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FL Stat § 335.15 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 335 - State Highway System|335.15 - Detour Roads.

335.15 Detour roads.—(1) Whenever any road or structure on the State Highway System is repaired, reconstructed, relocated, or otherwise altered in such a manner as necessitates the closing of such road or structure to use by the public, the department shall provide a detour road to afford a safe means of travel around such road or structure so closed. The department may use any other existing road as a part of such detour road. However, the department shall give prior notice to the local governmental entity within which any such alternate road is located. The length of the detour route shall be as short as is practicable.(2) Subsection (1) shall not be construed to prevent the department from adopting rules for one-way travel for a distance not in excess of 1 mile.(3) This section is applicable in every case, whether the work provided for in subsection (1) is done by the department or at its direction or under its supervision.(4)(a) This section does not apply if its application would be contrary to the regulations or requirements of any federal agency providing all or a part of the funds for any such work.(b) This section does not apply in any case of emergency highway work caused by act of God or other sudden, unexpected event.(5) Whenever a temporary detour is necessary to bypass a bridge on the State Highway System due to accident, unforeseen failure of equipment, or emergency traffic stoppage and the only available detour is over a toll facility, the department is authorized to pay to the appropriate authority the tolls that would normally have been collected.(6) Whenever any road on the State Highway System is repaired, reconstructed, or otherwise altered in a manner that necessitates the closing of one or more traveling lanes of the road for a period of time exceeding 2 hours, the party performing such work shall give notice to the appropriate local law enforcement agency within whose jurisdiction such road is located prior to commencing work on the project. However, when the closing of one or more lanes is required because of emergency conditions, such notice shall be waived.History.—s. 39, ch. 29965, 1955; ss. 23, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 2, ch. 82-94; s. 55, ch. 84-309; s. 1, ch. 86-37; s. 35, ch. 91-221.
FL Stat § 335.16 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 335 - State Highway System|335.16 - Wayside Parks and Access Roads to Public Waters.

335.16 Wayside parks and access roads to public waters.—(1) The department is authorized to expend state funds, as designated, for the establishment of, the acquisition of rights-of-way for, the construction of, the reconstruction of, and the maintenance of wayside parks, boat ramps and other park facilities on and near the edge of public waters or along the State Highway System, and access roads which extend from a state road to such facilities which are contiguous to the state road. Any rights-of-way needed may be acquired by gift, exchange, or purchase, but not by condemnation.(2) Such access roads leading to public waters, as described in subsection (1), shall be included in the appropriate public road system as determined by the department.History.—s. 40, ch. 29965, 1955; s. 1, ch. 59-227; ss. 23, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 56, ch. 84-309.
FL Stat § 335.167 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 335 - State Highway System|335.167 - State Highway Construction and Maintenance; Florida-Friendly Landscaping.

335.167 State highway construction and maintenance; Florida-friendly landscaping.—(1) The department shall use and require the use of Florida-friendly landscaping practices, as defined in s. 373.185, in the construction and maintenance of all new state highways, wayside parks, access roads, welcome stations, and other state highway rights-of-way constructed upon or acquired after June 30, 2009. The department shall develop a 5-year program for phasing in the use of Florida-friendly landscaping, including the use of solid waste compost, in state highway rights-of-way constructed upon or acquired before July 1, 2009. In accomplishing these tasks, the department shall employ the standards set out in s. 373.185.(2)(a) The Legislature finds that the use of Florida-friendly landscaping and other water use and pollution prevention measures to conserve or protect the state’s water resources serves a compelling public interest and that the participation of homeowners’ associations and local governments is essential to the state’s efforts in water conservation and water quality protection and restoration.(b) A deed restriction or covenant may not prohibit or be enforced so as to prohibit any property owner from implementing Florida-friendly landscaping on his or her land or create any requirement or limitation in conflict with any provision of part II of chapter 373 or a water shortage order, other order, consumptive use permit, or rule adopted or issued pursuant to part II of chapter 373.(c) A local government ordinance may not prohibit or be enforced so as to prohibit any property owner from implementing Florida-friendly landscaping on his or her land.History.—s. 2, ch. 91-41; s. 2, ch. 91-68; s. 5, ch. 2001-252; s. 24, ch. 2009-243.
FL Stat § 335.17 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 335 - State Highway System|335.17 - State Highway Construction; Means of Noise Abatement.

335.17 State highway construction; means of noise abatement.—(1) The department shall make use of noise-control methods as part of highway construction projects involving new location or capacity expansion, with particular emphasis on those highways located in or near urban-residential developments which abut such highway rights-of-way.(2) All highway projects by the department, regardless of funding source, shall be developed in conformity with federal standards for noise abatement as contained in 23 C.F.R. 772 as such regulations existed on July 13, 2011. The department shall, at a minimum, comply with federal requirements in the following areas:(a) Analysis of traffic noise impacts and abatement measures;(b) Noise abatement;(c) Information for local officials;(d) Traffic noise prediction; and(e) Construction noise.(3) The department shall, when feasible, expend the maximum amount of federal funds provided for new highway construction for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this section.History.—s. 1, ch. 74-371; s. 29, ch. 79-65; s. 58, ch. 84-309; s. 2, ch. 89-232; s. 26, ch. 2012-174.
FL Stat § 335.18 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 335 - State Highway System|335.18 - Short Title.

335.18 Short title.—Sections 335.18-335.188 may be cited as the “State Highway System Access Management Act.”History.—s. 1, ch. 75-157; s. 59, ch. 84-309; s. 3, ch. 88-224; s. 98, ch. 92-152.
FL Stat § 335.182 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 335 - State Highway System|335.182 - Regulation of Connections to Roads on State Highway System; Definitions.

335.182 Regulation of connections to roads on State Highway System; definitions.—(1) Vehicular access and connections to or from the State Highway System shall be regulated by the department in accordance with the provisions of this act in order to protect the public health, safety, and welfare.(2) The department shall adopt, by rule, administrative procedures for its issuance and modification of access permits, closing of unpermitted connections, and revocation of permits in accordance with this act.(3) As used in this act, the term:(a) “Connection” means driveways, streets, turnouts, or other means of providing for the right of reasonable access to or from the State Highway System.(b) “Significant change” means a change in the use of the property, including land, structures or facilities, or an expansion of the size of the structures or facilities causing an increase in the trip generation of the property exceeding 25 percent more trip generation (either peak hour or daily) and exceeding 100 vehicles per day more than the existing use.History.—s. 5, ch. 88-224; s. 100, ch. 92-152; s. 79, ch. 99-385.
FL Stat § 335.1825 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 335 - State Highway System|335.1825 - Access Permit Required; Authority to Close Unpermitted Connections.

335.1825 Access permit required; authority to close unpermitted connections.—(1) A connection may not be constructed or substantially altered without obtaining an access permit in accordance with this act in advance of such action. The department has the authority to restrict or deny access to the State Highway System, in accordance with the provisions of this act, at the location specified in the permit until the permittee constructs or alters the connection in accordance with the permit requirements.(2) The cost of construction or alteration of a connection shall be borne by the permittee, except for alterations which are not required by law, but are made at the request of and for the convenience of the department. The permittee, however, shall bear the cost of alteration of any connection which is required by the department due to increased or altered traffic flows generated by changes in the facilities or nature of business conducted at the location specified in the permit, if the department establishes the need for such alteration.(3) Except as otherwise provided in this act, an unpermitted connection is subject to closure by the department which shall have the right to install barriers across or remove the connection. When the department determines that a connection is unpermitted and subject to closure, it shall provide reasonable notice of its impending action to the owner of property served by the connection. The department’s procedures for providing notice and preventing the operation of unpermitted connections shall be adopted by rule.(4) The department may initiate injunctive proceedings as provided in s. 120.69 to enforce the provisions of this section or any rule or order issued or entered pursuant thereto.History.—s. 6, ch. 88-224; s. 3, ch. 89-232; s. 101, ch. 92-152.
FL Stat § 335.183 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 335 - State Highway System|335.183 - Permit Application Fee.

335.183 Permit application fee.—The department shall establish, by rule, a graduated schedule of fees for permit applications made to the department. Such fees shall be nonrefundable and shall be used to offset the costs of administering the access permit review process and the costs associated with administering the provisions of this act. In no event shall a fee be more than $5,000.History.—s. 7, ch. 88-224; s. 102, ch. 92-152.
FL Stat § 335.185 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 335 - State Highway System|335.185 - Permit Conditions; Expiration.

335.185 Permit conditions; expiration.—(1) The department may issue a permit subject to any reasonable conditions necessary to carry out the provisions of this act. The department may revoke a permit if the applicant fails to comply with the conditions upon which the issuance of the permit was predicated.(2) All permits issued pursuant to this act shall automatically expire and become invalid if the connection is not constructed within 1 year after the issuance of the permit, unless the department extends the date of expiration, for good cause, upon its own initiative or upon the request of a permittee.History.—s. 9, ch. 88-224; s. 104, ch. 92-152.
FL Stat § 335.187 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 335 - State Highway System|335.187 - Unpermitted Connections; Existing Access Permits; Nonconforming Permits; Modification and Revocation of Permits.

335.187 Unpermitted connections; existing access permits; nonconforming permits; modification and revocation of permits.—(1) Unpermitted connections to the State Highway System in existence on July 1, 1988, which have been in continuous use for a period of 1 year or more shall not require the issuance of a permit and may continue to provide access to the State Highway System. However, the department may require that a permit be obtained for such a connection if a significant change occurs in the use, design, or traffic flow of the connection. If a permit is not obtained, the connection may be closed pursuant to s. 335.1825(3).(2) Access permits in effect on July 1, 1988, shall remain valid until modified or revoked. The department may, after written notification and a hearing, as provided for in s. 120.60, modify or revoke an access permit granted prior to July 1, 1988, by requiring relocation, alteration, or closure of the connection if a significant change occurs in the use, design, or traffic flow of the connection.(3) The department may issue a nonconforming access permit after finding that to deny an access permit would leave the property without a reasonable means of access to the State Highway System. The department may specify limits on the maximum vehicular use of the connection and may be conditioned on the availability of future alternative means of access for which access permits can be obtained.(4) After written notice and the opportunity for a hearing, as provided for in s. 120.60, the department may modify or revoke an access permit issued after July 1, 1988, by requiring relocation, alteration, or closure of an existing connection if a significant change occurs in the use, design, or traffic flow of the connection.(5) A means of reasonable access to an abutting state highway may not be denied to a property owner, except on the basis of safety or operational concerns as provided in s. 335.184.History.—s. 10, ch. 88-224; s. 105, ch. 92-152.
FL Stat § 335.199 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 335 - State Highway System|335.199 - Transportation Projects Modifying Access to Adjacent Property.

335.199 Transportation projects modifying access to adjacent property.—(1) Whenever the Department of Transportation proposes any project on the State Highway System which will divide a state highway, erect median barriers modifying currently available vehicle turning movements, or have the effect of closing or modifying an existing access to an abutting property owner, the department shall notify all affected property owners, municipalities, and counties at least 180 days before the design phase of the project is completed. The department’s notice shall provide a written explanation regarding the need for the project and indicate that all affected parties will be given an opportunity to provide comments to the department regarding potential impacts of the change.(2)(a) If the project is within the boundaries of a municipality, the notification shall be issued in writing to the chief elected official of the municipality. If the project is in the unincorporated area of a county, the notification shall be issued in writing to the chief elected official of the county.(b) The department must also consult with the applicable local government on its final design proposal if the department intends to divide a state highway, erect median barriers, or close or modify existing access to abutting commercial business properties. The local government may present the department with alternatives that relieve impacts to such business properties.(3) The department shall hold at least one public meeting before completing the design phase of the project in the jurisdiction where the project is located and receive public input to determine how the project will affect access to businesses and the potential economic impact of the project on the local business community.(4) The department must review all comments from the public meeting and take the comments and any alternatives presented by a local government under subsection (2) into consideration in the final design of the highway project.History.—ss. 1, 2, ch. 2010-281; SJR 10-A, 2010 Special Session A; s. 12, ch. 2021-186.
FL Stat § 336.01 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 336 - County Road System|336.01 - Designation of County Road System.

336.01 Designation of county road system.—The county road system shall be as defined in s. 334.03(8).History.—s. 41, ch. 29965, 1955; s. 10, ch. 77-165; s. 37, ch. 91-221; s. 120, ch. 99-13; s. 81, ch. 99-385.
FL Stat § 336.022 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 336 - County Road System|336.022 - County Transportation Trust Fund; Controls and Administrative Remedies.

336.022 County transportation trust fund; controls and administrative remedies.—(1) Each county shall establish and maintain a transportation trust fund for all transportation-related revenues and expenditures. All funds received by a county for transportation shall be deposited into this fund. No expenditures other than transportation expenditures authorized by law shall be made from such fund. Each county shall use a uniform accounts classification system approved by the Chief Financial Officer.(2) The Auditor General shall conduct an audit of each such special trust fund at such intervals of time as practicable and in accordance with s. 11.45, to assure that the surplus of the constitutional gas tax distributed to each county is being expended in accordance with law. If, as a result of an audit, the Auditor General determines that a county has violated the constitutional or statutory requirements for expenditure of transportation funds, he or she shall immediately notify the county. The county shall have an opportunity to respond to the auditor’s report within 30 days after the date of written notification to the county. If the Auditor General refuses to modify or repeal his or her findings, the county may have such findings reviewed pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, chapter 120. If the findings of the Auditor General are upheld after exhaustion of all administrative and legal remedies of the county, no further surplus constitutional gas tax funds in excess of funds for committed projects shall be distributed to the violating county until the county corrects the matters cited by the Auditor General and such corrections have been certified by the Auditor General as having been completed.History.—s. 14, ch. 77-165; s. 40, ch. 83-3; s. 63, ch. 84-309; s. 493, ch. 95-148; s. 372, ch. 2003-261.Note.—Former s. 339.083.
FL Stat § 336.023 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 336 - County Road System|336.023 - Use by Counties of the Surplus From the Constitutional Gas Tax.

336.023 Use by counties of the surplus from the constitutional gas tax.—(1) Any county which has agreed prior to July 1, 1977, by resolution, to use the surplus of the constitutional gas tax to provide a connecting road to a planned interchange on the interstate system shall provide such connecting road.(2) Any surplus which is not otherwise used to provide connecting roads pursuant to subsection (1) shall be used on any road in the county at the discretion of the county governing body.History.—s. 9, ch. 77-165; s. 2, ch. 79-357; s. 41, ch. 83-3; s. 64, ch. 84-309; s. 16, ch. 87-225.Note.—Former s. 339.089.
FL Stat § 336.024 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 336 - County Road System|336.024 - Distribution of Constitutional Gas Tax.

336.024 Distribution of constitutional gas tax.—Effective July 1, 1983, the State Board of Administration shall assume the responsibility for distribution of the counties’ 80-percent share of the constitutional gas tax in the same manner as the 20-percent share is currently distributed pursuant to s. 206.47; however, the State Board of Administration shall assure that county funds are made available to the department to be held in escrow for any construction underway on behalf of the county pursuant to resolution of the county governing body.History.—s. 65, ch. 84-309.
FL Stat § 336.0255 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 336 - County Road System|336.0255 - Distribution of Additional Local Option Tax.

336.0255 Distribution of additional local option tax.—Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 336.025, for calendar year 1993, the tax authorized in s. 336.025(1)(b) shall be imposed to November 1, 1993, to be effective January 1, 1994. Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 336.025: the county may, prior to September 1, 1993, establish by interlocal agreement with one or more of the municipalities located therein, representing a majority of the population of the incorporated area within the county, a distribution formula for dividing the entire proceeds of the local option gas tax among the county government and all eligible municipalities within the county and the proceeds of the tax shall be distributed among the county government and eligible municipalities based on the interlocal agreement. If no interlocal agreement is reached prior to September 1, 1993, the proceeds of the tax imposed prior to November 1, 1993, shall be distributed among the county government and eligible municipalities based on the transportation expenditures of each for the immediately preceding 5 fiscal years, as a proportion of the total of such expenditures for the county and all municipalities within the county. After the initial imposition of a tax imposed prior to November 1, 1993, and distributed based on historical transportation expenditures, the proportions shall be recalculated every 10 years based on the transportation expenditures of the immediately preceding 5 years. However, such recalculation shall under no circumstances materially or adversely affect the rights of holders of outstanding bonds, which are backed by taxes authorized in this section, and the amounts distributed to the county government and each municipality shall not be reduced below the amount necessary for the payment of principal and interest and reserves for principal and interest as required under the covenants of any bond resolution outstanding on the date of the recalculation.History.—s. 41, ch. 93-206.
FL Stat § 336.03 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 336 - County Road System|336.03 - County Engineer; Qualifications.

336.03 County engineer; qualifications.—The county engineer must be a registered professional engineer or engineering firm qualified to do business in this state. This does not apply to any county engineer who:(1) Was employed on or before June 30, 1967;(2) Was employed on less than a full-time basis; and(3) Was not employed to furnish professional engineering advice on road programs in the county.History.—s. 43, ch. 29965, 1955; s. 26, ch. 63-572; ss. 1, 2, ch. 67-267; s. 1, ch. 67-535; s. 1, ch. 70-253; s. 139, ch. 79-400; s. 67, ch. 84-309.