Bill > H7103

This bill: - Requires counties and municipalities to provide incentives to developers to fully offset the costs of affordable housing contributions, such as allowing higher density or intensity, reducing or waiving fees, or granting other incentives. - Establishes timelines for counties and municipalities to review development permit and development order applications and issue decisions. - Requires comprehensive plans adopted after January 1, 2019, and land development regulations to incorporate and vest density and intensity approved in existing development orders. - Establishes minimum requirements for impact fees, including that they be based on localized data, provide for accounting and reporting, limit administrative charges, and satisfy the dual rational nexus test. - Provides that the holder of impact fee credits is entitled to the full benefit of the prepaid intensity or density if a local government increases its impact fee rates. - Requires condominium associations to ensure compliance with the Florida Fire Prevention Code, including retrofitting high-rise buildings with fire sprinkler systems or engineered life safety systems by 2024. - Creates a state housing finance strategy to provide affordable workforce housing opportunities in areas of critical state concern and previously designated areas of critical state concern.

Government Affairs, Health and Social Services, Justice

Commerce Committee (House), Judiciary Committee (House), State Affairs Committee (House)

https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/7103