Florida Senate - 2025 SB By Senator Gaetz 1-00568-25 2025184__ CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. A bill to be entitled

An act relating to affordable housing; amending s. 2 163.31771, F.S.; requiring, rather than authorizing, a local government to adopt an ordinance to allow accessory dwelling units in certain areas; prohibiting such an ordinance from increasing parking requirements; providing applicability of such an ordinance; creating s. 420.5098, F.S.; requiring the Florida Housing Finance Corporation to establish a model program that uses mezzanine finance for a certain purpose; requiring the corporation to consult with a specified entity; amending s. 420.615, F.S.; 12 authorizing a local government to provide a density bonus incentive to landowners who make certain real property donations to assist in the provision of affordable housing for military families; providing an effective date. 17

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 19

Section 1. Subsection (3) of

section 163.31771, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 22 163.31771 Accessory dwelling units.— 23

(3) A local government shall may adopt an ordinance to allow accessory dwelling units, without any corresponding increase in parking requirements, in any area zoned for single-26 family residential use. Such ordinance does not apply to a planned unit development or master planned community as those terms are defined in s. 163.3202(5)(b)2. 29 Florida Senate - 2025 SB 184 1-00568-25 2025184__ CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.

Section

Section 420.5098, Florida Statutes, is created to read: 31 420.5098 Mezzanine finance model program.—The Florida Housing Finance Corporation shall establish a model program that uses mezzanine finance to encourage local housing authorities to stimulate the supply of affordable housing for owner occupancy. 35 The corporation shall consult with the Shimberg Center for Housing Studies at the University of Florida on the design of the program. The corporation shall select counties in which to implement the program. 39

Section 3. Subsection (1) of

section 420.615, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 41 420.615 Affordable housing land donation density bonus incentives.— 43

(1) A local government may provide density bonus incentives pursuant to the provisions of this

section to any landowner who voluntarily donates fee simple interest in real property to the local government for the purpose of assisting the local government in providing affordable housing, including housing that is affordable for military families receiving the basic allowance for housing. Donated real property must be determined by the local government to be appropriate for use as affordable housing and must be subject to deed restrictions to ensure that the property will be used for affordable housing. 53

Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 54