89-002643 John Warren vs. City Of St. Petersburg And Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council
 Status: Closed
Recommended Order on Friday, June 16, 1989.


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Summary: Standing to bring appeal ini Development of Regional Impact modification case is limited by 380.37(2).

1STATE OF FLORIDA

4DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS

8JOHN WARREN , )

11)

12Petitioner , )

14)

15vs. ) CASE NO. 89-2643

20)

21CITY OF ST. PETERSBURG and TAMPA )

28BAY REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL , )

33)

34Respondents , )

36and )

38)

39DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS , )

44)

45Intervenor . )

48___________________________________)

49RECOMMENDED ORDER OF DISMISSAL

53Pursuant to notice, a hearing was held in this case on May 25, 1989, in

68Tallahassee, Florida, before the Division of Administrative Hearings, by its

78designated Hearing Officer, Diane K. Kiesling. At issue were the Motion to

90Intervene filed by the Department of Community Affairs (DCA) and the Amended

102Motion to Dismiss filed by the City of St. Petersburg (City) and joined in by

117the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council (TBRPC).

124APPEARANCES

125For Petitioner : Peter B. Belmont

131Attorney at Law

134511 31st Avenue North

138St. Petersburg, Florida 33704

142For Respondent : Michael S. Davis

148(City) Mirelle Murphy James

152Mark A. Winn

155Attorneys at Law

158Post Office Box 2842

162St. Petersburg, Florida 33731

166For Respondent : Roger S. Tucker

172(TBRPC) Attorney at Law

176Tampa Bay Regional Planning

180Council

181Suite 209

1839455 Roger Boulevard

186St. Petersburg, Florida 33702

190For Intervenor : Jeffrey N. Steinsnyder

196(DCA) Attorney at Law

200Department of Community Affairs

2042740 Centerview Drive

207Suite 138

209Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100

212PRELIMINARY STATEMENT

214Petitioner, John Warren, filed a Petition on Appeal with the Florida Land

226and Water Adjudicatory Commission on March 20, 1989, seeking to challenge a

238development order of the City of St. Petersburg. Respondent City filed an

250Answer, Motion to Dismiss, and Memorandum of Law on April 5, 1989, and a Pre-

265hearing Statement on April 17, 1989. Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council filed

277a Motion to Intervene on April 18, 1989. Petitioner's Response to Respondent's

289Motion to Dismiss and Pre-hearing Statement were both filed on April 19, 1989.

302Department of Community Affairs filed a Motion to Intervene on April 28, 1989.

315The City filed an Amended Motion to Dismiss dated May 2, 1989. By Order of

330Transmittal dated May 11, 1989, the Florida Land and Water Adjudicatory

341Commission (FLWAC) referred the Amended Motion to Dismiss and Department of

352Community Affair's Motion to Intervene to the Division of Administrative

362Hearings, along with further direction that a hearing pursuant to Chapter 120.57

374be held if the Motion to Dismiss was denied.

383The Motion to Intervene filed by Department of Community Affairs was

394granted during the May 25, 1989, hearing. That hearing was a full evidentiary

407hearing on the Amended Motion to Dismiss. Respondents presents Exhibits A-T

418which were admitted in evidence. Petitioner had Exhibits 1 and 2 admitted in

431evidence. The transcript of the hearing was filed on May 30, 1989.

443FINDINGS OF FACT

4461. In 1987 the City of St. Petersburg sought permission to file an

459application for an Areawide Development of Regional Impact (DRI) for the Intown

471Area.

4722. On July 23, 1987, notice was sent to each property owner within the

486proposed Areawide DRI. The notice indicates that a public hearing would be held

499on August 27, 1987, from which the St. Petersburg City Council would decide

512whether to authorize the City of St. Petersburg to proceed to apply for the DRI.

5273. Petitioner, John Warren, received said notice and owns property within

538the area encompassing the Areawide DRI.

5444. Further notices were provided to property owners within the area,

555including a notice of the petition filed by the City which was published in the

570St. Petersburg Times on July 27, 1987; a notice to property owners dated

583September 1, 1987, advising that the City was authorized to proceed with the

596Intown Areawide DRI; and three other notices regarding public hearings and

607consideration of the DRI.

6115. After all required notice, the St. Petersburg City Council considered

622the proposed Areawide DRI on December 15, 1988, and formally adopted the DRI by

636Ordinance No. 1072-F. The ordinance was signed on December 15, 1988.

6476. A Notice of Adoption of a Development Order was executed and recorded

660in the public records on December 20, 1988.

6687. The development order enacted on December 15, 1988, was transmitted to

680the Department of Community Affairs and the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council

692on December 19, 1988, and to the City Clerk on December 20, 1988.

7058. A certified copy of the DRI Ordinance 1072-F as enacted on December 15,

7191988, is a part of the record as Exhibit K and it is incorporated by reference.

7359. Thereafter the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council appealed the DRI

746pursuant to Section 380.07(2), Florida Statutes, to the Florida Land and Water

758Adjudicatory Commission.

76010. The City and Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council reached an agreement

772for settling the appeal and said settlement was finalized in the Stipulated

784Settlement Agreement.

78611. Pursuant to the Stipulated Settlement Agreement, the St. Petersburg

796City Council, at its February 2, 1989, meeting, adopted the terms of the

809Settlement Agreement, modified Ordinance 1072-F to incorporate the settlement

818terms, and adopted Ordinance 1072-F as modified.

82512. Based upon the settlement and modification of the DRI by the St.

838Petersburg City Council, on February 7, 1989, the Tampa Bay Regional Planning

850Council filed a Notice of Voluntary Dismissal of its appeal to the Florida Land

864and Water Adjudicatory Commission.

86813. The Florida Land and Water Adjudicatory Commission entered a Final

879Order of Dismissal on February 20, 1989.

88614. Warren filed his Petition on Appeal on March 20, 1989. The Petition

899is filed pursuant to Sections 380.06(25)(h) and 380.07, Florida Statutes, and

910Rule 42-2.002, Florida Administrative Code.

915CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

91815. The Division of Administrative Hearings has jurisdiction of the

928parties to and the subject matter of this proceeding. Section 120.57(1) and

940380.07(3), Florida Statutes.

94316. The amended Motion to Dismiss, filed by the City and joined in by

957Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council and Department of Community Affairs, raised

968four grounds for dismissal of this Petition

9751. The appeal is untimely.

9802. The appeal is an impermissible collateral

987attack of a Final Order.

9923. There are no appeal rights to a

1000modification of a DRI that is not a

1008substantial deviation.

10104. Petitioner lacks standing.

1014Standing

101517. While any hearing conducted pursuant to Section 380.07 is to be

1027conducted in accordance with Chapter 120, standing to bring such appeals is

1039established by Section 380.07(2). Caloosa Property Owners Association, Inc. v.

1049Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners et al., 429 So.2d 1260, 1265

1062(Fla. 1st DCA 1983). Hence, substantially affected persons, as that term is

1074used in Chapter 120, do not have standing to initiate an appeal under 380.07(2),

1088and in fact, to permit such a broad standing test would contravene the

1101requirements of Section 380.07(2). Id at 1265.

110818. Section 380.07(2) is very explicit in specifying those persons with

1119standing to bring an appeal in DRI cases. The appellate courts of this state

1133have been consistent in interpreting that section to limit standing to the

1145owner, the developer, an appropriate regional planning agency, or the state land

1157planning agency. Friends of the Everglades, Inc. v. Board of County

1168Commissioners of Monroe County, 456 So.2d 904, (Fla. 1st DCA 1984); Londono v.

1181City of Alachua, 438 So.2d 91 (Fla. 1st DCA 1983); and Caloosa, supra.

119419. The term "owner" is not defined in Section 380.07(2), but has been

1207construed to mean the owner of the property that is the subject of DRI review.

1222Caloosa, supra. at 1264. It was recognized by the court in Caloosa that in

1236enacting the statute and defining those with standing, the legislature "did not

1248refer to `an owner' or to `any property affected by such order.'" The use of

1263the term "the owner" is meant "to specify the narrow class of property owners

1277entitled under section 380.07(2) to appeal a development order." Id. at 1264.

128920. The court in Friends of the Everglades at p. 911 summed it up best

1304when it said:

1307Chapter 380 provides for notice and hearing

1314at the local level and then provides for

1322review by the FLWAC if the developer or

1330property owner believes local authorities

1335have acted improvidently in denying an

1341application for development approval, or if

1347the regional or state planning agencies

1353believe that the public's interests will not

1360be served by the local government's approval

1367of a plan for development. Because it is

1375within the legislature's prerogative to

1380provide procedures to be followed when the

1387rights of property owners are to be affected

1395by governmental action, and to provide for

1402review of such action, we cannot conclude

1409that the limitation of standing to appeal

1416development orders to FLWAC to, on the one

1424hand, property owners directly affected and,

1430on the other hand, to agencies designated to

1438represent the public's interest in such

1444proceedings violates due process concepts.

144921. It is recognized that this case arises from an Areawide Development of

1462Regional Impact as specified in Section 380.06(25). Certain rights are

1472specifically given to owners of property within the defined planning area when

1484an Areawide Development of Regional Impact is proposed. These rights include

1495certain notice requirements and the right to be heard at public hearings.

1507However, by reading Sections 380.06(25) and 380.07(2) in pari materia, the

1518conclusion is in escapable that owners of property within an Areawide

1529Development of Regional Impact, which property is not the direct subject of the

1542development order, are not the owners referred to in Section 380.07(2) who have

1555standing to appeal the development order.

156122. The DRI process is recognized in Caloosa as being "primarily a

1573comprehensive land use review technique for large scale development involving

1583primarily two groups -- developers on one hand, and on the other, governmental

1596planners and permitting authorities." Most cases involve a developer who is

1607also the owner of the property proposed for development. There are also those

1620development proposals which relate to areas not solely owned by one developer or

1633areas designated for DRI review which contain property not proposed for new

1645development. Londono, supra., involved just such a case.

165323. In Londono, individual owners of lots, which they recently purchased

1664in a residential development, sought to appeal a subsequent development order

1675which encompassed, in part, the property of the individual owners; however, no

1687new development was proposed for their individual lots. The Florida Land and

1699Water Adjudicatory Commission dismissed the appeals of these individual land

1709owners. The First District Court of Appeal affirmed this dismissal and, in

1721doing so, further clarified the concept of owner as it relates to Section

1734380.07(2) appeals.

173624. The court, at page 93, narrowed "the class of potential appellants

1748under Section 380.07(2) ... to disqualify `owners' of land included in the DRI

1761for purposes other than for development." While owners of property within the

1773area encompassed by a development order "may well be affected in the enjoyment

1786of their properties by the presence around them of a development of regional

1799impact ...," they "have no statutory standing to complain to the Commission

1811[FLWAC] that [the] development order insufficiently protects regional interests;

1820that function is reserved ... to the designated governmental bodies whose

1831responsibility it is to protect those regional interests." Londono at p. 93.

184325. In applying the Londono holding to this case, it must be concluded

1856that Warren is not an owner with standing to appeal a development order pursuant

1870to Section 380.07(2). The petition should be dismissed.

1878Timeliness

187926. Even if Warren had standing, his appeal is untimely and should be

1892dismissed for that reason. The facts are clear that the development order,

1904Ordinance 1072-F, was entered on December 15, 1988. A timely appeal was brought

1917by Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council. That appeal was settled and the

1929settlement resulted in modification to Ordinance 1072-F. The appeal was then

1940voluntarily dismissed by Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council and a Final Order

1952was entered by the Florida Land and Water Adjudication Commission.

196227. Without belaboring the facts, it is clear that the development order,

1974Ordinance 1072-F, was signed on December 15, 1988. Under Section 380.07(2), an

1986appeal of a development order must be filed "[w]ithin 45 days after the order is

2001rendered." An order is rendered "for purposes of the time for filing a notice

2015of appeal when the development order is `issued and transmitted.' Windley Key,

2027Ltd. v. State of Florida, Department of Community Affairs, 456 So.2d 489 (Fla.

20403d DCA 1984)." Florida East Coast Railway Co. v. State Land and Water

2053Adjudicatory Commission, 464 So.2d 1361, 1362 (Fla. 3d DCA 1985). The

2064development order is "`rendered' for purposes of the time for filing a notice of

2078appeal when a signed development order is issued and transmitted." Id at 1362.

2091The facts in this case make it clear that a signed development order was issued

2106and transmitted on December 19, 1988. Any right to appeal began to run on this

2121date. Petitioner Warren filed his Petition on Appeal on March 20, 1989. Hence,

2134the appeal is untimely and should also be dismissed for this reason.

2146Remaining Grounds for Dismissal

215028. The other two grounds raised in the Amended Motion to Dismiss are not

2164considered herein and no Conclusions of Law are reached thereon. It is

2176unnecessary to reach these two grounds since the Petition on Appeal must be

2189dismissed for the reasons set forth above.

2196RECOMMENDATION

2197Based on the foregoing Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law, it is

2210RECOMMENDED that the Florida Land and Water Adjudicatory Commission enter a

2221Final Order granting the Amended Motion to Dismiss and dismissing the Petition

2233on Appeal filed by John Warren.

2239DONE and ENTERED this 16th day of June, 1989 in Tallahassee, Florida.

2251_________________________________

2252DIANE K. KIESLING

2255Hearing Officer

2257Division of Administrative Hearings

2261The DeSoto Building

22641230 Apalachee Parkway

2267Tallahassee, FL 32399-1550

2270(904) 488-9675

2272Filed with the Clerk of the

2278Division of Administrative Hearings

2282this 16th day of June, 1989.

2288COPIES FURNISHED:

2290Peter B. Belmont Patty Woodworth, Secretary

2296Attorney at Law Planning and Budgeting

2302511 31st Avenue North Executive Office of the Governor

2311St. Petersburg, Florida 33704 The Capitol, PL-05

2318Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0001

2321Michael S. Davis

2324Mirelle Murphy James Honorable Bob Martinez

2330Mark A. Winn Governor, State of Florida

2337Attorneys at Law The Capitol

2342Post Office Box 2842 Tallahassee, Florida 32399

2349St. Petersburg, Florida 33731

2353Honorable Robert A. Butterworth

2357Roger S. Tucker Attorney General

2362Attorney at Law State of Florida

2368Tampa Bay Regional Planning The Capitol

2374Council Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1050

2378Suite 209

23809455 Koger Boulevard Honorable Doyle Conner

2386St. Petersburg, Florida 33702 Commissioner of Agriculture

2393State of Florida

2396Jeffrey N. Steinsnyder The Capitol

2401Attorney at Law Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0810

2407Department of Community Affairs

24112740 Centerview Drive Honorable Betty Castor

2417Suite 138 Commissioner of Education

2422Tallahassee, Florida 32399- 2100 State of Florida

2429The Capitol

2431James C. Vaughn, Jr. Tallahassee, Florida 32399

2438Governmental Analyst

2440Florida Land and Water Honorable Jim Smith

2447Adjudicatory Commission Secretary of State

2452The Capitol State of Florida

2457Tallahassee, Florida 32399 The Capitol

2462Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0250

2465Honorable Tom Gallagher

2468Treasurer and Insurance Honorable Gerald Lewis

2474Commissioner Comptroller, State of Florida

2479State of Florida The Capitol

2484The Capitol Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0350

2489Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0300

2492=================================================================

2493AGENCY FINAL ORDER

2496=================================================================

2497STATE OF FLORIDA

2500LAND AND WATER ADJUDICATORY COMMISSION

2505JOHN WARREN,

2507Petitioner

2508vs.

2509CITY OF ST. PETERSBURG and TAMPA CASE NO. 89-16

2518BAY REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL , DOAH CASE NO. 89-2643

2526Respondents,

2527and

2528DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS,

2532Intervenor .

2534__________________________________/

2535FINAL ORDER

2537This cause came before the Governor and Cabinet of the State of Florida,

2550sitting as the Florida Land and Water Adjudicatory Commission ("the

2561Commission"), on August 8, 1989, in Tallahassee, Florida, pursuant to sections

2573120.57 and 380.07, Florida Statutes, for consideration of a Recommended Order

2584from the Division of Administrative Hearings entered on June 16, 1989 ("the

2597Recommended Order"), a copy of which is attached as Exhibit A, and exceptions

2611filed subsequent thereto. Based upon the Commission's review of this cause, it

2623is hereby ordered:

26261. The Commission adopts and incorporates in this Order the Findings of

2638Fact set out in paragraphs 1 through 14 of the Recommended Order.

26502. The Commission adopts and incorporates in this Order the Conclusions of

2662Law set forth on pages 5 through 8 under the heading of "Standing" to the extent

2678explained in Section 3 of this Order.

26853. The Commission adopts and incorporates in this Order the Conclusions of

2697Law set forth on pages 9 through 10 under the heading of "Timeliness" to the

2712extent that the Commission finds section 380.07(2), Florida Statutes requires

2722that an appeal of a development order must be filed "within 45 days after the

2737order is rendered" and that an order is rendered "for purposes of the time for

2752filing a notice of appeal when a signed development order is issued and

2765transmitted." Florida East Coast Railway Co. v. State Land and Water

2776Adjudicatory Commission, 464 So.2d 1361, 1362 (Fla. 3d DCA 1985). The

2787Commission also finds that "the facts in this case make it clear that a signed

2802development order was issued and transmitted on December 19, 1988. Any rights

2814to appeal began to run on this date." However, this Commission also finds, that

2828a party, under certain circumstances, may properly take an appeal of a

2840modification or settlement of a development order. The circumstances allowing

2850such an appeal would only be when the subject of the modification to the

2864development order or settlement of the appeal raises new or additional issues of

2877concern to the statutorily-entitled party seeking to challenge the order at that

2889point.

2890Rulings on Warren's Exceptions

2894to the Findings of Fact

28991. The Petitioner Warren's first exception is denied. Warren challenges

2909in this first exception those findings set forth in paragraph 4 of the

2922recommended order. Specifically, Warren excepts to the finding that he received

2933the statutory notice required under Chapter 380 from the City of St. Petersburg,

2946the developer of the development order subject of this appeal, prior to

2958rendering the subject development order. Warren further excepts to the extent

2969that any notice actually received by the Petitioner failed to advise Petitioner

"2981as to the proposed conditions of the development order, as to any hearing times

2995regarding the proposed development order, not as to the rights of appeal for

3008property owners within the boundaries of the areawide development of regional

3019impact." The Commission finds the hearing officer's finding in paragraph 4 was

3031appropriately derived from the evidence presented. Certified copies of all

3041notice requirements, as met by the city in compliance with Chapter 380, were

3054admitted into evidence by the hearing officer at the hearing held on May 25,

30681989 without objection by the Petitioner. (See R. 45-50). No testimony was

3080thereafter offered by the Petitioner to rebut that the notices were either

3092statutorily defective or not received.

3097Section 120.57(1)(b)(10) provides in pertinent part:

3103The agency in its final order may reject or modify

3113the conclusions of law and interpretation of administrative

3121rules in the recommended order, but may not reject

3130or modify the findings of fact unless the agency first

3140determines from a review of the complete record, that

3149the findings of fact were not in the order, that the

3160findings of fact were not based upon competent substantial

3169evidence or that the proceedings on which the findings

3178were based did not comply with the essential requirements

3187of law.

3189Further, as stated by the court in Florida Department of Corrections v.

3201Bradley, 510 So.2d 1122 (Fla. 1st DCA 1987):

3209The fact findings of a Hearing Officer become binding

3218upon an agency unless it finds they are not supported

3228by competent substantial evidence or that the proceedings

3236on which the findings were based did not comply with

3246the essential requirements of law.

32512. Petitioner's second exception is denied. Petitioner challenges the

3260hearing officer's finding that the city complied with the statutory notice

3271requirements of Chapter 380. A review of the transcript of the May 25 hearing

3285reveals that the hearing officer allowed into evidence the proof submitted by

3297the city of their compliance with the above notice requirements without

3308objection by the Petitioner.

3312The Commission, therefore, finds paragraph 5 of the hearing officer's

3322recommended order to be based on competent substantial evidence. The Petitioner

3333may not fail to voice objections to the admission of this evidence, then claim

3347prejudice when the recommendation of the hearing officer adversely affects him.

3358See Allstate Insurance Company v. Gillesoie, 455 So.2d 617 (Fla. 2nd DCA 1984).

3371The Commission's ruling as to Petitioner's exception concerning his

3380statutory construction of section 380.07, Florida Statutes is set forth in

3391relation to Petitioner's fourth exception. All other aspects of Petitioner's

3401second exception are beyond the scope of this appeal and are being presented for

3415the first time in this appeal process in Petitioner's exceptions; therefore,

3426they will not be considered by this Commission.

3434Rulings on Warren's Exceptions

3438to Conclusions of Law

34423. Petitioner's third exception is denied. Warren excepts to the hearing

3453officer's specific conclusion that he is not an "affected property owner as that

3466term is defined in Londono v. City of Alachua, 438 So.2d 91 (Fla. 1st DCA 1983)

3482and thus lacks standing to bring the instant appeal pursuant to section

3494380.07(2). The hearing officer reached this conclusion despite the fact that

3505Warren does, in fact, own property within the area being encompassed by the

3518area-wide development order. However, it is important to note that Warren's

3529appeal does not challenge, as is explained below, any issues directly affecting

3541his property. Instead, Warren has challenged certain issues raised by a

3552modification to the development order which was the result of the settlement of

3565an appeal brought by the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council. Because Warren

3577did not file his appeal within the 45 day time period following the date that

3592the original development order was rendered and, therefore, could not challenge

3603that order, he has now filed a petition challenging "activities authorized by

3615the St. Petersburg DRI development order (which will result in increased

3626concentrations of stormwater pollution, the loss of historical or archaeological

3636resources of state or regional significance, increased traffic, and increased

3646burdens to the St. Petersburg taxpayer", which are additional issues raised by

3658the modification. Historic preservation requirements, however, was not an issue

3668challenged by the TBRPC in its appeal but is a subject of the original

3682development order.

3684It is also important to note that not only are the above, as framed, not

3699concerns directly affecting Warren's property and Warren himself as owner of

3710that property, but his petition serves as an attempt to usurp the role of the

3725state and regional planning agencies in addressing areas of regional and state

3737concern as part of the DRI review process. Warren, as a property owner and even

3752as an "affected" property owner, lacks standing to challenge these Issues as

3764raised in his appeal, Londono at page 93. As stated, the issues as raised in

3779Warren's petition do not relate to the impact of the subject development order

3792on his property. Warren even states in his petition that the city's historic

3805preservation requirements are not strict enough and that property around him

3816needs preservation for historical reasons. His petition also focuses concern on

3827state and local guidelines as not strict enough in regulating stormwater, not

3839that the stormwater requirements present too harsh a burden on his property. As

3852far as traffic improvements are concerned, he alleges that the city has not

3865provided funding for the improvements as slated in the modification to the

3877development order, clearly a concern for the governmental agencies involved.

3887Petitioner's exception asserts, however, that "(A) party having standing to

3897maintain an appeal is not limited as to the issues which may be raised on

3912appeal." Had Warren filed a petition within the 45 days after the development

3925order was rendered (the hearing officer determined this date to be December 19,

39381988; Warren's petition was not filed until March 17, 1989), he may have had

3952standing to challenge all aspects of the original development order which

3963directly affected his property and himself as an owner of that property (as

3976stated, Warren's timely appeal of the modifications to the development order

3987must be limited to those new and additional issues raised by the modification).

4000He did not. But, in any event, he does not have standing to challenge the

4015above. "It is not the purpose of Chapter 380 to provide a forum for parties

4030whose complaint focus on alleged detriment to the activities they wish to

4042conduct on adjoining land. `Regional impact' is concerned with matters

4052affecting the public in general, not special interests of adjoining landowners

4063... such special interests are properly asserted before the local governing body

4075having jurisdiction to control land use and development under zoning and

4086building regulation." Caloosa Property Owners Association, Inc. v. Palm Beach

4096County Board of County Commissioners, 429 So.2d 1260, 1264, (Fla. 1st DCA 1983).

4109See also Suwannee River Area Council Boy Scouts of America v. State of Florida

4123et al, 384 So.2d 1369 (Fla. 1st DC 1980).

4132Also, as cited by the hearing officer, "It was recognized by the court in

4146(Caloosa supra) that in enacting the statute and defining those with standing,

4158the legislature `did not refer to `an owner' or to `any' property affected by

4172such order .` The use of the term `owner' is `meant to specify the narrow class

4188of property owners entitled under section 380.07(2), to appeal a development

4199order.'" If Warren were to maintain an appeal, he is limited in his challenge

4213to those aspects of the development order as modified in the settlement

4225agreement between the City of St. Petersburg and the TBRPC which raise new and

4239additional issues from the original development order and must demonstrate how

4250these issues directly affect him. The Petition filed before this Commission by

4262Warren does not meet that standard. He also cannot, at this point in time,

4276attempt to raise in his exceptions those aspects of the original development

4288order which may directly affect him, i.e., "(A)lthough other land use and zoning

4301restrictions may permit certain development, if the use limitations set forth in

4313the development order have been fulfilled then the desired development may not

4325proceed" (See Petitioner's Exceptions at page 6). These issues are not only

4337outside the scope of the modification to the development order and were not

4350properly presented to the hearing officer, but Petitioner is foreclosed by

4361virtue of Rule 42-2.008(4), Florida Administrative Code from raising any new

4372issues at this stage in the proceeding. To do so would contravene the purpose

4386of Chapter 380 which is to bring an efficient and expeditious review of all

4400disputes appealed under its provisions:

4405Appellees suggest that while Chapter 380 is intended

4413to facilitate uniform regulation and orderly growth,

4420limited standing under section 380.07(2) avoids

4426administrative and judicial delay in resolving landowners'

4433development rights and also represents a factor in

4441the legislative balance between public and private

4448rights. This is a legitimate governmental objective.

4455To allow various other parties to appeal a development

4464order could delay one's rights to proceed with a

4473development project approved by local authorities and

4480reviewed by regional officials. Caloosa at page 1266.

4488In addition, Petitioner stresses that the cases cited by the hearing

4499officer in her recommended order have "limited applicability to the present case

4511because none of the cases relied upon by the hearing officer involved a local

4525government sponsored areawide development of regional impact." This Commission

4534disagrees. "Section 380.021, Florida Statutes, unequivocally provides that the

4543procedures set forth in Chapter 380 are for the purpose of preserving our

4556state's natural resources, as well as to `facilitate orderly and well-planned

4567development' through state-established growth management techniques. Implicit

4574in this statement of legislative purpose and review procedures in Chapter 380 is

4587the view that the DRI review process is primarily a comprehensive land use

4600review technique for large scale development..." Caloosa, at page 1264. These

4611concerns remain constant regardless of whether development proceeds under

4620section 380.06(6) or 380.06(25). Case law cited in this proceeding focuses on

4632these concerns and is, therefore, equally applicable to the present case.

46434. Petitioner's fourth exception is denied. Petitioner Warren excepts to

4653the hearing officer's conclusion that his appeal was not timely filed. The

4665Commission agrees that Warren's appeal was not timely filed so as to allow a

4679broad challenge of the subject development order. However, had Warren

4689established his standing to challenge the amended development order, his appeal

4700would be considered timely. But, as determined above, this Commission does not

4712believe that Warren made such a showing. All other aspects of Petitioner's

4724exception go to a broad-based appeal, which, as has been stated, Petitioner is

4737now precluded from arguing.

47415. For the reasons stated above in sections 3 and 4, Petitioner's fifth

4754exception is denied.

4757DONE AND ENTERED, this 30th day of August, 1989.

4766_______________________

4767PATRICIA A. WOODWDRTH

4770Secretary

4771Florida Land and Water

4775Adjudicatory Commission

4777COPIES FURNISHED:

4779Members of The Commission

4783Parties of Record

4786Honorable Bob Martinez Circle K. Corporation.

4792Governor of Florida 500 S. Faulkenberg Road

4799The Capitol, PL05 Tampa, FL 33619

4805Tallahassee, FL 32399

4808Honorable Gerald Lewis William B. Spottswood, Esquire

4815Comptroller Spottswood, Spottswood, et al.

4820The Capitol 500 Fleming Street

4825Tallahassee, FL 32399 Key West, FL 33040

4832Honorable Bob Butterworth Michele Russell, Esquire

4838Attorney General Assistant General Counsel

4843The Capitol The Capitol, Room 209

4849Tallahassee, FL 32399 Tallahassee, FL 32399

4855Honorable Betty Castor Honorable Michael Puto

4861Commissioner of Education Mayor, Monroe County

4867The Capitol 310 Fleming Street

4872Tallahassee, FL 32399 Key West, FL 33040

4879Honorable Tom Gallagher Jack Osterholt, Exec. Director

4886Treasurer South Florida Regional

4890The Capitol Planning Council

4894Tallahassee, FL 32399 3400 Hollywood Blvd.,

4900Suite 140

4902Hollywood, FL 33021

4905Honorable Jim Smith Randy Ludacer, Esquire

4911Secretary of State Monroe County Attorney

4917The Capitol 310 Fleming Street

4922Tallahassee, FL 32399 Key West, FL 33040

4929Honorable Doyle Conner William J. Kendrick

4935Commissioner of Agriculture Hearing Officer

4940The Capitol Division of Administrative

4945Tallahassee, FL 32399 Hearings

4949The DeSoto Building

49521230 Apalachee Parkway

4955John M. Carlson, Esquire Tallahassee, FL 32399-1550

4962David L. Jordan, Esquire

4966Department of Community Affairs Kenneth A. Jones, Esquire

49742740 Centerview Drive 2000 Main Street, Suite 401

4982Tallahassee, FL 32399 Barnett Centre

4987Fort Myers, FL 33901

4991Florida Administrative Law Diane K. Kiesling

4997Report Hearing Officer

5000Post Office Box 2309 Division of Administrative

5007Gainesville, FL 32602 Hearings

5011The DeSoto Building

50141230 Apalachee Parkway

5017Tallahassee, Florida

501932399-1550

5020David L. Jordan, Esquire Roger S. Tucker, Esquire

5028Department of Community Linda M. Hallas, Esquire

5035Affairs 9455 Koger Boulevard

50392740 Centerview Drive Suite 209

5044Suite 138 St. Petersburg, FL 33702

5050Tallahassee, FL 32399-2100

5053Honorable Bob Martinez Diane K. Kiesling, Hearing

5060Governor of Florida Officer

5064The Capitol, PL05 The DeSoto Building

5070Tallahassee, FL 32399 1230 Apalachee Parkway

5076Tallahassee, FL 32399-1550

5079Honorable Gerald Lewis David L. Jordan, Esquire

5086Comptroller Department of Community

5090Affairs

5091The Capitol 2740 Centerview Drive

5096Tallahassee, FL 32399 Suite 138

5101Tallahassee, FL 32399-2100

5104Honorable Bob Butterworth Michele Russell, Esquire

5110Attorney General Assistant General Counsel

5115The Capitol The Capitol, Room 209

5121Tallahassee, FL 32399 Tallahassee, FL 32399

5127Honorable Betty Castor Roger S. Tucker, Esquire

5134Commissioner of Education Linda M. Hallas, Esquire

5141The Capitol 9455 Koger Blvd., Suite 209

5148Tallahassee, FL 32399 St. Petersburg, FL 33702

5155Honorable Tom Gallagher Peter B. Belmont, Esquire

5162Treasurer 511 31st Avenue, North

5167The Capitol St. Petersburg, FL 33704

5173Tallahassee, FL 32399

5176Honorable Jim Smith Michael S. Davis, Esquire

5183Secretary of State Mirelle M. James, Esquire

5190The Capitol Mark A. Winn, Esquire

5196Tallahassee, FL 32399 City Attorney's Office

5202Post Office Box 2842

5206St. Petersburg, FL 33731

5210Honorable Doyle Conner Julia Greene, Executive

5216Commissioner of Agriculture Director

5220The Capitol Tampa Bay Regional Planning

5226Tallahassee, FL 32399 Council

52309455 Koger Blvd., Suite 219

5235St. Petersburg, FL 33702

5239Florida Administrative Law

5242Report

5243Post Office Box 2309

5247Gainesville, FL 32602

5250Peter B. Belmont, Esquire Michael S. Davis, Esquire

5258511 31st Avenue, North Mirelle M. James, Esquire

5266St. Petersburg, FL 33704 Mark A. Winn, Esquire

5274City Attorney's Office

5277Post Office Box 2842

5281St. Petersburg, FL 33731

5285Julia Greene, Executive Director

5289Tampa Bay Regional Planning

5293Council

52949455 Koger Boulevard, Suite 219

5299St. Petersburg, Florida 33702

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Case Information

Judge:
DIANE K. KIESLING
Date Filed:
05/16/1989
Date Assignment:
05/18/1989
Last Docket Entry:
06/16/1989
Location:
St. Petersburg, Florida
District:
Middle
Agency:
ADOPTED IN PART OR MODIFIED
 

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