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Florida League of Cities

Land Use and Development Regulations (Oppose) 

SB 1184 (Ingoglia) is a comprehensive bill relating to land use and development regulations. The bill amends various regulations relating to comprehensive plans. The bill would restrict optional elements of a comprehensive plan from containing a policy restricting density and intensity. The bill amends definitions of intensity, density, urban service area and urban sprawl to promote the construction of additional single-family, two-family and fee simple townhomes. The bill requires local governments to adopt minimum lot sizes with single-family, two-family and fee simple townhouse zoning districts to accommodate the maximum density authorized in the comprehensive plan. Lastly, the bill requires local governments to adopt infill redevelopment regulations to administratively approve the development of infill single-family, two-family and fee simple townhouses. (Cruz)