Pasco staff proposes code changes to regulate community residential homes, sparking debate over administrative reasonable‑accommodation approvals

May 7, 2026

Staff presented amendments to Pasco County's Land Development Code to define community residential homes and to establish procedures for reasonable accommodations; commissioners questioned vesting approval authority with the county administrator for individual requests and debated public hearing rights.

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Pasco County planning staff presented a comprehensive Land Development Code amendment on April 22 to clarify rules for community residential homes, transitional residences and congregate living facilities, and to establish procedures for reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities, staff and counsel said.

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