Which act requires local governments to develop a land-use plan coordinated with surrounding localities?

• A. Florida Growth Management Act of 1985
• B. Local Government Comprehensive Planning and Land Development Regulation Act, Chapter 163, Part II
• C. Bert J. Harris Private Property Rights Protection Act of 1995
• D. Community Planning Act of 2011

Answer: (B)

Intergovernmental coordination in land-use planning is required by Florida's comprehensive planning framework. The act that specifically mandates local governments to develop a land-use plan and align it with surrounding localities is the Local Government Comprehensive Planning and Land Development Regulation Act, Chapter 163, Part II. This statute requires each local government to adopt a comprehensive plan, including a land-use element, and to ensure that the plan is coordinated with neighboring jurisdictions so that development policies are compatible across boundaries. The broader Growth Management Act of 1985 gave the overarching growth-management framework, but the binding requirement for interlocal coordination and the land-use planning process sits under Chapter 163, Part II. Other choices address different topics—property rights protections and other reform efforts—and do not impose the same coordination-and-planning obligation.