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. Subsections (3) and (4) of section 163.31771,
   78  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
   79         163.31771 Accessory dwelling units.—
   80         (3) A Upon a finding by a local government that there is a
   81  shortage of affordable rentals within its jurisdiction, the
   82  local government may adopt an ordinance to allow accessory
   83  dwelling units in any area zoned for single-family residential
   84  use.
   85         (4) If the local government adopts an ordinance under this
   86  section, An application for a building permit to construct an
   87  accessory dwelling unit must include an affidavit from the
   88  applicant which attests that the unit will be rented at an
   89  affordable rate to an extremely-low-income, very-low-income,
   90  low-income, or moderate-income person or persons.
   91         Section 4. Subsection (10) is added to section 163.31801,
   92  Florida Statutes, to read:
   93         163.31801 Impact fees; short title; intent; minimum
   94  requirements; audits; challenges.—
   95         (10)In addition to the items that must be reported in the
   96  annual financial reports under s. 218.32, a county,
   97  municipality, or special district must report all of the
   98  following data on all impact fees charged:
   99         (a)The specific purpose of the impact fee, including the
  100  specific infrastructure needs to be met, including, but not
  101  limited to, transportation, parks, water, sewer, and schools.
  102         (b)The impact fee schedule policy describing the method of
  103  calculating impact fees, such as flat fees, tiered scales based
  104  on number of bedrooms, or tiered scales based on square footage.
  105         (c)The amount assessed for each purpose and for each type
  106  of dwelling.
  107         (d)The total amount of impact fees charged by type of
  108  dwelling.
  109         (e) Each exception and waiver provided for construction or
  110  development of housing that is affordable.
  111         Section 5. Section 166.04151, Florida Statutes, is amended
  112  to read:
  113         166.04151 Affordable housing.—
  114         (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a
  115  municipality may adopt and maintain in effect any law,
  116  ordinance, rule, or other measure that is adopted for the
  117  purpose of increasing the supply of affordable housing using
  118  land use mechanisms such as inclusionary housing or linkage fee
  119  ordinances.
  120         (2) An inclusionary housing ordinance may require a
  121  developer to provide a specified number or percentage of
  122  affordable housing units to be included in a development or
  123  allow a developer to contribute to a housing fund or other
  124  alternatives in lieu of building the affordable housing units.
  125         (3) An affordable housing linkage fee ordinance may require
  126  the payment of a flat or percentage-based fee, whether
  127  calculated on the basis of the number of approved dwelling
  128  units, the amount of approved square footage, or otherwise.
  129         (4)However, In exchange for a developer fulfilling the
  130  requirements of subsection (2) or, for residential or mixed-use
  131  residential development, the requirements of subsection (3), a
  132  municipality must provide incentives to fully offset all costs
  133  to the developer of its affordable housing contribution or
  134  linkage fee. Such incentives may include, but are not limited
  135  to:
  136         (a) Allowing the developer density or intensity bonus
  137  incentives or more floor space than allowed under the current or
  138  proposed future land use designation or zoning;
  139         (b) Reducing or waiving fees, such as impact fees or water
  140  and sewer charges; or
  141         (c) Granting other incentives.
  142         (5)(3) Subsection (2) does not apply in an area of critical
  143  state concern, as designated by s. 380.0552 or chapter 28-36,
  144  Florida Administrative Code.
  145         (6) Notwithstanding any other law or local ordinance or
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  148  And the title is amended as follows:
  149         Delete lines 1694 - 1716
  150  and insert:
  151         125.01055, F.S.; adding linkage fee ordinances as land
  152         use mechanisms that counties are authorized to adopt
  153         and maintain; providing that affordable housing
  154         linkage fee ordinances may require the payment of
  155         certain fees; authorizing a board of county
  156         commissioners to approve development of affordable
  157         housing on any parcel zoned for residential,
  158         commercial, or industrial use; amending s. 129.03,
  159         F.S.; revising the information required to be annually
  160         submitted by county budget officers to the Office of
  161         Economic and Demographic Research; requiring certain
  162         information to be included beginning in a specified
  163         submission; amending s. 163.31771, F.S.; revising
  164         conditions under which local governments are
  165         authorized to adopt ordinances that allow accessory
  166         dwelling units in any area zoned for single-family
  167         residential use; amending s. 163.31801, F.S.;
  168         requiring counties, municipalities, and special
  169         districts to include certain data relating to impact
  170         fees in their annual financial reports; amending s.
  171         166.04151, F.S.; adding linkage fee ordinances as land
  172         use mechanisms that municipalities are authorized to
  173         adopt and maintain; providing that affordable housing
  174         linkage fee ordinances may require the payment of
  175         certain fees; authorizing governing bodies of