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Working Waterfronts
Presentation
2005 Legislation Required Comprehensive Plan Amendments FS 163 DCA Technical Assistance Conservation Clinic UF College of Law
K. Marlene Conaway Department of Community Affairs
Working Waterfronts
Legislation
In 2005, the Florida Legislature passed House Bill 955 and Senate Bill 1316 entitled Waterfront Property. Now codified in Ch. 2005-157, Laws of Florida and incorporated into various affected statutes Effective January 1, 2006
The Legislation
Defines Working Waterfronts. Amends Chapter 163 FS to require preservation consideration in Comprehensive Plans. Waterfront Florida Program Fees and permitting considerations for access and marinas. Tax deferral Incentives
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DCA Responsibilities
Technical Assistance. Local compliance with State Statutes. Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR)
- 7 years.
EAR based amendments. Review of text and Future Land Use Map amendments.
DCA Assistance
Contract with University of Florida College of Law Conservation Clinic to: Task 1: Help local governments address planning mandates.
Describe & document a systematic approach to identifying public waterway access (Florida Sea Grant). Waterway access analysis manual Identify & analyze regulatory incentives, criteria & implementation strategies for preservation of Commercial and Recreational working waterfronts. Regulatory Policy menu and legal basis Best Policy Practice examples
DCA Assistance
Contracting with University of Florida Conservation Law Clinic to:
Develop model Comprehensive Plan language and provide policy basis for regulatory incentives and criteria. Annotated Model Goals, Objectives and Policies Review how well water dependency tests are working to preserve public access - local/national. Analysis of how and what is working and develop model water dependency language for Comprehensive Plans.
DCA Assistance
Contract with University of Florida Conservation Law Clinic to:
Task 2: Research and describe regulatory incentives based on tax and fee policies.
Survey of owners of working waterfronts to understand their interest in the Tax deferral program. Survey and recommendations to enhance the utility of Tax Deferral as an implementation strategy Develop a Model ordinance for tax deferral program for local governments who want to implement the program. Model tax deferral ordinance that complies w/the provisions of the law
DCA Assistance
Contract with University of Florida Conservation Law Clinic to:
Task 3: Assist local governments in providing public access through use of sovereign submerged lands.
Review Floridas submerged land use and leasing policies. Policy analysis of use of the submerged lands fee structure as a tool in preserving public access and working waterfronts. Provide a guidance tool concerning managed anchorages and mooring fields (w/ Florida Sea Grant) Power Point presentation on a Community Guide to Managed Anchorages and Mooring Fields
DCA Assistance
Contract with University of Florida Conservation Law Clinic to:
Task 4: Examine tax increment financing as a source of revenue for maintaining/improving working waterfronts and develop a Waterfront community Guide for establishing a Community Redevelopment Area (CRA). Task 5: Review and report on the capability of existing State and Local acquisition programs to acquire public access and recommend programmatic changes to enhance access as a priority for acquisition. Task 6: Create an access to Recreational and Commercial Working Waterfronts website for communities seeking strategies to maintain and enhance working waterfronts.
Questions?
Contact DCA K. Marlene Conaway
(marlene.conaway@dca.st ate.fl.us)
Jennifer Carver
(jennifer.carver@dca.state.fl.us)
The portion of taxes and interest deferred will depend on each localitys particular ordinance.