{"id":903235,"date":"2024-09-03T15:41:12","date_gmt":"2024-09-03T21:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myconstructionexpert.com\/blog\/?p=903235"},"modified":"2024-09-03T15:41:15","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T21:41:15","slug":"mixed-use-zoning-informal-opinion-shedding-light-on-meaning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myconstructionexpert.com\/blog\/mixed-use-zoning-informal-opinion-shedding-light-on-meaning\/","title":{"rendered":"Office of the Attorney General Releases Informal Opinion Shedding Light on the Meaning of \u201cMixed Use\u201d Zoning Districts Under Live Local Act"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Allison Gray, Tara Tedrow and Rebecca Wilson | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lowndes-law.com\/newsroom\/insights\/office-of-the-attorney-general-releases-informal-opinion-shedding-light-on-the-meaning-of-mixed-use-zoning-districts-under-live-local-act\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Lowndes<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Live Local Act (Act), originally\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lowndes-law.com\/newsroom\/insights\/live-local-act-provides-affordable-housing-incentives-bans-rent-control\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">passed<\/a>\u00a0on March 29, 2023, was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lowndes-law.com\/newsroom\/insights\/Florida-Legislature-Proposes-Changes-to-Live-Local-Act\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">modified<\/a>\u00a0by SB328 on May 16, 2024. While the Act has been heralded as a solution to Florida\u2019s affordable housing shortage, it has faced roadblocks since its adoption. However, the clarifications in SB328 have been helpful for developers and local governments navigating these news rules. Recently, the Office of the Attorney General of the State of Florida also provided additional clarity on what qualifies as a \u201cmixed use\u201d zoning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On July 12, 2024, the Office of the Attorney General issued an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lowndes-law.com\/assets\/htmldocuments\/AG%20Letter%20-%20Live%20Local%20Act.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">informal opinion<\/a>\u00a0providing guidance on which zoning districts qualify under the Act. The letter seeks to shed light on the phrase \u201carea zoned for commercial, industrial, or\u00a0<strong>mixed use<\/strong>\u201d (emphasis added) included in the Act. Specifically, it provides guidance on determining whether a particular zoning classification is considered \u201cmixed use\u201d under the Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In pertinent part, the opinion concludes that while a \u201cparticular name given by a municipality or County to a zoning classification is potentially helpful for determining whether a classification is a &#8220;mixed use&#8221; zoning classification, it is just one of several aspects worthy of consideration in determining whether a classification is a &#8220;mixed use&#8221; under the Act.\u201d Further, the opinion posits that an analysis of the context and objective of the Act indicates that the phrase \u201cmixed use\u201d refers to a zoning classification allowing for commercial or industrial development alongside residential development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The letter explicitly addresses concerns that a local government might title or re-title a zoning classification to avoid the application of the Act. The opinion advises looking beyond just the title of a zoning classification and instead focusing on whether the permitted uses are similar to \u201cwhat has been historically and is normally understood to be a mixed use zoning classification\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>When one of your cases is in need of a construction expert, estimates, insurance appraisal or umpire services in defect or insurance disputes &#8211; please call Advise &amp; Consult, Inc. at 888.684.8305, or email <a href=\"mailto:experts@adviseandconsult.net\">experts@adviseandconsult.net<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Allison Gray, Tara Tedrow and Rebecca Wilson | Lowndes The Live Local Act (Act), originally\u00a0passed\u00a0on March 29, 2023, was\u00a0modified\u00a0by SB328 on May 16, 2024. While the Act has been heralded as a solution to Florida\u2019s affordable housing shortage, it has faced roadblocks since its adoption. However, the clarifications in SB328 have been helpful for developers&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myconstructionexpert.com\/blog\/mixed-use-zoning-informal-opinion-shedding-light-on-meaning\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Office of the Attorney General Releases Informal Opinion Shedding Light on the Meaning of \u201cMixed Use\u201d Zoning Districts Under Live Local Act<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[14],"tags":[9895,12,12075],"class_list":["post-903235","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-construction-2","tag-advise-consult","tag-construction","tag-mixed-use-zoning","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Office of the Attorney General Releases Informal Opinion Shedding Light on the Meaning of \u201cMixed Use\u201d Zoning Districts Under Live Local Act - Advise &amp; 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