Florida Senate Bill S0496 Latest Draft

 Florida Senate - 2024 CS for SB 496  By the Committee on Community Affairs; and Senator Perry 578-03039-24 2024496c1 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to low-voltage alarm system projects; 3 amending s. 553.793, F.S.; specifying that a 4 nonelectric fence or wall must enclose the outside 5 perimeter of a low-voltage electric fence; requiring 6 that a low-voltage electric fence be a specified 7 height above a perimeter nonelectric fence; permitting 8 low-voltage electric fences to be installed in areas 9 within more than one zoning category; prohibiting a 10 municipality, county, district, or other entity of 11 local government from adopting or maintaining certain 12 ordinances or rules that provide additional 13 requirements for low-voltage alarm system projects; 14 providing an effective date. 15 16 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 17 18 Section 1.Paragraphs (b) and (d) of subsection (3) and 19 subsection (10) of section 553.793, Florida Statutes, are 20 amended to read: 21 553.793Streamlined low-voltage alarm system installation 22 permitting. 23 (3)A low-voltage electric fence must meet all of the 24 following requirements to be permitted as a low-voltage alarm 25 system project, and no further permit shall be required for the 26 low-voltage alarm system project other than as provided in this 27 section: 28 (b)A nonelectric fence or wall must completely enclose the 29 outside perimeter of the low-voltage electric fence. The low- 30 voltage electric fence must may be up to 2 feet higher than the 31 perimeter nonelectric fence or wall. 32 (d)A The low-voltage electric fence is allowed shall not 33 be installed in any an area unless the area is zoned exclusively 34 for single-family or multifamily residential use. An area is not 35 considered to be zoned exclusively for single-family or 36 multifamily residential use if the area is within more than one 37 zoning category. 38 (10)A municipality, county, district, or other entity of 39 local government may not adopt or maintain in effect any 40 ordinance or rule regarding a low-voltage alarm system project 41 that provides additional requirements beyond those set out in 42 this section for the installation or maintenance of a low 43 voltage alarm system project or that is otherwise is 44 inconsistent with this section. 45 Section 2.This act shall take effect July 1, 2024.