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ITEM: ARTICLE 5 UPDATE: AN ORDINANCE OF WELLINGTON, FLORIDA'S COUNCIL AMENDING THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS TO REVISE THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW PROCESS BY REPEALING ARTICLE 5 "DEVELOPMENT REVIEW PROCEDURES" IN ITS ENTIRETY AND ENACTING A NEW ARTICLE 5 "DEVELOPMENT REVIEW" TO MODIFY SPECIAL USE PERMITS, SEASONAL EQUESTRIAN USES, AND UPDATING THE APPLICATION, REVIEW, AND APPROVAL PROCEDURES FOR DEVELOPMENT PERMITS; AND AMENDING ARTICLE 3 "DEFINITIONS" BY AMENDMENT CHAPTER 2 "DEFINITIONS" CONSISTENT WITH THE NEW ARTICLE 5 "DEVELOPMENT REVIEW"; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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PUBLIC HEARING: X QUASI-JUDICIAL:
EXPLANATION: The proposed amendments are intended to simplify, clarify, streamline, and update the land development approval process. All of the proposed changes are to Article 5, Development Review Procedures and Article 3, Definitions of the Land Development Regulations. The primary changes include:
- Elimination of Article 5, Chapter 10 - Development Agreements
Chapter 163, Florida Statutes, permits the use of development agreements for the approval of large and/or complicated projects. Such agreements are essentially a contract between a local government and the developer. The use of these agreements is infrequent. Wellington utilized a development agreement only once since incorporation (Bink's Golf Club). The potential use of these agreements remains in the Statutes and can be used whether or not the provisions are duplicated in the land development regulations.
- Modifications to the Seasonal Equestrian Uses
Chapter 7 of the Land Development Regulations establish the permitting process for seasonal equestrian uses such as equestrian shows/competitions and temporary equestrian facilities such as stabling tents. The changes establish three show/competition levels where level one does not require a permit, level two may be administratively approved, and level ...
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