Florida Senate - 2017 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 1770
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
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04/04/2017 .
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The Committee on Community Affairs (Rodriguez) recommended the
following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Between lines 50 and 51
4 insert:
5 Section 1. Subsection (8) of section 163.340, Florida
6 Statutes, is amended to read:
7 163.340 Definitions.—The following terms, wherever used or
8 referred to in this part, have the following meanings:
9 (8) “Blighted area” means an area in which there are a
10 substantial number of deteriorated or deteriorating structures;
11 in which conditions, as indicated by government-maintained
12 statistics or other studies, endanger life or property or are
13 leading to economic distress; and in which two or more of the
14 following factors are present:
15 (a) Predominance of defective or inadequate street layout,
16 parking facilities, roadways, bridges, or public transportation
17 facilities.
18 (b) Aggregate assessed values of real property in the area
19 for ad valorem tax purposes have failed to show any appreciable
20 increase over the 5 years prior to the finding of such
21 conditions.
22 (c) Faulty lot layout in relation to size, adequacy,
23 accessibility, or usefulness.
24 (d) Unsanitary or unsafe conditions.
25 (e) Deterioration of site or other improvements.
26 (f) Inadequate and outdated building density patterns.
27 (g) Falling lease rates per square foot of office,
28 commercial, or industrial space compared to the remainder of the
29 county or municipality.
30 (h) Tax or special assessment delinquency exceeding the
31 fair value of the land.
32 (i) Residential and commercial vacancy rates higher in the
33 area than in the remainder of the county or municipality.
34 (j) Incidence of crime in the area higher than in the
35 remainder of the county or municipality.
36 (k) Fire and emergency medical service calls to the area
37 proportionately higher than in the remainder of the county or
38 municipality.
39 (l) A greater number of violations of the Florida Building
40 Code in the area than the number of violations recorded in the
41 remainder of the county or municipality.
42 (m) Diversity of ownership or defective or unusual
43 conditions of title which prevent the free alienability of land
44 within the deteriorated or hazardous area.
45 (n) Governmentally owned property with adverse
46 environmental conditions caused by a public or private entity.
47 (o) A substantial number or percentage of properties
48 damaged by sinkhole activity which have not been adequately
49 repaired or stabilized.
50 (p) Rates of unemployment higher in the area than in the
51 remainder of the county or municipality.
52 (q) Rates of poverty higher in the area than in the
53 remainder of the county or municipality.
54 (r) Rates of foreclosure higher in the area than in the
55 remainder of the county or municipality.
56 (s) Rates of infant mortality higher in the area than in
57 the remainder of the county or municipality.
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59 However, the term “blighted area” also means any area in which
60 at least one of the factors identified in paragraphs (a) through
61 (o) is present and all taxing authorities subject to s.
62 163.387(2)(a) agree, either by interlocal agreement with the
63 agency or by resolution, that the area is blighted. Such
64 agreement or resolution must be limited to a determination that
65 the area is blighted. For purposes of qualifying for the tax
66 credits authorized in chapter 220, “blighted area” means an area
67 as defined in this subsection.
68 Section 2. Subsection (3) of section 163.524, Florida
69 Statutes, is amended to read:
70 163.524 Neighborhood Preservation and Enhancement Program;
71 participation; creation of Neighborhood Preservation and
72 Enhancement Districts; creation of Neighborhood Councils and
73 Neighborhood Enhancement Plans.—
74 (3) After the boundaries and size of the Neighborhood
75 Preservation and Enhancement District have been defined, the
76 local government shall pass an ordinance authorizing the
77 creation of the Neighborhood Preservation and Enhancement
78 District. The ordinance shall contain a finding that the
79 boundaries of the Neighborhood Preservation and Enhancement
80 District comply with s. 163.340(7) or (8)(a)-(s) (8)(a)-(o) or
81 do not contain properties that are protected by deed
82 restrictions. Such ordinance may be amended or repealed in the
83 same manner as other local ordinances.
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85 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================
86 And the title is amended as follows:
87 Between lines 2 and 3
88 insert:
89 amending s. 163.340, F.S.; revising the definition of
90 the term “blighted area”; amending s. 163.524, F.S.;
91 conforming a cross-reference;