Bill > H1209

Introduced Session

An act relating to land use and development regulations; amending s. 163.3162, F.S.; revising a statement of legislative purpose; deleting language authorizing the owner of an agricultural enclave to apply for a comprehensive plan amendment; authorizing such owner to instead apply for administrative approval of a development regardless of future land use designations or comprehensive plan conflicts under certain circumstances; deleting a certain presumption of urban sprawl; requiring that an authorized development be treated as a conforming use; prohibiting a local government from enacting or enforcing certain regulations or laws; requiring administrative approval of such development if it complies with certain requirements; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 163.3164, F.S.; revising the definition of the terms "agricultural enclave" and "compatibility"; defining the terms "infill residential development" and "contiguous"; amending s. 163.3177, F.S.; prohibiting a comprehensive plan from making a certain mandate; prohibiting optional elements of a local comprehensive plan from containing certain policies; requiring the use of certain consistent data, where relevant, unless an applicant can make a certain justification; amending s. 163.31801, F.S.; defining the term "extraordinary circumstance"; amending s. 163.3184, F.S.; requiring a supermajority vote for the adoption of certain comprehensive plans and plan amendments; authorizing owners of property subject to a comprehensive plan amendment and persons applying for comprehensive plan amendments to file civil actions for relief in certain circumstances; providing requirements for such actions; authorizing such owners and applicants to use certain dispute resolution procedures; amending s. 163.3202, F.S.; requiring that local land development regulations establish by a specified date minimum lot sizes within certain zoning districts to accommodate the authorized maximum density; requiring the approval of infill residential development applications in certain circumstances; requiring the treatment of certain developments as a conforming use; amending s. 720.301, F.S.; revising and providing definitions; amending s. 720.302, F.S.; revising applicability of the Homeowners' Association Act; amending s. 720.3086, F.S.; revising the persons to whom and the method by which a certain financial report must be made available; creating s. 720.319, F.S.; specifying that certain parcels may be subject to a recreational covenant and that certain recreational facilities and amenities are not a part of a common area; prohibiting the imposition or collection of amenity dues except as provided in a recreational covenant; providing requirements for certain recreational covenants recorded on or after a certain date; requiring that a recreational covenant recorded before a certain date comply with specified requirements to remain valid and effective; limiting the annual increases in amenity fees and amenity expenses in certain circumstances; providing construction; prohibiting a recreational covenant from requiring an association to collect amenity dues; requiring a specified disclosure summary for contracts for the sale of certain parcels; providing construction and retroactive application; amending ss. 212.055, 336.125, 479.01, 558.002, 617.0725, 718.116, and 720.3085, F.S.; conforming cross-references; providing an effective date.

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Kevin Steele (R)*, 

Died in Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee (on 06/16/2025)

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