Florida SB 208: Well Stimulation

Bill Text

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Land Use and Development Regulations 
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Requiring that the amount of certain application fees reasonably relate to certain costs; requiring that certain interlocal agreements between school boards and local governments address reasonable access to certain public easements and public rights-of-way; requiring that local government comprehensive plans and land development regulations include factors for assessing the compatibility of certain residential uses; authorizing the placement of certain residential manufactured buildings on any lot in a recreational vehicle park; requiring that an offsite constructed residential dwelling be permitted as of right in certain zoning districts, etc. 
Committee Substitute 2 
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General Bill 
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 Florida Senate - 2026 CS for CS for SB 208 

 By the Committees on Rules; and Judiciary; and Senator McClain 

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 1 A bill to be entitled 
 2 An act relating to land use and development 
 3 regulations; amending ss. 125.022 and 166.033, F.S.; 
 4 requiring that the amount of certain application fees 
 5 reasonably relate to certain costs; requiring that 
 6 such fees be published on the county’s or 
 7 municipality’s fee schedule, respectively; requiring 
 8 that such fees not be based on certain costs or 
 9 valuations; amending s. 163.31777, F.S.; requiring 
 10 that certain interlocal agreements between school 
 11 boards and local governments address reasonable access 
 12 to certain public easements and public rights-of-way; 
 13 amending s. 163.3194, F.S.; requiring that local 
 14 government comprehensive plans and land development 
 15 regulations include factors for assessing the 
 16 compatibility of certain residential uses; requiring 
 17 that land development regulations incorporate certain 
 18 objective design standards or other measures for 
 19 mitigating or minimizing potential incompatibility; 
 20 requiring local government staff to meet certain 
 21 requirements before recommending denial of certain 
 22 applications on compatibility grounds; prohibiting a 
 23 local government from denying certain applications on 
 24 compatibility grounds if the applicant has proposed 
 25 certain measures; providing an exception; requiring 
 26 that the denial of an application specify certain 
 27 information; providing that a local government’s 
 28 approval of an application may include certain 
 29 requirements or conditions; providing applicability; 
 30 amending s. 553.382, F.S.; authorizing the placement 
 31 of certain residential manufactured buildings on any 
 32 lot in a recreational vehicle park; creating s. 
 33 553.385, F.S.; defining the terms “local government” 
 34 and “offsite constructed residential dwelling”; 
 35 requiring that an offsite constructed residential 
 36 dwelling be permitted as of right in certain zoning 
 37 districts; prohibiting a local government from 
 38 adopting or enforcing certain regulations; providing 
 39 construction; authorizing a local government to adopt 
 40 compatibility standards that are limited to certain 
 41 architectural features; prohibiting a local government 
 42 from treating offsite constructed residential 
 43 dwellings differently than factory-built buildings 
 44 based on certain circumstances; prohibiting a local 
 45 government from adopting or enforcing certain zoning, 
 46 land use, or development ordinances and regulations; 
 47 prohibiting local government ordinances and 
 48 regulations from having certain effects; providing 
 49 that certain local government ordinances and 
 50 regulations are void and unenforceable to a specified 
 51 extent; requiring the Office of Program Policy 
 52 Analysis and Government Accountability (OPPAGA) to 
 53 conduct a study to identify the effects of removing 
 54 certain boundaries; providing requirements for the 
 55 study; requiring OPPAGA to submit the results of the 
 56 study to the Legislature by a specified date; 
 57 providing an effective date. 
 58 
 59 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
 60 
 61 Section 1. Present subsection (9) of section 125.022, 
 62 Florida Statutes, is redesignated as subsection (10), and a new 
 63 subsection (9) is added to that section, to read: 
 64 125.022 Development permits and orders.— 
 65 (9) The amount of any application fee associated with a 
 66 development permit or development order must reasonably relate 
 67 to the direct and reasonable indirect costs associated with the 
 68 review, processing, and final disposition of the application and 
 69 must be published on the county’s fee schedule. The fee may not 
 70 be based on a percentage of construction costs, site costs, or 
 71 project valuation. 
 72 Section 2. Present subsection (9) of section 166.033, 
 73 Florida Statutes, is redesignated as subsection (10), and a new 
 74 subsection (9) is added to that section, to read: 
 75 166.033 Development permits and