As Hurricane Idalia heads for Florida’s Gulf Coast, some property owners, developers, construction industry professionals, and other building permit- and authorization-holders may be eligible for extensions to preserve their development and construction rights. A Florida law allows certain qualifying permits and authorizations to be extended...
Section 252.363(1)(a), Florida Statutes (2023), as amended by Section 4, Chapter 2023-304, Laws of Florida (SB 250, which applies retroactively to September 28, 2022 and which was signed into law by the Governor on June 28, 2023), provides that certain qualifying permits and authorizations are eligible for...
On July 31, 2020, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis issued Executive Order No. 20-181, declaring a sixty (60) day a State of Emergency in each county along Florida’s east coast ahead of Hurricane Isaias. This includes areas from Miami-Dade to Nassau counties. Section 252.363(1)(a), Florida Statutes, provides...
Governor Extends COVID-19 State of Emergency by 60 Days – State and Local Opportunities to Extend Certain Permits May Be Available Section 252.363(1)(a), Florida Statutes, provides that certain qualifying permits and authorizations are eligible for an extension once certain States of Emergency are declared for the...
Section 252.363(1)(a), Florida Statutes, provides that certain qualifying permits and authorizations are eligible for an extension once certain States of Emergency are declared for the length of time the declaration is in effect plus an additional six (6) months. A written request for such an...
As discussed in our earlier post dated March 20, 2020, Section 252.363(1)(a), Florida Statutes, provides that certain qualifying permits and authorizations are eligible for an extension once certain states of emergency are declared for the length of time the declaration is in effect plus an additional six...
Section 252.363(1)(a), Florida Statutes, provides that certain qualifying permits and authorizations are eligible for an extension once certain States of Emergency are declared for the length of time the declaration is in effect plus an additional six (6) months. A written request for such an...
Have you or your community association been faced with code enforcement violations related to sea turtle lighting? Even the best intentioned can be faced with such an issue in a coastal community. Kathleen O. Berkey, B.C.S., AICP, a Becker land use and community association attorney and...
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and coastal local governments regulate what lighting is permitted to avoid and minimize the impacts to sea turtles, but why is artificial coastal lighting a problem? In the southeastern United States, sea turtle hatchlings begin to hatch...