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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to affordable housing; amending s. 2
163.31771, F.S.; requiring, rather than authorizing, a 3
local government to adopt an ordinance to allow 4
accessory dwelling units in certain areas; prohibiting 5
such an ordinance from increasing parking 6
requirements; providing applicability of such an 7
ordinance; creating s. 420.5098, F.S.; requiring the 8
Florida Housing Finance Corporation to establish a 9
model program that uses mezzanine finance for a 10
certain purpose; requiring the corporation to consult 11
with a specified entity; amending s. 420.615, F.S.; 12
authorizing a local government to provide a density 13
bonus incentive to landowners who make certain real 14
property donations to assist in the provision of 15
affordable housing for military families; providing an 16
effective date. 17
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 19
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Section 1. Subsection (3) of section 163.31771, Florida 21
Statutes, is amended to read: 22
163.31771 Accessory dwelling units. — 23
(3) A local government shall may adopt an ordinance to 24
allow accessory dwelling units , without any corresponding 25
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increase in parking requirements, in any area zoned for single -26
family residential use. Such ordinance does not apply to a 27
planned unit development or master planned community as those 28
terms are defined in s. 163.3202(5)(b)2. 29
Section 2. Section 420.5098, Florida Statutes, is created 30
to read: 31
420.5098 Mezzanine finance model program. —The Florida 32
Housing Finance Corporation shall establish a model program that 33
uses mezzanine finance to encourage local housing authorities to 34
stimulate the supply of affordable housing for owner occupancy. 35
The corporation shall consult with the Shimberg Cent er for 36
Housing Studies at the University of Florida on the design of 37
the program. The corporation shall select counties in which to 38
implement the program. 39
Section 3. Subsection (1) of section 420.615, Florida 40
Statutes, is amended to read: 41
420.615 Affordable housing land donation density bonus 42
incentives.— 43
(1) A local government may provide density bonus 44
incentives pursuant to the provisions of this section to any 45
landowner who voluntarily donates fee simple interest in real 46
property to the local gov ernment for the purpose of assisting 47
the local government in providing affordable housing , including 48
housing that is affordable for military families receiving the 49
basic allowance for housing . Donated real property must be 50
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determined by the local governmen t to be appropriate for use as 51
affordable housing and must be subject to deed restrictions to 52
ensure that the property will be used for affordable housing. 53
Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 54