§ 98-1987. Limited residential care and treatment facilities; that do not combine impatient treatment and housing.

(a)

Of six residents or less; that does not combine impatient treatment and housing. Limited residential care and treatment facilities are comprised of six residents or less that do not combine impatient treatment and housing, shall be permitted in low density residential districts (R-1, R-2, R-4 and RZ) or medium and high density residential districts (R-3, R-3-1, R-3-2, R-3-3, R-3-4 and R-3-5) where applicants are licensed by the Florida Agency for Persons with Disabilities, the Florida Department of Elderly Affairs, the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration, or the Florida Department of Children and Families or where not licensed as provided herein, and the facility serves the functional equivalent of a biological family of unrelated individuals with disabilities, and makes sober living arrangements also known as recovery residences, the facility is certified by the state's designated credentialing entity established under F.S. § 397.487.

The applicant shall provide a current survey of the property, and copies of any previously approved plans (microfilms) obtained from the building department, and request a zoning inspection by completing an application and paying the corresponding fee. The purpose of the zoning inspection is to verify that the property has not undergone modifications or improvements that were built without permits, and ensure that each such facility must include, at a minimum, an onsite-laundry facility, one bathroom for every three residents, and no more than two occupants per bedroom. The inspection fee is $500.00 and a re-inspection fee is $150.00, for each re-inspection.

(b)

Of more than six residents; that does not combine impatient treatment and housing. Limited residential care and treatment facilities, having more than six residents, that do not combine impatient treatment and housing shall be prohibited areas zoned R-1, R-2, R-4, R-Z and RDD and are allowed in R-3, R-3-1, R-3-2, R-3-3, R-3-4 and R-3-5. Such applicants shall be licensed by the Florida Agency for Persons with Disabilities, the Florida Department of Elderly Affairs, the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration, or the Florida Department of Children and Families, or where not licensed as provided herein, and the facility serves the functional equivalent of a biological family of unrelated individuals with disabilities, and makes sober living arrangements also known as recovery residences, the facility is certified by the state's designated credentialing entity established under F.S. § 397.487.

The applicant shall provide a current survey of the property, and copies of any previously approved plans (microfilms) obtained from the building department, and request a zoning inspection by completing an application and paying the corresponding fee. The purpose of the zoning inspection is to verify that the property has not undergone modifications or improvements that were built without permits, and ensure that each such facility must include, at a minimum, an onsite-laundry facility, one bathroom for every three residents, and no more than two occupants per bedroom. The inspection fee is $500.00 and a re-inspection fee is $150.00, for each re-inspection.

(Ord. No. 2018-023, § 1, 3-13-2018)