Any person aggrieved by the board of county commissioners' decision on an appeal from
the board of zoning adjustment or the planning and zoning commission, or a decision
of the board of county commissioners amending, altering or changing the comprehensive
policy plan, zoning ordinance or ordinances or resolutions establishing classifications
or districts as authorized by this article, may file a petition for writ of certiorari
as authorized in the manner prescribed by the state appellate rules in the circuit
court of the county, to review the decision of the board of county commissioners.
The court shall not conduct a trial de novo. The proceedings before the board of county
commissioners, including the testimony of witnesses, and any exhibits, photographs,
maps or other documents filed before them, shall be subject to review by the circuit
court of the county. A notice of intention to file petition for writ of certiorari
shall be filed in the circuit court within ten (10) days after the decision of the
board of county commissioners is filed in the office of the clerk of the board of
county commissioners. The petition together with the transcript of the testimony of
the witnesses, as record of the proceedings, shall be filed in the circuit court within
thirty (30) days after the filing of the ruling by the board of county commissioners
to which such petition is addressed, except the court may extend the time for filing
the petition and transcript for good cause shown. The person filing the petition for
certiorari shall be responsible for filing a true and correct transcript of the complete
testimony of the witnesses. The person filing the petition for certiorari shall immediately
serve a copy of the notice of intention to petition for a writ upon the planning and
zoning director, who shall thereupon suspend the issuance of a use permit until the
court has ruled upon the petition. Neither the planning and/or zoning director, nor
the planning and zoning commission, nor the board of zoning adjustment shall be a
party to the certiorari proceeding. Any person may intervene, pursuant to Florida
RCP 1.230, as a respondent in the certiorari proceeding authorized by this section.
