SB 1604 - NYU Furman Center

State Land Use Enacted Legislation

Bill #	State	Year	Party	Topic
SB 1604	FL	2023	R	Building code reform, Planning Requirements

Provided by Furman

Summary

Increasing the two required planning periods to a 10-year and 20-year period, from 5 and 10, and
Prohibiting local governments that fail to update their comprehensive plans in accordance with the 7-year evaluation and appraisal process from initiating or adopting any publicly-initiated plan amendments.

Additionally, the bill prescribes certain procedures for the Department of Economic Opportunity to apply when local governments remain out of compliance with comprehensive planning updates.
Removes local governments’ ability to require specified “building design elements” for residential dwellings in planned unit developments, master planned communities, and communities with a design review board or architectural review board created on or after January 1, 2020.

“Building design elements” mean the external building color; the type or style of exterior cladding material; the style or material of roof structures or porches; the exterior nonstructural architectural ornamentation; the location or architectural styling of windows or doors; the location or orientation of the garage; the number and type of rooms; and the interior layout of rooms.

Precludes independent special districts from complying with the terms of any development agreement which is executed within three months preceding a law modifying the manner of selecting members of the governing body of the special district from election to appointment or appointment to election.

The newly elected or appointed governing body of the special district must review within four months of taking office any such development agreement and vote on whether to seek readoption of the agreement.
These provisions expire on July 1, 2028, unless reviewed and reenacted by the Legislature.

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