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        By the Fiscal Responsibility Council and Representative
    Johnson





  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to growth management; amending

  3         s. 163.3184, F.S.; clarifying language;

  4         providing for compilation and transmittal by a

  5         local government of a list of persons who will

  6         receive an informational statement concerning

  7         the state land planning agency's notice of

  8         intent to find a comprehensive plan or plan

  9         amendment in compliance or not in compliance;

10         providing for rules; revising requirements

11         relating to publication by the agency of its

12         notice of intent; deleting a requirement that

13         the notice be sent to certain persons; amending

14         s. 163.3187, F.S.; correcting a reference;

15         providing an effective date.

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17  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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19         Section 1.  Subsections (8) and (15) and paragraph (d)

20  of subsection (16) of section 163.3184, Florida Statutes, are

21  amended to read:

22         163.3184  Process for adoption of comprehensive plan or

23  plan amendment.--

24         (8)  NOTICE OF INTENT.--

25         (a)  Except as provided in s. 163.3187(3), the state

26  land planning agency, upon receipt of a local government's

27  complete adopted comprehensive plan or plan amendment, shall

28  have 45 days for review and to determine if the plan or plan

29  amendment is in compliance with this act, unless the amendment

30  is the result of a compliance agreement entered into under

31  subsection (16), in which case the time period for review and

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  1  determination shall be 30 days.  If review was not conducted

  2  under subsection (6), the agency's determination must be based

  3  upon the plan amendment as adopted.  If review was conducted

  4  under subsection (6), the agency's determination of compliance

  5  must be based only upon one or both of the following:

  6         1.  The state land planning agency's written comments

  7  to the local government pursuant to subsection (6); or

  8         2.  Any changes made by the local government to the

  9  comprehensive plan or plan amendment as adopted.

10         (b)  During the time period provided for in this

11  subsection, the state land planning agency shall issue,

12  through a senior administrator or the secretary, as specified

13  in the agency's procedural rules, a notice of intent to find

14  that the plan or plan amendment is in compliance or not in

15  compliance. A notice of intent shall be issued by publication

16  in the manner provided by this paragraph and by mailing a copy

17  to the local government and to persons who request notice.

18  The required advertisement shall be no less than 2 columns

19  wide by 10 inches long, and the headline in the advertisement

20  shall be in a type no smaller than 12 point. The advertisement

21  shall not be placed in that portion of the newspaper where

22  legal notices and classified advertisements appear.  The

23  advertisement shall be published in a newspaper which meets

24  the size and circulation requirements set forth in paragraph

25  (15)(d)(c) and which has been designated in writing by the

26  affected local government at the time of transmittal of the

27  amendment. Publication by the state land planning agency of a

28  notice of intent in the newspaper designated by the local

29  government shall be prima facie evidence of compliance with

30  the publication requirements of this section.

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  1         (c)  The state land planning agency shall post a copy

  2  of the notice of intent on the agency's Internet site. The

  3  agency shall, no later than the date of publication of the

  4  notice of intent, mail a courtesy informational statement to

  5  the persons whose names and mailing addresses were compiled

  6  pursuant to paragraph (15)(c). The informational statement

  7  shall include the identity of the newspaper in which the

  8  notice of intent will appear, the approximate date of

  9  publication of the notice of intent, the ordinance number of

10  the plan or plan amendment, and a statement that the

11  informational statement is provided as a courtesy to the

12  affected person and that affected persons have 21 days after

13  the actual date of publication of the notice to file a

14  petition. The informational statement shall be sent by regular

15  mail and shall not affect the timeframes in subsections (9)

16  and (10).

17         (15)  PUBLIC HEARINGS.--

18         (a)  The procedure for transmittal of a complete

19  proposed comprehensive plan or plan amendment pursuant to

20  subsection (3) and for adoption of a comprehensive plan or

21  plan amendment pursuant to subsection (7) shall be by

22  affirmative vote of not less than a majority of the members of

23  the governing body present at the hearing.  The adoption of a

24  comprehensive plan or plan amendment shall be by ordinance.

25  For the purposes of transmitting or adopting a comprehensive

26  plan or plan amendment, the notice requirements in chapters

27  125 and 166 are superseded by this subsection, except as

28  provided in this part.

29         (b)  The local governing body shall hold at least two

30  advertised public hearings on the proposed comprehensive plan

31  or plan amendment as follows:

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  1         1.  The first public hearing shall be held at the

  2  transmittal stage pursuant to subsection (3).  It shall be

  3  held on a weekday at least 7 days after the day that the first

  4  advertisement is published.

  5         2.  The second public hearing shall be held at the

  6  adoption stage pursuant to subsection (7).  It shall be held

  7  on a weekday at least 5 days after the day that the second

  8  advertisement is published.

  9         (c)  The local government shall provide a sign-in form

10  at the transmittal hearing and at the adoption hearing for

11  affected persons to provide their names and mailing addresses.

12  The sign-in form shall state that any person providing the

13  requested information will receive a courtesy informational

14  statement concerning publication of the state land planning

15  agency's notice of intent. The local government shall add to

16  the sign-in form the name and address of any person who

17  submits written comments concerning the proposed plan or plan

18  amendment during the time period between the two hearings. The

19  agency shall adopt rules to provide a model sign-in form and

20  the format for providing the list to the agency.

21         (d)(c)  If the proposed comprehensive plan or plan

22  amendment changes the actual list of permitted, conditional,

23  or prohibited uses within a future land use category or

24  changes the actual future land use map designation of a parcel

25  or parcels of land, the required advertisements shall be in

26  the format prescribed by s. 125.66(4)(b)2. for a county or by

27  s. 166.041(3)(c)2.b. for a municipality.

28         (16)  COMPLIANCE AGREEMENTS.--

29         (d)  A local government may adopt a plan amendment

30  pursuant to a compliance agreement in accordance with the

31  requirements of paragraph (15)(a). The plan amendment shall be

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  1  exempt from the requirements of subsections (2)-(7).  The

  2  local government shall hold a single adoption public hearing

  3  pursuant to the requirements of subparagraph (15)(b)2. and

  4  paragraph (15)(d)(c). Within 10 working days after adoption of

  5  a plan amendment, the local government shall transmit the

  6  amendment to the state land planning agency as specified in

  7  the agency's procedural rules, and shall submit one copy to

  8  the regional planning agency and to any other unit of local

  9  government or government agency in the state that has filed a

10  written request with the governing body for a copy of the plan

11  amendment, and one copy to any party to the proceeding under

12  ss. 120.569 and 120.57 granted intervenor status.

13         Section 2.  Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section

14  163.3187, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

15         163.3187  Amendment of adopted comprehensive plan.--

16         (1)  Amendments to comprehensive plans adopted pursuant

17  to this part may be made not more than two times during any

18  calendar year, except:

19         (c)  Any local government comprehensive plan amendments

20  directly related to proposed small scale development

21  activities may be approved without regard to statutory limits

22  on the frequency of consideration of amendments to the local

23  comprehensive plan.  A small scale development amendment may

24  be adopted only under the following conditions:

25         1.  The proposed amendment involves a use of 10 acres

26  or fewer and:

27         a.  The cumulative annual effect of the acreage for all

28  small scale development amendments adopted by the local

29  government shall not exceed:

30         (I)  A maximum of 120 acres in a local government that

31  contains areas specifically designated in the local

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  1  comprehensive plan for urban infill, urban redevelopment, or

  2  downtown revitalization as defined in s. 163.3164, urban

  3  infill and redevelopment areas designated under s. 163.2517,

  4  transportation concurrency exception areas approved pursuant

  5  to s. 163.3180(5), or regional activity centers and urban

  6  central business districts approved pursuant to s.

  7  380.06(2)(e); however, amendments under this paragraph may be

  8  applied to no more than 60 acres annually of property outside

  9  the designated areas listed in this sub-sub-subparagraph.

10         (II)  A maximum of 80 acres in a local government that

11  does not contain any of the designated areas set forth in

12  sub-sub-subparagraph (I).

13         (III)  A maximum of 120 acres in a county established

14  pursuant to s. 9, Art. VIII of the State Constitution.

15         b.  The proposed amendment does not involve the same

16  property granted a change within the prior 12 months.

17         c.  The proposed amendment does not involve the same

18  owner's property within 200 feet of property granted a change

19  within the prior 12 months.

20         d.  The proposed amendment does not involve a text

21  change to the goals, policies, and objectives of the local

22  government's comprehensive plan, but only proposes a land use

23  change to the future land use map for a site-specific small

24  scale development activity.

25         e.  The property that is the subject of the proposed

26  amendment is not located within an area of critical state

27  concern, unless the project subject to the proposed amendment

28  involves the construction of affordable housing units meeting

29  the criteria of s. 420.0004(3), and is located within an area

30  of critical state concern designated by s. 380.0552 or by the

31  Administration Commission pursuant to s. 380.05(1).  Such

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  1  amendment is not subject to the density limitations of

  2  sub-subparagraph f., and shall be reviewed by the state land

  3  planning agency for consistency with the principles for

  4  guiding development applicable to the area of critical state

  5  concern where the amendment is located and shall not become

  6  effective until a final order is issued under s. 380.05(6).

  7         f.  If the proposed amendment involves a residential

  8  land use, the residential land use has a density of 10 units

  9  or less per acre, except that this limitation does not apply

10  to small scale amendments described in sub-sub-subparagraph

11  a.(I) that are designated in the local comprehensive plan for

12  urban infill, urban redevelopment, or downtown revitalization

13  as defined in s. 163.3164, urban infill and redevelopment

14  areas designated under s. 163.2517, transportation concurrency

15  exception areas approved pursuant to s. 163.3180(5), or

16  regional activity centers and urban central business districts

17  approved pursuant to s. 380.06(2)(e).

18         2.a.  A local government that proposes to consider a

19  plan amendment pursuant to this paragraph is not required to

20  comply with the procedures and public notice requirements of

21  s. 163.3184(15)(d)(c) for such plan amendments if the local

22  government complies with the provisions in s. 125.66(4)(a) for

23  a county or in s. 166.041(3)(c) for a municipality. If a

24  request for a plan amendment under this paragraph is initiated

25  by other than the local government, public notice is required.

26         b.  The local government shall send copies of the

27  notice and amendment to the state land planning agency, the

28  regional planning council, and any other person or entity

29  requesting a copy.  This information shall also include a

30  statement identifying any property subject to the amendment

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  1  that is located within a coastal high hazard area as

  2  identified in the local comprehensive plan.

  3         3.  Small scale development amendments adopted pursuant

  4  to this paragraph require only one public hearing before the

  5  governing board, which shall be an adoption hearing as

  6  described in s. 163.3184(7), and are not subject to the

  7  requirements of s. 163.3184(3)-(6) unless the local government

  8  elects to have them subject to those requirements.

  9         Section 3.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

10  law.

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      Provides for compilation and transmittal by a local
15    government of a list of persons who will receive an
      informational statement concerning the state land
16    planning agency's notice of intent to find a
      comprehensive plan or plan amendment in compliance or not
17    in compliance. Revises requirements relating to
      publication by the agency of its notice of intent and
18    deletes a requirement that the notice be sent to certain
      persons.
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