TO: Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Cale Curtis, City Manager
DATE: November 25, 2025
Title
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF MARGATE, FLORIDA, DESIGNATING AN ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY TO RECEIVE, REVIEW, AND PROCESS PLAT OR REPLAT SUBMITTALS AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 177.071 OF FLORIDA STATUTES; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE
BACKGROUND:
Effective July 1, 2025, Section 177.071 of Florida Statutes requires that plat or replat (subdivision resurvey) submittals be administratively approved and the municipality designate an administrative authority to receive, review, and process the submittals. The Statute also sets expeditious time frames for review and approval.
Currently, a plat, replat (subdivision resurvey), or plat note amendment is processed by the Development Services Department, routed to the Development Review Committee, then brought to the Planning and Zoning Board, then City Commission as a Public Hearing item.
These are technical documents involving general engineering and drainage requirements which are largely reviewed now by the City Engineer (Director of Environmental & Engineering Services). For plat note amendments Broward County only requires a letter of objection from a municipality to process . The Development Services Department reviews for compliance with the Margate Unified Land Development Code (ULDC) because access, lot frontage, lot size, and use need to be in compliance in order for site plans and permits to be approved.
Given the scope of the review and expeditious time frames required by the revised Statute, the Director of Environmental & Engineering Services is the most appropriate person to be designated to receive, review and approve these applications. Because this is a pre-emption there is no need to revise the ULDC at this time, it can be done along with another Code amendment at a later date.
RECOMMENDATION: Approval
FISCAL IMPACT: N/A
CONTACT PERSON: Cale Curtis, City Manager