Florida Senate - 2012 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 1180 Barcode 932440 LEGISLATIVE ACTION Senate . House Comm: FAV . 03/01/2012 . . . . ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Committee on Budget Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Appropriations (Bennett) recommended the following: 1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 2 3 Delete lines 325 - 362 4 and insert: 5 163.3165 Agricultural lands surrounded by a single land 6 use.— 7 (1) Notwithstanding any provision of ss. 163.3162 and 8 163.3164 to the contrary, the owner of a parcel of land located 9 in an unincorporated area of a county that qualifies under this 10 section may apply for an amendment to the local government 11 comprehensive plan pursuant to s. 163.3184. The amendment is 12 presumed not to be urban sprawl as defined in s.163.3164 if it 13 proposes land uses and intensities of use which are consistent 14 with the existing uses and intensities of use of, or consistent 15 with the uses and intensities of use authorized for, the 16 industrial, commercial, or residential areas that surround the 17 parcel. If the parcel of land that is the subject of an 18 application for an amendment under this section is abutted on 19 all sides by land having only one land use designation, the same 20 land use designation shall be presumed by the county to be 21 appropriate for the parcel. The county shall, after considering 22 the proposed density and intensity, grant the parcel the same 23 land use designation as the surrounding parcels that abut the 24 parcel unless the county finds by clear and convincing evidence 25 that such grant would be detrimental to the health, safety, and 26 welfare of its citizens. 27 (2) In order to qualify as an agricultural enclave under 28 this section, the parcel of land must be a parcel that: 29 (a) Is owned by a single person or entity; 30 (b) Has been in continuous use for bona fide agricultural 31 purposes, as defined by s. 193.461, for a period of 5 years 32 before the date of any comprehensive plan amendment application; 33 (c) Is surrounded on at least 95 percent of its perimeter 34 by property that the local government has designated as land 35 that may be developed for industrial, commercial, or residential 36 purposes; and 37 (d) Does not exceed 650 acres but is not smaller than 500 38 acres. 39 40 In order to qualify for the redesignation as an enclave, the 41 owner of a parcel of land meeting the requirements of paragraphs 42 (a)-(d) must apply for the redesignation by January 1, 2014. 43 Section 5. (1) Except as provided in subsection (4), and in 44 recognition of 2012 real estate market conditions, any building 45 permit, and any permit issued by the Department of Environmental 46 Protection or by a water management district pursuant to part IV 47 of chapter 373, Florida Statutes, which has an expiration date 48 from January 1, 2011, through January 1, 2014, is extended and 49 50 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================ 51 And the title is amended as follows: 52 Delete line 26 53 and insert: 54 a 3-year permit extension; providing an effective