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Weston Commission votes to join multi‑city lawsuit challenging SB 180 restrictions on home rule
Summary
The Weston City Commission voted unanimously Aug. 18 to authorize participation in a multi‑jurisdiction lawsuit targeting portions of Senate Bill 180 that counsel says retroactively limit local land‑use and zoning authority through at least Oct. 2027; city attorneys and staff warned pending comprehensive‑plan work could be delayed or voided under the law.
The Weston City Commission voted unanimously Aug. 18 to authorize the city to join a multi‑jurisdictional lawsuit challenging provisions of Senate Bill 180 that staff and outside counsel said impose a broad, retroactive restriction on local land‑use and zoning authority.
City Attorney Jamie Cole told the commission that the bill includes a late‑session provision that, as written, would prohibit cities and counties affected by hurricane‑related emergency declarations from enacting comprehensive plan amendments or land‑development regulations that could be viewed as “burdening…
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