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Fla. Stat. § 163.3220 (2025)

Short title; legislative intent.

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163.3220 Short title; legislative intent.—

(1) Sections 163.3220-163.3243 may be cited as the “Florida Local Government Development Agreement Act.”

(2) The Legislature finds and declares that:

(a) The lack of certainty in the approval of development can result in a waste of economic and land resources, discourage sound capital improvement planning and financing, escalate the cost of housing and development, and discourage commitment to comprehensive planning.

(b) Assurance to a developer that upon receipt of his or her development permit or brownfield designation he or she may proceed in accordance with existing laws and policies, subject to the conditions of a development agreement, strengthens the public planning process, encourages sound capital improvement planning and financing, assists in assuring there are adequate capital facilities for the development, encourages private participation in comprehensive planning, and reduces the economic costs of development.

(3) In conformity with, in furtherance of, and to implement the Community Planning Act and the Florida State Comprehensive Planning Act of 1972, it is the intent of the Legislature to encourage a stronger commitment to comprehensive and capital facilities planning, ensure the provision of adequate public facilities for development, encourage the efficient use of resources, and reduce the economic cost of development.

(4) This intent is effected by authorizing local governments to enter into development agreements with developers, subject to the procedures and requirements of ss. 163.3220-163.3243.

(5) Sections 163.3220-163.3243 shall be regarded as supplemental and additional to the powers conferred upon local governments by other laws and shall not be regarded as in derogation of any powers now existing.

History.—s. 19, ch. 86-191; s. 902, ch. 95-147; s. 8, ch. 99-378; s. 22, ch. 2011-139.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2002–2026 · leading case: Alachua Cnty. v. Florida Rock Indus., Inc., 834 So. 2d 370 (Fla. 1st DCA 2003).

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Alachua Cnty. v. Florida Rock Indus., Inc., 834 So. 2d 370 (Fla. 1st DCA 2003). · cites it 3× “§§ 163.3220.3243, Fla. Stat. (1999) (Florida Local Government Development Agreement Act).”

Morgran Co. Inc. v. Orange Cnty., 818 So. 2d 640 (Fla. 5th DCA 2002). “See §§ 163.3220-.3243, Fla. Stat. (1999). A development agreement has been defined as "a contract between a [local government] and a property owner/developer, which provides the developer with vested rights by freezing the existing zoning regulations applicable to a property in…”

Samuel A. Osborne v. Walton Cnty., Florida, a Political Subdivision of the State of Florida (Fla. 1st DCA 2025). · cites it 11× “F.S. 163.3220 encourages this type of ‘agreement’ which may be indistinguishable from the outlawed contract zoning.”

Citizens for Responsible Dev., Inc. & Herbert Simpson v. The City of Dania Beach, Florida, Broward Cnty., Florida, & Dania Ent. Ctr., LLC (Fla. 4th DCA 2023). · cites it 6× “Section 163.3220, Florida Statutes, provides in part: (3) .”

Lee Cnty., Florida v. Captiva Civic Ass'n, Inc. & Ww Ssir Owner, LLC (Fla. 6th DCA 2026). “To be sure, the Florida Local Government Development Agreement Act, §§ 163.3220–163.3243, Fla. Stat., first enacted in 1986, authorizes local governments to temporarily freeze zoning regulations by entering into “development agreements” with developers in aid of “promoting a…”

— 163.3220(3) — 2 cases

Alachua Cnty. v. Florida Rock Indus., Inc., 834 So. 2d 370 (Fla. 1st DCA 2003). “§§ 163.3220.3243, Fla. Stat. (1999) (Florida Local Government Development Agreement Act).”

Samuel A. Osborne v. Walton Cnty., Florida, a Political Subdivision of the State of Florida (Fla. 1st DCA 2025). “F.S. 163.3220 encourages this type of ‘agreement’ which may be indistinguishable from the outlawed contract zoning.”

— 163.3220(4) — 1 case

— 163.3220(5) — 2 cases

Alachua Cnty. v. Florida Rock Indus., Inc., 834 So. 2d 370 (Fla. 1st DCA 2003). “§§ 163.3220.3243, Fla. Stat. (1999) (Florida Local Government Development Agreement Act).”

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