SB 284 — Building Design

Florida Senate - 2021 CS for SB 284 By Senatorthe PerryCommittee 8-00243B-21on 2021284__Community AAffairs; bill to be entitled An act relating to building design;

and Senators Perry and Hutson 578-02919-21 2021284c1 A bill to be entitled An act relating to building design;

prohibiting certain regulations relating to building design elements from being applied to certain structures;dwellings;

defining theterms; term “building design elements”;

163.3202 Land development regulations.— (5)(a) Zoning(5)(a) Land and development regulations relating to building design elements may not be applied to anya residentialsingle-family or two family dwelling unless:

1. The structuredwelling is listed in the National Register of Historic Places, as defined in s.

is alocated contributingin property to a National Register Historic District;

or is designated as a historic property or alocated contributingin property to a historic district, under the terms of a local preservation ordinance;

or 2. The regulations are adopted in order to implement the National Flood Insurance Program.Program;

(b) For3. The purposesregulations ofare thisadopted subsection,pursuant theto termand “buildingin designcompliance elements”with meanschapter the553; external building color;

4. The dwelling is located in a community redevelopment area, as defined in s.

163.340(10);

or 5. The dwelling is located in a planned unit development or master planned community created pursuant to a local ordinance enacted on or before July 1, 2021.

(b) For purposes of this subsection, the term:

1. “Building design elements” means the external building color;

the location or architectural styling of windows or doors, including garage doors;

the location or orientation of the garage;

The term does not include the height, bulk, orientation, or location of a structuredwelling on a zoning lot;

or the use of buffering or screening to minimize potential adverse physical or visual impacts or to protect the privacy of neighbors.

(c) This2. “Planned subsectionunit doesdevelopment” notor affect“master theplanned validitycommunity” means an area of land that is planned and developed as a single entity or enforceabilityin approved stages with uses and structures substantially related to the character of privatethe covenantsentire development, or othera contractualself-contained agreementsdevelopment relatingin which the subdivision and zoning controls are applied to buildingthe designproject elementsas betweena propertywhole owners.rather than to individual lots.

(c) This subsection does not affect the validity or enforceability of private covenants or other contractual agreements relating to building design elements.