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Florida Statute 163.3201 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 163.3201 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 163.3201 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
163.3201 Relationship of comprehensive plan to exercise of land development regulatory authority.—It is the intent of this act that adopted comprehensive plans or elements thereof shall be implemented, in part, by the adoption and enforcement of appropriate local regulations on the development of lands and waters within an area. It is the intent of this act that the adoption and enforcement by a governing body of regulations for the development of land or the adoption and enforcement by a governing body of a land development code for an area shall be based on, be related to, and be a means of implementation for an adopted comprehensive plan as required by this act.
History.—s. 14, ch. 75-257; s. 13, ch. 85-55.

Cases Citing F.S. 163.3201

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·Island Silver & Spice, Inc. v. Islamorada, Vill. of Islands, 475 F. Supp. 2d 1281 (S.D. Fla. 2007).

Cited 3 times | Published | District Court, S.D. Florida | 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 13939, 2007 WL 624080

...Chapters 163 and 380, Florida Statutes, govern local land use policies, land development regulations, and development orders in the ACSC. Fla. Stat. § 380.05 requires that local comprehensive plans and land development regulations ("LDRs") comply with the State's "Guiding Principles" for the ACSC. Fla. Stat. § 163.3201 requires that the Village's LDRs "shall be based on, be related to, and be a means of implementation for" the Comprehensive Plan....
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·Alexander v. Town of Jupiter, 640 So. 2d 79 (Fla. 4th DCA 1994).

Cited 3 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 1994 WL 178068

...at 321, 107 S.Ct. at 2389. We admit that this distinction is hard to apply, particularly in a case such as this where we deal with a resolution of plan consistency which is required by statute. Section 163.3194(1), Florida Statutes (1979). However, section 163.3201, Florida Statutes (1979), states that the implementation of a comprehensive plan shall be by local land use regulations (zoning)....
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Cited as authorityAlexander (1998)
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Cited as authorityTinnerman (1994)
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·All Am. Sign Rentals, Inc. v. City of Orlando, 592 F. Supp. 85 (M.D. Fla. 1983).

Published | District Court, M.D. Florida | 1983 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12270

...As such, the City has the power and obligation to plan and zone the territory within the city pursuant to Parts II and III of Chapter 163 Florida Statutes. This is a power conferred pursuant to the State's police powers to be exercised for the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the City. Fla.Stat. § 163.3201 mandates that certain regulations be included within the land development regulations of the local government....
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Cited as authorityHarnish (1984)
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Keene v. Zoning Bd. of Adjustment, 22 So. 3d 665 (Fla. 5th DCA 2009).

Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 16130, 2009 WL 3485968

...s purposes and contents . . . ." § 163.3194(4)(b), Fla. Stat. (2007) (emphasis added). Therefore, chapter 163 further requires that comprehensive plans be implemented by the "adoption and enforcement" of local regulations or land development codes. § 163.3201, Fla....
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1989).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

Florida. 7 See, AGO's 87-20, 86-34, and 85-71. 8 Section 163.3201, F.S. 9 See, s. 163.3177(1), F.S., stating
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1994).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

...ntestation by, any person adversely interested." 7 See, section 125.01 (1)(h), F.S. (1993), authorizing counties to "[e]stablish, coordinate, and enforce zoning and such business regulations as are necessary for the protection of the public." 8 See, section 163.3201 , F.S....

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