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SB 469 Conditional zoning; removes restrictions on types of proffers a locality may request or accept.

Introduced by: Bryce E. Reeves (by request) | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Conditional zoning. Removes restrictions on the types of proffers a locality may request or accept in connection with a rezoning or proffer condition amendment as a condition of approval of a new residential development or residential use. The bill removes a restriction on denying an application on the basis of a failure or refusal to submit an unreasonable proffer or proffer condition amendment. The bill also removes a requirement that a proffer be made only when the new development will create a need in excess of the existing public facility capacity.

The bill removes the requirement that a court hearing the appeal of a rezoning or amendment to an existing proffer action presume, absent clear and convincing evidence to the contrary, that the initial refusal or failure to submit an unreasonable proffer was the controlling basis for the denial of the application when the applicant can show by a preponderance of the evidence that it refused or failed to submit an unreasonable proffer. The bill removes the right of an applicant appealing a rezoning or amendment to an existing proffer action to recover reasonable attorney fees and costs. The bill removes a requirement that a reviewing court remand the action with a direction to approve the rezoning or proffer condition amendment.

The bill eliminates an exception to proffer restrictions for a new residential development or residential use in a small area comprehensive plan.


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