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By Senator Klein
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to local government; creating
3 ss. 163.2511, 163.2514, 163.2517, 163.2520,
4 163.2523, 163.2526, F.S., the Urban Infill and
5 Redevelopment Act; providing legislative
6 findings; providing definitions; authorizing
7 counties and municipalities to designate urban
8 infill and redevelopment areas based on
9 specified criteria; requiring preparation of a
10 plan or designation of an existing plan and
11 providing requirements with respect thereto;
12 requiring a public hearing; providing for
13 amendment of the local comprehensive plan;
14 providing that counties and municipalities that
15 have adopted such plan may issue revenue bonds
16 and employ tax increment financing under the
17 Community Redevelopment Act and exercise powers
18 granted to community redevelopment neighborhood
19 improvement districts; requiring a report by
20 certain state agencies; providing a program for
21 grants to counties and municipalities with
22 urban infill and redevelopment areas; providing
23 for review and evaluation of the act and
24 requiring a report; amending s. 163.3180, F.S.;
25 authorizing exemptions from the transportation
26 facilities concurrency requirement for
27 developments located in an urban infill and
28 redevelopment area; amending s. 163.3187, F.S.;
29 providing that comprehensive plan amendments to
30 designate such areas are not subject to
31 statutory limits on the frequency of plan
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1 amendments; including such areas within certain
2 limitations relating to small scale development
3 amendments; amending s. 187.201, F.S.;
4 including policies relating to urban policy in
5 the State Comprehensive Plan; providing an
6 appropriation; providing an effective date.
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8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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10 Section 1. Sections 163.2511, 163.2514, 163.2517,
11 163.2520, 163.2523, and 163.2526, Florida Statutes, are
12 created to read:
13 163.2511 Urban infill and redevelopment.--
14 (1) Sections 163.2511-163.2526 may be cited as the
15 "Urban Infill and Redevelopment Act."
16 (2) It is declared that:
17 (a) Fiscally strong urban centers are beneficial to
18 regional and state economies and resources, are a method for
19 reduction of future urban sprawl, and should be promoted by
20 state, regional, and local governments.
21 (b) The health and vibrancy of the urban cores benefit
22 their respective regions and the state; conversely, the
23 deterioration of those urban cores negatively impacts the
24 surrounding area and the state.
25 (c) In recognition of the interwoven destiny between
26 the urban center, the suburbs, the region, and the state, the
27 respective governments need to establish a framework and work
28 in partnership with communities and the private sector to
29 revitalize urban centers.
30 (d) State urban policies should guide the state,
31 regional agencies, local governments, and the private sector
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1 in preserving and redeveloping existing urban cores and
2 promoting the adequate provision of infrastructure, human
3 services, safe neighborhoods, educational facilities, and
4 economic development to sustain these cores into the future.
5 (e) Successfully revitalizing and sustaining the urban
6 cores are dependent on addressing, through an integrated and
7 coordinated community effort, a range of varied components
8 essential to a healthy urban environment, including cultural,
9 educational, recreational, economic, transportation, and
10 social service components.
11 (f) Infill development and redevelopment are
12 recognized as one of the important components and useful
13 mechanisms to promote and sustain urban cores. State and
14 regional entities and local governments should provide
15 incentives to promote urban infill and redevelopment. Existing
16 programs and incentives should be integrated to the extent
17 possible to promote urban infill and redevelopment and to
18 achieve the goals of the state urban policy.
19 163.2514 Definitions.--As used in ss.
20 163.2511-163.2526, the term:
21 (1) "Local government" means any county or
22 municipality.
23 (2) "Urban infill and redevelopment area" means an
24 area or areas designated by a local government where:
25 (a) Public services such as water and wastewater,
26 transportation, schools, and recreation are already available
27 or are scheduled to be provided in an adopted 5-year schedule
28 of capital improvements and are located within the existing
29 urban service area as defined in the local government's
30 comprehensive plan;
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1 (b) The area, or one or more neighborhoods within the
2 area, suffer from pervasive poverty, unemployment, and general
3 distress as defined in s. 290.0058;
4 (c) The area exhibits a proportion of buildings that
5 are substandard, overcrowded, dilapidated, vacant or
6 abandoned, or functionally obsolete which is higher than the
7 average for the local government;
8 (d) More than 50 percent of the area is within
9 1/4-mile of a transit stop or a sufficient number of such
10 transit stops will be made available concurrent with the
11 designation; and
12 (e) The area includes or is adjacent to community
13 redevelopment areas, brownfields, enterprise zones, or
14 Mainstreet programs, or has been designated by the Federal
15 Government as an urban redevelopment, revitalization, or
16 infill area under empowerment zone, enterprise community, and
17 brownfield showcase community programs or similar programs.
18 163.2517 Designation of urban infill and redevelopment
19 area.--
20 (1) A local government may designate a geographic area
21 or areas within its jurisdiction as an urban infill and
22 redevelopment area for the purpose of targeting economic
23 development, job creation, housing, transportation, crime
24 prevention, neighborhood revitalization and preservation, and
25 land-use incentives to encourage urban infill and
26 redevelopment within the urban core.
27 (2) As part of the preparation of an urban infill and
28 redevelopment area plan, a community participation process
29 must be implemented in each neighborhood within the area
30 targeted for designation as an urban infill and redevelopment
31 area. The process must include the input of stakeholders that
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1 include, but are not limited to, community-based
2 organizations, neighborhood associations, and educational and
3 religious organizations. The objective of the community
4 participation is to encourage communities within the proposed
5 urban infill and redevelopment area to participate in the
6 design and implementation of the plan, including a "visioning"
7 of the community core, before redevelopment. Issues to be
8 addressed in the planning process include: the size of the
9 area; the objectives for urban infill and redevelopment;
10 coordination with existing redevelopment programs; goals for
11 improving transit and transportation; the objectives for
12 economic development; job creation; crime reduction; and
13 neighborhood preservation and revitalization.
14 (3) A local government seeking to designate a
15 geographic area within its jurisdiction as an urban infill and
16 redevelopment area shall prepare a plan that describes the
17 infill and redevelopment objectives of the local government
18 within the proposed area. In lieu of preparing a new plan, the
19 local government may demonstrate that an existing plan or
20 combination of plans associated with a community development
21 area, Florida Main Street program, sustainable community,
22 enterprise zone, or neighborhood improvement district includes
23 the factors listed in paragraphs (a)-(l), or amend such
24 existing plans to include the factors listed in paragraphs
25 (a)-(l). The plan shall demonstrate the local government and
26 community's commitment to comprehensively address the urban
27 problems within the urban infill and redevelopment area and
28 identify activities and programs to accomplish locally
29 identified goals such as code enforcement; improved
30 educational opportunities; reduction in crime; neighborhood
31 revitalization and preservation; provision of infrastructure
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1 needs, including mass transit and multimodal linkages; and
2 mixed-use planning to promote multifunctional redevelopment to
3 improve both the residential and commercial quality of life in
4 the area. The plan shall also:
5 (a) Contain a map depicting the geographic area or
6 areas to be included within the designation.
7 (b) Confirm that the infill and redevelopment area is
8 within an existing urban service area defined in the local
9 government's comprehensive plan.
10 (c) Identify and map existing enterprise zones,
11 community redevelopment areas, community development
12 corporations, brownfield areas, downtown redevelopment
13 districts, safe neighborhood improvement districts, historic
14 preservation districts, and empowerment zones located within
15 the area proposed for designation as an urban infill and
16 redevelopment area and provide a framework for coordinating
17 infill and redevelopment programs within the urban core.
18 (d) Identify a memorandum of understanding between the
19 district school board and the local government jurisdiction
20 regarding public school facilities located within the urban
21 infill and redevelopment area to identify how the school board
22 will provide priority to enhancing public school facilities
23 and programs in the designated area, including the reuse of
24 existing buildings for schools within the area.
25 (e) Identify each neighborhood within the proposed
26 area and state the preservation and revitalization goals and
27 projects identified through the community participation
28 process and how such projects will be implemented.
29 (f) Identify how the local government intends to
30 implement affordable housing programs, including, but not
31 limited to, economic and community development programs
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1 administered by the Department of Community Affairs, within
2 the urban infill and redevelopment area.
3 (g) Identify strategies for reducing crime.
4 (h) If applicable, provide guidelines for the adoption
5 of land development regulations specific to the urban infill
6 and redevelopment area which include, for example, setbacks
7 and parking requirements appropriate to urban development.
8 (i) Identify and map any existing transportation
9 concurrency exception areas and any relevant public
10 transportation corridors designated by a metropolitan planning
11 organization in its long-range transportation plans or by the
12 local government in its comprehensive plan for which the local
13 government seeks designation as a transportation concurrency
14 exception area. For those areas, describe how public
15 transportation, pedestrian ways, and bikeways will be
16 implemented as an alternative to increased automobile use.
17 (j) Identify and adopt a package of financial and
18 local government incentives which the local government will
19 offer for new development, expansion of existing development,
20 and redevelopment within the urban infill and redevelopment
21 area. Examples of such incentives include:
22 1. Waiver of license and permit fees.
23 2. Waiver of local option sales taxes.
24 3. Waiver of delinquent taxes or fees to promote the
25 return of property to productive use.
26 4. Expedited permitting.
27 5. Lower transportation impact fees for development
28 which encourage more use of public transit, pedestrian, and
29 bicycle modes of transportation.
30 6. Prioritization of infrastructure spending within
31 the urban infill and redevelopment area.
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1 7. Local government absorption of developers'
2 concurrency costs.
3 (k) Identify how activities and incentives within the
4 urban infill and redevelopment area will be coordinated and
5 what administrative mechanism the local government will use
6 for the coordination.
7 (l) Identify performance measures to evaluate the
8 success of the local government in implementing the urban
9 infill and redevelopment plan.
10 (3) After the preparation of an urban infill and
11 redevelopment plan or designation of an existing plan, the
12 local government shall adopt the plan by ordinance. Notice for
13 the public hearing on the ordinance must be in the form
14 established in s. 166.041(3)(c)2. for municipalities and s.
15 125.66(4)(b)2. for counties.
16 (4) In order for a local government to designate an
17 urban infill and redevelopment area, it must amend its
18 comprehensive land-use plan under s. 163.3187 to adopt the
19 urban infill and redevelopment area plan and delineate the
20 urban infill and redevelopment area within the future land-use
21 element of its comprehensive plan. If the local government
22 elects to employ an existing or amended community
23 redevelopment area, Florida Main Street program, sustainable
24 community, enterprise zone, or neighborhood improvement
25 district plan or plans in lieu of preparation of an urban
26 infill and redevelopment plan, the local government must amend
27 its comprehensive land-use plan under s. 163.3187 to delineate
28 the urban infill and redevelopment area within the future
29 land-use element of its comprehensive plan. An amendment to
30 the local comprehensive plan to designate an urban infill and
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1 redevelopment area is exempt from the twice-a-year amendment
2 limitation of s. 163.3187.
3 163.2520 Economic incentives; report.--
4 (1) A local government with an adopted urban infill
5 and redevelopment plan or plan employed in lieu thereof may
6 issue revenue bonds under s. 163.385 and employ tax increment
7 financing under s. 163.387 for the purpose of financing the
8 implementation of the plan.
9 (2) A local government with an adopted urban infill
10 and redevelopment plan or plan employed in lieu thereof may
11 exercise the powers granted under s. 163.514 for community
12 redevelopment neighborhood improvement districts, including
13 the authority to levy special assessments.
14 (3) State agencies that provide infrastructure
15 funding, cost reimbursement, grants, or loans to local
16 governments, including, but not limited to, the Department of
17 Environmental Protection (Clean Water State Revolving Fund,
18 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, and the State of Florida
19 Pollution Control Bond Program); the Department of Community
20 Affairs (Economic Development and Housing Programs, Florida
21 Communities Trust); and the Department of Transportation
22 (Intermodal Transportation Efficiency Act funds), are directed
23 to report to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of
24 the House of Representatives by January 1, 2000, regarding
25 statutory and rule changes necessary to give urban infill and
26 redevelopment areas identified by local governments under this
27 act an elevated priority in infrastructure funding, loan, and
28 grant programs.
29 (4) Areas designated by a local government as an urban
30 infill and redevelopment area have a priority to receive
31 private-activity bonds under s. 159.807.
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1 163.2523 Grant program.--
2 (1) An Urban Infill and Redevelopment Assistance Grant
3 Program is created for local governments with adopted urban
4 infill and redevelopment areas. Ninety percent of the general
5 revenue appropriated for this program shall be available for
6 fifty/fifty matching grants for planning and implementing
7 urban infill and redevelopment projects that further the
8 objectives set forth in the local government's adopted urban
9 infill and redevelopment plan or plan employed in lieu
10 thereof. The remaining 10 percent of the revenue must be used
11 for outright grants for projects requiring under $50,000.
12 Projects that provide employment opportunities to clients of
13 the WAGES program and projects within urban infill and
14 redevelopment areas that include a community redevelopment
15 area, Florida Main Street Program, sustainable community,
16 enterprise zone, or neighborhood improvement district must be
17 given an elevated priority in the scoring of competing grant
18 applications. The Division of Housing and Community
19 Development of the Department of Community Affairs shall
20 administer the grant program. The Department of Community
21 Affairs shall adopt rules establishing grant review criteria
22 consistent with this section.
23 (2) If the local government fails to implement the
24 urban infill and redevelopment plan following the deadlines
25 set forth in the plan, the Department of Community Affairs may
26 seek to rescind the economic and regulatory incentives granted
27 to an urban infill and redevelopment area, subject to the
28 provisions of chapter 120. The action to rescind may be
29 initiated 90 days after issuing a written letter of warning to
30 the local government. In addition, in order to continue
31 eligibility for the economic and regulatory incentives, the
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1 local government must demonstrate during the evaluation,
2 assessment, and review of its comprehensive plan as required
3 under s. 163.3191, that a combination of at least 10 percent
4 of its annual residential, commercial, and institutional
5 development has occurred within the designated urban infill
6 and redevelopment area.
7 163.2526 Review and evaluation.--Before the 2004
8 Regular Session of the Legislature, the Office of Program
9 Policy Analysis and Government Accountability shall perform a
10 review and evaluation of ss. 163.2511-163.2526, including the
11 financial incentives listed in s. 163.2520. The report must
12 evaluate the effectiveness of the designation of urban infill
13 and redevelopment areas in stimulating urban infill and
14 redevelopment and strengthening the urban core. A report of
15 the findings and recommendations of the Office of Program
16 Policy Analysis and Government Accountability shall be
17 submitted to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of
18 the House of Representatives before the 2004 Regular Session
19 of the Legislature.
20 Section 2. Subsection (5) of section 163.3180, Florida
21 Statutes, 1998 Supplement, is amended to read:
22 163.3180 Concurrency.--
23 (5)(a) The Legislature finds that under limited
24 circumstances dealing with transportation facilities,
25 countervailing planning and public policy goals may come into
26 conflict with the requirement that adequate public facilities
27 and services be available concurrent with the impacts of such
28 development. The Legislature further finds that often the
29 unintended result of the concurrency requirement for
30 transportation facilities is the discouragement of urban
31 infill development and redevelopment. Such unintended results
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1 directly conflict with the goals and policies of the state
2 comprehensive plan and the intent of this part. Therefore,
3 exceptions from the concurrency requirement for transportation
4 facilities may be granted as provided by this subsection.
5 (b) A local government may grant an exception from the
6 concurrency requirement for transportation facilities if the
7 proposed development is otherwise consistent with the adopted
8 local government comprehensive plan and is a project that
9 promotes public transportation or is located within an area
10 designated in the comprehensive plan for:
11 1. Urban infill development;,
12 2. Urban redevelopment;, or
13 3. Downtown revitalization; or.
14 4. Urban infill and redevelopment under s. 163.2517.
15 (c) The Legislature also finds that developments
16 located within urban infill, urban redevelopment, existing
17 urban service, or downtown revitalization areas or areas
18 designated as urban infill and redevelopment areas under s.
19 163.2517 which pose only special part-time demands on the
20 transportation system should be excepted from the concurrency
21 requirement for transportation facilities. A special
22 part-time demand is one that does not have more than 200
23 scheduled events during any calendar year and does not affect
24 the 100 highest traffic volume hours.
25 (d) A local government shall establish guidelines for
26 granting the exceptions authorized in paragraphs (b) and (c)
27 in the comprehensive plan. These guidelines must include
28 consideration of the impacts on the Florida Intrastate Highway
29 System, as defined in s. 338.001. The exceptions may be
30 available only within the specific geographic area of the
31 jurisdiction designated in the plan. Pursuant to s. 163.3184,
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1 any affected person may challenge a plan amendment
2 establishing these guidelines and the areas within which an
3 exception could be granted.
4 Section 3. Subsection (1) of section 163.3187, Florida
5 Statutes, 1998 Supplement, is amended to read:
6 163.3187 Amendment of adopted comprehensive plan.--
7 (1) Amendments to comprehensive plans adopted pursuant
8 to this part may be made not more than two times during any
9 calendar year, except:
10 (a) In the case of an emergency, comprehensive plan
11 amendments may be made more often than twice during the
12 calendar year if the additional plan amendment receives the
13 approval of all of the members of the governing body.
14 "Emergency" means any occurrence or threat thereof whether
15 accidental or natural, caused by humankind, in war or peace,
16 which results or may result in substantial injury or harm to
17 the population or substantial damage to or loss of property or
18 public funds.
19 (b) Any local government comprehensive plan amendments
20 directly related to a proposed development of regional impact,
21 including changes which have been determined to be substantial
22 deviations and including Florida Quality Developments pursuant
23 to s. 380.061, may be initiated by a local planning agency and
24 considered by the local governing body at the same time as the
25 application for development approval using the procedures
26 provided for local plan amendment in this section and
27 applicable local ordinances, without regard to statutory or
28 local ordinance limits on the frequency of consideration of
29 amendments to the local comprehensive plan. Nothing in this
30 subsection shall be deemed to require favorable consideration
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1 of a plan amendment solely because it is related to a
2 development of regional impact.
3 (c) Any local government comprehensive plan amendments
4 directly related to proposed small scale development
5 activities may be approved without regard to statutory limits
6 on the frequency of consideration of amendments to the local
7 comprehensive plan. A small scale development amendment may
8 be adopted only under the following conditions:
9 1. The proposed amendment involves a use of 10 acres
10 or fewer and:
11 a. The cumulative annual effect of the acreage for all
12 small scale development amendments adopted by the local
13 government shall not exceed:
14 (I) A maximum of 120 acres in a local government that
15 contains areas specifically designated in the local
16 comprehensive plan for urban infill, urban redevelopment, or
17 downtown revitalization as defined in s. 163.3164, urban
18 infill and redevelopment areas designated under s. 163.2517,
19 transportation concurrency exception areas approved pursuant
20 to s. 163.3180(5), or regional activity centers and urban
21 central business districts approved pursuant to s.
22 380.06(2)(e); however, amendments under this paragraph may be
23 applied to no more than 60 acres annually of property outside
24 the designated areas listed in this sub-sub-subparagraph.
25 (II) A maximum of 80 acres in a local government that
26 does not contain any of the designated areas set forth in
27 sub-sub-subparagraph (I).
28 (III) A maximum of 120 acres in a county established
29 pursuant to s. 9, Art. VIII of the State Constitution.
30 b. The proposed amendment does not involve the same
31 property granted a change within the prior 12 months.
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1 c. The proposed amendment does not involve the same
2 owner's property within 200 feet of property granted a change
3 within the prior 12 months.
4 d. The proposed amendment does not involve a text
5 change to the goals, policies, and objectives of the local
6 government's comprehensive plan, but only proposes a land use
7 change to the future land use map for a site-specific small
8 scale development activity.
9 e. The property that is the subject of the proposed
10 amendment is not located within an area of critical state
11 concern.
12 f. If the proposed amendment involves a residential
13 land use, the residential land use has a density of 10 units
14 or less per acre, except that this limitation does not apply
15 to small scale amendments described in sub-sub-subparagraph
16 a.(I) that are designated in the local comprehensive plan for
17 urban infill, urban redevelopment, or downtown revitalization
18 as defined in s. 163.3164, urban infill and redevelopment
19 areas designated under s. 163.2517, transportation concurrency
20 exception areas approved pursuant to s. 163.3180(5), or
21 regional activity centers and urban central business districts
22 approved pursuant to s. 380.06(2)(e).
23 2.a. A local government that proposes to consider a
24 plan amendment pursuant to this paragraph is not required to
25 comply with the procedures and public notice requirements of
26 s. 163.3184(15)(c) for such plan amendments if the local
27 government complies with the provisions in s. 125.66(4)(a) for
28 a county or in s. 166.041(3)(c) for a municipality. If a
29 request for a plan amendment under this paragraph is initiated
30 by other than the local government, public notice is required.
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1 b. The local government shall send copies of the
2 notice and amendment to the state land planning agency, the
3 regional planning council, and any other person or entity
4 requesting a copy. This information shall also include a
5 statement identifying any property subject to the amendment
6 that is located within a coastal high hazard area as
7 identified in the local comprehensive plan.
8 3. Small scale development amendments adopted pursuant
9 to this paragraph require only one public hearing before the
10 governing board, which shall be an adoption hearing as
11 described in s. 163.3184(7), and are not subject to the
12 requirements of s. 163.3184(3)-(6) unless the local government
13 elects to have them subject to those requirements.
14 (d) Any comprehensive plan amendment required by a
15 compliance agreement pursuant to s. 163.3184(16) may be
16 approved without regard to statutory limits on the frequency
17 of adoption of amendments to the comprehensive plan.
18 (e) A comprehensive plan amendment for location of a
19 state correctional facility. Such an amendment may be made at
20 any time and does not count toward the limitation on the
21 frequency of plan amendments.
22 (f) Any comprehensive plan amendment that changes the
23 schedule in the capital improvements element, and any
24 amendments directly related to the schedule, may be made once
25 in a calendar year on a date different from the two times
26 provided in this subsection when necessary to coincide with
27 the adoption of the local government's budget and capital
28 improvements program.
29 (g) Any local government comprehensive plan amendments
30 directly related to proposed redevelopment of brownfield areas
31 designated under s. 376.80 may be approved without regard to
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1 statutory limits on the frequency of consideration of
2 amendments to the local comprehensive plan.
3 (h) A comprehensive plan amendment for the purpose of
4 designating an urban infill and redevelopment area under s.
5 163.2517 may be approved without regard to the statutory
6 limits on the frequency of amendments to the comprehensive
7 plan.
8 Section 4. Subsection (17) of section 187.201, Florida
9 Statutes, is amended to read:
10 187.201 State Comprehensive Plan adopted.--The
11 Legislature hereby adopts as the State Comprehensive Plan the
12 following specific goals and policies:
13 (17) URBAN AND DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION.--
14 (a) Goal.--In recognition of the importance of
15 Florida's vital urban centers and of the need to develop and
16 redevelop developing and redeveloping downtowns to the state's
17 ability to use existing infrastructure and to accommodate
18 growth in an orderly, efficient, and environmentally
19 acceptable manner, Florida shall encourage the centralization
20 of commercial, governmental, retail, residential, and cultural
21 activities within downtown areas.
22 (b) Policies.--
23 1. Provide incentives to encourage private sector
24 investment in the preservation and enhancement of downtown
25 areas.
26 2. Assist local governments in the planning,
27 financing, and implementation of development efforts aimed at
28 revitalizing distressed downtown areas.
29 3. Promote state programs and investments which
30 encourage redevelopment of downtown areas.
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1 4. Promote and encourage communities to engage in a
2 redesign step to include public participation of members of
3 the community in envisioning redevelopment goals and design of
4 the community core before redevelopment.
5 5. Ensure that local governments have adequate
6 flexibility to determine and address their urban priorities
7 within the state urban policy.
8 6. Enhance the linkages between land use, water use,
9 and transportation planning in state, regional, and local
10 plans for current and future designated urban areas.
11 7. Develop concurrency requirements that do not
12 compromise public health and safety for urban areas that
13 promote redevelopment efforts.
14 8. Promote processes for the state, general purpose
15 local governments, school boards, and local community colleges
16 to coordinate and cooperate regarding educational facilities
17 in urban areas, including planning functions, the development
18 of joint facilities, and the reuse of existing buildings.
19 9. Encourage the development of mass transit systems
20 for urban centers, including multimodal transportation feeder
21 systems, as a priority of local, metropolitan, regional, and
22 state transportation planning.
23 10. Locate appropriate public facilities within urban
24 centers to demonstrate public commitment to the centers and to
25 encourage private sector development.
26 11. Integrate state programs that have been developed
27 to promote economic development and neighborhood
28 revitalization through incentives to promote the development
29 of designated urban infill areas.
30 12. Promote infill development and redevelopment as an
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1 Section 5. The sum of $10 million is appropriated from
2 the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Community
3 Affairs for the purpose of funding the Urban Infill and
4 Redevelopment Grant Program under section 162.2523, Florida
5 Statutes.
6 Section 6. This act shall take effect July 1, 1999.
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9 SENATE SUMMARY
10 Authorizes counties and municipalities to designate urban
infill and redevelopment areas based on specific
11 criteria. Provides economic incentives, a grant
assistance program, and requires a review and evaluation
12 by the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government
Accountability. Provides exceptions to transportation
13 concurrency and exceptions from limitations on amendments
to local government comprehensive plans. Provides
14 additional goals and policies for the state comprehensive
plan. Provides an appropriation to fund the Urban Infill
15 and Redevelopment Grant Program.
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