§ 30-39. Procedure for establishing district boundaries; adoption of regulations and restrictions.

(a)

Tentative reports by planning and zoning commission. Tentative recommendations as to the boundaries of districts and regulations and restrictions to be enforced therein may be prepared by the planning and zoning commission in its own initiative, or at the request of the board of county commissioners. The planning and zoning commission may hold preliminary public hearings and conferences at such times and places and upon such notice as it may determine to be necessary to inform itself in the preparation of the tentative report. Before the tentative report, which shall include the proposed zoning ordinance with maps and other explanatory material, shall be made to the board of county commissioners by the planning and zoning commission, the planning and zoning commission shall hold a public hearing, after giving due public notice.

(b)

Action by the board of county commissioners. Within thirty (30) days the board of county commissioners shall consider the tentative report of the planning and zoning commission and shall return it, with any suggestion and recommendations, to the planning and zoning commission so that a final report may be prepared by the planning and zoning commission. No ordinance under the authority of this article shall be passed until after the final report of the planning and zoning commission has been received by the board of county commissioners.

(c)

Final report and action. The final report on zoning regulations shall be made to the board of county commissioners after the planning and zoning commission has considered the suggestions and recommendations of that body, and after such additional preliminary public hearings as the planning and zoning commission may consider desirable. After the final report has been submitted by the planning and zoning commission, the board of county commissioners shall afford all interested persons an opportunity to be heard with reference to it at a public hearing or hearings, with due public notice, and shall act upon the proposed zoning regulations.

(Code 1965, § 37-9; Laws of Fla. ch. 63-1716, § 9)

State law reference

Adoption of land development regulations, F.S. § 163.3194; zoning ordinance amendments, F.S. § 125.66(5).