Fla. Stat. § 290.001
Florida Enterprise Zone Act; popular name
Sections 290.001-290.016 may be cited as the “Florida Enterprise Zone Act.”
Florida Statutes Chapter 290 — URBAN REDEVELOPMENT
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Fla. Stat. § 290.002
Legislative findings
It is hereby found and declared that:(1) Within the communities of this state, there exist areas that chronically display extreme and unacceptable levels of unemployment, physical deterioration, and economic disinvestment.(2) Each such area is a blight on the community as a whole, tarnishes the image and reputation of…
Fla. Stat. § 290.003
Policy and purpose
It is the policy of this state to provide the necessary means to assist local communities, their residents, and the private sector in creating the proper economic and social environment to induce the investment of private resources in productive business enterprises located in severely distressed areas and to provide j…
Fla. Stat. § 290.004
Definitions relating to Florida Enterprise Zone Act
As used in ss. 290.001-290.016:(1) “Community investment corporation” means a black business investment corporation, a certified development corporation, a small business investment corporation, or other similar entity incorporated under Florida law that has limited its investment policy to making investments solely in…
Fla. Stat. § 290.0055
Local nominating procedure
(1) If, pursuant to s. 290.0065, an opportunity exists for designation of a new enterprise zone, any county or municipality, or a county and one or more municipalities together, may apply to the department for the designation of an area as an enterprise zone after completion of the following:(a) The adoption by the gov…
Fla. Stat. § 290.0056
Enterprise zone development agency
(1) Upon adoption of the resolution as provided in s. 290.0055(1)(a), the county or municipality shall create a public body corporate and politic to be known as an “enterprise zone development agency.” For an area nominated by a county and one or more municipalities jointly, the county shall create the agency. Each suc…
Fla. Stat. § 290.0057
Enterprise zone development plan
(1) Any application for designation as a new enterprise zone must be accompanied by a strategic plan adopted by the governing body of the municipality or county, or the governing bodies of the county and one or more municipalities together. At a minimum, the plan must:(a) Briefly describe the community’s goals for revi…
Fla. Stat. § 290.0058
Determination of pervasive poverty, unemployment, and general distress
(1) In determining whether an area suffers from pervasive poverty, unemployment, and general distress, for purposes of ss. 290.0055 and 290.0065, the governing body and the department shall use data from the most current decennial census, and from information published by the Bureau of the Census and the Bureau of Labo…
Fla. Stat. § 290.0065
State designation of enterprise zones
(1) The maximum number of enterprise zones authorized under this section is the number of enterprise zones having an effective date on or before January 1, 2005, subject to any increase due to any new enterprise zones authorized by the Legislature during the 2005 Regular Session of the Legislature.(2) If, pursuant to s…
Fla. Stat. § 290.0066
Revocation of enterprise zone designation
(1) The department may revoke the designation of an enterprise zone if the department determines that the governing body or bodies:(a) Have failed to make progress in achieving the benchmarks set forth in the strategic plan or measurable goals; or(b) Have not complied substantially with the strategic plan or measurable…
Fla. Stat. § 290.00677
Rural enterprise zones; special qualifications
(1) Notwithstanding the enterprise zone residency requirements set out in s. 212.096(1)(c), eligible businesses as defined in s. 212.096(1)(a) located in rural enterprise zones as defined in s. 290.004 may receive the basic minimum credit provided under s. 212.096 for creating a new job and hiring a person residing wit…
Fla. Stat. § 290.007
State incentives available in enterprise zones
The following incentives are provided by the state to encourage the revitalization of enterprise zones:(1) The enterprise zone jobs credit provided in s. 220.181.(2) The enterprise zone property tax credit provided in s. 220.182.(3) The community contribution tax credits provided in ss. 212.08, 220.183, and 624.5105.(4…
Fla. Stat. § 290.00710
Enterprise zone designation for the City of Lakeland
The City of Lakeland may apply to the department for designation of one enterprise zone for an area within the City of Lakeland, which zone shall encompass an area up to 10 square miles. Notwithstanding s. 290.0065, limiting the total number of enterprise zones designated and the number of enterprise zones within a pop…
Fla. Stat. § 290.0072
Enterprise zone designation for the City of Winter Haven
The City of Winter Haven may apply to the department for designation of one enterprise zone for an area within the City of Winter Haven, which zone shall encompass an area up to 5 square miles. Notwithstanding s. 290.0065 limiting the total number of enterprise zones designated and the number of enterprise zones within…
Fla. Stat. § 290.00725
Enterprise zone designation for the City of Ocala
The City of Ocala may apply to the department for designation of one enterprise zone for an area within the western portion of the city, which zone shall encompass an area up to 5 square miles. Notwithstanding s. 290.0065 limiting the total number of enterprise zones designated and the number of enterprise zones within…
Fla. Stat. § 290.00726
Enterprise zone designation for Martin County
Martin County may apply to the department for designation of one enterprise zone for an area within Martin County, which zone shall encompass an area of up to 10 square miles consisting of land within the primary urban services boundary and focusing on Indiantown, but excluding property owned by Florida Power and Light…
Fla. Stat. § 290.00727
Enterprise zone designation for the City of Palm Bay
The City of Palm Bay may apply to the department for designation of one enterprise zone for an area within the northeast portion of the city, which zone shall encompass an area of up to 5 square miles. Notwithstanding s. 290.0065 limiting the total number of enterprise zones designated and the number of enterprise zone…
Fla. Stat. § 290.00728
Enterprise zone designation for Lake County
Lake County may apply to the department for designation of one enterprise zone, which zone shall encompass an area of up to 10 square miles within Lake County. Notwithstanding s. 290.0065 limiting the total number of enterprise zones designated and the number of enterprise zones within a population category, the depart…
Fla. Stat. § 290.00729
Enterprise zone designation for Charlotte County
Charlotte County may apply to the Department of Commerce for designation of one enterprise zone encompassing an area not to exceed 20 square miles within Charlotte County. Notwithstanding s. 290.0065 limiting the total number of enterprise zones designated and the number of enterprise zones within a population category…
Fla. Stat. § 290.0073
Enterprise zone designation for Indian River County, the City of Vero Beach, and the City of Sebastian
Indian River County, the City of Vero Beach, and the City of Sebastian may jointly apply to the department for designation of one enterprise zone encompassing an area not to exceed 10 square miles. Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 290.0065 limiting the total number of enterprise zones designated and the number of e…
Fla. Stat. § 290.00731
Enterprise zone designation for Citrus County
Citrus County may apply to the department for designation of one enterprise zone for an area within Citrus County. Notwithstanding s. 290.0065 limiting the total number of enterprise zones designated and the number of enterprise zones within a population category, the department may designate one enterprise zone under…
Fla. Stat. § 290.0074
Enterprise zone designation for Sumter County
Sumter County may apply to the department for designation of one enterprise zone encompassing an area not to exceed 10 square miles. Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 290.0065 limiting the total number of enterprise zones designated and the number of enterprise zones within a population category, the department may…
Fla. Stat. § 290.0077
Enterprise zone designation for Orange County and the municipality of Apopka
Orange County and the municipality of Apopka may jointly apply to the department for designation of one enterprise zone. Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 290.0065 limiting the total number of enterprise zones designated and the number of enterprise zones within a population category, the department may designate on…
Fla. Stat. § 290.012
Transition
Any enterprise zone having an effective date on or before January 1, 2005, shall continue to exist until December 31, 2005, and shall cease to exist on that date. Any enterprise zone designated or redesignated on or after January 1, 2006, must be designated or redesignated in accordance with the Florida Enterprise Zone…
Fla. Stat. § 290.0135
Local government ordinances; encouragements and incentives; review for adverse effects; certain changes prohibited
(1)(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that each ordinance adopted by a local government possessing an approved enterprise zone after January 1, 1995, when applicable, provide encouragements and incentives to increase rehabilitation, renovation, restoration, improvement, or new construction of housing, and to incre…
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