Florida Administrative Code › 29 - REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCILS › 29I - Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council › Chapter 29I-5 - CLEARINGHOUSE REVIEW PROCEDURES › Section 29I-5.004 - Review Procedures

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
All projects and programs which are reviewed by the Council
				  are processed as follows:
(1) Receipt
				of Project.
When a proposal (Notification of Intent, Pre-Application,
				  Permit Application, EIS, etc.) is received, it is date stamped, logged in and
				  assigned a file number by the A-95 Coordinator. The Council has thirty (30)
				  days to complete its Clearinghouse review of a project.
(2) Emergency Situations.
There are emergency situations when the Council will accept
				  projects for Clearinghouse review with less than thirty (30) days remaining to
				  review the project. The Council will work closely with the applicant to ensure
				  that potential funding is not jeopardized. Review will commence when the
				  documents are in a draft stage. Before the applicant is notified in writing of
				  the Clearinghouse comments, however, the Council requires that the application
				  in its final form be officially transmitted to it.
(3) Local Government Comment.
The A-95 Coordinator solicits comment from the local
				  governments and other agencies whose interests might be affected. These letters
				  indicate a deadline for comments. Comments received from local government or
				  other agencies will either be included in the Council's comments or attached to
				  them. If no comment is received by this date, it is presumed that the project
				  or program is not inconsistent with local plans.
(4) Staff Action.
Each project or program is screened by the Council staff to
				  determine if it is a new application or a continuation/modification of an
				  existing program. The staff member then determines if the project is of
				  regional significance and applies the appropriate review
				  criteria.
(5) Staff
				Recommendations.
Utilizing the classification system and respective review
				  criteria, described previously, each project is identified to be within one of
				  four categories as follows:
(a) Less
				than Regional Significance - Consistent with goals, objectives and policies,
(b) Less than Regional
				Significance - Not consistent with goals, objectives and policies,
(c) Regional Significance - Consistent with
				goals, objectives and policies,
(d)
				Regional Significance - Not consistent with goals, objectives and
				policies.
When initial staff review determines that a proposal of
				  regional significance does not appear consistent with regional goals,
				  objectives and policies, every effort is made with the applicant to resolve the
				  issues. This includes requesting additional information, meeting with the
				  applicant, or discussing the issues with local government or other commenting
				  agencies. If the issues are resolved through this effort, the project is
				  recategorized.
The identification of the projects as to category, along with
				  all analysis and comments, constitutes the staff's recommended action. Prior to
				  each Council meeting, a report is prepared identifying the staff's recommended
				  action for all Clearinghouse projects received during the previous
				  month.