No. HB 929
Filed under Local Government.
Local Government Regulation of Chickees; Prohibits counties & municipalities, respectively, from enacting ordinance, regulation, or policy that prevents chickee from being constructed by certain persons in specified locations; prohibits counties & municipalities from enacting ordinance, regulation, or policy concerning chickees that is more restrictive than certain federal regulations; provides penalty for certain persons who construct chickees in attempt to assert exemption from Florida Building Code; exempts certain chickees from Florida Fire Prevention Code.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDCounties and municipalities may not enact ordinances, regulations, or policies that prevent members of the Miccosukee or Seminole Tribes from constructing chickees in side yards or near other structures, provided the chickee is at least 10 feet from property lines or other structures.
Local governments may not enact ordinances, regulations, or policies concerning chickees that are more restrictive than federal floodplain management regulations.
A person who is not a member of the Miccosukee or Seminole Tribes and who constructs a chickee in an attempt to assert an exemption from the Florida Building Code commits a first-degree misdemeanor.
Chickees are exempt from the Florida Fire Prevention Code if they are at least 20 feet from another structure subject to the Florida Building Code or otherwise implement fire-proofing measures approved by a certified fire protection system contractor.
AICounties and municipalities are prohibited from enacting ordinances, regulations, or policies that prevent members of the Miccosukee or Seminole Tribes from constructing chickees in side yards or near other structures, provided the chickee is at least 10 feet from property lines or other structures.
AICounties and municipalities are prohibited from enacting ordinances, regulations, or policies concerning chickees that are more restrictive than federal floodplain management regulations.
AIChickees constructed by the Miccosukee or Seminole Tribes are exempt from the Florida Building Code, and the definition of chickee is expanded to allow wooden decks and electrical or plumbing features if a building permit is obtained.
AIA person who is not a member of the Miccosukee or Seminole Tribes and who constructs a chickee in an attempt to assert an exemption from the Florida Building Code commits a first-degree misdemeanor.
AIChickees are exempt from the Florida Fire Prevention Code if they are at least 20 feet from another structure subject to the Florida Building Code or if they implement fire-proofing measures approved by a certified fire protection system contractor.