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Senate Bill 180 would curb St. Pete Beach planning powers after named hurricanes
Summary
Planning staff told the St. Pete Beach Planning Board that Senate Bill 180, if signed, would broadly limit local land-use restrictions after recent named storms and create a rolling one-year restriction tied to future hurricanes, affecting impact fees, moratoria and permitting procedures.
The St. Pete Beach Planning Board discussed Senate Bill 180 at its May 19, 2025 meeting, and planning staff warned the measure would preempt many local planning rules after named hurricanes and for future storms.
"It is a significant preemption on local planning," Brandon (planning staff) told the board as he summarized the bill and its likely effects.
Board members were told the bill, as presented to the legislature and now enrolled, would be retroactive to August 2024, remain in effect through October 2027 for this package of named storms, and create a separate one-year limit on new local restrictions after any future hurricane declaration within 100 miles of a storm track.
Brandon outlined specific provisions he said would affect the city: a prohibition on municipal increases to building fees for 180 days after a state-of-emergency declaration tied to a hurricane; a ban on assessing impact fees for…
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