SB 812 - NYU Furman Center

State Land Use Enacted Legislation

Bill #	State	Year	Party	Topic
SB 812	FL	2024	R	Streamline application

Provided by Furman

Summary

Requires a governing body to create a program expediting the process for issuing residential building permits based on a preliminary plat and to issue the number or percentage of permits requested by an applicant.

The program is to be created by October 1, 2024.
Applies to counties with 75,000+ residents.
Applies to municipalities with 10,000+ residents or 25+ acres of land designated as agricultural or to be developed as residential.
Requires the expedited process to include an application allowing the applicant to identify the percentage of planned homes (not to exceed 50%) or number of building permits the governing body must issue.
The application or final approval may not alter or restrict the number requested.
However, it does not restrict the governing body from issuing permits for more than 50%.

Requires any governing body with an existing expedited permit program as on July 1, 2023, to update it to approve written applications for issuing up to 50% of building permits.
By December 31, 2027, requires an update of programs to allow the applicant to identify up to 75% of planned homes or permits.
Allows an applicant to use a private provider to expedite building-permit applications after approval of the preliminary plat.
Allows an applicant to contract to sell but prohibits transferring ownership or obtaining any certificate of occupancy until the final plat is approved and recorded.
Provides that vested rights may be formed in a preliminary plat, under certain circumstances.