| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to community residential homes; amending |
| 3 | s. 419.001, F.S.; requiring a local government to approve |
| 4 | the location of certain community residential homes; |
| 5 | providing an effective date. |
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| 7 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 9 | Section 1. Subsection (2) of section 419.001, Florida |
| 10 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 11 | 419.001 Site selection of community residential homes.-- |
| 12 | (2) Homes of six or fewer residents which otherwise meet |
| 13 | the definition of a community residential home shall be deemed a |
| 14 | single-family unit and a noncommercial, residential use for the |
| 15 | purpose of local laws and ordinances. Homes of six or fewer |
| 16 | residents which otherwise meet the definition of a community |
| 17 | residential home shall be allowed in single-family or |
| 18 | multifamily zoning with without approval by the local |
| 19 | government, provided that such homes shall not be located within |
| 20 | a radius of 1,000 feet of another existing such home with six or |
| 21 | fewer residents. Such homes with six or fewer residents shall |
| 22 | not be required to comply with the notification provisions of |
| 23 | this section; provided, however, that the sponsoring agency or |
| 24 | the department notifies the local government at the time of home |
| 25 | occupancy that the home is licensed by the department. |
| 26 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2005. |