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Commissioners press tighter checks on medical temporary‑use permits after public concerns

Sumter County Board of County Commissioners · February 17, 2026
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Public commenters and staff flagged possible loopholes in medical temporary‑use permits (TUPs) that can be used to establish long‑term second dwellings; planning staff said they will tighten administrative checks (inspections before administrative approval) and require sanitary/septic verification.

Sumter County planning staff told the Board of County Commissioners on Feb. 17 that a multi‑month review of temporary‑use permits (TUPs) identified many aging or expired permits and a handful of instances where medical‑hardship TUPs raised concerns about becoming de‑facto second dwellings.

Planning staff said they inspected a long list of TUPs — some dating back to 2000 — and followed the land‑development code notice…

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