Land Use and Development Regulations

New requirement that application fees must be clearly itemized and published on local fee schedules, and they cannot be based on construction costs or project valuation.

Added specific factors (like intensity, density, and scale) that local plans must use to assess compatibility, replacing the vague original definition with more objective criteria.

New rules requiring staff to identify specific incompatibilities before recommending denial and prohibiting denials if the applicant proposes mitigation measures, unless the government provides written findings that those measures are inadequate.

Added explicit exceptions where the new compatibility rules do not apply, including historic districts designated before January 1, 2026, and developments within planned unit communities.

The effective date of the act was changed from July 1, 2026, to January 1, 2027.

Added new statutory sections for counties (125.022) and municipalities (166.033) to ensure fee regulations apply uniformly across all local government types.