Land Use Update 4/17/15: Contact Senators - Tell them to vote NO on SB1080!
- Apr 17
- 3 min read
Contact your State Senators and tell them to vote NO on 2025 SB1080!
FL State Senator | |
Last month, Senator Stan McClain introduced SB1118 effectively wiping out county comprehensive plan and community plans in the State of Florida.
Since (fortunately) this bill looked to be stalled, Senator Stan McClain introduced ANOTHER bill (SB1080) on April 15, 2025 and it was passed yesterday at its final committee stop (YEAS 18 NAYS 4)
SB1080: Local Government Land Regulation; Requiring counties to meet specified requirements regarding the minimum information necessary for certain applications; prohibiting counties from limiting the number of quasi-judicial or public hearings held each month in certain circumstances; revising the expedited state review process for adoption of comprehensive plan amendments; requiring municipalities to meet specified requirements regarding the minimum information necessary for certain applications; prohibiting municipalities from limiting the number of quasi-judicial or public hearings held each month in certain circumstances, etc.
SB1118 -Deleting language authorizing the owner of an agricultural enclave to apply for a comprehensive plan amendment; requiring a supermajority vote for the adoption of certain comprehensive plans and plan amendments; requiring that local land development regulations establish by a specified date minimum lot sizes within certain zoning districts to accommodate the authorized maximum density; 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, etc.
HB1209 does the same - 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; removes certain presumption of urban sprawl; requires that authorized development be treated as conforming use; requires supermajority vote for adoption of certain comprehensive plans & plan amendments; authorizes owners of property subject to comprehensive plan amendment & persons applying for comprehensive plan amendments to file civil actions for relief; requires that local land development regulations establish by specified date minimum lot sizes within certain zoning districts to accommodate authorized maximum density; requires approval of infill residential development applications; requires treatment of certain developments as conforming use; specifies that certain parcels may be subject to recreational covenant & that certain recreational facilities & amenities are not part of common area; prohibits imposition or collection of amenity dues except as provided in recreational covenant; requires that recreational covenant recorded before certain date comply with specified requirements to remain valid & effective; limits annual increases in amenity fees & amenity expenses; prohibits recreational covenant from requiring association to collect amenity dues; requires specified disclosure summary for contracts for sale of certain parcels.
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