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History of the Palm Beach County Natural Areas Program - 1988-2006
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- 1988 - Inventory of Native Ecosystems Phase III report approved by Board of County Commissioners; Board designated ecosystems in study as environmentally sensitive areas of countywide concern and directed that their locations be incorporated into the County's Comprehensive Land Use Plan and that County departments use the information in the report in their reviews and programs; County and City of Delray Beach jointly acquired Leon M. Weekes Environmental Preserve
- 1989 - Final report of Inventory of Native Ecosystems study completed; Environmentally Sensitive Lands Ordinance (89-23) adopted to provide regulatory protection for high quality native upland habitats and to provide for the acquisition of environmentally sensitive lands under certain circumstances; Environmentally Sensitive Lands Acquisition Advisory Committee appointed to identify potential sites for acquisition
- 1990 - Environmentally Sensitive Lands Ordinance (90-47) adopted which amended 89-23 to clarify certain language within the ordinance
- 1991 - Environmentally Sensitive Lands Acquisition Selection Ordinance (91-13) adopted; Environmentally Sensitive Lands Acquisition Selection Committee appointed after voter approval of the March 12, 1991 Environmentally Sensitive Lands Bond Referendum, which provided $100 million for acquisition of environmentally sensitive lands; The Nature Conservancy hired to negotiate with landowners and provide other acquisition-related services
- 1992 - The Environmentally Sensitive Lands Ordinance (90-47) was repealed concurrent with the adoption of the Unified Land Development Code entitled Sec. 9.2. Environmentally Sensitive Lands
- 1994 - Natural Areas Ordinance (94-13) adopted to provide regulatory protection for the properties acquired; Natural Areas Stewardship Endowment Fund Ordinance (94-31) adopted to provide mechanism to assist in funding perpetual management of natural areas; Natural Areas Management Advisory Committee appointed to review management plans and procedures, conduct hearings to obtain public input on management plans, and recommend adoption of management plans
- 1999 - Conservation Land Acquisition Committee appointed to develop procedures, priorities and criteria for the acquisition of conservation lands; County voters approved the $150 million March 9, 1999 Land Acquisition for Conservation Purposes Bond Referendum, which included up to $100 million for the acquisition of lands within the Agricultural Reserve to be used for continued active agriculture, water resources, and open space, and not less than $50 million for the continued acquisition of environmentally sensitive lands and greenways; Conservation Land Acquisition Selection Committee appointed to recommended acquisition of conservation lands and agricultural lands; second contract with The Nature Conservancy approved; contract approved with The Conservation Fund to assist with negotiations
- 2003 - Conservation Lands Protection Ordinance (2003-052) adopted to establish policy and procedures for approval of conveyance of an interest in conservation lands when such conveyance would result in an exceptional benefit to the Natural Areas Program
- 2006 - Policy for the Acceptance of Conservation Lands adopted to provide criteria and procedures for consideration of acceptance of donations of conservation lands from homeowners' associations and developers for management by ERM
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