Abstract
This article examines Article VII of the Palm Beach County Charter (Charter) and its provisions including the operation of the Palm Beach County Planning Council (Planning Council). Second, the article discusses important legal issues related to the Planning Council’s operations and stated purposes. Article VII contains key elements that define the Planning Council’s role and authority in countywide planning issues. The article reviews pertinent case law and statutes and suggests how the resolution of these issues could occur. The article concludes that the Planning Council should broadly exercise its power to increase the effectiveness of the planning process in Palm Beach County. In addition, the article suggests that the Planning Council’s authority be broadened to include a greater role in the annexation planning process and the certification of developments of regional impact.
Recommended Citation
Thomas J. Baird,
Land Use Planning in Palm Beach County: The Planning Process and Legal issues,
1 U. Fla. J.L. & Pub. Pol'y
(2022).
Available at: https://scholarship.law.ufl.edu/jlpp/vol1/iss1/10