TO: Planning and Zoning Advisory Board
FROM: Alaina Ray, AICP, Development Services Director
TITLE: Consideration of an Amendment to Sections 3.1.2, 4.4.1. and Appendix A,
Article I of the Unified Land Development Code to Provide for Compliance with Section 553.385, Florida Statutes.
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Recommended Action
Recommend that the City Commission approve the amendment to Sections 3.1.2., 4.4.1., and Appendix A, Article I of the Unified Land Development Code via Ordinance No. 2026-20 and find that the amendment is consistent with the North Port Comprehensive Plan.
Planning and Zoning Advisory Board Options
Motion to Approve: I move to recommend that the City Commission approve he amendment to Sections 3.1.2., 4.4.1., and Appendix A, Article I of the Unified Land Development Code via Ordinance No. 2026-20 and find that the amendment is consistent with the North Port Comprehensive Plan.
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Motion to Deny: I move to recommend that the City Commission deny the amendment to Sections 3.1.2., 4.4.1., and Appendix A, Article I of the Unified Land Development Code via Ordinance No. 2026-20 and find that the amendment is consistent with the North Port Comprehensive Plan.
[Include Comprehensive Plan Goals, Policies, and Objectives with which findings indicate inconsistency]
Background Information
During the 2026 Legislative Session, the Florida Legislature adopted House Bill 399, creating Section 553.385, Florida Statutes, relating to the placement and regulation of certain manufactured (a.k.a. mobile) homes with an effective date of January 1, 2027. House Bill 399 was subsequently superseded during the 2026 Special Session by House Bill 803, which retained the statutory requirements and accelerated the effective date to July 1, 2026.
The legislation represents a significant change in local government authority over manufactured housing. Prior to adoption of Section 553.385, local governments ret...
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