Florida Statutes Chapter 186 — STATE AND REGIONAL PLANNING

From the Legislature's 2026 edition, which includes changes effective through January 1, 2027. Later effective dates are retained in each section's source notes.

Title XIII

• § 186.001 — Short title.
• § 186.002 — Findings and intent.
• § 186.003 — Definitions; ss. 186.001-186.031, 186.801-186.901.
• § 186.004 — Governor; chief planning officer of the state.
• § 186.005 — Designation of departmental planning officer.
• § 186.006 — Powers and responsibilities of Executive Office of the Governor.
• § 186.007 — State comprehensive plan; preparation; revision.
• § 186.008 — State comprehensive plan; revision; implementation.
• § 186.009 — Growth management portion of the state comprehensive plan.
• § 186.021 — Long-range program plans.
• § 186.031 — Annual report.
• § 186.501 — Short title.
• § 186.502 — Legislative findings; public purpose.
• § 186.503 — Definitions relating to Florida Regional Planning Council Act.
• § 186.504 — Regional planning councils; creation; membership.
• § 186.505 — Regional planning councils; powers and duties.
• § 186.506 — Executive Office of the Governor; powers and duties.
• § 186.507 — Strategic regional policy plans.
• § 186.508 — Strategic regional policy plan adoption; consistency with state comprehensive plan.
• § 186.509 — Dispute resolution process.
• § 186.511 — Evaluation of strategic regional policy plan; changes in plan.
• § 186.512 — Designation of regional planning councils.
• § 186.513 — Reports.
• § 186.515 — Creation of regional planning councils under chapter 163.
• § 186.801 — Ten-year site plans.
• § 186.803 — Use of geographic information by governmental entities.
• § 186.901 — Population census determination.