Florida Senate - 2020                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS/CS/CS/HB 1339, 2nd Eng.
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Senator Brandes moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment to Amendment (105450) (with title
    2  amendment)
    3  
    4         Delete lines 5 - 158
    5  and insert:
    6         Section 1. Section 125.01055, Florida Statutes, is amended
    7  to read:
    8         125.01055 Affordable housing.—
    9         (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a county
   10  may adopt and maintain in effect any law, ordinance, rule, or
   11  other measure that is adopted for the purpose of increasing the
   12  supply of affordable housing using land use mechanisms such as
   13  inclusionary housing or linkage fee ordinances.
   14         (2) An inclusionary housing ordinance may require a
   15  developer to provide a specified number or percentage of
   16  affordable housing units to be included in a development or
   17  allow a developer to contribute to a housing fund or other
   18  alternatives in lieu of building the affordable housing units.
   19         (3)An affordable housing linkage fee ordinance may require
   20  the payment of a flat or percentage-based fee, whether
   21  calculated on the basis of the number of approved dwelling
   22  units, the amount of approved square footage, or otherwise.
   23         (4)However, In exchange for a developer fulfilling the
   24  requirements of subsection (2) or, for residential or mixed-use
   25  residential development, the requirements of subsection (3), a
   26  county must provide incentives to fully offset all costs to the
   27  developer of its affordable housing contribution or linkage fee.
   28  Such incentives may include, but are not limited to:
   29         (a) Allowing the developer density or intensity bonus
   30  incentives or more floor space than allowed under the current or
   31  proposed future land use designation or zoning;
   32         (b) Reducing or waiving fees, such as impact fees or water
   33  and sewer charges; or
   34         (c) Granting other incentives.
   35         (5)(3) Subsection (2) does not apply in an area of critical
   36  state concern, as designated in s. 380.0552.
   37         (6) Notwithstanding any other law or local ordinance or
   38  regulation to the contrary, the board of county commissioners
   39  may approve the development of housing that is affordable, as
   40  defined in s. 420.0004, on any parcel zoned for residential,
   41  commercial, or industrial use.
   42         Section 2. Paragraph (d) of subsection (3) of section
   43  129.03, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   44         129.03 Preparation and adoption of budget.—
   45         (3) The county budget officer, after tentatively
   46  ascertaining the proposed fiscal policies of the board for the
   47  next fiscal year, shall prepare and present to the board a
   48  tentative budget for the next fiscal year for each of the funds
   49  provided in this chapter, including all estimated receipts,
   50  taxes to be levied, and balances expected to be brought forward
   51  and all estimated expenditures, reserves, and balances to be
   52  carried over at the end of the year.
   53         (d) By October 15, 2019, and each October 15 annually
   54  thereafter, the county budget officer shall electronically
   55  submit the following information regarding the final budget and
   56  the county’s economic status to the Office of Economic and
   57  Demographic Research in the format specified by the office:
   58         1. Government spending per resident, including, at a
   59  minimum, the spending per resident for the previous 5 fiscal
   60  years.
   61         2. Government debt per resident, including, at a minimum,
   62  the debt per resident for the previous 5 fiscal years.
   63         3. Median income within the county.
   64         4. The average county employee salary.
   65         5. Percent of budget spent on salaries and benefits for
   66  county employees.
   67         6. Number of special taxing districts, wholly or partially,
   68  within the county.
   69         7. Annual county expenditures providing for the financing,
   70  acquisition, construction, reconstruction, or rehabilitation of
   71  housing that is affordable, as that term is defined in s.
   72  420.0004. The reported expenditures must indicate the source of
   73  such funds as “federal,” “state,” “local,” or “other,” as
   74  applicable. The information required by this subparagraph must
   75  be included in the submission due by October 15, 2020, and each
   76  annual submission thereafter.
   77         Section 3. Paragraph (d) of subsection (7) of section
   78  163.01, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   79         163.01 Florida Interlocal Cooperation Act of 1969.—
   80         (7)
   81         (d) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (c), any
   82  separate legal entity created pursuant to this section and
   83  controlled by the municipalities or counties of this state or by
   84  one or more municipality and one or more county of this state,
   85  the membership of which consists or is to consist of
   86  municipalities only, counties only, or one or more municipality
   87  and one or more county, may, for the purpose of financing or
   88  refinancing any capital projects, exercise all powers in
   89  connection with the authorization, issuance, and sale of bonds.
   90  Notwithstanding any limitations provided in this section, all of
   91  the privileges, benefits, powers, and terms of part I of chapter
   92  125, part II of chapter 166, and part I of chapter 159 are shall
   93  be fully applicable to such entity. Bonds issued by such entity
   94  are shall be deemed issued on behalf of the counties, or
   95  municipalities, or private entities which enter into loan
   96  agreements with such entity as provided in this paragraph. Any
   97  loan agreement executed pursuant to a program of such entity is
   98  shall be governed by the provisions of part I of chapter 159 or,
   99  in the case of counties, part I of chapter 125, or in the case
  100  of municipalities and charter counties, part II of chapter 166.
  101  Proceeds of bonds issued by such entity may be loaned to
  102  counties or municipalities of this state or a combination of
  103  municipalities and counties, whether or not such counties or
  104  municipalities are also members of the entity issuing the bonds,
  105  or to private entities for projects that are “self-liquidating,”
  106  as provided in s. 159.02, whether or not such private entities
  107  are located within the jurisdictional boundaries of a county or
  108  municipality that is a member of the entity issuing the bonds.
  109  The issuance of bonds by such entity to fund a loan program to
  110  make loans to municipalities, or counties, or private entities
  111  or a combination of municipalities, and counties, and private
  112  entities with one another for capital projects to be identified
  113  subsequent to the issuance of the bonds to fund such loan
  114  programs is deemed to be a paramount public purpose. Any entity
  115  so created may also issue bond anticipation notes, as provided
  116  by s. 215.431, in connection with the authorization, issuance,
  117  and sale of such bonds. In addition, the governing body of such
  118  legal entity may also authorize bonds to be issued and sold from
  119  time to time and may delegate, to such officer, official, or
  120  agent of such legal entity as the governing body of such legal
  121  entity may select, the power to determine the time; manner of
  122  sale, public or private; maturities; rate or rates of interest,
  123  which may be fixed or may vary at such time or times and in
  124  accordance with a specified formula or method of determination;
  125  and other terms and conditions as may be deemed appropriate by
  126  the officer, official, or agent so designated by the governing
  127  body of such legal entity. However, the amounts and maturities
  128  of such bonds and the interest rate or rates of such bonds shall
  129  be within the limits prescribed by the governing body of such
  130  legal entity and its resolution delegating to such officer,
  131  official, or agent the power to authorize the issuance and sale
  132  of such bonds. A local government self-insurance fund
  133  established under this section may financially guarantee bonds
  134  or bond anticipation notes issued or loans made under this
  135  subsection. Bonds issued pursuant to this paragraph may be
  136  validated as provided in chapter 75. The complaint in any action
  137  to validate such bonds shall be filed only in the Circuit Court
  138  for Leon County. The notice required to be published by s. 75.06
  139  shall be published only in Leon County, and the complaint and
  140  order of the circuit court shall be served only on the State
  141  Attorney of the Second Judicial Circuit and on the state
  142  attorney of each circuit in each county where the public
  143  agencies which were initially a party to the agreement are
  144  located. Notice of such proceedings shall be published in the
  145  manner and the time required by s. 75.06 in Leon County and in
  146  each county where the public agencies which were initially a
  147  party to the agreement are located. Obligations of any county or
  148  municipality pursuant to a loan agreement as described in this
  149  paragraph may be validated as provided in chapter 75.
  150         Section 4. Subsections (3) and (4) of section 163.31771,
  151  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  152         163.31771 Accessory dwelling units.—
  153         (3) A Upon a finding by a local government that there is a
  154  shortage of affordable rentals within its jurisdiction, the
  155  local government may adopt an ordinance to allow accessory
  156  dwelling units in any area zoned for single-family residential
  157  use.
  158         (4) If the local government adopts an ordinance under this
  159  section, An application for a building permit to construct an
  160  accessory dwelling unit must include an affidavit from the
  161  applicant which attests that the unit will be rented at an
  162  affordable rate to an extremely-low-income, very-low-income,
  163  low-income, or moderate-income person or persons.
  164         Section 5. Subsection (10) is added to section 163.31801,
  165  Florida Statutes, to read:
  166         163.31801 Impact fees; short title; intent; minimum
  167  requirements; audits; challenges.—
  168         (10)In addition to the items that must be reported in the
  169  annual financial reports under s. 218.32, a county,
  170  municipality, or special district must report all of the
  171  following data on all impact fees charged:
  172         (a)The specific purpose of the impact fee, including the
  173  specific infrastructure needs to be met, including, but not
  174  limited to, transportation, parks, water, sewer, and schools.
  175         (b)The impact fee schedule policy describing the method of
  176  calculating impact fees, such as flat fees, tiered scales based
  177  on number of bedrooms, or tiered scales based on square footage.
  178         (c)The amount assessed for each purpose and for each type
  179  of dwelling.
  180         (d)The total amount of impact fees charged by type of
  181  dwelling.
  182         (e) Each exception and waiver provided for construction or
  183  development of housing that is affordable.
  184         Section 6. Section 166.04151, Florida Statutes, is amended
  185  to read:
  186         166.04151 Affordable housing.—
  187         (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a
  188  municipality may adopt and maintain in effect any law,
  189  ordinance, rule, or other measure that is adopted for the
  190  purpose of increasing the supply of affordable housing using
  191  land use mechanisms such as inclusionary housing or linkage fee
  192  ordinances.
  193         (2) An inclusionary housing ordinance may require a
  194  developer to provide a specified number or percentage of
  195  affordable housing units to be included in a development or
  196  allow a developer to contribute to a housing fund or other
  197  alternatives in lieu of building the affordable housing units.
  198         (3) An affordable housing linkage fee ordinance may require
  199  the payment of a flat or percentage-based fee, whether
  200  calculated on the basis of the number of approved dwelling
  201  units, the amount of approved square footage, or otherwise.
  202         (4)However, In exchange for a developer fulfilling the
  203  requirements of subsection (2) or, for residential or mixed-use
  204  residential development, the requirements of subsection (3), a
  205  municipality must provide incentives to fully offset all costs
  206  to the developer of its affordable housing contribution or
  207  linkage fee. Such incentives may include, but are not limited
  208  to:
  209         (a) Allowing the developer density or intensity bonus
  210  incentives or more floor space than allowed under the current or
  211  proposed future land use designation or zoning;
  212         (b) Reducing or waiving fees, such as impact fees or water
  213  and sewer charges; or
  214         (c) Granting other incentives.
  215         (5)(3) Subsection (2) does not apply in an area of critical
  216  state concern, as designated by s. 380.0552 or chapter 28-36,
  217  Florida Administrative Code.
  218         (6) Notwithstanding any other law or local ordinance or
  219  
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  221  And the title is amended as follows:
  222         Delete lines 1694 - 1716
  223  and insert:
  224         125.01055, F.S.; adding linkage fee ordinances as land
  225         use mechanisms that counties are authorized to adopt
  226         and maintain; providing that affordable housing
  227         linkage fee ordinances may require the payment of
  228         certain fees; authorizing a board of county
  229         commissioners to approve development of affordable
  230         housing on any parcel zoned for residential,
  231         commercial, or industrial use; amending s. 129.03,
  232         F.S.; revising the information required to be annually
  233         submitted by county budget officers to the Office of
  234         Economic and Demographic Research; requiring certain
  235         information to be included beginning in a specified
  236         submission; amending s. 163.01, F.S.; amending the
  237         Florida Interlocal Cooperation Act of 1969 to
  238         authorize private entities to enter into specified
  239         loan agreements; authorizing certain bond proceeds to
  240         be loaned to private entities for specified types of
  241         projects; providing that such loans are deemed a
  242         paramount public purpose; amending s. 163.31771, F.S.;
  243         revising conditions under which local governments are
  244         authorized to adopt ordinances that allow accessory
  245         dwelling units in any area zoned for single-family
  246         residential use; amending s. 163.31801, F.S.;
  247         requiring counties, municipalities, and special
  248         districts to include certain data relating to impact
  249         fees in their annual financial reports; amending s.
  250         166.04151, F.S.; adding linkage fee ordinances as land
  251         use mechanisms that municipalities are authorized to
  252         adopt and maintain; providing that affordable housing
  253         linkage fee ordinances may require the payment of
  254         certain fees; authorizing governing bodies of