Can the Urban Growth Boundary be amended?
Yes, as early as May 1, 2015 and approximately once every seven years after that. Future Land Use Element Policy 1.1.7 provides the following rule for amending the UGB: The size of the UGB and its continuing capacity to accommodate the projected population shall be evaluated during each statutorily required Evaluation and Appraisal Report EAR period. If determined that the amount of land available for development is insufficient to allow the UGB to function as desired, adjustment to the boundary may be made through the County’s EAR amendment process. An adjustment to the UGB shall not be approved unless recommended in the EAR and adopted as an EAR amendment. The next Evaluation and Appraisal Report EAR was forwarded to the Florida Department of Community Affairs DCA in a proposed form on March 24, 2008; it will be scheduled for adoption on June 23, 2008. UGB amendments will not be considered at that time. The next opportunity will be in 2015. For more information about the Evaluation a
