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Oldsmar adopts state‑mandated procedures for certified recovery residences on first reading
Summary
The council approved first reading of an ordinance implementing Florida Statute 397.487 to create local procedures for review, reasonable‑accommodation requests and revocation procedures for certified recovery residences; staff added application details and the measure passed 5–0.
The Oldsmar City Council on Dec. 2 adopted on first reading Ordinance 2025‑07 to implement procedures required by Florida Statute 397.487 for certified recovery residences. City staff said the statute requires local jurisdictions to establish a review and approval process and to include a procedure for requesting reasonable accommodations from land‑use rules that would otherwise prohibit a certified recovery residence.
City attorney read the state requirement and staff noted two technical additions to the ordinance that are not in the statute: applicants must provide an existing‑conditions survey and a scale drawing to produce a complete application file. Staff recommended approval on the grounds that the ordinance implements the statutory deadline and provides a more complete application packet for local review.
After no public comments, the council approved the ordinance on its first reading in a recorded action reported as five yes, zero no. The measure will be returned for subsequent readings and will take effect consistent with the city's ordinance adoption process and the statutory compliance deadline of Jan. 1, 2026.
