Florida Statutes Part II - Growth Policy; County And Municipal Planning; Land Development Regulation (Ss. 163.2511-163.3253)
- 163.2511 - Urban Infill And Redevelopment.
(1) Sections 163.2511-163.2520 may be cited as the “Growth Policy Act.”(2) It is declared that:(a) Fiscally strong urban centers are beneficial to regional and state economies and resources,...
- 163.2514 - Growth Policy Act; Definitions.
As used in ss. 163.2511-163.2520, the term:(1) “Local government” means any county or municipality.(2) “Urban infill and redevelopment area” means an area or areas designated by a...
- 163.2517 - Designation Of Urban Infill And Redevelopment Area.
(1) A local government may designate a geographic area or areas within its jurisdiction as an urban infill and redevelopment area for the purpose of targeting...
- 163.2520 - Economic Incentives.
(1) A local government with an adopted urban infill and redevelopment plan or plan employed in lieu thereof may issue revenue bonds under s. 163.385 and...
- 163.3161 - Short Title; Intent And Purpose.
(1) This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Community Planning Act.”(2) It is the purpose of this act to utilize and strengthen the...
- 163.3162 - Agricultural Lands And Practices.
(1) LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.—The Legislature finds that agricultural production is a major contributor to the economy of the state; that agricultural lands constitute unique and...
- 163.3163 - Applications For Development Permits; Disclosure And Acknowledgment Of Contiguous Sustainable Agricultural Land.
(1) This section may be cited as the “Agricultural Land Acknowledgment Act.”(2) The Legislature finds that nonagricultural land which neighbors agricultural land may adversely affect agricultural production...
- 163.3164 - Community Planning Act; Definitions.
As used in this act:(1) “Adaptation action area” or “adaptation area” means a designation in the coastal management element of a local government’s comprehensive plan which...
- 163.3167 - Scope Of Act.
(1) The several incorporated municipalities and counties shall have power and responsibility:(a) To plan for their future development and growth.(b) To adopt and amend comprehensive plans, or elements...
- 163.3168 - Planning Innovations And Technical Assistance.
(1) The Legislature recognizes the need for innovative planning and development strategies to promote a diverse economy and vibrant rural and urban communities, while protecting environmentally...
- 163.3171 - Areas Of Authority Under This Act.
(1) A municipality shall exercise authority under this act for the total area under its jurisdiction. Unincorporated areas adjacent to incorporated municipalities may be included in...
- 163.3174 - Local Planning Agency.
(1) The governing body of each local government, individually or in combination as provided in s. 163.3171, shall designate and by ordinance establish a “local planning...
- 163.3175 - Legislative Findings On Compatibility Of Development With Military Installations; Exchange Of Information Between Local Governments And Military Installations.
(1) The Legislature finds that incompatible development of land close to military installations can adversely affect the ability of such an installation to carry out its...
- 163.3177 - Required And Optional Elements Of Comprehensive Plan; Studies And Surveys.
(1) The comprehensive plan shall provide the principles, guidelines, standards, and strategies for the orderly and balanced future economic, social, physical, environmental, and fiscal development of...
- 163.31771 - Accessory Dwelling Units.
(1) The Legislature finds that the median price of homes in this state has increased steadily over the last decade and at a greater rate of...
- 163.31777 - Public Schools Interlocal Agreement.
(1) The county and municipalities located within the geographic area of a school district shall enter into an interlocal agreement with the district school board which...
- 163.3178 - Coastal Management.
(1) The Legislature recognizes there is significant interest in the resources of the coastal zone of the state. Further, the Legislature recognizes that, in the event...
- 163.3179 - Family Homestead.
A local government may include in its comprehensive plan a provision allowing the use of a parcel of property solely as a homestead by an...
- 163.3180 - Concurrency.
(1) Sanitary sewer, solid waste, drainage, and potable water are the only public facilities and services subject to the concurrency requirement on a statewide basis. Additional...
- 163.31801 - Impact Fees; Short Title; Intent; Definitions; Ordinances Levying Impact Fees.
(1) This section may be cited as the “Florida Impact Fee Act.”(2) The Legislature finds that impact fees are an important source of revenue for a local...
- 163.31802 - Prohibited Standards For Security Devices.
A county, municipality, or other entity of local government may not adopt or maintain in effect an ordinance or rule that establishes standards for security...
- 163.3181 - Public Participation In The Comprehensive Planning Process; Intent; Alternative Dispute Resolution.
(1) It is the intent of the Legislature that the public participate in the comprehensive planning process to the fullest extent possible. Towards this end, local...
- 163.3182 - Transportation Deficiencies.
(1) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the term:(a) “Transportation deficiency area” means the geographic area within the unincorporated portion of a county or within the municipal boundary...
- 163.3184 - Process For Adoption Of Comprehensive Plan Or Plan Amendment.
(1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term:(a) “Affected person” includes the affected local government; persons owning property, residing, or owning or operating a business within the...
- 163.3187 - Process For Adoption Of Small-scale Comprehensive Plan Amendment.
(1) A small scale development amendment may be adopted under the following conditions:(a) The proposed amendment involves a use of 10 acres or fewer and:(b) The cumulative annual...
- 163.3191 - Evaluation And Appraisal Of Comprehensive Plan.
(1) At least once every 7 years, each local government shall evaluate its comprehensive plan to determine if plan amendments are necessary to reflect changes in...
- 163.3194 - Legal Status Of Comprehensive Plan.
(1)(a) After a comprehensive plan, or element or portion thereof, has been adopted in conformity with this act, all development undertaken by, and all actions taken...
- 163.3197 - Legal Status Of Prior Comprehensive Plan.
Where, prior to the adoption of a revised plan pursuant to s. 163.3167(2), a local government had adopted a comprehensive plan, or element or portion...
- 163.3201 - Relationship Of Comprehensive Plan To Exercise Of Land Development Regulatory Authority.
It is the intent of this act that adopted comprehensive plans or elements thereof shall be implemented, in part, by the adoption and enforcement of...
- 163.3202 - Land Development Regulations.
(1) Within 1 year after submission of its comprehensive plan or revised comprehensive plan for review pursuant to s. 163.3191, each county and each municipality shall...
- 163.3204 - Cooperation By State And Regional Agencies.
The state land planning agency and any ad hoc working groups appointed by the department and all state and regional agencies involved in the administration...
- 163.3206 - Fuel Terminals.
(1) It is the intent of the Legislature to maintain, encourage, and ensure adequate and reliable fuel terminal infrastructure in this state. Fuel terminals are a...
- 163.3208 - Substation Approval Process.
(1) It is the intent of the Legislature to maintain, encourage, and ensure adequate and reliable electric infrastructure in the state. It is essential that electric...
- 163.3209 - Electric Transmission And Distribution Line Right-of-way Maintenance.
After a right-of-way for any electric transmission or distribution line has been established and constructed, no local government shall require or apply any permits or...
- 163.3211 - Conflict With Other Statutes.
Where this act may be in conflict with any other provision or provisions of law relating to local governments having authority to regulate the development...
- 163.3213 - Administrative Review Of Land Development Regulations.
(1) It is the intent of the Legislature that substantially affected persons have the right to maintain administrative actions which assure that land development regulations implement...
- 163.3215 - Standing To Enforce Local Comprehensive Plans Through Development Orders.
(1) Subsections (3) and (4) provide the exclusive methods for an aggrieved or adversely affected party to appeal and challenge the consistency of a development order...
- 163.3217 - Municipal Overlay For Municipal Incorporation.
(1) PURPOSE.—In order to assist in the planning for future municipal incorporation of a specific geographic area, a county may adopt a municipal overlay as an...
- 163.3220 - Short Title; Legislative Intent.
(1) Sections 163.3220-163.3243 may be cited as the “Florida Local Government Development Agreement Act.”(2) The Legislature finds and declares that:(a) The lack of certainty in the approval of...
- 163.3221 - Florida Local Government Development Agreement Act; Definitions.
As used in ss. 163.3220-163.3243:(1) “Brownfield designation” means a resolution adopted by a local government pursuant to the Brownfields Redevelopment Act, ss. 376.77-376.85.(2) “Comprehensive plan” means a...
- 163.3223 - Applicability.
Any local government may, by ordinance, establish procedures and requirements, as provided in ss. 163.3220-163.3243, to consider and enter into a development agreement with any...
- 163.3225 - Public Hearings.
(1) Before entering into, amending, or revoking a development agreement, a local government shall conduct at least two public hearings. At the option of the governing...
- 163.3227 - Requirements Of A Development Agreement.
(1) A development agreement shall include the following:(a) A legal description of the land subject to the agreement, and the names of its legal and equitable owners;(b) The...
- 163.3229 - Duration Of A Development Agreement And Relationship To Local Comprehensive Plan.
The duration of a development agreement may not exceed 30 years, unless it is extended by mutual consent of the governing body and the developer,...
- 163.3231 - Consistency With The Comprehensive Plan And Land Development Regulations.
A development agreement and authorized development shall be consistent with the local government’s comprehensive plan and land development regulations.History.—s. 25, ch. 86-191.
- 163.3233 - Local Laws And Policies Governing A Development Agreement.
(1) The local government’s laws and policies governing the development of the land at the time of the execution of the development agreement shall govern the...
- 163.3235 - Periodic Review Of A Development Agreement.
A local government shall review land subject to a development agreement at least once every 12 months to determine if there has been demonstrated good...
- 163.3237 - Amendment Or Cancellation Of A Development Agreement.
A development agreement may be amended or canceled by mutual consent of the parties to the agreement or by their successors in interest.History.—s. 28, ch.
- 163.3239 - Recording And Effectiveness Of A Development Agreement.
Within 14 days after a local government enters into a development agreement, the local government shall record the agreement with the clerk of the circuit...
- 163.3241 - Modification Or Revocation Of A Development Agreement To Comply With Subsequently Enacted State And Federal Law.
If state or federal laws are enacted after the execution of a development agreement which are applicable to and preclude the parties’ compliance with the...
- 163.3243 - Enforcement.
Any party or aggrieved or adversely affected person as defined in s. 163.3215(2) may file an action for injunctive relief in the circuit court where...
- 163.3245 - Sector Plans.
(1) In recognition of the benefits of long-range planning for specific areas, local governments or combinations of local governments may adopt into their comprehensive plans a...
- 163.3246 - Local Government Comprehensive Planning Certification Program.
(1) There is created the Local Government Comprehensive Planning Certification Program to be administered by the state land planning agency. The purpose of the program is...
- 163.32466 - Readoption By Ordinance Of Plan Amendments Adopted Pursuant To Former S. 163.32465, Subject To Local Referendum.
A comprehensive plan amendment adopted pursuant to former s. 163.32465 subject to voter referendum by local charter, and found in compliance before June 2, 2011,...
- 163.3248 - Rural Land Stewardship Areas.
(1) Rural land stewardship areas are designed to establish a long-term incentive-based strategy to balance and guide the allocation of land so as to accommodate future...
- 163.325 - Short Title.
This section and sections 163.3251-163.3253 may be cited as the “Manufacturing Competitiveness Act.”History.—s. 1, ch. 2013-224.
- 163.3251 - Definitions.
As used in this section and ss. 163.3252 and 163.3253, the term:(1) “Department” means the Department of Economic Opportunity.(2) “Local government development approval” means a local land...
- 163.3252 - Local Manufacturing Development Program; Master Development Approval For Manufacturers.
A local government may adopt an ordinance establishing a local manufacturing development program through which the local government may grant master development approval for the...
- 163.3253 - Coordinated Manufacturing Development Approval Process.
The department shall coordinate the manufacturing development approval process with participating agencies, as set forth in this section, for manufacturers that are developing or expanding...
Last modified: September 23, 2016