Florida Statute 380.21 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXVIII
NATURAL RESOURCES; CONSERVATION, RECLAMATION, AND USE

Chapter 380
LAND AND WATER MANAGEMENT

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F.S. 380.021

380.021 Purpose.—It is the legislative intent that, in order to protect the natural resources and environment of this state as provided in s. 7, Art. II of the State Constitution, ensure a water management system that will reverse the deterioration of water quality and provide optimum utilization of our limited water resources, facilitate orderly and well-planned development, and protect the health, welfare, safety, and quality of life of the residents of this state, it is necessary adequately to plan for and guide growth and development within this state. In order to accomplish these purposes, it is necessary that the state establish land and water management policies to guide and coordinate local decisions relating to growth and development; that such state land and water management policies should, to the maximum possible extent, be implemented by local governments through existing processes for the guidance of growth and development; and that all the existing rights of private property be preserved in accord with the constitutions of this state and of the United States.

History.—s. 2, ch. 72-317.

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Total Results: 17

Graham v. Estuary Properties, Inc.

399 So. 2d 1374, 16 ERC 1766, 11 Envtl. L. Rep. (Envtl. Law Inst.) 20992, 16 ERC (BNA) 1766, 1981 Fla. LEXIS 2652

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Apr 16, 1981 | Docket: 309918

Cited 65 times | Published

private property rights are to be preserved. § 380.021, Fla. Stat. (1973). Therefore, the only way to

Cross Key Waterways v. Askew

351 So. 2d 1062, 8 Envtl. L. Rep. (Envtl. Law Inst.) 20

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 10, 1977 | Docket: 1671578

Cited 19 times | Published

constitutions of this state and of the United States," Section 380.021, and prohibits a rule or order which is "unduly

Caloosa Prop. Owners Ass'n v. Palm Beach County Bd.

429 So. 2d 1260

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 31, 1983 | Docket: 1222358

Cited 15 times | Published

reason for our interpretation of the statute. Section 380.021, Florida Statutes, unequivocally provides that

Friends of Everglands v. Bd. of Co. Com'rs

456 So. 2d 904

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 25, 1984 | Docket: 1731931

Cited 12 times | Published

well-planned development" within this state. Section 380.021, Florida Statutes (1972). One of the principal

SUWANNEE RIVER AREA COUNCIL, ETC. v. State

384 So. 2d 1369

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 3, 1980 | Docket: 1269163

Cited 12 times | Published

expressed in the legislative intent, found in Section 380.021, that "state land and water management policies

Postal Colony Co., Inc. v. Askew

348 So. 2d 338, 1977 Fla. App. LEXIS 16299

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 9, 1977 | Docket: 1760880

Cited 12 times | Published

policies are imposed on local governments. Section 380.021, Florida Statutes (1975). One of the legislature's

General Elec. Credit v. Metropolitan Dade Cty.

346 So. 2d 1049

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 31, 1977 | Docket: 177542

Cited 10 times | Published

development which will have extra-local impact. See Section 380.021, Florida Statutes (1975). Appellant further

Pinellas County v. Lake Padgett Pines

333 So. 2d 472

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 4, 1976 | Docket: 1687249

Cited 10 times | Published

management district. while in Ch. 72-317 (Fla. Stat. § 380.021) the legislative purpose was set forth as: It

Sarasota County v. Beker Phosphate Corporation

322 So. 2d 655

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 26, 1975 | Docket: 1413604

Cited 8 times | Published

Environmental Act, 1972 Urban Law Annual 103. [4] Florida Statute 380.021. [5] Florida Statute 380.06(6). [6] Florida

Fox v. Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council

442 So. 2d 221

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 22, 1983 | Docket: 1515917

Cited 6 times | Published

implement the legislative purposes outlined in Section 380.021, Florida Statutes. However, when fact-finding

APALACHEE REG. PLANNING COUN. v. Brown

546 So. 2d 451, 1989 WL 77499

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 13, 1989 | Docket: 1442346

Cited 5 times | Published

life of the residents of this state... ." Section 380.021. Further, the statutes serve as a control on

Monroe County v. Ambrose

866 So. 2d 707, 2003 WL 22900537

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 10, 2003 | Docket: 1273783

Cited 4 times | Published

decisions which have a statewide impact. See § 380.021, Fla. Stat. (1997). Allowing Landowners who have

Wildlife Federation v. Collier County

819 So. 2d 200, 2002 WL 1049732

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 28, 2002 | Docket: 1456450

Cited 3 times | Published

guiding growth and development in the state. § 380.021, Fla. Stat. (1999). This Act, which predated the

Leon County v. State Dept. of Community Affairs

666 So. 2d 1003, 1996 WL 20860

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 23, 1996 | Docket: 1510892

Cited 1 times | Published

state, an exercise of the *1007 police power. § 380.021, Fla. Stat. Subsection (1) of section 380.06 sets

Compass Lake Hills Development Corp. v. State, Department of Community Affairs, Division of State Planning

379 So. 2d 376, 1979 Fla. App. LEXIS 16326

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 27, 1979 | Docket: 64574091

Cited 1 times | Published

facilitate orderly and well planned development. Section 380.021, Florida Statutes. In Sarasota County v. Beker

Windley Key v. State, Dept. of Com. Affairs

456 So. 2d 489

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 26, 1984 | Docket: 1447049

Published

be consistent with the letter and spirit of Section 380.021 which provides: [S]tate land and water management

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Jan 25, 1977 | Docket: 3257398

Published

constitutions of this state and of the United States. [Section 380.021, F. S.; emphasis supplied.] Sections 163