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Committee hears broad support for treating certified recovery houses as residential; municipal and legal groups raise zoning questions
Summary
Supporters told the Municipal and County Government Committee that House Bill 432 would treat certified recovery houses the same as other residential housing for zoning and permitting purposes, while municipal groups warned the change could remove important local review tools.
House Bill 432 drew a lengthy public hearing on Jan. 30 as advocates, operators, municipal representatives and legal experts described the shortage of recovery housing and debated how local zoning should treat sober or recovery homes.
Sponsor Representative Merrill Gibbs told the committee the bill clarifies that recovery housing is a residential use to be regulated like other single‑family or multi‑unit dwellings and not as medical or commercial uses. "House Bill 432 essentially provides that municipalities and zoning boards treat recovery houses the same as all other, residential housing," Gibbs said. He and other supporters said certified recovery homes reduce recurrence, lower incarceration, and provide a…
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