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Planning board forwards CDC changes to accommodate certified recovery residences
Summary
Staff presented CDC amendments to implement state requirements for certified recovery residences (per SB 954 and section 397.487, Florida Statutes); the board voted 6-0 to recommend changes that add use categories by size and a reasonable-accommodation process.
The Largo Planning Board on May 7 recommended that the City Commission adopt Comprehensive Development Code amendments to implement state requirements for certified recovery residences.
Alec Bryant summarized the state'level context: changes enacted in 2025 (Senate Bill 954) and section 397.487 of the Florida Statutes require local governments to provide standards and a process for certified recovery residences. Bryant said the proposed CDC updates would add recovery-residence use types to the allowable-use tables with tiers for 1'7 residents, 7'14 residents, and 14-plus residents, require reasonable-accommodation procedures for applicants, and add definitions and related standards (signage, parking, accessory uses) in Chapter 20.
Board members asked whether the city would verify operators and whether local standards would be stripped away; staff said licensed operators are regulated by the state and the CDC would generally retain existing standards unless preempted by state law. The board voted 6-0 to forward the amendment to City Commission (first reading anticipated 06/02/2026).
Staff recommended approval; Bryant described the residences as "a drug and alcohol free, peer supported living environment managed by a certified recovery residence administrator." The board recorded no public opposition at this meeting and moved the item forward on a unanimous vote.
