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New state law SB 180 freezes stricter local land-use standards; Broward staff to focus on incentive-based Broward Next items
Summary
Council staff warned that Senate Bill 180 (SB 180) prohibits counties and cities from adopting land-use provisions more restrictive than those in effect on Aug. 1, 2024, through Oct. 1, 2027 (subject to extensions), a change that county staff said may require a narrowed, incentive-focused Broward Next package and could prompt litigation
At the Aug. 28 Broward County Planning Council meeting, staff and council members discussed the practical effect of Senate Bill 180 (referred to in the meeting as SB 180) on the council's Broward Next comprehensive planning effort. The discussion centered on statutory language that bars local governments from adopting comprehensive plan or land development code provisions that are "more restrictive or burdensome than that which existed on 08/01/2024" for a multi-year period.
Staff member Andy Murdock summarized the new law and its consequences in detail. "What it says is that no county, no city may adopt a provision in their comprehensive plan or their land development code with regard to substance or procedure, which is more restrictive or…
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