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Council approves first reading of ordinance to add reasonable-accommodation process for certified recovery residences
Summary
Council approved the first reading of Ordinance 20-26-2, which adds a review process in the land development code for reasonable accommodations for certified recovery residences to comply with Florida Statute section 397.487; staff said the ordinance mirrors statutory criteria and must be adopted by the statutory deadline.
The Eatonville Town Council gave first-reading approval May 5 to Ordinance 20-26-2, which adds an article to the land development code establishing a process to review reasonable-accommodation requests for certified recovery residences under Florida Statute section 397.487.
Staff explained the change follows a 2025 state statutory revision that requires local governments to adopt review processes for certified recovery residences by January 2026. "The criteria that was added to that section came from the statute," one staff member said, adding the town must update the code to create a pathway for approval.
Council moved and seconded the ordinance and the clerk announced the first reading passed following members’ affirmations. Staff said the language does not create new policy beyond statutory requirements but implements the statutory review pathway.
The council did not record a roll-call tally in the transcript. Staff signaled they would return with the final ordinance language and the second reading per the normal legislative schedule.
