Interested parties must notify issuing governmental
agency by September 7th to receive a new extension.
Due to Governor Scott's recent expansion of the State of
Emergency issued for the Zika Virus, holders of permits and
development orders have another opportunity to toll the period
remaining to exercise rights under the permit or order for nearly
18 months. Section 252.363 of the Florida Statutes
permits a tolling of development orders and permits upon the
declaration of a state of emergency by the Florida Governor. The
statute provides that the tolling lasts throughout the state of
emergency, plus an additional six months.
On June 23, 2016, Governor Scott declared a State of Emergency
in response to the Zika Virus. Because each declared state of
emergency can last for only 60 days, the Governor has since
extended the Zika Virus State of Emergency now five times, with the
most recent extension occurring on April 10, 2017. Thus, the total
duration of the Zika Virus
