98-1079 Intergovernmental Planning Coordination Agreement

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enhancing planning analysis with minimal bureaucracy and expense for the parties and property owners; and WHEREAS, land use matters which are the subject of this Agreement include, but are not limited to, annexations, contractions, density changes, rezonings, special exceptions /conditional uses, variances, comprehensive plan amendments, public service facility expansions and contractions, school site land acquisition and proposed school construction and/or expansion, and all other land use actions which may affect or impact the parties to this Agreement; and WHEREAS, it is the desire of the parties that each affected party have the opportunity to review and analyze, to the maximum extent possible, all proposed land use actions and have an opportunity to express comments and concerns relating to such proposed actions before final action is taken by any other party; and WHEREAS, the COUNTY AND CITIES agree that joint planning agreements addressing multi jurisdictional land use issues and provision of public services and facilities, are a sound planning goal that serve to further intergovernmental coordination; and WHEREAS, the COUNTY AND CITIES agree that, although this Agreement can be a very useful mechanism in providing for notification between and among the parties regarding annexations, contractions, density changes, rezonings, comprehensive plan amendments, and other land use actions, joint planning agreements provide a more effective, comprehensive and desirable mechanism to ensure intergovernmental coordination and collaborative planning regarding multi jurisdictional land use issues and provision of public services and facilities; and WHEREAS, the COUNTY AND CITIES agree that this Agreement serves as an interim step toward the adoption of joint planning agreements; and p:\cp\projects\special\jpa \ ignot4.doc 4 Seminole County Comprehensive Planning Division 12/16/97