§ 90-33. Findings, purpose and intent.

In adopting this article, the county council makes and expresses the following findings, purpose and intent:

(1)

In accordance with section 1303 of the county Charter, the 1985-1986 county Charter review commission was formed to prepare necessary amendments to the Charter.

(2)

In consideration of the rapid growth of the county in recent years and the adoption of landmark comprehensive planning legislation in the state, the Charter review commission determined that growth management was a top priority among its objectives.

(3)

As a result of information, evidence and testimony received at numerous public meetings and hearings, the Charter review commission proposed the creation of the Volusia Growth Management Commission to determine the consistency of the municipalities' and the county's comprehensive plans and any amendments thereto with each other.

(4)

The citizens of the county voted at a referendum held on November 4, 1986, to adopt Charter amendments creating the commission and granting certain powers to the commission.

(5)

The purpose of the commission is to provide an effective means for coordinating the plans of municipalities and the county, in order to provide a forum for the units of local government in the county to cooperate with each other in coordinating the provision of public services to and improvements for the citizens of the county, and create incentives to foster intergovernmental cooperation and coordination.

(6)

The commission held an organizational meeting on February 25, 1987, and then, through its committee on growth management related issues, duly noticed and held further public hearings on May 18, 1987, and May 21, 1987, and held commission hearings on June 10, 1987, and June 24, 1987, to develop rules of procedure for and enforcement of the commission's consistency review within the time provided for under the Charter amendment.

(7)

On June 24, 1987, the commission adopted Resolution No. 87-5, which recommended that county council adopt this article, which contains the rules of procedure for consistency review and enforcement as required by the Charter amendment.

(8)

Since the Volusia County Council adoption of Ordinance No. 87-24, the commission has undertaken a diligent process with numerous public hearings to consider amendments to the commission's certification rules as codified in Volusia County Code chapter 90, article II. The commission has addressed revisions to the procedures for submitting and processing applications and has acknowledged advances in technology recognizing the use of electronic communications in defined circumstances.

(9)

For clarification of the statement in the Volusia County Charter section 202.3 which, in part, reads "The commission may perform such other directly related duties as the commission from time to time deems necessary", the commission has recommended to the council and the council hereby agrees that "other directly related duties" is limited to the following:

a.

Analysis and studies needed for the commission or commission staff to determine consistency or inconsistency of a comprehensive plan, element of a comprehensive plan, or amendment.

b.

Administrative duties for the operation of the commission.

c.

The commission acting as a mediator when requested by two or more units of local government to address an issue between such units of local government.

d.

Those duties necessary to meet the requirements of F.S. § 163.3177(6)(h).

(Ord. No. 87-24, § 1, 7-23-87; Ord. No. 2012-16, § I, 10-4-12; Ord. No. 2016-10, § I, 5-5-16)