Land and Water Adjudicatory Commission, Departmental

 

LAND AND WATER ADJUDICATORY COMMISSION

Notice of Receipt of Petition

Petition to Establish the Big Island Community Development District

On September 27, 2017, the Florida Land and Water Adjudicatory Commission (“FLWAC” or “Commission”) received a petition to establish the Big Island Community Development District (“District’) to consist of 5,701 acres in St. Johns County, Florida. The Commission will follow the requirements of Chapter 42-1, F.A.C., and Chapter 190, F.S., as amended, in considering the petition.

SUMMARY OF CONTENTS OF PETITION: The petition requests establishment of the District covering approximately 5,701 acres of land located entirely within St. Johns County, Florida. The site is generally located north of State Road 16, south of County Road 210, west of Interstate 95, and east of County Road 16A.

SUMMARY OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS: A statement of estimated regulatory costs (SERC) was prepared at the request of the Petitioner. The complete text of the SERC is contained as Exhibit 7 to the petition. Generally, the SERC indicates the rule:

Is not expected to have any direct or indirect impact on economic growth, private sector job creation or employment, or private sector investment in excess of $1 million in the aggregate within 5 years after the implementation of the rule;

• Is not likely to have any adverse impact on business competitiveness;
• Is not likely to increase regulatory costs of the State or the County. The proposed District will pay a one-time filing fee to the County to offset any County expenses; and will pay the annually required Special District Filing Fee, which is meant to offset any State costs related to oversight of all special districts in the State. The District will incur overall operational costs related to services for infrastructure maintenance, landscaping and similar items. In the initial stages of development, the costs will likely be minimized. These operating costs will be funded by landowners through direct funding agreements or special assessments levied by the District;
• Will require compliance by the State of Florida, St. Johns County, and current and future property owners;
• Will not directly or indirectly result in any additional costs to the agency or any other state and local government entities other than those noted above and will have no anticipated effect on state or local revenues;
• Will result in transactional costs to future landowners in the development to pay for facilities and services the District may provide. Financing for these facilities and services is projected to be provided by the District; and,
• Will have no adverse impact on small businesses, counties or cities.

A LOCAL HEARING WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:

DATE AND TIME: November 13, 2017, 1:00 p.m.

PLACE: St. Johns County Administration Building, 500 San Sebastian View, St. Augustine, Florida

Any person requiring a special accommodation to participate in the hearing because of a disability should contact Jonathan Johnson or Jennifer Kilinski, Hopping Green & Sams, Post Office Box 6526, Tallahassee, Florida 32314, [phone], at least two business days in advance in order to provide sufficient opportunity to make appropriate arrangements.

Copies of the petition may be obtained by contacting: Jonathan Johnson or Jennifer Kilinski, Hopping Green & Sams, Post Office Box 6526, Tallahassee, Florida 32314, [phone] or Barbara Leighty, Office of the Governor, The Capitol, Room 1802, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0001, [phone].