COMP 26-0028 — HB 399 residential compatibility amendment
Description
Adds compatibility factors required by state law; transmitted to Tallahassee for state review.
Impact summary
Future subdivisions in rural and urban fringe areas will have to fit their surroundings — more buffers, setbacks and design controls coming in a later land development code update.
Applicant
- Name
- Clay County (staff-initiated)
At a glance
- Hearings
- 2
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 2
Last vote · County Commission
Discussed at 2 meetings in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 13, 2026.
Meeting timeline (2)
Board of County Commissioners - Oct 13, 2026
New comprehensive plan policies requiring new residential development to be compatible with surrounding neighborhoods — buffers, setbacks, height, architecture and more — as required by HB 399. Transmitted to the state.
Planning Commission Meeting - Oct 6, 2026
Adds compatibility factors required by state law; transmitted to Tallahassee for state review.
Related issues (1)
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