Fiscal Year 2013 Recommended Budget Book - Lake County

Growth Managementresidential and commercial online services will eliminate the need for a customer to come into the office for simpleprojects. Commercial online services will go live in September 2012.• Continued review of the organization will allow for “one stop shop” permitting between the various review Departments.Lake County is a Leader in Multi-jurisdictional Cooperation:• The Growth Management staff continues to work with Lake County municipalities through interlocal agreements inlicensing, plan review and inspections and through Interlocal Service Boundary Agreements covering manyintergovernmental issues.• Growth Management has Joint Planning Areas (JPA) with Lady Lake, Mount Dora and Clermont and coordinatesprocesses through those JPAs. Cooperation and coordination with other agencies (Lake County MPO, Lake CountyHealth Department (LCHD), Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP), Fish and Wildlife Services, etc.)is ongoing as needed.• Staff is preparing a Sector Plan framework which will be multi-jurisdictional and a public-private partnership.The Economy of Lake County is Strong, Diversified, and Sustainable:• Growth Management leads the administration of the newly created Enterprise Zone, which promotes diversifiedsustainability in three areas in the County (portions of Eustis, Leesburg and Mascotte).• Increased focus has been placed on the administration of the EECBG, the goal of which is job creation in the County.Growth Management has a dedicated planner to work on this project who has been coordinating the activities of severaldepartments and external agencies, including LSCC and Lake Tech, towards that end. This project is ongoing throughJuly 2012 and has the potential for extension should additional funding be made available from DOE.• The Department continually reviews and assesses the permitting, plan review and inspection process so that permits canbe issued in a timely manner. The 2030 Comprehensive Plan allows for an easier process in determining wherecommercial development can take place and creates additional areas for the development of commercial and industrialbusinesses in Lake County.• Our goal is to create a process wherein one person (advocate) is the main contact for a customer as they go through theCounty’s permitting process. The Land Development Regulation amendments will provide for processes that are userfriendly and clear.Lake County Preserves Environmental Resources:• Growth Management leads the Green Team, which is an ongoing program that routinely meets to discuss newtechnologies in an assortment of “green practices,” including alternative energy sources, green building initiatives, waterconservation, fuel reduction, habitat protection and wildlife preservation.In conjunction with the Office of Economic Development and Tourism,the Green Team hosted the Central Florida Garden Fair to educate localprofessionals and offer businesses an opportunity to showcase theirwares.• Growth Management has assisted applicants with the Upland CommunityPreservation requirements by accepting monies that are placed in a fundto allow better preservation of like upland communities when it is notfeasible to preserve land on the project site.Urban Development is Well Planned and Implemented:• The 2030 Comprehensive Plan (Plan) recognizes three SpecialCommunities within Lake County; Mount Plymouth-Sorrento, Ferndaleand Sunnyside. These policies support the pursuit of CommunityRedevelopment Agencies (CRA) and other overlays in small urbanizedunincorporated areas that promote improved quality of life.F - 70