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Deltona keeps December 'Live Local' ordinance in place and authorizes legal response while exploring coalition against SB 180
Summary
The commission voted to keep the December 2024 Live Local ordinance and authorize the city attorney to respond to a pre‑suit notice under Senate Bill 180; it separately authorized staff to research coalition options to challenge SB 180 and to return to the commission before taking formal legal steps.
The Deltona City Commission on July 7 declined to withdraw the city’s December 2024 Live Local ordinance (Ordinance O2‑2025) after receiving a pre‑suit notice from Howland Station Condo Developers LLC that cited Senate Bill 180. The commission authorized city legal staff to respond and participate in defending the ordinance.
City Attorney Tricia Resivia told the commission the pre‑suit notice arrived June 27 and invoked SB 180’s pre‑suit and fee provisions. Under SB 180, a party may notify a local government that a recently enacted land‑use rule is "more restrictive" than a previous regulation; if the local government does not retract within the statutory window, the statute provides remedies including potential attorneys’ fees. Resivia said revocation of the December ordinance within the SB 180 window would likely prevent a fee award under that…
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