Live Local Act Resources

The Live Local Act, which amended Florida Statute 125.01055, was originally approved by Governor DeSantis on March 29, 2023 and became law on July 1, 2023. The Live Local Act preempts a local government’s regulation on zoning, density, and height for certain multi-family and mixed-use affordable housing developments.

The Act provides for administrative approval of residential and mixed-use multifamily rental developments in any area zoned for commercial, industrial, or mixed use, and in portions of any flexibly zoned area such as a planned unit development permitted for commercial, industrial, or mixed use, in which at least 40 percent of the residential units are, for a period of at least 30 years, affordable as defined in Florida Statutes. For mixed-use residential projects, at least 65 percent of the total square footage must be used for residential purposes.

Live Local Act projects must still adhere to all other limitations and requirements contained in Collier County’s Growth Management Plan and Land Development Code regulations for multifamily developments in areas zoned for such use. Any deviations would require an approved Variance application.

For a list of County owned properties please visit the Housing Policy and Economic Development page.

Administrative Approval

There is a two step process to receive approval for an affordable housing development related to the Live Local Act:

  1. Apply for a Live Local Zoning Verification Letter LLVL
  2. Apply for a Site Development Plan SDP

Both applications are applied for on our Permitting Portal https://cvportal.collier.gov/ under Pre-Application Meeting & Planning Application

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For the LLVL, select Live Local Zoning Verification Letter

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For the SDP, select Pre-Application Meeting

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