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