Ordinance No. 1454-23 Water Supply Facilities Work Plan Comprehensive Plan Amendment

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^.^S^ZSS' 0^»y /^^ ORDINANCE NO. 1454-23 ^W' -^^^ -^G ^^^ Bid . 2Z, i ^ Tlmtt ^'/<?rf./i7. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ZEPHYRHILLS, FLORIDA, AMENDING ITS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO ADOPT BY REFERENCE AN UPDATED 10-YEAR WATER SUPPLY FACILITIES WORK PLAN AS REQUIRED BY 163.3177, FLORIDA STATUTES; PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO IMPLEMENT THE UPDATED WATER SUPPLY FACILITIES WORK PLAN; PROVIDING FOR ADOPTION OF UPDATED POLICIES WITHIN THE COMPREHENSWE PLAN PUBLIC FACILITIES, CONSERVATION, FUTURE LAND USE, INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION, AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ELEMENTS; PROVIDING FOR TRANSMITTAL TO THE STATE LAND PLANNmG AGENCY; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF LAWS IN CONFLICT; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the State Legislature of the State of Florida has mandated that all local governments prepare and adopt comprehensive plans to provide thorough and consistent planning and regulation of development with regard to land within their corporate limits; and WHEREAS, all amendments to the comprehensive plan must be adopted in accordance with detailed procedures which must be strictly followed; and WHEREAS, Subsection 163.3167(9), Florida Statutes, requires each local government to address in its comprehensive plan, the water supply sources and facilities necessary to meet and achieve the existing and projected water use demand for an established planning period; and WHEREAS, Section 163.3177, Florida Statutes, requires each local government coordinate appropriate aspects of their comprehensive plans with the appropriate water management distarict regional water supply plan and ensure that the future land use plan is based upon availability of adequate water supplies and public facilities; and WHEREAS, Subsection 163.3177(4)(a), Florida Statutes, requires each local government subject to a water management distnct regional water supply plan to prepare and adopt a water supply facilities work plan spanning at least a 10-year period that identifies any alternative water supply projects, traditional water supply projects, bulk sale agreements, and conservation/ reuse programs necessary to meet current and future water use demands within the local government's jurisdiction; and WHEREAS, the City ofZephyrhills is subject to the regional water supply plan that was adopted by the Southwest Florida Water Management District on November 15,2020;and WHEREAS, the City of Zephyrhills has carefully prepared amendment to its comprehensive development plan pursuant to Subsection 163.3177(6)(c), Florida Statutes, in order to adopt amendments or revisions in conformance with the Zephyrhills 2022-2040 Water Supply Facilities Work Plan (Work Plan); and WHEREAS, the City ofZephyrhills has held all duly required public hearings; both prior to submission of the proposed comprehensive plan amendment to the State Land Planning Agency and after the proposed comprehensive plan amendment was returned to the City ofZephyrhills, in accordance with Chapter 163.3184, Florida Statutes; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Zephyrhills desires to adopt the Work Plan along with amendments to the adopted comprehensive plan to guide and control the future development of the City and to preserve, promote and protect the public health, safety and welfare. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ZEPHYRHILLS, FLORIDA: Section 1. The "WHEREAS" clauses are hereby incorporated as tme and correct findings of fact of the City Council.