The Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Master Plan (PROSMP) was adopted by the Board of County Commissioners on January 25, 2021. The PROSMP guides the development and maintenance of parks and recreation facilities in the County, including the size, timing, phasing, planning, acquisition, development, redevelopment, and funding of County parks and recreational facilities and provision of private parks and recreational facilities in accordance with County development standards. 

The amendments are summarized and presented in the attached and corrected Comprehensive Plan Amendment Parks Master Plan Implementation ordinance, prepared by the County’s consultant and included with this staff report.

Consider CPA21-002, an amendment to the 2030 Nassau County Comprehensive Plan; amending the Recreation And Open Space Element Policy ROS.01.03, to revise parks definitions; amending policy ROS.01.04, to revise adopted level of service standards; amending and renumbering policy FL.01.05 to Policy FL.01.06; adding a new policy ROS.01.05, to establish minimum design requirements for a regional park; adding a new Policy ROS.01.07 to establish minimum design standard requirements for a local/neighborhood park; amending Policy ROS.01.09, regarding impact fees and land dedication; deleting Policy ROS.01.15; amending the Future Land Use Element Policies FL.01.02, and FL.02.05,  to relocate park level of service requirements for the William Burgess Mixed Use Activity Center Overlay District to Recreation And Open Space Policy ROS.01.06; adding new Public Facilities (Stormwater Management Sub-element) Policy STM.01.06, to encourage joint use of stormwater treatment facilities and local parks;  providing for transmittal; providing for severability; and providing an effective date.