Fla. Stat. § 186.001
Short title
Sections 186.001-186.031 and 186.801-186.901 shall be known and may be cited as the “Florida State Comprehensive Planning Act of 1972.”
Florida Statutes Chapter 186 — STATE AND REGIONAL PLANNING
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Fla. Stat. § 186.002
Findings and intent
(1) The Legislature finds and declares that:(a) The issues of public safety, education, health care, community and economic development and redevelopment, protection and conservation of natural and historic resources, transportation, and public facilities transcend the boundaries and responsibilities of individual unit…
Fla. Stat. § 186.003
Definitions; ss. 186.001-186.031, 186.801-186.901
As used in ss. 186.001-186.031 and 186.801-186.901, the term:(1) “Executive Office of the Governor” means the Office of Planning and Budgeting of the Executive Office of the Governor.(2) “Goal” means the long-term end toward which programs and activities are ultimately directed.(3) “Objective” means a specific, measura…
Fla. Stat. § 186.004
Governor; chief planning officer of the state
The Governor is the chief planning officer of the state and shall conduct a biennial review and revision of the state comprehensive plan.
Fla. Stat. § 186.005
Designation of departmental planning officer
(1) The head of each executive department and the Public Service Commission, the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the Florida Commission on Offender Review, and the Department of Military Affairs shall select from within such agency a person to be designated as the planning officer for such agency. The planni…
Fla. Stat. § 186.006
Powers and responsibilities of Executive Office of the Governor
For the purpose of establishing consistency and uniformity in the state and regional planning process and in order to ensure that the intent of ss. 186.001-186.031 and 186.801-186.901 is accomplished, the Executive Office of the Governor shall:(1) Identify and monitor on a continuing basis statewide conditions and tren…
Fla. Stat. § 186.007
State comprehensive plan; preparation; revision
(1) The Executive Office of the Governor shall prepare a proposed state comprehensive plan which provides long-range guidance for the orderly social, economic, and physical growth of the state. The plan shall be composed of goals, objectives, and policies that are briefly stated in plain, easily understandable words an…
Fla. Stat. § 186.008
State comprehensive plan; revision; implementation
(1) On or before October 1 of every odd-numbered year, the Executive Office of the Governor shall prepare, and the Governor shall recommend to the Administration Commission, any proposed revisions to the state comprehensive plan deemed necessary. The Governor shall transmit his or her recommendations and explanation as…
Fla. Stat. § 186.009
Growth management portion of the state comprehensive plan
(1) The Executive Office of the Governor shall prepare the proposed growth management portion of the state comprehensive plan in coordination with the Legislature, appropriate state agencies, regional entities, local governments, and citizens. The proposed growth management portion of the state comprehensive plan shall…
Fla. Stat. § 186.021
Long-range program plans
Pursuant to s. 216.013, each state agency shall develop a long-range program plan on an annual basis. The plan shall provide the framework and context for designing and interpreting the agency budget request. The plan will be developed through careful examination and justification of agency functions and their associat…
Fla. Stat. § 186.031
Annual report
The Governor as the chief planning and budget officer of the state shall annually report to the Legislature and the public on the economic conditions of the state, the infrastructure and capital outlay needs of the state, and the impacts of growth and development and shall assess state, regional, and local government e…
Fla. Stat. § 186.501
Short title
Sections 186.501-186.513 shall be known and may be cited as the “Florida Regional Planning Council Act.”
Fla. Stat. § 186.502
Legislative findings; public purpose
(1) The Legislature finds and declares that:(a) The problems of growth and development often transcend the boundaries of individual units of local general-purpose government, and often no single unit can formulate plans or implement policies for their solution without affecting other units in their geographic area.(b)…
Fla. Stat. § 186.503
Definitions relating to Florida Regional Planning Council Act
As used in this act, the term:(1) “Comprehensive planning districts” means the geographic areas within the state specified by rule by the Executive Office of the Governor pursuant to s. 186.006.(2) “Cross-acceptance” means a process by which a regional planning council compares plans to identify inconsistencies. Consis…
Fla. Stat. § 186.504
Regional planning councils; creation; membership
(1) A regional planning council shall be created in each of the several comprehensive planning districts of the state. Only one agency shall exercise the responsibilities granted herein within the geographic boundaries of any one comprehensive planning district.(2) Membership on the regional planning council shall be a…
Fla. Stat. § 186.505
Regional planning councils; powers and duties
Any regional planning council created hereunder shall have the following powers:(1) To adopt rules of procedure for the regulation of its affairs and the conduct of its business and to appoint from among its members a chair to serve annually; however, such chair may be subject to reelection.(2) To adopt an official nam…
Fla. Stat. § 186.506
Executive Office of the Governor; powers and duties
The Executive Office of the Governor, or its designee, shall:(1) Arbitrate and settle disputes between regional planning councils.(2) Provide assistance to local general-purpose governments concerning organization of, or reorganization into, a regional planning council.(3) Review, modify, reject, or approve those rules…
Fla. Stat. § 186.507
Strategic regional policy plans
(1) A strategic regional policy plan shall contain regional goals and policies that shall address affordable housing, economic development, emergency preparedness, natural resources of regional significance, and regional transportation, and that may address any other subject which relates to the particular needs and ci…
Fla. Stat. § 186.508
Strategic regional policy plan adoption; consistency with state comprehensive plan
(1) Each regional planning council shall submit to the Executive Office of the Governor its proposed strategic regional policy plan on a schedule established by the Executive Office of the Governor to coordinate implementation of the strategic regional policy plans with the evaluation and appraisal process required by…
Fla. Stat. § 186.509
Dispute resolution process
Each regional planning council shall establish by rule a dispute resolution process to reconcile differences on planning and growth management issues between local governments, regional agencies, and private interests. The dispute resolution process shall, within a reasonable set of timeframes, provide for: voluntary m…
Fla. Stat. § 186.511
Evaluation of strategic regional policy plan; changes in plan
The regional planning process shall be a continuous and ongoing process. Each regional planning council shall prepare an evaluation and appraisal report on its strategic regional policy plan at least once every 5 years; assess the successes or failures of the plan; address changes to the state comprehensive plan; and p…
Fla. Stat. § 186.512
Designation of regional planning councils
(1) The territorial area of the state is subdivided into the following districts for the purpose of regional comprehensive planning. The name and geographic area of each respective district must accord with the following:(a) West Florida Regional Planning Council: Bay, Escambia, Holmes, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton, an…
Fla. Stat. § 186.513
Reports
Each regional planning council shall prepare and furnish an annual report on its activities to the state land planning agency as defined in s. 163.3164 and the local general-purpose governments within its boundaries and, upon payment as may be established by the council, to any interested person.
Fla. Stat. § 186.515
Creation of regional planning councils under chapter 163
Nothing in ss. 186.501-186.507, 186.513, and this section is intended to repeal or limit the provisions of chapter 163; however, the local general-purpose governments serving as voting members of the governing body of a regional planning council created pursuant to ss. 186.501-186.507, 186.513, and this section are not…
Fla. Stat. § 186.801
Ten-year site plans
(1) Each electric utility shall submit to the Public Service Commission a 10-year site plan which shall estimate its power-generating needs and the general location of its proposed power plant sites. The 10-year plan shall be reviewed and submitted not less frequently than every 2 years.(2) Within 9 months after the re…
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