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1010 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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1414 A bill to be entitled 1
1515 An act relating to development permits and orders; 2
1616 amending ss. 125.022 and 166.033, F.S.; requiring 3
1717 counties and municipalities, respectively, to meet 4
1818 specified requirements regarding the minimum 5
1919 information necessary for certain zoning applications; 6
2020 revising timeframes for processing applications for 7
2121 approvals of development permits or development 8
22-orders; defining the term "substantive change"; 9
23-providing refund parameters in situations where the 10
24-county or municipality, respectively, fails to meet 11
25-certain timeframes; providing exceptions; providing an 12
26-effective date. 13
22+orders; providing refund parameters in situations 9
23+where the county or municipality, respectively, fails 10
24+to meet certain timeframes; providing exceptions; 11
25+amending s. 163.3164, F.S.; defining the term 12
26+"substantive change"; providing an effective date. 13
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2828 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 15
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3030 Section 1. Section 125.022, Florida Statutes, is amended 17
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3232 125.022 Development permits and orders. — 19
3333 (1) A county must specify in writing the minimum 20
3434 information that must be submitted in an application for a 21
3535 zoning approval, rezoning approval, sub division approval, 22
3636 certification, special exception, or variance. A county must 23
3737 make the minimum information available for inspection and 24
3838 copying at the location where the county receives applications 25
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5151 for development permits and orders, provide the informa tion to 26
5252 the applicant at a preapplication meeting, or post the 27
5353 information on the county's website. 28
5454 (2) Within 5 business days after receiving an application 29
5555 for approval of a development permit or development order, a 30
5656 county shall confirm receipt of the application using contact 31
5757 information provided by the applicant. Within 30 days after 32
5858 receiving an application for approval of a development permit or 33
5959 development order, a county must review the application for 34
6060 completeness and issue a written notification to the applicant 35
6161 letter indicating that all required information is submitted or 36
6262 specify specifying with particularity any areas that are 37
6363 deficient. If the application is deficient, the applicant has 30 38
6464 days to address the deficiencies by submitting the required 39
6565 additional information. For applications that do not require 40
6666 final action through a quasi -judicial hearing or a public 41
6767 hearing, the county must approve, approve with conditions, or 42
6868 deny the application for a development permit or development 43
6969 order within 120 days after the county has deemed the 44
7070 application complete ., or 180 days For applications that require 45
7171 final action through a quasi -judicial hearing or a public 46
7272 hearing, the county must approve, approve with conditions, or 47
7373 deny the application f or a development permit or development 48
7474 order within 180 days after the county has deemed the 49
7575 application complete . Both parties may agree in writing to a 50
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8888 reasonable request for an extension of time, particularly in the 51
8989 event of a force majeure or other ext raordinary circumstance. An 52
9090 approval, approval with conditions, or denial of the application 53
9191 for a development permit or development order must include 54
9292 written findings supporting the county's decision. The 55
9393 timeframes contained in this subsection do not ap ply in an area 56
9494 of critical state concern, as designated in s. 380.0552. The 57
9595 timeframes contained in this subsection restart if an applicant 58
96-makes a substantive change to the application. As used in this 59
97-subsection, the term "substantive change" means an applicant -60
98-initiated change of 15 percent or more in the proposed density, 61
99-intensity, or square footage of a parcel. 62
100- (3)(2)(a) When reviewing an application for a development 63
101-permit or development order that is certified by a professional 64
102-listed in s. 403.0877, a county may not reques t additional 65
103-information from the applicant more than three times, unless the 66
104-applicant waives the limitation in writing. 67
105- (b) If a county makes a request for additional information 68
106-and the applicant submits the required additional information 69
107-within 30 days after receiving the request, the county must 70
108-review the application for completeness and issue a letter 71
109-indicating that all required information has been submitted or 72
110-specify with particularity any areas that are deficient within 73
111-30 days after receivin g the additional information. 74
112- (c) If a county makes a second request for additional 75
96+makes a substantive change, as defined in s. 163.3164, to the 59
97+application. 60
98+ (3)(2)(a) When reviewing an application for a development 61
99+permit or development order that is certified by a professional 62
100+listed in s. 403.0877, a county may not request additional 63
101+information from the applicant more than three times, unless the 64
102+applicant waives the limitation in writing. 65
103+ (b) If a county makes a request for additional information 66
104+and the applicant submits the required additional information 67
105+within 30 days after receiving the request, the county must 68
106+review the application for completeness and issue a letter 69
107+indicating that all required information has been submitted or 70
108+specify with particularity any areas that are deficient within 71
109+30 days after receiving the additional information. 72
110+ (c) If a county makes a second request for additional 73
111+information and the applicant submits the required additional 74
112+information within 30 days after receiving the request, the 75
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125-information and the applicant submits the required additional 76
126-information within 30 days after receiving the request, the 77
127-county must review the application for completen ess and issue a 78
128-letter indicating that all required information has been 79
129-submitted or specify with particularity any areas that are 80
130-deficient within 10 days after receiving the additional 81
131-information. 82
132- (d) Before a third request for additional information , the 83
133-applicant must be offered a meeting to attempt to resolve 84
134-outstanding issues. If a county makes a third request for 85
135-additional information and the applicant submits the required 86
136-additional information within 30 days after receiving the 87
137-request, the county must deem the application complete within 10 88
138-days after receiving the additional information or proceed to 89
139-process the application for approval or denial unless the 90
140-applicant waived the county's limitation in writing as described 91
141-in paragraph (a). 92
142- (e) Except as provided in subsection (7) (5), if the 93
143-applicant believes the request for additional information is not 94
144-authorized by ordinance, rule, statute, or other legal 95
145-authority, the county, at the applicant's request, shall proceed 96
146-to process the application for approval or denial. 97
147- (4) A county must issue a refund to an applicant equal to: 98
148- (a) Ten percent of the application fee if the county fails 99
149-to issue written notification of completeness or written 100
125+county must review the application for completeness and issue a 76
126+letter indicating that all required information has been 77
127+submitted or specify with particularity any areas that are 78
128+deficient within 10 days after receiving the additional 79
129+information. 80
130+ (d) Before a third request for additional information, the 81
131+applicant must be offered a meeting to attempt to resolve 82
132+outstanding issues. If a county makes a third request for 83
133+additional information and the applicant submits the required 84
134+additional information within 30 days after receiving the 85
135+request, the county must deem the application complete within 10 86
136+days after receiving the additional information or proceed to 87
137+process the application for approval or denial unless the 88
138+applicant waived the county's limitation in writing as described 89
139+in paragraph (a). 90
140+ (e) Except as provided in subsection (7) (5), if the 91
141+applicant believes the request for additional information is not 92
142+authorized by ordinance, rule, statute, or other legal 93
143+authority, the county, at the applicant's request, shall proceed 94
144+to process the application for approval or denial. 95
145+ (4) A county must issue a refund to an applicant equal to: 96
146+ (a) Ten percent of the applicat ion fee if the county fails 97
147+to issue written notification of completeness or written 98
148+specification of areas of deficiency within 30 days after 99
149+receiving the application. 100
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162-specification of areas of deficiency within 30 days after 101
163-receiving the application. 102
164- (b) Ten percent of the application fee if the county fails 103
165-to issue a written notification of completeness or written 104
166-specification of areas of deficiency within 30 days after 105
167-receiving the additional information pursuant to paragraph 106
168-(3)(b). 107
169- (c) Twenty percent of the application fee if the county 108
170-fails to issue a written notification of completeness or written 109
171-specification of areas of deficiency within 10 days after 110
172-receiving the additional information pursuant to paragraph 111
173-(3)(c). 112
174- (d) Fifty percent of the application fee if the county 113
175-fails to approve, approves with conditions, or denies the 114
176-application within 30 days after conclusion of the 120 -day or 115
177-180-day timeframe specified in subsection (2). 116
178- (e) One hundred percent of the application fee if the 117
179-county fails to approve, approves with conditions, or denies an 118
180-application 31 days or more after conclusion of the 120 -day or 119
181-180-day timeframe specified in subsection (2). 120
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183-A county is not required to issue a refund if the applicant and 122
184-the county agree to an extension of time, the delay is caused by 123
185-the applicant, or the delay is attributable to a force majeure 124
186-or other extraordinary circumstance. 125
162+ (b) Ten percent of the application fee if the county fails 101
163+to issue a written notifi cation of completeness or written 102
164+specification of areas of deficiency within 30 days after 103
165+receiving the additional information pursuant to paragraph 104
166+(3)(b). 105
167+ (c) Twenty percent of the application fee if the county 106
168+fails to issue a written notification of completeness or written 107
169+specification of areas of deficiency within 10 days after 108
170+receiving the additional information pursuant to paragraph 109
171+(3)(c). 110
172+ (d) Fifty percent of the application fee if the county 111
173+fails to approve, approves with conditions, or denies the 112
174+application within 30 days after conclusion of the 120 -day or 113
175+180-day timeframe specified in subsection (2). 114
176+ (e) One hundred percent of the application fee if the 115
177+county fails to approve, approves with conditions, or denies an 116
178+application 31 days or more after conclusion of the 120 -day or 117
179+180-day timeframe specified in subsection (2). 118
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181+A county is not required to issue a refund if the applicant and 120
182+the county agree to an extension of time, the delay is caused by 121
183+the applicant, or the delay is a ttributable to a force majeure 122
184+or other extraordinary circumstance. 123
185+ (5)(3) When a county denies an application for a 124
186+development permit or development order, the county shall give 125
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199- (5)(3) When a county denies an application for a 126
200-development permit or development order, the county shall give 127
201-written notice to the applicant. The notice must include a 128
202-citation to the applicable portions of an ordinance, rule, 129
203-statute, or other legal authority for the denial of the permit 130
204-or order. 131
205- (6)(4) As used in this section, the terms "development 132
206-permit" and "development order" have the same meaning as in s. 133
207-163.3164, but do not include building permits. 134
208- (7)(5) For any development permit application filed with 135
209-the county after July 1, 2012, a county may not require as a 136
210-condition of processing or issuing a development permit or 137
211-development order that an applicant obtain a permit or approval 138
212-from any state or federal agency unless the agency has issued a 139
213-final agency action that denies the federal or stat e permit 140
214-before the county action on the local development permit. 141
215- (8)(6) Issuance of a development permit or development 142
216-order by a county does not in any way create any rights on the 143
217-part of the applicant to obtain a permit from a state or federal 144
218-agency and does not create any liability on the part of the 145
219-county for issuance of the permit if the applicant fails to 146
220-obtain requisite approvals or fulfill the obligations imposed by 147
221-a state or federal agency or undertakes actions that result in a 148
222-violation of state or federal law. A county shall attach such a 149
223-disclaimer to the issuance of a development permit and shall 150
199+written notice to the applicant. The notice must include a 126
200+citation to the applicable portions of an ordinance, rule, 127
201+statute, or other legal authority for the denial of the permit 128
202+or order. 129
203+ (6)(4) As used in this section, the terms "development 130
204+permit" and "development order" have the same meaning as in s. 131
205+163.3164, but do not include building permits. 132
206+ (7)(5) For any development permit application filed with 133
207+the county after July 1, 2012, a county may not require as a 134
208+condition of processing or issuing a development permit or 135
209+development order that an applicant obtain a perm it or approval 136
210+from any state or federal agency unless the agency has issued a 137
211+final agency action that denies the federal or state permit 138
212+before the county action on the local development permit. 139
213+ (8)(6) Issuance of a development permit or development 140
214+order by a county does not in any way create any rights on the 141
215+part of the applicant to obtain a permit from a state or federal 142
216+agency and does not create any liability on the part of the 143
217+county for issuance of the permit if the applicant fails to 144
218+obtain requisite approvals or fulfill the obligations imposed by 145
219+a state or federal agency or undertakes actions that result in a 146
220+violation of state or federal law. A county shall attach such a 147
221+disclaimer to the issuance of a development permit and shall 148
222+include a permit condition that all other applicable state or 149
223+federal permits be obtained before commencement of the 150
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236-include a permit condition that all other applicable state or 151
237-federal permits be obtained before commencement of the 152
238-development. 153
239- (9)(7) This section does not prohibit a county from 154
240-providing information to an applicant regarding what other state 155
241-or federal permits may apply. 156
242- Section 2. Section 166.033, Florida Statutes, is amended 157
243-to read: 158
244- 166.033 Development permits and orders. — 159
245- (1) A municipality must specify in writing the minimum 160
246-information that must be submitted for an application for a 161
247-zoning approval, rezoning approval, subdivision approval, 162
248-certification, special exception, or variance. A municipality 163
249-must make the minimum in formation available for inspection and 164
250-copying at the location where the municipality receives 165
251-applications for development permits and orders, provide the 166
252-information to the applicant at a preapplication meeting, or 167
253-post the information on the municipalit y's website. 168
254- (2) Within 5 business days after receiving an application 169
255-for approval of a development permit or development order, a 170
256-municipality shall confirm receipt of the application using 171
257-contact information provided by the applicant. Within 30 days 172
258-after receiving an application for approval of a development 173
259-permit or development order, a municipality must review the 174
260-application for completeness and issue a written notification to 175
236+development. 151
237+ (9)(7) This section does not prohibit a county from 152
238+providing information to an applicant regarding what other state 153
239+or federal permits may apply. 154
240+ Section 2. Section 166.033, Florida Statutes, is amended 155
241+to read: 156
242+ 166.033 Development permits and orders. — 157
243+ (1) A municipality must specify in writing the minimum 158
244+information that must be submitted for an application for a 159
245+zoning approval, rezoning approval, subdivision approval, 160
246+certification, special exception, or variance. A municipality 161
247+must make the minimum information available for inspection and 162
248+copying at the location where the municipality receives 163
249+applications for development pe rmits and orders, provide the 164
250+information to the applicant at a preapplication meeting, or 165
251+post the information on the municipality's website. 166
252+ (2) Within 5 business days after receiving an application 167
253+for approval of a development permit or development o rder, a 168
254+municipality shall confirm receipt of the application using 169
255+contact information provided by the applicant. Within 30 days 170
256+after receiving an application for approval of a development 171
257+permit or development order, a municipality must review the 172
258+application for completeness and issue a written notification to 173
259+the applicant letter indicating that all required information is 174
260+submitted or specify specifying with particularity any areas 175
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274-submitted or specify specifying with particularity any areas 177
275-that are deficient. If the application is deficient, the 178
276-applicant has 30 days to address the deficiencies by submitting 179
277-the required additional information. For applications that do 180
278-not require final action through a quasi -judicial hearing or a 181
279-public hearing, the municipality must approve, approve with 182
280-conditions, or deny the application for a development permit or 183
281-development order within 120 days after the municipality has 184
282-deemed the application co mplete., or 180 days For applications 185
283-that require final action through a quasi -judicial hearing or a 186
284-public hearing, the municipality must approve, approve with 187
285-conditions, or deny the application for a development permit or 188
286-development order within 180 days after the municipality has 189
287-deemed the application complete . Both parties may agree in 190
288-writing to a reasonable request for an extension of time, 191
289-particularly in the event of a force majeure or other 192
290-extraordinary circumstance. An approval, approval wit h 193
291-conditions, or denial of the application for a development 194
292-permit or development order must include written findings 195
293-supporting the municipality's decision. The timeframes contained 196
294-in this subsection do not apply in an area of critical state 197
295-concern, as designated in s. 380.0552 or chapter 28 -36, Florida 198
296-Administrative Code. The timeframes contained in this subsection 199
297-restart if an applicant makes a substantive change to the 200
273+that are deficient. If the application is deficient, the 176
274+applicant has 30 days to address the deficiencies by submitting 177
275+the required additional information. For applications that do 178
276+not require final action through a quasi -judicial hearing or a 179
277+public hearing, the municipality must approve, approve with 180
278+conditions, or deny the application for a development permit or 181
279+development order within 120 days after the municipality has 182
280+deemed the application complete ., or 180 days For applications 183
281+that require final action through a quasi -judicial hearing or a 184
282+public hearing, the municipality must approve, approve with 185
283+conditions, or deny the application for a development permit or 186
284+development order within 180 days after the munici pality has 187
285+deemed the application complete . Both parties may agree in 188
286+writing to a reasonable request for an extension of time, 189
287+particularly in the event of a force majeure or other 190
288+extraordinary circumstance. An approval, approval with 191
289+conditions, or denial of the application for a development 192
290+permit or development order must include written findings 193
291+supporting the municipality's decision. The timeframes contained 194
292+in this subsection do not apply in an area of critical state 195
293+concern, as designated in s. 380 .0552 or chapter 28-36, Florida 196
294+Administrative Code. The timeframes contained in this subsection 197
295+restart if an applicant makes a substantive change, as defined 198
296+in s. 163.3164, to the application. 199
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311-change" means an applicant-initiated change of 15 percent or 202
312-more in the proposed density, intensity, or square footage of a 203
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314- (3)(2)(a) When reviewing an application for a development 205
315-permit or development order that is certified by a professional 206
316-listed in s. 403.0877, a municipality may not request additional 207
317-information from the applicant more than three times, unless the 208
318-applicant waives the limitation in writing. 209
319- (b) If a municipality makes a request for additional 210
320-information and the applicant submits the r equired additional 211
321-information within 30 days after receiving the request, the 212
322-municipality must review the application for completeness and 213
323-issue a letter indicating that all required information has been 214
324-submitted or specify with particularity any areas that are 215
325-deficient within 30 days after receiving the additional 216
326-information. 217
327- (c) If a municipality makes a second request for 218
328-additional information and the applicant submits the required 219
329-additional information within 30 days after receiving the 220
330-request, the municipality must review the application for 221
331-completeness and issue a letter indicating that all required 222
332-information has been submitted or specify with particularity any 223
333-areas that are deficient within 10 days after receiving the 224
334-additional information. 225
310+permit or development order that is certified by a professional 201
311+listed in s. 403.0877, a municipality may not request additional 202
312+information from the applicant more than three times, unless the 203
313+applicant waives the limitation in writing. 204
314+ (b) If a municipality makes a request for additional 205
315+information and the applicant submits the required additional 206
316+information within 30 days after receiving the request, the 207
317+municipality must review the application for completeness and 208
318+issue a letter indicating that all required information has been 209
319+submitted or specify with particularity any areas that are 210
320+deficient within 30 days after receiving the additional 211
321+information. 212
322+ (c) If a municipality makes a second request for 213
323+additional information and the applicant submit s the required 214
324+additional information within 30 days after receiving the 215
325+request, the municipality must review the application for 216
326+completeness and issue a letter indicating that all required 217
327+information has been submitted or specify with particularity any 218
328+areas that are deficient within 10 days after receiving the 219
329+additional information. 220
330+ (d) Before a third request for additional information, the 221
331+applicant must be offered a meeting to attempt to resolve 222
332+outstanding issues. If a municipality makes a third request for 223
333+additional information and the applicant submits the required 224
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348-applicant must be offered a meeting to attempt to resolve 227
349-outstanding issues. If a municipality makes a third request for 228
350-additional information and the applicant submits the required 229
351-additional information within 30 days after receiving the 230
352-request, the municipality must deem the application complete 231
353-within 10 days after receiving the additional information or 232
354-proceed to process the application for approval or denial unless 233
355-the applicant waived the municipality's limitation in writing as 234
356-described in paragraph (a). 235
357- (e) Except as provided in subsection (7) (5), if the 236
358-applicant believes the request for additional information is not 237
359-authorized by ordinance, rule, statute, or other legal 238
360-authority, the municipality, at the applicant's request, shall 239
361-proceed to process the application for approval or denial. 240
362- (4) A municipality must issue a refund to an applicant 241
363-equal to: 242
364- (a) Ten percent of the application fee if the municipality 243
365-fails to issue written notification of completeness or written 244
366-specification of areas of deficiency within 30 days after 245
367-receiving the application. 246
368- (b) Ten percent of the application fee if the municipality 247
369-fails to issue written notification of completeness or wri tten 248
370-specification of areas of deficiency within 30 days after 249
371-receiving the additional information pursuant to paragraph 250
347+request, the municipality must deem the application complete 226
348+within 10 days after receiving the additional information or 227
349+proceed to process the application for approval or denial unless 228
350+the applicant waived the municipality's limitation in writing as 229
351+described in paragraph (a). 230
352+ (e) Except as provided in subsection (7) (5), if the 231
353+applicant believes the request for additional information is not 232
354+authorized by ordinance, rule, statute, or other legal 233
355+authority, the municipality, at the applicant's request, shall 234
356+proceed to process the application for approval or denial. 235
357+ (4) A municipality must issue a refund to an applicant 236
358+equal to: 237
359+ (a) Ten percent of the application fee if the municipality 238
360+fails to issue written notification of completeness or written 239
361+specification of areas of deficiency within 30 days after 240
362+receiving the application. 241
363+ (b) Ten percent of the application fe e if the municipality 242
364+fails to issue written notification of completeness or written 243
365+specification of areas of deficiency within 30 days after 244
366+receiving the additional information pursuant to paragraph 245
367+(3)(b). 246
368+ (c) Twenty percent of the application fee if the 247
369+municipality fails to issue written notification of completeness 248
370+or written specification of areas of deficiency within 10 days 249
371+after receiving the additional information pursuant to paragraph 250
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385- (c) Twenty percent of the application fee if the 252
386-municipality fails to issue written notification of completeness 253
387-or written specification of areas of deficiency within 10 days 254
388-after receiving the additional information pursuant to paragraph 255
389-(3)(c). 256
390- (d) Fifty percent of the application fee if the 257
391-municipality fails to approve, approves with conditions, or 258
392-denies the applicati on within 30 days after conclusion of the 259
393-120-day or 180-day timeframe specified in subsection (2). 260
394- (e) One hundred percent of the application fee if the 261
395-municipality fails to approve, approves with conditions, or 262
396-denies an application 31 days or more af ter conclusion of the 263
397-120-day or 180-day timeframe specified in subsection (2). 264
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399-A municipality is not required to issue a refund if the 266
400-applicant and the municipality agree to an extension of time, 267
401-the delay is caused by the applicant, or the delay is 268
402-attributable to a force majeure or other extraordinary 269
403-circumstance. 270
404- (5)(3) When a municipality denies an application for a 271
405-development permit or development order, the municipality shall 272
406-give written notice to the applicant. The notice must include a 273
407-citation to the applicable portions of an ordinance, rule, 274
408-statute, or other legal authority for the denial of the permit 275
384+(3)(c). 251
385+ (d) Fifty percent of the application fee if the 252
386+municipality fails to approve, approves with conditions, or 253
387+denies the application within 30 days after conclusion of the 254
388+120-day or 180-day timeframe specified in subsection (2). 255
389+ (e) One hundred percent of the application fee if the 256
390+municipality fails t o approve, approves with conditions, or 257
391+denies an application 31 days or more after conclusion of the 258
392+120-day or 180-day timeframe specified in subsection (2). 259
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394+A municipality is not required to issue a refund if the 261
395+applicant and the municipality agree t o an extension of time, 262
396+the delay is caused by the applicant, or the delay is 263
397+attributable to a force majeure or other extraordinary 264
398+circumstance. 265
399+ (5)(3) When a municipality denies an application for a 266
400+development permit or development order, the municip ality shall 267
401+give written notice to the applicant. The notice must include a 268
402+citation to the applicable portions of an ordinance, rule, 269
403+statute, or other legal authority for the denial of the permit 270
404+or order. 271
405+ (6)(4) As used in this section, the terms "dev elopment 272
406+permit" and "development order" have the same meaning as in s. 273
407+163.3164, but do not include building permits. 274
408+ (7)(5) For any development permit application filed with 275
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422- (6)(4) As used in this section, the terms "development 277
423-permit" and "development order" have the same meaning as in s. 278
424-163.3164, but do not include building permits. 279
425- (7)(5) For any development permit application filed with 280
426-the municipality after July 1, 2012, a municipality may not 281
427-require as a condition of processing or issuing a development 282
428-permit or development order that an applicant obtain a permit or 283
429-approval from any state or federal agency unless the agency has 284
430-issued a final agency action that denies the federal or state 285
431-permit before the municipal action on the local development 286
432-permit. 287
433- (8)(6) Issuance of a development permit or development 288
434-order by a municipalit y does not create any right on the part of 289
435-an applicant to obtain a permit from a state or federal agency 290
436-and does not create any liability on the part of the 291
437-municipality for issuance of the permit if the applicant fails 292
438-to obtain requisite approvals or f ulfill the obligations imposed 293
439-by a state or federal agency or undertakes actions that result 294
440-in a violation of state or federal law. A municipality shall 295
441-attach such a disclaimer to the issuance of development permits 296
442-and shall include a permit condition that all other applicable 297
443-state or federal permits be obtained before commencement of the 298
444-development. 299
445- (9)(7) This section does not prohibit a municipality from 300
421+the municipality after July 1, 2012, a municipality may not 276
422+require as a condition of processing or issuing a development 277
423+permit or development order that an applicant obtain a permit or 278
424+approval from any state or federal agency unless the agency has 279
425+issued a final agency action that denies the federal or state 280
426+permit before the municipal action on the local development 281
427+permit. 282
428+ (8)(6) Issuance of a development permit or development 283
429+order by a municipality does not create any right on the part of 284
430+an applicant to obtain a permit from a state or federal agency 285
431+and does not create any liability on the part of the 286
432+municipality for issuance of the permit if the applicant fails 287
433+to obtain requisite approvals or fulfill the obligations imposed 288
434+by a state or federal agency or undertakes actions that result 289
435+in a violation of state or fede ral law. A municipality shall 290
436+attach such a disclaimer to the issuance of development permits 291
437+and shall include a permit condition that all other applicable 292
438+state or federal permits be obtained before commencement of the 293
439+development. 294
440+ (9)(7) This section does not prohibit a municipality from 295
441+providing information to an applicant regarding what other state 296
442+or federal permits may apply. 297
443+ Section 3. Subsections (46) through (52) of section 298
444+163.3164, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (47) 299
445+through (53), respectively, and a new subsection (46) is added 300
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460- Section 3. This act shall take effect October 1, 2024. 303
458+to that section to read: 301
459+ 163.3164 Community Planning Act; definitions. —As used in 302
460+this act: 303
461+ (46) "Substantive change" means an applicant initiated 304
462+change of 15 percent or more in the proposed density, intensity, 305
463+or square footage of a parcel. 306
464+ Section 4. This act shall take effect October 1, 2024. 307