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Council adopts first-reading ordinance to align local code with new Florida rules for certified recovery residences

City Council of Port St. Lucie · March 23, 2026

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Summary

City-initiated text amendments add a definition for certified recovery residences and establish a review timeline and procedures for reasonable accommodations, intended to comply with recent changes to Florida law (cited in presentation as Chapter 2025-182 and subsection 397.48715). Planning and Zoning recommended approval; council approved on first reading.

The City Council approved on first reading a city-initiated zoning-code amendment to add a definition for "certified recovery residences" and create a reasonable-accommodation review procedure.

Planning and Zoning Department representative Marissa Thabrio Lachman told the council the changes respond to recent state legislative updates and cited…

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