Sec. 650.301. - Necessity, frequency and preparation procedures.

(a) The planning program shall be a continuous and ongoing process. The City shall complete an evaluation and appraisal review once every seven years to determine if plan amendments are necessary to reflect changes in State requirements and local conditions since the last update of the comprehensive plan. Furthermore, it is the intent of this Section that: (1) Adopted comprehensive plans shall be reviewed through such evaluation process to respond to changes in State and local policies on planning and growth management and changing conditions and trends, to ensure effective intergovernmental coordination, and to identify major issues regarding the community's achievement of its goals. (2) If after completion of the review it is determined that amendments are necessary to comply with State requirements, the Department shall notify the State land planning agency of the necessary changes. Within one (1) year after notification is provided to the State land planning agency, the amendments shall be prepared and transmitted for review pursuant to F.S § 163.3184(4). (3) If after completion of the review it is determined that updates are needed to reflect changes in local conditions or State requirements, plan amendments will be transmitted and reviewed pursuant to F.S. § 163.3184(4). The review is not intended to require a comprehensive rewrite of the elements within the plan, unless the City chooses to do so. (b) The review shall present an evaluation and assessment of the comprehensive plan and shall contain appropriate statements to update the comprehensive plan, including, but not limited to, words, maps, illustrations, or other media, related to: (1) Population growth and changes in land area, including annexation, since the adoption of the original plan or the most recent update amendments. (2) The extent of vacant and developable land. (3) The financial feasibility of implementing the comprehensive plan and of providing needed infrastructure to achieve and maintain adopted level-of-service standards and sustain mobility and concurrency management systems through the capital improvements element, as well as the ability to address infrastructure backlogs and meet the demands of growth on public services and facilities. (4) The location of existing development in relation to the location of development as anticipated in the plan, such as within areas designated for urban growth. (5) An identification of the major issues for the City and, where pertinent, the potential social, economic, and environmental impacts. (6) Relevant changes to the State requirements. (7) An assessment of whether the plan objectives within each element, as they relate to major issues, have been achieved. The review shall include, as appropriate, identification as to whether unforeseen or unanticipated changes in circumstances have resulted in problems or opportunities with respect to major issues identified in each element and the social, economic, and environmental impacts of the issue. (8) A brief assessment of successes and shortcomings related to each element of the plan. (9) The identification of any actions or corrective measures, including whether plan amendments are anticipated to address the major issues identified and analyzed in the review. Such identification shall include, as appropriate, new population projections, new revised planning timeframes, a revised future conditions map or map series, an updated capital improvements element, and any new and revised goals, objectives, and policies for major issues identified within each element. This paragraph shall not require the submittal of the plan amendments with the evaluation and appraisal review. (10) A summary of the public participation program and activities undertaken by the local government in preparing the review. (11) There shall be a coordination of the comprehensive plan with existing public schools. The assessment shall address, where relevant, the success or failure of the coordination of the future land use map and associated planned residential development with public schools and their capacities, as well as the joint decision-making processes engaged in by the City and the School Board in regard to establishing appropriate population projections and the planning and siting of public school facilities. If the issues are not relevant, the City shall demonstrate that they are not relevant. (12) An assessment that all elements included in the Comprehensive Plan are consistent with each other. Where data are relevant to several elements, the same data shall be used, including population estimates and projections. (Ord. 89-200-103, § 14; Ord. 91-1016-425, § 7; Ord. 2014-108-E , § 1)