Interoffice Memorandum
DATE: August 20, 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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Establishment of a Fiscal Sustainability Analysis Tool to implement Section 507 of the Orange County Charter and Comprehensive Plan Policy FLU1.2.8 (Vision 2050 LMN 1.3.11). (Planning Division)
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PROJECT: Establishment of a Fiscal Sustainability Analysis Tool to implement Section 507 of the Orange County Charter and Comprehensive Plan Policy FLU1.2.8 (Vision 2050 LMN 1.3.11).
PURPOSE: Since 2009, the County’s Destination 2030 Comprehensive Plan included 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 proposed amendments to Orange County Charter for the November 2024 general election ballot. Charter Amendment #4 echoed the existing comprehensive plan policy 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 was updated to be consistent with the new charter language and deadline. Destination 2030’s 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, impact fees, etc.) versus costs (from services, the construction and maintenance of infrastructure, 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 county.
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