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2011 Evaluation and
Appraisal Report
Citrus County Comprehensive Plan
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Citrus County Comprehensive Plan
 The Plan has been
adopted as required by
the Growth
Management Act
 It contains 16 elements
and a Generalized
Future Land Use Map.
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Citrus County Comprehensive Plan
• The Growth
Management Act
requires the
preparation of an
Evaluation and
Appraisal Report every
seven years.
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Citrus County Comprehensive Plan
 All major amendments
to the plan are
reviewed by the
Department of
Community Affairs for
compliance with state
laws and regulations.
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Evaluation and Appraisal
• Identify major issues for the community
• Review past actions of the local government
in implementing the plan since the last EAR
• Assess the degree to which plan objectives
have been achieved
• Assess both successes and shortcomings of
the plan
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Evaluation and Appraisal
• Identify ways that the plan should be
changed
• Respond to changing conditions and trends
affecting the local community
• Respond to the need for new data
• Respond to changes in state requirements
regarding growth management and
development
• Respond to changes in regional plans
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Steps in the Evaluation and
Appraisal Process
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Major Issues List Prepared
Letter of Understanding sent to the Department of
Community Affairs (DCA) regarding the topics selected.
Prepare a draft Evaluation and Appraisal Report
Public Hearings
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Planning and Development Review Board (PDRB)
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BCC Adoption Hearing - adoption of the EAR by
resolution or ordinance.
Review and Approval by DCA
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Within 90 days after the EAR is received, DCA will
make a final determination whether the report is
sufficient.
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EAR Based Amendments
• Once deemed sufficient, the county may then
prepare amendments to the Comprehensive Plan
based on the recommendations contained in the
report.
• The amendments must be adopted in a single cycle
within18 months after the report is deemed
sufficient. A 6-month extension may be requested.
• Failure to timely adopt and EAR based amendments
will result in a prohibition on future amendments to
the plan.
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Major Issues
• 10-Year Water Supply Plan
• Water supply facilities work plan mandated by the 2002
Florida Legislature.
• A 10-year work plan for building public, private, and
regional water supply facilities necessary to serve existing
and new development.
• Coordinate with the regional water management plans
adopted by the water management district.
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Major Issues
• Greenhouse Gases
• The Florida Legislature enacted House Bill 697 in the
2008 session. House Bill 697 established new local
planning requirements;
• Energy efficient land use patterns;
• Transportation strategies to address greenhouse gas
reductions;
• Energy conservation;
• Energy efficient housing.
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Major Issues
• Coastal High Hazard Area (CHHA)
• CHHA is defined as the area expected to be
inundated by storm surge during a Category 1
hurricane.
• Extent of the CHHA is based on hurricane modeling
program called SLOSH (Sea, Lake and Overland
Surges from Hurricanes).
• In September of 2010 the SLOSH map data was
updated.
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Major Issues
• Coastal Lakes Commercial District (CLC)
District
• Presently, CLC is limited to those uses that are
primarily for “water related, water dependent or
necessary for support of the immediate population”.
• Suggested revision to allow hotel and motel facilities
to encourage resource based tourism development.
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Major Issues
• Transfer of Development Rights (TDR)
• Consider a “transfer of development rights” system
to permanently move development density away from
sensitive areas in the coastal and lakes area to more
suitable development locations in the central ridge or
Planned Service Area.
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Major Issues
• Coordination with other Transportation
Plans
• 2035 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP)
• Transportation Planning Organization (TPO).
• Tampa Bay Area Regional Transportation Authority
(TBARTA)
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Major Issues
• Transportation Design Standards
• Transit Oriented Development (TOD) concepts.
• Comprehensive plan and associated development
regulations should be amended to support and
encourage TOD and multi-modal transportation
planning design in future development.
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Major Issues
• Future Land Use Guidelines and Standards
• Family Homestead – consider possible policy
adjustments or other regulatory relief related to
family homesteads consistent with Ch. 163.3179
Florida Statutes.
• Needs Analysis – review the issue of requiring a
demonstrated needs analysis to justify changes to
Generalized Future Land Use Map to assure
consistency with the requirements of DCA Rule 9J-5
and Florida Statutes.
• Industrial land use – clarify future land use
designations as to light industrial versus heavy
industrial.
• Low impact development standards – consider the
adoption of appropriate policies for low impact
development standards.
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Major Issues
• Northwest Citrus County Barge Canal Area
• Cross Florida Greenway – provide updated
description of the Greenway in the Future Land Use
Element, on the map series and other relevant
chapters.
• Proposed Citrus County public boat ramp – provide
description of the proposed facility in the Recreation
Element and other relevant chapters.
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Additional Issues
• Performance based septic systems:
• “Policy 3.20.4 The County shall require all
undeveloped lots of record not served by central
sewer to utilize performance-based treatment
systems with at least a ten (10) mg per liter treatment
standard for nitrogen by 2012.”
• Additional standards for springs protection were
adopted in 2008 regarding “performance based”
septic systems. If the County chooses not to exceed
state standards then a standard septic tank would be
sufficient and Policy 3.20.4 should be modified or
eliminated.
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Questions
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