Application Process
Orange County Comprehensive Plan Amendment Schedule
Are you wondering what’s next with these Lake Pickett applications and where we go from here. Stop wondering and read on.
We are in the midst of the 2015-2 cycle for large scale changes to the Comprehensive Plan and you may be wondering what the process is. The picture to the right shows an outline of the steps involved.
- At the beginning of the year Orange County staff meets with applicants for pre-application meetings.
- In February applications are filed.
- After that there are community meetings which we are in the middle of now.
- Once community meetings are finished the Local Planning Agency (LPA) recommends or denies “transmittal”. Transmittal means all criteria has been met per the Comprehensive Plan. This basically means there are no roadblocks to move into the “adoption” phase. The LPA can deny transmittal but the applicant still has the right to go before the BCC and ask for approval
- Next the Board of County Commissioners (BCC) will either approve or deny “transmittal”.
- If the BCC denies transmittal, the applications dies here otherwise they move into the adoption phase.
- If the BCC approves transmittal, the applications move into the “adoption” phase.
- Reviewing agencies comment on the application. This would include St. John’s River Management, FDOT, MetroPlan Orlando, etc… This is the time when all these agencies would look closely at their particular area of expertise to see if the application meets their criteria.
- Once all comments are in the applications go back to the LPA for an “adoption” hearing.
- Finally the BCC will hold an “adoption” hearing and either approve or deny the applications.
- If the applications are approved, the effective date will be set and the re-zoning will be placed in the Comprehensive Plan.