Decisions › County Commission meeting of Jun 9, 2026
Approved an ordinance creating a new section of the Lake County Land Development Regulations for certified recovery residences and amending the code's definitions and use schedule.
The result is from the Clerk's Board ActionThe Clerk's same-week record of what the County Commission decided on each agenda tab. Vote tallies and discussion come later in the Board Minutes. Clerk of Court, Board Action and Board Minutes on Municode. The vote by name appears here when the official minutes are posted, usually a few weeks after the meeting.
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The rezoning and land-use hearings begin here; this case is one of them. The county's own recording.
In plain words
An ordinanceA county law. The Board adopts it at an advertised public hearing, and it stays in force until repealed; the county's ordinances are collected in the Code of Ordinances. Florida Statutes 125.66 creating a new section of the Lake County Land Development Regulations for certified recovery residences, which are supervised housing for people in substance use recovery. It also amends the code's definitions and the schedule of permitted and conditional uses.
What changes If adopted, the ordinance will define certified recovery residences, list them as permitted or conditional uses in specified zoning districts, and establish a process for requesting reasonable accommodations from land use regulations that might otherwise prohibit them.
Who and the money Applies to certified recovery residences throughout Lake County. The record states there is no fiscal impact.
Stated reason (staff, quoted): "SB 954, effective July 1, 2025, requires local governments to adopt an ordinance that includes a process for requesting reasonable accommodations from any local land use regulation that serves to prohibit the establishment of a certified recovery residence."
Why (staff, quoted) "Required per Senate Bill 954 (2025); and 2. To authorize, if accepted by a majority plus one vote, to conduct the Second Public Hearing of the proposed Ordinance at 9:00 a.m., rather than at 5:05 p.m. as required by Section 125.66(4), Florida Statutes."
Backup in the packet: Proposed Ordinance (p. 754), Business Impact Estimate Exemption_Certified Recovey Residences (p. 754), J. McIntosh_Certified Recovery Residences_3.03.2026 (p. 754)
Written from the Board Action and the staff cover sheet, checked by script: every number appears in the record. Staff memo
From the record
Recommend approval: 1. To advertise an Ordinance creating Section 3.03.00, Lake County Code, Land Development Regulations, to be entitled, Certified Recovery Residences, and amending Appendix E, Chapter II, Lake County Code, Land Development Regulations, entitled Definitions, and Chapter III, Section 3.01.03, entitled, Schedule of Permitted and Conditional Uses. Required per Senate Bill 954 (2025); and 2. To authorize, if accepted by a majority plus one vote, to conduct theClerk of Court, Board Action, Jun 9, 2026, page 8. Open the official document
The rest of this meeting
- Previous item: Denied placing a 5-cent local option fuel tax on the November 2026 ballot for voter consideration.
- Next item: Approved an ordinance to dissolve the Board of Adjustment and transfer its functions to the Board of County Commissioners.
- All 33 items from Jun 9, 2026
More on growth and zoning
- Oct 27, 2026 Approved a change to the rail-trail extension agreement to hire a professional appraiser to review the value of the rail corridor for about $11,000.
- Oct 27, 2026 Approved a resolution to advertise a public hearing to vacate a portion of the Village Green plat, with a fiscal impact of $2,295.
- Oct 27, 2026 Approved a plan to hold a public hearing to remove driveway, walkway, and cul-de-sac easements on lots 174-177 in Dora Pines, Unit 1, for $2,295.00.
- Oct 27, 2026 Approved vacating a 330.65 feet by 15 feet right of way in the Clermont area, with a fiscal impact of $2,295.
- Oct 27, 2026 Approved a new rule in the Lake County Code requiring property owners to confirm if historical or archaeological resources exist on their land before development begins.