Overview: In a recent Cape Canaveral Planning and Zoning Board meeting, the implications of the Live Local Act on local zoning authority were scrutinized, revealing concerns about the city’s ability to regulate affordable housing projects. The board analyzed the Act’s provision that enables bonus density for affordable housing projects without requiring public hearing approvals, thereby removing the local government’s governing body from the approval process. Notably, the Act allows for administrative approval, sidestepping public notice requirements, even if the location is zoned for industrial or commercial use.