Evaluation and Appraisal Report

Alachua County Comprehensive Plan Update

The State of Florida Growth Management Act requires each local government to adopt an Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR) of its Comprehensive Plan once every seven years. The purpose of this process is to assess progress in implementing the Alachua County Comprehensive Plan and to provide recommendations for amendments to update the Comprehensive Plan. The Board of County Commissioners adopted the Evaluation and Appraisal Report on the Alachua County Comprehensive Plan: 2001-2020 on August 11, 2009, and the Report was found sufficient by the Florida Department of Community Affairs on October 16, 2009. Once the EAR is found sufficient by DCA, the County has up to 18 months to amend and update the Alachua County Comprehensive Plan based on the recommendations identified in the EAR.

NEWS

February 2010 - Information about draft amendments to the Alachua County Comprehensive Plan to implement the adopted EAR recommendations will be posted here during the next several months. A schedule of community meetings and workshops, where the public will have an opportunity to provide input, will be posted here in March.

November 2009 - The Board of County Commissioners approved a Work Plan and Public Participation Plan for the upcoming EAR-Based Comprehensive Plan Amendments. The Work Plan provides a general schedule for the Comprehensive Plan update process.

Contact Information

Alachua County Growth Management Department
Comprehensive Planning Division
10 SW 2nd Avenue
Gainesville, FL 32601
Phone: (352)374-5249 Fax: (352)381-0124
Email: ear@alachuacounty.us