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County attorney briefs commissioners on SB 180 constraints; staff proposes workshop and draft resolutions
Summary
County attorney told commissioners that Senate Bill 180 (SB 180) restricts local zoning changes and allows private challenges; staff proposed a workshop and drafted resolution options — opposing SB 180 or adopting its rules locally — for board direction.
Gadsden County’s legal adviser briefed the board on a recently enacted Florida law, Senate Bill 180, that staff said restricts local authority to amend land-development rules in ways that a private citizen could deem “restrictive.” The county attorney recommended further study and a board workshop before the commission takes a position.
The attorney told the commission that, under SB 180, a private citizen can sue a county for passing land-development code changes that the citizen claims are "restrictive," and that prevailing…
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