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Florida Attorney General Reports
Decided July 7, 1994Published
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. A. Quinn Jones, III City of Miami Attorney Dupont Plaza Center 300 Biscayne Boulevard Way, Suite 300 Miami, Florida 33131
Dear Mr. Jones:
You have asked for my opinion on substantially the following question:
Is a municipality authorized to delegate to an administrative board or entity its authority to rezone property within the municipality?
In sum:
Rezoning actions, which can be functionally viewed as policy application rather than policy setting, may be delegated by the city commission to an administrative board or authority.
According to your letter, the City Commission of the City of Miami…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- BD. OF CTY. COM'RS OF BREVARD v. SnyderSupreme Court of Florida · 1993
- West Flagler Amusement Co. v. State Racing CommissionSupreme Court of Florida · 1935
- Snyder v. BOARD OF COUNTY COM'RSDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991
- City of Jacksonville Beach v. GrubbsDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984
- GULF & E. DEV. v. City of Fort LauderdaleSupreme Court of Florida · 1978
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