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2023 Florida Statutes › Title XII - Municipalities › Chapter 166 - Municipalities › Part I - General Provisions (Ss. 166.011-166.0497) › 166.0445 - Family day care homes; local zoning regulation.

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166.0445 Family day care homes; local zoning regulation.—The operation of a residence as a family day care home, as defined by law, registered or licensed with the Department of Children and Families shall constitute a valid residential use for purposes of any local zoning regulations, and no such regulation shall require the owner or operator of such family day care home to obtain any special exemption or use permit or waiver, or to pay any special fee in excess of $50, to operate in an area zoned for residential use.
History.—s. 3, ch. 86-87; s. 15, ch. 99-8; s. 39, ch. 2014-19.
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Note.—Also published at s. 125.0109.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XII - Municipalities › Chapter 166 - Municipalities › Part I - General Provisions (Ss. 166.011-166.0497) › 166.0446 - Prohibition of fees for first responder services.

166.0446 Prohibition of fees for first responder services.—
(1) A municipality may not impose a fee or seek reimbursement for any costs or expenses that may be incurred for services provided by a first responder, including costs or expenses related to personnel, supplies, motor vehicles, or equipment in response to a motor vehicle accident, except for costs to contain or clean up hazardous materials in quantities reportable to the Florida State Warning Point at the Division of Emergency Management, and costs for transportation and treatment provided by air ambulance services or emergency medical services vehicles, as those terms are defined in s. 401.23.
(2) As used in this section, the term “first responder” means a law enforcement officer as defined in s. 943.10, a firefighter as defined in s. 633.102, or an emergency medical technician or paramedic as defined in s. 401.23 who is employed by the state or a local government. A volunteer law enforcement officer, firefighter, or emergency medical technician or paramedic engaged by the state or a local government is also considered a first responder of the state or local government for purposes of this section.
History.—s. 2, ch. 2009-191; s. 125, ch. 2013-183; s. 7, ch. 2022-35.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XII - Municipalities › Chapter 166 - Municipalities › Part I - General Provisions (Ss. 166.011-166.0497) › 166.04465 - Rules and ordinances relating to towing services.

166.04465 Rules and ordinances relating to towing services.—
(1) A municipality may not enact an ordinance or rule that would impose a fee or charge on an authorized wrecker operator, as defined in s. 323.002(1), or on a towing business for towing, impounding, or storing a vehicle or vessel. As used in this section, the term “towing business” means a business that provides towing services for monetary gain.
(2) The prohibition set forth in subsection (1) does not affect a municipality’s authority to:
(a) Levy a reasonable business tax under s. 205.0315, s. 205.043, or s. 205.0535.
(b) Impose and collect a reasonable administrative fee or charge on the registered owner or other legally authorized person in control of a vehicle or vessel, not to exceed 25 percent of the maximum towing rate, to cover the cost of enforcement, including parking enforcement, by the municipality when the vehicle or vessel is towed from public property. An authorized wrecker operator or towing business may impose and collect the administrative fee or charge on behalf of the municipality and shall remit such fee or charge to the municipality only after it is collected.
History.—s. 4, ch. 2020-174.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XII - Municipalities › Chapter 166 - Municipalities › Part I - General Provisions (Ss. 166.011-166.0497) › 166.0447 - Municipal park entrance fee discounts.

166.0447 Municipal park entrance fee discounts.—
(1) A municipal park or recreation department shall provide a partial or a full discount on park entrance fees to the following individuals who present information satisfactory to the municipal department which evidences eligibility for the discount:
(a) A current member of the United States Armed Forces, their reserve components, or the National Guard.
(b) An honorably discharged veteran of the United States Armed Forces, their reserve components, or the National Guard.
(c) An honorably discharged veteran of the United States Armed Forces, their reserve components, or the National Guard, who has a service-connected disability as determined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
(d) A surviving spouse and parents of a deceased member of the United States Armed Forces, their reserve components, or the National Guard, who died in the line of duty under combat-related conditions.
(e) A surviving spouse and parents of a law enforcement officer, as defined in s. 943.10(1), a firefighter, as defined in s. 633.102, or an emergency medical technician or paramedic employed by state or local government, who died in the line of duty.
(2) As used in this section, the term “park entrance fee” means a fee charged to access lands managed by a municipal park or recreation department. The term does not include expanded fees for amenities, such as campgrounds, aquatic facilities, stadiums or arenas, facility rentals, special events, boat launching, golf, zoos, museums, gardens, or programs taking place within public lands.
History.—s. 3, ch. 2016-196.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XII - Municipalities › Chapter 166 - Municipalities › Part I - General Provisions (Ss. 166.011-166.0497) › 166.045 - Proposed purchase of real property by municipality; confidentiality of records; procedure.

166.045 Proposed purchase of real property by municipality; confidentiality of records; procedure.—
(1)(a) In any case in which a municipality, pursuant to the provisions of this section, seeks to acquire by purchase any real property for a municipal purpose, every appraisal, offer, or counteroffer must be in writing. Such appraisals, offers, and counteroffers are not available for public disclosure or inspection and are exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1) until an option contract is executed or, if no option contract is executed, until 30 days before a contract or agreement for purchase is considered for approval by the governing body of the municipality. If a contract or agreement for purchase is not submitted to the governing body for approval, the exemption from s. 119.07(1) will expire 30 days after the termination of negotiations. The municipality shall maintain complete and accurate records of every such appraisal, offer, and counteroffer. For the purposes of this section, the term “option contract” means a proposed agreement by the municipality to purchase a piece of property, subject to the approval of the local governing body at a public meeting after 30 days’ public notice. The municipality will not be under any obligation to exercise the option unless the option contract is approved by the governing body at the public hearing specified in this section.
(b) If the exemptions provided in this section are utilized, the governing body shall obtain at least one appraisal by an appraiser approved pursuant to s. 253.025 for each purchase in an amount of not more than $500,000. For each purchase in an amount in excess of $500,000, the governing body shall obtain at least two appraisals by appraisers approved pursuant to s. 253.025. If the agreed purchase price exceeds the average appraised price of the two appraisals, the governing body is required to approve the purchase by an extraordinary vote. The governing body may, by ordinary vote, exempt a purchase in an amount of $100,000 or less from the requirement for an appraisal.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, any municipality that does not choose with respect to any specific purchase to utilize the exemption from s. 119.07(1) provided in this section may follow any procedure not in conflict with the provisions of chapter 119 for the purchase of real property which is authorized in its charter or established by ordinance.
(2) Nothing in this section shall be interpreted as providing an exemption from, or an exception to, s. 286.011.
History.—s. 2, ch. 84-298; s. 2, ch. 88-315; s. 35, ch. 90-360; s. 9, ch. 94-240; s. 46, ch. 96-406; s. 30, ch. 2016-233.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XII - Municipalities › Chapter 166 - Municipalities › Part I - General Provisions (Ss. 166.011-166.0497) › 166.047 - Telecommunications services.

166.047 Telecommunications services.—A telecommunications company that is a municipality or other entity of local government may obtain or hold a certificate required by chapter 364, and the obtaining or holding of said certificate serves a municipal or public purpose under the provision of s. 2(b), Art. VIII of the State Constitution, only if the municipality or other entity of local government:
(1) Separately accounts for the revenues, expenses, property, and source of investment dollars associated with the provision of such services;
(2) Is subject, without exemption, to all local requirements applicable to telecommunications companies; and
(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, pays, on its telecommunications facilities used to provide two-way telecommunications services to the public for hire and for which a certificate is required pursuant to chapter 364, ad valorem taxes, or fees in amounts equal thereto, to any taxing jurisdiction in which the municipality or other entity of local government operates. Any entity of local government may pay and impose such ad valorem taxes or fees.
This section does not apply to the provision of telecommunications services for internal operational needs of a municipality or other entity of local government. This section does not apply to the provision of internal information services, including, but not limited to, tax records, engineering records, and property records, by a municipality or other entity of local government to the public for a fee.
History.—s. 2, ch. 97-197.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XII - Municipalities › Chapter 166 - Municipalities › Part I - General Provisions (Ss. 166.011-166.0497) › 166.048 - Conservation of water; Florida-friendly landscaping.

166.048 Conservation of water; Florida-friendly landscaping.—
(1)(a) The Legislature finds that Florida-friendly landscaping contributes to the conservation, protection, and restoration of water. In an effort to meet the water needs of this state in a manner that will supply adequate and dependable supplies of water where needed, it is the intent of the Legislature that Florida-friendly landscaping be an essential part of water conservation and water quality protection and restoration planning.
(b) As used in this section, “Florida-friendly landscaping” has the same meaning as in s. 373.185.
(2) The governing body of each municipality shall consider enacting ordinances, consistent with s. 373.185, requiring the use of Florida-friendly landscaping as a water conservation or water quality protection or restoration measure. If the governing body determines that such landscaping would be of significant benefit as a water conservation or water quality protection or restoration measure, especially for waters designated as impaired pursuant to s. 403.067, relative to the cost to implement Florida-friendly landscaping in its area of jurisdiction in the municipality, the governing body shall enact a Florida-friendly landscaping ordinance. Further, the governing body shall consider promoting Florida-friendly landscaping as a water conservation or water quality protection or restoration measure by: using such landscaping in any areas under its jurisdiction which are landscaped after the effective date of this act; providing public education on Florida-friendly landscaping, its uses in increasing water conservation and water quality protection or restoration, and its long-term cost-effectiveness; and offering incentives to local residents and businesses to implement Florida-friendly landscaping.
(3)(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. 6, ch. 91-41; s. 6, ch. 91-68; s. 3, ch. 2001-252; s. 22, ch. 2009-243.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XII - Municipalities › Chapter 166 - Municipalities › Part I - General Provisions (Ss. 166.011-166.0497) › 166.0481 - Sanitary sewer lateral inspection programs for municipalities.

166.0481 Sanitary sewer lateral inspection programs for municipalities.—
(1) As used in this section, the term “sanitary sewer lateral” means a privately owned pipeline connecting a property to the main sewer line which is maintained and repaired by the property owner.
(2) By July 1, 2022, each municipality is encouraged to establish an evaluation and rehabilitation program for sanitary sewer laterals on residential and commercial properties within the municipality’s jurisdiction to identify and reduce extraneous flow from leaking sanitary sewer laterals. At a minimum, the program may do all of the following:
(a) Establish a system to identify defective, damaged, or deteriorated sanitary sewer laterals on residential and commercial properties within the jurisdiction of the municipality.
(b) Consider economical methods for a property owner to repair or replace a defective, damaged, or deteriorated sanitary sewer lateral.
(c) Establish and maintain a publicly accessible database to store information concerning properties where a defective, damaged, or deteriorated sanitary sewer lateral has been identified. For each property, the database must include, but is not limited to, the address of the property, the names of any persons the municipality notified concerning the faulty sanitary sewer lateral, and the date and method of such notification.
History.—s. 2, ch. 2020-158.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XII - Municipalities › Chapter 166 - Municipalities › Part I - General Provisions (Ss. 166.011-166.0497) › 166.0483 - Permit may not be required for owner to paint residence.

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166.0483 Permit may not be required for owner to paint residence.—A local government may not require an owner of a residence to obtain a permit to paint such residence, regardless of whether the residence is owned by a limited liability company.
History.—s. 15, ch. 2017-149.
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Note.—Also published at s. 125.571.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XII - Municipalities › Chapter 166 - Municipalities › Part I - General Provisions (Ss. 166.011-166.0497) › 166.0484 - Ordinances, regulations, and policies concerning temporary underground power panels.

166.0484 Ordinances, regulations, and policies concerning temporary underground power panels.—
(1) A municipality may not enact any ordinance, regulation, or policy that prevents or has the effect of preventing an electric utility, as defined in s. 366.02(4), from installing a temporary underground power panel if the temporary underground power panel meets the requirements of Article 590 of the National Electrical Code, 2020 edition, during the construction and installation of the temporary underground power panel. After the municipality has conducted an inspection of the temporary underground power panel, the municipality may not require a subsequent inspection of the temporary underground power panel as a condition of issuance of the certificate of occupancy.
(2) As used in this section, the term “temporary underground power panel” means a permanent meter base that includes a meter socket, meter, and downpipe, to which power is provided through an underground service line by an electric utility pursuant to its tariffs or service standards, that is permanently attached to a block residential structure, provides temporary power for construction of the residential structure, and is intended for use in providing permanent service to the residential structure upon issuance of the certificate of occupancy.
(3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to a municipality that owns or operates an electric utility with 100,000 customers or less, and the municipality’s ordinance, regulation, or policy applies only to its operations as an electric utility.
History.—s. 2, ch. 2022-82; s. 49, ch. 2023-8.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XII - Municipalities › Chapter 166 - Municipalities › Part I - General Provisions (Ss. 166.011-166.0497) › 166.0485 - Establishment of neighborhood crime watch programs.

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166.0485 Establishment of neighborhood crime watch programs.—A county sheriff or municipal police department may establish neighborhood crime watch programs within the county or municipality. The participants of a neighborhood crime watch program shall include, but need not be limited to, residents of the county or municipality and owners of businesses located within the county or municipality.
History.—s. 1, ch. 2004-18.
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Note.—Also published at s. 30.60.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XII - Municipalities › Chapter 166 - Municipalities › Part I - General Provisions (Ss. 166.011-166.0497) › 166.049 - Municipal law enforcement agencies; communications and assistance.

166.049 Municipal law enforcement agencies; communications and assistance.—The chief of police shall:
(1) Schedule at least two law enforcement officers to be on duty at all times. While on duty, each officer must be able to communicate directly with the other and, if not engaged in another law enforcement activity, respond to the other officer’s request for assistance; or
(2) Establish a means for a municipal law enforcement officer to communicate with the county sheriff’s office and to request assistance of a routine law enforcement nature from the county sheriff’s office; or
(3) Establish a mutual aid agreement as provided in chapter 23 in order for a municipal law enforcement officer to communicate with municipal law enforcement agencies of other jurisdictions and to request routine law enforcement assistance from those agencies.
History.—s. 2, ch. 95-318.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XII - Municipalities › Chapter 166 - Municipalities › Part I - General Provisions (Ss. 166.011-166.0497) › 166.0493 - Powers, duties, and obligations of municipal law enforcement agencies.

166.0493 Powers, duties, and obligations of municipal law enforcement agencies.—Every municipal law enforcement agency shall incorporate an antiracial or other antidiscriminatory profiling policy into the agency’s policies and practices, utilizing the Florida Police Chiefs Association Model Policy as a guide. Antiprofiling policies shall include the elements of definitions, traffic stop procedures, community education and awareness efforts, and policies for the handling of complaints from the public.
History.—s. 3, ch. 2001-264; s. 29, ch. 2020-2.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XII - Municipalities › Chapter 166 - Municipalities › Part I - General Provisions (Ss. 166.011-166.0497) › 166.0494 - Chiefs of police; termination.

166.0494 Chiefs of police; termination.—
(1) A municipality may not terminate a chief of police without providing the chief of police written notice of his or her termination.
(2) After providing a chief of police written notice of his or her termination, a municipality must allow the chief of police to appear at the next regularly scheduled public meeting of the governing body of the municipality and provide a full and complete response to his or her termination at the meeting.
(3) An employment contract between a municipality and a chief of police may not waive or modify the requirements of this section or include a nondisclosure clause that prohibits a chief of police from responding to his or her termination as authorized by this section.
History.—s. 1, ch. 2023-282.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XII - Municipalities › Chapter 166 - Municipalities › Part I - General Provisions (Ss. 166.011-166.0497) › 166.0495 - Interlocal agreements to provide law enforcement services.

166.0495 Interlocal agreements to provide law enforcement services.—A municipality may enter into an interlocal agreement pursuant to s. 163.01 with an adjoining municipality or municipalities within the same county to provide law enforcement services within the territorial boundaries of the other adjoining municipality or municipalities. Any such agreement shall specify the duration of the agreement and shall comply with s. 112.0515, if applicable. The authority granted a municipality under this section is in addition to and not in limitation of any other authority granted a municipality to enter into agreements for law enforcement services or to conduct law enforcement activities outside the territorial boundaries of the municipality.
History.—s. 1, ch. 97-62.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XII - Municipalities › Chapter 166 - Municipalities › Part I - General Provisions (Ss. 166.011-166.0497) › 166.0497 - Alteration, amendment, or expansion of established downtown development district; procedures.

166.0497 Alteration, amendment, or expansion of established downtown development district; procedures.—
(1) Whenever the governing body of a municipality that has created a downtown development district pursuant to chapter 65-1090, Laws of Florida, determines that it is necessary to alter, amend, or expand the boundaries of the established district by the inclusion of additional territory or the exclusion of lands from the limits of the established district, in order to revitalize and preserve property values or to prevent deterioration in the original district or its surrounding areas, it shall, by resolution, declare its intention to do so.
(2) In the resolution of intent, the governing body shall set a date for a public hearing on adoption of an ordinance altering, amending, or expanding the district and describing the new proposed district. Upon the adoption of the resolution, the governing body shall cause a notice of the public hearing to be published in a newspaper of general circulation published in the municipality, which notice shall be published one time not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the date of the hearing. The notice shall set forth the date, time, and place of the hearing and shall describe the new proposed boundaries of the district. Any citizen, taxpayer, or property owner shall have the right to be heard in opposition to the proposed amendment or expansion of the district. After the public hearing, if the governing body intends to proceed with the amendment or expansion of the district, it shall, in the manner authorized by law, adopt an ordinance defining the new district. The governing body shall not incorporate land into the district not included in the description contained in the resolution and the notice of public hearing, but it may eliminate any lands from that description when it adopts the ordinance containing the final determination of the boundaries.
History.—s. 36, ch. 99-208.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XII - Municipalities › Chapter 166 - Municipalities › Part II - Municipal Borrowing (Ss. 166.101-166.141) › 166.101 - Definitions.

166.101 Definitions.—As used in this part, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings unless some other meaning is plainly indicated:
(1) The term “bond” includes bonds, debentures, notes, certificates of indebtedness, mortgage certificates, or other obligations or evidences of indebtedness of any type or character.
(2) The term “general obligation bonds” means bonds which are secured by, or provide for their payment by, the pledge, in addition to those special taxes levied for their discharge and such other sources as may be provided for their payment or pledged as security under the ordinance or resolution authorizing their issuance, of the full faith and credit and taxing power of the municipality and for payment of which recourse may be had against the general fund of the municipality.
(3) The term “ad valorem bonds” means bonds which are payable from the proceeds of ad valorem taxes levied on real and tangible personal property.
(4) The term “revenue bonds” means obligations of the municipality which are payable from revenues derived from sources other than ad valorem taxes on real or tangible personal property and which do not pledge the property, credit, or general tax revenue of the municipality.
(5) The term “improvement bonds” means special obligations of the municipality which are payable solely from the proceeds of the special assessments levied for an assessable project.
(6) The term “refunding bonds” means bonds issued to refinance outstanding bonds of any type and the interest and redemption premium thereon. Refunding bonds shall be issuable and payable in the same manner as the refinanced bonds, except that no approval by the electorate shall be required unless required by the State Constitution.
(7) The term “governing body” means the council, commission, or other board or body in which the general legislative powers of the municipality shall be vested.
(8) The term “project” means a governmental undertaking approved by the governing body and includes all property rights, easements, and franchises relating thereto and deemed necessary or convenient for the construction, acquisition or operation thereof, and embraces any capital expenditure which the governing body of the municipality shall deem to be made for a public purpose including the refunding of any bonded indebtedness which may be outstanding on any existing project which is to be improved by means of a new project.
History.—s. 1, ch. 73-129.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XII - Municipalities › Chapter 166 - Municipalities › Part II - Municipal Borrowing (Ss. 166.101-166.141) › 166.111 - Authority to borrow.

166.111 Authority to borrow.—The governing body of every municipality may borrow money, contract loans, and issue bonds as defined in s. 166.101 from time to time to finance the undertaking of any capital or other project for the purposes permitted by the State Constitution and may pledge the funds, credit, property, and taxing power of the municipality for the payment of such debts and bonds.
History.—s. 1, ch. 73-129; s. 2, ch. 92-345; s. 159, ch. 2003-261.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XII - Municipalities › Chapter 166 - Municipalities › Part II - Municipal Borrowing (Ss. 166.101-166.141) › 166.121 - Issuance of bonds.

166.121 Issuance of bonds.—
(1) Bonds issued under this part shall be authorized by resolution or ordinance of the governing body and, if required by the State Constitution, by affirmative vote of the electors of the municipality. Such bonds may be issued in one or more series and shall bear such date or dates, be payable upon demand or mature at such time or times, bear interest at such rate or rates, be in such denomination or denominations, be in such form, registered or not, with or without coupon, carry such conversion or registration privileges, have such rank or priority, be executed in such manner, be payable in such medium of payment, at such place or places, and be subject to such terms of redemption, with or without premium, be secured in such manner, and have such other characteristics as may be provided by such resolution or ordinance or trust indenture or mortgage issued pursuant thereto.
(2) The governing body of a municipality shall determine the terms and manner of sale and distribution or other disposition of any and all bonds it may issue, consistent with the provisions of s. 218.385, and shall have any and all powers necessary or convenient to such disposition.
History.—s. 1, ch. 73-129; s. 13, ch. 2004-305.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XII - Municipalities › Chapter 166 - Municipalities › Part II - Municipal Borrowing (Ss. 166.101-166.141) › 166.122 - Establishment of sinking funds.

166.122 Establishment of sinking funds.—The governing body of a municipality may establish and administer such sinking funds as it deems necessary or convenient for the payment, purchase, or redemption of any outstanding bonded indebtedness of the municipality.
History.—s. 1, ch. 73-129.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XII - Municipalities › Chapter 166 - Municipalities › Part II - Municipal Borrowing (Ss. 166.101-166.141) › 166.131 - Levy of taxes for payment of debt.

166.131 Levy of taxes for payment of debt.—The governing body of a municipality may levy ad valorem taxes upon real and tangible personal property within the municipality as it deems necessary to make payment, including principal and interest, upon the general obligation and ad valorem bonded indebtedness of the municipality or into any sinking funds created under s. 166.122.
History.—s. 1, ch. 73-129.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XII - Municipalities › Chapter 166 - Municipalities › Part II - Municipal Borrowing (Ss. 166.101-166.141) › 166.141 - Full authority for issuance of bonds.

166.141 Full authority for issuance of bonds.—This part shall be full authority for the issuance of bonds authorized herein.
History.—s. 1, ch. 73-129.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XII - Municipalities › Chapter 166 - Municipalities › Part III - Municipal Finance and Taxation (Ss. 166.201-166.271) › 166.201 - Taxes and charges.

166.201 Taxes and charges.—A municipality may raise, by taxation and licenses authorized by the constitution or general law, or by user charges or fees authorized by ordinance, amounts of money which are necessary for the conduct of municipal government and may enforce their receipt and collection in the manner prescribed by ordinance not inconsistent with law.
History.—s. 1, ch. 73-129.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XII - Municipalities › Chapter 166 - Municipalities › Part III - Municipal Finance and Taxation (Ss. 166.201-166.271) › 166.211 - Ad valorem taxes.

166.211 Ad valorem taxes.—
(1) Pursuant to s. 9, Art. VII of the State Constitution, a municipality is hereby authorized, in a manner not inconsistent with general law, to levy ad valorem taxes on real and tangible personal property within the municipality in an amount not to exceed 10 mills, exclusive of taxes levied for the payment of bonds and taxes levied for periods of not longer than 2 years and approved by a vote of the electors.
(2) The assessment and collection of municipal ad valorem taxes shall be performed by appropriate officers as prescribed by general law. At any time millage rates are published for the purpose of giving notice, the rates shall be stated in terms of dollars and cents for every thousand dollars of assessed property value.
History.—s. 1, ch. 73-129.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XII - Municipalities › Chapter 166 - Municipalities › Part III - Municipal Finance and Taxation (Ss. 166.201-166.271) › 166.215 - Remittance of funds.

166.215 Remittance of funds.—Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, in the event that a county remits to a municipality, or has so remitted for any prior year, the identified cost of services or programs as described in s. 125.01(6), all or any part of the funds so remitted to the municipality may be further remitted by the municipality, acting as the agent of its citizens and taxpayers, to the taxpayers of the municipality.
History.—s. 1, ch. 80-53.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XII - Municipalities › Chapter 166 - Municipalities › Part III - Municipal Finance and Taxation (Ss. 166.201-166.271) › 166.221 - Regulatory fees.

166.221 Regulatory fees.—A municipality may levy reasonable business, professional, and occupational regulatory fees, commensurate with the cost of the regulatory activity, including consumer protection, on such classes of businesses, professions, and occupations, the regulation of which has not been preempted by the state or a county pursuant to a county charter.
History.—s. 1, ch. 73-129.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XII - Municipalities › Chapter 166 - Municipalities › Part III - Municipal Finance and Taxation (Ss. 166.201-166.271) › 166.222 - Building code inspection fees.

166.222 Building code inspection fees.—
(1) The governing body of a municipality may provide a schedule of reasonable inspection fees in order to defer the costs of inspection and enforcement of the provisions of its building code.
(2) The governing body of a municipality authorized under s. 553.80 to issue fees shall post its permit and inspection fee schedules and its building permit and inspection utilization report required under s. 553.80(7) on its website.
(3) The governing body of a municipality that issues building permits may charge a person only one search fee, in an amount commensurate with the research and time costs incurred by the governing body, for identifying building permits for each unit or subunit assigned by the governing body to a particular tax parcel identification number.
History.—s. 2, ch. 83-160; s. 2, ch. 2019-75; s. 2, ch. 2019-121.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XII - Municipalities › Chapter 166 - Municipalities › Part III - Municipal Finance and Taxation (Ss. 166.201-166.271) › 166.223 - Special assessments levied on recreational vehicle parks regulated under chapter 513.

166.223 Special assessments levied on recreational vehicle parks regulated under chapter 513.—When a municipality levies a non-ad valorem special assessment on a recreational vehicle park regulated under chapter 513, the non-ad valorem special assessment shall not be based on the assertion that the recreational vehicle park is comprised of residential units. Instead, recreational vehicle parks regulated under chapter 513 shall be assessed as a commercial entity in the same manner as a hotel, motel, or other similar facility.
History.—s. 2, ch. 2002-241.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XII - Municipalities › Chapter 166 - Municipalities › Part III - Municipal Finance and Taxation (Ss. 166.201-166.271) › 166.232 - Municipalities; public service tax; physical unit base option.

166.232 Municipalities; public service tax; physical unit base option.—
(1) At the discretion and option of the local tax authority, the tax authorized under s. 166.231 may be levied on a physical unit basis. The tax on the purchase of electricity may be based upon the number of kilowatt hours purchased; the tax on the purchase of metered or bottled gas (natural liquefied petroleum gas or manufactured) may be based on the number of cubic feet purchased; the tax on the purchase of fuel oil and kerosene may be based on the number of gallons purchased; and the tax on the purchase of water service may be based on the number of gallons purchased.
(2) In the event that a municipality chooses the option provided in this section to tax on a physical unit basis, the municipality may choose not to levy and collect the tax authorized under s. 166.231 on any amount up to, and including, the first 500 kilowatt hours of electricity per month purchased for residential use. Such exemption shall apply to each separate residential unit, regardless of whether such unit is on a separate or a central meter, and shall be passed on to each individual tenant.
(3) In exercising its option pursuant to this section, each municipality levying a tax pursuant to this section shall implement a new tax rate structure and tax base in accordance with this act. The new tax rates shall apply to prior purchases of service if the purchases were billed during the month of implementation and thereafter. The shift in the tax rate and tax base for electricity, metered or bottled gas, fuel oil, kerosene, and water shall be accomplished in the following manner:
(a) Each municipality levying the tax shall, prior to converting to unit-based rates, compute the amount of tax it received from each source for the most recent 12 months for which such data is available.
(b) The amount determined under paragraph (a) shall be divided by the number of units purchased and taxed for the same period of time used in paragraph (a).
(c) One hundred five percent of the resulting figure rounded to no more than four decimal places shall be the maximum amount per unit which the municipality may levy upon converting to unit-based rates. However, during the year of conversion to a physical unit tax, the municipality may adjust its rates to ensure that revenues derived from the tax shall equal 105 percent of the revenues derived in the immediately preceding year. In those years subsequent to the year of conversion to a physical unit tax, the municipality may amend its tax rate by ordinance.
History.—s. 5, ch. 78-299; s. 2, ch. 82-230; s. 46, ch. 83-217.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XII - Municipalities › Chapter 166 - Municipalities › Part III - Municipal Finance and Taxation (Ss. 166.201-166.271) › 166.246 - Restriction on providing funds for identification documents.

166.246 Restriction on providing funds for identification documents.—A municipality may not provide funds to any person, entity, or organization for the purpose of issuing an identification card or document to an individual who does not provide proof of lawful presence in the United States.
History.—s. 2, ch. 2023-40.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XII - Municipalities › Chapter 166 - Municipalities › Part III - Municipal Finance and Taxation (Ss. 166.201-166.271) › 166.251 - Service fee for dishonored check.

166.251 Service fee for dishonored check.—The governing body of a municipality may adopt a service fee not to exceed the service fees authorized under s. 832.08(5) or 5 percent of the face amount of the check, draft, or order, whichever is greater, for the collection of a dishonored check, draft, or other order for the payment of money to a municipal official or agency. The service fee shall be in addition to all other penalties imposed by law. Proceeds from this fee, if imposed, shall be retained by the collector of the fee.
History.—s. 2, ch. 75-56; s. 31, ch. 79-164; s. 2, ch. 86-51; s. 4, ch. 89-303; s. 4, ch. 91-211; s. 2, ch. 98-297.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XII - Municipalities › Chapter 166 - Municipalities › Part III - Municipal Finance and Taxation (Ss. 166.201-166.271) › 166.271 - Surcharge on municipal facility parking fees.

166.271 Surcharge on municipal facility parking fees.—
(1) The governing authority of any municipality with a resident population of 200,000 or more, more than 20 percent of the real property of which is exempt from ad valorem taxes, and which is located in a county with a population of more than 500,000 may impose and collect, subject to referendum approval by voters in the municipality, a discretionary per vehicle surcharge of up to 15 percent of the amount charged for the sale, lease, or rental of space at parking facilities within the municipality which are open for use to the general public and which are not airports, seaports, county administration buildings, or other projects as defined under ss. 125.011 and 125.015.
(2) A municipal governing authority that imposes the surcharge authorized by this subsection may use the proceeds of such surcharge for the following purposes only:
(a) No less than 60 percent and no more than 80 percent of surcharge proceeds shall be used to reduce the municipality’s ad valorem tax millage or to reduce or eliminate non-ad valorem assessments, unless the municipality has previously used the proceeds from the surcharge levied under former s. 218.503(6)(b) to reduce the municipality’s ad valorem tax millage or to reduce non-ad valorem assessments.
(b) Not more than 40 percent and not less than 20 percent of surcharge proceeds shall be used to improve transportation, including, but not limited to, street, sidewalk, roadway, landscape, transit, and streetscape beautification improvements. These designated surcharge proceeds shall be used in downtown or urban core areas. Downtown or urban core areas shall be coterminous with any downtown development district established pursuant to s. 166.0497 or chapter 65-1090, Laws of Florida. Alternatively, any eligible local governmental entity may identify the downtown or urban core area as any contiguous area consisting of lands where the predominant acreage is designated as commercial or its substantial equivalent pursuant to the local government comprehensive plan or other implementing land development regulations.
(3) Any municipality imposing a surcharge authorized by this section shall administer the surcharge locally and should provide for brackets applicable to transactions subject to the surcharge.
History.—s. 1, ch. 2003-98; s. 10, ch. 2007-5; s. 30, ch. 2008-4; s. 14, ch. 2016-10.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XII - Municipalities › Chapter 166 - Municipalities › Part IV - Eminent Domain (Ss. 166.401, 166.411) › 166.401 - Right of eminent domain; procedure; compliance with limitations.

166.401 Right of eminent domain; procedure; compliance with limitations.—
(1) All municipalities in the state may exercise the right and power of eminent domain; that is, the right to appropriate property within the state, except state or federal property, for the uses or purposes authorized pursuant to this part. The absolute fee simple title to all property so taken and acquired shall vest in such municipal corporation unless the municipality seeks to condemn a particular right or estate in such property.
(2) Each municipality is further authorized to exercise the eminent domain power granted to the Department of Transportation in s. 337.27(1) and the transportation corridor protection provisions of s. 337.273.
(3) The local governing body of a municipality may not exercise its power of eminent domain unless the governing body adopts a resolution authorizing the acquisition of a property, real or personal, by eminent domain for any municipal use or purpose designated in such resolution.
(4) Each municipality shall strictly comply with the limitations set forth in ss. 73.013 and 73.014.
History.—s. 1, ch. 73-129; s. 5, ch. 88-168; s. 18, ch. 90-227; s. 63, ch. 99-385; s. 13, ch. 2006-11.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XII - Municipalities › Chapter 166 - Municipalities › Part IV - Eminent Domain (Ss. 166.401, 166.411) › 166.411 - Eminent domain; uses or purposes.

166.411 Eminent domain; uses or purposes.—Subject to the limitations set forth in ss. 73.013 and 73.014, municipalities are authorized to exercise the power of eminent domain for the following uses or purposes:
(1) For the proper and efficient carrying into effect of any proposed scheme or plan of drainage, ditching, grading, filling, or other public improvement deemed necessary or expedient for the preservation of the public health, or for other good reason connected in anywise with the public welfare or the interests of the municipality and the people thereof;
(2) Over railroads, traction and streetcar lines, telephone and telegraph lines, all public and private streets and highways, drainage districts, bridge districts, school districts, or any other public or private lands whatsoever necessary to enable the accomplishment of purposes listed in s. 180.06;
(3) For streets, lanes, alleys, and ways;
(4) For public parks, squares, and grounds;
(5) For drainage, for raising or filling in land in order to promote sanitation and healthfulness, and for the taking of easements for the drainage of the land of one person over and through the land of another;
(6) For reclaiming and filling when lands are low and wet, or overflowed altogether or at times, or entirely or partly;
(7) For the use of water pipes and for sewerage and drainage purposes;
(8) For laying wires and conduits underground; and
(9) For city buildings, waterworks, ponds, and other municipal purposes which shall be coextensive with the powers of the municipality exercising the right of eminent domain.
History.—s. 1, ch. 73-129; ss. 1, 2, ch. 2001-77; s. 4, ch. 2005-3; s. 14, ch. 2006-11.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XII - Municipalities › Chapter 170 - Supplemental and Alternative Method of Making Local Municipal Improvements › 170.02 - Method of Prorating Special Assessments.

170.02 Method of prorating special assessments.—Special assessments against property deemed to be benefited by local improvements, as provided for in s. 170.01, shall be assessed upon the property specially benefited by the improvement in proportion to the benefits to be derived therefrom, said special benefits to be determined and prorated according to the foot frontage of the respective properties specially benefited by said improvement, or by such other method as the governing body of the municipality may prescribe.
History.—s. 2, ch. 9298, 1923; CGL 3023.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XII - Municipalities › Chapter 170 - Supplemental and Alternative Method of Making Local Municipal Improvements › 170.03 - Resolution Required to Declare Special Assessments.

170.03 Resolution required to declare special assessments.—When the governing authority of any municipality may determine to make any public improvement authorized by s. 170.01 and defray the whole or any part of the expense thereof by special assessments, said governing authority shall so declare by resolution stating the nature of the proposed improvement, designating the street or streets or sidewalks to be so improved, the location of said sanitary sewers, storm sewers, and drains, the location of said water mains, water laterals, and other water distribution facilities, the location of the utilities, the location of the recreational facilities, the location of the seawalls, the location of the drainage project, or the location of the retail or wholesale business districts or nationally recognized historic districts to be improved, and the part or portion of the expense thereof to be paid by special assessments, the manner in which said assessments shall be made, when said assessments are to be paid, what part, if any, shall be apportioned to be paid from the general improvement fund of the municipality; and said resolution shall also designate the lands upon which the special assessments shall be levied, and in describing said lands it shall be sufficient to describe them as “all lots and lands adjoining and contiguous or bounding and abutting upon such improvements or specially benefited thereby and further designated by the assessment plat hereinafter provided for.” Such resolution shall also state the total estimated cost of the improvement. Such estimated cost may include the cost of construction or reconstruction, the cost of all labor and materials, the cost of all lands, property, rights, easements, and franchises acquired, financing charges, interest prior to and during construction and for 1 year after completion of construction, discount on the sale of special assessment bonds, cost of plans and specifications, surveys of estimates of costs and of revenues, cost of engineering and legal services, and all other expenses necessary or incident to determining the feasibility or practicability of such construction or reconstruction, administrative expense, and such other expense as may be necessary or incident to the financing herein authorized.
History.—s. 3, ch. 9298, 1923; CGL 3024; s. 2, ch. 59-396; s. 2, ch. 67-552; s. 1, ch. 78-330; s. 2, ch. 87-103; s. 40, ch. 91-45; s. 2, ch. 92-156; s. 3, ch. 94-344.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XII - Municipalities › Chapter 170 - Supplemental and Alternative Method of Making Local Municipal Improvements › 170.04 - Plans and Specifications, With Estimated Cost of Proposed Improvement Required Before Adoption of Resolution.

170.04 Plans and specifications, with estimated cost of proposed improvement required before adoption of resolution.—At the time of the adoption of the resolution provided for in s. 170.03, there shall be on file with the town or city clerk, or like officer, of the municipality adopting said resolution, an assessment plat showing the area to be assessed, with plans and specifications, and an estimate of the cost of the proposed improvement, which assessment plat, plans and specifications and estimate shall be open to the inspection of the public.
History.—s. 4, ch. 9298, 1923; CGL 3025; s. 3, ch. 59-396.