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Orange County officials, residents warn Senate Bill 180 curtailed local planning, renew calls for fixes
Summary
Elected officials, local leaders and dozens of residents told the Orange County legislative delegation that parts of Senate Bill 180 have undermined local home-rule land-use plans — especially the countyVision 2050 — and urged state lawmakers to amend or repeal the provisions.
Orange County officials and dozens of residents who addressed the county elegation on Oct. 21 said state law known as Senate Bill 180 has removed important local control over land use and has disrupted years of local planning.
Mayor Jerry L. Demings told the delegation that SB 180 "restricts local home rule authority over land use and planning" and that Orange County and more than two dozen Florida jurisdictions have joined a lawsuit challenging parts of the law. "SB 180 has effectively invalidated Vision 2050 in its entirety, undermining years of collaborative community planning," he said.
Why it mattered: Speakers from county government, planning advocates and environmental groups said the law has immediate consequences…
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