§ 150-38. Intent, purpose, and legislative findings.

(a)

This article is intended to implement and be consistent with the county comprehensive plan and the plans of the municipalities in the county adopted pursuant to F.S. ch. 163.

(b)

The purpose of this article is to assure that new development bears a proportionate share of the cost of capital expenditures necessary to meet mobility needs as established by the county comprehensive plan, the Metropolitan Planning Organization's long range transportation plan, and the comprehensive plans of the municipalities in the county.

(c)

The legislative findings are as follows:

(1)

Florida House Bill 7207, the Community Planning Act, was legislated in 2011. The act eliminated state mandated concurrency management requirements related to transportation facilities for local governments;

(2)

In 2013, the Pinellas County Metropolitan Organization approved the Pinellas County Mobility Plan. The intent of the mobility plan is to replace local transportation concurrency management programs with a system that provides local governments with the means to manage the traffic impacts of development projects;

(3)

The transportation element of the comprehensive plan identifies a number of highway system facilities operating under deficient level of service conditions. These require the application of mobility plan provisions in order to manage transportation impacts and to increase mobility through the use of multimodal impact fees to fund mobility improvements;

(4)

Local comprehensive plans provide data, analysis, and policies supporting the management of development impacts on major roads operating with deficient level of service conditions through the application of the Pinellas County Mobility Plan and supporting land use policies;

(5)

Transportation management plan strategies are important tools for local governments to manage development impacts while maximizing mobility and accessibility consistent with the comprehensive plan and Fix America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act; and

(6)

The Community Planning Act encourages the coordination of planning and growth management activities among local governments, the Metropolitan Planning Organization and regional and state government agencies.

(Ord. No. 86-43, § 2, 6-10-86; Ord. No. 02-98, § 3, 12-3-02; Ord. No. 16-21, § 4, 3-29-16)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 16-21, § 4, adopted March 29, 2016, amended the catchline of § 150-38 to read as herein set out. Said catchline formerly read "Intent and purpose."