Florida HB 399: Ethics

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An act relating to land use and development 2
regulations; amending ss. 125.022 and 166.033, F.S.; 3
requiring the amount of application fees associated 4
with development permits or orders to reasonably 5
relate to certain costs; requiring such fees to be 6
published on the county's or municipality's fee 7
schedule, respectively; prohibiting such fees from 8
being based on certain costs or valuations; amending 9
s. 163.31777, F.S.; requiring public schools 10
interlocal agreements to address reasonable access to 11
certain public easements and public rights-of-way; 12
creating s. 163.31803, F.S.; providing legislative 13
intent; defining the term "large destination resort"; 14
requiring local governments to administratively 15
approve applications for minor special exceptions or 16
variances submitted by large destination resorts that 17
meet certain requirements; defining the term "minor 18
special exception or variance"; providing for the 19
expiration of specified provisions; creating s. 20
163.31804, F.S.; prohibiting the conditioning of a 21
local government permit or other approval for a 22
facility that processes compost on a specified 23
requirement; authorizing a local government to require 24
certain landowners to supply certain turnouts; 25

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prohibiting a local government from requiring the 26
purchase of additional property for a specified 27
purpose; prohibiting local governments from revoking 28
existing permits for such facilities under certain 29
circumstances; amending s. 163.3194, F.S.; requiring 30
local government comprehensive plans and land 31
development regulations to include factors for 32
assessing the compatibility of certain residential 33
uses; requiring land development regulations to 34
incorporate measures for mitigating or minimizing 35
potential incompatibility; requiring local government 36
staff to meet certain requirements before recommending 37
denial of certain applications on compatibility 38
grounds; prohibiting a local government from denying 39
certain applications on compatibility grounds if the 40
applicant has proposed certain measures; providing an 41
exception; requiring the denial of an application to 42
specify with particularity certain information; 43
authorizing a local government's approval of an 44
application to include certain requirements or 45
conditions; providing applicability; providing 46
construction; amending s. 553.382, F.S.; prohibiting 47
residential manufactured buildings from being denied a 48
building permit for placement on certain lots; 49
requiring that certain housing units continue to meet 50

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certain requirements; requiring housing units located 51
on a mobile home lot to be taxed in a specified manner 52
and be subject to payments to a specified fund; 53
creating s. 553.385, F.S.; defining the terms "local 54
government" and "off-site constructed residential 55
dwelling"; requiring off-site constructed residential 56
dwellings to be permitted as of right in certain 57
zoning districts; prohibiting local governments from 58
adopting or enforcing regulations that treat off-site 59
constructed residential dwellings in a specified 60
manner; providing construction; providing requirements 61
for compatibility and design standards; prohibiting a 62
local government from regulating or restricting off-63
site constructed residential dwellings based on 64
certain information; prohibiting a local government 65
from adopting or enforcing certain ordinances, 66
regulations, and policies; requiring local government 67
regulations to be reasonable and uniformly enforced; 68
providing effective dates. 69
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 71
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Section 1. Effective January 1, 2027, subsection (9) of 73
section 125.022, Florida Statutes, is renumbered as subsection 74
(10), and a new subsection (9) is added to that section to read: 75

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125.022 Development permits and orders.— 76
(9) The amount of any application fee associated with a 77
development permit or development order must reasonably relate 78
to the direct and reasonable indirect costs associated with the 79
review, processing, and