The decision from Florida’s First District Court of Appeal serves as notice for developers, local governments, and land use professionals for the importance of notice requirements involved in Development of Regional Impact (DRI) amendments.

This appeal stems from a homeowner’s challenge to the process by which the County amended a development ordinance for a Development Regional Impact (DRI). In Osborne v. Walton County, the appellate court reversed a summary judgment order finding that the County failed to address whether specific public notice requirements under Sections 163.3225 and 380.06, Florida Statutes, applied before adopting a revised ordinance, which modified the DRI Development Order.

 

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