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Resident urges council to pursue accessory dwelling unit rules amid pending state bills
Summary
Erin Didi urged the council to consider adopting an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) ordinance to expand affordable housing options, citing model guidance from the Florida Housing Coalition and warning that state bills (HB 247 previously, HB 313 active) could mandate action.
Resident Erin Didi told the council that the town's municipal code defines accessory uses but not accessory dwelling units (ADUs), and urged council members to consider drafting an ADU ordinance now rather than wait for state action.
Didi said House Bill 247 earlier died and that a successor, House Bill 313, is moving through committees this session; she suggested Lantana could adopt an ordinance ahead of any state mandate and referred the council to the Florida Housing Coalition's ADU guidebook as a model. "I'm here to ask you to move it forward and consider looking at it," Didi said. Council asked staff to investigate the issue further.
