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Introduced
10/16/2025
10/16/2025
In Committee
11/03/2025
11/03/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
03/13/2026
03/13/2026
Introduced Session
Potential new amendment
2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An act relating to land use and development regulations; amending ss. 125.022 and 166.033, F.S.; requiring that the amount of certain application fees reasonably relate to certain costs; requiring that such fees be published on the county’s or municipality’s fee schedule, respectively; requiring that such fees not be based on certain costs or valuations; amending s. 163.31777, F.S.; requiring that certain interlocal agreements between school boards and local governments address reasonable access to certain public easements and public rights-of-way; amending s. 163.3194, F.S.; requiring that local government comprehensive plans and land development regulations include factors for assessing the compatibility of certain residential uses; requiring that land development regulations incorporate certain objective design standards or other measures for mitigating or minimizing potential incompatibility; requiring local government staff to meet certain requirements before recommending denial of certain applications on compatibility grounds; prohibiting a local government from denying certain applications on compatibility grounds if the applicant has proposed certain measures; providing an exception; requiring that the denial of an application specify certain information; providing that a local government’s approval of an application may include certain requirements or conditions; providing applicability; amending s. 553.382, F.S.; authorizing the placement of certain residential manufactured buildings on any lot in a recreational vehicle park; creating s. 553.385, F.S.; defining the terms “local government” and “offsite constructed residential dwelling”; requiring that an offsite constructed residential dwelling be permitted as of right in certain zoning districts; prohibiting a local government from adopting or enforcing certain regulations; providing construction; authorizing a local government to adopt compatibility standards that are limited to certain architectural features; prohibiting a local government from treating offsite constructed residential dwellings differently than factory-built buildings based on certain circumstances; prohibiting a local government from adopting or enforcing certain zoning, land use, or development ordinances and regulations; prohibiting local government ordinances and regulations from having certain effects; providing that certain local government ordinances and regulations are void and unenforceable to a specified extent; requiring the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability (OPPAGA) to conduct a study to identify the effects of removing certain boundaries; providing requirements for the study; requiring OPPAGA to submit the results of the study to the Legislature by a specified date; providing an effective date.
AI Summary
This bill makes several changes to land use and development regulations, including requiring that application fees for development permits and orders be based on actual costs and published on a fee schedule, rather than a percentage of project value. It also mandates that interlocal agreements between school boards and local governments must address reasonable access to public easements and rights-of-way for school facilities. Furthermore, the bill requires local governments to include specific factors in their comprehensive plans and land development regulations for assessing the compatibility of residential uses, and to incorporate objective design standards to minimize incompatibility, with new procedures for staff recommendations and denials based on compatibility, and exceptions for certain types of developments. Additionally, it allows residential manufactured buildings to be placed on any lot in a recreational vehicle park and defines "offsite constructed residential dwelling" as a manufactured building or home built offsite and treated as real property, requiring these dwellings to be permitted as of right in any zoning district where single-family detached dwellings are allowed, and prohibiting local governments from treating them more restrictively than site-built single-family dwellings, with specific architectural and design standards that must apply equally to both. Finally, the bill directs the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability (OPPAGA) to study the effects of removing Urban Development Boundaries (UDBs) and similar growth management tools in certain counties, focusing on growth control, economic benefits, and environmental protection, with a report due to the Legislature by December 1, 2026, and the act taking effect on January 1, 2027.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (1)
Other Sponsors (2)
Judiciary (Senate), Rules (Senate)
Last Action
Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/CS/HB 399 (on 03/13/2026)
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