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Titusville Low Impact Development Ordinance: Planning and Zoning Commission Hearing on November 4
The Titusville Planning and Zoning Commission holds a public hearing on the proposed Low Impact Development Ordinance on November 4. The draft would simplify and consolidate the city's LID rules, delete the separate LID analysis section, and add LID parking rates to the main parking table. The City Council hearing is December 8.
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Florida Supreme Court Rules Easement Attorney Fee Clauses Do Not Run With the Land on October 29, 2026
On October 29, 2026, the Supreme Court of Florida held in RJ's International Trading, LLC v. Crown Castle South, LLC that a prevailing party attorney's fee provision in an easement agreement does not run with the land and does not bind later owners or users of the property.
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Palm Bay Planning and Zoning Board Case FD23-00013: Three Forks Mixed Use Final Development Plan on November 4
The Palm Bay Planning and Zoning Board holds a quasi-judicial hearing on Case FD23-00013 on November 4. The Three Forks Mixed Use final development plan covers about 124 acres at Malabar Road and St. Johns Heritage Parkway, and staff recommends approval with conditions.
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Malabar Ordinance 2026-10: Town Council Discussion of Accessory Dwelling Unit Rules on November 2
The Malabar Town Council will discuss draft Ordinance 2026-10 on accessory dwelling units on November 2. Staff asks for direction to schedule public hearings, starting with the Planning and Zoning Board.
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USDA Reissues Rule Opening Rural Home Loans to ADU Homes, Takes Effect December 28, 2026
USDA's Rural Housing Service filed a reissued final rule on October 28, 2026 that lets its guaranteed rural home loan program finance homes with income producing accessory dwelling units. It takes effect December 28, 2026.
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Titusville SSA No. 4-2026: Planning and Zoning Commission Hearing on 2305 Cheney Highway Commercial Rezoning on November 4
The Titusville Planning and Zoning Commission holds a public hearing on SSA No. 4-2026 on November 4. The request would change land at 2305 Cheney Highway from residential to Commercial High Intensity and rezone it to Community Commercial. Staff recommends approval, and the City Council hearing is December 8.
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Brevard County Commission Case 26Z00035: Pine Avenue Rezoning to Agricultural Residential on November 5
The Brevard County Commission holds a public hearing on zoning case 26Z00035 on November 5. The request would rezone 12.03 acres on Pine Avenue from RU-1-13 to AU with a Binding Development Plan limiting the land to two flag lots.
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Canaveral Port Authority Items 5.B and 5.C: Aquarium Access Easement and Development Agreement Amendment on October 28
The Canaveral Port Authority Board of Commissioners considers consent items 5.B and 5.C on October 28. They would grant the East Coast Zoological Society of Florida a temporary access easement for its aquarium campus and amend the 2021 Development Agreement so the port pays the full cost of the George King Boulevard extension.
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Indian Harbour Beach Ordinance 2026-15: Planning and Zoning Board Review of Accessory Structure Rules on October 28
The Indian Harbour Beach Planning and Zoning Board reviews Ordinance No. 2026-15 on October 28. The ordinance would replace the one accessory structure per lot rule with limits on number, size and height based on lot size and zoning. The board recommends and the City Council decides.
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Executive Order 14438 Signed October 22, 2026 Targets Mortgage and Title Insurance Costs
Executive Order 14438, signed October 22, 2026, directs the FHFA to pursue a mortgage insurance cancellation pilot and a nationwide title insurance alternative on refinances, and creates a manufactured housing task force.
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