In order to establish
a countywide Comprehensive Plan Amendment Coordinated Review
process in Palm Beach County, the Intergovernmental Plan Amendment
Review Committee (IPARC) was formed. A process was developed
that is designed to provide coordination of proposed plan
amendments, cooperation between affected local governments
and service providers, and opportunities to resolve potential
disputes only within the Plan Amendment Process with the least
amount of infringement upon existing processes, without undue
processing delays and without the necessity of significant
staffing or consultant costs. Specifically, the Comprehensive
Plan Amendment Coordinated Review Process will accomplish
the following:
1. Proposed plan amendments shall have sufficient
distribution and dissemination to ensure that initial transmittal
and final approval will not occur without adequate notice
to local governments and service providers who may be adversely
affected by the action.
2. An avenue for discussion and evaluation
of the proposed plan amendments is created so that the governing
body is aware of objections, the basis for them, and the reasonableness
of the objection.
3. An opportunity is created for conflict
resolution of an item which, if approved, may result in a
potential problem for another local government or service
provider.
4. The comprehensive plan amendment coordinated
review process does not diminish or transfer existing authority
with respect to planning and implementation decisions of the
participants.
For additional information, contact
Anna Yeskey, IPARC Coordinator, at amyeskey@bellsouth.net
or 561.434.257.
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