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Special counsel David Theriak says Senate Bill 180 bars Bonita Springs from adopting more restrictive land‑use rules until Oct. 1, 2027
Summary
At a Bonita Springs City Council workshop, special legal counsel David Theriak and consultants reviewed Senate Bill 180, which counsel said prohibits the city from proposing or adopting more restrictive comprehensive‑plan or land‑development regulations (and certain procedures) through Oct. 1, 2027, and applies retroactively to Aug. 1, 2024, exposing local governments to potential lawsuits and attorney‑fee awards.
Special legal counsel David Theriak told the Bonita Springs City Council at a March workshop that Senate Bill 180 prevents the city from adopting moratoria or any comprehensive‑plan or land‑development amendments that are “more restrictive or burdensome” until Oct. 1, 2027, and that the statute reaches back to Aug. 1, 2024.
"Bonita Springs may not propose or adopt any moratorium on construction, reconstruction, or redevelopment ... and may not propose or adopt more restrictive or burdensome amendments to its comprehensive plan or land development regulations before 10/01/2027," Theriak summarized, citing section 28 of the law. He said the statute also contains an exception for private‑applicant initiated applications and an enforcement provision that lets a…
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