Supreme Court of Florida

Small-scale development amendment decisions made under section 163.3187(1)(c) of the Florida Statutes are legislative in nature and subject to the "fairly debatable" standard of review.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/12/2001
• Published 04/12/2001

Judges

• WELLS, C.J.

Court

• Supreme Court of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• William S. Spencer of Ellis, Spencer and Butler, Hollywood, FL;  and Nancy Little Hoffmann, Pompano Beach, FL, for Petitioners., Cari L. Roth, General Counsel, and Karen Brodeen, Assistant General Counsel, Tallahassee, FL, for Department of Community Affairs, Amicus Curiae., Terrell K. Arline, Legal Director, and Thomas G. Pelham, Tallahassee, FL, for 1000 Friends of Florida, Inc. and The Florida Chapter of the American Planning Association, Amicus Curiae.


• For Appellees:
  
• Edward A. Dion, County Attorney, Andrew J. Meyers, Chief Appellate Counsel, and Tamara M. Scrudders, Assistant County Attorney, Fort Lauderdale, FL, for Respondent.