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Board recommends LDR changes to reflect new state law on recovery residences

City of Lake Worth Beach Planning & Zoning Board · November 6, 2025
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Summary

Planning staff presented ordinance 2025‑24 to amend multiple LDR sections to define and provide processes for recovery residences consistent with state law; the board recommended the changes to the City Commission unanimously.

Staff presented ordinance 2025‑24, a package of Land Development Regulation amendments intended to incorporate recent state legislation regarding recovery residences. Scott Rodriguez (Speaker 1) summarized changes including definitions, a waiver process, reasonable‑accommodation request procedures and updates to use tables.

Board members asked technical questions about zoning tables and which multifamily districts would permit such uses; staff agreed to confirm language and clarified the amendments were to align with state law while providing separation distances and administrative procedures where appropriate. The board voted to forward the ordinance to the City Commission with a unanimous recommendation.