FL H0437

Petitions to establish new community development districts under 2,500 acres may identify sufficiently contiguous lands anticipated for addition within 10 years, with parcels requiring written owner consent and 14-day notice before hearings

After district establishment, persons may petition to add previously identified parcels without filing fees; petitions must include metes and bounds descriptions, owner consent, district maps, and development descriptions

Counties or municipalities must process parcel additions as ordinance amendments, even if additions cause districts to exceed 2,500 acres; notice must be published at least 10 days before hearings

Adding parcels does not alter the transition from landowner to qualified elector voting, even if the district exceeds 5,000 acres after expansion

Community development districts may merge with other special districts created by special act or by filing a new district petition; merger agreements must address indebtedness allocation and debt retirement