§ 72-413. Powers and duties.

(a)

The commission shall hear applications from the county council, any department or agency of county government, or from any person (see definition of "person") for amendment or special exceptions to this section. If the proposed amendment or special exception relates to a specific area of land, it shall be heard only if it is presented by the person owning 51 percent or more of that land or upon an administrative application by the county council.

(b)

The commission is hereby designated as the local planning agency as required by F.S. §§ 163.3161 et seq. and 163.3174 of the Community Planning Act. It shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, the elements of the comprehensive plan required in F.S. 163.3177 and any other appropriate elements, and shall make recommendations regarding the comprehensive plan to the county council. It shall have the general responsibility for the conduct of the comprehensive planning program. It shall comply with all requirements of the Community Planning Act and shall monitor and oversee the effectiveness and status of the comprehensive plan, and recommend to the county council such changes in the comprehensive plan as may from time to time be required. It shall perform any other duties assigned by the county council, and may prepare and recommend to the county council any other proposals to implement the comprehensive plan. No recommendation for approval of any comprehensive plan amendment may occur unless four members concur.

(c)

As the local planning agency, the commission is hereby designated as the land development regulation commission in accordance with the provisions of F.S. §§ 163.3161 et seq. and 163.3194(2) of the Community Planning Act. The commission shall develop and recommend to the county council land development regulations which implement the comprehensive plan and review land development regulations which implement the comprehensive plan and review land development regulations or amendments thereto for consistency with the adopted plan.

(Ord. No. 85-27, § IX, 11-14-85; Ord. No. 86-16, § L, 10-23-86; Ord. No. 98-25, § LIV, 12-17-98; Ord. No. 00-09, § IV, 2-24-00; Ord. No. 2008-25, § II, 12-4-08; Ord. No. 2013-20, § V, 12-12-13)