Planning board backs code changes to formalize temporary emergency housing reviews

May 7, 2026

Staff presented an amendment to the Comprehensive Development Code to define temporary emergency housing uses and a permitting process after disasters; the Planning Board voted 6-0 to recommend the amendment, which would include time frames, siting restrictions, and standards for community sites and require temporary event permits for certain placements.

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The Largo Planning Board unanimously recommended that the City Commission adopt a Comprehensive Development Code amendment to formalize standards and procedures for temporary emergency housing uses following natural disasters.

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