FL H0885

Community residential homes with six or fewer residents are classified as single-family units and noncommercial residential uses for local zoning purposes and do not require local government approval in single-family or multifamily zones.

Homes with six or fewer residents cannot be located within 1,000 feet of another such home or within 1,200 feet of any other community residential home.

Sponsoring agencies must provide local government with licensing data identifying all community residential homes in the jurisdiction before licensure to verify spacing requirements are met.

Sponsoring agencies must notify local government when the home becomes occupied and is licensed by the licensing entity.

The law applies to community residential homes lawfully permitted and operating as of July 1, 2016, without affecting their legal nonconforming use status for local land use and zoning purposes; effective date is July 1, 2016.