Res 23-91 RESOLUTION NO. 23-91
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, TRANSMITTING ITS COMMENTS ON
THE PROPOSED COUNTYWIDE FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT WHICH
WAS SUBMITTED TO ALL MUNICIPALITIES FOR A FORTY-FIVE
DAY REVIEW AND COMMENT PERIOD PURSUANT TO SECTION 7.8
OF THE COUNTY CHARTER; EXPRESSING, ONCE AGAIN, ITS
FULL ENDORSEMENT OF THE MUNICIPAL LEAGUE'S POSITION
WITH REGARD TO THIS COUNTYWIDE FUTURE LAND USE
ELEMENT; STRONGLY EXPRESSING ITS CONCERN THAT THE
COUNTYWIDE PLANNING COUNCIL HAS GREATLY EXCEEDED ITS
JURISDICTION AS SET FORTH IN ARTICLE VII OF THE PALM
BEACH COUNTY CHARTER BY INDEPENDENTLY PREPARING DRAFT
POLICIES DEALING WITH ELEMENTS OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF A
"LAND USE ELEMENT"; REQUESTING THE PLANNING COUNCIL TO
REVISE THE CFLUE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SUGGESTIONS
AND ANALYSIS TRANSMITTED HEREWITH; REQUESTING SUPPORT
FROM EACH AND EVERY OTHER MUNICIPALITY WITHIN PALM
BEACH COUNTY ON THIS CRITICAL ISSUE; PROVIDING THAT
THIS RESOLUTION BE SENT TO THE PALM BEACH COUNTYWIDE
PLANNING COUNCIL, THE PALM BEACH COUNTY MUNICIPAL
LEAGUE AND THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF PALM
BEACH COUNTY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, in accordance with Article VII of the Palm Beach
County Charter, the Palm Beach Countywide Planning Council has prepared
a proposed Countywide Land Use Element which was transmitted to all
local governments on February 1, 1991 for a forty-five (45) day review
and comment period; and,
WHEREAS, Article VII of the Palm Beach County Charter
authorizes the Countywide Planning Council to prepare a Future Land Use
Element and not an entire Countywide Comprehensive Plan; and,
WHEREAS, this proposed Countywide Future Land Use Element
contains a significant amount of material which far exceeds the
Countywide Planning Council's jurisdiction in accordance with the
Charter; and,
WHEREAS, each municipality has been requested to submit its
analysis and comments to the Planning Council on or before March 20,
1991; and,
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Delray Beach
desires to clearly indicate to the Planning Council that its analysis of
this Countywide Future Lane use Element represents the viewpoint of all
the citizens of its municipality through the adoption of this Resolution
by its elected officials,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That the City Commission of the City of Delray
Beach hereby transmits its comments on the proposed Countywide Future
Land Use Element submitted to the City by the Planning Council for
review and comment on or about February 1, 1991; which comments are
attached to this Resolution as Exhibit A.
Section 2. That the City Commission of the City of Delray
Beach fully supports the Palm Beach County Municipal League, Inc.,'s
position that the Palm Beach Countywide Planning Council only has
jurisdiction over the Future Land Use Element and that all policies
dealing with Transportation, Agriculture, Coastal Management, Education,
Historic Preservation, Public Services, Water, Environmental,
Annexation, Housing and any other element should be deleted as beyond
the jurisdiction of the Council in accordance with the analysis attached
hereto as Exhibit A.
Section 3. That the City Commission of the City of Delray
Beach hereby reserves all rights to question any and all policies,
narrative, performance standards, procedural rules, etc., promulgated by
the Planning Council now and in the future.
Section 4. That the City Commission of the City of Delray
Beach requests that each and every other municipality in Palm Beach
County support this position and adopt a similar resolution.
Section 5. That the City Clerk is hereby directed to submit
copies of this Resolution to the Palm Beach Countywide Planning Council,
the Palm Beach County Municipal League and to the Board of County
Commissioners of Palm Beach County.
Section 6. That this Resolution shall take effect immediately
upon its passage.
PASSED AND ADOPTED in regular session on this the 26th day of
March, 1991.
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