Florida HB 837: Domestic Wastewater Collection System Assessment and Maintenance

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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to affordable housing; amending ss. 2
125.01055 and 166.04151, F.S.; revising the 3
definitions of certain land use categories for which 4
certain residential development may be authorized to 5
exclude farms and farm operations and uses associated 6
therewith; revising the definition of the term 7
"industrial use" to exclude certain facilities; 8
providing exceptions; providing an effective date. 9
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 11
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Section 1. Paragraphs (n) and (o) of subsection (7) of 13
section 125.01055, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 14
125.01055 Affordable housing.— 15
(7) 16
(n) As used in this subsection, the term: 17
1. "Commercial use" means activities associated with the 18
sale, rental, or distribution of products or the performance of 19
services related thereto. The term includes, but is not limited 20
to, such uses or activities as retail sales; wholesale sales; 21
rentals of equipment, goods, or products; offices; restaurants; 22
public lodging establishments as described in s. 509.242(1)(a); 23
food service vendors; sports arenas; theaters; tourist 24
attractions; and other for-profit business activities. A parcel 25

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zoned to permit such uses by right without the requirement to 26
obtain a variance or waiver is considered commercial use for the 27
purposes of this section, irrespective of the local land 28
development regulation's listed category or title. The term does 29
not include home-based businesses or cottage food operations 30
undertaken on residential property;, public lodging 31
establishments as described in s. 509.242(1)(c); farms or farm 32
operations as defined in s. 823.14(3) or uses associated 33
therewith, including the packaging and sale of products raised 34
on the premises;, or uses that are accessory, ancillary, 35
incidental to the allowable uses, or allowed only on a temporary 36
basis. Recreational uses, such as golf courses, tennis courts, 37
swimming pools, and clubhouses, within an area designated for 38
residential use are not commercial use, irrespective of how they 39
are operated. 40
2. "Industrial use" means activities associated with the 41
manufacture, assembly, processing, or storage of products or the 42
performance of services related thereto. The term includes, but 43
is not limited to, such uses or activities as automobile 44
manufacturing or repair, boat manufacturing or repair, junk 45
yards, meat packing facilities, citrus processing and packing 46
facilities, produce processing and packing facilities, 47
electrical generating plants, water treatment plants, sewage 48
treatment plants, and solid waste disposal sites. A parcel zoned 49
to permit such uses by right without the requirement to obtain a 50

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variance or waiver is considered industrial use for the purposes 51
of this section, irrespective of the local land development 52
regulation's listed category or title. The term does not include 53
farms or farm operations as defined in s. 823.14(3) or uses 54
associated therewith, including the packaging and sale of 55
products raised on the premises, or uses that are accessory, 56
ancillary, incidental to the allowable uses, or allowed only on 57
a temporary basis. Recreational uses, such as golf courses, 58
tennis courts, swimming pools, and clubhouses, within an area 59
designated for residential use are not industrial use, 60
irrespective of how they are operated. 61
3. "Mixed use" means any use that combines multiple types 62
of approved land uses from at least two of the residential use, 63
commercial use, and industrial use categories. The term does not 64
include farms or farm operations as defined in s. 823.14(3) or 65
uses associated therewith, including the packaging and sale of 66
products raised on the premises, or uses that are accessory, 67
ancillary, incidental to the allowable uses, or allowed only on 68
a temporary basis. Recreational uses, such as golf courses, 69
tennis courts, swimming pools, and clubhouses, within an area 70
designated for residential use are not mixed use, irrespective 71
of how they are operated. 72
4. "Planned unit development" has the same meaning as 73
provided in s. 163.3202(5)(b). 74
(o) This subsection does not apply to: 75

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1. Airport-impacted are