Broward County v. Florida National Properties, Inc.

STONE, Judge.

Florida National Properties submitted the plat of a one hundred lot subdivision to the county for its approval. The County Commission conditioned approval upon the addition of a “notation” to the face of the plat, prior to its recording, providing it had only been reviewed for one hundred homes. The developer construes the proposed note as a restriction to 100 single family units and contends that the county lacks the authority to impose such an ad hoc condition precedent to recording. The plat had previously received the city’s approval, and is presently zoned for single family…