CS for CS for SB 1190 - Growth Management Summary

• Authorizes local governments to hold joint public meetings with adjacent municipalities or counties to discuss multi-jurisdictional issues, provided no official votes are taken and required public hearings are not replaced.

• Enables counties to designate tax increment financing areas up to 300 acres for economic development, with tax increment revenues restricted to infrastructure projects and activities that directly benefit the designated area.

• Reduces sector plan acreage threshold from 15,000 to 5,000 acres and increases the expedited enclave annexation limit from 10 to 110 acres.

• Modifies Apalachicola Bay Area regulations by shifting approval authority for local plan modifications from the Administration Commission to the state land planning agency and reducing applicability of certain state development restrictions.

• Streamlines development of regional impact review by allowing local governments to approve certain changes that reduce height, density, or intensity without full review, and establishes automatic approval of recommended orders after 90 days if the state land planning agency fails to act.