Interoffice Memorandum
DATE: October 3, 2025
TO: Mayor Jerry L. Demings and County Commissioners
THROUGH: N/A
FROM: Tanya Wilson, AICP, Director, Planning, Environmental, and Development Services Department
CONTACT: Douglas Robinson, Chief Planner, Planning Division
PHONE: 407-836-5518
DIVISION: Planning Division
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approval and execution of Resolution of the Orange County Board of County Commissioners regarding adoption of a Fiscal Sustainability Analysis Methodology and Process to evaluate impacts of developments that propose expansion of the Urban Service Area, development in a Rural Settlement, or development in the Rural Service Area in accordance with Section 507 of the Orange County Charter and Comprehensive Plan Policy FLU1.2.8. (Planning Division)
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PROJECT: Fiscal Sustainability Analysis Tool implementing Section 507 of the Orange County Charter and Comprehensive Plan Policy FLU1.2.8
PURPOSE: The adoption of this resolution would satisfy requirements of both the Orange County Charter, Section 507 and Comprehensive Plan by including a policy to “develop a fiscal sustainability analysis tool.” The policy was again included in the Vision 2050 Comprehensive Plan when it was transmitted to the state in 2023. In 2024, the Charter Review Commission placed an amendment on the election ballot. Charter Amendment #4 language matched Comprehensive Plan Policy FLU1.2.8 and required the adoption of “a fiscal sustainability analysis methodology and process” no later than October 2025. The amendment passed and, subsequently, Vision 2050’s policy (LMN 1.3.11) was updated to be consistent with the new charter language and deadline. Destination 2030’s policy language remains in effect until the state finds Vision 2050 in compliance.
Per Policy FLU1.2.8, the purpose of the Fiscal Sustainability Analysis Tool is to evaluate the impacts of (1) proposed Urban Service Area expansions, (2) proposed development in Rural Settlements, and (3) proposed development in the Rural Service Area on the County’s capacity to efficiently provide and maintain infrastructure and services over the Orange County Comprehensive Plan’s longest-range planning period. The proposed methodology and process utilize a financial modelling spatial tool to provide a comparison between estimated revenues (from property taxes, other general taxes, permits and fees, etc.) on a value per acre basis. When compared, these figures will determine whether a proposed development will have a net fiscal positive or negative impact on the Orange County. Exhibit A shows the process and methodology. Once adopted, staff will begin utilizing the tool and incorporating the findings as part of the future applications that meet the aforementioned criteria.
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