Source:  Planetizen

Date Published: 10.10.2025

Link: New Florida Law Bars Communities From Planning for Climate, Disaster Resilience

A new Florida state law (SB 180), effective since July, prohibits local governments from adopting “restrictive or burdensome” land-use policies, including those addressing climate resilience and flood prevention. While intended to streamline rebuilding after hurricanes, the law effectively freezes local planning and zoning regulations until 2027, limiting cities’ ability to respond to future climate risks. Critics, including local governments and the advocacy group 1000 Friends of Florida, argue that the measure, backed by major developers, will exacerbate unsafe rebuilding in flood-prone areas and undermine local efforts to adapt to climate change. An analysis calls it one of the most dangerous planning laws in Florida’s modern history.