Agenda Item Name:
Title
Special Area Study Workshop for Hickory Sink Strategic Ecosystem/Lee Property
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Presenter:
Environmental Protection and Growth Management Department Staff
Description:
This is a stakeholder workshop for a Special Area Study for the Lee Property/Hickory Sink Strategic Ecosystem in southwestern Alachua County. The County is required to conduct a minimum of one stakeholder workshop as part of the Special Area Study process in accordance with Section 402.101(a) of the Unified Land Development Code (ULDC). The purpose of this meeting is for staff and the applicant to present the Special Area Study to the Board of County Commissioners and for the Board take public input on the Special Area Study. No action is required by the Board at this meeting. A follow-up meeting is scheduled for October 11th at 5:00 p.m., where the Board may consider whether to accept the Special Area Study and authorize preparation of a Special Area Plan for the subject property as part of the next step in the special area planning process.
Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Receive staff and applicant presentations and public input on the Special Area Study.
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Prior Board Motions:
June 9, 2020: The BoCC approved the Scope of Work for the Special Area Study.
Fiscal Consideration:
Fiscal Consideration
There is no fiscal impact associated with conducting this workshop on the Special Area Study.
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Strategic Guide:
Strategic Guide
All Other Mandatory and Discretionary Services
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Background:
In May of 2020, FCL Timber, Land & Cattle, LLLP ("FCL"), through its agent, requested that the County initiate a special area planning process for approximately 4,068 acres of land in southwestern Alachua County, and submitted a Scope of Work for a Special Area Study that would be conducted by the applicant in accordance with the Section 402, Article 16 of the Unified Land Development Code (ULDC). The Board of County Commissioners, on June 9, ...
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