No. CS/CS/SB 1138
Filed under Development & Land Use.
Qualified Contractors; Requiring each county and municipality, respectively, of a specified size to create and implement a program for the purpose of making development preapplication consultation services available at an applicant’s request; authorizing a county or municipality to use a qualified contractor or qualified contractor firm to fulfill specified preapplication services requirements; requiring a local government to establish a registry of a specified number of qualified contractors or qualified contractor firms to conduct certain preapplication services; requiring the governing body of certain local governments and counties to include certain developments in a program that expedites the process for issuing building permits for planned unit developments or phases of a community or subdivision, etc.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDLarge counties and municipalities must now create preapplication consulting programs for development applicants. This shifts the burden of early technical review onto local governments.
Applicants automatically receive deemed approval if local governments miss specific statutory deadlines. This removes local discretion to delay or condition permits during the review process.
Developers gain an unconditional right to use private qualified contractors for technical reviews. This bypasses local government staffing limitations and accelerates the permitting timeline.
Local governments are prohibited from conditioning building permits on the physical completion of subdivision infrastructure. This allows construction to begin before all public works are finished.
AICreates a new legal duty for large counties to offer preapplication consulting services.
AIGrants applicants automatic approval if the county misses the 45-day final action deadline.
AIGrants applicants automatic completeness status if the county misses the 5-day notification deadline.
AIMandates that municipalities with 10,000+ residents create a preapplication consulting program by January 1, 2027.
AIRequires local governments to maintain a registry of at least four qualified contractors or two firms.
AIRequires large local governments to create a program allowing developers to receive up to 50% of building permits before final plat recording.
AIGrants developers an unconditional right to use a private qualified contractor for technical review if the local government fails to adopt the required program by the deadline.
AIForbids local governments from conditioning building permit issuance on the physical completion of subdivision infrastructure or the submission of completion certifications.