Florida 2023 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H1515 Compare Versions

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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to local ordinances; amending s. 2
16	16	57.112, F.S.; authorizing courts to assess and award 3
17	17	reasonable attorney fees and costs and damages in 4
18	18	certain civil actions filed against local governments; 5
19	19	specifying a limitation on awards and a restricti on on 6
20	20	fees and costs of certain litigation; providing 7
21	21	construction and applicability; amending s. 125.66, 8
22	22	F.S.; providing certain procedures for continued 9
23	23	meetings on proposed ordinances for counties; 10
24	24	providing for construction and retroactive 11
25	25	application; requiring a board of county commissioners 12
26	26	to prepare or cause to be prepared a business impact 13
27	27	estimate before the enactment of a proposed ordinance; 14
28	28	specifying requirements for the posting and content of 15
29	29	the estimate; providing construction and 16
30	30	applicability; creating s. 125.675, F.S.; requiring a 17
31	31	county to suspend enforcement of an ordinance that is 18
32	32	the subject of a certain legal action if certain 19
33	33	conditions are met; authorizing a prevailing county to 20
34	34	enforce the ordinance after a specified period, excep t 21
35	35	under certain circumstances; requiring courts to give 22
36	36	priority to certain cases; providing construction 23
37	37	relating to an attorney's or a party's signature; 24
38	38	requiring a court to impose sanctions under certain 25
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52	52	courts to award attorney fees and costs and damages if 27
53	53	certain conditions are met; amending s. 166.041, F.S.; 28
54	54	providing certain procedures for continued meetings on 29
55	55	proposed ordinances for municipalities; providing for 30
56	56	construction and retroactive appl ication; requiring a 31
57	57	governing body of a municipality to prepare or cause 32
58	58	to be prepared a business impact estimate before the 33
59	59	enactment of a proposed ordinance; specifying 34
60	60	requirements for the posting and content of the 35
61	61	estimate; providing construction an d applicability; 36
62	62	creating s. 166.0411, F.S.; requiring a municipality 37
63	63	to suspend enforcement of an ordinance that is the 38
64	64	subject of a certain legal action if certain 39
65	65	conditions are met; authorizing a prevailing 40
66	66	municipality to enforce the ordinance after a 41
67	67	specified period, except under certain circumstances; 42
68	68	requiring courts to give priority to certain cases; 43
69	69	providing construction relating to an attorney's or a 44
70	70	party's signature; requiring a court to impose 45
71	71	sanctions under certain circumstances; providing 46
72	72	applicability; authorizing courts to award attorney 47
73	73	fees and costs and damages if certain conditions are 48
74	74	met; amending ss. 163.2517, 163.3181, 163.3215, 49
75	75	376.80, 497.270, 562.45, and 847.0134, F.S.; 50
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84	84	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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88	88	conforming cross-references and making technical 51
89	89	changes; providing a declaration of important state 52
90	90	interest; providing effective dates. 53
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92	92	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 55
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94	94	Section 1. Section 57.112, Florida Statutes, is amended to 57
95	95	read: 58
96	96	57.112 Attorney fees and costs and dam ages; arbitrary, 59
97	97	unreasonable, or expressly preempted local ordinances actions.— 60
98	98	(1) As used in this section, the term "attorney fees and 61
99	99	costs" means the reasonable and necessary attorney fees and 62
100	100	costs incurred for all preparations, motions, hearings, trials, 63
101	101	and appeals in a proceeding. 64
102	102	(2) If a civil action is filed against a local government 65
103	103	to challenge the adoption or enforcement of a local ordinance on 66
104	104	the grounds that it is expressly preempted by the State 67
105	105	Constitution or by state law, the cour t shall assess and award 68
106	106	reasonable attorney fees and costs and damages to the prevailing 69
107	107	party. 70
108	108	(3) If a civil action is filed against a local government 71
109	109	to challenge the adoption of a local ordinance on the grounds 72
110	110	that the ordinance is arbitrary or un reasonable, the court may 73
111	111	assess and award reasonable attorney fees and costs and damages 74
112	112	to a prevailing plaintiff. An award of reasonable attorney fees 75
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125	125	or costs and damages pursuant to this subsection may not exceed 76
126	126	$50,000. In addition, a prevailing pla intiff may not recover any 77
127	127	attorney fees or costs directly incurred by or associated with 78
128	128	litigation to determine an award of reasonable attorney fees or 79
129	129	costs. 80
130	130	(4) Attorney fees and costs and damages may not be awarded 81
131	131	pursuant to this section if: 82
132	132	(a) The governing body of a local governmental entity 83
133	133	receives written notice that an ordinance that has been publicly 84
134	134	noticed or adopted is expressly preempted by the State 85
135	135	Constitution or state law or is arbitrary or unreasonable ; and 86
136	136	(b) The governing bo dy of the local governmental entity 87
137	137	withdraws the proposed ordinance within 30 days; or, in the case 88
138	138	of an adopted ordinance, the governing body of a local 89
139	139	government notices an intent to repeal the ordinance within 30 90
140	140	days after of receipt of the notice a nd repeals the ordinance 91
141	141	within 30 days thereafter. 92
142	142	(5)(4) The provisions in this section are supplemental to 93
143	143	all other sanctions or remedies available under law or court 94
144	144	rule. However, this section may not be construed to authorize 95
145	145	double recovery if an affected person prevails on a claim 96
146	146	brought against a local government pursuant to other applicable 97
147	147	law involving the same ordinance, operative acts, or 98
148	148	transactions. 99
149	149	(6)(5) This section does not apply to local ordinances 100
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158	158	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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162	162	adopted pursuant to part II of chapter 163, s. 553.73, or s. 101
163	163	633.202. 102
164	164	(7)(a)(6) Except as provided in paragraph (b), this 103
165	165	section is intended to be prospective in nature and applies 104
166	166	shall apply only to cases commenced on or after July 1, 2019. 105
167	167	(b) The amendments to this section effe ctive October 1, 106
168	168	2023, are prospective in nature and apply only to ordinances 107
169	169	adopted on or after October 1, 2023. 108
170	170	(c) An amendment to an ordinance enacted after October 1, 109
171	171	2023, gives rise to a claim under this section only to the 110
172	172	extent that the applic ation of the amendatory language is the 111
173	173	cause of the claim apart from the ordinance being amended. 112
174	174	Section 2. Effective upon becoming a law, present 113
175	175	paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection (2) of section 125.66, 114
176	176	Florida Statutes, are redesignated as paragraphs (c) and (d), 115
177	177	respectively, and a new paragraph (b) is added to that 116
178	178	subsection, to read: 117
179	179	125.66 Ordinances; enactment procedure; emergency 118
180	180	ordinances; rezoning or change of land use ordinances or 119
181	181	resolutions.— 120
182	182	(2) 121
183	183	(b) Consideration of the p roposed ordinance at a meeting 122
184	184	properly noticed pursuant to this subsection may be continued to 123
185	185	a subsequent meeting if, at the meeting, the date, time, and 124
186	186	place of the subsequent meeting is publicly stated. No further 125
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195	195	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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199	199	publication, mailing, or posted noti ce as required under 126
200	200	paragraph (a) is required, except that the continued 127
201	201	consideration must be listed in an agenda or similar 128
202	202	communication produced for the subsequent meeting. This 129
203	203	paragraph is remedial in nature, is intended to clarify existing 130
204	204	law, and shall apply retroactively. 131
205	205	Section 3. Present subsections (3) through (6) of section 132
206	206	125.66, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (4) 133
207	207	through (7), respectively, a new subsection (3) is added to that 134
208	208	section, and paragraph (a) of subsectio n (2) of that section is 135
209	209	amended, to read: 136
210	210	125.66 Ordinances; enactment procedure; emergency 137
211	211	ordinances; rezoning or change of land use ordinances or 138
212	212	resolutions.— 139
213	213	(2)(a) The regular enactment procedure is shall be as 140
214	214	follows: The board of county commi ssioners at any regular or 141
215	215	special meeting may enact or amend any ordinance, except as 142
216	216	provided in subsection (5) (4), if notice of intent to consider 143
217	217	such ordinance is given at least 10 days before such meeting by 144
218	218	publication as provided in chapter 50. A copy of such notice 145
219	219	must shall be kept available for public inspection during the 146
220	220	regular business hours of the office of the clerk of the board 147
221	221	of county commissioners. The notice of proposed enactment must 148
222	222	shall state the date, time, and place of the mee ting; the title 149
223	223	or titles of proposed ordinances; and the place or places within 150
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236	236	the county where such proposed ordinances may be inspected by 151
237	237	the public. The notice must shall also advise that interested 152
238	238	parties may appear at the meeting and be heard with respect to 153
239	239	the proposed ordinance. 154
240	240	(3)(a) Before the enactment of a proposed ordinance, the 155
241	241	board of county commissioners shall prepare or cause to be 156
242	242	prepared a business impact estimate in accordance with this 157
243	243	subsection. The business impact estimate m ust be posted on the 158
244	244	county's website no later than the date the notice of proposed 159
245	245	enactment is published pursuant to paragraph (2)(a) and must 160
246	246	include all of the following: 161
247	247	1. A summary of the proposed ordinance, including a 162
248	248	statement of the public pur pose to be served by the proposed 163
249	249	ordinance, such as serving the public health, safety, morals, 164
250	250	and welfare of the county. 165
251	251	2. An estimate of the direct economic impact of the 166
252	252	proposed ordinance on private, for -profit businesses in the 167
253	253	county, including the following, if any: 168
254	254	a. An estimate of direct compliance costs that businesses 169
255	255	may reasonably incur if the ordinance is enacted. 170
256	256	b. Identification of any new charge or fee on businesses 171
257	257	subject to the proposed ordinance or for which businesses will 172
258	258	be financially responsible. 173
259	259	c. An estimate of the county's regulatory costs, including 174
260	260	an estimate of revenues from any new charges or fees that will 175
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273	273	be imposed on businesses to cover such costs. 176
274	274	3. A good faith estimate of the number of businesses 177
275	275	likely to be impacted by the ordinance. 178
276	276	4. Any additional information the board determines may be 179
277	277	useful. 180
278	278	(b) This subsection may not be construed to require a 181
279	279	county to procure an accountant or other financial consultant to 182
280	280	prepare the business impact estimate required by this 183
281	281	subsection. 184
282	282	(c) This subsection does not apply to: 185
283	283	1. Ordinances required for compliance with federal or 186
284	284	state law or regulation; 187
285	285	2. Ordinances relating to the issuance or refinancing of 188
286	286	debt; 189
287	287	3. Ordinances relating to the adoption of budgets or 190
288	288	budget amendments, including revenue sources necessary to fund 191
289	289	the budget; 192
290	290	4. Ordinances required to implement a contract or an 193
291	291	agreement, including, but not limited to, any federal, state, 194
292	292	local, or private grant, or other financ ial assistance accepted 195
293	293	by a county government; 196
294	294	5. Emergency ordinances; 197
295	295	6. Ordinances relating to procurement; or 198
296	296	7. Ordinances enacted to implement the following: 199
297	297	a. Part II of chapter 163, relating to growth policy, 200
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306	306	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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310	310	county and municipal planning , and land development regulation, 201
311	311	including zoning, development orders, development agreements, 202
312	312	and development permits; 203
313	313	b. Sections 190.005 and 190.046; 204
314	314	c. Section 553.73, relating to the Florida Building Code; 205
315	315	or 206
316	316	d. Section 633.202, relating to th e Florida Fire 207
317	317	Prevention Code. 208
318	318	Section 4. Section 125.675, Florida Statutes, is created 209
319	319	to read: 210
320	320	125.675 Legal challenges to certain recently enacted 211
321	321	ordinances.— 212
322	322	(1) A county must suspend enforcement of an ordinance that 213
323	323	is the subject of an action challenging the ordinance's validity 214
324	324	on the grounds that it is expressly preempted by the State 215
325	325	Constitution or by state law or is arbitrary or unreasonable if: 216
326	326	(a) The action was filed with the court no later than 90 217
327	327	days after the adoption of th e ordinance; 218
328	328	(b) The plaintiff requests suspension in the initial 219
329	329	complaint or petition, citing this section; and 220
330	330	(c) The county has been served with a copy of the 221
331	331	complaint or petition. 222
332	332	(2) When the plaintiff appeals a final judgment finding 223
333	333	that an ordinance is valid and enforceable, the county may 224
334	334	enforce the ordinance 45 days after the entry of the order 225
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348	348	(3) The court shall give cases in which the enforcement of 227
349	349	an ordinance is susp ended under this section priority over other 228
350	350	pending cases and shall render a preliminary or final decision 229
351	351	on the validity of the ordinance as expeditiously as possible. 230
352	352	(4) The signature of an attorney or a party constitutes a 231
353	353	certificate that he or sh e has read the pleading, motion, or 232
354	354	other paper and that, to the best of his or her knowledge, 233
355	355	information, and belief formed after reasonable inquiry, it is 234
356	356	not interposed for any improper purpose, such as to harass or to 235
357	357	cause unnecessary delay, or for e conomic advantage, competitive 236
358	358	reasons, or frivolous purposes or needless increase in the cost 237
359	359	of litigation. If a pleading, motion, or other paper is signed 238
360	360	in violation of these requirements, the court, upon its own 239
361	361	initiative or upon favorably ruling on a party's motion for 240
362	362	sanctions, must impose upon the person who signed it, a 241
363	363	represented party, or both, an appropriate sanction, which may 242
364	364	include an order to pay to the other party or parties the amount 243
365	365	of reasonable expenses incurred because of the fil ing of the 244
366	366	pleading, motion, or other paper, including reasonable attorney 245
367	367	fees. 246
368	368	(5) This section does not apply to: 247
369	369	(a) Ordinances required for compliance with federal or 248
370	370	state law or regulation; 249
371	371	(b) Ordinances relating to the issuance or refinanci ng of 250
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384	384	debt; 251
385	385	(c) Ordinances relating to the adoption of budgets or 252
386	386	budget amendments, including revenue sources necessary to fund 253
387	387	the budget; 254
388	388	(d) Ordinances required to implement a contract or an 255
389	389	agreement, including, but not limited to, any federal, st ate, 256
390	390	local, or private grant, or other financial assistance accepted 257
391	391	by a county government; 258
392	392	(e) Emergency ordinances; 259
393	393	(f) Ordinances relating to procurement; or 260
394	394	(g) Ordinances enacted to implement the following: 261
395	395	1. Part II of chapter 163, relating to growth policy, 262
396	396	county and municipal planning, and land development regulation, 263
397	397	including zoning, development orders, development agreements, 264
398	398	and development permits; 265
399	399	2. Sections 190.005 and 190.046; 266
400	400	3. Section 553.73, relating to the Florida Buildi ng Code; 267
401	401	or 268
402	402	4. Section 633.202, relating to the Florida Fire 269
403	403	Prevention Code. 270
404	404	(6) The court may award attorney fees and costs and 271
405	405	damages as provided in s. 57.112. 272
406	406	Section 5. Effective upon becoming a law, paragraph (d) is 273
407	407	added to subsection (3) o f section 166.041, Florida Statutes, 274
408	408	and paragraph (a) of that subsection is amended, to read: 275
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421	421	166.041 Procedures for adoption of ordinances and 276
422	422	resolutions.— 277
423	423	(3)(a) Except as provided in paragraphs paragraph (c) and 278
424	424	(d), a proposed ordinance may be re ad by title, or in full, on 279
425	425	at least 2 separate days and shall, at least 10 days prior to 280
426	426	adoption, be noticed once in a newspaper of general circulation 281
427	427	in the municipality. The notice of proposed enactment shall 282
428	428	state the date, time, and place of the mee ting; the title or 283
429	429	titles of proposed ordinances; and the place or places within 284
430	430	the municipality where such proposed ordinances may be inspected 285
431	431	by the public. The notice shall also advise that interested 286
432	432	parties may appear at the meeting and be heard wit h respect to 287
433	433	the proposed ordinance. 288
434	434	(d) Consideration of the proposed ordinance at a meeting 289
435	435	properly noticed pursuant to this subsection may be continued to 290
436	436	a subsequent meeting if, at the meeting, the date, time, and 291
437	437	place of the subsequent meeting is publicly stated. No further 292
438	438	publication, mailing, or posted notice as required under this 293
439	439	subsection is required, except that the continued consideration 294
440	440	must be listed in an agenda or similar communication produced 295
441	441	for the subsequent meeting. This paragr aph is remedial in 296
442	442	nature, is intended to clarify existing law, and shall apply 297
443	443	retroactively. 298
444	444	Section 6. Present subsections (4) through (8) of section 299
445	445	166.041, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (5) 300
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459	459	that section, to read: 302
460	460	166.041 Procedures for adoption of ordinances and 303
461	461	resolutions.— 304
462	462	(4)(a) Before the enactment of a proposed ordinance, the 305
463	463	governing body of a municipality shall prepare or cause to be 306
464	464	prepared a business impact estimate in accordance with this 307
465	465	subsection. The business impact estimate must be posted on the 308
466	466	municipality's website no later than the date the notice of 309
467	467	proposed enactment is published pursuant to paragraph (3)(a) and 310
468	468	must include all of the fo llowing: 311
469	469	1. A summary of the proposed ordinance, including a 312
470	470	statement of the public purpose to be served by the proposed 313
471	471	ordinance, such as serving the public health, safety, morals, 314
472	472	and welfare of the municipality. 315
473	473	2. An estimate of the direct economic impact of the 316
474	474	proposed ordinance on private, for -profit businesses in the 317
475	475	municipality, including the following, if any: 318
476	476	a. An estimate of direct compliance costs that businesses 319
477	477	may reasonably incur if the ordinance is enacted; 320
478	478	b. Identification of any new charge or fee on businesses 321
479	479	subject to the proposed ordinance, or for which businesses will 322
480	480	be financially responsible; and 323
481	481	c. An estimate of the municipality's regulatory costs, 324
482	482	including an estimate of revenues from any new ch arges or fees 325
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495	495	that will be imposed on businesses to cover such costs. 326
496	496	3. A good faith estimate of the number of businesses 327
497	497	likely to be impacted by the ordinance. 328
498	498	4. Any additional information the governing body 329
499	499	determines may be useful. 330
500	500	(b) This subsection may not be construed to require a 331
501	501	municipality to procure an accountant or other financial 332
502	502	consultant to prepare the business impact estimate required by 333
503	503	this subsection. 334
504	504	(c) This subsection does not apply to: 335
505	505	1. Ordinances required for complia nce with federal or 336
506	506	state law or regulation; 337
507	507	2. Ordinances relating to the issuance or refinancing of 338
508	508	debt; 339
509	509	3. Ordinances relating to the adoption of budgets or 340
510	510	budget amendments, including revenue sources necessary to fund 341
511	511	the budget; 342
512	512	4. Ordinances required to implement a contract or an 343
513	513	agreement, including, but not limited to, any federal, state, 344
514	514	local, or private grant, or other financial assistance accepted 345
515	515	by a municipal government; 346
516	516	5. Emergency ordinances; 347
517	517	6. Ordinances relating to procureme nt; or 348
518	518	7. Ordinances enacted to implement the following: 349
519	519	a. Part II of chapter 163, relating to growth policy, 350
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532	532	county and municipal planning, and land development regulation, 351
533	533	including zoning, development orders, development agreements, 352
534	534	and development permits; 353
535	535	b. Sections 190.005 and 190.046; 354
536	536	c. Section 553.73, relating to the Florida Building Code; 355
537	537	or 356
538	538	d. Section 633.202, relating to the Florida Fire 357
539	539	Prevention Code. 358
540	540	Section 7. Section 166.0411, Florida Statutes, is created 359
541	541	to read: 360
542	542	166.0411 Legal challenges to certain recently enacted 361
543	543	ordinances.— 362
544	544	(1) A municipality must suspend enforcement of an 363
545	545	ordinance that is the subject of an action challenging the 364
546	546	ordinance's validity on the grounds that it is expressly 365
547	547	preempted by the State Const itution or by state law or is 366
548	548	arbitrary or unreasonable if: 367
549	549	(a) The action was filed with the court no later than 90 368
550	550	days after the adoption of the ordinance; 369
551	551	(b) The plaintiff requests suspension in the initial 370
552	552	complaint or petition, citing this secti on; and 371
553	553	(c) The municipality has been served with a copy of the 372
554	554	complaint or petition. 373
555	555	(2) When the plaintiff appeals a final judgment finding 374
556	556	that an ordinance is valid and enforceable, the municipality may 375
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570	570	unless the plaintiff obtains a stay of the lower court's order. 377
571	571	(3) The court shall give cases in which the enforcement of 378
572	572	an ordinance is suspended under this section priority over other 379
573	573	pending cases and shall render a preliminary or fin al decision 380
574	574	on the validity of the ordinance as expeditiously as possible. 381
575	575	(4) The signature of an attorney or a party constitutes a 382
576	576	certificate that he or she has read the pleading, motion, or 383
577	577	other paper and that, to the best of his or her knowledge, 384
578	578	information, and belief formed after reasonable inquiry, it is 385
579	579	not interposed for any improper purpose, such as to harass or to 386
580	580	cause unnecessary delay, or for economic advantage, competitive 387
581	581	reasons, or frivolous purposes or needless increase in the cost 388
582	582	of litigation. If a pleading, motion, or other paper is signed 389
583	583	in violation of these requirements, the court, upon its own 390
584	584	initiative or upon favorably ruling on a party's motion for 391
585	585	sanctions, must impose upon the person who signed it, a 392
586	586	represented party, or both, an appropriate sanction, which may 393
587	587	include an order to pay to the other party or parties the amount 394
588	588	of reasonable expenses incurred because of the filing of the 395
589	589	pleading, motion, or other paper, including reasonable attorney 396
590	590	fees. 397
591	591	(5) This section does not apply to: 398
592	592	(a) Ordinances required for compliance with federal or 399
593	593	state law or regulation; 400
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602	602	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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606	606	(b) Ordinances relating to the issuance or refinancing of 401
607	607	debt; 402
608	608	(c) Ordinances relating to the adoption of budgets or 403
609	609	budget amendments, including revenue sources necessary to fund 404
610	610	the budget; 405
611	611	(d) Ordinances required to implement a contract or an 406
612	612	agreement, including, but not limited to, any federal, state, 407
613	613	local, or private grant, or other financial assistance accepted 408
614	614	by a municipal government; 409
615	615	(e) Emergency ordinances; 410
616	616	(f) Ordinances relating to procurement; or 411
617	617	(g) Ordinances enacted to implement the following: 412
618	618	1. Part II of chapter 163, relating to growth policy, 413
619	619	county and municipal planning, and land development regulation, 414
620	620	including zoning, development orders, development agreements, 415
621	621	and development permits; 416
622	622	2. Sections 190.005 and 190.046; 417
623	623	3. Section 553.73, relating to the Florida Building Code; 418
624	624	or 419
625	625	4. Section 633.202, relating to the Florida Fire 420
626	626	Prevention Code. 421
627	627	(6) The court may award attorney fees and costs and 422
628	628	damages as provided in s. 57.112. 423
629	629	Section 8. Subsection (5) of section 163.2517, Florida 424
630	630	Statutes, is amended to read: 425
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639	639	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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642	642
643	643	163.2517 Designation of urban infill and redevelopment 426
644	644	area.— 427
645	645	(5) After the preparation o f an urban infill and 428
646	646	redevelopment plan or designation of an existing plan, the local 429
647	647	government shall adopt the plan by ordinance. Notice for the 430
648	648	public hearing on the ordinance must be in the form established 431
649	649	in s. 166.041(3)(c)2. for municipalities, an d s. 125.66(5)(b)2. 432
650	650	s. 125.66(4)(b)2. for counties. 433
651	651	Section 9. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section 434
652	652	163.3181, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 435
653	653	163.3181 Public participation in the comprehensive 436
654	654	planning process; intent; alternative dispute resolution.— 437
655	655	(3) A local government considering undertaking a publicly 438
656	656	financed capital improvement project may elect to use the 439
657	657	procedures set forth in this subsection for the purpose of 440
658	658	allowing public participation in the decision and resolution of 441
659	659	disputes. For purposes of this subsection, a publicly financed 442
660	660	capital improvement project is a physical structure or 443
661	661	structures, the funding for construction, operation, and 444
662	662	maintenance of which is financed entirely from public funds. 445
663	663	(a) Before Prior to the date of a public hearing on the 446
664	664	decision on whether to proceed with the proposed project, the 447
665	665	local government shall publish public notice of its intent to 448
666	666	decide the issue according to the notice procedures described by 449
667	667	s. 125.66(5)(b)2. s. 125.66(4)(b)2. for a county or s. 450
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680	680	166.041(3)(c)2.b. for a municipality. 451
681	681	Section 10. Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section 452
682	682	163.3215, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 453
683	683	163.3215 Standing to enforce local comprehensive plans 454
684	684	through development orders.— 455
685	685	(4) If a local government elects to adopt or has adopted 456
686	686	an ordinance establishing, at a minimum, the requirements listed 457
687	687	in this subsection, the sole method by which an aggrieved and 458
688	688	adversely affected party may challenge any decision of local 459
689	689	government granting or denying an application for a development 460
690	690	order, as defined in s. 163.3164, which materially alters the 461
691	691	use or density or intensity of use on a particular piece of 462
692	692	property, on the basis that it is not consistent with the 463
693	693	comprehensive plan adopted under this part, is by an appeal 464
694	694	filed by a petition for writ of certiorari filed in circuit 465
695	695	court no later than 30 days following rendition of a development 466
696	696	order or other written decision of the local government, or when 467
697	697	all local administrative appeals, if any, are exhausted, 468
698	698	whichever occurs later. An action for injunctive or other relief 469
699	699	may be joined with the petition for certiorari. Principles of 470
700	700	judicial or administrative res judicata and collateral estoppel 471
701	701	apply to these proceedings . Minimum components of the local 472
702	702	process are as follows: 473
703	703	(a) The local process must make provision for notice of an 474
704	704	application for a development order that materially alters the 475
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717	717	use or density or intensity of use on a particular piece of 476
718	718	property, including notice by publication or mailed notice 477
719	719	consistent with the provisions of ss. 125.66(5)(b)2. and 3. and 478
720	720	166.041(3)(c)2.b. and c. ss. 125.66(4)(b)2. and 3. and 479
721	721	166.041(3)(c)2.b. and c. , and must require prominent posting at 480
722	722	the job site. The notice mus t be given within 10 days after the 481
723	723	filing of an application for a development order; however, 482
724	724	notice under this subsection is not required for an application 483
725	725	for a building permit or any other official action of local 484
726	726	government which does not materially alter the use or density or 485
727	727	intensity of use on a particular piece of property. The notice 486
728	728	must clearly delineate that an aggrieved or adversely affected 487
729	729	person has the right to request a quasi -judicial hearing before 488
730	730	the local government for which the app lication is made, must 489
731	731	explain the conditions precedent to the appeal of any 490
732	732	development order ultimately rendered upon the application, and 491
733	733	must specify the location where written procedures can be 492
734	734	obtained that describe the process, including how to init iate 493
735	735	the quasi-judicial process, the timeframes for initiating the 494
736	736	process, and the location of the hearing. The process may 495
737	737	include an opportunity for an alternative dispute resolution. 496
738	738	Section 11. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section 497
739	739	376.80, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 498
740	740	376.80 Brownfield program administration process. — 499
741	741	(1) The following general procedures apply to brownfield 500
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754	754	designations: 501
755	755	(c) Except as otherwise provided, the following provisions 502
756	756	apply to all proposed brownfield area designations: 503
757	757	1. Notification to department following adoption. —A local 504
758	758	government with jurisdiction over the brownfield area must 505
759	759	notify the department, and, if applicable, the local pollution 506
760	760	control program under s. 403.182, of its decision to de signate a 507
761	761	brownfield area for rehabilitation for the purposes of ss. 508
762	762	376.77-376.86. The notification must include a resolution 509
763	763	adopted by the local government body. The local government shall 510
764	764	notify the department, and, if applicable, the local pollution 511
765	765	control program under s. 403.182, of the designation within 30 512
766	766	days after adoption of the resolution. 513
767	767	2. Resolution adoption. —The brownfield area designation 514
768	768	must be carried out by a resolution adopted by the 515
769	769	jurisdictional local government, which include s a map adequate 516
770	770	to clearly delineate exactly which parcels are to be included in 517
771	771	the brownfield area or alternatively a less -detailed map 518
772	772	accompanied by a detailed legal description of the brownfield 519
773	773	area. For municipalities, the governing body shall adop t the 520
774	774	resolution in accordance with the procedures outlined in s. 521
775	775	166.041, except that the procedures for the public hearings on 522
776	776	the proposed resolution must be in the form established in s. 523
777	777	166.041(3)(c)2. For counties, the governing body shall adopt the 524
778	778	resolution in accordance with the procedures outlined in s. 525
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791	791	125.66, except that the procedures for the public hearings on 526
792	792	the proposed resolution must shall be in the form established in 527
793	793	s. 125.66(5)(b) s. 125.66(4)(b). 528
794	794	3. Right to be removed from proposed brownfield area. —If a 529
795	795	property owner within the area proposed for designation by the 530
796	796	local government requests in writing to have his or her property 531
797	797	removed from the proposed designation, the local government must 532
798	798	shall grant the request. 533
799	799	4. Notice and public hearing requirements for designation 534
800	800	of a proposed brownfield area outside a redevelopment area or by 535
801	801	a nongovernmental entity. Compliance with the following 536
802	802	provisions is required before designation of a propos ed 537
803	803	brownfield area under paragraph (2)(a) or paragraph (2)(c): 538
804	804	a. At least one of the required public hearings must shall 539
805	805	be conducted as closely as is reasonably practicable to the area 540
806	806	to be designated to provide an opportunity for public input on 541
807	807	the size of the area, the objectives for rehabilitation, job 542
808	808	opportunities and economic developments anticipated, 543
809	809	neighborhood residents' considerations, and other relevant local 544
810	810	concerns. 545
811	811	b. Notice of a public hearing must be made in a newspaper 546
812	812	of general circulation in the area, must be made in ethnic 547
813	813	newspapers or local community bulletins, must be posted in the 548
814	814	affected area, and must be announced at a scheduled meeting of 549
815	815	the local governing body before the actual public hearing. 550
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828	828	Section 12. Paragra ph (a) of subsection (3) of section 551
829	829	497.270, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 552
830	830	497.270 Minimum acreage; sale or disposition of cemetery 553
831	831	lands.— 554
832	832	(3)(a) If the property to be sold, conveyed, or disposed 555
833	833	of under subsection (2) has been or is being us ed for the 556
834	834	permanent interment of human remains, the applicant for approval 557
835	835	of such sale, conveyance, or disposition must shall cause to be 558
836	836	published, at least once a week for 4 consecutive weeks, a 559
837	837	notice meeting the standards of publication set forth in s. 560
838	838	125.66(5)(b)2. s. 125.66(4)(b)2. The notice must shall describe 561
839	839	the property in question and the proposed noncemetery use and 562
840	840	must shall advise substantially affected persons that they may 563
841	841	file a written request for a hearing pursuant to chapter 120, 564
842	842	within 14 days after the date of last publication of the notice, 565
843	843	with the department if they object to granting the applicant's 566
844	844	request to sell, convey, or dispose of the subject property for 567
845	845	noncemetery uses. 568
846	846	Section 13. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section 569
847	847	562.45, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 570
848	848	562.45 Penalties for violating Beverage Law; local 571
849	849	ordinances; prohibiting regulation of certain activities or 572
850	850	business transactions; requiring nondiscriminatory treatment; 573
851	851	providing exceptions. — 574
852	852	(2)(a) Nothing contained in the Beverage Law may shall be 575
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865	865	construed to affect or impair the power or right of any county 576
866	866	or incorporated municipality of the state to enact ordinances 577
867	867	regulating the hours of business and location of place of 578
868	868	business, and prescribing sanitary regulations therefor, of any 579
869	869	licensee under the Beverage Law within the county or corporate 580
870	870	limits of such municipality. However, except for premises 581
871	871	licensed on or before July 1, 1999, and except for locations 582
872	872	that are licensed as restaurants, which derive at least 51 583
873	873	percent of their gross revenues from the sale of food and 584
874	874	nonalcoholic beverages, pursuant to chapter 509, a location for 585
875	875	on-premises consumption of alcoholic beverages may not be 586
876	876	located within 500 feet of the real prope rty that comprises a 587
877	877	public or private elementary school, middle school, or secondary 588
878	878	school unless the county or municipality approves the location 589
879	879	as promoting the public health, safety, and general welfare of 590
880	880	the community under proceedings as provided in s. 125.66(5) s. 591
881	881	125.66(4), for counties, and s. 166.041(3)(c), for 592
882	882	municipalities. This restriction may shall not, however, be 593
883	883	construed to prohibit the issuance of temporary permits to 594
884	884	certain nonprofit organizations as provided for in s. 561.422. 595
885	885	The division may not issue a change in the series of a license 596
886	886	or approve a change of a licensee's location unless the licensee 597
887	887	provides documentation of proper zoning from the appropriate 598
888	888	county or municipal zoning authorities. 599
889	889	Section 14. Subsection (1) of section 847.0134, Florida 600
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903	903	847.0134 Prohibition of adult entertainment establishment 602
904	904	that displays, sells, or distributes materials harmful to minors 603
905	905	within 2,500 feet of a school. — 604
906	906	(1) Except for those establishments th at are legally 605
907	907	operating or have been granted a permit from a local government 606
908	908	to operate as adult entertainment establishments on or before 607
909	909	July 1, 2001, an adult entertainment establishment that sells, 608
910	910	rents, loans, distributes, transmits, shows, or exhi bits any 609
911	911	obscene material, as described in s. 847.0133, or presents live 610
912	912	entertainment or a motion picture, slide, or other exhibit that, 611
913	913	in whole or in part, depicts nudity, sexual conduct, sexual 612
914	914	excitement, sexual battery, sexual bestiality, or 613
915	915	sadomasochistic abuse and that is harmful to minors, as 614
916	916	described in s. 847.001, may not be located within 2,500 feet of 615
917	917	the real property that comprises a public or private elementary 616
918	918	school, middle school, or secondary school unless the county or 617
919	919	municipality approves the location under proceedings as provided 618
920	920	in s. 125.66(5) s. 125.66(4) for counties or s. 166.041(3)(c) 619
921	921	for municipalities. 620
922	922	Section 15. The Legislature finds and declares that this 621
923	923	act fulfills an important state interest. 622
924	924	Section 16. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this 623
925	925	act and except for this section, which shall take effect upon 624
926	926	becoming a law, this act shall take effect October 1, 2023. 625