Agricultural Enclaves (HB 691)
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Florida
2026
Allows owners of farm parcels mostly surrounded by development to get fast certification as agricultural enclaves. Cities must act quickly, hold a hearing, and if they wait 90 days, approval is automatic. Certified sites can submit single-family plans that match nearby uses and get streamlined review (under 180 days) with no extra hurdles. Treated as inside urban service areas. Limits size and location; excludes some protected areas. Could speed housing but reduce farmland and local control. Expires 2028.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want quicker certification and approval of agricultural enclave housing projects, limits on local hurdles, automatic approval after 90 days, treatment as inside urban service areas, and a streamlined 180-day administrative review.
Organizations that support this bill may include home builders and real estate developers, chambers of commerce, property rights advocates, and housing affordability groups seeking faster approvals for residential projects on farm parcels already surrounded by development.
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Vote No on this bill if you want to preserve stronger local planning authority over farmland, avoid automatic approvals and state preemption, reduce pressure to convert agricultural land to housing, and allow more time and public review for growth impacts.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include environmental and farmland preservation groups, smart-growth advocates, and local government associations concerned about loss of local control, sprawl, and infrastructure burdens.
