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The Live Local Act is Florida Senate President Kathleen Passidomo’s $711 million effort to make housing more affordable for Floridians. It is a comprehensive housing law that sunsets after ten (10) years. Specifically, it addresses zoning and land use regulations. Its goal is to provide a comprehensive housing strategy to increase the availability of affordable housing opportunities for members of the Floridian workforce who desire to live in the communities in which they work.
- Must have a minimum of 40% of the units reserved for households with incomes up to 120% median income.
- Mandates administrative approval of residential on commercial/industrial land (no public hearings).
- Maximum units per acre: highest residential density permitted in the City (30 units/acre).
The developer must agree to set aside a minimum of 40% of the units for households with income up to 120% of median income. The City will monitor the development to ensure that the units are rented to households who meet the income requirements outlined in the Live Local Act and that those households are paying the proper rent and utilities. 
The City of Largo supports the intent of the Live Local Act. Although the City cannot make changes to the Live Local Act, the City will require developers to adhere to the regulations that the City can require such as setbacks from roadways, parking, landscape buffers, etc.
Residents or stakeholders desiring to provide feedback on the Live Local Act should contact their state legislators:
Representative Berny Jacques
District Office, Suite 207
4625 East Bay Drive
Clearwater, FL 33764-6867
Phone: 727-519-0560
Senator Nick DiCeglie
District Office
9800 4th Street North, #200
St. Petersburg, FL 33702
Phone: 727-563-1910
Senator Kathleen Passidomo
President of the Florida Senate (2022-2024)
Sponsor of the Live Local Act District Office
3299 East Tamiami Trail, Suite 203
Naples, FL 34112
Phone: 239-417-6205
Residents or stakeholders desiring to provide feedback on the Live Local Act should contact their state legislators:
Representative Berny Jacques
District Office, Suite 207
4625 East Bay Drive
Clearwater, FL 33764-6867
Phone: 727-519-0560
Senator Nick DiCeglie
District Office
9800 4th Street North, #200
St. Petersburg, FL 33702
Phone: 727-563-1910
Senator Kathleen Passidomo
President of the Florida Senate (2022-2024)
Sponsor of the Live Local Act District Office
3299 East Tamiami Trail, Suite 203
Naples, FL 34112
Phone: 239-417-6205
- The law preempts cities’ regulation on zoning, density, and height for certain multifamily or mixed-use affordable housing developments in commercial and industrial areas but must otherwise be consistent with local comprehensive plans.
- The law prohibits any local government from enacting rent control.
- The law also requires cities to post an inventory of lands appropriate for affordable housing on its website.
- The Live Local Act also provides provisions for housing funding and tax credits for affordable housing programs and provides for the possibility of some tax exemptions.
- Setbacks from Roadways & Landscape Buffers
- Parking
- Stormwater Retention
- Impervious Surface Ratio
- Floor Area Ratio
- Neighborhood Info Meeting
- Infrastructure and Building Permits
- City to Monitor Property to Ensure Units are rented to Income Eligible Households
Pending Projects
- 15.54-acre site
- 336-unit Apartment Complex
- 7 buildings, 4 stories each
- 40% of the units are reserved for households with incomes up to 120% median income (see chart in "Who Will Live in the New Apartments?" drop down)
- 60% of the units are to be rented at market rate rental rates
