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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to agricultural enclaves; amending s. 2
163.3162, F.S.; authorizing owners of certain parcels 3
to apply to the governing body of the local government 4
for certification of such parcels as agricultural 5
enclaves; requiring the local government to provide to 6
the applicant a certain report within a specified 7
timeframe; requiring the local government to hold a 8
public hearing to approve or deny such certification 9
within a specified timeframe; requiring the 10
certification of a parcel as an agricultural enclave 11
under certain circumstances; requiring the governing 12
body to issue certain decisions in writing; 13
authorizing an applicant to seek judicial review under 14
certain circumstances; authorizing the owner of a 15
parcel certified as an agricultural enclave to submit 16
certain development plans; requiring certain 17
developments to be treated as a conforming use; 18
prohibiting a local government from enacting or 19
enforcing certain laws or regulations; requiring a 20
local government to treat certain agricultural 21
enclaves as if they are within urban service 22
districts; requiring the local government and the 23
owner of a parcel certified as an agricultural enclave 24
to enter a certain written agreement within a 25

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specified timeframe; authorizing the development of 26
certain certified agricultural enclaves for 27
commercial, industrial, or single-family residential 28
purposes under certain circumstances; removing 29
provisions relating to certain amendments to a local 30
government's comprehensive plan; revising 31
construction; amending s. 163.3164, F.S.; revising the 32
definition of the term "agricultural enclave"; 33
providing for the future expiration and reversion of 34
specified provisions; providing an effective date. 35
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 37
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Section 1. Subsection (4) of section 163.3162, Florida 39
Statutes, is amended to read: 40
163.3162 Agricultural lands and practices.— 41
(4) PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS.— 42
(a) Notwithstanding any other law or local ordinance, 43
resolution, or regulation, the owner of a parcel of land may 44
apply to the governing body of the local government for 45
certification of the parcel as an agricultural enclave as 46
defined in s. 163.3164 if one or more adjacent parcels or an 47
adjacent development permits the same density as, or higher 48
density than, the proposed development. 49

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(b) Within 30 days after the local government receives an 50
application, the local government shall provide to the applicant 51
a written report detailing whether the application complies with 52
the requirements of paragraph (a). 53
(c) Within 30 days after the local government provides the 54
report required under paragraph (b), the local government shall 55
hold a public hearing to approve or deny certification of the 56
parcel as an agricultural enclave. If the local government does 57
not approve or deny certification of the parcel as an 58
agricultural enclave within 90 days after receipt of the 59
application, the parcel must be certified as an agricultural 60
enclave. 61
(d) If an application is denied, the governing body of the 62
local government must issue its decision in writing with 63
detailed findings of fact and conclusions of law. The applicant 64
may seek review of the denial by filing a petition for writ of 65
certiorari in the circuit court within 30 days after the date 66
the local government renders its decision. 67
(e) If an application is approved, the owner of the parcel 68
certified as an agricultural enclave may submit to the local 69
government development plans for single-family residential 70
housing which are consistent with the land use requirements, or 71
future land use designations, including uses, density, and 72
intensity, of one or more adjacent parcels or an adjacent 73
development. A development for which plans are submitted under 74

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this paragraph must be treated as a conforming use, 75
notwithstanding the local government's comprehensive plan, 76
future land use designation, or zoning. 77
(f) A local government may not enact or enforce a law or 78
regulation for an agricultural enclave which is more burdensome 79
than for other types of applications for comp