TO: Mayor and Commission AGENDA DATE: 9/9/2026
FROM: City Manager AGENDA ITEM: 8 - A
SUBJECT:
Title
Public Hearing - Ordinance No. 16-2026, Amending Section 7-30, “Definitions,” Section 110-321, “Statutory Uses,” and Chapter 76, “Affordable Housing Under the Live Local Act,” to update definitions, applicability, administrative review procedures, development standards, and related provisions consistent with Section 166.04151, Florida Statutes, at first reading.
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LOCATION:
Citywide
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SOURCE OF FUNDS:
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ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT:
Community and Development Services
POTENTIAL MOTION:
Recommendation
“I move to approve Ordinance No. 16-2026, at first reading.”
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BACKGROUND:
Background
Ordinance No. 16-2026 updates the City’s Land Development Code regulations for affordable housing developments that qualify under the Live Local Act. The ordinance applies citywide to properties meeting the requirements of Section 166.04151, Florida Statutes.
The City adopted Chapter 76 following the Legislature’s adoption of the Live Local Act in 2023. Since then, the Legislature has amended the Act several times, most recently through House Bill 1389, effective July 1, 2026. The proposed ordinance updates the City’s regulations to reflect those changes.
Th amendments expand the type of properties that may qualify, clarify the administrative review process and affordability requirements, and update applicable development standards. Significant changes include allowing certain Planned Unit Developments, eligible government owned property, and property owned by qualifying religious institutions to qualify under the Act. The amendments also revise standards for density, height, parking, setbacks, mixed-use development, landscaping, open space, amenities and architectural design.
Qualifying developments will continue to be reviewed administratively by City staff for compliance with state law and applicable City standards that have been pr...
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