ROGO/NROGO System

The Florida Keys are designated as an Area of Critical State Concern by the State Legislature where policies have been adopted to control growth based on the Florida Keys carrying capacity. The carrying capacity is the lowest time required to safely evacuate the Florida Keys in the event of a hurricane, which is based on a 24-hour evacuation model.

A Rate of Growth Ordinance (ROGO) was implemented in order to provide for the safety of residents in the event of a hurricane evacuation and to protect the significant natural resources of Monroe County, as required by the State of Florida. 

Both ROGO (residential) and NROGO (nonresidential) are a competitive permit allocation system where those applications with the highest scores are awarded building permits.  The competitive point system guides development toward areas with infrastructure and away from velocity zones and environmentally sensitive areas such as habitat for threatened or endangered species. ROGO and NROGO provide a measured amount of growth in the County commensurate with the County's ability to maintain a reasonable and safe hurricane evacuation clearance time and maintain a balance between residential and nonresidential development.

The Monroe County Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Code (LDC) provide the details on the rate of growth ordinances.  For more information, review Chapter 138 of the LDC.

Evaluation

ROGO POINT CRITERIA SUMMARY
POSITIVE POINTSNEGATIVE POINTS
Upper/Lower KeysBig Pine KeyUpper/Lower KeysBig Pine Key
+ 10 Tier I
+20 Tier III-A
+30 Tier III		+0 Tier I
+10 Tier II
+20 Tier III
-		-10 Development in Lower Keys - Marsh Rabbit habitat or buffer areas
+3 to +6 lot/parcel aggregation+3 to +4 lot/parcel aggregation--10 Development on No Name Key
+0.5 to +5 for land dedication+2 to +5 for land dedication--10 Development in Key Deer Corridor
+6 for market rate housing with an affordable or employee housing project+6 for market rate housing with an affordable or employee housing project-3 to -5 for Tier III parcels adjacent or contiguous to Tier I properties with wetlands-3 to -5 for Tier III parcels adjacent or contiguous to Tier I properties with wetlands
+4 central wastewater system availability+4 central wastewater system availability-6 structure within "V" zone-6 structure within "V" zone
Up to +2 for monetary payment to the County's land acquisition fundUp to +2 for monetary payment to the County's land acquisition fund-4 Development in CBRS-4 Development in CBRS
+0.5 to +3 for energy and water conservation measures+0.5 to +3 for energy and water conservation measures
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+1 Perseverance Points for Tier I, II or III-A, per year for the first 4 years (+0.5 per year after the first 4 years+1 Perseverance Points for Tier I, II or III-A, per year for the first 4 years (+0.5 per year after the first 4 years

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+2 Perseverance Points for Tier III, per year for the first 4 years (+1 per year after the first 4 years)+2 Perseverance Points for Tier III, per year for the first 4 years (+1 per year after the first 4 years)

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ROGO/NROGO Ordinances

Schedule

NROGO Balances

(Balances as of Planning Commission hearing, February 23, 2022 - Year 30, Quarter 2)


ANNUAL NROGO

NROGO BANK


NROGO Year 30 BalancesYear 30 Annual Allocation AmountSubarea Bank Accounts
(Rollover from Year 29)		Year 30 General (Joint) Bank Total
Big Pine Key and 
No Name Key Subarea		2,390 SF22,381N/A
Upper Keys Subarea
22,944 SF

42,234


705,088 SF*

Lower Keys Subarea
21,749 SF
Totals
47, 083 SF

64,615
705,088 SF*

*The Year 30 Bank Totals includes 20,000 SF in reserves for the Upper and Lower Keys (Ord.020-2013) (Ord.030-2016)

Quarterly ROGO Results

ROGO Year 32: July 13, 2023 - July 12, 2024

  • Quarter 1 Year 31: July 13, 2023-Oct. 12, 2023
  • Quarter 2 Year 31: Oct. 13, 2023-Jan. 12, 2024
  • Quarter 3 Year 31: Jan. 13, 2024-April 12, 2024
  • Quarter 4 Year 31: April 13, 2024-July 12, 2024

ROGO Year 31: July 13, 2022 - July 12, 2023

ROGO Year 30: July 13, 2021 - July 12, 2022

ROGO Year 29: July 14, 2020 - July 12, 2021

Year-End ROGO Results

Quarterly NROGO Results

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NROGO Year 31: July 13, 2023 - July 12, 2024

  • Quarter 1 Year 31: July 13, 2023-Oct. 12, 2023
  • Quarter 2 Year 31: Oct. 13, 2023-Jan. 12, 2024
  • Quarter 3 Year 31: Jan 13, 2024-April 12, 2024
  • Quarter 4 Year 31: April 13, 2024-July 12, 2024

NROGO Year 31: July 13, 2022 - July 12, 2023

NROGO Year 30: July 13, 2021 - July 12, 2022

  • Quarter 1 Year 30: July 13, 2021-Oct. 12, 2021
  • Quarter 2 Year 30: Oct. 13, 2021-Jan. 12, 2022
  • Quarter 3 Year 30: Jan 13, 2022-April 12, 2022
  • Quarter 4 Year 30: April 13, 2022-July 12, 2022

NROGO Year 29: July 14, 2020-July 12, 2021

Year-End NROGO Results