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Orange County sets rules for statewide Live Local Act. Some worry they’re too restrictive.
As four developers are looking to use Florida’s new Live Local Act to deliver lower-cost apartments to the Orlando area, Orange County established its playbook on how projects like these should be handled and where they’re allowed to go.
Some worry the policy, adopted by the commission on Aug. 8, is too restrictive and could actually derail good affordable housing projects. Developers looking to use Live Local to build on commercial property within 100 feet of a single-family home would be limited to constructing only townhomes or quadplexes, per the county’s rules.
“That’s just a shame,” said Carolyn Haslam, a local land-use attorney with the Ackerman law firm, according to a report in Growthspotter.
County officials say the provision reflects what’s already in the county code regarding multifamily development projects.
“The state legislation only pre-empted local government policies and codes with respect to density and height in certain zoning districts,” said Deputy County Manager Jon Weiss, “It was clear that the proposed multi-family development must meet all other multi-family standards and regulations. Those include setbacks, buffers, etc, which were intended to address potential compatibility issues.”