Florida State Senator Ellyn Bogdanoff (District 25) has introduced an amendment to pending legislation that will gut local authority and rule making in regard to amending their development master plans. There is nothing subtle about this amendment which is clear in its intent:
“A local government may not adopt or impose any supermajority voting requirement, by charter provision, ordinance, or otherwise, for the transmittal or adoption of amendments to the comprehensive plan.”
The Florida Senate will take up a bill called HB 4003, today, Monday, March 5th. If passed, the bill will terminate a state program intended to provide grants for the redevelopment of urban centers. The proposed amendment would strip all local municipalities in the state of Florida of their current ability to require a super majority vote in changing comprehensive land use plans.
As reported both on Eye on Miami and in the Miami Herald, this is Tallahassee's reaction to Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez’s declaration made at the State of the County Address that he will push to strengthen the urban development boundary by increasing the requirement for approval and transmittal of Comp Plan changes from 2/3 to 3/4 vote of the County Commission members.
The effects of the this bill, if amended, and passed into law, will be that the Florida Legislature will remove the ability of the County and all Florida municipalities to set rules to guard against urban sprawl on its western and southern fringes.
As reported both on Eye on Miami and in the Miami Herald, this is Tallahassee's reaction to Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez’s declaration made at the State of the County Address that he will push to strengthen the urban development boundary by increasing the requirement for approval and transmittal of Comp Plan changes from 2/3 to 3/4 vote of the County Commission members.
The effects of the this bill, if amended, and passed into law, will be that the Florida Legislature will remove the ability of the County and all Florida municipalities to set rules to guard against urban sprawl on its western and southern fringes.
Review the Miami Herald article posted Sunday, March 4, 2012, Amendment to Florida bill could make it easier to move Miami-Dade’s urban development boundary
This is another example of the no action Palmetto Bay elected officials sitting back and doing nothing while our rights are taken away from us in Tallahassee.
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