Escambia County Optional Sector Plan Overview
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The Frame
The plan establishes the long-term development guidelines and land-use policies for a 15,000-acre area north of Interstate 10, impacting future infrastructure and resource management in that region.
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Property owners within the 15,000-acre sector plan area
Their land is subject to the specific development guidelines and land-use policies established by the adopted sector plan.
Escambia County residents
Residents are affected by the long-term regional planning and infrastructure development strategies outlined in the plan.
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Summary
Key Facts
- The sector plan covers approximately 15,000 acres located north of Interstate 10, west of Highway 29, and south of Highway 196.
- The Escambia County Board of County Commissioners signed the formal agreement for the plan on April 3, 2008.
- Ordinance 2011-3, incorporating sector plan goals into EAR-based amendments, was approved on January 20, 2011.
- The Mid-West Sector Plan Detailed Specific Area Plan (DSAP) was adopted via Ordinance 2011-29 on September 15, 2011.
- Detailed Specific Area Plans (DSAPs) are required for areas of at least 1,000 acres within the sector plan.
- The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity confirmed the DSAPs were in compliance on November 8, 2011.
- Sector plans are authorized under Florida Statute 163.3245 for large-scale, long-term regional planning.
- Sector plans cannot be adopted in areas designated as critical state concern.
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Why It Matters
The plan establishes the long-term development guidelines and land-use policies for a 15,000-acre area north of Interstate 10, impacting future infrastructure and resource management in that region.
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Multi-year Adoption Timeline
The sector plan process spanned over three years, from the initial agreement in 2008 to the final compliance confirmation in 2011.
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