Florida Statutes
Part II - Growth Policy; County and Municipal Planning; Land Development Regulation (Ss. 163.2511-163.3253)
163.3252 - Local manufacturing development program; master development approval for manufacturers.



(1)(a) A local government that elects to establish a local manufacturing development program shall submit a copy of the ordinance establishing the program to the department within 20 days after the ordinance is enacted.
(b) A local government ordinance adopted before the effective date of this act establishes a local manufacturing development program if it satisfies the minimum criteria established in subsection (3) and if the local government submits a copy of the ordinance to the department on or before September 1, 2013.

(2) By December 1, 2013, the department shall develop a model ordinance to guide local governments that intend to establish a local manufacturing development program. The model ordinance, which need not be adopted by a local government, must include:
(a) Procedures for a manufacturer to apply for a master development plan and procedures for a local government to review and approve a master development plan.
(b) Identification of those areas within the local government’s jurisdiction which are subject to the program.
(c) Minimum elements for a master development plan, including, but not limited to:
1. A site map.
2. A list proposing the site’s land uses.
3. Maximum square footage, floor area ratio, and building heights for future development on the site, specifying with particularity those features and facilities for which the local government will require the establishment of maximum dimensions.
4. Development conditions.

(d) A list of the development impacts, if applicable to the proposed site, which the local government will require to be addressed in a master development plan, including, but not limited to:
1. Drainage.
2. Wastewater.
3. Potable water.
4. Solid waste.
5. Onsite and offsite natural resources.
6. Preservation of historic and archaeological resources.
7. Offsite infrastructure.
8. Public services.
9. Compatibility with adjacent offsite land uses.
10. Vehicular and pedestrian entrance to and exit from the site.
11. Offsite transportation impacts.

(e) A provision vesting any existing development rights authorized by the local government before the approval of a master development plan, if requested by the manufacturer.
(f) Whether an expiration date is required for a master development plan and, if required, a provision stating that the expiration date may not be earlier than 10 years after the plan’s adoption.
(g) A provision limiting the circumstances that require an amendment to an approved master development plan to the following:
1. Enactment of state law or local ordinance addressing an immediate and direct threat to the public safety that requires an amendment to the master development order.
2. Any revision to the master development plan initiated by the manufacturer.

(h) A provision stating that the scope of review for any amendment to a master development plan is limited to the amendment and does not subject any other provision of the approved master development plan to further review.
(i) A provision stating that, during the term of a master development plan, the local government may not require additional local development approvals for those development impacts listed in paragraph (d) that are addressed in the master development plan, other than approval of a building permit to ensure compliance with the state building code and any other applicable state-mandated life and safety code.
(j) A provision stating that, before commencing construction or site development work, the manufacturer must submit a certification, signed by a licensed architect, engineer, or landscape architect, attesting that such work complies with the master development plan.
(k) A provision establishing the form that will be used by the local government to certify that a manufacturer is eligible to participate in the local manufacturing development program adopted by that jurisdiction.

(3) A local manufacturing development program ordinance must, at a minimum, be consistent with subsection (2) and establish procedures for:
(a) Reviewing an application from a manufacturer for approval of a master development plan.
(b) Approving a master development plan, which may include conditions that address development impacts anticipated during the life of the development.
(c) Developing the site in a manner consistent with the master development plan without requiring additional local development approvals other than building permits.
(d) Certifying that a manufacturer is eligible to participate in the local manufacturing development program.


(4)(a) A local government that establishes a local manufacturing development program may not abolish the program until it has been in effect for at least 24 months.
(b) If a local government repeals its local manufacturing development program ordinance:
1. Any application for a master development plan which is submitted to the local government before the effective date of the repeal is vested and remains subject to the local manufacturing development program ordinance in effect when the application was submitted; and
2. The manufacturer that submitted the application is entitled to participate in the manufacturing development coordinated approval process established in s. 163.3253.


History.—s. 3, ch. 2013-224.

Structure Florida Statutes

Florida Statutes

Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations

Chapter 163 - Intergovernmental Programs

Part II - Growth Policy; County and Municipal Planning; Land Development Regulation (Ss. 163.2511-163.3253)

163.2511 - Urban infill and redevelopment.

163.2514 - Growth Policy Act; definitions.

163.2517 - Designation of urban infill and redevelopment area.

163.2520 - Economic incentives.

163.3161 - Short title; intent and purpose.

163.3162 - Agricultural Lands and Practices.

163.3163 - Applications for development permits; disclosure and acknowledgment of contiguous sustainable agricultural land.

163.3164 - Community Planning Act; definitions.

163.3167 - Scope of act.

163.3168 - Planning innovations and technical assistance.

163.3171 - Areas of authority under this act.

163.3174 - Local planning agency.

163.3175 - Legislative findings on compatibility of development with military installations; exchange of information between local governments and military installations.

163.3177 - Required and optional elements of comprehensive plan; studies and surveys.

163.31771 - Accessory dwelling units.

163.31777 - Public schools interlocal agreement.

163.3178 - Coastal management.

163.3179 - Family homestead.

163.3180 - Concurrency.

163.31801 - Impact fees; short title; intent; minimum requirements; audits; challenges.

163.31802 - Prohibited standards for security devices.

163.3181 - Public participation in the comprehensive planning process; intent; alternative dispute resolution.

163.3182 - Transportation deficiencies.

163.3184 - Process for adoption of comprehensive plan or plan amendment.

163.3187 - Process for adoption of small scale comprehensive plan amendment.

163.3191 - Evaluation and appraisal of comprehensive plan.

163.3194 - Legal status of comprehensive plan.

163.3197 - Legal status of prior comprehensive plan.

163.3201 - Relationship of comprehensive plan to exercise of land development regulatory authority.

163.3202 - Land development regulations.

163.3204 - Cooperation by state and regional agencies.

163.3205 - Solar facility approval process.

163.32051 - Floating solar facilities.

163.3206 - Fuel terminals.

163.3208 - Substation approval process.

163.3209 - Electric transmission and distribution line right-of-way maintenance.

163.3211 - Conflict with other statutes.

163.3213 - Administrative review of land development regulations.

163.3215 - Standing to enforce local comprehensive plans through development orders.

163.3217 - Municipal overlay for municipal incorporation.

163.3220 - Short title; legislative intent.

163.3221 - Florida Local Government Development Agreement Act; definitions.

163.3223 - Applicability.

163.3225 - Public hearings.

163.3227 - Requirements of a development agreement.

163.3229 - Duration of a development agreement and relationship to local comprehensive plan.

163.3231 - Consistency with the comprehensive plan and land development regulations.

163.3233 - Local laws and policies governing a development agreement.

163.3235 - Periodic review of a development agreement.

163.3237 - Amendment or cancellation of a development agreement.

163.3239 - Recording and effectiveness of a development agreement.

163.3241 - Modification or revocation of a development agreement to comply with subsequently enacted state and federal law.

163.3243 - Enforcement.

163.3245 - Sector plans.

163.3246 - Local government comprehensive planning certification program.

163.32466 - Readoption by ordinance of plan amendments adopted pursuant to former s. 163.32465, subject to local referendum.

163.3248 - Rural land stewardship areas.

163.325 - Short title.

163.3251 - Definitions.

163.3252 - Local manufacturing development program; master development approval for manufacturers.

163.3253 - Coordinated manufacturing development approval process.