| 1 | Representative Harrell offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with title amendment) |
| 4 | Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert: |
| 5 | Section 1. The Legislature shall conduct an interim study |
| 6 | of the issues surrounding antiquated subdivisions, and suggest |
| 7 | statutory and non-statutory mechanisms and incentives to promote |
| 8 | the redevelopment of antiquated subdivisions in a manner |
| 9 | designed to meet current planning and environmental standards, |
| 10 | and promote the marketability of such redesigned communities. |
| 11 | Any proposals must recognize and maintain the property rights of |
| 12 | all property owners to provide certainty to property owners |
| 13 | regarding how property rights will be maintained while |
| 14 | redevelopment is encouraged and promoted. Antiquated |
| 15 | subdivisions, for the purposes of this study, shall be defined |
| 16 | as residential subdivisions created prior to 1980 of more than |
| 17 | 500 lots, in which little actual residential development has |
| 18 | occurred and the vast majority of the property is vacant and in |
| 19 | no productive use. |
| 20 | Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. |
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| 23 | Remove the entire title and insert: |
| 24 | A bill to be entitled |
| 25 | An act relating to antiquated subdivisions; requiring the |
| 26 | Legislature to conduct an interim study of issues |
| 27 | surrounding antiquated subdivisions; providing criteria; |
| 28 | providing a definition; providing an effective date. |
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| 30 | WHEREAS, under the Constitution of the State of Florida all |
| 31 | natural persons have inalienable rights, among which are the |
| 32 | right to acquire, possess, and protect property, and |
| 33 | WHEREAS, no person shall be deprived of property without |
| 34 | due process of law, and |
| 35 | WHEREAS, Florida's population growth has resulted in an |
| 36 | increased need for well-planned mixed-use communities, and |
| 37 | WHEREAS, many communities in Florida contain antiquated |
| 38 | subdivision which have failed to develop due to failing |
| 39 | infrastructure and lack of services, and |
| 40 | WHEREAS, such antiquated subdivisions are an economic |
| 41 | liability to their property owners and the communities in which |
| 42 | they exist, and |
| 43 | WHEREAS, additional tools are needed to provide the |
| 44 | necessary incentives and mechanisms to promote the redevelopment |
| 45 | of such antiquated subdivisions into communities which meet both |
| 46 | modern standards for land planning and marketability, and |
| 47 | WHEREAS, any such incentives and mechanisms must recognize |
| 48 | and maintain existing property rights, NOW, THEREFORE, |