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The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXXV
AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMAL INDUSTRY

Chapter 604
GENERAL AGRICULTURAL LAWS

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F.S. 604.50

604.50 Nonresidential farm buildings; farm fences; farm signs.—

(1) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any nonresidential farm building, farm fence, or farm sign that is located on lands used for bona fide agricultural purposes, not including those lands used for urban agriculture, is exempt from the Florida Building Code and any county or municipal code or fee, except for code provisions implementing local, state, or federal floodplain management regulations. A farm sign located on a public road may not be erected, used, operated, or maintained in a manner that violates any of the standards provided in s. 479.11(4), (5)(a), and (6)-(8).

(2) As used in this section, the term:

(a) “Bona fide agricultural purposes” has the same meaning as provided in s. 193.461(3)(b).

(b) “Farm” has the same meaning as provided in s. 823.14.

(c) “Farm sign” means a sign erected, used, or maintained on a farm by the owner or lessee of the farm which relates solely to farm produce, merchandise, or services sold, produced, manufactured, or furnished on the farm.

(d) “Nonresidential farm building” means any temporary or permanent building or support structure that is classified as a nonresidential farm building on a farm under s. 553.73(10)(c) or that is used primarily for agricultural purposes, is located on land that is an integral part of a farm operation or is classified as agricultural land under s. 193.461, and is not intended to be used as a residential dwelling. The term may include, but is not limited to, a barn, greenhouse, shade house, farm office, storage building, or poultry house.

(e) “Urban agriculture” has the same meaning as in s. 604.73(3).

History.—s. 13, ch. 98-396; s. 19, ch. 2002-293; s. 51, ch. 2002-295; ss. 6, 9, ch. 2011-7; HJR 7103, 2011 Regular Session; s. 75, ch. 2012-5; s. 12, ch. 2012-83; s. 2, ch. 2013-239; s. 2, ch. 2021-115.

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Cases Citing Statute 604.50

Total Results: 5

14269 BT, LLC, a Florida Limited Liability Corporation v. VILLAGE OF WELLINGTON, FLORIDA, a Florida Municipal Corporation

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2018-01-16T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: the legislature amended section 604.50 in 2011. 3 Under section 604.50(2)(d), a nonresidential farm building… LDRs pursuant to the plain language of section 604.50(1), Florida Statutes (2016). We agree that some… are exempt under the plain language of section 604.50(1). Therefore, we grant the petition, in part, …because it contravenes the plain language of section 604.50(1). Factual and Procedural Background…Jacobs, 820 So. 2d 297, 303 (Fla. 2002). Section 604.50(1) provides: Notwithstanding any provision

Bencivenga v. Osceola County

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2014-05-23T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 140 So. 3d 1035, 2014 WL 2129896, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 7814

Snippet: permits, but maintained that pursuant to section 604.50, Florida Statutes (2008),1 the construction of …DENIED. TORPY, C.J. and LAWSON, JJ., concur. . § 604.50 Nonresidential farm buildings.— Notwithstanding

Wilson v. Palm Beach County

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2011-06-15T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 62 So. 3d 1247, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 8934, 2011 WL 2330077

Snippet: 823.14(6), Fla. Stat. (The Right to Farm Act); § 604.50, Fla. Stat. (nonresidential farm buildings are

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 2009-06-15T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: Does the term "residential" in section 604.50, Florida Statutes, require that persons reside … 1. The term "residential" in section 604.50, Florida Statutes, does not require that persons…from the permitting process pursuant to sections 604.50 and section 823.14, Florida Statutes. Question … buildings on farms." In addition, section 604.50, Florida Statutes, provides: "Notwithstanding…(e.s.) In light of the language used in section 604.50, Florida Statutes, you ask what is meant by a &

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 2001-10-10T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: nonresidential farm buildings in light of section 604.50, Florida Statutes? 2. May the county require a …buildings? In sum: 1. Sections 553.73(7)(c)1 and 604.50, Florida Statutes, exempt nonresidential farm buildings…;5 During the same legislative session, section 604.50, Florida Statutes, was created to provide: "…The plain language of sections 553.73(7)(c) and 604.50, Florida Statutes, exempts all nonresidential buildings