Local and Intergovernmental Programs, Florida Statute 163-.3191 



This legislation enables counties and incorporated municipalities to plan 

 for future development and to prepare, adopt, and amend comprehensive plans to 

 guide future development. These comprehensive plans should include zoning and 

 subdivision regulations, policies for land and water use, and building and 

 electrical, gas, and sanitary codes. A coastal protection element shall be 

 included for those units of local government lying in part or in whole in the 

 coastal zone. 



Local governments use their authority in relation to the environmental 

 problems of OCS development in several ways. Land is administered to ensure 

 environmental protection, and local governments have the authority to admin- 

 ister land- and water-use regulations. Local governments have the power of 

 eminent domain, which can be used as an enforcement mechanism to ensure 

 compliance with sewage and landscaping requirements, and environmental 

 requirements, and to acquire land for necessary facilities. A local infra- 

 structure already exists in some areas to regulate air and water pollution. 



Each coastal community within the region has a coastal component of its 

 comprehensive land-use plan either developed or in the development phases, 

 such as the land-use provisions of the Sanibel Island Comprehensive Plan, 

 Chapter 5 entitled, "Conservation/Coastal Zone Protection." To protect these 

 basic resources, the objectives, policies, and implementation of the recommen- 

 dations of Franklin County's Comprehensive Plan are predicated upon the fol- 

 lowing goal: 



To guide development in such a manner that the basic functions and 



productivity of the County's natural land and water systems will 



De conserved over time, and to reduce or avoid health, safety, and 



economic problems for the present and future residents of Franklin 

 County. 



This element provides a set of objectives and policies designed for the com- 

 prehensive plan to accomplish its goal. 



Local government's jurisdictional authority can either hinder or aid OCS 

 and other energy-related facilities within its jurisdiction. Local governments 

 can take land through eminent domain for development of public industrial 

 parks, port facilities, utilities, or road easements. The same local govern- 

 ments can promulgate regulations on air, water, solids, and hazardous wastes 

 that are more stringent than Federal or State regulations. They can request 

 aid in funding certain activities that support OCS oil and gas related activ- 

 ities and may even be able to co-author municipal bonds for development of 

 infrastructures and facilities essential for on and offsite support for OCS 

 oil and gas production needs. 



Chapter 253, F.S. enacted through Section 17-4.29, FAC 



The jurisdictional authority of Chapter 253 is restricted to navigational 

 waters (natural or artificial), mean high water line for waters subject to 

 tidal action, and ordinary high water line on nontidal lakes. Focus is on 

 fish and wildlife habitats, navigation impacts (potential obstructions to nav- 

 igable waters), riparian rights, and water flow. If the proposed activity is 



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