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Council updates local code to align with state ‘Live Local’ housing changes

5503131 · May 1, 2025
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Summary

City staff presented code changes to Chapter 17.5 to align with state updates to affordable‑housing law (the Live Local Act and subsequent Senate Bill 328); council approved the amendments unanimously (one member absent).

The City Council approved amendments to City Code Chapter 17.5 that revise the city’s affordable‑housing site plan approval process to match changes in state law.

Derek Kilborn, manager of Urban Planning and Historic Preservation, told the council the revisions incorporate changes adopted in Florida’s recent legislative cycle, including adjustments tied to the Live Local Act and follow‑on updates in Senate Bill 328. “What we’re doing now… is incorporating those changes…

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