ROGO/BPAS 2024 Updates

The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) is following the Rate of Growth Ordinance (ROGO) and Building Permit Allocation System (BPAS) regarding the Dept of Commerce’s hurricane evacuation modeling. The hurricane evacuation modeling is based on a Florida Statute requiring that Monroe County residents be able to evacuate the Florida Keys within 24 hours before a storm.

The Florida Department of Commerce reported in their December 2023 Florida Keys Hurricane Evacuation Modeling Report that there are approximately 7,954 total privately owned vacant properties throughout unincorporated and municipal Monroe County. Of those, 6,086 are located within the unincorporated County. As of March 2024, unincorporated Monroe County has approximately 154 market-rate ROGO permits remaining to be distributed through 2026, and 144 ROGO permits in reserve for administrative relief and future takings liability. If takings claims are successful, compensation could be borne partially by Monroe County taxpayers.

Informational Resources

• ROGO Infrastructure Fiscal Impact Analysis 12/06/2024
• Takings 101 - What is a Takings Case and Why Is It Important
• ROGO Permit Allocation System and Land Acquisition
• Regulatory Takings One-Pager
• ROGO One-Pager
• Hurricane Evacuation One-Pager
• Florida Commerce: Areas of Critical State Concern & Hurricane Clearance Time Information
• MCTV: March Meeting Full ROGO Workshop Presentation
• ROGO Townhall Meetings - Planning & Environmental Resources Dept. Presentation

Public Surveys

• Survey #1 Results (How Do You Get Your Information)
• Survey #2 Results (Commute & Livability)
• Survey #3 Results (Evacuations)
• Survey #4 Results (Legal Considerations & Liability)
• Survey #5 Results (Planning)