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ORDINANCE 2095
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
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WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE CITY' S
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO AMEND THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP
FOR 201 LOVEJOY ROAD NW TO COMMERCIAL ( COM); PROVIDING
FOR AUTHORITY; PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS OF FACT; PROVIDING
FOR CONSISTENCY; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, on January 18, 2022, the Growth Management Department received an
application for voluntary annexation and a request to amend the Comprehensive Plan' s Future
Land Use Map ( FLUM) for property located at 201 Lovejoy Road NW into the City limits of
Fort Walton Beach, Florida;
WHEREAS, 201 Lovejoy Road NW, if annexed, must be assigned a future land use and
zoning designation based on current City of Fort Walton Beach future land use and zoning
designations:
WHEREAS, Sections 163. 3184 ( 3) & ( 5) of the Florida Statutes designates the process
for adoption of comprehensive plan amendments following the Small -Scale Amendment
Process; and
WHEREAS, City Staff has conducted an analysis of 201 Lovejoy Road NW consistent
with Sections 163. 3184 ( 3) & ( 5) of the Florida Statutes and recommends that the proposed
FLUM designation for the property be designated Commercial ( COM).
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1. AUTHORITY.
The authority for enactment of this ordinance is Section 163. 3187 of the Florida Statutes
and Section 2 of the City Charter.
SECTION 2. FINDINGS OF FACT.
The City Council of the City of Fort Walton Beach finds the following:
A. That the comprehensive plan amendment as set forth herein does not involve property
for which a comprehensive plan amendment has been granted within the last year.
B. That the comprehensive plan amendment as set forth herein does not involve the
same owner's property within two hundred ( 200) feet of property granted a change
within the prior twelve ( 12) months.
C. The proposed amendment does not involve a text change to the goals, objectives and
policies of the Comprehensive Plan, but only proposes a land use change to the future
land use map for a site-specific small-scale development activity.
D. The property that is the subject of the proposed amendment is not located within an
area of critical state concern.
E. A public hearing has been conducted by the Local Planning Agency on February 3,
2022, after due public notice, pursuant to Section 163. 3187 of the Florida Statues,
with its recommendations reported to the City Council.
F. A public hearing has been conducted by the City Council, after due public notice
pursuant to Section 163. 3184 ( 11) of the Florida Statutes.
SECTION 3. AMENDMENT OF FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT.
The City's Comprehensive Plan 2019-2029, adopted by ordinance on May 21, 2019, by
the City of Fort Walton Beach, is hereby amended as follows:
The City of Fort Walton Beach Future Land Use Map of the Future Land Use Element is
amended to reflect that the land use designation of the following described property is hereby
Commercial ( COM):
Parcel ID No.: 09 -2S -24- 244A- 0001- 0010
Property Address: 201 Lovejoy Road NW
Property described as:
LOT 1 AND 2, BLOCK 1, SYLVANIA HEIGHTS
SUBDIVISION, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, RECORDED IN
PLAT BOOK 2, PAGE 48, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF OKALOOSA
COUNTY, FLORIDA. TOGETHER WITH THE NORTH 1/ 2 OF THE THAT
PORTION OF THE VACATED RIGHT OF WAY OF LOVEJOY ROAD
LYING SOUTH OF AND ADJACENT TO LOTS 1 AND 2, BLOCK 1,
SYLVANIA HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION, AND NORTH OF RIGHT OF WAY
LINE OF LOVEJOY ROAD AS PRESENTLY ESTABLISHED. LYING AND
BEING IN SECTION 9, TOWNSHIP 2 SOUTH, RANGE 24 WEST.
The total actual acreage of above-described property is approximately 0.66 acres.
SECTION 4. INTERNAL CONSISTENCY.
The comprehensive plan amendment as set forth herein preserves the internal consistency
of the City's comprehensive plan as adopted.
SECTION 5. SEVERABILITY.
In the event any provision of this Ordinance or the application thereof to any person or
circumstance is held invalid, it is the intent of City Council that such invalidity shall not affect
any other provisions of the Ordinance which may be given effect without the invalid provision or
application and, to this end, the provisions of this Ordinance are declared severable.
SECTION 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The effective date of this small-scale plan amendment shall be thirty-one ( 31) days after
adoption, unless the amendment is challenged pursuant to Section 163. 3187( 5) of the Florida
Statutes. If challenged, the effective date of this amendment shall be the date a final order is
issued by the Department of Economic Opportunity, or the Administration Commission, finding
the amendment in compliance in accordance with Section 163. 3187 of the Florida Statutes. No
development orders, development permits, or land uses dependent on this amendment may be
issued or commence before it has become effective. This ordinance shall be contingent upon
approval of Ordinance No. 2094.
If a final order of noncompliance is issued by the Administration Commission, this
amendment may nevertheless be made effective by the adoption of a resolution affirming its
effective status, a copy of which resolution shall be sent to the Department of Economic
Opportunity, Division of Community Planning.
Adopted: o rLVn a, 01? "", A -
Richard A. Rynearson, ayor
