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PLDRC forwards ordinance to council to implement state rules for certified recovery residences; appeal period extended
Summary
Volusia County PLDRC unanimously forwarded Ordinance 2025‑26 to County Council to implement state‑required reasonable‑accommodation procedures for certified recovery residences, amending the draft to give nearby residents 90 days to appeal administrative determinations instead of 30.
Volusia County's Planning and Land Development Regulation Commission voted unanimously Nov. 20 to send Ordinance 2025‑26 to the County Council with a recommendation of approval and a staff‑requested amendment increasing an administrative appeal period from 30 days to 90 days.
County legal staff told the commission the ordinance responds to a state law that requires counties to allow reasonable accommodations for state‑certified recovery residences (sometimes called sober houses). "The good people at Tallahassee have written a bill that says that we need to have an ordinance in place prior to 01/01/2026 that makes a reasonable accommodation for certified recovery…
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