Florida H0337 aims to improve access to nutrient-dense foods in food insecure areas by authorizing local governments to permit small-footprint.

Florida H0337 defines "nutrient-dense food" and "small-footprint grocery store," and identifies "food insecure area" as synonymous with "food desert." It authorizes local governments to enact land development regulations and include provisions in their comprehensive plans to permit land use for small-footprint grocery stores in food insecure areas. These areas are defined as having a poverty rate of at least 20 percent or a median family income at or below 80 percent of the state's median, and where at least 500 persons or 33 percent of the population live more than a mile from a supermarket.

Florida H0337 aims to improve access to nutrient-dense foods in food insecure areas by authorizing local governments to permit small-footprint.

Florida H0337 defines "nutrient-dense food" and "small-footprint grocery store," and identifies "food insecure area" as synonymous with "food desert." It authorizes local governments to enact land development regulations and include provisions in their comprehensive plans to permit land use for small-footprint grocery stores in food insecure areas. These areas are defined as having a poverty rate of at least 20 percent or a median family income at or below 80 percent of the state's median, and where at least 500 persons or 33 percent of the population live more than a mile from a supermarket.