Florida SB 962: Telephone Solicitation

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962 
Affordable Housing 
2026-03-18T04:17:21Z 
Revising the definitions of certain land use categories for which certain residential development may be authorized to exclude farms and farm operations and uses associated therewith, etc. 
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 2026 Legislature SB 962, 1st Engrossed 

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 2 An act relating to affordable housing; amending ss. 
 3 125.01055 and 166.04151, F.S.; revising the 
 4 definitions of certain land use categories for which 
 5 certain residential development may be authorized to 
 6 exclude farms and farm operations and uses associated 
 7 therewith; providing an effective date. 
 8 
 9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
 10 
 11 Section 1. Paragraph (n) of subsection (7) of section 
 12 125.01055, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 
 13 125.01055 Affordable housing.— 
 14 (7) 
 15 (n) As used in this subsection, the term: 
 16 1. “Commercial use” means activities associated with the 
 17 sale, rental, or distribution of products or the performance of 
 18 services related thereto. The term includes, but is not limited 
 19 to, such uses or activities as retail sales; wholesale sales; 
 20 rentals of equipment, goods, or products; offices; restaurants; 
 21 public lodging establishments as described in s. 509.242(1)(a); 
 22 food service vendors; sports arenas; theaters; tourist 
 23 attractions; and other for-profit business activities. A parcel 
 24 zoned to permit such uses by right without the requirement to 
 25 obtain a variance or waiver is considered commercial use for the 
 26 purposes of this section, irrespective of the local land 
 27 development regulation’s listed category or title. The term does 
 28 not include home-based businesses or cottage food operations 
 29 undertaken on residential property;, public lodging 
 30 establishments as described in s. 509.242(1)(c); farms or farm 
 31 operations as defined in s. 823.14(3) or uses associated 
 32 therewith, including the packaging and sale of products raised 
 33 on the premises;, or uses that are accessory, ancillary, 
 34 incidental to the allowable uses, or allowed only on a temporary 
 35 basis. Recreational uses, such as golf courses, tennis courts, 
 36 swimming pools, and clubhouses, within an area designated for 
 37 residential use are not commercial use, irrespective of how they 
 38 are operated. 
 39 2. “Industrial use” means activities associated with the 
 40 manufacture, assembly, processing, or storage of products or the 
 41 performance of services related thereto. The term includes, but 
 42 is not limited to, such uses or activities as automobile 
 43 manufacturing or repair, boat manufacturing or repair, junk 
 44 yards, meat packing facilities, citrus processing and packing 
 45 facilities, produce processing and packing facilities, 
 46 electrical generating plants, water treatment plants, sewage 
 47 treatment plants, and solid waste disposal sites. A parcel zoned 
 48 to permit such uses by right without the requirement to obtain a 
 49 variance or waiver is considered industrial use for the purposes 
 50 of this section, irrespective of the local land development 
 51 regulation’s listed category or title. The term does not include 
 52 farms or farm operations as defined in s. 823.14(3) or uses 
 53 associated therewith, including the packaging and sale of 
 54 products raised on the premises, or uses that are accessory, 
 55 ancillary, incidental to the allowable uses, or allowed only on 
 56 a temporary basis. Recreational uses, such as golf courses, 
 57 tennis courts, swimming pools, and clubhouses, within an area 
 58 designated for residential use are not industrial use, 
 59 irrespective of how they are operated. 
 60 3. “Mixed use” means any use that combines multiple types 
 61 of approved land uses from at least two of the residential use, 
 62 commercial use, and industrial use categories. The term does not 
 63 include farms or farm operations as defined in s. 823.14(3) or 
 64 uses associated therewith, including the packaging and sale of 
 65 products raised on the premises, or uses that are accessory, 
 66 ancillary, incidental to the allowable uses, or allowed only on 
 67 a temporary basis. Recreational uses, such as golf courses, 
 68 tennis courts, swimming pools, and clubhouses, within an area 
 69 designated for residential use are not mixed use, irrespective 
 70 of how they are operated. 
 71 4. “Planned unit development” has the same meaning as 
 72 provided in s. 163.3202(5)(b). 
 73 Section 2. Paragraph (n) of subsection (7) of section 
 74 166.04151, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 
 75 166.04151 Affordable housing.— 
 76 (7) 
 77 (n) As used in this subsection, the term: 
 78 1. “Commercial use” means activities associated with the 
 79 sale, rental, or distribution of products or the performance of 
 80 services related thereto. The term includes, but i