HOUSE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS/HBs 1617 & 1487
Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only)
CHAMBER ACTION
Senate House
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11 Representative(s) Sorensen offered the following:
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13 Amendment to Amendment (925427) (with title amendment)
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17 Section 5. Subsections (1) and (2) of section
18 163.3181, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
19 163.3181 Public participation in the comprehensive
20 planning process; intent; alternative dispute resolution.--
21 (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that the
22 public participate in the comprehensive planning process and
23 the land use decision process at the earliest possible point
24 and to the fullest extent possible. Towards this end, local
25 planning agencies and local governmental units are directed to
26 adopt procedures designed to provide effective public
27 participation in the comprehensive planning process and to
28 provide real property owners with notice of all official
29 actions which will regulate the use of their property. The
30 provisions and procedures required in this act are set out as
31 the minimum requirements towards this end.
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1 (2)(a) Prior to and during consideration of the
2 proposed plan or amendments thereto, or of development orders
3 requiring a public hearing pursuant to local ordinance, by the
4 local planning agency or by the local governing body, the
5 procedures shall provide for broad dissemination of the
6 proposals and alternatives, opportunity for written comments,
7 public hearings as provided herein, provisions for open
8 discussion, communications programs, information services, and
9 consideration of and response to public comments.
10 (b) Local governments shall include in their citizen
11 participation procedures a requirement that public notice be
12 given within 15 days after application, and be user-friendly.
13 Formal public hearing notice shall be modified to clearly
14 identify in plain language the nature of the amendment or
15 application under consideration.
16 (c) Conspicuous signs that are located on site and
17 consistent with local sign ordinances shall also be a
18 requirement in citizen participation procedures for all site
19 specific future land use map amendments requiring a public
20 hearing. Local governments shall determine the information
21 required. The applicant shall bear the cost of any required
22 signs.
23 (d) Local governments shall include in their citizen
24 participation procedures a requirement that applicants for
25 comprehensive plan amendments articulate a citizen involvement
26 plan at the time of the application. The department may
27 develop technical assistance documents on citizen
28 participation plans.
29 (e) The department shall develop best management
30 practices to increase citizen involvement and articulate how
31 local governments will achieve their citizen participation
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1 goals throughout the planning and development review
2 processes. These best management practices shall:
3 1. Encourage local governments to use plain language
4 in all notices.
5 2. Encourage local governments to develop citizen
6 involvement plans.
7 3. Recommend additional forms of notice beyond
8 traditional legal notices in the local newspaper.
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12 And the title is amended as follows:
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16 amending s. 163.3181, F.S.; revising provisions
17 relating to public participation in the
18 comprehensive planning process; providing
19 requirements for local governments' citizen
20 participation procedures; providing for
21 assistance from the department;
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