First comes statewide tree ordinances and then come broad private property rights requirements in local governmental entity development plans.
Florida’s HB 207 (2017) would require:
- require the protection of private property rights in local government comprehensive development plans
- require a 4 point analysis for local government action:
- “Consideration of the impact to private property rights of all proposed development orders, plan amendments, ordinances, and other proposed government decisions.
- Encouragement of economic development.
- Use of alternative and innovative solutions to provide equal or better protection than the comprehensive plan.
- Consideration of the degree of harm created by noncompliance with provisions of the comprehensive plan.”
- require approval of the local plans by the state land planning agency
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