Any Hope of Stricter Development Regulations in Palm Coast, Bunnell or Flagler County 'Dead in the Water' Until 2027

Any Hope of Stricter Development Regulations in Palm Coast, Bunnell or Flagler County 'Dead in the Water' Until 2027

Forget a building moratorium of any kind. A For the next three years, something closer to a moratorium on regulations is in effect in Flagler County, its cities and across Florida, thanks to a provision in a new state law--what emerged from the Legislature as Senate Bill 180--that local governments are only now beginning to understand. The law ties the hands of local land use regulators, prohibiting any "burdensome" restrictions on developers, w…