TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Anthea Gianniotes, Development Services Director
THROUGH: Terrence R. Moore, ICMA-CM
DATE: December 1, 2025
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ORDINANCE NO. 37-25: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH CODE OF ORDINANCES CHAPTER 2, “ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS,” ARTICLE 2.4, “DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS,” SECTION 2.4.11, “RELIEF,” SUBSECTION (E), “REQUESTS FOR ACCOMMODATION,” TO REQUIRE A REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION REQUEST BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING, TO MODIFY THE AMOUNT OF TIME TO REQUEST ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND TO MAKE A FINAL DETERMINATION, TO REQUIRE ANY DENIAL OF A REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION REQUEST TO STATE OBJECTIVE, EVIDENCE-BASED REASONS FOR THE DENIAL, TO COMPORT WITH RECENT CHANGES TO STATE LAW; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE; A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AUTHORITY TO CODIFY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. (FIRST READING)
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Recommended Action:
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Consider Ordinance No. 37-25, amending LDR Section 2.4.11, "Relief," Subsection (E), "Requests for Accommodation," to comport with changes to State law.
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Background:
SB 954 was adopted in the 2025 Florida legislative session to require the governing body of each county or municipality to adopt an ordinance to establish procedures for the review and approval of certified recovery residences; prohibiting the ordinance from requiring public hearings beyond the minimum required by law; providing that the personnel-to-resident ratio for a certified recovery residence must be met only when the residents are at the residence, etc. The City already has extensive evidence-based regulations governing community residences; the proposed change relates to reasonable accommodation procedures, which are updated as follows to ensure compliance:
- Applications are required to be time-stamped when received.
- Application must now include PCN in ...
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