No. CS/CS/CS/HB 399
Filed under Development & Land Use.
Land Use and Development Regulations; Requires amount of application fees associated with development permits or orders to reasonably relate to certain costs; requires public schools interlocal agreements to address reasonable access to certain public easements & public rights-of-way; requires local governments to administratively approve applications for minor special exceptions or variances submitted by large destination resorts that meet certain requirements ; requires local government comprehensive plans & land development regulations to include factors for assessing compatibility of certain residential uses; requires land development regulations to incorporate measures for mitigating or minimizing potential incompatibility; prohibits residential manufactured buildings from being denied a building permit for placement on certain lots; requires housing units located on a mobile home lot to be taxed in a specified manner and be subject to payments to a specified fund; requires off-site constructed residential dwellings to be permitted as of right in certain zoning districts; requires local government regulations to be reasonable and uniformly enforced.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDLocal governments must permit off-site constructed residential dwellings as of right in any zoning district where single-family detached dwellings are allowed. This eliminates local discretion to ban or restrict these homes based on their construction method.
The bill prohibits local governments from adopting or enforcing regulations that treat off-site constructed dwellings more restrictively than site-built single-family homes. Any conflicting local ordinance is declared void and unenforceable as applied to these dwellings.
Application fees for development permits must reasonably relate to direct and reasonable indirect review costs. Fees may not be based on a percentage of construction costs, site costs, or project valuation, and must be published on the local fee schedule.
Local governments must administratively approve minor special exceptions or variances for large destination resorts. This applies to maintenance or refurbishment of existing structures that are not contributing structures listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
AIProhibits local governments from basing development permit application fees on a percentage of construction costs, site costs, or project valuation.
AIRequires local governments to permit off-site constructed residential dwellings as of right in any zoning district where single-family detached dwellings are allowed.
AIProhibits local governments from denying rezoning, subdivision, or site plan applications on compatibility grounds without specific written findings that proposed mitigation measures are inadequate.
AIRequires local governments to administratively approve minor special exceptions or variances for large destination resorts without further review by quasi-judicial or administrative bodies.
AIProhibits local governments from conditioning compost facility permits on the purchase of additional property to expand private roads or revoking existing permits if the facility complies with state best management practices.
AIRequires public schools interlocal agreements to address reasonable access to public easements and rights-of-way necessary for the siting, construction, expansion, or improvement of public school facilities.
AIProhibits local governments from denying a building permit for the placement of a certified residential manufactured building on a mobile home lot, recreational vehicle park lot, or in a mobile home condominium, cooperative, or subdivision.