SB 686 — Agricultural Enclaves

Florida Senate - 2026 CS for CS for SB 686 By the CommitteesCommittee on Judiciary;Community Affairs;

and CommunitySenator Affairs;McClain 578-02034-26 2026686c1 A bill to be entitled An act relating to agricultural enclaves;

and Senator McClain 590-02692-26 2026686c2 A bill to be entitled An act relating to agricultural enclaves;

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deleting provisions relating to certain amendments to Page 1 of 8 CODING:

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Florida Senate - 2026 CS for CS for SB 686 590-02692-26 2026686c2 a local government’s comprehensive plan;

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Florida Senate - 2026 CS for SB 686 578-02034-26 2026686c1 providing for the future expiration and reversion of specified provisions;

If the local government does not approve or deny certification of the parcel as an agricultural enclave within 90 days after receipt of the Pageapplication, 2the ofparcel 8must CODING:be certified as an agricultural enclave.

(d) If the application is denied, the governing body of the Page 2 of 8 CODING:

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(d) If the application is denied, the governing body of the local government must issue its decision in writing with detailed findings of fact and conclusions of law.

(g) Within 30 business days after the local government’s receipt of development plans under paragraph (e), the local government and the owner of the parcel certified as an agricultural enclave must agree in writing to a process and schedule for information submittal, analysis, and final approval, which may be administrative in nature, of the Pagedevelopment 3plans. of 8 CODING:

The local government may not require the owner to agree to a process that is longer than 180 days in duration or that includes further review of the plans in a Page 3 of 8 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2026 CS for CS for SB 686 590-02692-26578-02034-26 2026686c22026686c1 developmentquasi-judicial plans.process or public hearing AMENDMENT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.—The owner of a parcel of land defined as an agricultural enclave under s.

The local government may not require the owner to agree to a process that is longer than 180 days in duration or that includes further review of the plans in a quasi-judicial process or public hearing.

(h) Notwithstanding paragraph (e), a certified agricultural enclave as defined in s.

163.3164(4)(c)1.c.

which is adjacent to an interstate highway may be developed for commercial, industrial, or single-family residential purposes if one or more adjacent parcels or an adjacent development permits the same density or intensity as the proposed development AMENDMENT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.—The owner of a parcel of land defined as an agricultural enclave under s.

(a) The local government and the owner of a parcel of land that is the subject of an application for an amendment shall have 180 days following the date that the local government receives a complete application to negotiate in good faith to Pagereach 4consensus on the land uses and intensities of 8use CODING:that are consistent with the uses and intensities of use of the industrial, commercial, or residential areas that surround the parcel.

Within 30 days after the local government’s receipt of such an application, the local government and owner must agree in writing to a schedule for information submittal, public hearings, negotiations, and final action on the amendment, which schedule may thereafter be altered only with the written consent of the local government and the owner.

Compliance with the Page 4 of 8 CODING:

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Within 30 days after the local government’s receipt of such an application, the local government and owner must agree in writing to a schedule for information submittal, public hearings, negotiations, and final action on the amendment, which schedule may thereafter be altered only with the written consent of the local government and the owner.

Compliance with the schedule in the written agreement constitutes good faith negotiations for purposes of paragraph (c).

Page(h)(d) 5Nothing within this subsection relating to agricultural enclaves shall preempt or replace any protection currently existing for any property located within the boundaries of 8any CODING:of the following areas:

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Florida Senate - 2026 CS for CS for SB 686 590-02692-26 2026686c2 (i)(d) Nothing within this subsection relating to agricultural enclaves shall preempt or replace any protection currently existing for any property located within the boundaries of any of the following areas:

Any area of critical state concern, as designated in s.

s.

380.055, s.

380.0551, s.

380.0552, s.

380.0553, or s.

380.0555.