Florida Senate - 2021 SENATOR AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for CS for HB 401 Ì7988305Î798830 LEGISLATIVE ACTION Senate . House . . . Floor: WD/RM . 04/30/2021 09:17 AM . ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Senator Rodriguez moved the following: 1 Senate Amendment to House Amendment (707073) to Senate 2 Amendment (with title amendment) 3 4 Delete line 4 5 and insert: 6 Remove lines 632-728 of the amendment and insert: 7 Section 10. Subsection (23) is added to section 553.79, 8 Florida Statutes, to read: 9 553.79 Permits; applications; issuance; inspections.— 10 (23) Notwithstanding any law, regulation, or ordinance, a 11 local government may not prohibit or otherwise restrict the 12 ability of a property owner to obtain a building permit to 13 demolish and replace any single-family residential dwelling 14 located in a coastal high hazard area, moderate flood zone, or 15 special flood hazard area according to the Federal Emergency 16 Management Agency’s Flood Insurance Rate Map if the lowest floor 17 elevation of the dwelling is at or below the property’s base 18 flood elevation plus one foot pursuant to Florida Building Code 19 or pursuant to local ordinance, whichever is higher, and all 20 other Florida Building Code requirements are met. Demolition 21 permits issued under this section may only be reviewed 22 administratively for compliance with the Florida Building Code 23 and other applicable construction regulations, and are not 24 subject to any additional land development regulation or zoning 25 approval that requires a public hearing before the issuance of 26 the permit. Local governments may not impose additional 27 regulatory requirements on the replacement single-family 28 residential dwelling which would not otherwise be applicable to 29 a similarly situated vacant parcel and may not penalize the 30 owner for such demolition. 31 32 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================ 33 And the title is amended as follows: 34 Delete line 10 35 and insert: 36 made by the act; making technical changes; amending s. 37 553.79, F.S.; providing restrictions relating to 38 building permits to demolish and replace certain 39 single-family dwellings; prohibiting local governments 40 from imposing additional requirements on such 41 dwellings; providing