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Introduced
02/11/2025
02/11/2025
In Committee
02/20/2025
02/20/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2025 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An act relating to land use and zoning; amending s. 70.001, F.S.; providing applicability of provisions related to protection of private property rights; creating s. 163.31773, F.S.; defining the terms “single-family hybrid use” and “single-family owner use”; authorizing a local government to provide for certain residential land uses in its comprehensive plan and land development regulations; authorizing a local government to prohibit single-family hybrid use while allowing single-family owner use within a land use category; providing applicability; providing an effective date. WHEREAS, homeownership enhances community stability, economic prosperity, and civic engagement, and WHEREAS, this state acknowledges the substantial public benefits of increased homeownership, such as improved public welfare and economic resilience, and WHEREAS, evolving housing needs require adaptable policy frameworks that promote both inclusivity and economic diversity within communities, and WHEREAS, distinguishing between single-family hybrid use and single-family ownership use for land use and land development regulation purposes addresses the diverse needs and preferences of this state’s residents, and WHEREAS, there is currently no mechanism in state law to ensure that rezoning land for the development of single-family homes will provide opportunities for owner occupation of such single family homes, necessitating action by the Legislature, NOW, THEREFORE,
AI Summary
This bill introduces new provisions for land use and zoning in Florida, focusing on distinguishing between two types of single-family residential land use: "single-family hybrid use" and "single-family owner use". Under the bill, "single-family hybrid use" allows unlimited ownership of single-family homes, while "single-family owner use" restricts ownership to a maximum of three homes per person or affiliated entities within a local jurisdiction. Local governments will be empowered to include both categories in their comprehensive plans and land development regulations, and they may choose to prohibit single-family hybrid use while maintaining single-family owner use within the same land use category. The bill specifically exempts properties owned by governmental entities and unoccupied homes being constructed and sold by developers. This legislation aims to provide local governments with more flexibility in managing residential land use, potentially addressing evolving housing needs and promoting homeownership while preventing excessive property accumulation by single entities. The bill will take effect on July 1, 2025, and modifies existing statutes related to private property rights protection by creating a new section in Florida Statutes that defines and regulates these residential use categories.
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration (on 05/03/2025)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/634 |
| BillText | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/634/BillText/Filed/HTML |
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