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Department of Commerce Denies Orange County’s Vision 2050 Development Plans

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On June 3, 2025, the Orange County Board of County Commissioners voted to adopt the County’s highly anticipated Vision 2050 Comprehensive Plan and accompanying Orange Code, setting a new regulatory framework to guide growth...more

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Florida Legislature Tightens Land Use Regulations with Senate Bill 1080

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Senate Bill 1080 (SB 1080) makes several pro-property rights changes to Florida Statutes that affect local governments’ ability to regulate land use. The bill amends the application and approval process for development...more

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Senate Bill 784: Platting

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Florida’s 2025 legislative session continued a recent trend of addressing land use and development matters. Senate Bill 784, which relates to platting and the subdivision of land, amends Section 177.071 of the Florida...more

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2025 Updates to Florida's Live Local Act

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill (SB) 1730 on June 23, 2025, amending the Live Local Act (2025 Live Local Act), which takes effect on July 1, 2025. The 2025 Live Local Act introduces several significant technical...more

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Live Local Act Amendment

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The Governor has signed into law Senate Bill 1730 (“SB 1730”), which amends the Live Local Act (the “Act”). SB 1730 takes effect July 1, 2025....more

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Live Local Act Amended: SB 1730 Becomes Law in Florida

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Senate Bill 1730 (SB 1730) contains amendments to the Live Local Act which will have significant effects on local government implementation of the Act. Importantly, SB 1730 provides that the Live Local Act will no longer...more

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Orange County BCC Adopted Vision 2050 and Orange Code on June 3, 2025

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Vision 2050 is a county-wide amendment to the state-mandated Comprehensive Plan. It was first transmitted to the state for comments by the Board of County Commissioners (BCC) on July 25, 2023. It was adopted on June 3 by a...more

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2025 Florida Live Local Act (SB1730) Passed: Updates and Impacts

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Senate Bill 1730 (“SB1730”) was passed by the legislature on May 1, 2025, and will become law on July 1, 2025, unless signed earlier or vetoed by the Governor. SB1730 amends critical portions of the Live Local Act in Fla....more

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Politics of housing: The Florida Live Local Act

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Florida’s legislature enacted the Live Local Act (as amended, the “Act”) to encourage the construction of affordable housing across Florida, providing opportunities for residents to live within the communities in which they...more

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