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Fort Pierce adopts ordinance setting standards for boarding and rooming houses
Summary
The City Commission adopted Ordinance 205-16 after staff and commissioners debated new definitions, safety and occupancy standards and a timeline for existing properties to comply.
The Fort Pierce City Commission on April 21 adopted ordinance 205-16, a zoning text amendment that establishes minimum operating and safety standards for boarding houses and rooming houses and restricts where new such uses may locate.
City planning manager Kevin Freeman told the commission the amendment is intended “to establish and enforce standards for boarding houses and rooming houses in the city” and to protect “the health, safety, and appearance and general welfare of the citizens of the city.” The text references the International Property Maintenance Code, the Florida Building Code and the fire code as the basis for many of the standards.
The ordinance defines boarding and rooming houses as buildings used for lodging with rooms rented individually, and excludes adult congregate living facilities…
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