency Final Order Relating to the Suspension of Statutes in Response to Hurricane Idalia

On August 31, 2023, Secretary J. Alex Kelly signed Commerce Final Order No.: COM-23-030, an Emergency Final Order relating to the suspension of statutes in response to Hurricane Idalia. For the counties listed in Governor Ron Desantis’ Executive Orders, the emergency order is to toll statutory deadlines until October 25, 2023, unless otherwise extended by subsequent order, relating to comprehensive plan amendments and the submission, review and determination process for the revitalization of a homeowners’ association’s declaration of covenants.

Areas of Critical State Concern

• Areas of Critical State Concern Program
  
  • Apalachicola Bay Area
  • Big Cypress Area
  • City of Key West and the Florida Keys Areas
  • Green Swamp Area
• Instruction for Rendering Development Orders and Land Development Regulations
  
  • Permit Review Status

Comprehensive Planning

• Comprehensive Plan and Plan Amendment Processing and Submittal Guidelines
  • Expedited State Review
    • Transmittal Procedures and Timeframes
    • How to Prepare and Submit a Proposed Expedited State Review Comprehensive Plan Amendment
    • How to Prepare and Submit an Adopted Expedited State Review Comprehensive Plan Amendment
    • Expedited State Review Process Flowchart
    • Notice Requirements and Time Frames for Local Government Hearings - Expedited State Review
  • State Coordinated Review
    • Amendments that must follow the State Coordinated Review Process; Procedures; and Timeframes
    • How to Prepare and Submit a Proposed State Coordinated Review Comprehensive Plan Amendment
    • How to Prepare and Submit an Adopted State Coordinated Review Comprehensive Plan Amendment
    • State Coordinated Review Process Flowchart
    • Notice Requirements and Timeframes for Local Government Hearings - State Coordinated Review
  • Small Scale Amendments
    • Small Scale Amendments Defined; Adoption; Challenge; Effective Date
    • Procedures for Submitting Adopted Small Scale Comprehensive Plan Amendments to the State Land Planning Agency
  • Comprehensive Plan Review Agencies
    • Agency Contacts
  • Military Installations - Review of Comprehensive Plan Amendments, Land Development Regulations, and Development Orders
    • Military Bases - Military Base Encroachment
    • Local Governments That Must Send Comprehensive Plan Amendments and Land Development Regulation Changes to Military Installations
    • Military Installation Contacts
• Comprehensive Planning Documents
  • Accessing Comprehensive Plans and Plan Amendments (Florida Papers)
  • Objections, Recommendations and Comments (ORC) - Find ORC Reports, Expedited State Review Comment Letters and Notices of Intent Online
• Capital Improvements and Infrastructure
  • Affordable Housing Planning
  • Capital Improvements Element
  • Transportation Planning
• Challenges to Comprehensive Plans and Plan Amendments
  • Time Frame and Procedures for a Citizen Challenge to a Comprehensive Plan Amendment
• Comprehensive Plan Evaluation and Appraisal Review (EAR)
  • Evaluation and Appraisal Review of the Comprehensive Plan
• Natural and Cultural Resources
  • Coastal High-Hazard Area
  • Conservation Elements
  • Historic Preservation
  • Springs Protection
  • Wetlands
  • Water Resources
  • Water Supply Planning
• Planning Initiatives and Programs
  • Rural Land Stewardship Area Program
  • Sector Planning Program
  • Waterfronts Florida Program
• Planning and Technical Assistance
  • Community Planning Technical Assistance
  • Community Planning Technical Assistance Grants (Anticipated Funding Announcement for State Fiscal Year 2023-2024)
• Statutory Changes that Affect Community Planning
  • Property Rights Element
  • Statutory Changes to the Community Planning Act (Chapter 163, Part II, Florida Statutes): 1986 ‐ 2015
  • Statutory Changes to the Community Planning Act (Chapter 163, Part II, Florida Statutes): 2016 - 2022

Community and Economic Development

• Planning for Economic Development
  • Comprehensive Planning and Economic Development
• Economic Opportunities
  • Deepwater Ports
  • Ecotourism
    
    • The Economic Benefits of Ecotourism
    • Comprehensive Plans and Ecotourism
  • Manufacturing Competitiveness Act Development Approval Program

Community Resiliency and Disaster Preparedness Planning

• Adaptation Planning
• Hazard Mitigation Planning
• Post-Disaster Recovery
• Waterfronts Florida Program

Developments of Regional Impact and Florida Quality Developments

• General Information About Developments of Regional Impact and Florida Quality Developments
• List of Local Governments Qualifying as Dense Urban Land Areas
• Buildout Date Extensions

Homeowners Association Declarations and Covenants - Revitalization

• Revitalization of Expired Homeowners Association Declarations and Covenants

Land Development Regulations

• Administrative Challenges to Land Development Regulations
• Local Governments That Must Send Comprehensive Plan Amendments and Land Development Regulation Changes to Military Installations