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Commission approves 12 Oaks residential expansion with fence requirement after neighbor concerns
Summary
The commission granted conditional-use approval for a 26‑bed expansion and 7,500‑sq‑ft addition at 12 Oaks Recovery, requiring the operator to install a perimeter fence before beds are added and to maintain several operational commitments to neighbors.
The Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners approved a conditional‑use request on May 22 to expand 12 Oaks Recovery (Bowling Green Inn of Pensacola / “12 Oaks”) by 26 beds and about 7,500 square feet of therapy and dining space, authorizing the facility to proceed after the applicant agreed to install a fence along the south property line before the new beds come online.
12 Oaks’ leadership and project architects described operational changes made after neighborhood meetings and said the expansion responds to persistently high occupancy and a waiting list for treatment. Neighbors expressed security concerns…
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