Florida Senate - 2011                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 1180
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                    Senate             .             House              
                  Comm: FAV            .                                
                  04/14/2011           .                                
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       The Committee on Budget Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism,
       and Economic Development Appropriations (Latvala) recommended
       the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete lines 1825 - 1829
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 34. Subsections (4), (26), and (27) of section
    6  479.01, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
    7         479.01 Definitions.—As used in this chapter, the term:
    8         (4) “Commercial or industrial zone” means a parcel of land
    9  designated predominately for commercial or industrial uses under
   10  both the future land use map of the comprehensive plan and the
   11  land use development regulations adopted pursuant to chapter
   12  163. If a parcel is located in an area designated for multiple
   13  uses on the future land use map of a comprehensive plan and the
   14  zoning category of the land development regulations does not
   15  clearly designate that parcel for a specific use, the area will
   16  be considered an unzoned commercial or industrial area if it
   17  meets the criteria of subsection (26).
   18         (26) “Unzoned commercial or industrial area” means an area
   19  a parcel of land designated by the future land use map of the
   20  comprehensive plan for multiple uses that include commercial or
   21  industrial uses but are not specifically designated for
   22  commercial or industrial uses under the land development
   23  regulations, in which three or more separate and distinct
   24  conforming industrial or commercial activities are located.
   25         (a) These activities must satisfy the following criteria:
   26         1. At least one of the commercial or industrial activities
   27  must be located on the same side of the highway and within 800
   28  feet of the sign location;
   29         2. The commercial or industrial activities must be within
   30  660 feet from the nearest edge of the right-of-way; and
   31         3. The commercial industrial activities must be within
   32  1,600 feet of each other.
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   34  Distances specified in this paragraph must be measured from the
   35  nearest outer edge of the primary building or primary building
   36  complex when the individual units of the complex are connected
   37  by covered walkways.
   38         (b) Certain activities, including, but not limited to, The
   39  following are, may not be so recognized as commercial or
   40  industrial activities:
   41         1. Signs.
   42         2. Agricultural, forestry, ranching, grazing, farming, and
   43  related activities, including, but not limited to, wayside fresh
   44  produce stands.
   45         3. Transient or temporary activities.
   46         4. Activities not visible from the main-traveled way.
   47         5. Activities conducted more than 660 feet from the nearest
   48  edge of the right-of-way.
   49         6. Activities conducted in a building principally used as a
   50  residence.
   51         7. Railroad tracks and minor sidings.
   52         8. Communication towers.
   53         (27) “Urban area” has the same meaning as defined in s.
   54  334.03(28) s. 334.03(29).
   55         Section 35. Subsection (7) of section 479.02, Florida
   56  Statutes, is amended to read:
   57         479.02 Duties of the department.—It shall be the duty of
   58  the department to:
   59         (7) Adopt such rules as it deems necessary to administer or
   60  proper for the administration of this chapter, including rules
   61  which identify activities that may not be recognized as
   62  industrial or commercial activities for purposes of
   63  determination of an area as an unzoned commercial or industrial
   64  area.
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   66  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   67  And the title is amended as follows:
   68  
   69         Delete lines 86 - 88
   70  and insert:
   71         316.515, 336.01, 338.222, 341.8225, 479.07, and
   72         479.261, F.S.; conforming cross-references to changes
   73         made by the act; amending s. 479.01, F.S.; redefining
   74         the terms “commercial or industrial zone” and “unzoned
   75         commercial or industrial area”; correcting a cross
   76         reference; amending s. 479.02, F.S.; deleting obsolete
   77         provisions; amending s. 310.002, F.S.;