BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS LEON COUNTY, FLORIDA

PCT130109 Steep Grades
environmental protection and economic returns by authorizing some level of steep grade regulation
inside the Urban Service Area via Land Development Code that focuses protection on grades near
wetlands, water bodies, watercourses, floodways, floodplain, and karst.
G. CONCLUSIONS:
Based on the above analysis, the Planning Department recommends approval of the amendment
request for the following reasons:
1. The amendment fulfills specific direction from the Board of County Commissioners to remove
steep grade regulations inside the Urban Service Area.
2. The amendment fulfills the consensus recommendation by the Minimum Countywide
Environmental Standards Citizen’s Committee to provide different steep grade regulations for
properties inside versus outside the Urban Service Area.
3. The companion County Land Development Code provisions retain protections for steep grades
near sensitive environmental features.
4. The amendment and companion Land Development Code provisions provide a policy option to
increase flexibility in the regulation of steep grades that is based on current recommendations
from a citizen committee and elected officials. This increased flexibility is constant with the
Comprehensive Plan goals of fostering growth inside the designated Urban Service Area.
H. ATTCHMENTS:
Attachment #1: Amendment in Strikethrough/Underline Format with Staff Notes
Attachment #2: Draft County Land Development Code Modifications
Attachment #3: 2005 City Focus Group Comments
Attachment #4: 2005 County Blue Ribbon Committee Recommendations
Attachment #5: 2011 Minimum Countywide Environmental Standards Committee Minutes
Attachment #6: County Existing Erosion Control Code
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