THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND GROWTH MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE ABOVE MOTION.
Staff has received a request from Mr. Leigh Kerr, Leigh Robinson Kerr & Associates, Inc, on behalf of the property owner of 851 Eller Drive, Dania Beach, to initiate an amendment to the Broward County Land Use Plan Natural Resource Map Series - Environmentally Sensitive Lands Map; Local Areas of Particular Concern (LAPC), to remove the current LAPC designation on an approximate 2.4 acre parcel located at 851 Eller Drive. Please Exhibit 1.
The property owner is requesting the Board to initiate the amendment since amendments to the Broward County Land Use Plan Map Series may only be initiated by one of the following: 1) Broward County Board of County Commissioners, 2) Broward County Planning Council, or 3) municipality having jurisdiction over the subject property. The Broward County Planning Council considered initiating the amendment at their meeting of June 28, 2018, but declined to initiate.
County staff is bringing the request forward, in consultation with the County Attorney's Office, with a recommendation that the Board approve the requested initiation to permit the Broward County Planning Council and Broward County staff to review the proposal and prepare a staff report and recommendation, hold a Broward County Planning Council public hearing, receive a Broward County Planning Council recommendation, and bring the item back to the Board as a public hearing item to allow the Board to adopt, deny, or modify the proposed amendment. As of this writing, Broward County Planning Council and Broward County staff have not analyzed the requested amendment, and do not have a recommendation as to whether to approve, deny, or modify the subject request to remove the current LAPC designation.
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