Evaluation and Appraisal Report
Alachua County Comprehensive Plan Update
The Florida Growth Management Act requires each local government to adopt an Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR) of its Comprehensive Plan every seven years. The Evaluation and Appraisal Report on the Alachua County Comprehensive Plan was developed in 2008 and 2009 with input from the public, advisory committees, the Local Planning Agency, and community groups, and was adopted by the Board of County Commissioners on August 11, 2009. The EAR contains recommendations for addressing major community issues through updates of the Comprehensive Plan. The process of updating the Comprehensive Plan based on the EAR recommendations is underway. The Board of County Commissioners approved a generalized Work Plan and Public Participation Plan for the Comprehensive Plan update process, which is scheduled to be completed with adoption of Plan Amendments to implement the EAR around April, 2011.
Information on draft amendments to the Comprehensive Plan will be posted here and updated periodically. Click here to view and provide input on draft amendments.
NEWS
Public workshops have been scheduled to discuss initial draft amendments to the Alachua County Comprehensive Plan based on the EAR. For information on materials to be discussed at the public workshops, please see the draft amendments page.
Public Workshop Schedule for 2010 Comprehensive Plan Update
*Meeting dates and topics subject to change. Phone # for confirmation of meetings is shown below.
- The Alachua County Commission and Local Planning Agency (Planning Commission) will hold a series of Joint Special Meetings to review and discuss draft amendments to the Alachua County Comprehensive Plan based on the recommendations in the EAR. The following meetings are scheduled:
- Tuesday, May 18
- Tuesday, June 1
- Tuesday, June 15 - Review and discussion of revised Energy Element and additional discussion of Water Resource issues.
- All Special Meetings will begin at 5:30 p.m., and will be held at the County Administration Building, Second Floor (Jack Durrance Auditorium), at 12 SE 1st Street in Gainesville. Click here to review the draft amendments to the Comprehensive Plan which will be considered at the Special Meetings.
For questions, comments, and to provide input, contact us at:
Alachua County Growth Management Department
Comprehensive Planning Division
10 SW 2nd Avenue
Gainesville, FL 32601
Phone: (352)374-5249 Fax: (352)381-0124
Email: ear@alachuacounty.us
