FL S1174

Homes with six or fewer residents that meet the definition of a community residential home are classified as single-family units and noncommercial residential use for local zoning purposes.

Such homes are allowed in single-family or multifamily zoning without local government approval, provided they are not located within 1,000 feet of another existing home with six or fewer residents or within 1,200 feet of any other existing community residential home.

Before licensure, the sponsoring agency must provide the local government with published data from licensing entities showing no qualifying homes exist within the specified distance radius.

Homes with six or fewer residents are exempt from notification provisions, but sponsoring agencies must notify local government when the licensed home becomes occupied.

Community residential homes lawfully permitted and operating as of July 1, 2016 retain their legal nonconforming use status for local land use and zoning purposes.