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New Florida Growth Management Law (Community Planning Act, House Bill 7207) Challenged by the Town of Yankeetown, Florida

This year, the state of Florida significantly changed its growth management policies with the passage of the Community Planning Act (House Bill 7207). The Town of Yankeetown, Florida has filed suit claiming that the new law is unconstitutional and seeking to stop its enforcement. Read here to see the crux of the lawsuit and how could it impact Florida growth management.


Growth Management in Florida – The New Direction

Gunster’s Environmental and Land Use Practice has been busy assimilating, digesting, understanding and now sharing the effects of HB 7207 – the most significant changes in Florida’s growth management laws in over a quarter of a century. This is a complicated piece of legislation, and deserves a thoughtful analysis. Gunster is pleased to present the […]


State Budget and Immigration are key issues still unresolved in Florida 2011 Legislative Session

On Monday, the Florida Legislature entered the final scheduled week of the 60-day legislative session.  Often in this flurry of final week activity, many issues are still unresolved and become part of the last minute negotiations in order to reach compromise between the two chambers.  In an unprecedented move late last week, House and Senate negotiators agreed […]


Florida Legislature: Mid-Session Tallahassee Update

The Florida House has a marathon session scheduled, where it is expected to take up several bills including HB 7129, a major Growth Management bill that would remove most state oversight of local land-use decisions. Other important bills under consideration include HB 1355, a controversial Elections bill, HB 7095, the House legislation dealing with Prescription Drugs and HB 1231, which would Deregulate Basic Phone Service. The session starts on the 20th at 3:45 p.m. and is scheduled to go until 10 p.m. The House is also scheduled to meet from 2:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday to continue the discussions and debate on these matters.


The Case Against Amendment 4

Amendment 4, the proposed “Hometown Democracy” amendment to the Florida Constitution which will appear on the November ballot, would bring chaos, confusion, and economic deterioration to the State of Florida. Amendment 4 means higher property taxes and higher costs for all working families. Under Amendment 4, local governments would be required to hold expensive referenda […]


Zoning Ordinance Discourages Animal Shelters in Palm Beach County

There is a rule in Palm Beach County that prohibits animal shelters from being built in areas zoned as residential and agricultural. This ordinance will also apply to existing shelters that are currently located on properties zoned as residential and/or agricultural. While in practice this Ordinance may sound like a good idea, because people do […]


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