§ 138-20. General Provisions.

(a)

Residential ROGO allocation award required. No building permit shall be issued for a new dwelling unless the dwelling unit has received a residential dwelling unit allocation award, or is determined to be exempt as provided below.

(b)

Yearly review and monitoring. As required by the Comprehensive Plan, as requested by the Planning Commission or the BOCC, or as otherwise necessary, the Planning Director shall consider the rate, amount, location, and ratio of market rate to affordable housing residential dwelling units available for development in the County. The Planning Director shall also monitor the effects of such development and determine the conformity of such development with the Comprehensive Plan and this Chapter. This review, in whole or in part, may form the basis for recommendations by the Planning Director or the Planning Commission to the BOCC for action to repeal, amend or modify the ROGO allocation system.

(c)

Applicability. The ROGO allocation system shall apply within the unincorporated area of the county outside of the county mainland, and such area, for purposes hereof, has been divided into subareas as follows:

(1)

Upper Keys: the unincorporated area of the county north of Tavernier Creek and corporate limits of the Village of Islamorada (approximately mile marker 90).

(2)

Lower Keys: the unincorporated area of the county from the corporate limits of the Village of Islamorada (approximately mile marker 72) south to the corporate limits of the City of Key West at Cow Key Bridge on U.S. Highway 1 (approximately mile marker 4), excluding Big Pine Key and No Name Key.

(3)

Big Pine Key and No Name Key: the islands of Big Pine Key and No Name Key within unincorporated the county.

( Ord. No. 006-2016 , § 1(Exh. 1), 4-13-2016)