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Ocean Ridge updates reasonable-accommodation rules to address certified recovery residences
Summary
The commission approved an ordinance update clarifying the town's reasonable-accommodation process to explicitly address certified recovery residences and to align with 2025 state mandates and Florida statute chapter 397; the update preserves the town's prohibition on transient rentals under 30 days.
Town attorney Christy told commissioners the revision simply clarifies the town's existing application process for reasonable accommodations and explicitly addresses certified recovery residences, which must be licensed by the state and may seek accommodation under federal and state disability law.
"We have updated our reasonable-accommodation ordinance to specifically address the certified recovery residences so that we are now consistent with state statute," Christy said, noting the town already had a process that involved staff review and, if contested, a hearing before the special magistrate. The ordinance clarifies that transient residencies of less than 30 days would not meet the town's non-transient neighborhood standard and that approvals can include conditions tailored to specific requests. Commissioners voted in favor of the update by voice vote.
