CDMP APPLICATION RE UDB TEXT AMENDMENT

Board of County Commissioners · 2026-07-21 · resolution

The Board of County Commissioners adopted Resolution R-678-26 directing the County Mayor or designee to file an application to amend the Comprehensive Development Master Plan (CDMP) to address the use of text amendments that may facilitate urban land uses on property outside the Urban Development Boundary (UDB), without seeking to expand the UDB or amend the Land Use Plan (LUP) map. The application must include provisions to ensure such text amendments require a demonstration of need, avoidance of sprawl-type development, and mitigation of loss of agricultural or environmentally-sensitive lands, while providing flexibility for text amendments in certain locations within Urban Expansion Areas. The item was introduced on 5/26/2026, forwarded with favorable recommendation by the Intergovernmental and Economic Impact Committee on 6/10/2026, and adopted on 7/21/2026. The County Attorney stated the application would likely be subject to Senate Bill 180, meaning the administration would have to wait until October 2027 to submit it to the state, and that the item is not retroactive and would not apply to current applications. Commissioner Cohen Higgins asked about the number of pending or anticipated text amendment applications the item might affect; the Director did not have the number but could provide it. No specific property, address, parcel, acreage, or applicant is identified in this document.