Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida S1434: Infill Redevelopment
Status: Chaptered, May 22, 2026
Creating the "Infill Redevelopment Act"; requiring that a local government permit qualifying parcels to be developed with residential uses; prohibiting a local government from using the subdivision process to restrict development in a certain manner; requiring developers of such parcels to pay double the parks and recreation facilities impact fees for a certain purpose and provide certain written notice to property owners; prohibiting a local government from adopting or enforcing certain local laws, ordinances, or regulations, etc.
What the bill says
An act relating to infill redevelopment; creating s. 163.2525, F.S.; providing a short title; providing legislative findings; defining terms; providing applicability; requiring that a local government permit qualifying parcels to be developed with residential uses; limiting the density of certain development for a specified purpose; requiring that the intensity of certain development comply with certain standards; requiring a local government to administratively approve an application for the subdivision of a qualifying parcel under certain circumstances…
From the enrolled text, March 18, 2026:
An act relating to infill redevelopment; creating s. 163.2525, F.S.; providing a short title; providing legislative findings; defining terms; providing applicability; requiring that a local government permit qualifying parcels to be developed with residential uses; limiting the density of certain development for a specified purpose; requiring that the intensity of certain development comply with certain standards; requiring a local government to administratively approve an application for the subdivision of a qualifying parcel under certain circumstances; prohibiting a local government from using the subdivision process to restrict development in a certain manner; requiring developers of qualifying parcels to maintain a specified buffer between new developments and single-family homes and townhouses under certain circumstances; providing requirements for such buffer areas; providing construction; requiring developers of qualifying parcels to establish that certain recreational facilities and areas reserved for recreational use have not been in operation or use for a certain timeframe; requiring developers of such parcels to pay double the parks and recreation facilities impact fees for a certain purpose and provide certain written notice to property owners; providing requirements for the written notice; requiring property owners who receive such written notice and wish to exercise an option to purchase certain parcels or portions thereof to meet specified requirements within a specified timeframe or forfeit the option; limiting the price at which such …