After the Florida Legislature blocked the Orange County Charter Review Committee’s proposed Charter amendments, the Orange County Board of County Commissioners (BCC) has taken on the initiative by proposing ordinances...more
After the Charter amendments suggested by the Orange County Charter Review Committee discussed in “Proposed Charter Changes Threaten Orange County's Economic Future” were blocked by the Florida Legislature as discussed in...more
7/29/2024
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As one of the fastest growing regions in the United States, Orange County has been working to amend their state-required Comprehensive Plan called, “Vision 2050.” Vision 2050 is drafted with two of Orange...more
On April 12, 2024, U.S. District Court Judge Randolph D. Moss denied the State of Florida’s (State) Motion for a Limited Stay of the February 15, 2024, order invalidating the State’s partial assumption of the Section 404...more
On March 6, 2024, the Florida State Legislature passed SB 1420 in an effort to block regulations proposed by the Orange County Charter Review Committee (CRC) that would have drawn a new rural boundary that would have heavily...more
3/14/2024
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On February 28, 2024, the Florida Senate (Senate) passed SB 1420 in an effort to block regulations proposed by the Orange County Charter Review Committee (CRC) that would draw a new rural boundary that would heavily restrict...more
3/6/2024
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On February 15, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued an opinion invalidating the State of Florida’s (State) partial assumption of the Section 404 permitting program under the Clean Water Act...more
After many decades of uncertainty around the meaning of “the waters of the United States” (WOTUS), the United States Supreme Court narrowed the definition of WOTUS under the Clean Water Act (CWA) in its opinion on May 25,...more
6/5/2023
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On September 1, 2020, the Orange County Board of County Commissioners (BCC) voted unanimously to approve an amendment to County Code to implement an abatement of school capacity enhancement review for pending residential...more
On June 23, 2020, the Orange County School Board voted to approve its “Declaration Relating to the HB 7103 Impact on School Overcrowding Mitigation,” which declared that the School Board will no longer enter into Capacity...more
It is not often that one discovers that a senior housing facility was once an oil exploration complex or the site of a former dry cleaner but it does happen, and while your company may get comfortable with the acquisition and...more