Last week, Martin County transmitted the Comprehensive Plan Amendments that were adopted by the BOCC to the Department of Economic Opportunity for final review.
The Amendments were adopted on August 13, 2013.
The County must transmit the adopted Amendments to Tallahassee within 10 days of adoption. The Amendments were transmitted on August 20, 2013.
The Department of Economic Opportunity has five days after receipt of the package to notify the County if the transmittal packet is complete or whether additional materials must be submitted.
Once the packet is complete, the DEO has 45 days to review the Amendments and issue a Notice of Intent to find them in compliance or not in compliance with state law. The Notice of Intent must be posted on the DEO website.
Any “affected person” may file a petition with the Division of Administrative Hearings to challenge the Amendments within 30 days of adoption by the BOCC (by September 12, 2013).
If the DEO finds the Amendments in compliance and if no petition is filed within 30 days of adoption, the Amendments become law when the Notice of Intent is posted on the DEO website.
Please let the reviewing agencies know that we support approval of the adopted Comp Plan Amendments, including Amendment 13-5 which restores overall goals and policies that protect our neighborhoods, preserve our environment, strengthen our economy and maintain the Martin County difference.
You can send a brief e-mail, fax or letter to the reviewing agencies listed below, telling them that you support adopted Martin County Comprehensive Plan Amendment – MRT No. 13-1 ESR – and encourage a finding of compliance with all state statutes and requirements.
See mailing addresses, phone, fax contact info below. Here are the e-mail addresses:
ray.eubanks@deo.myflorida.com; laura.regalado@deo.myflorida.com; compplans@freshfromflorida.com; mbusha@tcrpc.org; tracy suber@fldoe.org; Plan.Review@dep.state.fl.us; Sherri.Martin@DEO.MyFlorida.com; Denna.Woodward@DOS.MyFlorida.com; gerry.oreilly@dot.state.fl.us; FWCConservationPlanningServices@myfwc.com; tmanning@sfwmd.gov; nikkiv@martin.fl.us
Ginny Sherlock
LITTMAN, SHERLOCK & HEIMS, P.A.
P.O. Box 1197
Stuart, FL 34995
Telephone: (772) 287-0200
www.lshlaw.net
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Attention: Comprehensive Plan Review
Office of Policy and Budget
The Capitol, Plaza Level 8
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0800
Phone: 850-410-2280
Email: compplans@freshfromflorida.com
Department of Economic Opportunity
Attention: Ray Eubanks, Plan Processing Administrator
State Land Planning Agency
Caldwell Building
107 East Madison – MSC 160
Tallahassee, Florida 32399
Phone: 850-717-8483
Fax 850-488-3309
Email: ray.eubanks@deo.myflorida.com
Bureau of Economic Development
Sherri Martin
Department of Economic Opportunity
Bureau of Economic Development
The Caldwell Building
107 East Madison Street, MSC-160
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0001
Phone: 850-717-8520
Email: Sherri.Martin@DEO.MyFlorida.com
Department of Education
Attention: Tracy D. Suber, Educational Consultant-Growth Management Liaison
Office of Educational Facilities
325 West Gaines Street, Suite 1014
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400
Phone: 850-245-9312
Fax: 850-245-9304
Email: tracy.suber@fldoe.org
Department of Environmental Protection
Attention: Suzanne E. Ray
Office of Intergovernmental Programs
3900 Commonwealth Boulevard, Mail Station 47
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3000
Phone: 850-245-2172
Fax: 850-245-2190
Email: Plan.Review@dep.state.fl.us
Department of State
Attention: Deena Woodward, Historic Preservation Planner
Bureau of Historic Preservation
500 South Bronough Street
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0250
Phone: 850-245-6425
Fax: 850-245-6437
Email: Deena.Woodward@DOS.MyFlorida.com
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Attention: Scott Sanders
Conservation Planning Services
620 South Meridian Street, MB 5B5
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1600
Phone: 850-410-5272
Fax: 850-922-5679
Email: FWCConservationPlanningServices@myfwc.com
Department of Transportation, District Four
Attention: Gerry O’Reilly, Director of Production and Planning
3400 West Commercial Boulevard
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309
Phone: 954-777-4411
Fax: 954-777-4197
Email: gerry.oreilly@dot.state.fl.us
Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council
Attention: Michael J. Busha, AICP, Executive Director
421 SW Camden Avenue
Stuart, Florida 34994
Phone: 772-221-4060, Fax: 772-221-4067
Email: mbusha@tcrpc.org
South Florida Water Management District
Terry Manning, AICP, Policy and Planning Analyst, Water Supply Coordination Unit
3301 Gun Club Road, MSC 4223
West Palm Beach, Florida 33406
Phone: 561-682-6779
Fax: 561-681-6264
Email: tmanning@sfwmd.gov
Martin County Growth Management Department
Nicki van Vonno, Growth Management Director
2401 SE Monterey Road
Stuart, Florida 34996
Phone: 772-288-5520
Email: nikkiv@martin.fl.us