Residential Plats

Orange CountyBoard of County Commissioners

August 19, 2014

Map or drawing depicting the division of lands into lots, blocks, parcels, sites or other divisions for the purpose of recording. Plats shall meet all the requirements of Florida Statutes, Chapter 177 and shall be so certified by a land surveyor registered in the State.

Plat Definition

History

Platted Lots

Average Review Time

January 2012 – July 2014•1 - 10 Lots Plat - 4.8 Months (13 Plats)

•11 - 50 Lots Plat - 5.6 Months (32 Plats)

•51–100 Lots Plat - 5.4 Months (33 Plats)

•100 + Lots Plat - 5.5 Months (15 Plats)

History

Topics

Platting Challenges

• Review Process

• Plat Complexities

• Staffing

Plat review requirements:• Conditions of Approval• Subdivision Survey• R-O-W Conveyances• Easement Subordination• Environmental Site Assessments• Title Opinion• Developer’s Agreement• Establishment of MSBU’s• CC&Rs

Review Process

• Development Engineering• Engineering Survey• EPD• Parks & Recreation• Zoning• Planning• Concurrency

Review Process

• Transportation Planning• Real Estate Management• Utilities• County Attorney’s• 911• Property Appraiser's• Comptroller’s

14 Divisions Review

•Multiple Phases

•Physical Site Restrictions

•Environmental Requirements

•Survey Errors and Omissions

•Compliance with BCC Conditions

•Agreement Inconsistencies

•Required Reports Outdated

Plat Complexities

•Easements/Encumbrances not identified

•Current Title Opinion

•Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions

•School Impact Fees/Road Concurrency Obligations

•Land Ownership Changes

•Re-submittal Delays

Plat Complexities

Staffing

Recent Organizational Changes – Platting

•March 2014 – hired an additional full time plat review staff for the Platting Section

•Re-assigned one technician to assist the Platting Section in the review of PSP submittals (temporary assignment)

Recent Organizational Changes - Plan Review

•Restructured the Development Engineering Division’s Plan Review Section to support DRC and TRG plan review as follows:

• Single staff member assigned to One Stop Permitting Services

• Re-assigned a Plan Review Section engineer to TRG/DRC review process full time

• Added an engineer to the Plan Review Section (Temporary Assignment)

Staffing

Staffing

Future Organizational Changes - Proposed

• Replace two re-assigned positions with permanent full time positions

• FY 15/16 Budget – request two (2) additional positions:

• One Technician – TRG/DRC Review• One Engineer – Construction Plan Review

• Monitor for additional needs in the Plan Review and Platting Sections

•Work with GOBA/HBA

•Facilitate development community discussions

•Evaluate the current processes

•Recommend modifications if necessary

•Implement staffing changes

Summary

Residential Plats

Orange CountyBoard of County Commissioners

August 19, 2014