FL H0979

Creates the "Infill Redevelopment Act" (s. 163.2525, F.S.) requiring local governments to permit residential development on environmentally impacted land of at least 5 acres that is adjacent to residential zoning districts in counties with populations over 1.475 million and at least 15 municipalities

Limits development density to the average of all adjacent residential zoning districts and requires administrative approval without governing body action for qualifying projects that meet concurrency requirements

Requires a minimum 20-foot buffer between new developments and existing single-family homes or townhomes when the qualifying parcel is surrounded by such residential uses on all sides

Mandates developers of parcels with recreational facilities (golf courses, tennis courts, pools, clubhouses) that have been inactive for 12+ months to pay double parks impact fees and offer adjacent property owners a 90-day right to purchase at no more than 110% of original price or recent bona fide offer

Preempts local governments from adopting or enforcing more restrictive requirements on qualifying parcels, applies retroactively to contrary local regulations, and excludes agricultural land, public parks, land outside urban growth boundaries, land near military installations, and public utility-owned land