PASCO COUNTY, FLORIDA

INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM

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TO: Honorable Chairman and                                                 DATE: 4/10/02                                FILE: GM02-758
       Members of the Board of
       County Commissioners

THRU: Bipin Parikh, P.E.                                                        SUBJECT: Wesley Chapel Lakes
             Assistant County Administrator                                                 Development of Regional Impact -
            (Development Services)                                                                 Notice of Proposed Change
                                                                                                                       BCC Meeting: 4/16/02, 9:30 a.m., DC
                                                                                                                       (Cont. from 9/18/01, 10/16/01, 11/14/01,
                                                                                                                       12/11/01, 2/19/02, and 3/26/02)
                                                                                                                       Type of Action:  Public Hearing

FROM: Samuel P. Steffey II                                                    REFERENCES: Section 380.06 (19), Florida
              Growth Management Administrator                                                  Statutes; Comm. Dist.2;
                                                                                                                               Planning Dist.5

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It is recommended that the data herein presented be given formal consideration by the Board of County Commissioners.

DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS :

Pursuant to Subsection 380.06(19), the local government shall establish a public hearing to consider the change that the developer asserts does not create a substantial deviation. Staff is requesting a continuance of the public hearing for the Wesley Chapel Lakes Development of Regional Impact (DRI) Notice of Proposed Change (NOPC) from April 16, 2002, at 9:30 a.m., in Dade City, to April 23, 2002, at 9:30 a.m., in New Port Richey. A continuance is necessary to allow sufficient time for staff and the applicant to resolve issues related to NOPC.

The NOPC application to amend the existing Wesley Chapel Lakes DRI/Development Order (DO) will add land, revise Map H, extend the build-out date for each phase and the expiration date of DO by a cumulative 15 years, revise the distribution of entitlements among phases and obtain specific approval for all residential entitlements, revise the proportionate share, revise the traffic mitigation provisions, revise the pipeline improvement and the schedule for its construction, and reduce the number of units allocated for elderly housing.

ALTERNATIVES AND ANALYSIS :

1. Continue the public hearing from April 16, 2002, at 9:30 a.m., in Dade City to April 23, 2002, at 9:30 a.m., in New Port Richey.

2. Decline to continue the public hearing.

3. Decline to hear the matter.

4. Direct staff as to other action desired by the Board.

RECOMMENDATION AND FUNDING :

The Growth Management Department staff recommends that the Board approve Alternative No. 1 above.

APPROVED AGENDA ITEM FOR

DATE ______________________

BY_________________________