Bill > H1143

Introduced Session

An act relating to local government land development regulations and orders; amending ss. 125.022 and 166.033, F.S.; providing applicability; requiring certain counties and municipalities, respectively, to follow certain application procedures for applications for certain development permits and development orders; creating s. 163.3254, F.S.; creating the "Florida Starter Homes Act" for a specified purpose; providing a short title; providing legislative findings; providing definitions; prohibiting local governments from imposing certain regulations if a residential lot is connected to a public water system and a sewerage system; requiring that regulations imposed by a local government allow residential lots to front or abut a shared space instead of a public right-of-way; prohibiting a local government from imposing regulations that require more than a certain minimum number of parking spaces for specified residential lots; prohibiting a local government from imposing certain regulations on residential lots that contain historic property; providing exceptions; requiring that local government regulations include a certain process; requiring off-site constructed residential dwellings to be allowed in certain circumstances; prohibiting a local government from adopting or enforcing certain regulations; providing construction; prohibiting a local government from treating off-site constructed residential dwellings differently than factory-built buildings based on certain circumstances; authorizing a local government to adopt compatibility standards that are limited to certain architectural features; requiring the approval of a lot split under certain circumstances; limiting the criteria that may be required by local governments for applications for and approvals of lot splits; establishing an application process for development applications for residential lots; requiring a local government to process such applications in a certain manner within certain timeframes; authorizing an applicant to request, and requiring the local government to grant certain extensions; prohibiting a local government from imposing, or from requiring an applicant to request, such an extension; providing that certain applications are deemed approved under certain circumstances; requiring a local government to issue to an applicant a refund of the application fee under certain circumstances; providing construction; providing that certain local government regulations are void and unenforceable to a specified extent; amending s. 177.071, F.S.; providing applicability; requiring an administrative authority to follow certain application procedures for applications for certain plats and replats; amending s. 553.382, F.S.; authorizing the placement of a residential manufactured building on any lot in a recreational vehicle park; conforming a provision to changes made by the act; providing an effective date.

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Danny Nix (R)*,  William Conerly (R),  Lindsay Cross (D),  Richard Gentry (R),  Leonard Spencer (D), 

Other Sponsors (1)

Now in Commerce Committee (on 02/16/2026)

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