The process for requesting a rezoning of property more than ten acres in Okaloosa County has now been changed.
Rezoning applications for property more than 10 acres will now follow the same criteria as smaller property rezoning requests. All rezoning requests now require one public hearing before the Okaloosa Planning Commission and one public hearing before the Okaloosa County Board of Commissioners. Previously, rezoning applicants for ten or more acres had to have the request brought to one public hearing before the Planning Commission and two public hearings before the Board of Commissioners.
The change to the public hearing policy is in keeping with the Florida State statute and is aimed at streamlining the rezoning process.
The new policy will was effective beginning Friday, April 14, 2006.
As previously required, all rezoning applicants must place signage on the property to be rezoned advertising their request at least 15 days prior to the first public hearing and must send certified, return receipt letters of intent to all registered property owners within 300 feet of the affected property at least 21 days prior to the first public hearing.
The Okaloosa County Department of Growth Management also advertises all upcoming public hearings for rezoning requests 10 days prior to the public hearing dates in the Northwest Florida Daily News.
For further information, visit the Okaloosa County website at http://www.co.okaloosa.fl.us/
Rezoning applications for property more than 10 acres will now follow the same criteria as smaller property rezoning requests. All rezoning requests now require one public hearing before the Okaloosa Planning Commission and one public hearing before the Okaloosa County Board of Commissioners. Previously, rezoning applicants for ten or more acres had to have the request brought to one public hearing before the Planning Commission and two public hearings before the Board of Commissioners.
The change to the public hearing policy is in keeping with the Florida State statute and is aimed at streamlining the rezoning process.
The new policy will was effective beginning Friday, April 14, 2006.
As previously required, all rezoning applicants must place signage on the property to be rezoned advertising their request at least 15 days prior to the first public hearing and must send certified, return receipt letters of intent to all registered property owners within 300 feet of the affected property at least 21 days prior to the first public hearing.
The Okaloosa County Department of Growth Management also advertises all upcoming public hearings for rezoning requests 10 days prior to the public hearing dates in the Northwest Florida Daily News.
For further information, visit the Okaloosa County website at http://www.co.okaloosa.fl.us/
or call the Okaloosa County Department of Growth Management at 651-7180.
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