Amendment

Bill No. 1593

Amendment No. 097363

CHAMBER ACTION
Senate		House
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1	Representative Davis, M. offered the following:
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3	Amendment (with title amendment)
4	Remove lines 118-616 and insert:
5	to the provisions of paragraph (11)(d), as overlays on the
6	future land use map. Each future land use category must be
7	defined in terms of uses included, and must include standards to
8	be followed in the control and distribution of population
9	densities and building and structure intensities. The proposed
10	distribution, location, and extent of the various categories of
11	land use shall be shown on a land use map or map series which
12	shall be supplemented by goals, policies, and measurable
13	objectives. The future land use plan shall be based upon
14	surveys, studies, and data regarding the area, including the
15	amount of land required to accommodate anticipated growth; the
16	projected population of the area; the character of undeveloped
17	land; the availability of public services; the need for
18	redevelopment, including the renewal of blighted areas and the
19	elimination of nonconforming uses which are inconsistent with
20	the character of the community; and, in rural communities, the
21	need for job creation, capital investment, and economic
22	development that will strengthen and diversify the community's
23	economy. The future land use plan may designate areas for future
24	planned development use involving combinations of types of uses
25	for which special regulations may be necessary to ensure
26	development in accord with the principles and standards of the
27	comprehensive plan and this act. In addition, for rural
28	communities, the amount of land designated for future planned
29	industrial use shall be based upon surveys and studies that
30	reflect the need for job creation, capital investment, and the
31	necessity to strengthen and diversify the local economies, and
32	shall not be limited solely by the projected population of the
33	rural community. The future land use plan of a county may also
34	designate areas for possible future municipal incorporation. The
35	land use maps or map series shall generally identify and depict
36	historic district boundaries and shall designate historically
37	significant properties meriting protection. The future land use
38	element must clearly identify the land use categories in which
39	public schools are an allowable use. When delineating the land
40	use categories in which public schools are an allowable use, a
41	local government shall include in the categories sufficient land
42	proximate to residential development to meet the projected needs
43	for schools in coordination with public school boards and may
44	establish differing criteria for schools of different type or
45	size. Each local government shall include lands contiguous to
46	existing school sites, to the maximum extent possible, within
47	the land use categories in which public schools are an allowable
48	use. All comprehensive plans must comply with the school siting
49	requirements of this paragraph no later than October 1, 1999.
50	The failure by a local government to comply with these school
51	siting requirements by October 1, 1999, will result in the
52	prohibition of the local government's ability to amend the local
53	comprehensive plan, except for plan amendments described in s.
54	163.3187(1)(b), until the school siting requirements are met.
55	Amendments proposed by a local government for purposes of
56	identifying the land use categories in which public schools are
57	an allowable use or for adopting or amending the school-siting
58	maps pursuant to s. 163.31776(3) are exempt from the limitation
59	on the frequency of plan amendments contained in s. 163.3187.
60	The future land use element shall include criteria that
61	encourage the location of schools proximate to urban residential
62	areas to the extent possible and shall require that the local
63	government seek to collocate public facilities, such as parks,
64	libraries, and community centers, with schools to the extent
65	possible and to encourage the use of elementary schools as focal
66	points for neighborhoods. For schools serving predominantly
67	rural counties, defined as a county with a population of 100,000
68	or fewer, an agricultural land use category shall be eligible
69	for the location of public school facilities if the local
70	comprehensive plan contains school siting criteria and the
71	location is consistent with such criteria.
72	(c)  A general sanitary sewer, solid waste, drainage,
73	potable water, and natural groundwater aquifer recharge element
74	correlated to principles and guidelines for future land use,
75	indicating ways to provide for future potable water, drainage,
76	sanitary sewer, solid waste, and aquifer recharge protection
77	requirements for the area. The element may be a detailed
78	engineering plan including a topographic map depicting areas of
79	prime groundwater recharge. The element shall describe the
80	problems and needs and the general facilities that will be
81	required for solution of the problems and needs. The element
82	shall also include a topographic map depicting any areas adopted
83	by a regional water management district as prime groundwater
84	recharge areas for the Floridan or Biscayne aquifers, pursuant
85	to s. 373.0395. These areas shall be given special consideration
86	when the local government is engaged in zoning or considering
87	future land use for said designated areas. For areas served by
88	septic tanks, soil surveys shall be provided which indicate the
89	suitability of soils for septic tanks. By December 1, 2006
90	January 1, 2005, or the Evaluation and Appraisal Report adoption
91	deadline established for the local government pursuant to s.
92	163.3191(a), whichever date occurs first, the element must
93	consider the appropriate water management district's regional
94	water supply plan approved pursuant to s. 373.0361. The element
95	must include a work plan, covering at least a 10-year planning
96	period, for building water supply facilities that are identified
97	in the element as necessary to serve existing and new
98	development and for which the local government is responsible.
99	The work plan shall be updated, at a minimum, every 5 years
100	within 12 months after the approval of the revised regional
101	water supply plan. Amendments to incorporate the whole plan do
102	not count toward the limitations on frequency of adoption of
103	amendments to the comprehensive plan.
104	(11)(a)  The Legislature recognizes the need for innovative
105	planning and development strategies which will address the
106	anticipated demands of continued urbanization of Florida's
107	coastal and other environmentally sensitive areas, and which
108	will accommodate the development of less populated regions of
109	the state which seek economic development and which have
110	suitable land and water resources to accommodate growth in an
111	environmentally acceptable manner. The Legislature further
112	recognizes the substantial advantages of innovative approaches
113	to development which may better serve to protect environmentally
114	sensitive areas, maintain the economic viability of agricultural
115	and other predominantly rural land uses, and provide for the
116	cost-efficient delivery of public facilities and services.
117	(b)  It is the intent of the Legislature that the local
118	government comprehensive plans and plan amendments adopted
119	pursuant to the provisions of this part provide for a planning
120	process which allows for land use efficiencies within existing
121	urban areas and which also allows for the conversion of rural
122	lands to other uses, where appropriate and consistent with the
123	other provisions of this part and the affected local
124	comprehensive plans, through the application of innovative and
125	flexible planning and development strategies and creative land
126	use planning techniques, which may include, but not be limited
127	to, urban villages, new towns, satellite communities, area-based
128	allocations, clustering and open space provisions, mixed-use
129	development, and sector planning.
130	(c)  It is the further intent of the Legislature that local
131	government comprehensive plans and implementing land development
132	regulations shall provide strategies which maximize the use of
133	existing facilities and services through redevelopment, urban
134	infill development, and other strategies for urban
135	revitalization.
136	(d)1.  The department, in cooperation with the Department
137	of Agriculture and Consumer Services, the Department of
138	Environmental Protection, water management districts, and
139	regional planning councils, shall provide assistance to local
140	governments in the implementation of this paragraph and rule 9J-
141	5.006(5)(l), Florida Administrative Code. Implementation of
142	those provisions shall include a process by which the department
143	may authorize up to five local governments to designate all or
144	portions of lands classified in the future land use element as
145	predominantly agricultural, rural, open, open-rural, or a
146	substantively equivalent land use, as a rural land stewardship
147	area within which planning and economic incentives are applied
148	to encourage the implementation of innovative and flexible
149	planning and development strategies and creative land use
150	planning techniques, including those contained herein and in
151	rule 9J-5.006(5)(l), Florida Administrative Code. Assistance may
152	include, but is not limited to:
153	a.  Assistance from the Department of Environmental
154	Protection and water management districts in creating the
155	geographic information systems land cover database and aerial
156	photogrammetry needed to prepare for a rural land stewardship
157	area.
158	b.  Support for local government implementation of rural
159	land stewardship concepts by providing information and
160	assistance to local governments regarding land acquisition
161	programs that may be used by the local governments or landowners
162	to leverage the protection of greater acreage and maximize the
163	effectiveness of rural land stewardship areas.
164	c.  Expansion of the role of the Department of Community
165	Affairs as a resource agency to facilitate establishment of
166	rural land stewardship areas in smaller rural counties that do
167	not have the staff or planning budgets to create a rural land
168	stewardship area.
169	2.  The department shall encourage participation by local
170	governments of different sizes and rural characteristics in
171	establishing and implementing rural land stewardship areas. It
172	is the intent of the Legislature that rural land stewardship
173	areas be used to further the following broad principles of rural
174	sustainability: restoration and maintenance of the economic
175	value of rural land; control of urban sprawl; identification and
176	protection of ecosystems, habitats, and natural resources;
177	promotion of rural economic activity; maintenance of the
178	viability of Florida's agricultural economy; and protection of
179	the character of rural areas of Florida. Rural land stewardship
180	areas may be multicounty in order to encourage coordinated
181	regional stewardship planning.
182	3.  A local government, in conjunction with a regional
183	planning council, a stakeholder organization of private land
184	owners, or another local government, shall notify may apply to
185	the department in writing of its intent requesting consideration
186	for authorization to designate a rural land stewardship area and
187	shall describe its reasons for applying for the authorization
188	with supporting documentation regarding its compliance with
189	criteria set forth in this section.
190	4.  In selecting a local government, the department shall,
191	by written agreement:
192	a.  Ensure that the local government has expressed its
193	intent to designate a rural land stewardship area pursuant to
194	the provisions of this subsection and clarify that the rural
195	land stewardship area is intended.
196	b.  Ensure that the local government has the financial and
197	administrative capabilities to implement a rural land
198	stewardship area.
199	5.  The written notification agreement shall describe
200	include the basis for the designation, authorization and provide
201	criteria for evaluating the success of the authorization
202	including the extent to which the rural land stewardship area
203	enhances rural land values; controls control urban sprawl;
204	provides necessary open space for agriculture and protection of
205	the natural environment; promotes rural economic activity; and
206	maintains rural character and the economic viability of
207	agriculture. The department may terminate the agreement at any
208	time if it determines that the local government is not meeting
209	the terms of the agreement.
210	4.6.  A rural land stewardship area shall be not less than
211	10,000 50,000 acres, and shall not exceed 250,000 acres in size,
212	shall be located outside of municipalities and established urban
213	growth boundaries, and shall be designated by plan amendment.
214	The plan amendment designating a rural land stewardship area
215	shall be subject to review by the Department of Community
216	Affairs pursuant to s. 163.3184 and shall provide for the
217	following:
218	a.  Criteria for the designation of receiving areas within
219	rural land stewardship areas in which innovative planning and
220	development strategies may be applied. Criteria shall at a
221	minimum provide for the following: adequacy of suitable land to
222	accommodate development so as to avoid conflict with
223	environmentally sensitive areas, resources, and habitats;
224	compatibility between and transition from higher density uses to
225	lower intensity rural uses; the establishment of receiving area
226	service boundaries which provide for a separation between
227	receiving areas and other land uses within the rural land
228	stewardship area through limitations on the extension of
229	services; and connection of receiving areas with the rest of the
230	rural land stewardship area using rural design and rural road
231	corridors.
232	b.  Goals, objectives, and policies setting forth the
233	innovative planning and development strategies to be applied
234	within rural land stewardship areas pursuant to the provisions
235	of this section.
236	c.  A process for the implementation of innovative planning
237	and development strategies within the rural land stewardship
238	area, including those described in this subsection and rule 9J-
239	5.006(5)(l), Florida Administrative Code, which provide for a
240	functional mix of land uses and which are applied through the
241	adoption by the local government of zoning and land development
242	regulations applicable to the rural land stewardship area.
243	d.  A process which encourages visioning pursuant to s.
244	163.3167(11) to ensure that innovative planning and development
245	strategies comply with the provisions of this section.
246	e.  The control of sprawl through the use of innovative
247	strategies and creative land use techniques consistent with the
248	provisions of this subsection and rule 9J-5.006(5)(l), Florida
249	Administrative Code.
250	5.7.  A receiving area shall be designated by the adoption
251	of a land development regulation. Prior to the designation of a
252	receiving area, the local government shall provide the
253	Department of Community Affairs a period of 30 days in which to
254	review a proposed receiving area for consistency with the rural
255	land stewardship area plan amendment and to provide comments to
256	the local government.
257	6.8.  Upon the adoption of a plan amendment creating a
258	rural land stewardship area, the local government shall, by
259	ordinance, assign to the area a certain number of credits, to be
260	known as "transferable rural land use credits," which shall not
261	constitute a right to develop land, nor increase density of
262	land, except as provided by this section. The total amount of
263	transferable rural land use credits assigned to the rural land
264	stewardship area must correspond to the 25-year or greater
265	projected population of the rural land stewardship area.
266	Transferable rural land use credits are subject to the following
267	limitations:
268	a.  Transferable rural land use credits may only exist
269	within a rural land stewardship area.
270	b.  Transferable rural land use credits may only be used on
271	lands designated as receiving areas and then solely for the
272	purpose of implementing innovative planning and development
273	strategies and creative land use planning techniques adopted by
274	the local government pursuant to this section.
275	c.  Transferable rural land use credits assigned to a
276	parcel of land within a rural land stewardship area shall cease
277	to exist if the parcel of land is removed from the rural land
278	stewardship area by plan amendment.
279	d.  Neither the creation of the rural land stewardship area
280	by plan amendment nor the assignment of transferable rural land
281	use credits by the local government shall operate to displace
282	the underlying density of land uses assigned to a parcel of land
283	within the rural land stewardship area; however, if transferable
284	rural land use credits are transferred from a parcel for use
285	within a designated receiving area, the underlying density
286	assigned to the parcel of land shall cease to exist.
287	e.  The underlying density on each parcel of land located
288	within a rural land stewardship area shall not be increased or
289	decreased by the local government, except as a result of the
290	conveyance or use of transferable rural land use credits, as
291	long as the parcel remains within the rural land stewardship
292	area.
293	f.  Transferable rural land use credits shall cease to
294	exist on a parcel of land where the underlying density assigned
295	to the parcel of land is utilized.
296	g.  An increase in the density of use on a parcel of land
297	located within a designated receiving area may occur only
298	through the assignment or use of transferable rural land use
299	credits and shall not require a plan amendment.
300	h.  A change in the density of land use on parcels located
301	within receiving areas shall be specified in a development order
302	which reflects the total number of transferable rural land use
303	credits assigned to the parcel of land and the infrastructure
304	and support services necessary to provide for a functional mix
305	of land uses corresponding to the plan of development.
306	i.  Land within a rural land stewardship area may be
307	removed from the rural land stewardship area through a plan
308	amendment.
309	j.  Transferable rural land use credits may be assigned at
310	different ratios of credits per acre according to the natural
311	resource or other beneficial use characteristics of the land and
312	according to the land use remaining following the transfer of
313	credits, with the highest number of credits per acre assigned to
314	the most preserve environmentally valuable land and a lesser
315	number of credits to be assigned to open space and agricultural
316	land.
317	k.  The use or conveyance of transferable rural land use
318	credits must be recorded in the public records of the county in
319	which the property is located as a covenant or restrictive
320	easement running with the land in favor of the county and either
321	the Department of Environmental Protection, Department of
322	Agriculture and Consumer Services, a water management district,
323	or a recognized statewide land trust.
324	7.9.  Owners of land within rural land stewardship areas
325	should be provided incentives to enter into rural land
326	stewardship agreements, pursuant to existing law and rules
327	adopted thereto, with state agencies, water management
328	districts, and local governments to achieve mutually agreed upon
329	conservation objectives. Such incentives may include, but not be
330	limited to, the following:
331	a.  Opportunity to accumulate transferable mitigation
332	credits.
333	b.  Extended permit agreements.
334	c.  Opportunities for recreational leases and ecotourism.
335	d.  Payment for specified land management services on
336	publicly owned land, or property under covenant or restricted
337	easement in favor of a public entity.
338	e.  Option agreements for sale to public entities or
339	private land conservation entities government, in either fee or
340	easement, upon achievement of conservation objectives.
341	8.10.  The department shall report to the Legislature on an
342	annual basis on the results of implementation of rural land
343	stewardship areas authorized by the department, including
344	successes and failures in achieving the intent of the
345	Legislature as expressed in this paragraph. It is further the
346	intent of the Legislature that the success of authorized rural
347	land stewardship areas be substantiated before implementation
348	occurs on a statewide basis.
349	(e)  The Legislature finds that mixed-use, high-density
350	development is appropriate for urban infill and redevelopment
351	areas. Mixed-use projects accommodate a variety of uses,
352	including residential and commercial, and usually at higher
353	densities that promote pedestrian-friendly, sustainable
354	communities. The Legislature recognizes that mixed-use, high-
355	density development improves the quality of life for residents
356	and businesses in urban areas. The Legislature finds that mixed-
357	use, high-density redevelopment and infill benefits residents by
358	creating a livable community with alternative modes of
359	transportation. Furthermore, the Legislature finds that local
360	zoning ordinances often discourage mixed-use, high-density
361	development in areas that are appropriate for urban infill and
362	redevelopment. The Legislature intends to discourage single-use
363	zoning in urban areas which often leads to lower-density, land-
364	intensive development outside an urban service area. Therefore,
365	the Department of Community Affairs shall provide technical
366	assistance to local governments in order to encourage mixed-use,
367	high-density urban infill, and redevelopment projects.
368	(f)  The Legislature finds that a program for the transfer
369	of development rights is a useful tool to preserve historic
370	buildings and create public open spaces in urban areas. A
371	program for the transfer of development rights allows the
372	transfer of density credits from historic properties and public
373	open spaces to areas designated for high-density development.
374	The Legislature recognizes that high-density development is
375	integral to the success of many urban infill and redevelopment
376	projects. The Legislature intends to encourage high-density
377	urban infill and redevelopment while preserving historic
378	structures and open spaces. Therefore, the Department of
379	Community Affairs shall provide technical assistance to local
380	governments in order to promote the transfer of development
381	rights within urban areas for high-density infill and
382	redevelopment projects.
383	(g)(e)  The implementation of this subsection shall be
384	subject to the provisions of this chapter, chapters 186 and 187,
385	and applicable agency rules.
386	(h)(f)  The department may adopt rules necessary to
387	implement the provisions of this subsection.
388	Section 4.  Paragraph (m) is added to subsection (1) of
389	section 163.3187, Florida Statutes, to read:
390	163.3187  Amendment of adopted comprehensive plan.--
391	(1)  Amendments to comprehensive plans adopted pursuant to
392	this part may be made not more than two times during any
393	calendar year, except:
394	(m)  Any local government comprehensive plan amendment
395	establishing or implementing a rural land stewardship area
396	pursuant to s. 163.3177(11)(d).
397	Section 5.  Subsection (3) of section 288.107, Florida
398	Statutes, is amended to read:
399	288.107  Brownfield redevelopment bonus refunds.--
400	(3)  CRITERIA.--The minimum criteria for participation in
401	the brownfield redevelopment bonus refund are:
402	(a)  The creation of at least 5 10 new full-time permanent
403	jobs. Such jobs shall not include construction or site
404	rehabilitation jobs associated with the implementation of a
405	brownfield site agreement as described in s. 376.80(5).
406	(b)  The completion of a fixed capital investment of at
407	least $2 million in mixed-use business activities, including
408	multiunit housing, commercial, retail, and industrial in
409	brownfield areas, by an eligible business applying for a refund
410	under paragraph (2)(b) which provides benefits to its employees.
411	(c)  That the designation as a brownfield will diversify
412	and strengthen the economy of the area surrounding the site.
413	(d)  That the designation as a brownfield will promote
414	capital investment in the area beyond that contemplated for the
415	rehabilitation of the site.
416	Section 6.  Subsection (1) of section 376.86, Florida
417	Statutes, is amended to read:
418	376.86  Brownfield Areas Loan Guarantee Program.--
419	(1)  The Brownfield Areas Loan Guarantee Council is created
420	to review and approve or deny by a majority vote of its
421	membership, the situations and circumstances for participation
422	in partnerships by agreements with local governments, financial
423	institutions, and others associated with the redevelopment of
424	brownfield areas pursuant to the Brownfields Redevelopment Act
425	for a limited state guaranty of up to 5 years of loan guarantees
426	or loan loss reserves issued pursuant to law. The limited state
427	loan guaranty applies only to 50 10 percent of the primary
428	lenders loans for redevelopment projects in brownfield areas. A
429	limited state guaranty of private loans or a loan loss reserve
430	is authorized for lenders licensed to operate in the state upon
431	a determination by the council that such an arrangement would be
432	in the public interest and the likelihood of the success of the
433	loan is great.
434	Section 7.  Accessory dwelling units.--
435	(1)  The Legislature finds that the median price of homes
436	in this state has increased steadily over the last decade and at
437	a greater rate of increase than the median income in many urban
438	areas in other states. The Legislature finds that the cost of
439	rental housing has also increased steadily and the cost often
440	exceeds an amount that is affordable to very-low-income, low-
441	income, or moderate-income persons and has resulted in a
442	critical shortage of affordable rentals in many urban areas in
443	the state. This shortage of affordable rentals constitutes a
444	threat to the health, safety, and welfare of the residents of
445	the state. Therefore, the Legislature finds that it serves an
446	important public purpose to encourage the permitting of
447	accessory dwelling units in single-family residential areas in
448	order to increase the availability of affordable rentals for
449	very-low-income, low-income, or moderate-income persons.
450	(2)  As used in this section, the term:
451	(a)  "Accessory dwelling unit" means an ancillary or
452	secondary living unit that has a separate kitchen, bathroom, and
453	sleeping area, existing either within the same structure, or on
454	the same lot, as the primary dwelling unit.
455	(b)  "Affordable rental" means that monthly rent and
456	utilities do not exceed 30 percent of that amount which
457	represents the percentage of the median adjusted gross annual
458	income for very-low-income, low-income, or moderate-income
459	persons.
460	(c)  "Local government" means a county or municipality.
461	(d)  "Low-income persons" has the same meaning as in s.
462	420.0004(9), Florida Statutes.
463	(e)  "Moderate-income persons" has the same meaning as in
464	s. 420.0004(10), Florida Statutes.
465	(f)  "Very-low-income persons" has the same meaning as in
466	s. 420.0004(14), Florida Statutes.
467	(3)  Upon a finding by a local government that there is a
468	shortage of affordable rentals within its jurisdiction, the
469	local government may adopt an ordinance to allow accessory
470	dwelling units in any area zoned for single-family residential
471	use.
472	(4)  If the local government adopts an ordinance under this
473	section, an application for a building permit to construct an
474	accessory dwelling unit must include an affidavit from the
475	applicant which attests that the unit will be rented at an
476	affordable rate to a very-low-income, low-income, or moderate-
477	income person or persons.
478	(5)  Each accessory dwelling unit allowed by an ordinance
479	adopted under this section shall apply towards satisfying the
480	affordable housing component of the housing element in the local
481	government's comprehensive plan under s. 163.3177(6)(f), Florida
482	Statutes.
483	(6)  The Department of Community Affairs shall evaluate the
484	effectiveness of using accessory dwelling units to address a
485	local government's shortage of affordable housing and report to
486	the Legislature by January 1, 2007. The report must specify the
487	number of ordinances adopted by a local government under this
488	section and the number of accessory dwelling units that were
489	created under these ordinances.
490	Section 8.  Subsection (16) of section 718.103, Florida
491	Statutes, is amended to read:
492	718.103  Definitions.--As used in this chapter, the term:
493	(16)  "Developer" means a person who creates a condominium
494	or offers condominium parcels for sale or lease in the ordinary
495	course of business, but does not include an owner or lessee of a
496	condominium or cooperative unit who has acquired the unit for
497	his or her own occupancy, nor does it include a cooperative
498	association which creates a condominium by conversion of an
499	existing residential cooperative after control of the
500	association has been transferred to the unit owners if,
501	following the conversion, the unit owners will be the same
502	persons who were unit owners of the cooperative and no units are
503	offered for sale or lease to the public as part of the plan of
504	conversion. No state, county, or municipal entity shall be
505	deemed a developer for any purposes under this act.
506	Section 9.  Subsection (4) is added to section 718.401,
507	Florida Statutes, to read:
508	718.401  Leaseholds.--
509	(4)  Not withstanding anything in this section, no
510	association, individual unit owner, or any third party shall
511	have the right to purchase the fee interest of any real property
512	owned by a county or municipal entity, unless agreed to by the
513	governmental entity.
514	Section 10.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2004.
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517	Remove lines 28-62, and insert:
518	governments; providing legislative findings regarding a
519	program for the transfer of development rights and urban
520	infill and redevelopment; requiring the Department of
521	Community Affairs to provide technical assistance to local
522	governments; requiring the Department of Community
523	Affairs, the Department of Environmental Protection, water
524	management districts, and regional planning councils to
525	provide assistance to local governments in implementing
526	provisions relating to rural land stewardship areas;
527	providing for multicounty rural land stewardship areas;
528	requiring certain persons and organizations to notify the
529	department of intent to designate a rural land
530	stewardship; deleting requirement to describe reasons for
531	applying for such authorization; deleting requirement that
532	the department make certain assurances in writing;
533	deleting requirement that the department may terminate
534	certain agreements; lowering acreage thresholds for rural
535	land stewardship areas; providing that transferable rural
536	land use credits may be assigned at different ratios
537	according to the natural resource or other beneficial use
538	characteristics of the land; providing legislative
539	findings regarding mixed-use, high density development and
540	programs for the transfer of development rights; requiring
541	the Department of Community Affairs to provided technical
542	assistance to local governments to promote the transfer of
543	development rights; amending s. 163.3187, F.S.; providing
544	an exception to the limitation on the frequency of plan
545	amendments; amending s. 288.107, F.S.; reducing the number
546	of jobs that must be created for participation in the
547	brownfield redevelopment bonus refund; amending s. 376.86,
548	F.S.; increasing the percentage of a primary lender loan
549	to which the limited state loan guaranty applies for
550	redevelopment projects in brownfield areas; providing
551	legislative findings with respect to the shortage of
552	affordable rentals in the state; providing a statement of
553	important public purpose; providing definitions;
554	authorizing local governments to permit accessory dwelling
555	units in areas zoned for single-family residential use
556	based upon certain findings; providing for certain
557	accessory dwelling units to apply towards satisfying the
558	affordable housing component of the housing element in a
559	local government's comprehensive plan; requiring the
560	Department of Community Affairs to report to the
561	Legislature; amending s. 718.103, F.S.; prohibiting any
562	state, county, or municipal entity from being deemed a
563	developer for certain purposes; amending s. 718.401, F.S.;
564	prohibiting any association, owner, or any third party
565	from purchasing the fee interest of any real property
566	owned by a county or municipal entity, unless agreed to by
567	the governmental entity; providing an effective date.

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