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Environmental & Land Use

Our Government, Environmental & Land Department provides a full range of administrative, regulatory and land use representation at all levels of government - local, state, regional and federal.

Administrative and Legislative Advocacy
The lawyers in the Administrative and Legislative Advocacy Group work closely with the Environmental and Land Use Group to handle a wide variety of administrative and legislative issues including representation before federal, state and local administrative agencies, the Department of Administrative Hearings and legislative bodies. Much of the representation relates to interpretations and challenges of laws and regulations, economic development programs, permit approvals and legislative lobbying.

Environmental/Regulatory
Department lawyers handle a full range of regulatory and environmental cases including preventive analyses, underground and above ground storage tanks, violation defense, permitting, contamination assessment, remedial activities, and environmental liability planning and protection. Particular emphasis is placed on strategies for regulatory compliance as well as acquisition or disposition of potentially contaminated properties and the resulting negotiations with environmental agencies and consultants. Typical controlling laws and regulations include RCRA, CERCLA, Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and FIFRA. The Department's lawyers work closely with the clients' existing environmental consultants to proactively minimize environmental liabilities.

Real Estate
Government, Environmental and Land Department lawyers are devoted full time to commercial real estate-related matters, including real estate acquisitions, loans, leases and litigation. Sale and acquisition transactions typically range from $500,000 to $250 million in size. Contingent upon the specific transaction, the Department may represent any party associated with a deal, varying from seller to buyer, lender, broker, developer, or title insurance company.

The Department's lawyers are regularly asked to represent lenders on loan transactions. Such loans are typically secured by real estate, receivables, equipment and inventory, although occasionally, secured loan requests involve special creative financing attributes.

The Government, Environmental and Land Department represents a variety of developers, including developers of P.U.D.'s, office buildings, warehouses, condominiums and other types of properties. The attorneys in this department also handle various types of real estate-related litigation, including eminent domain, title insurance defense, lease disputes, usury claims, suits on guaranties, suits on notes, foreclosures and receiverships.

Land Use
The Government, Environmental and Land Department also provides business and commercial representation in all areas subject to governmental action. Typical representations include negotiations with local governments as well as regulatory agencies and commissions, permit approvals, franchises, developments of regional impact, community development districts, land use and zoning.

Fowler White Boggs Banker has been ranked as a top leading Florida law firm for Zoning/Land Use by Chambers USA for several consecutive years (2004-2007).

The Department represents major developers and businesses including residential, commercial and industrial developers, electronic manufacturing firms, chemical plants, phosphate operations, petroleum storage facilities and commercial and industrial plant operators.

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Representative Matters

Following is a list of the Developments of Regional Impact that have been represented by the Government, Environmental and Land Department:

Bexley Ranch - DRI No. 255
Big Four Phosphate Mine - DRI No. 50 and 80
Connerton - DRI No. 233
Eastshore Commerce Park - DRI No. 159
Fish Hawk Ranch - DRI No. 191
Fountain Square - DRI No. 112
GATX - DRI No. 224
Harborage at Bayboro - DRI No. 134
Hidden River Corporate Park - DRI No. 108
Hunter's Green - FQD No. 147
International Plaza - DRI No. 104
Interstate Business Park - DRI No. 86
Lifsey/Rocky Point - DRI No. 122
Magnolia Creek - DRI Osceola County
McKendree Ranch - DRI No. 169
Metro (Park Place) - DRI No. 92
North Palms Village - DRI No. 160
Oakley Plaza - DRI No. 253
Parkway Center/Oak Creek - DRI No. 146
Phillips Phosphate Mine - DRI No. 49
Rubin-Icot - DRI No. 177
Seven Oaks - DRI No. 129
Southbend/Covington Park - DRI No. 145
Southshore Corporate Park - DRI No. 249
Sunway - DRI No. 144
Tampa Technology Park - DRI No. 139
Tampa Telecom Park - DRI No. 114 and 116
Tarpon Lake Villages - DRI No. 24
Westchase - DRI No. 84
Westshore Areawide - DRI No. 141
World Mart Center - DRI No. 178

The Government, Environmental and Land Department has established and/or provided representation to the following Community Development Districts:

Cheval West Community Development District
Covington Park Community Development District
Eastlake Oaks Community Development District
Fishhawk Ranch Community Development District
Lake St. Charles Community Development District
Lakewood Ranch Community Development District 1
Lakewood Ranch Community Development District 2
Lakewood Ranch Community Development District 3
Lakewood Ranch Community Development District 4
Lakewood Ranch Community Development District 5
Meadow Pointe II Community Development District
Overoaks Community Development District
Park Place Community Development District
Parkway Center Community Development District
Saddlebrook Village Community Development District
Seven Oaks Community Development District I
Seven Oaks Community Development District II
Stonebrier Community Development District
Tampa Palms Community Development District
Westchase Community Development District
Westchase East Community Development District