Submitted By: William E. Sexton, City Attorney
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Presentation By: William E. Sexton
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Department: City Attorney
FORMAL TITLE:
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Adopt Resolution 2025-35 designating an administrative authority to receive, review, and process plat or replat submittals; designating an administrative official responsible for approving, approving with conditions, or denying proposed plats or replats
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OCALA'S RELEVANT STRATEGIC GOALS:
Operational Excellence
PROOF OF PUBLICATION:
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BACKGROUND:
Prior to 2025, Section 177.071, Florida Statutes (ATTACHMENT 1), required that plats or replats submitted to municipalities such as the City of Ocala be reviewed, approved, approved with conditions, or denied by the governing body of the municipality (City Council).
Earlier this year the Florida Legislature passed Senate Bill 784 (SB 784) (ATTACHMENT 2) which made modifications to the requirements of Section 177.071, Florida Statutes, so as to require that municipalities designate an administrative authority to receive, review and process plat and replat submittals and that municipalities further designate an administrative official to be responsible for the approval, approval with conditions or denial of plat or replat submissions. The Governor signed SB 784 and it became effective July 1, 2025.
SB 784 specifically required that the governing body make the aforementioned designations through the adoption of an ordinance or a resolution.
Following internal meetings and discussion, as well as the review of the determinations made by other Florida cities and counites in response to SB 784, staff has determined that it would be appropriate for Council to designate the Growth Management Department as the administrative authority to receive, review and process plat or replat submittals and to designate the City Manager, or the Assistant City Manager should the City Manager so designate them, as the administrative official responsible for approving, approv...
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