§ 9.6. Coordination with Utility Companies

There are several utility companies operating in the County under franchise agreements. These companies are both private and public. The City of Milton, City of Gulf Breeze, and Navarre Beach Utilities provide public supply in the County. These facilities are discussed in the Potable Water and Sanitary Sewer portion of this plan.

9.0 Intergovernmental Coordination Element Goals, Objectives, and Policies

Goal 9.1: To provide coordination of this Comprehensive Plan with all municipalities located within the County, all adjacent Counties, all adjacent Cities if applicable, and all other entities providing services within the County including the water and sewer utilities operating within the County and the local school board.

Objective 9.1.A: To coordinate this Plan with the plans of the Santa Rosa County School Board, other units of local government providing services but not having regulatory authority over the use of land, the municipalities within the county, and with adjacent counties.

Policy 9.1.A.1 • Implementation of this Plan shall involve communication, coordination and cooperation between the County and Municipalities within the County, adjacent Counties and those authorities and agencies providing facilities and services. This will include, but not be limited to, coordination with the County Property Appraiser, Clerk of the Court, and Health Department to increase customer awareness of land use and zoning regulations.

Policy 9.1.A.2 • By December 2017, execute an inter-local agreement between the County and the municipalities in the county setting forth provisions for annexation, land use amendments, and the siting of Locally Undesirable Land Uses (LULU's). Accordingly, LULU's located within one (1) mile of an adjacent local government's boundary shall notify the surrounding local governments of this proposal. These agreements may include the following:

(A.)

Improved communication between the County and other local, regional, and state agencies;

(B.)

Joint processes for collaborative planning and decision making on the siting of facilities with countywide significance including locally unwanted land uses (LULU's) whose nature and identity shall be established within the formal coordination mechanism;

(C.)

Consistency between the County Comprehensive Plan, the Comprehensive Plans of municipalities within the county, the plans of adjacent counties;

(D.)

Activities having extra-jurisdictional impacts;

(E.)

Concurrency management systems and level of service standards;

(F.)

Expected impacts of development;

(G.)

Notification of affected jurisdictions;

(H.)

Measures to mitigate impacts of development;

(I.)

Requirements for the siting of facilities with county-wide significance;

(J.)

A process to resolve disputes pursuant to Section 186.509 F.S; and

(K.)

The possibility of joint planning agreements with municipalities prior to municipal annexations and incorporations.

Policy 9.1.A.3: The County shall disseminate information on developments in Santa Rosa County that may impact upon adjacent local governments and shall require the notification of affected jurisdictions of proposed development in cases where the proposed development would impact the infrastructure of another local government.

Policy 9.1.A.4: The County shall utilize the TPO, and meetings with the FDOT, state environmental permitting agencies, adjacent counties and municipalities, and any local entity having responsibilities in providing facilities and services concurrent with the impacts of development, to exchange information and coordinate adopted levels of service standards.

Policy 9.1.A.5: The County shall review the Comprehensive Plan, relevant Plan amendments and other development plans in order to assess any impacts on the comprehensive plans of adjacent local governments.

Policy 9.1.A.6: The County shall utilize the TPO, and meetings with the FDOT, state environmental permitting agencies, adjacent counties and municipalities, and any local entity having responsibilities in providing facilities and services concurrent with the impacts of development, to exchange information and coordinate adopted levels of service standards.

Objective 9.1.B • Conduct regional and intergovernmental or interagency coordination and planning for potable water supplies, sanitary sewer and reuse of reclaimed water.

Policy 9.1.B.1: The County shall monitor utility system capacity annually per the requirements of Ordinance 2001-03. Annually each Utility will survey their present operations and determine its capacity to meet present needs, projected needs for a period of at least 10 years and determine if the Utility will be able to adequately service the needs of future growth. This information and the information provided in each Utility's Annual Operating Report will be used in coordinating the comprehensive plan with the Regional Water Supply Plan.

Policy 9.1.B.2: The County shall assess projected water needs and sources for at least a ten year planning period as part of creating and maintaining a Water Supply Facilities Work Plan (Work Plan) within the Spotable Water Element. Capital projects planned during the first five years of the Work Plan shall also be shown in the Capital Improvements element. The Work Plan shall address each major type of water supply project groundwater use optimization, conservation, reuse, and development of alternative water supply sources and water resources. For each project type, a detailed description of the project schedule, major activities and capital projects shall be provided and updated, as necessary.

Policy 9.1.B.3: Santa Rosa County will participate in the Walton/Okaloosa/Santa Rosa Regional Utility Authority (RUA) that was created in 1999 as a means to address water supply needs and protection of water resources on a regional level.

Policy 9.1.B.4: The County shall continue to coordinate with private water and sewer providers to obtain the location of private water and sewer lines within their respective service areas as well as other pertinent information.

Policy 9.1.B.5 • The County shall coordinate with all the public and private water supply providers, municipal governments, and the water management district to share and update information to meet the ongoing water supply needs, including the revision of the water supply work plan as necessary.

Objective 9.1.C • To coordinate the impacts of development proposed by this Plan upon development in adjacent municipalities, counties, the region, and the state during the planning time frame covered by this Plan. Ensure Santa Rosa County's participation and cooperation in regional level planning and economic development based organizations and activities, recognizing that the overall growth and development of the region has an impact on Santa Rosa County.

Policy 9.1.C.1 • The County shall maintain its membership on the West Florida Regional Planning Council, the Transportation Planning Organization, and other active multi-regional and multi-jurisdictional bodies such as the Strategic Partnership Committee, the Okaloosa County Comprehensive Plan Committee, and the Bay Area Resource Council.

Policy 9.1.C.2 • Pensacola Junior College (PJC) Milton Campus has adopted a campus master plan pursuant to applicable state statutes and rules. The County shall coordinate with PJC to assure that their development needs and overall community needs are addressed and conflicts between this Plan and the Campus Master Plan are minimized.

Policy 9.1.C.3 • The County shall continue to participate in the functions of the Bay Area Resource Council (BARC) for the purposes of attaining consistent and coordinated management of the County's bays and estuaries that also fall under the jurisdiction of neighboring local governments.

Policy 9.1.C.4 • The County shall continue to maintain information on level of service standards.

Objective 9.1.D: Collaborate and coordinate with the School board of Santa Rosa County (School Board) to ensure high quality public school facilities which meet the needs of Santa Rosa County's existing and future population.

Policy 9.1.D.1: Coordinate the Comprehensive Plan with the plans and actions of the Santa Rosa County School District in order to accomplish the following:

1)

Better coordination of new schools in time and place with land development;

2)

Coordinated placement of schools in order to take advantage of existing infrastructure;

3)

Improved bicycle and pedestrian mobility options;

4)

Enhanced urban form through location of public schools as community focal points;

5)

The collocation of recreational and community facilities with public school facilities;

6)

Reducing the potential for urban sprawl by locating through appropriately locating new schools and the expansion or renovating of new schools.

Policy 9.1.D.2: In cooperation with the School Board and the municipalities of Gulf Breeze, Jay and Milton, Santa Rosa County will implement the Interlocal Agreement for Public School Facility Planning for the County of Santa Rosa, Florida between Santa Rosa County, all legislative bodies of the municipalities, as required by Section 1013.33, Florida Statutes. The interlocal agreement includes procedures, processes and guidelines for the following:

1.

Joint meetings;

2.

Student enrollment and population projections;

3.

Coordinating and sharing of information;

4.

School site analysis;

5.

Supporting infrastructure;

6.

Education Plant Survey and Five-Year District Facilities Work program;

7.

Co-location and shared use;

8.

Implementation of school capacity related Future Land Use Map amendment review criteria, including levels of service standards, service areas, and proportionate-share mitigation;

9.

Oversight process; and

10.

Resolution of disputes.

Policy 9.1.D.3: The County shall include a representative of the school district, appointed by the School Board, as a nonvoting member of the local planning agency, as required by Section 163.3174, F.S.

(Ord. No. 2016-25 , § 1, 12-12-16)