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Port Richey council advances land‑development update to clarify senior and special‑needs housing definitions
Summary
Council approved the first reading of Ordinance 25‑7‑37 to add contemporary definitions (assisted living, independent senior living, congregate care), revise group home and nursing home language, and reduce off‑street parking ratios for certain senior and residential care uses; second reading set for Dec. 9.
Port Richey — The Port Richey City Council on Nov. 25 approved the first reading of Ordinance No. 25‑7‑37, a land‑development code amendment that adds modern definitions for assisted‑living, congregate care and independent senior living and adjusts off‑street parking ratios for residential care uses.
Tammy Vrana, the on‑call city planner, told the council staff reviewed the code and found outdated terms — for example the code still used a “convalescent home” term no longer used in state law — and that…
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