Florida Land Use
The Florida Land Use Team at Holland & Knight efficiently manages your land use matters by combining a comprehensive understanding of the law and strong relationships with Florida governing officials and senior staff.
Broad Experience Enhances Strategic Planning
An individualized strategy is critical to the success of every land use matter. Through legal acumen and regional industry experience, our Florida real estate attorneys and land use lawyers are dedicated to helping you develop effective strategic plans that accomplish your land use goals on every level. Our services comprise all aspects of land use law, as well as Florida real estate law, including:
- Florida zoning law
- comprehensive plan amendments
- planned-unit developments
- developments of regional impact (DRI)
- concurrency
- conditional uses
- variances
- special exceptions
- historic preservation
- environmental matters
- water law issues
- vested rights
- federal, state and local economic incentives
Professional Relationships Offer Distinct Advantage
Often, the success of your land use objectives hinges upon your ability to work with the staff and government officials of the appropriate jurisdiction(s). Our team draws upon strong working relationships with decision makers at the local, regional and state levels to influence the nature and content of plans, regulations and ordinances that impact land use. Services include:
- representation before local, regional and state governmental agencies
- review of comprehensive plans to determine how they will affect proposed projects
- negotiation and preparation of agreements with local governments that permit projects to be developed
- creation of methods for financing public improvements that may be needed to allow projects to proceed
Dedicated Team Provides Industry Insight
When you join forces with Holland & Knight, you access a team of lawyers throughout Florida that focuses exclusively on land use matters. Your counsel includes the perspective of former city and county attorneys and elected officials who provided guidance and advice on land development regulations, zoning ordinances and comprehensive plans. To offer an up-to-date approach and complete industry awareness, our land use attorneys are active on local advisory boards and committees, participate extensively in the adoption of various regulations impacting local land use practices, and maintain a strong presence in Tallahassee.