Business Impact Statements

Before the enactment of a proposed ordinance, municipalities must prepare and post a business impact estimate. 

The following Ordinance types are exempt from the requirement to prepare a business impact statement:

1. Ordinances required for compliance with federal or state law or regulation;. 
2. Ordinances relating to the issuance or refinancing of debt;
3. Ordinances relating to the adoption of budgets or budget amendments, including revenue sources necessary to fund the budget;
4. Ordinances required to implement a contract or an agreement, including, but not limited to, any federal, state, local, or private grant, or other financial assistance accepted by a municipal government;
5. Emergency ordinances;
6. Ordinances relating to procurement; or
7. Ordinances enacted to implement the following:

a. Development orders and development permits, as those terms are defined in s. 163.3164, and development agreements, as authorized by the Florida Local Government Development Agreement Act under  ss. 163.3220-163.3243;
b. Comprehensive plan amendments and land development regulation amendments initiated by an application by a private party other than the municipality;
c. Sections 190.005 and 190.046;
d. Section 553.73, relating to the Florida Building Code; or
e. Section 633.202, relating to the Florida Fire Prevention Code.