SB 328 - NYU Furman Center

State Land Use Enacted Legislation

Bill #	State	Year	Party	Topic
SB 328	FL	2024	D&R	Affordable housing incentives and financing, By-right zoning, Commercial land, Density bonus, Density Increases, Lands near transit, Minimum parking requirements, Publicly-owned, Streamline application, Streamline hearings, Voting requirements, Written findings, burden and standard of proof

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Summary

The act outlines multiple ways to tackle the housing crisis, by clarifying tax breaks, expanding development opportunities, and streamlining local zoning to allow for higher densities and greater height.
Amends the 2023 Live Local Act’s land use and zoning provisions for affordable multifamily rental developments.
Some of these clarifications and revisions include:

Prohibits counties and municipalities, respectively, from restricting the floor area ratio of certain proposed developments under certain circumstances.
Authorizes counties and municipalities, respectively, to restrict the height of proposed developments under certain circumstances.
Requires counties and municipalities, respectively, to maintain a certain policy on their websites.
Requires counties and municipalities, respectively, to consider reducing parking requirements under certain circumstances and to reduce or eliminate parking requirements for certain proposed mixed-use developments that meet certain requirements.
Provides certain requirements for developments located within transit-oriented development or area.
Provides a definition of “major transportation hub.”
Clarifies that a proposed development is not precluded from receiving a bonus for density, height, or floor area ratio if specified conditions are satisfied.
Revise conditions for when multifamily projects are considered property used for a charitable purpose and are eligible to receive an ad valorem property tax exemption.

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