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Introduced Session

An act relating to affordable housing; amending ss. 125.01055 and 166.04151, F.S.; authorizing the board of county commissioners and the governing board of a municipality, respectively, to approve the development of housing that is affordable, including mixed-use residential, on any parcel owned by religious institutions; requiring counties and municipalities to authorize multifamily and mixed-use residential as allowable uses in portions of flexibly zoned areas under certain circumstances; prohibiting counties and municipalities from imposing certain requirements on proposed multifamily developments; prohibiting counties and municipalities from requiring that more than a specified percentage of a mixed-use residential project be used for certain purposes; revising the density, floor area ratio, or height below which counties and municipalities may not restrict certain developments; defining the term “highest currently allowed, or allowed on July 1, 2023”; revising the definition of the term “floor area ratio”; authorizing counties and municipalities to restrict the height of proposed developments on certain parcels with structures or buildings listed in the National Register of Historic Places; requiring the administrative approval of certain proposed developments without further action by a quasi judicial or administrative board or reviewing body under certain circumstances; defining the term “allowable density”; requiring the administrative approval of the demolition of an existing structure associated with a proposed development in certain circumstances; providing construction; authorizing counties and municipalities to administratively require that certain proposed developments comply with architectural design regulations under certain circumstances; requiring counties and municipalities to reduce parking requirements by a specified percentage for certain proposed developments under certain circumstances; authorizing counties and municipalities to allow adjacent parcels of land to be included within certain proposed developments; requiring a court to give priority to and render expeditious decisions in certain civil actions; requiring a court to award reasonable attorney fees and costs to a prevailing party in certain civil actions; providing that such attorney fees or costs may not exceed a specified dollar amount; prohibiting the prevailing party from recovering certain other fees or costs; defining terms; revising applicability; prohibiting counties and municipalities from enforcing certain building moratoriums; providing an exception, subject to certain requirements; requiring the court to assess and award reasonable attorney fees and costs to the prevailing party in certain civil actions; providing that such attorney fees or costs may not exceed a specified dollar amount; prohibiting the prevailing party from recovering certain other fees or costs; providing applicability; providing annual reporting requirements beginning on specified dates; authorizing applicants for certain proposed developments to notify the county or municipality, as applicable, by a specified date of its intent to proceed under certain provisions; requiring counties and municipalities to allow certain applicants to submit revised applications, written requests, and notices of intent to account for changes made by the act; creating s. 420.5098, F.S.; providing legislative findings and intent; defining terms; providing that it is the policy of the state to support housing for certain employees and to allow developers in receipt of certain tax credits and funds to create a specified preference for housing certain employees; requiring that such preference conform to certain requirements; providing an effective date.

AI Summary

Alexis Calatayud (R)*, 

Other Sponsors (2)

Chapter No. 2025-172 (on 06/24/2025)

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