Largo adopts code allowing temporary emergency housing after disasters

The Largo City Commission on July 7 adopted Ordinance 2026-6, a comprehensive development code amendment that adds standards for temporary emergency housing following an emergency. Planning staff told commissioners the amendment adds maximum time limits and new submittal requirements to allow the city to authorize short-term emergency housing uses.

"The item before you is a proposed comprehensive development code amendment seeking to adopt standards relating to temporary emergency housing uses," staff said. The ordinance creates a new section in the code to regulate temporary emergency housing, and staff said there had been no changes to the proposal since first reading.

Why it matters: the ordinance gives city staff a clear, codified path to permit temporary housing uses after emergencies, with deadlines and documentation requirements intended to protect neighborhood compatibility while meeting urgent shelter needs. No members of the public submitted cards on the item.

The commission voted unanimously to adopt the ordinance on second reading. The formal vote was recorded as 6–0 in favor. The adoption follows the city's process for amending the comprehensive development code and sets the regulatory framework the city will use when temporary emergency housing is proposed after storms or other declared events.