Florida passes a developer-friendly bill – gets backlash though
July 14th, 2009
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Dennis Norman
By: Dennis Norman
Having done my share of new developments and being put through the “wringer” by city councils and boards of aldermen, I was pleasantly surprised when I saw that the governor of Florida had signed into law SB 360, titled Growth Management.
According to the Governor’s press release, the following are the benefits of the bill:
- The bill incentivizes entrepreneurs to undertake economic development projects in designated urban areas.
- The bill directs a study of a mobility fee system to replace proportionate share payments paid by developers for transportation impacts.
- The bill also allows economic development projects to stay “in the pipeline” by extending the validity of development permits for two years.
- The bill makes changes to our affordable housing programs to ensure affordable homes are available for those in need, including young adults leaving the state foster care system.
- Finally, the bill encourages green building and storm resistant construction. Read more…
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