Bill > S0812

Introduced Session

An act relating to expedited approval of residential building permits; creating s. 177.073, F.S.; providing definitions; requiring certain governing bodies, by a date certain, to each create a program to expedite the process for issuing residential building permits before a final plat is recorded; requiring the expedited process to include a certain application; prohibiting the application or local government final approval from altering or restricting the number of building permits requested under certain circumstances; requiring certain governing bodies to update their program in a specified manner; providing applicability; requiring a governing body to create certain processes for purposes of the program; authorizing applicants to use a private provider to expedite the process for certain building permits; requiring a governing body to establish a registry of qualified contractors for a specified purpose; prohibiting such qualified contractors hired to review an application from having a conflict of interest with the applicant; defining the term “conflict of interest”; authorizing a governing body to issue addresses and temporary parcel identification numbers for specified purposes; requiring a governing body to issue a specified number or percentage of building permits requested in an application when certain conditions are met; setting forth certain conditions for applicants who apply to the program; providing that an applicant has a vested right in an approved preliminary plat when certain conditions are met; prohibiting a governing body from making substantive changes to a preliminary plat without written consent; requiring an applicant to indemnify and hold harmless certain entities and persons; providing an exception; providing an effective date.

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Blaise Ingoglia (R)*, 

Other Sponsors (3)

Chapter No. 2024-210 (on 05/30/2024)

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