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Commission adopts ordinance adding reasonable‑accommodation procedures to zoning code for certified recovery residences
Summary
On second reading the commission adopted Ordinance 2025‑17, updating zoning code procedures to establish reasonable‑accommodation processing and to incorporate state statutory requirements for certified recovery residences; the item passed with no public input and a unanimous recorded vote.
The Winter Springs City Commission completed a second reading and adopted Ordinance 2025‑17, which amends Chapter 20 (zoning) to add procedures for processing requests for reasonable accommodations under state law and to incorporate provisions related to certified recovery residences.
City staff and the city attorney explained that Florida statutes require a process for considering reasonable‑accommodation requests and that the ordinance aligns the city code with the state requirement. The commission opened and closed the public hearing with no members of the public speaking on the item and then approved the ordinance on a recorded voice vote.
Commissioners described the amendment as housekeeping necessary to comply with state statute while preserving the city's review procedures for land‑development decisions. The ordinance includes a severability clause and an effective date as written in the text presented to the commission.
The vote on second reading passed as recorded by the clerk; the ordinance will be filed and effective as provided in its text.
